Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Beginning

With the wonderful martial arts training ground, time is fleeting, and it is evening in a daze. Before the official start of the feast, the ladies and ladies were ordered to take the first step, and the female officials led them to the palace where the banquet was held tonight.

The place where the banquet was held tonight was not far from the Chunhe Pavilion, directly behind the Chunhe Pavilion, and the two were connected by a six-foot-wide road made of white marble. The temple is exquisitely constructed, with the appearance of a huge gourd, large at the top and small at the bottom, and the top inlaid with glittering glass beads. Matching it is an extremely pleasant name: Linglong Palace.

Bai Muguan walked to the front of the Linglong Palace, and did not rush to follow everyone into the hall together, but stood in place. Looking up, it is the exquisite imperial palace with carved railings and jade buildings, and it is impossible to refuse the honor and wealth. But if you raise your head a little higher, you will find that no matter how glorious it is, it is just a golden wire cage, and the top of your head will always be a boxy sky.

A voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Why don't you go in?" ”

The girl looked back and saw that it was Yu Wenjing.

She hurriedly narrowed her eyes, curtsied her knees, and then said: "It's a little stuffy inside, I want to breathe, and I don't have to worry about His Royal Highness the Third Prince." ”

Yu Wenjing smiled: "Why does Miss Bai have such a rejecting appearance that is thousands of miles away? ”

Although he was wearing a purple uniform at this time, he was covered with a pure white fox fur light fur, and the crown of his hair inlaid with gems was tied with thick black hair, which was quite an elegant scholarly temperament.

"Mu Wan and His Royal Highness are not familiar with each other, there is a difference between men and women, so you should keep your distance, otherwise you will inevitably be suspected of being under the melon field." Saying that, Bai Muguan deliberately took a small step back, she couldn't tell the reason, she always felt that the person in front of her seemed to have ulterior motives for her.

People with ulterior motives smiled helplessly, is she so wary of him? Or is he really so disgusting? So much so that he was a prince anyway, but she disdained it.

Fortunately, Yuwen Jingcheng Mansion is extremely deep, and quickly opened the topic casually: "It's cold and this is the outlet, Miss Bai beware of catching a cold." With that, he untied his light fur and draped it over her shoulders, and the wide and warm fur wrapped around the girl's petite body.

There is no room for Bai Muguan to refuse, no matter what, she is indeed thinly dressed, but a fox fur fur to protect against the cold is not too expensive, and she is too lazy to take it off immediately, which looks pretentious.

"Thank you." Lightly dropping two words, the girl turned around and walked towards the hall.

Yu Wenjing stayed in place and watched her figure fade away, and a glimmer of light flashed in Hui Huang's eyes.

In the hall, the Tong clan had already arrived, and she did not sit on the head, but sat on the left side of the bottom. There is also a mahogany long table and a Luan Feng chair on the right opposite her, looking at the regulations and dishes, it should be the seat of the queen mother. In this way, Empress Dowager Xiao, who has been silent for a long time, will also show her face tonight!

This is simply too "surprising", after all, even the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet she said that she was not sick.

When Bai Muguan was seated, Tong was gossiping with a smile and the prime minister's wife Wen. I only heard Wen asking, "Queen Mother, why haven't you seen the crown princess today?" ”

Speaking of Ye Shiying, Tong Shi frowned and sighed: "That child is weak, he was sick a few days ago, maybe he didn't get well, and yesterday she ordered someone to send a message to the palace, saying that he was dizzy and couldn't get out." The main palace asked her to stay in the East Palace to recuperate. ”

"Alas, the crown princess was not so weak when she was in the boudoir, and now I am afraid that it is not easy to prolong the heir with three illnesses and two pains, and the courtiers are really worried about the mother and His Royal Highness the prince." Wen couldn't help but sigh, as if he had deliberately mentioned it, and as if he had inadvertently offended.

These words really hit the heart of Queen Tong! When I chose the crown princess, I chose her family background and gentle temperament, but I forgot to consider whether her body and bones were healthy. If you choose a woman who is easy to give birth to, there should be good news about the wedding more than half a year ago.

"Although this palace is a little worried, it is not too anxious. After all, His Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, and it is not the turn of the prince to consider the heir. What's more, the crown prince and the crown princess are young, and sooner or later they will have heirs. "It's not salty, it's not light, a few words can be regarded as beating Wen's. Even if Ye Shiying can't give birth, there is still Tong Yao! There is no need for others to overstep the line, or find an opportunity to stuff people to the East Palace.

On the other side, the emperor, who had not reappeared for a long time, was strolling alone in the spring of Wuling. Gao Zhan's responsibility is not at ease, and he can only follow from afar, ready to come forward and serve at any time.

Speaking of Wuling Chunse, I have to mention the deceased Concubine Chen.

This was originally just a view of the imperial garden and was not named, Yuwen Haotian ascended the throne before the royal pen gave the name and hung a golden plaque.

Thinking of the spring of that year, the peach blossoms are gently swaying the pale pink petals, the pear stamen is dancing in the wind with a white demeanor, the dark fragrance floats, and the graceful scenery is beautiful.

When the young Yuwen Haotian and the young Fang Rou shuttled through the imperial garden, they couldn't help but stop and enjoy the scenery. The young man's blood is strong, and the two of them, who have not tried swordsmanship for a long time, are unwilling to live up to the spring, so they even draw their swords to compete with each other.

Drawing his sword out of the sheath, his clothes fluttering, and the streamer flying, in the end, he won two wins in three times and won his sweetheart.

Fang Rou was not convinced, holding the sword with both hands around her chest, staring at her bright eyes and silently.

Yuwen Haotian looked at her with a smile who was arrogant and refused to admit defeat, and his heart couldn't help but be slightly confused. Suddenly, he slowly knelt down on one knee, took her hand, and made a serious promise: "I, Yuwen Haotian, swear to Fang Rou in the spring of the garden, and the hand of the son is old." ”

In the peach blossom red rain, they looked at each other and hugged each other. She smiled and was beautiful, his temples were like a knife, and his eyebrows were like ink paintings. At this moment, everything in the world is silent, and the beauty is indescribable.

The words of that year are still in my ears, but Yiren has passed away Yin and Yang are separated, Yuwen Haotian reached out and caught a pink petal that fell in the wind, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist.

This is the place where they are in love, hiding a story of abandoning their identity without suspicion, and the four words of Wuling Chunse make future generations always remember their lingering feelings.

I don't know when and where came a beautiful tune, like the murmuring of a spring under the flowers and leaves, and like the whispering of birds in the shade of the trees. The indescribable lingering and clear grace is like a severe cold swept away, leaving only spring light to stay.

Yuwen Haotian listened attentively for a while, his heart was intoxicated, and he turned around and summoned Gao Zhan to ask: "Where did the sound of the piano come from?" Sounds like a moon lyre? ”

Gao Zhan's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Back to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion sent a few beauties yesterday, saying that they had carefully rehearsed the song and dance, and they would like to be comfortable tonight." It's probably a rehearsal at this point. ”

Historically, it has always been a trivial matter for princes and ministers to occasionally pay tribute to singing and dancing, and there is no need to return to it again and again. After the emperor is lucky, Gao Zhan will carefully investigate and tell the truth. Although these women can sing and dance, most of them are not high-status, and even if they are favored, they have a low status. Therefore, Yuwen Haotian didn't pay much attention to the move of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

"Wei Yuanhou has a heart. This Yueqin is played well, and it reminds me of the years I spent with Arou. As he spoke, the emperor sighed again.

His Arou, the woman he loved all his life.

Gao Zhan was afraid that the emperor would fall into grief again, so he hurriedly said euphemistically: "Your Majesty, the slave remembers that Concubine Chen Gui Niangniang loved to play the Beiqin during her lifetime, and since the death of the Niangniang, you don't often listen to the Beiqin." Now that Duan Yueqin can suddenly enter His Majesty's ears, why don't you accompany you to find someone to play? ”

These words were in the right place, Yuwen Haotian happily went, and they walked slowly along the cobblestone stone path, and the sound of the piano in their ears became clearer and clearer.

"Your Majesty, look, it's that girl!" Gao Zhan suddenly exclaimed.

In the distance, in a pavilion surrounded by bright yellow veils, a young woman dressed in a light blue palace veil was sitting on a stone bench playing the harp. Looking closer, I saw her holding the Yueqin in her arms, flipping over the white saucer, and the slender fingers plucking the strings since ancient times are the most eye-catching. The jade hand did not stop, the willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and the mouth sang in a low voice, like a girl from the water town who walked out of the south of the Yangtze River.

Yuwen Haotian watched the beauty through a layer of tulle, that's right, this woman is really worthy of the word beauty. Not only does she play the Yueqin perfectly, her singing voice is wonderful, not as enchanting as an ordinary singer, but she has a little more clear and detached beauty.

Gao Zhan quietly looked at Yuwen Haotian, who was still intoxicated, and wondered if he should prepare, the emperor rarely caught one, regardless of the origin for the time being.

At this time, I saw a chamberlain coming and cautiously said: "Your Majesty's hour is not early, the queen mother sent someone to urge you to go." ”

Undoubtedly, he swept Yuwen Haotian's Yaxing, but fortunately, he didn't disturb the beauty of Fuqin, he nodded and turned around and waved his sleeves away.

When the emperor arrived, Empress Dowager Xiao was also present. However, her old man should have just arrived, and she hadn't had time to take off the cloud white green branch pattern phoenix feathers.

Yuwen Haotian's face changed slightly, and he forgot to salute for a while. I saw the Empress Dowager Xiao twisting the Buddha beads, and said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't have to be polite, the mourning family is just used to being quiet, and today he suddenly came out on a whim to join in the fun." The emperor won't be disgusted with this old woman in the mourning family, right? ”

"Erchen doesn't dare, what does the queen mother say." Although Yuwen Haotian is the Son of Heaven, he can't help but be guilty in a hurry in front of everyone's eyes. Empress Dowager Xiao is a mother-in-law, and he is a concubine, this is a fact that can never be changed. He cherished his holy reputation, and resolutely did not dare to sit in public and snub his mother-in-law's evil deeds.

"The mourning family knows that you have been filial since you were a child, and it is just a joke." Empress Dowager Xiao pulled the corners of her mouth silently, sitting there like a Buddha statue exuding an indispensable light, "Since the emperor is here, let's start the banquet quickly, and after the banquet, we will guess the lantern riddle and release the lantern." ”

Gao Zhan answered yes, and then ordered the official opening of the table.

The palace banquet was not accompanied by singing and dancing, and as the musicians in the palace played music, I saw a group of seven people coming. They were dressed in snow-white and flawless gauze clothes, their hair was tied with hibiscus flowers, their water sleeves were waving, and the silk and bamboo were playing Jiangnan minor tunes.

The seven of them were well-trained, especially the lead dancer who was surrounded in the middle, except for her hair with a baby pink ribbon fluttering in her bun, her posture was soft, her smile was moving, and every movement was skillfully practiced and decent.

The whole hall was attracted to her, and they seriously appreciated her dance, and she succeeded, and she no longer had to be obscure and only worthy of flattering others. There was only one person in the hall staring at her incredulously, as if he were looking at a monster, shocked and angry. You don't have to guess to know that the owner of this gaze is her cousin Bai Muguan.

Bai Muguan's expression at this time was quite complicated, she didn't understand why Bai Mingnuan would appear on top of the hall to lead the dance! Shouldn't she stay in the boudoir of the White Mansion and meditate on herself? Who helped her or did she use her for other purposes? In an instant, her mind was chaotic, and she had a premonition that some good drama should be opened a few days ago, but she didn't expect it to be such a big play.

Before she could come back to her senses, the dance was over.

Bai Mingnuan Shi Ran stepped forward, and when he knelt on his knees, his skirt spread out, like a blooming white lotus.

"Your Majesty, this is a song and dance presented by the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion, and the concubines thought it was good, so they arranged for them to dance." After explaining, Tong waited for Yuwen Haotian to speak.

As expected, he opened his mouth for a long time: "What's your name?" ”

"The courtier Bai Mingnuan knocks to see Your Majesty." The pleasant voice trembled lightly with nervousness, which inexplicably made people feel pity.

Yuwen Haotian narrowed his dragon eyes, he had already recognized that this was the woman who had just played the moon qin in Wuling Chunse, and couldn't help but be curious: "You call yourself a courtier, aren't you an ordinary singer?" ”

"The courtiers are guilty, and they dance for Your Majesty as a song and dance queen without permission, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Saying that, she kowtowed, and then she raised her face and replied, "The father of the courtiers is Tobu Langzhong Bai Zhanjung." ”

It turned out to be Bai Zhanyi's niece and Bai Muguan's cousin. Yuwen Haotian quickly thought of their relationship, and the smile full of interest on his lips faded a little.

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled coldly: "So you and Bai Muguan are cousins? Your Bai family is all outstanding girls, and the mourning family is happy to see you. ”

Bai Mingnuan lowered his head a little, and for some reason he was afraid, and said softly: "Empress Dowager Xie praises." ”

"There are not many young girls in the emperor's harem, and the mourning family will rely on the old man to sell the old man tonight, and leave you by the emperor's side to serve." After Empress Dowager Xiao finished speaking, she glanced at Yuwen Haotian, she could see that he had moved his mind, but when she heard that she was the daughter of the Bai family, she hesitated.

Tong's gentle smile helped on the side, and it was rare for her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to be so harmonious: "Yes, Your Majesty, you should also draft in April, and there is nothing wrong with picking one or two ladies to enter the palace early." ”

Yuwen Haotian didn't speak again for a long time, obviously he was hesitant, and no one could see through his thoughts. Bai Ming's warm heart hung in her throat at this moment, she tried her best tonight, Wei Yuanhou and his wife and Yao Xilin both saw it in their eyes, even if they didn't succeed, they wouldn't make it difficult to accuse her. She silently prayed to be let go by the emperor, she had proved her charm with her graceful dancing, even if she couldn't make Yu Wenye fall under her pomegranate skirt, she left a deep impression on him, and she didn't worry about finding a good family after that.

Entering the palace as a concubine is certainly noble, and it is also a dream honor for Bai Zhanchun and the Kim family, but she is unwilling.

"That's it, let's seal a noble person first and stay in the palace."

Bai Mingnuan closed his eyes when he lowered his head to thank him, and the Son of Heaven had no choice when he said a word. Although the nobleman's status is low, she is also the concubine of the Son of Heaven from now on. She didn't have to open her eyes to feel that there were two people in the seat with satisfied smiles, and they must be Mrs. Weiyuan Hou and Yao Xilin.

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