Chapter 01

At dusk, the palace lights hanging high in the palace are lit up one after another.

On the occasion of the 50th birthday of Prince Li, the banquet was held in the house for several days, and the Youxiantai in the center of the lake was brightly lit, and the sheng songs were endless all night.

Rong Jin looked through the window, and it was vaguely seen that there were guests walking across the bamboo bridge and going to the banquet hall.

"Look up."

A slightly cold finger clasped her chin, Rong Jin retracted his gaze, then raised his head, and the other party sketched on her face.

The delicate cinnabar fell on the delicate skin like white porcelain, and then it spread out, and after a while, there were a few more peach blossom marks between the eyebrows and the tails of the eyes. Yueniang didn't have time to appreciate it at this time, so she changed her wolf pen and ordered: "Turn sideways and take off your coat." ”

The beauty under the lamp seemed quiet and well-behaved, fiddling with it at will, but when the tip of the pen crossed the collarbone and went down, it seemed to tremble slightly irrepressibly.

I don't know if it's because of sensitive skin or because I'm afraid.

"Don't move." Yueniang leaned closer, pressed her slender shoulder, and asked casually, "How long have you been here?" ”

Rong Jin cooperated to slow down his breathing and said softly: "Forty-one days." ”

Yueniang's hand holding the pen paused slightly, a little surprised.

It's not because she calculates the days so clearly, but the women who are sent to the palace's back house have to be trained for two or three months, to say the least. During this period, you can't touch the slightest bit of meat, you can only eat vegetables and fruits, drink water, and then your grandmother teaches you the rules of "service" before you can go to You Sendai to serve.

Mama said that recently, the prince gave a few concubines to others. The one who originally poured the wine was suddenly gone this morning, and there was really a shortage of manpower," Rong Jin blinked, still clearly remembering the bloodstained appearance of the girl when she was carried back last night, "so he had to make an exception and ask me to go up first." ”

Over the years, the beauties of the palace have come and gone.

Li Wang Yexing came up, and it was common for them to be rewarded to others like goods, and it was not uncommon for them to "die of illness". The corpses that were thrown into the mass grave with a roll of straw mats were afraid that they could not be counted on two hands, even if a family member came to ask, a few taels of silver were sent away.

Yueniang knew this, sighed silently, and was speechless for a while.

Rong Jin didn't speak again, his eyelashes drooped, and he couldn't see any outward emotion.

The candlelight reflected on her moist skin, her breasts were half covered and half hidden, and a pink peach blossom grew obliquely from her heart, blooming on her collarbone and shoulder, and it was alive and fragrant.

Rao is Yueniang, who is used to seeing beauties like this, and she also shook her head.

"You ......" Yue Niang looked at her calm face like stagnant water, and reminded her between the paints, "The prince only likes to see smiling faces, he may not be happy today, don't touch this mold." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the corners of the originally expressionless beauty's mouth slightly curled, and her eyebrows and eyes were crooked to thank her, and her expression suddenly became vivid, but it was a bit more delicate than flowers.

Yueniang was stunned, and when she saw that Mama Qin, who was in charge of the house, she picked up the bead curtain and entered the door, and said with a smile: "This is an informed and interesting person." ”

"If you don't teach it well, how dare you send people to your master?" Mama Qin looked at Rong Jin from top to bottom, and raised her hand to gesture on her waist, "If you dress up like this, you can handle it." ”

King Li has always loved a thin waist, and likes women to be weak and invincible, and Rong Jin is very qualified in this regard.

Rong Jin had just the right smile on his face, and she looked at it.

"Come," Mama Qin commanded, "let me see your craft." ”

Rong Jin followed her to the outer room, glanced at the wine utensils on the long table, and probably had a number in his heart. She answered softly, and then stepped forward to pick up the delicately shaped colorful phoenix bird pattern holding pot, and poured two wines in a row.

Her movements were smooth and graceful, and her hands seemed to be unmoving, but the wine she poured was very different. The first one is an ordinary turbid wine, and the second one is a clear and translucent mulberry wine.

Mama Qin bowed slightly: "Go with them." ”

As the night darkened, Yusendai was already full of guests, but the atmosphere was a little weird, and it was not as lively as before.

Rong Jin looked at Chun Yao on the side, and saw some apprehension in her eyes.

As Yueniang reminded before, King Li may not be happy today.

I don't know what Prince Li thinks, but he actually gave an invitation to the new science and technology scholars for the first time. He has a bad reputation, and he has always been despised by Hanlin Qingliu, and everyone did not dare to brush his face when he went to the banquet, and there were very few people who really wanted to come to celebrate his birthday.

Now in this banquet hall, a glance has been swept, and many people have reluctance written on their faces.

Most of the people who understand King Li's temperament are cautious, for fear of touching this mold. Unexpectedly, King Li was not annoyed, and gave a meaningful order to the concubine who was waiting beside him, and then made people play music and dance.

It seems that he specially invited these Hanlin Qingliu, who had never dealt with him, to come over, and it was just a whim to invite them to enjoy the song and dance.

The Jinshi in Tsing Yi looked at each other at first, but when they saw this, they put their minds at ease for the time being.

Rong Jinduo paid attention, she paid attention to the red sleeves of the concubine who had been ordered by King Li without a trace, only to see her leave quietly, went around to the incense burner in the corner of the hall, and soon left again.

The light smoke of the Boshan stove looks the same as before.

Rong Jin didn't notice anything wrong at first, but after a while, he suddenly realized that there was a little more sweetness in the incense of the main hall.

Mixed with the smell of alcohol, it even made her a little dizzy.

Rong Jin stared at it, and after realizing what it was, he was shocked and almost couldn't hold back the smile on his face.

She had smelled it, just last night.

When the beauty was carried back, in addition to the strong smell of blood, her clothes were also stained with the sweetness that lingered like now.

Chun Miao said that this is the prince's specially concocted and his habitual aura.

Such a private thing is used here in a grand manner.

The temple sang and danced endlessly. As the rhythm of the music tightened, the graceful dancers became even more charming, and the frost-like skin under the gauze skirt loomed.

And those Jinshi who originally looked at the nose and nose and the heart, gradually couldn't take their eyes off.

On the main seat, King Li's sideburns were gray, and his fat figure was leaning on the pillow, and his eyes, which were cloudy because of his indulgence in wine, saw all this clearly, and the smile on his face became more and more prominent.

Rong Jin suddenly understood that Li Wangye did not change his sex at all, let alone want to please this group of Qingliu, I am afraid that from the beginning, what he wanted was to see this group of pretentious literati lose their temper and make a fool of themselves, and there will be no way to put on a high appearance in the future.

The sweet aroma unconsciously spread throughout the hall, and under the wine, how many people could not be moved?

Someone has already begun to look at the peach blossom that Yueniang painted on her chest, if there is a substantial gaze on her body, Rong Jin pressed the discomfort in her heart, and only felt ridiculous.

If this incense continues to burn like this, how will it end tonight?

"This king wants to change the inscription for this Sendai, and this time I invite you to come, but I also want to ask for a calligraphy. As for the color head," Li Wang Ye signaled to stop singing and dancing, sat up a little straighter, and said with a smile, "Just use this "Hundred Rivers and Clouds Sea Map". ”

"Hundred Rivers and Clouds and Sea Map" is made by Wen Fei, a famous minister of the previous dynasty, he became famous at a young age, entered the Hanlin, served as the emperor's teacher, worshiped the prime minister, and made steady progress in his career. His calligraphy and painting are unique, and he indulges in the landscape after hanging the crown and retreating, and the literati have all yearned for it for hundreds of years.

The color head thrown by King Li is exactly what he likes, and many people are eager to try.

The dancers presented the paper and pen that had been prepared long ago, and stayed in the banquet to pour wine and polish ink.

The warm fragrance of nephrite jade is on the side, and the wine and beauty have not yet waited for the fragrance to take effect, and they have been unable to hold back their unstable heart, and they began to secretly move their hands and feet, taking the opportunity to kiss Fangze.

The dancing girls have served in Yusendai for a long time, and they know what virtues men have, and they are used to laughing with them.

Yusendai gradually became lively.

Rong Jin looked at these people from the beginning of the desire to draw a line with King Li, and easily became like this, looking away and not wanting to look more, but just pinched his wrist hard.

Tonight was destined to be a farce, but she had to sober herself up.

King Li raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, he saw the joke almost as well, and then he noticed Rong Jin kneeling beside him, squinted for a moment, and found that it was a new face.

He was used to seeing beauties, and he didn't think this one in front of him was amazing, but looking at her quiet appearance under the lights, it was also pleasing to the eye, and he asked casually, "What's your name?" ”

Rong Jin's breath stagnated, and then he stepped forward on his knees as if nothing had happened, added new wine, and said in a low voice: "The slave is called Yun Porcelain." ”

"Yun porcelain," King Li's gaze then fell on her hands that had been dyed with Kodan, and she sighed, "Your hands are not bad......

Rong Jin listened to this, and his heart suddenly hung up, but before he could finish speaking, he saw a little guy hurriedly come to report: "Shen Xiang is here." ”

King Li was about to turn his face and scold, but after hearing this, he was stunned and said in surprise: "Why did he come?" ”

Then I didn't know what to think of, and my face sank.

Rong Jin saw that he had no time to take care of himself, so he quietly stepped back and looked out, only to find that he didn't know when the drizzle began to fall.

The brocade-clothed boy dressed in a crane slowly climbed the stairs, and the lights hanging high outside the palace gate were reflected, and his face was more and more lined like a crown of jade. The night breeze carried the drizzle away, the sideburns were slightly wet, and the clothes moved with the wind, and there was no embarrassment.

There is no smile at the corner of his mouth, but his whole body is gentle, which makes people feel close when they see it.

However, such a gentle-looking son of a family made the originally staggered You Sendai quiet down for a moment.

The originally enthusiastic guests seemed to have been poured cold water on their heads, and they hurriedly withdrew the hand that was lingering on the waist of the dancing girl, and as if they had regained their sanity that they had long since lost where they had thrown it, they all sat upright.

The displeasure on King Li's face was fleeting, and he laughed loudly: "After all these years, Shen Xiang is still the first time to come back to this king to visit Sendai, what a rare guest!" ”

"Today, I originally wanted to come to visit earlier, but I was kept by the Holy Lord to discuss the history of the Chongwen Pavilion, and it was delayed." Shen Yu didn't answer this, and said unhurriedly, "I hope that the prince is not strange." ”

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty all knew that the saint valued Shen Yu, and even King Li did not refuse to give up after sneering at such a sentence, so that Shen Yu was invited to sit down.

Rong Jin watched coldly, and found that the appearance of this Shen Xiang was like a needle in the sea, and the guests in the hall looked even more cautious than when they first came. Those who were showing off their literary talents and taking the opportunity to laugh with the dancing girl all seemed to be choked by the neck, and they didn't dare to come out.

The backbone and soft muscles that were originally bent for the sake of power have returned to their original state in a blink of an eye.

It's just that in this way, King Li was discouraged.

He didn't want to tear his face directly with Shen Yu, his heart became more and more uncomfortable, and he kicked away the concubine who was beating his legs at his feet, and suddenly smiled again: "A few days ago, this king got a good wine from the Western Regions of the altar, and tonight I just invited Shen Xiang to taste one or two." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Rong Jin on the side: "What are you still doing in a daze!" ”

Rong Jin heard the hint in his words, and his heart was half cold, but fortunately, his face did not show timidity, and he went to Shen Yu's side as he said.

She was afraid, but she didn't hesitate.

Although she can't afford to offend this Shen Xiang, if she disobeys the will of King Li, she is afraid that she will not survive tonight, and she can only choose the lesser of two evils.

The bright red grape wine was slowly poured into the green jade cup, and Rong Jin lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the Shen Xiang next to him. She only hoped that a noble person like this would not pay attention to herself at all, and even if she wanted to take revenge in the future, she would just go to King Li.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

The hand, which seemed to be finely carved from white jade, picked up the jade cup and brought the wine to her lips.