Chapter 31: Su Hao and the Dinner

"Niangniang, I heard that the emperor invited the envoy of the Tang Dynasty to a banquet in the Purple Wind Pavilion tonight, and also asked Concubine De Niangniang to attend together," Xiaohuan whispered next to Lin Qing

Tang Xiu finished lunch with Lin Qing in Jingyi Hall at noon and said goodbye and went back to Zizhu Palace, Lin Qing rested for a while in the afternoon and then went to the study to get books to pass the time.

"Huh? Concubine De went" Hearing Xiaohuan's voice, Lin Qing raised her eyes and thought for a while.

"Well, I know" Lin Qing finished speaking and looked at the book carefully, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.

The scorching sun slowly sank with the pace of time, and the chirping of Zhizhi became smaller and smaller, leaving only the hot summer wind beating the burnt yellow leaves, giving people a burning feeling.

In the evening, under the guidance of the palace people, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty slowly left the Mingxin Hall and went to the place where the banquet was held tonight - the Purple Wind Pavilion.

The palace man who led the way walked in front, the young man followed closely behind, and the young man beside him, the middle-aged man who disappeared in the Mingxin Hall in the morning, had already appeared next to the young man at some point, he kept his head calm and followed closely behind the young man.

The Purple Wind Pavilion is a little far away from the Mingxin Palace, the Mingxin Hall is in the west of the Imperial Palace, and the Purple Wind Pavilion has a feeling of being in the depths of the Imperial Palace. Therefore, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty walked for about half an hour before he could see a building, this building was built a little low, and it occupied a large area, as if it was specially built for banquets, and there were two corridors on both sides of the central hall, and there were two pavilions at the end, like a place to drink and talk about the moon.

The promenade and pavilion are surrounded by greenery, and the scenery is very pleasant, and it is very suitable for watching the moon and enjoying the scenery.

As soon as the Tang envoy and his entourage arrived at the Zifeng Pavilion, they saw General Li Hu waiting outside the hall, and when they saw the arrival of the Tang envoy, they hurriedly greeted him.

"General Li has come to greet him," the young man said politely with a smile on his face at Li Hu, who came forward

"Your Highness's words there, it should be," Li Hu also said with a smile

"Your Highness, please, I am already waiting in the palace for the emperor," Li Hu said again

"Please," the young man said politely, and then led the group into the temple.

Entering the hall, the eye is a relatively open hall, the hall is surrounded by curtains, a circle of candles is lit not far from the curtain, the candlelight is reflected on the curtain, the environment is very quiet.

There are two columns of tables on both sides of the middle of the main hall, which are full of wine and food, and there are soft cushions behind the tables, which are obviously the places where the banquet is seated, and the column on the right is empty, which is obviously where the Tang envoy sits, and the column on the left is already full of Da Chen's courtiers, and when they saw the arrival of the Tang envoy, they all turned their heads to look at them.

The young man raised his eyes and looked straight ahead, only to see a man with a strong figure and a calm face about thirty years old, it was Chen Xuanyuan, the Emperor of Dachen, and there was a beauty in a dark palace dress sitting beside him, presumably the emperor's concubine.

"The envoy of the Tang Dynasty, King Jin, took the Tang Dynasty and his party to meet Emperor Da Chen," the young man bowed down and said calmly

"Hurry up and excuse me, King Jin took Datang and his party thousands of miles away, the boat and car were tiring, I was very sorry not to go, tonight I set up a banquet here to invite everyone, and please don't think that I am Da Chen slacking you" Chen Xuanyuan's face was gentle, and he looked at the young man under him with a smile

"Your Majesty's words, General Li Hu is dedicated to us, please rest assured Your Majesty," the young man also straightened up and said with a smile on his face

"That's good, it's not early, King Jin and his entourage will sit down, and we will talk while drinking" Chen Xuanyuan said with a smile on his face

"Listen to Your Majesty," the young man replied, and then slowly sat down on the upper seat on the right row of seats that had already been arranged, and the rest of the Tang envoys also slowly sat down on the right row of seats.

As soon as the Tang envoys sat down, Wang De's sharp voice came out.

I saw a graceful woman dressed in light yarn slowly pacing out of the curtains on both sides of the hall, some of them held a bamboo flute in their hands, some had Qingxiao attached to their hands, and two graceful women carried an antique zither, and some hands were on the waist, wearing dancing sleeves, they walked straight to the main hall with light steps, they slowly lined up, as if there was some formation, a woman headed by a woman with a thin gauze on her face, and the light gauze she wore could not hide her enchanting posture at all.

I saw that the graceful woman at the head bent her waist slightly, and a crisp voice like a yellow bird came out

"The Dancing Moon Workshop presented a dance music for His Majesty and the Tang envoys from afar - "Ming Huang". After speaking, without waiting for a reply, he immediately moved his delicate waist and took a step back.

The quiet music sounded slowly, echoing in the quiet hall, the woman headed by the dance sleeves lightly, the dance sleeves suddenly danced all over the sky, dancing on the top of the woman's green silk manlong, other dancers also danced gently with her movements, the quiet music combined with the graceful dance posture, so that people were fascinated, this dance should only be in the sky, how many times can the world hear.

Xiao Yin was faint, only the remaining sound lingered in the minds of everyone in the hall, and the dancing girl had slowly withdrawn from the hall when everyone was still immersed in the dance.

After a while, everyone woke up from the dance just now, and their hearts were only satisfied and amazed.

"Your Majesty, this dance is very amazing, when it comes to dancing, my Datang is inferior to Da Chen's face" The young man on the right stood up at some point and said to Chen Xuanyuan.

"King Jin praised me, but I heard that your Tang Dynasty's feather dance is amazing to the world, but I haven't had the opportunity to see it, it's a pity" Chen Xuanyuan listened to the praise of the young man, his heart was happy, and he said with a smile.

"Your Majesty has also praised a lot, the Feather Dance and the Ming Huang are on par, Your Majesty will definitely have a chance to see them," the young man smiled modestly.

"Okay, King Jin, I and your King Jin will definitely get drunk and rest," Chen Xuanyuan said with a smile

So the banquet officially began, and in a lively sound, everyone ate and drank, interspersed with dance music, and they were very happy on the surface, but they didn't know what they were calculating in their hearts.

When the Purple Wind Pavilion was lively, there was silence on the side of the Jingyi Palace, and it was not special to be trapped with many quiet deep palaces.

But a letter broke Lin Qing's originally quiet heart, the letter was signed - Hao, it was Lin Qing's cheap third brother Su Hao, Lin Qing was originally quiet in the study and trapped in the world of books, but Xiaohuan sent a letter at this time, saying that it was sent by the dining room palace people, I don't know who sent it, so I sent the letter and left in a hurry.

Lin Qing took the yellowed envelope, tore the seal lightly, and opened the letter:

My sister: Brother Yu Taihang Mountain heard that my Su family had a sudden disaster, very anxious, 100,000 hurried to Linyang, at that time I knew that my father and mother and the second brother and eldest brother, my brother was unable to return to the sky, and I wanted to go to the prison cell to see my father and mother can not get my wish, and then I heard that the little sister went to Weiyang with the expedition, and the brother also went to Weiyang with the army, but the war continued, and I failed to see the little sister, and then returned to Linyang alone to find a way to see my father, my father and mother are in good health, and the little sister does not need to worry, and I know from my father that the little sister has gone to visit, so the brother wrote this letter, I want to know how the little sister can save the Su family. Yesterday, I knew that my little sister had returned to Linyang, so the eunuch who bought the dining room purchased by my brother sent a letter to my little sister, and I hope that my little sister will reply to my brother, and I can send a reply to the person in the dining room, and I hope that my little sister is well.

Brother: Hao

After reading the letter, Lin Qing's face was full of black lines, and it was written like classical Chinese, but Lin Qing probably knew some of Su Hao's situation, so he thought for a while, and asked Xiaohuan, who was waiting on the side, to prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Write down the current situation to Su Hao, let him not show up now, now the court has not revoked his wanted warrant, and let him rest assured, he will ask someone to take care of his parents, and finally told him that when the peace is over, the crisis of the Su family will be solved, and after thinking for a while, he didn't write anything.

folded the letter and put it in the envelope, handed it to Xiaohuan and asked her to send it to the palace maid who delivered the letter in the dining room.

Looking at the slender back of Xiaohuan leaving, Lin Qing thought in his heart that there should be no more mistakes, and the crisis of the Su family in front of him should be solved when the discussion is over, so he took his hand down the table and put it on his abdomen, closed his eyes, and then leaned over, and through the window of the study, he saw the stars in the sky, they were shining, and they looked particularly dazzling in the dark night.