Chapter 64: Drumming and Passing Flowers

Because there has not been such a lively scene in the palace for a long time, in order to increase the fun of the moment, when the queen and the imperial concubine, concubine Shu, and concubine De made the questions, they all agreed not to reveal each other.

The other concubines knew nothing about it.

At this moment, listening to Princess Zhaoqing's words, everyone except Concubine De waited curiously.

Concubine De didn't care, she just raised her fan to cover her face halfway, and said with a light smile: "I don't have much ingenuity in my life, but these are old questions, everyone, don't make jokes."

After Princess Zhaoqing unpacked the kit, she glanced at the peach blossom paper inside, and said with a smile: "The topic of Concubine Demu's is Drumming and Passing Flowers."

The guests at the banquet were clearly relieved.

Fortunately, it is not an uncommon topic.

They've all played this.

Princess Jinxi, because of her reputation and status, is responsible for applauding Zhaoqing, so she said with a smile at this moment, "I don't know if the concubine of morality has any other requirements?"

"But not." Zhaoqing shook his head, looked around, and said loudly, "Concubine Demu said it in the kit, because I don't know what you are good at, so the winner may not necessarily be limited to poetry. If you have other talents, such as singing, dancing, riding and archery, you can perform them as much as you like. We have a big place here, and all kinds of utensils are complete."

Upstairs in Zezhi, the queen nodded slightly and said, "Concubine De has a heart."

This topic is not harsh, and it is not even limited to poetry and prose. It seems loose, but in fact it is a different method to find out.

Give these people a chance to showcase their expertise.

It is convenient for high-ranking officials to understand these people's talents, eyesight, judgment, on-the-spot changes, etc...

"I know I'm stupid." Concubine De said modestly, "After much deliberation, I can't think of any new tricks, and I'm afraid that the topic will be too uncommon and embarrass the children, so it won't spoil everyone's interest. So I chose this one. Anyone can play. But I am afraid that some of the children are not interested in poetry, and it is pitiful that they will make a fool of themselves in front of everyone. Those who come to the banquet today must have some talents. It might as well be a little ability Even so. This way everyone can participate, the children can have more fun, and it will be interesting for us to watch."

She has not been in the palace for nothing all these years.

The Queen and Concubines Gui, Concubine Shu, and Concubine De worked out the questions together, and according to the tacit understanding, her questions would definitely come up first.

After all, the more important the later, the later, isn't it?

That being the case, she has racked her brains to come up with a new trick, if she steals the limelight from the empress or noble concubine, wouldn't she be disrespectful?

It's not as good as a regular one, but it won't go wrong.

At this moment, not only the queen, Yun Fenghuang is also very satisfied with Concubine De, saying that she is thoughtful.

While talking, the bottom has already started, and the palace people broke a lotus flower that just opened from the lotus pond on the spot, and moved the drum up again.

Princess Zhaoqing recommended herself as the drummer, took the ribbon from the maid, went to the drum, blindfolded, and announced the start with a smile. Just as she was about to beat the drum, Princess Jinxi shouted, "Wait!"

"What's wrong?" Zhaoqing asked curiously.

Princess Jinxi smiled and said: "Sister Zhaoqing got the ribbon herself, so it can't be counted, you have to check it for me, otherwise, who knows if you secretly peeked at it?"

In fact, everyone is mentally prepared to show off to the court today, so it doesn't matter whether Princess Zhaoqing cheated or not.

But after Jin Xi said this, he ran up to check it for a while, and then returned his seat and said that it was time to start. Everyone's originally nervous mood relaxed a little.

When Gu Zhen saw it, he said, "Jinxi and Zhaoqing are still young, so they cooperated properly."

"They are cousins ​​after all, and they grew up together, so why not speculate?" Yun Fenghuang answered with a smile.

At this moment they can still talk and laugh, after beating the drum to convey the message, the faces of the concubine and concubine also became serious, they carefully looked at the guests who were passing lotus flowers quickly, their eyes flickered, their thoughts turned... Zhaoqing stopped for the first time , The lotus just fell into Wei Shuhan's hands.

The girl, one of the three talented women in the imperial capital, did not play any tricks on this occasion. After a little thought, she offered a poem "on the spot", and chanted a song praising the feast, praising Princess Zhaoqing, and praising the royal family. Seven Laws.

The antithesis is neat, the rhetoric is gorgeous, and the meaning is beautiful... Although it is not amazing, it is above the average level.

Considering that this was done "on the spot", the evaluation must go to the next level.

Of course, whether it was on the spot or not... probably only the Wei family knows in their own minds.

After all, the questioner of this level is his aunt.

How could it be possible to say that there was no care at all in private?

Empresses and concubines don't care about such details, after all, family background is originally within the scope of their consideration in choosing daughter-in-law and son-in-law.

At this moment, seeing Concubine De's face, they all praised her a few words, probably because the girl is quick-witted at a young age, and she will become a great weapon in the future.

The next one was a lady from the Yin family, she was not as outstanding as Yin Shouxue in all aspects, she just came here to make up for it, she knew it in her heart, she asked for a Yaoqin, and played a piece of "High Mountain and Flowing Water" in public. The skills are actually quite good, so that the concubine who didn't take it seriously at first looked at her a few more times.

Concubine Cui Shu even asked her father and brother specifically, but I heard that they are all petty officials. The key point is that her brother is quite a dude. He was able to come to the banquet today because of the honor of the Yin family, and he has lost interest.

The second prince in front of her has a special background, in order to avoid suspicion, it is difficult to find a noble daughter.

Originally, I thought that this girl from the Yin family was not an important person in the Yin family, and if she had excellent piano skills, she would have a common language with Concubine Shu, who was also good at Yaoqin, so she could try to be included in the candidates for the second prince and concubine. But it's okay for the father and brother to have low official positions. The elder brother is a dude, which means that he can't say that he will cause trouble in the future.

If it was any other prince, it would be no problem to protect his brother-in-law.

But the second prince's situation in the royal family, it's good to be able to protect himself, and then he won't have to drag down the son she has managed to raise now.

Because the message started from the female guests, the first ones were all girls, and then the concubines enjoyed pipa, konghou, flute, singing and dancing, calligraphy, poetry... I have to say, today's Those who come to the banquet, even if they make up the number, have a few brushes, and their talents are quite good.

Of course, even the noble daughters of wealthy families were raised in boudoirs since childhood, and it is rare to see such occasions where they show themselves in full view, so there are not a few who are too nervous.

There were even a few young ladies who made mistakes several times because they were too nervous.

After reluctantly taking his seat, his originally white face flushed very red, and the shame and annoyance could not fade away after a long time.

The empresses and concubines watched with leisure, smiling and commenting from time to time, and were commenting on these girls in their hearts. At this time, the drumbeat stopped again, and the one who was holding a lotus in his hand and looked distressed was quite familiar to everyone. Pretty girls.

Looking at her appearance, which is only thirteen or fourteen years old, even from a distance, she can easily see that she is quite different from those decent ladies.

It's just that the beauty is quite beautiful, and she can be called charming at a young age.

Seeing her stand up with an embarrassed expression, the concubines thought for a while, but couldn't remember, so they couldn't help asking the maid beside her: "Whose girl is that?"

As a result, the attendants were not very clear about it. In the end, the people in front of the queen went out to inquire for a while, and then came back to report: "That is the daughter of the former prefect of Sichuan, Mrs. Feng. Originally, the club did not plan to invite their sisters. But the empress When rewarding his family, his mother asked repeatedly, and the empress also sent a post for the sake of Marquis Yongchun..."

The palace man said so, and everyone remembered it.

This is Chunjia's response to the Marquis of Yongchun's request that "when you marry, you must marry a beautiful woman", and sent the Secretary of the Imperial City to search the whole country, and finally found such a girl who came from an official family and was barely worthy of the Marquis of Yongchun.

He even transferred his father to the Imperial Capital specifically for this reason, so that he can get married easily... It's just that Mrs. Zhun Yongchunhou's temperament is unknown, but judging from her mother's actions, she was somewhat dazzled by the sudden wealth and made up her mind. The idea is to go to the end on the road of climbing high branches.

The empresses and concubines were a little half-smiling, and didn't say anything else, they just said: "At any rate, she is the daughter of the magistrate, but I don't know what talents she has?"

The girl hesitated for a while with a face full of embarrassment, her posture was quite delicate, because her appearance was indeed outstanding, even if her hairpin dress was not as bright as that of a dignified lady, relying on her natural beauty, she still stood out from the crowd mean.

Therefore, on the side of the male guest, many young men showed pity.

This made the faces of the concubines sink.

What does it mean to dare to show such an expression in front of them?

Although they were very picky about today's male guests just now, but...these are all candidates for son-in-law!

The princesses haven't finished picking yet, so why don't you stand up and seduce? ? ?

"Your Majesty, let's mention Yongchun Marquis when you have time." Concubine De persuaded the Empress very unhappy, "As the saying goes, it makes sense to marry a wife and a virtuous man."

As for this kind of thing, whether it is Mrs. Zhun Yongchunhou or his sister, it may not be a good thing for Yongchunhou.

The corner of Gu Zhen's mouth twitched, and he said: "Why doesn't this palace know this truth? It's just that the Marquis of Yongchun has already reached the age of marriage, but he has been wasted until now. What should be persuaded, His Majesty has persuaded him countless times... He You are determined. Please be more tolerant, after all, your Majesty only has a few brothers in total?"

She didn't listen to Concubine De's suggestion.

There are no princesses in the left and right palaces.

No matter how charming Feng Shi is, it won't hinder her.

Then why did she force the Marquis of Yongchun for Defei's displeasure?

The corner of Concubine De's mouth twitched, and she said to the palace servant beside her: "Go to the banquet and say something, if there is something that you really don't know, then..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw that Mrs. Feng opened his mouth and said a few words weakly.

After all, Zezhilou was far away, so it would be fine if Zhaoqing deliberately raised his voice like that, but he really didn't hear these few words.

But next, she picked up the wine bottle in front of her, drank it all in one gulp, and immediately let the maids serving continue to fill it up, but she drank three glasses in one breath, and then she blushed and sat down.

Co-authoring is because I feel that I have no talent to show, so I admit the punishment.

The concubines were a little surprised. Although this was the most suitable choice, considering that her mother used different methods to stuff their sisters into such an occasion...it is normal for this girl to try to show off.

"Could it be that the mother is the one who is snobby and winking, and the girl is sensible?" They thought about it for a while, but they continued to read without saying anything.

The status of the Feng sisters is the most humble, and they were added by the queen purely because of the face of the Marquis of Yongchun, so they belong to the last seat.

After her, Lotus soon arrived at the male guest's side.

As soon as the drumbeat stopped, it fell into the hands of the male and female son who had just been disliked by Concubine De.