Red makeup against the world

Chapter 211 The Peony Flower King
Princess Zhaoyang glanced at the charming Princess Chu in the hall, and remembered that she had mentioned to herself a few days ago that she had a chess piece in her hand, which could just go to win over the Duke of Ping.

In these years, although the sons and daughters of the Pingguo Duke's mansion have declined, they are still one of the four great princes, and their titles are hereditary.If it is managed properly, there will be one or two promising children in the clan, with titles, and it may take only one or two generations to rise up.

The fate of King Qi, King Chu, and Princess Zhaoyang is closely related.

Concubine Chu is intelligent and resourceful, she deserves to be a disciple taught by Mr. Ning.But this time, she miscalculated, that chess piece is not very obedient.

The Peony Flower King is in the midst of a heated evaluation. The ladies and noble daughters present are all well-informed people, and they all comment on the key points.

From the three perspectives of color, appearance and rarity, the top three were selected, namely "Yao Huang" from the Dingguo Mansion, "Qinglong Womochi" from the Prince's Mansion, and "Guan Shimo" from the Prince Qi Mansion. Jade".

These three potted flowers have their own characteristics. Yaohuang flowers are plump and tender in color. What is rare is that each flower is in the shape of a golden ring, like a corolla on a girl's head.The other two pots belong to black peony, which is a rare and precious variety, and the color is so rare that it is so red that it turns purple.

For a while, everyone discussed these three potted flowers, each has its own advantages, who is the king of flowers?Difficult to choose.

Princess Chu sat behind the table and did not participate in the evaluation.She was annoyed in her heart, but there was a smile on her face that didn't show any signs of it.

Princess Zhaoyang glanced at her several times, how could she not know?Thinking of the promise I made to Princess Zhaoyang, I was really unhappy.That Wang Miaoyan didn't know the seriousness of the matter and acted recklessly.

It's just that he has to deal with this flower fair right now, and interrogate Wang Miaoyan carefully when he returns home.

Seeing that everyone was at a stalemate, Mrs. Dingguo's old lady Li smiled and said, "Since no one can convince anyone, how about moving this potted flower to the 'Qingxuan Pavilion'? Let them vote with gold leaf peonies as usual, and the one with the most votes wins."

Princess Zhaoyang smiled and nodded, as expected of her grandmother, this proposal is very good.

The names of various prefectures are affixed to the bottom of these potted flowers. The men vote no more than the women here, most of them only consider the beauty of the peony itself.What they thought more about was the origin of these pots of peonies.

Taking this opportunity, she happened to be able to take a good look at which houses were on the side of the prince, which ones remained neutral, and which ones could be won over.

Mrs. Li proposed, Princess Zhaoyang nodded, and of course the Crown Princess would not object.

Yuegui brought in a strong woman and carefully moved the three potted flowers to "Qingxuan Pavilion".

Not long after, the results spread, and the "Qinglong Womochi" from the prince's mansion won the title of Kao.

Although Princess Zhaoyang had expected this result, she still felt a little disappointed.Dingguo's mansion plus King Qi, still lost to the crown prince?
The current situation is extremely serious.The influence of Qianyang King's rebellion on the prince is gradually weakening.This is the first time the prince has left the mansion after blaming himself behind closed doors, and he can receive so much support. It is a pity that he has no good way to do it other than sending some people to Jiangnan.

Princess Zhaoyang closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was no trace of displeasure in her eyes, and she said loudly: "Congratulations to 'Qinglong Womochi' for winning the Peony King. Father must be very fond of it."

The Crown Princess accepted the praise calmly. The Crown Prince was Emperor Qinglong's favorite son.No matter what the gift from him is, the emperor is very happy, let alone the Peony Flower King who was judged in this way.

Seeing that there was a hint of color in her expression, Princess Zhaoyang felt even more depressed.

After reviewing Kao, it was a well-prepared dinner.This grand event has just gradually come to an end.

Contrary to the order of arrival, those with the lowest status, such as Tang Yuanyao, left first.Then there are the wives and young masters of the Marquis' Mansion and the Bo's Mansion, then the Duke's Mansion, and finally the Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion.

Tu Manzhen sat on the return carriage, looking much quieter than when she came here.

Tu Manfen was leaning on the pillow, and this day she was with everyone in the Anping Marquis Mansion in a dignified manner, she felt that her waist was about to break, so she could only rest at this time.

After a while, she said softly: "What happened? Sister, you can talk now."

Hearing her sister's question, Tu Manzhen saw Liu Qiran's swearing face. Thinking of his insulting words, she felt ashamed and indignant.With tears in his eyes, he choked up and said, "Sister, there is something you don't know..."

Now I will run into Liu Qiran on the bow of the painting boat and tell the story of being insulted by his words one by one. At the end, I said: "Fortunately, my cousin Xu protected me, so I didn't suffer a bigger loss. The painting hall is also for me. injured."

After hearing the whole story, Tu Manfen said with hatred: "Tell me, how many times have I reminded you? Keep your temper and don't be reckless. You are lucky, and you dare to throw fish baskets at Duke Ping's son. Then Duke Ping's government and Our Tu family has old grievances, just look at it, this matter is not over today."

Tu Manzhen trusted her sister's judgment quite a lot, so she couldn't help becoming scared, grabbed her sleeve and said, "Sister, you don't know how fierce that Liu Shizi is. He beat him and scolded him, Zensheng is not over yet." ?”

Tu Manfen gave her a sideways look, and said, "Are you stupid? No matter what, he is always the eldest son of Duke Ping's family, and Duke Ping is a small-hearted person. We didn't like our Tu family because of Mrs. Wu. Don't you take advantage of the problem this time?"

"Then, what should I do?" Tu Manzhen was stunned, she never thought that there would be a follow-up to this matter.

Tu Manfen pondered for a moment, and said: "For the current plan, I have to tell my mother everything, so that mother and great-grandfather can make preparations."

"But if my mother finds out, she will definitely punish my sister." Tu Manzhen said with a bitter face.

"It's better to be punished than the Pingguo government came to the door, but the mother didn't know it at all." Tu Manfen said firmly.

"Okay, just follow my sister." Tu Manzhen said dejectedly, pulling her shoulders.

Seeing her gloomy expression, Tu Manfen smiled and said: "Okay, don't be like this. Mother loves you the most, so why would she be willing to punish you severely? Tell my sister, how is the scenery of the Princess Mansion? ' None came out."

Speaking of this, Tu Manzhen suddenly became happy.After all, she is still a little girl, even if she has something on her mind, she will forget it in a while.

Immediately, she chirped and described: "Sister, who do you think I met? Princess Chu. She is so beautiful, she is so beautiful! I have never seen such a beautiful person."

A few words aroused Tu Manfen's interest, and she couldn't help being curious about Princess Chu.

Tu Manzhen stretched out her left hand again, and showed her the pink crystal jade bracelet with hollow lotus pattern on her wrist, and said, "This is a gift from Princess Chu, isn't it beautiful? It's a pair as soon as you make a move, and Cousin Xu and I each have one." It was rewarded by the empress, it really is unusual."

(End of this chapter)