Chapter 76: Falling Flowers and Flowing Waters Are Ruthless (2)
When Lu Qingyao and his wife arrived at Chongzhen Palace, they were already covered in people.
The palace maid led them to the position, and Lu Qingyao asked Mrs. Lu, "Mom, why wasn't the evening birthday party held in Baohua Palace?"
Mrs. Lu whispered to her, "Lunch is for the emperor to give the imperial concubine face, so she held it in Baohua Hall. Dinner is the key point. Chongzhen Palace is a place specially used for banquets. There is a stage inside, so you can enjoy the performance while eating."
"Oh." She answered absent-mindedly, still thinking about countermeasures to deal with what is coming.
"Princess Fukang celebrates the birthday of the imperial concubine."
A sharp voice caught her attention. It turned out that Xu Shuang stood in the center of the stage and planned to offer Zhao Yawei a sword dance to congratulate him.
Lu Qingyao looked at Xu Shuang, who was wearing a fiery red dress and holding a long sword in her hand, and was kneeling down to Zhao Yawei. Her beautiful eyes floated to Zhu Jingfeng, who was beside Zhao Yawei from time to time. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she came from her heart.
Didn’t Xu Shuang like Zhu Jingfeng? The two are cousins, and Xu Shuang’s life experience is not worse than her. If the emperor can change his mind and marry Xu Shuang to Zhu Jingfeng, wouldn’t it be a killing two birds with one stone?
But how to make the emperor change his mind? Lu Qingyao stretched his chin.
Zhu Jingfeng on the other side of the stage didn't even look at Xu Shuang, who was dancing gracefully. Instead, he kept looking at Lu Qingyao from afar, then waved to him and whispered a few words in his ear. The little eunuch understood and took the grapes on his table and walked towards Lu Qingyao.
Xu Shuang saw all this, and his sword Wu was a bit cruel.
Lu Qingyao glanced at her, took the grapes given by the little eunuch, and smiled at Zhu Jingfeng, who was instantly full of joy.
Xu Shuang wished she could throw the sword directly on Lu Qingyao's face, and Lu Qingyao ate a grape provocatively.
At the end of the song, Xu Shuang quickly put the sword in a flash and inserted the sword into the scabbard. Emperor Zhu Xidao took the lead in applauding.
"Okay, good, men are not as good as men. Fukang's sword dance is quite heroic. He is worthy of being a woman from Xigan, and her heroic spirit is not inferior to that of a man. Award."
"I thank the emperor for the praise." Xu Shuang raised her head proudly, with a shy face.
"After all, he is the niece of the Imperial Concubine, and he comes from Genting. I see that Princess Fukang is as beautiful as a crown and has both virtue and talent. This is probably what the so-called ladies of famous families are."
Wen Yanyu suddenly praised Xu Shuang without hesitation, and Xu Shuang bowed her head and said, "Thank you Empress Wen to praise her."
The arrogant posture showed a hint of disdain.
Wen Yanyu didn't care about Xu Shuang's perfunctory tribute at all. She stood up and reached out to pull her, and continued to praise her, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk
Xu Shuang was now showing some confusion. She was pulled by Concubine Wen and could only look at Zhao Yawei.
Zhao Yawei chuckled, "Sister Wen, stop praising her. If you praise this girl, she will be so proud of her. She just joins in the fun and dances Duan Wu to help me with fun, and she is not as talented and beautiful as other ladies."
"What does this matter? I am the proud daughter of heaven. Naturally, everything is the best. How can anyone compare to it? The princess said, right?"
Even though she was confused, Xu Shuang couldn't help but be praised in public. She looked at Zhu Jingfeng with a little daughter-like attitude, and got it just a dispensable nod.
Xu Shuang suddenly felt like a bucket of ice water, which wiped out her enthusiasm from beginning to end.
Wen Yanyu let go of her hand and gently spit out a few words in her ear when she sat down, "Fallen flowers and flowing water, those who can live in it."
Xu Shuang paused and turned around and left.
The birthday banquet was extremely lively. On the golden lacquer and dragon throne, the emperor looked down on all living beings. Zhao Yawei, who had already put on the imperial concubine's uniform, was fascinating to the whole country.
The music in the hall is melodious, the bells and chimes are ringing, the food is like a painting, the wine is like a spring, the singing and dancing are as smooth as a whole, and the luxury is extremely luxurious.
Lu Qingyao tasted the fruit wine at night and felt that it was more fragrant than the noon. She couldn't help but feel a little more greedy. Mrs. Lu quickly took away the wine glass from her hand and ordered Luochun to prepare sobering soup for her.
Lu Qingyao blinked her eyes, her red face was beautiful and delicious. The wind blew the flowing sea on her forehead, revealing her plump and smooth forehead. Her big watery eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, which attracted people to explore. Her delicate and rosy lips were more imaginative than the sunset in the sky. Her clever eyes were flowing, and her fairy figure was thrilling and enchanting.
Mrs. Lu was shocked and hurriedly blocked her sideways, put down Liu Hai for her, and covered half of her face.
Lu Qingyao glanced at the top of the head, which was like a torch, and quickly moved away again as if inadvertently.
She grabbed Luo Chun who was about to leave and pulled her sleeve to wipe her sweat. Mrs. Lu had no choice but to warn her to pay attention to her demeanor, and she could only change to Madam Jiang to get the sobering soup.
After a while, a palace maid brought soup and put a bowl in front of each female guest. Madam Jiang followed behind the palace maid.
Luo Chun carefully blew cool down on Lu Qingyao, and the heat in her nose made her face blurry.
Lu Qingyao took a small sip and drank it. The sobering soup was like jade liquid and nectar, and the aroma was so strong that she drank happily, and in a short while she emptied half a bowl.
Seeing that the blush on her face had subsided a little and her eyes were clear and clean, Mrs. Lu was no longer allowed to drink, but just put some dishes in her bowl, so she ordered her to be more at ease.
Lu Qingyao slapped her mouth and started eating obediently.
After taking a few bites, she frowned and covered her stomach and whispered to Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu laughed in silence, glared at her, and asked Luo Chun to take her to the clean room quietly.
At this moment, the little palace maid who had delivered the soup came over with a tray and said respectfully to Lu Qingyao, "There are many people in the palace, so the lady can go to the palace on the west side to get dressed up."
Mrs. Lu was about to call Luo Chun, but Lu Qingyao stood up while the music was playing, "Mom, I'll go by myself, don't be alarmed."
Mrs. Lu smiled and waved her hand, "Go and come back quickly, don't run around."
Lu Qingyao quietly followed the little palace maid and walked out.
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