Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 40 So What If You Steal Your Show?
Sensing Shen Ninghua's indifferent attitude, Chu Junyi didn't mind at all, and sat back in his seat, waving his fan.

Shen Ninghua looked at the seat, the second prince Baili Jinchuan was full of glory, and his expression revealed this sassy air.Baili Jinze couldn't see anything on his face, but he could occasionally see a glint of haze flashing through his eyes.

As princes, it is considered a great honor for the two of them to attend Xiao's birthday banquet. Even if they brought a feather casually, Shen Dong would offer it up.But this time, they actually prepared gifts, and they seemed to be quite elaborate.

The banquet started, and Shen Dong raised his glass to thank Baili Jinchuan: "Thank you, Second Prince, for coming to my mother's birthday banquet."

"Prime Minister Shen is too polite. You have been an official in the court for many years, and your father has praised you many times. This time, for the old lady's birthday, we brothers just stopped by to ask for a glass of wedding wine. Prime Minister Shen should not be disgusted. "

Shen Dong laughed, and filled up the wine glasses for the two of them himself: "Your Highnesses are disgruntled."

Baili Jinchuan smiled, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. Shen Dong's official wife Zhao is the queen's younger sister. At this time, the crown prince's status is stable, and the Shen family is also very smart not to stand in line, so the relationship between the princes and Shen Dong is not bad on the surface. good.But whether this relationship is true or not, only they know how deep it is.

The banquet was in full swing, Mrs. Zhao sat in the circle of the wives, listening to everyone's compliments to Shen Linghan and Shen Xuanye with a smile on her face, her expression was full of complacency and pride.

"I heard that Linghan was called into the palace a few days ago and was rewarded by the empress. It's a great blessing."

Zhao's face froze, and she looked sharply at Mrs. Tongzhi who spoke.

Mrs. Tongzhi originally wanted to use this as a compliment to Mrs. Zhao, but she didn't expect to step on Mrs. Zhao's sore spot.Mrs. Zhao said lukewarmly: "It's just Linghan's luck."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhao was not happy, many people around who wanted to talk about it shut up in time.However, the Shao family didn't care at all: "Second Miss wants to call the Empress an aunt. I think it will be a great blessing in the future. By the way, Mrs. Zhao, I will hold a banquet at home in a few days and invite some young ladies to come. Take a stroll in my garden, can Ninghua go?"

Zhao's face darkened, but she quickly changed into a smile: "Of course you can go." If you can still find her, hum.

"Then I will rest assured to post."

Several wives who wanted to communicate with Shen Ninghua immediately enthusiastically asked Mrs. Shao for an invitation, expressing that they would also go with them.Shaw naturally agreed one by one.

Seeing her limelight being robbed, Zhao's smile became more rigid, and seeing that the time was almost up, she turned to look at Shen Linghan.

Shen Linghan smiled, got up and walked in front of Xiao Shi: "Grandma, today is your birthday, and my granddaughter wants to present a piece of music to grandma's birthday."

Xiao Shi nodded: "Okay, okay."

Shen Linghan clapped her hands, and someone immediately lifted the piano table up.Shen Linghan held a guqin and gently placed it on the table, her plain white hands moved slightly, and a burst of intense piano sound burst out, immediately making the whole hall silent.

Shen Ninghua looked at her and had to admit that Shen Linghan did have her capital to stir up trouble among the two princes.Today, she is wearing a light green gauze dress, with fluttering skirts and fluttering temples, her hands are raised and her eyes are swaying gracefully, which is extraordinarily touching.

She played the Qianghu tune, which was more dynamic and intense than usual.The novel style of music tightly attracted everyone's attention.

Shen Linghan hooked the corners of her lips proudly, raised her finger, and plucked the strings suddenly, and the tune suddenly rose.

Everyone felt their hearts jump, and a white figure flashed before them. When they came back to their senses, they found that there was a sword dancing figure in the hall, dressed in white, with a long sword like a spirit snake. Afterimages formed in the air.

Shen Ninghua narrowed her eyes, it turned out to be Shen Xuanye!
The tune became higher and higher, and the long sword became more agile.It is not known who threw the flowers into the hall.I could only hear the sound of sharp swords piercing the air, and the petals were flying around, which almost fascinated people's eyes.

Suddenly, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped!Shen Xuanye took a sword flower, and swiftly retracted the long sword into the scabbard.After a while, everyone came back to their senses.

"Ah, look quickly." An exclamation sounded, and everyone looked in the direction he pointed.

On the ground, the flying petals kept falling down, and gradually pieced together a big "Shou" character on the ground.

Baili Jinchuan was full of admiration: "The eldest son is really extraordinary."

Shen Linghan got up and stood half a step behind Shen Xuanye. The five points similar appearance of the two made everyone sigh more and more.

"As expected of twins of dragon and phoenix, they are really extraordinary."

"That's right, I've never heard that piece of music before, it's been around for three days without end."

"The eldest son's sword dance is even more amazing. Not to mention the smooth and flowing movements, in the end, the flying petals formed a longevity character, which shows the profound skill."

"Yeah yeah……"

All kinds of compliments were given out by everyone, it seemed that no amount of reputation could be too much for the two of them.

Chu Junyi closed the folding fan and looked at Shen Ninghua, but found that the girl's emotional control was flawless, no matter how she looked at it, she always looked like a faint smile, and it was hard to tell whether she was angry or angry.

Looking at her like this, he couldn't help but think of the sincere smile she had seen before, bright as summer flowers, beautiful as immortals... I don't know if those people are blind or not, but they actually regard Shen Linghan as the number one in the capital. a beauty...

Shen Xuanye and Shen Linghan took their seats respectively, and the compliments from the crowd gradually diminished.Shen Linghan looked at Shen Ninghua who was behind Xiao's, and said bluntly: "Sister also prepared a show for grandma's birthday?" After the lesson from last time, she will not say that Shen Ninghua is more talented. Who knows if she will still say that? Block her back directly like last time.

Shen Ninghua looked up and saw the provocation in her eyes, without the slightest fluctuation in her eyes, walked up to Xiao Shi and saluted: "Grandmother, I have also prepared a gift, but I am afraid that I won't get into Grandma's eyes."

Xiao said kindly: "You girl is always the one who likes to think too much. As long as it's your filial piety, even if you pick a flower from the garden, can grandma dislike you?"

Xiao showed the image of a loving grandmother to the fullest, Shen Ninghua was also willing to cooperate, she slightly lowered her head and showed a shy smile: "Grandmother would make fun of me, I don't have any talent, I can't compare to my sister who is good at playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. You can only do it in the most stupid way."

Xiao smiled lightly: "You girl, don't be a fool, bring the birthday gift quickly."

"Yes, Qingque, find someone to bring up the things I prepared."

Qingque raised the door curtain, and two servants slowly brought in a large screen.

Shen Linghan sneered in her heart when she saw it, it turned out to be a screen, Shen Ninghua really dealt with it, as Xiao's wife is the first rank, and the eldest son is still the prime minister, could it be that the screen is missing?It's simply grandstanding.

Xiao frowned slightly in her heart, thinking a little displeased, is Shen Ninghua's gift too perfunctory?
Chu Junyi waved his fan and waited to watch the fun. It's no wonder that unscrupulous girl would make such an obvious mistake!Those people just wait to be slapped in the face.

Sure enough, the two boys lifted the screen and stopped at the door, but did not move forward until Qing Que came out with a big mirror and refracted the sunlight from the door on the screen, and then slowly walked towards the hall. Central close.

"The picture on the screen has changed!"

At first, there was an ordinary picture of a pine and a crane on the screen, but under the sunlight, the pattern gradually changed, the auspicious clouds flowed, the cranes lifted into the sky, the pine branches stretched, and the mountains were green!As the sun swayed, the auspicious clouds seemed to be able to flow, vaguely making people feel like there was music coming from heaven.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, everyone couldn't believe that there are so many mysteries hidden in a small screen.

What was even more surprising was still behind. When they reached the center of the hall, two servants slowly turned the back of the screen around.

On the back is actually embroidered with the words Fushou Ankang four dozen.If you look carefully, each large character is made up of small longevity characters. This screen is simply amazing.

"Oh my god, this screen has taken such a lot of thought, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a year or so?"

"You think it's too simple. This embroidery is not just as simple as double-sided embroidery. I don't know how much effort it takes to just one side. When did I, Da'an, have such a skillful embroiderer?" Such a skill I am afraid that the embroidered lady will not be found in the palace.

Everyone was arguing endlessly, but no one thought about Shen Ninghua, because she was only a 14-year-old girl after all, and such a superb embroidery technique might not be possible without more than ten years of practice.

Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua: "Miss, did you make this screen?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent and looked at Shen Ninghua curiously.

Facing all kinds of gazes, Shen Ninghua's expression remained unchanged: "Yes, I always remember my grandmother's birthday when I was cultivating outside. I originally copied dozens of scriptures and wanted to give it to my grandmother together, but because it was damaged by accident, I just copied it. The screen has been brought up." As for the accident of damaging the scriptures, it naturally refers to the forcible search of the yard by Mrs. Zhao.

Baili Jinchuan sighed after hearing the words: "Such exquisite craftsmanship, I am afraid that you will not be able to find one in the palace."

Xiao Shi was already so happy that she didn't know what to do, Shen Ninghua gave her a big face, this screen is not a good thing in the palace!Seeing Zhao Shi's gloomy face in joy, she suddenly felt disgusted. She dared to show such an expression at her birthday banquet. Could it be that she was dissatisfied with her?
Zhao's face was ugly, Shen Ninghua completely stole the limelight from Shen Xuanye and Shen Linghan just now.No matter how amazing playing the piano and dancing the sword are, they are not as filial as Shen Ninghua's screen can express. What the emperor values ​​most today is two words - filial piety!

(End of this chapter)