[Red Chamber] I am Lin Daiyu and her uncle

With this order, the musicians who had been waiting on the stage for a long time began to play, and rows of gorgeously dressed dancers moved on the stage with lotus steps, and came to the center of Chunjiang Terrace, dancing to the sound of ritual music.

Under the leadership of their respective leaders, Jinshi stepped on the white marble steps to the stage.

Because the number of people attending the banquet is fixed, each person has his own exclusive seat, so everyone is seated in an orderly manner.

The Holy One sits on the fifth floor of Yingzhou Pagoda, right in the middle, which means "Nine Five Supremes".

Originally, the pagoda had six floors. After Empress Dowager Wenhuan came to power, the Holy One was still young, so Empress Dowager Wenhuan presided over the Spring River Conference on her behalf.However, Nanke Kingdom had never had a queen mother participate in the Spring River Banquet before, so the ministers suggested that three floors be added to the original pagoda, the empress dowager Wenhuan could move to the sixth floor, and the Holy Majesty was still on the fifth floor.

In this way, it can not only highlight the majesty of the "Nine Five Supremes", but also show the filial piety and respect of the emperor to the empress dowager.

When the Empress Dowager Wenhuan heard about it, she readily agreed.

And ordered to set up a seat of light gauze at the corridor on the third floor of Yingzhou Tower to cover the panoramic view of the corridor, and then ordered the unmarried princesses to go to Yingzhou Tower that night to participate and have a "unique" Fun".

At that time, the Empress Dowager Wenhuan was already in power, and others could not easily question her, so even if there was some inappropriateness, the protests were quickly submerged in a sea of ​​praise and approval.

But in fact, the confidants of Empress Dowager Wenhuan couldn't figure out why she did this. Others dared to ask, and she only said that she had her own thoughts. of.

After Empress Dowager Wenhuan passed away, the Holy Majesty did not issue an order to prohibit it, so this rule has been followed down like this.

Yingzhou Tower, fifth floor.

The Holy Majesty sat on the throne, facing north and south, lowered his head slightly, and had a panoramic view of the magnificent scenery of Chunjiang Terrace.

The queen would definitely be present at this kind of state banquet, and the concubine Xian, as the emperor's favorite concubine, would naturally not be absent, so the two sat on either side of the emperor, one on the left and one on the right.

Both of them were well dressed. Concubine Xian loved the moon-white palace dress, and it looked elegant and generous with the luxurious golden crown on her head. The queen naturally wore a phoenix crown and a phoenix robe, graceful and courteous.

In fact, the queen's phoenix seat is closer to the emperor than the seat of the concubine Xian, but the emperor will always unconsciously tilt his body slightly to the concubine Xian's side.

For example, when the emperor talked with Concubine Xian, he looked at her with warm eyes, with warmth and a smile, and his brows and eyebrows eased down. He would only relax like this when facing someone close and trustworthy No guard.

But when talking with the queen, he was much more serious, with a businesslike air.

It's hard to find any faults, but people with a discerning eye can tell at a glance who the emperor is closer to, the empress, it's hard to say...

Concubine Xian is obviously used to this kind of scene, and she doesn't feel embarrassed. When it comes to happiness, there is a girlish innocence and delicacy on her face from time to time, and there is a little star in her eyes when she looks at the emperor.

This virtuous concubine is also a lucky one, not to mention an older brother who "loves his sister as much as his fate", but she married the king of a country, and after making friends with him, they became each other's true love.When the emperor returns to the west for a hundred years, there is still a good son to rely on, a real winner in life.

Half of her life has been smooth and smooth, and all the ups and downs have been blocked by her two most important men.

Xia Xu arranged everything for her, except that her son's body was beyond the reach of doctors and stones, so that she could live comfortably and brightly in the palace, a place full of careless calculations that would cause her to be smashed to pieces.

Because her elder brother and husband worry about everything, Concubine Xian has been living happily physically and mentally for decades, so she is not easy to get old, and she only gave birth to the fifth prince and one child, so even if she is almost 40 years old, just look at the skin And the figure, that is, the age of 25 or [-], is in stark contrast to the queen on the side.

The empress has been the lord of the harem for decades, and treated the emperor as a guest. Needless to say, she is majestic and pampered on weekdays. However, she is showing her old age at this moment. It is obvious that these years have not been easy.

"Your Majesty, what are you playing with?"

Xia Xu took his seat, holding a long cylindrical instrument in his hand. There are copper pull tubes that can be adjusted at any time. The appearance design is exquisite, and there are several images of women and children with wings printed on it. Very novel.

Seeing him talking to her, Concubine Xian put it on her eyes from time to time, a little curious about what it was.

Seeing Concubine Xian pointing to the telescope in his hand, Xia Xu explained: "This object is called 'telescopic mirror', and it is a treasure tributed by the vassal state. If you put it in front of your eyes, you can see the scenery thousands of miles away, so That's why it's named."

When Concubine Xian heard that this thing was so interesting, she hurriedly asked Xia Xu to teach her how to play, and Xia Xu also patiently taught her how to play.

It's not a complicated thing in itself, so Concubine Xian quickly comprehended the mystery of it, and gradually became interested in it, even Xia Xu was a little absent-minded when talking to her.

Xia Xu took a look, can this be tolerated?

So while she was not paying attention, he snatched the binoculars and hid it in his sleeve.

"Your Majesty! What are you doing?" Concubine Xian was a little annoyed.

Xia Xu didn't feel the slightest embarrassment of stealing someone's things (although the thing was originally his), instead she looked at her with a half-smile and didn't answer.

Concubine Xian, who was looking directly at him, blushed, struggled several times, and finally turned her head to the side and stopped looking at him.

Seeing this scene, Xia Xu couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Everything goes without saying...

The queen sitting on the side saw this scene with her own eyes. Although she was still smiling generously on the surface, her hands hidden in her sleeves had long been clenched into fists, and her sharp nails even pierced the delicate skin of her palms, oozing traces of blood.

bitch!

In the end, I couldn't help it, squeezed out a smile, and said: "Sister Xian, I heard that Ying'er has never had any relatives. I have a handsome man who was born to a nephew from my natal family. This time, Enke has even entered the top three. If there is a chance If so, can..."

Before he finished speaking, Concubine Xian interrupted him directly.

I saw Concubine Xian immediately put away the smile on her face, her face turned cold, and her tone was also cold: "Please worry about my sister, my niece has my aunt's worries, sister should focus on Xiang'er's marriage. !"

The implication is, don't "take the mouse and meddle in your own business"!The affairs of my own family are resolved by my own family. What qualifications do you, an outsider, have to make irresponsible remarks.

Shenjiao's delay in getting married was one of Concubine Xian's heart problems, and now it's the state banquet festival, when she is happy, the queen said this to spoil the fun!

It would be fine if she was a matchmaker sincerely, but she was born from her natal family. Who knows that although the queen comes from a princely family, the children in the family are full of five poisons, and they use the name of "National Uncle" to bully men and women.The Holy Majesty did not leave her natal family for the sake of her dignity as the mother of the country, but now she is so shameless that Xiao misses her Yinger, and really thinks that she is easy to bully if she doesn't show off her power!

In fact, the queen was so irritated by the scene just now, that she could not choose what to say, and she regretted it as soon as she said it.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Xian was different from her usual eloquence today, she pushed her back, and became more and more annoyed, but subconsciously looked at Xia Xu who was sitting in the middle.But Xia Xu was bent on fiddling with the binoculars in her hand, as if she hadn't noticed what had just happened, the empress couldn't help but feel sad, her eyes and mouth were watery.

That's right, how could he care if he was wronged?He only cared about that bitch.

Fortunately, she was able to bear it, and put on a decent smile in an instant, "It's my sister's fault, Ying'er is a good boy, and she will definitely marry a good man."

Concubine Xian didn't speak, but only responded lightly, which was counted as a response.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he hurriedly said to Xia Xu: "Your Majesty, are there other 'telescopic mirrors' in the warehouse? Ying'er and the others are on the third floor. I'm afraid her eyesight is not good enough, and she can't see too far away. Sex, can you give her one too?"

"Yes, there are, but you want to send them now?"

Concubine Xian was overjoyed when she heard it, "Send it now."

Saying that, let Jin He who is beside him go to the warehouse to pick it up.

On the other side, there was a war that did not sell cigarettes, but on this side, Daiyu and his party were having a great time.

After Daiyu's experience in the palace during this period of time, as well as Li Nanny's teachings to her in various aspects, she is no longer that sentimental little girl, and she has become much more calm and straightforward in her life.And because of the nourishment of all kinds of high-quality and precious supplements in the palace and the medicinal porridge regularly sent by the concubine Xian, my health has improved a bit. Although I still have to take medicine from time to time, I have a lot of energy.

In the past, he didn't even dare to swing hard on the swing, but now he can chase and play with Shenjiao and the fifth princess in the corridor for a long time without getting tired.

In addition to the three of them on the third floor, there are other princesses who she usually studies with. At this moment, they are also companions in twos and twos, and they stay in other places to talk and chat without disturbing each other.

Holding the box in both hands, Jin He came to Shenjiao and his party who were chatting and laughing in the corridor.

"Hi girls."

Jin He smiled and saluted the three of them.

The fifth princess and Daiyu also nodded to Jinhe and called "Aunt Jin" as a return gift.

"Jin He, why are you here?"

Seeing that there was a small box in her hand, Shen Jiao pointed to it and asked, "What is this?"

Jin He: "This is a little thing that the empress begged for some girls at Your Majesty's place."

"Oh? What gadget?"

Shen Jiao took the box she handed over, opened it, and found that it was something he had never seen before.

"What is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Jin He smiled and said: "This is a treasure that the vassal state paid tribute to recently, not to mention that the girl has never seen it before, even the empress is seeing it for the first time."

As soon as the fifth princess heard about the "vassal state", she immediately became interested, "I know this! They always pay tributes with strange things. I still remember the bell that rings itself, and it will tell the time when the time comes!"

As he said that, he looked at the long cylindrical instrument in Shenjiao's hand that he couldn't figure out its use for a while, and said puzzledly: "However, the chiming clock is a clock, and it can tell the time. But what is this? It looks weird."

When Jin He went to the warehouse to get the binoculars, she followed the guards there to learn how to use the binoculars, so she took the binoculars from Shen Jiao and demonstrated it herself.

Shenjiao imitated Jinhe and fiddled with it. She was astonished as if she had discovered a new world. She took Daiyu and the fifth princess and taught them both hand in hand.

When it was Daiyu's turn, Daiyu put the binoculars in front of her eyes with both hands, looked at the distant Chunjiang Terrace, and couldn't help sighing: "It's strange that the ancients always said 'the world is so close'. At first, I thought it was their whimsy, but now it seems that they are so far away. It’s my lack of knowledge.”

Seeing that Daiyu was only looking at the Chunjiang in front of her with the binoculars, the fifth princess was a little curious, "Wu'er, why do you only look at the Chunjiang Terrace and not other places? There are many interesting places around."

Daiyu put down the binoculars and said with a smile: "My uncle is also at the banquet, I want to see if I can find him."

The fifth princess understood, "Then I want to see it too! Wu'er looks so good-looking, Wu'er's uncle must be a beauty too!"

Daiyu spat at her embarrassedly, but still handed her the binoculars in her hand.

Shen Jiao on the side also wanted to get involved, and was about to speak, but was pulled aside by Jin He who was standing beside her, and then leaned over and whispered in her ear for a while.

I don't know what Jin He said, but Shen Jiao, who has always been straightforward and frank, blushed with shame.