Chapter 9: The Palace Banquet
On the fifteenth day of the golden autumn, a palace banquet was held in the palace, and only the harem concubines and Emperor Yan participated. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
At the beginning of the palace feast, the concubines dressed in colorful clothes sat down according to their positions. After a while, the voice of the eunuch came from outside the hall.
"The Queen Mother has arrived. ā
"See the Queen's Mother. All the concubines stepped down from their positions and knelt in two rows on either side of the road.
I saw a woman wearing a bright yellow court dress from outside the hall into the inner hall, the phoenix tail feathers of the court dress were inlaid with tiny pearls, shining in the sunlight, and with the extremely luxurious gold head, the whole person exuded golden light.
Rose-scented tight-fitting robe sleeve top, emerald green smoke yarn loose flower skirt under the cover, the waist is tied into a big bow with gold silk soft smoke, and the sideburns hang low and obliquely insert jasper and phoenix hairpins, showing a slender and demonic charm that seduces people's souls.
This is the queen of Nanfeng Kingdom, Queen Liu.
Empress Liu looked ahead and walked to her place step by step, the beads on her clothes and on her head made a jingling sound, and the scenery was incomparably beautiful.
Everyone thinks she is noble, but no one notices the emptiness and loneliness in her eyes.
When the queen had just taken her seat, before everyone got up, they heard the eunuch's announcement sound outside the hall again: "The emperor has arrived, and Concubine Shen has arrived." ā
The concubines kneeling on the ground turned around in unison while kneeling: "The concubines see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ā
Empress Liu also stepped down from her seat and blessed herself: "The concubines see the emperor." ā
I saw Emperor Yan, dressed in bright yellow clothes outside the hall, walking in with a majestic face, and next to him was Concubine Shen, who was now the most favored.
When Emperor Yan came over, Empress Liu stepped aside. After Emperor Yan walked up, he also followed.
"The concubines are flat. Emperor Yan walked to his seat and spoke.
Everyone got up from the ground, sat down again, and looked up, only to see Concubine Shen sitting on the left not far from Emperor Yan, and the queen on the right.
I saw Concubine Shen wearing a sloppy pink smoke gauze skirt, holding Luo Cui soft yarn in her hand, and a peony flower obliquely inserted in her wind bun and mist temples is really a bit bit: Dai Mei is delicate and far away, and the green temples are full of the smell of spring smoke.
The turquoise emerald smoke shirt, the scattered flower mist and green grass pleated skirt, the body is dressed in the emerald water thin smoke veil, the shoulders are shaved into the waist, and the skin is like a condensed fat gas like a quiet orchid. Coquettish and boneless.
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, the fragrance is delicate, the beauty is more beautiful than the flowers, the fingers are like cutting the root of the onion, such as containing Zhu Dan, and the smile is moving.
The gestures are graceful and graceful like the wind blowing willows, the wind is dewed and the temples are exposed, the eyebrows and eyes are lightly swept with spring, the skin is delicate and moist like warm jade, the cherry mouth is not dotted and red, delicate and beautiful, and the two strands of hair on the cheeks are gently brushed with the wind to add a bit of attractive style.
And the eyes that rotate flexibly turn wisely, a little naughty, a little naughty. The waist is tightly tied by a dark purple belt, lining the slender figure.
The purple light tulle makes the graceful figure looming, and the long veil is flying, lining this person like a fairy in the nine heavens, and the beauty is unattainable.
Everyone took a breath and looked at Concubine Shen, and they were stunned for a moment.
I have to say that it is not for nothing that Concubine Shen can monopolize Emperor Yan's favor.
Looking at where Concubine Shen was sitting, some of the concubines were full of jealousy and jealousy. At this time, Concubine Shen took away all the brilliance, and even the queen was compared. What's more important is Emperor Yan's favor for her.
The queen glanced at Concubine Shen a few times, the expression on her face was very awkward, she hid the displeasure in her heart, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, today, the sisters are here, is the palace banquet about to start?"
"Well, you are the one who presides over this matter, and you are the one who presides over it. Emperor Yan answered, but didn't look at the queen.
The queen turned her head in disdain, her face randomly returned to natural, and announced the official start of the palace banquet.
Outside the hall, more than a dozen palace maids dressed in red slowly entered and danced to the music.
The concubines all stared at the dance, and the queen kept a smile on her face, and looked at Emperor Yan at a glance in the hall. But when he saw Emperor Yan, he just glanced at it lightly and didn't look up again.
When the dance was over, the queen looked at Emperor Yan and said: "Your Majesty, the concubines are tired of watching the dancing of the people in this palace for a long time, why don't you change some tricks?"
"Does the queen have any good advice, and the sisters want to see new tricks? One of the concubines in the palace asked.
"It's not a good suggestion, but this palace thinks this dance is too boring, so it's better to let the harem sisters perform a show to help the fun. The queen replied, and then looked at Emperor Yan: "I wonder what the emperor thinks of the concubine's suggestion?"
"The Queen's suggestion is very good, so let's get started. Emperor Yan answered, glanced around at the concubines in the hall, and then withdrew his gaze.
The concubines in the hall were a little excited and shy when they saw Emperor Yan's gaze sweeping down. Some people raised big smiles, hoping to get Emperor Yan's attention.
The queen looked at the concubines below, smiled and was silent, how could she not know the thoughts of those concubines. But as if he hadn't seen anything, he continued, "I wonder which sister would like to come out and perform a show first?"
The concubines below looked at each other, wanting to stand up first, but they didn't dare. It would be a very good thing if he could get the emperor's attention, but everyone knew that the emperor of the harem now favored Concubine Shen alone.
If you make the first bird, if you fail to attract the attention of the emperor, but offend Concubine Shen and the queen, it will be worth the loss.
So for a moment the temple was very quiet, and no one came forward.
The queen looked at the atmosphere in the hall and couldn't hold it anymore, but she still smiled and said, "Doesn't anyone want to come out to perform? ā
The hall was still quiet, so the queen looked at Concubine Shen and said, "I have heard that Concubine Shen's sister's dance is unique, I don't know if my sister is willing to take the lead in performing a dance?"
No one noticed that at this time, there was a person in the hall who looked at her and Concubine Shen with a playful face after hearing the queen's words.
"The queen has won the award, and the concubine's dancing posture is mediocre, so she really doesn't dare to come out to offer her ugliness. Concubine Shen opened her mouth to answer, her voice sounded cool and cool, very pleasant and comfortable.
"Sister doesn't have to be too modest, everyone knows the beauty of your dancing. It's been a long time since I've seen you dance, and the emperor should want to see his sister dance too. ā
The queen said with a smile and glanced at Emperor Yan again, but Emperor Yan sat there as if he hadn't heard anything.
"The queen's mother, the concubine also wants to come out to dance, but today the concubine is a little uncomfortable, I am afraid that I will Buddha the kindness of the mother, and I hope that the mother will forgive the sin. ā
Concubine Shen said without changing her face, her voice made people feel that even if she said anything, she couldn't make people angry.
"Since Concubine Shen is not feeling well, the queen should not be reluctant. Emperor Yan opened his mouth, then looked at Concubine Shen and asked with a gentle smile, "Concubine Ai is not feeling well, do you want to find a doctor to come and take a look?"
Concubine Shen had a smile on her face and replied softly: "Thank you for the emperor's concern, the concubine just feels a little dizzy, it's fine." That gentle appearance makes people feel the urge to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade.
Emperor Yan and Concubine Shen's eyes intertwined, and they didn't say anything, but silence was better than sound.
The concubines below looked at the eye contact between Emperor Yan and Concubine Shen, and a strong sense of jealousy rose in their hearts, but they still pretended not to see anything.
The queen was very embarrassed when she heard Emperor Yan's words, but she still had a smile on her face, and if you looked closely, you would find that the smile was very unnatural.
And after she saw the eye contact between Emperor Yan and Concubine Shen, she kept twisting the handkerchief in her hand, looking at Concubine Shen, coldness flashed in her eyes, and she felt very uncomfortable.
For a moment, the hall was quiet again, and it was very embarrassing. The queen looked into the hall, stayed on An Shunyi's face for a while, and made a gesture.
After An Shunyi got the signal from her eyes, she stood up and walked to the center of the hall, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is willing to perform a dance first." ā
When Emperor Yan heard this, he turned his head to look at An Shunyi and waved his hand: "Well, since that's the case, let An Shunyi perform first." ā
An Shunyi heard the sound and walked to the back of the screen on the high platform of the main hall, there was a curtain on the high platform to cover it, and after a long time, I saw the gentle music sound, and a graceful figure dancing behind the screen.
I saw that the screen was suddenly put down, and the woman in the center of the venue was dressed in white, like an elf, constantly turning, and the colorful petals around her were falling around her, and the woman occasionally showed a shy smile.
Everyone was fascinated, and Emperor Yan's gaze stayed for a long time.
After a long time, the dance ended, and everyone was still immersed in the dance just now.
I only heard the sound of music "ding" suddenly interrupted, and it was quiet in an instant.
An Shunyi walked to the stage and saluted Emperor Yan: "Your Majesty, the concubine is ugly." ā
The concubines below suddenly reacted, and the applause continued.
"Concubine Ai danced well, reward. Emperor Yan said with a smile.
Soon Fu Gonggong read out Emperor Yan's reward: "An Shunyi has an excellent dancing posture, a pair of bounty jade bracelets, an ancient jade white porcelain, and a hundred taels of gold. ā
"Thank you to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor. An Shunyi knelt down to thank her, her face was full of smiles, and it was the greatest reward for her to be praised by Emperor Yan.
"Are you An Shunyi, raise your head and let me see. Emperor Yan spoke up again.
The concubines below were a little jealous when they looked at An Shunyi after hearing Emperor Yan's words, and they actually let An Shunyi get the emperor's attention. Some even regretted why they didn't come out to perform first.
Hearing Emperor Yan's words, Concubine Shen's eyes were also staring at An Shunyi below. And the queen had an incomprehensible smile on her face.
An Shunyi was very excited after hearing Emperor Yan's words, and she slowly raised her head to hold back the excitement in her heart.
"Where did the hairpin on your head come from?" Emperor Yan asked with a majestic expression, the expression on his face made it impossible for anyone to guess what was going on in his heart.
After hearing Emperor Yan's words, the people in the hall all looked at the hairpin on An Shunyi's head. It turned out that I didn't pay attention, but now that I noticed it, everyone's eyes were fixed, because the hairpin was so beautiful.
In an instant, all the people in the hall were attracted by the hairpin. Concubine Shen also stared at the hairpin, and she was also attracted.
An Shunyi saw that everyone was staring at the hairpin on their heads and couldn't take their eyes off it, and her heart was even happier. I feel like I'm right to wear that hairpin today.
And when the queen saw the hairpin on An Shunyi's head, her face changed.