Under the moonlight, the purple smoke of the Linhua Hall is shrouded, and the auspicious clouds are shrouded, which is a happy and harmonious festive atmosphere. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the entrance of the hall, more than a dozen palace maids held six huge long-handled peacock feathers embellished with gold pompom palace fans, slowly shaking back and forth, the purpose of this is to let the air in the hall circulate, and also make the Suhe Palace incense in the incense burner at the door more evenly dispersed.

Yunyang floated into the Linhua Hall in the swaying of this feather fan.

In the middle of the main hall, more than a dozen musicians are playing welcome music, and the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and the guests are already seated and are greeting each other.

The palace people held a unified vermilion lacquer carved tray, some of which were filled with dishes and snacks, and some of which were filled with wine and treasures, shuttling back and forth along the palace wall, all walking neatly and silently.

Zhao Yuan sat on the throne with a golden lacquer carved dragon pattern in the middle of the main hall, he was wearing a bright yellow satin embroidered cloud dragon pattern silk robe today, wearing a golden crown of seven treasures and pearls flying dragon, and he was slightly tilting his head to listen to the queen's words.

The queen was wearing an embroidered eight-group colorful cloud gold dragon robe of the same color as Zhao Yuan today, with a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes tied on her head, and she was leaning sideways and saying something to Zhao Yuan who was sitting next to her with a smile.

Concubine Chen and Concubine Rong had arrived, and they sat in the lower position of Yunyang. However, Concubine Min was unexpectedly placed in the last place of the concubine seat, she was the first to find Yunyang, and immediately stood up and bowed, her demeanor was no longer arrogant and pretentious before, and she really became much more deferential.

Yun Yang bowed his head and returned the salute, thinking in his heart: "I haven't seen Concubine Min for many days, she has actually changed her temperament, it can be seen that after Concubine Rong entered the palace, her attention must not have stopped only at Longkang Palace and Qiao Palace." Concubine Chen's hint just now, and Concubine Min's current attitude, all show that Concubine Rong has already dealt with them. In just over two months, Concubine Rong's tentacles have spread all over the entire Hanyang Palace, which is really scary to think about. ”

Yunyang quietly came to Zhao Yuan and the queen and knelt down and made a big salute.

The queen raised her head, and a cold light flashed from the corner of her eyes: "The concubine is really delicate, the palace banquet on the first day, everyone has arrived, and you just came, but Chengxin asked the emperor and the palace to wait for you?" ”

Yunyang looked embarrassed, bowed his head and said, "Don't dare." ”

Zhao Yuanyi waved his hand and signaled the queen not to continue: "The time for the palace banquet has not yet arrived, and the concubine is not late." After speaking, he squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Yun Yang and said, "Dan Tian Min Yi is beautiful." ”

The queen snorted from her nose: "It seems that when the emperor goes to the battlefield in the future, he will ask the military division to make the heart goggles on the gold armor bigger twice, otherwise with the degree of eccentricity of the emperor, how can the general heart goggles be protected?" ”

Zhao Yuan was amused by her words: "Zitong is old, and she is still indispensable to the heart of a sharp little daughter. ”

Yunyang got up and walked slowly to his seat, thinking to himself: "It seems that the emperor is in a good mood today." I wonder if he will be able to laugh like this at the end of this banquet? ”

After the banquet began, everyone had to greet their parents, and during the banquet, Yunyang naturally glanced at King Nansi and Hongguo Gong. They were

arranged in the most conspicuous position in the imperial seat, even more than the queen's maiden family.

Other dignitaries in Beijing frequently raised their glasses to toast them, and they were close to them, which shows that these two pro-Jin candidates are quite popular in the court.

Looking at Concubine Rong again, she is dressed in a costume, beautiful as a fairy, with dignified manners and gentle demeanor, and she doesn't seem to be complacent because of the decent scenery of her father and brother.

In comparison, the other concubines, because they did not have a noble family like Concubine Rong and held military power, were naturally also sneering, and they were quite silent and interested in this palace banquet.

Even the queen, who was secretly friendly with Concubine Rong, noticed that her younger brother's limelight was robbed by King Nanhei and Hongguo Gong. Although she didn't get up on the spot as usual, her face was a lot gloomy, and she lost the vigor she had before the banquet began.

Yu Lu stood beside Yun Yang, and laid a bowl of stewed chicken soup with Baiwei chestnuts for her, Yun Yang put a little bit of it in his mouth with a silver spoon, and inadvertently raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yuan.

I saw that he was talking to the dignitaries next to him, his expression was bright and flying, and he didn't notice the silence of the surrounding concubines at all.

Soon, Zhao Yuan noticed Yun Yang's gaze, he turned his face to Yun Yang, and a reassuring smile appeared on his lips. Maybe he thought of what was about to happen next, but Yunyang didn't dare to smile at him, so he had to look away gently.

Yunyang lowered his head and continued to taste the soup, but he began to understand a little in his heart: "The officials at the banquet are vying to curry favor with King Nanhei and Hongguo Gong, but I am afraid that it is not because of Concubine Rong, but for Zhao Yuan." Tonight, both the seating and the specifications are arranged according to Zhao Yuan's intentions, and these dignitaries with a keen sense of smell have already felt that the next celebrity next to the emperor must be from the Lu family in southern Xinjiang. ”

"If this is what Zhao Yuan meant, then is there any point in these things that he will do in a while?" Yunyang put down the jade bowl and sighed lightly, but his gaze was firmer than just now: "No matter how the battle in the court is going on, and no matter what wind is going to blow in Hanyang Palace, what I have to do is to let the emperor see the truth." No matter how he weighs his options, I try to put the danger in front of him as much as possible. ”

Yunyang was thinking about it here, and suddenly heard tonight's ceremonial official Master Ma say: "Seeing that all the guests are in high spirits at this time, Concubine Rong wants to dance a song "Falling Begonia" for the emperor and the distinguished guests. ”

Concubine Rong got up at this time, walked to the center of the hall, and saluted Zhao Yuan and said: "In order to dance this song "Falling Begonia" out of the ancient rhyme, the concubine re-arranged the music for this dance, but it needs to be accompanied by a long waist drum. I heard that the emperor is a master of playing the long waist drum, and the concubines dared to ask the emperor and the concubines to complete this dance together. ”

After speaking, Concubine Rong lowered her head shyly with a red face.

Zhao Yuan looked at her, still with a comfortable smile on his face: "Concubine Rong's solo dance must use the best musician in the palace, and my drum skills are not as good as Er'er." I remember that Concubine Guifei's long-waisted drum is a masterpiece, so I'd better ask her to help you complete this song. ”

After speaking, Zhao Yuan signaled to Yun Yang, and Yun Yang immediately stood up and said, "Obey the holy order." ”

Seeing Yunyang so cooperative, Zhao Yuan looked quite comfortable.

He said to everyone: "My two concubines want to complete a song "Falling Begonia" together, this is really a grand event that has not been encountered in Hanyang Palace for many years. Come, bring the black glazed and blue-spotted porcelain waist drum that I treasured. ”

"This drum was collected by the court of the previous dynasty, and then fell into the hands of the Khitans in northern Xinjiang. When I was in the north, I overheard about this drum and spent ten horses to bring it back. Tonight, although I can't participate in the performance, I can provide a treasure to share the ancient rhyme with you. ”