Chapter 85: Confessing in public
The stage in the back garden is set up in the Yuying Pavilion, where a huge stage is set up for the princes and nobles to listen to the music and watch the drama and the beauties to dance. This kind of place is placed outside is the theater pear hall, inside there are tables, chairs, stoves, melon seeds, peanuts, cakes, fruits, etc., all of which are tributes from the place or the envoys, and most of them are rare in the market, which can be regarded as a royal special.
Before entering the pavilion, Wen Tiantian heard a commotion from a distance, which showed that the invited guests basically came to watch the play.
The problem of social fear made Wen Tiantian couldn't help but take a deep breath, and her steps became more and more slow, "Qiu Yan, there seem to be a lot of people inside." ”
Fang Qiuyan naturally knew that she had always been quiet, especially not like to be lively, so she stopped and said: "It's cold outside, and the palace is not a place where they can walk around, so these people will naturally gather here." If you feel uncomfortable, let's go back and rest, don't force it. ”
Wen Tiantian shrugged his nose: "But, I really want to go to the play, I really haven't seen it." ”
The little girl's aggrieved appearance made Qiu Yan's heart soften for a while, gently hooked the tip of her nose, and said with a smile: "Then go, the big drama is to be watched by many people to have an atmosphere, as for the work of dealing with those people, it is on me!" ”
"Uh-huh."
Wen Tiantian nodded again and again, what she wanted was his words!
In fact, after she and Qiu Yan were together, her fear of many people was much better, especially when he was there, Wen Tiantian had confidence in her heart, and she became very relaxed in speaking and doing things. However, after coming to the palace, I found that there were too many people I didn't know, except for Fang Guijun, the future mother-in-law, who were all new faces, so the whole person would become cowardly.
Snuggled up to Fang Qiuyan and walked into the Yuying Pavilion, as soon as the door opened, the noise inside immediately became louder, Wen Tiantian secretly grabbed his hand, and involuntarily became nervous.
"Don't panic."
Gently shook her hand, the door of the hall opened, and Fang Qiuyan led her into calmly.
The dignitaries who were eating, drinking, and chatting suddenly caught a glimpse of the comer, and their faces suddenly changed, and they quickly put down the things in their hands and stood up and saluted in a proper manner, and even the singing in the hall stopped. For a while, all the people on and off the stage stood in place and bowed down, and the sound of greeting echoed in the hall.
"See the prince."
The four words fell, and the audience was silent.
Wen Tiantian, who was standing next to her, was dumbfounded, even her fingertips froze, she felt that her whole person was not very good.
What's going on? She just dragged Qiu Yan to watch the play, there is no need to put on such a big show, right?
Fang Qiuyan was already surprised, glanced around at everyone, turned his head and grabbed Wen Tiantian's waist and walked straight to the high platform. The Queen Mother and the Little Emperor were not there, he still sat down on the side of the main table with the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, leaving the two main seats empty.
Until the two of them sat down, Wen Tiantian, who was deaf and clear-sighted, was relieved to hear that many people in the crowd were privately relieved.
Fang Qiuyan naturally raised his hand and signaled that everyone didn't need to be polite: "This king is just bringing the princess to join in the fun today, you don't have to be restrained, let's continue." ”
After he finished speaking, the drama on the stage continued to sing, and the original noise in the audience was much smaller than before. Obviously, with him present, everyone has converged a lot.
Wen Tiantian sat beside him a little nervously, and he didn't dare to breathe. She has always been a little transparent, used to being ignored, and suddenly became the object of attention and felt very uncomfortable, for fear that one of her small actions was not dignified enough to be decent and would be caught and lose Qiu Yan's face.
Sensing her emotions, Fang Qiuyan took the hot tea newly sent by the eunuch and put it in front of her.
"It's a little hot, drink it slowly."
Like at home, Fang Qiuyan began to consciously prepare food for her after sitting down. The delicate and small pastry is cut into small pieces with a jade knife and placed on a plate, and the walnuts are peeled by hand and placed next to the pastry.
Wen Tiantian turned her head to see him busy with work, and couldn't help chuckling: With so many people watching, he is too thick-skinned, right? Eat and drink like this, what about the image?
"Don't look at me, watch the play."
Fang Qiuyan didn't even glance at her to know that she was peeking at herself, and handed her the peeled chestnuts.
Seeing him like this, Wen Tiantian's nervousness of being watched by everyone also dissipated a lot. As soon as he picked up the teacup, he didn't have time to put it down, so he naturally lowered his head and bit the chestnut he handed him into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and went to drink tea.
Red bean syrup?!
After taking a sip, Wen Tiantian immediately turned his head to look at him. This guy knew that she loved to drink sugar water, so he actually replaced her tea with freshly cooked red bean syrup.
"How does it taste?" Fang Qiuyan looked at her with a smile in her eyebrows, and blinked while others were not paying attention.
Wen Tiantian's anxious mood was replaced by shyness, and she blushed because of the heat in the room or the hot tea in her hand.
"Not bad."
Fang Qiuyan chuckled and put the small golden silk plate of pastries and fruits in her hand, no longer teasing her.
The little love between the two naturally attracted a lot of people who secretly followed them, and Wen Tiantian especially distinguished the whispers of many women in the noise.
"The relationship between the prince and the little princess is so good, I envy it!"
"Envy fart! I thought that Fang Wangye's vision was very high, but I didn't expect to fall in love with such a mediocre-looking girl, tsk. ”
"Don't talk nonsense, a little girl can have the ability to climb high branches, she is definitely a powerful master, and she must have extraordinary means, if this is heard, we will be unlucky."
The women chatting had envy, jealousy, and sneering ridicule. Wen Tiantian listened to it in her ears and felt that she was very wronged.
Come to think of it, who would think that a man with such a successful career and outstanding ability as Fang Qiuyan would have a time when he really likes a girl?
There is no shortage of warblers and warblers around him, and there is only one one who can promise a lifetime.
After singing the song, the actors saluted and left the stage.
Wen Tiantian came back to her senses, but found that her attention was not on the performance at all, but the gossip in the field made her listen attentively.
Fang Qiuyan turned around at this time and interrupted her thoughts.
"Is there anything you'd like to see? I asked them to sing one more song. ”
"No, no, no, I don't know much about these, just follow the show, just listen to the fun."
Fang Qiuyan nodded, carefully observed her expression, and couldn't help but ask when she saw her thoughtful look: "Are you still uncomfortable, or will I take you home to rest?" If you want to watch the play, you can invite them to your home another day, and you don't have to wait for this scene. ”
"You're usually not at home, and it's not interesting for me to listen to the drama alone, wouldn't it be better to take me to the theater when you're free?" Wen Tian smiled sweetly,
Just as she was thinking about saying something more, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a richly dressed gentle woman holding a jade pipa on the stage, and she looked over curiously.
Judging from the way she dresses, the woman is obviously a lady, and her smile is full of subtle beauty.
"The little woman is Zhao Ziqing, the daughter of Lord Zhao, and she was very fond of Lord Fang when she first saw her today, and she dared to present a song to express her admiration for the prince."
it! Confessing in public?
Wen Tiantian was shocked, looked at the beauty in disbelief, and then turned her head to look at Fang Qiuyan's face. Seeing that his brows moved, he looked a little impatient, but he didn't stop out of politeness, so he had to bow his head slightly and say that he could start.
As a melon-eating crowd, Wen Tiantian suddenly came to her senses, and all the nervousness and shyness just now were left behind, cheering up, and waiting with bright eyes to see the beautiful woman touching the piano to express her heart.
Fang Qiuyan glanced at her without a trace, and saw that this girl did not have the displeasure of being threatened by her status at all, but was excited, and her heart was both spoiled and helpless.
The beautiful woman sat on the stool, her hands on the lute, her face as soft and moving as spring water.
A song of "rouge love" echoed in the hall, there was a lingering of tossing and turning, the apprehension of the spring heart, and a little bit of implicit praise for the person who was happy slowly flowed out from the strings, melodious and tactful, beautiful and moving.
Talented girl, proper talented girl!
Wen Tiantian peeked at Qiu Yan beside him again, and saw him sitting there drinking tea leisurely with an expressionless face, and couldn't help but press his head sideways to resist the corners of his crazy mouth. I wore a mask to cover one eye, so that people couldn't see clearly, otherwise Qiu Yan would definitely die!
laughed wildly in her heart, and tried to keep calm on her face, but her slightly trembling body still betrayed her colorful inner drama.
Of course, Fang Qiuyan understood what the little girl was doing, if no one was present at this time, she would definitely laugh mercilessly, staring at him with a playful expression and talking non-stop.
At the end of the song, Miss Zhao held the pipa lotus and moved lightly, saluting dignifiedly.
"Thank you for listening, I wonder what the prince thinks of the little girl's playing?"
Fang Qiuyan raised his eyes, he felt that he might be a little more gentle than usual today, so that these young ladies who had never taken care of each other mistakenly thought that he treated women with the same attitude as Tiantian, and dared to play this kind of music in front of Tiantian, and asked him how he played after he was done, which was really a lot of courage.
However, the silly girl around her has no vigilance of a woman at all, and she is still eating melons and watching plays, her eyes are shining, happy and excited.
Fang Qiuyan was silent for a while, and said, "It's good, presumably Miss Zhao has practiced a lot in private, and she really plays well." ”
Zhao Ziqing was obviously happy, and a faint flush appeared on her white little face.
"However, what kind of song should be chosen for this occasion, Miss Zhao will have to think carefully after she goes back."
Decline!
This refusal was said very tactfully, Fang Qiuyan rejected the affection she showed in the song without hurting her face, and she was not rude and did not embarrass Miss Zhao.
There are all smart people present, and Miss Zhao knows it in her heart. Although the prince rejected her good intentions, it was also reasonable, she could express her feelings in public, and the prince also listened carefully to her songs, which was already very good.
"Thank you for your advice, the little girl will continue to practice diligently after she goes back, and she will study hard in the selection of songs, and I look forward to having the opportunity to perform music for the prince next time."
After saluting again, Miss Zhao slowly walked off the stage holding her jade pipa.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Tiantian watched three more beautiful men playing swords, four beautiful women dancing, each with unique skills, and some people applauded happily from time to time, and the atmosphere was more enthusiastic than when the troupe performed.
While eating and watching, the little girl sat beside Qiu Yan beautifully, applauding with everyone from time to time, and gradually integrated into the lively atmosphere.
Finally, it was the turn of the eldest lady of the Qianjia family, and before she could play, Wen Tiantian heard a lot of whispered discussions, and she knew a little in her heart.
This Miss Qian is the eldest daughter of the fat uncle Qianbaifu, a talented girl who is famous in the capital at the age of sixteen, and Nianying Academy is one of her industries.
So guessed, Jiang Simo was actually her person?
A strange thought crossed his mind, Jiang Simo was looking for the junior behind Bai Mengying's back?
Wen Tiantian thought wildly, a shelf had been set up on the stage, a guqin and a stool were placed, and a large open space was left next to it to dance.
A man and a woman walked up to the stage and bowed, the man was a luthier, his hands were on the guqin, his slender fingers gently plucked the strings, and the melodious music flowed out. Qian Shiyue, who has a good figure, wears a red and white dance dress and dances lightly to the sound of the piano. The intricate ornaments on her head collided with each other as her body danced, making a pleasant metallic crashing sound.
Fairy.
Wen Tiantian watched the performances of many handsome men and beautiful women, and it was not until after this one came on the stage that the word "fairy" naturally popped up in her head.
Qian Shiyue's dancing posture is smart and beautiful, and every movement is just right embedded in the music. Dance and music complement each other perfectly, blending flawlessly and perfectly. Her light dance steps also seem to transform into a gorgeous butterfly, fluttering among the flowers and trees all over the mountains, free and full of fun.
After watching Qian Shiyue's performance, Wen Tiantian sighed sincerely: "It's so beautiful." ”
However, accidents always come unexpectedly, just when she listened to Qian Shiyue talking about the scene and secretly sighed softly, she suddenly heard the luthier add: "When we meet for the first time, it is better to invite the princess to dance and accompany you in the next wish." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present gathered their eyes. An electric current rose from the soles of his feet, and Wen Tiantian suddenly became numb.
Boy, is it really okay for you to embarrass me like this?