Chapter 127 Watching Lanterns

Chapter 127 Watching Lanterns

In an instant, a full sense of pressure came over me.

But when I think of the full five thousand taels of silver.

Ji Yunqing's eyes instantly became firm. She, Ji Yunqing, was not afraid of any challenge!

Five thousand taels, here she comes!

"Let's go over there and take a look."

He slapped Ruirui's chubby hands waving in the air. In the other's confused eyes, Ji Yunqing walked towards the five thousand taels of silver without hesitation.

The lion dance lantern looked quite close, but you still had to go around for a while to get there.

The small path beside the rockery was silent, with only the dim lanterns illuminating a small area of ​​road beneath his feet. Ji Yunqing was slightly puzzled. Why was there no one here?

Is it possible that with so many people in the mansion, you don't even dare to challenge?

Doesn't that mean that no one will compete with her for it?

Ji Yunqing felt delighted.

As they were walking, a series of chaotic footsteps sounded from behind, and someone was anxiously urging them: "Hurry up, hurry up, we are almost too late!"

Then two young dancers dressed in beautiful dance dresses and swaying postures ran past the crowd, leaving behind gusts of fragrance.

After she ran away, Aunt An frowned and scolded: "Where did this dancer come from? She is so irritable. How come she doesn't know any rules at all?"

Ji Yunqing stopped her and advised: "Madam, don't be angry. We don't know them, and they shouldn't know us either."

"The master is right."

Nanny An sighed, remembering that this was no longer in the palace, and muttered that no one was allowed to run wildly in the palace.

After hearing what the nanny said, Ji Yunqing looked left and right guiltily and decided not to say anything.

She also runs a lot in private.

People have legs, but can’t they run?

Ji Yunqing recalled the two young dancers in his mind.

The dresses worn by the two people seem to match, but it is obvious that one of them is more complicated and delicate, and the hair accessories on their heads are also different.

She seemed to be thinking, is the princess planning to introduce a new person tonight?

This lantern show was organized by the princess, and the people inside must have been arranged by her. The princess must have a purpose for suddenly holding a banquet. It's impossible that she has no request, right?

While Ji Yunqing was thinking about the other person, the other person was also thinking about her.

Cen Xi, panting, hid in a simple room with several dancing girls.

I thought of the woman who was surrounded by maids, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with an extraordinary demeanor, and was so enviable.

It seemed like there was someone holding a child behind him.

She doesn't look like a girl from the boudoir. Is she a wife or concubine from some mansion?

Why hadn’t she seen it in her previous life?

Forget it, I don't want to.

Cen Xi shuddered subconsciously and shrank back.

It was only early spring, and other people didn't even take off their cotton-padded jackets, but she had to wear a thin gauze dress and shiver with cold. Later, she would have to dance barefoot in public, which was humiliating.

Obviously, she is also a proper official lady...

Cen Xi pushed back the tears that were welling up in her eyes. She stopped envying the warm clothes and began to think about her next situation.

My cousin needed someone to help her give birth to a child, and that's how she was sent in by her family in her previous life. She successfully won the favor of Prince Zhao by dancing.

At that time, her cousin treated her very well, and she later successfully became pregnant, but...

But she had a difficult delivery on the day of delivery and died in frustration.

Later, her cousin held her child in her lap. When the late emperor passed away, Prince Zhao inherited the throne and her child was named the crown prince.

The child affectionately called his cousin "mother" and only recognized his cousin. He was extremely filial to his cousin. A mother's status is enhanced by her son. Because of this child, the new emperor also looked up to his cousin.

My cousin's position as the Empress of the Imperial Palace was so secure that no one remembered her, Cen Xi, at all.

Now thinking back, she was clearly pregnant in good condition, how could she suddenly have a difficult labor?

And her cousin's attitude towards her was particularly different.

As he thought about it, Cen Xi clenched his fists.

In this life, she wants to change her destiny, gain the favor of the prince, and her child will definitely become the future crown prince.

If she hadn't died, she would have been the one who most deserved to be the queen or the empress dowager.

Just as I was thinking about it, the door of the room was suddenly opened from the outside, and the cold wind blew in from outside.

"Dancers, it's your turn soon, come out and get ready."

Cen Xi came back to his senses: "Okay, I'll go right away"

Ji Yunqing quickly put the little thing behind her. She turned two more corners and finally came out of a rockery cave, finally arriving at her destination.

"Huh, why is the road here so difficult to walk on? No wonder I didn't meet anyone. It seems like it's not a good place to come!!! Why is there anyone here?"

Ji Yunqing put his hands on his hips and took deep gulps of fresh air. When he looked carefully, he was instantly frightened.

In the dark night, everyone present turned their heads and stared at her expressionlessly.

Ji Yunqing took two quick breaths of fresh air, and finally managed to calm down. She said with lingering fear, "My Lord, Princess, and all the sisters, why are you all here?"

They were all looking at her, as if they were in a horror movie.

How scary!

King Zhao frowned and said with disdain: "Why did you come out from here?" When he saw Ji Yunqing, King Zhao remembered that he had not been to Osmanthus Courtyard for a long time.

Then he remembered how this woman had threatened him in public and insisted on rolling on the ground without caring about his dignity.

What a shrew!

King Zhao's face darkened and he glared at her fiercely.

Ji Yunqing felt that King Zhao's attitude towards her was strange and inexplicable: "Your Highness, I see there are lanterns over here. Didn't they say that if you guess the lantern riddle correctly, you will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver?"

After she finished speaking, she belatedly bowed, then quickly turned the tables and said aggrievedly: "The prince only brought the princess and a few sisters to see the beautiful lanterns.

Unlike me, Ruirui and her son, we are both orphans and widows, so we have to go by ourselves to see what we want."

Hearing her say this, King Zhao felt nervous. Could it be that she was really wronged?

I haven't been there for only half a month. This woman is too delicate.

Thinking of this, King Zhao began to consider whether he should go to Osmanthus Garden tomorrow?

If Ji Shi doesn't learn well, at worst he can just teach him well.

The princess subconsciously felt that the situation was not good, and interrupted the conversation with a smile: "We just met by chance, it's just a coincidence.

Oh, and one more thing."

In Ji Yunqing's dazed eyes, the princess pointed in a direction and said, "We all came from that side. There is a proper road over there."

Only Ji himself was treated like a thief.

It was so chaotic that everyone almost thought someone was trying to assassinate the prince.

We are ready to fight

Ji Yunqing: “…”

She lowered her head and sighed, her whole body became listless: "I still suffered a loss before, thank you for reminding me, Princess, I will know better next time."

Now that she was here, Ji Yunqing had no plan to leave immediately. After greeting everyone, she immediately ran to watch the lion dance and lanterns.

Perhaps it is because this is the place where nobles can watch lanterns quietly. In addition to lion dance lanterns, there are many other lanterns that are either exquisite, gorgeous, graceful, elegant, or rugged.

There were various animal lanterns, plant lanterns, some revolving lanterns, and other beautiful lanterns that made Ji Yunqing just exclaim "Wow".

Of course, what she was thinking about was still the lantern worth five thousand taels.

But this enthusiasm came to an abrupt end when she saw the riddle.

There was a long silence.

What the hell is this about?

She could understand each word on it, but she didn't know how to put them together.

Finally, Ji Yunqing stuffed the riddle back as if nothing had happened, and decided to move on from this section, changing the subject: "This lantern is so beautiful, the princess must have put a lot of thought into it."

When necessary, she still has to please her leader to avoid being bullied.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the princess smiled a little: "It's just for fun."

King Zhao praised her: "Princess, you have worked hard."

“Not hard work”

Concubine Lou smiled and interrupted the conversation between the prince and the princess: "The prince often praises sister Ji for her intelligence, why don't you write a poem for us to open our eyes"

Ji Yunqing was shocked.

She pointed at the tip of her nose in disbelief: "Me, extremely intelligent? Is the prince really praising me like that?"

Everyone: “…” This sentence is the most obvious flattery. It will be embarrassing if you can’t do it.

Can't you hear the point?

Ji Yunqing not only did not feel embarrassed, she also looked at the man sitting over there happily: "Your Majesty, now everyone knows that I am smart,

It’s a pity that I can’t write poetry, otherwise I wouldn’t have just exclaimed “Wow” when I saw the beautiful lanterns just now.”

As the saying goes, sincerity is the best killer move.

She said she can't write poetry anymore, so it would be inappropriate for anyone to ask her to write poetry.

In the darkness, Concubine Lou knew that if she continued to speak, others would probably see that she was being relentless and targeting the other party.

We can only give up for now.

Never mind. There's no point in embarrassing her. She looks thick-skinned and has no sense of shame.

Concubine Lou set her eyes on Ruirui who was being held beside her. As long as this great threat was eliminated, she would feel much more relieved.

There are only four young masters in the mansion.

Although the remaining son of Concubine Mei is healthy, he was born to a maid. Concubine Li is not favored now. Over time, a child without the help of a biological mother will definitely not amount to anything. The prince can only choose to value her child.

At this time, the princess mentioned: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a special program tonight."

Prince Zhao had a general idea of ​​the affairs of the palace, and he also knew that the princess had brought a beauty from her parents' home, but he was not very interested.

But he still had to give the princess some face.

So he said, "Let's take a look."

Noticing that the prince was not very concerned, the princess was not in a hurry. She confidently gave the order: "It's time to start."

Her cousin is a rare beauty, so there's no need to worry that the prince won't be interested in her.

The terrain here is excellent. Even if everyone stands next to the rockery and looks up at the railing, they can still see the sparkling water under the moonlight.

After a while, the sound of "dong dong dong" drums was heard in the distance, and then a small boat appeared vaguely with several people standing on it.

In the moonlight, they held various musical instruments in their hands, such as flutes, pipes, pipa, and erhu, but none of them was as eye-catching as the girl standing in the center.

The boat was travelling at high speed, and only slowed down when it got closer.

The moon on the 15th is always very round, and with the good weather, it appears particularly bright.

The people on the boat seemed to be riding the wind, dancing to the music, like gods and fairies under the bright moonlight.

When the song ended, several people knelt down and bowed, their voices as melodious and sweet as a lark: "Commoner greets His Majesty."

Facing the beauty, King Zhao's attitude was very gentle: "No need to be polite."

Afterwards, King Zhao personally pulled the person up and asked the girl what her name was.

Cen Xi said shyly: "My surname is Cen, and my given name is Xi."

"Good name"

King Zhao exclaimed in praise.

Seeing that things were going extremely smoothly, the princess smiled happily.

"Your Highness, this is my cousin from my uncle's family. She has just arrived in the capital. I heard that she dances very well. I want to let Your Highness and my sisters feast their eyes on her."

"It turns out to be my cousin. She is indeed a lovely girl."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that King Zhao was very satisfied with his cousin, the princess.

When Concubine Wen heard the word "cousin", she was instantly startled.

In the entire mansion, she is the prince's only cousin. What kind of cousin is this newcomer?

"Cousin, the princess' cousin is so pretty, but I wonder if she's been promised to someone else? She's coming over to dance so late at night, isn't she too sympathetic?"

The princess cursed Concubine Wen for the eighth time in her heart: "Don't worry, Concubine. My cousin was born weak, and her family spoiled her a little, so they didn't easily promise her.

But now that the child is old enough, it’s time to find a marriage.”

"Yes, we should look for one carefully." Concubine Wen did not give in and volunteered: "Otherwise, leave your cousin's marriage to me. I will help her find a good marriage and guarantee that she will find a good husband."

How can we let Concubine Wen come to look for a marriage?

Cen Xi knew in her previous life that Concubine Wen was very difficult to deal with. Relying on the fact that she was the prince's cousin, she often bullied other people in the mansion and made things difficult for them both openly and secretly.

She suffered greatly from it.

In her previous life, her cousin was a princess, but she never protected her many times. In short, Cen Xi had a very hard life.

She timidly hid behind King Zhao and shook her head anxiously: "No, I don't want a good marriage, I don't want a husband, my lord, I'm scared~~"

"Okay, okay, if you don't want it, then don't." King Zhao felt even more pity for her and reprimanded Concubine Wen: "Don't bully your cousin, be more sensible."

"Cousin~~"

Concubine Wen couldn't believe it, she was the real cousin!

"My Lord, please don't make the concubine unhappy because of me. It's nothing for me to suffer some grievances."

King Zhao suddenly felt that this girl had become more sensible.

"Okay, I won't make things difficult for her. I'll do as you say."

Cen Xi: “…”

Ok?

Your Majesty, are you just going to let her suffer?

"Ah, I was wondering why Third Brother was hiding here. It turns out that he has a beautiful girl in his arms. I'm afraid he doesn't even remember me as his brother, right?"

In the darkness, King Lie came forward with a woman in his arms, smiling.

King Zhao took a quick glance and said, "So it's you, my fourth brother. I hope you can forgive me for my poor hospitality. However, this is a good time with beautiful scenery, so I don't think it's necessary for me to get involved."

"Look at what Third Brother said. If you come to accompany me, even if your little sister is pregnant, I have to accompany you."

He emphasized the two words "pregnant".

Before, he and King Zhao had always been brothers in distress. King Zhao at least had a son, but he only had three daughters.

Now, King Zhao had three more children, and he finally had a pregnant concubine.

Of course I have to bring it out today to show off.

He had two purposes today, one was to show off, and the second was to hook up with another sister-in-law.

King Lie's eyes swept across everyone's faces inconspicuously, but he didn't see anyone familiar. Tsk, it seems that woman is really useless.