Chapter 33: The Palace Feast
"Sure enough, it's still like this, as the saying goes: there is no fear. Then there must be something to rely on, you have no relatives in the court, no friends in the rivers and lakes, what do you rely on? Liang Shaoyang strolled out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, holding his elbow with one hand and rubbing his chin with the other.
"Leaning on what? I say I trust in one heart, do you believe me? I rely on a Buddha heart. The Buddha said to live, then I will work hard to live, the Buddha said to die, I will gladly go. Ye Jia looked at Liang Shaoyang, not afraid, not panicking. Do you want me to say, 'Trust in my husband, my heavens?' Have you discussed what to do with me? ”
When Liang Shaoyang heard his words, his heart felt like he had been pricked by a needle, and he felt pain for a moment. "Not yet, you can still be your princess for a few days. How is it? Ecstatic, right? In the face of Ye Jie's sarcasm, Liang Shaoyang unconsciously confronted him.
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Ye Jia knew that without discussing the result, the matter would not be over, and this head was still crumbling on his neck. It's not that she doesn't want to live, but she's just not afraid of death.
If she can, she doesn't want to hold on, she also wants to be a little woman, hiding in her lover's arms and crying, someone complains when she is hurt, someone wipes her tears when she is sad, she has a warm hug when she is afraid, and in the face of problems, someone will say to her: Don't be afraid, I am here.
Ye Jia looked up at the majestic figure in front of him, standing in the backlight, his outline was a little blurred, and the light behind him seemed to emanate from him, bright and a little dazzling.
His petite form was completely enveloped by him, and standing in front of him was as if he had been placed in darkness.
Feng Siqin was about to ravage the handkerchief in his hand. She wanted to stand in front of Liang Shaoyang, and wanted to tell him how she missed him when she hadn't seen him for a while; I want to tell him how painful she was when she heard that he was married, and how much she cried and wetted her embroidered handkerchief; wanted to tell him that she didn't mind in what capacity she stayed with him, even if she didn't have the title of princess.
Feng Siqin has the reserve of everyone's ladies, although she hopes to stand by Liang Shaoyang's side, but she has to control her behavior and speech. so as not to lose their identity and fall into laughter.
Liang Shaoyang looked at Ye Shaoyang and became angry for a while, and Ye Jia looked at Liang Shaoyang's thoughts.
The two were relatively speechless, standing in the afterglow of the setting sun, as if they were about to stand like a painting. Feng Siqin felt that the two of them looked at each other silently like this, and they always felt dazzling, even more dazzling than the sun.
"Cousin Shaoyang, since you haven't discussed what the result is, don't stare at it here, right? I heard that today's palace banquet is very grandly prepared! Let's go! Feng Siqin couldn't stand it anymore, and she had to interrupt the eyes between the two of them.
Feng Siqin stepped forward and gently pulled Liang Shaoyang's sleeve. After attracting Liang Shaoyang's attention, his round face was stained with a hint of redness. Liang Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, feeling that this scene felt familiar. Yes, like someone in the candlelight that night, with the same shy blush.
Ye Jia also came back to his senses, and a little embarrassed lowered his head to tidy up his clothes that were not messy, looked at the cuffs, and touched his shoulders.
"Let's go!" Liang Shaoyang looked at Feng Siqin's hand holding his sleeve, and then looked at someone who was indifferent and not half jealous. simply grabbed Feng Siqin's softness, and no longer gave half of his eyes to Ye Jia.
For this big palace, Ye Jia didn't feel that he had the ability to leave Liang Shaoyang without losing his way. So she didn't wait for the two people who walked forward by themselves to greet her, so she spontaneously followed.
looked at the two people in front of them talking and laughing, holding hands. Ye Jia was inevitably a little uncomfortable in his heart. Once that person only smiled and whispered to her. Now, I don't even bother to look at myself more, because I'm tired of it!
The banquet is placed in the viewing pavilion in the imperial garden, it is said that it is a pavilion, the pavilion is not big, the pavilion is empty, the pavilion is on all sides, the stone table and stone bench under the pavilion are complete, the fruit is also crystal clear and placed on a table, and the tea cup is also complete. The people who look around the scenery in the imperial garden also come and go, but no one comes to this pavilion alone.
Ye Weijia came with Liang Shaoyang and the others, but he was careless for a while and lost the traces of the two. When I was looking around, I saw this pavilion, and although I wondered why no one else came, I would rather sit on the ground. Standing in the distance, you can see that the pavilion is a place with a great view.
In front of the pavilion, the stage is behind the pavilion, the left side of the pavilion is ironwood, Ye Jia knows, and there is also one in the back garden of the Junfu. It's a much more spectacular place, and at a cursory glance, there are clusters of velvety crimson flowers competing with each other, which is truly spectacular, not flashy but full of interest.
It is said that the flowers wither in winter, but here I don't think it's winter, and the flowers are blooming: plum, narcissus, poinsettia. Camellia, forsythia, moon red. Seeing the rise of seeing, Ye Jia walked towards the pavilion step by step, completely ignoring the surprised eyes of the people around him.
"Who's that? I've never seen it! Could it be the concubine that His Majesty has just favored? Passerby Officer A inquired about Passerby B beside him with great interest.
"I don't know, it's just a normal appearance! If it is really as you say, it is His Majesty's favorite concubine. Your Majesty's aesthetic standards have changed recently! I don't know if that girl in my family can get into His Majesty's eyes. Passerby B replied as he began to search for his wife and daughter.
On the stage, "The Palace of Eternal Life" is being staged, babbling singing, which is widely liked by the subjects of the Anding Dynasty, but excluding Ye Jia, she can't understand their singing, let alone likes it, in comparison, she feels that those storytellers are more attractive to her. The tone of his speech is subdued and frustrated, and the expression is also very clear. She had heard about "The Palace of Eternal Life".
"The Palace of Eternal Life" is to the effect that the emperor of a certain dynasty and the concubine fell in love, and the two were estranged because of the beauties of the emperor's harem, and then the concubine gave a wisp of green silk to release the suspicion. Know each other in the Hall of Eternal Life. Later, for various reasons, the emperor killed the concubine, and then thought about it day and night, went down to the Yellow Spring on the poor and blue, looking for the heroic spirit of the concubine, and the concubine was also unforgettable. True emotions move heaven and earth, and finally gather in the Moon Palace.
When I first heard it, Ye Jia didn't have any feelings, but now that I think about it, I feel a lot of feelings. She was full of lies when she fell in love with him, and the day the lies were exposed, they began to drift apart. Now, she seemed to be able to see the dissatisfaction and disgust in his eyes. Will they be able to let go of their suspicions? Can you continue to love? She began to despair about the future.
Ye Jia sat with his back to the lake, and at first he would be distracted to look around, hoping to find that familiar figure. Later, I was attracted by the plot on the stage, and the actors came and went one by one, and they appeared on the stage, and the words of the play were still babbling and not clear, but the smile in the eyes of the concubine when she was given death was so bleak, Ye Jia seemed to empathize, and the same despair surfaced in her heart.
Opera is indeed the fruit of human wisdom, and it is written about the joys and sorrows of the world. The songs are all about love and hatred, although there is no name, how can you conclude that there is no one in the play?
"The princess is uninvited? Do you think this kiosk is still satisfied? A majestic voice interrupted Ye Jia's thoughts.
Ye Jia raised his head and looked at the visitor, wearing a robe made of fine silk in sky blue, a jade belt was tied around his waist, and a silver-white inner layer was faintly visible at the neckline. Looking up at the sword eyebrows and starry eyes, the bridge of the nose is high, and the slender beard makes the man in front of him look more mature and stable. Half bunched hair, purple and gold crown. It's a familiar feeling, but I just can't remember when I met this person.
"This pavilion is also a good place to see in front of and behind the scene, with a wide field of vision." Ye Jia politely replied to the man's words. Although, not remembering who he was, someone asked and without malice, basic politeness was still necessary.
"To be so praised by the princess, if this pavilion can speak, it will be happy." The man nodded in agreement, a smile blooming on his face, and his resolute face had a warm arc.
"If it could speak, I would not judge it, but I would judge it only because it was a sight and not a person. The view is pleasant, and it makes me sigh. If you can speak, you will be extraordinary. Shall I, a mortal man, be able to judge in vain? Besides, people are terrible. Good words are warm in three winters, and bad words are hurtful and cold in June. Ye Jia seemed to think of the past when he was talked about by others, and his mood was low.
"The princess's words are interesting." Different from Ye Jia's depression, the man laughed heartily, attracting many people to look sideways. More people who talk to each other and whisper. But he turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear, and the domineering spirit of the only one in heaven and earth overflowed from his laughter.
"Brother Huang, why are you so happy? Speaking of which, it is good to let the courtiers and the royal brother have fun together? Liang Shaoyang and Feng Siqin came to the pavilion one after the other.
In fact, Liang Shaoyang had already seen that stupid woman, and after losing them, he silently walked to the pavilion alone, the place where the emperor was exclusive. There is no doubt that he has to be forbidden to enter at every meeting, of course, he Liang Shaoyang, as Liang Yusheng's comrade and brother, enjoys a trace of privilege, and there is no doubt about it.
For some reason, when he found out that Ye Jia had lost them, Liang Shaoyang was a little flustered, and when he heard someone in the crowd say that a woman had entered the forbidden area, he guessed that it must be the woman who didn't know what the trouble was. But he maliciously didn't want to remind her that she had gone where she shouldn't go.
Sure enough, after a while, I saw the imperial brother change into a set of civilian clothes and come to the imperial garden. At this banquet, it is required that you must not wear court clothes, but only civilian clothes, so as not to be too formal and not be able to enjoy yourself. Seeing Ye Jia talking and laughing freely with other men, Liang Shaoyang could no longer stand by. Even if that man is the royal brother of his relatives, even if that man has three thousand beauties in the harem, he will definitely not look down on her who is not amazing...... Convincing himself to interrupt them didn't take Liang Shaoyang much time.
The reason why this banquet is held is to let the officials who have been busy for a year put down their government affairs and enjoy life to the fullest, and also to give men and women of appropriate age the opportunity to meet each other from afar. It can also be regarded as a red thread and a matchmaking marriage. Not to mention, many fairy couples have been achieved, and it has become a good story for a while. For example, Zhang Huilan, the daughter of the new champion high school and the secretary of the criminal department. For example, the princess Liang Anran and the general's son Acropolis.