Chapter 34: Sword Dance
The chaotic and noisy seat instantly fell silent, Xie Wan stood at the door and saluted the visitor, but lowered his eyes and saw three pairs of shoes, and the conjecture in his heart was established, "Your Majesty Wanfu, the Queen Mother Wan'an, Zhao Niangzi Wan'an." ”
Empress Dowager Zhao patted Zhao Mei holding her hand, motioned for her to go back to her place, and then took their seats, Xie Wan also stood beside Xiao Mingze, and the words at the banquet were all unchanged.
Zhao Mei took the lead in raising a glass to the Empress Dowager Zhao and Xiao Mingze who were seated, with a smile on her face, "Mei'er respects Aunt and cousin with a cup, and I wish the family to reunite with each other today and enjoy the bright moon for thousands of miles." ”
Empress Dowager Zhao and Xiao Mingze drank a glass with a smile.
There was a faint sound of sobbing during the banquet, Xiao Mingze looked at the sound and frowned slightly, but he was not annoyed, but only asked in a low voice, "Xue Meiren, why are you crying?" ”
The sound of silk and bamboo paused, and everyone's eyes also looked at Xue Baozhu. Xue Baozhu's eyes were red, and she was dressed very plainly, and the tears were half-hung at this time, which was quite cute, and she wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief.
"Back to Your Majesty, just now Zhao Meiren mentioned the family reunion, the concubine remembered that the concubine's father and brother were still guarding Nanguan, the concubine had entered the palace, and only the mother and sister-in-law were left in the house, and she cried when she was sad for a while."
Everyone had different expressions on their faces, but they all lowered their heads and looked away, only Zhao Mei's eyes narrowed slightly, and his face looked cold, "Then according to Xue Meiren's meaning, we are holding a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet here today because we only know pleasure and ignore the border soldiers?" ”
Xue Baozhu's expression changed again and again, and the tears gradually dried, "The concubine just misses her father and brother, and she can't see her relatives all the time like Zhao Meiren, so why should Zhao Meiren distort my meaning." ”
"Alright." Empress Dowager Zhao snorted lightly to stop the dispute between the two, and raised her glass to the moon, "Indeed, we can sit here safely today, all thanks to the loyal duties of the border soldiers, this cup respects my Dayan soldiers." ”
"Respect to the Great Yan soldiers." Everyone raised their glasses together and followed the words of Empress Dowager Zhao.
Xiao Mingze had been sitting upright in his position, and only then did he point to a dish in front of him and motioned for Xie Wan to send it to Xue Baozhu's table, and Xie Wan did so.
Xue Baozhu's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Gu Jing'an, who was sitting at the bottom, and then stood up and saluted the Empress Dowager Zhao and Xiao Mingze above, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the concubine doesn't want to ruin such a good atmosphere, I wish to warm up the scene with a sword dance, and ask the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to forgive the concubine's gaffe." ”
Xiao Mingze nodded, "It's so good, I heard that the Xue family is famous for its swordsmanship, and today can be regarded as a feast for the eyes." ”
Xue Baozhu smiled and lowered his head, but he still couldn't hide his arrogance, "The concubine is not as good as her father and brother who can kill the enemy with a sword, but the concubine doesn't want to match it with an ordinary silk and bamboo sound." ”
Gu Jing'an stood up at this time and also saluted, "The concubine is willing to harmonize with the sound of the qin, and the sound of the qin is far away, which should be more suitable for swordsmanship than ordinary silk and bamboo." ”
Xiao Mingze fixed his eyes on the recognition person, and nodded, "Gu Baolin is ingenious, and he is alone." ”
Xie Wan stood behind Xiao Mingze, listening to the sound of the piano in his ears, a long sword danced in Xue Baozhu's hand, the strength in his hand was soft but the sword could still break the long wind, and it was also at this moment that Xue Baozhu had a bit of a heroic appearance, not like the weak willow supporting the wind on weekdays.
After the song, Xue Baozhu's face was dripping with sweat, but her eyes seemed to be shining, and she hugged her fists at Xiao Mingze, "The concubine is ugly." ”
"Reward, reward!"
Xie Wan looked down at Xiao Mingze's expression, and unexpectedly saw a touch of appreciation, people sometimes prefer thorny roses to delicate flowers at their fingertips. Xie Wan went to see Zhao Mei again, Zhao Mei's eyes were a little gloomy on Xue Baozhu's body, and the fingertips holding the wine glass were a little white.
This night, as Xie Wan expected, Xiao Mingze went to Xue Baozhu's Moon Picking Hall. It's just that in the next few days, as long as Xiao Mingze orders Xue Baozhu's brand, Zhao Mei will definitely find a way to call Xiao Mingze to Qiushuiju.
Xie Wan once again arrived at the Moon Picking Hall with a smile on his face, and his tone was also a little embarrassed, "Xue Niangzi should rest early, Your Majesty is not here today." ”
At that time, Xue Baozhu was standing by the window, and only sneered lightly when he heard the words, "She is also the next kind of trick - I know, Aunt Lao Wan has a trip." ”
It didn't take long for Zhao Mei to be promoted to a noble person from the fifth grade, and he suddenly jumped above everyone.
On this day, Xiao Mingze sat alone in the study and criticized the folds, and Xie Wan and Liu Fu served on the side. Xiao Mingze's eyebrows tightened more and more, and finally he couldn't help but slap his palm on the bookcase, Xie Wan served a cup of tea at the right time, and said softly, "Your Majesty is angry." ”
Xiao Mingze took the teacup but was still angry, "Beirong slaughtered the border and set fire to three villages in a row, it's just arrogant!" ”
Xie Wan's brows tightened when he heard this, but his fingertips pinched tightly and endured and endured without asking or answering. Xiao Mingze turned his head to look at Xie Wan and asked in a deep voice, "If it were you, what would you do at this time?" ”
Xie Wan lowered his head and didn't look at the look on Xiao Mingze's face, "Slaves don't dare to interfere in politics." ”
"Forgive you for your innocence, just say it."
Xie Wan pondered silently, but still lowered his head, but his tone was fierce, "The Beirong people are ruthless and have repeatedly violated the frontier. We should attack them, not only to repel them, but also to fear them, and let them know that our Dayan is inviolable. ”
Xiao Mingze nodded and snorted lightly, "Yes, even you know something, but the queen mother can't understand it." Now that the country is peaceful and the treasury is full, it is a good time to cower and hesitate......"
Xiao Mingze only sighed and stopped talking in the end, and did not continue. Liu Fu glanced at Xie Wan, shook his head in disapproval, and took a few steps forward, "Your Majesty, the people from the Shang Sleep Bureau are here." ”
Xiao Mingze took a deep breath, his eyebrows were full of impatience, and he twisted his eyebrows and thought for a while, "Let's go to Wanqingyuan." ”
Liu Fu and Xie Wan's expressions froze, and Xie Wan's tone was two points lighter, "Back to Your Majesty's words, Gu Baolin may not be able to sleep today." ”
Xiao Mingze's eyebrows suddenly frowned, "I don't remember these days, it's not ......."
Xie Wan glanced at Liu Fu, and Liu Fu reluctantly stepped forward two steps and replied in a low voice, "Yesterday, Zhao Guilin and Gu Baolin met in the Imperial Garden, and Zhao Guiren said that Gu Baolin's words collided with her and even disrespected the Empress Dowager, so Gu Baolin was punished for kneeling for two hours...... Gu Baolin can't walk yet. ”
Most of the roads in the Imperial Garden are paved with cobblestones, which hurt your knees the most, and the weather is getting hot again.
Xie Wan looked at Xiao Mingze's expression and looked difficult little by little, and he swallowed all the words he was about to speak, Liu Fu lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Xiao Mingze, "Your Majesty ...... today"