Chapter 41: The Neighboring Princess
Jiang Xinyue was a little disapproving: "What should I be, it's not worth being so careful, she's just a child, besides, since I was named the county lord and loved by the queen mother, how can anyone in this harem convince me, if I don't live in Shoukang Palace, they can't start, I'm afraid even the tea I drink will have to consider some poison." ”
Hearing this, Ruan Mianmian and Liu Xin'er both sighed: "This palace is really not a place for ordinary people..."
After walking around the Imperial Garden for a while, Ruan Mianmian and the others could already see a lot of ladies and ladies coming over together, they were all young ladies with orders on their bodies, or young ladies from high-ranking families, they all did a good job on their faces, but in their hearts they disdained to associate with Ruan Mianmian and this kind of girl who was famous but was still an ordinary person, even if Liu Xin'er was a concubine of the Hou Mansion, it was not enough to look at it, and she treated Jiang Xinyue with respect on her face, and secretly ridiculed her in her heart for her improper blood, after all, it was not right.
But they don't care about it, these people have been locked in the cage of power for a long time, and they are all proud and conceited from nowhere, and they don't know the benefits of being free in Yipinxiang. Ruan Mianmian and the three of them turned around and went to the imperial dining room to help Mu Ruqing and them.
After all, there were foreign envoys coming to this banquet, so it was chosen in the square in front of the Taihe Hall in the middle of the palace. This square is large enough to accommodate a thousand people, and at this time the tables have been arranged by the palace maids and eunuchs, from the front of the central hall to the bottom of the steps, and the front scene is not even visible from the back.
Those dignitaries and ladies who came to the banquet were all carefully dressed up and dressed up to attend, after all, this time it was not only the princes and princesses of Mobei who participated, but also many unmarried princes and children of the family. If you can form a good relationship at this event, it will also benefit from two things.
Ruan Mianmian was given special care by Jiang Xinyue, and the Queen Mother allowed her and Fang Cannon to sit at the table behind Jiang Xinyue, so that they didn't have to crowd outside the hall anymore, at this time she and Fang Cannon had also taken their seats respectfully, everyone was sitting upright, and there were graceful dancing girls dancing in the open space in the center, just the emperor and the queen mother who were the protagonists of today.
"The emperor has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived! The eunuch sang the promise twice, and everyone present stood up and saluted, and there was a fluctuation of kneeling and greeting.
"Everyone, let's be even, today's banquet is for guests from afar, the prince and princess of Mobei take the wind and wash the dust, you don't have to be restrained." The emperor was dressed in a dragon robe and sat on a golden dragon chair, while the queen mother sat on his right side, slightly smaller than the emperor, because the emperor did not stand up, so the left side was sat by Lan Guifei, who managed the harem.
The emperor said polite words on it, while Jiang Xinyue leaned slightly sideways and whispered to Ruan Mianmian behind him through the sound of music.
"Sleep, look." Jiang Xinyue sat with her body facing forward, winking at Ruan Mianmian.
Ruan Mianmian looked at her, sitting directly opposite was King Ying, he was holding a wine glass and bowing his head to drink, Jiang Xinyue obviously didn't let Ruan Mianmian look at him, but next to King Ying was King Qi, an old acquaintance of Yipinxiang.
King Qi really brought Liu Xi'er here, but the expression on his face was very exciting, he didn't let go of his frowns, there was a deep Sichuan character in the middle of the two eyebrows, and his body was still a little deliberately biased towards the side where Liu Xi'er was not there, looking like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Ruan Mianmian lowered her head and smiled for a while, and said to Jiang Xinyue: "Sister Yue, why did he really bring Liu Xi'er, look at how many people around him are watching him, isn't he afraid of being embarrassed?" ”
Jiang Xinyue looked around, and sure enough, many women and young ladies looked at King Qi as if they were nothing, and many of them were still looking and whispering to the people around them. Liu Xi'er lowered her head stiffly, as if she also realized something.
At that time, what Liu Xier did in that small shop was not leaky, after all, there were so many people present. No matter how powerful the King of Qi is, he can't block the mouth of Youyou, the power of this family in the capital is intertwined, and such a big news has already spread all over the capital. She stirred the handkerchief with both hands, tried to appear as calm as possible, and lowered her head slightly.
It didn't matter if she looked down, she seemed to smell something else, of course not the fragrance of the food in front of her, and there was a faint stench in this fragrance. She was shocked, this smell was too familiar to her, she had to cry about it every day before she met the divine doctor, and she didn't let people get close to her without going out, but now this smell is a little faint, and she can't distinguish it if it's not close, but it's enough to make her panic, she raised her eyes and glanced at King Qi who seemed to be avoiding her and kept sniffing, and quickly lowered her head.
Ruan Mianmian didn't know the situation on Liu Xi'er's side, but he felt happy, and after muttering to Fang Cannon for a while, he saw that everyone suddenly stopped, and even the dancing girl who was originally in the open space in the middle retreated, and knew that it was the prince and princess of Mobei who were coming.
After a while, I saw that the Duke of De, who I had seen before, led a group of people to the square, and when he walked up the steps, the attendants behind him all retreated, leaving only a man and a woman to come forward, and it was the prince and princess.
Ruan Mianmian looked at it with some curiosity, but they were still far away and couldn't see anything clearly, so he turned his head to Fang Dacang and whispered: "Cannon, do you say that these Mobei people are all like what they say in the book, wearing wolf skin clothes and wolf head masks on their heads?" ”
"You listen to those storytellers lie to you, how can the clothes made of wolf skin be compared with the cloth and silk of our Central Plains, people with a little status in Mobei are respected for wearing Central Plains clothes, and the wolf head mask is bulky and has long been eliminated. But I've heard that their princess is different from ordinary people, but I don't know what the difference is. Fang Cannon laughed.
The prince and the princess approached, Ruan Mianmian's eyes fell on the princess and could hardly be removed, and everyone present looked at the princess with the same expression as Ruan Mianmian, and her appearance was too shocking.
The nobles of the Central Plains are thin and light for the beauty, and the girls are slender and dexterous, but the princess is convex and backward, and the clothes are bulging, and the waist is soft, and she twists and turns when she walks. What's even more peculiar is that this princess's hair is not the black of ordinary Mobei people, but shining light golden waves, which really look like sparkling water between actions.
"She's so pretty! What's going on with her hair? Ruan Mianmian exclaimed.
Mu Ruqing, who was sitting next to Jiang Xinyue, tilted her head slightly: "I heard that her mother is from the Western Regions, so she inherited her mother's appearance, which is naturally different from us." ”
As if sensing something, Ruan Mianmian cast his gaze at the king opposite, he didn't seem to care about the princess's appearance, and smiled like an outsider. He didn't care what his future princess would be like? It's just that even if he doesn't want to, he can't change the emperor's will. Ruan Mianmian sighed lightly and turned his head.
The prince and princess of Mobei had already arrived, and they all saluted to the emperor sitting on the throne: "The prince of Mobei, princess Zhuen, has seen His Majesty the Emperor. ”
Ruan Mianmian probed and muttered to Jiang Xinyue: "This princess looks so peculiar, and her name is quite poetic. ”
As they spoke, they had already gotten up and walked to their seats and sat down, Princess Zhuen was merry, and when she sat down, she also gently twisted her waist, and there were three thin rings of pure gold on each of her left and right wrists, which jingled with the movements, and she was an exotic beauty.
The purpose of her coming is to be friendly, and when she met the Queen Mother in advance, she had already learned the emperor's intentions, and as soon as she entered the palace, she saw the sunny and handsome King Ying, his demeanor was calm and calm, and he didn't show a disgusting expression like other men, he couldn't help but nodded, and a smile appeared on his face, which was even more charming.
The dancers who were performing walked in and started dancing, and for a while the hall was full of joy.
I don't know whose lady said: "Your Majesty, such a beautiful day, it is better to let the young ladies and sons show their talents, and it is also good to have fun." ”
How could the emperor not know the thoughts of these ladies and young ladies, this kind of occasion is indeed a good time for the younger generation to look at the person he likes, so he said: "It's okay, I and the Queen Mother also take a look at the demeanor of our young generation in the Central Plains." ”
The Queen Mother understood, smiled and nodded: "In this case, let the guests come first, I will make friends with all countries and treat people kindly, Princess Zhuen, are you willing to show your talents?" ”
Princess Zhuen is also a lively character, and she can show the demeanor of Mobei in a foreign country, how could she refuse?
"Thank you to the emperor and the queen mother, then Zhu En will dance to add to the fun." Princess Zhuen bowed slightly, and did not change her dance clothes, so she walked to the center in the long skirt.
The dancers stepped aside, and Zhu En was not in a hurry to start, wearing a green sachet around his waist, and then slowly swinging his arms.
She danced the bonfire dance of Mobei, as lively and enthusiastic as the character of Mobei people, her hands stretched out softly and her body drove the skirt to rotate around like ripples, and her golden hair also spread out, making her beautiful face more moving.
Soon, everyone smelled a burst of faint fragrance, this fragrance appeared from time to time, and it seemed to slowly emanate with the melody of Princess Zhuen's body swinging, not the fragrance of ordinary sachets, but rich and scorching, like a blooming bewitching flower.
Everyone was a little intoxicated by the fragrance, and no one noticed that Liu Xi'er, who had her head down, raised her head suddenly, staring at Princess Zhu'en's eyes in disbelief.
After the dance, everyone came out of the dreamlike feeling, the feeling of intoxication was too real, but it made people feel that the reality in front of them was not real.
Zhu En smiled slightly, took off the little green sachet and put it away, and then returned to his place.
"Princess Zhuen, what kind of incense do you use, it smells so good?" The one who spoke was Princess Fangyan that Ruan Mianmian had seen just now, she looked at Zhu En a little innocently, and her eyes revealed the curiosity and yearning unique to children.