Chapter 42: The Birthday Banquet and the Marriage
Ying Kai stretched out his hand, motioned for Qing'er to stop, and said, "The scientific name of this little thing is Sunflower Cockatoos, and it has been with me for a few years. Because he looks white and chubby, he is very cute, and I call him cute. You see, its crown is unfurled, like a blooming sunflower? ”
"Moe?" He Xuan repeated, and his eyes were firmly attracted by the white parrot. The sun shone on its white feathers, shining like a white ball of hair.
He Xuan sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It's so beautiful! The feathers of this little thing are so white, and there seems to be no stray hair on the whole body. The pale yellow crown on its head is the finishing touch! ”
"Haha!" Ying Kai looked at He Xuan's childlike stupidity, laughed a few times, and then said to He Xuan affectionately: "Actually, when its wings are opened, there is the same pale yellow circle on the inside. ”
"Oh?" When He Xuan heard this, she became more and more curious, she had lived for twenty-five years in her last life, and she had never seen such a beautiful and lovely bird.
Ying Kai waved his hand and gave orders to Meng Ming, and the little thing really spread its wings around the city tower, and then landed smoothly beside Ying Kai.
"Ah, princess, you see, there is indeed a pale yellow!" Qing'er excitedly pointed to the cute Meng who was flying on the timber and said loudly.
He Xuan looked up and couldn't help but admire: "This inner circle is a touch of yellow, and it really complements its feather crown!" ”
Seeing Meng Meng Fei return to the stone bricks of the city wall behind Ying Kai, He Xuan had already forgotten the troubles in his heart at this moment, and couldn't help asking, "Gongzi Kai, can you let me touch it?" ”
Ying Kai has raised Meng Meng for several years, and every time he meets a child, he has to keep an eye on Meng Meng for a while, so he has long been accustomed to it.
So, he ordered the palace people to bring a steamed bun, break off a small piece, and stretched out his hand to hand it to Meng Meng's mouth.
As soon as Meng Meng saw the food, her downward hooked mouth opened widely, and she took away the piece of steamed bread at once, and then raised one foot with her paw, caught the steamed bun, and pecked it with her mouth little by little, and the other foot was firmly on the stone brick.
"The way Meng Meng eats... It's like a human being! The way those little paws are raised and fed to their mouths is exactly like a human! Qing'er was almost stunned, and hurriedly praised loudly.
"What Qing'er said is true, it is indeed like a person eating steamed buns!" He Xuan's eyes stared at Meng Meng in a daze, and his gaze never left for a moment.
Ying Kai looked at the innocence and cuteness of these two little girls, broke off a piece and gave it to Hexuan, and said, "Princess, if you hold this and approach slowly, Mengmeng will not be scared away." ”
He Xuan took the steamed bun in Ying Kai's hand and slowly leaned over.
The small piece of steamed bread just now was almost eaten by Meng Meng, and it saw He Xuan walking over with the steamed bun, and the little steamed bun held by his paws fell to the ground somehow, and his little head shook left and right to look at He Xuan.
It opened its mouth wide and lowered its head to pick up the steamed buns in He Xuan's hand, while turning its small eyes to glance at He Xuan. At the moment when it took away the steamed buns, it also moved small steps towards Yingkai.
He Xuan was amused by its little expression, and asked Ying Kai softly: "This little guy is so cute, he forgets his worries when he sees it, can Gongzi Kai give one?" ”
"What, princess Da Zhou, do you have any worries?" Ying Kai asked with a casual smile.
He Xuan bowed his head and said nothing, just rubbed the handkerchief in his hand, silently broke the remaining steamed buns into a few petals, and fed them to Meng Meng.
After about two teas, he smiled at Ying Kai and said, "Gongzi Kai, I should go back to my seat." ”
"Princess, walk slowly." After Ying Kai finished speaking, he bowed to the little girl in front of him who was two heads shorter than him.
He Xuan nodded slightly, turned around and walked in the direction of Tongyao Terrace, looking back at the cute cuteness from time to time, quite reluctant.
"Princess, look, Mengmeng is following you!" Qing'er's voice was full of surprise.
He Xuan looked back and looked at it, and sure enough, Meng Meng fell to the ground at some point, her paws moved rapidly, and her big belly swayed from side to side.
Ying Kai was also a little stunned, and said slowly: "Mengmeng has been following me for a long time, and she has always followed me closely, but today is unusual." ”
"Mengmeng, I'm leaving." And Xuan whispered to the cute man who moved his chubby body.
I don't know if Meng Meng understands or not, she still chases after He Xuan by herself, but it makes He Xuan more and more reluctant to leave.
"Since Meng Meng is destined for you, I will give it to you, I hope you will treat it well." Ying Kai seemed to have made up his mind and said.
He Xuan was overjoyed, didn't care about the princess's dignity, looked at Ying Kai seriously, and asked, "What Gongzi Kai said is true?" How can I take the beauty of people. ”
"It's okay, the boy has ambitions in all directions, and Meng Meng also has a good impression of you, so what's the harm in giving it to you?" There was no trace of sadness on Ying Kai's face, but there was a male heroism.
He Xuan still had a trace of hesitation, thinking that she had only one side of the relationship with Ying Kai, and had received his life-saving grace, and now she still wanted to take away his beloved?
Before he Xuan could reply, Qing'er was already overjoyed, and bowed and said, "Gongzi Kai is really generous!" In that case, I will take good care of Mengmeng on behalf of the princess! ”
In this way, Ying Kai simply described how to raise Meng Meng, and He Xuan and Qing'er remembered it seriously. After thanking him heavily, he said goodbye and continued to walk towards Tongyaotai.
Seeing that He Xuan was about to walk to the banquet place where everyone gathered, she saw Li Fuzi standing on her path, followed by a tall, thin and bewitching man.
Zhao Lin? How could he be with Master Li?
"Master Li." He Xuan had no choice but to walk up and bow slightly.
Li Fuzi solemnly returned the salute, stroked his long beard and said, "The princess is polite." ”
Zhao Lin, who was standing on the side, had a mysterious smile on his face, and said indifferently: "Does the princess always like to hang out?" ”
Li Fuzi looked at Zhao Lin's rude appearance and squinted at him.
Zhao Lin didn't take it to heart, and wanted to continue, but when he saw the Meng Meng behind He Xuan, his eyes were also attracted, and he couldn't help asking, "What is this?" ”
"This is a sunflower cockatoo, called Meng Meng." He Xuan replied, and then couldn't help but mock: "Gongzi Lin has never seen it, right?" ”
"Hmph, isn't it just a strange look, what's the big deal! Playthings are demoralized! After that, Zhao Lin's face became even colder, so he didn't look over his head and stopped looking at Meng Meng.
An idle son of a family, still in the mood to mock her playthings and lose her mind? It's just a hard mouth, and if you can't get grapes, you say that grapes are sour.
Looking at Zhao Lin's appearance, He Xuan felt very relieved, and she didn't forget to ask: "Master Li, do you know Gongzilin?" ”
"Yes. When Gongzi Lin traveled to various countries, he listened to my teachings, and he was half of my student! Li Fuzi's eyes wandered, as if he was caught in a memory.
Oh? He Xuan couldn't help but be curious, just such a son-in-law, if he doesn't eat, drink and have fun, he will listen to Li Fuzi's stereotypes
Lesson?
Zhao Lin, who was still angry just now, slanted the corners of his mouth, snorted lightly, and said, "Can't think of it, right?" Hehe, in this case, the second princess still wants to call me a senior brother, right? ”
"You..." He Xuan was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer this sentence, but he thought in his heart: With a senior brother like you, it is really a misfortune for the teacher!
Li Fuzi coughed, turned his head sideways and stared at Zhao Lin like a torch, looking at Zhao Lin a little uncomfortable.
"Master Li, I've been out for a long time, and my father can't find me, so I'm in a hurry, so I'll leave first." After saying that, he gave a slight salute and walked quickly towards his seat.
At this moment, there was a dancing girl performing on the Tongyao stage, and He Xuan quietly slipped back to her seat, while Meng Meng stayed quietly at her lap.
Several princes and princesses have never seen this thing, and they are very strange, and they ask questions. He Xuan had no choice but to be patient and explain them one by one.
He Xuan gently stroked Meng Meng's feathers, this little thing was so cute that He Xuan threw those troubles out of the clouds for the time being.
Sometimes, people are not as good as birds.
At the end of the song, Emperor Zhou Ming waved his hand to the beauty beside him, and when he saw her sitting farther away, he smiled and said to everyone: "Today is the birthday of the widow, within the four seas, the princes gathered here to celebrate, offering many rare treasures, and the widow is deeply grateful." ”
The princes sitting at the bottom nodded their heads in agreement, and there was a peaceful and prosperous scene.
Emperor Zhou Ming smiled more and more heartily, and drank three cups with everyone present, admiring the beautiful scenery of this good day.
"The widow's eldest princess, Chang Ting, is fifteen years old, and now she is slim and decent."
Emperor Zhou Ming's words suddenly changed, his eyes looked at Princess Changting with great love, and said slowly: "King Wu Hui proposed to the widow the day before yesterday and asked to marry the princess. The widow was very reluctant to grow up, but when the woman got married, the widow thought about it, and then he allowed King Wu. ”
Princess Changting's eyes flickered, and there was no expression on her face, but she lowered her eyes slightly.
Wu is adjacent to Yue and is located in the southeast of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and was once regarded as a barbarian by several countries in the Central Plains, so it is no wonder that King Wu Hui rushed to marry the daughter of Zhou Tianzi.
He Xuan looked coldly at King Wu Hui, who got up to thank him, to say the least, he was in his forties, his face was full of wrinkles, his hair was half white, and his body was fat, which was really not a good match for Princess Changting.
Looking at Princess Changting again, she looked at the person who was kneeling on the ground and was about to become her husband with a dull gaze, and she seemed to have a lot to say in her heart, but she pursed her mouth tightly and couldn't open her mouth.
He Xuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart the tragic fate of Princess Changting. In the last life, she was also married to King Wu Hui by her father. It has been a few years since the death of the queen of King Wu Hui, and the eldest son Gu Fa Zizhi has long been an adult, with deep roots in the state of Wu, and is the best candidate for the succession to the throne.
Princess Changting is the queen of Gui, although she later gave birth to a young son for King Wu Hui, but she has no power and power in Wu State, and she is not the daughter favored by her father, so naturally she can't get more care. After five or six years of marriage, King Wu Hui was gone, and Princess Changting could only take her young son and spend the rest of her life in that small and barren back cover.
What about being a princess? It's obviously in the mood for love, but he has to be married to an old man!