Chapter 8: Bounce the lute
Su Wanxi used to only know that she was good to him all the time behind Shen Jingyuan, even if she often socialized with him, she never thought about the mutual interests. Now I walked into the East Palace again with a different state of mind, thinking about everything in the past, and only then did I realize it.
The current emperor Shen Wen began to indulge in lust a few years ago, and gradually even handed over political affairs to Shen Jingyuan to be responsible, and even Shen Jingyuan was often called to replace him in the early dynasty.
The princes had already been assigned to various fiefs after the weak crown, and now the crown prince has gradually evolved into power, so all forces are concentrated on the prince.
Shen Jingyuan certainly wants to control all the forces, but one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and several forces compete with each other, and no one wants to let anyone have a good time.
Today, the largest force in the DPRK is undoubtedly headed by Bai Zixu, and Shen Jingyuan is in the period when the regime is shaking, and it is important to stabilize this force.
Su Wanxi could see that in addition to those who tried their best to curry favor with Shen Jingyuan, there was inevitably another part of the court, but these people were hidden so deep that it was difficult for people to find flaws. Just like Su Ziyou.
"The crown prince has arrived, the crown princess has arrived. ”
Shen Jingyuan's personal eunuch Xiao Anzi reported in a sharp voice. All the people in the hall bowed to the temple.
The moment Su Wanxi bowed her head and knelt down, for the first time in her life, she sprouted unfair resentment, why did she want to kneel down and salute Shen Jingyuan and Bai Qingcheng, it was obvious that they owed themselves, but now they saluted them like a dog.
She gritted her teeth secretly, and a trace of inexplicable emotion was growing secretly.
Shen Jingyuan was wearing a red wedding robe and sitting on the hall, while Bai Chengcheng was sitting next to Shen Jingyuan in a dark red phoenix robe. The canonization ceremony has been held in the daytime, and now the banquet is all for the prince.
"It's all out of courtesy. Shen Jingyuan's voice was extremely majestic.
Su Wanxi raised his head slightly and looked at the hall, he still hasn't changed at all, he will always be as cold as ice, his heart is really made of ice!
"Congratulations on the prince's wedding!" everyone raised their glasses.
"Thank you, please have fun tonight!" Shen Jingyuan and Bai Qingcheng both raised their glasses, and everyone drank together.
Su Wanxi drank a glass of spirits, she used to be a drop of wine, but now she only thinks of the sentence "A drunk relieves a thousand sorrows".
After Shen Jingyuan had a few high-sounding conversations with everyone, the banquet officially began, which was nothing more than silk and bamboo singing and dancing, which was very boring.
And this kind of banquet is undoubtedly the best opportunity to flatter those who are close to the prince.
Changde of the Ministry of Industry prepared a dance to celebrate the prince's marriage, and hoped that the prince and the princess would smile. A middle-aged man was the first to get up, with a flattering expression.
"Good. Shen Jingyuan responded, without any emotion.
Chang De is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Dynasty, a native of Wushui County, so he prepared a local folk dance, dozens of dancing girls dressed strangely, holding bells, dancing strange dances, but it also made the people present refreshing.
Su Wanxi had no intention of appreciating the singing and dancing, she secretly looked at Shen Jingyuan, just in time to see Bai Qingcheng gently pouring him full of wine, and then approaching him and whispering in her ear, so both of them laughed.
In Su Wanxi's impression, Shen Jingyuan is a person who does not smile, she rarely sees him smile so heartily, she has tried her best to win him to smile sincerely, but now Bai Qingcheng made him smile like this with a few whispers.
"Heh......" Su Wanxi retracted her gaze, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. The liquor was like a throat-piercing poison, making her so uncomfortable that she almost choked on tears. Fortunately, the silk bamboo song and dance attracted everyone's attention, so she did not attract attention.
Su Ziyou frowned and handed her a glass of water, and his tone was forbearing: "Remember your identity at any time." There was some warning in his words.
"Huh. She chuckled lightly, took the water and drank it. She was indeed overwhelmed by alcohol, and it took two glasses of wine to get down, and her head was already a little dizzy. So he quietly stopped making a sound, and he didn't do anything strange.
Several adults have given their gifts, some are singing and dancing, and some are rare treasures.
Su Wanxi looked at Su Ziyou and said, "Brother always has to pretend to please the prince, right?"
Su Zi frowned slightly, looked at her slightly confused eyes and said, "You're drunk." ”
Su Wanxi hooked her lips and smiled, and slowly stood up, attracting the attention of the audience.
Su Zi's right gaze sank, but Su Wanxi had already stood up, and he could only look at Su Wanxi without changing his face, not knowing what she wanted to do.
Su Wanxi bowed to the two people in the hall and said, "The people's daughter has a song to present, I wish the prince and the princess eternal marriage." ”
When Su Ziyou heard this, he also stood up and said calmly: "Prince, this is another small gift prepared by Weichen for you, and I hope that the prince will not blame the little sister for her shallow skills." "Shen Jingyuan's wedding, Su Ziyou has already given Shen Jingyuan a city that he captured with his own hands as a gift, but now it is just because Su Wanxi has made his own proposal to present a song, he can only plan it, and there is no other way. Just thinking about it, she has only studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting for half a month, what courage did she have to say these words.
Shen Jingyuan looked at His Royal Highness's woman, and the reaction of everyone present was the same, at first there were too many people who didn't pay attention, but now when I look at it, there are still such beautiful women in the world!
It's just that Shen Jingyuan is different from Shen Wen, he is not interested in women. "Offer it. Shen Jingyuan's eyes widened slightly, wasn't this the woman he saw by the lotus pond in Baifu that day?
Bai Chengcheng's face obviously changed, she was the first beauty in Lin'an, but as soon as this woman appeared, it was as if everyone's souls had been hooked by her.
Su Wanxi was wearing a pink skirt, and the tassels pinned to her bun made a crisp sound as she walked. She walked to the center of the hall, and the feeling of being watched not only did not make her feel uncomfortable, but made her blood boil. Faintly, she felt that there was another stream of blood flowing in her bones.
"Prince, the folk girl heard that there is a unique white jade pipa in this East Palace, and the folk girl has the courage to borrow it, and if there is an insult to the artifact, she is willing to be punished. ”
Su Ziyou was also secretly surprised, he who had always been calm began to feel uneasy in his heart, he was really an out-of-control chess piece.
Shen Jingyuan couldn't help frowning, then returned to normal and said, "Accurate." ”
Su Wanxi was secretly proud, the white jade pipa was her favorite instrument when she was in the East Palace, and she had wanted to play Shen Jingyuan's best instrument countless times, but he always excused herself. Finally, one day he slowly gentleness towards himself, willing to give himself time for a song, and he was already pregnant with Rokka, so he could only stroke it at will.
She just wanted to mention the pipa, so that he had to think of himself in his previous life, and when she saw him frowning unhappily, she was very satisfied.
The palace people brought the white jade pipa, Su Wanxi smiled faintly, and said, "The folk girl presented a song "Eternal Knot with One Heart". ”
Everyone looked at the woman in the hall with interest, her face was peerless, and her courage was so big, the white jade pipa was a rare treasure in the palace, she dared to borrow it, if it was really a skill, I am afraid it would be difficult to end.
The audience was silent, her slender jade fingers on the strings, and the corners of her mouth smiled. The soft sound of flowing water flowed from her fingers, sometimes rapid and sometimes soothing, and the music was more pleasant than the song of a lark.
"This song should only be in the sky, ah......" Some people can't help but sigh.
Shen Jingyuan looked at Su Wanxi, his face became more and more ugly, but he wanted to play the pipa on this day, which made him have to think of Bai Wuxue, the canonization of concubines, every scene was like yesterday, but now the person sitting next to him has changed his appearance. Shen Jingyuan hated himself for thinking of that woman again, so he drank all the liquor in front of him.
Bai Qingcheng bit his lip fiercely, smiling on the surface, but in his heart, he had already cursed Su Wanxi thousands of times. Bai Wuxue's Jian person, once the pipa skills were also praised, and now there is a woman who is still good at pipa, the prince will definitely think of Bai Wuxue, and he still uses Bai Wuxue's favorite white jade pipa!
Su Wanxi secretly noticed their expressions, and her heart was even more cheerful and happy, and the more pleasant the music, the more intoxicated the person who heard it.
She smiled wickedly, Yu Shen Jingyuan looked at her, and then skillfully turned the pipa behind her, danced, raised her feet and turned around, and the music still did not stop.
"Bounce the lute!" someone exclaimed.
Su Ziyou was also secretly surprised, he didn't expect that she was hiding so many things. No one will be able to familiarize themselves with the Four Books and Five Classics in half a day, and no one will be able to rebound the pipa in half a month, the only explanation is that she used to know. However, she has clearly checked her identity, the beggar on Lin'an Street, there is no doubt about it, but where did she learn these things?
Su Ziyou clenched his fists slightly, this is a risky move, a slight mistake, and he lost the whole game.
This skill was once practiced hard for Shen Jingyuan, but she never had the opportunity to play it for him, but now it has fulfilled her former wish.
Shen Jingyuan looked at it with slight approval, and couldn't help but think that the woman had also said that she would play the rebound pipa for herself. Is it like this?
After the song, everyone applauded. Since then, the name of Su Wanxi, the first beauty in Lin'an, has also spread.
After Su Wanxi returned to her seat, she felt even more dizzy, if it wasn't for the strength of the wine, how could she dare to do such a reckless thing, she didn't even know how Su Ziyou would punish herself after she went back, with Su Ziyou's character, it was not impossible to kill herself.
"Not bad. Su Ziyou said coldly, his eyes were like torches, as if he wanted to eat her.
She didn't dare to look at him, but sat silently beside him, watching the singing and dancing in the hall.
"Xi'er, your pipa is simply the best in the world. Ning next to him leaned over.
"Madame praises falsely, Wanxi is a shallow learner, and she can't stand such high praise. ”
Ning Shi took her hand and said, "You go out with me to breathe." ”
Su Wanxi looked at Su Ziyou when she heard this.
"Well, be careful. "For the sake of Lord Li's face, Su Ziyou had no choice but to respond.
So Su Wanxi put on a white cloak and went out to the back door with Ting'er, Ning and their maids.
This book was first published in the King of Books