This year's Ming Festival (November 14), the whole country celebrates the emperor's birthday.

In order to protect the birthday of the Yuan, the palace has been busy for more than half a month.

In previous years, Bao Yuan's birthday was mostly a banquet with close ministers and relatives, and because the Queen Mother and he had always admired diligence and thrift, they did not do much to do it.

This year, during the emperor's birthday, the whole country is in good weather, the five grains are abundant, and the joy of the dragon descendant is happy, and Baoyuan concession has a good time.

For the banquet on the emperor's birthday, all the departments and bureaus in the palace have already bought a lot of money, and the concubines and concubines are even more inquiring, trying their best, all just for the dragon's heart and grace.

I heard Ming'er say that Zhang Xianru called Liluo to her palace every day, practiced music behind closed doors, listened to the music like a flute and not a flute, like Xiao not Xiao, I was curious, but I didn't want to lose my identity, so I had to wait patiently for the day of the night banquet to see how clever she was!

Jin Yan should be the least concerned about this matter in this palace, I went to see her a few days ago, she only smiled and said that the emperor's birthday banquet must be heavy, and it is not good for people and things, but people are keen on it. I know that what she said is reasonable, but the situation is stronger than people, and it can only follow.

On that day, the lights inside and outside the Danxia Building were bright, and the night banquet in the Shu Palace during the birthday of Emperor Ming Qing was close to the ministers and concubines.

The banquet table with red sandalwood dragon pattern was placed in the middle of the banquet hall, and Bao Yuan sat with my chairman, but I pushed it again and again, and he insisted on asking me to sit with him.

When the queen mother saw me refusing, she said with a kind face: "Concubine Xu, and now the concubines in the palace regard your position as high, and the emperor is happy today, it doesn't hurt for you to sit here." ”

I thanked according to my words, sat on the left of Bao Yuan, the Queen Mother was on the right, and Bao Yuan was in the center.

Zhao Jiliang, the father, led the ministers to congratulate each other with wine, and the wine was finished.

Liluo, who was the first seat of Yichun Courtyard at that time, led the musicians of Yichun Courtyard to play "Qin King Breaking Array Music", and for a while, the drums rang out in unison, and the servants poured in. But look, the dancers in military uniforms are fit, their movements are strong, their appearance is neat, and the shouts and cheers of the music go straight to the top of the hall, and the music and dance make people's blood boil and their spirits are uplifted.

Dancing all, everyone shouted long live on the mountain, and Bao Yuan ordered wine.

After the dancers retreated, the musicians played "Shengshou Le", and the palace supervisor of the Food Bureau entered the food and served delicious food.

Sun Shanggong led the crowd to serve a dish to the banquet table, and the elaborate presentation made the dish look very delicious, I smiled and nodded at her with satisfaction, and signaled to serve it to the Queen Mother and Bao Yuan first.

Seeing this, Bao Yuan seemed to understand something, smiled and tasted it carefully, and said: "The crimson is delicate, the entrance is fragrant, such a delicacy is really wonderful!" The queen mother may wish to give it a try. ”

The Queen Mother took a bite, chewed carefully, and a smile spread across her face, "It's really good, I don't like meat food, but this dish is not fishy or greasy, it is very refreshing." ”

Bao Yuan said: "Erchen also thinks so, give a reward~!" ”

Sun Shanggong knelt down and thanked him and said: "The minister doesn't dare to invite credit, this food was created by Mrs. Hua Rui." Half a month before His Majesty's birthday, Niangniang went to the imperial dining room every day to try this dish, saying that she would offer it to the Queen Mother on His Majesty's birthday, in order to comfort the Queen Mother for her years of hard work in raising Your Majesty. ”

"Oh?" Bao Yuan's face was even more pleasant, and he smiled at me: "I thought this was a birthday gift carefully prepared for me by Rui'er, but I didn't want it to be dedicated to my mother." ”

I replied with a smile: "The birth period of the child is the day of the mother's suffering, so the concubine selfishly thinks that everything on the day of the emperor's birthday should be honored with filial piety first. ”

"What the concubine said is very true." Bao Yuan raised his glass and got up, led the crowd to kneel to salute the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother smiled and drank the wine in the cup, and stretched out her hand to help the two of us up.

"How did Concubine Xu come up with the thing that Fang Cai ate?" The Queen Mother asked with interest.

I bowed respectfully and replied, "This dish was not created by the concubines, but was obtained from the food code left by Gaozu that day. ”

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and thought for a moment after hearing this, and said with a smile: "No wonder, no wonder!" This taste is indeed familiar to me, when Concubine Xu said this, I remembered that Gao Zu also used this dish at a banquet when he was alive. I don't know how Concubine Xu cooks? ”

"The food code did not give the name of the food, the concubine temporarily named it 'wine bone lees', the ingredients used pure white sheep's head, boiled with red ginger, tightly rolled up, suppressed with stones, and then flooded with wine, so that the wine tasted into the bones, and then cut as thin as paper, it can be eaten. Today, my Majesty wishes to congratulate him on his birthday. Please also ask Her Majesty the Queen Mother to give her a name. I replied with a small smile.

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment and said: "Since it is cooked with the sheep's head as the main ingredient, and the color is crimson, how about calling it 'the scarlet sheep'?" Bao Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Empress Dowager Xie, Your Majesty gives you the name." Sun Shanggong thanked him, and then high-fived the banquet palace e, and distributed the 'scarlet sheep head' to the tables of the ministers and concubines.

Between the tables and table with wine and delicacies, when everyone praised the deliciousness of "Scarlet Sheep's Head", the music started again.

I saw that the people of the Inner Prison Palace moved three big drums and slowly entered the hall, this drum was as big as a round table, made of red paint, and in the middle of a drum lay down a gorgeously dressed dancing queen. Suddenly, the music stopped, and everyone in the hall held their breath, not knowing how they would perform next......

The crisp bell sounded with the ups and downs of the dancer's figure, the dancer's gorgeous "cloud shoulders" and skirt were like rainbows, and the whole body was decorated with Yingluo, and the crown on the head was also extremely gorgeous. ”

The melodious sound of the huqin seems to float from outside the clouds, and the soft back and waist dancing with the music make people think. But I saw that the dancing girl stepped on the drum surface and jumped with the music, going back and forth on the three drum surfaces like a dragonfly dotting water, with a light posture and indescribable agility and style. Sometimes whirling, sometimes flying, sometimes bent on the back, sometimes shaped like a willow...... I looked closely, and on the face covered by the red veil, I met the hot gaze, so familiar, who is she?

While thinking about it, the music suddenly changed, and the enthusiasm was lingering and full of provocative meaning, and the woman on the drum raised her sleeves, and the sleeves slid straight down to her shoulders, and a pair of snow-white beautiful arms danced like a snake in front of her...... Gasping for air, such a naked seduction, there should only be one person in the palace!

Suddenly, the petals flew around, the fragrant wind hit people, the eyes were dazzled, the music stopped dancing, and the red yarn on the dancing girl's face showed a charming smile towards Bao Yuan.

Sure enough, it's her, Li Yanniang!

Li Yanniang dropped the drum and bowed her head to the lord: "May my emperor be blessed like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, long live." ”

Bao Yuan nodded with a smile and said: "Yan Niangguo lives up to the name of Yan Niang, and after entering the palace for several years, she is still the same as when she first saw her, and this encouragement is still the same: the willow is weak after the little hanging hand, and the clouds are ready to live when the slanted skirt is swayed." The moth is slightly overwhelmed, and the wind sleeves are low and affectionate. ”

"Yan Niang, thank the emperor for his praise." Li Yanniang was complacent at the moment, and once again cast a provocative gaze at me.

Zhang Xianru presented a gilded Feilian six-song silver kettle, came to Bao Yuan, and said with a smile: "I am willing to drink with Your Majesty and congratulate Your Majesty on your longevity." ”

Bao Yuan drank a glass with her and said, "I heard that a mysterious congratulatory gift has been prepared, can I take a look at it now?" ”

Zhang Xianru smiled when she heard this, and turned around and motioned to the palace maid to present a brocade box.

The brocade box is made of ink brocade, and the grid is woven with silver wire, which looks like a chessboard. But seeing Zhang Xianru open the brocade box, there was another box inside, and after opening it, there were two boxes in it......

"Your Majesty, please see what this is?" Zhang Xianru presented the two innermost brocade boxes to Baoyuan.

My curiosity was piqued by her mysterious boxes, and I leaned in to see what was inside!

When the lid opened, it turned out to be two boxes of Go.