The emperor and empress arrived, and the New Year's Eve banquet officially began.
After the emperor made the opening remarks and the queen said some festive words, the noble ladies from the capital began to perform.
Everyone knows that King Pingxi will choose a princess at the New Year's Eve banquet, and those women who intend to marry into the royal family have specially prepared songs and dances.
Beauties sing loudly, enchanting figures dance lightly, and there are also people who play the piano, flute and paint. The various talents are dazzling.
"Brother Yu, this painting woman is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites. She is good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting, and is knowledgeable about books and principles." Princess Qinghua lowered her voice and said, "Give her the jade pendant."
Chu Hongyu raised her head and looked at the emperor who was sitting at the top: "Emperor Grandfather, my aunt asked me to give the jade pendant to this woman who is painting. Should I choose my mother or my aunt?"
The emperor glanced at him coldly: "Qinghua, your hand is too long."
Princess Qinghua's face turned pale.
She has not been a sweet-talking person since she was a child, and she has never been liked by her father, so she is particularly afraid of him.
This cold look made her dare not say anything more.
The daughter of the Minister of Rites finished painting, and an extraordinarily vast landscape painting was displayed in front of everyone.
"Good!" Prince Hongnan couldn't help but stood up and applauded, "This painting was completed in one stroke, with flowing clouds and flowing water. It is really the work of everyone. I admire you."
Fu Shen, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, said: "The prince is so complimentary."
The queen smiled and said: "Prince Hongnan likes the traditional Chinese paintings of our Jin Dynasty. The daughter of the minister is the best painter in the whole capital. This is called meeting a close friend in high mountains and flowing water."
The emperor asked at the right time: "How old is the daughter of the Minister of Rites this year?"
"My little girl is sixteen years old." The Minister of Etiquette stepped forward and said, "Now she is in the boudoir and has not yet been married."
After the marriage between Princess Guli and the prince was stranded, the Minister of Rites knew very well that the emperor would probably choose someone from among the important ministers for the marriage.
He was not surprised at all that his daughter was chosen.
Therefore, with both parties knowing it well, the emperor granted a marriage to the daughter of the Minister of Rites and the prince of Hongnan King, and a marriage was established.
Originally, it was supposed to be a marriage between Princess Hongnan and Dajin, but so many circumstances arose that it was not appropriate.
Anyway, the purpose of the marriage is to consolidate the friendly exchanges between the two countries, and that's pretty much it.
Next, the ladies continued to perform.
One by one, the ladies who had prepared their talents were watching the performances come to an end.
Concubine Yin was a little anxious: "Brother Yu, isn't there anyone suitable to be your mother?"
Chu Hongyu shook his head: "I don't even like it."
"Then what do you like?" Princess Qinghua was very anxious. "Among the remaining women, only the one wearing goose-yellow clothes has the richest family background. Wait a minute..."
Chu Hongyu's head twisted: "Emperor..."
Princess Qinghua covered his little mouth.
Why did this kid like to complain so much? It really pissed her off.
In this way, when all the performances were over, the jade pendants in the hands of the two children were still not given away.
The emperor frowned: "Brother Yu, you are crying and clamoring for your mother. The opportunity is given to you, but you don't give it away. What on earth are you going to do?"
Chu Hongyu pouted her little mouth aggrievedly: "They are not good."
"Why is it so bad?" The queen asked with a gentle smile, "Isn't that Miss Zhou bad?"
"She is not good-looking." The little guy frowned. "Outsiders can tell at a glance that she is not Chang Sheng's biological mother."
The Queen continued to ask: "Where is Miss He?"
"She's too thin, she definitely can't hold her sister, no."
"Where's Miss Li?"
"She is a bit too fat. If she secretly bullies my sister and me, my father may not be able to beat her."
Chu Yi: "..."
This guy is really arrogant.
If these remarks get out, will those ladies in our society still be human beings?
He said coldly: "Since I don't like you, then don't make any noise about this matter in the future."
"Yes, some..." the little girl who had been quiet all this time said, "I like one..."
Chu Hongyu tilted her head and said, "If my sister likes it, then I also like it. Chang Sheng, tell me which one it is, and we will give her the jade pendant."
He took the little girl's hand and walked into the crowd.
The lights in the hall shone on everyone's faces, and almost everyone's eyes fell on the two children.
Everyone knows that those two jade pendants determine the choice of Princess Pingxi.
The two little guys stood and walked around in the main hall, and finally stopped in front of an elderly lady. This was Mrs. Yipin Shanya, who had a good reputation in the capital.
The little girl stepped forward, took out the jade pendant, and handed it to the old lady.
Mrs. Shanya chuckled and said: "I am very old, even older than your grandmother. I am afraid that I am not suitable..."
Seeing this scene, Princess Qinghua twitched her lips and said: "Mother and concubine, these two are really completely ignorant. Is it really appropriate to leave such an important matter in the hands of two children?"
Concubine Yin was also a little worried.
These two children actually want to give the jade pendant to Mrs. Shanya, which is simply outrageous.
Next, something even more outrageous happened.
Chu Changsheng took the jade pendant and handed it to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess was dumbfounded: "Chang Sheng, this won't work. You have to choose one of those women."
The little girl followed the eldest princess's fingers and walked over.
She stayed on each noble girl's face for a while, and finally walked towards Du Ling and placed the jade pendant in front of Du Ling.
Du Ling suddenly thought: "Little princess, this is not okay. My wife has already married and had children a long time ago. It is not suitable, not suitable..."
Chu Hongyu took the jade pendant over and said, "Chang Sheng, we have to find a woman without a husband."
"Yes, yes!" Du Ling nodded, "It's all over there. The young prince and the young princess go over there."
Unexpectedly, the two children stopped directly in front of Yun Chu who was next to Du Ling.
"You're not that old, and you're not from the royal family." Chu Hongyu said, "You don't have a husband by your side, so it's you!"
He placed the jade pendant in front of Yunchu.
The little girl followed suit and put down the jade pendant.
The two children threw away the jade pendants and ran away.
Everyone in the royal family sitting on high seats was stunned.
"This is not okay!" Princess Qinghua stood up suddenly, "How can a widow and divorced woman who has been married and her husband die be the Princess of Pingxi? It's just nonsense!"
Concubine Yin grabbed the two children who were running over: "Choose another one, be good, and listen to Grandma Huang..."
Chu Hongyu walked directly to the emperor: "Grandfather, the emperor's words are equivalent to an imperial edict. You said that as long as Chang Sheng and I like it, we can let my father marry her and become our mother. Does this still count? "
The emperor said calmly: "She has been married."
"But her husband is dead, and she still reconciled. There is no rule that a woman who divorced cannot remarry." The little guy pouted his mouth unhappily, "You adults just like to lie to children. If I had known, I wouldn't have chosen it." , Father, you should be alone for the rest of your life, and don’t marry any princess for the rest of your life, hum!"
