3 Chapter 3
The eunuch entered to report, the sound of silk and bamboo stopped suddenly, and everyone in the banquet hurriedly got up together, knelt and bowed to the ground from the table, except for the sound of robes mopping the floor, there was no extra sound.
Immediately afterwards, the heavy mahogany door of the main hall opened left and right, and dozens of eunuchs and palace maids quietly entered, such as water waves lined up in two columns, the left side picked a copper tire cloisonnΓ© enamel palace lamp, and the right side held a dark purple bat-patterned fan-shaped staff, and a team of guards with knives in front of the emperor escorted them front and back.
Cen Jianan wore a purple round-necked robe with a double-headed serpentine jade belt hook around his waist, and slowly walked into the hall.
The lantern on the left side was reflected on his cheeks, a half-moon-shaped shadow reflected under the bridge of his tall nose, and the night breeze blew lightly. The heart of the palace lamp jumped, and the beam of light jumped from the left side of his cheek to the center of his eyebrows, and the purple pupil that had just been dormant in the shadows instantly broke out, and was lined with a purple robe, revealing a sense of beauty in the treacherousness.
In terms of appearance alone, Cen Jianan's face is extremely good. The eyes fall on the stars, the long eyebrows are in the sideburns, the facial features are angular, the nose bridge is straight, the jaw is square and powerful, the lips are thin, the body is tall and strong, the shoulders are wide and the waist is narrow, and the posture is heroic.
What's more, he also has an innate domineering spirit, which is perseverance tempered by the wildfire of the battlefield, extremely unruly, extremely dazzling, and extremely dazzling.
Cen Jianan hadn't even approached yet, and the majestic momentum that overflowed around him had already forced people to come, and everyone present buried their heads extremely low, and no one dared to raise their heads.
Only Tan Baolu stood behind the bead curtain, slightly distracted.
She looked intently at Cen Canaan's left eye.
It is said that Cen Jianan's left pupil could not see the light, and when he saw the light, he would tingle faintly, so he would occasionally wear half an eye patch.
He especially disliked the sight of his left eye, and if a child was ignorant and offended him, he would gouge out the other person's eye.
The previous life came up like a tide, and she turned into a wandering spirit and watched him by his side for five years, seeing the violence of this person, and also seeing the madness of this person after her death.
The last time he did, his left eye was gouged out, leaving only a pitch-black socket. At first glance, seeing him with his eyes intact, Tan Baolu couldn't help but sigh that Cen Jianan still looked better now.
With a squeak of the chair, He Dongyan suddenly stood up from the dragon chair, laughed, and said, "How did King Wulie get empty today?" β
Cen Canaan has never liked to participate in such banquets.
And if he doesn't want to come, he can not come.
Although the throne belonged to Hedongyan, the Zhongshu, the other departments except for the household department, and the subordinates were all from Cen Canaan.
Cen Canaan's background is a mystery, and there are even rumors in the market that Cen Canaan is the illegitimate son of the first emperor, and this throne should have been Cen Canaan, but because Cen Canaan was born with different pupils, it was an ominous omen, so he was removed.
This kind of rumor is not groundless, He Dongyan is called the emperor, but in fact he is a puppet, Cen Jianan is the one who can really cover the sky with one hand.
Cen Jianan slowly sat down on the empty desk under He Dongyan's left hand, and after sitting down, he was not happy or angry, he did not say or smile, his thin eyelids were only half hanging, one arm was lying idly on the armrest of the circle chair, his fingers naturally drooping, and he tapped lightly on the rosewood armrest.
He didn't speak, he didn't make any other superfluous movements, and all the people around him fell to the ground, not daring to say more, or even move more, because of his arrival.
Cen Jianan sat down and replied to He Dongyan: "It's nothing to do." β
Going to the emperor's birthday banquet is called "idle and nothing", such a rampant person, except for Cen Jianan, there is no one else.
He Dongyan didn't dare to attack when he was offended, so he smiled with his mouth cocked and said, "Give tea." β
A young and beautiful palace maid walked out with a tea cup.
Although this palace maid is wearing the service of a palace maid, the waist of this dress has been changed, thin and narrow, when walking, the waist and hips twist left and right, just look at her in these steps, this is a palace maid who has just been brought in.
When the palace maid walked, He Dongyan deliberately lowered his head to drink tea and opened his eyes.
The palace maid held a glass cup in both hands, walked straight to Cen Jianan and knelt down, then raised the cup above her head, and said softly: "Please use tea for King Wulie." β
The woman's voice is softer than her body, and every word she bites on her lips and teeth can drip water.
Cen Jianan lifted his thin eyelids, and a pair of phoenix eyes with the tails of his eyes raised narrowed slightly, and glanced at him lightly.
Just at this glance, the palace maid's fingers couldn't help but tremble.
The purple eye was a quenched eye, not like a human, and even with an uncivilized beastly nature.
The palace maid's breath was almost cut off in her throat, and she took a deep breath before continuing the unfinished business.
With a twist of his fingertips holding the tea, a pool of yellow and clear tea poured out and splashed on the hem of Cen Jianan's clothes.
There was a dead silence in the palace.
There was not even a sound of breathing in the hall, where hundreds of people were sitting.
The palace maid also had a chilling sense of fear.
Gathering her courage, she raised her head and looked at Cen Canaan.
Cen Canaan looked at her with a slight scrutiny, his haughty and indifferent expression did not change at all, not even revealing a hint of exposure or impatience......
Cen Canaan was not angry? The thought inspired her.
Don't...... She managed to charm him?
She relied on this face to enter the palace, and she was caught by He Dongyan at a glance by relying on this face, and this face can also help her charm Cen Jianan?
The palace maid immediately bent her knees and got up, stretched out her hand towards Cen Jianan, and a coquettish smile hooked the corner of her mouth, "His Royal Highness King Wulie, it is a slave and maid who is not good, I have offended His Highness, and I ask Your Highness to punish ......"
Skillfully, she gently placed her hand on Cen Canaan's knees, and then leaned forward so that her soft part was pressed in the direction of Cen Canaan.
Immediately after, fingertips pointing upward......
"Ahh
As soon as her fingertips touched the uneven gold thread embroidery on Cen Canaan's robe, her body was violently lifted by a force.
Two cold steel knives rested on her neck, one left and one right.
The palace maid turned red with fright, "Don't, don't kill me!" β
Two guards with knives dragged the palace maid out of the main hall directly.
The palace maid shouted: "Your Majesty, your emperor save me!" β
It was He Dongyan who asked her to seduce Cen Jianan, and she acted on orders!
He Dongyan closed his eyes weakly and buried his head in tea again.
Cen Canaan may not necessarily kill her, but if she openly calls the emperor in the main hall, she will definitely not be able to live.
He Dongyan scolded this girl in her heart, she died when she died, and she insisted on pulling him, what is it?
He made a gesture to Xu Yu, and Xu Yu understood, turned around and went out.
The whole thing happened but it didn't seem to happen, and the people at the banquet witnessed the whole process, but they didn't dare to talk too much, at most they looked at each other.
It doesn't matter if He Dongyan is a faint king, his brain is still so bad.
actually wanted to use such an inferior means to present a beauty to Cen Jianan, who didn't know that Cen Jianan was never lustful.
He Dongyan said to Xu Yu, who came back from wiping his hands: "Xu Yu, you really have to take care of your people, which makes King Wulie more disappointed!" β
"Your Majesty has taught me that the slave deserves to die." Xu Yu said perfunctorily.
Cen Jianan seemed to have nothing to do, his pale fingers picked up the teacup, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it lightly, and then put it back without tasting it.
He Dongyan clapped his hands and changed the topic clumsily, and he said to Cen Jianan with a pleasant face: "Aiqing, it's better to come early than to come at the right time, you came at the right time!" Fang just talked about Wei and said, the little girl of the Tan family can dance on the ice mirror and dance on the ice, do you say strange? β
After hearing this, Cen Jianan's eyebrows jumped.
At the same time, a round mirror made of frozen rootless water was moved to the stage.
The ice cubes are crystal clear as a whole and do not contain a trace of impurities.
The surface is then ground and flattened, and the light can be seen.
After the ice surface was moved to the stage, He Dongyan was suspicious: "Such a thin ice cube can really stand people?" β
Xu Yu instructed a few little eunuchs, "You go up and demonstrate." β
"Eh," He Dongyan stopped Xu Yu and said, "It's too boring to ask a few little eunuchs to go up,"
Xu Yu arched his hand and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?" β
He Dongyan rolled his eyes, suddenly pointed to an old man in the banquet, and said with interest: "Old Zhou? You go up and try it? β
"Your Majesty......"
Zhou Lao is more than seventy, and he is about to hold his grandson's age, where can he walk on the ice?
When He Dongyan was still a prince, Zhou Lao taught him to read, a teacher for one day and a father for life, and beasts couldn't do such ugly things.
None of the people present could stand it, but He Dongyan had already spoken, who had the courage to open his mouth to stop it?
Several little eunuchs asked Zhou Lao to leave his seat, and Zhou Lao walked towards the ice tremblingly with a cane.
The ice surface is as thin as a water mirror, and ants have to make three slips when they fall on it.
Zhou Lao leaned his back, stepped on the ice, and fell heavily to the ground with a "bang".
There was a creaking sound of bones cracking in the middle of the ice, and the old man couldn't even get up after he fell to the ground, so he could only crawl around on the ice like a worm, and his hands desperately reached the crutches that fell on the ice.
Zhou Lao's children couldn't bear to look at it during the banquet, and they all hung their heads and wept. The other officials also gritted their teeth, the civilian officials could still control themselves, and the military attachΓ©s had already begun to stare at each other and clench their hands into fists.
Every time the old man fell down in embarrassment, He Dongyan slapped his thighs vigorously with both hands and laughed: "Hahaha, hahahaha!" It's also dancing on the ice, hahaha, it's really good. β
"Hahaha!" He Dongyan finally laughed enough, he wiped a handful of tears from his laughter, and said, "Hey, Old Zhou, this ice surface is real, right?" β
Zhou Lao, who was kneeling on the ice, said in a desolate voice: "Back to Your Majesty, it's true." β
He Dongyan laughed again, pointed at Tan Wei and said, "You are a good boy, you really didn't bother me, what are you doing in a daze?" Don't hurry up yet! β
"Yes."
The broken ice stained with the blood of the old minister was swept away, and a new thin ice mirror was brought to the stage.
The little eunuch behind the curtain hurriedly urged: "Talk about the third girl, it's your turn." β
"Yes." Tan Baolu used a red silk handkerchief to cover half of her cheeks.
The thin surface of the ice reflected her shadows, and the shadows were in pairs.
The music of the fairy music is back, accompanied by the light drum beat, Tan Baolu taps her toes and slowly dances to the center of the ice.
It was like a beautiful deer suddenly jumping in the ice and snow, light and agile.