Prince Zhi, the eldest brother, often leads troops on expeditions and happened to be in Beijing recently. Today he also brought Fujin to the palace.
Other elder brothers have three wives and four concubines, but this eldest elder brother only has one Fujin in the backyard. Fujin gave birth to a daughter. Fujin has been in poor health in the past few years, and Prince Zhi is away at war, so he has Never got pregnant again.
Prince Zhi saw that the atmosphere was a little tense, so he stood up and raised his glass to the emperor.
"It's rare for me to return to the capital, so I would like to take this festive occasion today to express my filial piety to the emperor, and also to say hello to the emperor. I wonder what other programs the emperor has arranged today besides the banquet and delicacies, so that I can also join in the fun. .”
The emperor looked at Prince Zhi and laughed.
"Yinyi is indeed my eldest son, so I drank this glass of wine. Queen, today is your banquet. If there is any program, I will also use your daughter's light to have fun."
A smile appeared on the queen's face.
"Your Majesty is happy, and I am naturally happy too. Today all your distinguished ministers and their female relatives are here. I heard that the daughters in your family are all very outstanding, so I just want to take this opportunity to show off their talents. Your Majesty Do you think it’s good?”
"Okay! I think it's great! Now that the Manchu and Han families are in the imperial court, the girls' talents should also be exchanged with each other. Many Manchu girls are good at horseback riding and archery. In terms of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and red flowers, the Han girls' families are even better. Why don't we set up a small competition today, and the winner will be rewarded by me."
The emperor said with great interest.
The seventh day of July, the Qi Qiao Day, was originally a festival for her daughter's family. The Queen's proposal was just in time.
Nian Shilan heard that there was a talent competition in Linxi Pavilion and was glad that she fainted.
She had also learned chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, but was not good at it. She is the daughter of Han Chen, but she is better at riding and shooting. The last time she was attacked at the racecourse, she was bold and careful enough to catch Yinzhen who almost fell off his horse, which surprised Yinzhen afterwards.
Looking at this situation, Nian Shilan realized that the palace banquet would not be over for a while, so she might as well take a rest to catch up on her sleep.
She was seduced by Songzhi in Yinshi.
Su Peisheng was waiting in the corridor. When the palace maid came out and said that Fujin was asleep, he felt relieved.
Although this master is just a sidekick now, it seems that he has fallen into his heart.
It’s hard to say what it will be like in the future.
Besides, Fujin here treats servants like them with courtesy.
Servants are born to serve others. When they are treated as human beings, they naturally feel touched and work more diligently.
Just looking at the cold dew next to Fujin, the master told him to pay attention to it.
But seeing that Fujin has brought a lot of cold dew with him when he goes out recently, it seems that the cold dew has won her favor.
Su Peisheng thought privately that he had to find a way to get rid of the cold dew without making Xi Fujin suspicious or letting "that person" notice that the master knew something.
It’s difficult.
All the noble ladies in Linxi Pavilion showed off their talents, but the prince's disciples didn't have to show off any talents. They knew in their hearts that the emperor and the empress wanted to select the daughters of some dear ministers through the name of Qi Qiao. It would be useful.
"The next person to appear is Qi Yuebin, the eldest daughter of the Yunhui envoy Qi Lianchen's family!"
sang the eunuch.
"My maid Yunhui envoys Qi Yuebin, the daughter of Qi Lianchen, to see the emperor, long live the emperor, and to attend the meeting of the empress, the queen."
Qi Yue Bin Yingying came from outside the pavilion, bowed her head to the Emperor and Queen.
Yinzhen heard the sound and looked up.
Qi Yuebin was dressed in red. Her figure was not as weak and boneless as that of ordinary ladies. Instead, she exuded a sense of heroism and knelt straight on the ground.
Yinzhen looked at her from the side and couldn't see her eyebrows, but her outline...
His Yunxi was also dressed in red. When he was still Baile, she danced gracefully and drank wine with him.
Qi Yuebin felt eyes from all directions, but she still kept her body upright without any fear.
There was also a hint of surprise in the emperor's eyes that Qi Lianchen's daughter was so outstanding.
A smile spread across his face.
"Pingshen. I see you are dressed up in dance clothes, but you want to dance?"
Qi Yuebin stood up slowly, lowered his head, took two steps back and stood still before replying.
"Reporting to the Emperor, I see that all my sisters and sisters have brought many wonderful talents. I am not talented. I only have one dance, dedicated to the Emperor and the Queen."
"Oh? What kind of dance is it?"
The Emperor leaned forward and asked enthusiastically.
"Reporting to the Emperor, this is the song "Neon Clothes Breaking the Formation Dance". I pray that our Qing Dynasty will be invincible, and that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe!"
Qi Yuebin replied respectfully, lowering his head and speaking sonorously and forcefully.
Everyone in the pavilion was attracted by her, and they had seen too many weak women. This fierce and heroic beauty in red clothes was rare.
"Okay! That's good! I'll just take a look at your colorful dance!"
The emperor's tone suddenly became passionate.
We had just won a battle some time ago, and it was a time when the morale of the army was greatly boosted. The sound of this colorful dance breaking out of the formation was very exciting.
Qi Yuebin agreed and slowly retreated to the outside of the pavilion, where the palace servants had brought up a big drum big enough for ten people to stand on. On both sides, two drums slightly smaller than the big drum stood one foot away.
Yinzhen followed everyone's gaze and looked over, feeling cold in his heart.
I thought it was some outstanding performance that I had never seen before, but it turned out to be an old-fashioned drum dance.
Looking at Qi Yuebin's features now, he only looks like Yunxi in outline.
He kept his head down and drank.
The whispers of the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother faintly reached Yinzhen's ears.
Brother Ninth said.
"You said that this woman has always regarded meekness as her beauty, but the daughter of Qi Yunhui's family has to act like this to attract public attention."
The tenth elder brother is a fat and pale elder brother, he is laughing.
"Brother Ninth, you don't understand. This is what you call outstanding. It's the gentleness of a woman, but it's her heroic demeanor that attracts men's attention."
Brother Jiu snorted, but made no sound again.
The tenth prince ignored the dagger-like look in his eyes behind him and watched Qi Yuebin dance with covetousness.
Qi Yuebin danced on the drum, showing strength in every move. The water sleeves in her hands hit the small drums on both sides of the big drum like they had eyes.
Coupled with the tight drumbeats of the musicians nearby, everyone present was excited for a moment, as if thousands of troops were roaring forward in front of them.
"Okay!" The emperor took the lead in applauding.
Everyone in the seat imitated the emperor, and the pavilion was full of joy.
Yinzhen stared at Qi Yuebin, and suddenly felt that her heroic appearance was a bit like Nian Shilan.
I don't know how Nian Shilan is doing now, but she is waiting for him to take her back home.
Qi Yuebin danced on the drum while secretly looking at Yinzhen.
She had never forgotten this prince since she met him in autumn last year.
It's just that there has never been a chance to see him. Last year, Qi Yuebin was sad for a long time when he heard that he had asked to marry the eldest daughter of Nian Mansion.
If given the chance, she would be willing to be his side Fujin.
Just looking at the emperor's eyes today...
Qi Yuebin is a woman, so she naturally recognizes that look.
But she, Qi Yuebin, just wants to marry the man of her dreams.
