Chapter 279: The Palace Banquet (8)
That look made the envoy of Bilian Kingdom startled, as if he had been seen through, and he instantly felt the hairs on his back explode.
He smiled calmly at Shu Jin and nodded. saw that Shu Jin ignored him, but turned his face to look at the "treasure tree" he offered.
"Who's that woman?" The envoy asked the interpreter beside him, that is, the interpreter. The interpreter followed the envoy's gaze and saw Shu Jin. So he replied:
"Oh, that's the granddaughter of King Yong, Lord Xiangtang."
This envoy is also a native of Bilian, but he spent some time in the Dayan Dynasty many years ago, and later returned with the envoys, because of the experience of living in Dayan, he was very respected in his country. He still knows a lot about the big performance, this time, he inquired about a lot of information in advance before entering the palace, and when the envoy asked him, he told the envoy about Shu Jin.
"A small businessman?" The envoy's name was Duolianer, and after listening to the interpreter's words, he finally let go.
The tribute he brought was a new species of Bilian, which had not yet spread to other countries. Although the crystal is not as rare as he said, it is also something that the big show absolutely does not have. A small businessman from a small place will never recognize him, right?
Thinking like this, Duolian's heart settled down and began to concentrate on enjoying the song and dance performances of the Great Performance.
"What? Jin girl, do you like that treasure tree? King Yong accidentally saw Shu Jin staring at the transparent box over there, so he said, "If you like it, grandpa will ask you for a copy later." ”
Qi Yan attaches no less importance to the uncle of King Yong than his father, so it is possible that the others of this treasure tree will be out of play. But if King Yong wants it, then it's absolutely fine.
Shu Jin shook his head when he heard this, and said:
"Not really. Grandpa doesn't have to bother. I just feel that these two plants are familiar, and I seem to have seen them somewhere. I just think it's a little weird. ”
"Oh? What do you mean is strange? ”
"Looking at the appearance of these two plants, they should bear fruit in summer and autumn. But these two strains are now fruitful, so they should be cultivated in a greenhouse. But if there is no planting experience, how can the greenhouse be cultivated? If you want to have experience, you must have to go through many plantings. But the envoy said that there were only a few. So, I can't figure it out.
I just don't know if these two strains can be eaten? If only I could taste it. ”
"Hey. Jin girl, such a colorful fruit, it is not poisonous. Don't be foolish! As soon as King Yong heard her say that she wanted to eat, he hurriedly stopped her.
"Grandpa, don't worry! I just wanted to see if this was the same plant I had ever seen. If so, then the envoy is lying. And he just said that this treasure tree is there. Bilian's friendship with the Great Performing Country is there. But what if this so-called treasure tree is originally an annual one? Are they still going to be able to cross the ocean?
Grandpa, what is the crime of fooling the ministers and the emperor of my great performance dynasty? ”
"You mean?" King Yong also looked at the two plants, "Jin girl, do you mean that they took two kinds of fruits that the Great Yan Dynasty did not have to fool us?" ”
"No, I've got to see those two plants first." In fact, Shu Jin wanted to say yes, because the glass cabinet was clearly filled with peppers and tomatoes!
What treasure tree, what crystal translucent? No matter how you look at it, the envoy is a liar!
What else do you say when the craftsman spends months, what glass is so difficult to make! It's just that I want to raise the price and make more profits! Although there is no sense of belonging to the Great Performance Dynasty. But someone played this kind of trick of treating everyone like a monkey in front of her, which made her really unhappy......
"Good. When the banquet is over, I'll take you to have a good look at the treasure tree. "King Yong said.
Shu Jin nodded, and that was the only way.
Just as he was thinking about it, the banquet was already in the middle of the process, and another envoy got up and saluted the emperor:
"I have heard for a long time that the great performers are outstanding and the music and dance of the great performance country that I have just seen, and the inferior students envy the good eyes of the big performers. We don't have so many beautiful dancing girls in Luo Kingdom, and we don't have such superb skills, but we still carefully rehearsed a prayer dance and prayed for the emperor with devotion to the emperor. I hope the emperor can grant permission. ”
When the emperor heard that there was nothing else to do, of course he was right. So fifteen people in strange costumes who seemed to everyone in the Great Theater went up to the main hall.
The reason why they say fancy clothes is because they wear tight-fitting and narrow-sleeved shirts, with a belt tied around their waists, and the belts are decorated with many strips of cloth of various colors, which are layered inside and out, but they swing with their steps as they walk, revealing their naked legs inside. At first glance, Shu Jin felt that these people were dancing hula.
However, when they danced, Shu Jin realized that it was not the case at all. They first put their hands together and made a prayer gesture with their hands in prayer, and then they took two drummers and began to beat the drum on their waists, which had a bell on it, so that each stroke was accompanied by the crisp sound of the bell. The rhythm of the drum beat was very peculiar, but combined with the movements of these people and their solemn expressions, Shu Jin suddenly felt that this really seemed to be some kind of witch dance that he had never seen before.
Looking at the serious expressions of the Luo envoys, it was obvious that it was very prudent for their country to pray for blessings with this kind of dance. At the end of the prayer dance, all the dancers knelt down to salute Qi Yan, Qi Yan praised a few words, and then said the reward for everyone. The envoys of the Luo Kingdom all knelt on the ground to thank them, and then sat back in their places one by one with happy expressions.
Then, the envoys of various countries also presented their own programs. The envoy of the Kuril Islands got up, and after asking for instructions, he called a masked woman.
The woman was slender, wearing a short shirt with red balloon sleeves, revealing her waist and navel, and bright red bloomers underneath.
"Your Majesty, this is the most feminine dancer in our country, and she can dance with any music. I have heard for a long time that the princesses and princes of the country are versatile, I don't know if I can let the princes or princesses play a song and let this woman and them? ”
Although it is polite, since it is a program performed jointly by the two countries, it can be regarded as cooperation and a competition of skills. Among the countries, some countries obediently surrendered to the big show, and naturally there were also those who wanted to suppress the big show. So at such banquets, such competitions are common.
"Hahaha, what's so difficult then, which of you wants to play a song?" Qi Yan smiled, turned around and asked the princes and princesses behind him.
When Qi Yue heard this, she smiled, got up and said, "Father, why don't you let your daughter throw bricks and lead the jade." When Qi Yan agreed, Qi Yue got up, ordered someone to set up her piano, and sat down in the main hall. The dancing girl of the Thousand Islands Country also came to the hall, first saluted Qi Yan, then gave Qi Yue a salute, and then made a pose.
Qi Yue hooked her index finger, the piano sounded, and the dancing girl also danced. (To be continued......)
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