Red makeup against the world

Chapter 186 Peony Banquet

Wu Zhengxiang looked at the elegant and calm Xu Wanzhen in the "Shu Yuxuan" on the opposite side, and inadvertently came to his mind the magnificence of her standing proudly on the deck that night in Yangzhou.

This is the real her, indifferent, elegant, reclusive and independent.Even though he was among the crowd, he seemed to be separated from the world by a transparent cover.It was as if she did not belong to this world and could leave at any time.

This feeling made Wu Zhengxiang feel unspeakably uncomfortable, and he just wanted to hold her tightly.

Shi Jingze leaned lazily by the window, his pair of phoenix eyes raised slightly.This Xu Wanzhen is more interesting than it looks. "Seven steps into a poem", how did she do it?At this moment, he had a real interest.

Seeing his expression, a smile appeared on the prince's face, and he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Fan Bin was originally a general in the Northwest, so he couldn't understand whether the poems were good or not, but he could see the reactions of everyone.Puzzled and asked: "My lord, are these two poems masterpieces?"

King Qi showed admiration, opened the folding fan and said, "This is really a masterpiece, especially the last one."

In "Shu Yuxuan", Tang Yuanyao first ran against Xu Wanzhen, and then Princess Zhaoyang pressed her every step of the way. The whole process was clearly seen by King Qi.I recited the poem silently in my heart again, and couldn't help laughing.

"The peony demon in front of the court is unqualified" obviously refers to Tang Yuanyao, and "Fuqu on the pool is pure and unfeeling" is probably an allusion to Princess Zhaoyang?This sentence is very good, the imperial sister's temperament is indeed a bit ruthless.But this Xu Wanzhen is really bold, isn't she afraid that the princess will be angry with her?

Is Xu Wan really afraid?
She has neither power nor power, so how can she not be afraid?
Even though the Xu family became a seller and made a lot of money, it was a source of water.What's more, in the capital, there are more rich families, so what is the mere Xu family doing?What's more, in the eyes of the nobles in the city, what is money?Even though she may be concerned about Tu Shanchang's popularity, Princess Zhaoyang's crushing her to death is not much more difficult than crushing a small ant.

But she could see clearly that in the current situation, Princess Zhaoyang was eager to recruit talents.She looked at it coldly, this princess is practicing the art of the emperor, personal love and hate are not important to her, how can she deal with her because of a sarcasm poem?

The ancients "buy a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold", and this Princess Zhaoyang also imitated it.If it is not wrong, it will only be better for her in the future, let others look at it, even those who have offended Princess Zhaoyang are so valued, wouldn't everyone scramble to take refuge in her?

Sure enough, Princess Zhaoyang smiled heartily: "Hurry up, hurry up! Yuegui, please write down these two poems and take them to the other side for evaluation."

Xu Wanzhen smiled faintly in her seat, as expected, she was right.But she didn't see it, Wang Miaoyan lowered her eyes to hide the deep jealousy in her eyes.

Afterwards, Tang Yuanyao stepped forward to paint, but it was just an ordinary painting and did not cause any disturbance.

Princess Zhaoyang looked around and saw that no one was coming forward, she said loudly: "Today I am lucky, I got many excellent works, I should congratulate the emperor on his birthday." She clapped her bare hands lightly, and Hollyhock came up with her maid, serving exquisite dishes one after another.

In "Shu Yuxuan", each person has one table according to the ancient etiquette, and the dishes are also served on each person's table, and the meal sharing system is adopted.

The dishes are exquisite and delicious, but not extravagant and wasteful. The ingredients are more or less made of peony flowers, which look refreshing and pleasant. It is a veritable peony banquet.

The cold dishes "Dielianhua" and "Caisi Jinhua" were served first, followed by the hot dishes "Peony Duck Breast", "Golden Flower and Jade Shoots", "Peony Beef Soup", and finally a dish that Xu Wanzhen tasted that day The "Sugar Steamed Crisp Cheese" and "Peony Bird's Nest Porridge".

There are seven dishes in total, but the portion of each dish is not much, just enough for one person.Each has its own characteristics and is endlessly memorable.

After lunch, the maid served peony tea in glass cups and presented it to the girls to rinse their mouths and clean their hands.

Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said: "As soon as I come here today, I will detain everyone here and will not be free. I also ask all the concubines, wives, and young ladies to forgive me."

The crown prince shook the handkerchief fan lightly, and said with a chuckle, "The most important thing is to be able to serve the princess and present poems and paintings for the emperor. What is the princess guilty of? Saying this makes me uneasy."

All the girls agreed one after another.

Mrs. Dingguo's wife, Li Shi said: "It's noon now, I, an old lady, can't compare to you young people, so I'm going to ask a question."

Princess Zhaoyang hurriedly said: "Grandmother is tired, Bai Shao took the old lady to rest." Then she smiled to the girls: "Those who want to rest, those who want to go to the garden, those who want to drink tea and play chess here, go to the theater behind Yes, everyone, please tell the maids, someone will guide you."

The corners of the girls' mouths raised excited smiles, they couldn't hold back for a long time, this is the blind date meeting that they are most interested in next. Those princes and princes in the "Qingxuan Pavilion" are rare to see on weekdays, and everyone has their own goals.

After Princess Zhaoyang, Mrs. Dingguo, and Concubine Crown Prince had all left the table, all the girls began to discuss in low voices.After only two cups of tea, they discussed in twos and threes and walked together.

Most of the older concubines and wives chose to go to the theater, and some went to the wing room prepared in advance for a lunch break in the Princess Mansion.

Tu Manfen walked up to Tu Manzhen and Xu Wanzhen, and asked, "We are going to visit the garden, do you want to go together?"

Hearing this, Tu Manzhen said impatiently: "Go, go." She didn't know many people here, so of course she had to follow her sister closely.

Xu Wanzhen glanced at the female relatives of Anping Hou Mansion, and nodded.He had just been in the limelight, so it's better to go with the crowd at this time.

Wang Miaoyan, who was following Princess Chu, did not know what she had said to Princess Chu, but Princess Chu nodded, Wang Miaoyan saluted again, and walked towards Xu Wanzhen.

Xu Wanzhen greeted her with a smile, and said, "Miaoyan, long time no see."

Hearing this, Wang Miaoyan was in a trance for a while, yes, long time no see.Although less than half a year had actually passed, so many things had happened during that time that she only felt that the previous days were as beautiful as in a dream.

After she collected herself, a perfect smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Long time no see, and you didn't say write to me."

Xu Wan is really Hao Ran. After arriving in Beijing, there are so many things, but she doesn't even remember this former good sister in the boudoir at all.Immediately apologized: "I'm really sorry, I just settled down in the capital. When will Sister Miaoyan come to the capital?"

"I just arrived last month, and I'm currently living in the Prince Chu's Mansion." Wang Miaoyan took her hand affectionately, walked out behind the female relatives of the Anping Hou Mansion, and said as he walked, "It's so wonderful to see Wanzhen here. Alright! I don't know anyone in the capital, so I will visit them often in the future."

Xu Wanzhen was not used to her enthusiasm.In her mind, she and Wang Miaoyan were not familiar enough to hold hands.But she remembered the memories of her previous life. When she was in Suzhou, Wang Miaoyan and Wang Miaoyan were very close friends, so it was hard to refuse now.

(End of this chapter)