Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 292 Palace Banquet – Public Provocation

One of the two buns nestled in Chu Yunhan's arms, whispering to him from time to time, while the other left his beloved Uncle Chu and rushed to the side of Brother Yan who was always in his mind, holding him the whole time without letting go, pushing cups and changing cups During the period, the banquet gradually reached its climax. After enjoying the song and dance performances used by the court, the sons and daughters of various families also joined in the performance one after another. There were everything from poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and every son and daughter who appeared on the stage could be said to be real. Brilliant and stunning.

"It is said that the Empress Dowager chose the second daughter of the Xiao family and the second son of the Gong family this time, both men and women, and she clearly wants to overwhelm you."

Zeng Shaoqing, who squeezed into their side at some point, looked at Ling Jingxuan with a smirk on his face. It would be a bit sorry for him not to let Jingxuan know about the information he obtained with great difficulty.

Glancing unhappily at someone who obviously wanted to see a good show, Ling Jingxuan turned around and looked at his own man who was communicating with Zeng Hou before casually asking, "Where did the Gong family come from?"

Regarding those chaotic families in the capital, Ling Jingxuan felt that he might not be able to remember with ten brains.

"The Gong family is considered an upstart. Back then, Conglong had meritorious service. The current head of the family, Gong Qingyang, is a minister of the Ministry of Officials. He is now thirty-eight years old. The eldest son married the second daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites. The second son is soft and handsome because of his appearance. Slender, vicious and vicious, no one dares to marry his daughter-in-law to him, and no one dares to marry him, so much so that he is still single in his twenties. I heard that the maid at home has been ruined by him a lot , can be regarded as a ruthless character."

Zeng Shaoqing is like a mobile encyclopedia. He knows everything about the big families in the capital. Even Ling Jingxuan has to express his admiration for this point. , the key point is that he is really not interested in those things at all.

"I know this surname Gong. I met him at the Taolin banquet last year. He looks like an ordinary person, but he feels very bad, like a poisonous snake that can bite people at any time."

Glancing at Gong Changling, who was sitting alone behind his parents drinking wine not far away, Princess Huajun frowned slightly. There should be no connection, but last year at the Taolin Banquet, Yan Xiaohua made an appointment with his colleagues in the court to enjoy the flowers. Among them were the brothers Gong Changling. It was Yan Xiaohua who was away from Yingying Yanyan, who naturally made things difficult for him when she was reciting poems and composing lyrics. Most people would give way to him in such a situation and would not dare to confront him head-on, but this Gong Changling did not dodge. It was with him head-to-head, so he was particularly impressed with him.

"Is it a poisonous snake?"

Ling Jingxuan slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and glanced at the man standing on stage. Among men, he was indeed a bit too beautiful, but he still had a distance from the monstrous Zeng Shaoqing and the stunningly beautiful Chu Yunhan. Suddenly, a pair of vicious eyes like hunting poisonous snakes fell into his line of sight. Ling Jingxuan was slightly stunned, aware of the warning that flashed across his eyes, and the smile on his lips gradually widened. Can't let people see?

"Tsk tsk?? How dare you provoke our Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng? You really have the guts."

Zeng Shaoqing next to him twitched twice with a black belly, and rested his head on the table with one hand, holding his head evilly. His eyes swept across Chu Yunhan above him from time to time, and most of his attention was on Ling Jingxuan.

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb. Let's talk about the Xiao family's first daughter. It stands to reason that the emperor would not allow the Xiao family to marry a representative family at the top of the civil and martial arts, right? Why would the queen mother do that?" Choose her?"

Since ancient times, not only the emperor's harem, but also the marriage of the ministers' children has been the bargaining chip for the emperor to balance the court. The combination of strong and powerful is the last thing the emperor wants to see. Could it be that the Xiao family really has the ability to reach the sky?Or, is the daughter of the Xiao family just that good? "Of course it is impossible for the eldest cousin to agree, but there is one thing that you probably don't know? The reason why the second daughter of the Xiao family has not been married for almost twenty years is because she has always had a crush on Lao Jiu and swore that she is not Lao Jiu. Not to marry, this matter is basically known to all the family, including the old hag and the big cousin. In order to marry Lao Jiu, she has been tossing a lot at home these years, and even went to the big cousin to beg several times , it’s so rare that the Queen Mother wants to give Lao Jiu a marriage this time, do you think she or the Xiao family will miss this opportunity?”

Speaking of which, this daughter of the Xiao family is really top-notch. She fell in love with Lao Jiu about five or six years ago. When Lao Jiu had an accident last year, it was kept secret at first. He also went into the palace to beg the emperor to marry him, saying that even if Prince Cheng died, she would marry him as his concubine. At that time, the border was in chaos, and both the emperor and the country needed Lao Jiu desperately. Hearing her was like a curse. The emperor immediately became furious at the remark of the death of the old nine, and ordered Concubine Xiao to take her back. She was not allowed to enter the palace without a summons. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao's family always doted on their daughter, they would have thrown her to the family temple to lead her to practice.

"Stupid! She is also worthy of Jiuhuangshu? If she really marries Jiuhuangshu, the Xiao family will be destroyed within three years."

Si Kongjue made no effort to hide his dislike, curled his lips with a mocking face, Ling Jingxuan glanced at them lightly, turned around and saw that Yan Shengrui had ended his communication with Master Zeng at some point, and was looking at him with resentful eyes, forehead The son couldn't help but get dark, Ling Jingxuan said angrily: "Don't look at me, I don't think about it, I really have a crush on you."

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't jealous at all. His man was coveted by others, and it was well known that he would feel happy.

"What's the matter with this king? This king said, but I have never seen her."

Raising his eyebrows domineeringly, ignoring the civil and military affairs of the court, Yan Shengrui hugged his waist with a fierce face, and his heart was on fire. Not only did he not feel honored by the sudden appearance of such an idiot, but it made him feel like he wanted to destroy it completely. the desire of the other party.

"clap clap"

"Okay, Gong Aiqing, your parents' mausoleum is really good at playing the flute, come and reward me."

The applause suddenly sounded, and everyone's eyes were focused on the empty stage in the middle. Gong Changling, who was dressed in a blue forging robe, was holding a jade flute in his hand, and was calmly thanking him. Smiling, Yan Shengzhi glanced thoughtfully at Yan Chengrui, who didn't even look at Gong Changling standing there, Yan Shengzhi couldn't help sighing in his heart, originally he was thinking, if Lao Jiu had a little bit of that meaning, Instead of his mother, he directly issued a decree to marry him, didn't he expect that? ?It seems that he is really not interested in anyone other than the princess.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Princess Sheng was also a famous talent in the local area before she married Prince Sheng. I wonder if I can let him fight with me?"

Originally, the matter should have ended here, but Gong Changling suddenly shot back, making everyone a little confused, even Ling Jingxuan himself was a little stunned, Yan Chengrui frowned directly, and prepared without thinking Rejected, his concubine is not an actress, why did she want to perform for them?He hasn't seen it himself, has he? ?

"Really? Princess Sheng, what do you think?"

However, Yan Shengzhi jumped ahead of him and spoke. Now, everyone's eyes were focused on Ling Jingxuan by coincidence. Ling Jingxuan, who was innocently lying on the gun, felt speechless. He hadn't troubled them yet, but they came to him first. is it? "Did the second son of Gong even investigate the background of this concubine's wealth? It really is well-intentioned."

The fluffy words undoubtedly planted doubts in the hearts of everyone, what is the son of the minister of the official department, the princess who has nothing to do with investigating Prince Rensheng?Is there something else hidden in it?Even Yan Shengzhi's eyes changed, seeing his daughter-in-law seemed to want to solve it herself, Yan Shengrui didn't bother to intervene, and took a sip leisurely from the wine glass on the table.

"You don't have a crush on my father, do you? Tell you, no, my father already has a father."

"Haha."

The little bun nestled next to Yan Xiaoming suddenly put his hands on his hips, and pointed at Gong Changling's disgusted face, the scene suddenly burst into laughter, Gong Changling's face suddenly became very exciting, Ling Jingxuan was speechless and supported his forehead, fortunately he is a man, If it was a woman, this reputation would ruin her own son. You must know that in ancient times, women who were wooed in public were also immoral.

"I just overheard some people in Beijing discussing it by chance, and I just want to discuss with the princess. Why should the princess and county king put a hat on me?"

The clear and cold voice seemed particularly abrupt in this noisy environment. Everyone who was laughing subconsciously stopped. Ling Jingxuan's eyes deepened, and he said coolly: "Did you hear it by accident? The concubine only knows that women are talkative, but she didn't expect that the second son of the official secretary's family is also a talkative person. I don't know if the second son of Gong has ever heard a saying that poverty and backwardness are not terrible, ignorance kills people, hearsay Books, how can it be taken seriously? Even the current queen mother knows that this concubine is just a small farmer from a peasant family. How can I say it? Fortunately, the emperor is a wise man. If you come out, don't you want to take off my concubine's head?"

This remark not only ridiculed Gong Changling, but also hinted at everyone present, and also reminded Yan Shengzhi, if you want to be a fool, you can boo with him. Ling Jingxuan seemed to fight back leisurely, but in fact he was holding a gun with a stick. Who is not human here? sperm?How can you not hear it?Many people, headed by Yan Shengzhi, were so downcast because of this, the Princess Cheng is too courageous to imply that the emperor is a shameless and stupid king? ?

Obviously, Gong Changling did not expect Ling Jingxuan to be so eloquent, and he was even more courageous, his handsome face was hard to hide and complicated, and people talked about it, so he would be really ignorant if he pestered him any more. , Gong Changling took a meaningful look at Ling Jingxuan, and suddenly cupped his fists and said: "What the princess said is very true, but I am stupid, please don't mind the princess."

The decisive low-down made Ling Jingxuan look sideways, and his eyes deepened when he looked at him. His intuition told him that if he was not a friend, then he would definitely be a terrifying enemy. This kind of endurance is not something ordinary people can have. Was what Zeng Shaoqing said about him earlier really accurate?It seems that these people in the capital often have one thing on the outside and another on the back, right?

"It's okay, Second Gongzi is serious, my concubine?"

"It is said that the concubine was born as a child. Is it true? According to my daughter, you look down on everyone and don't want to perform in front of everyone, right?"

Ling Jingxuan hadn't finished speaking when an obviously targeted female voice suddenly came in. Everyone looked around, only to see Xiao Yuting, the most precious second daughter of Zuo Chancellor Xiao Heshan, suddenly stood up. Her secret love for Prince Cheng was basically As we all know, seeing her targeting Princess Sheng again now, many people showed optimistic expressions, but the faces of those related to the Xiao family suddenly became very ugly. With a touch of displeasure, vicious snake-like eyes shot at her fiercely. Damn woman, who allowed her to appear suddenly?This Princess Sheng is not a simple role. At least for now, he has not thought of offending him directly. The provocation just now was just because of the empress dowager's self-assertion and the espionage method he adopted not long ago because of Da Lala's scrutiny.

Yan Shengzhi's complexion was not looking good either. As Ling Jingxuan said just now, he would be shameless and foolish if he wanted to follow suit. Didn't Xiao Yuting's actions make him follow suit?Normally, because of the relationship between Prime Minister Zuo and her sister, he would just let her go, but he didn't expect that she would dare to put him in an embarrassing situation in public, it was really audacious.

For the first time, Yan Shengrui looked seriously at the woman across from him. Although it was only for a short second, the unpredictability on his face already explained everything, but a certain woman didn't wink at all, and she actually looked at his shy red face. Ling Jingxuan pressed his hand quietly, and gave him a comforting look without words, until he was sure that he would not lose his temper, and then slowly turned his gaze to the opposite side. In terms of appearance and figure, Xiao Yuting It is indeed the best among beauties. Should he be honored or jealous when such a beautiful woman covets his man?