At three o'clock in the hour, Emperor Gaozong held a banquet for guests in the Zichen Hall. This event must be a major event in history. Not only civil and military officials came to attend, but also the surrounding small countries sent special envoys to congratulate them. Therefore, this state banquet was
It can be said to be the highest level. Compared with the family banquet, the family banquet is simply insignificant.
At such a high-level banquet, Leng Changxi also belonged to the classless crowd. Naturally, she could not get Zhao Yuan's glory and could not sit next to him. Instead, she sat near the last seat with the emperor's female family members.
Leng Changxi slept in the Wende Hall for nearly two hours in the afternoon. When the banquet was about to begin, Lingshan forcibly dragged her out of the quilt. She changed into a long moon-white silk and satin gauze dress, paired with a bright red pair.
The belt immediately made her whole body look as ethereal as a banished immortal. But in Lingshan's words, if you don't speak, you will be shocked. Therefore, Lingshan's requirements for her performance tonight are extremely low.
Yes, just let her hide in the last place, eat well, drink well, and don't talk.
But many things often backfire. Many times it is not people looking for trouble, but something like this.
The solemn hall gradually became noisy, and the previous solemn atmosphere was gone. The princes from various fiefdoms were all brothers. They had not seen each other for many years, and they couldn't help but exchange a few warm words. Gaozong, who was sitting in the center of the main hall, also had a smile on his face.
Got some smiles.
"All my dear friends, let us raise a toast and have fun together! God bless our Song Dynasty! Today, our Song Dynasty has established its capital in Lin'an, and we will ensure that our Song Dynasty has good weather, peace and security, and the people are happy and live forever!" Gaozong stepped out from the throne.
He stood up slowly, holding the wine glass high. Upon seeing this, all the civil and military officials stood up holding the wine glasses. The palace servants and many female relatives who were waiting on the side all knelt down and prostrated on the ground.
Everyone shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor! God bless our Song Dynasty and may it live forever!"
Although Leng Changxi was one of the people who knelt on the ground and shouted, she despised this farce from the bottom of her heart. Will it last for ten thousand years? Of all the people present, she was the only one who knew in her heart that the destiny of the Southern Song Dynasty was coming to an end.
How can it survive for thousands of years? This sounds ironic.
"My dear friends, please take your seats!" Following Gaozong's pardon, those who were standing sat down and those who were lying on their stomachs stood up.
Suddenly, a burst of sweet music sounded in the hall. The silk and bamboo were clanking, the orchestra was low, and the chimes were ethereal. This was a folk music symphony that was more shocking than any symphony concert. At this moment, Leng Changxi had to admire how many Chinese people
With thousands of years of civilized history, under such music, even Haydn, the father of symphony, would probably bow down.
As the music progressed, a group of women wearing red ethereal gauze slowly entered the hall, with sleeves dancing, skirts flying, willow waists turning slightly, and lotuses growing step by step. Fellow dancers, even Leng Changxi could not bear to
I couldn't help but be stunned and amazed by it.
The dance gradually stopped, and everyone showed appreciative smiles and nodded their heads. At this moment, a middle-aged man sitting in front suddenly stood up. He clapped loudly and was full of enthusiasm.
He shouted: "Okay! Okay! Your Majesty, this dance is really exquisite! Such a superb dance can only be seen in my Song Dynasty Palace! Today we are in the capital, thanks to the great blessing of the Emperor, we are lucky enough to see this world.
Beautiful dance! Come and join us to toast the Emperor and the Queen Mother! May the Emperor be as blessed as the heavens, may he live as long as the heavens, long live the Queen Mother, and may the Queen Mother live a thousand years!”
As soon as the middle-aged man said this, the civil and military officials picked up their wine glasses and stood up. Leng Changxi and other female figures followed the lower-class people and knelt on the ground, shouting: "Long live my emperor."
Long live, long live, the Queen Mother, a thousand lives, a thousand years, a thousand years!”
Emperor Gaozong and Empress Dowager Wei happily picked up their wine glasses and drank with their ministers.
After finishing the cup, he heard Gaozong's deep and slow voice: "All my dear friends, please take your seats!" Then, Gaozong turned to the middle-aged man: "Prime Minister Qin has dedicated his life to the Song Dynasty for decades, which is also a meritorious service.
It’s indispensable! Today I also offer you a cup of love!”
After hearing this, the man hurriedly came to the front of the temple with a wine glass, knelt down and shouted long live thanks.
When she heard Gaozong say the words "Qin Prime Minister", Leng Changxi suddenly flashed a name in her mind - Qin Hui! It was Qin Hui, the traitorous official who was despised by all generations and betrayed his country for glory!
Thinking of this, Leng Changxi couldn't help but quietly raised her eyes. She saw a middle-aged man with a tall figure. Looking from the side, he could vaguely see the handsome demeanor in his prime. It turned out that this was Qin Hui! Leng Changxi sighed in her heart.
The image of a human being is far from the image of sly eyebrows and rat-like eyes in people's minds! What if those old scholars who boasted that they had restored Qin Hui's head saw him? What would they think? From Qin Hui's face, Leng Changxi finally concluded
A conclusion: handsome people are not necessarily good people!
Just when Leng Changxi's mind was filled with excitement, she suddenly heard the unhurried voice of Queen Mother Wei: "Qin Aiqing, what do you think of this dance?"
"This dance only exists in heaven. How many times can we see it on earth!" Qin Hui praised without hesitation.
"What do you think of these dancers, Aiqing?" Empress Dowager Wei smiled deeply, and Leng Changxi was a little confused as to what she was thinking.
"Beauty in the world."
"No." The Empress Dowager's calm words immediately plunged the hall into silence. Everyone was waiting for her next words. To be honest, these selected singing and dancing girls were indeed so beautiful that there was nothing to say.
But why Empress Dowager Wei would say such things made everyone curious.
"I hope the Queen Mother will give me some advice." Qin Hui's respectful and humble look made Queen Mother Wei nod with satisfaction.
"Speaking of stunning beauty in the world, the Ai family has actually seen such a girl. She has an outstanding appearance and can conquer the country. Not only that, the Ai family has also heard people say that this girl is knowledgeable, good at singing, dancing, playing chess, calligraphy and painting.
She is so proficient, she is a stunningly talented woman!" Queen Mother Wei's words immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.
But Leng Changxi suddenly shuddered and felt a bad premonition in her heart.
"The Queen Mother, whose family is this girl? Can the Queen Mother be praised so highly?" Qin Hui's words asked what everyone was thinking.
But Queen Mother Wei obviously still wanted to give her a pass, so she smiled mysteriously and said softly: "This girl is above this hall."
Suddenly, there was a roar in the main hall, and everyone looked towards the direction of the female family member sitting there, and there was a lot of discussion.
Leng Changxi's scalp began to feel numb, and she kept chanting words such as Amitabha and God bless her in her heart, but she pretended to be nonchalant as she lowered her head and ate.
Guo Wanrou, who was on the side, had a proud sneer in her eyes, and glanced at Leng Changxi indifferently. She had been swallowing her anger for so long, and she had been waiting for this day!