May 211 BC

Xiangzi's injury was not a big deal, and the doctor in the palace said that it was just a flesh injury, and it would be good to recuperate for a while.

Luo Ying took care of her every day, and I was busy with the beginning of the rehearsal of the dances to be performed at the hairpin feast. After all, all the nobles who are coming on this day are the nobles with heads and faces in the Qin State, and they can't be lazy at all.

Originally, there were not many outstanding dancers in the Zhao Palace, and Xiao Xu's departure undoubtedly made the other dancers in the music workshop feel pressure, although they also practiced every day, but there was still a gap compared to Xiao Xu. Regardless of his innate appearance and talent, even his training is far less diligent and hardworking than Xiao Xu, and he is still young, and many of them don't know what they should do.

The problems of the dancers were a headache for me, in addition to running back and forth every day to arrange suitable clothes and accessories for them, I also had to demonstrate the dance moves myself, and I had less than three hours of rest at the end of the day. The steward's father-in-law has always been good friends with me, and he can't look past it, so he kindly suggested that I go to the music shop outside the palace to find some excellent dancing girls to replace, so that I can fool the past.

However, there was only one day left before the banquet began, and even if I could find many excellent dancers from the people temporarily, I would not have time to choreograph a new dance, so I refused the kindness of my father-in-law.

"If you really can't do it, you can do it yourself. The father-in-law in charge thought for a while and said, "Although I heard that you can't wear bright clothes for half a year, but now that the situation is special, it is reasonable to make an exception, and I don't think your mother will mind." After all, it's a matter of life, so you have to think about it. ”

"I'm afraid this won't work, since I'm determined to do my filial piety, there is no reason to give up halfway. I shook my head and said firmly: "Besides, I have made an oath that if there is a change, heaven and earth will ......."

"Don't talk nonsense!" the husband in charge hurriedly stopped me, his wrinkled face was unprecedentedly solemn, and he blamed me: "Don't talk nonsense about this kind of bad luck, you are a girl, you are young, why do you want to curse yourself?"

I smiled and didn't speak.

After all, my husband is a character who has been mixed in the palace for most of his life, he frowned and thought about it, his eyes swept over the pot of vigorous Ju Eight Immortals on my windowsill, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Look at my memory!" He pointed to the pot of Ju Eight Immortals and said to me: "Snow girl, although the hairpin festival is said to prepare a lot of pomegranate flowers for the celebration, but the hairpin festival is just a festival of flower appreciation in the final analysis, and everything does not have to be related to pomegranate flowers." I see that this pot of wood hydrangea (wood hydrangea and Ju Eight Immortals are another name for Qionghua) blooms very well, and the appearance is also very pleasing, why not just pretend to be this flower?

The housekeeper's father-in-law's construction is very reasonable, I thought about it, there is indeed a white gauze dance dress that has been customized for Xiao Xu for a long time and is worth a lot of money, but in the end, because the white color is not festive, this dress has never been taken out and worn. Now even the father-in-law who is accustomed to seeing the world says so, so it is estimated that it will work.

Although there are still some problems, but at this point, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go out myself.

On the day of the hairpin festival.

With the help of Luo Ying and the other dancing girls, it took me nearly a stick of incense to put on the white gauze dance dress.

"Sister Xue'er, you've lost a lot of weight. When Luo Ying helped me tie my belt, she suddenly said: "The belt in the past now has to be cut to fit well, and it is so thin that it will be broken when the wind blows." ”

"Isn't that good?" I comforted her: "I have always envied the morbid beauty of Xi Shi's weak willow and wind, although I am not 'deep when the fish sees it, and the bird sees it high', but it can be regarded as a little delicate." When those princes and nobles saw me like this, they might pity the fragrance and cherish the jade and not care about me. ”

"Hmph, Dong Shi thought the same thing at the beginning, but it turned out to be smiling and generous?" Luo Ying snorted.

I laughed angrily at her words, and gently patted her on the head, blaming her: "You sharp-toothed little girl, you actually compare me to Dong Shi, beware that I have punished you for this month's reward!"

That being said, I do get a little weak lately. I lost a lot of weight due to my sad departure, but fortunately, I can wear Xiaoxu's size dance dress just right.

This dance costume is called "Drifting Snow", and the clothes are a bit cumbersome, in addition to the six-foot-long water sleeves, there is also an eight-foot-long silk tied around the waist, plus eight delicate silk threads hanging from the waist, which will be entangled if you are not careful. This was originally prepared for the dance "Transformation of Feathers and Ascension to Immortals", but later because Xiao Xu accidentally injured his ankle during rehearsal, I was worried that something would happen again, so I canceled this dance.

The world is unpredictable, and the dance that I personally canceled is now dragging my weak body to dance.

The sky gradually darkened, and all the lanterns in the palace were lit. Many sons of the family have come to Afang since Shen Shi, and all kinds of gorgeous carriages are endless, and a black press is parked outside the gate of the palace.

The eunuchs of the palace were in a hurry to run around the palace, sending melons, fruits and wine into the brightly lit front hall of Afang. Due to the lack of manpower, the housekeeper's father-in-law also borrowed a few young dancing girls to help.

"Why are those little palace ladies dressed up like this, even if it's the hairpin festival, it doesn't have to be like this!" Luo Ying asked me in a low voice, pointing to the palace ladies who were shuttling back and forth.

I smiled and pinched her face, and explained: "These palace ladies are different from the other ladies in the Afang Palace, although His Majesty the First Emperor rarely comes, but the ladies have a name and always have some hope. And if those little palace ladies don't take this opportunity to gain the favor of the prince and grandson, I'm afraid they will have to stay here for the rest of their lives. After that, he looked at her solemn expression, and comforted her softly: "But don't worry, if you call me 'Sister Xue'er', that is my sister, and I, as a sister, will naturally find a good family for you." ”

Luo Ying's face turned red, and she said with a pout: "If I don't marry, I will follow you for the rest of my life and worry about you." ”

I couldn't help but laugh. How can this girl be so cute?

Since the theme of today's dance is wood hydrangeas, I sent some dancing girls to the Hangong Garden where there are many wood hydrangeas to pick flowers. Fortunately, the flower is as big as a plate, white as jade, crystal clear, and the petal shape resembles a butterfly, which looks extremely beautiful, and it will not look sluggish with this flower as the theme.

According to my father-in-law, I had to wear an ornament made of this flower and dress myself up as a flower, and he thought about it for a long time and changed the name of the dance, which was called "Qionghua Xian". I laughed at his name for being like wine, but he sighed, "I have been in this palace for decades, and I will have no children in this life with such a crippled body." Snow girl, you are smart and kind-hearted, and you always take care of me, an old man. To put it mildly, I have long regarded you as a granddaughter in my heart, and I always hope you are well. Today's people who came to participate in the hairpin banquet are all noble princes and grandsons, and you are outstanding in appearance, and you will definitely win a lot of favor. You just let me be nosy, and if any of these sons are like, they should marry earlier. ”

"Agreeable?" I pursed my lips and chuckled, muttering, "Agreeable has long been there." ”

The father-in-law in charge was stunned for a moment, and then his face was clear: "You...... Concerned about that eldest son?"

"I do rejoice in him. "I graciously admit it.

"But he's gone. The father-in-law in charge frowned and asked very worriedly: "I don't know if he will come back this time, could it be that you have been waiting for him?"

"Nope. I shook my head and said decisively, "I won't wait for him." I'm waiting for myself, waiting for myself to forget about him. ”

I won't wait for you. Why should I wait when I know we won't see each other again?

There is always a certain number in the dark, and you will seek your sea and sky, and you will not need to remember me, and I will guard my cage for the rest of my life, and forget you for the rest of my life.