atypical prostitute

Chapter 31 Peony Banquet

As night falls, a round of bright moon rises slowly, the lake and the sky are all dust-free, the spring water is rippling, and the lights are flickering in it, the dark fragrance creeps in, and the fish are scattered.

The palace next to Taohuawu was crowded with people, and the boat came to a standstill. Then, someone holding a peony palace lantern and wearing a pomegranate tie stepped forward to lead the distinguished guests through the small stone path and into the brightly lit Xiyue Pavilion.

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There were as many as a hundred VIPs invited this time, and all the participants were well-dressed, and their positions were arranged according to their titles. In a short while, there was a banquet full of pearls and emerald greens, chattering softly, fragrant and soft, lingering but not chaotic.

The Fu family is the hereditary Marquis of Yiyang. Fu Zhuguan paid homage to the Minister of the Ministry of War and the mighty general. The first lady was hired by the royal family. In addition, the Fu family has a close personal relationship with the eldest princess, so this time they brought their daughters. The Jiang family in Taiyuan is very honorable.

It's just that compared to giants like Cui Xie and Lu Jiang, the Fu family has a shallow foundation, and they brought concubine daughters to participate. After they were seated, they immediately attracted whispers: "The Cui family in Qinghe and the Xie family in Jinling are not of the right age. Concubine daughter, even if she refuses, she dare not make up for the concubine daughter. This Fu family is really hot."

Yu Jing has always been strong, afraid of being underestimated, this is the first time she attends such an occasion, she becomes more sensitive, and after hearing this gossip, her complexion turns pale and her fingers tremble.Seeing this, Li Ci comforted her in a low voice: "Don't worry about them, the ladies of the Fu family are born noble, even if they come from concubines, they are better than the daughters of these nouveau riche."

With encouragement, Yu Jing became more confident. She was already a top-notch beauty.

But there was a cold light scraping across the skin, the two ladies looked, and it turned out that the concubine daughter of the Lu family who was seated next to them heard their whispers.It is expected that he is the concubine daughter of a wealthy family. Hearing the words of such concubine daughters, he feels contemptuous in his heart.

Because of "The Story of the Jade Hairpin", many men in the world have unspeakable yearning for the daughters of the Lu family, and even ordinary poor scholars are proud of getting the maids of the Lu family.This trend lasted so long that some people with good deeds wrote doggerel: "Yuchai's writing is truly peerless, and men all over the world flock to it. So Fan Yang's parents are heartbroken, and they will not regenerate boys but give birth to girls."

It's a pity that the daughter of the Lu family who appeared in front of Lici is far from the lady of the Lu family in "The Story of the Jade Hairpin" in which "the autumn water is the god and the jade is the bone".It's just a thin woman of average appearance, with fair skin, delicate features, thin powder and black hair, wearing a snail bun, wearing a light-colored skirt, very few accessories, and a purple jade bracelet on her slender wrist, faintly revealing the indifference of a talented woman. cold.

With the same screw bun, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is much more noble than her.

As Yu Jing spoke softly, Li Ci also felt that this woman had no dust in her eyes, and she was proud of herself, and she would definitely suffer in the future.But the woman also noticed their gaze, looked back, a trace of amazement flashed in her eyes, she must have marveled at the beauty of Fu's wife, but in the end she looked down on them, she only heard a cold snort, her eyes became cold and sharp, making people look down And cold.

Fortunately, at this time, the eldest princess and Princess Runan came hand in hand, and the audience immediately restrained their faces and raised their glasses to respect the eldest princess Qiansui and Wangfei Qiansui.After drinking, everyone returned to the table, Duan, who is good at pipa, went up to play Liuyao, accompanied by a woman in green clothes with Luo Ying and a crown of jewels.

Lici doesn't know pipa, so he can only vaguely hear "the big strings are like rain, and the small strings are like whispers. The chaotic strings are mixed, and the big beads and small beads fall on the jade plate". It must be wonderful to see everyone intoxicated.The dance of the woman in green is also very good, light and graceful, as graceful as a dragon, and her waist is as soft as willows blowing in the wind.

Not long after, the singing and dancing were over, the eldest princess bestowed golden beads and brocades, everyone Duan and the girl in green Xie En withdrew.

The ladies of the court filed in one after another, serving roasted mutton, venison, and mutton mutton. The daughter of the Jiang family who was at the table was not in a hurry to enjoy the food, and walked towards the female family members of the Fu family holding a gold-plated eight-petal silver cup with a lady's pattern.

"My aunt often told me that the wife of the Fu family was born well, but Zi'er didn't think so. She thought that there is no one in the world who can match the Eldest Princess. Today, I realized that there are ten parts in the world, and the Eldest Princess has eight of them alone. A share will be given to the Fu family, and the rest of the women will share a share."

This is very flattering, the purple lady is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she has a clean and pleasant round face, and her voice is soft and sweet, although she is flattering, she is innocent and innocent, and it melts in her ears.

The eldest princess was overjoyed when she heard the words, she held her fan to hide her smile, the wife of the Fu family hurriedly said: "The ladies of the Jiang family have spoken too seriously, the ladies have vulgar looks, so I can't bear this kind of praise."

"But the elder brother of the crown prince also said that she is pretty. I think the first lady is much more approachable than the crown princess." She muttered softly, "It's a pity that I was not born well, and I still stand with such a beautiful person. In the future, I’m afraid that I’ll be with Taoist aunts and sisters.”

Although the words were sad, there was a cunning gleam in his eyes, and he aimed at the daughter of the Lu family, clearly teasing that the lonely daughter-in-law would not be able to marry in the future.

However, she said this in a tactful way, even if the daughter of the Lu family understood the sarcasm, she couldn't get angry.

The first lady didn't see the meaning behind her words, but when she saw her mourning, she laughed and said, "Purple lady, why should you be humble. The lady was born innocent and lovely, as long as she loses weight, she will be a standard beauty embryo."

"How can I lose weight!" Princess Runan pointed at Zi Niangzi's plump face, and said loudly: "Brother cut out the small kitchen and changed several batches of cooks, but there is still no way to make her lose weight."

"My aunt is used to making fun of me!" Zi Niangzi said with a smile, made a face, and then returned to her mother.

So Mrs. Jiang's family raised a glass to invite the Fu family to have a drink together, and gave the first lady a chicken big gemstone, and the two concubines each a jade bracelet as a meeting gift.The Fu family was ashamed for a while and then accepted.

Seeing that the Jiang family in Taiyuan condescended to make friends with the Fu family, those who had good ears and eyes quickly stepped forward to toast.Only the girl from the Lu family was on the bustling side, but her face was still frosty.

Lici and Yujing went to socialize, called aunts and aunts many times, and exchanged many things, all of which were hairpins and hairpins, earrings and necks, small and exquisite, resplendent and beautiful.

Needless to say, after drinking for three rounds, offering several dishes, singing and dancing to accompany the meal, it is exquisite.

In a short while, the moon was in the sky, and all the female relatives were vaguely drunk, their cheeks were flushed, their eyes were blurred, and in a daze, someone screamed: "It's snowing!"

Hearing this, Li Ci looked up in surprise and looked at the courtyard. There were indeed countless white snowflakes in the bright moonlit sky, with a delicate fragrance, slowly falling, flying into the hall, and falling on the tribute rug from the Western Regions, but they did not melt.It is May at this time, and the night of spring is lingering, and the wind is warm, but the snow is falling finely and gracefully, which is even more strange besides the beauty. In the hall, the alcohol was blown away, and finally stopped on the woven blanket, pushed into a thin layer.

Someone reached out to catch the snowflake subconsciously, and found that what fell on the fingertips was not ice crystals, but very small and white petals.

"flower?"

The sky is full of flowers, very light and thin, with a fragrance of freshness.The women finally understood that the snow flying in the sky on this wonderful May night was actually a rain of flower petals.Presumably it was the eldest princess's whim, and the skillful craftsmen placed dozens of traps on high places, just waiting for the guests to be drunk, and the night wind would be blown up, creating a romantic sobering flower petal snow.

Seeing that there are more and more flower petals, almost drowning the toes of the ladies' shoes, all the nobles in the capital who attended the peony banquet today have seen the world, but at the moment they are also overwhelmed by the flying flowers in the sky - behind this rain of flowers, not only Luxurious, more pure and elegant aesthetic appeal.

The petals were getting bigger and bigger, and the fragrance was getting stronger and stronger. Li Ci stretched out his hand and held a flower that was just falling. It was cold and clear, but it was a gardenia.Looking at the fine petals under the feet, mainly pear blossoms, jasmine, and peach blossoms, one knows that this rain of flowers was originally divided into layers.

No wonder it is so clear and long.

Soon, the petals were piled up to a finger's depth, and it was no longer a gardenia, but a large peony that flew in.

Yeguangbai, Jingyu, Yubanbai, Yulou Diancui... Huge petals fall with the wind, and those women who are shocked by the beautiful scenery can't help holding up the petals and inhaling deeply. Sprinkle it on those around you.The eldest princess smiled without saying a word, and just slapped her palms lightly.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The petals in the Xiyue Pavilion were already in a mess, but a whirlwind blew up the petals in response to the applause, and in a blink of an eye, there were more than ten women in white clothes who were one foot long in the hall.All the girls were shocked, and said in unison: "That's weird!" Before the words fell, those girls had grown up with the wind, each of them was beautiful and refined, with white clothes and long sleeves.A woman in the middle was very beautiful, and led all the white clothes to respect the princess: "My sister has lived here for a hundred years, and she has been cherished and cared for by the princess. Today, the princess is hosting a banquet. My sister is willing to present a dance to repay the favor of her confidant."

Immediately, silk and bamboo music sounded, and all the girls danced lightly.

These women are already beautiful and light, and they can do palm dances. At this time, they move and dance with ease, and all the female relatives are amazed.

The jade arms hang down, which is the softness and weakness of willow catkins, and the slender waist is doubtful. If the orchid hangs its head in the wind, its long sleeves are fluttering, like a white cloud rising, with its head lowered, or like a white lotus breaking through the waves, as bright as the morning glow, burning like a flower.Just when it was absolutely beautiful, the tune began to change rapidly, and there was a sound of spring thunder, and the skirts swirled like a frightened bird flying together.Because it is a flower fairy, in addition to the shadows of the skirts in the room, there are countless petals splashing, and the skirts turn into five colors, red in the middle, purple, light in the middle and thicker, gold inlaid with orange borders... The fallen flowers are colorful, all kinds of gorgeous, dizzying.

Everyone was dazzled, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, and those women all disappeared, leaving only the fragrant softness on the ground.

At this time, the girl in palace costume holds peonies of various colors in her hands, and the flowers are all as big as silver plates, which is rare in the world.

Because Yao Huang is the king of flowers, the first ones to come forward are all yellow peonies, including Yao Huang, Jinyujiazhang, Yuyi Huang, and Evil Liu Huang.

Immediately behind the flowers, a group of girls in lavender dresses entered the room holding Wei Zi, Sheng Gejin, Zhao Zi, and Gejin Zi.

Afterwards, led by Dou Lu and Zhao Fan, all kinds of green and pink peonies were brought in by palace people dressed in the same color.

"Yao, Huang, Wei, Purple Bean and Green Zhao Powder", after the four famous products, there is an endless stream of famous varieties such as fire-alchemy gold pill, brocade robe red, concubine concubine's dress, Yingluo pearl, and Lantian jade. Even the rare black peony is not Only the blue dragon lies in the ink pool, and it is actually the world's best ink jade and the ink tower competing for glory.

The last ones are all the rarest multi-colored peonies, such as Shi Yao Jin, Jiao Rong San Bian, Dou Yan, Er Qiao, Agate Lotus...

Not long after, there were more than a hundred palace officials serving peonies to serve the lower ranks, dazzling and dazzled.

Please let the eldest princess hairpin flowers first.

The eldest princess did not choose Yao Huang, but ordered Zhao Fan.She was already charming, but with the snail bun paired with Zhao Fan, who was as soft and powerless as a beauty who was slightly intoxicated, she became even more charming.

It's just that Yao Huang is Kao after all, and the eldest princess was not chosen, so others dare not presume.

Concubine Runan chose Wei Zi in a regular manner, and the maid waited on the hairpin, and picked a fire alchemy pill for Zi Niangzi. The gorgeous peony reflected her round and amiable face, which was unique.

The girl from the Lu family is so lonely and tall, so she naturally chose the green pearl falling into the jade tower, and after wearing the hairpin, she looks even more incomparably high.It's just that the name is inauspicious, and I don't know what she thought.

In a blink of an eye, it was the Fu family's daughter's turn.

The eldest wife of the Fu family is well versed in tact and does not compete with other women, so she ordered a purple kudzu that matched the color of her dress.It's the first lady, everyone thought she would choose Yao Huang, Zui Xi Shi, etc., but she fell in love with the imperial concubine Jia Zui, presumably she thought this name was happy.

Although Yu Jing was very angry, due to her status as a concubine, she didn't dare to pick the yellow, purple and green powder. The rest looked around and chose Qinglong lying in the ink pool.The blue dragon lying in the ink pool is deep red and close to black, red in black, shiny black and purple, with a hidden blue heart. Wearing it on Yujing's head, the fragrance of flowers and beauties complement each other naturally, and they complement each other for a while, radiating brilliance.

Li Ci and Yu Jing were dressed in the same color. Seeing that she had chosen the black peony, she wanted to find one among the black and red ones. She wanted to find the gems in Ying Luo, but Princess Runan said: "I think the yellow in royal clothes is the best." It matches the color of Fourth Lady's clothes very well."

　Finally, the addition is completed, hehe, thank you so much for love life, love aunt, and of course the support of Xiaoliu and Eunuch An, all mad relatives~~~~~~~
　　
　
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