Tonight, she is wearing a golden phoenix robe from hundreds of dynasties, a golden eight-treasure bun with pearls on her head, and a Chaoyang Five-phoenix crown. The emerald blue part of the phoenix crown is made of kingfisher feathers, which looks like it can dazzle people's eyes.
Now, her jade face was painted with light plum blossom make-up, which made her originally look like a direct immortal. She glanced at Concubine Hui below with a pair of beautiful eyes, and a proud smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. After all, she sat on the high place.
She is the only one in the position.
Concubine Hui ignored the gazes from above, but sat quietly below. She was not dressed up grandly tonight, just a flawless snow-white dress, as elegant as the embroidered lotus, simple and clean, beautiful
His eyes were filled with brilliance as he gazed forward, and there was a faint smile on his red lips.
Yun Jingchu stood behind Concubine Hui and glanced at Situ Yan who was standing high up. Her delicate facial features were full of coldness, and the breath between her dark eyebrows could not be ignored. Her beautiful eyes were lowered and her eyebrows were furrowed.
I didn’t see Qian’er attending. Could it be that things have changed?
Soon, Heliancheng walked up majesticly, dressed in clothes embroidered with the Qitian royal family pattern. The clear outlines revealed a rough and magnificent beauty. His face was like a sculpture, with clear outlines, and his dark eyebrows were trimmed like willow silk.
His long eyelashes covered his stunning eyes, and the corners of his lips seemed to form a smile intentionally or unintentionally. He put his right hand on his chest and said, "Greetings to the Emperor and the Queen."
Yu Wenrui smiled slightly, parted his thin lips slightly, and said, "His Royal Highness has come a long way. Thank you for your hard work. Please take a seat."
"Your Majesty, this time, I am bringing my sister-in-law with me." He Liancheng said, and soon a beautiful figure appeared at the door, approaching...
Helena was seen in a brocaded red robe with phoenix patterns, a bead curtain covering her face, and a slender waist. She walked steadily to the center of the hall, bowed slightly and saluted, "Helena pays homage to the emperor, and pays homage to the empress." Her voice was clear and ethereal, and her tone was neither humble nor overbearing.
Yu Wenrui raised his hand and said calmly: "Princess, please go down without any courtesy."
Heliancheng smiled faintly and said to his sister: "Na'er, present the gift prepared by your father to His Majesty Emperor Wenyuan."
Helena nodded, took an exquisite gift box from A Li's hand, and then Yingying stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, my father is grateful for the generous gift from your Majesty, so he returns it with this treasure. Please accept it with your Majesty's approval!"
Eunuch Xu took the gift box and opened it carefully before bringing it to the imperial desk. Inside the box, he saw a pair of exquisite and small white jade cups on an orange brocade. A long dragon was lying on the base of the jade cup. The rim of the cup was engraved with a picture of a dancing phoenix. The carving was exquisite.
The jade is crystal clear and full of light. You can tell at a glance that it is a rare treasure that is rare in the world.
Yu Wenrui picked up the jade cup and looked at it carefully. His eyes moved and he said, "It's a white jade cloud smoke cup."
After the well-informed Prime Minister Fang Shijing saw it, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "I heard that the white jade Yunyan Cup was circulated a hundred years ago. There is only one pair in the world, and its value is immeasurable. This cup is used to make tea. The fragrance of the tea is refreshing. If it is summer,
Drinking water from this cup can relieve heat and quench thirst. It can make people feel refreshed and comfortable all over. It’s so wonderful!”
The ministers were in an uproar, and Yu Wenrui nodded with a smile, and said with a relaxed brow: "Emperor Qitian gave me such a precious treasure, and why did you bother His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princess to take me to express my gratitude to Emperor Qiyun."
"Your Majesty is serious." He Liancheng nodded and said, "Before leaving, our father always told us to give this cup to the Emperor. He also said that in the whole world, only the Emperor is worthy of using this cup.
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This sentence hit Yu Wenrui's fancy and made him feel very comfortable. A smile appeared on his lips, he raised his hand and motioned for the two of them to take a seat, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess, please take a seat."
After the two of them were seated, Yu Wenrui smiled slightly, wrapped his slender fingers like mutton-fat white jade around the golden dragon spitting beads cup, slightly opened his thin lips, and said: "Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess came from afar, and I would like to toast you two.
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The corners of Heliancheng's lips seemed to be smiling intentionally or unintentionally, he raised the glass with both hands, drank it all, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality."
"Na'er also thanked the emperor." Helena picked up the cup gracefully, raised her sleeves, and drank the wine in one gulp using the cover of her sleeves.
Putting down the cup, Helena cast her eyes on Situ Yan. According to legend, Emperor Wenyuan loved his queen Situ Yan very much. When she saw her today, she was a rare beauty. Suppressing her emotions, Helena said with a smile: "
Queen, I often hear people talking about you, and today I finally get to meet you. You are indeed as beautiful as a fairy. Na'er would like to propose a toast to you."
He Liancheng smiled, very satisfied with his sister's behavior, but he never thought that Situ Yan would become the queen. After all, the former Shen Tianjiao left a deep impression on him, even though he had only seen her from a distance on the battlefield.
At a glance, her calm and calm appearance was like a white lotus emerging from the mud but unstained. At that time, he was thinking, how could someone be so indifferent, as indifferent as the white clouds on the other side?
People can't grasp it or touch it.
In addition, she saw through his tactics twice, which really made him meet his opponent, and his curiosity about her became more and more profound. It was a pity... When he heard that she was executed for plotting to usurp the throne, he felt very regretful. This
The emperor of Wenyuan really didn't know that he was in a blessing. Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of Heliancheng's mouth deepened, but only he knew that it was a sarcastic smile.
Situ Yan slowly put down the jade chopsticks, raised her head, and smiled faintly: "I am pregnant and should not drink alcohol, so I will offer tea instead of wine to the princess."
Seeing Situ Yan like this, Helena had a faint look in her eyes. With such beauty and such a beautiful voice, any man would feel more relaxed when he saw her. No wonder he would be favored by Emperor Wenyuan.
The only prince present tonight is Yu Wenxuan. After all, the other two, one is a cripple and the other is a fool, so they are not suitable to attend such a banquet.
Yu Wenxuan remained silent. He raised the corners of his lips with a half-smile, and a trace of deep and painful hatred flashed across his eyes. It disappeared in an instant. Then he gathered his thoughts and turned to Helena and asked, "Why did the princess attend with her face covered with a bead curtain?"
Helena replied respectfully and politely: "Your Majesty, this is our Qitian custom. Unless the future husband personally reveals it, no woman is allowed to show her face."
Yu Wenxuan heard this. After all, he had no idea about this princess at all, so he didn't speak anymore.
After one dance, the dancer retreated, and Helena stood up slowly, and a clear voice sounded.
"Na'er came to Wenyuan for the first time. Thanks to the emperor of Wenyuan, Na'er treated him sincerely. Na'er has nothing to repay, so she would like to sing a song to show her gratitude."
"I have long heard that all the women in Qitian are good at dancing, and the princess's Lei Qin is unprecedented. It is my honor to see the princess's grace tonight." There was no smile on Yu Wenrui's lips, and there was a domineering look between his eyebrows, looking kind-hearted.
said.
Hearing the emperor's words, Helena suddenly jumped for joy and stood up with a smile, "That's Na'er's shame."
The maid A Li has already brought out the princess's lei qin. This lei qin is made of python skin. The pole is narrow and long. It is made of mahogany or rosewood. It is good at imitating it and is lifelike.
He Liancheng glanced at the crowd, and his handsome face was filled with pride. After all, Na'er's Lei Qin skills were the best in the world, and Wen Yuan was afraid that they would not be able to find anyone else who could play the Lei Qin.
In the center of the banquet stage, someone had already placed the chairs, and another maid helped the princess to the stage. Helena was seen moving lightly, with a slim waist that could not be easily grasped. Her bare hands were under her bright wrists, and her figure was graceful and graceful.
The whole space was silent. Everyone's eyes followed Princess Helena's every move. They saw her elegantly dressed, dignified and generous, sitting elegantly on the chair. She took the lei qin from A Li's hand and placed the qin tube on the chair.
On his left leg, he held the piano with his left hand and pressed the strings, and with his right hand he held the bow and played between the two strings. He tried the tone first, then with a sharp move of his wrist, a string of crisp notes poured out, as if the soft moonlight was surrounding him.
Makes you feel like you are in a dream.
Many people closed their eyes and quietly enjoyed the wonderful sound of the piano. They saw that the sound of the piano became more and more lifelike. As the bowing technique gradually became stronger and weaker, slowly weakened and suddenly became strong, then slowly strengthened and suddenly weakened, and changed drastically, everyone
I couldn't help but hear the chirping of animals, and various natural sounds were imitated vividly.
Yun Jingchu stood aside and couldn't help but nodded. This kind of Lei Qin was very difficult and not something that ordinary people could easily control. I was afraid that even she couldn't surpass her. Although her mother had taught her Lei Qin since she was a child, but Helena
The sound of the piano has brought everyone to the real realm, as if they are truly integrated into nature, and as if they are in the animal world, making people forget to leave.
At the end of the song, everyone forgot to applaud. Yun Jingchu raised her eyes slightly and saw Helena's eyes always falling on Yu Wenrui. Her eyes flashed with a little expectation. It turned out that this was the purpose of this princess, but
The prince and Qian'er's marriage was originally decided, and now Helena is asked to attract Yu Wenrui's attention. Is this too much?
Yu Wenrui also looked at Helena at this time, with a pair of black eyes full of admiration, and couldn't help but stretched out his big hands and clapped...
Amidst the applause, Yu Wenrui's deep voice sounded: "The princess's piano sound is indeed well-deserved, it really opened my eyes." After all, he had never heard the playing of the lei qin, so he was even amazed in his heart.
As soon as Helena heard the emperor's praise, she couldn't help but smile at the corner of her lips. She relaxed and walked down the high platform Yingying. Her maid A Li immediately held Lei Qin down. All the civil and military officials couldn't help but sigh and praised one after another. Helian City was originally
He has full confidence in his sister. Now listening to the praises of everyone, the tall body couldn't help but stand up, held up the wine glass, looked at Yu Wenrui high up and said: "Your Majesty, before we leave, my father has a few words.
, let this prince convey it on your behalf."
"Please speak!" Yu Wenrui said in a low voice, but he had already guessed something in his heart.
He Liancheng raised his eyes, looked directly at Yu Wenrui, and said word by word: "Father said that the white jade cloud smoke cup is a rare treasure, but if compared to Princess Helena, it is not even one ten thousandth of it.
So my father wants to give the princess to His Majesty as his concubine..."