Chapter 3 The Association of Flowers

The pomegranate flowers outside the window are gone, and the lotus flowers in the pool are gorgeous.

However, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and although I have always been cold, I can't help it.

Fortunately, Bao Yuan was very troubled when he built the Changchun Palace, and planted tall woody flowers and trees in this palace, at this moment it is the paulownia flowers, jasmine like snow, flying in the sky, and the impatiens descending in the court.

Today, Baoyuan went to the court, I picked up the "Ancient and Modern Rhyme" flowers and looked at them, and Ming'er took fresh impatiens and dyed them for me. Looking at it, she sighed faintly, and when Ming'er saw this, she asked, "Sister, what's wrong?" ”

"It's just a little stuffy." I answered lazily, leaning on the couch and looking at the treetops and the sky.

"Oh, then I'll go get some sour plum soup to relieve my sister's heat." Ming'er got up when she heard this.

"No need, it's just that I suddenly miss the days when we were outside the palace, although we didn't have the wealth of the heavenly family, but we were free."

"Yes......" Ming'er lowered her head, stopped talking, and concentrated on my nails.

In the inner courtyard of this deep palace, even if there is the favor of Baoyuan, the glory and wealth of food and clothing, and the enchanting flowers and trees of the four seasons, no matter how big Xuanhuayuan is, after all, there is only one side of the world!

Listening to my sister's singing from afar that day, Ming'er also had a lot of emotion. Why don't we form our own song club? Ming'er suddenly raised her head and said, her eyes brightened: "Thinking that in the past, when we were in the Furong Music Workshop, the sisters would gather together to play and sing jokes in the Nothing Workshop in the evening, so uncomfortable." ”

"yes." How could I not have thought that Ming'er meant so much!

Every banquet in this palace is accompanied by the servants of the palace who visit the Yichun Courtyard.

It is said that Yichun Courtyard is named after Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong ruled the world with ritual music, set up Yichun Courtyard in the palace, netted the world's musicians, and later dynasties imitated its system, Xishu Inner Palace is no exception, the palace servants have their own strengths, and the musicians are proficient in all kinds of instrumental music.

I made up my mind that when Bao Yuan was free, he saw the opportunity to set up a song club in Yichun Courtyard. Unexpectedly, Bao Yuan was very happy and gave the name Furong Song Society. I was afraid that the Queen Mother would not like it when she came back in the future, so she only said to the outside world that Mrs. Hua Rui would play the pipa with the musician.

After receiving the holy decree, I took Ming'er to Yichun Courtyard to see the environment and pick a place. But I saw that there is a hundred-year-old ginkgo biloba in the back yard of Yichun Courtyard, the tree is tall and crowned, the green leaves are forested, and hollyhocks are planted all over the tree, usually hollyhocks bloom in July, and I don't know what the reason is that the hollyhocks there have flowers.

Often lonely hollyhock flowers, sunrise flowers, sunset flowers, idle when open, silent when falling, can best represent the pursuit of ideal literati and elegant meditation.

Because I like the cool and elegant place of this place, I decided that this place is the site of the Furong Song Society, and selected a few small plays with good words and music skills from the servants of Yichun Courtyard, and selected a few women who still have poetry talents from the female officials of the inner palace to form a song club.

Since then, they have gathered together every day to fill in new songs, or practice pipa, or pass flowers and grass, or make poems, and the laughter has relieved a lot of loneliness.

Bao Yuan also came to the song club with me from time to time to listen to music, and occasionally played a song to amuse me.

Gradually, the women in the palace went to this hibiscus song club with their own hearts to join in the fun, and Zhiqiu reminded me from time to time that I wanted to guard against the harem women taking the opportunity to get close to Baoyuan, I only smiled lightly.

In fact, since the last time I told him "one heart and two hearts, deep love and no doubt", I no longer deliberately guard against anything, he has his helplessness, I don't want to embarrass him anymore, if he really wants to go to others, I will not say anything, because I know that his heart is enough for me.

"Sister, look, Liu Huilan is here again." Ming'er whispered in my ear by serving tea.

Looking up, I saw Liu Huilan supporting the little palace maid who was close to her, she has been a frequent visitor to the song club recently, and she always pays attention to makeup every day, and her attitude towards me is also very respectful.

In this deep palace, they are all pitiful people, as long as they can live in peace! I chuckled wordlessly, looked down and continued to look at the newly made score.

"Lady Blossom Wan'an." Liu Huilan approached and saluted, with a humble attitude.

"Sister Anchen, please get up, don't be polite." I smiled and didn't get up.

"Madam, can I call you sister in the future?" Liu Huilan asked a little timidly.

"You and I are both harem concubines, and we are sisters." I don't know why Liu Huilan suddenly showed affection, although she didn't have any conflict with me on weekdays, but because she has always been very close to Li Yanniang, it is difficult for me to be unsuspecting.

"Sister Blossom." Liu Huilan's smile has the innocence of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, and I almost have to believe that she really calls me sister.

"Sister Huilan." I called back and reached out to lead her to sit down.

Liu Huilan's flattered face suddenly made my heart very uncomfortable, if she was at such an age in modern times, she should be coquettish in the arms of her parents, full of longing for love!

"Does Sister Huilan also like lyrics and songs?"

"Well, I like it very much, but I don't sing it well." Liu Huilan was a little embarrassed, "Before entering the palace, I often sang at home, and after entering the palace, I heard that the queen mother didn't like the palace concubine to play and sing, so I ......"

"Oh, in that case, then my sister will come often when she is free in the future." I patted her hand, and suddenly she felt a little like a little sister next door.

"Really? That, the emperor ......" Speaking of Baoyuan, Liu Huilan's face suddenly turned red, she bit her lip and didn't continue, and lowered her head to stir the silk handkerchief.

"The emperor would be very happy if he knew that we would practice music together, and the next time I have the opportunity, my sister can sing a song for the emperor." I said lightly.

"Really?" Liu Huilan's eyes are full of joy and expectation, so people who don't know how to hide themselves should have no harmful eyes, right? I nodded with a smile, handed her the score in my hand and said, "The emperor said that a family banquet will be held in the Danxia Pavilion on the night of the full moon in three days, and my sister can sing this song at that time, and the emperor will definitely like it." ”

"Really? Great, thank you Sister Blossom, thank you sister! Liu Huilan got up and took the score, thanked me a thousand times, and pulled me to say a bunch of words before leaving.

"Sister, why are you doing this?" Ming'er puffed out her little face and said, "I don't know how much thought my sister put into this newly made tune, but it cheapened others for nothing." ”

I looked up at Tianyu, a wry smile tugged at the corner of my mouth, and said, "Hey, what's there to worry about, in this palace, it's just a poor person." ”

"You know to pity others, and one day if your sister is not good, who will pity you." Ming'er said angrily, and then said: "Bah, look at what I'm talking about, my sister is favored and loved by the emperor, so naturally there will be no bad times, I'm just afraid that these people will stumble because of my sister's kindness." ”

I patted Ming'er's hand lightly and said, "I know, Ming'er don't worry, I have my own measure." ”

"What tune will my sister play for the emperor in three days? You made an agreement with the emperor yesterday to give you a high-five. Ming'er was anxious.

"yes, what should I play to him?" A faint sigh in my heart, Bao Yuan is proficient in music, how can I surprise him.

The next morning, I still brought the pipa and took Ming'er to play under the ginkgo tree, but there was no inspiration in my heart when I played it, so I simply put the pipa and leaned on the trunk to think about it.

Because I love to come here every day to practice music, the tree has already been washed with water, although the sun is shining at the moment, the shade of the tree is cool, close your eyes to feel the slightest coolness, only to feel the surrounding gradually quiet, only the rustle of leaves...... There seems to be a vague sound of music in my ears, if it is about to leave, looming, quiet, melodious, like a sigh from ancient times, such a pure sound I have never heard......

When I opened my eyes, I saw that there was no one around, looking for music, passing through the courtyard and corridor, the house in front of me seemed familiar and my eyes were tight, I was puzzled but couldn't stop.

In the distance, there seemed to be a man in green clothes, sitting in the courtyard and stroking the piano, his side face looked so peaceful, the indifferent expression, the slightly closed eyes, and the slender fingers on the piano...... Such pure music should be played with such a pair of hands!

On the seven strings, listen to the pine wind and cold.

Although the ancient tune is self-love, many people today do not play.

To be honest, the only thing that comes to mind when I listen to this song is the poems in Liu Changqing's "Playing the Piano". Although I don't know who he is, this song is fascinating, and it makes people sigh from the bottom of their hearts - life is too short to find a soulmate.

"Zheng ......" dew drops from the ancient well, and the aftermath is like a turn, "What kind of song is this?" I asked stupidly.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't look up at me.

"Are you a musician in Yichun Academy?" I've never seen anyone in front of me, and I don't seem to have such a great musician in my memory.

"Sort of." The man in Tsing Yi looked at me and said, "But you want to learn this song?" ”

"Hmm." Even though he was a stranger, I didn't feel fear.

"Then I'll teach you ......," Tsing Yi said.

"You don't ask who I am?" He didn't get up and salute me, and I don't think he knew I was a concubine.

"Does it matter?" The man in Tsing Yi lowered his head and stroked the strings casually, "Do you know how to play the piano?" ”

"I understand a little, I mostly practice playing the zither and pipa on weekdays." I don't practice the guqin very much, but I don't play the guzheng and pipa very well.

"This piece should have a different flavor when played on the pipa......," the man in Tsing Yi said to himself, got up and took the pipa, and pointed to a random place to signal me to sit down.

I can't believe my eyes and ears, someone can play the guqin music on the pipa so casually, and don't change its artistic conception, the person in front of me is not a music idiot?

"Sir, where will the disciple go to you for advice in the future?" When the man in Tsing Yi handed over the score of "Leaving the Soul" to me, I still couldn't help asking, because I always felt that this person would never see each other again.

"You've been here long enough, go back." The man in Tsing Yi hugged the piano and prepared to leave.

"Mr. ......"

"My name is Liluo." When I heard this, I seemed to see the mist rise all around, and the man named Liluo disappeared into the smoke just like that.

"Sister, wake up, sister, wake up......" When I opened my eyes, it was Ming'er's little pink face.

Oh, could it be that I am dreaming of everything just now? I sat up and asked, "Ming'er, am I asleep?" ”

"Yes, Sister Fangcai leaned on the ginkgo tree to recuperate, and the little drama in Yichun Yuan said that my sister's new pipa was ready, I went to get it, and when I came back, I saw that you were asleep, and it seemed that you were still dreaming, what did you say sir, sir...... Sister, what did you dream about? Ming'er blinked curiously.

"Well, I just dreamed that someone taught me a tune." It's the first time I've encountered such a clear dream, and I can't even believe it's just a dream.

"What tune? Do you remember my sister? ”

"The man in the dream said that this song is called "Leaving the Soul", which was originally a guqin song, and he specially helped me adapt it into a pipa song, and taught it to me personally, you give me the pipa, and I will try it."

After taking the pipa, I looked for the tune in my memory and played it, and after the song, Ming'er shouted excitedly: "Sister, is this song really learned in a dream?" It's so beautiful, like a fairy sound. ”

She spun around excitedly, sighing incredible, but I began to be scared in my heart, and I became vaguely uneasy, and called her: "Ming'er, don't tell anyone about this matter, lest there be another incident." ”

"Oh, I know, sister, don't worry!" Ming'er has always been smart, and I know that she will be able to keep her secret, but this dream is really disturbing, so I got up and told Ming'er to pack up her things and go back to Changchun Palace.

But when he didn't want to get up, the green silk slipped from his sleeve, and it was the score of "Leaving the Soul" written on it.

Ming'er and I were stunned, wasn't what just happened just a dream?