Chapter Seventy-Four: Princess Bingning
Zhaoyun was puzzled, but Xiang Jieyu smiled coquettishly: "It's lively today, listening to this laughter, it must be Sister Liu, presumably Sister Liu went to Ninghuan Hall to find you, so she came to me." ”
Before she could say a word, Liu Zhaoyi had already entered the hall and chuckled: "Sister Xiang's guess is accurate, I originally went to Ninghuan Hall to visit Sister Xia, and I heard the palace maid say that Sister Xia came to you, so I searched all the way." Saying that, he turned his head to look at Zhaoyun, and said with a gentle smile: "This must be Sister Xia, my sister is tender and gentle, and her bones are like a picture, and the strange emperor praised you for the reincarnation of Luoshen." ”
Zhao Yunqian let go once, several people sat down, Xiang Jieyu smiled: "Sister Xia is not only good-looking, even poetry, calligraphy and piano skills are also first-class, just now I played a song "Yang Chun" and "White Snow", Sister Xia is actually the score of the evaluation is not bad, I have always been very high-minded, and I can't help but admire Sister Xia a little." ”
Liu Zhaoyi smiled faintly and said, "I listened in the courtyard, Sister Xia is really talented." After a pause, he said: "Being talented is not necessarily a good thing." ”
When Zhaoyun heard this, his face changed slightly, and he just looked at Liu Zhaoyi with a puzzled look. Liu Zhaoyi continued: "When Sister Xia first entered the palace, it is inevitable that she does not know the emperor's temperament, our strange lord is a Ming monarch, that is, because she is too virtuous, she has a little respect for talented women, saying that it is 'can be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed'. Just like Sister Xiang, because of his admiration for his talent, the emperor always came to talk about poetry and books with Sister Xiang, and listened to the sound of the piano, as if he was a confidant, and he didn't mention the matter of sleeping in bed. Sister Xiang has been in the palace for more than a year, and it wasn't until not long ago that she really inherited the holy grace, I think my sister is talented, but I'm afraid it will be the same. ”
When Zhaoyun heard this, he was very happy in his heart, but his face was still faint. Xiang Jieyu said shyly: "What is my sister doing when she says these words in a dignified manner, whether the saint is favored or not, is it only about the bedtime?" He turned his head to Zhaoyun and said: "Don't listen to your sister Liu's nonsense there, since you are talented, you have to show it, you can serve people with your appearance, and you can really win the emperor's mercy." ”
Sure enough, since the date of Zhaoyun's canonization, more than half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, although the emperor has come to Ninghuan Hall once or twice, he just asked Zhaoyun to play chess with him and gossip at will, but he didn't mention letting Zhaoyun sleep, and Zhaoyun gradually relaxed. Fortunately, Xiang Jieyu and Liu Zhaoyi often come to accompany each other, the three of them are talented women, and they are all of noble character, they actually talk about poetry and painting, and they talk very speculatively, Zhaoyun's original mood of entering the palace is becoming more and more brisk.
"Princess Bingning, this is the son of Lord Shi Ling, who was originally a lieutenant general in the Yulin Army, I heard that the princess was not in line with the head of the guard, and wanted to find a person with superb martial arts, so he asked the minister to lead him to try it to see if the princess was satisfied." The captain of the Yulin Army bowed his head respectfully, and Zixuan also stood on the side.
Bing Ning glanced at Zixuan and said lightly: "She looks handsome, but I don't know how martial arts are, don't be a useless embroidered pillow." ”
Zixuan took a step forward and said: "Weichen heard that the princess likes to practice martial arts since she was a child, especially good at swordsmanship, so she has the courage to ask the princess for advice, if she wins the princess, the princess can leave Weichen behind." ”
Bing Ning asked with interest, "What if you lose?" Zixuan said lightly: "If you lose, it will be difficult for Weichen to take on the position of Zhonglang General, so you can resign and let the princess be my master and teach me martial arts." ”
Bing Ning couldn't help laughing, and said again and again: "You also underestimate this princess, although I am a woman, but I also have a heroic heart, although I don't like poetry and books, but I also know that Xun Guanniang rode alone to break through the siege, Mrs. Qian Guo shocked southern Xinjiang, Hua Mulan joined the army for her father, and Liang Hongyu beat the drum to fight the story of Jinshan, and flaunted herself with this and practiced martial arts hard. If it weren't for my father's refusal, I would have gone out with the army to write a legendary story of Princess Bingning vs. Rouran. Today I will let you see and understand, what is a heroine among women, my master, it seems that you are going to pay respect. ”
Zixuan said lightly: "In this case, the princess can compete with Weichen now." ”
Bing Ning turned to the maid and said, "Bring my sword." For a while, the maid held the sword in both hands, Bing Ning suddenly drew the sword out of the sheath, pointed at Zixuan, and said loudly: "Zhonglang General, make a move, don't let this princess, lest you lose embarrassed, say that because I am a princess, I dare not use my skills to defeat such words." ”
Zixuan replied: "If Weichen is really defeated by the princess, it can only be because Weichen is not skilled in martial arts, and there is nothing else." ”
The two of them didn't say much when they talked about it, they each held a long sword and competed, Bing Ning's moves were fierce, and almost every sword came out, it would definitely point to Zixuan's vital point. Zi Xuan also flickered and moved, carefully avoiding the blade of Bingning's sword, and used all his strength to resist Bingning's sword. The two fought for a long time, and Zixuan took advantage of Bingning's surprise to break the long sword in Bingning's hand, and Bingning was unsteady and fell backwards. Seeing this, Zixuan hurriedly threw the long sword in his hand, flashed over, hugged Bing Ningkankan, and asked with concern: "Wei Chen is overexerting force, but has he hurt the princess?" ”
Bingning has always been generous and straightforward, where did she pass this, seeing Zixuan hugging herself, she hurriedly said: "I'm fine, Zhonglang will be able to let go." ”
Zixuan helped Bing Ning steady, and Fang lowered his head and said, "The princess forgives her sins, Weichen didn't mean to offend the princess." ”
Bing Ning took a closer look at Quantum Xuan, and said: "Since you are the son of the supervising imperial history, I think that you must be outstanding in literary talent, and I don't want to be so superb in martial arts, you are really an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and I, the chief guard in the princess's palace, have wronged you." ”
Zixuan smiled faintly and said: "To be appreciated by the princess, Weichen Sansheng is lucky, I don't know how many people want to be the head of the guards in the princess's palace, but they can't." Now that Weichen is lucky to get this errand, it's too late to be happy, how can he be wronged. ”
Bing Ning smiled and asked: "I see that your sword skills are far above me, but I am too proud, I originally said that I wanted you to apprentice, but now I want to apprentice to you, I wonder if Chief Ling will accept me as an apprentice?" ”
Zixuan Zhengse replied: "Weichen is a minister, the princess is the emperor's concubine, since ancient times, 'the king is the minister', if the princess apprentices to Weichen, won't it mess up the etiquette, and Weichen will not dare to obey his fate." ”
Bingning said disdainfully: "Etiquette and etiquette, in the end, he is a scholar, and his thinking is too pedantic." People who practice martial arts, informal, where there are so many exquisite, if you don't follow, just go back to Yulin Army to continue to be your Zhonglang general, I don't leave sour and rotten talents here, all day long etiquette to etiquette, I can't stand it. ”
Zixuan has been depressed since he said goodbye to Zhaoyun that day, and he has always missed Zhaoyun in his heart. But it happened that Bingning wanted to recruit a guard manager, and his mind turned, so he recommended himself to come, and finally he was able to stay in the palace, and he had the opportunity to see Zhaoyun, how could he give up his efforts, so he had to say: "The princess is not strange, since Weichen stayed in the princess's palace on an errand, he naturally obeyed the princess's orders, what the princess said, Weichen obeyed." ”
One day, when Zhaoyun and Xiang Jieyu were enjoying the flowers in the Yujing Garden, Xiang Jieyu suddenly sighed with emotion: "Bai Juyi Shiyun 'the world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom', and now it is more than half of April, but I am afraid that the flowers in this spring will bloom soon after." I've always liked peach blossoms, but it's a pity that they only look at them for a few days a year. ”
Zhaoyun thought for a while and said with a smile: "I also selfishly think that the spring of Yujingyuan is very good, but I can't watch it for a long time, so I actually came up with a stupid method. ”
When Xiang Jieyu heard this, she hurriedly said: "This idea is very good, but I don't pay much attention to painting, and it is difficult to make a masterpiece." Since my sister has a heart and has a lot of opinions on Danqing, my sister actually wants to bother my sister to draw a picture of "Peach and Plum Fighting for Spring", I don't know what my sister thinks? ”
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "That's what I mean. As he spoke, he ordered someone to carry the bookcase over, and spread out the drawing paper, dyed his face and ink, and was thinking about where to put the pen. Inadvertently, Zhaoyun saw that the silver bead flower on Bai Zhi's head was replaced with an ordinary pale pink wooden hairpin, and the crystal jade bracelet on his hand was nowhere to be seen, so he couldn't help but ask: "You have been dressing up carefully, why are you so plain today." Bai Zhi only said that she had been following Zhaoyun for a long time, and her heart was much simpler, and she didn't like luxury. Zhaoyun was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't think about it for a while.
was halfway through the painting, and suddenly heard a sneering voice coming, "Xia Jieyu is really a good Danqing."