The moon is full like a mirror, the moon is as cold as silver, accompanied by the sound of light and distant silk and bamboo, and the moon worship ceremony begins.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has arrived!"

With the shouting of the inner chamberlain, the ministers rose to their seats one after another, prostrate themselves and cheered, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother!" ”

Under a group of attendants carrying lanterns and canopies, the Queen Mother and the Emperor solemnly appeared in front of the hug. The queen mother and the emperor sat in the main seat, and the concubines were headed by Lin Yunrou, next to the emperor's left hand side, and sat in turn.

The ministers sat on their knees at the foot of the hall and bowed their heads.

According to tradition, "men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove." Therefore, the Queen Mother was the main priest, and Xu Xianzhi was used as a salute to assist in the sacrifice to the moon.

The queen mother's face was tense, and the emperor looked unconscious, and neither of them cared about anyone, and it seemed that they had not reconciled.

The Queen Mother scanned the surroundings with a majestic gaze, and suddenly asked Xu Xianzhi who was nearby: "Today's moon sacrifice ceremony, such a grand day, why don't you see the princess and the princess Yuzhang?" ”

Xu Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, he never thought that the Queen Mother would suddenly think of the princess who had been sent to the cold palace and Princess Yuzhang who had been imprisoned for two years at this time.

When Huayan broke into the palace and was arrested, the princess and Princess Yuzhang openly violated the queen mother's orders and secretly visited Huayan. The queen mother was furious, so she locked the two of them in the harem courtyard together and concealed the truth from the outside world.

There is no preferential treatment at all, and only three meals of coarse tea and light rice are sent every day, and when the subordinates are harsh, there are also people who do not send food all day, which is not much different from the prisoners in prison. The Queen Mother only hindered Liu Yikang's face, so she didn't dare to kill the princess.

Xu Xianzhi was in a difficult situation at this time, the reason why he took the initiative to undertake the task of presiding over the moon was to cover Huayan and others to enter the palace to rescue the princess and princess. Now Huayan's subordinates are afraid that they have already arrived at the residence of the princess, if they send someone to invite them at this time, they are afraid that they will be broken halfway, then everything will be over!

"Minister...... Minister ......" Xu Xianzhi thought anxiously in his heart, the cold sweat on his forehead was like a river, and he was worried about how to answer, only to see the emperor's close attendant in the scholar Xing Antai stepped forward and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Lord Xu carefully presided over the moon ceremony, ate and clothes, worked hard, and made Wechen and others ashamed, so that Wechen and others could do their best to invite the concubine and the princess,"

The queen mother never thought of the concubine, just because the moon sacrifice is a royal matter, and only those with the highest royal power can worship, and the reason why the concubine was invited to come was just to show off in front of her. Therefore, Xu Xianzhi's negligence is not to blame.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's rare that you have a heart, go ahead." ”

"Yes," Xing Antai leaned down, glanced at Xu Xian meaningfully, and led the people towards the direction of Yonghua Palace.

Lin Yunrou raised her glass when she saw the situation, and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is merciful, gracious to the harem, and it is a great honor to be able to serve by the Queen Mother's side, and the concubines and concubines are deeply honored." Prayer from the Queen Mother and the favor of the gods, you will be able to enjoy the peace of the world. ”

This compliment, the Queen Mother really used, and a smile appeared on her tense face.

The harem concubines, as well as the ministers under the court, also stood up to worship, "The Queen Mother is merciful, the heavens are blessed, and the world is peaceful!" ”

The Queen Mother couldn't smile from ear to ear, raised her glass and replied: "Aiqing, hurry up, I have the honor to spend a good time with you today, come, drink this cup together!" ”

"Empress Dowager Xie!"

At this time, Liu Yifu's face turned blue, and he glared at Lin Yunrou coldly in disgust, drinking alone.

After a tour of wine, Princess Wang and Princess Yuzhang were led into the lookout by Xing Antai.

"The concubines see the Queen Mother," the princess was dressed in light cotton and linen clothes, combed her hair cleanly, and respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother.

Princess Yuzhang learned from the appearance of the concubine, and also knelt down to worship: "Yuzhang has seen the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother had a benevolent look on her face, and said softly: "Get up quickly, today's Mid-Autumn Festival, you will also accompany the mourning family to enjoy the moon and feast." ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother." The princess responded numbly.

The two retreated humbly, but they were pulled by the Queen Mother to sit beside her.

Xu Xianzhi looked behind Xing Antai suspiciously, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he put his mind at ease. Walked up to the Queen Mother and bowed her head and said, "The time has come for the Queen Mother." ”

"Let's get started!" The Queen Mother said happily.

Xu Xianzhi held his head high, walked to the moon worship altar, and read in a deep and loud voice: "Worship the moon!" ”

The Queen Mother responded, stood up from the main seat, stepped on the white silk satin, and slowly knelt in front of the moon worship altar.

Xu Xianzhi read again: "Sanshang incense! ”

The assistant respectfully handed over the three incense pillars that had been prepared, and the queen mother took the incense and burned the flame of the incense candles, looked up at the moon sky, and worshiped religiously.

Xu Xianzhi then recited: "Three sacrificial wines!" ”

The assistant handed over the lord who was full of wine, and the queen mother squandered the wine on the ground three times, and placed the lord in front of the moon altar before holding the helper to get up.

Xu Xianzhi took out a brocade silk from his cuff and handed it to the Queen Mother, and read it aloud: "Recite the sacrificial words!" ”

The Queen Mother took a look at the text, knelt down again, and recited affectionately, "In the mid-autumn of the year of Shi Wei Bingxu, the sons and daughters of Chengyan and Huang, Xinghua famous, recovering from virtue, praying for the night, I wish to protect the country and the people, the wind and rain are smooth, and the world is peaceful!" Hereby Sven, worship the gods, and be feasted!"

Xu Xianzhi turned to the others in the hall and said, "Worship the moon!" ”

When it came to the last level of the moon worship, Liu Yifu stood up unhappily, and the ministers all dressed and wore hats, and with Xu Xianzhi's command, "Bye!" ”

Everyone bowed down to the moon.

"Xing!" Then everyone got up, and after three rounds of this way, the ceremony was completed.

Liu Yifu was already impatient, and asked Xu Xianzhi: "Lord Xu, why can't this sacrificial dance be served, when will I wait?" ”

The Queen Mother was happy for only two minutes, frowned again, and rebuked sternly: "Why does the emperor only think about singing and dancing, what a big deal this moon sacrifice is, and can you mess up the etiquette system?" ”

Liu Yifu's face was full of displeasure, and it was not easy to have a seizure, so he had to lie on the seat again.

Xu Xianzhi hurriedly replied: "The emperor is calm and impatient, and after the separation, the song and dance will come from the top." ”

The assistant also offered a scimitar, and the queen mother personally took charge of the knife, divided the venison, and shared the reward.

At this point, it was finally time to drink and feast, the sacrificial table was removed, and a beautiful pastry should be served.

The sound of bamboo silk gradually sounded again, and the dancing girl wearing white skirts and cloud sleeves floated into the court.

Liu Yifu sat up straight excitedly, he always remembered the stunning woman Xu Xianzhi once said, kept pulling his eyelids, and tried his best to distinguish between the dancers.

The careful Lin Yunrou noticed something unusual, she had seen Liu Yifu's appearance of the wind and snow, but she had never seen him so fascinated, so she secretly kept an eye on it, and always paid attention to Liu Yifu's actions.

The gentle and ethereal sound of silk and bamboo gradually stopped, and the sound of gongs and drums played in the close noise, only to see a little red silk shadow in the formation that seemed to be like a white lotus, and it was strong by the wind, and it was floating in the air in an instant, rotating around and spreading the cloud sleeves, making a fairy scattered flowers, and the colorful flowers fell in all directions, like a fairy descending to earth.

Liu Yifu was dazzled, got up in a panic, and was about to walk towards the woman with a stupid expression.

"Your Majesty, all the officials are watching!" Lin Yunrou got up, and in the name of toasting, she secretly pressed Liu Yifu back to her seat.

Liu Yifu turned a deaf ear, still staring at the woman in red in the center of the stage with a nymphomaniac look.

Lin Yunrou sat back in her place, and couldn't help but look at the woman suspiciously, but this look frightened her into sitting on the chair, and the wine in the cup was spilled.

She's too much like a person, a person who torments her in her nightmares all day long!

"Draw ......!" Lin Yunrou trembled, stammering and pointing at the woman in red who was dancing in a dancing posture.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she asked perfunctorily: "Isn't the concubine's body still good?" Why don't you let the imperial doctor take a look, see that you can't even speak well. ”

Lin Yunrou turned to the Queen Mother with difficulty, "Queen Mother, she ...... She's back...... Finish! ”

"What did the concubine say? Be louder. The Queen Mother said impatiently.

Lin Yunrou struggled to stand up and was about to answer, when she suddenly saw a peach blossom fall at her feet, she looked back in horror, and a pair of cold gray-brown eyes stabbed her like a knife, and she was immediately frightened to sit on the ground.

"It seems that the concubine's body has not healed, and she still needs to recuperate, and there is nothing to do here, so you can go back and rest." The Queen Mother only thought that Lin Yunrou was jealous and made trouble for the wind, and she didn't look at the direction that Lin Yunrou was pointing, and ordered someone to help Lin Yunrou, who was stiff and motionless, down.

On the stage, the painter smiled slyly and waved his sleeves and danced. Despite wearing a veil, two other spectators recognized her.

Princess Yuzhang clenched her fists excitedly, if it weren't for the suppression of the princess, I'm afraid she would have rushed up to recognize Huayan.

She smiled back at the two of them, motioning for them to be patient.

Liu Yifu couldn't hold it anymore, lifted the wine glass, and staggered towards the stage, he looked at the painting affectionately, while drunk with poetry, "Jian Xi Jian Xi, Fang will dance." In the square of the sun, in the upper part of the front. ”

After that, he raised his glass and took another sip, stepped onto the stage, surrounded the painting, and continued: "Holding the gong in the left hand, Bingzhai in the right hand." There are hazelnuts in the mountains, and there are lings in the mountains. Who's thinking about the cloud? ”

Painting Yan greeted each other with a smile, flying left and right, he and her were only a palm away, if Painting Yan shot at this time, he would be able to kill him with one palm.

He smiled beautifully, but his eyes gradually floated with murderous intent. If Liu Yifu is finished at this time, there will be no more troubles in the future, but this will inevitably cause chaos in the world, and when the heroes rise up, Liu Che'er will lose the opportunity.

Thinking of this, Hua Yan's clenched fists gradually loosened again.

The enemy is close at hand, and it is easy to press it, and it is not easy to do nothing?

"Western beauty. He is beautiful, and he is a man of the West. Liu Yifu continued to chase after Hua Yan as if he was infatuated.

The Queen Mother's anger did not subside, and she was simply indifferent to Liu Yifu's behavior, she turned to the princess beside her, raised her glass and said: "Sister, you and my sister have not seen each other for a long time, and we must drink together today." ”

The princess only focused on the stage and did not notice the queen mother's speech.

"Sister?" The Queen Mother saw that the princess had no reaction, and called patiently.

The princess suddenly realized, stood up half-jumped, and raised her glass to the queen mother in a panic and said: "The concubine is rude, please forgive the queen mother." ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother glanced at the stage suspiciously, and then said, "This dance is so beautiful?" Not only is my emperor so devastated, but even my sister is so obsessed? I don't know what's so special about the mourning family? ”

The princess was stunned and hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother is not strange, I haven't been out and around for a long time, and I rarely see these songs and dances, and I am greedy for a while, and I am rude to the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother's smiling face suddenly stiffened, she withdrew her hand to raise the glass, sat back in place, and said coldly: "Concubine, is this a strange mourning family that is not good for you?" ”

"The concubines don't dare to ......," the princess bowed in panic.

The Queen Mother sneered and looked away indifferently.

The princess had to sit down in panic.

The song gradually ends, and the dance shadow precipitates.

In the end, she didn't do anything, she lowered her sleeves to cover her face, looked back indifferently, threw the shawl to Liu Yifu's obsessive face, and disappeared in the white shadow.

Liu Yifu hurriedly tore off the silk scarf covering his face, looking forward to it, but he couldn't see the red phantom again.