The Fourth Master's Favorite Concubine from the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 88 Exposed
So he proposed to Kangxi to hold a lotus appreciation banquet in the mansion to see if Kangxi could attend the banquet with honor.

Kangxi was also interested when he heard it and quickly agreed. I will go to the banquet in person.

Everyone in the backyard would go there when they heard about Kangxi, and everyone followed suit, and everyone came to the banquet one after another.

Therefore, the party held by the Cao Mansion was unprecedentedly grand.

Although no outsiders were invited to attend, some officials with relatively high status in the Jiangnan area were inspired by the news and came shamelessly. Therefore, those who could attend the party were those with status and status.

When Qingyou came over, she saw the layout of the banquet and found that it was all done with great care.

It is not the traditional one for male guests and one for female guests, separated by a screen in the middle. The banquet in the Cao Mansion is arranged like a meandering water bottle. The men and women are separated on both sides. The rockery in front of them slowly flows down, preventing the other side from being able to see directly. , and at the same time it has a beautiful effect, and a circular stage is arranged in the middle. The space in the middle is extremely large, seemingly reserved for performers.

Then the men and women sat on both sides, which was also blurry and could not be seen clearly. This was not considered a taboo, but both men and women could see the performers in the middle.

It's not that such a seat is so ingenious, but the emperor is present today. To be so bold and not to violate taboos, the Cao Mansion really has ulterior motives for hosting this banquet.

Qingyou sighed a few words with emotion at the exquisite arrangement of the banquet, and then sat down with the maid beside her who was guiding the way.

Tuan Yuanyuan did not follow Qingyou, but when she got up in the morning, the two children went in to greet the Queen Mother.

The people sent by the Queen Mother said that only two children would follow her to the banquet today, so Qingyou should not worry.

Qingyou didn't worry too much when she heard that the two children were at the Queen Mother's place. After all, the two children are the Queen Mother's biological grandsons and biological granddaughters, so the Queen Mother can still treat them harshly.

And everyone is talking about "kissing each other". Qin You saw that the Queen Mother was much more affectionate to Tuan Tuan Yuan and Kang Xi than to Kang Xi. So Qingyou didn't feel worried at all, so she came alone with Ruyi to attend.

Qingyou looked at the people sitting next to her. They were mostly ladies and ladies with high status in Jiangnan. Mrs. Cao was also there, but she didn't see the two daughters beside her. She didn't know where they were.

Qingyou didn't ask any questions, but there was an unknown lady beside him, who seemed to have a very good relationship with Mrs. Cao.

The two people spoke with a familiar tone. Seeing that the two girls didn't come, they couldn't help but ask Mrs. Cao: "Yanran, why didn't the two daughters beside you come?"

"Yanran" is Mrs. Cao's maiden name. It seems that the two of them are really close friends, otherwise they wouldn't call her by her real name.

I saw that Mrs. Cao was not anxious at all, and said calmly: "Maybe the two of them are dressing up. After all, the little girl is at the age where she loves beauty, so this is understandable."

After hearing what Mrs. Cao said, the other ladies stopped asking.

However, until the banquet started, Mrs. Cao's two daughters were not seen coming to the banquet. Everyone has weighed in their minds, guessing that Mrs. Cao is holding back some big move. Otherwise, I would not miss this opportunity to show my face in front of a noble person.

Qingyou didn't pay attention, but instead enjoyed the singing and dancing in front of her. The Jiangnan area is indeed somewhat different from the capital city. The songs and dances here are mainly gentle and graceful, which indeed better reflects the beauty of Jiangnan beauties.

Moreover, this song and dance is also novel and different from the sameness in the capital, so I don't care about the food in front of me and concentrate on enjoying the song and dance performance.

Although the other people at the banquet also had family members of Jiangnan officials, it was probably because the Cao Mansion hosted an extremely exciting banquet, and they were all staring at the performance. After the song and dance performance, Cao Mansion immediately won everyone's praise. The performance was so beautiful that someone even composed a poem at the banquet.

He also won praise from Kangxi.

Everyone was excited for a moment, and just when they were gearing up to show off, Master Cao asked everyone to pay attention to the food in front of them.

Everyone then lowered their heads and looked at the flowing water, fine wine and delicacies in front of them. For a while, everyone couldn't help but praise them again and again.

When the banquet was at its most lively, two girls from the Cao Mansion came on the stage. They were dressed very grandly. They said they saw the excitement and wanted to perform their talents to add to the fun.

Kangxi readily agreed.

I saw that these two girls were not just focusing on one talent like ordinary performances. Not only were there four white shelves in front of the two girls, but they also held brushes in their hands and paints next to them.

Qingyou originally thought that the two girls were planning to paint on the spot, but unexpectedly, the two girls started a dance performance at the same time, and even danced and painted at the same time.

The key is that these two talents are extremely sophisticated, the dance is beautiful, and the paintings are lifelike, and the four paintings are different.

The portraits made by the two girls are all different, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, and each one is a masterpiece.

Moreover, the dance of the two girls was also extremely beautiful. Now, even the Queen Mother, who had been prejudiced before, praised them repeatedly.

It can be seen how much everyone loves the performance of these two girls from Cao Mansion.

Kangxi also praised the two girls repeatedly, and now Kangxi also saw Cao Yin's intentions.

He just wanted to use this banquet to highlight the excellence of his two daughters, so as to give them a good marriage. However, Kangxi was extremely kind to his nanny brother who had grown up with him since childhood. Even if he saw through his plan at this time, he did not refute.

Instead, he took the initiative to ask: "Cao Yin, I remember that these two daughters have already reached hair age, and are they getting married?"

Cao Yin heard this and replied very excitedly: "Back to the emperor, my daughters are not married yet."

Kangxi probably understood after hearing this. He probably had his eye on someone. He was embarrassed to speak first, so he said: "My son, here, see if there is anyone you like. If so, I will give you a gift." marriage."

Qingyou didn't know if others were excited, but looking at Yinzhen from a distance, she didn't seem to be shaken by this, even though the family background of the Cao Mansion girl would be helpful in the future.

I don't know why Qingyou at this moment is extremely convinced that Yinzhen will refuse, even though Miss Cao's eyes are almost glued to Yinzhen.

As expected, Cao Yin responded very tactfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, but it depends on my daughter's thoughts. As an Ama, I can't ignore my daughter's thoughts."

When Kangxi was about to ask Miss Cao, someone spoke up.

(End of this chapter)