Chapter 25: Dancing (2)
"Niangniang, is the banquet over so soon?Why did you come back so early?" Gu Yu asked strangely when he saw my face slightly red from walking in a hurry.
I walked inside, sat down in my chair, and calmed my breath a little. Gu Yu hurriedly brought me a cup of tea, I took it, took several sips, frowned and pondered.
I couldn't escape it after all!
But why?
"Niangniang......" Equinox's eyes were full of concern, "We just came back to change clothes, and we don't have much time!"
Gu Yu looked at her puzzled, and then at me, I said hatefully: "I have tried my best to avoid its edge, why does she still have to force each other!"
The spring equinox groaned slightly, and said, "Could it be because of Lord Shangshu?"
I was stunned, looked at her for a while, and suddenly woke up!
Yes, yes! It must be because of Daddy's meritorious service this time!
It is a well-known thing that the emperor likes the second prince, and the father is a faction of the seven princes, but this time the father has made a great contribution, and the emperor must promote the father, but in this way, the courtiers will have hopes for the seven princes. Concubine Zheng would never allow such a thing to happen, so she was bent on suppressing me.
In my previous life, I thought it was just that I was too spoiled by her, but I didn't expect that the bigger factor was politics! If I and my father were valued by the emperor at the same time, then the Zheng family and the second prince would be uneasy, right?
It seems that even if you can't escape the performance of your dance skills, you won't be able to show off your style like last time.
The spring equinox briefly explained to Gu Yu what happened just now, Gu Yu listened, his eyes lit up, and he said a little excitedly: "Niangniang, I remember that when I collected clothes for you, I saw a colorful feather coat, and I will go and get it now!"
"Stop!" I hurriedly called to her, "don't take that dress." ”
"Why?" Gu Yu asked puzzledly, "Wouldn't it be good to let them see the dancing of the mother?"
I knew that she still didn't understand, so I had to smile and say, "I kept that dress for the emperor to dance and see, and today there are Turkic envoys and foreign ministers, so I can't wear it." ”
Gu Yu thought for a while, nodded and said, "What Niangniang said makes sense, so which dress does Niangniang want to wear?"
"No matter which one you wear, it is a humiliation for the dignified ** concubine to dance to the minister!" I said lightly.
Gu Yu shouldn't be good for a while, looking at the spring equinox for help, and looking at me at the spring equinox. I let out a long sigh and said, "I remember a white gauze dress with big sleeves......"
The vernal equinox interrupted me in horror: "Niangniang! The large-sleeved white gauze skirt is snow-white, this ...... It's very taboo!"
In fact, the long-sleeved white gauze skirt was not woven from ordinary white fabric, but with a fluorescent fabric, which looked ordinary during the day, but at night, it was shining and shiny. But it's not night, and I'm not going to wait until night to wear out.
"It's okay," I said, waving my hand, "just take that one! Then I sat down in front of the vanity mirror again, pulled off all the hairpin rings, and picked out a silver ribbon to tie my hair.
The spring equinox looked at me in surprise a series of movements, and after I changed into a large-sleeved white gauze robe, I looked at myself in the dressing mirror, and there was a fairy aura that did not eat the fireworks of the world.
", this is ......"
"Let's go, it's not good to keep the emperor waiting for a long time. ”
Seeing that I was calm, the spring equinox thought that I had a way to deal with it, so he stopped talking and followed me to the Changyuan Terrace of Qinchun Garden.
In my previous life, I wore a multicolored feather coat and a gorgeous flower crown on my head, and when I approached, all the men's eyes were greedily focused on me.
This time, I came in plain clothes, and I was greeted not only by the eyes of all men, but also by women, but they all showed surprise and horror in unison.
After Concubine Zheng was stunned for a moment, the first emperor took a step forward and was furious, pointed at me and said, "Ji Meiren, you have such a big burden, you dare to wear such a ...... on the day of the celebration of the country So ...... "She has no words to describe my deviance."
I knelt down slowly in front of the emperor and said, "Please forgive the emperor for the rude sin of his concubines." ”
The emperor said in a deep voice: "You say." ”
"The reason why the concubine is dressed like this is because the concubine's dance is not dedicated to the emperor, but ...... Dedicated to those soldiers who fought for peace but shrouded in horse leather!" I heard the sound of inhalation around me, and strengthened my belief in my heart, "Long live my emperor, there is the talent of the Holy Ancestor to open up the territory and Taizong to create a prosperous world. This campaign is not only for the people of the Celestial Empire, but also for the Turkic people, and for the common people of the world! The soldiers shed their blood, and the concubines in the harem cannot share a share of it, so please allow the concubines to pay tribute to those heroic souls who have not enjoyed this moment of peace and prosperity in this way! White is the purest color in the world, and it is also the color of peace!"
"Well said!" A cheer came from the mouth of the Turkic envoy, "Your Majesty, I really didn't expect that in Your Majesty's harem, there would be such a chivalrous and righteous woman! Please forgive Your Majesty for her rude crimes, and let her dance for our lost soldiers!"
"Your Majesty, please!" I don't know whether it was spontaneous or someone instructed me, but the ministers all knelt down and pleaded.
I lowered my head and couldn't see the emperor's expression at this time, but I heard him say, "I'm ready!"
The music was soft, the skirt was fluttering, and I was dancing with it. Although the tune is a song of neon clothes and feathers, it has more mourning. On the Changyuan stage, except for the sound of tunes, there was no sound from the side. I raised my hands in the air, my big sleeves dropped, revealing my jade arms, which were as white as jade, and I bent over and raised my legs, and my skirt fluttered, revealing my strong calves and ankles.
"Glow-in-the-dark glass of wine,
If you want to drink the pipa, urge immediately,
Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled,
In ancient times, a few people came back to fight. ”
Accompanied by the tune, I danced and sang at the same time, with a poignant voice and graceful dancing.
At this time, a gust of wind blew, and a few pink peach blossom petals floated and fell on my snow-white dress, which seemed to be tears.
Glancing at the king, I saw the tenderness and sweetness in his eyes, a love I had never seen before.
I was shocked, and then looked at Concubine Zheng, she was looking at me with a blue face, eager to eat me alive! I secretly said that it was not good, and I was careless for a while, after this dance, I was afraid that I would become the target of the public again!
That's it, that's it, this is not the best time to fight, let's take a step back!
As I thought about it, the tune stopped and I was ready to do the final stop-motion action. But I deliberately beat it faster, and during the melody mediation, I fell to the ground.
"Ahh
I hurriedly crawled on the ground: "The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine hasn't practiced dancing for a long time, so ......"
Concubine Zheng took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, Ji Meiren should be punished. ”
I indifferently waited for his verdict, only to hear him say in a deep and mellow voice: "I originally planned to promote you to your position, but the merits and demerits are offset, you should step down!"
I sighed in my heart, it is better to let Concubine Zheng Guifei breathe a sigh at this time than to prevent her from retaliating in the future.