Chapter 424: Deterrence or Warning?
Although there is no hibiscus tent to warm the Spring Festival, it is enough to slowly compose a song of Qiluo beads, and the hall full of pearls and greenery. The bright golden Bei Que Zhu palace glows faintly, the palace dome is flowing with the crystal lamp curtain like the sun, moon and stars, the golden pillar of carving the dragon and the phoenix stands majestically on the left and right sides of the palace, and the phoenix wings that hover and soar on it are lifelike.
The eyes of the golden dragon are inlaid with precious stones, the half-open glazed palace lamp of the hibiscus is warmly impregnated in the gemstone eyes of the dragon and phoenix, the gilded jade steps sit on the brocade clothes and jade belts, the royal princes and nobles in gorgeous crowns, the nobles and nobles, and the jade beads and jade on the clouds and mist temples and silk satin shine brightly.
The majestic palace is separated by ninety-nine eighty-one gilded jade steps, and every nine gilded jade steps represents a drop in the status level, but even so, even if the seat of the last eighty-one gilt jade rank is the lowest-grade existence in the entire palace, it is a rare leader outside the palace.
The beauty slender waist is warm and delicate, revealing the snow muscle and jade skin like mutton fat and white jade, and the song and dance that was suddenly interrupted because of the imperial concubine's gaffe were changed again, and the eighteen court dancers who fell to the ground and trembled bowed down under the orders of Her Royal Highness the Queen, and a new round of beautiful singing and dancing slowly unfolded.
The most precious thing on the brocade dark pattern table runner is not the fine wines and delicacies of the mountains and seas, but the delicate and brilliant carved marigolds, the gin jugs inlaid with treasures and jades, and the crystal gilt cherry blossom plates, and the immaculate gold-encrusted ivory chopsticks.
Even the pale gold ice silk tassel hanging under the edge of the table runner is already worth a lot of money with just one, not to mention the brocade dark pattern tassel table runner that lays down the entire palace, and the edge of each table runner is dotted with three hundred and sixty-five pale gold tassels, and the material is carefully twisted with slightly cool and soft, smooth and refracted ice silk thread.
The light gold streamer is shallowly refracted on the table, and the fine wines and delicacies of the mountains and seas during the banquet are plated with a layer of floating light in the hall.
The carved palace combines Eastern classical and Western opulence, with rounded floor-to-ceiling windows topped with stained glass that resembles a sweet orange that has been cut in half. The gilt carved green sandalwood window lattice through the mottled broken shadows, the warm sun shining gilt golden luster gently and delicately traces the hollow leaves of the relief cherry blossoms, and the sparse shadows of the flowers and broken shadows swaying on the heavy silk brocade curtain on the ground.
The arc-shaped windows of stained glass exude a bright and rich glow, and the scenery outside the window is nothing more than the palace road made of white marble, the neat and expansive courtyard, and the enchanting clusters of roses. But the palace that stretches in the distance is magnificent, and the palace carved and cast in pure white marble is impressive.
The faintly revealed Feige Liudan, Zhu Yongbi tile and other antique buildings seem to be shrouded in a layer of hazy and dreamy soft veil, and it is like a cloud and mist beyond the nine skies. This ingenious arrangement of Chinese and Western palace architectural styles together creates a magnificent scenery.
On average, you will cross five or six palaces carved and cast in white marble, and you will see the scattered Qionglou Yuyu that is placed, and the palace carefully cast by marble is gorgeous and extravagant, but it does not have the grace and elegance engraved in the bones of the oriental architecture, and the antique color.
Looking through the glazed windows into the golden palace, you can see countless treasures placed among them, each woman's dresses seem to condense the sun's radiance, wearing the cascading gems or pearl necklaces around the white jade neck with a flawless glow, and the scattered shadows refracted in the light beams.
The original unearthly temperament and elegance were gradually impregnated into a graceful and elegant honor in the glamorous palace, Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes and looked around casually, only to see that the eyes of the children of the powerful were no longer the clear and noble at the beginning of the palace feast, but gradually changed into the drunkenness in the drowning wine.
Although he didn't know much about the hospitality etiquette and regulations in the royal family of Sakura Kingdom, these graceful court dancers seemed to have prepared a lot, and through the swirling tulle dance skirts and the white and slender willow waist and jade arms, Nan Zuisheng suddenly felt a feeling of nausea and discomfort welling up in his eyes and stomach.
This is not so much a palace as a golden cave.
The extravagant ornaments, relief gilded jade bricks, etc. are not the most precious treasures in this golden treasure cave, these peach and plum court dancers are the most precious treasures in the golden silk cage of the dragon.
Even though the royal family, in order to express their respect for Miss Nanda, deliberately modified and adjusted the court dancers' revealing dance skirts every day, but with the brilliance of the wine and the soft gauze water sleeves, the warm and delicate waists of the dancers still reveal a seductive beauty.
"What, what's wrong with your body?" Nan Fusheng, who was always paying attention to Nan Zuisheng, sensitively captured the fleeting trace of tiredness on the other party's face, and firmly grasped Nan Zuisheng's slightly cool soft wattle with his broad and warm palm, he couldn't hide his worry and touched Nan Zuisheng's forehead, fortunately, there was no postoperative sequelae of fever or low-grade fever.
There was a slight sleepiness in his sparkling ink eyes, and after Nan Zuishing closed his eyes and paused for a moment, his voice was impregnated with a dreamy softness that was almost ethereal: "...... Fortunately, when does the banquet end? She blinked her ink eyes, and the warm and bright light of the glazed palace lamp rippled shallowly in her pupils.
Looking at the light and shadow that --- was clearly reflected in the ink-colored pupils, Nan Fusheng lowered his eyes and rubbed the top of Nan Zuisheng's head lovingly: "The palace banquet generally lasts for five hours, but if there are special circumstances at the banquet, then the time will be postponed. ”
At this point, the deep and gorgeous phoenix eyes revealed undisguised worry, Nan Fusheng lowered his eyes and stared at Nan Zuisheng's slightly pale complexion, and the eyebrows that flew obliquely into the sideburns suddenly frowned tightly: "Zuisheng, is the wound inflamed and infected?" Or is there a slight crackdown around the wound? I see that your face is very bad, I will first greet His Majesty of Sakura Kingdom, and then take you back to the palace to rest. ”
Nan Zuisheng softly held Nan Fusheng's hand that wanted to check his injury, and his tone was soft and almost unreal: "Forget it, I'm just dizzy from the light." ”
"Really?" Nan Fusheng was a little skeptical when he heard this.
The clear light and broken shadows flowed on the long hair of the ink feathers, and a strand of ink hair lingered around Nan Zuisheng's wrist, overlapping with the pale golden soft gauze shawl: "Well, I won't lie to you." Besides, now that he is at a palace banquet, the act of checking the injury is too intimate, and it is not good to be eye-catching at this time. ”
"I was careless." Nan Fusheng sighed when he heard this, he knew that the royal family of the Sakura Kingdom paid the most attention to etiquette and reputation, but if he cared about it, he was chaotic, and although Nan Zuisheng's surgical recovery process was quite stable, it was inevitable that he would leave postoperative sequelae of fever or low-grade fever from time to time, so he was a little out of proportion.
The man who came into view was handsome and beautiful, and there was a gloomy and aggrieved look between the eyebrows that were originally soaked, Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes to look at Nan Fusheng's appearance at this moment, and suddenly wanted to put a pair of soft furry ears on the top of the other party's head: "Brother, you look like a little prince now." ”
"Little Prince?" Nan Fusheng was stunned when he heard this, his deep and gorgeous phoenix eyes widened slightly, and the expression on his handsome face instantly changed with some doubts and distress. He tried hard to remember who the 'little prince' in Nan Zuishen's mouth was, but even though he racked his brains to think about it, he never remembered it.
It seems that the existence of the name 'Little Prince' has never appeared in memory.
The phoenix nirvana embroidered on the moon-white silk dress was shining brightly, and Nan Zuisheng stared at his puzzled expression, and reminded him helplessly: "Brother, have you forgotten?" The little prince is the little white lion. Before the words fell, her red lips hooked slightly, and her smile was like a begonia flower in full bloom in an instant.
Nan Fusheng: "......"
The brilliant brilliance of the crystal lamp curtain flowed along the edge of the carved marigold cup, reflecting the wisps of brilliant golden brilliance, Nan Zuisheng looked at the palace with one hand on his cheek and looked at the palace a little tiredly, only to see that in addition to the dancing court dancer, there was also a lonely figure of the Li Imperial Concubine standing alone: "You say, the monarch of the Sakura Kingdom doesn't say how to deal with the Li Imperial Princess, just let her stand in the palace alone, what does it mean?" ”
"Deterrence...... Or a warning. Nan Fusheng replied subconsciously, no need to think. In fact, for a person like him who has been in the top position for a long time, this kind of reply is completely instinctive, because if he were the monarch of Sakura Country, then Nan Fusheng would have made the same decision.
Leaving Imperial Concubine Li alone on the ninth-level gilded jade steps, standing respectfully with her eyebrows bowed, was far better than the result of severe punishment in front of everyone. After all, Imperial Concubine Li's family is from a prominent background and is growing in power, if there is no sufficient crime, the king will not easily dispose of Imperial Concubine Li.
Imperial power, it seems that turning hands into clouds and hands for rain, but in fact it is the most cautious existence.
After all, it is a truth that affects the whole body, and I believe that the monarch of Sakura Country understands it better than anyone else, and understands it profoundly and thoroughly. The royal power and dignity of the royal family is based on the loyalty of famous families, and if you rashly deprive Imperial Concubine Li of her rank, it will greatly cause turmoil and dissatisfaction among the families.
If Imperial Concubine Li was punished lightly by the king, what about the rest of the imperial concubines in the harem? You must know that the women who can be canonized as imperial concubines by the king have extraordinary origins and statuses.
Except, of course, Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine.
The favor of Her Royal Highness's rapid promotion can be described as a strange story in the royal family of the Sakura Kingdom, after all, the imperial concubine's background is not noble and prominent, and even some unspeakable humility and lowliness, so the ministers and nobles did not expect that the king would canonize a woman born as a court dancer as Her Royal Highness.
The previous dancing concubines, dancing imperial concubines, and dancing concubines were ranked, and the powerful nobles could barely endure it, after all, as long as they did not touch the noble and glorious rank of Her Royal Highness, then they naturally would not put a little court dancer in their eyes, and she was just a plaything favored by the king.
But when this humble court dancer was canonized as Her Royal Highness, almost all the powerful nobles protested, because there had never been a precedent in the imperial family of Sakura Country for a woman from a dancer to be canonized as an imperial concubine, and this woman's origin was really difficult to say, just a caged bird raised in the palace.
To put it mildly, it is just a gift, a gift that can be given to the nobles at will.
It is also a plaything that can be ravaged and vented.