The family banquet on the seventh day of the seventh month of July was very grand, and the seasonal crape myrtle flowers were arranged in clusters on the Changge Yuntai, and the concubines and nobles were invited to the imperial family and their families. Mu Beiyi is in high spirits, sitting down on the left is Concubine Qi Shu, and on the right is the lord of Fufeng. Then there are two soft seats on both sides, and they are Jing Jieyu Lian Yueyang and Zhen Jieyu Xue Chuling. Yagui, who was originally the lord of the first house, sat in the distant seat with the other little lords, and she couldn't even see the face of the Son of Heaven from a distance.

At night, there is a slight warm breeze sending a rich fragrance of flowers, and you can see the Milky Way when you raise your hand. All around are beautifully dressed, full of grapes and wines, and the banquet is full of delicacies.

Lian Yueyang's belly has been seven months, and Mu Beiyi saw that she was working hard at the banquet, and specially gave her soup.

Xue Chuling was wearing a peach-pink tulle skirt, with pearl silk of the same color stacked on the edges of the bun, and her whole face was ruddy and healthy, very pretty. She ate a piece of glutinous lotus root dipped in osmanthus nectar, and said with a smile: "When the concubine was in Xue's mansion, I saw my sister-in-law pregnant, and Jing Jieyu's belly seemed to be bigger. ”

Mu Beiyi took a closer look and seemed to recall: "It seems to be so." ”

Lian Yueyang's face was not shocked, only with a little tenderness in his eyes, and gently pushed back the broken hair in his ears: "The concubine is greedy when she gets pregnant this time, and she is always a little greedy during the day." The imperial doctor said that the concubine ate too much, and although the child was strong, the mother was not good at giving birth, so she should restrain her appetite more. ”

Concubine Qi Shufei had a faint sneer on the corner of her mouth, and she didn't care, but she fiddled with a jade bracelet of excellent color in her hand and said, "Jing Jieyu is blessed." ”

Lian Yueyang seemed to be shy, so she was a little embarrassed to turn her face, and covered her face with her sleeves and quietly used a silver needle to pick the melons and fruits in the porcelain plate to eat.

"Your Majesty." Mu Yongyue, the king of Shu, sat at the head of the national relatives, he shook his robe and got up, and toasted, "Your Majesty's inner palace mothers have been pregnant one after another, which is really the blessing of my Great Wei Guozuo." Where is like a minister, none of the concubines in the family have the joy of Zhangwa. A cup to your majesty, I wish your majesty a thousand generations. ”

Mu Beiyi was very satisfied with these words, and it seemed that a trace of worry in his heart had been reasonably placed. He stretched his sleeves and took the wine, drank it all, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang is quite far-sighted, and he has not married the princess yet." It's better to let me be this matchmaker, and find a family for Uncle Huang to feed the right daughter. ”

Mu Yongyue's face did not change, his eyebrows and Deng Yan smiled a little ruffian, and said: "Your Majesty is a gentleman, if you lose someone's daughter, it seems that you don't know what to do." But he also pointed to a woman beside him, "This is His Majesty's newly acquired concubine, called Yu Ji, who was originally a Kun Dao." She can read and talk about Taoism, and she can also enjoy flowers and paintings with her subordinates, which can be regarded as thoughtful service. can get a confidante like this, look at it according to the ministers, what about this princess, don't do it! ”

When they heard the voice, they all turned their heads and ears. The king of Shu's originally bereaved concubine Shi Ji was a bearded girl who sold wine, and she was already smiling and generous with hunting. Now the King of Shu has brought a new concubine, and it turns out to be a Taoist aunt! Such a woman also came to the heavenly banquet as a concubine, which is simply disagreeable to the world!

But I saw that Kun Dao, who was called Yuji, was dressed as an ordinary woman, and it was not a beautiful thing. Her thin eyebrows and fine eyes are two points delicate, and her skin is snow-white, so she has no strengths. At this time, Yu Ji saw that the King of Shu mentioned her, so she got up generously and saluted: "The folk woman Yu Shi pays a visit to Your Majesty." ”

Mu Beiyi bowed: "Uncle Huang rarely has a heartfelt person on his side. "Whether it's a Hu girl or a Kun Dao, or a courtesan or a dancing girl, as long as it's not the daughter of a noble family, Shu County can be reassuring. He chuckled, "I am grateful for Uncle Huang's contribution to the country's society, it is better to give Yu Ji a decree." ”

Before Mu Yongyue could speak, Yu Ji said: "Your Majesty forgives the women for being unreasonable, the women were from a humble background and entered the aisle, and there is no reason for the dignity of the decree to be given to the women." ”

This was said very humbly, and Mu Beiyi pushed the boat along the way: "Then I will give you a hundred taels of gold." ”

Before Yu Ji could reply, Mu Yongyue smiled and said: "The gold is good, Your Majesty is sympathetic to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty has thanked Your Majesty on her behalf." ”

The monarch and the ministers drank another cup, and the feast seemed to be very harmonious at first glance. Mu Beiyi passed on the cloth meal, and called Feng Tang: "What new songs have not been prepared by the teaching workshop today?" ”

Feng Tang replied: "I have arranged the "Four Seasons White Song", and there are five songs of spring, summer, autumn, winter, and night for His Majesty to order. There are also new rows of "Sauvignon Blanc", "Drunkard" and "Running Water". ”

Mu Yongyue drank two glasses of wine, played with the wine cup with one hand, and said with the other: ""Sauvignon Blanc", "Wine Mania" and "Flowing Water" can be listened to when you go to the banquet outside, and these are just a few songs that are used to cheer up every family's banquet. However, this "Four Seasons White Song" is rarer, and it is indeed His Majesty's teaching workshop that is the most capable, so it is better to come to spring, summer, autumn and winter, and also open the eyes of his subordinates. ”

Sitting down, the royal family and nobles all agreed.

Mu Beiyi sent Feng Tang away: "Just go to the teaching workshop and sing music." ”

"Your Majesty, slow down." Lian Yueyang said loudly, "The concubine heard that this "Four Seasons White Song" must be accompanied by the Jiangdong White Silk Dance to complement each other. This white silk dance requires a beautiful woman with a light body wearing snow-white clothes and snow-white shoes, a hairpin on her head and a peony from the snow-white jade building, and a snow-white shawl to dance. When dancing, it is like a bird, and it is a very wonderful dance. The concubine had a dream yesterday when she was pregnant, and she felt that she was like being above the clouds, and she really wanted to see this dance today. ”

Feng Tang showed a few difficulties, bowed his head and said: "Jing Jieyu Niangniang, this time the church has only rehearsed songs, but has not rehearsed dances......

Mu Beiyi said with relief: "If you want to watch the dance, let the singers rehearse and perform again at the next banquet." ”

Lian Yueyang stroked her lower abdomen with her hand, smiled lightly, and only replied gently: "But the concubine knows that there are people in the palace who can do this dance." ”

"Is there such a person?" Mu Beiyi heard Lian Yueyang say this dance beautifully, and he also had two points of curiosity.

Lian Yueyang gently handed his eyes to Liu Anran, and said slowly: "It's no one else, it's Qi Yunxuan's Ming Guiyi." ”

Concubine Qi frowned when she heard this, and she was displeased: "Ming Guiyi didn't show mountain dew in the past, when will she dance again?" This dancing and singing is just what His Majesty said, that's what the singer does. ”

Liu Anran got Lian Yueyang's eyes, clenched the veil tightly, where did he not understand. She thought about it for a while, faced Concubine Qi's displeasure, got up from the seat, and replied from afar: "Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, the concubines know about this matter. The concubine and Ming Guiyi are handkerchiefs, and when Ming Guiyi's mother was young, she seemed to have invited Li Jiuniang to be a boudoir in Anfu. If you want to talk about it, Ming Guiyi can be regarded as the descendant of half of the Gongsun Dance. ”