Chapter 307 Seven Skillful Needles

Shengjing is lively and noisy on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day.

Fireworks bloomed in the sky above Shengjing, the main streets were all brightly lit, vendors were shouting at their best, girls were traveling in groups or spending the festival with their sweethearts, and the city squares were packed to the brim.

Prince An's palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and every woman dressed up carefully to attend the banquet held in the palace.

Shen Yuexi usually wears short clothes to facilitate horse riding, but this time she also changed into a long skirt.

"My sister is wearing this hairpin. It was specially chosen for you."

Shen Lan picked up a hosta and inserted it into Shen Yuexi's bun. The end of the hosta was in the shape of an orchid, with three strings of thin silver chains hanging down, and white pearls hanging from the end, swinging brightly under the light.

"There is also a phoenix hairpin, which is a gift from the queen."

As Shen Lan spoke, she picked up another crested hairpin and inserted it into her bun from the other side. The crested hairpin also had several golden tassels hanging down, with red pearls at the end.

Shen Yuexi shook her head and pouted: "Sister, why don't you stop wearing it? It will keep ringing on your head when you walk."

The guards brought the gifts to the hall and showed them to Shen Yuexi one by one. After seeing them, Shen Yuexi ordered them to be collected and greeted Xiao Beiheng warmly: "We are waiting for you, let's eat first."

Su Mo said: "Beiheng, come and sit here. Today my sister-in-law said there is something that we have never eaten before..."

"That's right," Li Wan raised her hand in agreement, "In previous years during the Qiao Qiao Festival, our Marquis Mansion would have a needle-threading and Qiao Qiao competition."

The parrot Liuli is not like the thrush that flew away before. Although it is not locked in the cage, it will not fly away. Probably because Shen Yuexi scratches it when nothing happens and feeds it diligently. It likes it very much. Stay with Shen Yuexi. When Shen Yuexi and Su Mo are making hot air balloons, Liuli will fly next to the two of them and say something from time to time, making the boring work more interesting.

Xiao Beiheng smiled, stepped forward and cupped his hands with Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi: "Brother, sister-in-law. I was busy with some things, so I came late. It would be disrespectful to show little courtesy."

It wasn't until the servants brought the ice cream balls that he realized that he had never eaten this cold, sweet and glutinous thing.

When they arrived at the hall, Xiao Zhuo came up to her and led her to her seat. He looked at the ornaments on her head and said with a smile, "You look very good today."

As soon as Shen Yuexi heard that she had to use silk thread to thread a needle hole, her claws immediately became numb.

In order to achieve this goal, she specially asked Daxiong to make the killer food - ice cream balls. She put them in the kitchen with ice cubes and served them to everyone after the meal.

Su Mo was the first to burst into laughter, followed by Shen Yuexi, followed by Yang Cong, Li Wan and others. With laughter, the ice in the hall was finally broken. atmosphere.

Parrot Liuli landed on the dressing table in front of her, folded her wings, tilted her head and looked at her, and said, "Yue Xi, good luck and good luck."

Shen Yuexi thought so and stopped insisting. She picked up the mirror and looked around.

Xiao Beiheng wore a purple robe and quickly entered the hall surrounded by a group of guards carrying gifts.

She only knew about the Qixi Festival, but she didn't know the specific customs of this festival.

Mei Dai looked at Shen Yuexi, and Shen Yuexi said: "Sister Mei, this is a good idea, but what kind of needle do you need to thread?"

"So tonight we are going to have a competition," Mei Dai looked at Shen Yuexi with a smile, "The competition will be ranked. The first place will sit in the hot air balloon first, and those in the back will sit in the back. How about it?"

Shen Lan said: "Sister, it won't fly away, right?"

She was originally a little afraid of Xiao Beiheng, but after dealing with Xiao Beiheng for the Hua Duoduo incident, now looking at Xiao Beiheng, she no longer had the same fear as before. Besides, he still came to the door with gifts.

Everyone enjoyed the food first and then the ice cream, feeling satisfied. Su Mo also talked about taking a hot air balloon ride. Everyone was in high spirits and wanted to take a ride, so they couldn't tell who would go first.

Liuli circled Xiao Beiheng and shouted a few more times, then flew to Shen Yuexi still unfinished, landed and combed her feathers with her beak. The servants brought the steaming dishes into the hall like water.

The pearls will keep touching each other as she moves around, making pleasant sounds.

Xiao Beiheng seemed to know that his arrival was a bit awkward and uncomfortable, so he straightened his collar with one hand. He coughed, and before he could speak, Parrot Liuli spread his wings and flew over, calling around him:

"Beiheng, you're sorry for me, Beiheng, you're sorry for me."

The sound sounded so suddenly that everyone was stunned and looked at Xiao Beiheng.

During this period, the parrot Liuli kept flying around Xiao Beiheng and kept repeating those words. With its lively atmosphere, everyone relaxed. Shen Yuexi suppressed laughter and called to Liuli: "Liuli, don't say anything, come and eat." peanut. "

Shen Yuexi was in trouble. With so many people, she definitely couldn't pretend at once. But she didn't know how to arrange who would go first and who would go last. They were all friends and relatives.

After speaking, he turned back to the guard behind him and said, "Bring the gift here."

According to Shen Yuexi's idea, everyone should have a delicious meal on Chinese Valentine's Day, and then fly to a high place in a hot air balloon to enjoy the scenery.

Before Shen Yuexi could answer, a servant ran into the hall and said:

"Prince Ping arrived. The villain said he would report to Prince An, but he said no and has already come in."

Shen Yuexi reached out and touched Liuli, and said with a smile: "Tonight is the Chinese Valentine's Day. You are a mother, so you should go to the hall and join in."

Everyone raised their hands in approval.

In the end, it was Mei Dai who came to her rescue.

Xia Lan was drinking bird's nest soup. When she heard these words, she was so frightened that she dropped her spoon on the table. Yang Cong and Feng Zhang next to her stood up directly. Ji Yunyan, who was talking to Mei Dai, also looked up and looked towards the hall. The entrance of the hall. The originally lively hall suddenly became cold. Everyone's eyes turned to the entrance of the hall.

Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi stood up, the former staring sharply at Xiao Beiheng.

Since she came to this world, she has been mainly running for her life and has little time to take care of herself. She has developed the habit of not wearing accessories. But tonight is the Chinese Valentine's Day, everyone is dressed up, so she can't be too casual.

Shen Lan covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Bu Yao is meant to make noise. Are you worried about making noise while walking and it is difficult to hide yourself? We all dress up carefully, but you are the only one who is special, isn't it good?"

"Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as the Qiao Qiao Festival. According to custom, you should thread a needle and beg for skill tonight, right?"

Shen Yuexi's careful tricks this time caught everyone's preferences. Most of the people present were women, and they couldn't resist the sweet and cool ice cream. Everyone ate at least two ice cream balls and praised them profusely.

"Liu Li is good," Shen Yuexi patted Liu Li on the head, "It never flies around."

Shen Yuexi was stunned.

Shen Yuexi smiled and said: "I have always looked good, but I am always busy and have no chance to dress up."

She remembered her embarrassment when she and Su Mo were sticking a hot air balloon together, and they couldn't thread the needle through the needle's hole no matter how hard they threaded it.

Su Mo urged from the side: "Sister-in-law, let's eat quickly. We want to take a hot air balloon ride."

Xiao Beiheng didn't believe it, so he sat down and said to Su Mo, "Is there anything I haven't eaten before?"

"Seven skillful needles," Mei Dai held up a red silk thread and needle, "We are waiting for the competition. We will pass the silk thread through the needle holes in the courtyard facing the moon. The first one to pass through seven needles wins. "

Mrs. Li proudly put down the half-eaten pear and said: "Wan'er always hisses first."

Xiao Zhuo came to Xiao Beiheng and stretched out his hand. Xiao Beiheng also stretched out his hand. The two hands were held together silently and shook.

The two of them finished dressing up and came to the hall.

Threading a needle? Is it related to needlework?

It turns out that there is a needle-threading competition on Chinese Valentine's Day. This is too bad, this is not her specialty at all.

"The hot air balloon can seat four people at a time. We have a lot of people here, so we will form groups of four and compete in groups." After Mei Dai explained the rules clearly, she turned to Shen Yuexi, "Sister, you are the master of this room, and the groups will be determined by Come on."

Shen Yuexi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Fortunately, it was a group competition. If it were a one-on-one challenge, she would really have to pretend to be sick to refuse.
Chapter completed!