Chapter 32 The Temple Ceremony
On the tenth day of the first month of October, the sky was cloudless, the Son of Heaven Liu Xie and the Empress came to Yuxiu Tai (1), they were bathing and changing clothes in the Han Palace, preparing for the ceremony, one is the temple of the emperor and queen, and the other is to sacrifice heaven and earth.
Mo Yan withdrew all the palace people before bathing, leaving only Yu Niang by her side, when she finished bathing and Yu Niang dressed her, Yu Niang found that she was overjoyed, and she couldn't hide her smile, and said: "Your Highness is very happy today." ”
"Yes! Yes, yes! Mo Yan didn't plan to hide, so he admitted that he was very happy, since that injury, she has never been able to walk outside, so as long as she waits until the end of the ceremony, Liu Xie will take her out of the palace to play, although the ancient entertainment activities can not be compared with modern ones, but it is better to go out for a walk than in the palace.
"Please forgive Yu Niang for talking too much, His Royal Highness and His Majesty are playing outside the palace, you must be cautious and not reveal your identity. When the gift is over, there will be a carriage to pick you up after changing your clothes, don't forget ......"
"Okay, Yu Niang, I know, I'll buy some souvenirs from Your Majesty when I go back! It's rare today, don't nag Yu Niang, I understand what you said. Mo Yan was full of coquettish tone, and Yu Niang had to shake her head helplessly even if she wanted to tell her.
The cumbersome dress was worn on her body again, and the beautifully carved phoenix hairpin and golden hairpin were on top of the bun, these things pressed her so hard that she couldn't help but take a deep breath, Mo Yan couldn't tell whether she was Mo Yan or Fu Shou? It seems that invisibly, her identity of Mo Yan and the identity of the queen Fushou are gradually overlapping, she didn't care about the identity of the queen at first, but gradually, she also seems to have a sense of mission, as long as she is still there, she must not lose face, and she must be proud.
The door of the Han Imperial Palace was pushed open, and there was a person standing outside the house, and when he heard the voice, he turned his head to look at Mo Yan, "Okay?" Liu Xie stepped forward to take her hand, Mo Yan looked at him, the sun just shone on his body, but because of the crown (2) on his head, the drape covered his face, Mo Yan reached out to sort out the crown for him, and Liu Xie let him tidy it up. She said softly, as if she was only saying it to herself, "Bohe, these must be very heavy on you." ”
"Ah Yan?"
"It's okay, it's okay, it looks more handsome this way." Mo Yan looked up and said with a smile.
"Ah Yan is also very good-looking today, but it's a pity that once he speaks, he ......"
"That's it...... What the? ”
Liu Xie whispered in her ear: "The original form is revealed." ”
Mo Yan gritted her teeth and held back her anger, today's gift, she definitely doesn't care about Liu Xie. Her expression all entered Liu Xie's eyes, and Liu Xie took her hand again, draping to cover his inadvertent tenderness, "The big gift cannot be delayed." ”
Mo Yan had to keep up with the footsteps, and she was thinking about going out of the palace to play, but she didn't notice that Liu Xie's hands were a little cold, and her face was a little pale.
The Yuxiu Terrace is hidden in the greenery and towers into the clouds. In the middle of the platform is the altar temple, called the Jade Emperor Palace, and there are people walking up the blue brick steps of the main hall step by step.
Liu Xie and Mo Yan walked up the steps hand in hand and walked towards the Jade Emperor Palace, and all the ministers knelt down when they saw the emperor. In front of the Jade Emperor Palace is the altar square, in order to welcome the god of heaven and earth, play music and dance, the dancer leads the people around the emperor, the inner attendant presents the wine bottle, Liu Xie picked up the first glass of wine bottle, Mo Yan also picked it up together, the first cup of wine to respect the world, the emperor poured the wine in front of the Jade Emperor Palace, the second cup of wine to the ancestors, the ancestors of the emperor's tomb are not in Xudu, Liu Xie had to bow to the west, Mo Yan followed and poured the wine in the west. And this third cup of wine, naturally, the emperor and his wife drank the cup, and the emperor and queen had obtained the approval of their ancestors when they got married, and since then "the phoenix is flying, and the song is ringing" (3).
The ancients' delicacy of etiquette was beyond Mo Yan's imagination, and it was too late for the ceremony to end. The emperor and queen left the Jade Emperor Palace first, and Mo Yan cheered up again as soon as he returned to the Han Palace, changed out of the cumbersome dress, put on light clothes, and wore a bright blue dress, the waist and neckline of the dress were embroidered with lilac flowers, and only a beaded hairpin was inserted on the bun to embellish, simple but without losing aura. "This is the clothes in Fufu, right?" Mo Yan remembered that when she crossed over, Fu Shou was wearing this dress, and she was the same after her soul was worn. In this way, she has been in this troubled world for about half a year.
"Your Highness is right, it was brought from the palace, Your Highness and Your Majesty went out of the palace, and they couldn't wear the clothes in the palace, so they had to take the previous clothes." Haruna's words interrupted her memories.
"Your Highness, you must be very careful outside the palace. His Majesty is already waiting for His Highness in a carriage, and there will be a carriage waiting outside the city of Xudu at that time. Before she left, Yu Niang told her again.
"I will, don't worry. We'll bring you gifts, so we'll do the rest. ”
Mo Yan left from the back door of the Han Palace, although the road was difficult to walk, but it was secluded, and there was indeed no one there. She took every step carefully, and finally saw a carriage stop ahead.
Mo Yan didn't see Liu Xie next to the carriage, and after turning around, she was still the only one, strange, what about Liu Xie and others?
"Madame let her husband wait for a long time, I don't know if I can go? I hope that Mrs. will make it clear. Mo Yan turned around, it was Liu Xie, he moved most of his body to make room for Mo Yan.
Liu Xie stretched out his hand and pulled her into the carriage with a little force, but she did not sit in the car, but sat beside him, Liu Xie also changed into civilian clothes at this time, dark gray clothes, a white belt around his waist, and a crown of white jade hair tied his hair high, even if it was such a simple dress, it still couldn't hide the gentlemanly demeanor on his body, and this dress was probably the same when he first met him.
"Hmm, I'm afraid that my husband will be bored, why don't you sit next to you?" Mo Yan thought that he could get out of the palace today, and it was also because of his promise, so he naturally followed his words.
"Well, my pleasure." Liu Xie waved the reins, and the horse galloped forward, considering that she was pregnant, she didn't dare to move forward quickly, and tried to let the horse slow down.
"It's rare to travel today, I'll sing a song to Bohe." Mo Yan cleared his throat and sang slowly: "Outside the Long Pavilion \ by the ancient road \ the grass is blue in the sky \ the evening breeze blows the willow flute remnants \ the sunset outside the mountain \ the end of the sky \ the corner of the earth \ the acquaintance is half scattered \ a scoop of turbid wine is full of joy \ don't dream cold tonight (4) ......" This is the first time she sang in front of Liu Xie, and the artistic conception of the lyrics is also like her heart at this time, maybe one day they will really face a farewell.
Liu Xie saw her for the first time, she has a beauty that she can't usually see when she sings, her singing voice is intoxicating and beautiful, and listening to it can also calm her heart and make people calm.
The autumn wind blew her hair, and when she wanted to pull her hair, Liu Xie grabbed her hand, "Promise me that you are only allowed to dance and sing in front of me." At least until you leave. No one. "He didn't call himself me, he called me me.
Mo Yan looked at his firm eyes, very puzzled, but still nodded, anyway, there is no stage here, one audience is enough.
"Bohe, what's so fun about the temple fair? Tell me about it. Her smile was like a flower, and it was all deeply reflected in his eyes.
Concentrate:
(1) Yuxiutai: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (196 AD), Cao Cao welcomed the Han Emperor from Luoyang and moved the capital to Xu, and Yuxiutai was the place where the Han Emperor sacrificed to the sky.
(2) Crown: one of the ancient Chinese ceremonial crowns. According to legend, the crown system began with the Yellow Emperor and was complete in the Zhou Dynasty. In ancient times, emperors, princes, and doctors participated in grand sacrifices, and the crown was the most valuable of the crowns.
(3) "The Twenty-second Year of Zhuang Gong": "It is said that the phoenix is flying, and the sound is loud." ”
(4) Selected from the song "Farewell Song", which is a Chinese song written by artist Li Shutong. After decades of singing, it has endured and become a classic song. It is the theme song of the old things in the south of the city. The lyrics of "Farewell" are similar to the long and short sentences in Chinese poetry, with the elegance of classical poetry, but the meaning can be plain and easy to understand.