Because the palace has not been so lively for a long time, it would increase the fun of the moment. When the queen, the concubine, the concubine Shu, and the concubine De came up with the topic, they all agreed not to reveal it to each other.
The other concubines also knew nothing about it.
At this moment, listening to Princess Zhaoqing's words, everyone except Concubine De was waiting curiously.
Concubine De didn't care, so she raised her fan to partially cover her face and said with a chuckle: "I've never had any clever ideas, but these are old topics. We don't want to be laughed at."
After Princess Zhaoqing opened the brocade bag, she glanced at the peach blossom paper inside and said with a smile: "Can the question given by Concubine Demu be passed on by drumming and passing flowers?"
The guests at the banquet were obviously relieved.
Very good, it’s not an unusual question.
They've all played that.
Because Princess Jinxi has an owner of a famous flower and her status is very noble, she will be responsible for complimenting Zhaoqing tomorrow. At this moment, she said with a smile: "But I don't know if Concubine De has other requests?"
"But not." Zhaoqing shook his head, looked around, and said loudly, "Concubine Demu said in the kit, because I don't know what you are good at, so the winner may not be limited to poetry. , if you have other talents, such as singing, dancing, riding, and shooting, you can perform them. Our place is large and all the utensils are complete."
Ze Zhilou was there, and the queen nodded slightly and said, "Concubine De is interested."
The topic is not demanding, and it is not even limited to poetry. It seems loose, but in fact, there are ways to find out.
Give those people a chance to show off their skills.
It is convenient for high-ranking people to understand those people’s talents, vision, judgment, on-the-spot changes, etc. as soon as possible...
"I know that I am stupid." Concubine De said humbly, "After much thought, I couldn't think of any new ideas. I was also afraid of embarrassing the children with too unfamiliar topics and spoiling everyone's interest. So I chose that one. Everyone can play. But I am afraid that some of the children are not interested in poetry and prose, and it would be pitiful if they would make a fool of themselves in front of everyone. Everyone who comes to the banquet tomorrow must have some talent. It is better to do something else. But forget it. In this way, everyone can participate, the children can have more fun, and it will be interesting for us to see."
She was not a popular person in the palace during those years.
The queen, the concubine, the concubine Shu, and the concubine De were asked the question together. According to the tacit understanding, her question must be the first one.
After all, the more serious the request, the later the appearance will be, right
In this case, she racked her brains to come up with a new trick. If it steals the limelight of the queen or concubine, wouldn't she look down on her
It's not as good as the regular one, but you can't go wrong.
At this moment, not only the queen, but also Yun Fenghuang was very satisfied with Concubine De, saying that she was thoughtful.
While he was shutting up, Didong had already started. The palace officials picked a perfectly blooming lotus from the lotus pond and brought the drum.
Princess Zhaoqing volunteered herself to be the drummer. She took the ribbon from the maid's leg, walked to the drum and blindfolded her eyes. She smiled and announced the start. Just as she was about to beat the drum, Princess Jinxi shouted: "Wait a minute!"
"What's wrong?" Zhaoqing asked curiously.
Princess Jinxi smiled and said, "That ribbon was covered by Sister Zhaoqing herself. It doesn't matter. I have to check it for him. Otherwise, who knows if I could have peeked quietly?"
In fact, everyone is mentally prepared for the palace to show off tomorrow, so whether Princess Zhaoqing cheated or not is not a question at all.
But after Jin Xi said that, he ran to check it out for a while in a serious manner, and then he said it was ready to start. Everyone's original nervousness actually relaxed a little.
When Gu Zhen saw it, he said, "Jinxi and Zhaoqing are still young, so their cooperation is not appropriate."
"They are cousins after all, and they grew up together, so why don't they agree with each other?" Yun Fenghuang continued with a smile.
At that time, they were chatting and laughing. After beating the drums to spread the message, the two concubines' expressions became serious. They carefully looked at the guests who were passing lotus flowers quickly, their eyes flickering, and their thoughts were racing... Zhaoqing stopped for the first time, The lotus flower happened to fall on Wei Shuhan's legs.
This girl, one of the three most talented women in the imperial capital, did not play any tricks on that occasion. After thinking for a while, she offered a poem "on the spot" and then sang a poem praising the banquet, Princess Zhaoqing, and the royal family. Seven laws.
The writing is neat, the words are gorgeous, and the meaning is beautiful... Although it is not amazing, it is still average.
Then consider whether it was done "on the spot". The evaluation must not be done on the first floor.
Of course, whether it was right or wrong on the spot... The Wei family probably knew it in their own minds.
After all, the person who asked the question was her biological aunt.
Please tell me that there is no care at all in private, so how can I be so
The concubines did not care about such details. After all, family background was originally beyond their consideration when choosing their daughter-in-law and son-in-law.
At this moment, looking at Concubine De's appearance, she praised her a few times, which probably means that a girl with quick thinking at a young age will definitely become a great person in the future.
There was a young lady from the Yin family in the east, who was not as outstanding as Yin Shouxue in all aspects. She just came here to make up for the numbers. She knew it well, so she asked for a Yaoqin and played the song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" in public. Her skills were actually pretty good, so much so that the concubine, who didn't take her seriously at first, looked at her a few more times.
Concubine Cui Shu even asked Dongqi's father and brother specifically, but she heard that they were all minor officials, and the key point was that the elder brother was quite a playboy. Mingyue could come to the banquet to rely on the Yin family, so she lost interest.
The second prince in front of her had a special background, so he could avoid suspicion and it would be difficult for him to find a daughter of a noble family.
I originally thought that the girl from the Yin family was not a sought-after person in the Yin family, and if she had excellent piano skills, she would have a lot in common with Concubine Shu who was also good at the Yaoqin. Could she try to be included in the second prince's concubine? Candidate. But it's just that his father and brother's official position is low, and the brother is a dandy, which means that he will not get into trouble in the future.
Then there is nothing wrong with asking other princes to protect their brother-in-law.
But the second prince's situation in the royal family was good enough that he could save himself. Then he wouldn't be a drag on the son she had managed to raise so far.
Because the news started from the female guests, the first people who were called were all girls. Then, the concubines appreciated the pipa, harp, flute, singing and dancing, calligraphy, poetry... I have to say, Ming'er personally Those who came to the banquet, even those who made up the numbers, had a few brushes, and their talents were quite good.
Of course, even if she is a noblewoman from a wealthy family, she has been raised in a boudoir since she was a child and rarely has the opportunity to show herself in front of the public, so there are not a few who are too nervous.
Some ladies even made several mistakes because they were too nervous.
After he reluctantly sat down, his originally red face turned extremely red, and the shame and annoyance could not fade away for a long time.
The concubines looked at it leisurely, laughing and commenting from time to time. They were each evaluating the girls in their hearts. At that time, the drums stopped playing again, and everyone was quite surprised by the figures with lotus flowers on their legs and a look on their faces. beautiful girl.
Looking at Bu Nao's thirteen or fourteen-year-old appearance, even from a distance, one can easily see that her clothing, materials and jewelry are quite different from those of those serious ladies.
In terms of beauty, she is quite beautiful. At a young age, she is very charming.
Seeing her standing up in embarrassment, the concubines thought for a while, but couldn't remember anything, so they couldn't help but ask the maid beside them: "Whose girl is this?"
It turns out that the attendants were not very clear about it. The people in front of the empress went out to inquire before coming back and reported: "That is Feng, the daughter of the former Sichuan magistrate. Originally, we had no intention of inviting these sisters to this conference. But. When the empress rewarded his family, his mother repeatedly requested, and the empress, out of consideration for the Marquis of Yongchun, also sent a copy of the post... "
The palace man said that, and everyone remembered it.
Could it be that Chunjia responded to the request of the Marquis of Yongchun to "marry a stunningly beautiful woman" and sent the Imperial City Secretary to search throughout the country in the poor and poor East Biluo, and finally found a girl who was born in an official family and was barely worthy of the Marquis of Yongchun. .
He even specially transferred his father to the imperial capital for this purpose to facilitate the marriage... I don't know much about Mrs. Yongchun Hou's temperament. Judging from her mother's behavior, she was somewhat overwhelmed by the sudden burden and was stunned. I have made up my mind to continue on the path of climbing Gaozhi to the end.
The concubines all looked half-smiling, and said nothing more, "You are the daughter of a prefect, but I don't know what talents she has?"
The girl hesitated for a while with an embarrassment, her posture was quite delicate, because her appearance was indeed outstanding, even if her hairpin ring and dress were not as bright as those of a serious noble girl, she still stood out due to her natural beauty. mean.
Therefore, among the male guests, many young gentlemen showed signs of pity.
That made the concubines' faces darken.
What does it mean to dare to show such an expression in front of them
Although they were very picky about Ming Yue's male guests just now, but... these are all suitable candidates for the prince's consort!
The princesses haven't finished picking yet, so why don't they stand up and seduce? ?
"If you have time, I would like to propose a proposal to the Marquis of Yongchun of the East." Concubine De advised the queen unhappily, "As the saying goes, marrying a virtuous wife is certainly justified."
As for the king's appearance, whether Bu Li is the wife of the Marquis of Yongchun, or not his sister, it may not be a good thing to miss the Marquis of Yongchun.
Gu Zhen twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Don't I know that truth? Isn't it true that Marquis Yongchun has already reached the age of proposing marriage, but he has wasted his time. I don't know how many times I have tried to persuade him. ... Is he determined? Let me be more tolerant, after all, you only have a few brothers in total?"
She didn't listen to Concubine De's advice.
There is no princess in the left and right palaces.
No matter how charming Feng is, she can't hinder her.
Then what did she do to deny Concubine De's displeasure and force Yongchun Marquis
Concubine De curled her lips and said to the palace attendant beside her: "I'll go to the banquet and say something. If there is someone who really knows nothing, then..."
Before he finished speaking, Feng opened his mouth and said a few words in a weak voice.
After all, Zezhilou was far away, so it would have been fine if Zhaoqing had not deliberately raised his voice like that, but he really didn't hear those few words.
But she came back from the east, picked up the wine bottle in front of her, drank it all in one gulp, and immediately asked the serving maid to continue filling it. However, she drank three glasses in one go, then she blushed and sat down.
If you don't realize that you don't have any outstanding talents, you will accept the punishment.
The concubines were a little surprised. Although it was not the most appropriate choice, considering that their mother used various methods to squeeze their sisters into such an occasion... Is it normal for the girl to try her best to stand out.
"Is it possible that a girl who is snobbish and unconcerned can be sensible?" They thought about it for a while, but didn't say anything and continued to look away.
The status of the Feng sisters is the most humble. They were added by the Queen purely because of the reputation of Marquis Yongchun, so they belong to the last place.
After her, Lotus quickly reached the male guests.
As soon as the drum beat stopped, it fell into the lap of the boy who had just been disliked by Concubine De.