Chapter 106: Outlaws

It was hot at this time, but the palace was cool because it was built in the middle of the mountain.

By the bank of Yankai Lake, there are towering ancient trees all around, and the lake breeze is blowing. Although it is not as harsh as autumn, it is also refreshing and pleasant.

It was the first time for Concubine Xuan and Ruifei to preside over a palace banquet. Although it wasn't a grand feast like a New Year's Eve, she put in all her energy. The tables, chairs, bowls, chopsticks, screens, and incense burners were carefully selected in the warehouse to complement the surrounding scenery.

Thousands of pots of jasmine flowers were transferred from the mountain to decorate the banquet, making the whole banquet fragrant.

He also ordered to put red-crowned cranes, deer, parrots and other birds and beasts with beautiful and gentle temperaments on the lakeside.

He also asked Yun Fenghuang to guard the musicians of the Jiaofang Division, and even rewarded the concubines in his palace with clothing and jewelry, and told them to practice diligently... The Qing people and other attendants looked at them in such a hurry, they couldn't help but feel a little worried: "My lady Concubine Xuan Rui has been stealing the limelight too much these days, if things go on like this, the court and harem may only know the two of them, not the empress."

"That's what I want." Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly, "After all, the identities of the father and brother can be put there. If they are kept under control, let alone whether the father and brother want to whisper, just ask what your majesty thinks? He must think This palace is really too powerful, even a noble lady like Concubine Xuanrui can't help this palace... In the long run, how much pity will His Majesty have for this palace?"

"It's better to let Concubine Xuan and Rui Concubine rush to the front. It seems that we really came from a small family, and we can't do anything without His Majesty's support. In this way, His Majesty can rest assured, and the Palace can relax."

The Qing people felt a little sad when they heard this, and sighed: "For a talent like your mother, it is Xie who drags you down."

"The Xie family also carefully cultivated this palace." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "It's not that they forced me to enter the palace to gain wealth and honor. Things like lintels... I don't blame my family, and you don't want to either. Say something like that."

She said slowly, "After what happened to the Ji family, His Majesty must have learned a lesson, and no concubine in the palace is allowed to cover the sky with one hand. So now that Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui are in the limelight, don't be impatient. Your Majesty must be seeing it The more outstanding they are, the more His Majesty will support us."

"Furthermore, the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest daughter of the emperor are raised at the knees of this palace, and the middle palace is disliked by His Majesty. The cards in our hands are actually not bad. The current plan is to seek stability. We can only enter the palace to claim our status if we can't afford to follow." There is no place to pet, just like when you didn't have pet, try to find ways to fight the front of the sword."

The Qing people thought about it, so they asked: "Then at this banquet, do you want to tell the concubines in our palace?"

"Of course I have to tell you!" Yun Fenghuang looked at the round fan in his hand and smiled slightly, "Our Xuanqing Palace is famous for having a lot of beauties, if it is compared to others, where should I put my face? Yishi, Qushi and the others must gather their spirits, no matter what method they use, they must give me a solid reputation for our Xuanqing Palace's talent pool!"

Yi Xingen and Qu Hongzhuan were terrified when they received the order, especially Qu Hongzhuan: "My concubine comes from a humble background, I can't read, let alone have any talent... What should I do?"

She was selected into the palace purely by her face, but her face is not as good as Yi Xingen's. Now the master asked her to compete with other concubines in the palace, and she had to win. Isn't this too strong?

But Qu Hongzhuan didn't dare to say it, and after being embarrassed, he went to find Yi Xingen to discuss it.

Yi Xingen is better, but she is not confident that she is better than other concubines in the palace. After discussing with other concubines, the two of them joined hands to find Qingdu, Yunfenghuang's close servant, and asked for advice from the Jiaofang Secretary. Call an expert to guide one or two.

Qingdu asked Yun Fenghuang for instructions and allowed them.

So these people practiced hard, did not dare to relax day and night, and finally stayed up until the banquet was opened, followed behind their respective heads, and looked at the concubines in other palaces all dressed up beautifully, feeling that they had no idea and became more and more nervous.

Of course Yun Fenghuang and other high-ranking officials were calm and peaceful, they surrounded Chunjia in costumes, talking and laughing at Yanyan, coquettish and angry, as if there was no intrigue between them.

After drinking for three rounds, Concubine Xuan brought it up and said to Jiaofang Secretary: "There are only a few tricks every year, which is meaningless. Today is a family banquet, and there are no outsiders. Why don't you let the sisters show their hands?"

Chunjia heard the news early in the morning and had no intention of objecting, so she agreed with a smile.

So Concubine Xuan arranged for a talented person named Di in her palace to come on stage to attract others. This talented person was charming in life, with narrow and charming eyes, like the eyes of a fox. She was wearing a peach red shirt, a pine green skirt, and a peach blossom makeup. She walked up to the high platform built near the lake with a long shawl on her arm.

On the high platform, after Di Cairen stood still, he signaled to the musicians to play silk and bamboo, and sang a song of the ancients' palace words with gorgeous words and beautiful meanings.

After hearing this, Yun Fenghuang took the lead and said "Good", the emperors and concubines praised one after another, and each had a reward.

Seeing this, all the concubines were very jealous, which diluted the original nervousness a lot.

These people can be selected into the palace. Although the real girls from poor families are masters of singing and dancing, some of them have learned a lot of talent for various reasons.

At this moment, they are full of energy and use it, singing and dancing for a while, there are quite a few talents with both appearance and talent, even the professional solicitors of the Jiaofang Division are ashamed of themselves in terms of skills.

Chunjia is a man of knowledge, and he praised him quite a bit. One of them was that he entered the palace when he was married, but because the high-ranking concubine relied on his family background to dominate and favor him, so far he has served him very few times. It is difficult to get in front of Chunjia , It is also taken from the jealousy of high-ranking concubines who dare not show Yu Wan.

But it has a good voice, melodious and clear, like an oriole, better than Di Cairen.

Concubine Xuan looked at her for a while, and felt that Yu Wan was too old, and her appearance was just ordinary in the palace, so she asked Chunjia to promote her to Baolin on the spot.

Now the enthusiasm of the concubines has risen, and they are working harder - to show the importance they attach to the Zhou Palace, and also because the two new concubines are second only to Jieyu in the registration of concubines, so they are arranged to be the finale.

When the two came out, Chunjia was a little dazzled.

It's just that the people Princess Lin carefully selected still have some real skills, their waists are as soft as snakes, and their smiles are all moving... If only the two of them perform dances, they will definitely be amazed.

However, after going through all kinds of performances by the concubines, Chunjia only thought it was okay.

Seeing King Zhou's face, he finally praised a few words and gave him a reward.

But the overall complexion is calm, there is no surprise.

Seeing this situation, Yun Fenghuang and Concubine Xuan Rui exchanged a tacit look, and both felt relieved.

What is surprising is that Zhaoyi Yinxuan suddenly got up at this time and volunteered to dance Lingbo: "After watching Concubine Chen and Concubine An, I can't help it anymore. In the past, at home, I often played Lingbo with my sisters. Bo, I would like to cheer for His Majesty!"

She dared to stand up at this time, she must be full of confidence in her dancing skills.

The problem is that the tacit agreement at this moment is that the concubines will only come, and the concubines just can't stand it.

After all, although there are many concubines who can sing and dance in the past dynasties, the situation in the harem of the dynasties is special after all: a group of old people headed by Mrs. Yaoning entered the palace to catch up with the decline of imperial power. High-ranking concubines disdain trying to please the emperor, while low-ranking concubines dare not please the emperor... Over time, the old people developed an attitude of being neither humble nor overbearing in front of the emperor.

The emperor himself was wary and even distrustful of the concubines who entered the palace during their wedding, and had no intention of getting close to them.

Now that the Son of Heaven is in charge, the position among emperors and concubines is gradually returning to the right path, that is, the emperor's favor is beginning to matter, but before Yun Fenghuang stepped down Yuan Lianniang to become the chief concubine, and later there were newcomers such as Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui.

Mrs. Yaoning and the others are embarrassing.

In terms of status and situation, they haven't been reduced to the level of noble concubines, and they don't need to put down their dignity to please the emperor in order to survive for themselves and their family. Under such circumstances, the three latecomers, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui, Yunfenghuang, accompanied the emperor calmly and reservedly, and had no intention of going off in person to please the emperor. Let them go?

This is too embarrassing.

Gu Zhen is a shameless person, she really can't do this.

Therefore, he only privately trained a few good-looking concubines to play in the battle, and he still maintained the aloofness of a high-ranking concubine and was a pure spectator.

That's what she thinks, and other people have the same thoughts, um, Jia Pingye didn't think that face is not so important, and you can't be too reserved when fighting for favor, but left and right reminded her that Yun Fenghuang was by the emperor's side, Will it give her a way to survive by voting for the imperial concubine first and then the queen?

It's fine if Jia Pingye doesn't play, maybe Concubine Xu Xian is a noble person who forgets things and forgets to find fault.

As soon as she went up, well, Yun Fenghuang remembered the new and old grudges, no matter how good Jia Pingye's performance was, how could concubine Xian's picky ability be relegated to the dust for her?

Even Yun Fenghuang didn't need to be too picky, just said: "It's really not easy for Mrs. Jia to be on stage at such an old age."

It was enough for Jia Pingye to feel ashamed.

And the reason why Yun Fenghuang didn't take the stage is very simple, she really can't do it at that level...

In private, the eyes of the emperor are hot, and it's okay to act coquettishly and let him agree.

Isn't it stupid to show your ugliness in public?

As for Concubine Xuan and Rui Concubine, of course it is because they feel that they want to be queens. It is reasonable to be dignified and reserved. Those who can sing and dance to win the favor of the emperor are all things that favor concubines. Who ends up?

Therefore, everyone's tacit understanding today is that the concubines sit quietly and watch the concubines try their best to show off.

As a result, Yin Xuan stood up at this moment... Yun Fenghuang immediately went to see Concubine Xuan, Concubine Xuan looked at Concubine Rui with a blank face, Concubine Rui looked at Concubine Rui in astonishment.

Well, the third concubine didn't receive any news!

What's going on with Yin Xuan?