The custom of Daqi about the Shangyuan Festival is that the lanterns are lit from the eighth day of the first lunar month, and the lanterns are not set off until the night of the seventeenth day of the first lunar month. The day on which the lantern is first put on is called the "trial lantern", the last day is called the "residual lantern" or "lantern", and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the "positive lantern". ”

In order to welcome the Shangyuan Festival, lamps were hung everywhere in the palace, and even tall lantern wheels, lantern towers and lantern trees were erected. Near the Qingkang Xuan, where the banquet was held, a light wheel with a height of more than 20 zhang was built, and the light wheel was hung with more than 60,000 lights. There are various types of lamps, including palace lanterns, horse lanterns, flower lanterns, bird lanterns, animal lanterns, portrait lanterns, and mythological lanterns...... Looking from afar, the lanterns are clustered, and the brilliance is extraordinary.

During the Shangyuan Festival, the ministers, concubines, and envoys who participated in the banquet all arrived at Qingkangxuan.

Qing Kangxuan is particularly delicately arranged, and the big red wool mats are spread all over this hall.

Unlike the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, the whole palace banquet was attended by ministers and envoys, so one person had one case. A row of cases stretched from under the dragon platform of Hongye's case to the main entrance of Qingkangxuan. The front row is followed by the second row, and the second row is followed by the back row. Two pairs of incense, fresh fruit plates, dried fruit plates, candied fruit plates, tea and hand plates have been placed on each table.

The huge open space in the center of the Qingkang Hall is reserved for the performance of the song and dance girls.

Feng Yanyi and the true nobles sat in the second row of the concubine seats, close to the entrance of the outer hall.

The heating in Qingkang Xuan is also in place, the smoker is large and small, and there is also underground heating, so it is also warm.

Everyone saluted Hongye first, and after Hongye was exempted, they each sat down.

"Today's Shangyuan Festival, I specially invite you Aiqing to come to this banquet, you don't have to be restrained, and enjoy the joy of Shangyuan." Hongye sat behind the table of Longtai and said loudly.

"Xie Wu Huang Longen" thanked everyone who participated in the banquet.

After Hongye finished speaking, the serving palace ladies and eunuchs began to eat, the musicians of the music supervisor played music, and the singing and dancing girls in the song and dance room entered the main hall to dance.

The envoys of the Rong and barbarian tribes sat on the left hand side of Hongye, and so did Hongyan, extremely close to Hongye.

Hongye occasionally talked to the ministers for a few words, and the smile on his face was shallow but easy-going.

Feng Yanyi sat in the outer position of the second row, sitting in the middle of the concubine seat, chatting with the real nobles on the side while eating, which was also leisurely.

Halfway through the palace banquet, the singing and dancing girls withdrew from the hall, and the palace ladies began to batch the dishes last time.

Hongye turned sideways to talk to the Rong envoys.

Feng Yanyi picked up her chopsticks and grabbed a small piece of chestnut cake, when she heard the envoy of the Rong tribe say: "Although the country of Great Qi is strong and strong, the women's dance is not as good as the women's dance of our clan. The women of our clan are good at dancing, and their posture and dancing skills are unparalleled in the world. If the emperor is interested in my Rong woman, the king of Rong will definitely give you and my Rong woman. ”

Hongye still maintained a faint smile on his face, but his face was obviously not as gentle as before.

The meaning of the envoy's words was that the emperor of Daqi needed the gift of the king of Rong, and everyone present was dissatisfied with the arrogance and rudeness of the envoy of the Rong tribe, but they were speechless to refute it. After all, the envoy didn't say anything else, just women's dancing skills. If you make a rebuttal, you will inevitably make a big fuss; If you don't refute it, it will embarrass Hongye. The ministers didn't know what to do for a moment.

Hongye looked at the singers and dancers who had returned to perform and did not speak.

Feng Yanyi gently pulled the sleeve of Wen Xia, who was standing on the side, and Wen Xia leaned down to listen to his master's orders.

Feng Yanyi instructed in the ear of Xia: "You go and talk to Zhang De, let him ask the emperor if he can allow me to dance, and I will not live up to his trust." ”

Ask Xia to lead the order and leave to find Zhang Dekai.

After a while, Wen Xia came back and whispered to Feng Yanyi: "The emperor said that if Niangniang's knees are completely healed, he will approve Niangniang's proposal." ”

Feng Yan bowed her head, and then quietly withdrew from her seat.

Feng Yanyi walked out of the main hall through the side door and came to the outer hall. was about to start looking for the singing and dancing girl, but saw Zhang Dekai waiting for her in the inner corridor of the outer hall.

Seeing Feng Yanyi coming out, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "The emperor asked the slave to ask Niangniang, can the body really dance?" The emperor said that the body of the mother is the most important. ”

Feng Yanyi smiled and said, "Please help Gonggong Zhang tell the emperor that I have recovered completely, so that the emperor does not have to worry." In addition, my father-in-law helped me arrange music and dancing girls. ”

Zhang Dekai hurriedly responded: "The slave obeys the order, so this will be arranged." ”

Feng Yanyi changed into a moon-white dance dress.

Zhang Dekai dealt with things very quickly, and the musicians and dancers had already been arranged. There is a cappella in the white silk dance, but when she dances today, she has to focus all her attention on the dance, and the cappella is meaningless, just have a tune.

The four dancing girls have practiced the white silk dance, and they can dance the "Four Seasons White Silk Song", but the dance is not very exquisite.

Feng Yanyi explained a few words, and then walked to the hall with the dancing girls.

Feng Yanyi walked slowly into the main hall behind the dancers in the light lotus cyan dance skirts.

Entering the center of the main hall, the dancers spread outward, revealing Feng Yanyi in a moon-white dance dress in the center.

Everyone looked at this dancer with a moving posture and a light body in shock.

Feng Yanyi didn't care about the reaction of everyone in the seat, smiled lightly, and looked at the dragon platform in front of her, with a slight smile in her eyes.

Hongye looked at Feng Yanyi deeply, and a few smiles appeared on his cold and handsome face.

Feng Yanyi was slightly blessed. Then put on a dance pose and are about to dance.

When the music sounded, Feng Yanyi began to move her body slightly, moving gently, as if someone behind her was pushing her to move. Feng Yanyi's right hand was straightened, her left hand was bent in front of her chest, and her long sleeves were swaying and fluttering.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Yanyi tilted her body, slowly turned around, and slightly covered her face with her hands, half covering her delicate posture, which has the meaning of "coming out after a long time, still holding the pipa and half covering her face" (1). Then, with a gentle swing of the arm, the long sleeves are slowly and lightly brushed through.

Everyone in the hall was attracted by Feng Yanyi's exquisite dancing, and they couldn't take their eyes off the moon-white figure dancing in the center of the hall. However, the white dance has only just begun.

After that, the rhythm of the music gradually became rapid, and the dancing postures and dance steps of Feng Yanyi and the four dancers also accelerated. However, even though the dance posture and dance steps have become faster, it still maintains a light and light posture. At this time, Feng Yanyi waved her long sleeves with both hands, and the sleeves flew up and down like flying snowflakes, dazzling, but she herself danced in an orderly manner. Feng Yanyi raised her hands again, the sleeves of her clothes flew up, her body rotated rapidly, and the sleeves also twisted into a circle with her slender waist.

Gradually, the sound of the music slowed down, Feng Yanyi danced slowly, her sleeves slowly raised, and the sleeves fluttered on both sides of her body. Feng Yanyi flicked her sleeves again, put the long sleeve of her left hand on her raised right arm, and finished dancing.

Throughout the dance, Feng Yanyi locked her eyes firmly on Hongye from beginning to end, and there was a coquettish smile on her cheeks. Hongye also locked her figure tightly, and his eyes always followed Feng Yanyi.

Feng Yanyi took the wine glass handed over by the dancing girls, and walked towards Hongye with slight steps, ignoring the eyes of the other people in the hall, including Hongyan.

Feng Yanyi came to Hongye's table and served the wine in her hand under the dragon platform.

"Your Majesty, please drink." Feng Yanyi smiled and said to Hongye.