Chapter 11: Toasting

In the twilight, the north wind howled outside the Jianzhang Palace, and several palace maids hurried into the hall with Qianqian's steps, and the wine on the plate was glowing with a cold light. The red candles on the main hall of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info are burning, reflecting the warmth of the house like spring, pushing the cup and changing the lamp during the banquet, smiling and laughing, and the pianist continues to play Yale behind the curtain, and the bells and drums are ringing in unison.

Gao Yang was the chief, and his slender fingers held the luminous cup, playing thoughtfully. He was wearing a black and black uniform today, and under the crown of heaven, the deep eyes that were usually hidden behind the twelve were scanning everyone one by one at the moment.

Empress Fang accompanied her to the side and sat elegantly. Her hands rested on her knees, her fingers pointed, and the bright red danko was particularly eye-catching. Gao Zhan knelt down on the couch, took the knife from the dining table with a calm demeanor, skillfully cut the meat, and then respectfully placed it in front of her, without saying a word from beginning to end. It is often said that Gao Zhen, the king of Huainan, looks cool and Gao Yang, but the person who can get his charm is none other than Gao Zhan, the king of Chengjiang, and his black eyes like a falcon.

Several princes sat on the left seat, Gao Zhen silently poured himself a drink, as if nothing happened, Gao Juan and Gao Cong talked in a low voice, Gao Yu's face was much softer than when he was in the warm pavilion, and he was looking at the singing and dancing in the hall at this moment.

Two dancers, dressed in white skirts, danced to the sound of the piano. The waist is gently swayed, sometimes the sleeves are raised, sometimes the body is swirled, they are covered in light veil, and the slender wrists and ankles are embellished with a string of silver bells, the sound is crisp and rhythmic. Lu Junyi struck the knot with a chopstick, his expression was quite intoxicated, while Liu Yuzhang, who was sitting at the bottom, showed a trace of impatience, and frequently looked back at Gao Zhan, but he was still unhurriedly scooping the wine for Fang's, his back straight.

When the song and dance came to an end temporarily, Fang looked back at Gao Yang and slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, when the county lord Mu Yulian went to sit in the palace of his concubines today, he mentioned that he wanted to sing a song at the palace banquet to cheer everyone up. Now that Qin Se is in the palace, I wonder if Your Majesty would like to hear it? ”

The expression on Gao Yang's face did not change, his eyes skimmed over Lian'er, who was sitting beside Mu Lixuan, and he bowed his head lightly: "The queen and the county lord have a heart, then just play it." ”

Lian'er got up lightly and came to the bottom of the hall, the silver veil lazily wrapped in her arms, her long silver hair draped over her bare shoulders, her arms were white, and she held a bowl of overflowing sake in her left hand. She stood still for a moment, and all eyes were focused on her, and for a moment no one spoke.

Behind the curtain, someone plucked the strings and played music. Lian'er opened her mouth tactfully, her voice was clear and pleasant, and she sang and danced. She did not sing in the Great Qiya dialect, but in a dialect with soft words, and her tone was enthusiastic and full of energy.

Mu Lixuan stood up, smiled and raised his glass to the head of the table, and then raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. Gao Yang also picked up the cup, but only took a sip of it gesturedly, but Gao Zhan stood up, his eyes were heavy, and he had a drink.

Lian'er continued to sing a passionate ballad, urging wine one by one along the left seat. Gao Jian smiled faintly at her, drank three glasses in a row, his face did not change, and several princes also politely returned a glass. After Lian'er finished a round of wine, the song happened to be sung to the end, and the audience applauded thunderously.

She stood with a smile, and after the cheers gradually sank, she put the open wine glass on the ground, and moved her eyes to Liu Yuzhang's faintly annoyed face, she smiled, clapped her hands meaningfully, and two crisp slaps suddenly resounded through the hall.

The wind behind the curtain turned, and it immediately became majestic and open, like thousands of troops galloping on the Qinchuan. When Fang Shi heard this, the movements in his hands paused slightly, but his eyes pointed straight behind the curtain, but he saw someone plucking the strings with his hands, and his posture was calm.

Lian'er pulled the silver yarn on her body, wrapped it around her fingers, and danced beautifully, like flowing clouds and water, swaying. After drinking a few glasses in a row, her cheeks flushed with a faint flush, and her charming face was more beautiful than peach and plum.

She sometimes dances around the porcelain cup, sometimes points her toes in the cup, making a flying fairy, acting vividly, cutting her eyes to frequently broadcast autumn waves, and she wants to talk and rest.

The rhythm of the piano music gradually accelerated, climbing towards the climax step by step, and the silver yarn in Lian'er's hand also danced faster and faster, like a white practice flying in the air, enveloping her whole person in a silver light, which made people dizzy.

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and she placed one foot in the cup, her hands fixed on her side, but the silver yarn had no time to contain its momentum, and threw it straight out of the table.

The castration of the silver yarn was originally aimed at Liu Yuzhang, but he pretended to have something to tell the eunuch behind him, and got up casually to avoid it, and the end of the silver yarn fell into the hands of Liang Zhongzhi who was sitting beside him impartially. There was a burst of laughter and applause around, and some people even ridiculed Liang Zhongzhi for handing over the canopy, but he only laughed silently, with a faint look of shame on his face.

Lian'er was annoyed in her heart, but she still smiled sweetly on her face, took two steps in three steps, crossed to the lower hall, and bowed down to the two of them.

"Lian'er missed, and she abruptly surprised her son, I hope you will forgive me." She generously picked up the extra wine glass on the table, filled it with a glass, and saluted, "A well-known song of "Entering the Array", a good man who has done his best on the battlefield...... and a good courtier who died in the court. ”

Lian'er only prepared a conversation with Liu Yuzhang, but she didn't expect that this silver yarn dance that she had been familiar with since childhood would be wrong, so she could only rely on her own impression of ancient poems to recite nonsense.

Fortunately, Liang Zhongzhi didn't mind, he got up with a wine glass, looking at Lian'er with blazing eyes, but suddenly sang a few toasts in return.

"In the cold winter, I am fortunate to find Fangzhi, and I am drunk in front of the palace. Childe smiled in front of the wine bottle, and a glass was too late to ......"

His voice was loud and magnetic, and for a moment everyone listened intently. The tone of the song is the same as what Lian'er sang, but the words have been changed to subtle words, which sounds heartwarming. Lian'er's face showed a slight surprise, she didn't expect anyone in the audience to understand the lyrics, but her expression quickly changed to a smile.

After Liang Zhongzhi finished singing, he drank all the wine in the cup, and then handed the silver yarn back to Lian'er.

"Nanzhao has beautiful women, singing and dancing. A handful of silver yarn symbolizes the friendship between the two countries, which lasts for a long time. ”

When everyone heard this, they burst into applause. Gao Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, and even raised his hand to clap it twice gesturedly, and the guests at the table were even more energetic when they saw this, and the applause was endless for a while. Liang Zhongzhi looked at Lian'er with a smile, bowed slightly, and then sat down.

Lian'er poured another cup, but turned her gaze to Liu Yuzhang, who was standing silently behind him, as if expecting him to say something.