Chapter 476 I’m Tired of Watching
Everyone quietly looked at Chu Jinyan's back, thinking that the Eighth Prince was so tough that he didn't even give the Queen Mother face.
Not only was the emperor not angry, but he cooperated with his son and slapped the empress dowager in the face.
Everyone knows that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager are not biological mother and son, and the motherly love and filial piety shown to the son over the years may not be genuine. But whether it is true or false, at least a superficial peace is maintained.
Looking at what happened today, I always feel that the two of them are about to tear off the superficial disguise.
Many young ladies did not care about the undercurrents between Emperor Chengde and the Queen Mother. They were only mesmerized by Chu Jinyan's handsome appearance and their hearts were beating fast.
His thick and long eyebrows slanted into his temples, and under his eyelids were a pair of eyes as intoxicating as the moonlight. His high nose bridge contained the air of towering mountains, pure as bamboo, noble as orchid, and he had an innate temperament that was extremely noble.
However, although there were many people watching, only a few dared to take action against Chu Jinyan.
After all, not everyone has such a strong heart to withstand Chu Jinyan's venomous tongue and indifference.
Zheng Wenshuang's eyes were obsessed. Even though Chu Jinyan was not polite to her, she was still deeply attracted to him. She saw that many people were blushing and secretly looking at Chu Jinyan. Resentment welled up in her beautiful eyes.
A kind of anger that one's belongings are being peeped at.
Soon, singing and dancing began and the banquet officially began.
Lu Xiang was holding a cup filled with fruit wine and sipping it in small sips. When she raised her head slightly, she could clearly feel Chu Jinyan's gaze on her, which was full of tenderness and tenderness. However, his face was cold, which prevented others from noticing his strange look at the first time.
Zheng Wenshuang sat upright with her back straight and a dignified posture, with what she considered to be the most perfect smile on her face.
The Eighth Prince always looked in her direction, he must be looking at her.
Lu Xiang felt that Chu Jinyan's gaze was too direct and could easily be noticed, so he glared at him secretly, signaling him to be more low-key.
Chu Jinyan was slightly startled, then a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily, and his eyes shone brightly, as if all the candles in the hall were reflected in them.
Zheng Wenshuang was stunned when she saw his charming smile.
The empress dowager looked at the beautiful singing and dancing in the palace, and suddenly glanced sideways and smiled at Emperor Chengde, as if there was no previous estrangement between them.
"I am tired of watching the performances of the palace dancers every time. Today, many daughters of ministers have come. I think they are all knowledgeable and talented. I think we can let them show their talents and try something new."
Emperor Chengde glanced at the empress dowager and wondered what this old woman was up to.
"What does the Queen think?"
Queen Song smiled gently and said, "I'll wait for the Queen Mother's orders."
Regardless of whether the Queen Mother really felt that singing and dancing were boring and wanted to change her talent, or whether she had some other evil intention, her proposal was irresistible.
When everyone heard this proposal, they were immediately excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
The most direct purpose of performing talent is to arrange marriage. There are still three princes who have not married a principal wife. Even if she is not the principal wife, being a concubine is a great blessing, especially for the concubine who came to attend the palace banquet today.
Even if she didn't catch the eyes of several princes, the countless unmarried young men from noble families present today provided her with a great opportunity to find a good match.
Many people were also nervous because it was so sudden and they were unprepared. They were afraid that they would not be able to show their best and lose the opportunity.
Suddenly, someone in the hall stood up and said to the Queen Mother who was sitting at the top, "Your Highness, I have a suggestion."
The person who spoke was Chu Chengli's concubine, Liu Anhui.
The Queen Mother looked at her with interest, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Oh? Tell me about it."
Liu Anhui smiled gently and generously: "I think we can write down the talents of each lady on a piece of paper, let the last lady who finished performing draw a lot, and then randomly name a lady to perform the talent written on her lot."
After hearing this, Concubine Shu clapped her hands and laughed, "Grand Emperor, Your Majesty, I think this is a good idea, but I don't know who to let perform the first one?"
"Since it was this girl who proposed it, why not let her take the lead." The Queen Mother pointed at Liu Anhui and said with a smile.
Liu Anhui was not afraid when her name was called. She bowed and said, "I am not talented. Thank you, Queen Mother, for not abandoning me. I will show you my ugliness first."
In the past, when performing talent shows, everyone would stand up one by one to perform what they were good at, or they would be given a unified question and everyone would answer it to see who performed best.
Today, Liu Anhui's proposal was quite fresh, and everyone present couldn't help but look forward to it.
However, there were also many people who frowned and disagreed, feeling uneasy.
This sudden performance was already catch people off guard, and now it is randomly drawn and named. What if it turns out that you don’t know the answer, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?
What a good idea! It's clearly just a gimmick to attract attention.
This was a good opportunity for Liu Anhui. The Queen Mother named her to open the meeting first, and she didn't give any questions. She was completely free to express herself. She just had to show off what she was best at, right?
Liu Anhui was proud of his status and did not want to dance or play the piano in front of everyone in the hall, so he painted a picture instead.
While she was painting, the palace maids took pens and ink and walked up to the ladies one by one. They wrote down the talents they were good at, and then folded the paper and put it in a box.
"This method sounds interesting, but it's embarrassing. It seems like a bad idea no matter how you look at it." Qiao Jingru grabbed Lu Xiang's sleeve and muttered softly.
Lu Qiao nodded in agreement, her palms sweating from nervousness, her expression almost crying: "What if I'm not particularly good at anything?"
Originally, those who were going to perform should go up and perform, and those who didn't want to be in the spotlight should just sit quietly and watch. But now that this has happened, they feel very passive.
Lu Xiang frowned: "Don't worry, just wait and see, it may not be our turn."
Hearing this, Qiao Jingru looked at Lu Xiang meaningfully, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly: "Xiangxiang, do you think Liu Anyao and the Ninth Princess will let you go?"
Lu Xiang: “…”
Sister-in-law, please see through it but don’t expose it.
But... until the last moment, who will not let go of whom?
In the hall, Liu Anhui's wrist was moving quickly and her brush was moving so fast that it was almost dizzying. In almost an incense stick's time, Pang Wanru put down her brush, and immediately two palace servants came forward, each holding one of them to display her painting in front of everyone.
This is a picture of blooming flowers and prosperity. The entire paper is almost covered with peonies. The amazing thing is that each peony flower is different, as if an entire forest of peonies is condensed on a piece of paper, with different expressions and shapes.
There were voices of praise coming one after another, some were flattering because of Liu Xiang, and some were truly praising him.
"Come, bring it closer for me to see." The Queen Mother said to the palace maid with joy in her eyes.
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