Chapter 195: Shangyang Palace Night Banquet
New Year's Close.
According to previous years, Wu Qing and Lao Niang had to give double money to the maids and slaves, which Wu Qing called red envelopes. But now that Taiping is in charge, this red envelope is sent by Princess Taiping. Therefore, this day is also the happiest time for the servants and servants.
Wu Qing naturally prepared one for his own guards, this one was distributed by Wu Qing, and the maidservants were distributed by the wife of the Jin Kingdom, Wu Shi, and Princess Taiping. For the distribution of red envelopes, Taiping felt both novel and a sense of accomplishment. This is the power of the housewife.
However, the audit in the past two days made Wu Qing feel that Princess Taiping was a loser, which was outrageous. Wu Qing spent a total of three million yuan in the past few months from leaving the mansion to coming back, although a small half of it was from the princess's property, but the other half was his own money, which made Wu Qing realize that marrying a princess was really not so simple, and it was no wonder that Taiping wanted to get him an official, and he also made the greatest tolerance for having women outside.
Wu Qing checked the account book, and the most important place in it was the Taiping summer resort, the cost of pavilions and pavilions, and there were not many other sporadic ones, and part of the annexation of land was spent, which made Wu Qing very angry. Wu Qing hated the annexation of land. The royal family of this era had no foresight, and did nothing except for the feeble shouting of some people of insight. In the annexation of land, the Li clan played an important role.
Wu Qing kept the annexed land in his heart, a full 8,000 acres! How many 8,000 acres of land can there be in Datang?
Despite his hatred for annexing the land, he even changed Princess Taiping. It can't change the fate of the entire Datang.
So when night fell, Wu Qing took Princess Taiping and the old lady Wu into the Lichun Hall of Shangyang Palace.
Since the Shangyang Palace was built in the Shangyuan period, Emperor Li Zhi and the Queen of Heaven Wu Meiniang lived here most of the time. and meet with courtiers. Moreover, Shangyang Palace is near Luoshui, the terrain is slightly higher, pavilions and pavilions, eaves and arches, and the corridor Hongqiao all make people feel incomparably magnificent, as if the fairy palace is in general. And the emperor and the queen of heaven also mostly live in the immortal palace. At the end of this year's New Year, the second holy night banquet for the royal family of the clan. and the important ministers, it was set in the Lichun Palace.
Compared with previous years, there are now many fewer people, and some old ministers have passed away. Even the emperor's own family only had the crown prince Li Zhe and the king of Yu Li Dan. The other concubines either died or were officials outside the country, and were not allowed to enter Beijing. Therefore, there are too many fresh faces in the whole banquet.
Wu Qing took Princess Taiping and the old lady Wu to visit the emperor and the queen of heaven in the Xianju Palace, one since returning to Luoyang, although the time is only four or five days, but it has been busy, did not go to the palace to meet, Yu Li is not in agreement. Now that I have arrived in the palace, I naturally have to meet first. The two Wu and Li families can be regarded as close to each other. Go out to Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang's identity as the emperor and queen, they are Wu Qing's father-in-law and mother-in-law. Foresight of elders is a must.
However, one of the things that Wu Qing is most worried about marrying Princess Taiping is the consequences that the close relatives dare not imagine when marrying, such as whether the child in Princess Taiping's womb will be a deformed child, which is very fatal.
Stepping into the Xianju Palace, they saw that the crown prince Li Zhe and the king of Yu Li Dan were there, and the three of them first saluted the emperor Li Zhi and the queen of heaven, and then saluted the prince Li Zhe and the king of Yu Li Dan. The Wu family was pulled by the queen of heaven.
Taiping ran to the side of the emperor and the queen of heaven to be coquettish, Wu Qing was embarrassed, so he stepped aside, originally wanted to discuss with the prince Li Zhe, but saw that the prince Li Zhe did not have the slightest intention of discussing, so he no longer had the idea of speaking, and Li Dan, the king of Yu, cast a kind gaze.
Li Zhi looked at Taiping and said with a smile: "Taiping, you have a big belly, why are you still so playful." ”
Taiping coquettishly said: "If your father and emperor let the horse be the prime minister, my heart will be much better, at least it should be Shangshu." How much talent can Wei Xuantong have, he can know political affairs, and Wu Chenghei, the person who snorts and shoots horses can be a scholar. Daddy, tell me, how did he shoot your dragon ass? ”
Li Zhi couldn't cry and laughed, and said: "The emperor must not talk nonsense, whether they have talent or not is not up to Daddy and me, you are a girl, just teach your husband and children well, don't ask more about the affairs of the court." ”
Taiping rolled his eyes and said: "It's okay to be a husband, but where does the godson teach it, it's still in the belly!" ”
These words stirred up the dull hall with joy.
The queen of heaven pulled Taiping and said: "Taiping is really my mother's heart and liver." As he spoke, he turned to Wu Qing in the distance and said, "Wu Qing, have you bullied Taiping?" ”
Wu Qing hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Tell my aunt, it's too late for me to feel sorry for the princess, how dare I be willing to bully!" ”
"Well, that's pretty much it." Wu Meiniang showed a satisfied look.
But Taiping's eyes were white, but he didn't speak, after all, family affairs can't be said in this place, otherwise it will become an excuse for his father, and Wuqing will probably suffer.
At this time, an attendant came to pay respects.
"Everyone, now the important ministers and the clan are here."
Emperor Li Zhi smiled and said, "Queen of Heaven, let's go over here?" ”
The queen smiled: "It's not up to you to decide. There was a smile on his face.
Today's diva, although she is nearly sixty years old, her skin is still shiny, and if you don't look closely, she is exactly the same as a forty-year-old woman. Wu Qing was amazed that Wu Meiniang was well maintained.
With the arrival of the Emperor and Queen of Heaven in the Lichun Palace, the Lichun Hall gradually became lively.
Now the envoy of the teaching workshop is Li Fengxiao, who is the eldest disciple of Wuqing, and he is almost in the same vein in choreographing songs and dances, and has also choreographed some new songs and dances in the past few years, and has even kneaded the art of rap into the performance. Loved by the Emperor.
"The Song of Ni Clothes and Feathers" is more mellow, and some new elements are added, making it completely become the iconic Yan music of the Gaozong Dynasty. Almost every time there is a large banquet, they have to perform, and now Li Qiushui and Li Qiuxiang have brought their dancing and singing to the extreme.
Many years later, when he saw Li Qiushui's deep eyes again, Wuqing's calm heart lake was once again rippling. There is really a feeling of "I was not born, I am old", but time has passed, and the beauties of the past have a twilight time after all, and the children of the past have a moment of growing up. When we met again, it was a vicissitudes of life.
The banquet continued, and Wu Qing excused himself to go to the toilet and walked out of the Lichun Palace.
He wanted to calm down, he tried to search for a figure at the banquet, but he couldn't see it, that beautiful figure, even if it moved with time, even if things changed, it couldn't change the deep feeling in his heart.
Shangguan Wan'er, where are you?
Wu Qing walked slowly along the corridor, and with the help of the yellowish light, he could see clearly that this Shangyang Palace was indeed a rare beauty. Occasionally, a team of Yulin guards walked by, and when they saw that it was Wu Qing, they all bowed their hands, after all, Wu Qing was the inspector of the school, and the holy decree of General Zuo Yulin Wei had been announced to the world.
Wu Qing turned around and stepped back in an instant, only to feel a ball of softness, and he heard a woman's voice.
Wu Qing knew that he had bumped into a woman, so he quickly bent over to help the girl up and said, "Are you okay?" ”
The girl looked up, and in an instant, both of them froze. (To be continued......)