Chapter 33: Prelude
He Yan looked up at the ink pine on the snow blue, and bumped into He Wei's slightly narrowed eyes.
Although He Wei said that his appearance was not bad, in He Yan's opinion, he was not at all comparable to Qi Yungu, so he looked at He Wei in front of him with annoyance, and said impatiently: "Where did it come from?" Get out of the way of this little county lord right now! ”
He Wei saw He Yan sitting here alone, and wanted to come over to say hello, but he was a little happy to be treated by He Yan, but he still said to He Yan with a pleasant face: "County Lord, it's me, He Wei." ”
"He Wei?"
He Yan was familiar with this name when she heard it, but she had no impression of the person in front of her.
He Wei saw that He Yan couldn't remember himself, so he hurriedly explained to her: "It's He Wei, who used to follow the county lord behind him, the chubby one!" ”
He Yan listened to He Wei's explanation, and recalled that the chubby He Wei at the beginning couldn't be connected with the dashing He Wei in front of him at all: "I heard that you went to the Chaolu Academy, it seems that the food in the First Academy of Zhurong is not very good, and if you lose weight like this, He Ju can't help but die of distress!" ”
He Wei was also very helpless when he heard He Yan's words, but he still said proudly: "Father is indeed distressed, but my tall and strong body is better than before." ”
He Wei didn't care, so he smiled faintly and motioned for him to step aside.
He Wei was very unhappy when he saw He Yan's attitude, but he didn't dare to provoke He Yan, so he could only listen to He Yan's words and obediently stood to the side.
He Wei, who was standing next to him, saw He Yan looking ahead faintly, so he followed her gaze and saw Lin Yueying at a glance, and the resentment in his eyes was unconcealed: "Why is she here?" ”
He Yan, who was still staring at Lin Yueying, saw that He Wei was so resentful, but he didn't know who he was talking about, so he asked, "Who?" ”
He Wei pointed to Lin Yueying beside Luo Jinyu: "The woman in the verdant dress next to Mrs. Chu!" ”
He Yan didn't know that He Wei knew Lin Yueying like this, but she didn't mind lighting a fire: "She is Lin Yueying, the daughter of the current servant Shi Lin Jinzhuo, the granddaughter of the Ming State Mansion!" ”
"Lin Yueying?"
He Wei read Lin Yueying's name again, and immediately thought of Lin Yuelang: "It seems that they are a family!" ”
He Wei remembered the humiliation of kneeling on the snow before Chinese New Year's Eve, and was suddenly furious.
He Yan looked at He Wei, who was gritting his teeth in front of him, and secretly rejoiced in his heart: It seems that there is a good show to watch!
Luo Jinyu and Ji Xun were talking to Luo Jinmin, Chu Sheng and others who had just arrived, while Lin Yueying was talking to her sisters and sisters-in-law, and suddenly heard a shrill shout: "King Suining has arrived, Princess Suining has arrived, Prince Mu has arrived!" ”
The people who were still talking to the person next to them just now heard this shout, and hurriedly retreated to the side to greet them, and Lin Yueying, who was still standing in front of Luo Shaoyuan just now, heard that Prince Mu was coming again, and hurriedly hid behind Luo Shaoyuan in a panic.
Luo Shaoyuan didn't know why Lin Yueying was hiding behind her, but she didn't want to ask now, so she continued to bend her knees to greet Qi Yungu's arrival.
Today's Qi Yang, wearing a purple jade and gold crown, wearing a dark colored gown, wearing a navy blue gold python coat, stepping on a pair of navy blue silver mouse red-soled boots, straightened his waist and stood in front of everyone. And Princess He, who was beside Qi Yang, had long hair coiled high, wearing a crown of burning blue eight-tailed golden phoenix titles, and wearing a purple peony dress, standing beside Qi Yang.
Qi Yang, who was standing in front, looked around in the crowd, as if looking for someone, but before he could take a second look, he was pulled by Princess He's sleeve, and Qi Yang looked ahead calmly. And Qi Yun behind him didn't even look at the people kneeling on both sides, and stood quietly behind Qi Yang.
Qi Yang waved his sleeves solemnly and said, "Get up!" ”
Qi Yang gave an order, and everyone kneeling on both sides stood up one after another.
Qi Yang stepped forward, took Princess He and Qi Yungu, stepped on the red carpet of soft colorful auspicious clouds, and came to the left side of the first floor of the high platform to sit down, while Qi Yungu behind him sat down opposite him.
Because of the appearance of Qi Yang and Qi Yungu, the people who were still moving freely just now all returned to their seats and sat down.
Lin Yueying was supposed to follow Luo Jinyu to sit in the front position, but she switched places with Fan Ruojiao, who was sitting behind her, and sat next to Luo Jinyuan.
Luo Jinyu and Luo Jinyuan and Fan Ruojiao didn't know why Lin Yueying was here, but they still let her go.
Liu Yeqi, who was sitting on the left side of Luo Jinyu, secretly looked back at Lin Yueying behind Fan Ruojiao, and happened to collide with Lin Yueying, who was also looking at her, so he smiled politely with her.
Lin Yueying saw Liu Yeqian smiling at herself, although she was still a little frightened, she also nodded politely at her.
Qi Yanggang sat down and looked directly at Luo Jinyu and the others in front of him, looking for young faces between them, but he only saw Luo Shaoyuan and Fan Ruojiao, and did not see Lin Yueying's face. Because Lin Yueying had already lowered her head at this time, she didn't want anyone to look at her face, which made Qi Yang even more curious.
On the other side, Qi Yungu was not as curious as Qi Yang, but was a little uncomfortable.
Although Empress Dowager Xi also held a banquet from time to time to invite the official lady to be lively, she did not insist on calling herself, so Qi Yungu did not appear very often, but this time she had to ask him to come, obviously wanting to connect herself and Lin Yueying, but Qi Yungu really didn't have that mind about Lin Yueying. However, the Empress Dowager Xi also threatened Qi Yungu that if he didn't come, the Empress Dowager Xi would directly invite him to come. Although Qi Yungu didn't want to come, the Empress Dowager Xi said so, so he had to come.
Not long after everyone sat down, there was a shrill and high voice: "The Queen Mother has arrived, and the Queen Mother has arrived!" ”
When everyone heard this, they got up one after another to greet the arrival of Empress Dowager Xi and He Qingmeng.
As soon as the shrill voice fell, the Empress Dowager Xi, who was dressed in purple begonia carved gold peony medicine and earthly clothes, and He Qingmeng, who was wearing a purple and red beaded scarlet satin robe, slowly walked out side by side, sitting on the car of Jinluan Yufeng, looking down at the people below.
The high-pitched voice sounded again: "Sit! ”
The people sat down again and sat down in good order. And Lin Yueying, who was also sitting in good order, could be regarded as letting Qi Yang see it.
Qi Yang looked at Lin Yueying, surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but whisper to Princess He beside him: "Did you see the girl next to Mrs. Fan?" It's really exactly the same as Yuan Yichang, no wonder it can make Yun Gu lose his temper. ”
Princess He was not a gossip person, but she was also curious, and then glanced at Lin Yueying beside Luo Jinyuan, and was also surprised by her appearance: "I didn't expect that someone in this emperor can be so similar to Yuan Yi, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are twins!" ”
"That's it!"
Qi Yang nodded in agreement.
Qi Yungu, who was sitting opposite Qi Yang, didn't gossip like him, he was alone, and he sat quietly in his place.
As soon as she sat down to the Empress Dowager Xi, she saw that there were only two Jinluan Jade Phoenix Thrones on the high platform, but there were no Jinluan Shuanglong Jade Thrones, so she said to He Qingmeng beside her: "What, isn't the emperor coming today?" ”
He Qing dreamed that the Empress Dowager Xi asked herself, so she replied: "The emperor was also coming, but there was something temporary, so he didn't come." ”
"It's okay if he doesn't come, and when the mourning family is done, let him make a seal; No, he came in vain! ”
Empress Dowager Xi's words made He Qingmeng not know what expression to put on, and after Empress Dowager Xi finished talking to He Qingmeng, she looked at everyone in the stands, except for Luo Shaoqing, who was guarding Qi Yu's side, everyone who should have come came. Then, the Empress Dowager Xi looked at Ji Xun again, but everyone watched, and the person who wanted to see it was blocked by Ji Xun, so she was a little anxious, so she asked He Qingmeng: "Queen, look, is there any special person next to Ji Xun?" ”
He Qingmeng heard what Empress Dowager Xi said, so he looked at the people beside Ji Xun, in addition to the young kite and Fan Ruojiao he had seen in the past, there was really one more girl, and that was Lin Yueying, who was exactly the same as Yuan Yi.
He Qingmeng looked at Lin Yueying for a while, and then said to the Empress Dowager Xi: "Yes." ”
A simple word made the Empress Dowager Xi very happy, and she couldn't wait to see Lin Yueying, so she hurriedly called someone to have a banquet.
I saw that the Empress Dowager Xi gave an order, and dozens of palace maids took turns to send all kinds of dishes.
Yuan Cheng, who was sitting quietly behind the desk, looked at Lin Yueying opposite from a distance, and Luo Shaoyuan, who was sitting at the table next to Lin Yueying, was also cautiously looking at Qi Yungu on the high platform.
Qi Yungu, who was sitting behind the low table, had no waves in his slightly drooping eyes, the corners of his mouth were a little downward, and the light purple narrow-sleeved robe was too elegant, only the hem was embroidered with colorful silk threads and the double dragon with beads.
Ji Xun saw that Luo Shaoyuan had been staring at him, so he asked uneasily, "What's wrong?" ”
Luo Shaoyuan, who was still secretly looking at Qi Yungu, heard Ji Xun ask himself, and then came back to his senses and shook his head slightly.
Chu Lin, who was belated, bypassed the guests on the right and came to Chu Xingluo's side and sat down.
When Chu Xingluo saw Chu Lin sitting down, he pushed the teacup in front of Chu Lin.
Chu Lin lifted the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, just drank it all, and as soon as he put the teacup down, he asked Chu Xingluo: "Nothing happened, right?" ”
Chu Xingluo looked at Lin Yueying on the other side and replied to Chu Lin: "Sister Yueying has been following her mother all the time, and she hasn't released anything. ”
"That's good!"
Chu Lin said, glanced at Lin Yueying, who was sitting next to Luo Jinyuan, and poured himself another cup of tea.
Lin Yueying looked at the eighteen dishes placed in front of her, hot and cold, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, everything, and a plate of seasonal fruit platter.
Lin Yueying looked at the dishes in front of her, she had been hungry for a long time, and she really wanted to pick up the chopsticks and start eating.
After all the dishes were ready, the palace maid waiting behind the Empress Dowager Xi stepped forward and poured a cup of elixir for the Empress Dowager Xi's Panlong jade cup with a dragon jade pot.
Empress Dowager Xi picked up the dragon jade cup and held it high.
When everyone saw the wine glass of the Empress Dowager Xi, they all stood up with the wine glass in front of them.
Empress Dowager Xi looked at the crowd in the audience, and followed everyone present and said: "Today's sixteenth, I hereby invite everyone to come and be lively, don't be restrained, please!" ”
After Empress Dowager Xi finished speaking, she took a sip of wine, and He Qingmeng, who was sitting next to her, slowly drank the wine in the jade cup.
Everyone in the audience drank the wine in their glasses and sat down again.
Lin Yueying, who had just sat down, turned the wine glass in her hand with her index finger and thumb holding the cup, and she couldn't finish recalling the cup of sweet fruit wine just now, so greedy that she poured herself another glass of wine.
Empress Dowager Xi took a sip of wine and put it on the table, and let people call the dancing girl to dance to add fun.
Lin Yueying, who had been hungry for a long time, had the heart to watch any song and dance, picked up the chopsticks and buried her head in eating, her somewhat anxious appearance made Luo Jinyuan beside her cry and laugh.
He Qingmeng sat behind the desk, staring at the left front, the bright candle flame shining on the white mandala rusted with silver thread on her robe, shining brightly.
He Qingmeng took the fish meat from the dazzling array of dishes in front of him and chewed it slowly, and continued to watch the song and dance. But just when she was looking at it, the Empress Dowager Xi suddenly stopped the dancing girls, and let the dancers who had been preparing for today for several days retreat.
When He Qingmeng was about to be curious, the Empress Dowager Xi immediately raised her voice and asked the audience: "Lin Jinzhuo's daughter, Lin Yueying has arrived?" ”
As soon as Yuan Cheng heard that the Empress Dowager Xi wanted to see Lin Yueying, he immediately panicked and hurriedly put down the wine glass in his hand. And Chu Lin, who was sitting on Yuan Cheng's right side, was also nervous, but the tension of the two of them was different.
Yuan Cheng was nervous that Empress Dowager Xi gave Lin Yueying and Qi Yungu a marriage as soon as she was happy; And Chu Lin was nervous that Lin Yueying's recklessness brought disaster to herself.
Qi Yungu held the three python jade cup in his hand and shook it, letting the clear and pure wine sway along the smooth wall of the cup.
Empress Dowager Xi's words and questions made everyone very curious, what kind of girl would be the person who could make Empress Dowager Xi name and want to see?
Lin Yueying, who was still eating, heard someone calling herself, and hurriedly swallowed the food that had not been chewed in her mouth.
Although Luo Jinyuan didn't know why Empress Dowager Xi wanted to see Lin Yueying by name, since she had already come, there was no need to retreat, so she asked Lin Yueying to go out and bow quickly.
After all, what should have come came, even if Lin Yueying was unwilling, she still got up neatly and walked out from Luo Jinyu's side.
Although Luo Jinyu was not worried that Empress Dowager Xi would beat Lin Yueying's idea, when she passed by her, she still whispered uneasily: "Don't talk nonsense!" ”
When dealing with the supreme person, Lin Yueying is still very clear about walking on thin ice at all times.
Lin Yueying slowly walked out of the guest seat, although she lowered her head, but the Empress Dowager Xi and He Qingmeng on the high platform still saw her appearance clearly.
Lin Yueying came to the red carpet of colorful auspicious clouds, and bowed to the Empress Dowager Xi and others on the high platform in a proper manner: "Yueying has seen the Queen Mother, the Queen, the King of Suining, Princess He, and Prince Mu. ”
Empress Dowager Xi looked at Lin Yueying, who was possessed in the audience, and now she was only surprised but not happy in her heart.
Empress Dowager Xi just heard that Lin Yueying and Yuan Yi looked alike, but she didn't expect that it could be similar, if Qi Yungu regarded her as Yuan Yi and obeyed her, wouldn't Qi Yungu be ruined by her?
Empress Dowager Xi looked at Qi Yungu uneasily, but found that Qi Yungu did not glance at Lin Yueying in the audience, but played with the three python jade cups in her hand, and there was no out-of-control performance.
Empress Dowager Xi is strange, the first time she saw the girl, she kissed her, and when she saw her again, why was she so indifferent?
Lin Yueying, who was attached to the ground, was now nervous, she didn't know what she would face next, and she didn't know if she could cope with the past smoothly.
He Qingmeng looked at Lin Yueying, who was possessed, and didn't hear Empress Dowager Xi let her get up for a long time, so she hurriedly leaned her body slightly to the right and reminded Empress Dowager Xi in a low voice: "Queen Mother, the girl is still kneeling." ”
When Empress Dowager Xi heard He Qingmeng's reminder, she withdrew her gaze, looked at Lin Yueying in the audience, and asked her to get up.
Empress Dowager Xi took a serious look at Lin Yueying in the audience again, her demeanor was dignified, her eyebrows were low, and she was pleasing to her eyes, although she was exactly the same as Yuan Yi, she was less tender than Yuan Yi.
Empress Dowager Xi asked Lin Yueying: "How was the dance music just now?" ”
Lin Yueying was only thinking about eating just now, and she didn't even look at the song and dance, where did she know how the song and dance just now?
Lin Yueying has returned to the imperial capital, and no one has ever seen her play the piano and dance, and the Empress Dowager Xi has to make everyone anxious for her.
He Qingmeng looked at Lin Yueying in the audience, and was also looking forward to how she would answer the question of the Empress Dowager Xi.
Lin Yueying bowed slightly, thinking about the question of the Empress Dowager Xi over and over again, and after a while, she found a loophole in this question, and immediately answered the question of the Empress Dowager Xi: "It's not good!" ”
Lin Yueying's simple four words had to make everyone anxious for her, especially Luo Jinyu: why did she forget what she told her so quickly?
Who doesn't know that in this Xihe Palace, the singers of the Jiaofang Division are the best in the entire imperial capital, but Lin Yueying commented so, isn't this a slap in the face of the royal family?
If this question is asked to others, others will definitely flatter it, but Lin Yueying denied it, and the Empress Dowager Xi felt that the little girl in front of her was very interesting, so she asked again: "Why?" ”
Lin Yueying knew that the Empress Dowager Xi would ask herself again, so she said what she thought directly: "If the dance music just now is good, the Empress Dowager, you will definitely enjoy it, or let them dance again, but you don't." Don't say watch it again, you haven't finished reading it even once, so if the dance music is really good, how can you interrupt it? ”
Although Empress Dowager Xi interrupted the dancing girl just because she was anxious to see Lin Yueying, she didn't expect this girl who came back from the place to be so sharp-toothed!
Although there was nothing wrong with what Lin Yueying said, one sentence offended the entire Teaching Division, which had to make everyone worry about her.
And Yuan Cheng didn't think so, he felt that if Lin Yueying flattered the sect secretary like everyone else, then she was not the Lin Yueying he Yuan Cheng knew!
He Qingmeng listened to Lin Yueying's reply, and said to the Empress Dowager Xi: "Queen Mother, this child is very good at talking!" ”
Yes, when I asked by myself, I could not only answer in a short time, but also answer in such an orderly manner that I had to make Empress Dowager Xi think more.
Empress Dowager Xi said: "Since you have an opinion, how about you dance a dance that makes the mourning family's eyes shine?" ”
Empress Dowager Xi's words really made Lin Yueying's intestines repent.
Before going out, Lin Yuelang clearly told her not to do anything too eye-catching, but now that the Empress Dowager Xi opened her mouth to let herself dance, she had neglected her dance homework for several months, how easy was it to dance a dance that made the Empress Dowager Xi's eyes shine?
But now, Lin Yueying has no place to refuse, so she can only nod and agree.
When Empress Dowager Xi saw that Lin Yueying agreed, she asked the palace maid beside her to take Lin Yueying down to prepare.
No matter what Lin Yueying said, it was the first time to dance in the palace, and no one was at ease, so Ji Xun said to Luo Shaoyuan beside him: "You go and see what you can do to see what you can do." ”
Lin Yueying's personality was reckless, Empress Dowager Xi suddenly asked her to dance, and Luo Shaoyuan was not at ease, so she immediately agreed to Ji Xun, withdrew from the banquet, and walked out from behind the guests.
As soon as Lin Yueying followed the palace maid out of Ning'an Garden, Luo Shaoyuan chased him out.
Now, it is useless to blame Lin Yueying, Luo Shaoyuan went straight to the topic: "Has Yueying ever neglected her homework?" ”
Luo Shaoying didn't want to ask Lin Yueying directly if she had ever learned dance, so she asked Lin Yueying if she had neglected her homework.
Lin Yueying didn't go around the bend with Luo Shaoyuan, so she replied directly: "I often practiced before the dance class, but since I came back to the imperial capital, I don't have this time at all, so I'm really lazy!" ”
Although Lin Yueying neglected her homework, it was better than not: "Since you have practiced a lot before, you will not easily forget." In this way, you should think about what you will dance later, and I will pick out your clothes and play the piano for you. ”
This is what Lin Yueying likes most about Luo Shaoyuan, no matter how willful she is or how she causes trouble, Shaoyuan will protect herself.
Lin Yueying listened to Luo Shaoyuan's words, and immediately stuck to her like a child: "Thank you, cousin Shaoyuan!" ”
In the Teaching Workshop Division, those dancing girls who had just been belittled by Lin Yueying surrounded the dresser, but because Luo Shaoying was there, even if they wanted to scratch Lin Yueying's face, they didn't dare to face Luo Shaoying.
Among the dazzling dance clothes, Luo Shaoyuan picked out a Pisces ice blue narrow-sleeved dance skirt with a top and bottom, and a snow-green flowing water shawl, and came behind Lin Yueying, but Luo Shaoyuan saw Lin Yueying's frowning face and knew that she hadn't thought about what to dance.
Chu Xingluo, who was at the banquet, looked at the direction of the Teaching Workshop Division uneasily, and asked Chu Lin: "Big brother, I haven't seen Sister Yueying dance for so long since she came back, can Sister Yueying really dance?" ”
Yuan Cheng, who was sitting on Chu Lin's right, heard Xing Luo and Chu Lin mention Lin Yueying, quietly leaned to the left, and pricked up his ears to listen to them secretly.
Chu Lin, who had never seen Lin Yueying dancing, really couldn't answer Chu Xingluo's question: "It's hard to say!" ”
Chu Lin's answer made Yuan Cheng and Chu Xingluo both worry about Lin Yueying.
Lin Yueying, who had changed her clothes, sat back in front of the dresser.
Luo Shaoyuan took off Lin Yueying's pair of low-snail colored butterflies and hairpins one by one, untied her low-snail bun, combed her hair, looked at Lin Yueying in the mirror and said, "Haven't you decided yet?" ”
Lin Yueying pouted and said, "Not yet!" ”
At this juncture, Lin Yueying hadn't decided what to dance, which caused a burst of snickering from the dancing girls who had been standing aside to join in the fun.
Lin Yueying's casual attitude, Luo Shaoyuan was already very anxious, and the dancing girls on the side were still joining in the fun, and she was so angry that she showed a rare coldness, which frightened the dancing girls and suddenly quieted down.
Luo Shaoyuan picked out a hibiscus beaded double flower from the somewhat messy jewelry box.
When Luo Shaoyuan took out the hibiscus beads and double flower step shake from the jewelry box, I don't know if Luo Shaoyuan's hand slipped or didn't hold it steady, the hibiscus beads and double flower step shake was taken out of Luo Shaokite's hand, and she wanted to reach out to pick it up, but she didn't continue, the hibiscus beads and double flower step shake brushed between her fingers, fell to the ground, and fell to pieces.
Luo Shaoyuan looked at the broken hibiscus on the ground, and felt that this was a bad sign, so he looked at Lin Yueying in the mirror worriedly. But Luo Shaoyuan saw from the mirror that Lin Yueying, who was frowning just now, was now smiling.
Lin Yueying saw from the mirror that when Lin Shaoyuan was about to pick up the hibiscus and save beads just now, she thought of one thing, immediately stood up, and said happily to Luo Shaoyuan: "Cousin Shaoyuan, this is it!" ”
Luo Shaoyuan, who still didn't know why, looked at Lin Yueying suspiciously: "Have you decided what to dance?" ”
"Hmm!"
Lin Yueying responded, turned around and took off a water-blue ribbon that was climbing next to the mirror and tied it to her single screw, and rummaged in the big wooden box with dance equipment......
He Qingmeng lifted the wine jug and poured a glass of wine with the Empress Dowager Xi, a little worried: "That child dances well, if he doesn't dance well, the queen mother is ......."
Empress Dowager Xi listened to He Qingmeng's words, and then looked at Qi Yungu, who was eating by herself, and fell into deep thought......