Chapter 356: Performing in front of the Emperor
Yuliang sat in the carriage, and the windows on the left and right sides of the carriage were hung with thick curtains, and Yuliang did not dare to open the curtains to look outside.
Soon, the carriage stopped, and I heard someone outside say that there was a search, and the lord of the Ministry of Rites said that the car was ordered to enter the palace. Then, the curtain of the car was lifted, and a man in armor peeked in.
Yuliang looked at the clothes and thought that Xie Huiling had mentioned that he had to search the palace when he entered the palace, this should be the Imperial Forest Army. Then they have already arrived at the palace gate, right?
The Imperial Forester lifted the curtain and saw that there was only one child sitting inside, but he was not too embarrassed and lowered the curtain. When he lifted and put it down, Yuliang saw a gray wall, and he couldn't see the top of the wall in the carriage, and he didn't know how high it was.
Then, the carriage went some way, and the official of the Ministry of Rites said that he could no longer take the carriage outside the palace, and had to walk inside.
As usual, he searched again, and after entering the palace gate, the official of the Ministry of Rites pointed to a little eunuch and said to him, "Xiao Langjun, don't be afraid, you can follow this little father-in-law in." ”
Yuliang saw that the little eunuch was only a teenager, and he looked delicate.
"Xiao Langjun, go this way. "The little eunuch led the way.
Listening to the sound is not unpleasant, Yuliang's eyes couldn't help but look down curiously, I heard that the eunuchs were all little brothers cut off. It's a pity that the hem of the little eunuch's clothes is covered, and he can't see it.
As soon as he looked up, he looked at the little eunuch, as if he had been discovered by peeking at it, and he looked away embarrassedly, regretting how he could look at people like this.
The little eunuch didn't care how many people looked at them strangely. In the sight of this little Langjun in front of him, there was only curiosity and no malice, and he didn't care to lead the way.
As he walked, Yuliang couldn't help but look at the houses, the walls, and the gatehouses that were high on the walls. The gatehouse was so tall that he had to tilt his neck to see the top.
The little eunuch looked at him as if he was looking at everything new, but he didn't urge. Yuliang came back to his senses and smiled embarrassedly.
Finally walked to a row of houses, and the little eunuch asked Yuliang to wait in the room, "The palace is not as good as the outside, Xiao Langjun don't go out and walk around." ”
"I see, thank you, little father-in-law. Yuliang agreed in a crisp voice, thinking of Yuxiu's instructions, he took out a purse and handed it over, he didn't know what to say, and said again, "Thank you, little father-in-law." ”
Someone is always happy to give a reward, and after the little eunuch took the purse, he said, "Xiao Langjun, don't worry, the people here are all going to perform in front of the emperor at night." There is a snack tea in the house, and Xiao Langjun will drink less water in the afternoon, so as not to lose his manners in front of the emperor. ”
"I see, thank you for your advice. Yuliang thanked him again.
There are already a few people in this room. I heard that there are world-famous painters, luthiers, and so on. These people were a little surprised to see Yuliang so young, and two older people looked at Yuliang a little restrained, chatting with him, and heard that he was Yan Yuliang of the Yan family who created the word flower and bird, and everyone couldn't help but admire.
Yuliang's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and when he speaks, the nervousness is gone, and he is not restrained when talking to people.
There was a eunuch in the middle to add tea and snacks, and no one ate it at first, but then it was so hungry that he couldn't stand it, and he couldn't care about being afraid.
Yuliang saw the dim sum made like a flower on the table, and ate a piece and thought it was delicious, if only the eldest sister and the second sister could eat it.
Looking out of the window of the house, I saw a procession of adults in soap-booted robes walking by.
Everyone waited until the jade rabbit rose in the east, and a light illuminated the outside as if it was day, and then a eunuch came over and passed them to the palace.
Yuliang remembered what Mr. Etiquette taught, and followed behind everyone, not daring to look around. But he was young and short-legged, so it was really not easy to keep up with everyone, and it didn't take long for him to fall to the end.
The eunuch was in a hurry, and he had to run a few small steps.
The eunuch who led the way said, "It's here," and everyone stopped, and in front of them was a long staircase, and the eunuch stood at the bottom of the steps, and on the steps there was an older eunuch who led everyone up the stairs and turned into a spacious and somewhat empty room.
The room was magnificent, and you could hear the singing and dancing music in the distance, "You wait here, the singing and dancing has stopped in front of you, and when you perform, someone will come and summon you." The eunuch who led the way gave them a word of advice, and then left them here.
There were no tables or chairs in this room, only high-level table furnishings, and everyone had to stand.
At this stop, it was not until the middle of the moon that Yuliang felt that his legs were stiff, and someone came to summon them into the main hall.
When I arrived at the main hall, a fragrant wind blew, and the lanterns on all sides were better than the lanterns at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in Yunchang Town. It's a pity that my brother, eldest sister, and second sister are not here, otherwise I would have been happy to see it.
Yuliang thought to himself, and saw that the red pillars in the main hall were all coiled with golden dragons, and the ground was softly covered with blankets. On the high platform in the distance, there was a bright golden yellow, and the people sitting on the stage couldn't see it clearly.
The two sides of the main hall were crowded with people, but there was no sound at all, and if they hadn't seen people, they would have thought that there was no one here. The further you go, the fewer people there are. When he was about to get under the throne, he saw Lee Seung-yoon sitting on the left.
Li Chengzhu saw that he was nervous and showed a reassuring smile.
Seeing his acquaintances, Yuliang felt better, followed everyone to bow three times and bow nine times, and shouted long live the mountain, and heard a shrill voice say, "There is a decree in the saint to order everyone to perform in the palace." ”
Soon a table was set up outside the hall, and Yuliang was taken to the side of the table outside, and a small eunuch stood on the side to serve. He saw that there were already pen, ink, paper, inkstones, and various colors of pigments on it.
Several people who write and paint seem to be arranged here.
These people have their own special skills, such as an old gentleman who actually paints with his fingers, a middle-aged man who uses his hair as a pen to write, and a young man who actually pours ink directly onto the paper and blows it in his mouth, as if he wants to blow out a picture.
Yuliang settled down, and practiced the four words "universal celebration" every day at home for the past few days, and then wrote it quietly.
I had just written a general character when I heard footsteps.
Yuliang secretly raised his eyes and saw a group of people in the main hall walking out, the first one was wearing bright yellow clothes, it should be the emperor, right?
He hurriedly lowered his head and wrote carefully. The eldest sister told him that when he went to the palace, he only had to do what he was doing, and he didn't care about anything else.
The footsteps around him continued, and a voice said "yes", and immediately there were voices that sounded in twos and threes, which also said yes.
Soon, Yuliang felt that his eyes were a little dark, and it turned out that Emperor Wu walked in front of Yuliang's case.
Emperor Wu lowered his head and saw that the word Putian had been written on the white paper, the word Putian was outlined with bluegrass, bamboo leaves, and butterflies, and the word Tianzi was a sketch of carp water at a rough look, and the glyph could be seen if you looked closely.
"Are you Yan Yuliang?" asked Emperor Wu aloud.