Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 139

When it was Youshi, Su Qinghe followed Concubine Zhu to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Because it is a family banquet, the rules are not too strict, men are on the left and women are on the right.Above Su Qinghe is the third concubine, who hasn't come here yet, and below is the fifth concubine.

Further down is the sixth concubine. Compared with the fifth concubine, the sixth concubine is more dignified. Even when she saw her sister-in-law, she just nodded slightly.However, there is also a downside to being so lofty, obviously the Sixth Prince's Concubine is not very popular with her mother-in-law, Concubine Shu.

Before the banquet started, even the Fifth Prince and Concubine followed Concubine Zhu to serve, and the Eleventh Concubine even beat Concubine Shu's back graciously. Only the Sixth Concubine sat alone at the table, with her head hanging like a sculpture.

Su Qinghe doesn't have a mother-in-law, so she doesn't have to wait on anyone, so she can only sit at the table right now, studying the fruit plate on the table boredly.Although the transportation in this era is somewhat inconvenient, the unstoppable palace is the most enjoyable place in the world, and there are still some fruits that should be there.

"Fourth sister-in-law likes to eat fruit?" Someone suddenly asked next to him. Su Qinghe looked up, and saw the tenth prince walking over with a smile. Su Qinghe smiled and said nothing, and the tenth prince said to himself: "This is Lizhi, the fourth sister-in-law probably hasn't seen it before, right?"

Su Qinghe raised her eyebrows, and looked at the tenth concubine with some puzzlement, this person is here to find fault, right?Since you are looking for faults, how can you pick such a mentally handicapped problem?Is it possible that something like lychee is already rare and only people in the palace are eligible to eat it?
She knows that lychees in the capital are a bit expensive these days, but it's not like everyone except the people in the palace can't eat them, right?

"Is this thing rare?" Su Qinghe asked in astonishment: "Why do the ten younger siblings seem to say that this thing is precious?"

As he spoke, he reached for a lychee, skillfully pushed it away, and muttered in a low voice, "No way, aren't lychees very common?" Although it was in a low voice, it wasn't that no one around could hear it.

The face of the tenth concubine changed, and she was about to speak when the twelve concubine next to her giggled and said, "Sister-in-law Si really knows how to joke. As far as I know, these lychees grow in the south, and they only grow in July and August every year." Only when it is time, it takes more than half a month to send it to the capital, and it needs to be chilled, even if it is chilled, it will not last long, and often eight catties out of ten catties delivered are broken. Then two or three catties come from the palace as a tribute, but if people outside the palace want to eat it, they can't do it without a lot of money."

"The fourth sister-in-law grew up in Taiyuan County, right? From the tone of the fourth sister-in-law, this lychee is not rare. Could it be that there are lychees in Taiyuan County at the moment?" The Twelfth Prince raised her eyebrows and smiled, Su Qinghe sighed , compared with the tenth concubine, the twelfth concubine is indeed smarter.

"There is no such thing in Taiyuan County. The twelve brothers and sisters said so much, but they said that the lychee is very precious. But the twelve brothers and sisters should also know that the so-called precious is only for the capital. Just a penny each?"

Su Qinghe smiled and squeezed another lychee: "Although I grew up in Taiyuan County, I also studied these foods since I was a child. Otherwise, I would not have grown sweet potatoes and corn. Although this lychee is precious, it is not It's something no one can afford."

Without facing the question of the Twelve Princes and Concubines, Su Qinghe retorted speciously, and by the way used the golden light on her body to frighten them, making them remember that she was made the head of the county by the emperor himself, not just a princess.

He also said that his own advantage lies in researching these things, and if anyone questions him, Su Qinghe will be able to use his ability to talk nonsense.

The Twelfth Prince's Concubine really looked a little unhappy, but she didn't continue talking.He just sneered, turned around and walked back.The tenth concubine looked at Su Qinghe with a frown, then at the twelve concubine, curled her lips: "Who does she think she is?"

I don't know who said this, but Su Qinghe didn't put it on herself.

Seeing that the tenth prince and concubine also walked away, Su Qinghe couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this hasn't happened yet, she has already been matched.If there is another thing in the future, there will be no peaceful life.Fortunately, the fourth prince opened the mansion early. If she lived in the palace and saw these brothers, sisters and sisters-in-law every day, she might turn her hair gray in a year.

Counting from entering the palace, in less than an hour, how many conversations with ulterior motives has she dealt with?
"The emperor is here!" Just as he was depressed, he suddenly heard the sound of whipping from not far away, and then a little eunuch yelled. far and near.

Not long after, the emperor above said: "Get up, everyone, today is a family banquet, so you don't need to be so polite."

After thanking them, everyone got up, Su Qinghe glanced at the other side, and saw Shen Junxiu looking at her with concern, Su Qinghe quickly smiled, then lowered her head to look at the cold dishes on the table.

The third concubine next to her chuckled: "The fourth younger sibling and fourth younger brother are really loving each other. In just this moment, the fourth younger brother is still worried that the fourth younger sibling will be wronged."

Su Qinghe blushed, and moved her eyes from side to side in embarrassment: "Where is it? The county prince is probably worried that I will embarrass him, but the third sister-in-law and the third brother are the ones who are enviable. Someone came over and told the third sister-in-law to drink less water."

The third concubine smiled slightly, but did not continue.Su Qinghe also stopped talking, and only concentrated on listening to the little eunuch in front of him recite the ceremony. The first one to be sent up was the ceremony of the prince's family. After a long list, Su Qinghe was exhausted for the little eunuch.

"Okay, the prince has a heart." The emperor nodded slightly, and rewarded the prince with an ancient painting, and then began to listen to the eldest prince's family again. There is no other expression, it is also a reward, but it is an ancient sword.

It was finally the fourth prince's turn, and Su Qinghe was so nervous that she could hardly breathe, for fear that there would be a problem with etiquette.Fortunately, although the emperor didn't clearly express his liking, he didn't express his dissatisfaction either. Su Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief, and then took a peek at Shen Junxiu. Seeing his smile, he felt even more relaxed.

After reading the boxing ceremony, the banquet began.The maids and eunuchs would occasionally pass through the back and place hot dishes on each table. The open space in front was a stage for performances. Princes and grandsons who wanted to be filial would occasionally take the place of the dancers, either playing a song or dancing. A sword, or a poem, or a painting.

The youngest son of the prince's family is six years old this year, and he also punched a set of punches staggeringly. Su Qinghe looked very happy.Concubine Wu Gui looked up and suddenly smiled and said, "I want to congratulate the emperor."

"Oh, where does the joy come from?" The emperor asked with a smile, and Concubine Wu pointed out: "Look, the emperor is full of children and grandchildren, all of whom are talented in civil and martial arts, and they are all first-class talents. Isn't this worthy of congratulations?" ?”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "What Aifei said is that this is indeed something worthy of congratulations."

Concubine Wu Gui followed suit with a smile, and her eyes swept over Su Qinghe. Su Qinghe immediately had a bad feeling in her heart, and she heard Concubine Wu go on to say: "Hey, it's just that I'm a little anxious for the fourth prince, who is younger than him The fifth and sixth princes, and even the tenth prince have children, but the fourth prince is still desolate, every time I see it, I always feel distressed."

The emperor also glanced at it, and was silent for a moment.At the men's table in the north, all boys, as long as they are over two years old, sit with their fathers.Only Shen Junxiu was alone.At the woman's table opposite, the girls are all sitting with their mothers and concubines, only Su Qinghe is alone.

"The fourth concubine is still a bit young." Concubine Wu casually sighed again, and the emperor frowned slightly.When you are young, you don't care much about people, and you are not easy to conceive children when you are young.The fourth child is not young anymore, in his 20s, if he keeps guarding such a little girl...

"A while ago, I heard people say that the fourth concubine seems to have locked up several common rooms in the mansion?" Concubine Wu Gui said in a low voice while pouring wine for the emperor: "Is there something wrong? Sensible, no matter what those people said, they were also rewarded by the emperor..."

As she said that, she suddenly covered her mouth as if she had reacted, and looked at the emperor apologetically: "I drank a little too much today, and now I'm talking nonsense, please forgive me."

The emperor waved his hand: "You are also an elder, how can this be nonsense? You said before that the fourth concubine locked up all the people I rewarded Xiaosi?"

"This, my concubine is also a little unclear. I just heard someone say something occasionally that day, so I don't know much about the inside story." Concubine Wu Gui said with some embarrassment, the emperor didn't ask any more questions, just glanced at Su Qinghe, and took a sip from the wine glass stand up.

"Ah, third sister-in-law, look quickly, this dancing woman looks really good-looking, and I don't know who will be blessed in the future." Su Qinghe was still acting foolishly below, and the third concubine gave her a sharp look: "What nonsense are you talking about? No matter how good-looking it is, it is a plaything that cannot be put on the stage."

Su Qinghe nodded: "Well, what the third sister-in-law said was true, I was the one who said something wrong."

Just as he was talking, the emperor above laughed a few times, and then asked, "Jun Xiu, what do you think of the guy in the red dress?"

Su Qinghe was startled, and turned to look at Shen Junxiu. Isn't the one in the red dress the same beautiful woman she mentioned earlier?Could it be that the emperor is trying to mess with something?Can you discuss with your son whether this woman looks good or not?

Then I saw Shen Junxiu stood up and bowed: "If you go back to the father, you have one nose and two eyes, and I can't tell the difference."

The emperor asked the prince again, and the prince smiled and said, "Father's vision is naturally good. I haven't noticed it before. When my father said this, I think that this group of dancers is the one in red." It looks good."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and then went to look at Shen Junxiu: "Did you hear me, fourth child?"

Shen Junxiu had no choice but to nod his head: "I heard that the father and the prince said it was good, so it must be very good."

"Since that's the case, I will reward this person to you." The emperor laughed and waved his hands, Shen Junxiu frowned, and stepped forward to thank him.The emperor stroked his beard and smiled again: "The fourth is not young anymore, but the family doesn't even have a child. As I remember, there is a daughter in the family of Zuo Zhongshu, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. She is eighteen this year. I reported it earlier. I won the draft, so I just give you a side concubine."

(End of this chapter)