Xia Luoluo was in a state of confusion when the chamberlain's father-in-law sang at the top of his voice at the door of Nuan Pavilion: "The emperor is here, the queen is here."
As soon as the father-in-law finished speaking, all the guests in the Nuan Pavilion stood up, knelt down and kowtowed.
"Long live the Emperor, long live the Queen, and live a thousand lives, the Queen."
"All the guests have lived their lives." The emperor waved his hand, and entered the Nuan Pavilion with the queen, and took their seats in the male and female guest areas respectively.
After the emperor and empress sat down, the guests also sat down one after another.
After Emperor Qi Heng said a few opening remarks, the maids began to serve the dishes in an endless stream, while a group of musicians and a group of dancers came up to the center of the stage, the strings and bamboos were played, and the dancers danced gracefully.
Shen Yuyu cracked melon seeds and watched the dance. In ancient times, there was only so much fun.
Charlotte next to her looked over with a smile at this moment, "Princess Ye has been to Daqi, but do you know that there is a skilled perfumer in Daqi?" "I have indeed heard of it." Shen Yuyu looked at Charlotte leisurely. Luo.
Xia Luoluo smiled: "Did the princess smell the fragrance on my body that night? The fragrance was made by the perfumer himself. It is unique." She spoke calmly, but her heart was full of temptation and verification. .
At this moment, she really wanted to reveal the relationship between the Night King and her and force the Night King to make a choice.
She couldn't stand the 'Night King' who was so passionate about her in bed and treated her so coldly, and couldn't stand the 'His Royal Highness the Night King' who kept saying she was the only woman who was so tender to Shen Yue!
So as long as Shen Yue suspected her relationship with the Night King, she would tell Shen Yue everything and sow the relationship between her and the Night King!
Shen Yuyu smiled and said: "I've smelled it, I've smelled it just now." She shrugged strangely, "It seems it's not unique as the Crown Princess said."
Xia Luoluo asked: "Haven't you smelled it in other places?" If Shen Yuyu said no, then she was deliberately lying. She had clearly smelled it on His Highness the Night King on the day she watched the ice lantern.
She really hoped that Shen Yuyu would answer no, which would prove that she was deceiving herself and not daring to face it.
It's a pity that Xia Luoluo was disappointed. Shen Yue admitted generously: "On the day of the Ice Lantern Festival, my Ah Xun was exposed to this fragrance in the palace. By the way, the princess would like to know where she got it?"
"Where?" Charlotte asked, wanting to arouse Shen Yuyu's doubts about her and the Night King, so as to take the opportunity to drive a wedge between her and the Night King.
"Where is it? Let me think about it." Shen Yuyu held her chin and thought for a while, then smiled apologetically at Xia Luoluo, "I'm sorry, Princess, I forgot."
After a pause, he added, "Anyway, other people also have this kind of fragrance. My Ah Xun must not have gotten it from the Crown Princess, right?!
Charlotte grinded her back teeth hard, and all her words were blocked. This country girl was much more cunning than she imagined.
The dishes were served quickly, the emperor and queen each said some polite words, and the banquet began.
The meal sharing system is still implemented, and each person has twenty or thirty small plates in front of them, with a variety of dishes on the small plates.
Shen Yuyu tasted it and found that it tasted pretty good and it seemed that it had been carefully prepared.
After all, it was a palace banquet, no one dared to whisper to each other, everyone enjoyed the food in silence while enjoying the dance.
About half an hour later, the emperor and empress stopped eating their chopsticks when they were full, and all the guests also put down their chopsticks.
Soon, the dishes were removed from the table, and after cleaning up, the maids served fruit snacks and steaming tea.
Shen Yuyu felt that at this time, the palace banquet would officially begin.
The princes and young masters opposite, after having had enough wine and food, kept looking at the ladies here, sizing up which one was beautiful and which one was virtuous. If they caught the eye, they would pay attention to each other's talents later. .
When showcasing their talents, the ladies will face the male guests area, and the maid's father-in-law will loudly introduce the identities of the ladies. This way, the ladies can be seen clearly and carefully, making it easier to choose.
At this time, the dancers in the center of the stage finished their dance, bowed and retreated.
The empress spoke at the right time: "Today all the guests gathered in the palace, it was rarely so lively. I heard that all the ladies have prepared their talents, I am anxious to open my eyes.'
The emperor answered: "Then let all the ladies who are waiting to be named in the boudoir perform on the stage, so that I can enjoy it." Emperor Qi Heng deliberately highlighted the words "to be in the boudoir", just to save Princess Ye.
The Queen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this palace banquet is specially prepared for the Crown Princess and Princess Ye. As the protagonists of this banquet, they two have the right to do their job! They must go on stage to show off their dancing skills."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou and the ladies next to her looked at each other and smiled. See? Even the Queen wants to see Princess Ye's joke. Why don't you all join in and watch it?
Everyone looked at Shen Yuyu and His Royal Highness the Night King with interest to see how they would evade.
King Ye did not speak, but Emperor Qi Heng spoke again: "I heard that Princess Ye is proficient in swordsmanship, and I would like to see Princess Ye dance with a sword!"
"Your Majesty~~" Empress Zhou said unyieldingly, "Dancing with swords and swords is the business of young gentlemen. Miss Ganjin can just show off her dancing skills. That's the deal."
The emperor frowned, knowing that Queen Zhou was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Princess Ye, and that he couldn't get too involved in the affairs of the back house, so he leaned back on the cushions and looked at King Night.
That look seemed to say, take care of your own daughter-in-law, and your father can only help you so much.
Queen Zhou was afraid that the Night King would insist on protecting the Night Princess and say something that would not be tolerated, so she did not wait for the Night King to open his mouth and blocked his mouth with a smile.
"King of the Night, if Princess of the Night doesn't know how to dance, then there is no need to perform. Just let her enjoy the performances of the Crown Princess and the other ladies."
In the Dasheng Kingdom, "playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dancing" is a criterion for judging ladies. If a noble princess does not know how to dance, it means that she is not worthy of the stage and is not worthy of being a concubine.
Empress Zhou was trying to force the Night King into a dilemma, admitting that the Night King was not worthy of being a concubine because she couldn't dance. On the contrary, she would go on stage to show off her dancing skills, which would be embarrassing.
Charlotte looked at Shen Yuyu with a smile: "Princess Ye can't dance, right? If you can't, admit it yourself. Why bother His Highness the Night King and ask him to answer?'
Shen Yuyu smiled calmly: "Nothing, my husband is happy to answer for me."
Xia Luoluo felt a bit sore in her heart. However, Shen Yuyu was almost a duck on the shelf and could still be so calm as usual, which made her feel shuddered. She almost lost to her in this aspect, so she hurriedly calmed down her emotions and regained her composure. freely.
When the Night King saw that everyone was looking at him, waiting for his answer, he slightly curled his lips. "Dancing, the Night King has also learned how to dance."
"Since Princess Night can dance, that's good." The Queen answered immediately, as if she was afraid that King Night would regret it, "I will select the three best dancers and give them three treasures as rewards."
After speaking, he glanced at the scene and said to the waiter beside him: "According to the list above, perform on the stage one by one, let's start.'
