Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 138 The Qionghua Banquet Game between Emperor and Empress (5)
"It's all up to the empress to decide."

The queen nodded with a smile, and said to Hu Qiulian and Li Yi, "What about you?"

The two also walked to the center and knelt down: "It's up to the empress to decide."

"Okay." The queen turned to look at Emperor Yuan Qing, who said, "You are the master today."

The queen rolled her eyes, "Then give me a marriage, let's get married on the second day of the next month."

"Thank you, empress." Several people thanked them and sat back in their seats.Although Zhong Peirong's predicament was resolved, her complexion was not good.Originally, she thought that she could take this opportunity to show off her talents, but she didn't want to kill Cheng Yaojin halfway and ruin her good deeds.

A happy marriage was achieved, but the people below did not show much expression. Anyway, there are not a few marriages achieved in the Qionghua Banquet every year.

Then came rounds of questions and answers.Naturally, a few marriages were made during this period, and of course there were some who didn't get an answer, so they had to play the piano and dance or something.Ling Xihan watched with great interest, and felt that ancient women really had a different charm than modern new women.

It's already No. 29 just now, and No. 30 is next.I have to say that the queen's method is really good. If the queue goes on like this, it will be the queen's birthday banquet at night, no more, no less.

NO.30 is Wu Xixue.Today, she is wrapped in a light blue plain dress and covered with a white gauze dress, revealing a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbone. The posture is more graceful and soft.Three thousand blue hairs are spread out, a butterfly hairpin is inserted on the head, and a strand of blue hair hangs on the chest. The powder is thinly applied, which only adds to the color, and the faint redness on the cheeks creates a kind of pure skin that is as delicate and lovely as petals.The whole person is like a butterfly fluttering in the wind, or like clear ice and snow.

The one who countered her was Yue Zhongxiang, the son of Hubu Shangshu.Yue Zhongxiang is also personable and imposing, he looks like a sentimental son.

Wu Xixue also made a couplet.

"One big Joe, two little Joes, three-inch golden lotus and four-inch waist, five boxes and six boxes of colorful colors, eight parts, nine parts and ten pieces are charming."

Yue Zhongxiang raised his eyebrows thickly, "Nineteenth month, eight cents round, seven Jinshi six returns, five shifts, four drums and three sounds, Er Qiao and Da Qiao occupy one."

Wu Xixue was slightly surprised, "My lord, please come up with a question."

"There are three parts of water, two parts of bamboo and one part of bright moon, a beautiful woman facing the moon, and two parts of beauty in the sky and the world." This couplet is a bit more condescending from his mouth.

Wu Xixue frowned, seemingly displeased.

"From the five-step building and the ten-step pavilion, you can see the hundred-step river and the five hundred arhats crossing the river, and the heart of thousands of Buddhas on the shore."

This time it was Yue Zhongxiang's turn to be surprised, and his expression became a little more serious.

"Please ask the girl to come up with a question."

Wu Xixue didn't plan to make a pair this time, she saw the fragrance in the imperial garden, her eyes lit up.

"Young master, please compose a poem with orchids as the theme."

"Chunhui opens the Forbidden Garden, and the beautiful orchid field. The Yingting court is light-colored, and the dew is shining. The sun is beautiful and the shadows are varied, and the wind is light and heavy. It will be a gentleman, and Perry will be fragrant." Yue Zhongxiang did it without thinking. For such a poem, not to mention Wu Xixue, even the empress appreciated it.

At this time, King Lanling smiled and spoke.

"I see that the knowledge of these two people is about the same, and they probably can't tell the difference. What should I do?"

The queen thought for a while, and said: "How about this, I come to ask a question, and whoever answers correctly wins. How about three glasses of wine as a fine for those who don't answer?"

Emperor Yuan Qing beside him showed a smile in his eyes, "What if they can't answer?"

"Then each will be punished with three glasses of wine."

The emperor: "Then what if all the answers are correct?"

The queen said: "Then make it more difficult, if the two of them get the answer right again." She rolled her eyes and smiled suddenly, "Then I will only have to come up with a unique move."

Trick?The emperor raised his eyebrows, then smiled, the questions she asked must be weird, I'm afraid the two of them will suffer a lot.

The queen thought for a while, and then said: "I have neither given birth to nor raised a child, nor recognized my godmother, and I have become a mother before I have adopted my adopted son and adopted daughter. May I ask: Who is this person?"

Ling Xihan paused with the hand holding the wine glass, thinking about it?There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, but she was curious about how the two of them should answer.

The people in the venue were a little curious and excited when they heard that the queen was going to pose the question in person, but they were a little dazed when they suddenly heard such an unreasonable question.Even Xiao Tingxuan and Ouyang Chen, who were always known as child prodigies, couldn't help being a little surprised.

Yue Zhongxiang and Wu Xixue naturally also looked puzzled. Seeing that the time for a cup of tea was about to pass, they suddenly heard an elegant and low-pitched voice.

"bride."

Ling Xihan looked for her reputation, but it turned out to be Prince Jing?She subconsciously looked at the queen, only to see that the queen also looked surprised, and there seemed to be another emotion flashing in her phoenix eyes.Emperor Yuan Qing's eyebrows and eyes were cold, and his hand holding the wine glass tightened slightly.When everyone in the field heard the answer, their expressions were a little strange, especially those veterans.Back then, Prince Jing had a deep affection for the queen. Many people knew that Prince Jing had not even married yet...

There are also those who are watching the show, such as Zhaohui, who is gloating all over her face at the moment.She didn't like the queen in the first place, to be precise, she was jealous of the queen.She naturally knew that her second brother liked that woman, and now the answer was so thought-provoking.Now she wants to see how the woman should deal with it.

From the moment the queen appeared, Prince Jing's eyes had been on that graceful woman.No matter from the imperial garden or to the school grounds, when everyone's eyes followed Ling Xihan's demeanor on horseback, his eyes couldn't help staying on that graceful woman.

After 18 years, she is still so beautiful and hasn't changed at all.Hearing that question, for some reason, the scene of her wedding day suddenly flashed in his mind, and the answer came out just like that.Saying those two words, there was a piercing pain in my heart.

However, after answering, he felt something was wrong and frowned slightly.He stood up and walked to the center.

"Your disrespect, I ask the empress to forgive me." The word 'empress' was like two sharp knives, slashing his injured heart twice again, causing bloody pain.

The queen looked at him and remained silent for a long time.Beside him, Emperor Yuan Qing clenched his hands quietly, his eyes full of turmoil.The atmosphere in the audience was suddenly silent, and everyone's expressions were solemn.

Prince An was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, Ling Xihan suddenly smiled: "Empress, didn't you just say that if you can't answer, you can find someone to answer instead? Prince Jing's answer just now is correct?"

The queen's eyebrows moved, and a smile appeared on her silent phoenix eyes.

(End of this chapter)