Chapter 8 Fog and Clouds Cover the Moon
The palace people quickly moved the legendary Jiaowei piano to the main hall, the body of the piano is carved with ancient patterns, there are exactly seven strings, Chu Hongxin plucked it on the surface of the piano at will, only listening to the pure and uniform timbre of the piano, it is indeed a good piano.
I secretly pulled the corner of Li Xuan's clothes, expecting him to say a word for the second prince of the southern kingdom, he is a powerful minister relied on by the emperor, as long as he is willing to stand up and say a word, the second prince will not have to suffer this humiliation. But I obviously overestimated my status in Li Xuan's heart, Li Xuan just glanced at me lightly, and then looked away, indifferent as usual.
I gave up in despair, clearly seeing the ridicule and ridicule on everyone's faces, whether explicit or implicit, and at this moment I felt that Chu Hong standing in the center was lonely and lonely. He is also a noble prince and grandson, and he is the royal family and nobleman of a country, but his country is not as strong as the Qi country, his elderly father can't protect him, and his brothers are now only competing for the throne, where is there anyone who remembers him in a foreign country?
Chu Hong lifted the hem of his robe and sat elegantly in front of Jiao Weiqin, his face as calm as ever. The sound of the piano flowed down his slender fingertips, and the various tones sang one after the other, the high and low correspondingly, and the sound of resonance was resonant, or it was like the waves of a mountain spring, or it was scattered like the diffuse and moisturizing of a swamp; or as bright as a bird flying high, or galloping like a horse chasing each other; Or the surging leap and compete for the stream, or the convergence of the bright and complex.
My heart rises and falls with the changing sounds, sometimes joyful and sometimes sad. I never knew that a person could interpret the sound of the piano so flexibly and lightly, and the complex and gradual changes of the piano sound were scattered, changing in a rhythmic, bright and soothing, and the aftersound was endless.
After the song, everyone was fascinated, as if they had not yet withdrawn from the sound of the piano, and I saw a flash of obvious disdain on Yuan Jing's face.
Emperor Qi nodded approvingly and said, "The second prince's piano skills are superb, and he lives up to his reputation. Emperor Qi's words can be regarded as taking into account Chu Hong and Yuan Jing at the same time, and it is difficult for the two of them to compete for superiority if they have any small words. The Son of Heaven is majestic, and he can't tolerate the courtiers to say much.
I suddenly remembered that Qi Xiao's biological mother, the former queen, also played the piano well, which was liked by the first emperor, and I thought that he had been familiar with the piano since he was a child. I can't help but pinch a cold sweat for Chu Hong, Yuan Jing deliberately led Chu Hong into the game because he saw Emperor Qi's attainments in the qin, but whenever Chu Hong made the slightest mistake just now, he would annoy Emperor Qi and suffer trouble. Emperor Qi's respect for his biological mother, the former empress, was well known in Great Qi.
Fortunately, Yuan Jing failed to make Chu Hong ugly, but would leave a sloppy and reckless image in Emperor Qi's heart, which outweighed the loss. It's just that why Yuan Jing targeted Chu Hong, I don't know.
Although there were no bright swords in the palace banquet of singing and dancing this night, there were dangers everywhere, and the courtiers could not prevent it, which made me, an idler, extremely tired and mentally sleepy.
Thinking of the weak and lonely second prince of the southern kingdom, I felt lonely again.
Originally, Li Xuan and I walked side by side, and I fell behind unconsciously in a daze, and when I came back to my senses, I only saw Li Xuan's elegant back, no matter where he was, he was a well-deserved focus, and no one could take away the light on his body.
Another year of bleak autumn wind. Sometimes I really want to ask Li Xuan, who am I and why did he marry me? But I didn't dare, for fear that knowing the truth would break all peace, as if there was another completely strange self in my body shouting to prevent me from trying to figure out what was going on.
Somehow, I felt that my eyes were a little sore, perhaps because my eyes were hurt by the cold wind of the night, and I was forced to tears. I rubbed my eyes gently, but I saw Li Xuan turn around, his side face was soft and handsome, he looked at me, and there seemed to be distress in his eyes: "Sleepy?" ”
I didn't dare to tell him that I wanted to cry, so as to save him from disliking me and trouble, so I just nodded obediently and perfunctory to him. He walked slowly towards me, gently took my hand, and pulled me into his arms, the masculine aura of a man greeted him, strange and familiar. It was the first time he had hugged me, and strangely, instead of feeling the peace of mind I deserved, I wanted to run away.
I was so frightened by this sudden thought that I forgot to speak. Li Xuan hugged me, his chin against my smooth forehead, and there was some helplessness in his voice: "The palace banquet is cumbersome and boring, this king really doesn't like it, it is the king's selfish intention to let you accompany me." ”
was held by him so gently, I didn't push him, nor did I hug him back, so I could only stand stunned and silent.
After a while, he let go of me, and seemed to be in a very good mood, and there was a rare Qinghe between his eyebrows: "The moonlight is good tonight, and I will accompany this king for a walk." ”
I really wonder if my ears are broken, Li Xuan's tone is humble and unusual, it seems to be pleading with me, I have always seen his face to live, why would he be so low to me?
Everything that happened tonight was far beyond my expectations, but I didn't foresee it, it was just the beginning. My fate was finally pushed to a farther and more desolate situation under the joint efforts of these many people. Li Xuan is destined to be my calamity.
I let him hold his hand, but in fact, his palm was wide and warm, and he could wrap my whole hand inside, and it was very comfortable to be held by him. I lowered my head and looked at the hands I held with him, but I couldn't be happy, the scene in front of me seemed to have happened, but I couldn't remember when, maybe there was no good ending, so I minded.
Li Xuan's eyes were particularly soft, I turned my head and saw a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, and as his gaze looked up, the moon hung in the deep night sky, the moon was open like a longbow, but it was exceptionally bright.
Brighter than the moon were Li Xuan's deep eyes, he stared at my face, as if looking at me through the thick fog, his eyes were so unreal, with a bit of inexplicable sadness and heartache, it actually made me infected, and my heart hurt.
"The time I met you, it was also the moon in the sky, but it was covered by fog and clouds."
Listening to him mention the past, aroused my curiosity, I don't remember how I met him, asked Aunt Yun, she only said that I married Li Xuan when I was a child, and then the two were separated for some reason, and there was no news. When I returned to the capital, Li Xuan was already an important minister, and I was just an orphan girl. In order to get the emperor's marriage, Li Xuan made the decision to let a Su master in the court recognize me as a righteous daughter, with this identity, it is the right thing for me to marry him.
The big wedding on that day was the most colorful stroke in my pale memory.
The red carpet was spread all the way from Sufu to Xuanwangfu, and the words of joy were plastered along the way. Overnight, the streets were full of flowers, and the size of these flowers added up to dozens of varieties, including many treasures in the world, which caused a sensation in the entire Daqi, because it was late autumn and the flowers withered, and Li Xuan actually ordered people to prepare so much. The scene is shocking and grand, and the luxurious scenery is not lost to the royal family.
I asked Aunt Yun why I had lost my memory, and she was distressed and sad, and only said that I had suffered all these years. Seeing her sad expression, I was reluctant to continue asking.
"Li Xuan, who am I?" Without his permission, no one dared to tell me the truth, so I had to ask him.
This question was exchanged for a menacing serious illness.