Although he really wants to pull people out, Xie Yan knows that now is not the best time to be in front of this group of beauties who are as delicate as flowers. He has no legitimate excuse to depose the harem.
But since they were all here, he pretended to be leisurely and found a corner seat to sit down. Coincidentally, just in front of the bushes where Yin Minglu was hiding, Yin Minglu secretly complained, the garden is so big, why did Xie Yan just choose this land, and now he doesn't even dare to slip away.
Seeing His Majesty taking his seat, the girls were extremely excited, and immediately held up their skirts, grabbing those seats that could be next to His Majesty. The originally unpopular and remote corner, because of Xie Yan, immediately became a good place favored by all the girls.
Because of Wang Qiang's sharp eyesight and quick hands, she squeezed past others and was able to sit on Xie Yan's left. Because of the excessive movement, her chest was heaving violently at the moment, but there was a contented smile on her face. The rest of the people who didn't grab it could only secretly regret that they were slow in moving, and reluctantly found other seats to sit, but they never dared to stay away from His Majesty, for fear that they would miss the opportunity and be unable to get ahead.
The distribution of locations on the field has become extremely strange since then. The imperial garden is full of flowers and green grass, and there are many geomantic treasures. But a small palm-sized land that was not shady and exposed to the sun was unexpectedly full of people. Those beauties surrounded a man like stars holding the moon, their eyes full of admiration and obsession. The young waiter was puzzled, thinking that this group of beauties who usually take care of their skin like their own old mothers, are they not afraid of the sun now
When Qin Manman came back to her senses, she realized that no one had thought of reserving a seat for her. Her face darkened, and she randomly found a low-ranking girl, and commanded condescendingly, "Sit and go, this seat is mine."
Qin Manman is the highest grade among a group of women, and now she is the only one among the show girls in the same period. The other party wanted to come in front of His Majesty. Although everyone was full of jealousy, they had no choice but to give way to her.
"Your Majesty." After finding the seat, Qin Manman stared at Xie Yan intently, joy appeared on his face, he behaved like a delicate little girl, saluted in a small arc, and his pretty face flushed. Not to mention her appearance, but the beautiful dress on her body, and the tulle that dances with the wind and looks even more fairy-like, are much better than the women present here, let alone the one who pretends to be a fool when she sees the emperor. The arrogant and domineering attitude of the little daughter before made everyone feel jealous and cursed fiercely.
Xie Yan took a look at her, and after reading her heartfelt words, he said coldly, "Excuse me. Beauties, what are you playing, so lively?" It can attract a playful cat.
Before Qin Manman could answer, she was quickly preempted by a clever female picker, "Answer Your Majesty, we are playing with propositions and composing poems."
"Yeah, everyone is having fun. Now it's time for the themes of 'Snowstorm' and 'Spring Scenery'. Your Majesty, come and play too. Sisters can just continue." Qin Manman's eyes lit up, and she urged her softly , but said in her heart: It's just right that your majesty is coming, she reads the words again, and she is bound to compare with this group of little rascals who want to seduce your majesty. She is very confident in this poem, such as "the cliff is hundreds of feet of ice, but there are still beautiful flowers and branches", "the beauty does not compete for spring, but only announces the spring. When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she laughs in the bushes", the surface is in It is said that Chun is smiling, but in fact she is chanting things and expressing aspirations, saying that she is smiling, which can fully show her unconventional free and easy nature. Maybe Emperor Jing will be amazed when he hears it. So Your Majesty, go ahead and let her finish reading this wonderful poem!
"Oh?" Xie Yan raised his eyebrows. In fact, he had heard Qin Manman's inner voice, but he pretended not to know it, and then deliberately said: "Since it is a proposition to write a poem, then I will make a new proposition. All beauties can participate. As a lottery, the winner will be rewarded."
Qin Manman's complexion turned a little dark in an instant. Why didn't Emperor Jing play his cards according to the routine, and she was only halfway through her Chunjing Ci! Didn't wait for the opportunity to show it, so it was scrapped
She just wanted to say coquettishly, Your Majesty, don't do this, let's continue with the theme of spring. But when the other beauties heard that there was a reward, they all nodded happily, laughed, clapped their hands and said, "Okay, okay."
Qin Manman was the only one who objected, and everyone stared at her, and some even covered their mouths and taunted: "Since I like Chunjing, then sister, let's do it by myself. We sisters only want rewards from His Majesty. What does His Majesty order?" What kind of questions, what kind of poems we will make."
"That's right, my sister thought the theme of Chunjing was vulgar before, why don't you follow it now? It's so changeable."
Some people kindly persuaded: "Could it be that my sister can't write poems on other themes? In fact, my sister is not very talented and not very good at composing poems, but if your majesty wants to reward me, my sister wants to get one or two more or less. If my sister can't see it, You can go back to the palace to rest first."
Yin Minglu, who was hiding in the bushes, nodded secretly, wishing to give a thumbs up to these women, the level of this run on people is really crisp and neat.
Let her go back to the palace? Why! In front of the crowd, Qin Manman almost couldn't maintain his smile. His fingertips dug into his palm, and his facial features twisted for a moment. And if she returns to the palace, she will let these little waves cling to His Majesty's side and won't leave. She is not so stupid. She retreats to let her love rival take over, so she sits down resentfully, calm on the surface, but secretly praying to Emperor Jing in her heart The fate question is not difficult, and it can give her a chance to play.
Xie Yan did it on purpose. In order to prevent this demon girl from taking advantage of loopholes and reciting poems in advance, she thought about making a self-proposed question.
He lowered his eyelashes, pointed to the desk with his slender fingers, and began to make a proposition: "Beaver slave."
A raccoon slave is a cat. Although this topic is rare, it is not difficult, and it is very routine. Many of you beauties have raised cats in their homes, so they are no strangers. They can write poems and inscriptions at their fingertips, and each of them is like a student facing a private school teacher. Butterfly shadows, plum blossoms on light paper." (My white cat loves to flutter at butterflies, and its naughty cat paws walked across my paper, printing a string of cute little plum blossoms)
"The wind and snow are howling, and the raccoons are greedy for warmth." (The wind and snow outside the window are very cold, and my cat is greedy for warmth, hiding in my blanket and refusing to come out)
"The village creek heard the dog barking, and the wild path looked for the cat." (The village head heard someone's dog barking, which frightened my cat, and now I am looking for it everywhere by the wild road)
These verses are simple and straightforward, and there is nothing amazing about them, but they are completely reflected in the daily life of beautiful women who make poems, so they are very lively and interesting, and the poems are written very quickly.
A smile appeared in Xie Yanfeng's eyes, and said: "Good poems are rewarded."
Work harder, and the rewards will continue to flow. Qin Manman was taken aback, gritted her teeth, and couldn't recall any verses about cats in her nine-year compulsory education, so she was in a trance.
When she managed to remember every single word about cats, the emperor changed the subject again, this time it became "tofu". Qin Manman was completely shocked, thinking why it was such an unpopular subject. There are many poems and songs about tofu, but the problem is that she has never memorized them!
Her knowledge reserves are completely insufficient, and her Chinese and English skills are not as good as these natives who have been deeply influenced since childhood on the stage. Listening to Xie Yan's slow "reward. Reward. Reward."
The beauties who were rewarded all cheered.
She racked her brains and couldn't utter a word after holding it in for a long time. She could only hold her breath in her throat, sweating profusely from anxiety.
Wang Qiang had just received the reward, and seeing Qin Manman like this made her feel happy. She pinched the soft silk handkerchief and said with a smile on purpose: "Didn't my sister call herself a talented woman? Why doesn't my sister write poems on such a simple theme? My sister still wants to see it." Looking at my sister's masterpiece, could it be that my sister has never eaten tofu since she was a child? So she can't write poetry? That's really rare!"
Although she was surprised, the smile on the corner of her mouth had a deep meaning, and the light in her eyes also told everyone that she clearly did not believe it.
The other Cai girls were also very cooperative and said: "How could it be possible that I haven't eaten it? Everyone in the streets and alleys knows that the Qin Mansion where my sister lives, goes to Huanghui Temple to eat a vegetarian meal every month. Isn't it full of vegetarian dishes?" Some cabbage tofu? How could Sister Qin never eat it, Sister Wang, don't talk nonsense. "
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. That sister has eaten tofu but can't write poems, isn't that..." Wang Qiang covered her small mouth with a silk handkerchief, with an expression like a cat who has tasted honey. Blooming a subtle smile that goes all the way.
Being so bullied in front of His Majesty, Qin Manman's face was so livid that she almost couldn't get off the stage. She was both angry and ashamed, but she really couldn't write poems. Almost everyone in the audience appreciated it, but hers was the only one that didn't She couldn't keep up with her face.
Seeing Emperor Jing staring at her more and more indifferent and calm, not as warm as before, Qin Manman panicked. His Majesty obviously likes talented women. Her mediocre performance at this poetry meeting disappointed His Majesty. And then, His Majesty began to give rewards to Wang Qiang and the others, raising their ranks, but her behavior alone made Qin Manman convinced that she was about to fall out of favor!
At this time, an old man from an unknown palace lowered his voice furtively, and informed her that His Majesty recently ordered the personnel from the Imperial Hospital to repair the damaged medical classics. I will make that person a noble concubine.
Concubine! Qin Manman took a deep breath, obviously tempted by that noble title, the rank of noble concubine is higher than that of the fourth concubine, not to mention that Emperor Jing's current harem is empty, let alone the queen, even a concubine can't afford it. No. To be able to become a noble concubine in one fell swoop, that is the number one person in the harem.
But any woman can't be calm in the face of such a huge temptation. So did Qin Manman, her heart was pounding. These days, her long favor is no longer what it used to be. Seeing Wang Qiang's beauties who were inferior to her come up, and now they are still on an equal footing with her, but she is showing signs of falling out of favor. She is not angry, especially because she herself Not as good-looking as those beauties like Wang Qiang, her panic was even greater, she felt like she was standing on the edge of a cliff, once His Majesty forgot about her, without those beauties like Wang Qiang fanning the flames, she would be completely thrown into limbo.
So after hearing what the palace man said, Qin Manman seized this opportunity as if grabbing a life-saving straw.
She was glad that she won the medical classic in the mall, so she took the initiative to take the burden, copied a part, and tentatively sent it to Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing seemed very happy, and immediately gave her the reward. The front of her palace changed from empty to bustling. Countless palace people came with the reward and almost stepped on the threshold. Bathed in the jealous eyes of countless beauties, Qin Manman seemed to have grasped the secrets of how to conquer men. Qin Manman suddenly realized, and began to copy medical books in exchange for favors.
the other side.
After the poetry feast was over, under the reluctant gazes of all the beauties, Emperor Jing remained motionless and stayed alone until the end before leaving.
It wasn't until the people in the imperial garden dispersed that Emperor Jing walked unhurriedly to the bushes, grabbed the squatting man, half embraced him, and said with a smile on his face, "You are indeed here."
The caught person fluttered a few times, and when he found that he couldn't break free, he shrank like a little quail that fell out of the nest, especially when the person was still weakly pulling the clothes on his chest, and lied: "Your Majesty, I'm wearing this clothes. Just for fun, nothing else."
"Oh?" Xie Yan raised his eyebrows, and he didn't know how much he believed it. Seeing that the boy was about to run, he immediately grabbed it with his thin wrist. Yin Minglu was already tired from squatting in the bushes and had no strength at all. At this moment, someone grabbed his wrists and couldn't stand upright, so he could only half throw himself into Xie Yan's arms.
Xie Yan is the size of an adult, and his strength should not be underestimated. After clamping the boy, in order to prevent the other party from escaping again, he directly locked him in his arms, and then pressed on the case table.
The young man's black hair immediately scattered all over the ground, against the young man's panic-stricken face, the scene was very beautiful. Being able to appreciate this kind of scenery condescendingly made Xie Yan laugh happily.
This posture frightened Yin Minglu, he said cautiously: "Brother Huang, are you angry with my younger brother?" Because of his guilty conscience and wronged reason, he honestly called Brother Huang at this time.
"I'm not angry." Xie Yan said with a casual smile.
"Then Your Majesty won't want to beat the younger brother, right? In fact, the younger brother knows it's wrong." Yin Minglu bit the bullet and said, otherwise, what's the matter with your locking posture
"Don't worry, I'm not willing to hit you." Xie Yan smiled, raised his hand, and rested his cold fingertips on the boy's face, which made the boy's scalp numb and did not dare to resist. Then the finger shifted direction and took it from the top of the boy's head. The next leaf.
Oh, pick the leaves, what are you doing so ambiguously, it scares the baby to death. Yin Minglu patted his shocked little chest.
He didn't know what he looked like in Xie Yan's eyes. She has beautiful black hair, which is scattered on the back of her neck a little messily, and her small face is pale, perhaps because she has been spoiled for a long time, but her physique is easy to leave marks, against the red mark Xie Yan just made on her two fingers, it is straight Teach people to look distressed.
Xie Yan watched quietly, without saying a word, he didn't dare to be a little rough in his actions. He thought he should be more patient.