Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Blossom Feast
Lin Xiuye's injustice, everyone immediately discovered his existence, and their eyes were focused on him, Lin Xiuye is a little famous in the capital, and he is also very famous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Yo, Mr. Qian is actually here!" A young master dressed elegantly also came up from the side of the pavilion and greeted Lin Xiuye.
More and more people around gradually surrounded this pavilion, and the people who knew each other greeted Lin Xiuye when they saw it, and then resumed their normal conversation and laughter in groups.
"Today, Baihua Girl, do you say that she is still Yang Lingyun, the daughter of the lord of Huayuan County?" a young lady suddenly asked everyone.
The husband of the lord of Huayuan was a famous general of the Great Zhou, but unfortunately Yang Lingyun died on the battlefield when he was only five years old, and the emperor posthumously named him a general from the first rank of hussars, with a noble status. As a result, the lord of Huayuan County received the favor of the royal family even more.
Lin Xiuye was originally talking and laughing with a few high-ranking officials who had a good relationship in the corner of the pavilion, and when he heard what the young lady said, several people looked over there with interest.
Everyone has their own opinions, and everyone discusses and expresses their own opinions. Yang Lingyun has a cold and arrogant temperament, disdains to talk to others, and at most meets the son of a certain prince, a super product with such a noble status, which makes it even more mysterious.
If this year's Hundred Flowers Girl is still Yang Lingyun, according to the favor received by the county lord of Huayuan, it is rumored that the emperor will make her the county lord this year.
"I don't think so. Lin Xiuye took a step forward, stood in the center of the crowd, and said. Everyone looked at Lin Xiuye and listened with wide eyes, and Lin Xiuye was also happy to stand in the center and say to everyone, "The Hundred Flowers Girl is an annual thing, and I think it is mostly for the encouragement and recognition of the excellent young lady to select the outstanding women in the capital." ”
Lin Xiuye turned his head to look at Shen Lingyang again, and said: "The eldest lady of the Shen family is one of the best women in our capital, and she has won the title of Hundred Flowers Girl twice when she is only thirteen. Last year, it was Yang Lingyun, and I don't know who it is this year. ”
Yang Lingyun treats them with cold and arrogant, and there are often young ladies who don't like it, so someone accosted her: "Ling Yang is the best talented woman in our capital, and her name is obvious to everyone." Last year, Yang Lingyun won in that painting, the painting of the battlefield and the scenery was lonely. The artistic conception is poignant, the wind is blank, why should the grass be green, this kind of night rain and lonely city in all directions, who does she want to insinuate?"
"Isn't it! Didn't she just want to mention the hussar general, the emperor relented, remembered his father, and had to give it to her. The other lady pouted and agreed, because the pavilion was surrounded by good friends who were close to each other on weekdays, and they were all people in the same circle, and my father was also a friend in the court.
Even if there are one or two people who are not very close, they are definitely not Yang Lingyun's friends or the people on the side of his father's incompatible political enemies, their circles are almost the same, and their views are basically the same.
"Hu Bottle's arms are purple and sweaty, and the autumn moon group in the west of the broken leaf city.
Ming Xingchi sealed the sword, and the resignation took Loulan overnight. She also inscribed such a poem on her painting, can the Hundred Flowers Girl not give it to her? This year, she actually wants the county lord!" A young lady remembered that after returning home last year, her mother hinted at her Yang Lingyun's reason for winning the Hundred Flowers Girl, and now it seems that the Hundred Flowers Girl was completely snatched by Yang Lingyun.
"Have you heard about it? My mother also said that if she gets the Hundred Flowers Girl this year, she will really be the county lord. They found resonance, and you and I talked again.
Shen Anyan looked at a pavilion in the distance, Yang Lingyun in the pavilion sat and looked at the lake, her expression was really as cold and lofty as in the legend, just like the snow lotus of the Tianshan Mountains. A faint goose-yellow long skirt covered with moonlight and silver gauze. The palace maid on the side served tea to her, she raised her proud head, did not look at the palace maid, and her eyes were full of dust.
What a famous lady.
In other pavilions or on the lake, there are a group of noble sons or young ladies standing in threes, fives, fives, and fives, all talking and laughing to pass the time, each group has its own story, laughing and scolding,
A voice dragged Shen Anyan's gaze back from looking into the distance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's go back, the queen has woken up. "It's the aunt in charge of Kunning Palace, who is here to call everyone back. Everyone got up and walked towards Kunning Palace. Then everyone followed their mother from the East Warm Pavilion to the main hall of Kunning Palace.
The palace maid led in, and the luxury in front of her made everyone's eyes shine. The fine jade-paved ground of Kunning Palace shines with a warm light, there seems to be a curling mist shrouding the unreal palace in the distance, the phoenix on the eaves carved from sandalwood spreads its wings, the floating windows carved from green tiles and the jade wall panels, and at the end of a straight road, a huge palace slowly sinks with the jade steps. Beyond a curtain embroidered with phoenixes in gold thread, it was the place where everyone sat down to talk.
Through a curtain made of eight treasure glass beads, the queen was already sitting upright. The huge twelve-open screen behind the queen, carved with lifelike dragon patterns, is far away from the phoenix on the palace.
"See the queen mother, the queen mother Jin An. ”
Wearing a crimson gold and silver silk Luan bird Chaofeng embroidered patterned dress, the bottom of the skirt embroidered with blooming peonies. The skirt is light and dragging. Covered with a thin bloat of silk light gauze, the wide sleeves are outlined with auspicious cloud patterns.
The queen wears a purple gold Zhai phoenix bead crown, which is enough to see that after very serious preparations, thousands of strands of green silk are combed into a gorgeous and complex deer bun, and the hairpins of red gold and ruby are decorated, which is even more dazzling. The gold tassel hangs down the shoulder, and a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin outlines the dignified. The makeup is the full makeup in the palace makeup, the red lips are lightly touched, and the peony-shaped print is drawn on the forehead, which is outlined just right.
"Flat, sit. The queen's voice was graceful and luxurious, with a dignified smile on her face, and there was not much emotional fluctuation.
At this time, I got up and looked up to find that there were already several concubines sitting inside.
"The autumn banquet is to be auspicious, so that everyone can usher in a good omen for the second half of the year, since it is here, there is no need to be so restrained, on weekdays it is a monarch and minister, and today, it is a friend. The queen sat down at the top and spoke to everyone kindly.
In fact, the palace is indeed not as cold-blooded and rigid as outsiders believe and exaggerate, but there are more women, and the scheming and struggle are always much more terrible than those in the opera. In front of them is the emperor, not to mention that they can't be spoiled, as the daughters of important ministers, they are often easily urged by the family, and the concubines are all clever people.
"Thank you, Queen. The crowd answered.
The eldest aunt and aunt of the vowel in charge of the Kunning Palace let the palace maid serve tea, and soon everyone arrived, and the ladies talked to the concubine, and the queen said that everyone should enjoy the new varieties this autumn.
The queen was in front, leading a group of people to the imperial garden, only to see the beautiful trees and green onions, strange flowers shining, and a clear stream in the distance, from the depths of the flowers and trees zigzag under the stone gap. The north side is flat and wide, the two sides of the flying building are inserted into the air, carved and embroidered sill, the white stone is the column, the pond is encircled, the stone bridge is three ports, the beast face is spit, and there is a pavilion on the bridge.
A pavilion for resting sits in the middle of the Imperial Garden, and the magnificence is no different from that of an open-air palace. The pillars supported next to it are carved with gold and pearl relief patterns, and the cumbersome patterns show the grandeur of the rest pavilion. There is no obstruction in the front view, so you can see the huge imperial garden.
The queen led everyone to the Imperial Garden, which is full of exotic flowers and plants, which are very bright and beautiful, and it is known that it is a place to enjoy in ordinary times. There are 16 more flower trees, the trees are tall and handsome, at this time in early autumn, the wind moves the flowers and falls, thousands of flowers, paving several layers on the ground.
Rao is official lady, the son of the family, and the ladies of the gate valve were all shocked and whispered.
"Concubine De, enjoy the flowers today, but there is your favorite green peony. The queen smiled and said to a concubine dressed in lake blue. Green peony is the most precious kind of chrysanthemum, and it is not easy to cultivate. Looking at the Imperial Garden today, it is mainly chrysanthemums, and other flowers are foils.
The green peony has thick branches and irregular leaf shapes. The petals of the flowers are multi-round and not exposed. When flowering, the outer petals are light green, and the middle petals are emerald green and curl upward. The heart petals are thick green, and the whole corolla is rigorous and oblate. At the beginning of the bloom, the flower color is green like jade, crystal jade drops; after the sun, the green is translucent yellow, the brilliance is dazzling, it is a rare treasure in the chrysanthemum family. That's why people call it "green peony".
"The flowers are blooming so brightly this autumn, it's really hard to let spring. Concubine De smiled back at the queen and said.
The four concubines are not simple people, concubines, concubines, concubines, and concubines are arranged in order, Concubine De is an old man in the palace, although she is not favored, but she gets along with the emperor and is smooth, and the emperor values and respects this concubine very much.
The peaceful atmosphere between the queen and the concubine made everyone feel a lot more friendly.
At this time, a tactful and gorgeous voice suddenly sounded, piercing the air, like the early valley of the yellow bird, and the heartstrings of laughter made everyone's eyes look at it, only to see the man say: "I heard that there is such a sentence among the people of the capital, the royal family Yuanliang, the noble daughter of the Shen family." The most famous young people in the capital are them. Queen, let's see how the first beauty in the capital, the Shen family's noble girl, is doing?"
Shen Anyan followed the sound and looked over, the pale golden cloud smoke shirt was embroidered with elegant orchids, and the rusty red flower patterns on it almost covered the background color, and the yellow antique pattern double butterfly cloud-shaped thousand water skirt was mopping the floor, holding the mist veil of Bixia Luo plum blossoms. The clouds are ethereal, wearing a hollow orchid bead hairpin, the face is as charming as the moon, and the eyes are full of anticipation and seductiveness.
Under the temples of the double knife, there are two gold wire hollow peacock hairpins on each side, and each peacock has a ruby under its mouth, and a string of pearls hangs down, which is both extravagant and unassuming. Look at her bending her waist to take a slight step, showing her wrist in the light yarn. The eyes are full of spring water, and the jasper dragon and phoenix hairpin is obliquely inserted on the head. The fragrant jade is tender and delicate, and the fingers are like cutting the root of the onion, such as containing Zhu Dan, and the smile is moving.
Shen Anyan guessed that she might be Yin Chenlang's mother, Xiao Guifei, the most beautiful woman in the legendary palace. Although it is no longer so young and delicate, after the baptism of the palace, it seems more temperamental and substantial, more dignified and elegant. She is also very well maintained, and it is not easy for any newcomer to overcome.
Idle and bored to talk, the queen didn't mind, and glanced at Xiao Guifei. As a queen, she has to wear a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin on formal occasions, so Xiao Anlan did not bring a five-tailed phoenix hairpin. couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm also very curious, the girls of the Shen family haven't entered the palace this year, come out and let me be quiet." ”
Because it is not a particularly formal occasion, and in order to make everyone feel more cordial, the queen did not use "Bengong" but "I", and on the other hand, her affection for Shen Lingyang can also be seen.