"Queen Mother, today the wind is beautiful and the flowers are fragrant. How can such a good time be disappointed, how boring it is to have fun without a show. It's not as big as the queen mother, the ladies present randomly draw lots, and the performances they draw are good?"

An Zhi stepped forward and pulled the queen mother's sleeve and said coquettishly. It instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Zhaoyun looked away from a precious orchid on the table, thinking that if An Zhi really wanted to do something, he actually had a headache.

"Well, that's what the Queen Mother wants. It's a bit monotonous to enjoy the flowers like this, An Zhi, you actually thought of going with the mourning family. ”

The Queen Mother unfurled her wide robe, scratched An Zhi's nose dotingly, got up and said loudly.

"With such a beautiful day, the ladies draw lots to show their talents, and those who perform well are rewarded."

After speaking, he motioned to the female officer who was waiting next to him to prepare the reward and draw lots. After a while, five palace maids brought the reward on a lacquer plate.

Everyone looked at it, and the first lacquer plate was placed in a bamboo tube, and inside was a bamboo stick with the names of each female dependent. The last four lacquered plates are rewards.

A well-framed picture scroll, a pot of precious orchids in full bloom and two pairs of carved gold bracelets.

"I'm here to help, and the best performers will be rewarded."

Luo Ye held his hand and instructed the little eunuch beside him, signaling to bring the Jiaowei in the imperial study.

Almost all the nobles present were secretly excited, and the winner not only could get the eyes of those present, but also such a rich reward, and they were thinking about showing their talents.

There are also a small number of people who have no talent who are secretly nervous, burying their heads in thinking about what to perform so as not to make a fool of themselves in front of everyone.

Zhaoyun silently looked around, taking in the expressions of the women. When he was about to withdraw his gaze, he met An Zhi's provocative gaze again. It was as if the gaze told her that she would win.

Zhaoyun began to have a headache again. She just came to make soy sauce, okay, enjoy the flowers and tea, well, by the way, watch and watch the performance, how pleasant. Hey, God doesn't fulfill people's wishes.

She rubbed her temples and whispered to the peach behind her to hurry back to the palace and bring her Fuyunqin.

Ming Cui was secretly nervous in her heart, and when she heard Zhaoyun's instructions, she didn't feel doubtful in her heart.

Hasn't the princess always hated music, and she used to leave the teacher sent by the emperor to teach the piano, so why do you have to perform and play the piano in public later? Could it be that a dead horse is used as a live horse doctor? Thinking about it, I couldn't help but sweat for my princess.

It didn't take long for the eunuch beside Luo Ye to shout in a thin voice: "The lottery show talent show begins." At the same time, the female official next to the Queen Mother also took out a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube, glanced at it, showed the engraved side to everyone, and said loudly: "The first talent performer, Princess An Zhi." ”

As she expected, the first one drawn was really An Zhi. Zhaoyun picked up the white porcelain tea cup, looked at the floating tea leaves inside, and felt that he was like a piece of tea inside. Even if she can't help herself, she has to give it a try.

An Zhi got up and walked to the center of the hall with his head held high, Shi Shiran saluted in the direction of the emperor who was sitting on a high place, and his eyes still seemed to float to Mu Xici, who was sitting on the emperor's side.

Today's flower banquet An Zhi attended in full costume, wearing a Hunan concubine-colored folded branch peony flower gown with a water-red twelve Luo skirts, and a tulle Luo shawl with gold and silver pastel flowers on the crook of her arm. The hair is combed into a fairy bun, and a few red gold filaments are inserted obliquely.

In Zhaoyun's opinion, she is like a peacock, arrogant, showing all her colors in front of everyone.

To some extent, she is quite envious of An Zhi.

The melodious sound of the piano sounded, and I saw her her fingers and make a gesture. Then he stood on tiptoe, sometimes spinning and sometimes jumping to the sound of the instrument.

The slender figure flutters in the wind, and the swirling shawl crisscrosses left and right. The endless posture flew and scattered, and the tortuous figure was graceful. Sometimes raise your wrist and lower your eyebrows, sometimes light your hand, sometimes light like a flying swallow, sometimes fluttering like a peacock.

As the sound of the harp died down, so did her dancing until the sound of the harp disappeared from the temple.

Everyone couldn't help but applaud, Mu Xici praised Qing Ge Ya and dance, and Luo Ye even praised An Zhi as a phoenix.

Zhaoyun couldn't help but praise in his heart, An Zhi did work her dancing skills. However, the fly in the ointment is that her shy eyes will drift to Mu Xici from time to time, and she will greatly lose her sense of beauty.

The next woman drawn was Murong Ruo, the daughter of Hubu Shangshu, who performed calligraphy with both hands in hand. The flowing water is still quite elegant, but in Zhaoyun's opinion, she pursues anya and form too much, and the words lack strength, so she lacks a certain charm.

She was followed by Guo Yun'er, the daughter of the central waiter, who drew a picture of flowers and birds. The peony in the painting is in full bloom, graceful and luxurious. In the meantime, the yellow oriole cries clearly, and the small figure of the goose yellow complements the gorgeous peony and has won a lot of praise.

Three more women finished performing their talents one after another, and Zhaoyun had no intention of watching their performances.

It's been so long, and it will only take half an hour at most from Ling Xuan Pavilion to Zhaoyun Palace, and it is said that Tao Hong should be back. And Taohong has always been down-to-earth and steady, Zhaoyun has always been very trusting, and she has not arrived yet.

There is only one possibility, and that is that something happened to her. After a few thoughts in my heart, I immediately made a decision.

got up, and quietly left the table with Ming Cui. Before he left the Ling Xuan Pavilion, he was blocked by a tall palace maid. Zhaoyun recognized her as a first-class palace maid beside An Zhi.

usually relies on the identity of An Zhi's personal palace maid, and she is arrogant and domineering.

Seeing this, Mingcui wanted to step forward and reason with her. Zhaoyun stopped and motioned for her to step back. He turned his head to look at the palace maid and reprimanded.

"Why don't you go to Princess An Zhi to serve well, what are you doing at the door?

Zhaoyun narrowed his narrow eyes, curled the corners of his mouth and asked, "Could it be that your princess specially asked you to wait here to stop me?" The word "deliberately" was also deliberately highlighted.

The palace maid instantly lowered her head in embarrassment, but she didn't know that this had made the suspicion in Zhaoyun's heart even heavier. There were many people outside Ling Xuan Pavilion, and Zhao Yun didn't want to talk to her more, let alone make a big deal about it, so he turned around and took Ming Cui back to Ling Xuan Pavilion.

As soon as they walked into the hall, Zhaoyun and the others found that everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.

The female official beside the Empress Dowager said loudly: "Princess Zhaoyun, it's time for you to show your talent." ”

Zhaoyun walked slowly to the center of the hall and bowed sideways.

"The queen mother, forgive me, the palace maid I sent to fetch the piano has not returned for a long time, and I was about to go to the door to take a look, but I didn't want to be blocked by Princess An Zhi's people."

"I sent people to guard the door, just because I was afraid that some people would be afraid of making a fool of themselves in public and flee." An Zhi said anxiously, but there was a feeling that there were no three hundred taels of silver here.

"I think Sister An Zhi should know best what happened." Zhaoyun didn't want to say more, and then saluted the Empress Dowager and Luo Ye.

Said calmly: "Now I don't have a piano, so I can't show my talent, please forgive me." ”

There were whispers and discussions from below.

"Princess Zhaoyun doesn't have a piano, and I happen to have a scorched tail. Why don't you play this guqin and let us feast our ears? Luo Ye opened his mouth to relieve the siege and motioned to the eunuchs beside him to step forward.

"The scorched tail is the reward of the winner, and I am afraid that it is not appropriate to play it in this way." Mu Xici slowly got up, looked at Zhaoyun and said.

"It just so happened that I brought a piano named Nanfeng. If Princess Zhaoyun doesn't dislike it, why don't you play it with this piano? ”

When Zhaoyun heard the familiar voice, he unconsciously looked up at him, but unexpectedly looked into his eyes full of smiles. He was stunned for a moment, and only nodded slightly.

Looking at the southern organ in front of him, Zhaoyun felt a thousand emotions in his heart.

In her previous life, there were so many lonely and lonely days, dark and no light, except for Mingcui, only this southern organ was left to accompany her. Zhaoyun reached out and stroked the strings as if caressing her most precious treasure.

Hook and pick, all kinds of past events come to my heart like a tide with familiar and unfamiliar melodies.

At that time, she married Mu Xici, and learned that he liked to play the guqin, so she spent a lot of money to invite the most famous female musician in the Western Wu Kingdom to teach her to play.

Whenever she didn't play well, she would reflect in her heart why she failed to study well when she was in Yunqiguo, and she was angry with the musician invited by her father.

She practiced day and night, just to cater to his preferences and make him look at herself more. His fingers were worn out by the strings, and he gritted his teeth before continuing. The fingertips grind out the calluses, but soak them in hot water before continuing to play. But compared with the days that followed, Zhaoyun felt how beautiful those days of learning the piano were.

When he first married him, he had a period of affection with her, and even gave her the southern organ. But it didn't take long for the good times to have the iron cavalry of the Western Wu Kingdom level the Yunqi Kingdom.

At that time, she was still in the dark. Every time I play the southern organ, all I have in my heart is the affection for him, and all I think about is how to be with him until I am white.

Later, she learned that he led troops to attack Yun Qiguo, and she realized how ridiculous she was.

She had tried to question him why he had done this, and to this day she remembers the look on his face.

It was three points of ridicule, three parts of contempt, and looking at her was like looking at a ridiculous fool. Only then did she realize that she was just a pawn that made Emperor Yunqiguo relax his vigilance. At that time, my heart had long been broken into petals and petals, but there was still a trace of humble hope in my heart.

And he soon married Ming Xiang, the princess of Nanyue. On the wedding night, the lights were bright all night long, and there was laughter. And on her side, she only has Mingcui and the Southern Organ as company.

Mingxiang is pampered, and she sees her as a thorn in the eye, trying to find ways to get rid of her. But he kept turning a blind eye and acquiesced to Mingxiang's arrogant behavior.

Mingcui fought for herself, but was punished by Mingxiang. She put down her dignity and begged him, begging him not to punish Mingcui, telling him that it was her last relative.

He regarded her as an abandonment, until Mingcui's beaten flesh and blood were blurred, she cried and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him, the blood on her forehead dripped on the bluestone slab, but he only looked at her stingily, and left without looking back.

It wasn't until Mingcui was pulled out of the palace gate that her heart was completely empty and numb when she looked at the few lines of blood stains left on the ground.

In the end, she was the only one left in the empty palace. The only thing left is that he once gave her the southern organ and a bright moon in the sky.

Whenever hatred grew like a vine in her heart, and she couldn't breathe, she would play this white-headed chant to alleviate it.

Until a rainy day, the eighth day of the eighth month of August, it was her birthday. She thought he would come, but what she was waiting for was a bowl of poisoned wine sent by him as a gift.

In despair, she drank the bowl of yellow and clear wine in one gulp. The mouth is bitter, but the heart is even more bitter.

The pain gnawed at her bones and blood like thousands of insects. She collapsed on the cold ground, feeling the temperature in her body gradually peel away from her body until consciousness was gone.

It is as white as snow on the mountain, and as bright as the moon between the clouds. Wen Jun has two intentions, so he decided to break up. Today's wine fight, Mingdan ditch head. On the ditch, the ditch water flows from east to west. Sad and miserable, there is no need to cry when you get married. I wish to have one heart, and the white head will not be separated.

I wish to have one heart, and the white head will not be separated. This was her wish in her previous life, but in the end, it was just a white head, and she went to Huangquan alone and never looked back.

This is a white-headed chant that she owes him in her previous life, and in this life, through the southern organ, it is not only a break with him, but also a break with herself in her previous life.

In the melodious but tortuous sound of the piano, everyone seemed to see a woman as bright as the moon from waiting for her sweetheart's joy, to the loneliness of listening to the rain in Linxuan, and the lonely figure of looking at the moon and sighing, until finally the heart of the betrayal stopped, and the cold was decisive.

At the end of the song, Zhaoyun calmed down the emotions in his heart, but when he got up, he heard sobs one after another around him, and many women present were secretly wiping their tears. She didn't look at the people on the high platform, thanked them and walked straight to her seat. was about to sit down, but found that Ming Cui was secretly wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

In this talent competition, Zhaoyun won the first prize without any suspense and won the Jiaowei guqin. An Zhi was second, and got the framed picture of the Spring River Flower Night. Guo Yun'er got the pot of precious orchids and a pair of carved gold bracelets. And Murong Ruo only got a pair of gold bracelets.

At the end of the song, everyone dispersed, and everyone left the table to enjoy the flowers in Lingxuan Pavilion. Zhaoyun ignored An Zhi's provocation and went straight back to the palace with Mingcui.