Chapter 53: The Feast (1)
The prime minister was recuperating in the house, but the queen, who was the daughter, had to hold a banquet in the harem.
When he received the queen's winter banquet post, Shen Yan couldn't figure out the thoughts of this lady.
"Emperor, do you want to go?"
Xiao Xing saw that she was fascinated by the gilded post in her hand, so she asked softly.
She knew that since the incident of the Shang Palace Bureau, the emperor and the queen did not agree.
At this time, it has just entered winter, because the emperor is afraid of the cold, the earth dragon of Daming Palace has been burned at this time, and the Qingsi Hall is warm, warmer than autumn.
Shen Yan shook the post in his hand and said with a smile: "Why don't you go?" The post handed over by Feng Xue, the personal female official next to the queen, is not light. ”
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The banquet was held in the queen's Chengqian Palace.
Today, Shen Yan only wore a triple deep coat with bright yellow embroidery and large sleeves, a string of pearl agate waist chains around his waist to stretch out his thin waist, and he was wearing a piece of mutton fat white jade and jade pendant, and the ten-fingered dankou looked slender and white.
She came from outside, smiling.
"Kang He greets Niangniang."
When the queen saw her coming, she pulled a woman beside her and said, "Look, this is Kanghe." ”
Hearing this, Shen Yan set his eyes on the woman beside the queen.
The intricate palace dress of blue and white, embroidered with feathers and flowers, and a pair of fingers overlapping in front of the abdomen are thin and white and slender, without a trace of time. The faint caged eyebrows, the eyes are calm and flat, full of stories, and the tassels hanging down the bun are swaying one after another, adding a bit of liveliness.
Her breath is like the breeze and the sea, delicate and tolerant.
Shen Yan is also the first time he has seen such a person.
"Kang He has grown up, and there is a little more resemblance between his eyebrows and eyes. Although I haven't seen it for many years, when I look at it, I know that it is Kanghe. ”
The woman said with a light smile.
In such an elder's tone, eighty percent are the concubines of the harem. Is she a virtuous concubine, or Lin Wanrong?
When everyone was seated, Shen Yan had the opportunity to examine everything in front of him.
This was the first time she had attended a banquet in the harem.
Except for Xu Zhaoyi on her side and the queen on the throne, she didn't know anyone, and she was also sitting on the seat at this time, although she was smiling on her face, she was playing a drum in her heart.
Although the banquet was a small banquet in the harem, the queen personally sent Fengxue to deliver the post, and no one refused.
Even Xu Zhaoyi sat obediently on the seat at this moment.
The woman just now sat opposite Shen Yan, and it was also Xu Zhaoyi's upper hand. She smiled at Shen Yan, picked up the fruit wine on the table and took a sip, and lowered her eyebrows.
In the harem, the queen is respected, and below is the virtuous concubine Cui's family, Zhaoyi Xu's family, and Wanrong Lin's family.
Since she can sit in Xu Zhaoyi's upper position, I am afraid that this person in front of her is the daughter of Qinghe Cui's family, the virtuous concubine Cui's Cui Ya.
She has a good family background, and she also has a good younger brother Cui Min in the court.
Concubine Xian is so indifferent, not because of how noble her character is, but because she doesn't need to fight for anything herself.
With a noble background, it is natural that the best will be sent to her for her to choose. In comparison, Xu Yu is much weaker.
Xu Zhaoyi sat beside Shen Yan, guessed what Shen Yan was thinking, tilted his head and said lazily: "The weather has been a little dry recently, is the emperor okay?" ”
Just as Shen Yan was about to speak, the woman sitting opposite Xu Zhaoyi tilted her head and whispered something to Concubine Xian, and both of them laughed happily.
This harmonious appearance fell in the eyes of Shen Yan and Xu Zhaoyi, and it was a little deliberate.
"Lin Wanrong's body is so refreshed today? Why do you still drink? Don't be careless, twisting your arms and twisting your waist. ”
Xu Zhaoyi tilted her body and asked with a half-squinted smile in her eyes.
This was her usual tone. The talented women sitting in the lower seats were all trembling and did not dare to raise their heads.
The queen naturally wouldn't let her banquet be ruined here, so she opened her mouth with worry and asked, "Are you better?" ”
"The imperial doctor of the Imperial Doctor's Department is dedicated, and the concubine has taken a few doses of medicine and is already well. This is just a few glasses of fruit wine, and it can't pour down the concubines. ”
Lin Wanrong smiled heartily, but she didn't give Xu Zhaoyi a look.
In the past, at banquets, Xu Zhaoyi and Concubine Xian sat opposite each other, but today with the addition of Kang and Emperor Ji, it became Xu Zhaoyi and Lin Wanrong sitting opposite each other. Someone secretly laughed in their hearts, waiting to see the joke.
No one in the harem knows that Xu Zhaoyi and Lin Wanrong are two hot-tempered people, and when the two face each other, they are always full of gunpowder.
The aura of the two was matched, and Shen Yan frowned, feeling that it was not good.
The queen probably felt the same way, smiled and raised the wine glass in her hand, and said: "Winter is coming, prepare a little wine today, sisters don't need to be polite, be casual." ”
This picture of the world's posture is graceful and luxurious, which others can't learn.
Everyone raised their glasses in response.
"Thank you, mother."
During the banquet, a few glasses of thin wine were eaten, and the music and dancing girls in the music room walked to the hall to salute.
At this time, the winter is getting colder, although the earth dragon in the hall is warm, the temperature can only be regarded as tepid and not cold. But the dancers in front of them were only wearing thin clothes, and a Yingluo was wrapped around their waists, extremely slender, and their figures were fully displayed.
After saluting with a pipa in her arms, a musician sat aside and began to play music.
Xu is fruit wine in the stomach, smoked to warm the face.
Or maybe this song was moving and the dance was beautiful, Shen Yan couldn't help but smile.
Xu Zhaoyi saw it, frowned slightly, and said to Xiaoxing: "Your emperor is drunk, why don't you go to the back kitchen to bring a bowl of sobering soup." ”
Xiao Xing saw that Shen Yan's cheeks were slightly red, and the corners of his mouth were smiling, obviously a little drunk, and he didn't dare to stay longer, so he hurriedly turned around and went out.
"It's a nice tune."
Shen Yan tilted his body and said in a low voice, with a serious expression on his face, and with a slightly red cheek, it was a little funny.
It's funny to be silly.
Xu Zhaoyi rolled her eyes in disgust, and said to Xin'er: "Hurry up to the back kitchen, urge some sobering soup, just a few steps away, don't grind." ”
The song is enthusiastic, Le Ji plays the pipa with ten fingers flying, the wheel fingers are round, tender or passionate, and the song covers thousands of songs. The dancing posture of the dancing girl is elegant and powerful, a few punctual turns, soft and rigid, which makes people applaud.
Most of the harem concubines' love for dance music is their own research, and now when they see such dance music, they also have a little bit of exploration.
Everyone's expressions fell on the queen's eyes.
As the last syllable fell, several dancers bowed down.
"This song is really wonderful, and the dance is also excellent."
Concubine Xian couldn't help but praise.
After she entered the palace, it was rare to hear such a pipa music, the music was good, the skills were good, and the combination of the two was the most exquisite.
Le Ji held the pipa Wanfu and stood beside the dancing girl, several of them were thick eyebrows and big eyes, with bright facial features, standing together, like a mural.
The queen smiled and agreed: "Concubine Xian's music theory has always been top-notch in the harem. Since the virtuous concubines have all opened their mouths to praise, your dance music can afford to be excellent. ”
Xu Zhaoyi looked at Shen Yan, who was a little confused, at this time, and had no mind about the singing of the few people in front of her.
How could Kang Ho get drunk so quickly?