In the early morning of the banquet day, Wan Qing practiced martial arts as usual.
"Is your finger healed?" Bago'er was worried. He checked the injury carefully before allowing Wan Qing to practice. He looked up and saw that Wan Qing was still using the wooden sword he brought, and couldn't help but shook his head, "Miss, the heat is almost there.
Now. You can replace this wooden sword..."
Wan Qing paused, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and even his usually gentle tone became a little more anxious, "Really?"
Bago'er nodded as an agreement, "Tomorrow I will take the young lady to pick out a sword. I'll settle for today."
The activity made her feel a little hot, so Wan Qing stopped and apologized to Bago. When she entered the house, she was dressed in ink-scented and plum-red clothes. After Prime Minister Zuo came back, she rested for a while, and it was time to enter the palace.
On the contrary, in the palace, the princes and princesses were also called up early, and the palace people had no free time to prepare for the evening banquet.
Although the fourth prince loved the fun, the palace people were too busy to spend time with him, so he had no choice but to come find his second brother.
"Fu Rui, close the door." Chu Luchen had already figured out his fourth brother's temperament and wanted him to be shut out. However, he didn't expect that his fourth brother was also a talent and climbed in directly through the window.
Chu Luchen really couldn't laugh or cry, so he had no choice but to let him go.
"Second brother, I heard that Miss Zuo was summoned by the Queen Mother." Chu Luyi mumbled about his latest information. Chu Luchen also just learned about it.
Seeing that Chu Luyi was so attached to Zuo Wanqing, Chu Luchen raised his eyebrows and directly inquired about Chu Luyi's thoughts, "Why, do you like Miss Zuo?"
Chu Luyi fell down on Chu Luchen's bed, curled up into a ball holding the quilt, and said in a muffled voice, "I don't like it, it's too serious."
Chu Luchen rubbed his temples. Should he thank Zuo Wanqing for being serious now? But the first priority is to pull his fourth brother out of the quilt first. Otherwise, if his mother comes, the younger brother will have to be scolded.
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As the saying goes, Cao Cao will be here soon, and just as he was thinking about his mother coming, the sound of Concubine Chen's arrival could already be heard.
"Luyi, are you fooling around again?!" Concubine Chen walked in slowly with a slight jade pendant noise. Before Chu Luchen could salute, she saw Chu Luyi, who had wrinkled her clothes, and couldn't help but frown.
scold lightly.
Compared to the enchanting Empress, Concubine Chen is like a green lotus, dignified and noble at all times. In addition, she happens to be wearing emerald green palace clothes today, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
Concubine Chen sighed quietly and looked at her eldest son and then her youngest son. She really didn't know what to say.
The eldest son is smart, so she doesn't have to worry about him, but he doesn't want to compete for the position of prince.
The younger son is lively, but he is a bit shy and timid. He becomes quiet when he faces too many people. Even if he gets the position of prince, it will be difficult for him to sit firmly.
"Why don't you hurry up and make you look like that! Later, your father will announce that you are going to the Imperial Garden. Don't lose your etiquette." Concubine Chen was also powerless at this time. She was also on the way to the Imperial Garden.
I walked here once to remind them, but now I have no choice but to rush over.
When the emerald green figure disappeared from sight, Chu Luyi breathed a sigh of relief and got up unhappily.
"You, you!" Chu Luchen quickly called Furui and the fourth prince's personal entourage to serve Chu Luyi.
At this time, many people had gathered in the Imperial Garden, and the weather was good today, so the emperor set up a stage in the Imperial Garden for the ministers to recite poems and write poems together.
The female relatives were entertained by the Queen, and they enjoyed flowers and chatted on the other side of the imperial garden.
Su Ling followed her mother while admiring the flowers and looking for Wan Qing's figure, but she couldn't find it, so she had to wait for Wan Qing to appear with her eyes wide open.
Before the banquet started, Emperor Chu and Queen Chu walked out together, and the Queen Mother and her entourage also walked out slowly.
The sharp-eyed Su Ling immediately spotted Wan Qing, who was half a step behind the Queen Mother.
Today, Sun Yexue was wearing a dark floral filigree pleated satin skirt and a rouge-colored cape. In addition, her alluring appearance had already spread the word, and she became the focus for a while.
Zuo Wanqing, who was walking on the other side of Wan Qing, wearing a crimson smoke butterfly skirt and a snow-white cloak, was like a blazing fire, attracting Su Ling and attracting everyone's attention.
Sun Yexue's alluring appearance certainly makes men fall in love with her, but the upturned corners of her eyes always give people a sense of aggression. She is beautiful, but people cannot get close to her.
Zuo Wanqing is about three years younger than Sun Yexue and has not yet grown. Although her appearance is not as good as Sun Yexue's, she is better because of her lively eyes. In addition, she is extremely delicate and attractive, so she is not inferior to Sun Yexue.
The beauty of the two was equally matched, which made everyone happy.
After three rounds of drinking, dancers and musicians also appeared one after another, strings of silk and bamboo were played, and the breeze sounded warm. It was a fairyland on earth.
The emperor also intentionally pushed several princes to the stage, and in his excitement, he clapped his hands to let all the princes concentrate, "Today, I am taking this great opportunity to see if these princes have achieved anything this year."
You've made some progress, come here, Lu Rong, show me, have you improved your swordsmanship?"
Chu Lurong, who was dressed in purple uniform, followed the instructions, took his sword and stood in the center, saluting the emperor who was sitting on the high throne, "Father, I have shown my shame!"
Chu Lurong's swordsmanship is superior to the swordsmanship taught by Bage'er. Each move is skillfully connected, which is not only practical but also elegant. Although Chu Lurong has never been on the battlefield, he doesn't know why he has a slight aura.
His chilling aura, in the blink of an eye, drove away all the charming aura from the corner of his eyes, making him feel cold all over his body just by looking at him.
"Good! Lu Rong really practiced martial arts well! You didn't embarrass me!" The emperor clapped his hands and laughed. Fighting on the battlefield was his lifelong wish, but it was a pity that he had never experienced it in his life. Therefore, Emperor Chu was particularly satisfied with the eldest prince.
Unable to help but become more interested, he turned to look at the second prince, "What's Lu Chen doing?"
Chu Luchen walked out slowly, "My son is not talented, and there is an imperial brother dancing in front of me. Luchen doesn't dare to show his shame, so he sings a song."
"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, I heard that the daughter of Prime Minister Right and Prime Minister Zuo are both good at music. How about letting them play a song together?" The Queen spoke softly and turned her gaze to Sun Yexue. Regarding Zuo Wanqing,
Just passing by.
Wan Qing's eyes dimmed slightly, and she understood clearly in her heart.
It was impossible for the queen not to know that her finger was injured, and by making this request now, she must have wanted to use herself to highlight Sun Yexue's merits.
Thinking of this, Wan Qing smiled lowly, and Sun Yexue had already sat down behind another guqin, and everyone's eyes were focused on it.
"Your Majesty, the Empress, and the Queen Mother, I have inconvenient fingers and cannot play the piano." Wan Qing paused slightly, and spoke again in a voice of regret, "Although my fingers are inconvenient, Wan Qing is willing to dance with me.