Chapter 8: Temptation at the Banquet (1)
Yu Tianqing let Kexin busy on her head, her long black hair slid between her flexible fingers, coiled into a bun. Yu Tianqing stretched out her right hand, rolled up her dark purple sleeve, revealing a delicate wrist, pursed her lips, and picked up the pen.
The banquet is set in the pear orchard of the imperial garden, it is a spring day, the pear blossoms are blooming vigorously, everywhere is white, such as flying snow covering the sun, the ice is clear and jade, and like countless butterflies gathered under the leaves, slightly open their wings, as if they do not fly. The air is filled with strong scents.
Rows of delicacies, fruits, and snacks are placed on them, and silver-white flasks are filled with fine wine, exuding a rich and intoxicating fragrance that floats in the air, as if you can intoxicate it if you take a deep sniff.
Yu Tianqing sat on the golden chair, the chief few on the right hand side sat on the prime minister Yu Ming, and the left hand side sat the eldest princess Yu Tianjiao and the concubine Xiao Han. Today's Yutian is wearing a dark purple dress, and she carefully puts on makeup, because her cheekbones are a little high, which makes her whole face look majestic and a little mean. She had a phoenix golden hairpin on her head, and a petite ruby spat out from the phoenix's thin mouth, which gently swayed between her foreheads with her movements, rippling red dazzling light.
Today is also the first time she has seen the "men" of the original owner.
Lu Wenqing, Zhuo Yutao, Yuan Yanzhi, Situ Huai four shadow guards, Wang Moyan, Yu Ziyuan two twilight guards. They wore uniform blue robes, and the neckline and cuffs were embroidered with unicorns. Their rank seems to be distinguished by the crown of their heads. The jade crown is inlaid with sapphires, which is the costume of the shadow guard, and the emerald inlaid is the costume of the twilight guard. Green... Gemstones, worn on the head, is it really good? Among them was a twilight guard, with extremely short hair and a burly body, wasn't this the one who was crushed by the swallow that day? It turns out that he is Wang Moyan!
Yuan Yan saw that Yu Tianqing shook his head slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face. He raised a faint smile, and a little water streak appeared like a dragonfly, and after a while, it disappeared. I don't know why, every time I see her shaking her head slightly, her eyes rolling around, I always feel that she has some bad idea. He picked up the long-handled silver kettle, poured himself a glass of wine, smelled the wine, and looked pleasantly enjoying.
Xiaohan proposed to fly the flower order, and the people in the garden were eager to try. The rules of the Flying Flower Order are very simple, that is, there is one person beating the drum with his back to everyone, everyone at the banquet passes the ball one by one, the drum stops, whoever is there will compose a poem according to the order, and the person who does not match will be punished with a glass of wine.
"Your Majesty, the winner of today can make a request to the loser, but I wonder if such a bet is feasible?" Xiao Han asked, today he was dressed in court clothes, with a belt of the same color around his waist, and he looked more and more dignified, with a little arrogance on his pampered face.
"Accurate!" Yu Tianqing waved his sleeves and said.
As soon as Xiao Han gave an order, a female official gave a red hollow satin hydrangea. The drummer was a young and strong soldier, wearing a red hexagram, with strong and powerful arms, a red sweat scarf on his head, and a black scarf on his eyes, indicating fairness and justice.
The drum beat was rhythmic at first, and after a few moments it flew like a storm. As if arranged by fate, every time the drum stopped, the red hydrangea was always passed into Yuan Yanzhi's hand.
The first game: Yuan Yan wins.
The second game: Yuan Yan wins.
The third game: Yuan Yan wins.
Fourth and fifth innings.......
Yuan Yan sat in a proper manner, his crystal clear skin seemed to be more pure and white than the white mutton fat jade, and the eyes of a spring water seemed to be more dazzling than the brightest stars, and he had a natural elegant and elegant temperament. He is quick in thinking, like flowing water, his sentences are neat and the artistic conception is ingenious, and the ministers are full of praise for him, nodding frequently.
"I didn't expect Yuan Yingwei to have such talent at a young age, I admire it."
"yes, yes, that's admirable."
.......
Yu Tianqing condensed her willow eyebrows, her eyes were a little cold, and there was a cloud-like aura of Wushan between her eyebrows. At first, she also thought it was a fair event. But when she looked closely, she found that there was a bell hidden on her wrist in Xiaohan's wide cuffs. He flicked his sleeves every time he pretended to drink, a sound that was barely audible in the rush of drums and noisy banquets. But the person who plays the drum must be Xiaohan's person, and after training, he has a tacit understanding with Xiaohan, so every time the ball is passed to Yuan Yanzhi, the drum will stop.
Yu Tianqing called Kexin over and whispered.
The sound of drums is like a whirlwind blowing tassels, like the footsteps of frogs. The drumming stopped suddenly, but this time, it stopped at Xiaohan.
Xiao Han looked surprised, how could it be? After he stammered the verses, another round of drums, and the hydrangea stopped in the hands of another waitress. What's going on?
After that, the drummer's drumming seemed to stop at random.
In the 10th, 11th, and 12th rounds, the silver wine jug in front of Xiaohan was empty, and his face was also stained with a hint of drunken redness! It's all incredulous.
Yu Tianjiao looked at Yu Tianqing with fine eyes, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it is better to stop here today." She was keenly aware of two bells ringing just now, but because it was only a few times, she didn't know who was shaking the bells. If this continues, I'm afraid that the colt will suffer.
Yu Tianqing nodded lightly, which was regarded as an agreement. She put the little bell in her sleeve away. A few times she had just shaken the bell in her hand while she was drinking. The drummer was disturbed by her, and he didn't know why there were two signals, so he could only stop randomly.
Xiaohan's face was pale and pale, and it was difficult to see the extreme. Recently, Yuan Yingwei and Wang Shang got too close, he wanted to teach Yuan Yan a lesson, so he came up with this question, but he didn't expect him to compare himself to him. He touched his beard, had a plan, and said with the strength of wine:
"Your Majesty, I heard that Yuan Yingwei's painting skills are outstanding. Recently, with a volume of pictures, it has caused a sensation in the entire capital, I wonder if Yuan Yingwei can make a picture for today's banquet? ”
As soon as these words came out, some of the people at the banquet blushed because of the smile, some looked at the sky with a smile in their eyes, and some silently ate the dishes on the table. This horse master is really a pot that can't be opened, that painting is obviously a love affair, and taking out such a private matter to say, isn't this a slap in the face of the king?
"If the horse doesn't dislike it, Yan Zhi is willing to make a picture." The sunlight penetrated the sparse branches, and the golden glow sprinkled on him, Yuan Yanzhi's voice was bright and calm, and there was a trace of warmth in his eyes.
Yu Tianqing gave Kexin a look and motioned for her to send pen and ink. She is not worried about Yuan Yanzhi, he is clear-minded, nine turns exquisite, but I am afraid that ten Xiaohan is not his opponent.