Chapter 18: The Palace Feast
"Your one?" Xiao Fangran looked at Qiao Liyue with a small beard, the girl's hair was in a bun, but the words she said led to reverie.
Tentatively asked: "Could it be that the girl is married?" ”
"Of course not...... "Qiao Liyue's expression became unnatural, her face turned crimson, and she whispered: "But it's almost there." ”
"Oh, what am I talking about! I won't tell you, I'm going to find Xiao Yun, running around, getting more and more unruly? ”
Qiao Liyue found an excuse to run away in shame, and Xiao Fangran smiled dumbly.
Looking at the eyes outside the pavilion, I looked around outside, but I didn't see a familiar face, and I haven't seen that person since yesterday.
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The Palace.
The emperor received congratulations from hundreds of officials here.
The envoys of various countries stepped forward one after another to convey the sincere greetings of their lords and offer their blessings.
Finally, the crown prince and various princes bowed to the emperor three times and bowed nine times······
Hanying looked at the cumbersome etiquette being staged in the main hall through the side door, and couldn't help but sigh: "Being an emperor is not an easy task. It's just a birthday, in the folk, a bowl of longevity noodles solves all problems, where is there so much red tape! In my opinion, this one by one is enough for them to toss for half a day. ”
Where they are now, behind the main hall, the perspective is equivalent to the emperor's, and it is easy to observe what is happening in the main hall and see everyone's expressions.
The important thing is that they can clearly see the situation outside, but the people outside can't see them, the emperor is in charge, who dares to touch the dragon's face!
Yu Ziling looked at the majestic grand occasion of the main hall, with a smile on his face: "In front of the grand scene, we see that it is its prosperity, and the scenery elsewhere is submerged under the grand scene. ”
The words are tactful, and there is a mockery in the eyes.
Cold Shadow didn't react: "What do you mean?" ”
Yu Ziling walked outside the hall: "I'll go to the empty shadow to see the situation, and I'll come back when I get to the dinner." ”
Didn't you discuss it with the empty shadow, why did you go over? Han Ying looked dazed: "This kid, how can you say that you will leave when you go?" ”
"He's talking about Hakka." Shadow spoke softly.
Han Ying turned around and looked at the shadow: "Kezhou? ”
Mercy Shadow nodded, and Han Ying realized that she was explaining what Zi Ling had just said.
Indeed, not long ago, Kezhou was killed, and the imperial court claimed that there was no money for disaster relief, and it was necessary to spend a penny of baht, and in the end, it was the prince who called on nearby cities and villages to donate money to help Hakzhou get out of difficulties.
Now, the emperor's birthday banquet is full of luxury, compared with the two extremes, poverty and extravagance make people sigh······
Ziling and pushing people, do you empathize with your own position?
No wonder, he would say that!
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At the beginning of the lanterns, the sparse guests gather to set up a banquet in the Fushou Garden, sweeping away the strict rules of the day, laughing and laughing, and the lanterns are like a city, but it is more lively.
Fushou Garden stood in a banquet.
The seat of the emperor was set up in the inner garden.
Although today is the birthday of the Holy One, not many people will see him.
The people who are qualified to serve the banquet are the ministers of the humerus that the emperor relies on, the representatives of the envoys of various countries, the concubines and the emperor······
Others, set up a banquet garden, although they can't see the holy face, but it is a great grace to be able to participate in the emperor's birthday banquet.
Moreover, the banquet arranged a singing and dancing performance, and enjoyed the beautiful dance music while eating the banquet, so that there was less restraint in front of the saint, and the people in the outer garden had a good time.
The main banquet in the inner garden is not as noisy as the outer garden, and it has a noble and elegant meaning.
The emperor is in the main position, the queen and the concubine accompany him, and the prince and the ministers sit on the left and right.
In the open space separated by the middle, at this time, the colorful dancing girls danced, and the sleeves danced like a fairy posture of flowing clouds.
The music is melodious, melodious, and cheerful, like a stream flowing through a mountain stream.
"Is it pretty?"
Qiao Liyue couldn't help but ask him when she saw her brother staring at the dancing girl dancing in the pool.
"It's okay."
Qiao Feiyao raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and said slowly: "Since ancient times, dance and music are inseparable, they dance well, I am more optimistic about this musician who plays the piano, a mediocre song 'Welcoming Peach Fairy' was popped up by her, and she completely played the style of famous songs, which can be seen!" ”
Qiao Liyue looked at the figure looming behind the reed curtain with great interest, and said with a smile: "That's! Nor do I look at who the person who plays the harp. ”
Qiao Feiyao looked at her: "Do you know?" ”
Two days after coming to the palace, she also caught up with a court musician, this girl·····
Qiao Liyue leaned close to his ear and whispered, "It's the emperor's daughter, the eldest princess." ”
Qiao Feiyao suddenly, the princess of the north, no wonder she has such attainments in music.
'Welcoming the Peach Fairy' is a birthday song, played by the princess herself, and the meaning expressed is different.
The filial piety offered by her daughter, no wonder the serious Emperor Li was smiling at this time.
The night feast continues, and the people who hide in the shadows are a bit miserable compared to the staggered guests.
Hanying leaned against the wall on the second floor, listlessly looking down, when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.
Glancing back, the man had come to him, leaning against the wall with him, staring at a spot below.
Hanying looked at the man in front of him who looked like a white-faced scholar and asked him, "Why are you here?" What about Ziling? ”
Empty Shadow said: "We have changed tasks, I am responsible for protecting the emperor, and he is responsible for taking things." ”
Hearing this, Han Ying was surprised: "You let him go to the Secret Treasure Pavilion!" There are heavily guarded, and the seven-hole lock is even more difficult to solve, Ziling has no experience, you let him get something, aren't you harming him? ”
"What's the solution! Ziling asked for it, and I can't help it. The empty shadow spread his hands and made a helpless expression.
"Ziling asked!" Han Ying lowered his head, unable to understand Ziling's actions.
"What was he thinking? This matter is not a joke, in case something is not found out before it is obtained, the matter is serious. The emperor will definitely move the place where the things are placed, and it will be even more difficult to find it next time. ”
The empty shadow smiled indifferently: "What are you worried about, even if he can't get something, he won't be discovered." When he comes back empty-handed, I'll go over and get it back, and that's it. ”
With Ziling's skills, it is not difficult to enter and exit the Secret Treasure Pavilion without being discovered, mainly because the seven-hole lock is difficult to open.
However, everything is no problem with him, he has already told Zi Ling the secret of unlocking, it depends on how Zi Ling understands and integrates the trick!
"It can still be like this!" Hankage was succumbed to their plan, wasn't it a blind toss back and forth.
Han Ying said: "Why didn't Ziling come here? How relaxed you are guarding the emperor, leisurely, and able to talk when you have nothing to do. Stealing things is not his forte, so why would he run to do such a thankless thing? ”
The empty shadow moved from the seat he had been staring at to another seat, which was a fellow villager from Ziling's hometown.
The empty shadow smiled, meaning something: "He naturally has a reason why he can't show up, and we respect it." ”
Indeed, Ziling is not a person who does not know the importance of it, and there must be a reason for him not to come.
Hanying looked back at the wall, following the empty shadow's gaze to a pair of siblings among the guests.
It was the brother and sister surnamed Qiao who I met yesterday, and they were envoys of the Tianyun Dynasty.
"I noticed you staring at them all the time, what are you looking at?"
"I don't know."
"I don't know!"
"Hmm."
The empty shadow crossed his arms around his chest and said slowly: "When I came, Zi Ling gave me a special explanation and asked me to pay more attention to this person, he didn't say the specific reason, but, listening to Zi Ling's tone, it seems that he cares about this person very much? Who is he? Do you know? ”
"An envoy of the Tianyun Dynasty."
Han Ying looked at Qiao Feiyao contemplatively, with elegant manners and a modest attitude, he was a well-behaved son of a family.
Hanying said, "I don't see anything special about him. However, there are not many people who can make Ziling Shangxin, and Qiao Feiyao must have his advantages. ”
The empty shadow defaulted, it was, it was, they just didn't know it.