Chapter 17 Competing for Beauty

Just when Ruyi and Moon Shadow were bored, suddenly a father-in-law trotted in and instructed, "It's about to be performed by the young ladies, please prepare and arrange a sequence." "Those nervous girls with sweaty hands, hurry up and tidy up their makeup, and take out their best posture to prepare to meet the emperor.

Then he was told to wait on the side of the stage.

"The courtier's daughter is the little girl of the Xiliang Shangjiedu, her name is Ziying, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live the mother, long live the thousand years old, and the mother is a thousand years old" She performed the pipa, although she practiced for dozens of days, but she was still a little nervous when she saw Tianyan, and the song was so broken that even the officials who pushed the cup and changed the lamp were discussing in private, what is the use of not being able to get out of the lotus pond, no matter how beautiful it is.

Then several people were like this, trembling and completing the performance, and did not let them go down, but stood close to the edge of the stage, like a person who was amused to watch.

It's the turn of the moon shadow "The little woman's father is the county lieutenant of Tao County, Qingzhou, the little woman Moon Shadow, with the dulcimer as her companion, sings a song, I wish my emperor and queen a long life" and talked eloquently, not only the emperor's eyes lit up, but the queen also smiled and said, "What a person who can talk, perform well." "A song of mountains and rivers looking for a bosom friend, the hand falls and the sound rises, singing should be a minor key in Qingzhou, such a collocation, it is unusually harmonious, the audience does not know whether it is attracted by the sound of the piano, seeing that Yu Boya's bosom friend in the bell period is difficult to find, or moved by this song, the two see each other late, and live a dull and happy life. At the end of the song, the moon shadow was already standing in the center of the stage, and everyone came back to their senses and applauded, just this song, it was no worse than those high-ranking ladies, and even much higher.

"Such a talented woman, give me a seat quickly. Your Majesty, you see, it's still Concubine Su's idea to let His Majesty choose a woman with both ability and political integrity from the people, isn't this person! The queen covered her mouth and said softly. The eunuch reminded him that there was still one last young lady who had not yet performed. "Xuan" Emperor gave an order, decided that Ruyi could not escape, and slowly lowered his head and walked onto the stage, "The courtier's name is Dong Yiru, she is the adopted daughter of Dong Ren, the envoy of the Western Fujian Festival, I wish the emperor a happy life and good health, and the queen looks like a fairy." I wish my Celestial Empire eternal prosperity" Ruyi has been complaining in his heart, fortunately, he will also order auspicious language, or he can't perform, and his head has already landed. "I saw this Fujian Festival a few years ago, and he is also a handsome person, and his adopted daughter should be not bad," I don't know which concubine started and said. Ruyi knelt on the platform, staring at the material on his knees, not daring to raise his head or move. "Get up and perform" The eunuch who didn't know where said with a thin voice, so that he was startled.

Slowly got up, "None of the people have a good idea, so they will compose a poem to thank the king"

At this time, among the first three or four positions of the emperor, one person stood up, "The girl has good feelings, she wants to be a palace to compose poems, Xiao Wang is willing to write down the poems made by the girl, okay?" "Ruyi is still in the future and figured out what poems to memorize, just stunned, how can I get on the stage, so many accidents, my own poems have not yet, there are people who want to write, it's really a bit troublesome, listen to the situation is still a prince, so you can't write too little, then this prince has no use for force, and can't be too much, so as not to blame it afterwards. At this time, I heard someone say "good, good" three good words came out of the emperor's mouth, there was paper and ink, Ruyi still slowly walked around the platform in a circle, and the moon shadow that had sat down next to him looked anxious, what can I do, the prince writes, if this poem is general, not the head at the moment, I want to remind Ruyi, next to it are all eyes of expectation, where can I do small hands and feet. After a while, he was ready, "Girl, you can start, Xiao Wang is delaying you." Ruyi didn't dare to look up at all, and saw the moon shadow in the corner of his eyes, and a poem emerged, the moon shadow mountain and flowing water will be a bosom friend, then I will be happy to enter the bar. Raising his head, he continued to walk in a circle and began to say loudly:

You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning.

You don't see the sad white hair of Gao Tang Mingjing, and the morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk.

Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon.

I am born to be useful, and my daughter will come back when I am gone.

Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle for pleasure will require 300 cups of drink.

Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, will enter the wine, and the cup will not stop.

Sing a song with you, please listen to it for me.

The bells and drums are not expensive enough, but I hope that I will not wake up after being drunk for a long time.

The ancient sages were all lonely, and only the drinker left his name.

In the past, King Chen feasted peacefully, and fought wine for ten thousand years.

What is the owner's words, he has to sell the right gentleman.

Five-flowered horse, golden qiu,

Hu'er will exchange for fine wine and sell eternal sorrow with you.

I used all my strength to make this poem more heroic. Say it word by word. There was no sound in the audience, Ruyi quietly looked around, people were all looking demented with their mouths open, Ruyi looked up, and saw that the emperor was also in deep thought, the emperor's face was a little untrue, but it was particularly majestic, middle-aged, thick eyebrows and big eyes should be, Ruyi wanted to stare at Ruyi, maybe some people would be scared to death. Look at the prince who holds the pen, he is very normal, just put down the pen, is smiling and nodding to himself, this feeling is particularly familiar, Ruyi is trying to think about it carefully, people began to say "good poetry, good poetry", "this is a quatrain for the ages", "there is no transcendent".