[The courtyard is a little deeper] 4
The next morning, a spring-filled imperial garden in the orchestra lively atmosphere instead of the original birds singing flowers, in a large pavilion in the center of Linjing Lake, the emperor, the queen mother, the queen and the concubines are here for Yu Changnuo, who entered the palace yesterday, held a reception banquet. In fact, the Queen Mother did not prepare to hold a banquet for Yu Changnuo, although she liked this girl very much, and loved her as her own daughter, but this girl was the daughter of the official eunuch after all, and the pomp was too big, and it was indeed a little inappropriate and easy to be truthful. It's just unexpected that last night, the emperor informed the concubines of the palaces to hold a reception banquet for the eldest lady of the Yu family here today, which means that this banquet was prepared by the emperor for Yu Changnuo. The emperor's move once again set off waves in the hearts of the concubines and the queen.
All the people who were free for this banquet came, and those who were not available also took the time to come. The emperor, the queen mother, and the queen sat on the main seat, the other concubines sat on the left side according to their ranks, and the crown prince and Yu Changnuo sat on the right side. During the banquet, Yu Changnuo was eating dessert intently, watching the song and dance, answering the questions raised by the emperor and the queen mother from time to time, with a calm expression. It's just that the others are not so calm, first of all, the crown prince Fuyou, whether he is or not staring at Yu Changnuo, and when Yu Changnuo turns his head to look at him, he will quickly look away, and there are two unknown blushes on his face. Seeing him like this, Yu Changnuo also gently evoked an intoxicating smile, which made the already bright little face even more dazzling. Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother was even happier and more satisfied, but when her eyes inadvertently swept over the face of the emperor next to her, her smile instantly decreased a little. I saw that the emperor on the throne was still with the same gentle smile as usual, but there was a collar in the eyes that looked at the emperor and Yu Changnuo; Sharp coldness. This coldness actually made the queen's heart a little colder, and her hands were clenched tightly, and she couldn't even feel the sharp armor piercing her palms. A strange atmosphere permeated between the emperor, the queen mother and the queen.
A woman in her twenties sitting on the left stood up slowly, wearing a pink long skirt that made her as delicate as a peach blossom, and a pair of phoenix eyes on her flower-like face were like hookahs, which added a bit of charm to the whole person. I saw her bow to the three people on the throne, and then her lips opened lightly.
"Your Majesty, the concubines know that the emperor has always liked to listen to the sound of the guqin, so she practiced a few songs diligently today. I don't know if there is an honor to take the opportunity of this banquet to play a song for the emperor, first, to please the emperor, and second, to catch the wind and wash the dust for Miss Yu. Everyone in the palace knew that this concubine was good at the guqin, and said, "This song should only be in the sky, and it is rare to hear it in the world." It was not an exaggeration, so the emperor nodded and agreed to her request. But I never thought that this spirit concubine would ask for blessings again.
"Your Majesty, the concubine has heard that the eldest lady of the Yu family in Jiangnan is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and this dance skill is a must, I don't know if there is a chance to cooperate with Miss Yu today, I will touch the qin Miss Yu to dance, let us all see the immortal posture praised by everyone." As soon as Concubine Ling's words fell, the banquet fell into an eerie silence. After yesterday's day, people with eyes know that this Yu Changnuo is the heart of the Queen Mother, and today Concubine Ling is so blatantly making things difficult for Yu Changnuo in public, isn't this a disguised refusal to give the queen mother. What's more, the Yu family has been out of the court for more than ten years, and even the emperor has seen Yu Changnuo for the first time. This is clearly a provocation.
Concubine Ling's words also made the face of the emperor and the queen mother a little ugly, among them, the queen mother was the most, and Concubine Ling's provocative behavior had ruined most of her image in the hearts of the emperor and the queen mother. However, the queen on the side glanced at the standing concubine with deep meaning, and the protagonist of this matter stood up unhurriedly and glanced at the concubine who was looking at her with a provocative expression.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, today you held a banquet for your courtiers, and the courtiers are already grateful. If the courtiers can dance a dance to cheer up this banquet, the courtiers are naturally duty-bound. But just now, Concubine Lingniang said that the posture of the immortal must not be true, and it can only be said that it is ugly. Yu Changnuo did not refuse to perform because he was timid and afraid, nor was he blindly arrogant because of Concubine Ling's praise, and his words were neither humble nor arrogant, and at the same time, he also fought back against Concubine Ling's provocation.
"Okay, come on, take Miss Yu to change clothes." Yu Changnuo lightly blessed his body, and left under the appreciative eyes of the emperor and the queen mother.
After a while, Yu Changnuo came back, only to see that she was wearing a plain white tulle dress, the upper body was tighter to outline her delicate figure, and below the waist were long tassels layered up to the ankles, and the slender jade hand held two long water sleeves, and the n three thousand green silk was gently fixed with a white hosta, loose, but a little lazy, like a goblin who had just woken up.
The crown prince looked at the woman who came from a distance stupidly, the woman's smile, a footstep, and even the arc of the clothes were all touching his heart, as if there were only two of them left in the world, her smile was for him, and her tears were for him. Huang Fuyou raised his right hand and stroked the position of his heart, feeling the crazy beating there, a smile like a spring breeze appeared on his face, and he silently recited these words in his heart - Yu Changnuo.