Forty-nine, a case of throwing away a pearl from the rubble
The ninth day of March in the 28th year of Qianyuan was the "Tianchang Festival" when Xuan Ling turned 40. The emperor's birthday in the palace was called "Tianchang Festival", the queen's birthday was called "Qianqiu Festival", and the queen mother's birthday was called "Shengshou Festival". Since then,
After the Queen locked up and I was made the Imperial Concubine, my birthday may also be called the "Qianqiu Festival". This year coincides with Xuan Ling's 41st birthday. Although the prince passed away, after the ministers reported to him,
Next, Tianchang Festival is still an extremely extravagant event.
On the ninth day of the third lunar month, Xuan Ling held a banquet for hundreds of officials in the former dynasty, His Highness Zi Chen. They sang and played, and looked over the city. The banquet in the harem was held in "Ming Yuan". From Zi Ao City to Ming Yuan, there were continuous colorful squares all the way.
, are all made of colorful silk with big characters such as "Longevity without Borders" and "Emperor for Ten Thousand Years". Inside and outside the capital, gold and green are shining, brocade and silk are intertwined, lanterns and candles are shining, mist is thick, permeating the surrounding areas; Zi'ao City and Mingyuan,
The embroidered curtains are connected together, the music and music are played, the gold and stone sound thousands of times, and the clouds and clouds are colorful. Artists from Mingyuan Zhongjiaofang are singing and dancing endlessly, singing tap songs, playing slow songs, performing various operas, and dancing birthday celebration dances.
As the singing and dancing filled the air until dusk, everyone had gradually turned from the initial joy to fatigue and fatigue. Even Xuan Ling could not help but yawn again and again. Ye Lanyi covered her face with a golden acacia fan and smiled lightly, "If the emperor is tired, why don't you think
A new thing."
Xuan Ling stretched out his arms and said with a smile: "What wonderful idea does Yanbi have?"
She smiled charmingly and said, "I am favored by the emperor. Although I started from a young age, I have also enjoyed all the glory. When I came to Mingyuan today, I remembered the past of taming animals in the lion and tiger garden. The emperor has a long life, and I want to
The old skills made the emperor smile."
Xuan Ling thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "No, the tiger beast is ferocious, if it hurts you..."
Concubine Yan shook her head slightly and looked at Xuan Ling with a half-smile, "Has the Emperor forgotten that I have been with tigers and leopards since childhood? Or does he think that I am obsessed with happiness and no longer as vigorous as before?" She suddenly smiled,
With bright eyes like water, she said coquettishly: "What I have is just taken from the emperor. Today I just want to do my best for the emperor. Isn't the emperor willing to fulfill it?"
Jiang Xiaoyuan smiled brightly, looked at Xuan Ling and said: "I heard that Sister Yanbin was the most beautiful when she was taming animals, which made the emperor's heart flutter. I am not blessed, and I have never been able to see you. Today, Sister Yanbin is willing, and she is full.
It’s a blessing to our eyes.”
Xuan Ling saw that she was determined and didn't feel interested, so he smiled and said: "Okay. You can go ahead."
Ye Lanyi's eyes were as deep as a still pool, and she stood up gracefully and went out to change clothes.
When she re-entered, she had changed into a bright blue-green gauze flower skirt. The color was slightly transparent, and the silver thread pattern of hollow embroidery could be vaguely seen, forming a blooming albizia flower in full bloom.
Under the bright sunshine, the silver threads glowed with a dazzling luster. Her green hair was spread like a waterfall, and she only used fresh pink flowers and broken snow-colored beads to make a garland and put it on her forehead.
Above. Her feet are bare, and they are tied with a bunch of red gold anklets. There is a slight ringing sound when she moves, which echoes the dozens of thin gold bracelets on her wrists. A pair of snow-white feet, the color of which is similar to her hair from a distance.
The snow-white pearl flowers are no different. The toenails of all ten toes are painted a bright and eye-catching rose red, like ten small roses suddenly blooming on the snow-white feet.
It was still cold in March in Kyoto, and the concubines were already surprised when they saw her wearing such thin and elegant clothes. However, when they saw the mount beneath her, all the surprised glances and whispers quieted down and turned into fear and curiosity.
It was an adult leopard, with a round head, short ears, a broad and strong chest, strong and powerful limbs, and bright brown and shiny fur all over its body, with round and dark ancient money-like markings evenly scattered all over its body, which looked oily in the sun.
Lustrous. A pair of dark green eyes are like glass beads embedded in ink jade, faintly exuding a cold light, making people shudder.
At that moment, almost everyone in the audience fell silent. Although Ye Lanyi and the leopard were outside the palace, far apart, there were still many timid concubines in the palace who were so frightened that they hid behind them.
Ye Lanyi has a lonely look on her eyebrows, a deep affection on her eyelashes, a smoky look on her face, and is extremely natural and charming. When she saw that everyone was scared, she smiled contemptuously, rode a leopard and drove it into a cage surrounded by fine iron. When she spoke, there was something
The two wardens of the animal farm brought the meat. The best beef was placed in a copper plate. Ye Lanyi took the copper basin, took two and threw them in front of the leopard. He gently stroked the leopard's head and whispered something.
The leopard seemed to know that no one was trying to fight with it, so it walked over very leisurely and bit into it slowly. Its white teeth and pink tongue touched each other, and a piece of meat disappeared between its lips and teeth. It saw that Ye Lanyi was no longer there.
Hey, he lay lazily on the spot, motionless, very docile, like a docile big cat.
Seeing that the ferocious beast was so docile under Ye Lanyi's comfort, Xuan Ling unconsciously applauded, and for a moment there was thunderous applause in the viewing hall, and everyone was in admiration. Concubine De smiled and sighed, and said to me: "I have never seen a beauty.
Quite a few, but I have never seen anything like this. I always thought that Concubine Yan was cold and arrogant, but I never imagined that she could be so touching. If I were the emperor, I would bring her into the palace that day."
At this time, Ye Lanyi seemed to be doing the most familiar and comfortable thing, leisurely like an Izumo Danzhi, illuminating everyone's eyes in an instant.
She took out a piece of fresh red beef from the copper basin, held it up in the air and shook it with a smile. The leopard used its forelimbs to stand up and lick it with only its hind legs, completely imitating a human standing. Ye Lanyi smiled and nodded, step by step.
Slowly retreating, the leopard followed step by step.
Everyone exclaimed and admired endlessly. Ye Lanyi comforted the leopard and lay down, then suddenly turned around and stepped out of the iron fence, beckoned to the maid, and presented her with a fur coat made of leopard skin, which was light, soft, thick, and very warm.
She knelt down softly outside the palace, just blocking the leopard's sight. Her voice was clear and clear, "This fur coat is made of the whole skin of the leopard. It is best for keeping out the cold in winter. I made it with my own hands. I hope the emperor will accept it."
." Her eyebrows were full, and as she spoke, the gold tassel earrings with large ambers on her ears reflected her extremely delicate face, "Wouldn't it be even better for the Emperor to wear leopard fur and watch the leopard show now?"
Xuan Ling was very happy and immediately put it on his body. As expected, he was calm and confident, and his expression was radiant.
Ye Lanyi raised her head slightly, her thin lips had a cold and distant arc, and she held a peaceful smile. Her expression was as calm as lake water. The moment she turned around, I quickly caught a look of determination under her lips, and my heart
He was shocked when he saw her casually closing the iron gate, jumping quickly onto the leopard's back, driving the leopard to slowly leave with its back to the viewing hall. The area enclosed by the iron fence was very open, and Xuan Ling saw that she was just riding a leopard.
As we walked further and further, there was no movement, so I felt a little anxious, so I put on my clothes and walked out of the viewing hall.
Mrs. Zhenyi frowned slightly and advised gently: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate for you to go out. It is really dangerous to get too close to wild beasts."
Xuan Ling nodded curtly, looked back and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. That beast can't escape the fence, and it has the good training skills of Yanbi."
Everyone was in high spirits, and when they saw Xuan Ling stepping out, they boldly followed, looking forward to Ye Lanyi's more exciting performance. Concubine Xin also wanted to get up, so I held her hand and said with a smile: "Sister, you have a distinguished status.
I followed those low-ranking concubines out to watch the fun, and I lost my identity for nothing. I think that leopard is very scary, so I hope you don't get hurt."
Concubine Xin wanted to go and see it, but after hearing what I said, she had no choice but to sit down.
A loud whistle sounded, and just for a moment, the lazy leopard suddenly turned around. When he saw Xuan Ling, who was wearing a leopard fur coat, two golden lines suddenly appeared in his green eyes, and his eye-catching copper eyes were clearly outlined, and his mouth was full of sinister words.
The sharp teeth were in the shape of a ferocious beast! The leopard roared wildly, broke through the iron gate, and rushed towards the viewing hall.
No one noticed that when Ye Lanyi entered the iron gate, he only left the iron door open and did not lock it. The golden leopard was extremely ferocious and he jumped out easily. He could only smell the beast's fishy wind blowing towards his face. The furious leopard was instantly stunned.
Coming soon.
Mrs. Zhenyi let out a stern cry and was about to run out. Unexpectedly, her skirt was pressed by the banquet table, and she fell to the ground when she struggled to free herself.
Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened, and everyone was frightened to death, and their limbs were weak. They saw Ye Lanyi still lying firmly on the leopard, her face was both bright and cold, and her face was indescribably dazzling and charming. They were stunned for a moment.
Her slender jade finger pointed steadily in the direction of Xuan Ling. The leopard was menacing, with a strong and flexible posture, and it jumped and jumped. The guards in front of the palace could not stop it at all, and they did not know where to shoot the arrow.
Almost at the moment when the leopard's fishy smell could reach Xuan Ling, Xuan Ling reacted suddenly and dragged Tian Bin, who was hiding nearby, forward to block her. Tian Bin exclaimed and fainted with fright.
The leopard did not hesitate, stretched out its sharp claws and tore into Tian Bin, almost tearing her whole body in half.
The strong smell of blood quickly spread in front of the viewing hall, and some timid concubines screamed in fright and fainted. The front of the viewing hall was not big at first, but because of the many festival objects, it became even smaller and almost empty.
There was no place to escape. The animals kept in captivity in the imperial garden rarely hurt people. The leopard suddenly smelled human blood and was startled. He lowered his head to lick the blood from the dead concubine Tian. Ye Lanyi saw the leopard greedily licking the blood.
Human Blood roared angrily and grabbed the fur of the leopard's neck. The leopard was in pain and became more animalistic. It roared angrily and lunged forward with its teeth and claws bared.
In the flash of lightning, Xuan Ling pulled Yue Guiren in front of him. Yue Guiren was shocked and frightened. He shouted loudly and waved his hands wildly. The leopard was so shocked that he didn't understand what he meant. He stared at her twice, and then
He stretched out a claw and patted her shoulder, tearing off her entire arm. The leopard didn't give up, and the other claw swept towards Xuan Ling.
It was just a blink of an eye. The Yu Lin army who was approaching had already ignored the beauty on the leopard's back, and all aimed their bows and arrows at the leopard. Countless sharp arrows were fired at the same time, like a chaotic rain, densely shooting straight at the leopard. The arrows
No matter what, he was hit immediately. The leopard was struggling desperately. Its sharp claws were unable to scratch from Xuan Ling's neck to chest. The dragon robe under the fur coat also tore along with it, and bright red blood spilled out. The leopard was shot like
Like a hedgehog, it roared several times and shook the sky. Finally, it gradually became weak, twitched a few times, and died.
Ye Lanyi was carrying several arrows, and the silver arrows penetrated her body sharply, leaving her dying. The approaching death made her face calm and deep, she frowned, and her voice was clear and intermittent, "It's a pity that I can't kill you!"
Xuan Ling stretched out his hand to touch his chest, which was bursting with pain. He then pulled his hand back and looked at the blood-covered palm. He was so frightened and angry under the pain. He waved away Concubine De and I who were eager to support him, and said sternly: "I
I treat you well, why do you want to murder me!"
"You have to kill all the good people like the Six Kings and pretend to be brothers. You are really no better than a beast!" She spat out the blood that kept pouring out of her mouth. "Since the prince died suddenly, I have been alive for a long time.
I have the intention to kill you. People like you don’t even care about brotherhood and are only worthy of me calling animals to kill you.”
Xuan Ling was seriously injured. He reached out to cover his chest, pointed at her, and said angrily, "How dare you have an affair with him, how dare you plot for him to assassinate me!"
She couldn't hide the look of contempt in her eyes, "I might as well tell you that every moment around you and every contact with you makes me extremely sick and disgusted." A graceful smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she faintly
A smile is like an epiphyllum gathering its white petals, "He is the only one in the world who is truly kind to me. Once he dies, I will have no love left."
Xuan Ling became angry after being injured. Blood kept gushing out from between his fingers, and his face became increasingly pale and colorless. He coughed and wheezed again and again, and finally leaned up, unconscious.
The concubines were in a mess, calling the imperial doctor to come and busy helping Xuanling inside.
I straightened my expression and calmly ordered the palace servants to go inside to attend to the seriously injured Xuan Ling. I also ordered people to carry away Tianbi's body and take care of Yuegui, who had lost an arm and fainted from the pain. Then I quickly walked into the inner room to look after Xuan Ling.
The moment I walked quickly, I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart, and looked back to see the dying Ye Lanyi.
She fell on the white marble steps, like a piece of spring snow that would be melted away by the thin sunlight at any time, light and lifeless. With the last soft smile on her lips, her eyes looked infatuatedly at an acacia tree blowing in the wind outside the hall, as if
Through the gloomy green leaves and green branches, I saw Xuanqing, who had smiled and reached out to save her in the Ming and Spring of the past. The sky was as silent as ever, and occasionally a dove flew up into the blue sky with fluttering wings. She smiled with endless yearning, and her clear eyes slowly
Focusing on me, I finally stopped breathing my last breath.
A layer of mist quietly filled my eyes, and I never looked back. Her last gaze under the distant blue sky and cloud shadows merged into the depths of my memory.
The freedom of blue sea and blue sky is a place that neither she nor I can reach in our lifetime.