Lu Wushuang frowned, his eyes wandered, and he glanced at the place where he was looking. Seeing the complicated look in Queen Chen's eyes, he was slightly startled, withdrew his gaze, turned his eyes to Beitang Ye, and said softly: "
Ye, is the Queen looking at you?"
"That's unlikely."
Hearing this, Beitang Ye shook his head. He sat upright and turned his head to look at the high seat. As soon as he moved, Queen Chen Mengliu looked away without a trace, lowered his head to pick up a glass of wine, and took a sip, his face was so natural that
It couldn't be more natural.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Dongyao Kingdom has arrived."
At this time, a loud singing came, drawing everyone's attention to the entrance of Chengqing Hall.
At the entrance of the palace, Dongfang Che was dressed in a dark blue brocade robe, with a dragon jade belt tied around his waist, and a thumb-sized blue gem inlaid in the middle. It was as pure blue as the sea, without any impurities. His jet-black hair
Like a black waterfall, it is tied up with a golden crown and is also inlaid with a crystal clear sapphire without any impurities, reflecting beautiful light.
Under the leadership of the eunuch, Dongfang Che gently swayed the folding fan in his hand and walked gracefully to his seat and sat down.
As soon as Dongfang Che sat down, he started singing again.
"The prince and princess of Dinan Kingdom have arrived.
Nangong Yu was dressed in white clothes, trimmed with silver threads, and had a gentle and windy smile on her face. His arrival was like a gentle spring breeze blowing into the palace, making many girls in the palace look shy.
Nangong Yudie is wearing a long snow-white dress, with butterflies spreading their wings embroidered with colorful silk threads on the skirt, which is lifelike. As she moves, the hem of the skirt floats, and the butterflies seem to come to life, dancing gracefully.
For this pair of brothers and sisters, Nangong Yu is gentle and elegant, like rain and dew, while Nangong Yudie is dignified, gentle and elegant, as beautiful as a snow lotus blooming. They are equally eye-catching.
Their seats were arranged at the first table on the lower right, opposite Bei Tangye's seat. After sitting down, Nangong Yudie's eyes naturally hovered over Beitang Ye's handsome and extraordinary face. And Nangong Yudie's beautiful face.
With a smile as elegant as the wind, he looked at Lu Wushuang sitting in the back row and nodded slightly towards her as a polite greeting.
Lu Wushuang nodded slightly and smiled back.
Seeing the interaction between Lu Wushuang and Nangong Yu, Bei Tangye looked gloomy and felt a little bit disgusted.
When I was depressed, another loud singing sound came from outside the hall and entered the hall.
"The Prince of Onishi Kingdom has arrived."
As soon as the loud singing sounded, Lu Wushuang in front of the seat stiffened, the smile on his face faded, the hands in his sleeves clenched into fists, and a monstrous hatred appeared in his dark eyes involuntarily towards Chengqing.
The figure in the palace is enchanting in red clothes and has a feminine face.
Sensing Lu Wushuang's emotional fluctuations, Bei Tangye looked forward, stretched out his arms behind him, took Lu Wushuang's hand and held it tightly, soothing her unstable emotions.
Such a small gesture fell into the eyes of Nangong Yudie, who had been paying attention to Beitang Ye, and jealousy emerged in her eyes.
Similarly, Lu Wanqing, who was sitting at the same table as Lu Wushuang, also noticed the change in her mood. Her watery almond eyes glanced at Lu Wushuang, and then at the Daxi Kingdom Crown Prince Duguxie who walked into the palace, and a hint of coldness escaped from the corner of her mouth.
smile.
The distinguished guests from the three countries arrived, and at Beitang Lie's order, the birthday banquet officially began.
The first item was that the envoys of the three countries handed over the gift list, and after each said some auspicious words to wish Queen Mother Chen a long life, four dancers in colorful clothes filed in, holding the longevity peaches in their hands and started the opening dance.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the banquet finally reached its climax.
"Now the ladies from each government will prepare performances in front of the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday."
As the singing ended, the faces of the ladies showed eagerness to try. The ministers also immediately became energetic, finally waiting for the highlight of today's birthday banquet.
"The first person to perform in front of the palace is Lu Wanqing, the daughter of Prime Minister Lu."
Hearing the shout, Lu Wanqing cast a provocative look at Lu Wushuang, stood up slowly, and walked elegantly into the hall. She smiled lightly and looked dignified. After bowing to Yingying, she said a few words of good luck.
After saying this, he walked to the piano table in the palace, started playing the piano with his fingers. The faint sound of the piano flowed slowly in the palace.
Lu Wanqing's piano skills were average, but the music did not attract everyone's attention. Everyone in the palace was still drinking and eating, and even the Queen Mother Chen, who was in a high position, did not pay attention to Lu Wanqing. This was different from her.
Qinyin has nothing to do with it, just because she is Lu Wushuang's half-sister. This alone has already destined her not to fall in the eyes of Empress Dowager Chen and become the ideal daughter-in-law in her mind.
After Lu Wanqing performed in front of the palace, it was supposed to be Lu Wushuang's turn, but when the etiquette officer sang loudly, the name he read skipped over Lu Wushuang, and it was the turn of Feng Yunhua, the daughter of the Taiwei, to perform in front of the palace.
Everyone in the palace was shocked, and some people looked at Lu Wushuang with joy, Nangong Yudie and Lu Wanqing were one of them.
Prime Minister Lu Xiuyuan was slightly startled, frowned, and felt sorry for Lu Wushuang in his heart.
Bei Tangye was also shocked. He frowned, never expecting that his mother would not even give Lu Wushuang a chance to perform in front of the palace, and directly asked the etiquette officer to remove Lu Wushuang's name.
Compared to the shock of others, the person involved, Lu Wushuang, was much calmer. She held the wine glass and sipped the wine. Without her name, she was happy and relaxed, which was exactly what she wanted.
After a round of performances, it was already the zenith of the moon, and the moonlight shrouded the Chengqing Hall like water, covering the Chengqing Hall with a mysterious silver veil.
"Empress Dowager Bei Tiao, today is your fiftieth birthday. This prince and your sister have traveled thousands of miles to celebrate your birthday. To show their sincerity, I would like to present a song to wish the Empress Dowager a long life and endless happiness." Nangong Yu
Standing up and cupping his hands, a warm voice sounded like a soft spring breeze in the lively atmosphere of the palace.
For the Crown Prince and Princess of Dinan to perform birthday celebrations in front of the palace, it was extremely glorious for the Empress Dowager Chen and even for the entire Beitiao Kingdom.
Queen Mother Chen nodded repeatedly, unable to hold back the smile on her lips. Bei Tanglie also smiled and nodded in agreement, "Prince Nangong and Princess Yudie are so sincere, which really moved me and the Queen Mother. I didn't know what Prince Nangong and Princess Yudie were planning.
What to perform?"
"My prince's talents are average, and I can barely play the piano. My sister has been fond of playing the flute since she was a child, especially playing the flute while dancing. She is a master." Nangong Yu, dressed in white, stood in front of the seat, dressed in a white dress
Unparalleled elegance.
"Come here, bring me the Spring Thunder Qin and the seven-hole purple jade flute that I have collected." Beitang Lie was in high spirits and ordered with a rare smile.
"Emperor Bei Tiao, Chun Lei Qin can be used, and the seven-hole purple jade flute can be used. My sister is used to using the flute she carries with her." Nangong Yu smiled lightly, and her voice was as warm as jade. It was clearly a rejection, but it didn't make her ears happy after hearing it.
People are disgusted.
"Okay." Bei Tanglie nodded and winked at Xiao Quanzi behind him. Xiao Quanzi summoned a young eunuch and immediately walked out of the Chengqing Hall, leading the young eunuch to get the Chunlei Qin.
After waiting for a while, everyone raised their glasses and drank a glass of wine. Chunlei Qin was brought over.
I saw brother and sister Nangong Yu and Nangong Yudie looking at each other, and they walked into the palace. Nangong Yu sat elegantly in front of the piano table, her dark hair tied up with a white jade crown, hanging behind her, black
The strong contrast with white makes it look like a beautiful ink painting at first glance.
Nangong Yudie's elegant white dress is embroidered with colorful butterflies, and she holds a flute in her hand. She stands next to Nangong Yu. She is so beautiful that she is elegant and refined, like a colorful butterfly fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.
On the seat, Bei Tangye frowned slightly and looked at the brothers and sisters in the palace, with a hint of worry in his eyes. He was not as optimistic as Queen Mother Chen and Bei Tanglie. He was a dignified prince of a country, and he was Di Nanguo, whose strength was comparable to that of Bei Tiao Kingdom.
The prince would lower himself to his mother and perform in front of the queen's palace. There must be some ulterior secret in the process?
Lu Wushuang, who was sitting in the back row, had a lazy expression. She and Bei Tangye were in sync with each other and had the same ideas. Although they had only met a few times, they knew very well who Nangong Yu was. She was as noble and elegant as him, but cold and arrogant in her bones.
Mei disdains performing in public. Now that he has taken the initiative, his purpose is definitely not simple.
However, it's none of her business, just hang it up high. As long as it doesn't hurt her, she just drinks and doesn't care about anything else.
At this time, Nangong Yu's ten jade-like fingers in the palace plucked the strings, and the beautiful music flowed out slowly, lingering in the palace, like thousands of trees growing brilliantly in spring. Nangong Yudie's flute was placed across his lips, and the sound was clear and sweet.
The sound of the flute alternates between high and low, like flowing water or breeze, flowing slowly along with the sound of the piano and reaching the ears of everyone in the palace.
In the lively and noisy banquet, the ensemble performance of the brother and sister can be said to be the most exciting show tonight, bringing everyone into a beautiful and picturesque world of birds singing, flowers fragrant, butterflies flying and bees dancing, springs gurgling.
Everyone held their breath and listened to their performance quietly and intently.
Suddenly, Nangong Yudie made a move, playing the flute while spinning from slow to fast. As she rotated, the hem of her skirt drew beautiful arcs, and the colorful butterflies embroidered on the skirt seemed to be given life.
Generally, dance gracefully.
Then, a strong fragrance emanated from Nangong Yudie's body and filled the Chengqing Hall.
The fragrance became stronger and stronger, attracting countless colorful butterflies to spread their wings and fly into the palace, and danced gracefully around Nangong Yudie.
Her black hair was as black as a waterfall, like shaved shoulders, and there were colorful butterflies hanging on it. Her whole body was as beautiful as a butterfly fairy in the valley.
Smelling the rich and intoxicating fragrance and watching the wonderful scene, everyone's eyes gradually became obsessed, completely immersed in this wonderful and fantastic scene.
The sound of the piano suddenly rose, followed closely by the sound of the flute. More and more butterflies were flying in the hall, flying towards the intoxicated crowd. Even Bei Tangye and Lu Wushuang were intoxicated by this exquisite beauty.
Among the sounds of the piano and flute.
"No, the sound of the piano and flute is too weird."