HBWnovel Chapter 38 Look at what I do...
Chapter 38 Look at what I do...
The lord accompanied the emperor in micro-clothes to wander the streets, and found that the streets were extremely lively that day. The girls in the street market were holding delicate and beautiful flowers, and so were the young men. The theater flocked.
King Yuanning couldn't help wondering: "Is today a special day?"
The emperor waved his fan, looking like a young master of a family, and said to Chen Xingning who was following behind: "Xingning, tell me."
Chen Xingning had just returned to the capital a few days ago, so he caught up with the excitement. Today was the Flower Festival (※), intended to bid farewell to the God of Flowers, but the wealthy people in the capital played new tricks.
A large stage was set up in front of the theater building in the market, and girls and young masters performed on the stage respectively. If men and women of the right age took a fancy to someone, they would put the flower hairpin in their hands on the name plate that the person posted on the red list on the stage. If the other party is also interested, a special person will contact in private first, and a good marriage will be facilitated.
Last year was the first time this event was lively, those girls and gentlemen had never seen this battle before, so naturally they couldn't let it go, and there were not many people participating.But I heard that the result was good. Two talented women from ordinary rich families married into the official family.
It is said that a few days ago, another noble person added a lottery to this year's Preserved Flowers Festival. The person who got the most flowers, regardless of gender, would give them generous gold gifts, and even won the honorary title of "Chaoyue Sacred Guest".
The number of people who signed up has doubled, some for their destination, some for money, and some just for their fame.
King Yuanning listened, and smiled secretly in his heart, but he knew how to play. Isn't this a combination of talent show and blind date?
While talking, Chen Xingning led the two masters to a tea house in front of the theater. The tea house was a row of private rooms across the street. Opening the window, one could just see the big stage in front of the theater.
On weekdays, private rooms that can consume energy for a whole day without additional money, today, they were secretly offered to increase the price several times. Chen Xingning said that the price of the three rooms with the best locations has already reached 800 taels.
I think if the Flower Festival is passed on year after year, the room fee of the tea house will be calculated in gold.
When the group of people sat down during the daytime, the performance had already started on the stage for some time, and several girls and young masters had stepped onto the stage. Behind the big stage, under the red name plate in the hall, there were already marked flowers inserted on it, and they all It looks evenly divided.
Yuan Ning Wang looked at the young men and women showing their skills on the stage, and felt that there was some seductiveness, but it was only mediocre. His eyes were on the stands, but his mind was too early to go out.
Now that he knew that the person in front of him was Bai Tian, he was thinking that he had just met Bai Tian and heard that before he fell ill, he was in charge of the entire family business. He should have been used to these scenes.
After getting in touch with him for a long time, I realized that Bai Tian was fond of tranquility in his bones.I remember accompanying him to a business reception once, and found that he was fluent in all directions, and he did the scene just right, but he only regarded it as part of the job, it was ability, and had nothing to do with preferences.
Just like listening to the music and watching the fun, he definitely didn't come here to amuse himself by wandering around.
At this moment, there was a burst of crosstalk on the other side of the table.
The girl on the stage was wearing a water-blue tulle dress and a white gauze cloak. The night wind blew her skirts. On the high stage lit by fire, her makeup was light and just right, and the thin makeup was just right between her brows. There are vermilion flower tines falling everywhere, like a little cinnabar embellishment among the white pear flowers reflecting snow on the mountain, adding to the style.
On the other hand, the girl who came to the stage just now, either she is dignified and elegant from a wealthy family, or she is smart and shy from a small family, Biyu, she is so beautiful, it seems very special.
Look at this girl's skill is also special.
The daughter of the boudoir, reciting poems, painting, calligraphy and piano skills, all of them are elegant and elegant, but together they are not good.The subject matter is even more plain, singing the breeze and painting orchids, all I have to do is sing the "Heart Sutra" to make it dignified and elegant.
This girl is different. Holding the pipa in her hand, she flicked a passage first, and sang in a low voice: "Clear water, yellow clouds and twilight, and fallen leaves are messy and empty. Bamboo, suspected to be from an old friend. (※※)”
The voice was not clear, but soft and smooth, which made people feel pity and sigh.
After she finished singing the first verse, she said nothing, stood up, swayed the pipa in her arms, and went to the stage.
The music didn't stop, and the boys and girls under the stage didn't know what she was going to do, but Bai Tian sat far away in the tea house, resting his cheek on one hand, looking at her as if watching a scene, and pacifying her with the other hand. The sound of her qin music was lightly tapped on the porcelain cup in her hand, and she hummed a little in tune with the tune: "Sorrowful, hopeful, new love is easy to lose love and hard to guess. 谢道郑念不酒酒， After a long time, the golden wave gradually turned, and the white dew was covered with moss. (※※)"
After singing, his eyes shifted towards him, and seeing the prince staring at him blankly, he stretched out his hand and waved in front of his face, and said with a smile, "Look at what I'm doing, you don't even glance at such a big beauty on stage."
In terms of appearance alone, the emperor should be handsome with a three-point charm, but he is not in good health, his face is white and his lips are pale, and he looks chill when he is not smiling. If he has the charm of an emperor, he will always It makes people feel that he is a moody, smiling master one moment, and the next moment can kill with a smile.
But in the market, the turmoil in the market softened his majesty, and he seemed to be warmed up by the spring breeze when he smiled.
What's more, in the eyes of King Yuanning, he was already that person in a dimly lit place.
Without even thinking about it, the prince curled his lips and said, "You are prettier than her."
Because King Yuanning has been spreading hysteria recently, after hearing this during the day, he was only slightly taken aback, and then greeted Chu Yanchuan again in his heart, not picking up on the prince, and continued: "You don't recognize her anymore?"
The distance is indeed far, the prince narrowed his eyes slightly, and after careful identification, he found that the girl was the girl who lit the lamp in He Fang's private mansion in Lushui City.
The prince looked at Chen Xingning who was sitting on the side.
Chen Xingning smiled and nodded to King Yuanning to indicate that she was the Fairy Si Xing.
Looking at the stage, the girl's pipa sounded like a jade plate at this moment, sometimes like a rainstorm and sometimes like a murmur. After playing a song, she suddenly shook her wrist, and everyone felt a cold light flash. When they saw it clearly, Several exclamations.
The pipa is specially made, and in the body of the lute, there is actually a short cold blade that is two fingers wide.
Immediately afterwards, she took advantage of the opportunity to send the pipa, and the girl by the stage caught it just in time, and the girl said in a dignified voice: "It's just love that makes me sad, and it's like breaking your fingers."
When the words fell, it was a sword dance.
According to the rhythm of her sword dance, the girl by the stage played the pipa twice at every node, looking at it together, it was majestic and mighty.
Most of the people who came to the stage were ladies from the boudoir. How could she have such a sassy energy that is both romantic and clear about love and hate? She instantly became the meeting point of the audience. throw up.
King Yuanning looked at her from afar, and saw that her sword moves were beautiful, but in the end they were more beautiful than practical, so he asked Chen Xingning, "Who is she?"
Chen Xingning looked at Bai Zhou, saw Bai Zhou nodded slightly, and said: "Her father was a military general in the former emperor's dynasty. In the early years, his house was ransacked when he was involved in the case. She was sold as an official prostitute and moved to Lushui City. How could he find her special? means to redeem her, and she has been raised in a private house since then."
The prince didn't speak, but Bugo rolled his eyes and whispered from the side: "Master, the slave doesn't understand something."
Bai Tian looked up at him, Bu Ge had been with the emperor since he was a child, in private, as long as the emperor was in a good mood, he was very casual with him, especially if he was out of the palace.
Sure enough, Bai Zhou signaled him to ask.
Bu Ge frowned, thought for a long time before saying: "If we continue like this, we won't be able to stay for a few more years. This is originally a beautiful thing like a magpie bridge, isn't it going to be like choosing... an oiran? It's very elegant. Things, finally..."
After all, I dare not say the second half of the sentence "the miasma".
But even so, what he said was quite bold. The matter was ordered by the emperor. Isn't this putting the fault on the emperor's head?
Chen Xingning looked at him differently.
But the emperor laughed "puchi" and praised: "You have a good vision and can see long-term." As he said that, the girl whose eyes were on the stand seemed to have drifted to another place, and replied vaguely, "Since someone paid for the lottery, this matter is destined to end like this. I just let Xingning add a firewood."
Bu Ge seemed to understand, but Yuan Ning Wang and Chen Xing Ning naturally understood, the person who paid the money would definitely not be doing good deeds to make the young men and women in Chaoyue City get married.
Having said that, it's a good idea, Bai Tian looked at the girl on the stage, and suddenly asked: "Xing Ning, she is willing to come back with you, have you never thought about giving her a home?"
Chen Xingning was taken aback for a moment, and his eyes drifted to the stage, and he said flatly: "She doesn't want to, at least not yet."
During the day, I could hear a sense of loneliness from it.
As expected, the honorary title of Chaoyue Yake at this year's Preserved Flowers Festival belongs to Fairy Si Xing, and the name on her name tag reads——
Xia Sixing.
King Yuanning knew that Bai Tian had deep meanings, but he couldn't figure out what he was going to do next, but he didn't ask too many questions, and just accompanied him, seeing his rare rosy face, he was very happy.
Until the excitement was over, Bai Tian had no intention of going back to the palace at all, so he walked back to the mansion with King Yuanning and stayed directly in the mansion.
Bu Ge had long since had nothing to do with the emperor, so he had to mutter to remind: "Although there will be no court meeting tomorrow, there will be a small court meeting at noon."
Bai Zhou smiled and said: "It's because of the small court's discussion that I didn't go. The king will not go to court sooner or later, so that they can adapt in advance."
Bu Ge didn't understand, the emperor could be a good emperor, why did he insist on pouring dirty water on himself?
While having ulterior motives, he waited for the emperor to wash and change his clothes. Just as he helped the emperor change his pajamas, King Yuanning entered the door. I'm by your side."
Bu Ge waited for the day to speak, but the emperor said to the prince: "I didn't occupy your bedroom, but just borrowed a night in your wing room, why did you come here?"
Of course, the prince came here because he was worried. Apart from Bai Tian's body, he was more worried about the power behind Yuanning Wang's original owner.
But the words couldn't be explained so clearly to Bai Tian, but fortunately he always had a pretense of a heart injury, so he said: "The heart injury can be big or small, I have to take good care of you."
Bai Zhou raised his eyebrows, and asked suddenly: "Then why did you burn the imperial edict of the throne?"
King Yuanning sat in front of the daylight, pulled his wrist to check his pulse, and said in a vague way: "I can guard you well, but your imperial edict was issued too early, as if you wanted to report to your ancestors."
Just choked the day without words.
The prince also suddenly realized that the other party didn't know who he was, and it seemed a bit inappropriate to speak like that, so he smiled awkwardly, wanting to ease things off, and asked, "What are you going to do these few days? "
Bai Tian looked at him with a puzzled face, what's the matter, did you find out the emperor's whereabouts?
Turn your face away from him, and after he has had his pulse checked, Ma Liuer goes to bed.
So, the emperor stayed in the palace in such a superficially lazy and abolished manner.
One day, no one came to hammer down the door of Yuanning Palace, which proved that there was no big trouble in the palace.
King Yuanning reads medical books, studies pharmacology, and takes care of the emperor's body every day. During the day, he looks terribly boring. He wishes to read all the words and translations in the palace.
Seeing the way he looked around, the prince knew that he was a drunkard and didn't care about drinking, but the prince himself had read these things countless times, and expected that he would not be able to find any flowers in the daytime.
Unless he secretly did that kind of digging.
Four or five days of boredom passed in a blink of an eye. After dinner that day, Yuan Ning Wang said: "If you have nothing to do tomorrow, I will take you to a place."
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The author has something to say:
※The Festival of Preserved Flowers is borrowed from "Dream of Red Mansions".
※※Adapted from Qin Guan's "Clear Water Surprises Autumn".