C5 (1/2)
In April, the empress gave a banquet for the female members of the family of officials above the third rank; Zhuo Xiuwen, the wife of the minister of war, brought Yu Mi and Yu Xuan into the palace …
In the Phoenix Palace, a hundred noble wives and daughters saluted the empress. At the door, they called out, ”Minister of War, Kieran's family members are here!”
Looking at Yu Mi who was following behind Zhuo Xiuwen, she waved and said, ”Mi Er, come to my side quickly. A few days ago, I heard that something had happened to you, and this really made me and your Crown Prince Big Brother worry for a while.
Yu Mi smiled sweetly and walked a few steps forward, but Yu Mi still greeted them courteously, ”maidservant Qin Yumi greets the Empress and the ladies!”
”Hehe, I, Mi Er, am a good child. Come, come sit by my side.”
As she sat beside the empress and saw her kind eyes looking at her, the empress clapped her hands in the end and said, ”Mi Er, in a few days, when you have reached the age of 15, I will come to ask the emperor to let you and the Ninth Prince …”
”Empress, Mi Er is still young, let alone the dragon and phoenix among the Ninth Prince's men. Regarding this matter, I think …”
”Hehehe, look, I, Mi Er am being bashful, I will not say it, I will not say it!”
Raising her head to take a look, the empress pursed her lips and said, ”Hmm, not bad. Beautiful with the flow of skin and soft bones, her waist. She really does have the look of a fox.” Lord Qin's daughter is indeed not bad. ”
Some of the noblewomen seated around the table could not help but laugh secretly. Qin Yuxuan's face was green and red, but she still gritted her teeth and retreated to the side.
The banquet started. Other than the constant chattering and compliments, they could no longer see anything spectacular.
Suddenly, Yu Mi heard the Madame Prime Minister praise him: ”Madam Qin, I've long heard that the noble daughter, Miss Yu Mi, is a talented lady who does everything in the world. Seeing her today, hehe, not only are her talents outstanding, her looks are also the best in our Shengjing!”
”That's right. Look at him. He's only twelve years old, but he already has the appearance of a fish falling to the ground, a moon-like flower …” Another lady, the Minister of Revenue, interrupted.
”Madam, you are exaggerating; if you want to talk about talent, then it should be my eldest young mistress who is outstanding. Not to mention the movement produced by her delicate hands, even the Ninth Prince is mesmerized by it! Eldest young mistress, I can see that there are so many ladies in the hall today. Why don't Eldest young mistress show some of her skills so that everyone can gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be able to see through the heavens! Empress, do you think what Mi Er said was right? ” Yu Mi blinked her eyes and smiled innocently at the Queen.
Empress Zhuo looked at Mi Er's cold eyes that carried a smile, then looked down at the beautiful face that seemed to be overwhelmed by favor. She nodded and said, ”Since Mi Er said that your zither skills are impressive, then why not let everyone have their fill!”
Qin Yuxuan immediately stood up, and said in pleasant surprise: ”Yes, maidservant has made a fool of herself!”
Mi Er sat down on the Cloud Platform as her jade-like hands turned, and the lovely sound of the zither flowed out. Mi Er turned her eyes and said softly, ”Ladies and gentlemen, the Empress is inviting us to dinner, why is everyone not taking any action?”
Raising their heads, they saw Mi Er cordially preparing food for the Empress, so everyone let go of their worries. The great hall was filled with words of assurance, as if no one was listening to the words from the heavens anymore.
As Qin Yuxuan sat there, the complacency on her face from the very beginning slowly turned into misery and finally, into a feeling of being wronged and conflicted … )
Some of the ladies raised their heads to look at the woman playing the zither and laughed mockingly as they whispered, ”Just say that my daughter is hard to wait for. See, isn't this just a servant playing a song for everyone to relieve their boredom?”
Mi Er shook the things in the cup, her eyes were ice-cold and bone-piercing. Qin Yuxuan, this is only just the beginning …
Snorting with tears in her eyes, Yu Xuan sat in the backyard of the Phoenix Imperial Hall that was hosting a feast. She twisted the kernels in her hands and watched the groups of beautiful and flirtatious noble girls gather in groups of three or five, and then looked at the noblewomen that surrounded Yu Mi and her mother. She ground her teeth on the inside.
Yu Xuan stood up and walked out … When he saw them, his face lit up with a sense of calculation. He lowered his head and walked forward desolately, but he still bumped into them …
With a cry, he covered his forehead. A gust of cold wind blew next to him, and a sharp voice rang out: ”How dare you offend several princes. What crime should you take?”
He raised his head slowly, tears still on his face. Seeing what had happened, Ling Mo Xiao said softly, ”Don't be rude. This is the daughter of the Minister of War, Master Kieran. How can you, a servant, order her around?”
The young eunuch who accompanied him immediately lowered his head and retreated to the back; another man laughed out loud, ”So it's the young miss of Lord Qin's residence, then you must be Mi Er's big sister, right?”
Raising his head to look at the handsome man before him, he slowly bowed and said, ”Greetings, Your Highness!”
”Un, not bad!” Although her looks are not as good as Mi Er's, she could still be considered to be peerlessly beautiful. I never thought that the two daughters of the Lord Qin were both masters who could topple cities and overthrow nations! ”