Phoenix Hairpin Chapter 11: Ancient
Meng Yunluo's movements are subtle, but she can't hide from the bright-eyed and bright-hearted ladies.
A few chuckles came into Meng Yunluo's ears.
Meng Yunluo was embarrassed in public, and her fair and charming face was stained with a blush of embarrassment.
Jin Can'er, a boudoir friend, didn't mean to appease Meng Yunluo at all. Instead, she covered her sleeves and laughed, her eyes full of schadenfreude.
This is the "friendship" of the ladies in the capital.
Lu Mingyu's "joy" about reuniting with his old friend was also diluted a little, and the corner of his mouth was slightly raised, and he walked to the main hall with Cailan.
Stepping over the high threshold, Lu Mingyu did not look sideways, stepped forward steadily, and saluted: "I have seen the Empress."
Queen Qiao, who was sitting on the phoenix chair, said with a smile: "No ceremony, flat body."
"Thank you, Empress." Lu Mingyu stood up neatly, and when he got up, his eyes swept away, and he had a panoramic view of everyone in the hall.
Queen Qiao was born in a prestigious family.
At this time, Queen Qiao's eyes were filled with scrutiny and scrutiny.
Several princes have reached the age of choosing princes and concubines. What is the purpose of today's palace banquet, everyone knows well. Queen Qiao naturally had to look carefully.
Sitting under Queen Qiao is Concubine Meng. Concubine Meng and Queen Qiao were the same age, and they were well maintained, with a beautiful and charming face, and the look of a mature woman between her eyebrows and eyes.
Concubine Meng has a son and a daughter. The eldest prince got married the year before and left the palace to build a mansion. Princess Jing'an is only eleven years old this year, and she is still young and immature.
Princess Jing'an sat beside Meng Guifei.
Princess Hui'an, who was born directly, has reached the age of 20, and has already recruited a concubine.
Today's palace banquet, of course, cannot be without Princess Hui'an. Sitting on the other side of Queen Qiao, she looked arrogant, her eyes were cold and critical, and she was like picking on her future sister-in-law.
Next to Concubine Meng is Concubine Qin.
In terms of appearance, Concubine Qin is far inferior to Concubine Meng. However, she is also a beautiful woman with extremely white skin and a cheerful and smiling personality. At first glance, she looks soft and kind.
Sitting next to Concubine Qin was the biological mother of the third and fifth princes, and her mother-in-law in her previous life, Su Zhaorong.
Su Zhaorong was favored by Emperor Yongjia as a dancer. Of course, she was very beautiful, with curved eyebrows, dark eyes, and beautiful nose and lips. Even more beautiful than Concubine Meng.
However, Concubine Meng was born in the door, and she was beautiful and heroic. However, Su Zhaorong is like a vine that can only cling to trees, beautiful but weak, making people feel pity.
It was this woman who seemed weak and helpless and cried every time she was in trouble.
I don't know the government, I don't know the power, I don't know the military.
Short-sighted, narrow-minded, selfish and vicious.
For his own selfish desires, he instigated his son and daughter-in-law to leave, regardless of the inheritance.
This kind of person is not worthy of being the queen mother! Not even a mother-in-law.
Lu Mingyu had a strong killing intent in her heart, but her expression remained the same.
When Su Zhaorong saw Lu Mingyu, her whole body trembled invisibly. The sharp pain of being pierced by the sharp sword in his chest came instantly.
She almost wanted to get up and run away, or to have the cruel daughter-in-law in front of her be killed immediately.
No, be patient!
Be patient!
I can't wait until my son ascends the throne and sits firmly on the dragon chair. At that time, as her mother-in-law wants to grind, the only daughter-in-law will have to bear it.
Su Zhaorong quickly adjusted her facial expression and gave Lu Mingyu a kind and kind smile.
Lu Mingyu looked back indifferently as if he had not seen it.
Su Zhaorong: "..."
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"You are Lu Mingyu, the daughter of King Xingyang?" Queen Qiao's gentle voice sounded in the main hall.
Lu Mingyu raised her eyes and looked at Queen Qiao: "Yes, there are six brothers and sisters in my family, and I am the fourth. Thanks to the love from the empress, I was able to enter the palace to see the empress today."
The girl who entered the main hall for an audience, entered the harem, the most powerful place, and faced the most honorable empresses and concubines of the Great Wei Dynasty, either nervously excited, or anxiously filled with joy and hope.
There is no one who is as calm and calm as Lu Mingyu.
Gu Panjian's splendid expression is even more difficult to describe, which is heartbreaking.
Qiao Wan and Zhao Yu, who entered the hall first to meet with each other, were also top-notch ladies, each with their own strengths. But as soon as Lu Mingyu showed up, he immediately compared the two of them to a bleak point.
Queen Qiao's eyes fell on Lu Mingyu's beautiful and dazzling face, a series of thoughts flashed in her heart, and her tone became more and more gentle: "King Xingyang led the army together with the emperor, and worked hard."
Lu Mingyu smiled slightly and responded appropriately: "My father is a military general of the Great Wei Dynasty, and it is his duty to lead troops to fight. I don't dare to think that hard work is high."
Queen Qiao asked with a smile, "What do you do for pastime in the mansion? What books have you read? Have you ever learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
Lu Mingyu replied without being humble or arrogant: "As for the mother, I have been dancing with guns since I was a child. I like riding and shooting martial arts, but I don't like reading. I only know a few words, and I haven't learned much about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."
Queen Qiao came from a well-known scholarly family, and she likes Qiao Wan, a girl with a gentle temperament and outstanding poetry, literature and talent~IndoMTL.com~ Sure enough, Lu Mingyu is not familiar with the writing and writing, and Queen Qiao frowns slightly.
Su Zhaorong interjected unexpectedly: "I heard that Fourth Miss Lu is excellent at riding and shooting, and she is very skilled, quite like the king of Xingyang. It's a pity that I can't see it with my own eyes today."
Concubine Meng picked up the handkerchief and covered her mouth with a smile: "Oh, it's rare to see Su Zhaorong praise which girl."
In order to choose a prince and concubine, it is natural to have only the second prince first. Queen Qiao had to choose first, and then it was the turn of the third prince and the fourth prince.
Su Zhaorong opened her mouth at this time, already recklessly saving.
Concubine Qin also pursed her lips and smiled: "My concubine and Su Zhaorong thought of something. My concubine looked at it, Miss Lu Si was also very good. However, today's palace banquet, enjoy some songs and dances, write some poems, or Playing the qin to add to the fun is all it takes. One is inconvenient for those who dance with knives and guns. Second, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents."
Queen Joe's smile faded.
Su Zhaorong came from a humble background and had no strong family to rely on. It was common for him to be ridiculed and ridiculed in the harem from time to time.
Su Zhaorong gritted her teeth, swallowed her embarrassment, and smiled in a low voice: "My concubine has been talking too much for a while and said the wrong thing, please forgive me."
Queen Qiao said lightly: "Since you know it's wrong, just shut up and say a few words less."
Su Zhaorong's face was hot, she responded and quickly lowered her head.
Lu Mingyu looked at Su Zhaorong's humiliation coldly, and felt quite happy.
In her previous life, after she married Li Hao, she felt pity for her mother-in-law in an embarrassing situation and supported her from time to time. It is common to have a confrontation with Concubine Qin, Queen Qiao Meng Guifei.
Now that I think about it, Su Zhaorong's use of weakness to show her inferiority and self-pity is just a means to let her daughter-in-law, who was born in the door, charge into the battle to shield herself from arrows.
Now, she doesn't have to do anything, she can just watch a good show.