Chapter Forty-Six: Peerless
Jing Yuzhao is also going to dress up beautifully today. Dressed in a cold smoke purple butterfly splendid robe, his hair is combed into a flying fairy bun, a sapphire is worn in the middle of his hair, hostas are inserted on both sides, and a pair of pearl earrings are matched, which is elegant and extraordinary.
The banquet is divided into a luncheon and a dinner party. Generally, on such a grand day, the highlight is the dinner party. In the afternoon, the dignitaries entered the palace one after another to meet the queen in the Fengqi Palace of the queen's mother, and when they arrived at the unitary time, they all moved to the Chaohua Palace.
Xu Ruoxue was lively and cute in a pink dress, and she kept following Jing Yuzhao. "Cousin, you're so good-looking today." Jing Yuzhao touched her bud, and she didn't know what Second Mrs. Xu thought, and combed Xu Ruoxue with such a childish hairstyle. "You're lovely today, too." Xu Ruoxue nodded obediently. Today, there are a lot of people and it's a mess, so it's better not to move around.
The emperor still gives the empress a lot of face. He came from the imperial study to announce the start of the banquet and presented his own gift to the queen. The emperor's gift was a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, and the queen's serious face also showed a long-lost smile.
"Thank you, concubine, Your Majesty."
"The queen has worked hard, you have to be happy today."
After that, it was the princes and princesses who offered gifts. Most of the things are not brilliant and do not lose face, but the gift of King Wei is very conspicuous. A glazed statue of Guanyin, it is said that it was still asked from the Great Buddha Temple, and it also opened the light to Master Yuantong. In this comparison, the prince's string of Buddhist beads looks ordinary.
After the gifts, it's time to drink, chat, and watch the show. Every Qianqiu's performance is the highlight, and it is the time for the concubines and ladies to show their talents. This year, Concubine Xian and Concubine Li are pregnant, and they must not be tossed. The concubine is also old, and she doesn't participate in such a thing. The new dancer Liu Zhaoyi is very dazzling. A Hu Xuan dance is wonderful and charming. The emperor sitting above stared at Liu Zhaoyi's spinning figure. The long-sleeved swing is like a snowflake fluttering in the air.
Jing Yuzhao took a sip of the wine glass, his eyes swept over the concubines, and sure enough, his face was not very good-looking. More depressing is yet to come. As soon as Liu Zhaoyi finished dancing, the emperor left the scene. Jing Yuzhao raised his eyebrows, this Liu Zhaoyi is not far from bad luck.
After the concubines, there were some impromptu performances by the ladies of the family. The county lord of Ning walked up to the round platform with the qin, looked at Sima Yu who was sitting upright in white and said softly, "I heard that Sima Gongzi has a brilliant piano skill, and today the little girl wants to ask Sima Gongzi to help play the song "Yangchun White Snow", I wonder if Sima Gongzi can agree?" ”
A weak woman with morning dew in her eyes bowed to Sima Yu, and ordinary men couldn't bear to refuse. Everyone's eyes were on Sima Yu, expecting his answer. Jing Yuzhao was also looking forward to it and looked at Sima Yu. As a result, he saw Gu Juemo next to Sima Yu with a purple and gold crown and winked at her. Jing Yuzhao winked back. Speaking of which, the two of them sitting together are really eye-catching.
Sima Yu Yushu is in the wind and the atmosphere is magnificent, like a tall green bamboo, elegant and light dust, high wind and bright festival. Gu Jue is another type. The lips are red and the teeth are white, the eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, looking forward to the gods, like a smart ink painting, and when he raises a glass and drinks, he looks like an elf. I still remember the first time I saw him in the snow, his eyes were closed, like a snow lotus in the Tianshan Mountains, and when he opened his eyes, he was like a red lotus in the dark.
Sima Yu's face still did not change, and said slowly, "I'm sorry, my lower finger is injured, and it's inconvenient to stroke the piano." ”
Everyone looked at the county lord Ning with a good look. The county lord of Ning hung his head, seemingly very sad and embarrassed. Xu Ruolin stood up and said, "The county lord doesn't dislike it, Ruolin can play "Yangchun White Snow". ”
The county lord of Ning looked at Xu Ruolin gratefully and readily agreed. Xu Ruolin does have a few brushes, and she plays it very pleasantly, playing this famous song from winter to spring, the earth recovers, everything is glorious, and the early spring scene is full of vitality. The dance of the county lord of Ning County is also hard work, and it is perfectly combined with the rhythm.
Zidai called Jing Yuzhao and said that Jing Yuyan asked her to change clothes together, and the next one went up to perform. Although Jing Yuzhao was surprised, he also went down. Didn't you say you'd perform it later? Not long after the banquet began, a large number of ladies had not yet performed.
Jing Yuzhao changed his clothes, Zi Dai took the long sword, and returned to the banquet again. Lord Ning, they just finished the performance. The queen was a little lacking in interest, and symbolically rewarded something.
Jing Yuyan walked directly onto the stage and said loudly, "There is really nothing new in this Ning County Lord's performance. Queen Mother, this time your Qianqiu, I prepared a sword dance with the Third Emperor Sister, which will definitely open the eyes of the Queen Mother. ”
The queen sat up straight, "Oh? Is it? But it's not common for you two leather monkeys to dance together, so I'll see. ”
Several backup dancers came on the stage, pieces of leaves fell, and Jing Yuyan was dressed in red and held a long sword and landed on the stage with Jing Yuzhao in black. The "General's Order" is very compact and solemn, the majesty and solemnity of the general's promotion, the vigor and lightness when he goes out, and the fierce tension during the battle, from soothing to impassioned, is very inspiring.
Jing Yu Zhao Yu Jing Yu Yan long sword crossed, stood opposite to each other, suddenly cut a sword, the two separated, the long sword flew like a dragon, the posture was like a light hung shuttle, with tacit understanding, beautiful. It's like a duel with equal rivalries, like a battlefield full of blood in the battle of life and death. One red and one black, lingering and resolute, peaceful and contradictory.
Gu Jue's eyes stared at Jing Yuzhao for a moment, she was so beautiful. Every step of her dance, every swing of her sword, seemed to land on the tip of his heart.
Jing Lin clenched the wine glass, when did this Jing Yuzhao and Jing Yuyan get together? The two enemies cooperate tacitly. But she didn't wear the Dongzhu he gave today, don't the girls love beauty and like Dongzhu? Could it be that this guy Chu Xuan is lying to him?
Xu Ruoqing lowered her voice and said to Xu Ruolin, "Compared with this, you and the county lord of Ning are dirt, tsk, are you unwilling?" Do you think it's useful to climb up to the county lord of Ning? But the daughter of an idle princess, you might as well go to the county lord of Pananping. ”
"I wish my sister's show a blockbuster and a stunning." Xu Ruolin said unhurriedly. Helping the county lord of Ning is just a temporary idea, after all, he has no chance to perform, it is better to show his face and let others know him, and there is nothing to lose.
The sword dance ended, and the applause was enthusiastic. The queen was also very happy to see it. "It's very exciting, I will reward the two of you with a pair of jade Ruyi."
The two knelt down in thanksgiving.
After the performance, Jing Yuzhao had nothing to do, and after sitting for a while, he went out urgently. Jing Yuzhao was very surprised, and met Sima Yu, who was also out, and this Sima Yu also took the initiative to greet her.