Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 123
On April 26th, the spring breeze crossed the willows, and Xia Yi quietly climbed up the branches. This day is the most auspicious day in January, and it is suitable for travel and drinks. Therefore, the owner of Xuanzhuyuan also decided to hold this year's Huahua Festival on this day. For the poetry banquet, invitations were printed a few days ago and distributed to the noble ladies and princes in Shangjing.

Xia Zijin was sitting on the carriage going to Xuanzhu Garden at this time.

She held the invitation card in her hand. The paper was a light bamboo green color, as if it was made by a private family. The texture of the flat paper was very strange, mixed with the veins of bamboo leaves, and the invitation card was written in black ink. Put down a beautiful note, the last mention reads "Xuanzhuyuan idler", and a few genuine bamboo leaves are pasted at the end of the invitation, which can be described as a clever idea.

"Princess, servant girl, look at the other princesses who came to the banquet today are very well-dressed, and the fourth princess even put on the bird gold robes. Why do you tell the servant girl to keep everything simple?" Xiaokui said Rubbing her shoulders on her side, she asked a little puzzled.

"To put it bluntly, this Huashi Banquet is only for unmarried men and women. If the queen hadn't said that all the princesses in the palace should attend the banquet, this princess would not be happy to disturb the muddy water. Besides, this princess has some selfish intentions. I want to see if there are any outstanding ladies among the ladies in Beijing, so that I can pay attention to the brothers of the Liu family, since she is a drunkard who does not care about drinking, why does this princess bother to dress up?"

Xia Zijin smiled and put the invitation back into his sleeve pocket.And the carriage has already entered Chang'an Avenue, and Xuanzhu Garden is a few hundred steps ahead.

In front of the gate of Xuanzhu Garden, Xia Zijin saw a familiar figure. The man was wearing a brown-gold silk long-sleeved shirt today. It is rare that the clothes he wore inside were replaced with white silk and satin. It was not the same as the previous few times. It's the same, but it has the taste of Mr. Pianpian in Shangjing.

"Princess Pearl, what a coincidence."

That person was Rong Yu. Before she could say anything, he took care of her first, stood there and looked at her with a smile.

Xia Zijin handed the invitation to the attendant at the gate of Xuanzhu Garden, and with the help of Xiaokui, she stepped across the threshold, but only responded with a light salute: "Listen to the new hussars detachment brought to Beijing today to train the Western Regions to defend against the enemy. Tactics, why do you have the leisure to come to Xuanzhuyuan to participate in the banquet."

Rong Yu raised his eyebrows and saw that Xia Zijin was wearing a crisp chest-length skirt today. It was made of elegant natural silk, and the skirt was even more elegant. It was covered with a simple light blue shirt, and only one piece was pinned on his head. The butterfly pendant with only rouge and pink gemstones, although not very outstanding, is as chic and refined as her person, and it is much more eye-catching than those ladies who went in earlier with gold hairpins and emeralds all over their heads.

"This son is just running errands for the emperor, how dare he really intervene in the defense of Beijing. Besides, the Seventh Princess is here today, so what's wrong with me being there?"

"Of course that's appropriate. Seventh Sister has a meek temper, so I need to trouble you to take care of me." Xia Zijin laughed, and stepped on the deep stone road with Xiaokui to the small pavilion in the garden.

Rong Yu deliberately mentioned that he came here because of Xia Ziyan. He originally wanted to see Xia Zijin's reaction, but he didn't see the expression of pampering that he hoped for. He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, so he took a deep look at Xia Zijin Jin's back also quickly followed.

The Huashi Banquet was set up in the Xiaoxie Pavilion of Xuanzhu Garden. Although the place is not very spacious, it is enough for dozens of people to sit, and there is still a lot of space in the middle. A barefoot woman covered with gauze is dancing gracefully in the central space. Her figure is like willows and smoke, her eyes are full of waves, which fits well with the music in the pavilion. Every wave of her hands and feet makes people melt in tenderness like water.

One side of the pavilion is for male guests and the other is for female guests. Xia Zijin and Xia Ziyan are sitting at the same table. Xia Ziyan's clothes are also relatively simple and elegant, with a faint temperament of a lotus concubine. It can be seen that he has been influenced by the elegant wind, and Xia Ziqi next to the table was as luxurious as he wanted. Not only was he wearing a brooch gold swirl gown made of pure gold thread mixed with water and moon silk, but he also wore a golden emerald necklace inlaid with yellow and clear gold, with countless pearls falling from it. Comparing with the golden hairpin, the whole person seems to be fished out of a jewelry storehouse, dazzlingly bright.

"Fourth sister, what are you looking at?" Xia Ziting, sitting beside her, spoke with a smile.

Xia Ziqi came back to his senses, covered his lips with a handkerchief and coughed, saying it's nothing.Xia Ziting followed her gaze and saw the blue-eyed and black-haired Rong Yu sitting there, she understood a little, but she didn't say anything, she just flattered her: "Fourth sister is very gorgeous today, very eye-catching, My sister sees that the young masters over there are all paying attention, and I think they will be able to come out on top in the competition later on!"

One of the elegant features of this Huashi banquet is that all the people present at the banquet will perform in front of them. Those who appreciate the performance can vote for that person with the wishful lottery in front of them. Young Master, you can get a generous gift from the owner of Xuanzhu Garden.

The people present are all either rich or noble, and they are not very keen on extravagant gifts such as generous gifts. What they really care about is the top spot. If they win the top spot, they will definitely become the subject of heated discussions in the next period of time. Naturally, the scenery is infinite, and he can also raise his reputation and win the favor of others.

Since Xia Ziqi came here dressed up, she has the potential to win the top spot. More importantly, she wants to use this to make Rong Yu appreciate and love her. A stumbling block to Rongyu!

"Seventh sister, are you ready to perform in a while?"

Here Xia Zijin asked with a smile. She glanced at Xia Ziqi at the next table, and she knew that Xia Ziqi valued it very much. Wouldn't it be interesting to have a happy time in vain?

Xia Ziyan smiled shyly, and said with some embarrassment: "I didn't have any skills to show off. The Concubine Lian taught women to be virtuous and gentle, so I like to draw something to kill boredom. Qin, chess and calligraphy are not good, they can't compare to you, Zijin, I'm afraid I will make a joke later."

"Seventh Sister is too modest, there is no distinction between high and low talents, besides, my sister's painting skills are indeed not bad, maybe it is the number one, I don't know."

Xia Ziyan shook his head with a smile and said: "Sister, don't make fun of me, Zuo is just making a fool of myself, how can I come first."

After that, she looked towards Rong Yu, only to see that Rong Yu was talking to someone, and there was nothing wrong with his bright posture, she looked into her heart, pursed her lips and smiled, a ray of sweetness burst into her heart.

"From my sister's point of view, although most of the leaders who came here today are lonely people, but among the young masters present, only Prince Rong's son is the most likely to be number one. Does my sister not want to be equal to him? Add a good story?" Xia Zijin smiled, grasping Xia Ziyan's thoughts.

Sure enough, Xia Ziyan came back to his senses, hesitated for a while, there was yearning in his eyes, but he was not very confident, he shook his head after thinking about it for a while.

"Let's forget it, the chance is not great."

Xia Zijin straightened her hair, and said lightly: "If my sister can trust me, I have a way. Although I can't guarantee that my sister will win the first place, it is not a problem to surprise people. Youdao is the beauty of adults. It's a great pleasure, wouldn't it be wonderful to help Seventh Sister and Shizi to be more motivated!"

Hearing this, Xia Ziyan was a little enthusiastic. She was persuaded, looked at Xia Zijin and said, "Is it really possible..."

Xia Zijin responded with a comforting smile, and whispered into her ear, the more Xia Ziyan listened, the more wonderful he felt, the corners of his lips could not help but raise, and he nodded again and again.

"Seventh sister, do you remember clearly?"

"I never forgot a word, Zijin is at ease!" Xia Ziyan laughed, feeling a little more grateful to the unfamiliar sister in his heart, and thanked him again.

Xia Zijin said it was all right, and the two chatted quite enthusiastically. Xia Ziqi at the next table cast a sneering look, and spat, "We share the same smell!"

When the singing and dancing in the middle of the arena was over, the zither and drums rang three times in unison, and then the master of ceremonies presided over the opening of the Huashi Banquet. show grace.

It's another polite word, the fighting skills are arranged alternately by a man and a woman, the first one to perform is the prostitute daughter of Bo Shangshu's family, this girl is very lovable, in her early fifteen years, her cheeks There is still unfaded baby fat, tied with two round buns, and her cherry lips are pink and crystal clear.I saw that she was holding a copy of the Four Treasures Tongjian in her hand, but she did not turn it over, but handed it to the master of ceremonies, and said charmingly: "Master of ceremonies, just ask questions, no matter what chapter number or comment, I can recite it. .”

All the girls smiled, what kind of talent is this?
"Miss Bo, could it be that she can't do everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she came up with such a way to make up for it! The Four Treasures Tongjian has five chapters, each chapter is divided into twelve prefaces, and one preface has seven subsections. Nearly 200 million characters, how can you memorize them one by one?" The person who spoke was Miss Bo's nemesis, Zhang Yushi's second daughter, she had never been at odds with Miss Bo, and whenever she had the opportunity, she wanted to stab her. .

"Could it be that I have the final say, and she can't let others talk about it. How can a frog at the bottom of a well know the sky?" Ms. Bo raised her head and said.

"You... Who do you say is a frog at the bottom of a well?"

"Stop it, stop it, the two of you won't argue, since Ms. Bo made her statement, she's going to prove it!" A young man rounded up the situation and turned to the master of ceremonies, "Please ask the master of ceremonies to ask!"

The master of ceremonies was naturally impartial. He responded and turned to a page casually, twirling his beard and asking: "Sibao Tongjian Chapter 3 Nine Prefaces and Six Sections, the title is Fumao, please show it to Ms. Bo."

Ms. Bo cleared her throat, put her hands behind her back, straightened her body and said, "Civet cat Fu, there are civet cats in the Han Dynasty, with colorful bodies and beautiful appearances, Zier frequently appears in the mountains, accompanied by mournful howls, like Jackals are like lions and leopards, the other side of the ravine is shining brightly, and there is a white raccoon stepping on it to see it, crossing the stream to look for it..."

(End of this chapter)