The Xingqing Palace is resplendent and magnificent, and it is a fixed place for the royal family to hold grand banquets.

Concubine Ning was conceited about her status, although she came not too late, it was not too early either.There are many low-ranking concubines sitting in the Xingqing Palace, wearing gold and silver is so festive, they were whispering something at first, but when they saw Concubine Ning stepping into the palace with her head up, they stopped their voices and kept silent like a cicada Sit down.

Seeing this situation, Concubine Ning was obviously very satisfied, and walked quickly to her seat very close to the dragon chair.Chun Co was winking, and immediately stepped forward to wait for her to sit down, and thoughtfully handed over a soup lady who was at the right temperature.

Concubine Ning nodded approvingly, raised the tails of her eyes, and glanced at Song Guifei who was sitting quietly not far away.

The latter seemed to have sensed something, and raised his head, his face covered with makeup looked very pale, like a ghost, but the corners of his lips evoked an imperceptible smile towards Concubine Ning.

This means that everything is ready.

So Concubine Ning withdrew her gaze, calmed down, picked up a small piece of pastry from the tray calmly, put it into her red lips and chewed slowly.

Song Guibi's dog is really easy to use.

It was getting darker outside, and more and more concubines were present.When Concubine Yi, who was always murderous, and Concubine Wan, who was full of gentleness and dignity, took their seats one after another, it seemed that the time for the banquet was approaching.

Bathed in the eyes of many concubines who were fearful or flattering, Concubine Ning caressed the golden thread peony on her cuff boredly, and glanced at Concubine Wen, who was always low-key and low-browed beside her, and was about to find a reason to give the other party something. When I was in trouble, I suddenly heard Mr. Sheng An's loud announcement from outside, and shouted——

"His Majesty is here!"

"The Empress is here!"

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince and His Royal Highness the Ninth Princess have arrived!"

Everyone immediately got up to salute, and turned their heads to look at the same time, only to see the emperor and empress smiling on the front, with a spring breeze, dressed in bright yellow dragon robes and phoenix robes, walking into the hall side by side.

A pair of brother and sister followed closely behind them, wearing similar-styled red-trimmed winter coats, the colors were festive and auspicious, making one of them noble and handsome, the other smart and cute, very pleasing to the eye.

The emperor took the lead to take his seat at the main seat, looked around, and before Ming Tan turned to go to the seats of the princes and princesses, he suddenly ordered in a deep voice: "Give Longlin an extra chair, and sit next to me and the queen."

Ming Tan paused, and was about to say something, but saw that Sheng An had already let out a "hey" and quickly moved the chair over.

"..."

All the eyes in the hall were focused on her, and Ming Tan suddenly felt her scalp go numb, but Ming Jing who was beside her patted her on the head, smiled reassuringly, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

Ming Tan sighed pretending to be distressed, picked up the corner of his skirt, trotted towards the main seat on the high hall, and sat down at the lower end of the dragon chair.

Regarding the emperor's blatant favoritism, everyone in the room was speechless.Concubine Ning snorted softly, glanced at Concubine Wan, whose expression remained unchanged but her fingers were clenched into fists under the table, and secretly sneered in her heart.

This woman is really sanctimonious.He obviously hated the queen to the core, but he could still pretend to be so virtuous and virtuous, and he wasn't afraid to piss himself off!

After cursing her "partner" for many years, she just looked away when the emperor spoke again, and said with a smile: "Today is New Year's Eve, and on New Year's Eve, all the palaces don't have to be cautious, so it's a good time to celebrate the festival." That's it. Sit down, let's start the banquet!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After everyone was seated, Concubine Ning rolled her eyes, stood up again, held up her wine glass, and smiled sweetly at the emperor, "Since your Majesty said you don't have to be cautious, let the concubine take the lead and toast you—" ——I wish Your Majesty the dragon body a healthy New Year and a happy and eternal life!"

"Hahahaha! Good!"

The emperor clapped his palms and laughed, raised his hand and drank the fine wine in his glass, and praised: "In this palace, there is no one with a more flattering mouth than Concubine Ning!"

Concubine Ning finished her wine shyly, sat back in her seat, met the gaze cast by Concubine Wan, and immediately showed a charming smile to the latter.

Concubine Wan narrowed her eyes slightly, nodded at her, and smiled softly.

With Concubine Ning's toast, the atmosphere of the New Year's banquet was immediately activated, and many concubines were ready to make a move, wanting to imitate the former and make a splash.

However, before they could act, the queen on the side laughed and said, "Since the banquet has begun, Your Majesty is in high spirits. What are you waiting for, sisters? Hurry up and perform."

As soon as the words fell, before the rest of the concubines could react, a figure in Tsing Yi stood up first, gave a deep blessing to the master, and said calmly: "Then let the concubines take the lead in making a fool of themselves."

"Oh?" The emperor looked intently, nodded and said, "Master Ying...well, let's go forward."

Hearing this name, Ming Tan raised his eyes subconsciously.

The woman in Tsing Yi who is not far away has a beautiful appearance, calm demeanor, and her demeanor is full of everyone's demeanor, which is not a problem compared to Concubine Wan, Concubine Ning and others who came from a wealthy family.

But who would have thought...she would be the daughter of an official who raised horses?

Noble Lady Ying didn't care about the various meanings of sights on her, and slowly stepped out of her seat; at the same time, on the side of the prince and princess, Ming Zhao, who was wearing the same color palace attire as her mother and concubine, also slowly got up, The little face was tense, and under Ming Tan's surprised gaze, he quickly stepped out, saluted the chief seat and said: "My son is willing to perform with mother and concubine, please give me permission!"

The New Year's banquet in the palace is usually performed by concubines or highnesses alone, and there is almost no precedent for two people appearing at the same time.

The emperor looked in amazement at Ming Zhao, who was facing a formidable enemy, and then at nobleman Ying, who looked calm and composed. While thinking that the mother and daughter pair were quite interesting, he nodded solemnly and said, "Zhaoer's filial piety is commendable. I agree."

Mingzhao smiled subconsciously, walked to the side and sat down in front of the zither set up by the court lady, took a deep breath, looked at Mrs. Ying who was already getting ready in the middle, raised his hand and plucked the first zither string .

"Om-"

At the moment when the note came out, nobleman Ying closed his eyes, stretched his wide sleeves, and drew a graceful arc like a swallow, and his skirt fluttered up and down in the air like a butterfly, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. look.

The phoenix bun is empty, and the waist is gentler and softer.Move the lotus steps lightly, the Han Palace Feiyan is old-fashioned. *

When everyone was immersed in Ming Zhao Yun Qi Xue Fei's zither music, and Ying Guiren Luan Hui Feng Zhu's dance steps, no one noticed, but the emperor slightly narrowed his eyes, and a trace of nostalgia flashed quickly in his eyes.

"He Chun Tai Ping Le"...

This was his favorite song when his mother was alive.

……

After a dance, the whole hall was silent.

Mrs. Ying was sweating profusely, panting slightly, and bowed deeply to the lord.

Ming Tan couldn't see her expression, but could only see Ming Zhao hurriedly stood up from behind the guzheng, bent over with his mother and concubine, and looked around uneasy.

Hmm... Ms. Zhaozhao thinks something went wrong, right?

But in fact, everyone was just immersed in the performance just now and didn't come back to their senses.

After all, Ming Tan was someone who had seen the concert in his previous life. Although he felt that Ying Guiren's dance was breathtaking and Ming Zhao's guzheng lingering, he was far from being dumbfounded by himself.

However, just as she, as one of the few people on the field who was not stunned, was about to support her sister Zhaozhao, there was an extremely steady applause from beside her.

"Crack, crack, crack."

Ming Tan couldn't help widening his eyes, turned his head to look, and saw that the emperor was staring at the woman in Tsing Yi who bowed her head in the hall, and there was no joy or anger in his eyes.

"Mr. Ying has worked hard this time, and Zhaoer's zither is also very good..." He said indifferently, "Sheng An, after the banquet, give the jade wishful in my treasury to Yao Huaxuan, and give it to the third princess." Add some new winter clothes made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, remember?"

Sheng An hurriedly nodded and said with a smile: "Remember, remember! Congratulations to Mrs. Ying noble lady, and congratulations to Your Highness the Third Princess!"

Unexpectedly, he would be rewarded by his father, Ming Zhao opened his mouth involuntarily; nobleman Ying is much more promising than his daughter, but there was a flash of astonishment between his brows and eyes, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at the emperor, and was stunned for a moment , hurriedly thanked him and said: "My concubine, thank your majesty for the reward."

"En." The emperor's eyes didn't linger on her, he just said, "Go down."

However, his ambiguous attitude made those concubines who were extremely jealous of Mr. Ying hesitate.

The dance just now shocked everyone, thinking that nobleman Ying was going to fly to the branch - but His Majesty did not propose to promote her, and there was no look of joy on her face, this, this is again what happened?

Do you like it or not?

——However, no matter how desperately the women in the hall conjecture in their hearts, Jun's heart is still unpredictable.

Seeing that the emperor finished rewarding him, he stopped talking. The queen is also a person who knows the tricks. Seeing this, she immediately smiled gently, and urged in a slow voice: "The performances of nobleman Ying and the third princess are really ingenious... Is there any younger sister who is willing to come forward and give me a hand?" What about Zhan Fenghua?"

……

Because of nobleman Ying and Mingzhao's peak start, many concubines' performances that should have been amazing were overshadowed by comparison.

However, the talents of the princes and princesses are quite diverse. Some compose poems on the spot, some say auspicious words, and some bring their own paintings or embroidery. On the contrary, they are much better than the uniform dancing and playing the piano of the concubines.

——Well, although Ming Tan also falls into the category of "cookies"...

But fortunately, she put her heart into choosing the song, "Shen Ren Chang" implies auspiciousness, it is very suitable for the New Year banquet; second, Lin Shurong tuned it by herself.The qin art taught, so even if the playing is not very brilliant, it is still smooth enough.

Moreover, the emperor put a hundred and eighty layers of filters on her...

As a result, Ming Tan also received a lot of praise from his father, and was also rewarded with a copy of the piano score handed down by everyone from the previous dynasty, which was also regarded as a serious limelight.

But completely different from her, the fourth princess Ming Xiao carefully prepared jokes for a long time, and she didn't even manage to make anyone in the room laugh.

Seeing her daughter returning to her seat in embarrassment and disappointment, Concubine Ning stared at the little girl in red who was chatting and laughing with the emperor not far away, and then let out a sneer from her throat after a while.

This episode almost ruined her initial mood completely.

Fortunately, at this moment, the concubine's performance has come to an end. Wen Jieyu, who has been motionless all this time, finally stood up, walked down the hall, and said with a serious look: "The pipa song "Ambush from Ten Sides" played by my concubine is willing to share with your majesty and the empresses of all palaces. , Your Royal Highnesses, congratulate the New Year together."

Hearing that she had chosen such a song full of golden spirit, the emperor frowned slightly, a little strange, but he didn't say much after all.

"Okay. You start."

Wen Jieyu took the pipa from the court lady, lowered her eyelashes, raised her hand without saying a word, and plucked a series of notes at the beginning of the chapter.

At the same time, Concubine Ning, who was sitting on the table, narrowed her eyes, picked up a chopstick of winter bamboo shoots, and covered her smile with her sleeves in the sound of pipa jade beads moving.

soon... soon...

As long as you wait a little longer, this confidant's serious trouble will disappear quietly one day in the future.

As the rhythm of the music gradually accelerated, Wen Jieyu's movements of plucking the strings became more and more urgent.She frowns coldly, playing the pipa as if she is shooting a bow and arrow, and the originally festive atmosphere has become vaguely chilling.

The emperor put down the wine cup in displeasure, and when he was about to stop drinking, there was a sharp "clang" sound from the peg of the pipa under Wen Jieyu——

"what!"

A certain sharp pipa string broke with a "snap", and it struck Wen Jieyu's thin wrist impartially, immediately drawing a deep red mark.

Blood splattered.

The author has something to say: I have read all the comments of the darlings, and the post-v usually updates [-] times a day!Woohoo, although I really want to add more, but there is really no reason to add more QAQ

Tomorrow will be the clip, it will be updated around [-]:[-] in the evening, babies don’t have to wait, go to bed early, and watch the two chapters together at noon the day after tomorrow~

*: From Bai Pu's "Zhuma Listening·Dancing" in the Yuan Dynasty.

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