Chapter 123 Road Sign Meets Big Rooster
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Lu. I still need to work harder. After all, Miss Lu doesn't have much experience."
Su Qianqian thanked her humbly, but the last sentence was ambiguous. It was unclear whether she was scolding Lu Zhiqing for being short-sighted, or saying that she had seen too little of Su Qianqian's methods and would have the opportunity to see more.
No matter what, it didn't sound good, but Lu Zhiqing couldn't find any fault with it and felt angry in vain.
Madam Xiao glanced at Lu Zhiqing and held Su Qianqian's hand: "Madam Hou is modest. If a person only has one skill, he can live a worry-free life. Why does he need to be proficient in all eighteen martial arts? Zhiqing really needs to be taught well."
"My sister is straightforward and smart, so it won't be difficult for her to learn." Xue Wanning replied with a smile, and Su Qianqian blinked and smiled too.
It’s not difficult to learn if you want to. If you still haven’t learned it after so long, doesn’t that mean you don’t want to learn? She doesn't learn etiquette and speaks rudely, so what is she thinking?
Su Qianqian turned her head as if inadvertently. Prince Xiang, who was with the princes, was looking over here. When he saw Su Qianqian looking at him, he nodded slightly in greeting and turned his head away.
Miss Lu had "other" intentions, and was very attentive, but she forgot that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. She was too far away from the goal - she was nearly twenty years short of opportunity.
When Su Qianqian was about to look away, she saw through the princes that the third place winner in the imperial examination, who became an editor in the Hanlin Academy and the husband of the eldest princess's daughter Lu Fengyi, was sitting at the seat in Duke Xu's mansion, his eyes wandering towards the Wuning Marquis' mansion.
Following his gaze, Su Qianqian saw the Fourth Young Master Qin Hanyue talking tenderly with the Fourth Madam Wang.
[Haha, if you are treated as a human being, you act so arrogantly, but if you are not treated as a human being, you are even more despicable than a dog. God has sprinkled wisdom all over the world, but has opened an umbrella for some men. Don't ask me how I know this! 】
Su Qianqian complained in her heart.
[Yes, this third place winner is like a sea king, casting his net everywhere. He is not satisfied with marrying a powerful wife, and he also wants talent, beauty and affection. A son-in-law in name but a married woman in reality, what qualifications does he have to want both! 】
The Qin family didn't know who Su Qianqian was scolding at first, but after listening to the system's explanation, they understood that it was the third place winner who had cheated Wang of her money and her love.
Wang's face turned slightly red with embarrassment, but Qin Hanyue suddenly reached out and held her hand, gently pinched it and then let go. Wang was stunned for a moment, and the red cloud on her face deepened...
Although the Liang envoys tried to study hard and learn some of the etiquette and customs of the palace banquet, there was no one to visit and toast to. They couldn't just run to Qin Hanzhang to ask how he defeated them, so they could only toast to each other.
But there were also people who didn't drink at all, like Prince Ping and the one-armed chief secretary. They drank tea instead of wine, contentedly, their eyes wandering among the court officials of Qi.
When they had almost finished drinking, the Emperor asked everyone to go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the scenery and take the opportunity to cool off from the alcohol. The Empress smiled and reminded the female members of the family that the princess had also prepared some small games, and the concubines and princesses had fun together with the ladies.
Many concubines also took this opportunity to reunite with their families. Any longer they could get together was better than later. The palace was lonely and they didn’t know when they would see each other again.
Madam Qin, accompanied by three old ladies, found a pavilion to view the chrysanthemums. There was little wind here, and the fences at the foot of the pavilion were surrounded by cotton curtains made of brocade. In order to prevent the nobles from catching a cold, tables were set up in the pavilion, and fruits, drinks and snacks were placed on them.
As usual, Su Qianqian tested all the food for poison. Now there were so many people around and no one knew who had sneaked in. If someone was tricked, all they had to do was send out a scapegoat and no one could hold it against the emperor.
After settling the lady dowager, the men went somewhere else. Madam He and Madam Xin, who were widows with children, stayed in the pavilion to enjoy the scenery with their elders. Su Qianqian and Wang, with several young ladies from the Qin family, followed the palace maids to a scenic garden deep in the imperial garden, which was the playground prepared by the princess.
[This Imperial Garden is too big. I will definitely get lost without a guide as I am a road idiot, and I don’t have a navigation system! I have to find a way to remember the Tao. 】
Su Qianqian was muttering to herself, and Wang, Qin Yuzhuo and other girls heard it. They looked at each other and laughed secretly, and then they watched Su Qianqian to remember it in some way.
Su Qianqian fished in her sleeves for a while. In fact, she bought a bag of black sesame seeds from the mall. She quietly pinched some and scattered them on the ground. From behind, it looked like a black line was flowing under her skirt...
Qin Yuzhuo took a step back, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and laughed so hard that her shoulders were shaking!
It turns out that such a smart person like my third sister-in-law is actually a person with a poor sense of direction. She doesn’t understand the whole word, but she understands it when she separates it into two parts: she is a fool when she is on the road, and she can’t even remember the way!
A few little girls were winking at each other and laughing secretly in the back. Wang also found it funny but didn't want to point it out, so she didn't notice that a big rooster appeared behind them. It had beautiful shiny feathers and a big red crown and was walking towards them proudly.
The rooster suddenly found the sesame seeds on the ground, tilted its head to look at them for a while, and made up its mind to peck at them.
After this peck, the rooster realized the trick, and followed Su Qianqian and the others all the way, picking up the sesame seeds cleanly...
Arriving at the Jingyuan, Su Qianqian looked at the various game props on the field that was covered with thick felt covering more than a thousand square meters. She really envied the luxury of the imperial family, and she also really sympathized with the children of the imperial family:
No one knows about her wealth at night, and she can't find anyone to support her even if she wants to show off her wealth. Unlike her sisters, they will post a circle of friends after eating a bowl of spicy hotpot, and a lot of people will like it!
Princess Zhaoyang changed into a red robe and sat at the edge of the field, obviously more suitable for sports.
Princess Zhaoning followed suit and wore the same style of robe with pants inside and four parts outside, and a pair of lambskin boots on her feet, but the color of her robe was darker than Princess Zhaoyang's.
There were also seven or eight little princesses, each accompanied by concubines, who were watching the fun with smiles on their faces. Of course, the imperial concubine and the four high-ranking concubines did not come.
There were many seats set up on the side of the venue. The palace maid led Su Qianqian to sit at the seat at Wuning Marquis' Mansion, which was closest to the princesses.
The young female relatives arrived one after another. Lu Zhiqing and Xue Wanning sat below Su Qianqian and her friends. Opposite them were several young ladies and young ladies from Duke Xu's mansion.
The three princesses of Liang State actually came as well. This time they wore very wide skirts, so even if they did splits and lifted their legs to the back of their heads, it wouldn't affect them at all.
"Today, the Kingdom of Liang is here to pay homage to the emperor. The Japanese palace is celebrating and is also having fun with the ministers. Here are all kinds of games for you to play. I hope you don't have to be so formal and just enjoy yourself."
Princess Zhaoyang, as the host, gave an opening speech, and then Princess Zhaoning got to the point: "Playing is naturally inseparable from prizes. This time, Princess Zhaoyang has taken out a precious treasure. Whoever wins the game can take this treasure."
Two palace maids were carrying a large tray. On the tray was an object covered with red silk. It stood as tall as a small mountain, about two feet square and more than one foot high.
"Oh, could this be the gem?"
A young lady exclaimed in a low voice, and quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief...
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