"What's wrong with you, Concubine Li? I'm asking you." The Empress Dowager's face looked a little ugly.
The Empress Dowager had asked so much that she could no longer play dumb. Concubine Li could only bite the bullet and answer, "Master Xiyun usually covers his face with a veil during his performances. No one has ever seen his true appearance."
"But he has a beautiful voice, charming eyes, and a tall figure. So people think he must be very handsome."
After Lipin finished speaking, she lowered her head silently, as if she was resigned to her fate.
"Okay! Okay! I'll come and see how beautifully this Young Master Xiyun sings." The Queen Mother clasped her hands together, her eyes sparkling, as if she was looking forward to something.
Then, she plucked a golden hairpin from her bun and handed it to Lipin: "Here, this is a reward for you!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Lipin murmured, her face filled with shock beyond words.
Emperor Mingxi and the Empress both gasped in shock.
They remembered that their daughter had mentioned before that the Empress Dowager had some private hobbies that were not suitable for public display, and she had always liked those young and handsome boys.
I just saw the Empress Dowager's inappropriate reaction again, and I felt anxious.
I hope the Empress Dowager doesn't do anything out of line later.
The melodious sound of the guqin was heard, and everyone looked towards the stage. The guqin player had already started playing.
After a few piano sounds, several graceful women began to dance around the stage.
Then, a man in a pink and green robe walked onto the stage gracefully.
He wore an exquisite crown of feathers on his head, and his face was still covered with a veil.
When the beautiful singing sounded, everyone showed a look of surprise.
Xia Miaoyuan stared blankly at Master Xiyun on the stage, feeling extremely anxious.
Is Dongfang Lingyun really that stupid? He's going to sing in the palace on New Year's Eve. What if the Empress Dowager takes a liking to him?!
In the book, Dongfang Lingyun was favored by Jiang Hui, who asked him to be her male lover. Dongfang Lingyun was unwilling and ended up in a miserable situation.
God bless Dongfang Lingyun, please don't let the Empress Dowager take a fancy to him.
The concubines at the banquet were all mesmerized by the sight. Xia Zhengqi glanced secretly at the Empress Dowager, who was drooling.
Ahhhhhhhh!
Xia Zhengqi clenched his fists tightly.
Damn it, whoever invited this Master Xiyun here? I’ll demote him three levels later.
After the two songs were sung, Master Xiyun stepped down from the stage and bowed to the nobles.
The Empress Dowager's eyes filled with tears of excitement. "Xiyun, you sang so well that I almost cried. I will be rewarded handsomely!"
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, a string of young eunuchs filed out, holding trays in their hands. On the trays were piles of gold ingots, jade ruyi, pearls, and gems.
[Oh my! This is bad news. The old woman must have fallen for him.]
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The dinner hadn't even ended yet, but several young princes couldn't wait any longer.
"Come on, Miao'er, Fifth Brother will take you to ask for New Year's money."
Xia Miaoyuan was still standing there in a daze, worried about Dongfang Lingyun, so the Fifth Prince grabbed her little hand.
"What?"
"On New Year's Eve, children ask for lucky money. Children in the countryside will go to their neighbors' homes in groups to wish them a happy new year, and the neighbors will give them candies or lucky money." The fifth prince said seriously.
"For example, if we live in the palace, we will go to various palaces to ask for New Year's money."
Xia Miaoyuan nodded: "I see."
The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth princes, along with Xia Miaoyuan, ran along the palace road, cheering. Behind them, a dozen palace maids and eunuchs followed.
The group of people standing there stood out in the palace.
At this time, the concubines were still at the palace banquet, so they would go to the concubines' bedrooms later.
Several concubines in the palace who have no children do not attend the New Year's Eve family dinner. They all celebrate the New Year in their own palaces, so they have to go to the concubine's palace first.
The toffees had already prepared candies and red envelopes.
Several little princes and princesses made a lot of noise and ran into Concubine Yu's bedroom first.
"The children are all here! Oh, there is a new little one this year!" Concubine Yu touched Xia Miaoyuan's head affectionately.
Several children knelt on the ground in a crooked manner and kowtowed to Concubine Yu: "I wish Concubine Yu good luck and happiness!"
Concubine Yu happily pulled up the children, hugged one and touched that one, and really enjoyed spending time with the children.
Finally, Concubine Yu stuffed red envelopes into their hands one by one, and the children ran away saying auspicious words.
In this way, they went to the bedrooms of three concubines in succession.
Xia Miaoyuan stuffed the three red envelopes into his arms and pulled his collar tighter.
[Hahaha! Another day to make money! ]
"Ouch, my stomach hurts!" Xia Miaoyuan suddenly felt a stomachache and bent over.
"What's wrong with you?" the fifth prince asked with concern, while the other princes did not notice that Xia Miaoyuan had stopped and had already run away.
"My stomach hurts!" Xia Miaoyuan looked at the fifth prince aggrievedly.
"Madame Li, Yingxue! My sister said she has a stomachache!" The fifth prince hurriedly shouted to the back.
Nanny Li and Yingxue were following Xia Miaoyuan ten steps away. When they heard the fifth prince shouting that the little princess had a stomachache, they hurried over.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Where does it hurt?" Nanny Li squatted down.
Xia Miaoyuan touched her lower abdomen and whispered, "It's here!"
Nanny Li touched it gently and said, "Let's go back to the palace and have a restroom. Maybe she's holding it in."
"No, I want the New Year's money!" Xia Miaoyuan shook his head like a rattle.
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