Chapter XI

The Spring Festival is finally here, the eldest brother is on duty at the border, and the second brother goes to the place to inspect, but he can't accompany me for the New Year, so I have to stay in the palace. The sun was still fine, my aunt and Hao Xi had packed up, and I was dressed up and went to the banquet with my aunt.

Zhengyuan Hall is golden and brilliant, handsome and starry, the nine dragon pillars in front of the hall are all carved by golden silk nan wood, the totem of carving blooms between the majestic walls, and the brilliance of the sun reflects each other, showing the colorful color, the whole hall is set off with calm and quiet.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw Mu Yan sitting on the first seat, looking at me, I slightly deviated my gaze, pretending not to see him, he was just a passerby, I didn't want to have the slightest intersection with him. The seat was exquisite, and I followed the arrangement of the ceremonial officer to find a place to sit down, and waited quietly for the banquet to begin. After a while, the concubines, princes, princesses, and ladies of the palace all arrived with the ladies in the house.

My ears were full of people's greetings and polite voices, I was bored waiting, one side of the head, I saw Hao Xi sitting in the prince's seat, facing me, his eyes were burning on me, which made me a little anxious, I tried to dodge, but when I turned around, it was Ling Haoqing, he was rare to wear elegant and dignified, sitting there quietly, he was also a handsome guy, but his eyes were full of anger, I really couldn't figure out why he was angry when he saw me, I didn't bother to pay attention to him, just glared at him, and turned his head, But I don't know when Ling Haoqian has arrived, he inadvertently turned his eyes, and saw me looking over, his eyes wandered over me for a moment, revealing a little amazement, and then smiled and sat down in his seat.

I finally realize now that my seat is not good, although this seat is in the corner of the back row, but for the convenience of watching the show, the seat design here is extremely exquisite, the person opposite can see me as long as he raises his eyes, and directly opposite me is sitting in the row of all the princes. Sitting next to Mu Yan is the eldest prince Ling Haoxuan, he is Haoxi's most powerful competitor, I can't help but look at him, he looks more handsome than Haoxi, and Ling Haoqian is extremely similar, if you don't look closely, the two are almost twins, then I remembered that these two are brothers of the same mother, but he has a more temperamental temperament than Ling Haoqian. He seemed to notice my gaze, looked over, his eyes were far away, I didn't avoid it for a while, I was embarrassed to pick up the teacup to cover it, but accidentally choked, he looked at me so embarrassed, his eyes flashed a little smile.

"The emperor drove to ......"

Accompanied by the slightly shrill voice of the chief eunuch, after experiencing the commotion of kneeling on the ground, the whole hall instantly quieted down, and there were neat footsteps sounding outside, I raised my head carefully, but only saw a pair of boots with a dark cloud pattern yellow satin in Sihe Ruyi stepping on the golden brown carpet of the main hall, walking calmly and slowly.

"Get up."

A deep voice sounded slowly above the Zhengyuan Palace, the voice was not loud, nor stern, and even slightly hoarse, but extremely calm. Everyone stood up in unison, but no one dared to raise their heads and look up, but stood on both sides.

Although I have been in the palace for two years, I have only seen him once when I first entered the palace, and every time he comes, I will hide far away, and my aunt is not reluctant, so I am happy to follow my own temperament. I raised my head slightly and looked at the man sitting in the middle of the hall, under the reflection of the golden candlelight, his facial features were a little blurred, but he was still dignified, and his temperament was magnificent, perhaps he had been in a high position for a long time, and the temperament on his body was even more daring to look at him directly. I finally understood why the five princes were all extraordinary, I thought it was the harem concubines who were graceful, but it turned out that a large part of them inherited his genes.

He seemed to be in a good mood today, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered everyone to be even. He smiled and looked at everyone, and his eyes first fell on Mu Yan's body: "How is King Luo's time in Tianyu?" ”

Mu Yan immediately got up and saluted slowly: "Your Majesty Xie is worried, with Aunt Luo Xi taking care of you, your nephew is all right." ”

Ling Zeyun seemed to be very satisfied with his self-proclaimed nephew, nodded with satisfaction, looked at Princess Luoxi on the side and said, "Mu'er is here, don't be lazy!" ”

"Brother Huang, rest assured, Mu'er is his own flesh and blood, and my sister will never dare to slack off." Princess Luo Xi smiled slightly, glanced at the aunt above, and said softly: "Besides, the queen mother has always been worried, and all kinds of rewards are the same as those of several highnesses in the palace, how can there be any slackness!" ”

Ling Zeyun bowed slightly, looked at the dignified and bright aunt on the side, and said with a smile: "There is Queen Lao!" ”

The aunt smiled lightly, her demeanor was full of royal style, and she said lightly: "The emperor has all the opportunities, and the concubines are not talented, so they can't share your worries, how can these family affairs worry about you." ”

Ling Zeyun's eyes flashed with a touch of tenderness, and he patted her jade hand lightly, brushed the topic aside, and then ordered: "Today's festival, be casual, don't be restrained." The atmosphere at the table was a little lively. A few little princes also began to have fun, I glanced at Ling Haoqing, the root of his teeth itched, he was a stinky face to me all day long, and now he laughed frequently, coaxing the brothers next to him, maybe my eyes were too lethal, he actually noticed it, caught my eyes, blushed, I slandered in my heart, pretending! You reload!

The emperor glanced at his aunt and asked with a smile, just like a respectful couple in an ordinary family: "I heard that you have prepared a song and dance?" ”

"Yes!" Aunt smiled shallowly, dignified and elegant, "I know that Mu'er is celebrating the New Year in our Tianyu this year, it is rare for their brothers to get together, and they are about to be lively, and the song and dance have already been prepared, just waiting for His Majesty's orders!" After speaking, she looked at me: "Ruo'er, are you ready to stop?" It's up to you to start the first dance today! ”

The emperor looked at me, his eyes paused slightly, there was something indescribable brewing in it, I was a little curious, raised his eyes to look over, but his gaze softened, and he waved his hand gently, and the sound of silk and bamboo musical instruments suddenly sounded.

I wore a colorful brocade silk skirt with wide sleeves and a narrow waist, and the skirt was secretly embroidered with a layer of colorful silk threads, which showed through in the light, and it looked very good. Huaibi combed me with a delphinium bun and wore a tassel charm with purple gemstones, which was very elegant. Before I asked them to prepare a stage in the shape of a lotus, only arranged for the pipa to accompany the music, I slowly got up from the lotus shape and danced in the three-foot square place.

The original noise suddenly disappeared, only the pipa cut and tapped the strings, and I tossed and turned with the notes, dancing lightly, elegantly, softly, and freely. The sound of the pipa became more and more urgent, and my posture danced faster and faster, like jade's plain hands lingering gracefully, the skirt fluttering, and the whole person was like a flower through the fog, hazy and ethereal, flashing with beautiful colors. I took a Ling Bo micro step, the long sleeves circled down, through the tulle, I saw Hao Xi's face pale, but his eyes were full of sadness and obsession, I suddenly couldn't bear to look at it anymore, my heart was sad, the two could not know each other as they did when they were children.

I took the opportunity to turn around, avoided his sight, and slowly threw out the long veil, the long tulle fluttered down from the air, as if there was life, I bent over, but saw a pair of crystal eyes looking at me burningly, the gaze was so far-reaching and bright, even through the tulle, I still felt the heat, I didn't care about the eyes that followed me, but the owner of this look made me mind a little, I didn't understand, how could he, a prince living in another country, be so undisguised, and moreover, Didn't he come to choose the princess and kiss? Why do you care about me like that?! All sorts of thoughts flashed through my mind, and I even forgot the movements, but fortunately they hadn't seen this dance before, so they didn't have to worry about them noticing the flaws.

At the end of the song, I got off the lotus platform, Ying Ying fell to the ground, at this time, the audience was quiet, there was no sound, I was a little embarrassed, but I didn't dare to look up.

"There are beautiful women in the south of the country, and they dance with a light green waist.

The feast is in the autumn twilight, and the clouds and rain are flying.

It is as graceful as a dragon and as graceful as a dragon.

The more Yan strikes the Qianxi, Wu Ji stops the white silk.

The slow state cannot be poor, and the complex posture is curved to the end.

The low lotus breaks the waves, and the messy snow lingers in the wind.

When it falls, it wanders, and the repair wants to go back to the void.

I couldn't catch it, so I flew away to chase the shock. ”

It's him! I heard Ling Haoqian's voice, and couldn't help but look in his direction, he had already walked to my side, and the silver brocade on the purple robe swayed gently in front of my eyes.

He bowed to the emperor from afar: "Father, Miss Su's song is amazing, it's really breathtaking!" Erchen is not talented, but it is a little abrupt! ”

The emperor came back to his senses, his face was dark and uncertain, his hands were clenched into fists, I was a little puzzled, but my aunt said softly: "Ruo'er, when did you practice this dance?" Why don't you skip it? ”

I apologized like the ancients in my heart, and replied sweetly to my aunt: "Back to the queen's mother, it is the slave maid who practices and plays by herself in private, and I am afraid that I will not dance well and dare not make a fool of myself." ”

My aunt smiled, and her words were full of admiration: "You are afraid of making a fool of yourself, you are simply amazing!" Let's go down! This palace has a lot of rewards today! ”

I thanked her again, and then got up, she didn't seem to care about the emperor's gaffe at all, and it seemed that the appearance of this scene had already been expected by her, I didn't want to delve into it, and slowly retreated. When I withdrew, I noticed that scorching gaze again, and I couldn't help but look over and look straight into Mu Yan's eyes......

I fled in a panic, until I went back to the palace to change my clothes, my heartbeat was a little calmer, I sat in front of the dresser with my cheeks crossed, but the figure of Ling Haoqian appeared in my mind, he was so clear and elegant, standing in the main hall without shying away from the appreciation of my dance, improvised a poem, but every word was beautiful, every word was read in my heart. My face flushed slightly, and I looked at myself in the mirror, a little embarrassed: "Su Ruo! Su Ruo! Are you moved by the heart of spring?! Thinking of a man like this! ”

Suddenly, there was a soft flute sound outside, and my heart suddenly jumped, was it him? It should be him! I hurriedly found a dress to change, but when I finally got dressed and went out, the sound of the flute had stopped, and I leaned there with some joy in my heart......

When I returned, the feast continued. I quietly returned to my seat, just as I saw his soft eyes looking over, my face was slightly red, and I turned to look away, but I didn't expect to meet Ling Haoxuan's gaze, he seemed to notice me and Ling Haoqian's eyes, and when I saw my smile, it stopped abruptly at the moment I saw him, and suddenly I was a little irritable, and his cold eyes made me a little inexplicable. I didn't bother to pay attention to this, forcing myself to keep my eyes glued to the center of the stage.