Everyone played the game and was both happy and tired.
Cen Yunchu had already ordered people to set up gauze tents in the southeast corner of the Imperial Garden, for no other reason than to allow the empresses to freshen up and get dressed.
These people naturally sweat after playing games, and they need to cleanse their faces again and tidy up their clothes.
After everyone had tidied up, they returned to their dignified and graceful appearance.
"Please come to the table, ladies and gentlemen," Bai Fu stepped forward and said, "The banquet will start soon."
Everyone was tired from playing and a little thirsty, so they were about to drink tea.
The seats are set up in the shade of trees, with a stage directly in front.
Sure enough, as mentioned before, there is a small flower table in front of each person. The fruits have not been served yet, and there is only a pot of tea and tea cups.
Everyone couldn't care less, so they sat down and drank tea first.
When Bai Fu saw that everyone was seated, he motioned to the maids who were passing the meal to serve the dishes.
No one had any expectations. There were just a few fruits, what could be so surprising about it?
The maids filed in, each holding a large tray. They couldn't see clearly what was inside because there was a big cover covering it.
I don’t know who muttered the phrase “pretending to be mysterious”, and many people thought it was true.
However, everyone's disdainful expressions disappeared the moment these things were placed on the table.
Almost everyone was surprised first, then happy, and in the end many people shed tears.
Yes, there are really only four kinds of fruit snacks, which are really not many, but they are authentic hometown flavors.
These things are common in hometowns, but not common in the palace. Except for those who grew up in the capital, many concubines have never eaten anything from their hometowns since they entered the palace.
Some people can only eat it once and a half a year.
They are not Concubine Yang, and the Emperor will not laugh for them as a concubine in the world of mortals.
Seeing these meals is like meeting an old friend you haven’t seen for many years.
It feels like I have returned to my childhood, living carefree at the knees of my parents and staying close to my brothers and sisters.
These fruit snacks are all about hometown and status. Every item is authentic and not compromised.
Even Wen Xiaoyuan, who has the lowest status, is the same as those high-ranking concubines.
Even if these concubines still have grudges against Cen Yunchu, they only miss their hometown.
This allowed them to temporarily put aside their prejudices against Cen Yunchu, and sincerely believed that today's banquet was very popular.
The emperor looked at the four snacks on his table, all of which were from Dongjiang. He couldn't help but said to Cen Yunchu: "My beloved concubine is really thoughtful."
"Your Majesty, please don't praise me. This is considered cheating." Cen Yunchu said modestly.
Cui Ruifei glanced at Hua Ying and said nothing.
But the two people's eyes had already understood each other. They had already inquired about what the imperial kitchen would do today and had arranged it in advance, but nothing was served.
These things were obviously brought in from outside the palace. I wonder what method Cen Yunchu used?
If it was specially shipped from various places, it would be too wasteful.
In fact, Cui Ruifei and the others did not dare to poison even though they manipulated their diet.
That would inevitably cause a big disturbance, and the emperor would send people to investigate.
Because it was obviously not Cen Yunchu's fault, and no one would be stupid enough to poison someone at a banquet he organized.
All they have to do is make the fruit dirty or make it taste worse.
Everyone felt that Cen Yunchu was not doing things well, so they laughed at and looked down upon her.
Then he added fuel to the flames, saying that Cen Yunchu deliberately ignored the queen's instructions.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yunchu would make such a move. It seemed that they had failed together.
Cui Ruifei quickly calmed down. There shouldn't be any changes on the stage for a while, so just wait and see the good show!
Everything was fine at the beginning, first the wind music, then the minor tunes, all were musicians from the Palace Teaching Department.
Whether it's playing, playing or singing, it's all good.
But these are not the highlight. Cui Ruifei knows that what Cen Yunchu has paid most attention to in the past half month is this last dance.
It's called "Sending Spring Back", which corresponds to the scene of the Flower Farewell Party.
I heard that this dance was choreographed by Cen Yunchu himself, so he wanted to take the leading role.
Whether this farewell party will be successful or not depends on this last dance.
If something goes wrong in this dance, it won't end well anyway.
After the penultimate song ended, no one came up to the rooftop for a long time.
Before anyone else could think anything, the corners of Cui Ruifei's mouth turned up quietly.
She happily ate a Qiaoer cake and waited leisurely.
Sure enough, after a while, Bai Fu hurriedly walked out from behind the stage, came to Cen Yunchu, and whispered a few words.
After Cen Yunchu heard about it, his expression changed slightly, then he got up and went to the back of the stage.
There was obviously something going on, otherwise how could Cen Yunchu leave the table?
Then someone started talking quietly.
Bai Fu said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, please be patient. Now let's ask Leng Shancai to come on stage and play a pipa for everyone."
Leng Shancai is the best pipa player in Jiaofang Si, and one of his songs is worth a thousand pieces of gold in the capital.
However, everyone understood that this was obviously a temporary addition.
Cui Ruifei is not in a hurry, she has as much as this piece of music.
When Cen Yunchu came to the backstage, he saw all the dancers gathered around and made way for her.
A dancing girl dressed in a unique dress is sitting on the ground. She is obviously the protagonist.
She plays the role of the goddess of flowers.
"Mother, what should I do?" The dancing girl was about to cry.
Her foot was severely sprained, and her ankle was swollen to the point that it was thicker than her leg.
Let alone dancing, it's hard to stand up like this.
When she was about to go on stage, the steps broke and she fell down, twisting her foot.
"Madam, if it really doesn't work, Qing'e will stay off the stage while everyone else comes on stage. At least we can handle today's errand." The person who spoke was the teacher from the Jiaofang Division, and he was in charge of this dance.
No one else said anything because they couldn't think of a better idea. But obviously without the protagonist's dance, it would be like having a pile of green leaves without red flowers. It would look awkward no matter how you look at it.
It's said to be a farewell flower but there are no flowers. Isn't this a joke?
Daqing Flower Goddess left without letting me see her off. Did she leave in anger or something happened to her?
"Why don't we find someone to replace Qing'e!" Someone else said, "It doesn't matter if there is one less supporting role."
"It's easy to say that, but it's not easy. Qing'e can't jump down without walking a few times. If she jumps up and breaks it, aren't she looking for death?" the instructor said, "Besides, she is the best jumper among you. How many people are there?
It’s a particularly difficult dance, which one of you can guarantee it?”
Everyone was speechless after hearing this. They didn't have the courage to replace Qing'e. If something went wrong on stage, their heads would be lost.
After all, even the emperor is here this year, and dancing in the wrong place would be a crime of disrespect and would not be easy to deal with.
