Liuzhou, Nanyang County, Heliufu City.

It was only the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, but Liuzhou was already covered in silver, and the snow outside the city fell more than three feet, although there were special people in the city to clean it, but it was also crushed by the snow many houses.

Even though there was a good hall to cook porridge and give alms, many beggars' corpses were left on the street corners, and after the night, they were buried in the snow.

In the county guard's mansion, it is as warm as spring, and in the jade pot on the side of the road, there are still a few extraordinarily gorgeous freesias. There is a banquet in the main hall, warm and fragrant, and the table is filled with rare delicacies that the people cannot see.

At this time, the county guard and other high-ranking officials of the capital city all gathered in this huge main hall, but the person sitting on the main seat was not the Nanyang county guard, but a man wearing Shu brocade and Wu Aya.

This man is about 30 years old, although he is wearing Shu brocade Wu Aya, but it is extremely simple, there are few patterns on the clothes, and the main ones are embroidered with silver thread into dark lines, which can only be seen when he raises a glass. His long hair is like silk, tied in a purple jade crown, and his eyebrows and eyes are like jade, his lips and teeth are like Danzhu, and his every move is noble and elegant, but there is a faint majesty when he raises his eyes slightly, and only people who have been in a high position for many years have this kind of momentum.

The county shou raised his glass to congratulate: "Lord Zuo Xiang is here, Nanyang Peng is shining, although the people have no luxurious things, but there are many delicacies, you can taste it." ”

Zuo Xiang Xie Heng raised his glass, the wine was only slightly touched to his lips, he put down the glass, and said: "This time I came to Nanyang, but His Majesty has an order, so that this official can inspect the people's livelihood in the south, and Zhao Junshou does not have to be too restrained." ”

Zhao Junshou smiled so that his face was wrinkled, and a little excitement could be seen in his old eyes: "Your Majesty has an order, and the ministers all obey it." ”

When the wine is hot, the singers hold the pipa in their arms, and the fish runs in, all of them have slender waists and limbs, look like fairies, and their smiles are full of charm, and their fingers are hidden in the crimson gauze, which is whiter than the white jade.

The woman at the head of the group, holding a jade pipa in her arms, wearing a crimson gauze dress, her slender waist was unbearable, her face was half covered by white gauze, revealing a pair of phoenix eyes that were enchanting and charming.

At the end of the song, the singers retreated, and only the woman stood in place with the pipa in her arms, like a lotus flower.

Zhao Junshou smiled and said: "My lord, this is the little girl Mingying, hearing that the adult is visiting, I specially present "Xunyang Song" for the adult. Ying'er, don't come to see Lord Xie Xiang yet. ”

Zhao Mingying stepped forward and saluted gracefully: "Mingying has seen Lord Zuo Xiang. "The tone is tactful and charming.

Xie Heng played with the gold-inlaid jade wine glass, and was not interested in this woman: "Flat." ”

A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhao Mingying's eyes, but she didn't dare to say more, so she had to get up and walk to Zhao Junshou's side, Zhao Junshou smiled again: "Adult, the banquet is boring, why don't you let the little girl pour wine for the adult?" ”

Lord Xie Xiang put down his wine glass and glanced at him slowly, Zhao Junshou immediately retracted his smile, and at the same time handed Zhao Mingying a look, Zhao Mingying reluctantly retreated.

Zhao Junshou snorted, and continued to laugh, and the atmosphere in the banquet eased.

After a moment of full wine and food, Zhao Junshou gave a look, and the officials all retreated, and only Lord Zuo and Zhao Junshou were left in the hall.

Zhao Junshou attended and knelt: "The head of the family! ”

Lord Xie Xiang let out a "hmm" and asked, "That hematite, how did you find it?" ”

Zhao Junshou replied: "Family master, after a detailed investigation by his subordinates, this mine has a very high content and great purity, if it can be won, it will definitely make my Xie clan the head of the sixth family, but this mine is adjacent to Langya, and the Wang family is keeping an eye on it, and our people are not good at mining it." ”

Xie Xiang pondered for a moment: "Continue mining." On the Wang side, the official will find something for them to do. ”

Zhao Junshou was overjoyed: "Yes!" ”

Xie Xiang said again: "Recently, the sky is strange, I am afraid that there are hidden dangers, you have to pay more attention to it, do not harm the people's livelihood." Tomorrow, the official will leave for Beijing, and the matter of the mine will be handed over to you. ”

"Calm lives up to the trust of adults!" Zhao Junshou kowtowed and said with great joy.

Lord Xie Xiang got up and left his seat, the elegant bamboo fragrance floated past Zhao Junshou, and gradually moved away, Zhao Junshou got up and ordered the maids to enter the house to put away the remnants.

Zhao Mingying walked in with a gauze skirt: "Daddy." ”

When Zhao Junshou saw her, he smiled bitterly and sighed: "Ying'er, my father has said a long time ago, adults have long been in their hearts, no matter how much you show your skills, adults will not look at you more." ”

Zhao Mingying bit her lip and said, "Who the hell is it that touches the hearts of adults so much?" Why my daughter has never heard of it. ”

Zhao Junshou looked around, and then whispered: "I heard that the one in the Taiyang Palace is an adult's ......."

Zhao Mingying's eyes welled up with shock, and then turned to disgust, she lowered her voice: "...... Ridiculous! ”

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When the first snow falls in the Taiyang Palace, the plum blossoms in the plum garden have bloomed according to the snow, the white snow and red plums, the shallow spit golden stamen, which is covered with a layer of white snow like jade shavings, accompanied by sparse shadows and light fragrance, which is particularly annoying.

Cheng Hou has always loved this kind of scenery, so despite the dissuasion, he actually drove to the plum garden several times, painted in person, and painted a few pictures of white snow and red plums.

It coincided with the approaching end of the year, and it was the time of the palace banquet every year, and the palace banquet was usually organized by Cheng Hou, but Cheng Hou was pregnant, so in order not to make Cheng Hou work, Emperor Sheng Yuan personally issued an order to hand over the palace banquet to Mrs. Xie.

On the day of the palace banquet, the sky was dark and like thick ink, and the cold wind was mixed with beans and snowflakes flying, rubbing and pulling, which made people feel depressed.

In the evening, the candlelight in the Taiji Hall has been bright, the maids in Tsing Yi come and go, and they are arranged between the desks, and the concubines have already arrived, and the concubines and above are all in the front seat, and the concubines and below can only be back.

For a while, the eyes were full of flowers, and the concubines were all dressed up with flowers and branches, and their heads were full of pearls.

Xu Zhaoyi took Gu Qingping to sit on the side of the main hall, in a very inconspicuous position, although it was far away from the center of the hall, it was also in the front seat.

Gu Qingping sat quietly on the seat, she looked at it casually, and saw that there was a carved and engraved gold thin-necked bottle on each table, and there were several plum blossoms in the bottle, or as bright as the morning glow, or as white as Ruixue, or as green as jasper, with very different postures, but it was thrillingly beautiful.

As soon as the time came, the emperor and queen came together, and only more than a month had passed, and Chenghou's belly was bigger again, and her cronies Lin'an carefully supported her, one step behind the emperor.

The young emperor was dressed up to attend today, with a bright yellow dragon robe, a crown and hair, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and a very beautiful complexion, Gu Qingping just raised his eyes and quietly glanced at it, and suddenly felt that the legendary Mrs. Xie, who was alluring the country and the city, seemed to be inferior to this supreme in the world.

The emperor's face was very light, although the whole person was in the red light, but he let the Buddha go away to the immortal, and his temperament was incompatible with the whole hall.

When the emperor and queen sat down, the concubines all sat down, the emperor raised his glass, drank the first glass of wine at the banquet, and then the music started, and the dancing girls entered and danced according to the music.

The maids in Tsing Yi carried lacquered wooden plates, which contained delicacies and served them in an orderly manner, and for a while there was no sound in the hall except for music.

Gu Qingping's eyes were excellent, and he caught a glimpse of the beautiful shawl that the always simple Concubine Shu had draped in today, which was the one that Xu Zhaoyi made overnight.

Then, I only listened to Concubine Shu: "Your Majesty, the concubines worship the Buddha every day, copy the several volumes of the "Dizang Sutra", and specially dedicate them to Your Majesty and Niangniang, I wish Niangniang and the little prince peace and worry-free." ”