Chapter 5: Through the Looking Glass
I saw that his apricot eyes were wavering, his face was like white jade, although he was wearing the clothes of a guard, he still couldn't hide his graceful posture, who was not Qige Hongqi?
Su Wen couldn't help but be a little stunned, standing still, unable to say a word. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Seeing his appearance, Qigege lowered his head and smiled, the sun shone in, and bursts of smoke seemed to rise in the room, making Su Wen feel as if he was in a dream.
The official of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly tugged at the corners of his clothes, "Kneel down quickly." β
Su Wen came to his senses at this time, but Qige Hongqi smiled and said, "Excuse me, you kneel, it feels weird and awkward." Although she was generous and peaceful on the surface, her heart was also beating non-stop, and when she saw that Su Wen was still staring at her, she twisted her face and said to the official, "Let's start." β
"Yes." The official of the Ministry of Rites gave another salute.
"Are you and I studying together?" But Na Suwen wanted to break the casserole and ask to the end.
A burst of blush climbed up to Hongqi's handsome face, and she gritted her silver teeth, "You and me, together with the others at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, let's start." She looked at the Ministry of Rites again.
"Yes, Gege,...... You are also familiar with the Xi Qi Dance, and he has been practicing for a while, so it depends on how the two of you cooperate," Seeing Hongqi nodding, the official continued, "After Yang Lie Dance came on the stage, it was Xi Qi Dance, divided into two teams, the saber entered the hall, and the north direction three kowtows, and after each pair of dances, there were also three kowtows, and the two of you were the last. β
"Okay, let's start explaining the moves." It's his job, and once he gets into the role, the more he speaks, the more fluent he becomes.
Qige Hongqi and Su Wen glanced at each other, and they both danced with him, the two of them either the same movement, or different movements, up and down, staggering.
The house was burning with a dragon on the ground, and Gege was also practicing seriously, his white and greasy face became more and more red, and his nose was slightly sweaty, whenever Su Wen made a mistake with her, a burst of fragrant aroma rushed straight to his brain, which made him a little trance, and his heart rippled, like a dream.
The official of the Ministry of Rites seems to no longer exist, and his password is more like coming from the distant sky, and the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water are as beautiful as the fantasy realm in the dream of the Red Mansion.
"Okay, whirl up your left arm and flick your sleeve." The official of the Ministry of Rites kept repeating, "Put your left arm in front of your forehead and your right arm behind your back......"
At this time, Su Wen was already standing behind Hongqi, and the hot breath in his mouth continued to gush towards Hongqi in front of him, making Hongqi's ears tremble, and she almost couldn't stand.
And a dreamy sweet fragrance, well, is the fragrance of self-made flavored soap, and the floral fragrance like roses and tulips, mixed together, rich but not pungent, and even more nostalgic.
"Okay, I'll practice here in the first half of today, and I'll practice again in the second half." Hongqi stood up suddenly, but his voice trembled a little.
"Yes." The official of the Ministry of Rites replied respectfully.
That's it? I haven't practiced enough!
Su Wen shouted in his heart, but he didn't dare to shout. Hehe, Ma Leji and Hai Lanzhu are probably practicing happily on that Haizi at this time, the wind is biting, the water surface is like a mirror, and the pain of a fall can be bone-chilling, they can't imagine it, the second brother I am warming the fragrant nephrite, the beauty is on the side, and I am dancing with Qigege!
"Su Wen, reward you." Qi Gege looked at Su Wen with a happy face, and the personal maid immediately held a box, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at them and withdrew without saying a word.
Su Wen looked at Hongqi, took it hesitantly, and opened the box with a "snap". Yes! He was taken aback.
It was a gold-inlaid beaded firebolt, but the handle was made of pure gold, with a shiny black barrel, and behind the barrel was a wheel drilled with six small holes, blue and black, shining in the sun, and when the box was opened, more than 500 yellow bullets were neatly arranged together.
This is the revolver of the previous life!
"Shegege!" He was glad to give another salute
Hongqi smiled and waved his hand, "This is a play brought up by Westerners, after the New Year, you will be on duty in the palace guards, take it to defend yourself, in case there is a change in elbows, even if you are a master of the inner house, you can't stop it." β
"Shegege, Shegege." What man doesn't like to dance with knives and guns, in this life, this play is more effective than any sleeve arrows and darts.
Seeing that he couldn't help laughing, Hongqi smiled and walked out the door.
Seeing Hongqi's back go away, but only the fragrance was left in the house, Su Wen picked up the gun and patted his face, isn't this a dream?
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Bohol Hall, Chinese New Year's Eve, not time.
On the official rank of the Qianqing Palace, the longevity lantern has been hung, and the sky lantern below the official rank is also equipped with a gold-lettered lantern couplet, and the five-color octagonal round lamp can be seen everywhere.
Passing through the palace gates, the statues of Qin Shubao and Yu Chi Jingde, which are the size of the door, are looking at you majestically, and the spring couplets with red and blue borders and white silk bottoms are not pasted, but neatly hung on both sides of the gate.
The colorful lanterns, the heavily colored door gods, the spring couplets with black characters on a white background, and the palace of the yellow tile and zhumen complement each other, making Su Wen feel that he has arrived in another world.
He followed behind Hongyi, walking mechanically, and everywhere he could see the sesame straw scattered all over the palace, stepping on it "creaking", which was a good sign, implying that the sesame seeds were blooming and high, and it also had the meaning of removing trouble.
Hong Yi was dressed in a new stone blue five-clawed golden dragon uniform, and Su Wen was dressed in a yellow jacket, similar to the dress of the guards.
When I walked to the Baohe Palace, the hall had already been arranged, and I was just waiting for Shen Zhengshi to separate the banquet.
Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Hongyi walked into the hall with a smile, and Su Wen was used as a personal guard and led to the other side.
He peeked inside, Hongqi had already sat down, and he had already seen him, although he was talking with a smile with the woman next to him, but his eyes kept looking at him.
Emperor Xuanguang and the empress have not yet arrived, and the emperor's "Golden Dragon Banquet Table" surrounded by a golden embroidered table is just in front of the throne, and there is a long number between the banquet table and the throne, and there are slightly smaller tables around it.
Looking at the emperor's banquet table, there are all kinds of meat, vegetarian, sweet and salty snacks, 63 cold and hot meals, 4 small dishes from the north and south, 8 fruit bells, as well as Su cake, abalone snail, stove food, Ao Erbuha, duck stuffed buns, rice noodles and other fruits and noodles.
There are a total of 24 hot and cold dishes on the other tables, which is much less than that of the emperor.
"Brother, don't just watch, have you eaten?" One of the guards patted Su Wen on the shoulder, and Su Wen turned his head, and it was one of the guards who had followed Ligon to the pawnshop that day, looking at him with a smile.
"Greetings to you." Seeing that he was the same as himself, he was also wearing a yellow coat, but he was a four-grade top of lapis lazuli, Su Wen was busy saluting.
"Excuse me," the guard grabbed him, "You came with Lord Duan?" Aren't you an official student of Xian'an Palace? How do you wear this guard's costume? Well, Tridacn, are you the Blue Feather Guard? β
A series of words, accompanied by this crisp and loud Beijing accent, made Su Wen a little happy, "I am a student, not a guard, I am the forward school of the forward battalion." β
"Forward School?" The guard looked him up and down, "Forward School, your duties can't reach the Baohe Palace, right?" ...... are you here? β
"Don't get me wrong," Su Wen hurriedly explained, seeing that he had committed an occupational disease, "I'm here to dance the joy." β
The guard was even more suspicious, "Dancing is generally only danced by princes and ministers, no matter how bad it is, at least it has to be a first-class guard of the third grade, you?" β
"Me?" Su Wen was also a little confused, since he practiced in the Ministry of Rites, he muttered, what about his forehead? It stands to reason that my own livelihood should be the work of the forehead, how can I let myself practice?
He was thinking about how to explain to the guards when an inner supervisor came over, "Are you Lord Su?" Duan Wang Ye asked you to stop standing here and find something to eat by yourself. β
The guard breathed a sigh of relief, "I said, what are you looking for to eat, this place?" Let's go, eat the gizzard with me. β
"I'm not hungry." Su Wen waved his hand hurriedly.
"It's like this every year, and when you go to the Qianqing door on an errand in the future, you will get tired of watching it." The guard whispered, but beckoned, and another guard immediately came over and brought a piece of meat.
"Eat, enter the palace, who let you touch my brother and me, no matter what, I can't make you hungry, hehe, you kid, there is a way!" The guard's words jumped out like a series of firearms, provoking Su Wen to be overwhelmed.
Just as the two of them were munching, a melodious drum music came, and the emperor and his concubines walked into the hall with a smile on their faces, and everyone in the hall immediately stood up.
I saw that Emperor Xuanguang was also full of new colors, full of spring breeze but majestic and heavy, when he sat down, the inner supervisors immediately sent two pairs of boxes, Xuanguang looked at everyone, scooped a spoonful of bird's nest red and white duck waist scalding, and the concubines began to use mutton egg powder soup.
All kinds of food at the banquet also slowly started from the emperor's table and were constantly transported to the accompanying table, which can be regarded as everyone having eaten together.
Su Wen looked at Hongqi with a solemn face, he smiled secretly in his heart, this is like eating, it is just like a ritual, sure enough, I only heard the guard whisper, "I can't eat enough, I have to eat after I go back." β
Su Wen looked at him, he was eating with his mouth full of oil, and then looked at the hall, there was already a wine banquet, and Emperor Xuanguang was raising his glass with a smile.
"Well, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in this palace, although the ceremony is cumbersome and lengthy, but it is better to be orderly, everyone also understands the rules, after the concubines enter the wine, and then enter the fruit tea, this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet will be over." The guard ate the gizzard, but his mouth was not idle, "Soon, don't be in a hurry." β
"Okay, give this to Prince Zheng." I saw Emperor Xuanguang in the hall pointing to Ao Erbuha in front of him, "Well, there is also that plate." β
He looked at Zhang Fengzao sitting at the table again, "This reward is for the auxiliary minister," he pointed to the duck-stuffed bun and the enamel shallow bowl.
Zheng Wang Ye Yintang and Shoufu Zhang Fengzao hurriedly knelt down to thank Tian's grace and took the dishes and dishes.
"Okay, let's watch the Qinglong dance together." Emperor Xuanguang smiled and waved his hand.
Immediately, the inner supervisor handed down the decree, and thirty-two artists dressed as wild beasts and wearing masks jumped on the field and danced like wild beasts.
At this time, eight more entertainers disguised themselves as hunters, stepped on stilts, rode fake horses, and began to chase wild beasts. One hunter bent his bow and fired an arrow, and when the bowstring sounded, one beast fell, and the rest bowed their heads in submission.
After a while, the hunters and beasts retreated again, and a group of princes and ministers dressed in crowns and court clothes entered the palace with swords proudly.
Hongqi had already changed into the outfit of a guard, but he walked side by side with Su Wen at the end of the line.
Su Wen was surprised to find that it was the new Prince Kang Chang Adai and the new Prince Li Gao Sai who started the lead.
The two of them looked happy, but they danced very hard, and after the dance, they bowed respectfully and then retreated.
"Nervous?" Hongqi glanced at Su Wen.
The two were very close to each other, and Hongqi was blowing like an orchid, which made him a little intoxicated, "Don't be nervous," Su Wen looked at Hongqi, "What about you?" β
Hongqi looked at him, "Me? Hehe," she said with a smile, but changed the subject, "I heard that your writing is very good, well, just write a poem with this scene, be quick!" She looked at Su Wen narrowly, "There is a reward for making it!" β
Su Wen looked at her and didn't think about it, "The eaves are flying on the moon, and the people dance after dusk." Qinglong is in unison, unforgettable and unforgettable. On Chinese New Year's Eve next year, meet in Baohe. β
After chanting, he looked at Hongqi fixedly, but Hongqi had already heard the meaning of his poem, she looked at him boldly, but her eyes were flowing, her smile spreading, and she had a thousand styles, which made people feel gloomy.
"Okay, let's play." She said softly.