"The jasper is as high as a tree, with thousands of green silk threads hanging down. I don't know who cut out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Dou Yacai stood by the flower pond, like a real ancient, reciting "He Zhizhang of the Tang Dynasty"
"Yong Willow".
Spring has come before you know it, and Dou Yacai has been in ancient times for a long time, about three months. She has gradually become familiar with the life in ancient times, and has established a deep master-servant relationship with Xiao Niba. In Dou Mansion
, except for Dou Jiang, everyone still regarded her as an unwelcome outsider. At the same time, her skinny body remained unchanged.
She had never seen Liu Yan again since he fell down in front of everyone.
Her father Dou Jiang said that the war between him and the third prince who scared her for the throne was intensifying day by day. Some ministers in the court gradually divided into two factions, one was the "Baohuang faction" and the other was called the "Baohuang faction".
As for the status of the "Baoyan faction" in the eyes of the emperor, Liu Hui had a great advantage, because he had been the most favored by the emperor since he was a child, which was unmatched by any other prince, and Liu Hui's mother was
The Queen, the power of the Queen's family should not be underestimated; but compared to Liu Yan, the third prince Liu Yan is cautious in doing things and has a changeable mind. Compared with Liu Yan's uprightness, he understands the emperor's thoughts better, unlike Liu Yan because of
Having been pampered since childhood, it is inevitable that one will be arrogant.
"Second young lady, it turns out you are here. It's easy for me to find you. The eldest lady is practicing a show in front of the emperor in the front hall. The master asked me to come to you to watch it." Little Niba panted and ran around to find Dou Yacai.
, and finally found Dou Yacai by the pool, breaking willows in his hands and chanting poems.
"Performance in front of the emperor?"
"This is a show that is performed in the palace every spring. Officials of the fifth rank and above send a young lady to perform in front of the emperor. The emperor and queen, as well as the empresses and princesses in the palace will go to watch it, and they must be selected every time.
The emperor will personally reward the one who performs best. The significance of the performance in front of the emperor is different this year."
"What's different?"
"Obviously it's a show for viewing, but in reality it's about choosing a concubine for the Sixth Prince, because I heard that since the news spread that the eldest lady went to the palace to meet the Queen and the Sixth Prince also went to see it, many rich ladies from official families also came to see it.
I started to be eager to try, and the eldest lady suddenly had another competitor. No, I was practicing day and night every day."
"Oh? Then I have to go take a look and cheer her up." Seeing Dou Biyu's eagerness to become a princess is really touching. I hope God will grant this stubborn woman.
As soon as they arrived at the hall, they heard the melodious sound of the flute. From a distance, Dou Biyu was dancing like a light peacock. Her graceful figure made people forget to leave. Dou Jiang and Dou Biyu both nodded and smiled.
Dou Yacai thought of the quatrains of the Tang poem "Han Palace Song": "Jade frost flows in front of the water-colored curtain, Zhao's flying swallows serve Zhaoyang, the flute dances in the palm of the hand, and the sound is silent, the autumn night in the thirty-sixth palace is long." This poem describes that in the
On an autumn night with a bright moon, the dongxiao played a beautiful melody. Zhao Feiyan, who served the emperor in Zhaoyang Palace, danced on the palm of her hand with the ups and downs of the music. Although it is not the autumn moon with a bright moon, the warm sun shines
On this spring day, Dou Biyu's dancing posture gives people a brighter sense of temptation.
Alas, Uncle Liu Hui, what more can he ask for after receiving such a good wife?