Lu Yuncheng needs to use a wheelchair, and most of the palace is made of bluestone, so the couple's speed is slower than others.
That is, such a small time difference is enough for the people watching outside the palace wall to spread what they saw in the palace.
As soon as the couple entered the palace, everyone's eyes were focused on them.
Either inquiry, doubt, contempt, or contempt.
The only thing that doesn't exist is understanding.
Understand that they are actually the passive ones, the ones being provoked.
After sitting down, Su Qingyu saw a woman in blue across from her nodding towards her in greeting, and she nodded in response.
She leaned close to Lu Yuncheng's ear and asked softly: "This Miss Jiang is really kind-hearted. She is the only one in the whole hall who has normal eyes."
Lu Yuncheng felt that the skin next to his ears was aroused by her breath...
Su Qingyu didn't realize it, but when she turned her head, she sharply noticed that Jiang Lanyin's eyes paused on Lu Yuncheng for a while.
It was a familiar feeling that I had known for a long time.
Su Qingyu pressed her chin with her hand, looked back and forth between Jiang Lanyin and Lu Yuncheng several times, and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Lu Yuncheng, are you familiar with the Jiang family girl?"
When Lu Yuncheng was asked by her, his memory was not deep: "She and I only met each other a few times, and we are not familiar with each other."
"Really? The look in her eyes doesn't look like..."
"Your Majesty is here!"
"The Queen is here!"
"Concubine Hui is here!"
With the eunuch shouting loudly, tonight's reception banquet officially begins.
At Emperor Ming's order, the Western Chu envoys brought their most distinguished little princess to the main hall.
For a time, silk and bamboo strings were played, people were drinking and drinking, and the monarch and his ministers were enjoying themselves, creating a peaceful scene.
After Su Qingyu had eaten and drank enough, she enjoyed the graceful figures of the dancers.
But not long after, she was keenly aware that Youdao's gaze had been staring at her. Following his gaze, she saw Su Qingxue, whom she had not seen for a long time.
Originally, Su Qingyu was looking at the beauty, and Lu Yuncheng was also able to see the harmony of the 'beauty', but her slightly frowned eyebrows broke the balance.
"What's wrong?"
"I thought I could spend tonight safely, but now it seems that someone is going to cause trouble again."
It's not that Su Qingyu can see into people's hearts, but that Su Qingxue almost has the words "I want to cause trouble" written on her face.
Lu Yuncheng looked at King An, but saw that the other party was also staring at him.
King An raised his glass, gave a distant salute, and then raised his head to drink.
The music stopped, and the dancer stayed in the most beautiful moment of her dance, then bowed and left.
After Emperor Ming and the envoys from Xi Chu complimented and communicated with each other, the little princess Tuoba Linglong of Xi Chu, who was wearing exotic clothes, took off the veil that had been covering her face.
For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.
Tuoba's exquisite facial features are different from those of women from the Central Plains. They have a profound sense of beauty. Such beauty can easily make people's eyes light up, leave a deep impression, and even be moved by it...
Tuoba Linglong was very satisfied with everyone's reaction to her beauty, so she got up and went to the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty, I heard that all the women from the Central Plains are as beautiful as flowers and have many talents. This princess has traveled thousands of miles to Daxia to get married. I wonder if there is a chance to compete with the women from your country?"
Emperor Ming's interest was just right: "I wonder what Princess Tuoba wants to compete with?"
Tuoba Linglong looked around with arrogant eyes: "Whether it's music, chess, calligraphy and painting, dancing and singing, or archery competition, it's up to you. As long as a woman from your country proposes, I can challenge you."
As soon as these words came out, the ladies of the official family who were still a little eager to give it a try suddenly lost half of their enthusiasm.
Su Qingyu came close to Lu Yuncheng's ear and murmured: "Is the Western Chu royal family so good? It's terrifying for a princess to be so versatile!"
Although he didn't understand what 'volume' meant, Lu Yuncheng wanted to know why it was 'scary' at this moment.
"Think about it, it would take a lot of time for ordinary people to learn a few talents. But this Tuoba Linglong can basically be regarded as an all-round talent. There are only twelve hours in a day, but she can actually master such skills. Isn’t it scary to have a lot of content distributed and mastered?”
Lu Yuncheng nodded and murmured along with her: "If you think about it this way, it's really scary."
Mingyue and Qingfeng behind them found it a little hard to accept seeing Lu Yuncheng like this.
Especially Qingfeng, he knew that his master cared about the princess. But she didn't expect that he would obey the princess in everything, and now he has fallen to the point of becoming a gossip with her.
I don’t have the eyes to see, I really don’t have the eyes to see...
The couple were whispering to each other, and Su Qingyu suddenly felt like a light on her back, and then she looked up to find the source of her gaze.
Unfortunately, after searching around, I found nothing.
"What's wrong?"
"I always feel like someone is staring at me... maybe there are too many people and I'm looking at it wrong."
At this time, I heard Tuoba Linglong say loudly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be embarrassed, just let the most talented woman in your country come out to compete with me."
"Of course, you can send multiple girls to compete with me in every aspect. I am happy to accompany you to the end."
These words are undoubtedly a provocative challenge to the noble ladies of the capital.
Emperor Ming's expression remained unchanged, but the smile was no longer in his eyes.
As for the most talented woman in the capital, no one knows that she is the apple of Jiang Shangshu's family, Jiang Lanyin.
Everyone looked at Jiang Lanyin, hoping that she would accept Tuoba Linglong's invitation to compete and speak out for the noble ladies in the capital, so that Tuoba Linglong would know what it means that there are mountains outside the mountains, and don't go too far in life. Arrogant.
Emperor Ming glanced at Concubine Hui beside him. Concubine Hui understood and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this child Lan Yin has always been calm and will not disappoint your Majesty."
As long as Jiang Lanyin defeats Tuoba Linglong, it will be a meritorious service for His Majesty. The Jiang family's weight in Emperor Ming's heart will definitely rise to a higher level, and even King An will benefit from this...
Concubine Hui and Jiang Lanyin looked at each other, the latter nodded slightly, and she became more calm and relaxed.
"now that......"
"If we talk about talented women, I'm afraid no one in this city knows about my eldest sister - Princess Ling of Daxia, Su Qingyu."
After receiving Concubine Hui's guarantee, Emperor Ming prepared to let Jiang Lanyin compete with Tuoba Linglong, but he never expected that Su Qingxue would take the lead.
Concubine Hui saw that Emperor Ming didn't say anything, but he was obviously very unhappy. She immediately said: "Princess An, please don't be rude in front of His Majesty!"
Su Qingxue stood up slowly and bowed in the direction of Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, my daughter-in-law believes that since Princess Tuoba wants to compete, the first choice must be Princess Ling."
As she said this, she enthusiastically made memories for everyone.
"I wonder if you all still remember that when Princess Ling was ten years old, her piano and chess skills were highly praised by Mr. Miaoxuan, and her calligraphy and painting were praised by Mr. Lu."
"So far, Princess Ling is the only person who can be affirmed by both Mr. Miaoxuan and Mr. Lu."
