Chapter 28 The Night Banquet at the Palace
In the imperial city of Chang'an City, Daming Palace, Taiye Pool.
The pond is brightly lit, and dozens of lanterns in the large water pavilion by the pool illuminate the water pavilion and its surroundings as if it were daylight.
There are dozens of low tables placed in the water pavilion, on which are placed all kinds of melon and fruit snacks, as well as the wine presented by the feudal state, and the prince and princess kneel respectfully on the soft floor according to their status.
Li Mingyue's position was at the end of dozens of low tables, far away from the position of the main in the Water Pavilion, so far that he could step down the stairs of the Water Pavilion as soon as he turned around.
The main seat in the water pavilion is naturally the current emperor Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and sitting on the left and right of Li Zhi are the queen Wang and Wu Zhaoyi, followed by the position of the young prince and princess, and finally the princes and relatives surnamed Li.
The princes and princesses were accompanied by palace maids, and the older ones and the princes sat in front of each other.
Taking advantage of the reason for the positive moon, Li Zhi brought the prince and princess and the princes and clansmen together, had a family banquet, and then admired the moon together to enhance blood kinship.
Delicious food, fine wine, and laughter between the princes and sons of all families, Li Zhi was very happy, and he was happy to see the scene of singing and dancing.
When he was not in power, he experienced the rebellion and conspiration of his compatriots, and after taking power, he just quelled the rebellion of Li Yuanjing, the king of Jingzhou, Princess Gaoyang, Princess Baling, etc., he was a blood relative, but he didn't care about anything for the throne, which made the benevolent Li Zhi very disappointed, and he hoped that the Li clan members could understand the truth that blood is thicker than water.
More than a dozen Maiko dressed in gorgeous court skirts, surrounded by a graceful and bewitching woman in the center, the skirts continued to fly, and the woman finally prostrate to the ground with the beat of the drum.
The dance is over.
Li Zhiqing coughed a few times, and the chatter and laughter of the prince, princess, and prince suddenly stopped, and the water pavilion suddenly quieted down.
Li Zhi smiled and said loudly to the princes, princesses and princes present: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the first month of the third autumn, so bright moonlight only watches singing and dancing, won't it live up to the moon appreciation Yaxing?" ”
The princes, princesses, and princes present nodded yes one after another.
Li Zhi restrained his smile, his face was full of majesty and said: "Since all the Qings have no objections, then I will take the title of the righteous month, and the poems and fu of the Zhuqing are not limited, and they can be done, if there are good sentences, I will be rewarded." ”
As soon as Li Zhi spoke, the princes, princesses and princes leaked out of the difficult color, and some of the happy colors leaked.
Li Zhi asked the question, everyone lowered their heads and thought about it, and Li Mingyue, who was sitting far away at the end of the water pavilion, was bored in every way, this kind of limelight thing, she never thought about getting involved.
Too lazy to look at the hypocritical appearance of Zou Mei in the water pavilion, she lowered her head, and the corners of her mouth were slightly lined up, outlining a mocking smile.
Ren Er wanted to break his head, but he didn't like the shameless Tian Shehan to pinch it casually.
It's just that the person who can make such a peerless good poem is an illiterate Tian Shehan, and the philistine is tight, God is not blind, and such a talent is given to such a person?
However, those three poems are indeed peerless poems, and the single poem "Silent Night Thoughts" is also a masterpiece that has been handed down to the world, and it really responds to the title of today's saint.
However, whether it is food or poetry, this guy has a shameless face of waiting for the price to be sold, which makes people angry.
She made a decision in her heart, whether it was food or poetry, or something else, this guy dared to sell, no matter how much it was, she dared to buy it, but to see how many amazing talents were in the belly of this Tian Shehan, she would use money to smash them all out.
Thinking of the shameless face of the high price and the sale, Li Mingyue had a little annoyance on her face, and the annoyance was mixed with a little exclamation and wry smile, and the various expressions were very exciting.
Some people are low-key but can't hide the peerless elegance, Li Mingyue's appearance is too outstanding, no matter who she is, as long as she sees her, she will remember it vividly, not to mention that she still has the reputation of a talented woman among the children of noble officials and eunuchs.
At this moment, all the princes, princesses, and Wang Cheng were thinking about gorgeous poems in Zou Mei, so as to win the favor of the saints.
Maybe it was because no one answered after waiting for a long time, Li Zhi's eyes searched among the crowd, and when his eyes finally found Li Mingyue, the expression on Li Mingyue's face was also wonderful, just for him to see.
Li Zhi frowned, and immediately said aloud to Li Mingyue, who had not yet noticed: "Why is Mingyue's face disdainful, what's wrong with my question?" ”
Li Zhi's inquiry made all the princes, princesses and princes present turn their heads to look at Li Mingyue, and Li Mingyue at this moment seemed to be the center of their attention.
Li Mingyue was frightened by Li Zhi's words, and hurriedly lowered her head to make a obedient appearance.
When she entered, she deliberately found a remote location that no one paid attention to, just because she didn't want to compete with the princes, princesses and princes present.
I didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven, Li Zhi's words made her the center of focus, and she couldn't escape if she wanted to.
Li Mingyue's silver teeth were bitten, and she was about to prostrate on the ground to plead guilty, when Queen Wang said to Li Zhi: "Saint, King Zheng's young daughter is young and talented, and she is very protected by King Zheng and several brothers at home, and she has received many gifts from the saint. ”
Queen Wang's words directly forced Li Mingyue directly to the edge of the cliff.
However, Li Zhi listened to Queen Wang's words, and his eyebrows were inadvertently raised, revealing a look of boredom, and he quickly covered up the past.
For this beautiful and intelligent cousin, although Li Zhi is a little partial and loving, it is also out of family affection, not to mention that this cousin has been kind to his cousin since he was a child.
A few years ago, the former emperor Taizong made a wrong decision when he was dying, and he owed something to King Zheng's mansion first.
Seeing Li Mingyue's disdain on her face today, Li Zhi was just out of the question of being a brother, and Queen Wang raised Li Mingyue to the height of arrogance with a word, isn't this a trouble?
At this moment, Wu Zhaoyi, who was sitting next to Li Zhi, seemed to notice the change in Li Zhi's expression, and said with a smile: "Sister's words are wrong, but the concubine Wu heard that Mingyue is not only smart, but also top-notch in talent and etiquette, how can she be arrogant?" ”
Wu Zhaoyi said again: "When the third autumn is the first month, when it is such a beautiful day, I think she has a good sentence in her heart, so it is okay to have a little gaffe." ”
Queen Wang gave Wu Zhaoyi a snatch, her face turned pale, and she was about to return the salute, only to hear Li Zhi next to her nod and say: "What Mei Niang said is true, I know that Mingyue has no intention, and it must be a good sentence in my heart to be so gaffe." ”
Empress Wang's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, the emperor spoke, how dare she say more? just glared at Wu Zhaoyi indignantly.
Wu Zhaoyi didn't seem to be aware of it, and said to Li Zhi with a smile: "Shengshang, you might as well let Mingyue say the good sentence in her heart, how about the concubine Wu and Shengshang and the Zhuqing who are sitting there?" ”
"What Mei Niang said is extremely true."
Li Zhi nodded, and almost praised Wu Zhaoyi for going to the road, looked at Li Mingyue who was standing with his head down, and said with a smile: "Mingyue has a good sentence in her heart, you might as well say it, let me and Zhuqing have a good taste, if I am not satisfied with what I hear, I will punish you." ”
Wu Zhaoyi easily resolved Queen Wang's difficulties with Li Mingyue, but she didn't want to force her to be even more embarrassed.
It is not difficult to compose poems for the occasion, but now that there are such good sentences as Gao Sheng's "Silent Night Thoughts" in front of her, she has serious doubts about her own talents, and every poem that pops up in her mind must be compared with "Silent Night Thoughts".
This comparison is as bad as shit.
The verses he came up with couldn't pass his own level, so how could he satisfy the saint......