Traveling with a female companion

At this moment, Song Xiaocheng's mind was spinning 360 degrees, thinking of some reason to come out and prevaricate them.Linglong already knew that she had slipped her tongue, so she hid behind her to avoid the limelight, Badger bared her teeth in anxiety, the longer the delay, the more suspicious Eunuch Shen and Imperial Doctor Bai would become.

"That's right," Song Xiaocheng raised her chin, "The Dongyang people are related to Beiming Island. Don't you know that Dongyang people often harass the residents on that island? The girl next to me is from her grandfather's family. Just on the island, you can't live without being annoyed, don't the people in your palace care about the lives of the common people?"

Eunuch Shen laughed embarrassingly: "I know, I know, but how can our family have the right to speak for the common people? Don't be angry, girl." But he is an angry young man who is very concerned about the country and the people. Since you are a member of the palace, you can definitely raise your opinions. Remember to report this matter next time. The people of Beiming Island depend on you to live and work in peace and contentment."

Eunuch Shen really couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly said perfunctorily, he will definitely report it.Song Xiaocheng knew that he was being sloppy, but it didn't matter, as long as the topic was covered, the doctor Bai didn't understand state affairs, so he continued to talk about Yuan Qingzhu's poisonous injury.He said that the medicine pack should be applied for seven days to see the effect, and a bowl of antidote should be taken every day. If there is no bad reaction such as nausea, then it can continue.Eunuch Shen chimed in and said how brilliant the imperial physician Bai is, and that as long as Song Xiaocheng cooperates, he will definitely be cured.

Song Xiaocheng slandered: The eunuch really got through with the imperial doctor, and said that he would see it after a seven-day course of treatment. Isn't it just hanging me to help you with intelligence.She thanked Imperial Physician Bai a thousand times, seeing that the effect of the two-hour ecstasy was about to wear off, she proposed to return to the palace as soon as possible, and Eunuch Shen gave her a waist card to allow her to return to the Yangxing Residence smoothly.

In the evening of the next day, the monarch is going to host a banquet in Xunli Palace to appreciate the beauties. He wants to select the top three, and then choose a day to compete with the stunning beauties that the empress accidentally got.The girls were very excited, they got up early in the morning and began to dress up carefully. After all, the king has the final say on the top three, so of course they have to stand out from the crowd.Song Xiaocheng was very tired from going out of the palace the night before, and she woke up with dark circles under her eyes, but she didn't particularly care about the monarch's appointment, she just hoped that she could hang around in the palace and catch Gao Shanchunmei's feet.

When I saw Shuping in the yard, she was surprised that she also had two dark circles under her eyes. When Shuping saw Song Xiaocheng, she snorted and turned to ignore her.Gao Shanchunmei came out of the room with a satisfied look on her face. Song Xiaocheng raised her eyebrows, knowing what good things they did last night. Did she suck out the sunken spot?

Song Xiaocheng intentionally or unintentionally talked to Harumi Takayama, she really didn't know where the ninjas from the Orientals would hide, and how they could infiltrate the palace to assassinate the queen.She made an excuse to comb her long black hair for Takayama Harumi, and slowly fought with her.Takayama Harumi took out a small box in the shape of a candy box, picked up a small round pellet and put it in his mouth.

"Where did you go last night?" She asked quietly with "sugar" in her mouth, and then smiled charmingly, "Don't lie to me, I can see everything."

"It's true that nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the eldest lady. Eunuch Shen came to see me again last night. He asked me to find out the details of the purpose of you Orientals as soon as possible. What I told him last time was vague, as if he I don't really believe it."

"Is it because he doesn't believe it, or you don't believe it?" Takayama Harumi asked with her eyes closed, her long black hair was being combed, and her chin was raised and raised.

Song Xiaocheng hesitated for 0.1 second: This Japanese guy is trying to deceive me.She laughed: "Of course I guessed that he didn't believe it, and I didn't know if he guessed it right. Anyway, Eunuch Shen kept asking me for details. Beauty, you can tell me about any details. I'm fine too." Go get him off."

Gao Shanchunmei waved her hand: "Let's not mention this first, did you find out anything from him? Don't tell me that you are so stupid that you didn't get any information." Oh, well, it seems that being a double agent requires a good memory, and she reacted fairly quickly: "I heard that there is a small courtyard in the capital that is occupied by Japanese people. I don't know what to do. There are samurai in it." , geisha and ninja."

"What did you say!" As soon as she heard the word ninja, Harumi Gao Shan's eyes suddenly turned sharp. Seeing her urgent and fierce appearance, Song Xiaocheng told her a temporary lie: "I don't know, I just listened vaguely. Eunuch Shen said that ninjas are what we often call assassins, for the safety of the people it is better not to let such people stay in the capital, they still have to find a way to drive the ninjas out."

Having said that, Gao Shanchunmei's expression relaxed, and she smiled mysteriously: "They drove away the ninja, do they know where the ninja is?" Song Xiaocheng shook her head ignorantly, while timidly signaling not to grab her clothes, Gao Shanchunmei disdainful Letting go with a glance, his expression became unpredictable.Song Xiaocheng saw it in her eyes and kept it in her heart. She was not afraid at all that the ninja in the rented courtyard would be discovered. Could it be that the ninja was not there at all, could it be that she had something to do with the ninja?Gao Shanchunmei naturally wouldn't reveal anything, she waved Song Xiaocheng away, but there was a smile on her face that couldn't be concealed.

In the evening, as usual, chariots and horses send the beauties to Xunli Palace, and the monarch must hand-pick the top three.Although there were only ten people, the several carriages were still extremely crowded. Everyone was wearing luxurious and complicated skirts, with jewels and hairpins clinking on their heads.

With the experience of going to the concubine's banquet last time, Song Xiaocheng was not so nervous. She and Harumi Takayama, who was wearing a seventeen-layer furisode kimono, were in the same car.Takayama Harumi's expression remained haughty, but also somewhat complacent.Arriving at the Xunli Palace, Song Xiaocheng slightly raised her head at the door and glanced at it. Inside, the banquet for the monarch Daijun had already been set, and Concubine Sheng was sitting by the side like a lazy and elegant cat, without the presence of her mother, the empress of the world. , Naturally, there is no stunning beauty Huiyu.There were a few ordinary banquets on both sides, and Dai Jun's other concubines also came, and they all scanned the future palace fight objects with their scrutiny.

There was a court musician playing music next to her, and Song Xiaocheng stepped on the thick carpet. She "coincidentally" was still in the first row with Harumi Gao Shan. It was hard to restrain herself from being nervous at the moment, so she tried her best to do something. With a soft smile, she walked to the middle of the hall.

The palace man signaled them to stop, Song Xiaocheng lowered her head, and her eyes couldn't wander around.I only heard that Dai Jun praised Concubine Sheng in front of the hall, saying that she has a good vision.Among these beauties, Harumi Takayama with her long hair in a kimono is the most eye-catching. She probably has a bad cervical spine, and she doesn't bow her head when she sees the monarch, but her eyes are lowered to the ground. She has an indescribably cold and arrogant beauty.

The palace man presented the roster of beauties to the monarch. Dai Jun looked through it and knocked on the table: "Gaoshan Chunmei." She suddenly raised her black and bright eyes, and the clear and shining eyes shocked the audience. Song Xiaocheng clearly heard the voice next to her. The concubine let out a secret exclamation.But Dai Jun didn't seem to be fascinated by her beauty, but said something else: "You are an oriental woman, why didn't you use the method of folk beauty pageant to enter the palace instead of envoys?"

Gao Shanchunmei smiled charmingly: "The little girl has heard that the emperor is wise and wise in the East, and she admires her very much. If she comes with the envoys, the emperor will definitely accept it because of the face of the two countries. The little girl is willing to compete with the beauties of your country. I hope I can get the emperor's love in a fair way." The words made Mr. Dai feel very comfortable, and Concubine Sheng also played drums beside her at the right time, saying that this oriental girl is very sincere, and her appearance is indeed beautiful.

Dai Jun asked Concubine Sheng again as if nothing had happened: "Then report it at lunch time, dear concubine, you..." Concubine Sheng's complexion changed, and she slowly got tired of him, and said in a low voice: "That's all spies talking nonsense. Yes, it’s nothing to do with the Orientals on that island.”

Dai Jun lightly picked her delicate chin and said nothing.It turned out that at lunchtime that day, an official came to report that another Japanese invaded Beiming Island, robbed some people of their fish and food, and molested a fisherman with a child on her back. She fell into the water, and the child almost drowned. die.Mr. Dai was already worried about other state affairs, and was very displeased to hear this kind of commotion. Concubine Sheng spoke well of the Dongyang people, saying that they were just messing around with fishermen, and it didn't matter if they didn't kill anyone.

Mr. Dai didn't take it seriously at the time. At night, he met Harumi Takayama, the great beauty of the East, and heard that Concubine Sheng said good things about her. Concubine Sheng is beautiful but jealous. She has never heard of any woman who is beautiful.It's a bit unusual to hear her praise today.Concubine Sheng was tired of Dai Jun and asked him to continue to look at other beauties, and must choose the top three, Dai Jun smiled and agreed.

Then she clicked on Shuping, she raised her head full of joy, making a shy and soft expression, Dai Jun is used to beauties, she nodded and looked at others.It was only at the end that Song Xiaocheng's name was called. She raised her head, her appearance was beautiful and lovely, and her makeup was not too bright. Among all the gorgeous beauties, she had a sense of elegance.

Concubine Sheng took the opportunity to make a fuss about Song Xiaocheng, saying that the peerless beauty the empress found was somewhat similar to her, and asked Mr. Dai what he meant.Dai Jun looked at Song Xiaocheng horizontally and vertically for a few times, as if he didn't see any special beauty on her face, he just smiled politely.Song Xiaocheng cursed in her heart, it's true that good things don't go out and bad things spread for thousands of miles, just because Long Nanny made a few ironic remarks about herself, everyone thought she was stunning, of course she was easily disappointed if she had high psychological expectations.

Because it was the beauty pageant proposed by Concubine Sheng, the queen naturally didn't come, but all the other concubines were there.Concubine Sheng is also a veteran of Gongdou, she suggested with a smile: "Dai Jun, should I let the other sisters express their opinions first, after all, the top three will get along with each other day and night after entering the palace." Dai Jun agreed, Sheng Concubine felt free to Pointing to a concubine in the back row, it seems that they usually have a bad relationship.She said obsequiously: "All the beauties have their own merits, it is really impossible to choose." She also assigned a few more, and said the same thing.

Finally, after a circle, Mr. Dai asked Concubine Sheng who she thought was qualified to be among the top three.Concubine Sheng laughed, and her eyes met Harumi Takayama: "I think everything is fine, but this oriental beauty has an exotic style, look at the kimono she is wearing, this is the first time I have seen it." She was blatantly helping Soliciting votes, Mr. Dai didn't know what he was thinking, and finally circled three names on the roster, indicating that they would compete with the stunning beauties selected by the queen next time.

When the most important moment came, the eunuch announced one by one according to the roster: "The beauties selected are, first place: Gao Shan Chunmei." Hearing her name, Gao Shan Chunmei was naturally delighted, which was also expected by her. Concubine Sheng made eye contact and stepped out of the line.

"Second place, Fan Shuping." Shuping groaned in surprise and almost cried, she was so overjoyed that she never thought that she would be selected, the servants told her to pay attention to her manners, and she also stood in the front row.

"the third……"

The eunuch's sharp voice dragged on the words for a long time, the hearts of all the beauties were hanging high, and the other concubines also pricked up their ears to listen carefully, and there was a tense silence in the main hall.