It was Cao Jieyu and Li Wanyi who came here. Cao Jieyu had not left home since she attended the birthday party with Princess Jade last time. Therefore, Xia Guiren felt that the sick-looking but still generous and decent person in front of her
The woman is a bit unfamiliar
Li Wanyi had always been at odds with Concubine Qing, so she looked down upon Guiren Xia. When she saw her staring at Cao Jieyu, she said coldly: "Don't you even know Cao Jieyu, the biological mother of Princess Heyu? How shallow.
ignorance!"
Naturally, Xia Guiren would not put Wanyi in her eyes, but she heard that the person in front of her was Cao Jieyu. She heard from Concubine Qing that the emperor valued this Jieyu very much, so she had no choice but to restrain her anger and treat her hastily.
a gift
Cao Jieyu didn't care, she just smiled at Xianya and others: "We are here just to enjoy the flowers today, don't worry about anything else, even if others don't invite us, we just have to enjoy ourselves."
Not only did Xianya have a good impression of her, she wiped away her previous unhappiness and nodded at her with a slight smile.
When Concubine Pei saw Cao Jieyu coming, she came over and said with a smile: "Sister Cao is here too. It's my sisters who are giving me face today. There are so many people, so I will order a few more tables to be set up."
When she said this, Cao Jieyu found it hard to refuse, so she asked Xianya and others to sit down with her.
Halfway through the banquet, she suddenly heard that the emperor was coming. Concubine Pei felt happy and hurriedly led the crowd to greet him. Everyone's faces were filled with joy. They all arranged their makeup and clothes, and followed Concubine Pei to welcome the emperor.
"Is it a coincidence that I'm here?" Xichen stood with his hands behind his hands, a smile on his lips, his eyes swept around, then tightened his gaze suddenly, then looked at Concubine Pei and others, and asked in a brisk tone.
"It's always a coincidence when the Emperor comes," Concubine Pei replied shyly. She originally thought that the Emperor would not come, but unexpectedly he appeared at this time, which made her feel so surprised.
Shen Huan appeared silently behind Xichen like a phantom. Xichen noticed that he glanced sideways at her. There was a narrow smile on her lips, but she just stood there with a bow.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat," Concubine Pei said diligently.
After sitting down, the banquet continued, with the sound of silk and bamboo playing, and dancing girls dancing gracefully. Although the atmosphere in the seats was more solemn than before, there was an undercurrent of concubines speaking clever words and laughing, each showing off their beauty and showing off their elegance to attract the emperor's attention.
Shen Huan looked on with cold eyes. When he touched Xianya, he nodded slightly.
At this time, Cao Jieyu stood up and said with a smile: "It's rare that the emperor is in such a high mood today. I have a suggestion. I wonder if the emperor will approve it."
Xichen looked at her with great interest, then looked at Li Wanyi and said with a smile: "Jieyu will always give me some surprises, it's okay if you say so."
Cao Jieyu looked at Shen Huan, and seeing the determination in Shen Huan's eyes, she said: "I heard that Shen Shangyi played the pipa very well. I was lucky enough to hear it once in the palace. I will never forget it in my life. There are only a handful of people who can play the pipa in Beijing. I
I don’t usually have this kind of ear, so I wonder if Shangyi would be willing to play a song for us?"
The emperor's face darkened, and he was about to refute, but heard Shen Huan say: "I haven't played for a long time, and I'm a little bit tired of playing. It's a bit lonely for me to play alone, so why not invite Li Wanyi to sing with me?"
Li Wanyi hurriedly covered her face with a fan, and said with a smile: "Shang Yi, please forgive me, I can't keep up with your noisy pipa sound, and it won't frighten the emperor and all the noble sisters."
body"
Xichen smiled after hearing what she said was naughty, and everyone also covered their mouths and laughed.
Shen Huan deliberately whispered behind Xichen: "I am not willing to make a fool of myself alone."
Xichen smiled at everyone and said: "There are no highly skilled people here. Not to mention that they can surpass Shang Yi, but they can barely keep up."
Several young masters originally thought of giving it a try, but after hearing what the emperor said, they knew that Shang Yi's skills were unparalleled, and they immediately did not dare to take action.
Xichen was disappointed. He had only heard Shen Huan play the pipa once, and it was true that he still had more to say. However, she was unwilling to play the pipa when others were not playing. This was difficult to handle.
"I'm not talented, I'm willing to give it a try" was the one who said it, but it was Shangguan Xianya who had always avoided favor!
Shen Huan seemed to know it and was not surprised
That day, when she came out of Jingyi Palace after visiting the painting, Xianya chased after her. She looked at herself and said firmly: "Ah Huan, I want to accept your favor."
Shen Huan took a deep look at her and asked, "Have you thought everything through?"
Xianya nodded seriously, Shen Huan sighed and said: "Okay, no matter what decision you make, I will help you. When you avoided favor, I helped you hide it. Now that you are willing to accept favor, then I will help you." Go for it!”
Shen Wen knew that her words would touch them, but she just wanted to revive Hua Zhi, but Xian Ya was inspired by this and decided to help the sisters and work together!
Regardless of the reason why she avoided favor in the first place, she is now willing to accept favor. With her appearance and intelligence, she will definitely not lose to Concubine Fu!
Soon someone brought the guzheng and pipa. The two sat down and looked at each other, seeing confidence and encouragement in each other's eyes.
Therefore, the passionate pipa and the vigorous guzheng can also play a natural sound together.
Everyone present listened with bated breath, for fear of missing a note.
When Xichen's eyes were fixed on Xian Ya, some people breathed a sigh of relief and some people clenched their fists tightly.
No one noticed how the peony banquet ended. They were only immersed in the beautiful music of the ensemble, but not everyone could not see clearly the essence of the matter.
Concubine Pei walked up to Cao Jieyu angrily and said fiercely: "Jieyu has a good trick!"
Cao Jieyu calmly asked, "What does Concubine Pei mean?"
"What do you mean? Huh! Don't you know what I mean?"
At this time, Concubine Qing also came over. This time, for the first time, she did not confront Concubine Pei. She kept sneering at Cao Jieyu and said, "My sister is really good at making wedding dresses for others!" She said, He glared at Li Wanyi fiercely and walked away angrily.
Concubine Pei flicked her wide sleeves and turned to leave.
That night, Xichen favored Shangguan Xianya, and the next day she was named an honorary concubine and given the title of lord of Jingyi Palace.