010. A family feast is not a good feast
As soon as the "opening table" was heard, I saw that the ministers and their families in the cloister were all moving happily. And the people at the main table also started slowly after the Queen Mother moved the chopsticks. After moving the chopsticks, the staggering of chips on the table became obvious.
After only tasting two mouthfuls of food, the Queen Mother said: "Your Majesty, this song sung today is always uncomfortable to listen to." No matter how you listen to it, it is not as good as the one that Mrs. Luo sang on the day she entered the palace. I don't know ......."
Before the Queen Mother finished speaking, Luo Ge's heart rose, and she couldn't remember what she sang on the day she entered the palace. And now the Queen Mother is mentioning it like this in front of hundreds of officials at this banquet, making it clear that she wants to embarrass her.
Mu Ziqin listened to the Queen Mother's words and said, "Queen Mother, it is not comfortable for you to listen to this song any day. Every time I read it, I only read Mrs. Luo's song "Leaving the Person". So I want to hear it again today. Then let the Lady sing it. ”
Mu Ziqin's words carried a cold tone that could not be refused, and Luo Ge knew that he could not refuse, so he had to get up from the banquet and salute. Then he said: "Since the Queen Mother wants to hear it, the concubine sings it." Just ......"
"Just what?" Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Su Qingyu, and she said tepidly and without any emotion: "Do you want to refuse, or do you think it is difficult to sing a song at this banquet?" ”
Su Qingyu's words, Mu Ziqin did not deny it, and the Queen Mother did not raise any objections, Luo Ge knew that this song was undoubtedly sung.
"Back to the queen, what the concubine said was just that she wanted to change the tune. Today is the New Year, and I want to change to a festive song. ”
Hearing what she said, the Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction: "Since that's the case, then sing it quickly." ”
Luo Ge sang the minor tune sung by everyone before the Jiangnan Festival based on his childhood memories. The tone was up, and the room was quiet. Everyone present stared at Luo Ge tightly, she was like a woman in the south of the Yangtze River with your soft words, and she used a tone that had never been seen in the north to make people fascinated.
After the song was finished, it took a long time for applause to come from the banquet. At this time, Luo Ge changed his posture between the songs and waited for the evaluation of the Queen Mother.
The applause gradually decreased, and the Queen Mother spoke: "I didn't expect Mrs. Luo to know that Jiangnan Minor." The singing is like someone holding that little leaf and scratching it in his heart, and it is itchy to listen to it. If I were that man, I would have thought that I had arrived in the gentle township of the south of the Yangtze River, which was really nostalgic and forgetful. ”
As soon as the Queen Mother said this, it attracted the chuckles of countless people in the banquet, and Luo Ge knew what she meant. But she couldn't argue with it. And it can be seen from this that the image of the original Luo Ge in this harem is a frivolous and bewitching woman. Therefore, she was allowed to sing at this banquet and make everyone laugh.
Listening to the laughter, Mu Ziqin said, "That's it." I've listened to the song, and it's time to eat. Today, Erchen has prepared a good dish for the queen mother, how can he let it be cold? ”
"Good, good." The Queen Mother smiled and picked up the dishes that Mu Ziqin had ordered to be sandwiched, and then continued to eat. The people in the cloister also continued to eat at this time, leaving Luo Ge alone to stand quietly.
Faced with such a situation, she couldn't speak out or sit on her own, but the feeling of hunger made her a little uncomfortable. At this time, Mrs. Yiyu, who was sitting next to Mu Ziqin and saw everything in her eyes, said: "Your Majesty, it's too bad to let Mrs. Luo wait like this for the New Year, right?" ”
This small and quiet reminder made Mu Ziqin have to call Luo Ge back to the banquet and sit down to eat.
Luo Ge sat down and looked at Mrs. Yiyu with grateful eyes, while she nodded lovingly and motioned for her to eat quickly.
After a meal, except for the episode of Luo Ge's singing, the whole atmosphere was very harmonious, and round after round of wine made the queen mother who was too strong to drink and Mu Yu, who was still young, leave the table early. Some of the ministers who were too drunk also retired with their families, and at the end of the banquet, only Mu Ziqin, Su Qingyu, Luo Ge and some ministers who had never seen them were left, and most of the family members also left when they didn't know it. Mrs. Yi Yu also left in a hurry halfway through the feast.
Looking at the ministers chatting with each other during the banquet, Luo Ge failed to open her mouth several times when she wanted to leave the table, because whenever she wanted to speak, Su Qingyu would always open her mouth appropriately to talk to Mu Ziqin and divert his attention.
Her behavior caused Luo Ge to be dissatisfied for a while. According to her understanding, this Luo Ge should be the same as Su Qingyu, but today he did not show half intimacy, and even slowly disgusted and hostile, which made Luo Ge puzzled.
No, Luo Ge wanted to leave the table again with a tribute to Mu Ziqin, but was stopped by Su Qingyu.
I only heard Su Qing say: "Your Majesty, today's wine is that Du Kang?" The concubine remembered that there was a sage cloud, and only Du Kang could relieve a thousand sorrows in the world. ”
"What the queen said is that today's wine is Na Du Kang, which is the queen's favorite wine. So a few months ago, I ordered someone to collect a batch of new ones from outside the palace. This batch of wine is different from the previous ones, they are all more than 20 years old, and the time is a little older than the queen's grade. ”
"If it's good food and wine, it should be accompanied by beautiful songs. Isn't it good as the saying goes, good wine with beautiful people, beautiful people sing beautiful songs, and beautiful songs should be beautiful? ”
As soon as Su Qingyu said this, the rest of the people consciously moved their eyes to Luo Ge's body. After feeling everyone's gaze, Luo Ge knew in his heart that this Su Qingyu must be trying to find a way to make herself ugly again, and she couldn't avoid it.
Following everyone's gaze, Mu Ziqin said: "Since all the secretaries want to listen to Mrs. Luo sing another song, then I will bother Mrs. Luo to sing such a song for Lone." ”
Mu Ziqin said "sing a song for Lonely", but the indifference in his eyes was due to a cold knife stuck in Luo Ge's heart.
Although she is now Luo Ge, she is still Xia Tianqing after all. This naked humiliation, she could not bear. What's more, now that there is no Queen Mother and so many people, she doesn't have to worry too much about not giving Mu Ziqin face.
Instead, she gritted her teeth and said, "The emperor has been listening to the concubines singing, don't you feel tired of it?" The concubine heard that the queen was the first talented woman in Su Qianguo, and no one could compare. The concubine wanted to hear the queen's singing. ”
When she mentioned it, Su Qingyu's expression became solemn, and she immediately retorted after the words stopped: "How can the number one talented woman of Su Qianguo be me, but my imperial brother's queen Xia Tianqing." ”
As soon as the words were finished, the entire banquet fell silent. The ministers looked at Mu Ziqin, who was sitting in the middle. I saw that his face was slightly angry, and his right hand was holding the wine glass tightly, and he did not put the wine in his mouth.
Suddenly, all the ministers sobered up and immediately retired. Only Mu Ziqin, who was angry, was left, Su Qingyu, who was annoyed because he had just spoken, and Luo Ge, who was watching everything on the side.
When there were only three of them left in the banquet, Su Qingyu immediately knelt down and begged for mercy in a low voice: "The concubine begs the emperor for forgiveness." The concubine begged the emperor for forgiveness......"
"What are you guilty of?" The anger on Mu Ziqin's face had already been revealed, and he asked rhetorically in a mocking tone, "What is your crime of being the princess of Su Qianguo?" ”
Asked by him like this, Su Qingyu was so frightened that he immediately spoke: "The concubine knows that the name of the queen of Su Qianguo is taboo in the palace, and the concubine still doesn't choose what to say. ”
"If you know, why do you mention it?"
"The concubine didn't mean it. Concubines are just ...... Just ......"
"Just what?" Mu Ziqin asked rhetorically, "I just want to remind Lone, that Xia Tianqing is the first talented woman in Su Qianguo, Lone's junior sister, and finally married your imperial brother?" Or do you want to remind Lone that your good royal brother is the one who took everything away from Lone? ”
"Not really." Listening to Mu Ziqin's angry words, Su Qingyu trembled with fright. And Luo Ge on the side felt a little sorry for her, and wanted to open his mouth to persuade Mu Ziqin.
But before she could speak, Mu Ziqin bent down, lifted Su Qingyu's face with his right hand, and said: "You remember, at this moment you are the queen of my Great Jin Kingdom, not the princess of your Su Qianguo, although your imperial brother married Gu's junior sister, but that is also a thing of the past." In this palace, there have long been rules, Lone is not allowed to call her by her name, and since you have broken this rule today, you have to get the punishment you deserve. Also, you are already a lonely queen at the moment, and you are no longer the queen who acts arbitrarily in the palace of Su Qianguo! ”
After speaking, Mu Ziqin pushed her to the ground heavily, and in an instant, the bean-sized tears in Su Qingyu's eyes fell, staining the cushion in the hall.
"Someone's coming." Mu Ziqin said, "Send the queen back to the Last Dynasty Palace, and think about it for a month behind closed doors, so that she can think about what kind of words and deeds she should have as the lord of the Six Palaces." In the coming month, no one will be allowed to visit without the will of Lone. The family feasts in this palace and the morning and dusk provinces are also exempted. ”
After finishing speaking, Mu Ziqin turned around and left. Accompanied by the maids and palace maids who rushed in to carry Su Qingyu away. Only Luo Ge was left alone, quietly thinking about when "Xia Tianqing" became a forbidden word in the harem.
She didn't remember when Luo Ge returned to Xiao Han Palace, but in a trance, she felt that someone was waiting for her to wash up and rest. I don't know anything else.
Since leaving the family banquet, she has been thinking about the relationship in the Su Qian Palace, and the reason why "Xia Tianqing" may become a forbidden word, but she vetoed many of them. In the end, I could only call for Angelica dalian.
"Lu Zhi, do you know why this 'Xia Tianqing' has become a taboo in the palace?"
As soon as she said this, she was so frightened that Lu Zhi, who was sitting on the edge of the couch, covered her mouth, and that instinctive fear made Lu Zhi overstep her bounds.
Luo Ge looked at her nervous appearance, smiled and pulled down the hand covering her mouth, and asked, "Is this name so terrible?" At dinner today, the queen was punished and grounded by the emperor after mentioning it. ”
After listening to her, Lu Zhi turned her head and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly, "Madam, have you forgotten the Lady Jing who was locked up in the cold palace?" It was because of this name that she was beaten into the cold palace. ”
was mentioned by her like this, Luo Ge became interested and said, "Why is it, you can tell me about it." ”