Chapter 16: The Feast of a Thousand Years(2/2)
?They forced me. The Witch Clan is destroyed and I have nothing to rely on anymore... You should understand me! Qingqing!"
Concubine Rong dragged her body forward and grabbed Chu Shou. Her tear-filled eyes looked at her almost as if begging. She cried so hard that she had no strength, but she held her tightly, making her unable to stabilize her body.
Chu Shou allowed himself to be dragged, looking at her hesitant to speak, not knowing how to say it for a moment. When he looked at her in a daze, Concubine Rong was pushed away by Song Yanqing. He released his strength to prevent the concubine from being
He pushed her to the ground and then held her firmly behind him.
A burst of familiar fragrance came to his face and he hugged him again. Only then did Chu Shou react. He was surprised to realize that the banquet was about to begin. He gently pulled his sleeves and looked up. Facing his worried look, she
He nodded, stood up, and said softly: "Originally, I was thinking about the Wu Clan, so I wouldn't let you commit a huge disaster. Why don't you think about it, even if you are promoted to a high position, the Wu Clan will be the leader in the future?
How to deal with yourself?"
"The Wu clan has declined, but you are still a noble concubine. You are the protagonist of today's Qianqiu Banquet. Zhu Yi, take the empress to freshen up..."
Chu Shou paused for a moment, lowered his eyes and said:
"Have a banquet."
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As Concubine Rong sat down, the banquet officially began.
The dancing girl danced gracefully on the stage built high in front of the crowd, and the music floated in the air along the flying curved eaves. The audience was enjoying themselves happily, exchanging greetings with each other, the steam was rising, and everyone was drunk and blushing.
The wind is warm.
"Do you think that fair young man is the real Imperial Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Princess Changle sat in the upper position, the dark wood chair carved with Poseidon flowers reflecting a gloomy light and shadow, and covered with thick
The thick crystal blue powder shadow eyelids twitched slightly, but then did not open, only a small bright red mouth opened and closed.
Everyone knows that Princess Changle likes to wear extravagant clothes, mostly in bright colors. The paintings on them are elegant and complex in color. She wears bright-colored pearl hairpins and silver earrings. She likes to collect strange and grotesque ornaments or list them.
He or she holds it or wears it at home, and never leaves it. It is truly the most amazing person in Kyoto.
Or take Chu Shou's young and frivolous words - damn, he can't dress up better than her ancestors...
Not only that, her voice is also like a crow poisoned by a strange snake, but it is not as artificial as pinching the throat. If you listen carefully and listen carefully, you will feel that it is no different from ordinary people, just like her face that is thickly smeared with makeup.
His face is the same. Although there is no stunning color, it cannot be said to be mediocre. However, just like the unfilled circles and the wrong stitches, they are indeed "harmless" and indeed unbearable.
Naturally, Chang Le looked more and more fresh and refined against the ladies sitting beside him, and all of them washed their hands like clear lotuses, which was very pleasing to the eye.
"Back to princess, it's been said in the public, but I don't know whether it's true or not." Wen Xianwan, who was sitting nearby, twisted her handkerchief and added softly.
"Of course it's impossible to make lies out of nothing."
"Oh? What news did Miss Gao get?" Xue Ying's mouth was stuffed with fish cakes, and his cheeks were bulging. Hearing what Miss Gao Zhishui said with confidence and a bit of showoff, he immediately turned his head.
He opened his eyes curiously and asked.
In order to block the residue spewed from Xue Ying's mouth, Gao Zhishui covered his face with a Weiwei silk handkerchief without leaving any trace, frowning and said: "On the way back to Beijing, my brother and I met Mr. Shen's team.
After getting off the carriage, Mr. Shen was busy and very respectful."
"Oh~ That's it~" Xue Ying took another hot chicken leg in his hand, looked at the leg, nodded indifferently, and muttered: "Green peach, stuffed with osmanthus, fill it up, fill it up."
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After everyone heard this, they all covered their faces and laughed softly.
Only one person said with a cold voice and a disdainful look: "Miss Gao, you are so affectionate with each other, so you have so quickly forgotten your close friend who has been demoted from the whole family?"
Gao Zhishui couldn't hide his resentment after hearing this, but did not respond. Instead, Xue Ying sighed and it became difficult to swallow the food in his mouth.
Since the Metropolitan Procuratorate was established in Kyoto, it has been ruthless in its actions and has the responsibility of supervising all officials. No matter whether they are engaged in politics or business, or doing farm work in the villages in the north of the city, they cannot escape the eyes of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Almost everyone in Kyoto is in danger.
"Miss Qu, the Xu family has embezzled money from government officials. Only if you are guilty..." Xue Ying's round face suddenly lost color, and she didn't know how to defend herself.
Qu Zhuoyi still has a cold face. She is the daughter of a military commander. Her father is galloping on the battlefield and has a dignified family style. Naturally, she is different from the temperament of several delicate ladies. The neat stand-up collar matches her proud head held high, and her valiant and heroic appearance.
, quite the spirit of a heroine.
The father and brother of Gao Zhishui and Xue Ying's good friend were originally the right-hand men of Xue Ying's father. The Ministry of Works supervised matters such as repairing the moat, so they assigned it to her father. Unexpectedly, the man sat on the mountain and ate the mountain, swallowing a lot.
Guanyin was found out by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and directly mentioned Dali Temple in one sentence. Even her father, who was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, could not save her. She was tortured to death and was even exiled from Kyoto by her whole family.
Nowadays, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has emerged from the Three Law Departments and has directly placed pressure on the heads of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishments. It has offended many people, large and small.
But the Imperial Censor is the eyes and ears of the Holy Majesty. No matter how crazy the Imperial Censor is, with His Majesty as his guarantee, no one would dare to make any rash remarks.
"Xu...what happened to Xu Zhi? Where was their family demoted to?"
A refreshing and generous voice broke through the solemn atmosphere, instantly bringing in a touch of warmth.
Chu Shou dragged his feet a few times and missed the journey. He arrived late. He hurriedly found a seat. Seeing that most of them were familiar faces, he lifted up his skirt and sat there. He picked up a round fruit and weighed it.
After thinking about it, he thought to himself and said: "Xu family? Oh, the one whose hometown is in Ningzhou, everyone? Did I remember correctly?"
Hearing the voice, Qu Zhuoyi's eyes slightly turned from a distance before he was willing to fall to the table, looking at Chu Shou with interest.
Today, Chu Shou was teased by Ah Shui and combed his hair into a particularly cute bun. He chirped his hair one by one, and wore a few more hairpin rings. He jingled as he walked, and his skirt was a few circles larger than usual, slightly.
It was tinged with blue, and the color was a little heavier under the night sky, but a little colder. It strangely matched this early autumn, and the ribbons were fluttering, making Chu Shou suddenly feel that he seemed a little younger and more playful.
The old man has been very satisfied with Chu Shou since he set out. As the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. From this point of view, his naughty granddaughter has also become well-behaved and quiet, so he is very pleased.
"Back to the princess, it's the Xu family in Ningzhou."
Later, I don't know who was the leader. All the noble ladies except Chang Le stood up one after another and Fu Shen said: "I have met Princess Ruchuan."
Qu Zhuoyi looked around, raised his eyebrows slightly, and also clasped his fists in salute.
Chu Shou nodded, avoided the eyes of everyone, glanced at the sumptuous banquet, and said vaguely: "No gifts, no gifts."
At this time, Changle's eyelids had just opened, his red lips were slightly curved, like a ferocious beast seeing its prey, his eyes were alert and excited.
However, Chu Shou's direct gaze was automatically ignored by Chu Shou. She had more important things to do today, and... she didn't want to deal with this person, she really didn't want to deal with this person...
Updates haven't been very punctual lately... I'll update more today...
Chapter completed!