Yanmenchun

Chapter 22

On the other side are the princes and princesses, headed by the crown prince, and Qin Wenyu, the son of Ronghua County Prince, who is dressed in red, sits next to King Qi.

Shen Tuchan looked up, the rumors were true, Prince Qin was indeed fair and beautiful, the number one beauty was worthy of the name.

Shentuqi touched Shentuchan's clothes carefully, Shentuchan recovered and asked her in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Shentuqi didn't speak, Shentuchan followed Shentuqi's gaze, and Zheng Cuicui from the Duke's Mansion of Ming Dynasty not far away was staring at her resentfully.

In such a big banquet, whoever stands out is dead, Shen Tuchan smiled and nodded at Zheng Cuicui, Zheng Cuicui squeezed the teacup tightly with angry fingers, only thinking that Shen Tuchan was provoking her.

Zheng Cuicui was about to taunt her when she heard the eunuchs singing: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Empress is here!"

The emperor and empress came with Princess Ningguo, and everyone got up and knelt down one after another. After the emperor announced his death, the maids of honor began to present a series of delicacies.

The emperor toasted to announce the start of the banquet, drums and music blared, and dancers filed in one after another, with light and graceful footsteps, and the scene was full of singing and dancing.

At the men's table, a burly man in his early forties stood up. He had two beards, sunken eye sockets, and piercing eyes. He toasted the emperor and said, "Princess Ningguo is very lucky! Your Majesty has also His face is radiant and his heroic appearance is even better than before, and Chen Man respects His Majesty for this cup!"

The emperor smiled happily and said, "Let's drink together with Li Aiqing."

Li Aiqing?
It was Concubine Rong's elder brother Li Xiangshan.

Shen Tuchan looked over the figures and landed on Li Xiangshan. Shen Tuchan had heard about Li Xiangshan even at Yanmen Pass.

He was the emperor's companion when he was still in Qianlong. After the emperor ascended the throne, he offered his younger sister to him. Some people said that the emperor fell in love with the young concubine Rong Guifei at first sight when he was in Li's mansion.

In short, the result was that Li Xiangshan presented his sister, and Miss Li was made a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, gave birth to eight princesses and made her a concubine, and gave birth to eleven princes who were promoted to noble concubine.

Everyone knows that Your Majesty is benevolent and never forgets the old ones. Mr. Li is loyal to the emperor, and the monarch and his ministers are united. This is my blessing in the Great Jin Dynasty. All of a sudden, the people sing praises, and because of this, Li Xiangshan is even more valued by His Majesty.

Maybe some people are naturally rebellious, but Shen Tuchan had never seen Li Xiangshan at that time, had never seen the court affairs, and had never really understood what was going on here. She was just someone who heard the story. As a young girl, she subconsciously felt that this was just Li Xiangshan's means to gain favor.

Such methods emerged endlessly in the capital city, just to see who was more convincing to the emperor, or like Li Xiangshan, making the emperor think that he was the one who influenced the speech.

Shen Tuqi asked in a low voice: "Eldest sister, why did the lord say that Princess Ningguo is lucky? What does that mean?"

What do you mean?
This should be the second means of successfully gaining favor.

Shen Tuchan explained in a soft voice: "Princess Ningguo was born at dusk, the sun was shining for thousands of miles, and the red clouds were shrouded in red clouds. Qin Tianjian said that the princess is a person of great luck, and her horoscope will rejuvenate the country."

Even at a young age like Shen Tuqi, she was shocked when she heard the following four words. The noble girl began to read and write at the age of five or six. She naturally understood what these words meant, and the surprise on her face couldn't fade: "Is this true?"

Shen Tuchan's eyes quickly flicked over the surrounding maids, and while the music was exciting, she turned her head slightly: "What about the real thing? What about the fake one? The emperor likes the thirteenth princess, and the thirteenth princess is just a princess, either a prince or a princess. How can I give more favors?"

Shen Tuqi understood a little bit.

Shen Tuchan said more bluntly: "The emperor is very clear, and the queen is also very clear, so the original favor is added to the favor, because it will not bring any bad results. If the thirteenth princess is the prince, Qin Does Tianjian dare to say that he is lucky? Do you understand?"

Shen Tuqi nodded. If Princess Ningguo cannot inherit the throne, it means that she can really rejuvenate the country. The best life in her life is to find a favorite son-in-law and live a life of prosperity and wealth.

Halfway through the banquet, Shen Tuqi couldn't help but whispered in Shen Tuchan's ear: "Big sister, I think... I want to come up with Gong."

She is very well-behaved, it seems that she really couldn't bear it before she said it, Shen Tuchan stretched out her hand and beckoned a maid to come over and said: "Auntie, my younger sister wants to change clothes, please lead me the way."

Shentuchan whispered to Feng Yingru again, and led Shentuqi and the maid out of Jiaotai Hall through the side door.

It was already night, and the outside of the Jiaotai Hall was brightly lit. The maid led the two of them through the long corridor to the side rooms.

At the door of the wing room, the maid stopped and saluted: "Miss, it's inside."

When the door of the wing room was opened, there was a wooden screen with magpies on the branches. Inside, two maids came out to salute after hearing the sound: "I have seen you."

Shentuchan led Shentuqi around the screen, the room was spacious and bright, there were pails behind several small screens, and there were bath beans and tubs behind the first floor partition, which were very complete.

There are countless wing rooms along the way just now, and this row is supposed to be "respectful rooms" for noble ladies.

Shentuchan then went to the door to wait for Shentuqi, and Zheng Cuicui walked over quickly in front of her. Bad look.

Shen Tuchan raised her eyebrows and stood there watching her approach.

Zheng Cuicui felt no pain in her abdomen when she went back that day, but she was bruised the next day, and it hurt even when she walked. She gritted her teeth with hatred in her heart, and her parents said to help her out. In the end, Shen Tuchan actually took advantage of her, causing her to fall short in the end. She had never suffered such a big loss in her life, and she wished to suffer from Shen Tuchan.

She stopped in her tracks, and said with a cloudy face: "Shen Tuchan, take a step to talk." Even the young lady stopped calling.

The maid at the door of Gong's room was looking at them, and there were eyes and ears everywhere in the palace. Shen Tuchan smiled and refused: "Miss Zheng, we are not familiar with each other. If you have anything to say, just say it here!"

Zheng Cuicui took a step forward, leaned close to Shen Tuchan's ear and said bitterly, "What are you afraid of? You vicious bitch!"

Shen Tuchan really didn't know how Zheng Cuicui scolded others, she couldn't help laughing, and asked back: "Afraid? Miss Zheng hopes you will remember this sentence later. Please!"

She made a gesture of invitation, and Zheng Cuicui walked ahead with a snort.

Shen Tuchan smiled and said to the court lady: "Auntie, if my sister gets well later, please let her wait for me here for a while."

Behind the wing room is a row of flower trees. The flower trees are not tall, but they are also stacked. As soon as they walked on the gravel path, Zheng Cuicui raised his palm and turned around suddenly.

Her raised hand was grabbed by Shen Tuchan, and the fierce expression on Zheng Cuicui's face became ferocious: "Bitch, let go!"

(End of this chapter)