Chapter 105 Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet (Part 3)

Su Linhan frowned when she heard that, then looked at those young talents and beautiful ladies.

But after taking a look around, he still felt that none of these people was worthy of his eldest sister.

But he looked at Su Changan again, and then looked at those people.

It is impossible for Zuo Shaoweng to do so, as he is already married and has children.

Levi is a possibility, and think about it, Levi's grandfather seemed to have come to the house before, as if to propose marriage.

but.

Just now, all these people greeted my eldest sister, but it didn’t seem like they knew her.

In this case, there is no chance for people like Li Hun and He Li to come.

The more Su Linhan thought about it, the more she frowned.

Although she was not very interested in other people's private affairs, she was actually quite curious after all because he was her elder sister's favorite man.

after all

According to what Su Zhaoxin said when he saw those people who came to propose marriage, "No one is worthy of my eldest sister! Unless it is someone like His Majesty."

Think of this

Su Linhan couldn't help but look carefully at the empress who was sitting in the front, leaning against the back, very casually.

But looking at it this way.

Empress Xia Fengxiang seemed to have noticed something and also looked at her.

Su Linhan was startled and quickly turned her head away, not daring to look at the empress.

but

On Xia Fengxiang's side, while he saw Su Linhan, he also saw Su Changan giving mooncakes to Li Xingyue.

He does not show his emotions on his face.

When Xia Fengxiang saw this scene, he just glanced at it and stopped looking. Instead, he looked at the other people below.

But Xia Fengxiang suddenly seemed to have thought of something, picked up the paper and pen beside him, and wrote something.

Sun Shanggong saw it clearly, but there was no other expression on her face.

He just lowered his head, glanced at Su Changan who was chatting and laughing with Li Xingyue, and sighed helplessly.

At this time.

The palace maids carrying various dishes in their hands have already walked into the hall. Each table is served by two palace maids. After placing the dishes one by one, they stand behind them, ready to pour wine and refill the dishes at any time.

then

The palace maids on one side of the hall began to play. The strings of the zither were plucked, and a smooth, graceful and moving melody echoed throughout the hall.

One by one, the dancers entered the hall accompanied by music, their silk sleeves fluttering and their faces smiling as they spun with light steps. The leading dancer was the most beautiful, with her slender feet tapping lightly and her clothes fluttering, like a fairy on the water.

Su Changan was eating and looking at the dancers on the stage.

How to say it

It looks pretty good.

Moreover, the order of the dancers' music was similar to the banquets he was familiar with.

And in comparison, the Early Winter Poetry Festival is really nothing.

Most importantly

Su Changan found that the food was also quite delicious!

The dancer is distracted and only has the food on the table in her mind.

but

A considerable number of other people were looking at Su Changan at this time.

but

Rather than saying it was at this moment, it would be better to say that he had been looking at Su Changan from time to time since he sat down.

After all, there is such a "beauty" as Su Changan who is pleasing to the eyes.

No matter how good other women are, they can't avoid being reduced to vulgar women and being looked down upon.

but

Since the dishes were served, everyone's expressions when looking at Su Changan gradually changed.

Especially when looking at the way Su Changan was eating, he had none of his well-educated and polite appearance as before, but was eating with such voracious appetite, without any manners what a scholar should look like. He could be said to be like the girls in the market, with no table manners at all.

Everyone looked a little surprised.

Although everyone present knew that Su Changan was known as a girl who was a "good eater" at the early winter poetry gathering, especially the nickname "chicken leg girl".

But seeing Su Chang'an eating and drinking so lavishly at the palace banquet, without caring that His Majesty and the Queen Mother were here, especially the way he ate, everyone felt a little at a loss for words.

After all, he was so well-educated and polite before, and he was always so humble when talking to his elders, peers, and even the palace maids.

But now he looks like someone who doesn't know the rules.

Although Your Majesty and the Queen Mother have just said that there is no need to be so formal, but after those two have said so, will you really not be so formal?

There is no one in the world who can behave like this in front of these two people. Even the Eighth Prince has to consider his own face.

Maybe the future queen may be like this, but there is no queen now. What's more, if the queen can eat like this, she is the 'Mother of the Country'.

Gudong~~

Seeing Su Changan eating like this, some people present couldn't help but swallow their saliva, then looked at the food on the table, especially the chicken and lamb chops, thinking about picking them up and eating them.

But after all, no one had the courage like Su Changan. They either endured it, or some people picked up the chopsticks and just took a small bite of the food and ate it, and then they dared not eat more.

Or whispering about how Su Changan eats.

Li Hun and Heli were sitting behind Taifu and Yang Guofu.

Li Hun then whispered to He Li, "You said before that no matter how beautiful a street girl is, she is not worthy of your attention. Why are your eyes wide open today? Isn't the way Miss Chang'an eats like a street girl in your eyes?"

He Li hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head helplessly: "A woman of learning is naturally elegant. When she meets the clouds, she will think of her clothes and the flowers, she will think of her face. Brother Li, don't you think this is beyond the so-called mortal woman?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hun immediately understood that He Li was saying that Miss Chang'an was talented in writing and also very beautiful. Even if she ate like that, she looked like a fairy. He smiled silently and was too lazy to argue with He Li any more.

Levi stared at Su Changan with his eyes wide open. He didn't think there was anything wrong with eating like this. After all, he also enjoyed his meals like this when he ate alone at home.

But what shocked him was how this woman could look so good even though her mouth was so greasy. It was really strange.

Li Wei's father was the Minister of Justice. He looked at his son's useless appearance and scolded him in a low voice: "Think about the poetry later!! Your grandfather said that if the performance at the palace banquet is good, he will go to the old master to propose marriage."

Upon hearing this, Levi no longer objected as before, but nodded.

But before picking up the pen, he still looked at Su Changan and found that Su Changan wiped his mouth with silk, then looked at the fish in front of him with a slight smile.

A moment!

Levi thought again, so beautiful!

But looking at Su Changan, Le Wei inexplicably felt, is he worthy of Su Changan?

Of course, the others also looked at Su Changan in the same way.

It can be said that everyone looking at Su Changan at that moment, to put it bluntly, is good-looking!

Especially Meng Shaoan.

Xia Zhixu did not go with Meng Shaoan to sit next to the Eighth Prince, but sat at the very back.

It was Xia Zhixu who pulled Meng Shaoan over there because it was comfortable to sit there.

However, it was indeed comfortable. After all, at the end, not many people could see him, so the prince sat very casually.

And watching Meng Shaoan looking at Su Changan, he kept saying things like "Well, we're familiar! I'll definitely introduce you to each other after this is over."

Meng Shaoan kept thanking him, only because this talented man from Xiangzhou felt that it would be a pity not to get to know such a woman.

As for other things, Meng Shaoan didn't think about them for the time being, but he felt that he was single too, so he could think about it.

And this kind of thinking.

It’s not just Meng Shaoan, Li Wei and the others who think so.

After all, a gentleman loves a beautiful lady. All the talented men present, without exception, looked at Su Changan and had some thoughts in their minds, so even though there were graceful dancers on the stage, they all stopped.

But he had already started thinking that he must perform well next time. Even if he couldn't win the beauty, he must let Miss Chang'an know him.

and

It's not just men.

Some women also have this idea.

only

Those young ladies who had come with their families were all very depressed at the moment.

I had wanted to come here today to overshadow Su Changan and see what this "chicken leg beauty" who is famous in the capital looks like.

But before he even entered the Zhonghe Hall, he had already been defeated.

Now seeing her wolfing down her food and eating with such relish, and seeing how beautiful she looks, it really makes me angry!

Su Linhan was originally wondering who was the man her elder sister loved, and since she said it was in the palace, she would definitely not lie to her.

So Su Linhan took a pen and even wrote down many people's names, thinking about them one by one.

But after looking around, I really couldn't think of anyone, and I couldn't help but want to ask Su Changan.

But they found that everyone around them was looking in their direction.

Then he turned his head and saw Su Changan eating with great relish.

It’s exactly the same as the poetry reading in early winter!

But unfortunately, this time it is a palace banquet!

She was so scared that she immediately looked up at the empress, but found that the empress was not looking at her. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and thought about persuading Su Changan not to eat like that.

But she hasn't spoken yet.

Su Changan asked her if she wanted to eat the sweet and sour fish.

Helpless, he had to send the dish on his table over.

But seeing his elder sister eating so happily, he didn't know what to say for the moment. He just looked at the empress secretly, hoping that nothing improper would happen in front of the palace.

The celebrities of the Imperial College were sitting on the left, actually not far from where Su Changan and the others were.

Master Yao and Mr. Shuiyun had seen this scene at the early winter poetry gathering, but they did not know whether to laugh or cry when watching it. Even if they were really hungry, they could wait until the palace banquet was over before eating. How could they eat so much in front of His Majesty and the Queen Mother? It would seem like they were violating etiquette.

But at the same time, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Su Changan was Su Wenqing's granddaughter, and the current Majesty didn't care about this at all.

Xun Kuang looked at the expressions of Wen Zhegu, Zhao Shi, Ji Shuying and the other people in the palace, smiled and moved closer to Wen Zhegu, and said, "That's it. It's because there are not many dishes that can be eaten with hands in today's palace banquet. If there were Hu Bing and Shuipen Lamb, it would be truly pleasing to the eye."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhegu looked at Mr. Shuiyun.

Mr. Shuiyun nodded: "That's right."

Wen Zhegu smiled bitterly and looked at Su Changan again: "After meeting Changan today, I realized that it is not the way to eat slowly that is good-looking."

Ji Shuying smiled and sighed: "The woman is so beautiful, it's really worth the trip to this world. And she is so elegant."

At this point, Ji Shuying shook her head helplessly and glanced at the daughters of dignitaries who came in their best attire today. There was no need to compare anything, they had already lost miserably.

Especially when Ji Shuying saw that one of the rich girls was secretly imitating Su Changan, she could only smile helplessly, thinking that she was just imitating someone else.

Xun Kuang curled his lips and said, "Just say it directly. The way Miss Chang'an eats is as beautiful as a painting. Aren't you tired of quibbling over words all the time? Who are you telling it to?"

Wen Zhegu rolled his eyes at Xun Kuang and didn't bother to pay any attention to him.

However, Wen Zhegu looked at other people, especially those who would present poems tonight, and found that everyone was looking at Su Changan.

Even if some people didn't look at it, they were still staring at the dishes on the table.

He smiled, looked at Xun Kuang and asked, "How about a bet?"

Xun Kuang was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "What are you betting on?"

Wen Zhegu said, "Didn't you say that Chang'an will definitely be the best palace banquet tonight, like the early winter poetry gathering, and no one will dare to write poetry anymore?"

Xun Kuang nodded, but frowned when he looked at Wen Zhegu: "Old Wen, don't set a trap for me. What I said is that they don't dare to read their poems, not that they don't dare to write them. The poems will be written out and presented to His Majesty later, so writing them out will also count as writing."

Wen Zhegu glared at Xun Kuang: "I'm not as shameless as you!"

Hearing this, Xun Kuang nodded immediately: "Okay, what's the bet!"

Wen Zhegu immediately said, "That painting of a rainy night in Yangzhou you have. I lost, so you can take whatever you want from my place."

Xun Kuang frowned.

Master Yao said, "I'll join in the game too. If I lose, I'll take the black turtle inkstone."

Wen Zhegu was surprised and asked, "Is Chang'an the best?"

Master Yao nodded.

Seeing that Master Yao was so generous, he nodded without any hesitation.

Wen Zhegu looked at Mr. Shuiyun, Zhao Shi, Yuan Ruxi and others again.

But these people all shook their heads and refused to participate.

One against two.

But Wen Zhegu didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage.

Old Master Mu Xu was sitting in the first row in front of them, at the table next to Old Master Yao, so naturally he heard clearly the bets made by the people behind him.

but

Mu Xu looked up at Su Changan and thought, this is what eating is like!

Then he looked at the other talented men and women who were looking at Su Changan in astonishment and with strange expressions, and shook his head. He felt that the game had not even started yet, but he had already lost halfway. What the hell was going to happen next?

However, when he glanced over, he saw Yang Guofu, who was staring at the dancers with lustful eyes, from the side of Li Hun and He Li.

Mu Xu's eyes flashed with a sly look, and he stood up with the wine cup in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I will offer you a toast first."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fengxiang and the Queen Mother smiled and picked up their wine glasses.

Mu Xu drank the whole drink, and then said, "Your Majesty, how about we get straight to the point? I'm getting impatient."

Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "In that case, Master Jijiu will preside over it. I am also a little curious about what poems will be born tonight."

While saying this, Xia Fengxiang glanced at Su Changan intentionally or unintentionally.

As a result, when I saw Su Changan still eating, I almost laughed out loud. Fortunately, I immediately looked away and held back my laughter.

From the time when Su Changan started to feast on the food.

She noticed it.

But after all, I can't stare at it all the time, so I can only glance at it from time to time.

The first time I saw Su Changan eating.

I think it's still as beautiful as usual!

Looking at it again, hmm, it still looks good, but why does the oil at the corners of the mouth look so cute? I didn’t notice it before!

Then looking again, the empress couldn't help but want to go up and pinch Su Changan's face.

So Xia Fengxiang tried not to look at himself. Although his appearance while eating was not good, the queen was really too beautiful!

Hearing His Majesty's words, everyone looked at Mu Xu.

Of course, the dancers on the stage and the music on the side stopped.

Mu Xu cleared his throat and said, "I won't say much. It will be the same as in previous years. After writing down your poems, you should present them to His Majesty. If you are confident, you can recite your poems in this hall. But I'll tell you first, don't write anything embarrassing. There are so many people here."

When everyone heard Mu Xu's words, they felt helpless.

But when old people like Su Wenqing, who had known Mu Xu for a long time, heard this, they all smiled and shook their heads.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Mu Xu immediately said, "Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and write."

As he spoke, he ran towards the old tutor and Yang Guofu with the wine glass.

No one dared to say that Mu Xu's behavior was disrespectful in front of the palace. After all, the empress and the empress dowager didn't say anything.

Those who had already prepared to present poems and perform at the palace banquet naturally picked up the paper and pens that had been placed on the side of the table and started writing.

Of course Su Changan also heard what Mu Xu just said.

So he put down his chopsticks reluctantly and picked up the pen.

Write about Mid-Autumn Festival

There are so many poems that can be written.

However, there are not many unique ceiling levels.

While thinking this, Su Changan wrote a sentence.

But I have to continue writing.

Su Changan was stunned for a moment.

He couldn't help but look up at the empress.

Unexpectedly, the empress was also looking at him at this time.

The four looked into each other's eyes.

Xia Fengxiang immediately turned his eyes away.

This made Su Changan a little depressed.

You didn't even look at me all night!

Looking at the papers on the table again, Su Changan took the paper with a sentence written on it to one side, and wrote a sentence on a new paper.

Fold the paper.

There were palace maids beside each table, and naturally it was the palace maids who handed the written poems to the waiting Shang Gong Sun.

Su Changan naturally doesn't need other palace maids, after all, he already has Xunxia and the others.

So he immediately handed the paper with nothing written on it to Queen Xuanxia.

Xuanxia immediately gave it to Sun Shanggong.

When Shang Gong Sun saw this, she turned around and walked up to the empress and presented it with both hands without waiting for others to pass it on.

In fact, Xia Fengxiang couldn't wait any longer, but he pretended to be reserved and opened it after taking it.

But when he opened it, Xia Fengxiang couldn't control his expression and coughed a few times to hide his expression.

After adjusting himself, Xia Fengxiang saw that many people were looking at him, so he said, "I think Su Changan's poems are good. Do you have any other poems to present?"

While saying this.

Xia Fengxiang was under the table, where no one could see him, and his fists were clenched tightly!

enemy!

I asked you to write poetry, but what a mess you wrote!

"Wife, I was very sad because you didn't look at me, so I ate a lot. Now I am too full and can't write poetry. What should I do?"

Just thinking about the contents on the paper, Xia Fengxiang wanted to laugh, and he also wanted to beat Su Changan up!

but

Everyone was paying attention to Su Changan.

Since the paper was delivered, it naturally attracted attention.

Especially when you see the empress's expression when she saw the poem, you will be stunned immediately.

I just think that Su Changan wrote such amazing poems that they could shock His Majesty!

Mu Xu looked at Yang Guofu and asked, "So, let's make this bet. If you win, my 'Lovesickness Paperweight' that I miss so much will be yours!"

Yang Guofu narrowed his eyes and hesitated. After all, if it wasn't for the good poetry, how could the empress lose her composure?

But thinking of the priceless pair of "Lovesickness Paperweights" with a lot of legends, Yang Guofu was very moved!

but

Just now, His Majesty was like that.

It made Yang Guofu very hesitant!

And it wasn't just Yang Guofu, everyone else looked at the empress and then at Su Changan.

Some of those who had already written their works hesitated, fearing that they would fail to gain attention and lose face, which would affect their future career.

After all, if the poetry is not good, how could Your Majesty be like this.

So they all frowned and began to think about what to do.

Wen Zhegu, who had made a private bet, was a little hesitant. He frowned as he looked at Xun Kuang who was showing off beside him.

Su Linhan also didn't plan to participate, so she looked at the people around her and was curious for a moment, then looked down at the paper next to Su Changan: "Eldest sister, can I take a look?"

Su Changan nodded.

Su Linhan naturally picked it up and looked at it.

Li Xingyue also came over curiously.

But then I looked over.

Su Linhan immediately looked at Su Changan.

I suddenly understood why His Majesty lost his composure.

…

ps: No ps today

(End of this chapter)