Chapter 205 Another palace banquet, dark tide

Yingjing is also planning the imminent Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Of course, she is not worried about the dress and hairpin ring.

Since she agreed to what the third prince wanted, for half a month, she has been thinking about it, thinking about it more and more and more that this matter is not easy - she has several faces of friendship with Zhu Fei. At present, the next one is the prince's side concubine, one is still waiting to marry in the boudoir. The circle is different, and there is usually no intersection. If you want to say something, you have to Seize the opportunity of this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

However, such a rash and warm-up with people will naturally make people suspicious.

She didn't even know Zhuo's scheming, but she heard that since she was incorporated into the East Palace, she was very able to tosss around, but no matter how prosperous she was, she couldn't make any waves, which made the prince more and more neglected... This was obviously the means of the crown princess, but it is said that Zhuo's concubine still trusted the prince and obeyed.

Once again, when Zhuo was not married, he was not a domineering person, but as soon as he entered the East Palace, his character turned around.

It seems that it can be inferred that Zhuo is probably also an embroidered pillow, which has no independent opinions and is extremely provocative.

But there must be a reason for inciting, and it can't be so straightforward.

In the end, Yijing thought that he had to go to the palace banquet first and observe the situation before doing something - he thought that these days, because of the Nanhehe case, even the daughter would more or less hear some comments, not to mention that the current person in charge of the case still made the Kyoto noble daughter miss the third prince who was confused.

It is said that there are many invited people at this palace banquet, and noble women are gathered. There are bound to gossip and fight in many places. From the experience of the beauty of the scenery, even the palace banquet is no exception. What's more, there are many members of Jin and Qin. Among the people who went to the banquet this time, there are many families of both parties.

You have to take the opportunity to act.

So on the evening of August 14, the scenery washed the bed early, nourished herself, and saved enough "fighting spirit" for the palace banquet the next day.

As a result, the dreams all night were sarcastically and annoying.

I got up in the morning and looked at the bronze mirror - two pairs of dark circles under my eyes and full of crow's feet.

Binjing was shocked all over and woke up to find that it was also a dream scene just now.

Chunmu originally wanted to call Yijing to get up, but he was so scared that he almost fell on his feet and was stunned for a while. Then he stepped forward and stared at the master who was stunned on the top of the tent with a pair of big eyes: "Wuniang, is this a nightmare?"

Isn't it an extremely scary nightmare? Beautiful scenery turned over and sat up, stepped on his embroidered shoes and ran to the bronze mirror. Until it was confirmed that the face in the mirror was still as beautiful as a flower, just as the cardamom, he wiped his chest hard and threw himself on Chunmu's shoulder with lingering lingering palpitation: "Spring twilight, I dreamed that I suddenly became an old woman, with wrinkles on my face, which was ugly." He gritted his teeth in his heart - it was all because of the demon. If it hadn't been for this problem he, how could he have made himself "heart-out"?

At the beginning of entering the palace, Yijing still followed the eldest princess to the Ci'an Palace to greet the Empress Dowager. When they arrived, they had seen that the side hall was full of ladies in red embroidered skirts and flowery phoenix pins, led by the crown concubines, and several imperial concubines and Xinna's side concubines.

The scenery was saluted one by one and looked at one by one.

The princess looked calm and pulled Yijing to ask for warmth. It seemed that there was nothing at all. At this time, Zimeijing still did not know the real cause of Zhen Mo's death. She was full of vigilance and must be answered, but every sentence was perfunctory. On the surface, she was more intimate and enthusiastic than her own sister Princess Fu.

Because the banquet was set in the East Palace, the other women's family of the Guogongfu and the future Ci'an Palace, Yichen couldn't help asking about their parents about their good bodies, and the daily situation of the sisters sounded like polite words.

Yijing saw that the eldest sister looked good, which added a little more charm of a young woman than when she was in the boudoir. She expected that her life would be smooth and happy in Fuwang Mansion, but it was difficult to say those private words in the public. She only whispered: "Everyone is fine. Mother, second aunt, third aunt and sisters all came to the banquet today. Sister a little I can see it later."

Turning around, I saw the two side concubines of the third prince, one Kong, one Ning, one closed moon, and one shy flowers, but the corners of their eyes and eyebrows were full of delicate, and the soft corners of their lips were also arrogant. Beautiful scenery blessed them and won two slight nod heads.

The Empress Dowager looked high, glanced back, and only gossiped with the eldest princess.

Next is the brand-new fourth imperial concubine, which can be regarded as the old Qin family.

At this time, the daughter of the boudoir was dressed in red makeup, high-dressed cloud temples, wearing golden phoenix beads, which added a little more grander than the previous coldness and arrogance. For the gift of beautiful scenery, even the capital was too lazy to "give alms", only raised her chin slightly and gave a gentle grace.

Yijing meditated on favor and humiliation in her heart, and the overall situation was important. After the ceremony, she gave a sweet and soft smile. The corners of her lips were just right, polite and courteous, and not flattering.

On the contrary, the two side concubines of the fourth prince didn't wait for Yijing to bend their knees and quickly reached out to hold them. You said a word and praised Yijing with shame.

"Noise." Qin spit out two words coldly. Although his voice was not high, it was also heard by everyone.

The two side concubines stopped for a moment and stood up with their eyes down.

The crown princess saw that the empress dowager frowned slightly and looked at the Qin family. She sneered in her heart, but then stood up: "Empress, seeing the guests coming, my concubine has to go back to the East Palace to host."

The Empress Dowager's eyes were withdrawn from Qin and nodded slightly: "Today, there are all distinguished guests, and it is your first time to host the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. But you have to be careful. Don't neglect the distinguished guests." He said to several grandchildren and daughters-in-law, "You are also half masters. You should speak and do your words carefully." After saying that, his eyes paused at Qin's body again, and then waved his hand: "Go ahead."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager still had to talk to the eldest princess, she took the beautiful scenery: "Ajing join me. There are many noble women today, and there are many boudoirs of your age. I heard that they all want to ask for advice with your talented woman." With Yichen, he chatted all the way, got on the sedan chair and went to the East Palace, and ignored the Qin family.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered the palace and didn't get to the banquet, it smelled like gunpowder! The scenery sighed.

Because I was still thinking about the "task", I came to the "facing terrace" where the women gathered. I only said a few words with my sisters, and then went elsewhere to "gather together" and picked out the daughters of the two-phase party members. While listening to their jokes, they were paying attention to the group of noble women not far away.

Like this scale of a palace banquet, the male guests and the female guests must be separated, unlike the old year. Because there were not many invitees, they did not sit separately. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held at noon. At this time, before the banquet, the queen and the concubines did not arrive. Most of the ladies formed their own groups and sat idle to talk. Naturally, the boudoir women also It's seven or eight groups, and the scene is a little scattered.

Yijing saw Zhuo at a glance, wearing a purple and gold embroidered clothes, with gorgeous makeup, and walking away from the crown princess. She was chatting with Mrs. Kong, Mrs. Zhen and other noble women with high spirits. The woman next to her was combing a peony bun, wearing a golden phoenix hairpin, and was also good at dancing with long sleeves. The beautiful scene was recognized. It's the prince's other side concubine Wei.

I secretly specified that the Wei family is also a member of the Jin Xiang Party, but it is said that Wei is also unfavorable. In the early years, under the "role" of the crown princess, there were many disputes with the Yang family. Looking at today's situation, it seems that they are "close" with the Zhuo family, and the two are working together to isolate the Yang family.

Yi Jing secretly plotted, withdrew her eyes, and smiled at the girl who was talking on this tea case - Wei Eleven Niang, who was Wei Fei's sister.

"Azhi asked the one with the light pink palace flower? No wonder you didn't recognize her. She didn't live in Jinyang. Her father was from Yuezhou City, and her ancestors were also noble. Changxingbo was her great-grandfather. I don't know her very well, but I was a bosom friend with her cousin Deng Wuniang... Do you think she just arrived? No, no, I heard from Deng Wuniang that she has reached the age of 18... right? I also feel that I can't see that I'm younger when I'm with Concubine Qin. The last sentence obviously aggravated the tone.

Among the daughters of the family sitting on the separate case, there are Qin's sisters.

Qin Qiniang, this year's Fanglin banquet, succumbed to the moon of the Huangjiang River with a song. The beautiful scenery impressed her deeply because she found that she, like Liu Niang, seemed to be a fanatical fan of Yu.

The twelve-year-old girl, who is very similar to her sister, is quite arrogant. As soon as she heard this, she sinks her face and snorted coldly: "Who is she to compare with the fourth princess?"

Wei Eleven Niang covered her mouth and smiled: "Isn't Concubine Deng the fourth prince's side concubine? Sitting next to Concubine Qin again, I just mentioned it by the way. Aya, why are you annoyed?

A woman who made friends with Wei Eleven-niang also said, "How can you not be annoyed? Awei, you just said that Concubine Qin is not as good-looking, so Aya is not flat for her sister.

Wei Eleven Niang quickly "apologize": "I said it bluntly, but Aya is not annoyed. The original appearance is clear at a glance, and everyone can see it, but it's just gossip."

Seeing that Qin Qiniang was about to be uncontrollable, her cousin Ran Siniang quickly pulled her sleeves and looked over with a smile: "Surely, it's gossip. How can her appearance determine what? The imperial concubine is his wife, and the side concubine is always just a concubine.

Wei Niang's sister is also a side concubine. Her smile was stiff when she heard this. She saw Qin Qiniang sneer twice. She raised her eyebrows and looked at the red pavilion under the shade of flowers outside the hall and said, "Everyone is in the same place. It's just gossip. In terms of appearance, Yang Fei is one in a hundred. Look, even if she sits remote. , which is also eye-catching.

Only after this reminder did I see the prince's side concubine Yang - although she was also combed with a high bun and a palace flower, she was dressed in extremely light clothes. The light blue orchid grass was against the skirt and a moonlight dress, which set off the skin color was bright and clean. She held a cup of tea, and her eyes were still in a cluster of defeated Qionghua, which seemed to be in the pavilion. The lady's words did not come to her ears, let alone cater to anyone's eyes. She was in the crowd, but she was like a valley.

I have heard that Yang's temperament is lonely, and she is rarely present at palace banquets. Yijing has only had a few faces with her before, and she has never even said a word. At this time, she looked carefully and praised "beauty" in her heart.

But Wei Eleven Niang regarded Yang as a "eye thorn". Hearing this, she couldn't help it. She glanced at the other party's camp and saw that Han Shangshu's palm pearl was also sitting, and smiled again: "A Jing, I heard that you have made friends with Xiao's wife. Do you know that her marriage is approaching?"

Yi Jing originally wanted to sit on the wall and watch, but he didn't want to be implicated in coldly. He sighed slightly. As soon as he withdrew his eyes, he met Mrs. Han's tiger eyes.

My daughter, even if everyone is a lady and lives in a house, most of them have a gossip curiosity. As soon as they hear this topic, they are all focused on it.