Chapter 45: The Celebration Banquet
The Hunan army camp was full of joy, and the good news of the victory in the first battle had already spread to Baling City. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as our boat arrived at the dock, we saw the king of Xiang holding a slightly bulging belly, smiling from ear to ear, and looking at Gu Yin on the bow of the boat with joy.
There was also a familiar figure in a red dress behind him, waving happily towards the boat, Han Zhi.
I subconsciously took a step back and stood behind Min Qiu.
As soon as Gu Yin stepped off the boat, King Xiang stepped up with an arrow, took Gu Yin's arm, and said in a loud voice: "Good nephew, good, this king is not wrong about you!" ”
Han Zhi also rushed up and snatched Gu Yin's arm, grabbed it affectionately, and said coquettishly: "Brother Gu, are you okay?" ”
I couldn't see Gu Yin's face, I saw him twist slightly, but he couldn't pull out his arm, so he had to be the king of Zuoxiang and the princess of the right, who were pulled in the middle by the father and daughter, and left affectionately.
However, Han Jin came up to us, his slender eyes narrowed into a line, he smiled so much that he couldn't see it, and said to us: "You have worked hard! The palace has prepared a celebration dinner, and by the way, a great event has been announced. ”
I knew what this happy event meant, and my heart couldn't help but sink even more.
Min Qiupi smiled and said: "The king of Xiang is too anxious, this is the first battle, after the Liang army rests, it will attack again, and it is still far from the peaceful days." ”
Han Jinshi laughed and said: "Take a good fortune, win the first battle, and celebrate yourself." ”
He looked at me with concern and said, "The girl doesn't look very good, is it that those bloody scenes have stimulated the girl?" ”
I looked at him inquiringly, he looked like he was really happy, shouldn't he, didn't he want to see Gu Yin become the son-in-law of Xiangguo?
Then he said lightly: "It's a little uncomfortable, I can't be as happy as Han Xiang, after all, for you, not only won this battle, but also got a future national reserve." ”
Han Jin is now holding the position of prime minister of Hunan State, and he is called Han Xiang by outsiders.
He heard a few words of the future national prince, a subtle sneer crossed the corner of his mouth, and then he consistently said with a smile: "Yes, it is a great joy for Xiangguo." A few of you here, please! ”
While talking, he led us forward.
This road is really difficult, and the streets of Patong City are full of people who greet the triumphant army, cheering and enthusiastic. It took a lot of effort for the guards on both sides to keep the enthusiastic people from coming up.
I dressed as a man, rode a big horse parallel to Min Qiu, followed behind Sanxing and Han Jinshi, and walked slowly.
Min Qiu's expression was excited and high-spirited, which formed a strong contrast with my depression.
He stretched out his leg and kicked my white horse, I glared at him hatefully, and he said with a hippie smile: "Doesn't the fairy girl want to go?" ”
"Of course not, I wanted to leave a long time ago." I really wanted to go, as I said, I glanced at Gu Yin, who was walking in the front and walking side by side with Han Zhi.
If you don't leave, do you really watch him get married?
Just as Gu Yin also looked back and looked back, he was looking at me, and I was busy looking to the side again.
Min Qiu saw it in his eyes, sighed, and changed the subject:
"Hey, this is the first time Yang Changlie has been suffocated, and Brother Gu must be happier than me in his heart.
I have seen the magic of "Heavenly Soldiers", when the light armored cavalry chased after me, Brother Gu didn't let us release the arrows, I still hesitated, did I watch the Liang army rush into the valley? ”
"I didn't expect a white mist to fall in an instant, the time and place are favorable, how can the Liang army who entered the valley still have a way to live?"
"And that formation, if I lead the army and rush in, it will be impossible to do it, it will be even more dizzy than the gossip array of the ugly mother-in-law that day."
Seeing that I didn't answer silently, he kicked me again: "When will you lend me "Heavenly Soldiers" to see?" ”
I stretched my chin forward: "Now it's the Gu family, you can find him." ”
He laughed and said jokingly: "Our fairy aunt who doesn't worry about the sky and the earth also knows that she is worried, it seems that she has grown up!" ”
I forced my face to squeeze and smile: "Where am I worried, I am thinking about where to find the saint." ”
He put away his smile and looked at me seriously: "If you don't want to leave, just stay, maybe after a long time, you can get used to it." ”
I smiled miserably, knowing that he had come all the way, I saw the situation between me and Gu Yin clearly, and I didn't intend to hide it from him, but only said: "Can you get used to this?" ”
He looked ahead faintly: "You are still young, you don't know life, there are some things that you can't change, and you can't avoid it, you can only get used to it." ”
I knew that he must have thought of Yueniang again, and asked, "You and Yueniang, the same way?" ”
He changed the topic without mentioning Yueniang for the first time, and his beard couldn't suppress the look of his relatives: "This is what Yueniang told me." With her peerless national color, she can only succumb to fate, marry someone she doesn't want, and take the path she doesn't think. ”
"She later married someone else?" I was a little relieved from my worries and curious.
"Hmm." Min Qiu nodded.
"And how did she die?"
Min Qiu's eyes trembled slightly, it was suppressing tears, it had been so long, he was a dignified seven-foot man, and when he mentioned the woman he loved, he would still cry, what a sad thing it should be.
He said with difficulty: "She was, burned to death. ”
"Burned to death."
The five words ran through my mind like a bolt of lightning, and in an instant there were clear fragments of the past in the nightmare, the high wooden platform, the flames that surrounded me, the fire of hell.
What is that dream? What am I?
Do I really look the same as Yueniang? What is the past that I have forgotten?
"Yuliang, Yuliang?"
Min Qiu's big hand shook in front of my eyes, I woke up from my trance, and looked at him, who was he?
"What's wrong with you? Why is your face so pale? ”
I muttered, "Sort of, kind of scared." ”
Min Qiu looked at me suspiciously, and before he could speak again, a few salutes rang out, and the palace gate arrived.
I returned to the Zhenwu Hall to rest for a while, washed off the stinky sweat and bloody smell of my head and body, I picked out a plain jacket and put it on, and my hair was only casually tied in a scholar's bun, and a silver hairpin was inserted, and the fat powder was not applied, and I went to the celebration dinner with the palace maid.
Night has come, on the square in front of the Xianghe Palace, four steps and a wind lantern, a high platform is erected in the center, the stage is full of lights, hung with red lanterns, hundreds of square tables are placed under the stage, each table is hung with three splendid palace lamps, bright and dignified, full of brilliance.
The venue has been crowded with people, it should be all high-ranking officials and nobles of Hunan State, the men are brightly dressed, the women's skirts are worn by hairpins, the field is full of fragrant clothes and sideburns, staggered, fragrant sweat and laughter.
The palace maid was leading me through the crowd when I suddenly heard someone shouting, "Good girl! ”
I looked back, and it was the lady of the dragon head gang, and I saw the maid beside her eagerly said, "Good girl, please stay." ”
I was quite surprised, and greeted, "Madame Long, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?" ”
Mrs. Nalong is still beautiful, dressed up tonight, wearing a white fox sleeveless cloak, a high bun on her head, and pearl and jade tassels falling between her ears, which makes her look even more dignified and graceful.
She smiled at me and gestured: "The folk girl specially came to celebrate the victory of the Hunan Kingdom and presented a congratulatory gift to the King of Xiang. I also want to apologize for the distress between His Highness and the girl in the Yangtze River. ”
I also always wanted to know the truth about the attack on Jiangshang, and asked, "Is there a traitor in the Dragon Gang?" ”
She nodded, and made another gesture, and the maidservant translated: "Exactly, the deputy gang leader Gao Sheng colluded with Liang Jun, wanting to take the opportunity of harming His Highness to overthrow the gang leader and seize power by Liang Jun's hand The leading gang, but it has been investigated and corrected by the gang." ”
Already checked? Unexpectedly, this seemingly weak helper's wife still had some ability, so I sighed and said, "That's good, it's just a pity that the boat people who set off with us that day." ”
Mrs. Long apologized again: "It's all the dragon head gang that acted inconsiderately, causing His Highness and the girl to be frightened." ”
I waved my hand again and again: "Madame is too polite." ”
She smiled again: "After giving the gift, I will go back to the house, just at the northernmost end of the South Second Street outside the palace gate, under the thickest big banyan tree, if the girl has time, she might as well go to the house to sit." ”
I smiled and said yes, and Mrs. Long took her leave.
If the attack on the river can be explained by the internal struggle for power, what about this dragon lady? Why is she pretending to be dumb again?
I thought as I followed the maid to a table and sat down.
As soon as I sat down, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the table was full of women dressed in flowers, dressed in red and green, wearing gold and silver, each more expensive than the other, but basically I didn't look at me squarely, either with white eyes or at the corner of my eyes.
I look good, very offended by women? I thought to myself.
I pulled the palace maid next to me and whispered, "This sister, can I change the table?" "I turned my head to look for Min Qiu Sanxing.
The palace maid said coldly: "The ladies are all sitting here, but this table was specially arranged by the princess for the girl." ”
No wonder, I sighed, endure it, eat enough counts.
Sure enough, a girl with a sharp face and big eyes next to her began to have a seizure, swept me with her peripheral vision, and snorted coldly: "Sit at a table with us, but you have lowered your identity?" ”
A very gentle little girl beside her with thin eyebrows and fine eyes whispered, "This is the woman brought by the master of the horse?" ”
Another woman with a huge pearl between her forehead and a slightly long forehead said: "What identity can she have, it would be good to let Zhizhi be accepted as a maid in the future." ”
I only heard a gentle and quiet voice say: "Although the good girl is a commoner, she entered the palace as a strategist. ”