Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Water Pavilion Flower Party
There has been nothing unusual in the past few days, Ruoyun can't help but think that the girl may really have fallen into the water, and it has nothing to do with her.
Thinking so, she felt a lot more at ease, and Xiaohong accompanied her to the banquet.
The Water Pavilion Flower Club is selected in the Yunshui Pavilion, built near the pond, facing the Jiuqu Corridor Bridge of the Imperial Garden, backed by the library building of the Forbidden Palace, and very close to the Emperor's Qianyuan Palace and the empty Zhaoyang Palace.
In the evening, a banquet was set up in front of Yunshui Pavilion, the palace lantern extended all the way along the Jiuqu Corridor Bridge to the stage in the lake opposite the crossing, surrounded by rockeries, the bright moon was in the sky, the lake dug by hand was sparkling, and the flowers transported from all over the country filled the stairs of the covered bridge and Yunshui Pavilion.
The Tongyue Palace where Concubine De lives is some distance from here, but Concubine De arrived early, dressed in a dark red splendid peony dress, with a red hairpin on her head, smiling and looking forward to not being angry and arrogant, and she can't see the grief of losing her brother at all.
The upper seat was empty, waiting for the person with the highest status in this deep palace.
Mo Zhaoyi, who is favored on the left-hand side, wears a light blue dress embroidered with silver lilacs, her face is calm but resolute, and her posture is downright and generous
Wu Meiren, who was wearing a pink coat on her right hand, was born with a pair of charming eyes, and she was extremely impatient to fan the wind.
The women who were selected came one after another, except for Xu Cuiwei, who said that she was not sick, the rest all picked the seats around the banquet and sat down, and those who came late sat on the very edge, and could only barely see Concubine De's golden hairpin.
Ruoyun took Xiaohong to sit silently on the side seat near the water, but the ladies who saw her avoided and changed places.
Everyone sat down, and Concubine De said in a voice that was not in a hurry or slow: "My sister, you don't have to be polite." ”
As soon as the gong sounded, the father-in-law's shrill voice sounded: "Open the table." ”
Concubine De changed color slightly. said coldly: "The emperor hasn't arrived yet, why did he announce ......?"
"Why, I can't announce the start?" A low, laughing voice came. Rong Jinhuan came out of the inner door of Yunshui Pavilion in casual clothes and a jade crown, his eyes were majestic and smiling, his face was white and handsome, but his eyebrows were imposing.
Concubine De was surprised and her face was happy, and she hurriedly got up and saluted: "The concubine sees the emperor." ”
Rong Jinhuan stepped forward silently to help her up, without a trace of mud and water. As if he didn't want to have too much contact with Concubine De, he smiled at everyone: "It's rare that the flowers bloom just right, you don't have to be formal." ”
Concubine De's smile dimmed a little. Fortunately, Rong Jinhuan still sat in the highest position closest to her.
The hairpin fans at the bottom didn't dare to come out, or they bowed their heads shyly, or their faces were quiet, and some secretly peeked at the bright yellow color of the distance from their sleeves. The man on this son. In the future, he will be their common husband.
Rong Jinhuan casually talked to the surrounding concubines, and the young ladies below became bold and began to talk about the face of the Son of Heaven.
Rong Jinhuan didn't talk much, and while smiling, he was more lonely and melancholy between his eyebrows.
The song and dance are staged on the stage in the lake in a timely manner, the flowers are blooming, and the beauty is like a flower. The Son of Heaven is like the moon, quietly watching the world. looked at the emperor's face that was very similar to Rong Yixuan. Ruoyun sighed lightly, looking at the river lamp in the water and stunned.
As soon as the wind blew, the lamp flickered, and her thoughts were heavy, and she folded her hands, silently praying that the gods in the heavens could keep them safe and the souls of the dead could rest in peace.
The past is unbearable, she doesn't know if people have souls, if they die, where will their souls go, Rong Yixuan can hear her prayers? If she is gone, where will her soul go......
Thinking of the ghostly words, her eyes moved slightly, and she raised her eyes to see, the beauties of the Ying Song Yan language were all gorgeous, and there were countless people in the palace who were more terrible than ghosts, and I don't know how many delicate poisonous flowers would bloom in the palace in the future.
The wind on the early summer night was very warm, blowing on her face, a trace of strangeness surged in her heart, and her eyes began to blur again, obviously she had spent her childhood in the bachelor's house, but why did she panic for no reason by the lake where the wind blows the pool? It was as if something important had been lost in my heart, and it was empty.
was full of doubts, Wu Meiren stepped on the stage in the middle of the lake with light gauze cloud sleeves at some point, dancing under the moon, and shaking her sleeves in the wind, like a red hibiscus blooming to the extreme.
"Wu Meiren really seized the opportunity, not only to please the emperor, but also to give the new concubines a dismount." A soft female voice rang out.
She was startled and hurriedly got up, for fear that someone would see her with her hands folded, and it was a big sin to sacrifice privately in the palace.
The person who came was Xu Cuiwei, who was sick, I saw her wearing a dark green brocade dress, generous and elegant, her eyes glanced at the emperor in the height, sat down in the vacant chair next to Ruoyun, and said with a smile: "I'm just late, it's not good for my body to lie down more." After speaking, he looked at the stage again, as if what he had just said was just babbling.
Unclear of what she meant, Ruoyun smiled and drank lightly, and returned her a flat gaze.
Some people seem to be like her, wanting to fade out of this Water Pavilion Flower Meeting, after all, it's better to be late than not to come, at least to give Concubine De enough face, but to escape the center of jealousy, and also leave people with a weak body and not to be afraid of when it is critical.
Ruoyun smiled bitterly in her heart, when would she be so alert as the person in front of her, it would be good. I'm afraid that she has now become a "Concubine De Party" in the eyes of outsiders.
Daddy's death is inseparable from this palace, she didn't enter the palace to please the emperor, she wanted to see the holy decree that was withdrawn when it was announced, and she wanted to know how much of right and wrong she was deceived in the deep boudoir in the past.
The emperor must have something to say to her, not to mention this just right holy decree that makes her heart cold, Changde's question was also asked by the emperor.
Zhao Wuyang is a person in this palace, whether she is a traitor or a virtuous, she should distinguish between herself in the future.
Raise your eyes to look at the towering Yunshui Pavilion that condenses into the night, and behind it is the Royal Library Pavilion, and you may be able to find some clues if you have the opportunity to go in and flip through it.
Half Moon slowly hid in the clouds, and the top of the Yunshui Pavilion shook suddenly, she suspected that she had seen it wrong, could it be that she had not slept well enough recently and was dazzled?
Looking at the empty wine glass, the full plum wine had already been drunk by himself, the night was beautiful, and the scene of Cheng Wang's Mansion accidentally entering the bamboo forest suddenly appeared, Cheng Qingxuan held the jade flute in his hand and looked at her figure as clear as he had only seen it yesterday.
She closed her eyes suddenly, hating herself for not being angry, biting her lip and forcing herself to look at the center of the lake.
The crumpled water fluctuated a little more, and she once again suspected that she had seen it wrong, and then closed her eyes and opened them, and the surface of the lake rippled like a torrential rain, followed by a great earthquake.
Rong Jinhuan stood up straight with a solemn face, and Concubine De was pale and almost unsteady.
"The ground is moving!" I don't know who screamed in panic.
In the next moment, the girls who were neatly dressed and sitting upright all stood up screaming, not knowing how to escape or where to flee, and they were in a mess in panic, some knocked over the chairs and tables, and the cups and pots fell to the ground, and they were in a mess in an instant.
Wu Meiren in the middle of the lake didn't feel the ground moving at all, she was still dancing, and the palace maids and eunuchs crossed the Jiuqu Covered Bridge like crazy to pull her back, but the covered bridge broke off.
The music stopped for a long time, and Wu Meiren realized that it was too late, only to see her face lose color, her body shook, and as the palace maids and eunuchs screamed, her soft and boneless body was like a kite with a broken string, drawing a line and falling into the water.
"Save the mother!" The palace maids and eunuchs were in a mess, some of them had already turned back to find bamboo poles, and the forbidden army patrolling the palace arrived, and some people had jumped into the water and swam towards the place where Wu Meiren fell into the water.
"Your Majesty!" Everyone was surrounding the lake, and there was a loud noise behind them, followed by Mo Zhaoyi's exclamation.
Rong Jinhuan sat on the ground embarrassed, Mo Zhaoyi was terrified to the extreme, pounced on him and grabbed his arm tightly, the plaque of Yunshui Pavilion fell directly with the tremor, and the seat where Rong Jinhuan was sitting had been smashed by the plaque, Chang De twisted his face and moaned in pain, and one leg was impartially pressed under the plaque.
The earth moved at this point.
"Rescue Changde!" Rong Jinhuan let out a loud shout, and Mo Zhaoyi helped him to stand up.
The palace maids and eunuchs were stunned, and hurriedly rushed up the steps to save Changde, and there was a sound of "save the mother" and "save Chang Gonggong" everywhere.
Concubine De looked left and right, the water pavilion flower meeting was like this, her face was pale, she was squeezed to the side by the crowd, and the girl behind her was busy holding her up and sending her to the chair that was straightened.
Rong Jinhuan's face was extremely ugly, and he got up while patting the dust, while Mo Zhaoyi nervously looked at whether he was injured.
Ruoyun didn't have anyone here, except for standing unsteadily, there was no damage, Xiaohong pulled her aside, and Xu Cuiwei on the side covered her heart and sat back in the chair in shock.
Ruoyun looked around at the chaotic scene, leaned to the side, turned her head and watched Rong Jinhuan's slightly upturned eyes go straight through the crowd and shoot towards herself, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes like a torch.
She was puzzled, but almost at the same time, as if someone had pushed her, she was about to plant herself in the lake.
"Miss!" Xiaohong screamed and stepped forward to pull her, and someone on the other side pulled back most of her dangling body in time.
When I looked closely, it turned out to be Aunt Yixin.
She hurriedly passed in the blink of an eye, the person who pushed her just now had long since disappeared, and there were more and more palace maids and eunuchs, where could the murderer be found?
Seeing that she was fine, Xiaohong breathed a sigh of relief, and Yixin nodded at her.
Looking at Rong Jinhuan again, he had already made up his mind and ordered everyone not to panic, as if he hadn't seen her at all just now, and shouted with a wave of his big hand: "Don't mess up!" Save people first! Pass the order, Zhao Wuyang will come and see you quickly! King Xuancheng enters the palace! ”
Ruoyun trembled, could it be that this shaking of the mountains has something to do with the Star Picking Pavilion? The ground in the palace is also related to King Cheng's mansion?
Ruoyun exhaled a long breath, it was clear that she was pushed by someone just now, and it was definitely not an illusion.
In this way, Chu Rulan's death is by no means accidental.
Someone wanted to do harm, but they didn't dare to be blatant, so they didn't know it twice.
Chu Rulan definitely doesn't have that ability, like this, that person is from the palace, she is still young and has no enemies, could it be someone related to her father?
As soon as she thought about it, Fang Cai's heart suddenly turned into a determined will, if she rushed to this point, then she would have to go for a while. (To be continued......)