Chapter 20 Qunfang

The ninth day of the first lunar month will soon come, and the news that the Empress is going to hold a "group banquet" is a big event in Qiongjiang. The palace has posted to the important nobles and courtiers' family members. Ye Dongyu, Qi Junjing, the third princess, the sixth princess and several other princes's' families are accompanied by the princesses and princesses. The specifications are so high that the people invited are naturally very face-faced.

Now your majesty's harem is empty, which is an open secret. The lady in Qiongjiang is not a fool. Naturally, she thought that the queen's move was related to it, so they all risked their lives to dress up their daughters as colorful clusters. For a while, the silk and jewelry shops in the city were overcrowded.

Ye Dongyu and Qi Yujing were invited to the palace one day in advance and stayed in the "Fengzhao Hall" that night. Xue Zhen was busy with things in the court these days. Naturally, he didn't know Shen Xuanji's arrangements. He thought it was just an ordinary tea party. Shen Xuanji was bored and wanted to find someone to be happy. Naturally, he would not stop him.

At night, he came to the "Fengzhao Hall" to rest as usual, but was blocked by Lan Qing. Lan Qing's reason was high-sounding, "Grandma and San-Grandma of Anguo Mansion are here. The queen said how inconvenient it is. Please be wronged for one night and rest in the 'Yuantai Hall'."

Naturally, Xue Zhen couldn't refuse. Although he agreed, he always felt a little wronged when he turned around and left. Humph, I'm so tired all day that I can't sleep with my wife at night. What's the point of being this bird emperor?

Shen Xuanji and her two cousins heard clearly in the room. Not long after Qi Junjing entered the door, she covered her mouth in surprise. The family said that the emperor spoiled the empress very much, and she was still half-confident. Ye Dongyu was very concerned about Shen Xuanji when he saw Xue Zhen or the prince with his own eyes. He was not surprised. He just covered his mouth and smiled, "The emperor ascended the throne, and he is still as good as ever to the Empress."

Shen Xuanji said with a smile, "It's like this now. In a few years, I don't know what it will be like."

Ye Dongyu and Qi Yujing are not stupid people, but it's about the heavenly family, and it's not easy to comment at will. They can only sigh secretly in their hearts and say something about the family to make Shen Xuanji happy.

I was speechless all night. The next morning, it actually began to snow, which fell on the ground and melted. I couldn't feel anything when I hit the person. It was just a water point, and it dried suddenly.

Fortunately, the table is already placed in the warm pavilion of the royal garden, and the cold wind outside cannot invade, and you can also enjoy the snow scenery through the crystal glass window, which is also elegant. Shen Xuanji naturally sat in the middle of the main seat, wearing a vermilion golden embroidered peony rose palace costume, wearing a white fox fur shoulder, and holding a small stove with a smoky purple butterfly in a flower brocade set in his hand. Although it was only a homely dress, he was still elegant and not angry and majestic. She wears a golden amethyst hair crown on her head, which is only slightly more delicate and smaller than Xue Zhen's, but it is equally valuable. The hair is raised high, revealing a slender neck. The skin is as milky and white as the hands, and the eyebrows are as bright as the eyebrows.

But she is beautiful, and naturally someone is more beautiful than her. Those ladies, who are only 16 or 17 years old, originally raised people in Qiongjiang. They grew up like holding phoenixes at home. They are all delicate and round and jade. They are wearing the latest and most expensive clothes of the major silk and satin villages, and the jewelry on their heads are also valuable. In this way, they surround them and sit down. It can be said that it is purple, bright and colorful, and very eye-catching.

Shen Xuanji maintained a dignified smile, but vaguely recalled an old thing in her heart. It was only four or five years ago, she was also so soft and bright, like a first blooming rose in the morning light, but now she is sitting here with a posture, giving herself My husband chose a woman. The gap between this was so big that she couldn't recover for a moment.

"Mother, the two girls of the Duke of Ning's family wish you peace." Ye Dongyu sat next to her and saw that she was slightly distracted, and the two women kneeling underneath had been in the same posture for a long time and couldn't help reminding her.

"Oh," Shen Xuanji returned to his soul and said with a smile, "Get up and come closer to this palace."

After she said this, she smiled secretly. This tone was exactly the same as when the Empress Dowager first saw her. Sure enough, the seat in the mother's world was not easy to sit, and she was unconsciously old-fashioned.

The two women on their knees stood up when they heard the words and walked to Shen Xuanji one after another, lowering their heads slightly with a shy face.

Although Shen Xuanji was at peace with the Eighth Prince, she also met his later princess at the royal party. In her memory, she was also a beautiful and elegant woman. When she heard that the Eighth Prince had died, she lost her hair in her own nunnery. I'm afraid that she would spend her life with the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha.

Duke Ning flattered the wrong horse, and thanks to his shamelessness and courage, he sent his daughter up so quickly, but his direct daughter has already married. These two are a pair of concubines born by his favorite fourth aunt, ranking fourth and sixth at home.

Shen Xuanji held one in one hand and looked up and down. She saw that the sister flowers looked much better than the Eighth Princess. They were actually gorgeous, especially the four older girls, tall and beautiful like three spring peaches, wearing a water-red satin jacket and a golden-faced horse-faced skirt underneath, revealing A little embroidered shoes look jubilant. Her sister is slightly inferior to her, but her emerald green skirt also sets off her eyes and eyebrows, which can be said to be a pair of beautiful things.

"Look at this, it looks so beautiful." Shen Xuanji held the hands of the two affectionately, "Lan Qing, reward."

Lan Qing didn't have so much thought about it. She couldn't help but look a little ugly when she saw that these noble women were all malicious and energetic to rob the emperor with their girls. Listening to Shen Xuanji call her, her movements were also slow.

When Ye Dongyu saw her like this, she was afraid that outsiders would see jokes, and she was also afraid that Shen Xuanji would be annoyed, so she quickly pulled her sleeve as a hint.

Lan Qing reluctantly came up and handed a piece of coral in his hand, which was not a rare object, but the workmanship was exquisite and bright red. It was enough to use it as a meeting gift.

When Shen Xuanji saw her like this, although she was moved, her face was faint. Lan Qing thought that she was dissatisfied with her behavior, and her eyes turned red and she retreated.

The so-called "group banquet" is the same process all over the world. Naturally, Shen Xuanji has no intention in this game, but the daughter of each family wears a new dress and turns around in front of the empress, receiving the reward and gratitude. There is nothing to talk about in a room of women, except for a few gossip and complimenting the queen's beauty. Li is young and doesn't look like a princess at all, but the final literary performance is more interesting.

Singing and dancing, playing flutes and drums, reciting poems and painting, all the ladies have tried their best. Shen Xuanji couldn't help but be secretly shocked. Fortunately, she was the Empress Dowager who took the initiative to propose marriage on that day. If after such an assessment and selection, she may not be able to marry Xue Zhen! At least she doesn't have this embroiderer. She took a veil sent by the fourth girl and showed a terrible look at Ye Dongyu.

This day has been a mess. In the evening, Shen Xuanji returned to the bedroom, reached out and rubbed his stiff shoulders and cheeks with a painful smile, while Biluo removed her makeup.

Suddenly hearing the rapid footsteps outside, Lan Qing stumbled in, "Your Majesty, Emperor, Emperor!"

Shen Xuanqi said, "The emperor will come. What are you doing so panic?"

As soon as the words fell, I saw Xue Zhen rushing into the world angrily, regardless of the room of maids who were scared by him to kneel to the ground. The corners of his eyebrows beat faintly, gritted his teeth and said, " Shen Xuanji, who asked you to choose a woman for me?"