When Qingyi returned to the 'Ningxue Palace', the queen had already distributed the court clothes, jewelry and other rewards for today's dinner, and as the first talented woman in the imperial capital, Xiao Tong, who was ranked as the fourth concubine, also got a lot of treasures, and when Qingyi had time to laugh and accept them one by one in the future, the queen mother's rewards also followed.

After seeing these rewards, Qingyi also understood in her heart what role the Queen Mother wanted her to play at the banquet today, after all, this little county lord of the Leng Xiao Country was rumored to be omnipotent, and she was even more beautiful, and the Queen Mother was worried that Huaiyue would be ugly tonight.

The corners of his mouth smiled, Qingyi looked at the several jewels and musical instruments sent by Zhao Gonggong, reached out and picked up a jade Ruyi and looked at it, and said with an unintentional smile: "Beauty is like jade, but it's a pity that this jade is not as beautiful as people after all", said, threw it into the tray without hesitation, and turned to look at the few guzheng and pipa.

Zhao Chuan's heart trembled, even his body trembled slightly, he pursed his black lips, lowered his head and said nothing, his heart seemed to be digging out something when he had time, he glanced up at Qingyi slightly, but found that she was focused on the instrument, and his heart couldn't help but relax.

This woman seems to be innocent, but she can feel the domineering aura and coldness exuded from her body, but if she is scheming, her eyes are unusually clear, like a stream without any impurities, giving people a cold feeling.

In fact, after the 'hosta' incident, he wanted to test this concubine who was very different from the legend many times, but he failed again and again, but was framed and used again and again, just like this 'folding willow' thing, in fact, he was so slow just to test whether she was as superficial and anxious as ordinary people, but he didn't want to be countered by the army.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chuan's big hand hidden in his sleeve gradually clenched into a fist, secretly using his internal strength, and moving to test it, but he didn't expect that when he approached Qingyi, he didn't find any internal force and murderous aura on her body, only a faint dark fragrance seemed to be there, faintly, just like her person, it was difficult for people to figure out.

The thick eyebrows twisted, the clenched fist gradually loosened, only to see Qingyi as if he had noticed something, looking back at him, Zhao Chuan was startled, just wanted to find an excuse to perfunctory, but saw Qingyi actually took out a silk handkerchief and wiped it twice on his forehead, and the voice as light as dust made people hear it unreally: "Why is it so sweaty?"

The intimate action made Zhao Chuan freeze suddenly, his eyes widened and he looked at the white-clothed woman in front of him who was lightly veiled, and he was speechless in astonishment, but he saw Qingyi's eyes staring at him clearly, and suddenly said: "Gonggong Zhao is in love with Concubine Xian, right?" ”

In a word, it seemed to be like five thunderbolts, which shook Zhao Gonggong almost unsteadily, but at this moment Qingyi chuckled, the smile was as light as silent but cold as frost, sharp as an arrow, and the gentle voice was leisurely and quiet, but in his ears it was like a ghost, raging in his heart

Qingyi looked at Zhao Gonggong's expression, and his heart was already eight points sure of the original doubts, so he smiled and reached out to pick up a few pearls rewarded by the Queen Mother, but there was a difference between his eyebrows and eyes, as if what happened just now had not happened. \/\/*

"It's troublesome for my father-in-law to go, the queen mother rewarded the palace, and the palace naturally accepted it with gratitude, but" Qingyi narrowed her eyes slightly, held the pearl in her hand in her palm, and then handed it to Zhao's father-in-law, and said with a smile: "This pearl is the best at a glance, you can take me to give it to Sister Xianfei."

Zhao Gonggong was exposed by Qingyi, his heart was undecided, and he was reluctant to take the pearl, so he bowed his head and wanted to excuse himself, but he remembered that he already had the handle in Qingyi's hands, and he regretted it for a while, as long as he reached out to take it, and said: "The slave obeys"

Qingyi chuckled, his eyes flashed with an incomprehensible light, only to see Zhao Gonggong's hand reach forward, and the pearl in Qingyi's hand suddenly turned into white powder and fell from his fingers, like an hourglass.

Gonggong Zhao was stunned, but he heard Qingyi say: "Let's make up for Sister Xianfei's body, it is said that pearl powder can calm the nerves", as he said, a cold chuckle pulled up at the corner of his mouth, his eyes flowed, looking at the remaining pearls, and said: "There are two more, it's not easy to distinguish."

When Zhao Gonggong came out of the 'Ning Xue Palace', he could almost be said to be in shock, he hurried back to the 'Kunning Palace', without stopping at all on the way, the sudden and frightened in his heart made him almost unable to think, and most of the pearl powder in his hand was also sprinkled on the road

The dinner party is approaching, Qingyi bathes and changes clothes, sits in front of the mirror in a tulle bandeau and combs, after removing the veil, the white and unfatted face is more delicate, but it is also hideous, the cold fingertips caress the long oblique wound that has long been healed, and the heart is twisted violently.

How cruel it is to have such a scar on a stunning face, ancient women pay the most attention to their appearance and talent, and Xiao Tong was originally supposed to be a woman with both sides, but now she ended up disfigured and committed suicide, and as a sojourn host, she has not yet found the source of this scar.

Sighing softly, he picked up the brush in front of the desk with his bare hands, sprinkled it lightly, and looked at the woman in the mirror who was as pure as a snow lotus, her clear eyes flashed with a little wetness, and the flowers that grew for some reason between her eyebrows became more and more charming, and still tingled.

Qingyi twisted her eyebrows, and didn't care about it, picked up a piece of Zhu Dan and gently sipped it on her pink lips, dotted it with cinnabar, and depicted it carefully between her eyebrows, and then re-covered the veil, and passed on several other palace maids to come to change their court clothes, tidy up their temples, and smear pink essential oil on their miscellaneous nails

After half a pillar of incense, Qingyi glanced at the various musical instruments in the hall, but did not take any of them, but took the bamboo flute that the third prince Yu Haofeng left in the bedroom a few days ago, caressed the fine carved lines with his bare hands, and then hid it in his sleeve

Zhu Ye Shengxiao, tonight, it will be an inevitable battle

When the auspicious time came, Qingyi got into the car, but when he saw Xiao Tong rushing back, he was tired, Qingyi hurriedly got out of the car and asked about the investigation, but he saw Xiao Tong smiling, patting the burden on his body, and said: "Sure enough, as Miss expected, the slave maid went out of the palace very smoothly this time, and she acted according to Miss's wishes."

Qingyi nodded, she believed that Xiao Tong had this talent, but sighed: "Xiao Tong, you are late to come back, otherwise Dao can go with me to participate in the banquet of the Leng Xiao Lord", dealing with those shrimp soldiers and crab generals, if Xiao Tong helps, it will be easier.

When Xiao Tong heard this, he was busy and said happily: "The slave and maid will immediately go to change their clothes clearly, along the way, the slave and maid have heard many rumors about the small county lord of Leng Tilt City, and the slave and maid really want to open their eyes, what kind of county lord can be known as the stunning immortal of the Sixteen Kingdoms."

Qingyi's eyebrows moved slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, but nodded, got into the car with the help of the palace maid, and slowly drove towards the 'Jinluan Palace', but Xiao Tong's words always appeared in his mind: 'What kind of county lord can be described as the stunning immortal of the Sixteen Kingdoms'

The stunning immortals of the Sixteen Kingdoms? Qingyi stared at the unusually bright Qingyi in the sky with a little contemplation, and his fingers quietly tapped on the mahogany, falling into deep thought

The light gauze floats and flows, like neon red everywhere, a round of clear ripples in the air, and the dark fragrance is hidden in it

Outside the 'Jinluan Palace', there was a commotion, the courtiers had come to sit in groups, only Ouyang father and son sat alone and drank tea, and occasionally a few people came forward to pay homage, but it was only a greeting or two sentences. ]

Not long after, all the palace ladies have entered the ranks, set up a banquet, the imperial kitchen cloth dishes, wine, hundreds of imperial guards lined up to stand guard, the courtiers also sat down according to the continuation of the position, hundreds of officials of the Manchu Dynasty, both civil and military, 'Jinluan Palace', the scene is magnificent.

General Dusk's father and son and Shangguan Zhongwei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, were the last to arrive, the three of them laughed and talked all the way, the scene was very harmonious, and after entering the hall, Shangguan Zhong asked General Twilight for tea, and his intimate and respectful attitude was self-evident, attracting the attention of others.

Since the poisoning of Concubine Xian, Shangguan Zhong has offered worship to the father and son of Du Tieyun as gods and Buddhas, not only sent all the gold, silver and jewelry to the general's mansion, but also visited the door twice in three days, praising Concubine Xiao Tong for her virtue, claiming that her daughter Shangguan Wan'er is simple-minded, and she will have to take care of her in the palace in the future.

Twilight Tieyun has actually been tired of Shangguan Zhong's behavior for a long time, but he is currently isolated, and it is good for him to be the back pad, but what kind of role Shangguan Wan'er is, how can the Twilight father and son not know?

Back then, the Mu family's bloody case, only the Shangguan family did not participate, and the person behind the scenes was Shangguan Wan'er, Du Tieyun still remembers the words that Shangguan Wan'er said to Shangguan Zhong when the spies returned: "Is my father stupid?" Now that things have come to such a point, even if my Shangguan family does not participate, General Tamu will not be able to escape the beheading of the whole house, in this case, why should my Shangguan family go to this troubled water? ”

At that time, Shangguan Wan'er pulled Shangguan Zhong and gave him one less handle in this officialdom, which shows that Concubine Xian's scheming is not comparable to others, and even the emperor's most favored Ouyang Hongyu is not his opponent, otherwise after a year, Ouyang Hongyu will not damage Shangguan Wan'er's half of her hair at all. \\\\

In the middle of his thoughts, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall, and the officials got up to watch, only to see Gonggong Li beside the queen holding the dust in his hand, stepping into the hall with a cold air, standing next to the door, and singing sharply: "The queen's mother, the full mother has arrived-"

Then I saw the queen wearing a phoenix robe and a golden crown, full of luxury and stepping into the gate of the 'Jinluan Palace', and the eight palace maids around her bowed their heads to follow, like the stars holding the moon, but the queen's delicate face was even more smiling like a flower, nodding slightly in the face of the courtiers' bowing, showing the posture of the mother in the world. ：

After a while, the queen sat on the phoenix chair, and the virtuous concubine, the lady concubine and her Qingyi also stepped into the main hall one after another, greeted the ministers, sat in their sorted positions, chatted with each other for a few words, and then drank tea in their own covers.

Qingyi sat opposite Dui Ci, and Xiao Tong, who was late, entered the hall all the way, and greeted Twilight Tieyun and Tomb Hairong one by one, and asked Twilight Ci to say goodbye, perhaps because tonight was a royal feast, so the three people who were cautious and cautious on weekdays all hung up a warm smile, although the three of them had their own thoughts, but they did not make it difficult.

Xiao Tong was dressed in a green palace maid's costume, walking towards Qingyi, with a pair of apricot eyes innocent and lovely, and when he saw Qingyi again, he blinked twice, and then stood behind Qingyi with a smile, bowed slightly, and whispered: "Miss, it seems that Shangguan Zhongdao is very flattering to the general and the son", and the concubine has been silent for a while recently.

Qingyi nodded slightly, the corners of her mouth smirked, her hands gently stroked the tea bowl in front of the case, her eyelashes were inciting, but she didn't say anything, and then turned to Shangguan Wan'er on her side, and said softly: "What program did Sister Xian prepare today?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned at first, and then reached out and stroked her sideburns, her confidence was visible, she smiled and said: "It's nothing, the Tao is that my sister can't stain the holy name of the first talented woman in the imperial capital", said, and smiled with a light silk handkerchief, with a look of indisputability.

Xiao Tong couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he heard Shangguan Wan'er's words, but Qingyi stretched out his hand to stop it, pulled down his long eyelashes, and sighed: "Yes, if that's the case, my sister is afraid that she will disappoint her sister", her words were full of sorrow, as if she was extremely nervous.

As soon as Qingyi said this, Shangguan Wan'er and Ouyang Hongyu were both stunned, and even the queen's brows moved, but the three of them were silent, but Du Ci looked at Qingyi with some incredulity, with shock and reproach in her eyes, as if Qingyi shouldn't say this.

Qingyi raised her head slightly, and when she saw Du Ci's eyes, she was busy pretending to be calm, but her expression entered everyone's eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er's heart couldn't help but set off a trace of joy, her jade hand hidden in the long sleeves of the brocade robe was slightly clenched into a fist, and a sneer was filled with the corners of her mouth, I didn't expect Xiao Tong to have Jiang Lang's talent, so at today's banquet, in addition to her, there was also Ouyang Hongyu who was her opponent.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Ouyang Hongyu, her expression was cold, but Ouyang Hongyu also glanced at her at the same time, when the four eyes met, the two of them were stunned, and then nodded to each other, chuckling and turning away.

Xiao Tong looked at her face, her eyes flashed with incomprehension, she knew that her young lady was extremely smart, how could she spit out such words in front of Concubine Xian and Furong today? She lowered her head and just wanted to ask, but she heard Qingyi whisper: "The sandpiper and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits."

was stunned, and then realized, Xiao Tong's heart admired her young lady even more, but she insisted on suppressing this admiration and joy, pretending to be sad, and her eyes looked around, as if she was very nervous.

When everyone saw Xiao Tong's expression, they had long since lost the lightness they had just now, and they were even more convinced of what Qingyi had just said, this was Shangguan Wan'er and the queen's hearts, but Ouyang Hongyu was worried, just because she was not selfish, she was indeed thinking about Huaiyue's prestige.

Twilight Tieyun and Twilight Hairong also discovered that something was wrong with Xiao Tong, and people's hearts also chuckled, and Ouyang Chi and Ouyang Linfeng, who had been silent for a little today, suddenly widened their hearts, although they had doubts about Qingyi's words just now, but they couldn't help but taunt Twilight Tieyun.

But before the two sentences were finished, Gonggong Li in front of the palace sang sharply: "The emperor has arrived, and the lord of Leng Guo has arrived-"

Only then did the ministers and palace concubines kneel down to greet each other, and then listened to Li Gonggong's fair words: "The third prince has arrived, the lord of the Leng Kingdom has arrived, and the twelve dancing queens of the Leng Kingdom have arrived——"