Chapter 45: The Banquet (Part II)

After the Yang sisters arrived on the stage, when the two of them went to change their clothes, the palace maids also brought a guzheng named Fantong brought by Yang Chujuan to the stage.

Guzheng is an ancient national musical instrument, the structure is composed of a panel, a goose pillar, a string, a front Yue Mountain, a string nail, a tuning box, a foot, a back Yue Mountain, a side plate, a sound outlet, a bottom plate, and a string hole; The shape of the zither is a rectangular wooden speaker, and the string frame "zither pillar" can move freely, one hong and one tone, arranged according to the pentatonic scale, and the earliest 25-string piano is the most.

Coming here, Jing Xi gradually enriched his own knowledge and experience, and some things gradually matched the records he had seen in his memory, such as the musical instrument that was carefully brought to the stage by the palace maid.

It's a guzheng! Jing Xi secretly thought in his heart.

Guzheng originated in the Qin Dynasty, so it is also called Qin Zheng, and in the process of its circulation, it is divided into: Changli, Hongzheng; Singing kite, clear kite, mourning kite; The biggest difference between it and the guqin is that it has a saddle and the guqin does not have a saddle, and the guzheng can play a portamento and change the sound by pressing, pressing, and releasing fingerings with the left hand when playing, and the guqin is made by pressing the fingers with the left hand. One string has multiple tones, and can be used as empty strings, pressed strings, etc.

Guzheng is different from the qin, sometimes unrestrained when played, sometimes low and tactful, it is already, the guzheng played by different people, the meaning of the expression is different, and the mood is naturally different.

The two sisters spent two, the elder sister Yang Chujuan just changed into a light red dress, saluted for a while, and sat in front of the guzheng, while the younger sister Yang Chuxuan changed into a silk dance dress, with a string of forehead ornaments hanging on her forehead, her hair hung down softly behind her, her hair was pinned to the bun, and there was a slight sound between the gentle collisions between actions.

There is a silk scarf tied on his face, and he looks at his sister with a pair of phoenix eyes, because of the silk scarf, the beautiful face looms, which makes people even more curious, and has a desire to explore.

Everything was ready, I saw Yang Chujuan lightly picking, the strings playing, and the sound of the zither was like a trickling stream, flowing in the mountain stream, splashing beautiful and frank flowers, and singing tirelessly all the way.

When it is pure, it will make you wonder whether it is really through the hands of mortals, the sound of the zither is tight, if the rain knocks on the steps, the sound of the zither is slow like a drizzle of rain caressing the tong; Spread like the wind blowing snow, stretching like a breeze blowing willows. When elegant, it will make you seem to see the neon fairy dancing, dancing with whirling clothes and mysterious postures.

The gentle and low sound of the piano, like a beautiful sound, echoes in the sky. Like a drizzle hitting plantains, it is silent from afar, and it is still in my ears.

It may sound lingering and sad, or the tinkling of spring water, or like a rattle of a horse. The sound of the zither was like the gurgling water under the bridge, the few clear cries of Gu Hong flying by, and the graceful sigh of Yi An; It's like looking at Xue Tao's raccoon flower note, looking at a faint orchid, quietly opening in the distant night sky; It's just like the color of the lilac tree.

And her sister Yang Chuxuan danced at the moment when Zhengyin remembered, the cloud sleeves swayed lightly to attract butterflies, and the slender waist slowly twisted the fluttering silk.

Dancing gracefully with the music, it seems to be a butterfly fluttering; It seems to be a fallen leaf swaying in the air; It seems to be a bouquet of flowers in the bush, twisting its waist with the rhythm of the wind, blooming its own brilliance.

The touching smile always ripples on the little face, although there is a silk scarf to cover the face, but from the curved eyebrows, you can see the smiling cheeks under the silk scarf. Elegant as a summer lotus, the waist is beautiful, and the style is thousands.

I saw her spinning charmingly with her sister's zither sound, Even the skirt rippled into a hibiscus in the wind, The long black hair was messy in the wind, so beautiful that people suspected that she was a fairy Chang'e, At the end of the song, it seemed to turn around and shoot the swallow, the most soul-stirring thing was the last moment, the silk scarf did not slip off, the face looked back and smiled, and the city was over, and when the song ended, he stood up and gasped slightly, brushing the hair around his ears with his hand.

Then he saluted the emperor with his sister Yang Chujuan, and everyone came back to their senses.

It was still shocking, with everyone's applause.

"The sound of the zheng, the dancing is outstanding, and the two of you sisters cooperate with each other tacitly." The concubine Niangniang praised, and several concubines behind her also echoed one by one.

"Thank you, mother, for the compliment." The two sisters said in unison, Xu was just a song and a dance, in late spring, there was a trace of fine sweat on his forehead, his cheeks were slightly red, and he leaned over to salute.

When the two sisters returned to their seats, there were still people at the men's table who immediately wrote poems to express their admiration.

After the dance, the skirt is green and the blush is touched.

The cup is deep and the glass is slippery, and the six flowers are eighteen.

……

In the next scene, there is no doubt that this young lady is dancing, or that young lady is playing and singing, and after seeing more, Jing Xi also lost interest.

At the last moment, there were also men who came forward to perform, some danced swords, some played the flute, and all of a sudden, the atmosphere of the banquet reached a climax.

Just when Jing Xi was bored and wanted to sneak away, he saw the second prince Xiao Yihe making a speech and wanted to come to the stage to make a gift, so that the emperor would know the progress he had made in the Bachelor's Pavilion recently.

When the emperor heard about it, he was happy to agree, and after the second prince made a fu on the spot, the talent show also came to an end.

The concubine Niangniang saw that her emperor was so happy to receive the praise of his father, and she did not blame him for playing, but looked at her son with a look of relief, and for a while there was no such indifference in her eyes.

"Bai Zhi, go and bring the jade Ruyi and the pair of colored corals that this palace has recently obtained."

Bai Zhi, the henchman behind him, gave the order, and turned around to get the things that Niangniang ordered.

After a while, I saw Bai Zhi bring jade ruyi and colored coral, which appeared in front of everyone.

"Miss Yunfang, the Yang Mansion sisters who played with Fang just now stepped forward."

The concubine spoke, put down the wine bottle with one hand, wore a nail cover with carved gold and hollow nails on her finger, and wore a gold ring inlaid with emerald jade on her index finger, and stretched out her hand to gesture forward.

"Mother." The three named immediately stood up and saluted.

The three young ladies looked down-to-earth and generous, upright and pure.

"The color head that Shicai Bengong said is this jade ruyi and coral." The concubine said, "This jade is ruyi, so I will reward Li Yunfang, as for your two sisters, this pair of colored coral is exactly one for each person." How?"

"Thank you for the reward!" How can the three of them still have objections? Seeing this, he immediately saluted and thanked him, and smiled in his heart.

"Hmm." The concubine, who had already seen the answer, just hummed lightly, and then waved her hand, signaling Bai Zhi to give the thing.

After the three of them went down, Concubine De on the side also spoke, "Since my sister gave Caitou, my sister should also give some rewards." ”

He replied, "Xiao Cui, go and get my two sets of new heads." ”

"Yes, sissy." Xiao Cui on the side immediately bowed, paced quickly, and went to get two jewelry boxes.

Open them one by one, only to see that the carved agarwood box contains a set of different styles of heads, a whole set, from the hairpin to the step, the same is not bad.

"These two sets of heads will be rewarded to the daughters of the Jiang family and the daughters of the Luo family who have just performed." Concubine De said again, "You two are not bad, and they are worthy of praise." ”

As soon as Concubine De's words fell, the two young ladies immediately stepped forward, first saluted, and then saluted again after taking the wooden box.

In the women's banquet in the audience, some envied Li Yunfang, who had won the jade Ruyi, and some envied Luo Yiyi, who had won the new head, and for a while, they were all admiring this colorful head.

Women love beauty, and the two sets of heads and faces of Concubine De will not suppress the concubine's head, but also appear to have a heart, especially for the women in the boudoir, this is a good gift, not only can it be worn, but the things rewarded by the mother can also be used as a dowry when she gets married in the future, and it can be brought to her mother-in-law's house, and her face is also bright.

Yes, everyone is envious.

As expected, the people who won the lottery were those who won the lottery.

This will make Jing Xi a little lucky.

This Xia Dynasty has a strict hierarchy, and he has to kneel and bow at every turn, Jing Xi expressed his disdain.

In the future world, Jing Xi has ever knelt down to anyone, even if he sees the federal president, there is no need to kneel.

Fortunately, my father had great achievements in war and won the honor, and he didn't even need to kneel down to salute when he saw the emperor with her, he only needed to bow slightly to show his respect.

Fortunately, you don't have to kneel, otherwise Jing Xi will die of stunning.

Just imagine, the palace has more etiquette, isn't it that you have to kneel around to attend a banquet, and the time is not all spent on this?

After seeing the talents of several boudoir ladies, Jing Xi also lost interest.

This will not be hungry, but since he entered this Guanghua Palace, he has been sitting in his seat, Jing Xi said, a little bored.

He immediately expressed to his father that he wanted to go to the imperial garden to breathe.

King Rong saw that his daughter had been sitting on the seat since she had just started and had never left, which would look a little boring, so he had to agree to his daughter's wishes.

Then he told her in every possible way to pay attention to safety and don't go far.

Gu Yang behind him slandered in his heart: Lord Wang, this is the palace, there are royal forest troops and Ouchi masters everywhere, where is there any danger?

After listening to his father's advice, Jing Xi said that he knew and promised his father not to go far, so he got up carefully, quietly walked out of the hall, and walked out.

Outside the Guanghua Palace, Jing Xi paced slowly, casually looking at the scenery of the palace, and at the same time didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, it was already the middle of the moon, and the crooked crescent moon hung high. In late spring, there is geothermal heat in the hall, and it does not feel cold, and now out of this hall, Jing Xi feels quite cool.

In the late spring of the capital, it was still a little cold, and when he went out this afternoon, Jing Xi did not put on a fox fur cloak, but only wore a purple shirt and county master uniform.

Outside this Guanghua Palace, the cloister pavilion, through a cobblestone path, Jingxi saw an artificial lake, there is a rockery on the side, and a curved bridge plank road extends to the center of the lake.

Jing Xi stepped on the plank road and walked towards the end, step by step, the soft moonlight poured on her, as she walked, the moonlight seemed to follow her, and behind her was a barely visible shadow.

Ah, I see, at the end is a four-corner pavilion, in addition to this winding plank road, there is a bit of a lake pavilion feeling.

Jing Xi stood in the pavilion, with the cover of the pavilion, the shadow of Shicai was now hidden, and she was the only one left.

Looking up at the moon, Jing Xi suddenly felt a little lonely, and he didn't know what happened to the Gu family in another world.

On the ground, Jing Xi remembered an ancient poem:

Alone in a foreign land as a stranger, every festival is full of relatives.

This poem feels very appropriate at this moment, isn't that what he is like now? I hope that the Gu family in the other world can be safe and smooth and give birth to another heir as soon as possible, but now I am afraid that I will not be able to go back.

Looking at the slightly rippling lake, the crescent moon reflected in the water, with Jing Xi's eyesight, you can see the fish in the lake frolicking, as if chasing the shadow of the moon, as if wondering why the moon is missing.

With a snort, Jing Xi smiled and said to himself, "Forget it, instead of worrying about this, it's better to live the life in front of you, that world should be regarded as a dream." ”

Then Jing Xi was no longer lost, but seriously enjoyed the scenery in front of him.