Eight-year-old Princess: Phoenix Reborn

Qian Zhuo nodded and said: "The servant has never thought of it. We have been paying attention to him before, but we have not found anything wrong. This time, I am afraid that the dog jumped the wall in a hurry. The empress thinks, how to deal with this matter? "

Yun Shang picked Bao'er up, stretched out his hand to hold Bao'er's hand, and said with a calm expression: "To catch a traitor, you have to catch a pair, and to catch a thief, you have to catch a spoil. Now that he has started to move, it's our chance. It's just that But we have to act quickly, tonight, let's catch a thief."

Yunshang gave Qianzhuo detailed instructions, and Qianzhuo responded one by one.

After this matter was arranged, Qian Ju Fang said again: "By the way, empress, there is one more thing. The servant heard an urgent letter from the secret guard, saying that for some reason, the Supreme Emperor suddenly set off and seemed to be rushing back to Jincheng."

"Are you back?" Yun Shang thought about it, presumably because they found Cao Taibi's head, so they panicked: "Have you brought Xia Houjing? Will Liu Yinfeng follow?"

"It's all together." Qian Zhuo responded in a low voice.

"Heh." Yun Shang raised the corners of her mouth and smiled coldly, "It seems that this time I really stepped on Xia Huanyu's sore foot."

Cao Wenxi is really not to be underestimated. More than 20 years ago, she stayed in this palace disguised as Cao Shanxiu, and even Xia Huanyu failed to find out. She even gave birth to fifteen princesses with Xia Huanyu.

Cao Wenxi was originally Xia Huanyu's sister-in-law. Xia Huanyu killed his father and brother. It can still be said that the struggle for power and position among men, the winner and the loser, although the means may not be bright and aboveboard, can be regarded as his scheming skills. But the crime of embezzling his sister-in-law is a real scandal.

I have to say that Cao Wenxi is really kind and resourceful.

"I see." Yun Shang stood up, "Go get Hua'er, take Bao'er to eat something, and dress me."

Qianzhuo responded one by one, first called Hua'er in, Hua'er saluted, and backed out with Bao'er in her arms. Qian Jufang took a rouge-colored robe embroidered with hibiscus flowers for Yun Chang to wear, and combed her hair carefully. After getting dressed properly, Yun Chang left the bedroom, went to the table and sat down.

As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, he heard Su Mu's voice from outside: "Madam, Eunuch Liu is here."

"Oh?" Yun Chang raised her eyebrows and looked at the sky, "At this hour, His Majesty should have just come down to court, right? But what's the matter? Please come in Liu Wen'an."

Liu Wen'an came in from the outside with his head down, saluted with Yunshang, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, a juggling team came to the city recently, and I heard that the performances are rather novel. Your Majesty said that the Ningguo Emperor Concubine is here with us." Why don't you invite the juggling team into the palace to perform and invite the imperial concubine Ningguo into the palace to watch together, what do you think your empress would like?"

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, her smile became brighter, and she quickly nodded in response: "Of course it's excellent, and I haven't seen a fresh juggling in some years."

"Yes, the servant went to report back to His Majesty and began to arrange the matter, and the servant left first." Liu Wen'an smiled with wrinkles on his face.

"Okay, please trouble Manager Liu." Yun Shang quickly responded, "Su Mu, send Manager Liu off for Ben Gong."

Su Mu quickly complied, and led Manager Liu out of the main hall. Yun Shang watched their figures gradually go away, and after a while, she picked up the chopsticks again, her expression faded a little: "Although it was a bit sudden, it helped me a lot, tonight, let's all go Looking at the juggling, I will keep that person and let him think there is an opportunity."

Qian Zhuo nodded with a smile: "Yes, the juggling troupe came just in time."

Yun Shang bit her chopsticks and remained silent for a moment before saying: "Speaking of this juggling troupe, it stands to reason that the people arranged by His Majesty will definitely not have any problems, but we have to guard against those who are willing to play tricks and let people go Find out, what is the origin of this juggling team."

Qianzhuo quickly agreed, bowed and exited the main hall.

The dark guard responded in the afternoon, "The juggling team is not a newcomer. The people in the juggling team are all street performers. It was only a few months ago that they got together for some reason. We made some new gadgets together, but they were very popular, so we gradually became famous.”

Yun Shang raised the corners of her mouth and laughed: "It's been scattered for so many years, and it's interesting to suddenly gather together to form a juggling troupe recently."

After hearing what Yun Shang said, Qian Zhuo knew that she must have doubts in her heart, so she quickly said: "Your Majesty suspects that there is something wrong with this juggling troupe?"

"There are definitely problems, but since His Majesty will make up his mind to let you in, he won't fail to see such an obvious problem. He must have his intentions. I'll find out when I ask again later." Yun Chang replied softly.

The sky gradually darkened, Yunshang asked Hua'er and Nanny to take Bao'er with them, and took Qianzhuo and Qianliu to the Taiji Hall. It was still early, so Yun Chang didn't go directly to the main hall, but went to the side hall first.

Liu Wen'an ordered someone to serve tea, and Yun Shangfang showed a little smile: "Today, the juggling troupe that came to perform in the palace is a folk artist, so it needs to be checked by a good student."

Liu Wen'an quickly bowed and replied: "Don't worry, ma'am, all the artisans of the juggling troupe entered the palace in the morning, took a bath in the palace, and then changed into the clothes prepared in the palace. If you are prepared, absolutely nothing will go wrong."

"That's good." Yun Chang nodded with a smile: "Director Liu is extremely appropriate, so I can trust the palace. The juggling troupe has entered the palace long ago? Where are they now? Why didn't I see it?"

"The people from the juggling troupe said that they had to practice their hands to familiarize themselves with new props and objects, so the servants asked the palace staff to lead them to Zhongcui Palace. There is a training ground for training palace staff, and the place is quite large." Liu Wen'an responded with a smile, "But at this time, I think he should be here soon."

Just as he was saying this, he heard the palace servants come to report: "The empress, the imperial concubine of Ning Kingdom has arrived, Your Majesty invites the empress to go to the main hall."

Yun Chang responded and stood up. Originally, there was a small door in the side hall that led directly to the main hall, but today's banquet can be regarded as a formal occasion, so it is a bit inappropriate. Yun Chang left the side hall, circled around the Taiji hall for a small half, and arrived at the entrance of the main hall.

After entering the main hall, everyone hurriedly saluted, Yun Chang's eyes swept away, and he saw that not only Emperor Ning and Concubine Jin came here today, but also ministers of the third rank and above in the court. Yun Chang walked to Luo Qingyan's side, Fang turned around and said with a smile, "Let's get flat." Then he sat down beside Luo Qingyan.

Taking advantage of the time when the courtiers were getting up and taking their seats, Luo Qingyan leaned slightly towards Yunshang, and said with a smile: "Today's juggling troupe is very popular recently, and many important officials in the court have recommended it to me. gone."

Yun Chang raised her eyes and smiled slightly at Emperor Ning and Concubine Jin, Fang responded softly: "The concubine will have a good time to see it today."

After everyone sat down, Luo Qingyan welcomed the arrival of Emperor Ning and Concubine Jin, and then ordered the juggling troupe to enter the palace.

The first ones to enter the palace were a few young women, all of them had good looks, although they were not perfect, they looked like pretty ladies. After entering the hall and saluting, several people escaped a pink brocade handkerchief from their sleeves. They unfolded the brocade handkerchief and showed the front and back of the brocade handkerchief half-hidden for everyone to see, then slightly pulled their hands, Then they pulled out another brocade handkerchief, and the women showed surprise, their mouths were wide open, and their eyes were full of curiosity. He kept pulling the brocade handkerchief in his hand, and the brocade handkerchief got longer and longer, until it was several meters long. Then he stuffed the long brocade handkerchief into his hand, and unfolded it again, and there was only one.

The woman put her hand under the brocade handkerchief and poked it upwards, and a buttercup flower grew on the brocade handkerchief. The buttercup flower was originally just a bud, but gradually it bloomed, and then slowly withered, petals bit by bit It fell, but it seemed that it would never end, and there was a layer of petals on the ground. The woman threw the brocade handkerchief into the air, and it rained petals, but the brocade handkerchief disappeared from everyone's eyes. After the rain of petals fell, the woman opened her hand slightly to grab the air, held it tightly, and when she opened it again, the brocade handkerchief returned to her hand.

Everyone in the hall watched intently and applauded again and again, even Xiao Shujin couldn't help showing surprise, and whispered to Emperor Ning.

"It's really good. It's very beautiful, but it's also very exciting. It's really different from the juggling shows I've seen before." Yun Shang turned her head with a smile and said softly to Luo.

Luo Qingyan nodded lightly: "I knew you women like this kind of tenderness."

Several women saluted and retreated, and then three men came in pushing a big drum. Yun Chang squinted slightly, and saw the three of them holding drumsticks in their hands and beating the big drum. Kind of agitated. Then, the three of them carried the drum on their backs and waved the drumsticks in their hands, and slowly lay down on the ground, but the drum surface suddenly broke from the inside, and with a "bang", a person came out.

Yun Shang's hand holding the wine glass tightened a little bit, and even Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo behind them couldn't help but raise their vigilance.

The man crawled out of the drum, and the original three stood up, their eyes widened, as if they were sorry for the broken drum, and they pointed at the man who got out, their faces full of anger. The man who got out of the drum smiled slightly, leaned over the big drum, and stood up again in a moment, but the drum surface that was broken just now suddenly became intact as before.

Yun Shang's hand loosened a little.

The man who got out of the drum jumped on the drum, jumped on the drum for a while, but suddenly fell down again, but after falling, the drum surface was not damaged at all.

When the original three people saw this, one of them shouted: "He broke our drum, bring the sword."

The women from before came up again, holding many swords in their hands. Yun Chang's eyes fell on those swords, Luo Qingyan turned his head and smiled comfortingly at Yun Chang, Yun Chang smiled and nodded lightly, then turned his eyes back to the palace.

Each of the three men held a sword and plunged into the drum suddenly, and there was a sound of exclamation and breathing in the hall. Then the three of them took the sword from the woman's arms again, and stabbed it down on the drum again, several times in a row, more than ten swords were densely stuck on the drum.

"This won't kill anyone, right?" Xiao Shujin covered his mouth and said softly.

Luo Qingyan said hastily: "Mother and Concubine will know when you look down."

The first time Yunshang heard Luo Qingyan calling her Concubine Jin, she was surprised, but more often than not, she felt a little weird, so she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

Xiao Shujin was also slightly taken aback, then raised his eyes and looked at the palace again.

The men in the temple had already started to pull out the swords inserted into the drum, and then tore off the drum surface. Looking down, they saw that the man who got into the drum suddenly stood up again. up. The other jugglers around pretended to be panicked and fell to the ground.

The crowd didn't understand the mystery, so they were shocked and applauded again and again.

Then, the juggling troupe performed many juggling performances that no one had ever heard of, which aroused cheers and exclamations from the hall, and even the palace people were attentive.

The whole night was peaceful. After the juggling, Luo Qingyan called the head of the juggling troupe to come forward to receive the reward. What Yun Shang never expected was that the head of the juggling troupe was actually one of the young women. one person.

"This girl is able to make such achievements at such a young age, she is really a well-deserved hero among women." Yun Shang said with a smile.

The woman thanked her again and again, Xiao Shujin saw this, turned around and said to Yunshang: "Although the trick of stabbing people in the drum is very beautiful, but it is a bit thrilling, I am a little curious about how the petal shower is done. I don’t know, but can this girl tell me the mystery?”

The woman looked a little embarrassed, and Yun Chang couldn't help laughing: "Mother, you are embarrassing others. This is their ability to make money, and the ministers present are their important customers. How can they be in front of the guests?" , let’s talk about the mystery in the middle, if you tell it, there will be no surprises.”

When the woman heard the words, she saluted with a smile and said: "If this nobleman wants to know, it's not impossible to say, but it's really inconvenient to say everything in front of everyone."

"It's easy, just go to the side hall." Luo Qingyan said with a smile, and said to Xiao Shujin and Emperor Ning: "Father, mother and concubine, why don't we go to the side hall again."

After finishing speaking, the group left the main hall together and entered the side hall.

"When the girls performed before, they said lightly that what these girls performed was a trick that girls would like." Yun Shang said softly to Xiao Shujin with a smile.

Xiao Shujin laughed: "Yes, it looks very pretty."

The mother and daughter laughed and sat down together in the side hall. Those women were brought over, and the head of the juggling troupe was the one who walked in the front. He saluted quickly when he entered the hall, and said with a smile: "I want to report to the empress, the petals I picked before are basically used up. Minnv asked them to pick some more. There is still a little left here, if the empress finds it boring to wait, the minnv should dye her nails first."

"You still have such skills? That's good." Yun Shang responded with a smile, and turned to look at Xiao Shujin: "Mother and concubine also want to dye one?"

Xiao Shujin smiled and said: "I've never liked these things, it's not like you don't know."

Yun Shang laughed when she heard the words, and ordered someone to fetch a small bowl and handed it to the woman. The woman put the buttercup petals in the brocade handkerchief into the bowl and smashed them with a wooden stick. Ready, the woman took some alum and put it in.

Yun Chang stretched out her hand, and the woman clung to Yun Chang's hand, took some crushed petals and juice with a small piece of wood, and wanted to apply it to Yun Chang's hand. However, Yun Chang stretched out her hand to take the small piece of wood with an extremely gorgeous smile, and directly picked up the bowl full of petals and juice, stretched out her hand to pinch the woman's mouth, and poured out everything in the bowl into her mouth.