The atmosphere of the banquet was very good, and Liu Xiu's interest was also very high, and he frequently drank with the ministers.

Seeing that everyone else had toasted Liu Xiu, Fu Zhan also picked up the wine glass, saluted Liu Xiu, and said, "Weichen respects Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled, picked up the wine glass, and said: "Fu Gong's wine, I did it, but Fu Gong is old, it is not advisable to drink too much, just drink a little less!" ”

As he spoke, Liu Xiu picked up the wine glass, tilted his head, and drank all the wine in the cup.

Fu Zhan listened to Liu Xiu's words, and was still very happy in his heart, holding the wine glass in both hands and said, "Your Majesty Weichen is considerate!" ”

As he spoke, the old man drank all the wine in his cup.

At this time, among the female dependents, a young woman stood up, bowed to Liu Xiufu, and said, "Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xiu looked at the woman, the little girl was sixteen or seventeen years old, she was born very white, with a round face and some baby fat, big round eyes, and a small nose, which was very cute.

This girl, Liu Xiu knows, is named Hou Zhipei, is Hou Ba's fourth lady, and one of the Hou family's young ladies.

Liu Xiu is very fond of Hou Ba, and he also looks at Hou Ba's family members differently.

Seeing that it was Hou Zhipei who got up, he asked with a smile, "What's the matter with Zhipei?" ”

Hou Zhipei said with a smile: "Your Majesty must have fought in Hanyang for so long, it must be very hard, Your Majesty has a banquet today, and Zhipei wants to offer a dance for Your Majesty." ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, he laughed on his back, turned his head and smiled at Hou Ba among the ministers: "Junfang, these four girls in your family are very smart and clever!" ”

Hou Ba owed to Liu Xiu, and said with some embarrassment: "The little girl doesn't know the height of the sky, and I ask Your Majesty Haihan." ”

Liu Xiu waved her hand, looked at Hou Zhipei with a smile, and said: "Since Zhipei wants to dance to help the fun, then dance well, I will be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hou Zhipei saluted Liu Xiufu again, and then walked up to the musician below and whispered a few words.

Soon, the musicians played music, and Hou Zhipei danced generously in the center of the hall.

Han people still dance, both men and women, like to dance, but the women's dance is soft, and the men's dance is strong.

Don't look at Hou Zhipei's chubby face, her figure is very slender and well-proportioned, and her dancing skills are indeed outstanding.

The little girl seemed to be transformed into a flower butterfly, sometimes spinning, sometimes jumping, fascinated everyone present, and even Liu Xiu clapped her hands from time to time.

Hou Ba didn't think much of his youngest daughter's dance, but when Hou Zhipei danced, Hou Ba suddenly realized that he knew too little about his youngest daughter, and he never knew that Zhipei's dancing skills were so good.

When the dance was over, Hou Zhipei stopped, with two blushes on her fair little face, saluted Liu Xiufu, and said delicately: "The little girl is ugly in front of Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu laughed and praised: "Zhipei is worthy of being the daughter of the Hou Mansion and is versatile. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhang Kun and said, "Reward." ”

Zhang Kun answered, picked up a tray, and walked to Hou Zhipei, which contained a set of women's jewelry, including hairpins, step shakes, earrings, necklaces, jade ornaments, etc.

Each of them is exquisite, from the hands of skilled craftsmen, especially hairpins, foot shakes, earrings, necklaces and other ornaments, all of which are made of gold and inlaid with gemstones of various colors, which are beautiful.

Outside the palace, no matter how much money you spend, you may not be able to buy these precious ornaments.

Seeing this reward given by His Majesty, many of the ladies present unconsciously showed amazement and envy.

Hou Ba grinned secretly, just this set of jewelry, it is estimated that it is more than his annual salary, he hurriedly got up, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "Your Majesty's reward is too heavy, the little girl can't afford it!" ”

"Hey!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Zhi Pei dances for me, I will reward Zhi Pei, it is right, the monarch does not need to say much." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Hou Zhipei happily and asked, "Do you still like these rewards?" ”

Hou Zhipei came back to her senses, immediately knelt on her knees, bowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Zhi...... Zhi Pei Xie Your Majesty Longen! ”

Liu Xiu laughed, waved his hand and said, "Okay, go back to the seat and rest!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hou Zhipei didn't expect that she would be rewarded so heavily by His Majesty just for a tricky dance.

The little girl's whole body was in a fluttering state, and she felt soft under her feet when she walked.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty ostensibly rewarded Hou Zhipei, but actually rewarded Hou Ba.

During His Majesty's absence in Luoyang, it was Shang Shu Ge who took on the heavy responsibility of handling the affairs of the court, and Shang Shu Ge was indeed very competitive and handled the affairs of the court and the central government very well.

As Hou Ba, who is still the order of Shang Shuling, he is naturally indispensable, His Majesty looks at him differently, and even rewards Hou Zhipei in public, which can be regarded as giving Hou Ba enough face.

Song Hong's daughter, Song Youlan, looked at the reward Hou Zhipei received, and her eyes were red.

She leaned over to Hou Zhipei and whispered: "Zhipei, you are really lucky, you have received so many rewards from Your Majesty, these jewelry, I'm afraid that the jewelry stores in the entire capital are not sold." ”

When Hou Zhipei heard this, her little face turned red with excitement, and she was so excited that she couldn't speak, but just nodded and smirked at Song Youlan.

Because Hou Zhipei had just finished dancing, Song Youlan was not easy to repeat, she got up, saluted Liu Xiufu, and offered to play a song on the piano.

Liu Xiu also nodded happily in agreement.

Song Hong's great talent, Song Hong's daughter, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are naturally all out of the question.

Song Youlan's piano skills are very good, and the music she plays makes it impossible to find fault with it, but that's all.

The sound she played lacked emotion, as if it was a delicate machine, and she played the whole score very accurately according to the rhythm, which was perfect, but Liu Xiu didn't like it.

When Song Youlan's song ended, Liu Xiu only praised a few words politely, and did not give any reward.

Song Youlan's heart was very uncomfortable, she thought that her playing was not inferior to Hou Zhipei's dance, why could Hou Zhipei get a heavy reward from His Majesty, but she didn't even get a gold and a silver reward?

She was unhappy in her heart, and when she turned her eyes, she suddenly saw the sacrificial vine among the female dependents.

She turned her mind around, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Youlan heard that Miss Manwan is talented and has excellent piano skills. ”

Hearing her words, Liu Xiu and the ministers opposite were also stunned.

On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with Song Youlan's proposal, it is normal, and people have indeed heard that the third lady of the priest family is very talented.

However, if you think about it deeply, you will find that Song Youlan is giving the sacrifice a big problem.

If she is playing the qin, what kind of music should she play?

Playing a cheerful tune that suits the atmosphere of the party?

Her father had just died, and within a few days of his burial, she played cheerful tunes in public, and in the Han Dynasty, which valued filial piety, she had to be scolded to death.

Playing a sad tune?

This is the Imperial Palace, Your Majesty and the ministers are in high spirits, if she plays a sad song at this time, is it appropriate?

Therefore, Song Youlan proposed at this time to let the priest stroke the qin, no matter what style of music she chosen, it was all wrong, and it would be true.

The ministers present, no matter how stupid, they are all human spirits, and the eyes of people looking at Song Youlan showed strange colors.

This daughter of the Song family is really not simple, and I don't know when the orphan of the sacrifice has offended her.

Song Hong's face was ugly, and the palms placed on his legs slowly clenched into fists.

He didn't want his younger brother to marry Sai Manwan, but he never expected that his daughter would be stupid enough to find trouble with Sai Manwan in public, and wanted to make Sai Manwan unable to come to the stage in public.

Isn't this that he has touched his head and made His Majesty unhappy?

Liu Xiu listened to Song Youlan's words, his eyes flashed, he laughed out loud, and muttered: "Miss Song recommends Manwan to play a song...... He was thinking about how to push Song Youlan's request away, at this time, the priest Manwan stood up, saluted Liu Xiufu, and said: "Your Majesty, the courtiers are willing to play a song for Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu looked at the sacrifice manwan, and everyone present also looked at the sacrifice manwan in unison, including Song Song.

The moment he saw the sacrificial manwan, Song Song's gaze couldn't be taken back.

The little girl looks very petite and looks soft and weak, but at this moment, her waist is straight, making people feel that this small body contains huge energy, no matter how much pressure there is, it can't bend it.

Few women could leave such a deep impression on Song Song, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

Liu Xiu and Sacrificial Manwan looked at each other for a moment, and said softly: "Manwan, Ling Zun has just passed away, you are in a sad mood, so don't play it." ”

Sai Manwan bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the courtiers also want to take this opportunity to play a song to comfort my father's soul in the sky. ”

When Song Youlan heard this, a smile flashed in her eyes, okay, this sacrificial vine Wan really doesn't know the height of the sky, doesn't know whether she is dead or alive, and she actually wants to play mourning music in front of His Majesty and the ministers.

Even if His Majesty loves Wu and Wu again, he will not let her come nonsense, this time, His Majesty will not help her propose to her uncle no matter what! Song Youlan's little face showed a smug look, and she looked at the priest with great interest, wanting to see which piece of mourning music she was going to play.

Liu Xiu also noticed the schadenfreude on Song Youlan's face, and became more and more displeased with the daughter of Song Hong's family, and even with it, he was also a little angry with Song Hong.

How did you teach your daughter?

This is what you taught the ladies in your hall?

She sat down behind the piano, put her hands on the strings, and looked up for a week.

Her Majesty and the Yin nobles looked at her with concern and nervousness in their eyes, which made her feel deeply heartwarmed, and as for the way others looked at her, they had everything.

There are those who are worried, those who watch the excitement, those who have nothing to do with themselves, and those who gloat, but there is one person who looks at her with eyes that are too hot, making it difficult for her to ignore it, Song Song.

The moment her eyes met Song Song's, the latter's body shook, lowered his head in motion, and owed her a debt.

She smiled gracefully, first tried the sound of the piano, and then she seriously picked up the piano.

As soon as the piano sounded, the concern and nervousness on Liu Xiu's face immediately disappeared, and it was replaced by a long sigh of relief, and then a strong look of appreciation was revealed.

After Deng Yu and other ministers heard the sound of the qin, they were stunned at first, and then, the eyes of many ministers who looked at the priest changed their eyes, with surprise, surprise, and admiration.

Some ministers may not be familiar with the qin music played by the priest, but Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, Jia Fu and other people who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years are too familiar with it, and it is the military song of the Han Dynasty.

Between playing the piano, the sacrificial vines sang quietly: "Batch iron armor, carry a long knife."

It's a long road to fight with your son! ”

"Fight with the enemy, die and live together.

Fight with your son, don't slack off! ”

"Step on the swallow and chase the beard.

Fight with the son, sing fearlessly! ”

This Han army military song can resonate too much with Liu Xiu, Deng Yu and others, Liu Xiu couldn't help but stand up, step down to the throne, come to the front of the musicians, take two drumsticks, and beat the drum and sound.

He chanted loudly: "Batch iron armor, carry a long knife."

It's a long road to fight with your son! Fight with the enemy, die and live together.

Fight with your son, don't slack off! Step on the swallow and chase the beard.

Fight with the son, sing fearlessly! ”

Deng Yu and Jia Fu also picked up chopsticks, hit the wine glass and sound, and sang military songs with Liu Xiu.