Chapter 11: Mountains and Rivers Find Soulmates
"Today is approaching the full moon, and the Imperial Garden is in full bloom, which is really a grand scene that cannot be disappointed. The palace invites all the gentlemen to enjoy it. Concubine Dong took the wine from the maid's hand, held the glass and said.
"Xie Niangniang. Everyone hurriedly raised their glasses and thanked them.
"Niangniang, all the beauties are gathered together, if you only drink wine and enjoy the flowers, it will be a bit monotonous, why not play some games to help the fun?"
"Oh, Yu Jin is reasonable, do you have any proposals?" Concubine Dong raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she was a little puzzled.
"Auntie, why don't you have a good taste of the sons, and the ladies will show their talents to cheer up the sons?" Xie Wanxi stood up and said with a smile, "Auntie, cousin and Bai Gongzi will be the judges, and aunt thinks this method is good?"
Concubine Dong looked at her lovingly and said with a smile, "This method is very good." ”
"Niangniang, since there is a judgment, there must be a lottery. Bai Yujin put away the folding fan in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
"That's nature. ”
When the words fell, Concubine Dong clapped her hands, and the two maids brought two things.
I saw that one of the plates contained a fiery red thing, which looked like a small sapling, and it looked very bright.
On the other plate was a large pearl of the night, which still glowed with a faint blue light even in this rather bright place.
This thing is called fire coral, it is the thing offered by the South Lake country, and today the palace will use this thing as the color head of the poem. Concubine Dong pointed to the fiery red thing on the maid's plate and said.
After speaking, Concubine Dong pointed to another plate.
"The other thing is the night pearl produced in the South China Sea, which is also the upper offering of the Nanhu country, which is used as a color for the talent show. ”
All of you here are the descendants of officials and nobles who have seen many treasures, but even so, it is still a little amazing to see these two things.
Especially the huge pearl of the night.
Everyone has seen the Night Pearl, but this is indeed the first time I've seen it so big.
Only Mu Youning and Bai Yujin did not move.
"This color, my son is quite excited. Bai Yujin blinked, swaying the feather fan leisurely, and said that his heart was moving, but in fact, there was not even a trace of fluctuation in his eyes.
Concubine Dong chuckled with satisfaction, "In this case, I will ask you sons to compose poems with the title of 'flowers'." ”
The maids had already prepared and placed the wine bottles in a small boat made of lotus leaves, and sailed down the flower canal.
The sons sat down along the flower canal, and when the wine bottle crossed in front of them, they had to pick up the wine glass and drink, and then make a poem about "flowers".
Koji was originally a daily activity of literati, and with the beginning of the first person, it soon became lively.
The nobles also began to be eager to try, and fighting for the pearl of the night was secondary, mainly to compete for the king's blue eyes.
Even if you can't get the blue eyes of King Qi, with so many noble sons present, it is not a loss to get the appreciation of others.
"Auntie, she is not talented, so she throws bricks and leads the way for the young ladies. Xie Wanxi stood up and said with a smile.
As soon as she said this, the faces of the nobles present changed slightly, who didn't know that Xie Wanxi was known as the first talented woman in Qilin.
If it's different from the project she performs, it's fine, but if it bumps into it, wouldn't it be ......
Concubine Dong glanced at the expressions of the women, and asked with a smile, "What kind of talent is Wanxi preparing?"
"Today, there are wine koji, talented and beautiful people, and confidants are full of people. Xie Wanxi paused and continued, "Wanxi will send a song "Mountains and Flowing Water", which is ugly, please appreciate it." ”
"Since it is "Mountains and Flowing Water", there must be a confidant to make peace. This "Mountains and Flowing Water", a solo performance, seems to be a little lonely. Bai Yujin seemed to glance at Mu Youning inadvertently, "Niangniang, what do you think?"
"Mother, since there is a comparison, it is naturally better to have a comparison. Qi Siyuan also responded.
"It is very true. Concubine Dong nodded, "I wonder if anyone would like to play a song with Wanxi?"
The guqin is Xie Wanxi's specialty, the women looked at each other, and no one wanted to be this stepping stone.
Mu Youning's white jade-like fingers, holding the wine glass and shaking it gently, occasionally take a sip, and feel comfortable.
Hearing this conversation, she didn't even move her brows, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Although she was comfortable and didn't care, Concubine Dong's weight also made her the focus of everyone, but the women were afraid of the prestige of the General's Mansion, and how jealous they were.
Mu Youran didn't have this kind of jealousy, she remembered yesterday's hatred, where could she care if the general's mansion had a revenge, she just wanted Mu Youning to make a fool of herself and be laughed at by everyone.
She stood up and saluted Concubine Dong, "Concubine Dong, my sister Youning has been practicing hard recently. Although she is not as skilled as Miss Xie, even the master who teaches the piano says that my sister is very talented in piano skills. The courtier thought that if she cooperated with Miss Xie, this song would definitely be a natural sound. ”
After speaking, Mu Youran also glanced at Mu Youning defiantly.
Mu Youning paused with his hand playing with the wine glass, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became deeper, but this smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, and it seemed that some people had not learned enough.
As soon as Mu Youran said this, there was chuckling all around, who didn't know that the eldest lady of the Mu family didn't know the piano at all, even if she studied for a month, she must not even know the score.
But the women are happy to see this scene, firstly, it is not them who are making a fool of themselves, and secondly, they can also lower Xie Wanxi's performance.
Xie Wanxi's face also changed, she was not happy, but a little ugly, she was also happy to see Mu Youning make a fool of herself, but if this ugliness would affect herself, it would be another matter.
If it is a noble girl next to her, she has enough confidence to crush them, and she can ensure that the show is good and show her strength at the same time.
But if it is a person like Mu Youran who does not know the piano at all, even if she plays well, but the overall effect is too poor, who wants to really listen to it?
Concubine Dong looked at Mu Youran, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, she looked at Mu Youning and said, "Youning, would you like to play with Wanxi?"
Mu Youning chuckled, gently put down the wine glass in his hand, and stood up, his eyes were calm, "I can help the mother, the courtiers are very happy." ”
After the words fell, she turned her head to look at Xie Wanxi, as if she didn't see her ugly face, and chuckled, "It's my honor to be able to cooperate with Miss Xie, but I'm not good at learning, and I hope Miss Xie will take care of it." ”
The corners of Xie Wanxi's mouth twitched, and she pulled out a smile, "Miss Mu is serious, it's just a fun performance, and everyone's happiness is the most important thing." ”
Mu Youning hooked his lips and nodded, Xie Wanxi's implication was that it was just to help the fun, not to represent my usual level.
Scold.
"Miss, do you really want to play with Miss Xie?" Aoyagi asked with some concern, although Miss seems to have changed a lot, she doesn't know poetry, writing, and ink on weekdays, but now she has written chapters, but she hasn't seen her practice on weekdays.