Those years when I was Princess Yan
Chapter 41 Performance
Xu Qingqing was not surprised to see the disgust in Zhu Di's eyes.She lowered her eyes slightly, trembling her eyelashes, and retracted her hands modestly and cautiously, with a look of panic and bewilderment, as if she regretted her impulsive action just now.
This action immediately won the sympathy of the empress, and at the same time, it also greatly satisfied the emotional needs of Princess Jin who wanted Xu Qingqing to make a fool of herself.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Xi and Zhu Yan urged Zhu Di to accept Luozi.
"The fourth sibling's skills are indeed ugly, but it's rare to have a sincere heart."
The fourth younger brother will probably give the fourth younger sibling face and reluctantly accept Luozi.But it won't be sincere, and it will be lost as soon as you turn your head.This is a good time to catch him. He will be ordered to keep an eye on him in a short while. If he dislikes that Luozi, he will be exposed in front of his father and mother.
Zhu Di watched Xu Qingqing's small movements with a cold face, and then stopped her retracting hand, and pulled out the surprisingly ugly net in her hand.
Xu Qingqing expected that Zhu Di would definitely give her face, but as a human being, she couldn't push herself too far.She was busy pouring wine for him, and smiled at him gratefully.
"Make it better next time." After Zhu Di finished speaking, he put the Luozi into his arms.
This almost shocked the jaws of Zhu Chen, Zhu Fan and Xie Shi who were watching the excitement.That's right, it's in your arms?Isn't it just perfunctory, stuffing it in the sleeve casually?
The fourth brother, Congmin, might have noticed that everyone wants to see him lively, so he deliberately pays attention to details.Yes, it must be so, he is acting.
Xu Qingqing's sequelae of color sickness have not disappeared, so the eyes she looks at Zhu Di at this moment are instinctively full of admiration and lust-like enthusiasm, without any trace of pretense.Being looked down on like this seems to be an expression of her endless gratitude for Zhu Di accepting her ugly wife.
The emperor and empress occupy high positions and have countless people.The way the four daughters-in-law looked at the fourth child, they could tell at a glance that they were sincere, so they were particularly satisfied.This is what a husband and wife should look like if they are deeply affectionate and raise their eyebrows together.
The empress couldn't help but look at the other three married sons. The eldest husband and wife respected each other as guests, but they were too conscious of etiquette. The husband and wife acted as if they followed the rules.Let alone the second couple, the second daughter-in-law was timid and never dared to say a word to the second child, and the two rarely communicated.The third daughter-in-law is very enthusiastic about the third child, and tries her best to please her, but she is a thoughtful person, and she has already annoyed the third child.
In comparison, only the fourth daughter-in-law, who was born in the countryside, was the most lovable because of her innocence.This child must be good, otherwise how could the cold fourth child have changed so much in a short period of time because of her.
"In the past two years, the temper of the fourth child has become weaker and weaker. It has made the concubines worry about being too cold and heartless. Fortunately, it is different now." Empress Ma said to the emperor with relief.
The emperor glanced at Zhu Di and Xu Qingqing again, raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly on purpose, "Well, it's different, see? I just brought some food for my wife."
Empress Ma looked over, and sure enough, she saw Xu Qingqing was eating chicken wings with her head down. Although she was gnawing on something with bones, her appearance was not ugly at all.This etiquette is correct, it can be seen that she has learned the rules and manners by heart.
The chatter of the emperor and empress, as well as Zhu Di's action of picking up vegetables, all attracted the attention of the people present.
Seeing that Zhu Di and his wife started again, Zhu Yan subconsciously avoided watching.Come on, he thought too much just now, and the fourth brother really accepted the ugly meat, otherwise he would not take the initiative to serve the fourth brother and sister at this moment.
It's really endless, he was blinded by the view of peace, now he comes to the palace for a banquet, the father, the queen and the queen are all there, these two people can't stop, the love is endless.
Zhu Xi suddenly felt a little envious, glanced at Princess Qin beside him from the corner of his eye, and his face immediately turned cold.
At this time, Chang Mingzhu, who was sitting behind the prince and princess, had already seen Zhu Di and Xu Qingqing getting along with each other.From the beginning to the end, she did not miss every subtle movement and reaction.
At first, when King Yan accepted Luozi, she could still comfort herself, but it was just because of the situation, Lord Yan had to give his wife face.But when Xu took the initiative to pick up the food, Xu's reaction of eating it directly hurt her eyes completely.Obviously, this is not the first time that King Yan has served her food, and Mrs. Xu has gotten used to it!
Chang Mingzhu pursed her lips tightly, staring at the stewed chicken on her table with hatred.She suddenly rummaged through the plate with chopsticks, but couldn't find half a piece of chicken wing for a while, so she was so angry that she poked the chicken in the bowl with chopsticks, as if the chicken had a grudge against her.
With the sound of playing music and singing and dancing, the hall became more and more lively.
At this time, most people would not pay special attention to the location of Chang Mingzhu.Xu Qingqing can't be an ordinary person, after all, the other party is the one who intends to kill her. She has been secretly observing Chang Mingzhu, and glances at it when she is free.
She found that her guess was right, as long as she and Yan Wang showed affection, Chang Mingzhu would hate her so much that she would not let go of chicken.
Zhu Di noticed Xu Qingqing's small movements, and said to her in a low voice: "I'm in the East Palace, so it's inconvenient to attack, so I'll solve it when I have the chance."
"So heartless?"
Xu Qingqing didn't expect that Zhu Di would be so decisive in dealing with the princess's sister, the orphan of a meritorious official, without any fear at all.
He avenged her, but she scolded him for being ruthless.
Zhu Di glanced at Xu Qingqing speechlessly, didn't bother to pay any attention to her, and chatted with Zhu Xi at the next table.
Xu Qingqing didn't care about Zhu Di ignoring herself, and ate and drank happily by herself.The emperor and empress are still simple, even if it is a palace banquet, there are no extravagant dishes, and most of them are home-cooked dishes.Although the dishes are not so delicate, but after all, the chefs in the palace are skilled and delicious.In fact, it is this kind of home-cooked food that makes people feel full.
After a while, Xu Qingqing noticed that Chang Mingzhu was looking at her again, and she immediately poked Zhu Di's arm quietly with her index finger.
Since Chang Mingzhu has hated chicken enough, let her add another piece of pork.
Zhu Di looked back at Xu Qingqing.
"I want to eat meatballs." Xu Qingqing glanced at the dish on his side, which was closer to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di picked up his chopsticks and put a meatball for Xu Qingqing into the bowl.
After Xu Qingqing thanked her in a low voice, she started her own performance when Zhu Di focused on talking to Zhu Xi again.
She inserted the tip of a chopstick into the meatball, and then slowly picked up the meatball, like admiring some jewelry, looked at it for a while, smelled it again, and then slowly brought the meatball to her mouth. Xiaodi took a bite, and the corners of his mouth curled up, with a happy look on his face.
That's the end?Of course it's not over!
After Xu Qingqing took a small bite of the meatball, she sneaked a peek at Zhu Di, and then took a second bite. This went back and forth twenty times before she completely finished a meatball with a head the size of a glutinous rice ball.
When Chang Mingzhu saw this scene, her hands trembled uncontrollably, which was disrespectful. She had to put down her chopsticks and clasped her hands tightly.But his eyes were fixed on the meatball on his table, wishing he could drop it on the spot, trample it to pieces, and sweep it away for the dog to eat.
The princess accidentally glanced at her younger sister, seeing her staring at the meatballs in a daze, she thought that this girl was used to restraint, wanted to eat but had scruples due to the occasion.The princess couldn't help laughing, motioned for the servants to serve, and personally took one of the meatballs on the table and gave it to Chang Mingzhu.This is regarded as the "reward" of the princess, she has to eat it, so there is no need to be "polite".
When Chang Mingzhu saw the meatballs sent by her elder sister, her expression froze. After looking at the princess, she had to force a smile to express her thanks.
She was bound to eat this meatball.
Chang Mingzhu felt as uncomfortable staring at the meatball as if she was going to die. When the princess looked at her again, she had to pick up the meatball and take a bite, which tasted like chewing wax.
Just after she took two bites, suddenly another gaze shot over.After Chang Mingzhu felt Xu Qingqing's unfriendly gaze, she looked back generously.According to Chang Mingzhu's reaction, the princess followed Chang Mingzhu's gaze and looked at Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing recruited the palace servants and "rewarded" Chang Mingzhu with a meatball.
"I see that she likes to eat very much. It is time to grow her body, so she should eat more." Xu Qingqing expressed her concern to the princess kindly.
Crown Princess Chang thanked Xu Qingqing with a busy smile. She was naturally happy that the fourth sibling was so careful and took special care of her younger sister.
Out of jealousy, Mrs. Xie would always pay attention to Xu Qingqing from time to time.Seeing that she rewarded Chang Mingzhu meatballs and seemed to want to win over the princess by taking care of her younger sister, how could she bear it.If she gets along well with her sister-in-law, wouldn't it be more beautiful.Unwilling to be left behind, Mrs. Xie also rewarded Chang Mingzhu with a meatball.
After Qin Wangfei noticed this, she naturally couldn't be the only one left behind, so she also rewarded Chang Mingzhu with a meatball.So Chang Mingzhu swallowed one meatball with difficulty while trying to vomit, and saw three more meatballs on her table in a blink of an eye, and she had the heart to kill with a knife.
This must have been done on purpose by Princess Yan. Xu suddenly asked about the mandala flower in front of the princess before, indicating that she might have found the pollen on the whisk.Originally, she thought that there was a big sister standing in front of her, but Princess Yan probably never thought it would be her.But now as soon as the meatballs were delivered, Chang Mingzhu immediately realized that Princess Yan understood everything.
Chang Mingzhu panicked in fear, but she was not afraid that Princess Yan would expose herself.Before arranging all of this, she had already thought of all the possibilities and arranged the escape route, so there would be no problem.Besides, since the other party has endured it until now and has not disclosed it, they intend to endure it.
What Chang Mingzhu was afraid of was that King Yan knew about this. If Princess Yan told him all this, what would King Yan think of her?
Chang Mingzhu suddenly felt sad, and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Why are you crying so much?" The Crown Princess cared about Chang Mingzhu with great distress.
At this time, a dance just ended, and the prince also asked questions, and everyone just happened to hear clearly, and they all looked at Chang Mingzhu.
Chang Mingzhu hurriedly wiped away her tears, and knelt down to plead guilty, "Mingzhu likes to eat meatballs, the elder sister and all the concubines gave them meatballs to care for Mingzhu, Mingzhu was moved and couldn't hold back her tears for a while. If you spoil your majesty and empress's interest, Mingzhu is guilty!"
King Kaiping was one of the founding feats of the country. He died suddenly in the army because he was ordered to make a northern expedition to the Central Plains.Therefore, in the emperor's heart, there is always a memory and guilt for King Kaiping, and Chang Mingzhu's appearance is really carved out of the same mold as King Kaiping.So every time the emperor sees Chang Mingzhu, he feels a little love in his heart.
The emperor asked Chang Mingzhu to get up quickly, and told her to eat meatballs if she liked, and the palace would not miss her two bites.Comforting the orphans of meritorious officials is what the royal family should do, and the emperor praised the daughters-in-law for doing the right thing.
This Crown Princess is Chang Mingzhu's eldest sister, it's normal to care about her, it's rare for the fourth daughter-in-law to be so considerate, and it should be credited.The emperor couldn't help but rate Xu Qingqing another level in his heart.
After Chang Mingzhu held back her anger and thanked her, she had to eat all the three meatballs that were rewarded on the table.For her, this was really an incomparable torture.She was already panicking with vomiting, but now the more she forced herself to eat harder, the more she resisted instinctively, it was disgusting.
When I finally ate the last one, my stomach churns, and what I swallowed has already vomited into my throat.On such an occasion, if she vomited it out in public, she would never raise her head in the palace again in this life.Chang Mingzhu had no choice but to swallow it back.
When the music sounded again, Chang Mingzhu escaped from the hall in embarrassment under the pretext of being respectful.
"Sister Chang, are you okay? I just saw that you don't look very well." Xu Qingqing came out after her, and she wasn't afraid to confront Chang Mingzhu hard.She is the one with higher status, so why should she hold back on purpose.
Chang Mingzhu turned her head to see Xu Qingqing again, she was surprised, but her hatred inevitably resurfaced, and she couldn't help thinking of the meatball she had to swallow just now.
vomit--
Chang Mingzhu couldn't hold back, turned around and vomited.
Xu Qingqing took a step back and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
"Sister Chang, do you feel sick seeing me?" Xu Qingqing sighed, then turned around to avoid this dirty scene.
Chang Mingzhu went to clean the room to rinse her mouth, and after tidying up, she had to apologize to Xu Qingqing.She saw Xu Qingqing standing on her way back, and knew that she was waiting for her on purpose.
Chang Mingzhu gritted her teeth and knelt on the ground, apologizing for her offense just now with a blunt expression.
The palace servants accompanying Chang Mingzhu also apologized, and explained on behalf of Chang Mingzhu: "Miss Chang San just had a meal because she was in a hurry, please forgive me, Princess Yan!"
Xu Qingqing smiled generously, "It was just a joke, don't take it seriously, get up quickly."
Everyone waited for Xie En to get up.
Zhu Di came over at this moment.
Xu Qingqing immediately walked quickly to meet Zhu Di, and quietly grabbed Zhu Di's sleeve.
"My lord, Sister Chang vomited just now." Xu Qingqing said affectionately to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di couldn't help laughing at her attitude of "victorious in the battle of meatballs and a villain's success".
childish woman.
"Is it cold?" Zhu Di took the cloak from the palace man and put it on Xu Qingqing.
"Hands are a bit cold." Xu Qingqing demanded aggressively.
Zhu Di held Xu Qingqing's hand and pulled Xu Qingqing away.From the beginning to the end, Zhu Di never looked at Chang Mingzhu, and treated her like nothing.
Chang Mingzhu bowed her head deeply, her body was shaking like a sieve, her nails dug hard into the flesh of her palm.It would be better for King Yan to give her a disgusted look, or to sneer and scold her, than to ignore her completely now.
She could explain everything, if he was willing to confront him.But he said everything, didn't show anything, he didn't even look at her from the corner of his eye.The rhetoric she had prepared in her heart was not allowed to be used.
However, this was the indifference that King Yan always had towards outsiders. Whether he knew it or not, whether he hated himself or not, Chang Mingzhu couldn't even speculate accurately.
Is it because he treats Princess Yan so differently because she is Princess Yan and his wife?Then if she became his wife, would he—
Chang Mingzhu slowly raised her head, only staring at Zhu Di's leaving back. She has a slender figure, broad shoulders, and a straight back... If she hugs her from behind, it will definitely make people feel at ease.
Chang Mingzhu lingered irritably in the same place, constantly reassuring herself to calm down, and she must not think too much at this time.Regardless of whether King Yan knew about it or not, since he didn't tell the truth, it should be assumed that he didn't know.The days are still long, there is no rush for this moment.She will slowly prove to him her 'innocence', as long as Mrs. Xu becomes a villain, everything she said will become evil, and no one will believe it.
Hong Yuan is Chang Mingzhu's big servant girl, and she is the only one who knows about her girl's love for King Yan.Hongyuan grabbed Chang Mingzhu and advised her not to think about it anymore.Seeing that King Yan and Princess Yan are deeply in love as husband and wife, how could anyone else have a chance.Besides, with the identity of their family's young lady, it is absolutely impossible to go to Yan Wang's mansion as a wife or other concubine.Now I can only persuade my daughter to stop thinking about it as soon as possible.
Chang Mingzhu didn't want to hear Hong Yuan's words at all, so she told her to shut up, and just followed behind quietly.
Chang Mingzhu walked under the plum tree in two or three steps, and gently stroked the blooming plum blossoms on the branches.She still remembers that when she was six years old, when she was bullied and scolded as ugly by the palace people and hid in the corner of the wall outside the Hall of Rites and cried, it was Prince Yan who suddenly appeared, wiped away her tears, and gave her a branch of plum blossom in the corner.
He said that other people's opinions are not that important, and the beauty and ugliness of his appearance are not that important.
The cold plum in the corner is secretly bitter, and will eventually meet someone who appreciates it, and she is the same.
That was the first time she spoke to King Yan, and it was also the first time she was so close to him and had skin-to-skin contact with him.For an unknown number of days and nights later, she was reminiscing and feeling the feeling of his warm fingers wiping away her tears.
In the next two years, if she was in trouble again, she would go to King Yan secretly.The young man is as graceful as jade, extremely intelligent, thoughtful, and can always wake up the foolish her with a single word.She took him as an example and was familiar with classics and history books, hoping that one day she could be as eloquent as him and be his confidant and friend.
Later, when she was eight years old, she was taboo against men and women, so she could no longer wander around the palace looking for him.After the death of Concubine Qi, he was even more cold as ice, he almost didn't pay attention to anyone, and he didn't have close contact with anyone.
After many years, she has already become Luomei who was forgotten by him in the corner of the wall. Even though she has worked so hard to be alone all these years, she still hasn't gotten his attention.
On the day she heard the news that His Majesty had bestowed a marriage on King Yan, Chang Mingzhu seemed to have been hit by a bolt from the blue, and immediately wanted to seek death.Later, when she took out the scissors and wanted to simply insert them into her heart.She suddenly thought that she was not even afraid of death, why didn't she give it a go?
She must firmly believe that she is the lonely and dark plum blossom in the corner, and that one day King Yan will see her.
In fact, she is obviously worthy of King Yan in terms of identity, but because of the age gap, she is doomed to miss King Yan.But this matter is not impossible to change. If Princess Yan has gone for a year or two, it is time for her to discuss marriage. As long as she asks the prince's brother-in-law for help, she will definitely have the opportunity to become the step-concubine of King Yan.So she just put mandala pollen on the dust whisk, and killed people immediately without any other strong poison. The purpose was to let Princess Yan die slowly.
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Before Xu Qingqing returned to the main hall, she thanked Zhu Di for coming as soon as she was called, and for giving her the cloak in person.
"There are so many things, why bother." Zhu Di naturally knew that Xu Qingqing's move was for the sake of the everlasting pearl, and in his opinion, there was no need to waste time on things that could be solved with a single blow.
Xu Qingqing: "I stimulated her like this. First, I meant to vent my anger. I want her to have a hard time from now on. Second, I want her to show her flaws when she commits a crime in a fit of rage. If the prince directly sends someone to deal with it If I lose her, I'm afraid that "the wind will leave traces", and I will cause trouble for myself. Besides, after she dies like that, she will definitely cause tears and regrets for many people, but is she worthy? She only deserves what she deserves, and everyone knows her. Spit on her."
Zhu Di chuckled, and didn't have time to chat with Xu Qingqing in detail, so he immediately took Xu Qingqing back to the palace, and they couldn't be absent for too long.
After Xu Qingqing took a sip of wine to drive away the cold, she started to move her chopsticks to continue eating delicious food, and then found that two more chicken wings had been added to her bowl.
Xu Qingqing was very happy when eating, but she always felt that something was wrong.Then she realized, how could the stewed chicken on their table have three wings?
After Xu Qingqing finished eating the two chicken wings, she watched Zhu Di put another chicken wing into her bowl.
Xu Qingqing: "..." Four!
She saw it clearly this time. On the surface of the plate were stewed chicken nuggets, and there were all kinds of parts.But when King Yan clamps the chicken wings, it is from the bottom of the chicken nuggets.In other words, at least four chicken wings were hidden under the stewed chicken nuggets.
Xu Qingqing looked at the new chicken wings in the bowl with a complex expression, wondering if this was a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement?King Yan would be so careful and kind that he would even make special arrangements for the palace banquet because she loves chicken wings?
It's so touching. A vulgar woman like her is the easiest to be moved by such small details.
Xu Qingqing looked at Zhu Di with shining eyes, and when she was about to say something, Zhu Di spoke first.
"These palace people are used to please."
Xu Qingqing blinked, and it turned out that some palace servants found out that they like to eat chicken wings, so they deliberately curry favor with them.But why?Why did the palace people make a special case for them?
"Father asked me to check the Twelve Prisons."
The Twelve Supervisors include the Supervisor of Rituals, the Supervisor of Internal Officials, the Supervisor of Imperial Use, and the Supervisor of Divisions. Simply put, they are equivalent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty, responsible for all court affairs.
Xu Qingqing understood, and continued to eat her chicken wings with peace of mind.
Well, she was moved in vain.
At the time of Zizi, when the singing and dancing stopped, Mrs. Xie suddenly performed, and wanted to play a piece of her own composition for the emperor and empress to listen to.
The melody is leisurely but cheerful. Sitting behind the zither, Xie's slender fingers dance gracefully on the zither, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Xu Qingqing also noticed that when Zhu Bian heard his wife playing this song, he closed his eyes enjoying it, and played his fingers rhythmically on the table, but he played it a little faster.
At the end of the song, Mrs. Xie was praised by both the emperor and empress, and she was given a reward.
Asked about the name of the song, Xie hurriedly said that the song was indeed composed for today's festival celebration, but he hadn't thought of a good name yet, so he asked the emperor to give it a name later.
The emperor was most willing to name this kind of thing, and said happily: "The lyrics and music are cheerful, for the joy of celebrating the new year, so let's call it "Xi Sui"."
"This name is nice and suitable for the scene. Thank you, Your Majesty Father, for giving me the name."
After Xie finished speaking, she knelt down to thank the gift again. After getting up, she suddenly turned to look at Xu Qingqing.
This glance immediately made Xu Qingqing realize that something was wrong. Sure enough, the next moment Xie asked Xu Qingqing if she knew the rhythm and would like to learn to play the piano. If she wanted, she could teach her in the future.
Empress Ma immediately frowned.But the emperor couldn't see the women's careful thinking, and thought that the sisters-in-law were in harmony, so he watched the two of them talking with a smile.
"I do understand the rhythm." Xu Qingqing said, "But I'm clumsy and clumsy, so I'm not suitable for learning to play the piano."
Xu Qingqing would not give Mrs. Xie the opportunity to be her master. If this matter is registered with the empress, Mrs. Xie will definitely use this as a raft to control her in the future.
"I saw that my brother and sister have also grown a pair of thin and slender hands, which look better than mine. How could it be inappropriate?" Mrs. Xie was not forgiving.
"It's powerful." Zhu Di interjected.
Empress Ma couldn't help laughing, "That's right, we all do farm work with strong hands."
Queen Ma can also play the piano, but at this time she declared that she and Xu Qingqing were classified as 'we do farm work', obviously she was on Xu Qingqing's side.
Zhu Bing frowned and stared at Xie Shi, thinking she was troublesome.
"Is this also a good intention, thinking that the fourth sibling wants to learn." Xie said with a smile, then skipped the matter and praised Qin Wangfei for playing the pipa well.
The emperor was in high spirits, so Princess Qin had no choice but to perform, and the emperor also praised and rewarded her.
When Qin Wangfei was thanking her, she always upheld her humble attitude, saying that she was a clumsy skill, far inferior to the talents of the Crown Princess and Jin Wangfei.So Xie took advantage of the situation and praised how beautiful the sound of the flute played by the Crown Princess was.
Xu Qingqing would be a fool if she didn't understand Xie's purpose after hearing this.Sure enough, the situation developed to the point where the princess also showed her talents.
While listening to the princess playing the flute, she picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"Don't worry about it," Zhu Di said.
Xu Qingqing turned her head and glanced at him, "The lord gave me face just now, how can I embarrass the lord at this time."
Most people only look at the appearance and the result, and the result is that other royal daughter-in-laws have shown their talents, but you, Princess Yan, are the only ones who can't do it. As expected, a mud-legged person from the countryside can only be ashamed in a serious scene.
Not to mention that among the people present, there was Mrs. Xie who deliberately targeted her, and Chang Mingzhu who was eager to kill her.As long as these two people have any clues about her, they will definitely want to slander her vigorously.
A wife's decency is a man's face, and if she makes a fool of herself, King Yan will also lose face and be ridiculed.This ridicule is not the harmless joke of giving Chou Luozi before, it is a serious ridicule.
"Since the sister-in-laws have all contributed their talents, the daughter-in-law is not too far behind." Xu Qingqing stood up and said after the crown princess received the award.
Empress Ma hurriedly said: "It's just for fun, don't worry about it. After eating the salted goose eggs that you suggested to make, they still don't know how to do it."
The emperor also responded with a smile at this time, only to realize that the four daughters-in-law were a little sad because they had no talent to show.She was living outside since she was a child, and she didn't have the opportunity to learn these things, but it wasn't her fault.
"Just now I heard from my younger brother and sister that they know a little bit of rhythm, so could it be that they also know some musical instruments?" After seeing the emperor, Mrs. Xie was covering up for Xu Qingqing and hurriedly disturbed the situation.
"It's not a meeting, it's nothing compared to sister-in-laws." Xu Qingqing hesitated slightly.
"Oh, what's the point of being polite, we are all a family, we can still laugh at you. I don't know what kind of musical instrument my younger brother and sister are good at, is it flute, qin or pipa?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, and stared at Xu Qingqing. He was also very curious about what Xu Qingqing would do.She was born in the countryside and has been living in the Taoist temple. He has lived in the Ping An Temple for a long time, and she has never seen any musical instruments such as qin or pipa there.If a Taoist nun knows this, and she has read "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" before...
"Neither of them," Xu Qingqing said flatly, "It's Suona."
For a moment, the hall was quiet.
Suona?Did they hear correctly?Princess Yan said that she can suona! ?
I have never seen any lady from a family learn this kind of musical instrument. This suona is usually played in folk opera or during weddings and funerals. It takes a lot of effort to play, and some men can't learn it.Moreover, this woman puffed her cheeks to blow, which was really inappropriate in terms of demeanor.
"When I was young, I learned from a good friend of Master's that there are few incense sticks, and there is often a shortage of money and food. Therefore, when I heard that someone had a happy event, I went to blow it a few times to join in the fun, and asked for a few pennies by the way, so that my sisters You can have a bite of steamed bread.”
What if the talent is not mainstream enough?Rely on selling miserably, show feelings, first pull up a wave of sympathy, and stand on the moral high ground, no one will dare to laugh at you casually.
"Although this child was unfortunate and miserable when he was young, he was always kind and kind. It really makes people like it and feel distressed." Empress Ma's eyes turned red, and she turned to the emperor to recall their husband and wife's life among the people.
The emperor was originally from a noble family, so he was naturally familiar with the suona, and he even tried playing it once in the past.Therefore, not only would he not dislike Xu Qingqing's ability to suona, but he also felt very kind.
"This makes me really want to hear a passage." The emperor said with emotion.
Concerned about poor posture, a screen was set up.
When the suona sounded, the song was small, the tune was loud, and the pitch soared to the sky. After that, the sound was uninterrupted and long, almost in one go.
Listening to this song, the emperor couldn't help but think of all the hard work he had done since he was young. There are high-pitched vigor, the joy of winning a big victory and dominating the world, and the sorrow of suffering and suffering and losing his brother. He even thought of the period in his hometown in Fengyang. The time of being young and suffering but carefree.
After the song was finished, the emperor came back to his senses after a long time, and immediately asked Xu Qingqing: "Good song, what's its name?"
""Return to the Native" was written for the teacher who taught suona." Xu Qingqing couldn't tell the emperor that it was a modern piece, but it was true that the original owner knew how to play suona.Speaking of which, she really has a lot of similarities with the original owner. They are both orphans, both study medicine, and know suona...
The emperor murmured his name, no wonder he felt that way, "Okay, very good, very good!"
He even praised three different levels of goodness, which shows that His Majesty the Emperor really likes this suona sonata by Princess Yan.From the evaluation alone, it can be known that the talents presented by the Crown Princess and the two concubines just now are far less pleasing to His Majesty than Princess Yan.
What is high?What is elegant?
Gao is what His Majesty likes, and Ya is what His Majesty likes, who dares to say it's wrong!
Everyone echoed the emperor's words one after another, with praises one after another.
The reason why Xu Qingqing chose this song "Returning Home in Brocade" was precisely because the emperor sent three princes to Fengyang to practice.From this, it can be deduced that the emperor did not forget his roots and loved to remember and homesick. As long as he catered to his key hobby of the old man, he would not embarrass King Yan even if he played the suona.
The emperor was very happy, so he wanted to reward Xu Qingqing a lot.
Zhu Di immediately said to Xu Qingqing: "Don't you like the red plum outside Chunhe Palace? You can just take this opportunity to ask for it."
Xu Qingqing realized it when he and Zhu Di looked at each other, and immediately nodded in agreement.
She showed her talents together with the Crown Princess, Qin Wangfei, and Jin Wangfei. The special praise was already enough to make people jealous. If she received another generous reward, there would be even more commotion.Although she likes the valuable treasure bestowed by the emperor very much, it is not good to be too popular.
"Your Majesty, that red plum tree is so beautiful, can my daughter-in-law do it?" Xu Qingqing asked cautiously.
Sure enough, she was a silly girl who wanted an ordinary plum tree, and she was so cautious.
The emperor immediately agreed with a smile, and specially ordered that the plum trees in the palace be chosen by Princess Yan.
A palace banquet of intrigue finally came to an end when the New Year approached.
When she left the palace in the second year of junior high school, Xu Qingqing made unremitting efforts to inquire, and found out the reason why Chang Mingzhu loved Zhu Di from Zhu Di's unclear memory.
When she met Chang Mingzhu outside the hall that night, she noticed that Chang Mingzhu had special feelings for Mei.It just so happened that the emperor asked her to dig any plum tree in the palace. Xu Qingqing deliberately dug away the plum tree in the corner of the "story" between Chang Mingzhu and Zhu Di, in addition to the one in the Spring Palace.
On the way back, Xu Qingqing sat in the car and yawned sleepily. She stayed up late on New Year's Eve and had dinner parties during the Spring Festival. She really didn't sleep well in the past two days in the palace.Xu Qingqing drooped her head with her eyes closed, her body swaying with the carriage.Zhu Di saw that her head was about to bump against the ceiling from time to time, so he grabbed her and hugged her.
Xu Qingqing glanced up at Zhu Di in a daze, as if she was too sleepy to use her brain, she fell asleep immediately in Zhu Di's arms.
At the same time, Chang Mingzhu's eyes were red, in the corner of the wall behind Rouyi Hall, frantically looking at the earth pit that hadn't been filled in time.
"Where is the plum tree, who dug it up?"
After learning that it was Xu Qingqing who did it, Chang Mingzhu hated her so much that her back molars were almost shattered, tears fell one by one...
After Xu Qingqing returned to the mansion, the servants asked how to arrange the two plum trees dug from the palace.
"The one in the Palace of Spring Harmony should be planted in the backyard. The tree in the Palace of Rouyi—" Xu Qingqing paused, then looked at Zhu Di beside her, "I didn't survive!"
Zhu Di glanced at Xu Qingqing coldly, and told her that this move was boring.When leaving with his back to Xu Qingqing, Zhu Di couldn't help curling the corner of his mouth and snorting.
On the third day of the next day, Xu Qingqing returned home.
As soon as she arrived at Wei Guogong, Xu Da immediately told her happily that his "adopted daughter" and Juan's "marriage" had been settled.
Because it is a concubine, you don't need to go through too many steps.Out of the dignity of taking care of Wei Guogong's mansion, the Hu family gave a generous gift, which can be regarded as a special gift for a concubine.On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the man was carried directly into the Prime Minister's Mansion in a small sedan chair and walked through the back door.
"They also seriously emphasized to me to go through the back door, fuck them, I don't care even if I'm a running dog!" Xu Da patted his legs and laughed non-stop.
This action immediately won the sympathy of the empress, and at the same time, it also greatly satisfied the emotional needs of Princess Jin who wanted Xu Qingqing to make a fool of herself.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Xi and Zhu Yan urged Zhu Di to accept Luozi.
"The fourth sibling's skills are indeed ugly, but it's rare to have a sincere heart."
The fourth younger brother will probably give the fourth younger sibling face and reluctantly accept Luozi.But it won't be sincere, and it will be lost as soon as you turn your head.This is a good time to catch him. He will be ordered to keep an eye on him in a short while. If he dislikes that Luozi, he will be exposed in front of his father and mother.
Zhu Di watched Xu Qingqing's small movements with a cold face, and then stopped her retracting hand, and pulled out the surprisingly ugly net in her hand.
Xu Qingqing expected that Zhu Di would definitely give her face, but as a human being, she couldn't push herself too far.She was busy pouring wine for him, and smiled at him gratefully.
"Make it better next time." After Zhu Di finished speaking, he put the Luozi into his arms.
This almost shocked the jaws of Zhu Chen, Zhu Fan and Xie Shi who were watching the excitement.That's right, it's in your arms?Isn't it just perfunctory, stuffing it in the sleeve casually?
The fourth brother, Congmin, might have noticed that everyone wants to see him lively, so he deliberately pays attention to details.Yes, it must be so, he is acting.
Xu Qingqing's sequelae of color sickness have not disappeared, so the eyes she looks at Zhu Di at this moment are instinctively full of admiration and lust-like enthusiasm, without any trace of pretense.Being looked down on like this seems to be an expression of her endless gratitude for Zhu Di accepting her ugly wife.
The emperor and empress occupy high positions and have countless people.The way the four daughters-in-law looked at the fourth child, they could tell at a glance that they were sincere, so they were particularly satisfied.This is what a husband and wife should look like if they are deeply affectionate and raise their eyebrows together.
The empress couldn't help but look at the other three married sons. The eldest husband and wife respected each other as guests, but they were too conscious of etiquette. The husband and wife acted as if they followed the rules.Let alone the second couple, the second daughter-in-law was timid and never dared to say a word to the second child, and the two rarely communicated.The third daughter-in-law is very enthusiastic about the third child, and tries her best to please her, but she is a thoughtful person, and she has already annoyed the third child.
In comparison, only the fourth daughter-in-law, who was born in the countryside, was the most lovable because of her innocence.This child must be good, otherwise how could the cold fourth child have changed so much in a short period of time because of her.
"In the past two years, the temper of the fourth child has become weaker and weaker. It has made the concubines worry about being too cold and heartless. Fortunately, it is different now." Empress Ma said to the emperor with relief.
The emperor glanced at Zhu Di and Xu Qingqing again, raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly on purpose, "Well, it's different, see? I just brought some food for my wife."
Empress Ma looked over, and sure enough, she saw Xu Qingqing was eating chicken wings with her head down. Although she was gnawing on something with bones, her appearance was not ugly at all.This etiquette is correct, it can be seen that she has learned the rules and manners by heart.
The chatter of the emperor and empress, as well as Zhu Di's action of picking up vegetables, all attracted the attention of the people present.
Seeing that Zhu Di and his wife started again, Zhu Yan subconsciously avoided watching.Come on, he thought too much just now, and the fourth brother really accepted the ugly meat, otherwise he would not take the initiative to serve the fourth brother and sister at this moment.
It's really endless, he was blinded by the view of peace, now he comes to the palace for a banquet, the father, the queen and the queen are all there, these two people can't stop, the love is endless.
Zhu Xi suddenly felt a little envious, glanced at Princess Qin beside him from the corner of his eye, and his face immediately turned cold.
At this time, Chang Mingzhu, who was sitting behind the prince and princess, had already seen Zhu Di and Xu Qingqing getting along with each other.From the beginning to the end, she did not miss every subtle movement and reaction.
At first, when King Yan accepted Luozi, she could still comfort herself, but it was just because of the situation, Lord Yan had to give his wife face.But when Xu took the initiative to pick up the food, Xu's reaction of eating it directly hurt her eyes completely.Obviously, this is not the first time that King Yan has served her food, and Mrs. Xu has gotten used to it!
Chang Mingzhu pursed her lips tightly, staring at the stewed chicken on her table with hatred.She suddenly rummaged through the plate with chopsticks, but couldn't find half a piece of chicken wing for a while, so she was so angry that she poked the chicken in the bowl with chopsticks, as if the chicken had a grudge against her.
With the sound of playing music and singing and dancing, the hall became more and more lively.
At this time, most people would not pay special attention to the location of Chang Mingzhu.Xu Qingqing can't be an ordinary person, after all, the other party is the one who intends to kill her. She has been secretly observing Chang Mingzhu, and glances at it when she is free.
She found that her guess was right, as long as she and Yan Wang showed affection, Chang Mingzhu would hate her so much that she would not let go of chicken.
Zhu Di noticed Xu Qingqing's small movements, and said to her in a low voice: "I'm in the East Palace, so it's inconvenient to attack, so I'll solve it when I have the chance."
"So heartless?"
Xu Qingqing didn't expect that Zhu Di would be so decisive in dealing with the princess's sister, the orphan of a meritorious official, without any fear at all.
He avenged her, but she scolded him for being ruthless.
Zhu Di glanced at Xu Qingqing speechlessly, didn't bother to pay any attention to her, and chatted with Zhu Xi at the next table.
Xu Qingqing didn't care about Zhu Di ignoring herself, and ate and drank happily by herself.The emperor and empress are still simple, even if it is a palace banquet, there are no extravagant dishes, and most of them are home-cooked dishes.Although the dishes are not so delicate, but after all, the chefs in the palace are skilled and delicious.In fact, it is this kind of home-cooked food that makes people feel full.
After a while, Xu Qingqing noticed that Chang Mingzhu was looking at her again, and she immediately poked Zhu Di's arm quietly with her index finger.
Since Chang Mingzhu has hated chicken enough, let her add another piece of pork.
Zhu Di looked back at Xu Qingqing.
"I want to eat meatballs." Xu Qingqing glanced at the dish on his side, which was closer to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di picked up his chopsticks and put a meatball for Xu Qingqing into the bowl.
After Xu Qingqing thanked her in a low voice, she started her own performance when Zhu Di focused on talking to Zhu Xi again.
She inserted the tip of a chopstick into the meatball, and then slowly picked up the meatball, like admiring some jewelry, looked at it for a while, smelled it again, and then slowly brought the meatball to her mouth. Xiaodi took a bite, and the corners of his mouth curled up, with a happy look on his face.
That's the end?Of course it's not over!
After Xu Qingqing took a small bite of the meatball, she sneaked a peek at Zhu Di, and then took a second bite. This went back and forth twenty times before she completely finished a meatball with a head the size of a glutinous rice ball.
When Chang Mingzhu saw this scene, her hands trembled uncontrollably, which was disrespectful. She had to put down her chopsticks and clasped her hands tightly.But his eyes were fixed on the meatball on his table, wishing he could drop it on the spot, trample it to pieces, and sweep it away for the dog to eat.
The princess accidentally glanced at her younger sister, seeing her staring at the meatballs in a daze, she thought that this girl was used to restraint, wanted to eat but had scruples due to the occasion.The princess couldn't help laughing, motioned for the servants to serve, and personally took one of the meatballs on the table and gave it to Chang Mingzhu.This is regarded as the "reward" of the princess, she has to eat it, so there is no need to be "polite".
When Chang Mingzhu saw the meatballs sent by her elder sister, her expression froze. After looking at the princess, she had to force a smile to express her thanks.
She was bound to eat this meatball.
Chang Mingzhu felt as uncomfortable staring at the meatball as if she was going to die. When the princess looked at her again, she had to pick up the meatball and take a bite, which tasted like chewing wax.
Just after she took two bites, suddenly another gaze shot over.After Chang Mingzhu felt Xu Qingqing's unfriendly gaze, she looked back generously.According to Chang Mingzhu's reaction, the princess followed Chang Mingzhu's gaze and looked at Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing recruited the palace servants and "rewarded" Chang Mingzhu with a meatball.
"I see that she likes to eat very much. It is time to grow her body, so she should eat more." Xu Qingqing expressed her concern to the princess kindly.
Crown Princess Chang thanked Xu Qingqing with a busy smile. She was naturally happy that the fourth sibling was so careful and took special care of her younger sister.
Out of jealousy, Mrs. Xie would always pay attention to Xu Qingqing from time to time.Seeing that she rewarded Chang Mingzhu meatballs and seemed to want to win over the princess by taking care of her younger sister, how could she bear it.If she gets along well with her sister-in-law, wouldn't it be more beautiful.Unwilling to be left behind, Mrs. Xie also rewarded Chang Mingzhu with a meatball.
After Qin Wangfei noticed this, she naturally couldn't be the only one left behind, so she also rewarded Chang Mingzhu with a meatball.So Chang Mingzhu swallowed one meatball with difficulty while trying to vomit, and saw three more meatballs on her table in a blink of an eye, and she had the heart to kill with a knife.
This must have been done on purpose by Princess Yan. Xu suddenly asked about the mandala flower in front of the princess before, indicating that she might have found the pollen on the whisk.Originally, she thought that there was a big sister standing in front of her, but Princess Yan probably never thought it would be her.But now as soon as the meatballs were delivered, Chang Mingzhu immediately realized that Princess Yan understood everything.
Chang Mingzhu panicked in fear, but she was not afraid that Princess Yan would expose herself.Before arranging all of this, she had already thought of all the possibilities and arranged the escape route, so there would be no problem.Besides, since the other party has endured it until now and has not disclosed it, they intend to endure it.
What Chang Mingzhu was afraid of was that King Yan knew about this. If Princess Yan told him all this, what would King Yan think of her?
Chang Mingzhu suddenly felt sad, and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Why are you crying so much?" The Crown Princess cared about Chang Mingzhu with great distress.
At this time, a dance just ended, and the prince also asked questions, and everyone just happened to hear clearly, and they all looked at Chang Mingzhu.
Chang Mingzhu hurriedly wiped away her tears, and knelt down to plead guilty, "Mingzhu likes to eat meatballs, the elder sister and all the concubines gave them meatballs to care for Mingzhu, Mingzhu was moved and couldn't hold back her tears for a while. If you spoil your majesty and empress's interest, Mingzhu is guilty!"
King Kaiping was one of the founding feats of the country. He died suddenly in the army because he was ordered to make a northern expedition to the Central Plains.Therefore, in the emperor's heart, there is always a memory and guilt for King Kaiping, and Chang Mingzhu's appearance is really carved out of the same mold as King Kaiping.So every time the emperor sees Chang Mingzhu, he feels a little love in his heart.
The emperor asked Chang Mingzhu to get up quickly, and told her to eat meatballs if she liked, and the palace would not miss her two bites.Comforting the orphans of meritorious officials is what the royal family should do, and the emperor praised the daughters-in-law for doing the right thing.
This Crown Princess is Chang Mingzhu's eldest sister, it's normal to care about her, it's rare for the fourth daughter-in-law to be so considerate, and it should be credited.The emperor couldn't help but rate Xu Qingqing another level in his heart.
After Chang Mingzhu held back her anger and thanked her, she had to eat all the three meatballs that were rewarded on the table.For her, this was really an incomparable torture.She was already panicking with vomiting, but now the more she forced herself to eat harder, the more she resisted instinctively, it was disgusting.
When I finally ate the last one, my stomach churns, and what I swallowed has already vomited into my throat.On such an occasion, if she vomited it out in public, she would never raise her head in the palace again in this life.Chang Mingzhu had no choice but to swallow it back.
When the music sounded again, Chang Mingzhu escaped from the hall in embarrassment under the pretext of being respectful.
"Sister Chang, are you okay? I just saw that you don't look very well." Xu Qingqing came out after her, and she wasn't afraid to confront Chang Mingzhu hard.She is the one with higher status, so why should she hold back on purpose.
Chang Mingzhu turned her head to see Xu Qingqing again, she was surprised, but her hatred inevitably resurfaced, and she couldn't help thinking of the meatball she had to swallow just now.
vomit--
Chang Mingzhu couldn't hold back, turned around and vomited.
Xu Qingqing took a step back and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
"Sister Chang, do you feel sick seeing me?" Xu Qingqing sighed, then turned around to avoid this dirty scene.
Chang Mingzhu went to clean the room to rinse her mouth, and after tidying up, she had to apologize to Xu Qingqing.She saw Xu Qingqing standing on her way back, and knew that she was waiting for her on purpose.
Chang Mingzhu gritted her teeth and knelt on the ground, apologizing for her offense just now with a blunt expression.
The palace servants accompanying Chang Mingzhu also apologized, and explained on behalf of Chang Mingzhu: "Miss Chang San just had a meal because she was in a hurry, please forgive me, Princess Yan!"
Xu Qingqing smiled generously, "It was just a joke, don't take it seriously, get up quickly."
Everyone waited for Xie En to get up.
Zhu Di came over at this moment.
Xu Qingqing immediately walked quickly to meet Zhu Di, and quietly grabbed Zhu Di's sleeve.
"My lord, Sister Chang vomited just now." Xu Qingqing said affectionately to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di couldn't help laughing at her attitude of "victorious in the battle of meatballs and a villain's success".
childish woman.
"Is it cold?" Zhu Di took the cloak from the palace man and put it on Xu Qingqing.
"Hands are a bit cold." Xu Qingqing demanded aggressively.
Zhu Di held Xu Qingqing's hand and pulled Xu Qingqing away.From the beginning to the end, Zhu Di never looked at Chang Mingzhu, and treated her like nothing.
Chang Mingzhu bowed her head deeply, her body was shaking like a sieve, her nails dug hard into the flesh of her palm.It would be better for King Yan to give her a disgusted look, or to sneer and scold her, than to ignore her completely now.
She could explain everything, if he was willing to confront him.But he said everything, didn't show anything, he didn't even look at her from the corner of his eye.The rhetoric she had prepared in her heart was not allowed to be used.
However, this was the indifference that King Yan always had towards outsiders. Whether he knew it or not, whether he hated himself or not, Chang Mingzhu couldn't even speculate accurately.
Is it because he treats Princess Yan so differently because she is Princess Yan and his wife?Then if she became his wife, would he—
Chang Mingzhu slowly raised her head, only staring at Zhu Di's leaving back. She has a slender figure, broad shoulders, and a straight back... If she hugs her from behind, it will definitely make people feel at ease.
Chang Mingzhu lingered irritably in the same place, constantly reassuring herself to calm down, and she must not think too much at this time.Regardless of whether King Yan knew about it or not, since he didn't tell the truth, it should be assumed that he didn't know.The days are still long, there is no rush for this moment.She will slowly prove to him her 'innocence', as long as Mrs. Xu becomes a villain, everything she said will become evil, and no one will believe it.
Hong Yuan is Chang Mingzhu's big servant girl, and she is the only one who knows about her girl's love for King Yan.Hongyuan grabbed Chang Mingzhu and advised her not to think about it anymore.Seeing that King Yan and Princess Yan are deeply in love as husband and wife, how could anyone else have a chance.Besides, with the identity of their family's young lady, it is absolutely impossible to go to Yan Wang's mansion as a wife or other concubine.Now I can only persuade my daughter to stop thinking about it as soon as possible.
Chang Mingzhu didn't want to hear Hong Yuan's words at all, so she told her to shut up, and just followed behind quietly.
Chang Mingzhu walked under the plum tree in two or three steps, and gently stroked the blooming plum blossoms on the branches.She still remembers that when she was six years old, when she was bullied and scolded as ugly by the palace people and hid in the corner of the wall outside the Hall of Rites and cried, it was Prince Yan who suddenly appeared, wiped away her tears, and gave her a branch of plum blossom in the corner.
He said that other people's opinions are not that important, and the beauty and ugliness of his appearance are not that important.
The cold plum in the corner is secretly bitter, and will eventually meet someone who appreciates it, and she is the same.
That was the first time she spoke to King Yan, and it was also the first time she was so close to him and had skin-to-skin contact with him.For an unknown number of days and nights later, she was reminiscing and feeling the feeling of his warm fingers wiping away her tears.
In the next two years, if she was in trouble again, she would go to King Yan secretly.The young man is as graceful as jade, extremely intelligent, thoughtful, and can always wake up the foolish her with a single word.She took him as an example and was familiar with classics and history books, hoping that one day she could be as eloquent as him and be his confidant and friend.
Later, when she was eight years old, she was taboo against men and women, so she could no longer wander around the palace looking for him.After the death of Concubine Qi, he was even more cold as ice, he almost didn't pay attention to anyone, and he didn't have close contact with anyone.
After many years, she has already become Luomei who was forgotten by him in the corner of the wall. Even though she has worked so hard to be alone all these years, she still hasn't gotten his attention.
On the day she heard the news that His Majesty had bestowed a marriage on King Yan, Chang Mingzhu seemed to have been hit by a bolt from the blue, and immediately wanted to seek death.Later, when she took out the scissors and wanted to simply insert them into her heart.She suddenly thought that she was not even afraid of death, why didn't she give it a go?
She must firmly believe that she is the lonely and dark plum blossom in the corner, and that one day King Yan will see her.
In fact, she is obviously worthy of King Yan in terms of identity, but because of the age gap, she is doomed to miss King Yan.But this matter is not impossible to change. If Princess Yan has gone for a year or two, it is time for her to discuss marriage. As long as she asks the prince's brother-in-law for help, she will definitely have the opportunity to become the step-concubine of King Yan.So she just put mandala pollen on the dust whisk, and killed people immediately without any other strong poison. The purpose was to let Princess Yan die slowly.
……
Before Xu Qingqing returned to the main hall, she thanked Zhu Di for coming as soon as she was called, and for giving her the cloak in person.
"There are so many things, why bother." Zhu Di naturally knew that Xu Qingqing's move was for the sake of the everlasting pearl, and in his opinion, there was no need to waste time on things that could be solved with a single blow.
Xu Qingqing: "I stimulated her like this. First, I meant to vent my anger. I want her to have a hard time from now on. Second, I want her to show her flaws when she commits a crime in a fit of rage. If the prince directly sends someone to deal with it If I lose her, I'm afraid that "the wind will leave traces", and I will cause trouble for myself. Besides, after she dies like that, she will definitely cause tears and regrets for many people, but is she worthy? She only deserves what she deserves, and everyone knows her. Spit on her."
Zhu Di chuckled, and didn't have time to chat with Xu Qingqing in detail, so he immediately took Xu Qingqing back to the palace, and they couldn't be absent for too long.
After Xu Qingqing took a sip of wine to drive away the cold, she started to move her chopsticks to continue eating delicious food, and then found that two more chicken wings had been added to her bowl.
Xu Qingqing was very happy when eating, but she always felt that something was wrong.Then she realized, how could the stewed chicken on their table have three wings?
After Xu Qingqing finished eating the two chicken wings, she watched Zhu Di put another chicken wing into her bowl.
Xu Qingqing: "..." Four!
She saw it clearly this time. On the surface of the plate were stewed chicken nuggets, and there were all kinds of parts.But when King Yan clamps the chicken wings, it is from the bottom of the chicken nuggets.In other words, at least four chicken wings were hidden under the stewed chicken nuggets.
Xu Qingqing looked at the new chicken wings in the bowl with a complex expression, wondering if this was a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement?King Yan would be so careful and kind that he would even make special arrangements for the palace banquet because she loves chicken wings?
It's so touching. A vulgar woman like her is the easiest to be moved by such small details.
Xu Qingqing looked at Zhu Di with shining eyes, and when she was about to say something, Zhu Di spoke first.
"These palace people are used to please."
Xu Qingqing blinked, and it turned out that some palace servants found out that they like to eat chicken wings, so they deliberately curry favor with them.But why?Why did the palace people make a special case for them?
"Father asked me to check the Twelve Prisons."
The Twelve Supervisors include the Supervisor of Rituals, the Supervisor of Internal Officials, the Supervisor of Imperial Use, and the Supervisor of Divisions. Simply put, they are equivalent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty, responsible for all court affairs.
Xu Qingqing understood, and continued to eat her chicken wings with peace of mind.
Well, she was moved in vain.
At the time of Zizi, when the singing and dancing stopped, Mrs. Xie suddenly performed, and wanted to play a piece of her own composition for the emperor and empress to listen to.
The melody is leisurely but cheerful. Sitting behind the zither, Xie's slender fingers dance gracefully on the zither, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Xu Qingqing also noticed that when Zhu Bian heard his wife playing this song, he closed his eyes enjoying it, and played his fingers rhythmically on the table, but he played it a little faster.
At the end of the song, Mrs. Xie was praised by both the emperor and empress, and she was given a reward.
Asked about the name of the song, Xie hurriedly said that the song was indeed composed for today's festival celebration, but he hadn't thought of a good name yet, so he asked the emperor to give it a name later.
The emperor was most willing to name this kind of thing, and said happily: "The lyrics and music are cheerful, for the joy of celebrating the new year, so let's call it "Xi Sui"."
"This name is nice and suitable for the scene. Thank you, Your Majesty Father, for giving me the name."
After Xie finished speaking, she knelt down to thank the gift again. After getting up, she suddenly turned to look at Xu Qingqing.
This glance immediately made Xu Qingqing realize that something was wrong. Sure enough, the next moment Xie asked Xu Qingqing if she knew the rhythm and would like to learn to play the piano. If she wanted, she could teach her in the future.
Empress Ma immediately frowned.But the emperor couldn't see the women's careful thinking, and thought that the sisters-in-law were in harmony, so he watched the two of them talking with a smile.
"I do understand the rhythm." Xu Qingqing said, "But I'm clumsy and clumsy, so I'm not suitable for learning to play the piano."
Xu Qingqing would not give Mrs. Xie the opportunity to be her master. If this matter is registered with the empress, Mrs. Xie will definitely use this as a raft to control her in the future.
"I saw that my brother and sister have also grown a pair of thin and slender hands, which look better than mine. How could it be inappropriate?" Mrs. Xie was not forgiving.
"It's powerful." Zhu Di interjected.
Empress Ma couldn't help laughing, "That's right, we all do farm work with strong hands."
Queen Ma can also play the piano, but at this time she declared that she and Xu Qingqing were classified as 'we do farm work', obviously she was on Xu Qingqing's side.
Zhu Bing frowned and stared at Xie Shi, thinking she was troublesome.
"Is this also a good intention, thinking that the fourth sibling wants to learn." Xie said with a smile, then skipped the matter and praised Qin Wangfei for playing the pipa well.
The emperor was in high spirits, so Princess Qin had no choice but to perform, and the emperor also praised and rewarded her.
When Qin Wangfei was thanking her, she always upheld her humble attitude, saying that she was a clumsy skill, far inferior to the talents of the Crown Princess and Jin Wangfei.So Xie took advantage of the situation and praised how beautiful the sound of the flute played by the Crown Princess was.
Xu Qingqing would be a fool if she didn't understand Xie's purpose after hearing this.Sure enough, the situation developed to the point where the princess also showed her talents.
While listening to the princess playing the flute, she picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"Don't worry about it," Zhu Di said.
Xu Qingqing turned her head and glanced at him, "The lord gave me face just now, how can I embarrass the lord at this time."
Most people only look at the appearance and the result, and the result is that other royal daughter-in-laws have shown their talents, but you, Princess Yan, are the only ones who can't do it. As expected, a mud-legged person from the countryside can only be ashamed in a serious scene.
Not to mention that among the people present, there was Mrs. Xie who deliberately targeted her, and Chang Mingzhu who was eager to kill her.As long as these two people have any clues about her, they will definitely want to slander her vigorously.
A wife's decency is a man's face, and if she makes a fool of herself, King Yan will also lose face and be ridiculed.This ridicule is not the harmless joke of giving Chou Luozi before, it is a serious ridicule.
"Since the sister-in-laws have all contributed their talents, the daughter-in-law is not too far behind." Xu Qingqing stood up and said after the crown princess received the award.
Empress Ma hurriedly said: "It's just for fun, don't worry about it. After eating the salted goose eggs that you suggested to make, they still don't know how to do it."
The emperor also responded with a smile at this time, only to realize that the four daughters-in-law were a little sad because they had no talent to show.She was living outside since she was a child, and she didn't have the opportunity to learn these things, but it wasn't her fault.
"Just now I heard from my younger brother and sister that they know a little bit of rhythm, so could it be that they also know some musical instruments?" After seeing the emperor, Mrs. Xie was covering up for Xu Qingqing and hurriedly disturbed the situation.
"It's not a meeting, it's nothing compared to sister-in-laws." Xu Qingqing hesitated slightly.
"Oh, what's the point of being polite, we are all a family, we can still laugh at you. I don't know what kind of musical instrument my younger brother and sister are good at, is it flute, qin or pipa?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, and stared at Xu Qingqing. He was also very curious about what Xu Qingqing would do.She was born in the countryside and has been living in the Taoist temple. He has lived in the Ping An Temple for a long time, and she has never seen any musical instruments such as qin or pipa there.If a Taoist nun knows this, and she has read "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" before...
"Neither of them," Xu Qingqing said flatly, "It's Suona."
For a moment, the hall was quiet.
Suona?Did they hear correctly?Princess Yan said that she can suona! ?
I have never seen any lady from a family learn this kind of musical instrument. This suona is usually played in folk opera or during weddings and funerals. It takes a lot of effort to play, and some men can't learn it.Moreover, this woman puffed her cheeks to blow, which was really inappropriate in terms of demeanor.
"When I was young, I learned from a good friend of Master's that there are few incense sticks, and there is often a shortage of money and food. Therefore, when I heard that someone had a happy event, I went to blow it a few times to join in the fun, and asked for a few pennies by the way, so that my sisters You can have a bite of steamed bread.”
What if the talent is not mainstream enough?Rely on selling miserably, show feelings, first pull up a wave of sympathy, and stand on the moral high ground, no one will dare to laugh at you casually.
"Although this child was unfortunate and miserable when he was young, he was always kind and kind. It really makes people like it and feel distressed." Empress Ma's eyes turned red, and she turned to the emperor to recall their husband and wife's life among the people.
The emperor was originally from a noble family, so he was naturally familiar with the suona, and he even tried playing it once in the past.Therefore, not only would he not dislike Xu Qingqing's ability to suona, but he also felt very kind.
"This makes me really want to hear a passage." The emperor said with emotion.
Concerned about poor posture, a screen was set up.
When the suona sounded, the song was small, the tune was loud, and the pitch soared to the sky. After that, the sound was uninterrupted and long, almost in one go.
Listening to this song, the emperor couldn't help but think of all the hard work he had done since he was young. There are high-pitched vigor, the joy of winning a big victory and dominating the world, and the sorrow of suffering and suffering and losing his brother. He even thought of the period in his hometown in Fengyang. The time of being young and suffering but carefree.
After the song was finished, the emperor came back to his senses after a long time, and immediately asked Xu Qingqing: "Good song, what's its name?"
""Return to the Native" was written for the teacher who taught suona." Xu Qingqing couldn't tell the emperor that it was a modern piece, but it was true that the original owner knew how to play suona.Speaking of which, she really has a lot of similarities with the original owner. They are both orphans, both study medicine, and know suona...
The emperor murmured his name, no wonder he felt that way, "Okay, very good, very good!"
He even praised three different levels of goodness, which shows that His Majesty the Emperor really likes this suona sonata by Princess Yan.From the evaluation alone, it can be known that the talents presented by the Crown Princess and the two concubines just now are far less pleasing to His Majesty than Princess Yan.
What is high?What is elegant?
Gao is what His Majesty likes, and Ya is what His Majesty likes, who dares to say it's wrong!
Everyone echoed the emperor's words one after another, with praises one after another.
The reason why Xu Qingqing chose this song "Returning Home in Brocade" was precisely because the emperor sent three princes to Fengyang to practice.From this, it can be deduced that the emperor did not forget his roots and loved to remember and homesick. As long as he catered to his key hobby of the old man, he would not embarrass King Yan even if he played the suona.
The emperor was very happy, so he wanted to reward Xu Qingqing a lot.
Zhu Di immediately said to Xu Qingqing: "Don't you like the red plum outside Chunhe Palace? You can just take this opportunity to ask for it."
Xu Qingqing realized it when he and Zhu Di looked at each other, and immediately nodded in agreement.
She showed her talents together with the Crown Princess, Qin Wangfei, and Jin Wangfei. The special praise was already enough to make people jealous. If she received another generous reward, there would be even more commotion.Although she likes the valuable treasure bestowed by the emperor very much, it is not good to be too popular.
"Your Majesty, that red plum tree is so beautiful, can my daughter-in-law do it?" Xu Qingqing asked cautiously.
Sure enough, she was a silly girl who wanted an ordinary plum tree, and she was so cautious.
The emperor immediately agreed with a smile, and specially ordered that the plum trees in the palace be chosen by Princess Yan.
A palace banquet of intrigue finally came to an end when the New Year approached.
When she left the palace in the second year of junior high school, Xu Qingqing made unremitting efforts to inquire, and found out the reason why Chang Mingzhu loved Zhu Di from Zhu Di's unclear memory.
When she met Chang Mingzhu outside the hall that night, she noticed that Chang Mingzhu had special feelings for Mei.It just so happened that the emperor asked her to dig any plum tree in the palace. Xu Qingqing deliberately dug away the plum tree in the corner of the "story" between Chang Mingzhu and Zhu Di, in addition to the one in the Spring Palace.
On the way back, Xu Qingqing sat in the car and yawned sleepily. She stayed up late on New Year's Eve and had dinner parties during the Spring Festival. She really didn't sleep well in the past two days in the palace.Xu Qingqing drooped her head with her eyes closed, her body swaying with the carriage.Zhu Di saw that her head was about to bump against the ceiling from time to time, so he grabbed her and hugged her.
Xu Qingqing glanced up at Zhu Di in a daze, as if she was too sleepy to use her brain, she fell asleep immediately in Zhu Di's arms.
At the same time, Chang Mingzhu's eyes were red, in the corner of the wall behind Rouyi Hall, frantically looking at the earth pit that hadn't been filled in time.
"Where is the plum tree, who dug it up?"
After learning that it was Xu Qingqing who did it, Chang Mingzhu hated her so much that her back molars were almost shattered, tears fell one by one...
After Xu Qingqing returned to the mansion, the servants asked how to arrange the two plum trees dug from the palace.
"The one in the Palace of Spring Harmony should be planted in the backyard. The tree in the Palace of Rouyi—" Xu Qingqing paused, then looked at Zhu Di beside her, "I didn't survive!"
Zhu Di glanced at Xu Qingqing coldly, and told her that this move was boring.When leaving with his back to Xu Qingqing, Zhu Di couldn't help curling the corner of his mouth and snorting.
On the third day of the next day, Xu Qingqing returned home.
As soon as she arrived at Wei Guogong, Xu Da immediately told her happily that his "adopted daughter" and Juan's "marriage" had been settled.
Because it is a concubine, you don't need to go through too many steps.Out of the dignity of taking care of Wei Guogong's mansion, the Hu family gave a generous gift, which can be regarded as a special gift for a concubine.On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the man was carried directly into the Prime Minister's Mansion in a small sedan chair and walked through the back door.
"They also seriously emphasized to me to go through the back door, fuck them, I don't care even if I'm a running dog!" Xu Da patted his legs and laughed non-stop.
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