Chapter Seventy-Eight: Fifteen Banquets
The fifteenth day of this month will soon arrive, Ouyang Zhen and Wan Hui carefully prepared a few colors of after-dinner refreshments, and made a few plates of candied fruit. Because Ouyang Zhen began to be happy and lost her appetite, Wan Hui prepared an appetizer again.
Wan Hui sorted out these delicate things and said: "The taste of Chudi's food is heavy and salty, if Mrs. is not used to eating, you can just put a few chopsticks." When she came back, the slave and maid cooked some snacks for her wife. ”
Ouyang Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Where to eat more." Auntie, don't worry, there are many people who can't eat at the table. These are just for them to see. ”
At the moment of the battle, Ouyang Zhen was supported by Wan Hui and took a few maids to the "Fuxi Garden" in the mansion. A small pavilion was built in the "Fuxi Garden", the pavilion was wide on all sides, and a small stage was built on the opposite side. Ouyang Zhen boarded the pavilion, only a few ladies were there, and the princess Liu and others had not yet come.
Ouyang Zhen and several ladies talked and laughed for a while, the princess and the Liu family came over, and Ouyang Zhen and several ladies went over to pay their respects.
Concubine Chu wore a red gold thread trimmed embroidered bird spring long skirt today, covered with a thin yarn embroidered auspicious and rich clouds, with a high bun on her head, a butterfly on both sides of the golden step, and a few hairpins with very fine hairpins on the rest of the hair, all of which were fine flower styles, embellished in the hair, shining in the hair, and hairpins with double phoenix beads in front of the forehead, which looked rich and solemn.
She smiled: "Concubine Ben is late, she was originally to celebrate Sister Ouyang, but now she is rude first." Liu Shi hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Where, I went to find the princess to come out together, halfway through, Xiao Shizi was greedy for fun, and walked slowly, and the sisters took the lead." ”
Ouyang Zhen said with a smile: "The two sisters are too polite, it should be the concubine who wants to thank her first." ”
Several people laughed and sat down. The maid and the grandmother were waiting for the little prince and the little lord at the small table next to her.
It was the first time Ouyang Zhen had seen the little county lord, and everyone said that his daughter Xiao's father was there, but Ouyang Zhen looked at her with a pale face, thin limbs, and big eyes, but she was more like Concubine Chu.
Ouyang Zhen sat under the Liu family, and there was an empty seat on Concubine Chu's right hand, which was for the Xu family to sit on, but there was no one in sight until now.
Ouyang Zhen raised his eyes and looked, Concubine Chu's face was blank, and the Liu family was even more smiling, so Ouyang Zhen relaxed his mind.
Concubine Chu smiled and pointed to the table of banquets and said, "Let's let it all eat, there will be jugglers and singers from outside in the mansion, and when the time comes, you won't be able to eat when you patronize it." ”
Several of the ladies laughed.
Liu Shi raised his glass first and said: "This glass of wine, let us raise a glass to wish Princess Hou Ye good health and a long life." The ladies laughed and said yes, and they all drank it together.
Ouyang Zhen couldn't drink, so he used water as wine to toast the princess and Liu.
The faces of the ladies at a table are harmonious, the pearls are shining, and the clothes are fragrant. The night breeze is cool, and the fragrance of flowers and plants in the garden is sent, and the frogs outside the pavilion are bursting.
After three rounds of drinking, the jugglers in the house came in, and with a burst of gongs and drums, the jugglers began, some breathing fire, and some jumping circles. Others are child-like, soft as bones, and will drill bottomless barrels.
The ladies in the house rarely go out, and Ouyang Zhen has been in the palace for many years, and they all see it and praise it again and again.
Watching, Xu led a group of maids and grandmothers to the pavilion, and Ouyang Zhen saw that she was dressed in plain white and sat on the mat with a cold face. Ouyang Zhen couldn't do it, but Wan Hui frowned.
She whispered in Ouyang Zhen's ear: "Madam, she is clearly here to make trouble. ”
Ouyang Zhen was cold, shook the butterfly fan in his hand, covered his mouth, and said without looking back: "Don't pay attention to her, she is the first one to worry about her." She opened the table. We're just accompaniment. ”
Wan Hui was silent. Several ladies saw that Xu was dressed too plainly, and they also talked in a low voice. Concubine Chu was looking intently, and when she turned around and saw that Xu was dressed like that, she couldn't help but put on a face: "Mrs. Xu, if you are not well, you won't use it, why are you dressed like this, who do you want to collide with?" ”
Xu suddenly smiled, bowed down and said: "Princess, the fortune teller said that I have committed a villain in the past few days, so I should wear more vegetarian clothes to eliminate disasters for myself." After speaking, he twisted his waist and sat back in his seat.
Concubine Chu was so angry that her face turned pale and she couldn't say a word, so she had to snort coldly, turned her head and continued to watch the juggling.
Ouyang Zhen looked at the stage for a while, then felt tired, turned his eyes, and suddenly felt as if there was a sharp knife in his eyes staring at her from the opposite side.
She was startled, and was about to see clearly, when she suddenly saw a figure on the side of the stage flicker, and disappeared. The figure was tall, swift and powerful, Ouyang Zhen looked familiar for a while, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
While he was thinking, a lady suddenly screamed. Ouyang Zhen's heart jumped, and he saw a half-sized pug running from the pavilion, looking for something to eat everywhere on the ground.
As soon as the lady barked, several ladies were startled, and when they saw that it was a dog, they screamed again, hiding and moving, and some of the maids and grandmothers were afraid of dogs, and they immediately followed suit.
Ouyang Zhen saw that the ladies at the table began to be chaotic, and his heart panicked, Wan Hui's face turned white, and she hurriedly blocked in front of Ouyang Zhen. The little dog somehow ran all the way to Ouyang Zhenliu's side, Ouyang Zhen was not afraid of the dog, but he was afraid that it would jump up and bite people.
When the lady saw the dog running in that direction, she left the mat and ran to the window.
Concubine Chu shouted repeatedly: "Don't hurry up and get this beast out!" Where did the wild dogs come from! Hurry! The maid and the mother hurriedly claimed that it was, and hurried to pick up the dog, but the puppy was nimble and jumped around.
Liu's face was also pale, she leaned close to Ouyang Zhen, then grabbed Ouyang Zhen's hand, and exclaimed: "Quickly pick up Xiao Shizi, you guys hurry up and take Xiao Shizi away, a bunch of fools, what are you doing standing stupidly!" Ouyang Zhen was dragged by her and his hands hurt, but it was not easy to break away.
The people in the pavilion were making a fuss like boiling porridge, and Ouyang Zhen squeezed out more and more. Suddenly, the dog seemed to have an iron heart, and rushed straight towards Ouyang Zhen.
Wan Hui exclaimed in surprise and protected Ouyang Zhen. Ouyang Zhen only felt that there seemed to be a strong collision on the right, and she was leaning against the window, almost falling down. Wan Hui was quick and hurriedly dragged her.
Ouyang Zhen screamed in fright and hugged Wan Hui tightly.
Wan Hui was shocked and angry: "The Seventh Lady is pregnant, which of you dares to squeeze over!" In case there is a good one, see what Princess Hou will do with you. ”
Seeing that there were many people in chaos, Concubine Chu slapped the table and scolded: "A group of stupid people, what are they all doing here, get out!" Hold the prince and the lord down! And invite a few ladies down first. ”
The jugglers on the stage saw that there was a mess here, so they hurriedly stopped and looked at each other.
Concubine Chu's scolding quickly took effect, and some maids and grandmothers came back to their senses and hurriedly got out of the pavilion. The dog was still running around in the pavilion.
When passing by Ouyang Zhen's side, Wan Hui was not polite, and kicked it away fiercely.
The dog was caught by some old grandmothers, barked loudly and took away.
Seeing that the banquet was not complete, Concubine Chu said angrily: "That dog was dragged down for me and beaten to death with a stick." Find out who brought it. How can Fuzhong raise such a wild thing? ”
She turned her head and saw that Ouyang Zhen's face was pale, and she came to her senses and said, "Come on, go and ask the doctor to see how the Seventh Lady is doing." ”
As he spoke, he walked over nervously.
Ouyang Zhen gradually calmed down, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said: "Back to the princess, the concubine is fine, the concubine will go back and lie down first." ”
Concubine Chu was full of remorse, and said repeatedly: "Go back quickly, by the way, ask someone to carry you back by the shoulder." And the doctor called. Take a good look. Amitabha, Lord Buddha bless! ”
Ouyang Zhen responded softly. Soon the shoulder was lifted, and Ouyang Zhen sat down and returned to the "Jingyun Pavilion".
followed the doctor and came to check the pulse, fortunately, Ouyang Zhen's body was not weak, and the fetal image was stable.
Wan Hui listened to the doctor's words and was really relieved. said to Ouyang Zhen: "Fortunately, God bless, otherwise the slave is really in a hurry." ”
Ouyang Zhen snuggled up to the collapse, covered his body with a thicker quilt, shrunk inside and took a deep breath, trying his best to calm his state of mind.
Hearing Wan Hui's chatter, she couldn't help laughing: "Auntie saved my life." If this one falls, it's over. ”
Wan Hui hated and scolded: "It's all that Mrs. Xu, who wore white clothes for no reason and recruited all the dirty things." If something happens, the slave will be the first to go to her. ”
Ouyang Zhen just didn't say anything on her face when she heard it, but the eyes on the side of the stage made her feel familiar, but she couldn't remember it.
Wan Hui was talking, and suddenly Ming Ying came over and said, "Madam, Master Hou is here." As she was talking, Ouyang Zhen only felt a gust of wind in her face, the curtain opened, and a figure sat in front of her.
Ouyang Zhen saw that Chu Huotian was full of wine, wearing a thin robe embroidered with auspicious clouds and auspicious bats, and a purple gold inlaid jade crown on his head, and a jade belt to slim his body. There was a touch of flush on his face, as if he was returning from a drinking feast.
"How? What did the doctor say? Chu Huotian took her hand and asked with a frown.
Ouyang Zhen frowned slightly, and said, "Back to Master Hou, it's nothing, just take some medicine to stabilize the fetus." Fortunately, Wan Hui pulled the concubine. Otherwise, if you fall, you will ......"
Chu Huotian saw her expression, and her beautiful face seemed to be shocked and angry, so he couldn't help hugging her and said, "Since it's okay, don't go to the banquet with a lot of people in the future." Hui Wan is really, eating a banquet can also cause an incident. Hmph......"
He snorted heavily, his dissatisfaction palpable.
Ouyang Zhen hurriedly pulled him and hurriedly said: "Hou Ye can't blame the princess, the princess is also kind, thinking about celebrating the concubine, now that the situation is wrong, the princess is not feeling good in her heart, if the Hou Ye blames again, the concubine will be ashamed to see the princess in the future." ”
Chu Huotian saw her eagerness, so he reluctantly responded.
After saying a few words, Chu Huotian looked tired, he loosened his clothes, and Ouyang Zhen hurriedly called someone to bring hot water to clean his face and wipe his body.
Chu Huotian cleaned up, lay on the bed, pulled Ouyang Zhen and squinted his eyes and smiled: "It's still comfortable on your side, although it's not wide enough or big enough, but everything is done properly, and you can rest easy when you lie down." ”
Ouyang Zhen smiled slightly, and then pillowed his arm and fell asleep.
She only felt groggy and seemed to be in a dream. There was a commotion around, as if someone was shouting, and then there was a pair of eyes, why were those eyes so familiar.
Ouyang Zhen only felt that he was constantly thinking, constantly thinking.
Suddenly, she was startled and jumped up.
Yes!
Ouyang Zhen got up from the bed, and when he touched his face, he only felt that his hands were full of cold sweat, and Chu Huotian was also hazy and sleepy, and asked vaguely, "What's wrong?" ”
Ouyang Zhen didn't answer, only breathed rapidly.
Chu Huotian saw that her expression was wrong, so he hurriedly got up and said, "What's wrong?" Having a nightmare? ”
Ouyang Zhen nodded. Chu Huotian hurriedly called someone to bring water over in a row.
Wan Hui was startled in the ear room outside the house, and when she saw Ouyang Zhen's face was snow-white, she hurriedly called the maid on duty at night to boil some water and mix it with pearl powder for Ouyang Zhen to take.
Ouyang Zhen calmed down, and Chu Huotian also looked at her face worriedly, and said in a deep voice: "If you are not feeling well, call the doctor over to take a look." That's not good. ”
Ouyang Zhen shook his head and said softly: "It's okay, it's just that I'm frightened tonight, just rest for a while." Hou Ye, go and rest, tomorrow is still the morning court. ”
Chu Huotian picked her up and gently put her on the bed, seeing that her expression slowly recovered, he smiled and said, "Don't worry about me, you rest early, what's good in the early dynasty, a group of shameless villains." I'll go take a leave tomorrow, and I can accompany you tomorrow morning. ”
Ouyang Zhen was stunned for a moment, looking at him with a hint of softness in his deep eyes, the night was silent, and even the grass insects were silent. Ouyang Zhen only felt that the panic in his heart suddenly became much calmer.
She let out a long sigh and shrank into his arms.
Chu Huotian patted her soft back and said, "You just think about others in everything like this, you should also fight for yourself." ”
Ouyang Zhen smiled when he heard this: "Is there still one less jealous lady around Hou Ye?" If the concubine is like this, the Hou Ye will not be as big as a fight every day. ”
Chu Huotian was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you have many reasons." ”
Ouyang Zhen pursed his lips, smiled lightly, and retracted into his arms.
To fight or not to fight?
Where can a man understand a woman's mind. Other women are fighting for fame and share, gold and silver, jewelry, and even more, but she is fighting for his heart. A heart that can stay for her.
Ouyang Zhen thought about slowly closing his eyes and falling into a deep sleep.
Chu Huotian looked at her pure sleeping face, and couldn't help leaning down and kissing her lightly on the forehead.
The moon rabbit fell westward, and the sky was about to dawn.