"Oh! So you're the daughter of Master Zhang! Why are you wearing a veil?" A woman asked.
"I accidentally contracted chickenella, and it's really not appropriate for me to meet people like this, so I didn't take off my veil.”
When she heard that Gu Luoluo was infected with chickenella, the woman distanced herself from her." I heard that chickenella is contagious.”
"Yes, yes. Sigh…This is bad luck. It would be terrible if I got infected. I still hope to see the current Emperor with this appearance!”
Gu Luoluo did not feel sad when she heard their discussion. She hoped that these women would stay away from her so that she could avoid some trouble.
Gu Luoluo's abnormal behavior attracted the Empress Dowager's attention." She seems to be avoiding something."”
The eunuch took the opportunity to say,"Since Your Majesty is interested in this woman, why don't you let this old minister investigate?"”
"No need. Let's observe first." she whispered to the eunuch.
"Let's listen to a song first today.”The Empress Dowager said to the girls.
"Yes." The women answered in unison.
A woman slowly walked up and gently plucked the strings of the pipa in her hand, playing a pleasant tune.
"Yes." The empress dowager nodded, showing an intoxicated look.
"What do you guys think?" the empress dowager asked.
"Very good." Some of the women said.
The Empress Dowager noticed that one of them did not speak, so she asked her," Why did you not speak? Do you have any unique insights?"”
The woman replied,"Replying to the Empress, my daughter does not have any unique insights." My daughter also thinks that this song is very good, but my daughter can play it better than her.”she said confidently.
"Oh!" The Empress Dowager was intrigued." You can actually play better than the people in the palace?”
"Whether it is or not, the Empress will know once she hears it.”the woman said.
"Alright, play the zither for this lady." The Empress Dowager ordered the maid to give the woman a zither.
"Many thanks, Empress." After the woman sat down, she played a song called Guangling San.
"This Guangling San is a rare piece of music in the world. How did you know? And you played it so beautifully!" The empress dowager asked curiously.
"Replying to Niangniang, my father was originally an official of a dynasty and usually liked to collect musical scores, so this little daughter was fortunate enough to obtain this score. If the Empress likes it, I can make a copy for the Empress.”The woman replied respectfully.
"My father is?"
"General Meng, a first-grade official of the previous dynasty."
The Empress Dowager smiled." These women are indeed not simple. Each of them came prepared. Not only did they come to ascend the throne, but they also came for their father's career. This General Meng of the previous dynasty had unparalleled martial arts, but unfortunately, he was not given an important position because he had assisted the previous emperor.”
The Empress Dowager smiled." I see that all of you girls have unique skills. It's more interesting than the performances I've prepared. How about this, why don't we let the ladies show off their skills?”The Empress Dowager wanted to take this opportunity to see what these women were good at.
"Alright then." All the women cheered, feeling that this was a rare opportunity to showcase themselves.
"Then who will go first?" the empress dowager asked.
The performances of the young ladies of the various wealthy families were very different. They were just some skills in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The Empress Dowager felt that it was a little boring. She saw that Gu Luoluo was still acting, so she said to her," Why didn't the eldest daughter of the Zhang family perform? Do you think my place is not worthy of your skills?”
The Empress Dowager's words were a little sarcastic. Gu Luoluo could tell that she was blaming herself, so she lowered her head slightly." Replying to the Empress Dowager, my daughter does not have much talent. After watching the other sisters 'performances, my daughter felt inferior, so I will not embarrass myself.”
"Is that so? I feel that you have a kung fu that she can't compare to.”The empress dowager smiled.
Gu Luoluo was stunned for a moment. She did not know what the Empress Dowager meant." My daughter is not talented. I really can't think of what talent I have that is above the other sisters. I hope the Empress Dowager can say something."”
"Hahaha." The Empress Dowager laughed." Miss Zhang is indeed humble. Who doesn't know that my father is famous for eliminating demons? As his daughter, how can you not know how to catch demons? You refuse to perform here, could it be that you're afraid that this skill will be stolen by others?”
Gu Luoluo thought for a moment and decided that it was not a good time to make excuses. She followed the Empress Dowager's wishes and said," My father did teach me some demon-catching skills, but today is the Lantern Festival. It should be a happy day. My daughter felt that performing some fighting and killing would spoil the beautiful atmosphere, so she did not show it to the Empress."”
"It's fine. Who said that your moves would affect the atmosphere here? BenGong normally loves to look at these things. BenGong feels that if a woman has good martial arts, then she can also be called valiant!”The empress dowager covered her mouth with her sleeve and laughed.
Divine Lord Di suddenly interrupted and said," If you like, I can perform for you. My family's young miss has contracted chickenella, I'm afraid it's inconvenient, I hope Empress can forgive me.”After saying that, Divine Lord Di walked to the center of the banquet and prepared to perform.
"Wait." Suddenly, she said sternly," BenGong has no interest in men wielding knives and swords. Men should be like this. What's so strange about this?"”
Seeing this, the eunuch knew that the Empress Dowager was angry. He said to Divine Lord Di," Go down quickly and ask your young lady to perform for the Empress. If you offend the Empress Dowager, your Zhang family will have to bear the consequences.”
Gu Luoluo didn't want to bring trouble to the Zhang family, so she quickly said to the Empress Dowager,"Empress Dowager, please forgive me. This guard was thinking of me, so he lost his manners." I hope that the Empress Dowager will not blame him for his loyalty to me. Only this sword technique, I will perform it for the Empress.”
The Empress Dowager saw that her wish had been granted and immediately let go." Actually, I can understand. Today, your body is so inconvenient, and I still insist on making you play with the sword. I really feel bad. How about this, why don't you guys compete in archery today and see who can come out on top?”
"Men, prepare the arrows." The Empress Dowager ordered the servants.
Soon, three targets were brought up.
"Do you see the red heart in the middle? If any of you can hit the red heart, BenGong will reward you heavily.”The empress dowager said meaningfully.
When the women heard that there was a heavy reward, they thought that they were going to be chosen to be the Empress of the palace. They all used the strength of nine oxen and twenty-five oxen to shoot at the bullseye in the middle.
The Empress Dowager saw the actions of these women and felt that it was somewhat laughable. She shook her head and said to the eunuchs beside her," These women are too weak. They can't even draw the bow.”
"If you don't want to see it, I'll ask them to leave.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:122120183:54AM
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