Seeing this, Luo Xueyan smiled comfortably, Shen Miao was undecided, Luo Tan blinked at Luo Ling, Luo Ling's cheeks were slightly red and she turned her head to the side as if nothing had happened.
His voice was very nice, deep and somewhat magnetic, and the daughters present blushed slightly. However, these words were completely rude and presumptuous. Ming Qi's tributary banquet was a major event, but in Prince Rui's mouth, it seemed like a banquet for ordinary people. It's really a bit out of sight.
Shen Miao was also instructed by Luo Xueyan to dress up well today, wearing a purple tang-colored crescent-shaped phoenix-tailed dress, with large flowers embroidered on the outer skirt, her hair was combed in a cloud bun, and her head was slanted. A jade begonia hairpin is inserted obliquely, and the earrings are tiny pearls. She was originally small and beautiful with facial features, but she had a dignified bearing. She stood there quietly, with her own gentle and dignified air, and her eyes were as clear and dark as a newborn deer, which attracted many young men to look back frequently.
This was the first time for Luo Tan to come to such an occasion, so she felt it was new, and naturally she also noticed the person in the VIP seat. After thinking for a while, she pulled the sleeve of an official's daughter beside her, and asked in a low voice when no one was paying attention, "Why are there only the Prince and Princess of Qin, His Royal Highness Prince Rui of Great Liang?"
Rao was a general girl like Luo Tan, she usually felt a little weak with martial arts nearby, but when she turned her head, she saw Shen Miao standing upright, with her hands folded in front of her, holding a dignified manner, Luo Tan could not help but slightly Startled. She asked quietly, "Little cousin, aren't you tired?"
Actually, Luo Xueyan didn't do it on purpose, the tribute was a big deal. Ming Qi must show his most prosperous side in front of Qin State and Great Liang. Civil and military officials bring their wives and children, all of them must be dressed in luxurious clothes, and they must not lose Ming Qi's face. Otherwise, it is the sinner of the world.
Shen Miao and Luo Tan followed the crowd and walked a few steps to the hall of the palace banquet when someone behind her patted her on the shoulder, Shen Miao turned back, and there was a familiar brow.
Luo Xue Yan laughed: "We people from Ming Qi are not bad either. If Tan'er sees the son he likes at the tribute banquet, aunt and uncle will also inquire about it for you."
The merchants on the streets are also talking about this. However, in the Royal Code, the common people cannot enter the palace, so they have to listen to the sound and movement outside the palace walls. Most people envy the official family. Even bigger ones can even attend the tribute banquet.
Then I saw a slender figure walking from the outside, followed by a guard, and the man was at the front. The figure is extremely tall and straight, wearing a purple robe embroidered with gold threads. As he walks, the purple and gold robe flows with a hint of gorgeousness, with a rhino horn belt tied around his waist, white jade pendants, and moccasin boots. Even the very simple clothing and accessories actually compared the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but the most attractive thing is not these.
He sat down on the VIP seat, and his every move was elegant and noble. In contrast, Huangfu Hao, who had been well behaved just now, was as rude as a rude person. And Princess Ming An, who was beside Huangfu Hao, had already looked a little crazy.
In the upper seat of the guests, there was a man and a woman, both very young. It's late autumn, and the weather is actually a little cold. Even the daughters of the official family who are dressed in fancy dresses will also put on capes to avoid catching a cold. This girl was wearing a thin gold gauze dress with intricate patterns embroidered on it. Such needlework would probably take a year or a half to complete. This girl's eyebrows and eyes are also delicate, but her movements are not very respectful. Even when the ritual official began to recite the congratulatory speech, he also swept the crowd with disdain on his face, and his expression did not show any respect.
Prince Rui nodded to Emperor Wenhui, his attitude was somewhat casual and a little lazy, and said, "Suddenly I got interested again, so I came."
Luo Tan suddenly realized that she looked at Shen Miao who was to the side, Shen Miao was standing beside her, the conversation between Luo Tan and that young lady was naturally listened to by Shen Miao. Luo Tan said, "Your Highness Prince Rui is really big enough. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing the Emperor?"
After Shen Xin and the others came back, Shen Miao informed the matter, Shen Xin was silent for a moment, then waved and told Mo Qing to arrange more guards at the gate of the mansion in the future. It's actually a bloody appearance without showing any affection. This was just right for Luo Tan's taste, making her applaud.
Although her eyes were like swords, Shen Miao smiled faintly and turned her head to talk to Luo Tan and Feng An Ning, but did not look at Shen Yue.
The Empress sat high on the seat, Shen Miao raised her eyes and saw that Emperor Wen Hui was wearing a dragon robe, her expression was steady and dignified, she was in a trance and was no different from two years ago. But if you look carefully, now you have to be supported by your father-in-law while walking, and your feet are not as strong as before, and they are much older.
Shen Miao also looked towards Fu Xiu Yi, but the place her eyes fell on was behind Fu Xiu Yi, the men in blue shirts among the courtiers. That person has a clear and high-quality temperament, and there is a sense of awkwardness that is out of place among the courtiers. He doesn't look like an official, but a scholar, it is Pei Lang.
With Shen Yue being so pushy, for fear of missing every opportunity to show her temperament, she still used jewelry from two years ago, which only shows that the money in the third room is not very loose now. Thinking about it, Mrs. Shen spent a lot of money, and after the family split, there was no Shen Xin to support her, so Chen Rouqiu's family must be very difficult, and Shen Wan still needs to manage her career, so the money that Shen Yue can control, I'm afraid it is Much less.
Immediately afterwards, on the VIP seat, Qin Crown Prince Huangfu Hao and Princess Ming An also took their seats. Princess Ming An ignored the palace rules and etiquette and acted very arrogantly. She didn't even behave with Emperor Wen Hui. Emperor Wen Hui's smile was a little stiff, but Huangfu Hao was very respectful.
This girl is Princess Ming An. Next to Princess Ming An is the Crown Prince of Qin State, Huangfu Hao. Huangfu Hao is worse than Princess Ming An, at least not as obvious as Princess Ming An's presumptuous performance. It is an honor to pay tribute. It's just that under such a smiling face, it makes people feel cold in their hearts.
When the three-hour ceremony is completed, it will be followed by a banquet with the emperor. Tomorrow's tribute night banquet will naturally be singing and dancing, and people from Qin and Great Liang will see how wealthy the country is and how strong the people are.
“I bet he is a rare and beautiful man in the world.” Luo Tan pushed Shen Miao, “Otherwise, little cousin, what kind of person do you think this Prince Rui is?”
“Hey, I just saw you early in the morning, but we are too far apart to come here, Shen Miao, long time no see!” Feng An Ning hugged Shen Miao with her backhand and held it with enthusiasm.
Shen Miao glanced at her and did not speak, but Luo Ling, who was on the side, paused with his chopsticks, his eyes were hesitant.
Shen Yue stared straight at Shen Miao with boundless jealousy in her heart. She could see clearly that the material of Shen Miao's clothes was only available in the palace. Shen Wan had done a good job before, and she was lucky enough to get one. She originally wanted to keep it for clothes, but who knew she was given to her boss by Shen Wan. In the past two years, Shen Wan's office has become bigger and bigger, but Shen Yue's money is not as easy as before. Shen Yue attributed all of this to the fact that Shen Xin split up the family and took away most of the money, which made her so poor now. Originally thought that Shen Miao had gone to a desolate place like Xiaochun City and would never have the chance to come back in this life. Who knew that Shen Miao not only came back, but also came back so glamorous, those sons and brothers looked at Shen Miao frequently, Shen Yue’s heart was mixed with jealousy and she just wished that Shen Miao died.
He is a young man who is enough to attract everyone's attention, as bright as the scorching sun.
Shen Yue was wearing a smoky pink pleated ruyi dress with a corolla head. She is now eighteen. However, Shen Miao's eyes paused on the bracelet around her wrist, and then glanced at the agate silver hairpin on her head, the corner of her lips hooked.
Just playing around and accompany Luo Tan to the restaurant, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the tribute three days later.
Luo Tan greeted Feng Anning. Feng An Ning's temperament was fiery, while Luo Tan was straightforward and lively, but the two hit it off at first sight, and the quarrel made Shen Miao's ears aching. When it was time to be seated, Feng An Ning even greeted Madam Feng and slipped over to Shen Miao to sit down so that she could easily talk to Shen Miao.
Feng An Ning knew that she was back, but someone sent her a letter saying that she wanted to come to find Shen Miao in person, but anyway they would meet at the tribute banquet, so there was no need to go. In addition to Feng An Ning, Su Minglang even sent her a post, the crooked handwriting was sent to her by the servants behind the back of the manor, and Shen Miao couldn't help crying and laughing when she saw it.
Shen Miao said, "Not tired."
It was Shen Yue who looked at Shen Miao. Shen Yue and Yi Peilan, Bai Wei, and Jiang Xiaoxuan were sitting together with their eyes fixed on her, so far apart, Shen Miao could taste the resentment in Shen Yue's eyes.
Shen Miao did not expect that Luo Tan would describe Xie Jing Xing as "beautiful Dingjing", she was drinking tea, a sip of tea choked in her throat, she coughed abruptly, so frightened Luo Tan and Feng An Ning hurriedly covered her mouth, so as not to be rude.
Emperor Wen Hui laughed, looked at Prince Rui and said, "Isn't Prince Rui feeling unwell today, why did you come to the tributary banquet again, I'm not surprised that these ministers are not surprised."
"I see why Prince Rui of Great Liang hasn't come yet." Luo Tan said, "It doesn't mean that the members of the royal family of Great Liang are all beautiful, even Emperor Yongle is a beautiful man, since Prince Rui is Emperor Yongle's Brother, of course, is also infinite in style, and I also want to see this amazing beauty."
He wore a half-silver mask on his face.
Feng An Ning and Shen Miao bit their ears, "Hey, these scumbags, why did General Shen not greet him when he went out of the city, what kind of intimate act are you going to do now
Pain is the thing that can hone a person's will the most. In such a difficult environment as Xiaochun City, to train the scattered Luo family army into an excellent situation, Shen Xin is even more flattered than two years ago. For Emperor Wen Hui's practice of giving a sweet jujube a slap, he did not show much expression.
The young lady was so caught off guard by Luo Tan that she was almost taken aback. Although she was a little displeased, she still answered her doubts with good upbringing: "His Royal Highness Prince Rui of Great Liang is unwell, and he didn't come today."
Shen Miao did not lift her head, "I don't know."
In the past, at the sacrificial ceremony, they were all seated according to official positions, but now when it comes to the night banquet, they can sit at will. As soon as Shen Xin returned to the Ding capital, he didn't have any particularly close colleagues, so he found a place at will. It's just that he was "invited" back by Emperor Wen Hui now, so the colleagues around him naturally did not dare to neglect him, and they all spoke respectfully.
Everyone's eyes turned to the door.
"Go into the palace!" Luo Tan was a little excited: "Then you can see the people in the palace. Can you still see the people of Qin and Great Liang? I heard that people in Qin country are all born tall, great Liang. The royal family is even more beautiful, I wonder how many I will meet this time?"
Fu Xiu Yi followed the princes to one side, and now he is growing in splendor and looks outstanding among the princes. He was originally the youngest one, but now he is so handsome and slender, it also provoked many high-ranking officials and female relatives to secretly go there. Voila. After all, Fu Xiu Yi had reached the point where even Guanghua couldn't hide it, and if he wanted to come to his brothers, he was not as relieved as he was at first.
The place that Pei Lang was standing was not far behind Fu Xiu Yi. On such occasions, with Fu Xiu Yi's cautious attitude, it was obvious that he was relying on trusting Pei Lang very much to give Pei Lang such a great honor. Seemingly aware of this gaze, Fu Xiu Yi suddenly turned his head and looked over, Shen Miao's eyes flowed and did not stop for a moment. Fu Xiu Yi watched the crowd for a while, then turned his head.
After two years, he finally saw Shen Yue again.
Luo Xueyan said at the dinner table, "Three days will be Tribute Day, we will all go to the palace. In the afternoon, let the tailor come over to make some new clothes, especially Tan'er and Jiaojiao. We haven't been in Dingjing for two years, so we don't know this. What kind of fabric is fashionable? In the end, it cannot be left behind.” At the end, looking at Shen Miao’s eyes and being quite satisfied, if it was said that two years ago people still called Shen Miao a straw bag, now they will look at it again two years ago. However, Shen Miao had already been reborn. With such beauty and beauty, coupled with the grace of her body, I am afraid that the princess will be inferior by three points.
Luo Tan kept standing beside Shen Miao and looked at Feng An Ning curiously. Feng Anning finally noticed her and asked, "Who is this?"
Compared to two years ago, Feng An Ning looked more and more beautiful, and the girl's youthful feeling was undoubtedly revealed. She wore a bun with flowers and a long pomegranate red dress, which curled gracefully. She let go of her hands and looked at Shen Miao dissatisfiedly, "Why are you not surprised at all when you saw me?" Without waiting for Shen Miao to answer, she said to herself, "Forget it, you have such a personality, I forgive me. You are. However,” she looked Shen Miao up and down, “After two years, how come you have become so good-looking? Is the water and soil of Xiaochun City so nourishing? How can you look different from before? "
However, the action was a little bigger, and some people who were close to it looked over. Shen Miao covered up and wiped the corner of her mouth, but in a blink of an eye she saw a pair of eyes.
The eyes are very playful.
“My cousin Luo Tan.” Shen Miao said, “This is Miss Feng Anning Feng.”
"Prince Rui has never heard of this before." Luo Tan cupped her cheeks and said, "He looks like a beautiful man, I really want to see what he looks like under the mask." Luo Tan likes the most handsome man. , Seeing this Prince Rui, his eyes were almost glued to him.
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at the place Feng An Ning pointed, just to meet the gaze the other party was looking at.
"What crime?" Feng Anning curled his lips when he heard the words. "He is Prince Rui of the Great Liang Dynasty. People in the Great Liang Dynasty can only be guests of Ming Qi, and what the guests do is right." Although Feng Anning spoke in a low voice, he was vague and did not dare to speak too clearly, after all, he was in the palace. If someone with a heart listens to it, who knows what the consequences will be.
In the afternoon, a tailor really came to make clothes with them. In order to win over Shen Xin, Emperor Wen Hui also rewarded Shen Xin a lot when he entered the palace when he just came back. Among them were several pieces of finely-colored fabric, just enough to be used to cut clothes. It just happened to be late autumn, Luo Xueyan asked the tailor to measure the size, and made several pieces for each of the two girls, even the winter clothes. He picked out a lot of jewelry and sent them over, in order to make the two girls look bright and attractive.
The masked man in the VIP seat turned his head slightly, whether it was true or an illusion, his eyes stayed on her for a moment, and then moved away.
Luo Tan was amazed. The female family members around were all relaxing in the dark, relying on the wide sleeves or the corners of the skirt, it was rare for a person with a heart like Shen Miao. Luo Tan originally wanted to persuade Shen Miao to relax a little bit, but looking at her movements, she could not say anything.
Ming Qi's courtiers all dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and Emperor Wen Hui did not dare to say anything, so what could they do? This Great Liang's Prince Rui's work style is almost the same as Emperor Yongle's.
The tribute ceremony took a full three hours from beginning to end, starting at noon when the sun was at its strongest, and ending when it was almost evening. All the civil and military officials and their families cannot leave. This is a long-term torment. The same is true for emperors and empresses. The higher the status, the more attention they attract, and the less they can show fatigue.
Hearing this, Feng Anning curled his lips: "Come on, after Prince Rui came to the Great Liang Dynasty, he has never appeared in front of outsiders except His Majesty. Besides, he appeared today, and you will see him too. Not because of his amazing beauty."
At this moment, the Empress began to enter the seat. The original commotion gradually subsided, and Emperor Wen Hui smiled and instructed everyone to have fun with the mountains and rivers, and just have fun.
Luo Tan looked left and right, and when Feng Anning saw this, he asked, "What are you looking at?"
Looking at the rich and luxurious banquets in the country, it always gives people the illusion of a prosperous world singing and dancing. The common people are always very simple. They can only see in front of them. They feel that this Ming Qi country can really last from generation to generation. Few smart people can see it. If you have done enough face, how can you really sit back and relax
Everyone was silent.
When the level of the festival is reached, the civil and military officials are all about the same. Drums banged, music played, and a hundred-shot salute shot into the sky, carrying a solemn and majestic, majestic and majestic.
Luo Tan always knew that Shen Miao had a rare bearing. It was just that she was not someone who was eloquent and could not tell what it was like, she just had an intuition that Shen Miao looked different from the other girls in Xiaochuncheng. Now here, there is an illusion, as if the solemn and dignified bearing between heaven and earth, and Shen Miao did it, is the correct attitude. Even the queen on the high seat was not as graceful as Shen Miao at the moment. Another 16-year-old girl showed a graceful attitude, which was very rare.
When Luo Tan heard about her life events, she didn't feel embarrassed or shy at all, but instead said: "I'm not in a hurry, but my little cousin has to think about it seriously. Those personal little cousins in Xiaochuncheng look down on them, and the honorable son of Dingjing City looks down on them. But more, if the little cousin is interested, you have to think about yourself first.” She looked at Shen Miao narrowly and smiled.
Not only Luo Tan noticed this, but it seemed that some sons from noble families were gradually attracted to Shen Miao. Among the sluggish noble ladies, Shen Miao really looked too bright. Seeing this, Luo Ling frowned slightly, turned sideways calmly, and covered Shen Miao by his side, isolating those slightly presumptuous gazes.
The tribute of the Ming Qi was a major event for the entire dynasty. Early in the morning, the bells and drums of Nanshan rang.
"Why?" Luo Tan was puzzled, "Was he born ugly?"
While eating the cakes at the banquet, Luo Tan whispered to Shen Miao, "Your Highness Prince Rui is really daring to dare to speak to the emperor like this, is he not afraid that the emperor will punish him?"
The mask starts from the forehead and stops at the tip of the nose, but because it fits the facial features, it shows extremely smooth lines. It can be seen that the bridge of the nose is high and straight, and the shape of a pair of eyes is like drawing an object on the axis, which is swept at will, and the chin is beautiful, and the lips are thin and rosy, which are tightly closed, as if it is a silent invitation.
During these three days of waiting, Shen Miao listened every day to Jing Zhe and Gu Yu outside to inquire about what happened in the past three years, Quan should be listening to something. But what surprised her was that the Fengxian pawnshop in the capital closed not long after Shen Xin went to Xiaochuncheng. For some unknown reason, it only reopened a few days ago. It was said that the shopkeeper had traveled a long way before returning to the capital. soon.
When Ming Qi paid tribute, the people from Qin and Great Liang came to congratulate, but Prince Rui was absent during the ceremony. Did he slap the Ming Qi royal family in front of the world? However, the members of the Ming Qi royal family did not dare to get angry. Not only that, but they also had to offer food and drink to others. No reason, in this world, the strong are respected, and Ming Qi did not dare to do anything against Great Liang.
Shen Miao smiled slightly and was noncommittal, only to hear Feng Anning say again, "Look, your cousin is also here."
Luo Ling will also go together, this time Shen Xin intends to give Luo Ling an errand in the Ministry of War, which can be regarded as training his ability. Before that, it is natural to bring Luo Ling to get acquainted with some of his colleagues, so that he can help him in the future.
Shen Xin's chariot stopped at the gate of the palace, and the palace staff who had already prepared outside led them in. Luo Tan looked around curiously, and was pressed by Shen Qiu to prevent her from bumping into the nobles in the palace. Luo Ling seemed very stable, even though it was the first time he entered the palace, he did it very well.
However, not long after Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan entered the palace, the Shen residence sent someone to Shen Miao's place and invited Shen Miao to sit back. Shen Miao was too lazy to care about those people and directly let the servants assume that they were not there. The people who came to inform the Shen family waited for a long time and did not believe them. First they asked softly at the door and said it was a misunderstanding at first, and later they scolded Shen Xin and his wife for being ruthless and ruthless. Righteousness, unworthy descendants. Hearing Luo Ling frown, Luo Tan was impulsive, and immediately rushed out the door and scolded the Shen family. Luo Tan grew up fighting with the girls in Xiaochuncheng. Naturally, what she said was extremely cunning. She repeated the face of the Shen family who fell into trouble, and said that the Shen family members were blushing and couldn't stand the people around them. Pointing his fingers, he fled with his tail between his fingers.
"Maybe there is an ugly person under the mask." Feng Anning poured cold water on her: "Otherwise, why wear a mask?"
No matter how lofty and scholarly family members are, they still have to live their lives, and if they lack money, how hard they can be. In fact, with Shen Yue's beauty, it is not difficult to marry a well-matched young master of the official family. In this way, she can help Shen Wan more or less, but Shen Yue has stayed here until now and does not say kiss, Shen Miao has never been in her previous life. I understand, she still foolishly wanted to find some young talents for her, but it was only later that she realized that Shen Yue's heart was big, how could ordinary young talents catch her eye
Emperor Wen Hui really didn't pursue this matter any more, and let the ministers continue to eat and drink, apparently intending to expose the matter.
A woman's appearance is good, with extraordinary bearing, the icing on the cake, it is difficult for people to forget.
Early the next day, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan followed Shen Qiu into the palace. It was not until the afternoon that he returned, and Emperor Wen Hui restored the official positions of several people, and also returned the tiger talisman to Shen Xin. Those Shen family troops who had filled into the Royal Forest Army took back Shen Xin's hands again, but Shen Xin was not necessarily very happy.
Since Shen Yuan's accident, Shen Gui's status in the court has plummeted. He used to rely on both sides to climb up. After Shen Yuan was beheaded, the courtiers regarded him as a plague, and it was too late to hide. The days are getting worse and worse, and he has no chance to come on such an occasion. It was the Shen Wan family.
Before he finished speaking, he heard a long, sharp shout from the eunuch outside: "Great Liang—His Royal Highness Prince Rui is here—"
"Let's talk about it," Luo Tan insisted, "Guess which one is more beautiful, the masked Prince Rui or the Xie family's young Marquis who once swept the capital?"
This young man is clearly wearing a mask, which makes it difficult to see his appearance, but he also has the ability to seduce souls. Everyone stared at that face without blinking, the silver mask glowed with icy light, making people feel a little cold, but those eyes were dark and bright, and seemed to be smiling playfully. It is frivolous and indifferent, making it difficult to distinguish whether it is warm or cold.
Shen Wan's career is probably going smoothly now, and he is toasting with a smile on his face. Chen Rouqiu is sitting beside him, smiling and talking to the lady next to him, looking as satisfied as two years ago. But... the years have passed, and it is not as fresh as before. Thinking of coming to the second room for a long time without a child, Old Shen Furen did not less pressure on the third room, Chen Rouqiu did not live easily under the pressure of Old Shen Furen wanting to spread the branches and leaves to Shen Wan.