Concubine, please respect yourself

Chapter 194 Listed
The days went on for another two months, and the Qiqiao Banquet was just around the corner.

As soon as July came, the four main streets in the capital were decorated with lanterns of different styles, and the nights were decorated with lights and festoons, creating a lively scene.

Even the closing time of the market has been changed from dusk to Rending.

I heard that on the day of the Qiqiao Banquet, when the sundial passed Haishi, hundreds of barrels of fireworks would be set off in the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's rare age.

Once there is a lively event, the common people should be on their minds.

Before the Qiqiao Banquet, there is also a ceremony of "Hundred Girls Listing" on Zhuque Street. Ladies and gentlemen in Beijing can choose the one they are best at from the four skills as a performance competition.

If you can win the begging banquet, you can make a promise to the saint.

If the emperor promises, ten thousand gold will not be exchanged.

Ladies and gentlemen of all the officials in the capital, whoever asks for something in their hearts, they all report to this begging skillful performance.

Although it may not be possible to win the first prize, if you fall into the eyes of the nobleman when you perform, you can reach the sky in one step and marry into the royal family.

Among the four princes in Beijing, except for the second prince Yingzhao, none of the others have married their concubines yet.

Today, it was the grand listing event on Zhuque Avenue, noble ladies came to choose their special skills, and many common people also crowded together on the street, wanting to watch an interesting scene.

At the Qiqiao Banquet, there are four skills to choose from, piano, chess, dance, and painting.

If one of the four skills can win a single leader, he can be called Xiaokui, and the Xiaokui will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold.If you choose both skills and win the leader, then you will be the leader.

The big one is regarded as a talented woman in Japan, who can express her wish to the saint.

The person who won the first prize in previous years was Princess Yingyan.

The owner of Yingyan County chooses two skills every year. He thought it was just a swollen face to make a fat man, but later people found out that he is highly skilled and bold.

This talented woman who is a top talent is rare in ten years, but Princess Yingyan has been able to win the top prize for several years in a row.I heard that her piano and dancing skills have reached the point of perfection. After the begging banquet every year, the common people gossip about what amazing deeds Princess Yingyan has done in the begging banquet.

Today, the common people came to watch. After all, they still wanted to see the princess.

Although not long ago, the fourth mother of the Lu family became famous with a book of "Fairy Poems", but in terms of the foundation of the people, Princess Yingyan is even better!
On Suzaku Avenue, two minor officials from the Ministry of Rituals guarded the wooden frames with signs everywhere.

If there is a noble girl listed, a wooden card will be issued to her first, and after writing her name on it, the wooden card will be hung on the talent frame of her choice.

"Good sister, which talent did you choose?"

"I chose to dance last year, but the dance skills were all taken away by the princess. This year, I had to avoid his edge and quit dancing to paint."

"The princess wins the top prize every year, and doesn't leave us a way to survive!"

"That's right, I heard that the Empress Dowager's Qinghua Palace was very lively a few days ago. Not only did Aunt Xi from Wulefang teach the princess to practice skills, but even Master Zhang from Yuhuafang was invited there."

"What is the princess going to do? Is it possible that you want to"

A bunch of noble girls gathered together and chattered, the more they chatted, the more they felt that they might as well not perform skills in this begging banquet.

If you say it's a performance, don't turn it into a show of ugliness in the end.
A luxurious carriage stopped, and the bustling Suzaku Avenue was suddenly silent.

This is the carriage in the palace.

Who else can come here at this time, not Princess Yingyan?

Princess Yingyan, come to list!
Everyone's hearts trembled, and they couldn't help but stare at the movement of the carriage.

The plain hand lifted the curtain, revealing a red dress with golden silk and flowers.

This...is this Princess Yingyan?

It seems that she has never seen her wearing such a gorgeous dress, but looking at that charming little face, who else can it be if it is not Princess Yingyan?

The common people felt that the princess was more beautiful than before, but the noble ladies were puzzled, didn't the princess always like plain clothes, why did she change her temperament today?

As soon as the two minor officials from the Ministry of Rituals saw the princess coming, they hurried forward to greet her and flattered her, "I don't know that the princess is coming, so I am far away to welcome you!"

Today, Ying Yan painted makeup on purpose, coupled with this luxurious dress, the whole person looks dignified and arrogant.

She glanced lightly at the two officials from the Ministry of Rituals, and said in a calm tone, "My princess is here to hang up the cards."

"Princess, please." One of the officials from the Ministry of Rites made a gesture of invitation.

Seeing Yingyan's appearance, many noble ladies couldn't help but be amazed by him, but they were a little annoyed for a while when they saw that the two petty officials treated each other so favorably.

Although their status is not comparable to that of the princess, they are also famous ladies. Just now when they went to list their names, the two petty officials were very impatient. Why did the princess look like such a dog when the princess came?

Ying Yan raised her chin, walked past a group of noble girls with an indifferent expression.

For these days, she locked herself in the Qinghua Palace and practiced her skills hard, in order to win the begging banquet.

After the Qiqiao Banquet, she will be able to become the Ninth Prince Concubine logically.

Then, let's see how presumptuous that little bitch of the Lu family dares to do in front of her!

Ying Yan sneered, slowly stroking the wooden sign on the table with her slender nails.

She leaned over slowly and wrote her name on the wooden sign.

The people were full of curiosity, clasping their hands one by one, waiting eagerly for the princess to list.

If it wasn't for the guards from the city defense battalion nearby, they would all want to jump over and take a closer look.

The noble ladies are also staring at Yingyan closely, only when they know which skill the princess is listed on, can they find another way and find a chance of survival.

Holding the sign in her hand, Ying Yan stepped forward to the "Dancing Stand", hooked her finger on the red string, and hung her wooden sign on it.

The first choice is to dance.

Everyone has known it for a long time, but they are still looking forward to He Wu brought by the princess this year.

Ying Yan turned her waist slightly, and slowly walked towards the "qin rack" not far away.

Raise your hand, sign up!
The ladies sighed with bitter faces.

It seems that they can only choose chess or draw this year.
But most of the daughters' boudoir skills focus on dancing, followed by piano.The other two are just for fun, not good at it.

Just as the noble ladies were going to go up to hang their cards, Yingyan changed her steps and moved again.

With her dress flying, she slowly came to the "easel" and hung up the last sign under the astonished eyes of everyone.

Princess Yingyan, has she selected three skills in a row this year? !
In the crowd, there was a gasp at the same time.

This... this is really going to scare people's jaws off.

The noble ladies tightly gripped the wooden plaques in their hands, and looked at Yingyan with gritted teeth.

This obviously does not leave a way for people to survive!
Although he was jealous in his heart, he had to swallow his anger on the face.

Ying Yan turned around and looked at the ladies with sarcasm in her eyes.

She is not good at painting skills, and in the past few months, she has invited Master Zhang from the imperial painting boat in the palace to teach her, in order to choose three skills at this year's begging banquet, and beat that bitch of the Lu family.

The position of the Ninth Concubine is none other than her.

She, Yingyan, must ascend to the Phoenix position in the middle palace!

The wind blew, and gently opened a plain carriage not far away. There was a girl sitting in the carriage, with a shy face and a charming bone like water.
　New week! !come on, come on, come on! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)