Chapter 16: The swing crashes
Time moved forward, and more than a month passed in a flash.
Autumn is high and cool, and the clouds are light and the wind is light. Occasionally free in the afternoon, Xiang Ding thought about going to Cining Palace to visit his mother. The beautiful scenery on the side of the road flashed from time to time, and after sitting halfway in the imperial chariot, the emperor came down and walked through the imperial garden to Cining Palace.
After walking a few steps, I could hear a laugh mixed with the sound of birdsong in front of me. Following the sound of frolicking, a group of girls in red clothes and green skirts were swinging, and the palace maids were helping each other to shake vigorously, and the sound of shouting and screaming frightened the birds on the treetops opposite.
They are competing whose swing is the highest.
"My highest, you chase me." The light little willow shouted loudly to the sisters as she swung it.
"Sister Yang, you swing higher than a small tree." Zhang Liangren shouted at Yang Liu.
"Sister Yang, you swing high, it's your swing. Otherwise, let's switch sides. Xiao Ranran, who had the lowest swing, said.
"Okay, just change it." Yang Liu smiled: "I can't sleep, it's strange about the bed." ”
"Hahahaha......" was another hilarious sound.
The chatter, laughter and laughter of the little concubines reached the ears of Xiang Ding, who approached......
Pushing past a few oblique branches stretched out of a tree, just as one of the highest swings flew over, almost hitting the dragon's body by mistake and passing by the dragon's clothes......
The emperor walked into the swing, and they didn't notice that the girl who almost bumped into him had the highest and sharpest laughter, which was the laughter of the little willow Qingling.
"When you see the emperor, don't kneel down and salute!" Wang Zhiwen coughed violently and shouted with a gloomy face.
Suddenly, they were awakened from the sound of frolicking. They didn't expect to meet their genius while playing in the garden.
The palace maids were so shocked that the swing quickly stopped, and the five of them were already frightened and changed color...... Some tumbled off the swing and fell to the ground; Some are still laughing one second, and the smile is stiff on their faces the next; Some dresses are wrinkled, buttons are cracked, hairpins are crooked, and hair is scattered...... A group of frantic children fell back to the ground in rags, their heads bowed, and they fell to their knees. The palace maid trembled and knelt behind them.
The willow swinged high, and when it came down, due to panic, the cloth dress was scraped and torn a crack......
"Concubine ginseng...... See the Emperor. The uneven voices of the little concubines came.
Looking at their embarrassed appearances, Xiang Ding smiled helplessly, in the end, it was a group of playful and active children.
He took a few steps forward, stopped, and looked back at them again. He noticed that the one who had the loudest laugh and had almost hit him on the swing fell to his knees, his dress torn down his shoulders...... It can be seen from the fabric of her costume that she is a little show girl who has not been canonized.
The Emperor couldn't help but shake his head and turned to leave.
The show girls who have not been canonized wear clothes made of cotton fabric, which are almost the same as those of the palace maids, but the styles are different. And with the title, it is the emperor's concubine, and she can wear some simple silk dresses.
The surroundings fell silent, except for one or two birdsong or two from the treetops in the distance, and nothing else. They were sure that the emperor was far away, and the blue and white dragon pattern clothes disappeared, and the two bold dared to raise their heads slightly.
"Everyone, get up quickly, the emperor is gone." Zhao Meiren stood up first.
"You usually clamore to see Long Yan, really the emperor is here, does anyone dare to look up?" Xiao Ranran grabbed the white road.
"Alright, alright, don't say it, it's scared to death." Yang Liu raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief, "You see, my dress is scared to the emperor." ”
Hahahaha...... Yang Liu's words caused a burst of laughter.
Yang Liu pressed the position of his chest, still relieving his breath slightly. She is as light as a swallow, she flies the highest swing, and almost hit the emperor, and it is a great luck to be able to save her life.
"Sister Yang, this is called swinging the highest and falling the heaviest." Zhang Liangren said with a smile.
"The emperor I saw today was not the bright yellow color of the draft girl that day, so I didn't care, next time everyone should have more eyes." Xiao Ranran reminded.
"Eat a trench, grow a wisdom." Yang Liu was angry, clapped his hands, stood up, and said happily: "Today is our luck, safe and sound." ”
"The emperor only wears a dragon robe when he goes to court or attends important occasions, and he should wear a regular dress embroidered with dragon patterns on weekdays, and we don't know the dragon's face, so we have to be careful in the future." Zhang Liangren admonished.
"So, everyone should keep their eyes open...... "Xiao Yangliu's head was upside down, "I said, when you meet the emperor, you can only kneel on the ground, right?" ”
"Sister Yang, it's the crow's mouth that hurt you......" Zhao Meiren smiled and glanced at Yang Liu.
"Sisters, this is called foresight." Yang Liu smiled brightly.
"Sister Yang, where is your noble Sister Qi?" Zhao Meiren asked.
"When I went to call her, the palace maid replied that she went out with Yunyan in the afternoon." Yang Liu smiled: "How old is she, so she won't play crazy with us." ”
"The emperor rewarded her with a box of treasures, but did not summon her." Chen Cairen flattened his mouth, "I'm afraid I'm going to the Queen Mother again, I heard that I've been running to Cining Palace every day for a while." ”
"No matter how diligent you run, the person who delivers this soup and that medicine is not the same as us." Zhao Meiren said disdainfully.
"I'm afraid that the drunkard doesn't mean to drink, and he wants to meet the emperor in Cining Palace." Chen Cairen sneered, "The Queen Mother said a few kind words for her in front of the emperor, and maybe she will be summoned to the Dongzheng Palace in the evening." ”
"One day, our leading sister will be looked at differently by the emperor." Xiao Ranran interjected.
"Not necessarily." Zhang Liangren said thoroughly: "The emperor didn't want to summon her to sleep, so he rewarded her with jewelry." ”
"I see." Chen Cairen suddenly realized: "Sister Liangren has a point. ”
"It's better for us to swing, as long as we don't meet the emperor." Yang Liu said with a full spirit.
"Yes, yes, swing and exercise your guts." Xiao Ranran made a pun, "Today's guts are almost practiced." ”
"I'm scared, let's stop playing, let's go back." Xiao Yangliu proposed.
After this fright, there was no interest in playing, and the five sisters took the palace maid and went home tastelessly.