HBWnovel Chapter 72 Drinking wine together.
Chapter 72 Drinking wine together.
It is unprecedented for the emperor and the prince to drink Hebei wine, so of course they can't be as grand as the queen and concubine.
No matter how absurd the officials of the Ministry of Rituals thought it was, they understood that this was the "love interest" between the emperor and the prince, and it was enough to engage in it secretly, so no one touched the emperor's eyebrows to warn him.
I just wanted to prepare a few suitable days for the emperor to choose the one that is pleasing to the eye. On that day, he sent an etiquette officer to Chaolu Palace to say a few auspicious words, and asked the two of them to drink the wine with half a ladle. Teng Dier—what do you two like to do.
Bu Ge showed the auspicious day to Bai Tian, and Bai Bai chose the closest day. Of course, he couldn't wait to drink that glass of wine with the prince, but he couldn't wait to catch the ghosts and monsters around him.
For a long time, a lot of news has been leaked from his side. The servants around him are not clean, at least the few people who had the opportunity to see the book before the emperor, some people have been spoiled.
Therefore, on the day of the banquet, there is no need for complicated etiquette during the day, but he needs to let the people around him think that on the day of the ceremony, the emperor and the prince will definitely get entangled and will not go anywhere.
Great for little tricks like shutting up someone who shouldn't be talking nonsense for good.
Time flies, and today is the day. Although it is an internal code without the participation of outsiders, it is after all a ritual system of the heavenly family, so it should not be too shabby.
The Chaolu Hall has been carefully decorated, and the gauze lamps used in daily life have been replaced with red candles painted with gold threads. Some spices have been added to the red candles. When the candles are lit, the room is warm and fragrant, which makes people feel relieved.
Looking at the daytime again, his clothes were unusually solemn.
On weekdays, the emperor wears court clothes when he goes up to court, and after he goes down, he can wear whatever clothes are comfortable, usually made of soft fabrics and pure colors.There is a wide bundle at the waist, and the jade belt is too lazy to use, let alone the waist pendants of those pearls, emeralds, and gemstones.
The people around him knew that he was a temper that would not listen to the vice persuasion, so no one persuaded him about etiquette and prestige.
The imperial palace is just the emperor's home, so you can wear whatever you like.
Today, it's somewhat different.
Although it is still not considered luxurious, it can be seen that it was done with care.
The emperor's first-layer gauze was crimson red, and was pressed by dark gray double-layer gauze, only the two-finger-wide collar was exposed.Seen from a distance, the whole body is a deep gray, with a red background faintly revealed.
The wide neckline and sleeves of double gauze are embroidered with crimson dark patterns, echoing the inside, looking closely at the patterns, it is neither dragon patterns nor auspicious clouds.
Unexpectedly, there are layers of floating mist, and the light kite cuts and sweeps, wanting to say the name of the person he loves, grand and joyful.
Bu Ge picked up the jade belt and tied it around the emperor's waist, Yushu tightened his waist, and he became much more energetic immediately.
It's quite different from his usual demeanor where he's either sickly and spiritless, or ready to kill or punish with a frightening look in his eyes.
It's just that the belt around the waist is tightly tied to shape the figure, making the person look even thinner.
Bu Ge lamented that the emperor was actually tall and handsome, if he gained a few more catties, he wouldn't look like he was going down with the wind, but he really had the appearance of an immortal.
During the day, he watched Bugo's eyes turn around in his waist, looked in the mirror, and found nothing wrong, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
Bu Ge said truthfully: "The servant feels that you have lost weight again. If this continues, when will your health recover..."
The sincerity can be seen, making Bai Tian feel that this little follower's thoughts on him are precious, and he said with a smile: "It hasn't been a day or two since I've been sick, the flesh on my body, it's not that I despise it today, Will it dislike me tomorrow? After a few days, it will grow back."
Normally, when Bai Tian opened his mouth, he would either tease Bu Ge or scold him, but today his words were rarely mild, it seemed that the emperor was really in a good mood.
In Bugo's view, as long as the master is really in a good mood, he will be happy too.
The gossip outside is nothing but gossiping nonsense.
Before the ceremony, King Yuanning came.
When he entered the hall and saw the daylight, he was taken aback for a moment, and Buge understood again, thinking that the prince's expression was due to the fact that the words "you look so good today" were etched on his forehead.
The ceremony official sent by the Ministry of Rites has long been waiting at the side. He is the head of the Rites Department of the Ministry of Rites. He is an official in his 50s with gray hair.
He stood in front of the emperor and the prince, his smile seemed to be made out of paste, and every wrinkle on his face was perfectly symmetrical.
He must not be used to the absurdity of the Hunjun, but he has no courage to resist.
Not only that, but he also had to preside over the ceremony of Lao Shizi.
I had no choice but to put on a fake face, and chanted the happy song without emotion in the tone of my mouth.
In the ballad, it first talks about the environment of "Fu Lu Shou loves the place, the country is prosperous and the people are prosperous for thousands of years", then praises the emperor who "has good talent in wine, music, calligraphy and painting, and dares to take the lead in the southern expedition to calm the chaos", and finally sings "Single pass on Bian Que Lu's medical skills, meet the moon The prince who likes to stretch his eyebrows...
Pick out which one to listen to, and you will feel that it is an auspicious saying that wears thousands of clothes and never wears flattery;
But put it all together, plus the major premise of drinking together, I just feel that the lips of the donkey are not right with the mouth of the horse - everything is not next to each other.
The Chief of the Ceremony Department finished his official business without any personal emotion, and finally sang loudly: "Two noblemen, please drink-hehe wine."
Then a master of ceremonies held a tray, and a jade tripod was placed in the middle of the tray, and the tripod was full of wine.On the left and right of the tripod, there is a small gourd placed on each side. It can be seen that it is made of a gourd divided into two.
Bairi and King Yuanning each picked up one and filled small gourds of wine one after another. Bairi said to the prince with a smile: "Even if I don't make a public announcement to drink this gourd now, I'm afraid you won't have a concubine to accept it. Aren't you afraid that the spirit of the former king in heaven will blame you?"
The prince was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to speak at this moment, Bai Tian suddenly said this, and said with a smile: "I was the one who provoked you first, my late father taught me to be good and never dare to disobey."
As he spoke, without waiting for the day to speak again, he tapped lightly on half of his gourd and drank the wine in one gulp.
A deeper smile appeared on Bai Zhou's face, and he drank the wine without saying anything.Put half a ladle on the tray, turned to the head of the etiquette department and said, "Master Hou has worked hard, the Ministry of Rites has done a good job in this matter, from top to bottom, let's give you a month's salary."
After finishing speaking, he ignored him and thanked him, looked at King Yuanning, and said to Bu Ge: "Put down the wine and take everyone down. I will talk to the prince for a while, so I don't need to wait on you."
Everyone present felt that the emperor looked at the prince with affection in his eyes, which was "passionate".
I'm afraid that if I walk slowly for a while, it will disturb the emperor's interest, and the good days will cause trouble for nothing.
One by one, they packed up the work at hand and didn't back down.
The Chief of Ceremonies finally walked half a step slower, and when he went out, he peeked back and saw that the emperor had already hooked the prince's neck, and his expression was indescribably intimate.
After a period of physical resistance, he fled away.
The door of the hall was closed, finally only Bai Tian and King Yuanning were left in the Chaolu Hall.
Bai Tian immediately let go of the prince, took two steps back, and sat down at the table.After a moment of silence, he picked up a small ladle in front of him, and stirred the wine in the jade cauldron like playing with water, and said, "Guess, where did the accident happen?"
A trace of disappointment flashed across King Yuanning's face, and he didn't say much, and replied: "It's really hard to guess, but there are only four people on duty in the imperial study, and the problem is ultimately with them, unless They didn't move, otherwise, they could always catch the tail this time."
As soon as he backed away, the prince also sat up straight in front of him, Bai Tian thought it was inexplicably funny, smiled and moved closer to him, and said in a low voice: "Then guess, will someone come to listen to our corner later?"
It stands to reason that no one would dare to listen to the emperor's corner.But now there are untrustworthy people around Baitian, it's really hard to say whether anyone will come to listen.
I thought the prince would still answer that he didn't know, but he turned his eyes condensed and rolled his eyes, and then replied in a very serious voice: "I don't know for a while, anyway, not now."
Bai Tian finally couldn't hold back anymore, and burst out laughing.
His clothes today showed a little good looks, and when he smiled, he immediately became brighter, his peach petal-like pupils were bent when he smiled, his eyes were crystal clear, like spring flowers dripping with morning dew.
King Yuanning was stunned for a while, the environment was chaotic after all, now there were only two of them, so he was able to look at him quietly, the countless descriptions in the book that amazed the time could not compare to the liveliness of the person in front of him.
After laughing a few times during the day, the prince felt uncomfortable, left the small ladle still in his hand, and was about to get up, but was grabbed by Yuan Ning Wang.
I saw the prince took out two small objects from his arms, and held them in front of Bai Tian's eyes - a pair of bamboo knots, without branches outside the knots, polished to a round shape, simple and lovely in shape.Looking closely at the patterns carved on the bamboo joints, it can be distinguished that the carvings are concentric knots.
The sash is dropped, which is extremely delicate.
Bai Tian looked suspiciously at the prince.
It was rare for King Yuanning to smile shyly, and said: "I carved it, and the craftsmanship is not good."
Bai Tian took it over and looked at it, and felt that the prince was too modest.
The engraver is not as good as the engraver, but the strength and angle of the knife are also quite delicate and decisive.It can be seen that it has been worked hard and put a lot of thought into it.
"A gift from Hejiu?" Bai Zhou asked with a smile.
King Yuanning nodded and said with a smile: "If you throw this out like a stone like last time, I will really be angry."
Also turned over the old accounts.
Bai Tian curled his lips and got up with a smile. The purple bamboo flute that the prince had given him had been on the flute stand in Chaolu Hall. Now he took it and tied a concentric knot on the bottom sound hole, which was pleasing to the eye.
King Yuanning picked up another one and tied it on his belt.
Bai Tian smiled and tilted his head to look at him. It would be childish to say that the lord is wearing such a gadget around his waist, but...it is quite cute.
He said: "Compared to you, I am lacking in negligence. I have never prepared any gifts."
The prince shook his head and said: "If you are not tired, play a tune for me. I listened to a few tunes in Lexitang a few days ago, and I felt a little tired."
Bai Zhou smiled and said, "How difficult is this?"
He agreed, and sat down in front of the prince, but he didn't rush to play, instead he closed his eyes slightly, thinking about something.King Yuanning didn't urge him, but just accompanied him quietly.
After a while, Bai Zhou opened his eyes, held the flute to his lips, tried a few notes, and then the music slowly floated out.
His eyes were slightly lowered, and his eyelashes seemed thick like ink.
The soft candlelight polished away the edges and corners of his outline, and also made the eyelashes cast a shadow on the eyelids, hiding the sharpness and coldness in his eyes.
People seem to be extraordinarily gentle.
The tune is also very gentle.
It is a song that the prince has never heard.
If the music can draw a picture, then there is no clear spring and bright moon, wind sweeping the cool bamboo, nor leaning on the railing to listen to the rain, or drunkenly looking up at the stars in this song. Instead, it is like a letter from an old friend, which is slowly unfolded, quietly read, familiar Be peaceful, tell your thoughts.
The prince couldn't help thinking that he was also devoted to the music, and the music in the daytime was completely different from Fang Miaoer's.It's not that the world is cloudy and muddy, but that I prefer to be Xiaobai's bosom friend after all.
After the song was played, King Yuanning was still immersed in the music, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, calm and firm, but also revealing a very faint sadness.
He also didn't know if it was because Xiao's sobs were so deep that he had an illusion.
Bai Tian immediately restrained the state of immersion in playing the music, and stretched out his hand in front of King Yuanning's eyes, shaking the prince back to his senses, and asked with a smile: "Does it sound good?"
King Yuanning nodded, and said, "Of course," he took in a slow breath, pursing his lips, "This is... what song, I've never heard it before."
Bai Zhou was rather proud, and said, "I wrote it."
"Did you take a name?"
Bai Zhou rubbed the flute in his hand for a moment, raised his eyes to look at the eyes of King Yuanning, and then slowly replied: "It's called... "Waiting for the King's Return."
I am waiting for you, waiting for your answer.
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The author has something to say:
Knock CPNo.1 in the front row, Comrade Bugo.