Chapter 139 Good idea

"...there are not many days left for the Mid-Autumn Festival. As we all know, at the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, the surrounding countries and tribes will send envoys to present gifts, and most of the envoys are of great importance. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival The various banquets throughout the year are very important. The layout of the venue and the arrangement of various programs have not yet been fully finalized. If you have any opinions, sisters, please feel free to mention them. In front of the emperor, I will help everyone record a merit."

Concubine Wei and other 'elderly people' don't care about remembering credit or not. At their current height, there is basically no room for higher ranks. The most credit for credit is to get some rewards, which is optional.

But for the newcomers who just entered the palace this year, it's different.

If the emperor can impress them, especially the low-ranking girls who have not yet been lucky, wouldn't they be able to reach the sky in one step?
Be sure to grab this opportunity!
While the few show girls sitting very far back made up their minds, they looked at the other people on the left and right with vigilance in their eyes.

Among these people, if you really want to say who is the most competitive, it is the four beauties with the highest rankings.

That's right, four beauties.

Except for the first three people who were promoted, Qi Jinya who was coldly treated for a period of time because of pushing Qi Susu into the water was also blessed by the emperor and became a beautiful woman.

But she is the least favored among the four, because the reason why she was able to get promoted was because she used some tricks that could not be put on the table. Xi, except for that night, I have never summoned her to sleep with me. In contrast, Jiang Yingxue and the others have had two or three times. Hui Mei has fallen into the Emperor's eyes. This makes Hui Meiren the most popular among the newcomers.

Whether it's the queen, the imperial concubine Wei, or other concubines, they all want to see if this Huimei will be in the limelight today, to see if the other party's ambitions are big, and if there is any possibility of threatening him in the future.

No, before Lin Zhihui said anything, Qi Jinya was the first to hold back.

"Why don't the talented concubines in the harem prepare some performances? You can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and show off the talents of my Yin girls to other countries."

"Yamei's words are inappropriate!" Jiang Yingxue retorted loudly: "We are the emperor's people, how can we lower our status and perform for envoys from other countries? If we do this, what will the emperor's face be? ?”

Qi Jinya said unconvinced: "Xuemei's words are wrong. The envoys are all here to give gifts and come here with good intentions. Of course we must treat them well. Performing for them is to show sincerity. How can it be said that they are lowering the price?" Worth, are you looking down on envoys?"

Jiang Yingxue snorted, "Leaving aside other countries, the Yami people must not forget that the Mandala Kingdom and the Great Yin have been fighting for years, and only stopped this year. They have been hostile for many years, and they may not necessarily have good intentions for us."

"Precisely because the war has ceased, in order to reconnect with the relationship, sincerity is needed even more!"

"Do not--"

"Okay." The queen interrupted the two people who were about to quarrel, and reminded: "I want you to think about the banquet, don't get involved in national affairs, the rules of the harem not to interfere in politics, you don't need me Gong Duo reminds you."

Only then did the two restrain themselves, but it was clear from the expressions on their faces that they still disliked each other.

The other rookie girls looked at each other in blank dismay, and wanted to express their opinions, but seeing how angry they were, they didn't dare to speak for a while, for fear that they would target themselves.

At this time, Concubine Xian said unhurriedly: "The envoys from other countries come here on purpose, so of course we should pay attention to it, but it is true that we should not lower the value of Da Yin too much, and we should show the superiority of Da Yin as much as possible. Raise our country's prestige."

"That's right!" Empress Chen nodded approvingly, "It's the most important thing to praise my Great Yin Guowei. It is one thing to hold the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet well, but we must not give other countries the opportunity to see my Great Yin's jokes or gossip. "

Qi Jinya's complexion suddenly became ugly.

Concubine Xian's remark is a run on anyone, anyone present who is not stupid can hear it, but what can she say?She is one of the four concubines, and her status is several ranks higher than hers. Even if she points to her nose and scolds her in public, she can only grit her teeth and bear it.

She also understood that the reason why Concubine Xian targeted her was because of her second brother, so why didn't she feel aggrieved in her heart?

Obviously she didn't make a fuss about it, but Chi Yu was going to be blamed, she almost hated Qi Jinrong to death, she didn't even know how to pick someone without background!She didn't think about her position in the palace at all!

Xie Yunwan who was sitting next to Qi Jinya really wanted to pry her head open to see what she was thinking.

Knowing that he is in a bad situation, he still wants to stand out at this time, what is he trying to do?
Yes, seizing the opportunity might change the emperor's impression of her, but to be honest, both the emperor and the empress are very kind to Princess Yu, as long as her relationship with Princess Yu is not relieved, there may be limits to improving this impression.

And what is it called, let them perform their talents for the envoys of other countries, treat them as dancers or something?
She wants to lower her self-worth, but she insists on taking everyone with her. What if she doesn't think there are enough people to offend?

As a cousin, Xie Yunwan also wanted to be able to pull Qi Jinya as soon as she could, but all the actions of this cousin since she entered the palace were really hard for her to describe. If it wasn't for fear of not being able to explain to her natal family and aunt, she really wanted to directly After throwing his hands away, he completely separated the boundary with his cousin, Mingzhe saved his life.

Even if she can still hold on now, if Qi Jinya keeps tossing about, sooner or later, she will still make a decision for herself, and at that time, she can't be blamed.

The atmosphere in the palace became a little tense for a while, none of the rookies spoke, and the other high-ranking concubines were determined to be stronger than them, and they all drank tea contentedly, and fiddled with their nails, as if These things have nothing to do with them.

To be precise, the reason why the queen brought up this topic when the rookies were present was to give them a chance.

Lin Zhihui observed around, thought for a while, and finally said: "I'm afraid I've seen enough of the common programs at various banquets over the years, whether it's court officials or envoys from other countries. People see more new and refreshing things.”

In fact, everyone understands this truth, but is it something new that can be imagined just by thinking about it?

Another moment of silence.

A rookie girl sitting in the corner hesitated for a moment before she said uncertainly: "The stories that Prince Yu told the little princes and princesses before are very interesting. I wonder if they can be used?"

The concubines, who were somewhat disappointed with the performance of the rookies, were shocked at the same time.

Those stories about Prince Yu's son?That's a good idea.

Those strange stories are not only liked by the princes and princesses, but they often inquire about them. Sometimes Prince Yu's son has not come over for a few days, and the stories are not updated as fast as the Scorching Sun Academy outside, so they have to send someone to inquire about the follow-up.

Even the plot that they are fascinated by is afraid that they will not be able to protect the envoys of other countries?I'm afraid that when the time comes, they will be reluctant to go back to China!

Thinking about it this way, the eyes of the concubines who were not in the mood a moment ago began to light up.

Empress Chen and Concubine Wei even looked at the speaker, and found that besides the four beauties, the only one who was lucky enough to be promoted from Baolin was Zhang Baolin.

The queen smiled at Yu Cairen with relief, "Your idea is very good."

Yu Cairen showed joy, "Thank you for the empress's compliment, but I only thought of using these stories, but how to use them..." It's impossible to ask a storyteller to tell stories to the envoys at the banquet, right?
Although it is equally attractive to be told with a rich voice and emotion, but what is it to listen to a story at a banquet.

"It's not easy." Concubine Wei smiled easily, "Pick out the most brilliant stories from those stories, and let the people of the Jiaofang Division make up a play, and it will be performed at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. It must be very exciting. Gong can't help but want to take a quick look."

"But... the preparations are only now starting, will it be too late?" Someone asked worriedly.

"How could the empress not have expected such a trivial matter, she must have made the best preparations, don't you think so, empress?" Concubine Wei smiled resolutely at Empress Chen, who hummed without changing her expression. Admit that she has long been successful.

"The Secretary of Jiaofang has already started preparing for two plays."

"Which two are they?" Concubine Wei became interested.

It is not difficult for her to know the latest news of the Jiaofang Secretary in advance, but she kept it a secret about what the queen arranged, and she couldn't reveal it. These days, she has been whispering to Hongshang in private, guessing Which part of the story is going to be played.

All stories have their own charms, but in the end, everyone's favorite is different. If it happens to meet her appetite, then the expectations of this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be raised.

The queen didn't hold back, and said bluntly: "One section is 'Three Dozens of Bone Demons', and the other section is 'Lu Juan'."

The story of three dozen bones is familiar to all the concubines in the harem, but what is this 'Lu Juan'...?
Concubine Xian asked suspiciously: "Is 'Lu Juan' a new story told by Prince Yu's son? It seems that I have never heard of this name."

The queen smiled indifferently: "Princess Yu told Yun Shi, and Yun Shi told me. Not many people know about it yet. You will know the specific content on the day of the banquet." In the end, it was still It's a trick, and the concubines who have long been fans of the story are very itchy.

The Three Dozens of Bone Demons are quite exciting plots in many stories they have heard, and the stories that can be compared with them, I really want to know what the content is!
Concubine Wei glanced dissatisfiedly at the queen, this is the queen's privilege, as the person in charge of preparing the banquet, not only has the right to decide what program to prepare, but also knows the content of the program in advance, and deliberately whets people's appetites!What a bad way!snort!

The concubines were all aroused. Based on the word 'Lu Juan', they used their imaginations to guess the content of each other. They had a great time chatting. Speaking of them, there was still talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious, and even rookies could occasionally interject a few words.

But disharmonious factors will always appear at the most inopportune time, which spares everyone's interest.

"Since the arrangement has been made long ago, why do you want us to express our opinions? Wouldn't it be better if you just settle everything down, or are you deliberately playing us!?"

Queen: "??"

(End of this chapter)

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