After three rounds of drinking, Xuan Ling seemed slightly drunk, half-leaning on the throne and calling for singing and dancing. The expressions of everyone on the stage became lazier, and the dancing and music started.
The eyes and ears of the shooting are more suitable for the soft silk and bamboo, the gorgeous dance posture, the gorgeous long dress with gold embroidery of the dancer gently undulates in the evening breeze, and under the reflection of the illuminated glazed screen palace lanterns, they seem to bloom.
Gorgeous and charming flowers.
After listening to a song, Chi Shao ordered Tuozhi Dance again. The two dancers had tall cloud buns, pheasant-shaped green flowers on their foreheads, red clothes, brocade sleeves, and sixteen white skirts with yellow and blue curly grass patterns.
, revealing a trace of snow chest, holding the shawl in both hands, dancing to the beat of the drums. The dance steps are gentle, the wide sleeves are stretched, like the snow is swaying, and the rainbow is flying diagonally, which is extremely dazzling.
Chi Shao was a little unmotivated and threw down the silver chopsticks and said: "Since I entered the palace, the best dance I have ever seen is An Zhaoyuan's Jinghong Dance on a snowy night. After watching this dance, all other dances are boring."
Xuan Qing looked at Chi Shao slightly, as if unintentionally, "Haven't you seen the Concubine Shu's stunning dance?"
I smiled lightly and said, "We are all just imitating others. How can we be compared to Queen Chunyuan who captivated the city with her dance?"
Chi Shao didn't say anything else, just smiled, "I am always a step late. I never caught up to see the stunning dance between Concubine Shu and Empress Chunyuan. I never saw the horseback shooting in the afternoon. I heard that the emperor came out on top."
Xuan Ling's drunken eyes were blurred, "That's all. Didn't you see my aunt's riding and shooting in the afternoon? She is really a heroic figure. If you saw it, you would definitely feel warm."
So Chi Shao raised a glass to congratulate Yurao. His word "kindness" stirred up the doubts in my heart under the calm face. While Chi Shao came over to toast, I whispered: "You are such a good horseman and archer, not a palace maid."
It is what a concubine should have." I focused on the red peony, and quickly turned my face to look at the bright red peony in full bloom beside the stage. "I heard that the Murong family was good at martial arts in the past, and even the women were good at riding and shooting.
I think back then, Concubine Hua won the emperor's favor by riding on the red dust. Today, it seems that my sister also has such good luck."
"Really?" Chi Shao put the wine glass to her lips, and there was a sharp coldness in Rusi Mei's eyes, "Your Majesty, please don't do this. Your Majesty, Concubine Hua, died young. I want to spend more time with you, my concubine."
How could I miss such a blessing to be able to see my empress's demeanor with my own eyes?" After saying this, she walked over to Xuan Ling's side again and drank and talked happily.
The night is like this.
Xuan Qing was already a bit drunk, half leaning on the long table, his cloud-white sleeves fluttering down with a clear posture of flowing clouds. He smiled to himself, and the smile looked a bit empty and lonely, which was inconsistent with his usual leisurely appearance.
It didn't match. Huanbi poured amber wine for everyone one by one. She had changed clothes before the night banquet. She wore a short undershirt with a dark blue lily pattern and a jade-yellow skirt with silver threads that reached her feet. She walked with her right side slanted.
A touch of aqua soft crepe lining flowed out of the parted skirt, just like green duckweed, leaf by leaf blooming at her feet. With a slight step, the soft lining like green duckweed flickered softly, like her
The looming thoughts of my daughter.
When he arrived at Xuanqing's side, he was already drunk. Huanbi stretched out her hand to help him, thinking that she was not strong enough. One side of her body and the frozen celadon-glazed jug in her hand also tilted a bit, and the amber-like thick wine
The liquid poured onto his clothes as white as flowing clouds without any warning. Xuanqing was awakened a little by the cold liquid. Seeing the panic on Huanbi's face, he comforted him: "It's okay, it's just a piece of clothing."
The attendants had prepared clean clothes and were waiting for him. He stood up and wanted to change inside when he kicked a fragrant cushion under his feet. The drunkenness made him stagger even more, and a tassel of embroidered gauze fell from his arms.
Fall out.
The belt at the opening of the tassel was not fastened. As it fell to the ground, a small bright red paper-cut statue floated out from the tassel. It was windy at night, and the cool breeze slowly turned, and the small statue was blown up.
, it floated straight to the feet of Chi Shao next to Xuan Ling. The movement of Xuan Qing getting up just now was quite loud, and Xuan Ling was also alerted. At this moment, seeing the little statue being blown by the wind, he unconsciously asked: "What is that?"
No one knows what that is better than me!
I almost screamed out, and swallowed the exclamation that was about to come out.
Little statue! It’s my little paper-cut statue!
Chi Shao leaned over and picked it up, smiling unconsciously, "What a delicate little statue."
Xuan Qing saw the little statue being blown away and couldn't reach it. He saw it fall into Chi Shao's hand, and his face turned pale. In the drifting light of the lamp, he could only see his pair of dark eyes, like the brightest stars in the sky.
I glanced at him in panic, and saw the reflection of my face in the clear waves of the wine. If the redness from drinking hadn't still appeared on my cheeks, I would have been betrayed by my pale and bloodless face.
When the little statue was handed to Xuan Ling's hand, Xuan Qing's expression was completely calm as usual. His hands were behind his back, and I could almost see his white knuckles. He said quietly: "Emperor
Brother, do you also like these gadgets?"
Xuan Ling pointed at him with a smile, "You must have been merciful to get these things from your daughter's house."
"Such a treasure," Yun Rong smiled, and the beaded silver threads hanging from the gold butterfly steps on her bun swayed, reflecting the silver light, shining brightly into people's eyes, "Sixth cousin has a sweetheart.
You still don’t recruit people from real sources.”
Chi Shao lay beside Xuan Ling and took a closer look. Her long and beautiful eyes darkened, and when she looked at me they were already a bit sharp. She smiled at Xuan Ling and said, "But are you drunk and blinded? Your Majesty, please
Look, this little paper-cut statue looks a lot like Concubine Shu."
"Are they very similar?" He stared for a moment, and there was a hint of suspicion in his tone, "There is some resemblance."
The martial arts viewing platform is deep and wide, and the cool breeze slowly blows in with the moisture of night dew, leaving a moist and cool touch on the skin. The coolness slowly penetrates into the heart and lungs, and even the internal organs slowly feel an icy chill.
, there is a kind of stiffness before freezing.
I looked at the small portrait with cold eyes and said calmly: "I have experienced too many unnecessary things this year. It's just a small portrait. Can we judge that it is my concubine based on this?" I sighed softly.
His expression was calm and calm, he just looked at Xuan Ling quietly and said: "Someone framed my concubine before and was living with Dr. Wen. Why do you want to frame my concubine and the six kings again this time?"
Xuan Ling smiled with a dry apology, "Huan Huan, you are too worried."
I whispered, "I hope so."
Ye Lanyi sat upright, staring at Xuanqing with her blurred eyes. A faint sadness flowed from her eyes like water, gradually turning into smoke that filled the night. She took a breath and said, "Put this little portrait close to your body."
It is so well collected, it must be the silhouette of the one you love. Looking at each other day and night, I miss you a lot."
Zhou Pei was curious, "How do you know that Xiaoyi is a person who looks at each other but is not in love?"
Ye Lanyi smiled faintly, as if it could penetrate people's hearts, "If we can see each other every day, why should we cherish this little portrait so much." She glanced at Xuan Qing, "Did the prince say so?" Xuan Qing was astonished.
When Yusui answered her question, Ye Lanyi pursed her lips and smiled, "This little portrait does look like Concubine Shu, but doesn't Your Majesty think it also looks like Third Miss and Huanbi? Especially those graceful eyebrows."
Yurao raised his head in shock, and was about to argue when he met Xuanfen's unmistakable gaze. His expression relaxed and he became silent. Zhou Pei also smiled, "I also said it, how could it be Concubine Shu? There are people.
Similar, maybe Miss San or Miss Bi."
"Your Majesty, take a closer look at the little portrait. Concubine Shu is calm and gentle by nature, but the eyebrows of the woman in the portrait are either happy or angry, and slightly plumper, unlike Concubine Shu, who is thin. Huanbi is just a maid. And the third lady is in her prime.
She is graceful and graceful, and as the saying goes, 'a graceful lady, a gentleman is very kind', the more I look at her, the more I feel that she looks like the third young lady." She raised her eyes and looked at Yurao and chuckled, "Third young lady, do you know it yourself? The sixth cousin is
The most romantic and suave man, he is admired by many women in the world." Hu Yunrong fluttered her fan and looked up at the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. "In more than a month, it will be the Chinese Valentine's Day, when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet on the Magpie Bridge. For lovers, will the Emperor also do the same?
Should a good story be fulfilled?"
Xuan Ling's hesitation was obvious. I pursed my lips. When I first entered the palace, I looked light and pretty, and my figure was slightly plump. It was indeed slightly different from what I am now. I just didn't know if I could hide it with this.
Xuan Fen frowned for a long time and said softly: "This is the first time for Third Miss and Sixth Brother to meet each other."
Xuan Ling smiled calmly and said, "Yunrong, you are too impatient. The color of this portrait has faded slightly at the edges. It must have been held by Lao Liu and looked at many times. My aunt has only been in the palace for a few months and has never met Lao Liu before.
Yes, it can't be her." His eyes swept across my face intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of inquiry. I forced myself to control my emotions and said calmly, "The emperor is absolutely right. But I don't know where it is outside.
Where is the young lady? It doesn’t matter when the six kings will bring her to see her. I don’t know if she is an old member of Chen’s concubine’s family, but we have become a family.”
A group of green figures bent down, already crying in panic, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for the death penalty. This thing is a small statue of me."
"Huanbi, is it really you?"
Huanbi looked back at Xuanqing, the affection in her eyes was not concealed at all, "Nine years ago, the slave put it into this tassel with her own hands." She seemed to be relieved and sighed, "Nine years ago, Concubine Shu was here.
Mrs. Xihua had a miscarriage in front of the palace, the emperor and the queen were not in the palace, and the queen mother was ill again. The slave happened to meet the six kings, so she asked him to help. Afterwards, the slave went to the Luoyue Kaiyun Pavilion to thank the six kings. "
I was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, weren't you the one who brought my concubine back to the palace from the Murong family's palace that year?"
Xuan Ling was also surprised, "You always thought it was me?" He was immediately relieved, "It was my fault that I forgot to mention it to you. So, Huanbi was not sent by you to thank Yu Laoliu?"
I gathered up my clothes and stood up, and said solemnly: "I haven't thanked the six kings so far. It's my fault that I don't know about. Please don't take offense, Your Majesty."
His expression was as usual, "Concubine Shu is the beloved concubine of the emperor's brother, and she was pregnant with the emperor's heir that day, so Qing had no choice but to offend Mrs. Xihua." His words were like a sharp stab in my heart. I forced myself to hold back and thanked her deeply again.
Huanbi leaned to the ground, "It's my fault that I went to find the prince privately."
Xuan Ling smiled and said: "You should be loyal to the Lord. Let's get up and talk."
Huanbi said: "That day, the slave girl carved a moon in the Kaiyun Pavilion. There were many acacia flowers blooming outside the pavilion, and the prince was practicing calligraphy. The slave girl saw that the prince put some colored paper on the table, and on a whim, she cut some window flowers and gave them to the prince as a thank you gift.
The prince asked the slave if he knew how to cut out portraits, so the slave cut one in his own style and gave it to the prince. Later, when the slave met the prince, the prince asked me what flowers I liked, and the slave said she liked Du Ruo..." She said in a voice like
Zhen Ying said, "Your Majesty, please check whether there are a few Du Ruo flower petals in Jinying."
Xuan Ling took the Jinying and opened it according to the instructions. She was pleased and said, "It's really good. If it weren't for your little portrait, how would you know what was in the Jinying." Xuanling smiled at me and said, "That ghost of hers
Do you know what the elves are thinking?"
I was full of doubts about how Huanbi knew the things in Jinying, and then I remembered that she had taken care of Xuanqing for several days when he was ill the month before. When I was concentrating, I heard Xuanling asking questions, and he laughed and said: "I am actually a fool.
This girl has made it difficult for me to hide this from my concubine."
Yunrong was still unwilling to give in. She glanced at the rhododendron behind the hairpin and said, "I remember that you put an azalea in your hair every day. Why is it that the flower you like is not a rhododendron but a rhododendron?"
?”
Huanbi's face turned red, she hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered: "The prince once said that the slave Dai Qiu Dujuan is beautiful, so, so..."
She didn't say anything further, but everyone understood, even Xuan Qing couldn't help but be moved, "I'm sorry for you."
Zhou Pei seemed to have remembered something, covered his sleeves and said with a smile: "I remembered something. A few months ago, I went to Shu Fei's palace but I never saw Huan Bi. I heard that the Sixth King was ill, and it was Miss Bi who took care of me. I was still there at that time.
Doubtful, now..." She chuckled, and several of the palace family members couldn't help laughing.
Xuan Ling slapped his fan and smiled, "No wonder I joked with Concubine Shu that day that I would choose you to be the noble one. You were so scared that you even smashed the things in your hands. After asking for a long time, you said that you have a sweetheart. It turns out that this sweetheart is Lao Liu.
.”
He kept laughing, "Huan Huan, Huan Huan, not only are you confused, but I am also confused, and they have concealed it like this. It's been nine years, no wonder Lao Liu doesn't even accept a concubine, for this reason.
.”
Xuan Xun also laughed, "Why is our sixth child, the most carefree and unrestrained, so coquettish now? Nine years? In nine years, the emperor's princes will all have children, and you still haven't said anything about it?"
Xuanqing's smile was sparse, "Huanbi is the maid-servant of Concubine Shu, how could she be willing to leave Concubine Shu?"
Huanbi's neck turned red, "I am of a humble nature, and I dare not climb up to the prince." Her voice became lower and softer, "I heard that there are many green plum blossoms planted in the prince's courtyard. I have never had the chance to see them. When can I see them?"
Just look at it and you’ll be satisfied.”
Xuan Ling smiled and said: "If you continue like this, you will really have to wait another nine years as my eldest brother said. By then, I will even have an emperor and grandson. If you don't dare to do this or that, you will be a white-headed man.
." He waved, "Come, come, today I will make the decision and give you Huanbi."
Huanbi was so happy that she lowered her head shyly. For a moment, she just looked at Xuanqing to see how he would react. Xuanqing was about to speak, but Huanbi suddenly lowered her face and said solemnly: "In fact, I am a slave with a low status, how can I be blessed?
Serve the prince."
When she said this, Xuan Qing couldn't bear it. Xuan Ling also said: "If Lao Liu didn't tell you personally, how would you know that he planted blue plum blossoms in his other courtyard - you are also called Huanbi. The Sixth Prince's Mansion needs someone to take care of the housework.
, you have been cautious around Concubine Shu for many years, and I can rest assured."
There were countless thoughts swirling around in my heart. I couldn't tell whether it was shock, bitterness or joy. I tried my best to calm down and think for a moment, then slowly stood up and said, "If I give Huanbi to the prince like this, I won't think it's appropriate." Everyone.
All eyes fell on me, and I only looked at Xuan Ling, "The emperor gave Huanbi to the prince. When she entered the palace, her identity was a maid, a concubine, a concubine, a concubine, a side concubine, or a principal concubine?"
Yun Rong interjected: "Although Huanbi is the dowry of Concubine Shu and has a special status, she is still a maid. Serving the prince and becoming a concubine is also an honor."
I straightened my clothes, gathered my skirts, and bowed solemnly, "When I left the palace to practice cultivation, I had only Jin Xi and Huanbi Fengshuang by my side. I once decided to repay them well and match them with good sons-in-law in the future. Now Jin Xi is married to
Li Chang is not a bad person, and Huanbi and Chen Concubine grew up together, and their relationship is like sisters. Since Huanbi is in love with the prince, Chen Concubine does not want her to just be a nameless concubine. Chen Concubine misses the prince.
I have been in love with Huanbi for nine years, and I don’t want to treat her poorly even if I think about it.”
Xuan Ling smiled and said: "What's the matter? Just follow the example of a beautiful girl and give the sixth son as a concubine." I pursed my lips and shook my head slightly, Xuan Ling asked curiously, "Then how do you treat me?"
"Huan Bi and Chen Concubine are as close as sisters, but Chen Concubine's second sister refuses to marry for some reason. Chen Concubine wants to accept Huan Bi as a adopted sister, and her name will be included in the family tree. As the second lady of the Zhen family, she will marry into the Qinghe Prince's Mansion.
Princess."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, "What a joke!" Chi Shao sneered, "Historically, palace maids can only be promoted one level at a time as concubines, and palace maids are not allowed to be granted the title of queen. The palace is like this, and the palace cannot use maids as principal concubines. It has been spread that more than six
The king's face has been lost, and even the emperor has been embarrassed, how can he have a palace maid as his younger brother and sister!"
Yunrong also frowned, "Although Concubine Shu feels sorry for Huanbi, she should stop it in moderation. In the future, if the wife is ordered to come to the palace to see her, is it possible that Huanbi, as the principal concubine, will be on an equal footing with us?"