Chapter 37: The Banquet III
said that he brought himself to eat delicious food, but in fact, after bringing himself to the place, Ying Qi returned to Wu Ying's side, leaving Wu Yan to stay by the side of a few cases and enjoy the food alone. Fortunately, although there were many people at the banquet, and because the place where Wu Yan was sitting was some distance from the chairman, there were not many people moving around, but it was quiet and no one disturbed him.
At this time, the twilight is deepening, and the full moon hanging in the night sky is like a white circle drawn by a drunken person with a pen dipped in water. The banquet is set up by the Cinnabar Palace, and it doesn't seem to be a formal banquet, and the table is set up in the open air in the Mei Garden, and everyone sits on the ground, relaxed.
Because the name of the plum garden contains the word "plum", the plum trees are planted all over the natural garden, and the flowering period has not yet arrived, and the plum branches are interspersed with plum blossom lamps with green leaves, and a branch of brilliance is lit up. I don't know what material the lantern is made of, but the palm is half the size, and there is no bright oil candle flame, white snow and red stamen, lifelike. When the evening breeze rises in the courtyard, the lanterns flicker slightly, shining like stars. Gong E came and went, putting dishes and snacks and fruit wine on the table. The dancing girl wearing a light veil threw off the water sleeves, and flower petals flew out of the sleeves and landed in the court and on the desk, floating in the dark fragrance.
There is a pond in the garden, flow to the plum garden, the pool surface is only two or three steps wide, half an arm is shallow, the water waves are slow, the bottom is clearly visible, the plum tree on the pond is tied to the ribbon, the end of the ribbon is also wrapped with a plum blossom lamp, the pond surface is illuminated between the flickering, one or two water lilies can be seen on the pond surface, three or four lotus leaves, the lanterns are soaked in water and not wet, and there are four or five koi fish that shuttle and swim under the water lilies.
Wu Yan's position was close to the edge of the pool, and seeing that the water waves were soft and cool, he rolled up his sleeves and reached into the water, disturbing a pool of clear waves. Just as he was relaxing, he suddenly heard a "plop" on the water, and the water droplets splashed and fell on half of the person.
She looked left and right, her surroundings were as usual, the palace people were in a hurry, the guests were laughing, and no one was paying attention to this place. Looking up again, the moon climbed overhead, the night breeze shuttled silently between the lanterns and plum leaves, and the long hanging ribbons swept over the water, or teased the underwater koi to gather together, or frightened the koi into disappearing.
Wu Yanfu lowered his head again, and there was another "plop", the blue water fluctuated, and a small pebble slowly sank to the bottom, Wu Yan quickly raised his head, and finally saw the young man standing under the lantern plum tree, who was looking at her with a bent lip, and his eyebrows were hooked with a sly smile, seeing that Wu Yan saw himself, the young man's slender fingers moved, and another small pebble was thrown into the pool water, and the water droplets splashed again fell on the duckweed water lily, and one or two water droplets rolled slowly.
It's actually Xia Zihe, I really didn't expect it.
Wu Yan couldn't dodge, his face was splashed with water droplets again, and he was angry at this person's rudeness, "The third prince doesn't go to them to be lively, but what are you doing in this secluded and unoccupied place?"
Xia Zihe leaned on the plum tree and shook his fan lazily, wearing a white and green dress, the long hair that had not been crowned was tied high, and a ponytail fell on the back of his head.
Seeing that Wu Yan's words were pointing, as if he was alluding to his sneakiness, Xia Zihe moved his fingers, put the fan away, and said with a smile, "I'm fishing." ”
"A fan, what are you fishing for, bluffing children?"
Xia Zihe's eyes smiled even more, and he slowly walked in front of Wu Yan, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "The ancients said that those who wish will take the bait." But I was actually ...... Bluff the little ones. ”
Wu Yan glared at him indignantly, turned his head, looked at the koi fish swimming in the veins and water, closed his mouth and stopped talking.
She changed into a new dress today, a cherry pink skirt, which was given to her by Wu Ying a few days ago, how could she easily wear it on weekdays, and she specially changed it when she went to the banquet today.
The style of this skirt is light and simple, and there is only a difference in color from the palace clothes of low-level court maids. Change the hairstyle again and mix it in the palace room, but I'm afraid that no one will find out at all. What's more, the night is heavy, the lights are hazy, and how many people at the happy banquet pay attention. Even so, the moment Wu Yan just walked into Mei Yuan, Xia Zihe saw her in the crowd at a glance.
Watching her walk under the plum trees, the light fell on her, and the white light fell on the cherry pink dress, as if the plum blossoms were blooming from the branches to her dress. When the wind moved, the light flickered, and the light on her body flew like broken petals, and the broken shadows in the light and darkness floated like starlight falling into the mortal world and falling directly on her.
From the moment the black-clothed young man beside her left to the moment he himself left the table and walked towards her, she didn't notice him, although he was disappointed in his heart, but more than that, he was still happy. She was as beautiful as a painting, which amazed him and attracted him. But in the end, when she was playing by the water, he couldn't hold back and walked into the painting.
Her face was lined with fluorescent lighter and more delicate and delicate, and her angry eyes did not show the ferocity, but more like she was shy and annoyed, and the hair that fell on her cheeks was a little curly, soft and soft with the wind blowing on her cheeks, and she always wanted to reach out and flatten this strand of hair. Xia Zihe sat down beside her, and didn't say anything anymore, such a quiet and beautiful moment, sitting beside her like this, without saying a word, has already surpassed thousands of thousands.
They sat quietly in the corner of the plum garden, the night was darkened again, and the palace lights in the palace were lit up again. The northernmost pavilion of the plum garden is called Yingchun, there is a circular pond outside the pavilion, and the lanterns on the pond go down around the pavilion along the water, and the incense is drawn all the way. Sitting on the pavilion, playing the piano and drums, and the singer's singing voice, Wu Yan listened to it, and heard the sentence "Life must be happy, don't make the golden bottle empty to the moon", the song is clear, the sound of the piano is loud, the drums are harmonious, it is very spacious, and the worries in my heart are washed.
The chairman is located in the main court, and on the main seat sits a famous lady in red clothes, like a cloud with a phoenix crown burning on her sideburns. The lady sitting on the left is actually Wu Ying, but on the right I don't know whose position, there is no one on the seat, there is not a single dish on the table, it seems that the owner of the position has not yet arrived. Wu Yan saw that the first and second seats of the main banquet were sitting from the left to the bottom of the main banquet, and the first and second seats were sitting the eldest prince and the second prince, and after the two seats were vacant, there were young young people in Chinese clothes. Opposite the boy is a group of girls in flowers, not sitting on the table, but sitting together, I don't know what to say, covering my lips and smiling, the atmosphere is very lively and harmonious, and very relaxed and happy.
Seeing Xia Zihe sitting still, and began to reach out to taste the food on the table, without looking like he was leaving, Wu Yan looked at it for a long time and urged, "This is my position, your position should be over there, right?"
Xia Zihe had just picked a grape and put it in his mouth, and when he heard this, he glanced sideways at Wu Yan, "Didn't I tell you that I was fishing here? Now that the fish has just taken the bait, how can I go." ”
Fishing, hooking, this person......
Wu Yan was angry, "If I were a fish, it would be a piranha, and I would eat you." ”
Xia Zihe laughed, "Wrong, wrong." ”
"What's wrong?"
"It's not a piranha, it's a mermaid, one is a cannibal, the other is charming. ”
Xia Zihe turned his face and raised his cheeks, looking at Wu Yan, the eyes that stared at people were like paint, like a broken moon, with a magical power, which made people fall and forget to come back to their senses.
Mermaid, it should be Xia Zihe. Wrong, wrong, he should be a piranha dressed as a mermaid.