Chapter 4: The Moon in Samago's Eyes
When it was almost dark on the second day, the boat had stopped, Ruyue woke up from a nap, rinsed her mouth, sat in front of the bronze mirror, a maid came forward to coil her hair, the hair was made of layers of coils, the maid gently tied the hair with silk threads, and then used braiding, coiling, stacking and other techniques to fold the bun into a spiral, and the remaining two strands were left in front of the forehead.
Ruyue was dressed in a white wrap skirt mixed with silver silk butterflies, a bright yellow gold silk belt, a pale pink cape, a delicate face painted with plum blossom piles, a pair of pagoda-shaped gold earrings on her ears, and a pair of jade embroidered shoes.
"Let's go." Called Donghua, the two of them walked towards the boat.
"Princess, the dancers at the recent large-scale banquets are all taught by Yin Niangniang, in case you run into ......"
"Can you take the decree?" Ruyue prepared a blank holy decree overnight, in order to predict that she would meet Concubine Yin, it is said that she arranged a banquet, and the dancer did not know how many times she was tortured to death.
"Hmm." Winter Flower nodded.
"Don't be afraid, I have my own plans." Like the moon comforts the winter flowers.
The small boats are all dancers who pay tribute from the local area or other places, or they can't sing or dance, they are all left here to be trained by specific people, most of them can't eat and sleep well, and their bodies are still blue and purple by the old mother's size, and it is rare to see people dressed up like Ruyue.
Along the way, many slaves and maids or old mothers saluted, and many women who did not understand the world and dreamed of flying on the branches and becoming phoenixes either secretly looked at the moon from the window or from the crack in the door.
As if the moon was like a Buddha who didn't see it, she came today to see what Liu Zimo looked like in the name of inspecting the dancing girls for Yang Guang, and naturally she needed this dress.
"I don't think that's how these women look." A lazy but familiar voice sounded, Ruyue walked to the door of the room where Liu Zimo was practicing dance, and at a glance saw Concubine Yin, who was sitting on a tiger skin soft chair, wearing a red cloak, and was dressed in glory, with bright cherries in front of her that should not be in late autumn, and a row of maids standing behind her.
The old mother stood behind her and laughed, and the dancing girls lined up in a row, one by one, presenting their dancing postures in front of Concubine Yin.
Concubine Yin is like a lazy kitten, with extremely charming eyebrows, red nails, and gilded steps.
"Who is Liu Zimo?" Ruyue saw Concubine Yin, for fear that something would go wrong, so she turned around and asked Donghua.
"Princess, next." Winter Flower replied in a low voice.
"Oh, how can you serve the emperor with such a dance~" Concubine Yin's tone was not shocked, and she was even playing with the newly made Kodan made by her nails, "Throw it out~"
Before he could finish speaking, the four maids behind him carried the trembling dancer and threw it away from the open window, only to hear a scream and the "pop" of the river.
The old woman was too frightened to speak, and there were a few obvious red marks on her cheeks.
Concubine Yin frowned, and her personal maid spoke: "Next." ”
Samago saw that the four or five sisters in front of her were already dancing in her eyes, but this Concubine Yin threw them all out indiscriminately, and her mood changed from anger to fear at first, there are only shallow lakes in her prairie, and the people are never allowed to get close to it, she is not accustomed to water at all, is it just that she came here in a daze to suffer and suffer, and she still has to take her life? Thinking of this, she didn't even have the courage to lift her feet, if she forced herself again, she would definitely fight with her! Even if you die, you have to pull a cushion!
"Next." Seeing that the arrogant maid raised her voice, and the fierce lady with big red eyeliner had already raised her eyes, Sama swallowed his saliva and prepared to step forward with a look of death.
In the next second, a woman wearing a palace veil walked in: "Princess Ruyue has arrived~"
A room full of people, including Concubine Yin's arrogant maid, immediately knelt down: "Princess Wanfu." ”
Sama Ge never understands the rules in this palace, and she is still Princess Ruyue, she stood in place in a daze, and saw that although the woman who walked in was magnificent, she was full of fairy energy, charming and graceful, but also elegant and beautiful. The curved willow eyebrows, the cherry mouth, and a melancholy tear mole next to the slender eyes arouse everyone's desire to protect, and the jade and jasper hairpin on the bun are decorated with thousands of tassels and silver threads, but the aura of the whole person is like a lonely moon, which is difficult to approach. , the quick-eyed old mother doesn't want to provoke the princess just after Concubine Yin came, especially I heard that today's saint is arrogant and arrogant Yin Yi's six relatives don't recognize it, but all the royal descendants only left Princess Lanting, like a baby in her hands, she can't help a few lives, and it's not enough to cut off her head, she immediately went over, held Samago with both hands and asked her to kneel, even so, Samago's eyes were still staring straight at Ruyue.
And Ruyue's mind was completely on Concubine Yin, who was eating cherries in small bites, and she didn't have the slightest idea of Samago's gaze.
"Get up." After that, she walked up to Concubine Yin and glanced at her maid Bi Tao, who was startled, and quickly lowered her head and took a few steps back.
"Say hello to Yin Niangniang~" Ruyue leaned over slightly, which was considered a salute.
"Yo~ Who else should this palace be?" Concubine Yin pretended to see Ruyue at this time, and was quickly helped up by the maid, "Isn't this the frail and sickly royal sister of the Holy Lord?" If you don't raise abalone and ginseng soup in your bedroom, what are you doing here? ”
After that, he said like a bitter complaint: "This palace came today to help the saint pick a dancing girl, and this kind of drudgery must not be the turn of the princess~ This palace is envious~"
"Niangniang is still protecting Ruyue as before, it was a matter of Ruyue, but Niangniang got up early in the morning and worked in vain." Donghua stepped forward, the holy decree in her arms was dazzling, and she said with a smile like the moon, "Niangniang, please go back." ”
"What if Hongu has to stay here today?" Concubine Yin simply stopped being polite, and her tone became cold.
"There is a mother's discerning eye to pick each other, like the moon can't ask for it." Ruyue also learned from Concubine Yin before, and smiled extremely charmingly, "But what Ruyue saw, what is it a human life, there is a mother to testify, Ruyue does not dare to cheat for personal gain, and the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, so Ruyue has to report it truthfully." ”
"You ......" Concubine Yin was speechless with anger, and pointed her index finger at Ruyue, "Yang Ruyue, this palace wants to see if there is no help from this palace, just rely on how this group of old mothers can satisfy the saint!" Hum! ”
With that, she shook her hand and left, and the remaining palace maids behind her hurriedly moved her soft chair and cherry, and hurriedly followed behind.
Ruyue watched them walk away and told Donghua to close the door.
"Are you dancing rehearsed?" Ruyue asked them.
A group of people looked at each other, and the old mother spoke: "Princess Qiyu, it was said that Yin Niangniang would arrange it, how dare the slaves and maids dance privately?" ”
"And what do you usually do?" Ruyue opens.
"It's all simple basics or simple dances." A daring dancer spoke.
Ruyue nodded and asked, "How much time do you have left to get to Luoyang?" ”
"More than half a month." Seeing that this princess was more amiable than Concubine Yin just now, everyone had the courage to answer.
"Sisters." Ruyue spoke, "This banquet is related to my imperial brother's birthday, as the imperial sister, Ruyue wants to give the imperial brother a surprise, so Ruyue plans to dance in person, and please cooperate with the sisters, if this banquet is successfully concluded, the princess's mansion will reward each person with a hundred taels of silver!" ”
"Princess Chitose!" There was a commotion in the crowd.
Ruyue was very satisfied with their reactions, and called the old mother out of the house alone, took out the white jade bracelet from her wrist and stuffed it into her hand: "Even if it is a surprise, I hope that the girls are tight-lipped, fortunately for you." ”
The old mother thanked her for her kindness: "The princess is polite." ”
"Then I'll have the maid come and give you the dance score, and the girls will follow it." After a pause, he continued, "Actually, Ruyue has already assessed these girls in private, and they are all very good, but there is a Liu Zimo girl whose martial arts skills are not satisfactory, but there is no need to expel them, just put them at the back of the most." ”
"Yes, yes, as the princess commands." The old mother nodded busily.
Ruyue was polite, and then led the winter flowers away.
Walking out of the city, Donghua was puzzled: "Princess, what are your intentions?" The slave maid occasionally passed by and saw that the Zimo girl was being whipped, why didn't she tell her to take more care of it? ”
"It's always been the dance music of the birthday banquet, if these dancing girls are not the prince and noble, it is not easy for the saint to refuse, I am afraid that Miss Liu will be asked to go, it will hurt Brother Qin's heart, so I asked to put her at the back, if I ask Hao Sheng to take care of it, I am afraid that the slave maid is not only wearing my bracelet on her wrist, but she is listened to by people with ulterior motives, and mistakenly thinks that Miss Liu has something to do with me, and then she has ulterior motives to go, isn't it that I can't live with Brother Qin? It's always coming, and you can get out of it right away if you suffer a little. I hope Miss Liu will be patient. ”
"The princess has a good heart." Donghua suddenly realized, "The slave is ashamed of herself." ”
"Okay, don't brush your mouth, I don't know what happened to the queen's body. Today's medicine can be taken on time, go and say hello. ”
"Yes."
The two of them walked as they talked......
The people in the room were all excitedly discussing which rouge to buy if they got the silver, or to make a new dress, only Sama looked dumbfounded, sitting in the corner with his head down, the crowd frolicked, the more depressed she became, today I finally saw her, it stands to reason that I should have fulfilled my wish, but for some reason the inextricable loss and loneliness wrapped herself, Princess Ruyue not only has a beautiful skin, but also a bodhisattva's heart, whether it is intentional or not, the next one to suffer is herself, she also saved herself- It's just that Sama Ge vaguely felt that something was wrong, in her eyes, the woman Mu Qingyang liked was either simple, lively or charming, but at least it had to be very real, and this Princess Ruyue was beautiful, wise, and kind precisely because of the collection...... And seems to be full of scheming, she seems to be at ease with Concubine Yin, Sama can't say anything, I always feel that Mu Qingyang shouldn't like such a woman, although she has been very arrogant in the past few days, and she has heard of it, when the emperor of the Central Plains ascended the throne, she was forced to kill her father and brother, and the cruelty of the emperor of the Central Plains was also slightly heard in the grassland, and their brother and sister relationship was really so good? So what is her purpose? Samago was puzzled......