Chapter 21: Twenty-one Ichthyes
The masters of the palace have all come here to take refuge in the summer palace, not because of the summer resort, all normal things have stopped, but the place of life and office has been moved from the palace to the summer palace.
Of course, it is certain that life is more comfortable and comfortable than in the palace.
The day after coming to the summer palace, after everyone had rested, the emperor asked the queen to organize a banquet and specially invited everyone on the summer list to participate.
The queen readily agreed, and after asking the emperor and the queen mother's opinions, the next evening, the banquet was held in the Lanying Pavilion in the summer palace.
Although the Blue Pavilion, it is not the best place to go in the summer palace, but it is ingenious, it happens to be located on a small island on the largest man-made lake in the summer palace, surrounded by water on both sides, surrounded by mountains on both sides, it is just a picturesque landscape, and there is only a small bridge left in the middle to pass by, looking at it from a distance, it seems to be a huge ship floating on the water.
Fu Hui and the eldest princess of Jinyang accompanied the Empress Dowager Wen, and when they arrived at the Blue Pavilion, it was not early, and most of the banquet began, singing and dancing were in full swing.
Fu Hui and the eldest princess of Jinyang sat beside the Queen Mother, and the drunken emperor saw Fu Yuan, stroked his palms and laughed, and said again and again: "Fu Rui came just in time, Fang Cai was saying that singing and dancing are boring, let these people step back so that you juniors can show your talents, and you are here." I remember that the hibiscus zither played very well, and today I have to feast my ears. ”
"Uncle praised it, Fleur can just play smoothly!"
Hearing this, Furao hurriedly bowed her head and said.
When she said this, she was not modest, she belonged to the kind of people who knew a little bit of everything, but was not proficient in anything. Although she learned the guzheng well, she could not compare with the famous masters, and even most people who knew the guzheng could not compare.
In fact, Fleur really feels a little ashamed, her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, the eldest princess invited famous experts from all walks of life to teach. But in the end, she only learned a little bit of the surface. It was something that she was interested in and willing to insist on learning, but in the end, the master who taught her skills gave up first, bluntly saying that since she just wanted to learn, then she could stop at the point, and there was no need to learn further. The implication is that no matter how much Fleur learns, she won't be able to learn everyone.
The eldest princess was also quite helpless about this, she herself did not inherit such a talent from the Empress Dowager Wen, and she didn't want Fu Hui to follow her.
Fleur is not as discouraged as the eldest princess, she has always been peaceful, she feels that without this talent, she will not force it, not to mention that she learns these things, not to show them in front of others, just to entertain herself and appreciate it, which is also a pleasure.
At that time, Furao's mentality was extremely peaceful, and she had also performed for the Queen Mother and the Emperor in the palace, but when she performed in front of such a large group of people, Furao was apprehensive in her heart.
Her skill in making axes, where is she embarrassed to take it out and offer it ugly.
But since the emperor said so, Fu Hui also knew that he was playing today, but he was afraid that it was imperative. If she is cowardly, she will be truly ashamed.
She tossed and turned in her mind about the familiar pieces, hesitated left and right, and finally decided on the repertoire to play.
Fleur has no confidence in herself, so naturally she will not choose those difficult tracks to show herself, after all, the ears of the people present are not decorations, and she can't fool her. But if the choice is too simple, it is not easy to show it.
In this way, the repertoire is really difficult to choose.
However, Fleur really thought of a suitable track, this guzheng song is called Yunshui Zen, which is not a work that has been passed down for centuries, and it is rarely sung in the world, it was made by the teacher who taught her to learn guzheng in the first place. Fleur occasionally got the score, so she liked it very much, and the teacher taught her over and over again, and finally she was able to play it skillfully.
Although this piece is not difficult, it is fresh and natural, and it makes people feel calm, which is a masterpiece. At least every time Fleur is upset, she can't help but sit down quietly and play a song.
Of course, what Fleur likes more is the fact that this song is not well sung, and she can't compete with her skills, so she has to rely on novelty to turn the situation around.
After choosing the repertoire, Fleur settled down and began to watch the performances of the people below her.
I have to say that the emperor has good intentions for this niece.
He also knew that Fleur was not good at talent, in order to avoid Fleur being nervous, he didn't let Fleur be the first to play, but he was afraid that Zhuyu would be in front of him, and it would be a contrast to Fleur, so before Fleur, he deliberately chose a minister's daughter who was not as skilled as Fleur and made a show first.
The first person to come out to play was the daughter of a military general, who was not good at talent, and when she heard the roll call, she also temporarily crammed and hurriedly made a pipa song with a pipa. Although the appearance was average, the other party didn't care, and after playing, he saluted the emperor.
However, because of the other party's calm appearance, the emperor also looked at it differently and asked the eunuchs around him to reward him with some things.
Under the influence of the other party, after being named, Fluffie also fell down, so that people could serve the guzheng and start playing slowly.
With comparison, coupled with Fleur's performance today, it was indeed a very good performance, but it was a good surprise for the people present.
The emperor stroked his palms and exaggerated again and again: "This kid is just too modest, he plays so well, and he can only play smoothly." ”
The eldest princess couldn't help but be overjoyed, and she said with a rare and modest expression: "This child is also rare to play on the spot, and it was not so good in the past." ”
With the foreshadowing of the previous words of the emperor and the eldest princess, the others echoed it again and again.
"But no, the county lord is too modest, now he has this level, and he will practice more diligently in the future, I am afraid that among everyone in the guzheng, there is a place for the county lord......"
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This praise became more and more outrageous, Fleur only felt a little cramped, waiting for the emperor to finish the reward, some of the women sitting next to her were still praising her, Fleur was a little impatient, and couldn't wait to leave the hall temporarily under the pretext of going out to change clothes.
Speaking of changing clothes, Fleur didn't really have this physiological need, but after pretending to go, she simply sorted out today's makeup, and walked around the Blue Pavilion.
The buildings around the Blue Pavilion are very unique, and there is no huge garden for Hibiscus to wander around, but this waterfront and mountainside place has also built a lot of pavilions and water pavilions with ingenuity. Today, because of the banquet held here, lanterns are lit high all around, in the night sky, like flying fireflies, it is extremely beautiful, and the scenery around the Blue Pavilion, hazy reflection.
Fu Hui thought that there were too few places to visit, and there were too many people who followed her, so she withdrew from the other entourage, and only took Caixia and Jiangxue, two personal maids, to wander around at will.
At this moment, the sound of silk and bamboo can be faintly heard from inside the Blue Pavilion, but outside the Blue Pavilion, except for the occasional palace people, it is extremely quiet, only the sound of the wind and the rippling water.
Hibiscus slowly climbs down the stairs along the high place of the exit on the west side of the Blue Pavilion, the building here is extraordinarily exquisite, from high to low, there are many pavilions to build, each of them, along the way is an unusual scenery.
Fleur looked at the rippling water at the bottom, and it was rare to have a sense of play, so she wanted to go down and take a look. It's just that she walked around a pavilion and was about to go down again, when she suddenly heard a soft human voice.
Fleur couldn't help but stop and didn't go any further, although she didn't listen carefully, she also felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. After stopping and listening, she couldn't help laughing, no wonder she felt that this voice was familiar, but it was the third prince Zhao Jin'an, and in the past two days, he ran to the Queen Mother's palace when he was fine.
Fleur hesitated to say hello when she heard another voice.
She also didn't expect that the person who was talking to Zhao Jinan at this time turned out to be Yang Qingyi. Zhao Jinan and Yang Qingyi, Fu Yuan was a little puzzled in her heart, in her impression, Yang Qingyi and several royal princes, except for the fourth prince Zhao Jinning, the other three almost did not have any friendship, that is, they didn't even speak much. Although not long ago, Fu Yuan also just knew that Zhao Jinyan admired Yang Qingyi, but Zhao Jinan and Yang Qingyi ......
Fleur couldn't figure out how the two of them could be here at the time of the banquet.
In fact, if it is according to Fleur's temperament in the past, I am afraid that I will come forward to say hello generously at this time. But today, the ghost sent a god, she gestured at Caixia and Jiangxue, and walked two steps forward alone, standing behind a big tree above the pavilion where Zhao Jinan and Yang Qingyi were standing.
There are no lanterns lit here, and the hibiscus is not very large, hiding here, if you don't pay attention to it, you will definitely not find it.
The first time Fu Hui did such a thing, her heart was a little weak, but as soon as she stood still, she heard Yang Qingyi whisper to Zhao Jinan: "Second cousin, you forced me to come here, what if someone sees me and others misunderstand!" My mother will scold me. ”
"Don't be afraid, everyone is inside, no one will come out, and no one will find out."
Zhao Jinan comforted gently, in the dark, Fu Hui couldn't see the other party's expression, but he could feel that Zhao Jinan's voice was full of tenderness and affection, "What's more, even if it is seen by others, I'm not afraid, I can't wait for everyone to know that the person I like is actually you." ”
Zhao Jin'an's words fell, and the pavilion was quiet for a while, and Fu Hui was furious in her heart, and she didn't dare to move and hide behind the big tree, for fear of being discovered by the people below.
And after a while, I could only hear Yang Qingyi's voice with a somewhat indescribable tone, and slowly spoke: "Second cousin said that it was funny, who doesn't know, the person you like is Cousin Furui, and the fact that you came back from Beihai and gave her the largest jewel in Beihai has already spread throughout the court." You...... What do you mean by saying this to me now? ”
When Zhao Jinan heard this, he was anxious, and explained repeatedly: "You know my intentions and helplessness, why do you use these words to mock me." Give her the jewel, it is for Aunt Jinyang to see, to show others, I came to you today, I have a gift for you. ”
After that, Zhao Jinan reached out and took out a box from his arms, opened it and handed it to Yang Qingyi, and said warmly: "I found a total of two orbs in Beihai, and the one given to Xia Furui is indeed the largest, but it is not the most precious. This one, though only half the size of the other, is the most spiritual. The first time I saw it, I knew I was going to hide it and give it to you. ”
The jewels in the box are not large, but under the dim light, they exude a glowing glow, like a rare treasure. If the pearl in Fleur's hand is placed on the side, I am afraid that it will be lined with fish eyes.