The imperial concubine then ordered the princes and princesses, "Don't be stingy, let people look at you as a joke."
The princes laughed and gave away their bags one after another, but everyone's eyes were on Ning Yi and Ning Ji, especially Ning Yi.
In the final analysis, everyone else is just a foil to meaning, and today only what Ning Yi puts out is what people care about the most.
Ning Yi remained silent with a smile on his face, Princess Shao Ning covered her lips and said with a smile: "I'm very poor, and I still want my mother to give me a few rewards, so I won't join in the fun, but Sixth Brother is very rich, who is in charge of the household department?" God of Wealth? I think we should invite Luan Pei out today to see who is lucky."
As soon as this remark came out, all the ladies of the family showed joy. All the princes in Tiansheng had Luan Pei, and they gave them to them when they fell, as a use for future concubines. However, in the past, the princes did not necessarily use Luan Pei as a head start at the banquet. When they meet, talent and learning can't represent everything, it's too rash to easily use Luan Pei as a prize, everyone quickly figured out the reason, the excitement faded away, and they sat down again.
"It's my father's job to be in charge of the household department. As an older brother, I only have the same monthly schedule as you, and I don't get a single cent." Ning Yi glanced at Princess Shao Ning, with a faint smile, and Shao Ning's face froze. Zhuang—as a first-rank princess, her monthly payment is too generous. In the past, when the crown prince was around, no one cared about her. Now there are dissenting voices in the court. For example, it is said that the imperial daughter's conferment surpasses the prince's, it is not a blessing of the imperial dynasty, and she is asked to reduce her fiefs and guards. When Ning Yi stabbed her, she immediately dared not accept it.
"But..." Ning Yi suddenly smiled, "Sister's last sentence is finally correct for once."
With a faint smile that turned all sentient beings upside down, he took out a piece of emerald green jadeite from his arms, and gently placed it in the gift tray offered by the eunuch.
The luan pendant fell, and the crisp sound of pearls and jades colliding was heard in the silence of the hall.
The hearts of countless people jumped up and down.
The king of Chu is romantic all over the imperial capital, but his romanticism is very extensional, and he seems to have little interest in inward development. The idlers can keep hearing that he spends a lot of money in which brothels and Chu houses for which courtesans, but it is not easy to see. He took concubines and married wives. So far in his palace, there are only two or three concubines. They were rewarded by the emperor, given by the prince, and stuffed by brothers.
It is said that the original team of concubines was bigger, but every once in a while, one or two of them would die just right, and now the only few who have survived have carefully turned themselves into cultural relics, and the king of Chu did not come to dig the soil , determined not to see the light of day.
Many people thought that he had accidentally lost the Luan Pei, and he didn't intend to show it in this life.
Today can be regarded as finally looking forward to.
"Yi'er is in a good mood today." A trace of surprise flashed across Emperor Tiansheng's eyes, and he turned his eyes around all the ladies' faces. He knew this son a little bit, and if there was no one he was interested in, he would never Will take out Luan Pei.
Of course, everyone has seen it, except Zhiwei Feng.
A "married woman", ugly and crazy, has nothing to do with her.
"In the past, they were all about poetry." Concubine Chang discussed with the emperor, "Today, we might as well have something fresh."
"Ask the children what good ideas they have?" the emperor asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." A yellow-clothed woman stood up without hesitation, first she was graceful in all directions, and everyone praised her, she is so graceful!
Looking at the face again, it is soft and beautiful, with palace-like crescent eyebrows, a talented woman well-known in the imperial capital, Hua Gongmei, the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
Everyone thinks it's suitable. Besides her, who else deserves this head.
Hua Gong glanced at her bright eyebrows, satisfied with what everyone expected, her demeanor became more graceful, her voice more gentle, and she said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Empress, Your Highnesses, my daughter has a superficial idea."
"Say it." Concubine Chang Gui looked indifferent, a little annoyed that she stole the limelight from her niece.
"I am currently engaged in a war. Thousands of soldiers are fighting the enemy in front of them. They are majestic like iron banners and flags like a forest. As a daughter of a girl, although I can't follow the battlefield personally, I still yearn for it." Hua Gongmei smiled, "My daughter suggested , today is like catching and fighting on the battlefield, invite yourself to challenge at will, and then set the time with the beating of the drum, beat the drum three times and write out, the one who exceeds the time will lose, I would like to express my respect for the soldiers in front of the country who fought blood for the country, and for I am cheering for Tiansheng's victory over Dayue, what do you think of it?"
This is a test of both ability and aptitude. Challenge each other, and the answer will be answered after three beats of the drum. The difficulty is many times higher than the usual one where each person writes slowly.
Concubine Chang Gui frowned, her niece had literary talent, but she was not agile enough, and was about to veto it, but Emperor Tiansheng beside him raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, this method is good, let's see the drums beating three times, all the girls are fighting, Fresh and fun, so be it.”
Concubine Chang Gui secretly sighed, knowing that Emperor Tiansheng was concerned about the war, Hua Gongmei's statement was in his favour, so she smiled and ordered everyone to fetch the drums, after a short while they fetched the drums from the Department of Rhythm, and took them off the shelf at the front steps up.
"I don't know if the courtiers have the face to ask His Highness the King of Chu to play the drums in person?" Hua Gongmei glanced at Ning Yi with a smile on her face.
Ning Yi raised his wine glass, touched his lips lightly, raised his eyes and smiled at Hua Gong.
Hua Gong frowned.
"No."
Hua Gongmei was stunned there in embarrassment, and the Seventh Prince on the side had already laughed and said, "How can Sixth Brother play the drums? If you favor someone else's lady, the drums will be muddy and lingering for a long time. good?"
The whole room burst into laughter, which immediately resolved Hua Gongmei's dilemma. The woman was also very powerful, and took the opportunity to smile and said: "Yes, thanks to the lord's reminder, it's the little girl who didn't think carefully." Bowed, "It's better to ask His Majesty to personally point out the drummer."
"I'm bothering the son of Helian." Emperor Tiansheng turned his eyes, and felt that Helianzheng was a foreigner, and he was less involved than other people, so he was the most suitable.
The boss He Lianzheng was not happy, and muttered: "I have to play drums to go to the battlefield, so what's the point of asking me to play drums for a group of girls to have fun."
Feng Zhi glanced at him slightly and reminded, "My lord, there is a woman sitting next to you."
"You are my aunt." He Lianzheng didn't blush, "My aunt is the elder."