Most of the wives who came to the palace for the banquet did not bring their daughters, but only a few did. Among them was Zhao Xijun's mother, Zhao Wangshi.

Mrs. Zhao brought her niece Wang Miaoyun. Wang Miaoyun was fourteen years old, with a pretty face and a graceful figure.

Zhao Xifang, who was talking to someone, saw this, her face changed slightly, and she went over to pull Wang Zhao aside, "Mother, why did you bring your cousin into the palace?"

"Of course I brought her here because I wanted her to enter the palace to serve His Majesty." Prince Zhao said bluntly.

"Into the palace?" Zhao Xifang chuckled, "Don't think about it, the queen will not let people enter the palace. Even if she does send people into the palace, it will not be good."

"Xifang, you are too jealous, this is not good." Zhao Wang said with a frown.

"I, forget it, it's useless to say more. Anyway, you'd better control her and don't let her show up randomly, otherwise no one can protect her if something happens." Zhao Xifang flicked her sleeves and walked away.

Just when Zhao Xifang was telling her mother, someone found Miao. Jiang Changning was an orphan, the banker had been defeated, and the person closest to her was Miao, the nanny.

The man wanted Miao to help persuade Xiang and send his daughter to the palace to serve Emperor Xuanzhi.

No woman is willing to share her husband with other women. Miao is a woman, and she is a woman who does not allow her husband to take concubines. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and said: "Your Majesty exempted you from the draft because you don't want anyone to enter the palace. You want to

Are you trying to resist the decree by sending your daughter to the palace?"

The man's expression froze, "If you don't want to help, then I won't help. Why are you resisting the order?"

After saying that, he quickly slipped away.

Mrs. Miao picked up the cup angrily and took a swig. The order for these ladies to bring their daughters into the palace was definitely not the Queen's. It should be the Queen Mother's.

After a while, the Queen Mother and Jiang Changning arrived at the Royal Garden together, and Miao became more sure of her thoughts.

When the two empresses got off the phoenix chariot, all the ladies bowed down in large numbers and said, "Greetings to the Queen Mother, greetings to the Empress Dowager."

"Madams, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly." The Queen Mother said with help.

Jiang Changning was beside her, smiling gracefully. In the morning, she went to greet the Queen Mother and politely asked her if she would attend the chrysanthemum banquet.

When she was in the palace, the Queen Mother, who was not keen on attending these banquets, actually wanted to attend, which shocked Jiang Changning.

The Queen Mother wanted to attend, but Jiang Changning couldn't refuse, so her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came together.

"No need to be formal, please sit down." The Queen Mother sat down.

The ladies thanked him and took their seats.

The eunuch came up with rare chrysanthemums and placed the flowerpot on the sixteen-sided carved table in the middle for everyone to watch.

Next, it’s time for the ladies to show off their acting skills.

Each of them looked surprised, as if they were seeing chrysanthemums for the first time, and then they kept praising the chrysanthemums, as if this flower was a fairy flower in a hundred gardens in the sky.

The Queen Mother was cheerful, but did not look at the flowers. Her eyes fell on the girls.

Jiang Changning knew that the Queen Mother had always wanted Emperor Xuanzhi to favor more women so that she could spread her influence. Who among these girls would catch her eye?

As Jiang Changning expected, the Queen Mother took action, "Whose girl is that little girl in pink?"

"Replying to my wife, my daughter is the niece of Mrs. Wuchang Bo. Her name is Chujing. The missing moon hangs on the sparse tung trees, and the missing person is Chujing."

"Chu Jing, yes, it's a good name." The Queen Mother smiled and praised.

"Thank you for the compliment."

The Queen Mother kindly asked the names of the girls, and after praising them, "It's very boring to sit and enjoy flowers like this. What talents do you girls have?"

Chu Jing said modestly: "My little girl has been studying piano for several years."

Wang Miaoyun said: "My little girl has studied zheng for several years."

Seven girls, four playing the piano, one playing the zither, and two painting.

The two painters were each at the long table that was brought in, mixing paints and preparing to paint.

The five girls who were going to perform musical instruments had a dispute over who should perform first. Chu Jing said: "I will be the first."

"Why?"

"Just because the Queen Mother is the first to ask me."

The other four people fell silent, leaving Chu Jing to perform first.

As soon as Chu Jing put her hands on the strings of the piano, she heard the sound of Qingdao whip, indicating that Emperor Xuanzhi was coming.

Looking at the bright yellow figure coming from the other end, Jiang Changning pursed his lower lip. Why did he come?

The Queen Mother explained her confusion, "I asked the emperor to come here. He has been busy with political affairs all day, so he should take a rest to avoid exhaustion."

"That's what the Queen Mother said." Jiang Changning lowered his eyes and said.

As soon as Emperor Xuanzhi came over, everyone except the Queen Mother stood up and saluted.

He walked straight to Jiang Changning, helped her up and sat down, "Queen Mother, why are you so excited to come to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers today?"

"The Queen invited me here." The Queen Mother smiled.

Jiang Changning met his gaze and said with a smile: "It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together. Your Majesty is here just in time. The girls are about to perform."

Emperor Xuanzhi said with an indifferent expression: "Then let's act."

"Respect the Holy Will." Chu Jing said softly.

She sat down at the piano table, pressed her fingers on the strings, and played the song "Flowing Water". "Flowing Water" was based on Boya's encounter with a bosom friend on the drum and harp.

Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows. The meaning of her stroking this song was to express her desire to find a close friend.

Her close friend was not the Queen Mother, but Emperor Xuanzhi.

Jiang Changning glanced at Emperor Xuanzhi, who smiled at her, reached out, grabbed her hand, and played with it in his palm.

The three of them sat at the top of the table, and only the Queen Mother and the maids standing behind could see Emperor Xuanzhi's small movements, and the eunuchs could see them.

The Queen Mother looked at it, frowned slightly, and coughed lightly.

Emperor Xuanzhi didn't let go, and Jiang Changning didn't take his hand away either. The couple pretended not to hear.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother didn't feel comfortable speaking in front of everyone, so she had to turn her attention back to Chu Jing.

Chu Qinfu's "Flowing Water" is a very expressive piece of music with varied fingerings. Her piano skills are good and she fully expresses the various moods of flowing water.

The sound at the beginning of the melody disappears and appears, just like being on the top of a mountain, surrounded by clouds and mist, drifting and uncertain.

Then it turns to clear overtones, the rhythm gradually becomes brighter, and the clang is like the cold current in the quiet world; it is clear and cold, like the trickle of pine roots.

Listening carefully to this melody, which is like flowing clouds and flowing water, is like seeing a happy spring sounding in the mountain stream, and a feeling of joy arises spontaneously.

Wait for the melody to rise and fall, the wind to surge.

There is a very boiling and surging view, like a roaring dragon.

Stop and listen quietly, as if you are crossing the Wu Gorge in a dangerous boat. You will be dazzled and thrilling. You almost feel like you are rushing through the mountains and rushing through thousands of valleys.

At the end of the song, the sound of flowing water resumed and slowly stopped. However, everyone was so immersed in the artistic conception of mountains and flowing water that they could not come back to their senses.

"Emperor, how do you like this song "Flowing Water"?" the Queen Mother asked.

"General." Emperor Xuanzhi said calmly.

The Queen Mother frowned again. Doesn't the Emperor like it?

"Next."

The second girl to perform is Fu's "Three Plum Blossoms".

This song has a beautiful melody. It praises people's noble character through the description of plum blossoms, frost, and snow.

Jiang Changning smiled slightly, this girl had a clever idea.
Chapter completed!