Three days later, the royal family held a banquet for the return of the dynasty, and all civil and military officials and their families attended. Although it was said that the monarch and his ministers were having fun together, everyone knew that the banquet of returning to the court was just a celebration feast for the emperor to Shen Xin.
The Shen family holds a lot of power, and they have strong generals like Shen Xin and Shen Qiu. If they use them well, they are a good sword to protect Ming Qi. If it is not used well, it can threaten the person sitting in that chair at any time. Regarding the Shen family, the Ming Qi royal family is both dependent and defensive, but in front of the eyes, when the foreign land has not been cleared, the Shen family is at least safe.
As long as the Shen family didn't rush into the muddy waters to grab the heir, within ten years, the royal family wouldn't take any action against the Shen family. This is something that anyone with a brain can see in the DPRK. However, before Shen Miao was infatuated with King Ding, people thought that if Shen Xin married his daughter to Fu Xiu Yi, the status of the Shen family in the court would become subtler. However, it seemed that Shen Miao’s interest in Fu Xiuyi gradually faded, the Shen family would not have to be involved in the storm of seizing the throne and would naturally be safe and sound. In the next ten years, the name of the mighty general in the Ding capital would still be able to shock many people. of.
Early in the morning, Luo Xue Yan came to see Shen Miao. For the past few days, Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin have been investigating what happened in the Shen residence in the past year, but those things were naturally well covered up, and they were all trivial matters, so they couldn't find out anything. However, despite this, Shen Xin and his wife still felt strange. These days, their attitude towards Old Shen Furen and the other two rooms has become a lot more alienated.
Shen Miao did not tell the Shen Xin couple about Shen Qing's loss of innocence, and it was even more impossible for Ren Wan Yun and Chen Rou Qiu to tell them. Therefore, Madam Gui's death was a random excuse, saying that her hands and feet were not clean and she was expelled from the Shen residence. Ren Wan Yun originally thought that Shen Miao would tell the truth, but who knew that Shen Miao would also follow her excuse. Ren Wan Yun believed that Shen Miao must have some concerns about not complaining to the Shen Xin couple and she was even more confident.
“There are too few hairpins in the girl’s box.” Bai Lu combed Shen Miao a long happy bun, now that Shen Miao is thin and gradually has a girly style, it is a bit nondescript to dress up like before. What's more, since today is entering the palace, it is probably still necessary to dress up properly. However, in the past, Shen Miao’s jewelry was handled by Ren Wanyun, most of which were gold and silver jewelry, and those jewelry had long been regarded as silver during the process of Shen Miao’s purchase of Yanmei Shuibi from Sanfu Ban and support for Mo Qing to manage Doctor Chen. Tickets run out. Now the jewelry box is empty.
"Isn't the old master brought back your majesty's reward yesterday?" Shuangjing had a clever idea: "If you want to let the girl choose from those, there must be a lot of good things in the palace's reward."
“Forget it.” Shen Miao refused, those things in the palace were not stained with blood, but now she did not want to wear those things on her body at all, as if they were stained, it reminded her of those tragic years . She thought about it, opened a compartment in the jewelry box, and picked out a hairpin from it.
"Hey, this hairpin is so beautiful!" Bai Lu was pleasantly surprised: "When did the girl have such a hairpin, did the lady send it?"
Shen Miao picked up the hairpin and put it in front of her to examine it carefully, this was the verification day in the plum forest, Xie Jing Xing exchanged this jade begonia for the real begonia she wore on her head. If Bai Lu didn't talk about no jewelry today, she would almost forget about it.
The whole body of the hairpin is made of jade. From shallow to deep, to the flower part, the whole piece of jade is crystal clear purple. The craftsmen of carving are also ingenious. The petals of the begonia are in full bloom, and there is a sense of prosperity. It feels cold and moist to the touch, and it is obviously a high-quality jade material. Such a begonia hairpin was probably worth more than a thousand pieces of gold. Shen Miao had seen many good things in the palace in her previous life, so she could naturally see the extraordinaryness of this hairpin. As a result, Xie Jing Xing was even more surprised that with such a generous shot, no matter how rich the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion was, it would not be able to afford such extravagance.
Seeing Shen Miao in a trance, Bai Lu was afraid of wasting time and reminded, "Miss, this hairpin is beautiful, this servant will put it on for you."
Only then did Shen Miao return to her senses, following Bai Lu's intention.
It's not over until Frostfall finally puts some rouge on her cheeks for her. Gu Yu walked over with a cloak inlaid with green lotus and rabbit feathers, put it on her, and then smiled: "The girl is so beautiful, Madam will definitely like it when she sees it."
Outside the door, Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin were waiting outside the door. Shen Qiu tore off a leaf and said, "Why doesn't Mother let my sister go to the gift box to find clothes and jewelry to wear? It's a lot easier."
"What do you know?" Luo Xueyan said in a sullen voice, "I've never seen a ready-to-wear gift for a gift. Who knows if it was worn by a concubine, and I wouldn't dare to let Jiaojiao wear it. As for jewelry, forget it, Jiaojiao can wear whatever she likes, it's better not to interfere."
Shen Miao naturally likes tacky clothes, and this makes Luo Xue Yan a headache. No matter how Luo Xue Yan persuaded, Shen Miao could not give up her love for gold and silver jewelry, so after a long time, Luo Xue Yan also got used to it. The appearance is all red and pink skin, which can not be taken seriously. Luo Xueyan herself came from a family of military commanders. Although she was born hot and beautiful, her clothes tended to be heroic, somewhat like a heroine.
Shen Qiu stuck out his tongue and whispered, "If my sister wears golden light again this time..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a "squeak" and the door was pushed open.
“Sister, sister…” Shen Qiu opened his mouth and stared at Shen Miao like a fool without speaking.
The girl was wearing a purple silk and emerald-patterned skirt and a lotus-green cloak with rabbit fur. The fluffy rabbit fur was piled under her neck, making her small face the size of a palm. Her skin is white, and wearing a dark color like lotus cyan does not look dull, but extremely noble. The bright eyes and white teeth are in a calm and light state, and the girl's posture is clear, but what is more eye-catching is the quiet and noble posture, and there seems to be a touch of majesty in every move.
Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin stared blankly, and for a moment, they seemed to pass the girl and saw the noble golden phoenix behind the palace walls, even the golden phoenix.
Precisely because Shen Miao always wore gold and silver in the past, now it is more elegant but more elegant, and that kind of calm demeanor is something they have never seen before. Luo Xueyan unconsciously caressed her chest, because she came from the desert in the northwest, and after she married Shen Xin and came to Ding capital, she was often ridiculed by the ladies here for being rude and ignorant of etiquette. Luo Xueyan herself had also quietly invited a nanny to come to learn. But even if he could learn how to look, he couldn't learn the exquisite elegance of a noble family, so he gave up.
Now her daughter looks more noble and dignified than any noble girl in the Ding capital, so how could she not be surprised!
“Hahahaha,” Shen Xin was the first to break the silence, he raised his head and laughed a few times, then looked at Shen Miao with pride and smiles in his eyes, “There is a girl in the Shen family who is just growing up, my Jiaojiao is now She is also a great beauty!" His words were extremely rough, causing Luo Xue Yan to give him a stern look, but when he turned his head, he saw the guards in the army that Shen Qiu had brought back, looking at Shen Miao with straight eyes, could not help but feel With a hint of pride, he immediately said, "Forget it, let's get on the carriage first, it is not good to be late." After that, he came over to pull Shen Miao and talked to her intimately.
Shen Miao was not used to being treated like a child like this, but she paused when she saw the doting eyes of Shen Xin and Shen Qiu, in the eyes of her parents, she was still the same Shen Jiaojiao.
Ren Wan Yun thought of the Begonia flower hairpin on Shen Miao's head and smiled, "This hairpin Jiaojiao is so beautiful, did you choose it by yourself?"
Shen Miao gave a vague response, and when she walked to the door, she saw that two carriages had already stopped.
Shen Gui and Shen Wan were standing outside and their eyes were a little unnatural when they saw Shen Miao and his party coming. These days, Shen Xin doesn't have a good face towards the two of them, and no matter how they explain it, they don't seem to listen. Even in the daily greetings to Old Shen Furen, Luo Xueyan was so careless and routine that she almost fainted from anger.
"Big brother." Shen Wan wanted to be more tactful, and greeted Shen Xin with a smile.
Shen Xin made a "hmm" from his nose and walked to the side of his carriage and said to Shen Miao, "Madam, Jiaojiao, you all go first." Shen Xin and Shen Qiu did not have the habit of riding a carriage, so they rode outside with the carriage.
Being so neglected, Shen Gui and Shen Wan had a bad face, and a trace of anger flashed in Shen Gui's eyes. I saw that one of the other two carriages opened the curtain, revealing the faces of Shen Yue and Chen Rouqiu, Shen Yue said softly, "Will Fifth Younger Sister want to ride in the same carriage with us? have to."
"No need." Luo Xueyan said with a cold face, "Your carriage, sit at ease."
Shen Miao almost applauded for Luo Xue Yan in her heart, Luo Xue Yan and the other two rooms were not at odds in the past, she had a bright personality and was sincere in dealing with others, so no one had seen such a mean side of her. One had to know that Luo Xueyan was even more ruthless when facing the enemy on the battlefield, the friendship between Chen Rouqiu and Shen Yue was of no use to her.
On the other carriage, Shen Qing and Ren Wanyun were also listening to the movement outside. Shen Qing's complexion was still a little pale, but he was holding Ren Wanyun's hand tightly, and unconsciously exerting his strength, Ren Wanyun let out a low cry, and when Shen Qing let go of her hand, Ren Wanyun's wrist showed scratches of her fingernails.
However, Ren Wanyun didn't have the heart to worry about her own hand, she hugged Shen Qing into her arms and felt Shen Qing's body trembling slightly.
"Qing'er..." Ren Wanyun comforted in a low voice.
"I must kill her..." In his arms, Shen Qing gritted his teeth. She has gradually regained her sanity and recalled the terrible experience that night in Wolong Temple. And all of this was given by Shen Miao, what was even more terrifying was that now she was pregnant and the child in her belly could not be shed, otherwise she might not be a mother in her whole life. Thinking of the hardships she had suffered, Shen Qing could not wait to let Shen Miao feel the pain she suffered, no, Shen Miao should suffer ten times the pain!
“Mother will take revenge for you…” Ren Wan Yun’s heart was twisted like a knife, and she only wished that she could not turn into a wolf and pounce on Shen Miao’s throat. Shen Qing's cry was like a knife stuck in her heart, and facing Shen Qing, she would always think of that night, she was originally next door, but she chose to stand by and watch.
"I will avenge Qing'er..." Ren Wanyun murmured.
In the other carriage, Shen Yue and Chen Rouqiu sat face to face. Just now she was robbed by Luo Xueyan like that, and Shen Yue was still a little unhappy. She originally looked down on vulgar warriors like Luo Xueyan, but now she was ridiculed by the solemn and vulgar warriors in her heart.
"Yue'er," Chen Rouqiu frowned gently, "How many times have I told you, you don't need to pay attention to this kind of person. Why should you lose your temper because of her."
"Mother, I just can't stand it." Shen Yue looked at the palm of her hand, "Shen Miao used to treat us with respect, but now that the uncle's family came back, she also made such an arrogant gesture, she was arrogant, not deliberately doing it to us. What is it?" In the words, there was a jealousy that she didn't even have.
This jealousy was caught by Chen Rouqiu, she looked at her slender daughter and sighed, "I taught you to keep calm no matter what, it seems that you are still too young to hold your breath, too Recklessly.” After a pause, Chen Rou Qiu continued, “You don’t have to take Shen Miao too seriously, now that the first and second rooms are completely deadlocked, Shen Miao has offended your second aunt, your second aunt will definitely find her way back. ."
Shen Yue heard the words and looked at Chen Rou Qiu, "But these days, Second Aunt has not treated Shen Miao."
Chen Rou Qiu was slightly stunned, indeed, Ren Wan Yun had been dealing with Shen Miao for a long time, but for so long, Ren Wan Yun not only did not gain half of the benefits, but also made a lot of mistakes by stealing chickens. Now it made Shen Miao wait for Shen Xin to return. If it was someone else, she was shrewd and experienced, and in the back house, Ren Wanyun, who was so obedient that she had taken care of her concubine, could not beat a little girl, it was really a bit evil.
After a while, Chen Rou Qiu put away the surprise in her heart and said, "It is precisely because your second aunt has never been successful, your second aunt's temper is now close to rage, so if you want to deal with Shen Miao next, you will definitely take the risk. , exerting all his strength. At this time, even if your uncle is protecting him, Shen Miao will not be able to escape.”
Shen Yue was in a daze, but seemed to understand something, and said, "In this case, let's just sit down and watch the show."
"That's right," Chen Rouqiu said, "This is what I want to teach you, in the back house, if you can't do it, you won't do it. If you can use other things to achieve your goals, don't do it yourself. Use it well, don't do it yourself. It takes a lot of effort and you can benefit from it.”
"Thank you mother for your teaching," Shen Yue sat up straight: "I can save it."
They kept saying that they were happy, but they didn't know that Luo Xueyan's carriage had already left them far away. Shen Qiu and Shen Xin stood on the high horse and walked all the way, and the people who recognized them all cast their admiring glances. The fierce name of the mighty general has long been rumored among the people.
Inside the carriage, Luo Xueyan kept looking at Shen Miao smiling happily. Rao was that Shen Miao was calm and calm, and Luo Xueyan laughed a little for no reason.
"Jiaojiao looks so good now," Luo Xueyan sighed, "After a year of not seeing her, she has grown into a big girl. In this capital, I'm afraid no one is as good-looking as you."
Luo Xueyan's words were naturally a bit strong, and if those words fell into the ears of others, they would be laughable and generous. But parents see their daughter as the best, and Luo Xueyan’s temperament is quite violent, but now Shen Miao sees it as calm and noble, people always favor things that they don’t have, naturally, Luo Xueyan suddenly became willing to be close to this Their daughter loves jewelry even more.
Shen Miao smiled slightly, and she was probably the only one who could be proud of her so-called straw bag.
"I discussed it with your father last night," Luo Xueyan turned her head, "What you said before to let your father stay in the Ding capital for half a year is a good idea. Your father and I are not in the house all the year round, so it's still a lot. Accompany you. When Your Majesty asks today, your father will ask His Majesty."
Hearing this, Shen Miao couldn't help but be stunned. She thought that Shen Xin would listen to her in the end, but she didn't expect it to be so fast. Before she could react, Luo Xueyan had already hugged her and said with a smile, "Just in the past six months, I can also watch Jiaojiao grow up."
Luo Xue Yan had a fierce reputation in front of the enemy, but she was very kind in front of Shen Miao, if she was seen by her former opponent, she would be shocked.
“Thank you mother.” Shen Miao whispered softly as she leaned against Luo Xueyan.
Today's door-to-door banquet is not a so-called celebration banquet. Among them, it is bound to be extremely dangerous, and the capable players will play against each other, and everyone wants to take the other's army. Once the game is laid out, the son is buried, and the moment the opponent falls into the trap.
Of course, to her, the more important thing is... The previous life imprisoned her all her life, buried her children and relatives, a place full of enemies and killings, the Nine Layers Palace, she is finally going to return again.
Emperor Wenhui, the Fu family, and those old friends in the deep palace meet again, and it is unknown who will kill the deer. The corners of her lips twitched slightly, and in the depths of her clear eyes, a little dark light was like a vortex, gradually setting off a black storm.
…
The nine-layered palace tower is majestic and majestic, with glazed tiles, carved vermilion lacquer, golden dragons entrenched, and colorful phoenixes dancing. Jin Cancan, bright, but also deserted, miserable.
The light is always on the outside, like the fertile soil under the flowers, there are countless bones buried in the depths of this palace, and there are countless beauties, but in the end, the bones are only withered. How beautiful this palace looks, how sinister it is.
In the garden, a maid and the eunuch are watering the flowers. These boring and tedious tasks are all done for the new eunuch maids. The two of them looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, and they were still extremely immature.
The little palace maid said, "There are a lot of people in the front hall today. If I hadn't made a mistake and was banished this time, I would have been able to go to the front hall to serve those nobles. You must know that the annual banquet is just a reward. The silver can be used for a year."
"Returning to the banquet..." The little eunuch showed a longing look: "There are so many rewards, is it amazing?"
"Look at you ignorant." The palace maid curled the corners of her lips: "It's really lonely, the banquet for returning to the court is a banquet for ministers specially organized by His Majesty for the purpose of discussing the merits and the mighty generals. Naturally generous. If you wait a few more years, and if you are lucky, you may be able to see it once, and you will know that the money given by those nobles is given one by one."
"A piece of silver?" The little eunuch exclaimed, and then said enviously: "The mighty general has such a big face, and His Majesty has specially set up a dinner party for him. It must be the limelight."
"What's the use of scenery," the palace maid said in a disdainful tone: "With such a sloppy daughter, you don't need to lose face, so what's the limelight."
"Daughter of a straw bag?" the little eunuch asked, "Is it the daughter of the mighty general?"
"You don't know that." The palace maid said mysteriously: "Then General Shen is wise and martial, Mrs. Shen is also a heroine, and Lieutenant General Shen is also brave and good at fighting, but the daughter of the mighty general is an uncompromising one. It's a straw bag. Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are completely inconvenient. She also likes to wear gold and silver, which is very tacky. Every time when General Shen brings her to a banquet, she will be embarrassed. I served at the banquet last year. I don't even know, and even stepped on the skirt and rolled down the steps. Those ladies and wives, she is the one who loves to laugh at her. Even with the protection of the Shen family, everyone looks down on that Miss Shen family. "
"It turned out to be like this..." The little eunuch sighed when he heard the words: "It's a waste of the Shen family's reputation."
"Isn't that true," the palace maid continued: "She is a failure of the Shen family, but each of her two cousins is better than her, and she has completely disgraced General Shen's face. Besides, this young lady of the Shen family was crazy before. His Royal Highness Prince Lianding, there is a lot of commotion, everyone knows it."
"It's really a vulgar woman." The little eunuch also showed disgust.
The palace maid stayed in the palace every day, and she was no better than those officials and ladies who could leave the palace, and everything she knew happened in the palace. In the name of Shen Miao to wash away the rudeness in the verification arena, she actually didn't know it at all.
Just as they were talking, they saw someone approaching from the opposite side. The two of them hurriedly worked hard and didn't dare to speak. But he heard the man walk in front of him and said in a shrill voice, "New?"
"Go back to Eunuch Gao, that's right." Someone replied.
The little eunuch boldly glanced up, only to see three people standing in front of him, one of whom was dressed as the chief eunuch, and the other one was dressed as a second-class eunuch. The man named Eunuch Gao was the one who looked like a general manager.
Eunuch Gao glanced at the two of them, his eyes fell on the little eunuch, and asked, "What's your name?"
"Slave little plum." The little eunuch was also smart and replied respectfully.
"Just him." Eunuch Gao said to the people around him: "There is one less pot holder in the previous banquet, and he looks so well-behaved. He can probably meet the eyes of the nobles, so let him put it on top."
"Yes."
Xiao Lizi was also excited. In this way, wouldn't he be able to get a lot of money as a reward according to what the palace maid said earlier
In this nine-layered palace, everyone is trying their best to climb up, even the most humble servants will have a dream of flying to the branches overnight.
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In the front hall, many ladies and young ladies have already arrived. Except for those who had something to do with the concubines in the palace, who were invited to talk to the ladies at the back, most of the female relatives still sat outside and chatted.
"Why haven't Mrs. Shen and General Shen come yet?" A lady with high cheekbones smiled and said, "Today's protagonists are them, did they come late on purpose?"
"Mrs. Shen wanted to hide her daughter from others, so she was hiding it on purpose." Another round-faced lady also smiled, but the tone of her words was full of teasing.
As a mighty general with outstanding merits, Shen Xin is capable of not accepting concubines, and is loyal to Luo Xueyan. Which of the high-ranking ladies present here is not a concubine? , The husband loves him, and his son is outstanding, so naturally he is full of jealousy.
What women love most is comparison. The happier Luo Xueyan is, the more jealous she will be in the eyes of other ladies. So Shen Miao's appearance became the only thing that could attack Luo Xue Yan. Shen Miao was stupid and incompetent, with poor description, and could make a fool of herself in the palace, this time of year was the happiest time for these ladies. Seeing that the Shen Xin couple was humiliated because of this daughter, it seemed like they could get some benefit.
"I don't know what clothes Shen Wu will wear this year," Yi Peilan said with a mocking smile on her face: "Last year, her clothes with gold leaves were very nice and tight, and with her gold jewelry it is considered expensive. Very angry. Could it be Silver Leaf this year?"
This remark immediately aroused the echoes of the surrounding ladies, and the sarcastic words were endless.
At this moment, a clear female voice appeared out of thin air: "Don't say that, everyone, now Fifth Young Miss Shen can be regarded as the true biography of General Shen, you must know that even the young master of the Cai family was not even shot on the inspection field that day. There is no way, if one is unhappy, how about another day to learn how to shoot with you?"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd fell silent. Many of the ladies here were present at the examination that day and witnessed Shen Miao's ferocity with their own eyes. These words made their hearts tremble involuntarily, then Cai Lin and Shen Miao did not take it seriously, what if they angered her and an arrow was shot
It was Feng Anning who said this. As soon as she said these words, Madam Feng gave her a disapproving look. Offending so many ladies is not fun. Feng An Ning wrinkled her nose in displeasure, she just couldn't bear to see these people speaking ill of people behind their backs, in front of Shen Xin, she was afraid that she wouldn't let a fart, and she was rushing to flatter her, saying that she was a daughter behind her back. What upright.
The embarrassing atmosphere here has not dissipated, and I heard a eunuch outside shouting: "The mighty general is here—"
Everyone's eyes turned to the door.
It was Shen Xin and Shen Qiu who walked in the front. Shen Xin walked like a tiger, not angered and arrogant, and the iron-blooded aura of a soldier made the women in the hall couldn't help but shudder. Shen Qiu was tall and straight, with a warm smile. The two shallow dimples made him look very friendly, and all the girls couldn't help but blushed.
The two of them didn't stop in the front hall, they turned their sides and walked to the main hall where their male and family members were left alone. Everyone's eyes naturally fell behind them.
Luo Xueyan was wearing a robe of azure corset and soft armor, her hair was combed into a crisp bun. Unlike the ladies with heavy makeup, her outfit was extremely clean and simple, but because of the high-quality workmanship of the fabric, it didn't look rough. And the beautiful eyes are flowing, and it has its own pungent heroic spirit, which is a kind of beauty that is completely different from ordinary ladies.
Followed by, purple slender figures, each and every one.