Chapter 51: The Dinner Party
It should be that the guests are gone, the dinner is set in the lobby of "Anju Yuan", at both ends of the lobby are several groups of orderly lacquer flower low tables, on which several chic and good-looking pastries have been placed, and there are table maids pouring tea one by one and arranging to be seated.
Now all the people who stayed were seated in the inner hall on the second floor just now, and the lady of the general's mansion now looked at it closely, and felt a heroic and refreshing atmosphere, perhaps it was a unique temperament formed by the woman's husband's ambition and ears.
An Guifei knelt in the middle of the main hall, and on the left side sat the princess of the palace, the four-year-old Nai who was with Mrs. An, and on the right there were Mrs. Sang and Fan Yuzhi, and the little girl was nestled in her yellow shirt, which was particularly well-behaved. At the lower end are the other people who sat on the north side of the theater before.
And Gong Yue's mother is on the lower side of Mrs. An. Then there is the county lord and Gong Yue, and they push down in turn. Needless to say, I went straight to the very last seat to reduce the sense of presence.
Xiao Xi'er is still in my position, and after we all sat down one by one, the little maids handed over hot towels and handed out chopstick rest sets, of course, this time it was a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, and the rules on this table were also very clear.
Concubine An cleared her throat, raised the small horn cup in her hand and said: "Today is the birthday of my sister in this palace, and I am deeply honored to have all the ladies accompany me here." This palace treats my sister and thanks you. My sister prepares this thin wine, and the palace will treat my sister as a respect. ”
As he spoke, he finished drinking the wine in the cup with a smile, and the other women returned the salute and saluted each other. The princess of the palace spoke in a place I couldn't see: "My sister is serious, and those who can stay here are their own sisters." You don't have to be polite, just think of it as if you were in your own home, don't be restrained. ”
Having said that, who would dare to let go of themselves in front of such a noble woman?
I saw that the county lord suddenly came out of his seat, bowed to Concubine An Gui and the princess of the palace on the side, and said: "Mother, aunt, I will bring you a beginner's dance to congratulate your aunt on her birthday." Then, she smiled at Gong Jue and said, "I hope that Brother Jue will help her." ”
Gong Jue smiled in response, "It's a matter of course, sister, please." ”
The son is unparalleled in the world, and his demeanor is full of love. That Gong Jue is really not an ordinary person, he took out a handful of Changxiao from his sleeve, Xiao's body is green and transparent, and there is a snow-white pendant at the end, he blows lightly along the mouth, his fingers are as clever as springs, and a faint flute sound is like a trickle of water. Their tone and frustration, ripples and orderly cooperation are quite comfortable, and they are many times more beautiful than the dance on today's play. I didn't expect that this seemingly useless aristocratic kid turned out to be a bit of real material.
The people who watched the dance naturally practiced and praised, and perhaps none of these women had ever witnessed the dance of the only daughter of the emperor in the world. Looking at it today, I generally feel that I am fortunate to see it, and I generally think it is really good.
When Gong Jue's flute slowly slipped into the end, the lord of the county made a high jump, a long span, a spinning jump, and it ended in a very timely manner.
There was still the sound of flute in the air, and with the praise of everyone, the lord of the county saluted again: "You're ugly." ”
After that, he and Gong Jue retreated.
Coming down, Nai was also on the field at the age of four, although he played the flute, but after all, he was so young, so he was regarded as a cheer. The crowd felt commendable courage and gave sympathy votes. Mrs. An's face was gloomy, but it was not easy to say anything.
Gong Jun just took out a painting and talked about it, saying that it was painted by herself, and hoped that the princess's mother would not blame her. In such a big field, the county lord who had always been at odds with Gong Jun just looked at him with disdain and didn't say much.
And Gong Yue is interesting, it is a strange flower and grass that I found out of nowhere, but it is the owner's preference, this kind of hostess who is full of flowers and plants in the yard is definitely very attractive to this thing.
Then down is Na Yan'er, I remember Xi'er once said that she was prepared to dance. However, she only handed over a box at this time and said: "On my aunt's birthday, Yan'er knows that she is not as good as your brothers and sisters, so she can only bring what Yan'er thinks is the most important thing for her aunt, and ask her to smile." ”
If I hadn't known this woman's scheming, I would definitely have thought that this child was a filial child, because then the princess of the palace was stunned after opening the box: "This ...... This is the half of the Dongzhu that your father left you. ”
Na Yan'er responded: "That's true. Yan'er once told Yan'er that the other half of this bead is now in the hands of her aunt, and Yan'er knows that this bead is only translucent and lightless, and it is useless, but if it is closed, there is a ghostly light that can illuminate a hundred steps, which is really the best in the world. Therefore, today I will offer it to my aunt, and I hope that my aunt will live long and be blessed like this pearl of the night. ”
I was amazed, this girl would have too much. Sure enough, the princess of the palace smiled when she heard it, and even Concubine An kept praising it: "If you are really a person who wipes honey, this palace likes it." ”
When that Yan'er returned to his seat, he was overjoyed, but I didn't think it was that simple, according to this child's scheming, it was estimated that she couldn't compare to seeing the county lord dancing, but she wanted to be in the limelight, so she made this decision and changed the hexagram in the court, right?
Xiao Xi'er is very simple, so she can't figure out why this rock is like this? Didn't you say she danced well? When the little girl was stunned, I quickly whispered "cough" to call her back to her senses.
Xiao Xi'er got up from the futon, trotted to the front, and handed over the silk handkerchief she had embroidered. Jiao Sheng said: "This is Xi'er's." Xi'er knows that she is stupid, although this is not a valuable gift, but it is embroidered by Xi'er, and her fingers have been pierced several times in the middle, and I hope that my aunt will not dislike it. ”
The princess of the palace seemed to like Xi'er very much, and even laughed very happily, and said to Xi'er: "How can my aunt dislike it?" The girls are now grown up, and they can embroider women's red. Sister, you really gave birth to a lovely girl. ”
Mrs. An's face looked better at this time, and she responded with a smile: "Where is my sister?" You think this girl is good, but a lot of things don't work. ”
The princess of the palace sighed, "My sister's words are wrong." In my opinion, you're just too harsh. Isn't it, hee. ”
Xiao Xi'er responded with a smile: "Aunt is aunt, mother is really strict." For the sake of this female celebrity, her mother scolded Xi'er a lot. ”
"You girl, today is your aunt's birthday. You're still taking advantage of your aunt to file a lawsuit? I'm really spoiled. ”
The princess of the palace laughed: "Nothing to do." This is true temperament. Huh? Why don't you see a girl? I've heard that this girl's piano skills are amazing, come on, Chunju, go and move the piano......"
It's really a fate that can't be escaped.
When the girl named Chunju was just two little guys who carried the guqin on the table, I knew that I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to escape this catastrophe, so I could only walk up and pray that Xiao Naiyi would possess him quickly.
Unconsciously, he looked at the old man who was kneeling there without moving, and he was quite apprehensive in his heart, isn't this person very righteous and stern that he will bear it with me? Why am I about to go on stage, and there is no movement yet?
After saluting a few people, I sat down in front of the guqin, and a very subtle feeling flowed out between my fingers, and I closed my eyes and brushed the strings with my palm, which was particularly heartwarming. Then a lot of strange melodies flashed in my head, and following these sudden feelings, a trace of drizzle sounded from my fingertips.
I played too authoritarianly, as if I forgot everyone, this is a very wonderful feeling, when the sound of the piano is getting louder and louder, and like a mountain cracking, and in front of me, there is actually a palace old man, he is independent in a green shirt, the soft sword in his hand is cut down in the air, and the sound of my piano sound is harmonious, I actually feel extraordinarily harmonious.
It wasn't until the song "Mountains and Flowing Water" was finished that I noticed the breathlessness of everyone, especially Fan Yuzhi, I don't know whether it was a surprised or frightened expression, but I couldn't distinguish it on that fairy-like face.
It was still the palace elder who withdrew his soft sword and said to everyone: "Congratulations on the birthday of the concubine, Jile, ten thousand blessings and peace." ”
At this moment, everyone was stunned by me, and I thought it was a little too showy, so I retreated.
After returning to her seat, Xiao Xi'er was very happy for me, and said directly to me: "First sister, you are awesome, I thought you would forget to touch the piano, but I never thought that your piano skills were more exquisite before." Look at everyone, they are all blown away by you. ”
I know very well that this may not be a good thing, because I feel more uneasy inexplicably, is this what the black master said to me when he left? Tell me not to cause trouble?
I suddenly felt that my prudence might be the biggest mistake, and that I would not be able to live longer if I was harmless because I was not talented or virtuous. And now, I'm afraid that after tonight, the whole city will know about my amazing piano skills......
I suddenly felt insecure. Xiao Xi'er didn't know why I was like this, thinking that I was still immersed in my own music and couldn't extricate myself, so she didn't say anything to me, but ate alone.
The rest of the scene is nothing more than other women offering their own unique skills for everyone, some dancing, some singing, and some stroking the qin, but after all, they have seen the essence, and everything else seems to have become an accessory, just a fast food.
The banquet lasted until midnight, and the night was dark, but because it was summer, the sky was very gentle, and the moonlight was like water, sprinkled all over the earth.
Everyone dragged their tired bodies, took their maids to say goodbye to their masters one by one, and went home.
And I'm no exception, Mrs. An took Xiao Xi'er and Nai four years old, and An Yan'er took the lead, I have a long-term job to pick me up, so naturally I don't need them to go along, but today's realization makes me angry, and even when those women left just now, they couldn't help but look at me several times. I blamed myself for "causing trouble" in the end......