Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

September, evening in the fields, today is different from usual because today is Wen Jiu's birthday.

The fields where Wen Jiu was working were filled with runners from the Yun County government and a large number of Yun County garrison troops. The fields, which should have been a busy scene, were now filled with singing and dancing.

Wen Jiu was wearing the short-sleeved coarse linen shirt he used for work, sitting cross-legged at a low table, drinking a glass and chatting happily with the people around him. Even the Xie family sent people to congratulate him.

Xie Huaili is the former Minister of Rites. He is already old and would not come in person. He only sent younger members of his family.

Xie Yu, the great-grandson of Xie Huaili, came to Hongdong County, Yunzhou, where his grandfather lived, because his mother died and his father remarried in Beijing, which caused discord at home.

At this time, Xie Yu and his younger sister Xie Qingyan sat there with a stiff look on their faces, watching Wen Jiu's grand and large-scale banquet. There were so many people that they even saw a group of children following a woman, and there was a pregnant woman next to the woman.

Another field was even filled with ordinary people sitting everywhere, and they all looked like farmers.

This was the first time that Xie Yu attended such an undignified banquet. When he came to Yunzhou two years ago, he had even been to the prince's banquet several times. Now, looking at Wen Jiu who looked like he was enjoying himself, he felt a little confused.

However, despite being puzzled by this ridiculous banquet, he remained calm and only looked at his sister with concern: "Qingyan, if you feel uncomfortable, you can leave first. I will explain to Prince Yongle."

Xie Qingyan just maintained the proper smile on her face, and her eyes couldn't help looking to the side: "It's okay, brother, this banquet is very interesting, we have never attended it before, right?"

As soon as she arrived, someone explained to her the background of those children and that special woman. She and her brother had already learned about the people around Prince Yongle before they came. This woman was someone who must not be offended.

There is a somewhat ridiculous rumor circulating among several counties that if you offend King Yongle, you can try to find this girl to plead for you. If you offend this girl, King Yongle will personally come to you with a knife in hand to reminisce about the past.

Qiao Shinian noticed someone was looking at her, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look, and saw a young girl looking at her. When their eyes met, the girl smiled and nodded to her in greeting.

Qiao Shinian also smiled back.

The governor of Yunzhou sat on the right side of Wen Jiu. He looked at Qiao Shinian on the left side of Wen Jiu, raised his hand and raised his wine glass with a smile: "I have heard that the young lady is the prince's right-hand man. After seeing her today, I find that she is indeed extraordinary."

"Thank you for your compliment, Lord Wan. The prince often tells me about you, saying that you are a good official who loves the people like his own children and is the prince's biggest helper in ensuring that the people of Yunzhou have enough food to eat." Qiao Shinian picked up the wine glass and replied with a smile, "With you here, the prince's agricultural development will surely become smoother and smoother."

"No, no, this is what we, the officials, should do." Wan Chengshi replied with a smile: "It's mainly because of the prince. There are only a few people in ancient and modern times who are lucky enough to be protected by the goddess. This bumper harvest is all thanks to the prince."

Listening to everyone praising each other, Wen Jiu smiled and turned to look at Qiao Shinian. His face was full of pride, as if he was waiting for Qiao Shinian's praise.

Qiao Shinian just smiled and nodded to Wen Jiu, then turned to look at Ding Cuicui beside him and said, "Keep an eye on the little rascals at the back for me, don't let them mess around."

Ding Cuicui nodded, but there was a hint of anticipation in her eyes. Today's banquet was organized by Qiao Shinian at the request of Wen Jiu, and she also contributed to it.

The evening breeze adds a touch of coolness, and the clouds on the horizon paint the sky into a beautiful picture. At the bottom of the picture is a scene of drinking and having fun.

Next, there were soldiers walking along the road and between the ridges of the fields, holding a drum in their hands.

Seeing this, Qiao Shinian stood up and bowed to Wen Jiuyingying: "Today is the prince's birthday. You said before that you wanted me to dance for you, so today I will dance for you."

Wen Jiu was surprised for a moment, then smiled and applauded: "Good!"

Everyone turned their eyes to Qiao Shinian. Right in the center of the circle, the drum was placed there.

As the silk music sounded again after a brief pause, Qiao Shinian raised her legs to reveal her slender white ankles, and the silver bells on her ankles were also revealed. Every time she stepped on the drum, the drum surface would vibrate, making a not-so-loud drum sound, and the sound of the silver bells seemed different from ordinary silver bells.

Those with good hearing can tell that this is not the sound of a silver bell. It seems that there are many different kinds of bell sounds mixed in with the faint sounds of drums and silk music, which have a certain rhythmic beauty as the dance progresses.

From Qiao Shinian's agile and graceful posture, one can't tell that she has stopped dancing for two or three years.

"It's so beautiful." Xie Qingyan said in a low voice, she was staring at Qiao Shinian's dance in a trance.

Qiao Shinian's dance is very creative and difficult, and the timing of controlling the sound of the bells on his body is very perfect.

Xie Qingyan had participated in many large and small gatherings in the past. The dances that the young ladies from various families had practiced hard were also very beautiful, but they were always mediocre and lacked something.

Qiao Shinian's dance today was a little bold for her. Not to mention the bells on her body, just the enchanting dance moves made her blush. Qiao Shinian's dance costume made her blush even more.

"Qingyan." Xie Yu raised his hand to cover Xie Qingyan's eyes, but was pulled down by Xie Qingyan.

"Brother, her dance is very bold. But what should we do later? What kind of gossip will these people spread?" Xie Qingyan looked at Xie Yu and asked. When she glanced at Qiao Shinian, the enchanting dance had already passed.

Wen Jiu stared at Qiao Shinian infatuatedly, his eyes full of surprise and desire.

He wanted to grow bigger, grow faster...

Ding Cuicui accidentally saw Wen Jiu's expression from the side and was startled. She then lowered her eyes slightly to hide her shock.

Isn’t it said that this is just Prince Yongle’s sister?

The look on Prince Yongle's face...

As the dance ended, Qiao Shinian stood on the drum and bowed as usual.

Then, Wen Jiu stood up, picked up the clothes that Qiao Shinian had thrown on the ground, walked to the drum, and stretched out his hands: "Sister, I'll carry you over to you so that you don't get your feet dirty."

"No need." Qiao Shinian just jumped off the drum, took the clothes from Wen Jiu's hand and walked back to his seat.

"Go put the shelf up." Ding Cuicui stood up and walked to the side when Qiao Shinian bent down, and said to the two people in long sleeves.

The two men nodded, then turned and walked further back.

"It's a pity that Jinhua and Xiaoyue are not coming. They can't see my beautiful dance." Qiao Shinian sighed softly.

Just as a crowd of exclamations rang out and Wen Jiu was about to talk to Qiao Shinian, a discordant voice seemed very abrupt.

"Your Highness Prince Yongle! You have given this woman too much power! Do you know that she advocates for women to be equal to men, which is ridiculous!?"