Jia Min's Counterattack

In the imperial garden, there are about thirty daughters of various noble families here. After careful inspection, each of them is a beautiful girl who is more beautiful than Huajiao, but each has its own characteristics.

At present, among the princes who have grown up and left the palace to open the palace, except for the second prince who died early, there are only the third prince and the fourth prince. The other oldest prince is only 11 years old, and the youngest eighth prince is only three years old. .Therefore, today's Hundred Family Banquet is for the selection of concubines for the third and fourth princes.These two princes are both this year. The difference is that the third prince is the son of the most favored concubine Wang Gui, while the mother and concubine of the fourth prince died young.

The two princes were the same age, but their encounters were completely opposite.Concubine Wang is extremely doted on, the third prince naturally has more chances to see the emperor, and he has been loved and cared by the emperor since he was a child. The eunuchs and maids below are naturally flattering and flattering, so they inevitably become arrogant and domineering.The fourth prince had no one to protect him in the palace since he was a child, and he was often bullied. Fortunately, Eunuch Liao protected him so well that he did not die young. This also created the fourth prince's gloomy, vengeful but tolerant temperament .

Most of the daughters who came here today came for the third prince. It is said that Concubine Wang begged the emperor, and the third prince admitted his mistake with a good attitude.Today, both the third prince and the fourth prince will attend the banquet of hundreds of families.

Jia Min looked at these noble ladies who had their own thoughts, and secretly smiled in his heart.As someone who has experienced it, she knows their feelings and their fate.In the previous life, the third prince successfully married Zheng Rong, the second daughter of the Marquis of Jinxiang’s family, as his concubine, and the daughter of Master Yao, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was also the cousin of Princess Jiayue, married the fourth prince as his concubine. Also became queen.

Today, Jia Min is going to be just a spectator and never stand out. She also pressured Jiayue to keep a low profile. In front of so many eager daughters, the two of them really lowered their sense of presence and just followed the queen silently. Behind the Princess and the eldest princess, she lowered her head and made a cute gesture.The eldest princess was very pleased to see her, and she loved Jia Min even more. With her follow-up advice, Jiayue can grow a lot.

After everyone saluted and sat down, the empress said to Concubine Wang who had come to see her earlier: "Your concubine came early. The flowers in the imperial garden are blooming in full bloom today. Do you like it?"

"The concubine got up early and had nothing to do, so I came to the imperial garden first, but no matter how beautiful the flowers are, the empress can only judge after she comes, right?"

The queen smiled slightly, but did not answer, but signaled the banquet to begin.

Immediately, a group of court ladies came over, holding various dishes in their hands, and placed them on the dining table one by one.The dining table is square, and there are four people at a table. Jia Min, Jia Yue and the eldest princess are at the same table. On the right side of the empress, Concubine Wang's seat is arranged on the left side of the empress.After the queen sat alone on the high platform, she raised her full wine glass: "It is a great pleasure to meet so many beauties in this beautiful scenery today. Come, let's drink this glass together!" Then, The queen drank the wine in the glass.

The crowd followed closely and drank the wine in their glasses one after another.

The empress said to all the noble ladies: "Welcome, all daughters, to the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the palace. Just now, I walked all the way in the palace, and saw a hundred flowers blooming in the imperial garden, competing for beauty. I was almost dazzled. See you now There are so many beauties who are more beautiful than Huajiao, all of them are loved by Bengong, I really want to keep you all at home!"

All the daughters lowered their heads shyly, and Concubine Wang also smiled and said: "The empress is right, looking at these girls who look like flowers, the concubines are also very happy, it's a pity that it's not us Where's the family?" After finishing speaking, seeing a few daughters raised their eyes to look at her, then lowered their heads with blushing faces, I was very relieved.Her son is dignified in appearance, extraordinary in bearing, and distinguished in status. He is the most admired young master Pian Pianjia. This noble daughter of the right age in the capital does not want to be the third concubine.Concubine Wang Gui has full confidence in her son, and she is determined to choose a concubine who suits her son.

"Mother, today is such a beautiful day, and there is nothing left or right. Let these girls entertain themselves, and we can enjoy it too!" The eldest princess said in a timely manner.

"Okay! Who will come first?" The queen asked, looking around at the young ladies below.

No one made a sound for a while, and after a while, a clear voice said: "My daughter is willing to present a song for the empress and the imperial concubine."

"Well, good! Which family are you from?" the queen asked.

"The courtier's daughter is Shihou's eldest daughter, her name is Jingya."

The queen smiled, turned to Jia Min and said, "But Min'er's cousin?"

Jia Min was very puzzled by Shi Jingya's being so prominent, such a smart person would be confused in front of the glory and wealth!Hearing the queen's question, Jia Min stood up and bowed to the queen, "Return to your mother, this is indeed my cousin Shi Jingya."

"Hmm! Looks pretty good, somewhat similar to you." But not as smart and transparent as Jia Min, the queen said silently in her heart.

After the court lady set up the guqin, the queen asked Shi Jingya to play it by herself.

Shi Jingya's guqin is still pretty good, but today she may be nervous, and there are too many utilitarian things in it, she doesn't care about her playing, although there are no mistakes, but there is nothing very exciting, it can only be regarded as mediocre .Shi Jingya herself also felt that she was too impatient, and that Unanimous's performance today was not up to standard, she sat back a little discouraged, and felt even more shameless when she saw Zheng Rong's mocking smile at her.She had to bite her lip tightly, forcing herself not to shed tears.

There is the first person to play, and then the daughters will stand up one by one to show their talents.When it was Zheng Rong's turn to perform, the little eunuch came to report: The third and fourth princes have arrived.

"The palace is holding a banquet here, and these two children came here to greet you. Forget it, let them come over. Since they are here, I will greet everyone!"

After a while, the third prince and the fourth prince walked over one after the other, and they all knelt down to pay respects to the queen.

"Get up quickly! It's a coincidence that you guys came here, sit down and have a glass of wine before leaving!" The Empress laughed.

After the two princes were seated, the queen said again: "Which daughter's turn was it just now? Go on, don't be restrained, and you have no right to have these two people."

The two princes smiled awkwardly, both a little embarrassed.Here Zheng Rong came out generously, "My daughter is the second girl of Jinxianghou's mansion, and she is willing to perform dances for the empress and concubine."