When Xi Yan sat down in the Shengping Palace, he had already drunk three rounds in the banquet.

He had not returned to Chongdu for three years, and when he appeared at the banquet this time, many people came to toast.

After pushing the cup and changing the cup, Qi An played with a delicate wine cup and slowly came to Xi Yan, "Why are you here now?" ”

As he spoke, Qi An leaned forward slightly and sniffed deeply, "There is still a fragrance on my body, let's say, which beautiful woman did you go to tryst?" ”

Only then did Xi Yan notice that there was indeed a faint fragrance on his body, but he still opened his eyes and said nonsense, "But I just came from the path and smelled some wax plum." It's you... Smells of alcohol. ”

Qi An smiled lightly, "I'm a good drinker, and tonight's banquet is full of good wine." If you are not greedy for a cup, how can you be worthy of the wine saint Du Kang? ”

"If you drink too much, you drink too much, you have to say it so high-sounding."

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"Biography, Chongdu Dancers enter the hall!"

The shrill voice of the eunuch floated from the hall, and An Ruofei followed the palace people on the compound road leading to the Shengping Palace, looking at the lights in the hall and the open door of the Shengping Palace, as if he was about to enter a cage full of floods and beasts.

Xi Yan, who was originally careless, also became focused the moment he heard An Ruofei's name. This originally unknown servant can make Jing Xian look at her differently just by dancing, although he has seen her dance before, but presumably tonight's dancing will be very different from the past.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan couldn't help but feel a little excited, if he could use this to find Jing Xian's weakness and suppress him, then it would indeed be a great thing for himself and Qi An. So Xi Yan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly looked at An Ruofei.

Stepping into the hall, An Ruofei didn't dare to look at the face of the emperor sitting on the top, nor did she dare to look around, she only felt that the moment she stepped into the hall, countless sharp eyes came to her.

She didn't know which of those eyes was enviable, and whether there was one gaze that belonged to Xi Yan? It's just that these eyes are full of curiosity, doubt, and disdain.

An Ruofei in the Shengping Palace, the shade is moderate, and the degree of repair is short. Long eyebrows are light and cloudy, beautiful eyes are bright, red lips are bright, and bright teeth are fresh; Peach cheeks and apricot eyes, I see pity.

After the salute, the sound of silk and bamboo music began to sound slowly, and An Ruofei danced along with the sound.

The streamers circulated, and a faint fragrance of plum lingered around An Ruofei, and the fluttering clothes seemed to be about to blow away the clouds and rain. The plain waist is soft, there is some hesitation in the hem, and between the body pitching, the ring tied to the waist makes a crisp jingle sound. The posture is fluttering, just like Lan Tuya in the wind and rain.

Before entering the hall, An Ruofei had already made up his mind to change the empty court dance. Since Jing Xian can see the empty court dance, then naturally there will be other people here who can see that this is the empty court dance. As for the lady, An Ruofei almost suspected that she was her aunt's sister Xu Jinse.

Jing Xian insisted on letting herself enter the palace to dance when she saw herself dancing in the empty courtyard, and Xi Yan broke through the mystery of Jing Xian letting her pretend to be a concubine. Pretending to be Concubine Shu is to dance for His Majesty, since Concubine Shu can dance in the empty court, then Xu Jinse is Concubine Shu.

Xi Yan sat in the middle of the banquet and admired with interest the shocking dance in the middle of the hall.

Well, but it's familiar...

This kind of verve is not something that ordinary dancers can have.

Quietly glancing at the others, Xi Yan found that many people in the banquet had condensed their expressions, and even Qi An on the side put down the wine glass in his hand, and thoughtfully observed An Ruofei dancing in the hall. I think they, like themselves, discovered some kind of secret on An Ruofei's body.

......

The sound of silk and bamboo slowly weakened, and An Ruofei's body gradually stopped dancing. In the song, although An Ruofei was dancing, her heart was not calm. After the dance, An Ruofei didn't dare to slack off, and immediately kowtowed to the emperor, and it seemed that a long time had passed before An Ruofei heard the two words that came out of the emperor's mouth, "Flat." ”

An Ruofei got up and thanked him. Then he shut up, not daring to say a word more. She lowered her head, feeling once again the feeling of being scrutinized by countless eyes when she had just entered the hall.

At this time, the emperor spoke again: "You seem to be nervous, raise your head. ”

Hearing this, An Ruofei slowly raised his head, but still didn't dare to look at the emperor.

At this time, the emperor's voice sounded again, "What's your name?" ”

An Ruofei said respectfully: "The people's girl An Ruofei." ”

The emperor seemed to feel An Ruofei's nervousness, so he asked, "What is the name of Fang Cai's dance?" It's really a dance in the city. ”

An Ruofei seemed to feel that the emperor's tone was softened, but he was still very worried in his heart, "This dance is called Green Waist." ”

"Oh? The green-waisted dance reminds me of an old man. ”

The Emperor's tone was still slow, unhurried. But the word old man made An Ruofei raise his heart to his throat.

"How old are you? What do you do for a living? ”

An Ruofei tried her best to keep her composure, "The folk girl is the owner of the song and dance workshop in Chongdu City, and she has one in twenty this year. ”

The Emperor continued: "Cabaret? It's a bit buried, but it's a pity. It's just that the clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as the old. The emperor sighed, "Concubine Shu was also a folk servant back then, but you have aroused my sadness." ”

An Ruofei was very frightened in her heart, but she didn't know how to answer the emperor's words, not to say that it was wrong, but to say it was even more wrong.

When An Ruofei was panicking, Jing Xian suddenly stood up among the ministers and bowed to the emperor, "The minister is guilty, the minister lingered on Shifang Street that day, and saw this woman's dance posture out of the dust, thinking that this kind of dancing posture could not be buried in the people, so he took her into the palace to dance privately." I don't think about the past of Your Majesty, please punish Your Majesty. ”

Out of the corner of his eye, Jing Xian saw his father sitting in the middle of the table, bowing slightly at him.

When the emperor heard Jing Xian's words, he didn't pursue it, but said: "I just said that clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as before." That's it, you don't have to blame yourself, but An Ruofei, who danced, was committed to the song and dance workshop, and he was indeed a talent. ”

After saying that, the emperor sighed slightly, "In this case, An Ruofei will go to Si Le's Mansion and take the position of Si Le, and it will not be considered to bury this green waist dance." Jing Xian, reward a hundred taels of gold. ”

After finishing speaking, Jing Xian took the lead in saluting and thanking him, and An Ruofei saw this and also followed Jing Xian to salute.

The emperor bowed slightly, "Give me a seat, after the banquet, someone will lead you to Si Le Mansion." ”

This result was expected by Xi Yan, but when the emperor said "old man", Xi Yan was still a little nervous in his heart. But he didn't dare to show the slightest, so he had to hang his head and take a sip of wine, hiding all the uneasiness.

"What do you think of this sler's dance?" Qi An's casual voice came from his side.

Xi Yan said casually: "Beauty is beautiful, but it is somewhat restrained." ”

Qi An seemed to be a little surprised, stretched out a few fingers and shook them in front of Xi Yan's eyes, "Do you have long eyes?" is so generous, but you say that you are a little restrained..."

Xi Yan smiled lovely, looked at Qi An teasingly, and said, "You linger on Shifang Street all day long, and the grade will naturally come down over time." ”

Qi An scoffed at Xi Yan's words, "As far as your son Xi is high, the few song and dance workshops I often go to, whether it is a kabuki or a maiko, can be called a dance low willow building heart moon, singing the peach blossom fan bottom wind." But you've been in Lingjiang all these years..."

Saying that, Qi An suddenly realized that he laughed a few times, "To enter the countryside is to follow the customs, Lingjiang is quite a good man, could it be that you are no longer a woman?" ”

But Xi Yan didn't pay attention to Qi An at all, and only raised the wine cup in his hand to toast in the direction where An Ruofei was, An Ruofei was also looking at Xi Yan at this time, so he nodded and drank to show his gratitude.

When Qi An saw it, he said, "What are you doing here?" Didn't Fang Cai still say that people were restrained, but now they are courteous. ”

Xi Yan still smiled faintly, "Beauty, although you can't kiss Fangze, it's still good to be able to watch it from a distance." But then again, you are often on Shifang Street, why don't you know this beauty? ”

Qi An was calm, "There are so many song and dance workshops on Shifang Street, and I only go to those two or three often, so naturally I can't see all the beauties in my eyes." It's just that I've never seen such a good dance before..."

Xi Yan lowered his head slightly, his thin lips outlined a trace of upward arc, and his thoughts flew back to the day he first met An Ruofei a few years ago.

It was also such a winter day, Qi An asked himself to go to Shifang Street to have fun, but he had never set foot in Shifang Street. Under the hustle and bustle, he mistook the Shengge Workshop for the Shengge Building. As soon as he saw the amazing dance, he was reluctant to leave.

Since then, on the third day of every month, Xi Yan will appear in the Shengge Workshop, but he has always been just a spectator, except for the occasional eye contact, Xi Yan and An Ruofei have never talked to each other until one evening...

Xi Yan walked into the Shengge Workshop as usual, but saw that the stage was empty, turned around and was about to leave, but heard a clear voice coming from behind the curtain, "Childe has always come on every Wednesday, why did he come today?" ”

Xi Yan turned around and saw An Ruofei open the curtain and slowly come out from behind the stage, so he said, "Today is October 30, which can be regarded as every Wednesday." ”

An Ruofei smiled, "If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with that. Childe sits in that position every time he comes, and listening to the piano in that position is the best, and I think you are also a person who understands music theory. ”

Xi Yan smiled slightly, "You are the real music and rhythm master, the owner praised it." The last time I saw your new dance, I felt a little more melancholy than before, and the end of the song was very abrupt..."

An Ruofei's eyes darkened, "This year's laughter will be next year, and the autumn moon and spring breeze will be leisurely." Monarch... can be called a bosom friend. ”

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Since then, Xi Yan will go to the Shengge Workshop in his spare time to talk about music and rhythm with An Ruofei, but the intersection between the two stops here, and there is no deep friendship.

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Huang Zhong Dalu's voice pulled the fugue's Xi Yan back to the Ping Palace, and the banquet continued, singing and dancing in the Sheng Ping Palace, and the banquet was staggered, and the monarchs and ministers were happy.

An Ruofei sat upright in the seat, and from time to time some women who were not from very good backgrounds came to toast and congratulate her.

At this time, An Ruofei couldn't help but feel a little suddenly separated from the world, when she entered the door, she was just a grass people, but now she has become a seventh-grade female official, she can only sigh that the world is impermanent. But An Ruofei also knew very well that there was still a tiger's den in Longtan ahead, but she had no way out but to break through.

After the night banquet, An Ruofei walked on the way to Si Le Fu, and the snow had stopped at this time. The shadow of the high palace wall was reflected on the long Qu Road, and her shadow was also stretched very long by the moonlight.