Chapter 74: Lantern Riddles
Fusheng stole half a day of leisure, continuous sorrow, and temporarily escaped. Wanying studied a small ball of ink by herself, lay on the red oil table with the paint off, and transcribed half of the poem she had written in the afternoon from her heart by the light of the white window paper. The sky was getting dark, Qi Qiuli dropped the embroidery work in her hand, stretched her head with the soles of her shoes, and glanced at Wanying's poems, not very understanding, and didn't want to be bored.
The two of them were in the same room, one bowed his head and took his shoes, and the other hung his face to write poems, so he was at ease. In the small palace room, a small jasper of IKEA, and a beautiful lady in the show, spitting out their own fragrance, lingering all over the room.
The purple smoke in the red furnace was screamed by a fierce woman, and a bloody hole was cut. Wanying watched Qi Qiuli being taken away by two stout mothers-in-law, and was so frightened that she lost her wolf hair, fell to the ground, and smashed her heart out of a pit. On the newly made palace costume, the black ink drew a panicked dotted line in the direction of the wolf's fall.
Qi Qiuli struggled in the horror of the unknown. provoked the angry scolding of the grandmothers.
", be honest."
"Mama, let's make it clear to the slave!"
"Niangniang's nurse is dead, cats and dogs are still wearing plain clothes, even it snows all the time, you wear red and green, swaggering through the market, who do you show to whom?"
Another mother-in-law said, "Don't talk nonsense with her, the mother let her continue to think about it, and let her kneel in the snow." When will the mother's motherhood disappear, and when will she reform herself. ”
Qi Qiuli cried and shouted: "Mama, I knelt for a long time at noon, and the slave knew that I was wrong. ”
"Phew, what's the use of you knowing that you're wrong? You've got to show your mother that you're wrong. ”
"Mama, I don't dare anymore, please be accommodating with Mama, spare the slave and maid this time, the slave and maid will offer you two elders, burn high incense, and never forget Mama's great kindness!"
"Girl, don't blame us for being ruthless, in the afternoon, the emperor gave our mother a lot of grievances for a new palace maid, Niangniang can't get out of this breath, none of us can think about it, you are also distressed and distressed, that is, the girl is merciful and compassionate."
"Mama, it's going to get dark soon, kneel down again, the slave and maid must be cold, please Mama okay!"
"Girl, be merciful and kind! We have two wives and sons, and we haven't slept for a day and a night, and we can't complain that we only care about ourselves, so we don't care about the girl. ”
Concubine Lu smashed Dongzhao Palace last night, and the mother-in-law cleaned up until midnight, before dawn, Concubine Lu asked one of the mothers-in-law to take care of the eunuchs in front of the palace, so that the emperor could come to Dongzhao Palace to sit. As a result, the emperor came up to Dongzhao Palace halfway and met a fairy in the ice and snow world, Chang'e who strayed into the mortal world. 'When I saw Concubine Lu, I didn't talk about the love between the two, I had to let Concubine Lu come up with an idea to find this 'fairy in the ice and snow world, Chang'e who strayed into the world. How could Concubine Lu not be angry.
A wave of unevenness rose again and again, in the morning, I just met the bewitching slut who wore red and green, and in the afternoon, a fairy Chang'e who did not eat fireworks in the world appeared. It's really hard to prevent.
Of course, Concubine Lu can't be jealous in front of the emperor, so she can only tear it apart with her own hands in her heart, this palace maid who has never met. However, the more this is the case, the more jealousy in my heart is like pouring oil, burning Concubine Lu Niangniang is about to *.
"The palace maid who has never met, this palace can't do anything to her. The cheap goods in front of me, this palace will never spare it, go and drag the cheap maid who wears red and green at noon, drag in, the nurse of this palace has just died, and the cats and dogs at home are still wearing filial piety, why is there such a black-hearted thing around me. ”
So, the two grandmothers could only come over and take Qi Qiuli away. In fact, I am also unhappy for Qi Qiuli in my heart: This is the palace, and the masters are dead before they wear filial piety! Poor girl's life is not good, just hit the muzzle of the gun. No one can stop you from dying.
A grandmother looked at Qi Qiuli, who was the palace maid who delivered the bowl last night, and the two could be regarded as acquaintances. Qi Qiuli also came back to her senses and recognized this grandmother.
"Mama......" Qi Qiuli struggled in despair and horror. His eyes were full of pleading. I hope Mama can save herself.
This grandmother's heart is in turmoil, not because she can't save it, but because she can't save it. With a ruthless heart, don't look at it, and vigorously carry Qi Qiuli out of Chu Lixuan.
Wan Ying clutched the door frame, her fingers almost embedded in the wood. But the four words of powerlessness, like a steel knife, inserted into Wanying's scalp, from top to bottom, will be Wanying Ling Chi with a knife.
Seeing Qi Qiuli being taken away, Wanying stood at the door and cried. After a quarter of an hour's work, one of the two grandmothers came in, and Wanying quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"The girls in every house, all come out, all come out." The loud voice covered Qi Qiuli's distant shout.
In several palace rooms, more than a dozen palace maids who were originally watching the excitement through the windows came out and stood under the corridor in unison. Then he checked the number of people with his eyes. said: "Just now the emperor had a decree to let the palace maids play a lantern riddle, which palace maid answered correctly, the emperor personally wrote the lantern riddle on the lantern and gave it to her." It's a great event. ”
More than a dozen palace maids were 'chattering', and they were happy for a while. A bold palace maid said, "Mama, tell us the riddle." ”
Mama thought about it for a long time, but couldn't speak, but she still took out a piece of paper from her arms and read: "
Thousand-foot cloud bun presses phoenix hairpin,
But he said that he wanted to visit Phoenix Terrace.
Concubine Yang sighed bitterly without powder,
Chang'e cut the moon and sent it.
The flower reflects the jade cheek tree for Dai,
Delicate red sun dot lip gloss.
Lazy colorful ethereal clothes,
Don't wear the sparkling boots.
The waiter three urged the car to start,
Qian covered the jade and let Yan Shan come.
Dew in the bottle of Tuas in the past,
Illusion is the white palm of the Buddha.
The morning sun reflects the exterior of the snow world,
Pretty face ice muscle cage man.
……”
There was another 'chirping', and several eager palace maids said in unison: "Mama, this is a poem, and it's not a riddle, how can you guess?" ”
"Yes! Mama, what is the mystery? Food? With? Wearing? Played? Mama is teasing us! ”
Mama smiled heartily and said, "How do I know what the mystery is?" I just sent a message, and the girls went back to write the riddle, and then wrote their names, and in a quarter of an hour, I came to fetch it. ”
"Mama is in such a hurry, how did you guess?"
"The above is urgent, be sure to find the riddle before dinner, I also passed a word, the girls hurried back to the house to write the riddle. Go ahead! ”
More than a dozen new palace maids in the Northeast have long been happy, this is a great opportunity to approach the emperor, I didn't expect that on the first day of entering the palace, there would be such a good God-given opportunity. They all shouted that time was urgent, and they couldn't hand over the mystery, but none of them didn't secretly exert themselves in their hearts to carefully ponder the meaning of this poem.
In a side room of the palace, there were four palace maids, and the four of them were enthusiastic about their sisters and sisters for a day, and at this moment, the four of them guarded the four corners of the room. So still not at ease, the right hand carefully pinched the pen, and the left hand did not forget to half-hide and half-hide on his mystery, lest the splashing wealth that was about to fall into the bag be stolen by others.
I was afraid that others would see it and damage my image of gentleness and generosity, so I covered my nose for a while and my words for a while. The right hand writes, and the coolies come out, and the left hand is idle, and the tricks are scheming. It was clear that the left hand was doing nothing, making the left hand busier than the right hand.
The four of them only cared about covering up their mysteries, and if they looked in from the window at this moment, they would only think that the four palace maids were suffering from the wind and cold. I kept wiping my nose.
Where did Wanying have the heart to guess riddles. First, she had no intention of approaching the emperor, and secondly, she was also worried about Qi Qiuli, the only thing that shocked her was: how could this poem be listened to by the emperor. Thinking about it? Could it be that the emperor was nearby at the time? Where will it be? Won't it be behind the other half's closed doors and windows?
After a moment of panic, it gradually calmed down. Fortunately, the other half of the doors and windows were closed, and the emperor should not have seen his face. Taking advantage of the ink that had not dried just now, he casually pulled a piece of paper and scribbled the words 'Mu Xue Ying Curtain', which was originally the title of Wanying's seven laws. 'Mu Xue' is not only the name of the pavilion, but also his own heart. The word "curtain reflection" is the snow scene is wonderful, snatching the curtain and entering; there is the homonym "should be pitied", even though the morning sun reflects the snow as a fairy scene outside the world, but he is a caged person in the red wall and golden tile, which is really pitiful.
After writing, Wanying held the pen's hand and felt a chill in an instant. It's dangerous, it's dangerous! How careless did you be! So hurry up and send it over. The Han Emperor focused on color and thought about the country. I didn't send myself to the door!
I kneaded the paper and threw it into the stove. I wrote a few more casually, but I was not very satisfied. It must be ordinary, but it must not be vulgar and lose its identity and attract suspicion.
Come to think of it, lantern riddles are just a pastime for rich and noble families to pass the time and have fun on a whim. The left is just something like eating, drinking, and dressing.
A decent answer. Neither stand out nor hide is the best. Since there is a 'pretty face ice muscle' at the end of the poem, the left is just an object to protect from the cold and keep warm. Ear warmer, hood, hand stove, gloves, neck scarf...... Any one of them can be justified.
Thinking of this, Wanying was very proud in her heart, she didn't expect that she could also 'save the day' for herself, Juanxiu's Xiaokai, wrote the word 'scarf', and wrote her name at the end. Holding the paper, looking at it, I still felt that something was wrong, so I kneaded the paper again and threw it into the stove.
After scribbling this time, I still don't feel satisfied. The words are too good for fear of being outstanding, and the words are too ugly for fear of covering up too much, but they will be lost.
The third time, he threw the paper ball into the stove, not hurrying, against the rules taught by Mr. Calligraphy, when it should be flat, it is skewed up and down, and when it should be straight, it is swaying left and right. Take out the level you had when you were five or six years old, and when you're done, fold it up to your satisfaction and throw it on the table.
Not sooner or later, just when Mama came in with an embroidery plate to collect the mystery. Wanying respectfully placed it in the embroidery plate. I wanted to ask Mama how Qi Qiuli was now, but it was not easy to speak, so I could only wait quietly in the house.