Chapter 65 Youthful Spirit
In fact, this young man in scarlet robe has a very good appearance, his face is like a crown of jade, he is tall and tall, his shoulders and back are very straight, his eyes are piercing, and the unique spirit of a young man flows through his body between glances.
No wonder some concubines praised him for his high spirits just now.
At this moment, holding the lotus in his hand, he stood up slowly. Judging from his demeanor, it was obvious that he was also from a wealthy family and had received court training from a young age.
It's just that he was born with red lips and white teeth, and his facial features are exquisite. Because the figure of a young boy has not yet fully grown into the burly and generous body of an adult man, if he puts on female clothes, he can really compare with many girls here.
"Even though Concubine De doesn't like this child, she looks really good." Gu Zhen said with a smile, "By the way, whose family is this?"
Someone in the palace introduced: "This is Duke Yi's nephew, Young Master Yun Tao."
He also introduced the official positions of his father and brother. Like the former Yunxi guest, they are local officials who have been sent out for many years, and their rank is not low.
Yun Tao himself, like Ke Chaoruo, has only recently returned to the Imperial Capital.
The flamboyant temperament cultivated in the local area has not been fully restrained, and it may seem a little arrogant to peers, but in the eyes of elders like Gu Zhen, they really like his youthful and frenzied energy.
At this moment Yun Tao stood up, bowed to Princess Zhaoqing first, and said: "Your servant Yu Wujian knows a little bit about superficiality."
The skills brought out at this time, not to mention the bottom of the box, are definitely not really just superficial.
So after a while, taking a soft sword handed over by the guard, Yun Tao danced with a cold light, impermeable to the water, as described in the previous poems, coming like thunder and receiving wrath, just like Jiang Hai congeals clear light. So many people watched with bated breath, and after he stopped, he saluted and returned to his seat again. After a while, there was thunderous applause.
This is the treatment that the female guests have not received just now.
It's not that the girls are generally inferior in talent, but it's just started at that time, and everyone hasn't let it go.
Furthermore, girls are reserved after all.
The talent chosen is mostly quiet, so it is naturally not as good as such a hearty sword dance on this occasion, which can stir up everyone's emotions.
Even if there were song and dance performances before, the ones chosen were gentle, graceful and elegant, which were not touching enough after all.
At this moment, not to mention the applause from the crowd, even Princess Zhaoqing, who was standing by the drum and tearing off her veil, looked at Yun Tao a few more times, and said with a smile, "Are you...?"
She vaguely remembered it, but couldn't remember it for a while, but fortunately, there was a palace servant nearby to remind her in a low voice.
So the princess nodded, and suddenly said: "It turns out that he is the eldest brother's nephew, and the strange way is so outstanding."
Yun Fenghuang knew Zhaoqing's personality, and while ensuring that she was the most prominent, this daughter was not stingy in praising others.
Saying this at the moment may not mean that he is interested in Yun Tao, at most it is because he has temporarily remembered such a person and left a good impression.
But Princess Zhaoqing was so beautiful that she attracted many noble children before she was ten years old, and she fell in love with her vaguely. Today's banquet was the first time the princess uttered a word of praise. At that moment, several male guests couldn't hold back, and their faces changed slightly.
And Yun Tao was obviously very happy to get Zhaoqing's praise, and after a lot of humility, he sat down quite complacently.
"This child is innocent, and I like it a little bit." Gu Zhen looked at him from a distance, took a sip of the wine, and sighed softly, "Such high-spiritedness, after all, is just a snap of the fingers when I was a teenager."
It is ten to ten that Yun Tao's next days will not be easy.
Not to mention the others, just talking about the grandson of Ning Guogong, they will not let him go.
How many years has Ke He's heart been attached to Princess Zhaoqing? If it weren't for Duke Ning who didn't want to get involved in the disputes over the country and strictly restrained him, and Chunjia didn't want the heirs in front of the imperial concubine to show their talents. Relying on her mother and concubine to win, she also does not agree to this marriage... I am afraid that Princess Zhaoqing is no longer waiting in a boudoir, but a famous flower.
The queen looked at Yun Tao with some regret and nostalgia. This young man reminded her that when she was her age, she also had such a self-confident time.
It's just shocking for a short time...
I don't know what will happen to this child in the future?
Gu Zhen settled down, didn't think about it any more, but looked at the next person who received the lotus.
While the concubines were concentrating on observing, at the banquet, Ke He was already whispering to his confidants: "Go and tell the palace servant who is serving Yun Tao, and try to get her to go back and change clothes while she is serving later."
"My lord, you can't." The confidant was startled, and said quickly, "This is the palace. You empresses are naturally shrewd, not to mention that the person hosting this banquet is actually the imperial concubine! The imperial concubine is so perceptive, we must hide it from you with this method. But her!"
"The imperial concubine wanted to promise Zhaoqing to this young master." Ke He said coldly, "I don't care about such a trivial matter."
"It's just that the son wants Yun Tao to change clothes..." His confidant still hesitated, of course he knew that the imperial concubine would not care about such trivial matters.
But the imperial concubine is not a good stubble.
She made such a convenience for Ke He, which is equivalent to pinching Ko He's handle.
At that time, who knows what price the Ke family will pay?
His confidant wanted to persuade Ke He to calm down, but Ke He had admired Zhaoqing for many years, and now seeing Zhaoqing dressed in beautiful clothes, wearing a silk scarf, laughing and beating the drums, he was lively and lively, overwhelming the country and the city, and it was even more difficult to let go. I haven't said a word to Zhaoqing yet, Yuntao, a boy who just came back from other places, got the princess's approval, how could he bear it?
Immediately said coldly: "Shut your mouth! Are you going or not? If not, when you go back today, get out of the house with me!"
The confidant knew that this young master had no sympathy to talk about with Princess Zhaoqing. Although he was worried, he thought about his own future, so he had no choice but to leave in the end.
Sure enough, he found a secluded place and called a steward to make a request, but the steward didn't even go to Zezhilou to ask for instructions, so he agreed directly.
So the first round of the male guest's pass has not yet finished, Yun Tao is still looking at his rivals with piercing eyes, and suddenly feels a chill on his shoulders.
He was stunned for a moment, but before he realized what was going on, a servant girl beside him knelt down in fear: "Damn it!"
Yun Tao looked sideways and saw that she was holding half a bowl of snow-soaked dumplings in her hand, but most of the bowl was poured on her body.
This made Yun Tao frown instinctively, but thinking that this is the palace, he didn't dare to get angry, so he asked in a low voice, "Where is the changing place?"
"It's right behind." The servant girl looked very scared, she didn't dare to lift her head, and only quietly pointed him in the direction.
Although this scene attracted some nearby attention, it was not worth interrupting the drumming and passing flowers, so Yun Tao got up and left quietly with his attendants.
The empress and concubine upstairs in Zezhi could see it clearly, Gu Zhen couldn't help being a little speechless, and said: "Our Zhaoqing is really beautiful, I thought that after the banquet today, someone would find trouble with Yun Tao. Who Know someone but can't wait for the banquet to end?"
"How can we blame Zhaoqing?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "It's human nature for children to be impatient. When we are their age, how can we be considered stable?"
Everyone who said this looked at her subconsciously.
There is one thought in mind: Others may not be considered prudent when they are young like this, but you, Concubine Min?
As far as your series of achievements after entering the palace at the age of fifteen... Well, stability may not be considered stability, but how deep is the city, how can it be compared with Koch?
The queen didn't want to argue with the imperial concubine at this moment, so she just reminded: "It's better to send someone to look at it, after all, they are all children of nobles, if it's a mere verbal dispute, let's just turn a blind eye and close one eye." .If not... how can we not mediate? On a good day, there is no need to make troubles. If there is a similar opportunity next time, it will not be easy to bring it up."
Yun Fenghuang was actually happy to see Ke He doing things, after all, she didn't want Princess Zhaoqing to choose Yun Tao.
She was even a little worried, which Chunjia was happy to see happen.
After all, firstly, the emperor did not want her to rely on Princess Zhaoqing to win her over to Ningguo's mansion; secondly, Yiguogong, an old minister who had always stood in Chunjia's side from the beginning, was taken care of by the emperor. Enmity between families.
Then the best way to turn hostility into wealth is of course to marry Princess Zhaoqing, who is regarded as a noble concubine, into the Yun family.
As a result, the imperial concubine Aiwu Jiwu and Yunshi settled down.
Chunjia still believed in Yunfenghuang's love for Princess Zhaoqing.
Otherwise, why did Yun Tao come back by such a coincidence while he was away from home with his father and brother?
So let Ke He take action and get rid of Yun Tao, not only grasping a handle of the grandson of Duke Ning's mansion, but also killing Princess Zhaoqing, who is suspected to be brought by the emperor to deal with one of her best cards... Isn't it? Kill two birds with one stone?
But what the queen said is also true...
This is the first blind date banquet, and the most important thing is that Yun Fenghuang has more than one son and daughter who want to go on a blind date.
Today's banquet is still in charge of her, if something happens, she will bear the brunt of it, and it will not be easy to handle similar banquets in the future...
Moreover, with her means, she might not be able to hide from Chunjia's eyes and ears what happened to Ke Hena Yuntao.
With a flash of thought, Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is talking about it, Chen Jing, just go and watch it. If the two young masters are just chatting, it's fine. If there's anything wrong place, you go up and try to persuade him."
Chen Jing took the order knowingly and left.
Seeing that it was the chief steward of her palace, the queen nodded slightly.
Just about to say something, when he looked under his eyes, he couldn't help showing a speechless look, and said, "Why another one?"
The concubines followed her gaze, but another nobleman in luxurious clothes was quietly leaving the table.
"Maybe they really want to change their clothes?" Yun Fenghuang glanced at them, and said disapprovingly, "After all, they have been drinking for some time, so it is common sense to take advantage of the situation to clean up."
The queen didn't say anything, but not long after, a little servant came over to report that the one who had just left was the young master of the Yin family. I climbed onto the tree, and I suspected that I wanted to give Yun Tao a shot when he passed by...
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
Queen: "..."
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