Chapter Ninety-Five: The State Banquet
Murong Tian stood at the gate of the palace, looking at the majestic Forbidden City, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Lord Wang, I've been waiting for a long time, please." The paper inkstone stood tall and jade, standing in front of him with a smile, and his hand was sent forward, signaling him to go there.
The name of King Beiyi was given by the first emperor, and the meaning of that was too strong, and they were not easy to call out this ironic name clearly, so they only called the prince.
Murong Tian thanked him like a polite scholar, "Thank you." ”
"The prince is polite." Paper Yan turned around and led him to the Spring and Autumn Palace, bowed slightly, "Please come inside, prince." ”
Murong Tian took off his coat at the door and walked in leisurely.
Both sides were already full of princes and nobles, and when they saw him come in, they all looked sideways.
Beiyi's reputation is also well known in Dafu.
I heard that the Beiyi people drink blood, fierce and irritable, but I didn't expect this Beiyi King to be a talent.
Murong Khotan walked very close to the imperial steps before stopping, and said, "Murong has seen the Great Fu Emperor. ”
As soon as he said this, the temple was silent.
Emperor Dafu, this title should be said to have no disobedience, and the ghost will believe it.
The smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth remained unchanged, and he said in a light tone: "The prince doesn't have to be polite, take a seat." ”
"Thank you." Murong Tian looked up without fear.
Emperor Dafu sat in the hall dressed like a dog, which was a bit of a handsome boy.
The old woman on the right must be the empress dowager of Dafu, and the gracefully dressed woman on the left should be the queen.
He looked at everyone one by one with a pair of falcons.
Somehow, the queen felt a chill, and she commanded backwards, "Have you brought a heater?" Take it. ”
Gui Zhi handed over the stove and said softly: "Niangniang, the stove is here." ”
When the queen heard her voice, she frowned unhappily and said in disgust: "Why are you serving here?" ”
Gui Zhi is still nominally the queen's personal palace maid, and without Xihe, it should naturally be Gui Zhi by her side.
But she didn't dare to reply, bowed her head and said, "The slave and maid should die, the slave and maid will go back." ”
"Forget it, just stay there." How did Gui Zhi say that he was also a person given by the emperor at the beginning, and the queen couldn't be too faceless, she hugged the stove and ordered without looking back: "You give the palace honestly, if the emperor hears any rumors, you know the consequences." ”
Gui Zhi shrank, "The slave understands. ”
After following the queen, there is no turning back.
If you want to blame, she can only blame herself for betting on the wrong place, thinking that the queen and the prince are bound to have a bright future. But I didn't expect that the last thing to see was the Holy Will!
The Emperor leaned over and instructed Tan Chen, "Let them begin." ”
Tan Chen lowered his head, walked to the bottom of the stairs, beckoned Yuan Zhong and commanded twice.
Yuan Zhong said loudly: "Singing and dancing, Qi." ”
From outside the door, two rows of dancing girls poured in, green silk beads, and water sleeves mopping the floor.
The musicians sitting behind the screens on both sides plucked the strings and started playing.
The dancers moved with the sound, their arms were lightly raised, and the water sleeves were thrown in front of them, leaving only a pair of eyes that seemed to be happy and unhappy, staring at the hall.
Qiu Bo secretly sent them, and most of them went to the emperor.
However, King Beiyi has also won the favor of several beauties with his appearance that is not inferior to the emperor.
Murong Tian looked back with a smile, and the beauties lowered their eyes shyly. Another sound of the lute strings played, and as soon as they turned around, they revealed their deliberately highlighted good figures, with their slender waists and round buttocks in full view.
The emperor seemed to be smiling, staring intently at the dancing girls, but his eyes were a little fluttering, and he rubbed the wrench in his hand.
The Empress Dowager turned sideways, wanting to say something to the emperor, but seeing him like this, the smile on her face paused.
Could it be that there is something important tonight that the emperor is worried about but does not tell her?
"Mother, what's wrong?" Mama Zheng noticed that her expression was wrong, and hurriedly leaned over and asked her.
The Empress Dowager laughed again, stared at the group of dancing girls, and said, "It's nothing, it's just a little tired." It's these tricks every year, and it's really not interesting. ”
Her voice was not loud, but Murong Tian seemed to hear it, stood up and said: "The Empress Dowager, if you think this song and dance is not interesting, Xiao Wang has a program, presumably the Empress Dowager must be interested." ”
Although his title was nondescript, the Empress Dowager didn't care, and raised her eyebrows: "Oh? The prince also carefully prepared the show, which made the mourning family flattered. ”
Murong Tian laughed: "This show can't be said to be carefully prepared, but it did take a lot of thought. The Empress Dowager thought singing and dancing were boring, but it was the first time Xiao Wang had seen her. When the song and dance are over, Xiao Wang will present the show again, I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks? ”
I'll just give you one last bit of time to enjoy yourself.
Murong Tian lowered his head and took a sip of wine, hiding the ridicule and pity in his eyes.
The Empress Dowager nodded, "It's okay." ”
As the last rapid pipa sounded, the whole piece came to an abrupt end, and the dancers also happened to turn around, and the water sleeves came out with a flower, ending the song and dance.
"Yes, reward." The Empress Dowager smiled and scattered her wealth.
"Thank you for your kindness." A group of people thanked each other in unison, smiling brightly, and it was a lively scene.
Murong Tian curled the corners of his mouth, put down the wine glass, and stepped back on his toes without a trace.
Author's Note:
There are still explosive changes promised to you, clench your fists! (To be continued.) )