Chapter 64: Drumming and Passing Flowers
Because the palace ban has not been so lively for a long time, in order to increase the interest at the moment, the queen and the concubine, the concubine, and the concubine De all said that they would not reveal each other.
The other concubines were even more ignorant.
At this moment, listening to Princess Zhaoqing's words, everyone except Concubine De was waiting curiously.
Concubine De didn't care about it, she only raised a fan to cover her face, and chuckled: "The concubine has always had no ingenuity, but it's all old questions, so don't laugh at it." ”
After seeing Princess Zhaoqing unwrap the bag, she looked at the peach blossom note in her eyes and said with a smile: "The topic of Concubine De is to beat the drum and pass the flowers. ”
The guests who went to the banquet were clearly relieved.
Fortunately, it's not a strange topic.
They've all played this one.
The county lord of Jinxi is famous because of his famous flowers and noble status, and today he is specifically responsible for supporting Zhaoqing, so he said with a smile at this moment: "But I don't know if Concubine De has other requirements?" ”
"But no." Zhaoqing shook his head, looked around, and said in a loud voice, "Mother De said in the bag, because I don't know what you are good at, so those who win are not necessarily limited to poetry and writing, and have other talents, such as singing, dancing, riding and archery, can be performed." We have a big place here, and all kinds of utensils are complete. ”
Upstairs in Zezhi, the queen bowed slightly and said, "Concubine De has a heart." ”
This topic is not harsh, and it is not even limited to poetry, it seems to be loose, but in fact, it is a change of method to find out.
Give these people a chance to show what they are good at.
It is convenient for high-ranking people to understand these people's talents, eyesight, judgment, on-the-spot changes, and so on as soon as possible......
"The concubine knows that she is stupid." Concubine De said humbly, "I can't think of any new tricks after thinking about it, and I'm afraid that the topic will be too obscure, which will embarrass the children, and I won't spoil everyone's interest." That's why I chose this one that anyone would play. But I am afraid that some of these children are not interested in poetry, and it is pitiful that they will make a fool of themselves in front of everyone. Everyone who came to the banquet today must have some talents. It's better to have a little ability. So that everyone can participate, and the children can have more fun, and it will be fun for us to watch. ”
She has not been in vain in the palace all these years.
The queen and the concubine, the concubine, and the concubine De came up with the question together, and according to the tacit understanding, her topic must be the first to be on.
After all, the more important it is, the later it appears, isn't it?
In this case, she racked her brains here to come up with new tricks, in case she steals the limelight from the queen or the concubine, wouldn't she be blind?
It's better to come in a decent way, but you won't go wrong.
At this moment, not only the queen, Yun Fenghuang was also very satisfied with Concubine De, saying that she was thoughtful.
While speaking, the bottom has already begun, and the palace people folded a lotus flower from the lotus pond on the spot, and moved the drum up.
Princess Zhaoqing recommended herself, as a drummer, took the ribbon from the maid, walked to the drum blindfolded, smiled and announced the start, and was about to beat the drum, but the county lord of Jinxi shouted: "Slow! ”
"What's wrong?" Zhaoqing asked curiously.
The county lord of Jinxi smiled: "This ribbon was worn by Sister Zhaoqing herself, it can't be counted, you have to check it for me, otherwise who knows if you are sneaking a peek?" ”
In fact, everyone is mentally prepared to show up and down the court today, so it doesn't matter whether Princess Zhaoqing cheats or not.
But when Jin Xi said this, he ran up to check it for a while, and then he returned to his seat to say that he could start, and everyone's original nervous mood relaxed a little.
When Gu Zhen saw it, he said: "Jinxi and Zhaoqing are still young, but they cooperate properly. ”
"It's cousins, and they grew up together, can they not join the deed?" Yun Fenghuang answered with a smile.
At this time, they can still talk and laugh, and after beating the drum and passing the word, the faces of the two concubines are also solemn, carefully looking at the guests who are quickly passing lotus flowers, their eyes flickering, and their hearts are racing...... Zhaoqing stopped for the first time, and the lotus happened to fall into Wei Shuhan's hands.
The girl, one of the three talented women in Dijing, did not play any tricks on this occasion, thought about it for a while, and said that she offered a poem "on the spot", and chanted a poem praising the banquet, praising Princess Zhaoqing, and praising the seven laws of the royal family.
The battle is neat, the rhetoric is gorgeous, and the meaning is beautiful...... It's not amazing, but it's above average.
Considering that this was made "on the spot", the evaluation must not go up to the next level.
Of course, is it on the spot...... That's probably only the Wei family knows in their hearts.
After all, the person who wrote the question in this level is someone's aunt.
How is it possible to say that there is no care at all in private?
The concubines didn't care about this kind of detail, after all, the family background was originally within the scope of their consideration when choosing their daughters-in-law and sons-in-law.
At this moment, looking at Concubine De's face, she praised a few words, probably because the girl is young and quick-witted, and she will become a big tool in the future.
The next one is a young lady of the Yin family, who is not as outstanding as Yin Shouxue in all aspects, and she came purely to make up the numbers, and she also knew in her heart that she asked for a Yaoqin and played a song of mountains and rivers in public. The skills are actually quite good, so much so that the concubine, who didn't take it seriously, looked at her a few more times.
Cui Shufei even asked her father and brother, but I heard that they were all petty officials, and the key was that the brother was quite gentle, and he was able to come to the banquet today or rely on the light of the Yin family, and he was not interested.
The second prince in front of her has a special background, and in order to avoid suspicion, it is difficult to find a noble girl.
Originally, I thought that this girl of the Yin family was not an important person in the Yin family, and if she had excellent piano skills, she had a common language with Concubine Shu, who was also good at Yaoqin, but she could try to be included in the candidate for the second prince and concubine. But it's okay for the father and brother to have a low official position, and the brother is a gentleman, which means that he can't get into trouble in the future.
If this is another prince, there is no problem in sheltering the eldest brother-in-law.
But the situation of the second prince in the royal family, it would be good to be able to protect herself, and when the time came, she would not have to drag her down, and she finally raised it to the present
The son of the in.
Because the word started from the side of the female guests, at first it was all girls, and then, the concubines enjoyed the pipa, gonghou, flute, song and dance, calligraphy, and poetry in turn...... I have to say that everyone who came to the banquet today, even if they made up a few brushes, their talents are quite good.
Of course, even if it is a noble girl from a wealthy family, she has been raised in a deep boudoir since she was a child, and it is rare to see this kind of occasion to show herself in front of everyone, so there are not a few who are too nervous.
There were even a few young ladies who made several mistakes because they were too nervous.
After reluctantly sitting down, a snow-white face turned very red, and the shame and chagrin could not subside for a long time.
The concubines watched it for a long time, smiling and commenting a few words from time to time, and were evaluating these girls in their hearts, at this time the drum stopped again, and the lotus flower in her hand and her eyes were ugly, but it was a beautiful girl who everyone was quite eye-catching.
Looking at the appearance of only thirteen or fourteen years old, although the clothing and jewelry are separated from each other, it can be easily seen that there is a considerable difference from those serious nobles.
It's just that the beauty is quite beautiful, and at a young age, it can be called a thousand charms.
Seeing her stand up with an embarrassed face, the concubines thought for a while, but they really couldn't remember, so they couldn't help but ask the maid beside her: "Whose girl is that?" ”
As a result, the attendants were not very clear, and in the end, the person in front of the queen went out to inquire about it, and then came back to say: "That is the daughter of the former prefect of Shuzhong, Feng, and the original Wenhui did not plan to invite their sisters." But when Niangniang rewarded her family, her mother repeatedly asked, and Niangniang saw the face of Yongchunhou, so she also sent a post to the past......"
When the palace people said this, everyone remembered it.
This is Chunjia in response to the request of Yongchun Hou to "marry a stunning beauty", and sent the Imperial City Division to find the poor Huangquan in the whole country, and finally found such a girl who was born in an official family and was barely worthy of Yongchun Hou.
even specially transferred his father to the imperial capital for this purpose, so as to facilitate the marriage...... It's just that Mrs. Zhun Yongchunhou doesn't know her temperament yet, but judging from her mother's actions, she was somewhat carried away by the sudden wealth and made up her mind to carry out the meaning of climbing the high branch to the end.
The concubines were a little smiling, and they didn't say anything, but said: "It's a prefect's daughter, but I don't know what talents they have?" ”
The girl hesitated for a while with embarrassment, her posture was quite clear, because her appearance was indeed outstanding, even if the hairpin ring dress was not as bright as that of a serious lady, relying on her natural beauty, but it was also very meaningful.
Therefore, on the male side, many young sons showed pity.
This made the faces of the concubines sink.
In front of them, how many meanings do you dare to show such a look?
Although they were very picky about today's male guests just now, they ...... These are all candidates!
The princesses haven't finished picking yet, so let's stand up and tick-
Pull???
"Niangniang is free, let's mention Yongchun Hou." Concubine De was very unhappy and persuaded the queen, "As the saying goes, marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous woman naturally makes sense." ”
With this kind of goods, whether it is Mrs. Quasi-Yongchun Hou or his sister, it may not be a good thing for Yongchun Hou.
The corners 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 long reached the age of saying kiss, but he has been staggering so far. Your Majesty has persuaded me I don't know how many times...... He's hard-hearted. You should bear with me more, after all, Your Majesty only has a few brothers? ”
She didn't listen to Concubine De.
There are no princesses in the left and right middle palaces.
No matter how charming this Feng is, it can't hinder her.
Then why did she force Yongchunhou for the unhappiness of Concubine De?
Concubine De pursed the corners of her mouth, and said to the palace people beside her: "You go to the banquet and say it, if there is something that really doesn't know anything, just ......"
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Feng Shi opened his mouth and said something weakly.
After all, Zezhilou is far away, if Zhaoqing deliberately raised his voice like that, it would be okay, these words were really not heard.
But then, she picked up the wine bottle in front of her, drank it all, and immediately let the palace maid continue to fill it, but she drank three glasses in one go, and then she was blessed with a red face and sat down.
Co-authoring is because he feels that he has no talent to get his hands on, so he admits punishment.
The concubines were a little surprised, although this was the most suitable choice, but considering that their mother had changed the way to stuff their sisters into such an occasion...... It's normal for this girl to try her best to be in the limelight.
"Could it be that it's his mother who is snobbish and blind, and the girl is sensible?" They thought about it for a moment, but they didn't say anything, and just kept reading.
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, the lotus soon arrived at the male guest.
As soon as the drum stopped, it fell into the hands of the boy and girl who had just been disliked by Concubine De.
(End of chapter)