atypical prostitute

Chapter 183

With the gathering of nobles and nobles in the capital, the Ye family was originally the target of public criticism, not to mention that this time the royal conquest was entrusted with the power of the imperial army, and every move will inevitably be watched by many parties.Factors have a mediocre relationship with Wei Wang and his wife, and the rash banquet may arouse people's imagination. Therefore, after some calculations, more than 20 high-ranking ladies were invited to the Qiuyue Banquet in Weifang Garden, and the most expensive one was Wei. Princess Wang and Princess Yan.

Although Ye Chuan told Li Ci clearly that the King of Yan had a heart of disobedience, Li Ci insisted on inviting Princess Yan to the banquet, not only because it could ease the situation, but also because Li Ci liked Princess Yan.Concubine Yan is a special woman, she has the open-mindedness and straightforwardness that members of the royal family should not have.At least, Princess Yan will not sacrifice hundreds of her followers' lives just to get out of the city. She always maintains awe and respect for life, and will not regard human lives as dry numbers.

Therefore, Li Ci listed Princess Yan as the guest of honor.

Princess Yan, who was chatting and laughing at the banquet at the moment, didn't know about these small considerations behind the scenes. After the peony flower banquet, the hall was really full of splendor and splendor, and all the noble ladies from the capital arrived. It's a pity that the grand scene is still the same, but the beauties of the past have had many twists and turns, and the vicissitudes of life have been obscured."

"Your Highness is sad."

Li Ci lightly smiled and advised: "Desire to be prosperous is the destiny. It is also inevitable in life for the girl of the past to become the woman of today. Your Highness, let's look at today's feast, there are so many young faces, just like the new generation of newcomers replacing the old. people."

"I heard that on that day, 'a thought of flowers blooming, the city is full of rain', 'the lotus is picked deep, and the pond is full of lotus', they are all as beautiful as dreams, but people don't know when it will be. It's a pity that these beauties cost a lot of money. If there is no long-term It is impossible to do it with the princess's financial and material resources. But at that time, my status was humble and I was trapped in a fief, so I couldn't see it in person. It's really a pity."

Concubine Wei said with emotion that in the past three years, King Wei's power has expanded day and night, but even so, it is absolutely impossible for Princess Wei to reproduce the prosperous scene of flying flowers all over the city during the banquet.

The depth of the family of Linchuan eldest princess and the depth of her background are definitely not comparable to that of a prince who has just ascended to the throne.

Realizing this, she, who has always been competitive, even felt ashamed.

Seeing her dismay, Li Ci quickly tapped his hands and said, "It's really unusual to reproduce the flying flowers all over the city, but it's not difficult if it's just ordinary petals flying around. The grace of peony is naturally unparalleled in the world, but the chrysanthemum's Gao Jie also has some fun."

As soon as the words fell, a burst of fragrance came from the oil, accompanied by the elegant fragrance, it was chrysanthemum petals flying all over the sky, especially double chrysanthemums, with colorful colors, the most common ones were light yellow, snow white, and extremely rare dark green and deep red. Mixed in it, it can be described as miscellaneous but not chaotic, colorful.Twelve dancers in Huayu, wearing crowns and ribbons as flying costumes, floated in. Their bodies were light and their steps were delicate, and their clothes and belts seemed to fly into the hall with the wind.

The twelve women are decorated with necklaces, bracelets on their hands, ribbons around their shoulders, their tops are close to their skin, and their waists are long skirts, revealing their graceful figures. They hold musical instruments and play while dancing, playing pipa or Konghou, or playing the flute, or beating the waist drum, is very special.

The noble ladies present here are all well-informed. When they first saw the frivolous clothes of Ji Ren, who was flying and dancing in the sky, she originally intended to disdain her, but as the music sounded and the dancing steps started, she dared not underestimate her.I saw their long skirts flowing, ribbons fluttering, and petals whirling and wandering, as if they were dancing and dancing in the world.

The dance steps are a combination of secular softness and religious sanctity. Although the dancers are graceful and slender, the dance of the twelve dancers can only make people awe-inspiring.

With the rapidity of the music, the concubines spread out like heavenly maidens, only loosely surrounding the two young girls holding pipas, Hu Xuan.The two women surrounded in the center are already outstanding in appearance and have a special dancing posture. At this moment, they are doing their best to stand on their feet and turn around. Suddenly, the sound of the music rose to a higher level, and Ji Ren also raised his feet to the ground, turned his body with his hips out, and the posture of bouncing off the pipa was natural.

——Because it was a two-person dance, at the end of the song, one of them squatted down and bounced back, and the other stood up on one foot and bounced back. Although the sleeves flew only for a moment, the beauty of the moment was still deeply imprinted. In the hearts of the ladies.

The dancing skills and looks of these two girls alone are worth tens of millions of dollars.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the moon is extremely bright and clear. Under the suggestion of Princess Yan, a group of female family members climbed up the high-rise building to see the lotus flowers introduced into the hot spring water are still in full bloom. The mist came, faintly, with an extraordinary temperament.

These prosperity are all built with heavy gold.

Mrs. Shaohou really has a profound background, and the ladies commented softly.

The banquet, whether it is singing and dancing or dishes, or enjoying the scenery and chatting, or even the words and deeds of a random servant, are all demonstrations of the strength of the nobles.Mrs. Shaohou showed her vast background with ease, making everyone convinced that she was indeed the most powerful woman in the Xie dynasty since the queen.

But looking at these prosperity, Li Ci always has a lingering uneasiness.

The effectiveness of deterrence has exceeded expectations.

Looking around, the expressions of the female guests are ever-changing, but without exception, there is a touch of fear and awe mixed in.Although it is stupid or even upstart behavior to use money to make a way, gold is a universal value recognized by most people after all, and it is also a more intuitive display of strength than bloodlines and self-cultivation.

It is also helpless to put on such a scene.

Too many people simply and rudely attribute the rise of Ye Ziyun's lineage to Jun En, and think that Ye Chuan is the most prosperous but also the most shallow of many wealthy families.As long as there is any mistake at the border, the hungry wolves will regard Ye Chuan as a piece of fat, and can't wait to attack and devour it.

Don't look at these women who are all benevolent and holding Buddhist beads. There are really benefits in front of them. How many of them can maintain their good looks?

Regardless of whether King Yan launched or not, and regardless of whether the Northern Expedition will return with full rewards, the Ye family must take advantage of the opportunity to take control of the Imperial Army to strengthen their foundation.

Because of Emperor Qianlong's personal preferences, Heshen became an extremely powerful minister and rich beyond compare to the country, but his glory was tied to Qianlong. After Emperor Qianlong died, Heshen was immediately liquidated by the new emperor.

She didn't want Ye Chuan to encounter the same predicament.

Li Ci thought gloomily, unlike others, Ye Chuan had no clan to rely on.

The Ye Clan's reliance on Ye Chuan is entirely based on Jinshang's special regard for Ye Ziyun's lineage. As long as Jinshang's attitude changes slightly, the Ye Clan will once again assume the orthodox and arrogant posture of the side branch.

In the final analysis, it is better to rely on oneself than others.

Li Ci breathed a sigh of relief, and after looking at her, Bai Yinmei and You Nu were guarding one on the left and the other on the right, and Zi Niangzi stood not far away: Pregnancy is inherently dangerous for a woman, not to mention that today's female guests probably don't want her to be pregnant. Successful birth.Only with their protection can she feel at ease.

However, the accident still happened.

Just when the women were arty and indescribably beautiful, there was a slight commotion in the crowd, and they parted, giving way to a beautiful woman with no make-up.

Princess Liang.

She is dressed in plain white clothes, and her hair accessories are also black and white. Walking from the dark night, it makes people shudder.

"What are you doing here?"

Before Lici could ask her a question, Zi Niangzi had already reprimanded her. She had never liked Yujing, and seeing her filial expression today, she was clearly looking for bad luck, so naturally she didn't hold back her words.

It's a pity that Yujing didn't pay attention to Zi Niangzi at all. She stepped forward slowly, walked to Li Ci, glanced at Wei Wangfei who was pale because of her appearance, and said with a smile: "Si Niangzi's banquet, why didn't you inform my sister?" ? Do you think that if His Highness King Liang doesn’t like His Majesty, I’m not worthy to attend your Autumn Moon Banquet?”

The words are sharp and there is no room for maneuver.

Li Ci said with a smile: "Second Lady is overwhelmed. I heard the news a month ago that Second Lady dreamed of being pregnant, so I prayed day and night, hoping that Second Lady could conceive a child as soon as possible. Liang Wang is old, so it is easy to have a baby." There is a hope, but there can be no accidents. Therefore, this Qiuyue Banquet is deliberately not informed, fearing that the second lady will walk around at will and miss the auspicious omen."

She said kindly, Princess Liang's miscarriage three years ago, no one present knew the inside story, this time the princess came here with anger, clearly blaming Mrs. Shaohou for her negligence, but in fact, the real target was Princess Wei.

Sure enough, after Deli's eloquent arguments, Concubine Liang's face softened a lot. She rolled her eyes and glanced at Concubine Wei, before she said slowly, "Fourth lady, please worry. The son's affairs have their own destiny, and they can be kept. , It’s God’s will, it can’t be kept, but it’s also God’s will.”

"The second lady is serious."

Li Ci comforted her, and the guilty Princess Wei took the initiative to walk up to Princess Liang and wanted to help her. Unfortunately, before her fingers touched Princess Liang's sleeve, Yu Jing took a step back and said, "I heard that Princess Wei went to the Yue has become a mother, but I don't know which concubine Ji is born in the backyard?"

This peaceful greeting made Concubine Wei feel embarrassed, and said: "Zhang Wanyi's fortune is not very good, she went there after giving birth to a baby, what a—"

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Princess Liang's laughter. Her smile was as bright as a spring flower, and it was too beautiful to behold.It's a pity that she is dressed in black and white, no matter how beautiful her smile is, it can only add to the weirdness.

Finally, the laughter stopped, and she said seriously: "I heard that people who have done evil will have a harder time giving birth than others. If Zhang Wanyi's evil deeds can only be reported to herself, it will be easy to let go. "

Concubine Wei's fingers trembled. Zhang Wanyi, who gave birth to a concubine this time, was of a competitive nature. After the child is finished, deal with it.

Unexpectedly, she was dismantled by Princess Liang in public, she listened to her tone, and even pointed at Sang and scolded Huai.

Thanks to Princess Wei's self-restraint, she put her palms together and recited the Buddha's name, saying: "Gods and Buddhas are merciful, I think they will not repay the sins of adults on children."

Yu Jing smiled coldly, and said: "The karma in the world is always repaid to the person he cares about the most. Only in this way can the wicked taste the pain of dying. I hope that the blessings of King Wei are really deep, and the Buddha's heart of the princess is really true." Mellow, able to protect this poor child."

After finishing speaking, she smiled again, but it's a pity that although she was born extremely beautiful, under the moonlight, because of her black and white clothes, she looked a little hideous.

Princess Wei's body trembled even more.

Fortunately, Princess Yan saw the clue and interposed between Princess Wei and Princess Liang. She took Princess Liang's cold hand and said kindly to Li Ci: "The road is difficult at night, and Princess Liang and I are taking our leave for the time being."

"Please Your Highness."

Li Ci nodded and said, then turned around and ordered Bai Yinmei to send his servants to light thousands of lanterns in Weifang Garden, so that the whole garden would be brightly lit and every detail could be seen. He also ordered the nurse in charge to choose more than twenty guards with swords to protect the two The princess returned home unharmed.

(End of this chapter)