The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Xiao Qi immediately cheered up: "What did he say?"

"He said that the princess did not talk much, and spent most of the time in the house, looking like a small director. The mother Hong said the same as the hidden line, which seems to be credible."

"Oh?" Empress Xiao Qi was obviously a little surprised. She thought Chu Jinyao was playing tricks with her, but the eyeliner in the dark said the same? She asked: "Where are the four maids?"

"They are all served as usual, without being separated far away."

Xiao Qi was surprised: "Since I can see the prince, why hasn't the house been taken over?"

Lan Yu bowed his head and said nothing. After Xiao Qi pondered for a while, he came up with a conclusion: "It must be because they were sent by the palace, and Qin Yi refused to accept them. That's all, the four of them are all abandoned sons. Then, I will quietly send a few young and fresh palace ladies to the East Palace. In any case, be sure to place talents next to Qin Yi's pillow."

"Emperor wise."

Empress Xiao Qi is well aware of the importance of pillow wind, so when dealing with other people, he can't escape this idea. Empress Xiaoqi knew men very consciously. As long as there were young and fresh people dangling in front of her, they always wanted to taste no matter how beautiful or ugly. Isn't the emperor a ready-made example? Empress Xiaoqi didn't want Qin Yi to add power, so she never mentioned the matter of selecting talents for Qin Yi. Some people mentioned it in the court, and Empress Xiaoqi also made great efforts to let the emperor dispel this idea. The East Palace is the same as the harem. Talents and waiters are all of high quality. Most of them are innocent daughters of official backgrounds. Empress Xiaoqi resolutely forbids them.

Lan Yu still looked worried after seeing Xiao Qi, so he persuaded: "Niang Niang, the hidden line is the same as Grandma Hong said. The princess is indeed a foolish person. Even if this kind of person is a bit smart, how can he Did you hide it from your mother? Your mother may be overwhelmed."

Empress Xiao Qi also didn't want to accept that she was deceived by a little girl some time ago. She is still testing the truth of Chu Jinyao. Lan Yu is conceited of her seniority, and unknowingly, she despises a little girl like Chu Jinyao who has no background and no experience. Xiao Qi listened to it and shook his head amusedly: "What if it is true or not, whether she was before or not. She has a weak pretence, and she is a princess."

"Manny..."

"So, why bother about the real and the fake. I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one." Xiao Qi smiled and brushed his nails, the sunlight reflected on her carefully constructed red fingers, red and dazzling.

After Chu Jinyao came back, she soon learned of the slight changes in her palace. Chu Jinyao stood still. She was already staring at her. She knew who the queen's secret line was. Empress Xiaoqi didn't want the East Palace to add power, so he didn't mention the selection of newcomers from the minister's house again. This was exactly what Chu Jinyao liked. As long as the East Palace does not come in with the children of high-ranking ministers, and the mere court ladies, Chu Jinyao will not take it seriously. The status of the prince and the palace are very different. Under her instruction, Yuxue is enough to deal with the restless palace people below.

Princess Runing’s wedding has been lively for many days. It seems that the prince’s wedding has turned on a switch. After that, the royal family frequently held happy events. In February, the eldest princess fell, and the second prince was married in June, and the second princess, King Lu also began to discuss marriage. After King Su's wedding is over, Lian Lai's childbirth is near, and there will be three full moons at that time, and there will be many happy events.

Along with this joy, the weeping willows in the Forbidden City gradually appeared green. The emperor was in a very good mood during this time. The new beloved consort was pregnant, and his son and daughter were married one after another, as if the gods and Buddhas in the sky were deliberately on his side. The emperor always likes to be lively, so happy, but also full of shengxiao, banquets constantly.

In April, the spring was just right, the emperor had a feast in Xi Nei, and the princess clan and kings and grand princes were all invited. The Xiyuan area is full of waters. The most central island has a magnificent and exquisite palace. The pavilions and pavilions are all available, and the banquet is set here. The distinguished princes and nobles led their family members all the way through the flowers and willows, across the arch bridges, and walked to the banquet place under the guidance of the lady in green clothes.

The palace for the banquet was prepared three days ago. Because of fear of disappointing the emperor, the seasonal flowers around the palace were newly transplanted. No matter whether they can live or not, they are all bright and gorgeous at the moment. As for the food at the banquet, the eunuchs in the palace began to ponder half a month earlier, and every drink was brewed by the eunuchs in the palace, and all of them were not faked.

Chu Jinyao stayed in the Ciqing Palace. After Qin Yi handled the Wenhua Palace, the two went to Xiyuan together. Chu Jinyao watched the flowers cooking oil all the way in silence, and when she arrived at the banquet, she was shocked even if she was mentally prepared.

Linglong and Kikyo had seen many big scenes behind him, but they were also secretly speechless at the moment. Kikyo couldn't even help but silently calculate the expenses needed for this day. Apart from anything else, the snacks and drinks alone were a big figure.

Chu Jinyao secretly went to see Qin Yi. As expected, Qin Yi's complexion was not very good, but he managed to hold it back. Xiyuan is equivalent to a royal water garden, and the rules are lighter than those in the Forbidden City, but this is so that men and women cannot go to a banquet together.

Qin Yi is going to the East Hall, where many courtiers are already waiting. Qin Yi was a little uneasy for some reason, he reluctantly walked towards the east hall after a few words. Chu Jinyao watched Qin Yi walk away. After he couldn't see his back, he boarded the sedan chair and walked towards the western hall where the female family was banqueted.

As soon as I entered the West Hall, there was naturally another greeting. A Mrs. Hou said quickly: "I saw the princess's sedan chair from a distance on the road. I thought we were late. I didn't think we would have arrived first. . Prince Concubine, how are you on your way? Was it delayed by something?"

Another faceless lady of the country's grandfather smiled and said: "This is about to ask your Royal Highness. When I came in, I took another road and just saw His Royal Highness talking to the Crown Prince. Such a beautiful and beautiful Princess may be her Highness. Don’t worry, I’m afraid that we will bully the princess, so I have to teach you a few more words."

The people around heard that they all laughed, and Mrs. Hou just now laughed: "It turned out to be so, I blame me for talking too much! The prince and your highness have a very good relationship."

"The two ladies talked and laughed." Chu Jinyao shrugged off the topic with a smile. Chu Jinyao didn't think there was anything, and although the other ladies were flattering, they were all in their hearts. It is said that marrying a wife, marrying a virtuous person, accepting a concubine and accepting sex. Most of the princes are alienated and respectful towards the wife of the main house. The prince and the princess had been married for a few months, and they were still like newlyweds outside. The ladies looked a little bit sour in their eyes.

Everyone was joking, either true or false, they were talking, and the emperor was behind.

Once the queen arrived, the banquet opened soon. Sure enough, a **** ran from the east hall and said something to Xiao Qi, and Xiao Qi raised his hand and said: "Open the banquet."

There are also singing and dancing at the Women's Feast, but these songs and dances are all court elegant dances. The beauty is beautiful, and it doesn't make much sense after a long time. Chu Jinyao sits at the bottom right of the queen, and the seats are higher than the others. Below Chu Jinyao are the high-ranking concubines Shu and Li. After the imperial family, the maid will continue to rank down.

Compared to slow and graceful singing and dancing, Chu Jinyao prefers to see these women at the banquet. The seats at the banquet can be very particular, who is at odds with whom, who has been in the limelight recently, and there are many doorways that can be seen from the seats, which is much more interesting than singing and dancing.

However, unlike in the past, Lianbing also attended today, and the seat was only under Li Fei, who was sitting in the same seat as Hui Fei. Lian Lai was the pregnant lady who was accidentally hit by Chu Jinyao some time ago. After being "discovered" on New Year's Eve, the emperor rejoiced and named her a Lai Lai on the spot. From a small palace girl to a high-ranking concubine, not only has she become one of the nine concubines, but now she can also sit at the same table with her original master Hui Concubine. It is also rare to pity the concubine.

Of course, if Lianbing can successfully give birth to a dragon, then he will truly turn into a phoenix. Since the emperor knew that he had an unborn child, he had a happy heart, and pityed the child's mother. The pear flower brings rain, and it is very pitiful. It is very in line with the emperor's standard of pitying and cherishing jade. Therefore, although the pity cannot accept the favor, she also relies on the child to become the new favorite concubine in the harem. Her favored momentum has been able to compete with Li Fei.

The concubine Li and Concubine Shu here either consider themselves very high or have been favored for a long time, who can stand sitting in the same seat with a humble court lady. As for Concubine Hui, she was even more panicked. Lian Bian used to be her maidservant, and she could only do some rough work. Concubine Hui had never put this kind of servant girl in his eyes, but now, Lian Bian has become her. The "sister", sitting with her, is even more terribly spoiled than her.

Concubine Hui's face was twitching all over the banquet, she was obviously full of anger, and she could not eat anything else. It's a pity that even if other concubines disdain it any more, who makes the pity bear the dragon seed? If this birth was born, Feng Fei would be an extraordinary thing.

Chu Jinyao looked at it for a while, and deeply felt that watching women fight women is really interesting. She picked up a bean that was carved into a pearl shape and found that even an unremarkable bean was hung in pigeon soup. Before Chu Jinyao sighed the extravagance of the royals, a long singing voice suddenly came from behind him.

Where does the music come from? Who would dare to sing in such a place? Chu Jinyao turned to the side and saw a painting boat slowly rowing over the wide squiggly waters. Standing on the bow of the boat was a woman in green, dancing her sleeves charmingly. A pretty face appeared from time to time, but even more attractive. Begin the inquiring heart of others. In the cabin, there are also a few actors who play the piano and the pipa, and the sound of singing comes from here.

Like Chu Jinyao, there are not a few people looking outside, and even Xiaoqi Empress has been attracted. There were whispers everywhere in the banquet room, asking who these people were. The palace ladies who had been dancing in the middle of the hall gradually stopped. They looked panic and obviously didn't know what to do.

Not only the West Hall, but also the men on the east side were attracted. Chu Jinyao knew it, I'm afraid, this is a "surprise" prepared by the eunuchs in Xiyuan for the emperor. I have to say that the **** will really think about it. The emperor loves beauty and romance. This is indeed a show that the emperor will like.

Sure enough, after a while, a **** walked out of the East Hall and screamed: "Keep on dancing. If you perform well, the emperor will reward you."

The east hall and the west hall are also built symmetrically, because the west interior is surrounded by water, and the east and west halls have one side facing the water. Now the painting boat walks on this water area to play music and dance. The **** in the East Hall obviously did the emperor's will, and the people on the painting boat could hear it, and the West Hall naturally heard it clearly.

The woman in the bow of the ship heard that she was overjoyed to salute the east hall. After she stood up, she stopped making small movements, but stood on the bow of the ship and spun around quickly. She still dared to draw a boat like a boat. Dancing such an intense dance shows that she is quite self-reliant on her dance skills.

Chu Jinyao didn't know what the East Hall was like now, but in the West Hall, which was full of female family members and imperial concubines, everyone's expressions were generally not good. I can't see the appearance of this woman far away, but just by looking at her soft figure, I know that this woman is definitely a stunner. Chu Jinyao actually wanted to watch this dance, but she was carrying the identity of the princess, and how much she wanted to give to the queen's son, so she glanced at the opening and then turned around and watched dignifiedly. The floor tiles in the hall.

The female family members also noticed that they were unruly looking outside, and they gradually turned their eyes back. After Xiao Qi looked at the people in the hall, he twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Xine's minions have a heart, and they dance on the boat, which is quite the legacy of ancient palm dance."

Li Fei touched the corners of her lips with her veil, rolled her eyes and said, "It's just a trick."

It seemed that it was to confirm Li Fei's words. Before she finished her words, she heard applause from the other side, and it turned out that the emperor brought people out to watch.

Chu Jinyao held back a smile and continued to look at the floor tiles. Li Fei was beaten in her face and flicked her veil fiercely with anger. Empress Xiao Qi glanced at Li Fei and said: "When I wait for the concubines of the harem, naturally I must put the emperor first and share the worries for the emperor. Since the emperor and the adults have already gone out, how can I sit here? Lanyu... "

Aunt Lan Yu responded, and Xiao Qi said afterwards: "Get off the car, let's go out too."

After Xiao Qi spoke, everyone else promised to follow Xiao Qi and walked out. Chu Jinyao got up for the second time, following Xiao Qi, and when she left, the others could start one after another.

The characteristic of Xiyuan is water, and there is also a corridor water pavilion outside the palace, which is convenient for the nobles to enjoy the water. The queen led everyone on the veranda, with a wide view outside, so that you could better see the dancer in the water.

Once out, Linglong several people secretly guarded, guarding Chu Jinyao's side, and Chu Jinyao was also secretly vigilant. She is a princess, no one dared to stand in front of her, so Chu Jinyao could only stand at the front of the corridor, and then Shuibo.

Chu Jinyao looked straight ahead, but kept guarding from the back. The woman in the boat dance has jumped to the most exciting part, her waist is soft and boneless, her eyes are like autumn waves, she straightened up and spun quickly before the emperor could react. The grand and magnificent skirt was turned away layer by layer, shocked, and this woman was still wearing a green dress. After the skirt was unfolded, it looked like a lotus leaf, and her body was the stamen on the lotus leaf, Chu Jinyao had heard The admiration from the crowd is nothing but beautiful words such as "burning like a green wave" and "light as a swallow".

Chu Jinyao also nodded secretly, she also thought it was good-looking. Chu Jinyao was watching with pure appreciation. Suddenly the woman in the middle of the water screamed, and before others could react, a fire burst out of her skirt. Chu Jinyao was taken aback. The corners of the women's skirts could be heard crackling from so far away, and what was even more frightening was the white smoke billowing in the wind.

No one thought it would turn out to be like this. The ladies could no longer maintain their demeanor, and screamed in horror. Chu Jinyao also took a step back in surprise, and several people from Bellflower Linglong immediately stepped forward and surrounded Chu Jinyao.

"What's wrong?"

The female family was panicked here, and the man was also in a commotion. The courtiers and eunuchs kept shouting: "Guardian! There is an assassin, come and guard him!" Chu Jinyao quickly glanced to the east and vaguely saw Qin Yi being guarded by everyone. In the middle, this was relieved.

How can a good dance on the water catch fire?

After the accident happened, the sentient beings were noisy, but in fact it only passed for a moment. The woman on the boat was scared to death when she saw the fire on her dress. She hurriedly beat the flame on her dress, and when she found no effect, she gritted her teeth and jumped into the water. However, even more bizarre situations appeared. The fire did not go out immediately when it met the water. Instead, as the woman's violent struggle, it burned occasionally in the water.

What is this thing, it catches fire on weekdays, and it still enters the water?

Someone yelled "Demon Fire", and the women on the West Ring Gallery became more panicked. They were spoiled and spoiled, and they would be called a doctor if they were stabbed by a needle. Now that they saw this strange situation with their own eyes, they were almost half scared. The accident happened suddenly, Xiao Qi Empress and Chu Jinyao were firmly surrounded by people, but other concubines with shallow foundations were not so lucky. The pity was just lifted up, and it is usually not obvious. At this time, she was exposed to the embarrassment of no one around her. She was guarding her stomach and was panicking. Suddenly, she was pushed hard by someone behind her waist. Defensively, he screamed "Ah" and threw into the water.

Chu Jinyao was startled by the sudden scream in her ear, and before she could react, she felt that she was caught by someone. Immediately after the two water breaking sounds of "plop" and "plop" sounded, the corridor was quiet, and then an exclamation broke out: "The princess and pity are in the water!"