Chapter 89 Ancient Superstars

Looking at Cao Wenzhen's embarrassed figure leaving, Lu Changjing sneered.

Through the soul-stealing technique, he had just stolen some useful information from Cao Wen Zheng.

That is, Cao Wenzhen was preparing to take advantage of this opportunity to find out the spy, so he immediately told Cao Xiuyuan about it, and then informed Cai Gu through Cao Xiuyuan.

In this way, Cai Gu could avoid it in time to avoid being discovered by Cao Wenzhen.

Yes, the spies that Cao Wenzhen mentioned now include himself.

Thanks to the fact that he would come to the Imperial Study to educate Lu Changjing from time to time, Lu Changjing also took this opportunity to gain a lot of useful things from his mind.

Otherwise, if Cai Gu, Cao Xiuyuan and Zhao Yali were left alone, it would be easy for them to reveal their flaws.

Although Cao Wenzhen is a grandmaster, his spiritual cultivation is only at the first-level grandmaster level, and he only practices spiritual-level techniques, which are far inferior to the Imperial Dragon Soul Sutra.

The level of the Soul-Picking Secret Scripture is far above that of divine arts, and it is beyond the ability of Cao Wen Zheng to detect.

In addition, Cao Wen Zheng always felt that Lu Changjing was a useless person, so he would not hide anything in front of him. Every time something big happened, he would come to teach him a lesson and inform him of the current situation to prevent him from making any mistakes.

This gave Lu Changjing the opportunity to spy on him and get a lot of useful information from Cao Wenzhen.

If nothing unexpected happens, Chief Cao Wenzhen will suffer again this time.

With a sneer, Lu Changjing prepared to go to the secret room to practice. He still had a lot of things to do tomorrow.

"Brother Jing, are you okay?"

At this time, a familiar voice came to my ears.

It turned out that it was Xiao Yaoxin who sneaked in through the small hole in the skylight, bringing with her a food box, which contained not only delicious elixirs but also some palace snacks.

Looking at Concubine Jin, who was wearing a red palace dress that looked more festive than her usual plain look, Lu Changjing smiled and held her in his arms, leading her to the secret retreat room.

"I'm fine, don't worry, my love."

Maybe he was in a hurry when leaving the banquet, Xiao Yaoxin thought something had happened, so she came to see him.

However, he didn't know that it wasn't Lu Changjing who was in trouble, but the idiot Cao Wenzhen who was in trouble, so he asked Lu Changjing to leave quickly so that he could deal with the mess over there.

Seeing the smile on Lu Changjing's face, Xiao Yaoxin put her worries aside, happily hugged Lu Changjing, and let him take her to the secret retreat room.

"Brother Jing, try this pastry."

Xiao Yaoxin took a bite of a piece of palace dessert, turned it into an imported dessert, and fed it to Lu Changjing.

Lu Changjing naturally accepted all the treats, and while eating the imported snacks, he did not forget to thank Concubine Jin for her generous gift.

Soon, Lu Changjing also gave Xiao Yaoxin a piece of imported dessert in return. Concubine Jin smiled shyly and opened her cherry mouth to take a bite...

They kept feeding until the sound of firecrackers, and there was nothing left in the full food box. Only then did they reluctantly let go.

After seeing off Concubine Jin Xiao Yaoxin, Lu Changjing immediately began to digest the medicine in his body. After resting for more than half an hour, he began to get busy preparing for the next day's activities.

There were not many activities on the first day of the Lunar New Year, mainly taking the concubines out for fun and watching operas. The entertainment activities in the palace were far more exciting than those in the folk. Although there was no television or mobile phone entertainment, the folks' New Year celebrations, such as setting off firecrackers, visiting temple fairs, and meeting relatives, were also quite interesting.

The main activities of celebrating the New Year in the palace include ice-skating, watching plays and paying homage.

The greatest entertainment for the emperor and his concubines was watching operas. When they were enjoying the opera, they would hum a passage. They would also distribute red envelopes to the younger generations for the New Year, drink tea and fruits with them, appreciate plum blossoms, and light firecrackers and fireworks.

The family, the country and the world have been busy for a year, and the emperor should also relax. May billions of people live longer and the peaceful year usher in a peaceful spring.

Starting from the second day of the first lunar month, Lu Changjing needs to enjoy himself with the ministers and can no longer stay with his clan and harem.

There are basically tea parties and palace concerts every year. From the second to the tenth day of the first lunar month, Lu Changjing needs to invite his ministers to the Chonghua Palace in the Forbidden City to attend the New Year tea party.

It is said that the tea banquet in Chonghua Palace was established by a former emperor of the Daning royal family. At the tea banquet, you can also taste the most precious Sanqing tea. The tea is brewed with snow water from Shifeng Longjing, and plum blossoms, bergamot and pine nuts are added. The fragrance of the tea is refreshing, clearing the mind and nourishing the eyes. It is a rare spiritual tea.

Lu Changjing also drank a lot, which was quite beneficial for his cultivation.

There was also poetry creation on the spot, and Lu Changjing served as the judge to select outstanding works and give rewards.

The tea parties in the imperial palace were meant to show that the emperor was diligent and virtuous, and that he never forgot to have fun with his subjects during festivals and holidays.

The New Year's concerts in the palace are also very lively. Zhonghe Shaoyue is the royal orchestra used by the emperor. It is played when princes and ministers enter the palace to pay tribute to the emperor, and when the family members of the Qianqing Palace pay tribute to the emperor. Eighteen musical instruments and a top team of musicians make the New Year in the palace elegant and festive.

Lu Changjing also discovered that although this world had fewer musical instruments than his previous life, the concerts were not inferior to those in his previous life.

The various music and dances were simply magnificent. The talented dancers danced gracefully, and each of them was so beautiful that she could shame the moon and the flowers.

If it were in the previous life, the appearance of any female musician would be above 90 points, or even close to 100 points.

No wonder the emperors before Da Ning liked to select concubines from among the musicians. These musicians were of such high quality and were good at singing and dancing. If they were brought back to the bedroom, the pleasure would be simply intoxicating.

After he took control of the imperial court, Lu Changjing was ready to give it a try and experience what it felt like to be the emperor choosing a concubine.

In ancient times, each of these palace musicians could be called an ancient version of a superstar, with a status far exceeding the so-called top actresses in previous lives.

After finishing their busy day, Tan Qingyun, Lin Yixin, Xiao Yaoxin, Zhou Ruolan... would occasionally come over in the evening and continue to enjoy imported delicacies with Lu Changjing.

This New Year was quite fulfilling, far better than any New Year in my previous life.

Although there are no entertainment facilities such as mobile phones and computers, it is much more fun than those modern entertainment facilities, so it doesn’t matter if they are not there.

Because I was so happy, even the time for practicing at night was reduced a lot.

Fortunately, it is time to settle down and my physical fitness needs to continue to improve so that I can continue to break through bottlenecks and enter a higher level.

The bottleneck dam leading to the high-level grandmaster level is not so easy to break through. If you want to break it through forcefully like before, you need a stronger physique.

In the midst of the busyness, the fourth soul-picking hook was also produced. After a little polishing, it can be used in actual combat.

Lu Changjing also began to consider who to choose as the fourth soul-picking target. This time, he might have to pick the soul of a more powerful master. The strength of Cao Wenzhen, Cai Gu and others was still a little weak, and there was not even a high-level master.

(End of this chapter)