Chapter 41: Jin Mingchi

(Thank you for the reward from Dongya World, I've been rewarded several times, I'm really sorry for a certain porridge, special thanks, bow ing)

Si Qingqing and Lu Yanwan sat in a carriage alone, staggered for nearly an hour, and arrived at their destination, Jinmingchi.

Jinming Pond is the most luxurious royal garden of the Great Zhou Dynasty, built on the outskirts of Kyoto, the buildings in the garden are all water buildings, the pond can pass the big boat, the emperor is the emperor's spring outing and watching the water play in leisure time, and it can also be the naval training ground in wartime.

Lu Huiwan helped Si Qingqing get out of the carriage, looking at Jin Mingchi, who was not very strange, and a different feeling rose in his heart. Xiangjun and Manjing had also gotten off the other two carriages at this time, and Mother Chun asked them to wait in place for a while, and soon a eunuch from the palace came and led them to the garden.

The circumference of Jinmingchi is nine miles and thirty steps, Lu Huiwan and his party enter from the west side door, are led to walk through the fairy bridge in the middle, cross the bridge is the Baojin Building connected by five halls, the Baojin Building is located in the middle of the water, at a glance, the heavy hall Yuyu, the Xionglou Jie Pavilion, the strange flowers and stones, the rare birds and monsters, the dock wharf, the war ship dragon boat, everything is complete.

Now it is May, the scenery of Jinming Pond is very good, the peach is like brocade, the willow green is like smoke, the pink butterflies among the flowers, the yellow oriole on the tree, the lotus root is planted all over the pond, I heard that every rainy night, there was a favorite concubine of the previous dynasty to listen to the sound of the rain hitting the lotus leaves, the sky is clear after the rain, everything is fresh, there is a new atmosphere, so it is called "the night rain of the golden pond".

At the back of the building is the Five Halls, which were the living quarters of the emperor during his amusement. On the north shore of the five halls, there is a "Ao House", also known as Long Ao, which is the place where the big dragon boat is parked. Near the east bank in the north of the fairy bridge, there is the waterfront hall facing the north, it is the place where the ministers are feasted, along the coast "weeping poplars dip in the water, tobacco paves the embankment", the east bank temporarily builds a color shed, the emperor and the ministers often watch the water play here. The west coast is a quiet environment suitable for shore fishing.

Lu Yanwan and his entourage were taken to the side hall of the Water Heart Hall next to the Linshui Palace, where they dressed and changed their clothes, and after a while, they would be taken to the Huxin Pavilion for the opening performance.

Mother Chun naturally prepared a professional makeup artist, Lu Huiwan and these female envoys only need to work on the side, the time to dress up is limited, but in half an hour, the three of them have already painted makeup and changed into performance costumes, naturally there will soon be eunuchs to urge them to hurry to the Huxin Pavilion, it is said that the emperor and queen's royal car has arrived outside the Jinming Pool, Lu Huiwan's heart is slightly stagnant, but soon it will return to normal, it will not be so coincidental, just see.

Lu Huiwan accompanied Si Qingqing on the boat to Huxin Pavilion, it was not the first time that Si Qingqing had faced the saint, so he was still very calm, Xiangjun and Manjing were even more veterans, and they all looked leisurely and indifferent when they sat on the boat.

When they arrived at the Huxin Pavilion, a wide platform had already been set up there, and several female prostitutes were familiar with the venue, so they waited there, and after a while, the emperor and queen and the dignitaries went up to the Baojin Tower, and they were about to start performing. When it was time to Shen, Lu Huiwan and several other female envoys shrank behind the pavilion, and looked at the sound of salute music from the Baojin Building from a distance, and knew that it must be the emperor who went up, and they were such lowly female envoys who were not even qualified to meet the emperor, but this also made Lu Yanwan breathe a sigh of relief. As the music sounded, Si Qingqing and the three of them danced in the Huxin Pavilion, the dance of the three of them was naturally not as spectacular as a dozen people, but the three of them were all masters, and the dancing was also quite pleasing to the eye, although Lu Huiwan often watched them rehearse on weekdays, but when he really saw the performance at this time, he still admired the skills of the three of them, especially Xiangjun, every look and every action was very pleasing to the eye and moving, no wonder Li Yan would attach great importance to Xiangjun, such a woman, what man does not love it.

A dance took only a quarter of an hour, and soon it was over, Li Yan ordered someone to give a reward, Xiangjun was naturally the first, and the eunuch next to the emperor did not leave immediately after rewarding something, but said a few words to Xiangjun with a respectful face, because it was a little far away, Lu Yanwan couldn't hear what the eunuch said, but looking at the flattering smile on his face, Lu Yanwan guessed that it was probably Li Yan who wanted Xiangjun to accompany him.

Lu Huiwan frowned slightly when he saw Xiangjun, but he quickly covered it up, smiled and said something to the eunuch, and then left with the eunuch. Si Qingqing and Manjing stepped down from the stage together, Lu Yanwan immediately took a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, because she didn't ask much, the group got on a small boat and left the Huxin Pavilion, since someone had already arranged a seat for them to watch the dragon boat race for a while.

When he returned to the side hall, when Lu Qingwan helped Si Qingqing change his clothes, Si Qingqing whispered in Lu Qingwan's ear: "You saw it just now, Gonggong Li next to the emperor personally came to reward us, and called away the Xiang lady, it seems that the emperor is really very happy with the Xiang lady." ”

Lu Yanwan thought about Xiangjun's expression, and felt that she was unhappy, Li Yan came here today, not only should have brought a queen, but also several favorite concubines, at this time, call Xiangjun to go, isn't it to let Xiangjun become a thorn in the eye of those ** women, a thorn in the flesh, if Li Yan really likes Xiangjun, how can he roast her on the fire like this. However, as far as Li Yan is concerned, it is impossible to be sincere to any woman, and women are just accessories for her to adjust her mood and vent her desires.

After Si Qingqing finished changing his clothes, he was led by the eunuch to the Linshui Palace, where the emperor and all the ministers would watch the dragon boat race for a while.

Si Qingqing and Manjing were treated by the eunuch to the most corner of the Linshui Palace, as soon as Si Qingqing sat down, he looked at the Jinming Pond with great interest, there were already many colorful boats, music boats, boats, painting cabins, small dragon boats, tiger head boats, etc. for viewing and music, and there was a big dragon boat with a length of forty zhang.

Lu Yanwan stood beside Si Qingqing, and he could see it clearly, although they were the most marginal corner here, but the Jin Ming Pond was also very big, and the dragon boat would always row over.

Lu Yanwan's location was far away from the center where Li Yan was, so there was no danger of seeing Shengyan at all, so he relaxed a little, and watched the dragon boat race on the water with relish, Si Qingqing had never seen such a scene before, so he excitedly pulled Lu Yanwan to speak, and the two of them were in a very good mood for a while.

Si Qingqing saw that he was a little forgetful later, and accidentally let go of the handkerchief in his hand, the waterside happened to be windy, and the handkerchief was suddenly blown far away, and the handkerchief was embroidered with Si Qingqing's name, if it was picked up by others, it was always bad, Lu Yanwan immediately chased after him.