This woman was dressed very differently from ordinary people. Her face was covered with gold gauze and her appearance could not be seen clearly. She had a graceful figure, and she seemed to walk fast and slowly, like willows swaying in the wind. The jingling sound was caused by the accessories she was wearing.
"Oh, it's a barbarian." Someone shouted in the hall.
As soon as the shouts ended, four or five men and women took out weird musical instruments and started playing, while the leading woman danced gracefully and jumped all the way in from the outside. The tables in the lobby were extremely narrow, but the woman's movements were smooth and easy.
The accompanying music was also different from what everyone usually heard. For a moment, the hall was silent, and everyone, men, women, old and young, stared straight at it.
In the end, several soldiers ordered the maid to remove the table, and then the woman jumped on it and danced. At the end of the song, she bent over and teetered on the table, causing many low voices in the hall to cry out worriedly.
The woman was about to fall, but she didn't, and her veil faded away. As expected, her curly hair and deep blue eyes were very human-like. She didn't know when she held a banner in her mouth, with the four words "Blessings for a Thousand Years" written on it.
"Your Majesty, please request the emperor to give Hu'er a dancing prostitute to celebrate the birthday of the Marquis." Then the four military officers knelt down and worshiped in unison.
When the word "emperor" came out, everyone present was stunned and immediately stood up. Marquis Dingxi knelt down facing the direction of the imperial city. Everyone in the room knelt down and knelt down to thank the emperor for his kindness.
When Dingxihou stood up again, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself. Others were also speechless. This gift from the Crown Prince was so amazing. They were just prostitutes. Many princes and noble families also had them. It was just that the emperor personally gave them singing and dancing prostitutes.
Not everyone can have it.
"Why didn't this child say anything earlier? How could this, this, alarm the emperor..." Dingxihou said a little incoherently.
"Returning to the Marquis, the prince made a new contribution the day before yesterday and captured a prince from Dongnu. This Hu Ji was his property. He was escorted back to the capital and presented to the emperor. The emperor was very happy and wanted to reward the prince, so he asked what he wanted. The prince said nothing else.
There is nothing to ask for. I just want to fulfill my filial piety to my father when I am not allowed to return home. Ancient books read about Lao Laizi wearing colorful clothes to entertain his relatives. He could not fulfill his filial piety in front of his father, so he wanted to ask the emperor to give him something, which could be considered as a father.
The emperor was very happy to extend his life. He said that the prince's heart was sincere and he was both loyal and filial. He said that those gold and silver rewards were too vulgar, so let this orchid be the prince's bride in colorful clothes." The man who came said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the already sentimental Marquis Dingxi had tears in his eyes, and could not say anything except "good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good."
"Is everything okay, the prince is away?" Ms. Xie is a woman and doesn't care about this. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and asked, "I know you always report good news but not bad news. Even if he bumps into you, you won't tell me.
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The man kowtowed.
"The eldest lady is at ease. I dare not hide anything from the Marquis. Everything is fine with the prince. He just received an arrow when he was chasing Dongnu years ago..." he said.
Before he finished speaking, low voices rang out from the whole hall, and Ms. Xie sat down on her chair all of a sudden.
"Don't worry, madam. Thanks to the jade token of spiritual talisman that madam sent, the prince has been carrying it close to him. The arrow happened to hit the jade token. He is fine, but the jade token is broken. The prince feels very guilty. He is afraid that madam will blame him for not doing so.
Dare you tell me..." the man said loudly.
Mr. Xie covered her face and cried.
"How long has it been, and I still feel guilty about this. I can't tell the seriousness. I begged that one just to protect him from disaster. This silly kid, I really don't know what he is thinking." She cried, holding on to Dingxi Hou's arm.
Sleeve, "Master, can Brother Cheng really come back this time? How much suffering has he suffered in the past three years..."
They live in fine clothes, live happily and live happily at home, while the eldest son is risking his life outside. Dingxihou feels sour, bitter and happy in his heart. When his son succeeds, I will always have glory in my face. Even if they don't have this honor, they
The Marquis of Dingxi can also live a good life, but it is always a good thing to receive more grace from the Sacred Heart. However, I feel that it is more difficult for my son to get this honor than for other nobles and other children. I feel angry, unfair and
It's distressing.
"Don't say this. A man should be loyal to you and kill your enemies. What's more, our Marquis of Dingxi is from a war background. Brother Cheng has done a very good job." Marquis Dingxi patted his wife's hand and said while looking at it.
I would like to give a few words of advice to the person who is coming so that they can keep up the good work.
The person who comes kowtows and says yes.
"The Crown Prince said he would be back by the end of the year at the latest." He added.
Mrs. Xie laughed with tears after hearing this, and everyone in the room also shouted congratulations. The visitor then kowtowed to wish Dingxihou longevity. Dingxihou ordered people to entertain him well, and then the visitor left.
During the rest of the banquet, all the topics were centered around the crown prince, and everyone was enjoying themselves. The emperor gave him songs and dances to celebrate his birthday, which was something that no other family had ever done. Their Dingxi Marquis Mansion was really in a good light this time, and one of them was enlightened.
The chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, and a prosperous clan prospered, so everyone was sincerely happy. Many people drank too much when they were happy, including the Marquis of Dingxi, who had a good drinker.
"Uncle is really happy. Even if you don't get drunk from a thousand cups, you will get drunk. It can be seen that everyone gets drunk without getting drunk." A young man shook his head and sighed. He looked at Chang Yunqi who was sitting beside him casually, winked and came over and said lowly.
Laughing, "But that's right, third brother, what you gave is a fake beauty, but what the eldest brother gave is a real beauty..."
Chang Yun raised his hand and tapped the man's hand with his chopsticks.
"What are you talking about? If you dare to talk about my father behind his back, tell my elder brother later and wait until he comes back to see how he will beat you." He laughed.
It seemed that this man had been beaten frequently, and upon hearing this, he immediately looked distressed and begged for mercy.
"Don't, you brothers join forces, one is playing tricks, the other is playing with fists, I can't afford to offend you. Ever since I was a child, I have been beaten until I become a man with an iron shirt and a golden bell..." he said.
Chang Yunqi gave him a fist, and the two laughed and discussed the topic.
When the night got dark and the banquet ended, Mrs. Xie helped the drunk Marquis Dingxi to sleep, and asked her maids to take good care of her and feed him water. Then she walked out, and the maids helped her take off her clothes and put on her homely clothes.
"It's better now. The prince has been favored by the Holy Spirit, so his suffering has not been in vain." Several women who had not yet retreated said happily.
Xie also looked pleased.
"Come back soon, he won't be home for a day, and I can't let go for a day. The prince of any family would be traveling around. I don't know what this kid is thinking..." She sighed and said with a smile.
He looked outside with a bit of disgust, "Look at the way they are jumping up and down carelessly. I really think I am very capable. If I have that ability, I can imitate my brother and know how to use some fancy tricks."
The mothers-in-law bowed their heads and listened in silence. Xie was tired after working for several days, so she waved her hands. The mothers-in-law bowed their heads and left, leaving Duzhou's mother one step behind.
"What's the matter?" Xie naturally understood that she had something to say and asked.
"That..." Zhou's mother hesitated to speak.
"Say." Mr. Xie raised his eyes and glanced at her, a little impatiently.
What's wrong with this person? He's never been like this before. This part is always weird. Could it be that he's getting old?
"The young lady also gave the Marquis some longevity dishes..." How could Zhou's mother not notice Mr. Xie's displeasure, but she still said it bravely.
Mr. Xie raised his eyes and looked at her.
Zhou's mother felt her calf twisting at the sight of her knife-like eyes, and she hurriedly explained everything in detail.
"Of course I didn't take it to the table and didn't say anything," she finally added, just for fear of being implicated.
"You're not confused yet." Xie said calmly, "Take it and feed it to the dog."
Mother Zhou did not dare to say another word, so she hurriedly answered and came out. After she came out, she wiped the sweat on her forehead. When the night wind blew, she felt a little ridiculous. What was going on? Ever since I met that young lady that day
After that, I acted a little sloppily...as if I had been bewitched without any advice.
Thinking of this, a gust of night wind happened to blow, mixed with laughter from nowhere, which made Zhou's mother shiver and make the hairs on her body stand on end.
She gave the little girl the food box in her hand, told her to feed the dog, and then went back on her own.
The little girl took the food box and ran towards the nearest yard where the dogs were kept. She was planning to finish her work quickly and then go back to sleep. Without looking at the road, she bumped into a person and was slapped in the head by the person, causing her to almost fall.
"Why don't those little hooves have eyes?" a male voice scolded, "Where do you drill them?"
The smell of wine was strong, a lantern shone over, and then another male voice laughed.
"The little girl is throwing herself into my arms. Third brother, why don't you continue?"
The little girl recognized that these were the third and fourth young masters and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"What did you take? Are you sneaky? Where are you going at night?" Chang Yunqi didn't want to talk anymore, but when he saw that the girl was coming from the direction of Ronganyuan, he couldn't help but asked quietly.
This sentence.
The little girl didn't dare to hide it, and she didn't know the specific details. She just heard from Zhou's mother and a woman who asked for this food box that the young lady of Qiutongyuan made it, so she told her.
Hearing that he wanted food to feed the dogs, Chang Yunqi had already raised his feet to leave. As he was about to take a step forward, he heard the little girl say this and stopped his feet suddenly.
"The young lady did this?" he asked.
"That little beggar?" Chang Yunhong, the fourth young master, blurted out as well.
The little girl couldn't speak clearly, so she kowtowed and repeated the few words she heard.
"How can she cook? It took her a long time to learn how to eat..." Chang Yunhong laughed in a low voice, losing interest and pushing Chang Yun away.
Chang Yunqi turned around, but finally stopped.
"Bring it here. The dogs in my yard haven't eaten it yet. I'll feed it to them," he said.
The little girl dared not to obey. They were all dogs anyway. Naturally, the second young master’s dog was more important. She immediately handed over the food box respectfully.
"You can come to my yard to get the food box tomorrow." Chang Yunqi said this and left with the food box.
Walking to a place with brighter lights, Chang Yunhong couldn't help but curiously opened it to take a look.
"This looks like it's not for human consumption..." The fourth young master shook his head and said as he looked at the cold bowl of dish that looked very poor and didn't know what kind of meat it was.
Chang Yunqi looked at the vegetable bowl with a strange expression. For a moment of silence, he reached out and picked up a piece and threw it into his mouth.
"Third brother, don't get upset..." Chang Yunhong was startled and hurriedly stopped him.
But it was too late, Chang Yunqi had already put it in his mouth, and then he burst into tears and stretched out his hands to strangle his throat.
"Is it so unpalatable?" Chang Yunhong asked with eyes wide open.
"No, the peppercorn recipe is too broad..." Chang Yun's voice became hoarse. He raised his hand to his mouth and said with a big tongue. (To be continued)
