The sun is gradually turning westward, but the Mansion of Mrs. Yuhua is beginning to be lively. When the night is dark and the beautiful lanterns in the house are hung high, the grand light that reflects the sky dyes the surrounding quiet Qiyun Mountain with a joyful and lively color.

Most of the invited guests have arrived. The banquet was set in the middle of the main courtyard, and the continuous seats were lined up one by one, and it looked quite lively at a glance.

The feast is scheduled to begin in the middle of the unitary hour. Seeing that the hour was approaching, the maidservants in the house began to set plates, cups, and chopsticks from table to table. A singing stand was set up in the open space in the middle, which was supposed to be used for singing and dancing for a while.

When everything is ready, the guests begin to take their seats. Everyone understands the rules of the banquet, and everyone who comes is a figure with a face in Beizhao, not to mention that the king of Beizhao is also present tonight.

The upper seat is naturally the king of Beizhao, although Mrs. Yuhua is the protagonist today, but she should sit at the head of the king of Beizhao, but Chen Si refused.

"Sister Wang is the lord and the birthday star today, don't shirk it, sit with the lonely king."

In a field of praise for the king's wisdom and the king's martial arts, Mrs. Yuhua thanked her and sat down beside Chensi.

"Why didn't the king bring Concubine Zhou today?"

Guifei Zhou is the one from Mrs. Xie Hou's mother's family, I don't know if Chen Si is really favored, or he still wants to use Xie Hou to try his best to win over, in short, this Zhou Guifei can now be regarded as a favored harem, as long as she wants, Chen Si has nothing to disagree. Both inside and outside the palace knew that the king was very attentive to this new concubine, and he couldn't leave for a moment, Mrs. Yuhua thought that she would see this Zhou Guifei tonight, but who wanted Chensi to take her with him.

Mrs. Yuhua thought to herself that this was not a good sign.

When she asked this, Chiba, who was standing below her, glanced at the Great King of Hokusho. Today, the king of Beizhao brought 200 ironclad soldiers and stationed them at the entrances and exits leading to the mansion around Qiyun Mountain; There were thirty Praetorian Guards, and they were present in all corners of the circle around the banquet at this moment; There were ten personal guards, these people were closer, eight people were scattered among the banquet guests, and the remaining two were behind Chenji.

That's just the right amount, and no one else can say anything. Although he is the king of Beizhao, but this trip is a banquet for his sister Wang's birthday, if he leads too many troops, he is afraid of arousing suspicion, after all, more than eighty percent of the important ministers at the banquet tonight, there are many people, and there are many rights and wrongs. But too little does not have a deterrent effect.

Chiba secretly thought, such an arrangement is obviously guided by a master, this Beizhao monarch has been in a dim name for a long time, and no one will think about anything, it is really wonderful to use it at this moment.

The banquet officially began, the fruit plate and refreshments were served first, and the work of the wine and food was first brought to play a musical instrument. The performers are all eye-catching teenagers, which is already very eye-catching, not to mention that this form of performance is also unique and novel, so everyone gradually let go of the shackles and integrated into the relaxing atmosphere of the banquet.

After the fruit plate and refreshments were replaced, the whole lively atmosphere was set off. Don't they all say that the wine is hot, and it is at this moment.

Several programs are quite chic one after another, so King Beizhao said: "It seems that this birthday banquet, Sister Wang has spent a lot of thought." ”

"Didn't I know that the king was coming, so I specially arranged it."

As the two were talking, the next performance began. Chiba looked at the white curtain erected in the center of the field, and the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked. Tonight's highlight is coming.

The next thing is to play shadow puppetry. This made the courtiers and nobles of the banquet a little surprised, after all, this kind of thing is a folk thing, it is really difficult to get into the elegant hall, not to mention today's occasion, I always feel that the style is a little lowered, at least compared with the previous programs, it is really inferior.

Why? The reason why shadow puppetry attracts people to stop and watch it is because the shadow puppet artists who go to the rivers and lakes like to cater to the preferences and tastes of the people, play some interesting or vulgar things such as the market, and some bold will tell the secret history of some legendary figures, these things are interesting, but who dares to do so in front of kings and high-ranking officials? Isn't that tantamount to hitting them in the face?

But tonight Mrs. Yuhua did so. This lady looks at the entire Beizhao, no, throughout the world, I'm afraid there are not many that can be reached. The ministers secretly went to see the face of the king of Beizhao. Chenji's position was just backlit, and his face was hidden in the shadow of light, which was a little unpredictable.

Mrs. Yuhua was also beating a drum in her heart. Although Chiba said that he could act in shadow puppetry, he didn't say what he would do. She guessed that it was probably related to the old relationship of Hou Ye Xie, but so what? Can you bring down Hou Ye Xie in one fell swoop, and then threaten Ah Si? How can it be! Although she thought so, she didn't dare to refute Chiba.

Things are in a hurry, and the arrow is on the line. Asking too much, she is afraid that Chiba will be annoyed and throw her hand away, what should she do at that time? What's more, she also hid something from Chiba, if this matter is exposed, I don't know if Chiba will immediately turn her face with her.

Madame Yuhua was sad and uneasy, but her emotions could not stop what was about to happen, for the shadow puppet play had already begun with the beat of the drums and the narration.

The opening of this story is really in the market, and it is too glamorous. The young lady here, the scholar next door, fell in love with each other because of their secret admiration and fate, but the evil stepmother of the young lady made a hindrance and wanted to give the young lady to an old decay as a continuation. The scholar has no power and no power to fight with the young lady's stepmother, so he decides to go to the examination to gain fame and fight for a chance.

This story was told to Mrs. Yuhua, so she didn't look at the shadow show that everyone was watching, but secretly watched the reaction of An Jinghou Xie Daohuan.

She handled it very carefully, taking advantage of the moment to pour the wine. Because Ass was right next to him, if it was too obvious, it might arouse his suspicions.

An Jinghou's expression was serious, he stopped drinking, and even stared at the story reflected on the white curtain with some intent. Those old things were like cold light, slowly diffusing into his heart, gradually removing the temperature of his hands and feet.

It was a beautiful passage engraved in the depths of his memory, at least in his eyes. Although the ending is not happy, I have never encountered such feelings and nostalgia in this life.

He made an appointment with her to return, but when he finally returned, he never saw her again. This was the end of Xie Daohuan's memory, and he thought it was all over.

Xie Daohuan lowered his head and took a sip of wine. It's just a show, and although it's very similar to their encounter, it must just be a coincidence, a vulgar tale of talented and beautiful women. As long as it's a story, it will eventually come to an end. Look, Xie Daohuan thought, everything is calm, isn't it? The narration is gone, and the soundtrack stops.

The memories of this familiar scene should have ended, but he was wrong.

He looked up at Taichung, slightly stunned.

The scene has been transformed into a cold day in the ice and snow, and the young lady who was supposed to die fell in embarrassment in the heavy snow, and then stood up with a sigh of relief. She was pot-bellied and pregnant, but she was as agile and quick as a rabbit when she fled, and as panicked as a rabbit being chased into a desperate situation.

There seems to be no end in the snow, and there is no way to find the way or the direction. She finally fell into the thick snow, swept and drowned by the whistling snow foam.

But she didn't die, and the hunters who went into the mountains found her and kindly carried her home.

The smoke of the Orion's house is curling, and today is a particularly peculiar day. He met a pot-bellied woman outside, and the lady of the Orion family met a lady at home who had begged to stay overnight because she was trapped in the snowstorm. The lady who asked to stay overnight was about to give birth, and she wanted to ask Orion Lady to help her go to the midwife, but the snow road was difficult to walk, even if Orion Lady was really willing to go, whether the midwife was willing to come was another matter.

Orion's lady has three children, and it is not the first time she has been a mother, so it is also appropriate to serve the lady who stayed overnight. No, this lady asked Orion Lady to help deliver the baby, so Orion Lady had to boil water and prepare to deliver the baby.

Coincidentally, at this time, her man came back, and he brought back a pregnant woman! The condition of the pregnant woman seemed to be even more serious, as she had fallen blood, which was not a good sign.

If the road is slippery in snow, it must have fallen and moved the tire. This matter can be big or small, and it can't be handled well, but it will cost people's lives. Orion Lady is a kind-hearted person, and she can't bear to have a child in the belly of a pregnant woman, so she hesitated for a moment and finally gritted her teeth.

One sheep is a chaste, and two sheep are chased. In this case, two pregnant women will be born together.

It's just that the world is always unpredictable, and a pregnant woman who looks dangerous with blood gave birth to a healthy and beautiful girl, while the lady who didn't seem to have a big problem gave birth to a stillborn.

The lady was so grief-stricken that she cried so much that her voice was hoarse. At the sound of her crying, the female doll in the next room also began to howl. The lady was alarmed by the child's cry, and hurriedly asked Orion Lady what was the matter?

The Orion lady told the truth, but the lady ignored the pain of the birth just now, and insisted on meeting the mother and daughter next door.

Orion's wife couldn't, so she had to let Orion carry the lady to the woman's house where she had just given birth. Madame let the Orion couple out, and she had something to say to the woman alone.

The Orion couple knew that the lady had just lost a child, and they did not refute it, but seeing that her expression was not right, they were afraid that something would happen, so they pricked up their ears outside the door to listen to the movement in the house.

"As long as you give me the child, the price is yours."

"What do you think a child is? Turnips in a vegetable basket? ”

"I need this child, my child is dead, and I don't want to."

"I don't want to know your plans, just answer me, will you really be good to this kid?"

"This is natural!"

"My body I know, I'm going to die soon, my child doesn't want to give it to you, but I can't do anything about it, please be kind to her......"

……

Two pregnant women met on a snowy day, one died and the other left a child.