The noble girls of Tianqi have been carefully cultivated since childhood. Not only are they talented and beautiful, they are proficient in chess, music, calligraphy and painting. Everyone has more or less talents that they can show off.
The noble ladies of Tianqi were also accustomed to performing at palace banquets, and no one showed any timidity. They came on stage one after another, showing not only their talents, but also their beauty.
At this time, the officials in the palace also put away their emotions a little and focused on the performances of the ladies. Many of them looked a little better when they saw their daughters' outstanding performances.
The emperor also knows that the annual palace banquet performance is actually an opportunity for the noble ladies to perform and look forward to saying good things to others in the coming year. At this time, naturally they will only say good things and will not find fault with anyone.
Although the emperor could not bear to see the ministers working together to fight against him, he did not embarrass their daughters. Every noble daughter who performed on stage was rewarded by the emperor, which made the uneasy officials feel relieved a little.
The emperor is quite particular. Although he knew about their manipulation, he did not fall out on the spot, which was enough.
However, as soon as they felt relieved, they saw that after the county head of Xian County Prince's Palace performed a performance, the emperor had no intention of rewarding him at all, not even a word of expression.
Suddenly everyone in the audience was stunned. One by one, you looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, their eyes fell on Prince Xian’s family. They felt sympathy and regret...
Being humiliated by the emperor in public, Prince Xian's family was ashamed and frightened, and could not sit still at all.
They had no idea why the emperor was so shameless to their family. Princess Xian knew it but did not dare to say anything. The whole family was restless...
On the stage, the performer was none other than Prince Xian's youngest daughter, who was also Princess Xian's daughter. She was usually pampered at home, but she had never been so embarrassed.
Being exposed on the stage by the emperor in front of everyone, the little girl was ashamed and angry. When the eunuch urged her to step down, the little girl lost her mind in anger. Not only did she refuse to go down, she even knelt on the ground with a loud bang: "Your Majesty, are you ministering to me?
What did I fail to do to make the emperor dissatisfied?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately took a breath and looked at Prince Xian sympathetically.
The officials present were at least third-grade or above, and they knew more or less about the flowers and fruits, and they also knew that Princess Xianjun was in charge of the flowers and fruits.
The emperor is obviously angry, but the people in the county and prince's palace have not understood it yet.
"It's good if you know it's not done well." The emperor said with a cold face without showing any face to the prince's palace.
Everyone quickly lowered their heads, pretending that they heard nothing and saw nothing.
When they saw the emperor praising their daughter without any grudge, they thought that the emperor was magnanimous and did not take this matter seriously.
Only now do I understand how powerful the emperor is. The emperor doesn't like to get angry with everyone, so he just vents his anger on Prince Xianjun's palace.
Poor Prince Xian, he still doesn't know what happened.
"Your Majesty, my lord, my lord, what have you not done well?" The princess who showed the prince's face was as pale as a ghost, and her body was shaking violently.
Obviously, the little girl was frightened.
Ji Yunkai couldn't help but shake his head. What does this adult's mistake have to do with a child?
However, thinking about it, Princess Xianjun was also stupid. She knew clearly that the emperor found out about the flowers and fruits, but she still asked her daughter to come forward. Could it be that she thought that the emperor was kind to the daughters of those ministers, and he would also be kind to her daughter?
They are simply hopelessly stupid. Those ministers are obviously on the opposite side of the emperor on the reform issue. It is normal for them to cause trouble. Although the emperor will be angry, he will not be angry at being betrayed.
But Prince Xian is different. Prince Xian is a member of the royal family, and he obviously wants to stand on the side of the emperor. Princess Xian's move is tantamount to betraying the emperor, and it would be wrong if the emperor doesn't take action against her.
"It is a mistake for an adopted daughter not to teach her mother. Princess Xianjun, take your daughter back. I don't want to see you mother and daughter." Since ancient times, no minister has asked the emperor for a reason, and the emperor does not need to give a reason to his ministers. Look.
Princess Xianjun was unhappy and immediately told people to get lost.
With a "plop", Princess Xianjun's legs softened and she knelt down, "Your Majesty, forgive me, everything is my fault, my wife..."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me." Not only Princess Xian, but also Prince Xian's entire family knelt down. Prince Xian didn't know anything. He just kowtowed desperately to apologize. His clothes were instantly soaked with sweat, and he looked embarrassed.
Extremely.
When everyone saw Princess Xian like this, it would be a lie to say that they were not sympathetic, but who could blame this matter? They asked Princess Xian for help, but they did not force her. Everything was of her own free will.
The hall was extremely quiet for a moment, except for the begging for mercy from Prince Xian's family. Ji Yunkai glanced at it and looked away, turning his head to meet Feng Qi's smiling eyes.
Ji Yunkai was startled for a moment, then smiled at him and walked away as if nothing had happened...
This party is actually quite boring.
The emperor was a reasonable person. Although Princess Xian was colluding with the ministers, he did not kill all of Prince Xian's family. He only allowed Princess Xian to take her daughter away without angering Prince Xian.
The emperor said nothing and just expelled the person, which made the uninformed Prince Xian unable to feel at ease at all. Although the person was still sitting at the banquet, his whole mind was no longer there, and he slumped on the chair with a pale face.
I know what I'm thinking...
The emperor did not want to ruin the palace banquet. After driving Princess Xianjun out, he announced that the banquet would continue. However, everyone present was frightened by the emperor's move. They were afraid that they would be the next person to be attacked. How could they have any thoughts?
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The emperor didn't care and only let the ladies continue to perform. The status of Tianqi's ladies was not low, but it did not mean that they were bold. The ladies present were frightened out of their wits by the previous scene. They no longer had the previous wantonness and relaxation.
He went on stage nervously, striving to perform perfectly and not to be scolded by the emperor.
Fortunately, the emperor behaved normally. No matter how the ladies behaved, the emperor would reward them with gifts and praise them. The officials who had just been so frightened by the emperor that their clothes were wet with sweat were finally able to smile normally.
Soon the atmosphere of the banquet returned to its original relaxed state, at least on the surface.
As for the Prince Xian's family, no one is taking care of them at this time.
In such an atmosphere, the noble ladies of Tianqi performed one by one. When the performances of the noble ladies of Tianqi ended, the palace banquet was coming to an end.
Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief. Anyway, this year's palace banquet finally passed without any danger. As for the settlement of accounts after autumn, that will have to wait until next year...
However, just when everyone relaxed, Princess Tianwu suddenly stood up and said that she would perform on behalf of Tianwu's noble daughter.
This is a good thing, but Princess Tianwu has a request. She asks Ji Yunkai to cooperate... (To be continued)