CHAPTER XLVII

Mu Xici, who was sitting in the distance, held the wine cup, watched Zhaoyun drink all the wine in the wine vessel, and also sent the wine cup to his lips.

The deacon took the lacquer plate with the wine vessel in his hand, and motioned to the attendants holding the porcelain plate to come forward and serve the food. It is a seasonal melon and fruit, grape wine, and delicacies, all of which are appetizing.

Zhaoyun, who was sitting on the liquor seat, only ate a little bit of melons and fruits, then put down the silver chopsticks and looked at the dancers dancing with the sound of silk and bamboo on the table. The song is graceful, the clothes are fluttering, but it is pleasing to the eye.

And Panruo, who sat on the side and made eye contact with Zhaoyun from time to time, had a very good appetite and ate more melons, fruits, vegetables and dishes.

After a stick of incense, the food and food were removed by the waiters one by one, and the dancers also left.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Zhaoyun and Praruo returned to the east room, and with the help of Ming Cui and Biluo, they changed into a large-sleeved dress with crimson gold trim that was displayed on the wooden tree. When she slowly came out of the room, everyone was stunned when they saw her.

Zhaoyun's clothes have always been plain and elegant, and he has never worn such bright colors. Everyone only felt that her skin was better than snow in a red dress, and the belt that pinched her waist made her thin waist even more inadequate. Even the beautiful face was lined with this crimson and became a little more bright and charming.

"This change of clothes, it really changed immediately!" Pingyang stepped forward and took her hand and looked at her carefully.

"This crimson dress, you look better with Zhaoyun!" Pranya, who was sitting on the side, also looked amazed when he saw it. If it weren't for the presence of the eldest princess, she would have wanted to crouch and howl.

Pingyang pulled her to sit down in front of the makeup dowry, gently loosened her hair, and tied her hair in a bun. Later, from the lacquer plate held by the ceremonial officer on the side, the tassel head inlaid with rubies and tourmalines was gently put on for her.

Holding her hand, Pingyang smiled with satisfaction, and then summoned the ceremonial officer, signaling that the ceremony had been added. The ceremonial officer, dressed in a dark red official robe and a gauze hat, slowly stepped back.

It wasn't long before the sound of drums sounded in the distance.

Zhaoyun, dressed in gorgeous clothes, waited outside the Dikun Hall with the support of Prajna. When the drums stopped and the solemn summons of the ceremonial official sounded, Zhaoyun slowly stepped into the hall step by step.

The crowd held their breath. And in Mu Xici's eyes, there was only the fiery red that came from afar.

After that, Prajna let go of his hand and stood sideways at the end of the queue of inner women. For the rest of the way, only Yu Zhaoyun walked alone.

She walked forward, and as she approached her position, she fell to her knees, folded her hands to the fringed brow, and bowed deeply to the ground.

After Luo Ye, who was sitting in the right position, signaled, Zhaoyun slowly got up.

I secretly scolded in my heart: Why is this face so heavy, and even my neck is a little sore when I put it on my head. Thankfully, this is only one time.

After a while, the ceremonial official finished the decree in front of the emperor, and then announced the precept: "Filial piety is the case, and the next is kindness." Gentle and upright, frugal and humble. No overflow, no arrogance, no bullying. The ancient precept is a formula, and it is observed. ”

Xuan, Zhaoyun bowed again, stepped forward and said in a clear voice: "Although I am not sensitive, dare not admit it!" ”

Later, under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Zhaoyun and the prajna who came out of the column went to the incense table in front of the female banquet together.

Zhaoyun picked up the three slender standing incense sticks on the incense table, and as soon as he lit them on the incense burner, he heard a woman's exclamation from the women's table.

"Ahh There are snakes! ”

The crowd was shocked, and looked in the direction the woman was pointing, only to find a slender snake marching to Zhaoyun's feet.

Zhao Yun hurriedly looked down in shock, and suddenly his face changed drastically in fright.

I saw a small silver-ringed snake with a black and white body on its back, estimated to be the thickness of a baby's arm, already beside his shoes.

The snake held its dark brown head aloft, its white belly, and occasionally spat letters, revealing its two venom-laden fangs at Zhaoyun.

Zhaoyun instantly froze in place, and the hand holding Lixiang also trembled slightly.

As soon as the prajna beside him pulled out the dagger from his waist, he felt a figure in front of him.

As soon as everyone saw a figure, they flew from the banquet to the incense table, and grabbed the silver-ringed poisonous snake in their hands.

When Zhaoyun came back to his senses, he saw that the snake's three inches had been grabbed by Mu Xici, and its slender body with patterns writhed violently in the air, threateningly opening its mouth with fangs.

Suddenly, the stunned Panruo only felt that her hand was light, and she saw Mu Xici pull the dagger from her hand, and the snake became several pieces and fell to the ground.

Zhaoyun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know that on the female guest table on the side, a pair of vicious eyes were already overflowing with unwillingness and full of hatred.

"He really deserves to be the third prince of Xiwu who has both civil and military skills!" Luo Ye clapped his hands and walked out from behind the guards who had just come to escort him.

"It's over, I just shot down a little snake." Mu Xici withdrew his gaze from Zhaoyun's pale face, nodded slightly to Luo Ye, and asked sideways, "Princess Zhaoyun, are you okay?" ”

Seeing that she shook her head, she breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Luo Ye, and slowly returned to her seat.

"Since there is nothing to do, then the feast continues." Luo Ye motioned to the guards below, and after removing the body of the snake, he said loudly to everyone.

Only then did Zhaoyun insert the three standing incense sticks that had been burned for a short time in his hand into the copper furnace on the incense table.

"With the auspiciousness of the year, with the order of pleasure, the three gars are served, and Baozi lives forever. In order to end the virtue, by the celebration of the sky. The voice of the ceremonial official sounded with the sound of silk and bamboo, "Licheng, the guests are invited to add hairpins for Princess Zhaoyun." ”