[Qing Chuan] Gongdou system of black lotus

The Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is coming soon.

Thanks to Gu Qianqian, the chefs who have been suffering for a long time finally handed over a satisfactory answer.

At least when those vegetarian dishes were brought to the table, neither the Empress Dowager nor Qianlong showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

"This vegetarian chicken is really strange. How can vegetarian food still taste like meat, which tastes almost the same as chicken?" Prince He Hongzhou said after tasting a chopstick of vegetarian chicken in surprise.

The queen mother smiled and said: "This is all the emperor's idea. The Ai family also thinks that these dishes are good and simple. Now that the common people are living in a difficult situation, we have to set an example and let the civil and military officials be diligent and thrifty." .”

Simpler?Hong Zhou almost laughed out loud, although he didn't know how these vegetarian dishes were made, but since he was a child, he was well-clothed and his tongue was particularly tricky, he was a complete old man, he knew the ingredients used in these vegetarian dishes were not good as soon as he tasted them. Ordinarily, I am afraid that making a real roast chicken is much simpler than making this plain roast chicken, but he will not be so stupid as to tell the truth.

There are so many clan members attending the palace banquet tonight, it's possible that other people can't taste the tricks in these dishes, but they didn't say anything, why should he be a villain in vain.

"What the Empress Dowager said is very true. From now on, my son will also save money, just like you." Hong Zhou said with a smile.

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face was even wider, she glanced at the crab meatballs on Hong Zhou's table, she had used up a lot, then pointed to her own dish on the table, and said to Nanny Chen: "This dish is for Prince He. "

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Hong Zhou got up, cupped his hands and made a bow.

Seeing that the prince praised a few words and got the queen mother's reward, the others also praised today's dishes and decorations to the limit. At first, the queen mother thought it was a good idea, but she heard people praise the thoughtful preparation of today's palace banquet , the smile on her face faded a bit.In her opinion, Cai Se was filial to her by Qianlong, and if people praised Cai Se, it was tantamount to praising her.But Concubine Xian is mainly responsible for what to prepare for this arrangement, she is not happy to hear others praise Concubine Xian.

The mother-in-law who praised her hadn't reacted yet, she was still full of praise, and the other people sitting on the left and right couldn't help but sweat.

Until Concubine Gao couldn't listen anymore, she interrupted the concubine's words impatiently, with a self-confident smile on her face, she said to the queen mother: "Mother queen mother, I heard that noble Qi Jia and the others are going to There's a show, would you like to see it?"

The Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Gao with satisfaction, and finally smiled again on her old face. She looked at nobleman Qi Jia, and said, "Oh, let's see, what have you prepared?"

Only then did the concubine realize the empress dowager's displeasure, she hurriedly shut her mouth, her face was full of panic, and she didn't dare to lift her head.

The nobleman Qi Jia showed a charming smile, "The empress dowager, the slaves and others prepared a surprise, let's not reveal it, the empress dowager waits for the slaves and others to change clothes."

"Okay, okay." The Empress Dowager agreed, and she said to Qianlong with a smile: "Your Majesty Qi Jia really has a heart, the Ai family thinks she is very sensible."

Holding a wine glass in his hand, Qianlong smiled when he heard this, "Naturally, the queen's mother can't be wrong."

As long as the queen mother is not delusional, he doesn't mind giving her a little face in front of everyone, not to mention it will also help him spread his reputation of filial piety.

The rest of the promises sitting below couldn't help feeling jealous and envious of Qi Jiagui. This time it was not just Qi Jiagui who performed alone, but the Queen Mother only mentioned her. Qi Jiagui was favored more than everyone else. , after tonight, I'm afraid she will become the new favorite in the palace.

Thinking of this, several Chang Zai promised to subconsciously look at Gu Qianqian, wanting to see her expression, but saw her drinking wine contentedly, without seeming to panic at all.

Not to mention, looking at beauties under the moon is really a special experience.

Tonight the moon is shining brightly, Concubine Xian is wearing an auspicious dress, her face is thinly powdered, her lips are not smeared and her lips are red, her head is full of eyebrows, she is dressed in a very simple and elegant way, this dress looks thin and impolite to others, but But she can look extremely beautiful, like a beauty on the moon stepping into the mortal world, she really is - her waist is like a silk, her ears are like a bright moon, and she makes slender steps, which is unparalleled in the world.

All of a sudden, these Chang Zai promised to watch them fascinated, and when the sound of the jade flute sounded, they came back to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream, their faces flushed red, embarrassment and discouragement.Which one of these often promises has never heard of Concubine Xian's name before entering the palace. Most of them embraced their youthful vigor before entering the palace. , But it was not until they actually entered the palace that they knew what a real beauty is—the appearance is strong, distant and gentle, and the texture is fine and well-proportioned.

After being discouraged, watching the nobleman Qi Jia perform again, these things that were always in the minds of the promises suddenly became balanced for some reason.

Even women like them will be impressed by Concubine Xian's appearance, no matter how the noble Qi Jia behaves, they will not be able to share the same beauty with Concubine Xian.

The nobleman Qi Jia was playing the jade flute, and suddenly felt the sympathy and pity in the eyes of those people. She was puzzled, but she was playing the flute at this time, so how could she be distracted, so she suppressed her thoughts.

Gu Qianqian sipped the wine, her eyes fell on Ning Yurou.

Ning Yurou dressed up very beautifully today, a pleated skirt sprinkled with begonia red and gold, and a lilac flower on her sideburns. She was usually dressed in plain clothes, but suddenly she changed into a colorful dress, which is really amazing Surprise, at least Gu Qianqian was a little surprised.

Gu Qianqian has not intervened in Ning Yurou's affairs since she won a chance for her. Now it seems that Ning Changzai still has some tricks.

The pleated skirt dances with the sound of the jade flute, the waist rotates, the fingers are weak and boneless, the posture is elegant and graceful, like a dancing bird, more like a flower slowly blooming.

There is silence all around, only the sound of the jade flute.

The more Gu Qianqian looked at it, the more interesting she found it. Neither Mr. Suo Chuoluo nor Mr. Qi Jia seemed to be aware of Ning Changzai's threat. As the saying goes, it's better to be still than to move. The two performances of flute and painting are very elegant. But under Ning Changzai's dance, these two nobles were reduced to a foil. She dared to bet that tonight, nine and a half out of ten men here were watching Ning Chang dance.

When she thought of this, she turned her head, her eyes swept over the faces of the men calmly, Qianlong, it was so, and the prince was so, sure enough, man, huh, just as she thought of this, she inadvertently met Fucha Fu Heng's gaze.

Fucha Fu Heng was sipping wine with his head down, when he noticed that his gaze was raised and met Gu Qianqian's gaze.

Neither of them planned to look away first, as if whoever looked away first would lose.

After a while, applause interrupted the two looking at each other.When Gu Qianqian saw Fucha Fu Heng lowered her head as if nothing had happened, she looked away with satisfaction and a smile appeared on her face.

Nobles Qi Jia and Socholuo were so excited that their cheeks blushed, and they both felt that their performance was very good, enough to overwhelm the crowd.

But they heard Qianlong say in surprise: "Ning Changzai still has such skills, this dance is good."

"Thank you, Lord Long Live, for your compliment." Ning Chang was showing a shy expression, she lowered her head, not shy.

"What kind of dance is this? Why haven't I seen it before?" Qianlong asked.

"This is Hu Xuanwu. This servant has learned it before, and I have changed it again." Ning Yurou clenched her hands, her cheeks flushed with joy.

Qianlong nodded slightly, "This dance is good, it has a special taste."

Hongzhou couldn't help slandering in his heart, I'm afraid he wasn't talking about dancing, but about people.As expected, his fourth brother has an old temper.

Ning Yurou has completely blushed, hey, he didn't say a word for a long time, the faces of the queen mother, queen and noble concubine next to her were all ugly, and the noble concubine glared at noble Qi Jia angrily, thanks to you and this foxy girl Practiced together for many days, why didn't I see that Hu Meizi has such abilities.

Mrs. Qi Jia is really annoyed and disgusted at the moment, she was only focused on playing the flute just now, and didn't give any attention to others. Now that Qianlong is full of praise for Ning Changzai's dance, she doesn't know that they are all praised. It's set up.

"Long live, my concubine watched the performance tonight. Not only did she dance well, she also played the jade flute well, and she also painted well." Gu Qianqian took a sip of wine and gave Qianlong a drunken look.

Qianlong agreed with a smile, "Yes, yes, everyone should be rewarded."

These words made Noble Qi Jia and Noble Suo Chuoluo vomit even more.At first they thought they could stand out, but unexpectedly they became joint, this feeling made them angry, wishing to tear the faces of Ning Changzai and Concubine Xian.

But they had to thank Qianlong and Concubine Xian after receiving the reward.

Hong Zhou was drinking by the side, he was secretly dumbfounded, the emperor's harem is really getting more and more dangerous, now the emperor is only a young man, if he waits a few more years, it will be fine, tsk tsk tsk, the most uncomfortable Beauty, this truth, his brother may never understand it in his life.

At this point in the palace banquet, not many people are in the mood to appreciate the next performance.

At three o'clock in the unitary hour, the banquet broke up.

According to the rules, Lord Long Live went to the Empress of Yikun Palace tonight, and the concubines did not dare to fight. The ancestors stipulated that on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, he would go to the Queen's Palace. No concubine dared to do this because it violated the family law of the ancestors.

Gu Qianqian returned to the Changchun Palace, lazily changed into casual clothes first, and then went to the hairpin. She had already dismissed Gui Zhi, and only Du Juan and Bai Ling were left in the room to pinch her shoulders and legs.

Although she didn't need to do anything at the palace banquet, she was really tired after sitting upright for an hour.

After kneading for a while, Gu Qianqian finally recovered. She propped her chin and said to Du Juan with interest: "Du Juan, what do you think of Ning Chang's dance tonight?"

"It's beautiful, but not as good as your empress." Du Juan said.

"Pfft—" Gu Qianqian laughed at Du Juan's answer, which was extremely eager to survive, and she laughed: "What are you thinking? I want to ask that Wu whether men like him or not?"

"It should be very likable." Du Juan thought for a while and said.

"Then how can there be a man who doesn't even look at it?" Gu Qianqian asked, tilting her head.

"Who is it?" Bai Ling said in amazement, "Ning often dances there, servants and eunuchs are watching, how can there be men who don't watch?"

"I won't tell you about this." Gu Qianqian raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile, "I'm only curious about what kind of man this is."

"Probably a gentleman." Du Juan said.

Gu Qianqian was startled, a gentleman?Fu Cha Fu Heng?Can the two be brought together?The head of the House of Internal Affairs managed all those treacherous eunuchs submissively. She would rather believe that Fucha Fu Heng was impotent than that he was a gentleman.

"Ah!" Fucha Fu Heng was about to get into the carriage when he couldn't help but sneezed.

The book boy showed a worried expression, "Master, get into the carriage quickly, it's windy outside, so don't blow anything bad or bad."

"It's so fine." Fu Cha Fu Heng didn't care. He practiced riding and archery every day, and bathed in cold water in the cold winter. .Thinking of this, Concubine Xian's sly and searching eyes tonight appeared in his mind for some reason.

"Master, what are you laughing at?" Shutong looked at Fucha Fu Heng in puzzlement and asked.

"Did I laugh?" Fu Cha Fu Heng withdrew his mind and looked suspiciously at the book boy.

"You laughed just now." And it was a big smile. Shutong didn't know how to describe it, but his brother had the same smile when he thought of the sister next door.

Fu Cha Fu Heng frowned, shook his head, and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, go back home quickly."

The book boy didn't dare to say anything at once, he followed the carriage obediently, sat outside the carriage and drove back to Fucha mansion.