The emperor's longevity is not a big event every year. Every time it is a big event, it is very important. For example, the full life and the first year after the big wedding are of extraordinary significance.
When a man gets married, it means that he has reached adulthood. This birthday banquet is to show the world that he is already a husband, can become a father, and can educate the next generation.
The Sima family was invited this time, both as expected and unexpected. As expected, the big room was invited, and the surprise was that the second room was also invited. The second room of the Sima family was not kind, and everyone saw it. In the past few years after the emperor ascended the throne, he has always regarded the second room as transparent, and everyone knew it. Now that there is suddenly a place in the second room at the birthday banquet, everyone is a little uncomfortable.
The people outside were watching the excitement, but Sima Bao was very uneasy. He shook Sun Shi from the bed in the middle of the night, and then asked worriedly, "Do you think Your Majesty will have a sudden attack at the banquet and cure me?"
Sun's sleepy eyes said: "Don't worry, even if Your Majesty wants to deal with you, he won't do it at the birthday banquet. How ugly it must be when it comes out, don't worry, it will be alright."
After listening to Sun's words, Sima Bao felt even more worried, "Then when do you think Your Majesty is going to deal with me?"
Mrs Sun slowly came to her senses, and she sighed, "Husband, in my opinion, Your Majesty may not have the heart to deal with us, and of course he may not be happy to see us. People all over the world say that nowadays His Majesty is kind and caring for the people and has a big heart, which is rare. Wise Lord. How can such people make calculations because of the past, because what they see is the future, not the present."
"That means, the emperor won't deal with us?" Sima Bao was overjoyed and looked at the Sun family with shining eyes.
"As long as we don't do unsightly things, it's not a big problem," Sun shi has been married to Sima Bao for many years and knows that he is a person who is afraid of everything and worries about everything, so he whispered comfortingly, "Now our family doesn't stick to it. Quan, without profit, what can you do to disgust Your Majesty?"
"You're right," Sima Bao nodded again and again, his worries finally lessened a lot, "Then I must be careful when I go out in the future."
It doesn't matter if you are entertained with beauties and delicacies, you can stay as far away as you can, and it doesn't matter if you are treated coldly for a while, the most important thing is that the family can be preserved.
"Okay, let's go to sleep," Sun yawned, pulled the quilt on his body, turned around and planned to go back to sleep, who knew that Sima Bao suddenly said, "Which coat do you think I should wear? , will not lose the face of our Sima family, and will not make His Majesty dissatisfied?"
Mrs Sun glanced at her husband's unfamiliar face, and said with a pursed mouth, "Don't worry, whatever you wear is suitable." Anyway, it won't be too conspicuous.
Sima Bao saw that Sun's face was tired, and no matter how many words there were in his heart, he could only swallow them back, then sullenly retracted into the quilt and waited for the morning to come.
The next morning, when the husband and wife came to the Suzaku gate in a carriage, a long row of carriages was already parked outside the Suzaku gate.
"The search seems to be extraordinarily strict today," Mr. Sun lifted the curtain and glanced at it, then turned to Sima Bao and said, "I'm afraid there is a mosquito in the palace today, and it won't be able to fly out."
"It's about His Majesty's safety, so you should be more careful," Sima Bao rubbed his hands together, his whole person seemed a little restless, "I just don't know how long it will be our turn to enter the palace." He lifted the curtain and glanced back, seeing the back It was an inconspicuous dark-grey carriage, with no rank or family crest.
"Which company does the carriage behind us belong to, why is it so inconspicuous?" Sima Bao thought about it, but couldn't think of a low-ranking company that could still enter the palace.
Mr. Sun took a look and said after thinking: "If I guessed correctly, the one sitting in the carriage behind should be the daughter of Taipu Siqing's family."
"Taipu Siqing?" Sima Bao thought for a long time before he said, "Where is the daughter of Taipu Siqing?"
He remembered that Taipu Siqing was a member of the Li family. Apart from three sons, the family did not have a single daughter.
"It can be seen that you usually go to the Ministry of Industry to order Mao, but you really did," Sun sighed helplessly, "The post of Taipu Siqing was replaced a few days ago, and the trusted Taipu Siqing was promoted to the prefect of Jinzhou. come."
"Jinzhou..." Sima Bao didn't like to mention Jinzhou because he was indebted. Now that he learned that Taipu Siqing had been replaced by the governor of Jinzhou, his mood dropped.
Seeing him like this, the Sun family didn't mention why this person was promoted, otherwise the husband would be even more uncomfortable after hearing this.
After waiting for two or three minutes, it was finally the Sima Bao family's turn. The guards were very respectful towards them, but the places that should be searched were not spared.
The carriage, the bottom of the carriage, the wheels, and even the brass bell hanging from the hood of the carriage were all checked.
"The situation is special, please take care of Lord Sima." After the inspection, the leading guard clasped his fists towards Sima Bao and said, "Sir, please come in."
"It should be, it should be," Sima Bao bowed back, let down the curtain, and let the carriage enter the Vermillion Bird Gate.
"Boss, this is..." One of the guards raised his eyebrows, and the implied meaning was self-evident.
The headed guard gave him a cold look, then said, "Next."
The dark-grey carriage stopped in front of them, and the driver who was driving the carriage shook his hands and offered the invitation letter with both hands, looking a little shy, "The daughter of Taipu Siqing congratulates His Majesty on his long life."
The guard carefully looked at the invitation letter, and then waved to a few nanny behind him, who came over.
The curtains of the carriage were lifted at this time. After the guards saw the people in the carriage, they couldn't help but gasped. A beautiful woman with the symbol of good life.
I saw this woman's body was romantic, her blue silk was like ink, and her eyes were full of love. She obviously didn't look at anyone, but everyone present felt that the other party was looking at them.
Even the maids who were serving in the palace showed some admiration in their eyes, but they were also old people who had seen many beauties, so they didn't stop and said, "Miss Tian, the old man has offended you."
"Mothers are also routine, so how can you offend." Tian Biyue smiled reservedly, then got off the carriage and let the nanny search closely.
The nuns did not deliberately make things difficult, and after the search, they stepped aside.
At this moment, there was some movement from behind, Tian Biyue looked back, and saw a man in a sky blue brocade robe riding over on a tall horse. This man hadn't approached yet, and the chief of guards who was still searching her carriage. He stopped the work in his hand, stepped forward to salute the other party, and after saying a few words, he personally led him to the palace gate.
Seeing her puzzled expression, a nanny explained: "Miss Tian, please don't mind, because it's your first time entering the palace, so we have to do this, a noble person who often enters the palace for the first time doesn't have this kind of behavior. It's a rule."
The man riding on the high-headed horse looked like twenty-six or seven years old. He had an outstanding appearance and an extravagant body. Even Tian Biyue, whose heart was as calm as water, couldn't help but take a second glance: "This lord is so outstanding."
The maids smiled, just at this moment the man passed by them, they all took a step back, and they were blessed.
Even a high-ranking mama in the palace is so polite and careful, is this a member of the royal family
"Miss Tian, please get on the carriage." After the carriage was checked, Mammy made a gesture of invitation towards Tian Biyue.
Tian Biyue took back her god, nodded to the mama and the guards, turned around and got into the carriage.
The carriage went straight through the side door of Suzakumen. After walking for a while, Tian Biyue heard the eunuch's singing and announcing from outside, and she suddenly realized that she was going to get off the carriage here.
Sure enough, the carriage stopped quickly, and there were faint voices coming from outside. She lifted the curtain and saw quite a few girls standing here.
The female relatives who were still chatting at the time saw a beautiful character. Although they were calm, they were curious on the inside. Which girl is this, they have never seen it before.
Everyone saw that this girl was about the age of double nine and double ten, but the style of her hair was different from that of the girl who had not left the court. .
"This may be Taipu Siqing and Lijia's daughter," Mrs. Hu whispered to Mrs. Yang when she saw Tian Biyue's outstanding appearance, "It is said that this family is kind to His Majesty, and that's why they have such a great grace. "Otherwise, with the Tian family's identity, there is no chance of him appearing on such an occasion.
Smart people have always been obedient. Yang's eyes swept over Tian Biyue's body and smiled, "Although his background is not good, he is a symbol."
Being kind to His Majesty, and going home with Li, there is a lot to be said in between.
Mrs. Hu said with a smile: "What we need most in Dafeng is such a symbol." No matter how good a courtier is to His Majesty, it is loyalty, but there is no such thing as grace.
Mrs. Yang knew what Mrs. Hu meant, and laughed along, "You're right."
Tian Biyue stood under the sun and felt that her whole body was being burnt badly, but not because of the sun, but because of the sight of these noble women. She looked up and saw that these women had various postures, elegant and noble, and no one was staring at her, but she knew that although no one was staring at her, she had already looked at her from head to toe in her heart. Clearly, I am afraid that even her past understands everything clearly.
Before she returned home with Li, her husband's family had a distant relative who was a side member of the family. She had talked with the female family members of this family. These female family members were all perfect and impeccable, and they knew the deeds of other people's families. Chu.
How these noble ladies from aristocratic families did this, she could hardly imagine, and could not imagine.
Soon, a female official came to arrange their positions. She had a low status and all the stations were very far behind. The whole square is very large, with a long and wide red carpet in the middle. The men and women stand separately. When she looks at it, she only sees perfect backs or silhouettes. These people are the most honorable and most noble in the Dafeng Dynasty. Some prominent people.
The sun is very strong in summer. Fortunately, the weather today is very good, and the wind is so warm that it is not so uncomfortable for people to stand in the sun. Maybe the emperor didn't want everyone to suffer. When everyone came to Qi and stood up, they heard a sudden drum sound coming from the front. The drum sound was very heavy, and it seemed to be knocking into her heart.
Deep in her heart, she couldn't help but feel respectful, and Tian Biyue lowered her head like everyone else.
The drum beat nine times in a row, and a sharp sound reached everyone's ears.
"The Queen is here."
She raised her head involuntarily, but unfortunately she stood too far, only to see two red figures standing on the high platform.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
She bowed her knees, lowered her head, and heard the voices around her going straight into the sky. She opened her mouth, but she couldn't hear her own voice.
"No!" The sharp voice came to his ears again, and Tian Biyue frowned.
"Today is mine..." Tian Biyue heard this voice, she suddenly looked up at the high platform, staring at the red figure in a daze, not even listening to what the other party said.
"Fortunately God bless you..." The youth seemed to be taller and stronger back then, and even his voice changed.
"The heat is unbearable, everyone, please sit down in the inner hall."
She suddenly followed behind the women, and she wondered a little, the young man in her memory, and the man on the high platform who was so majestic just by seeing a silhouette, is he really alone
The Zhaoyang Hall is very spacious and is a good place for large banquets. After walking in, the coolness hits, making people feel extremely comfortable. I saw ice cubes with cold air placed all over the hall. These ice cubes were transparent and clear. No wonder the hall was so cool.
She looked at the tea set in front of her, which was exquisite and exquisite, making people fall in love with it.
But she, who has always been a good tea, has no intention of tasting tea at this moment. She only feels that her heart is empty and cannot be fulfilled.
Since Jin Yang insisted that Gu Rujiu's phoenix seat should be side by side with his own seat, the people of the Ministry of Rites would not do it again. Therefore, at today's Wanshou ceremony, Gu Rujiu's seat is still side by side with Jin Yang's dragon seat, and the two share a common seat in front of them. Zhang Longfeng table.
"The people from the Ministry of Rites were finally alert this time." Jin Yang took Gu Rujiu's hand and sat down, then pushed the iced lychee plate in the direction of Gu Rujiu, and signaled that all kinds of lively performances could come.
There is a high stage in the middle of Zhaoyang Hall. The stage is beautiful and spacious, so folk artists are proud to be on the stage of Zhaoyang Hall all their lives.
For things like lychee, grapes and longan, Gu Rujiu does not like to be peeled by others, so he always pays attention to doing it himself. She peeled off the lychee shell, picked out the core with a silver knife, and put the pulp into a glass bowl.
After peeling off five pieces like this, she wiped her hands clean, put the glass bowl in front of Jin Yang, and whispered, "Your Majesty will use these few pieces today."
Jin Yang's health is not good, and eating too much of lychee can easily get angry, so Gu Rujiu has always been strict with Jin Yang's health.
Looking at the pitiful pulp in the bowl, Jin Yang nodded honestly, took a piece with a silver fork and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.
With so little food, he had to eat slowly.
He Ming and Bai Xian stood on the left and right side of the emperor, and they could see clearly the relationship between the emperor and the queen. Don't jump anymore.
There were also grapes, fragrant pears and other things on the table. Gu Rujiu didn't have a fixed share. He Ming originally wanted to cut fruit for the two of them, but he didn't know that His Majesty didn't appreciate it at all. This level of proficiency is definitely not the first time to do such a thing.
"People in Yuefu do these things every year, and there is nothing new at all," Jin Yang said with an admiring smile on his face, and put the pear cut into small pieces in front of Gu Rujiu, but he said disgusting words, "These words of praise and virtue, What's the point of acting over and over again?"
Gu Rujiu smiled and turned her head, then whispered, "Do you still like others to scold you?"
Jin Yang nodded when he heard the words: "What I said for a long time is that in this case, you can only watch these."
Gu Rujiu forked a piece of fragrant pear and put it in his mouth. Before he could swallow the thing, he heard the style of the tune suddenly take on an exotic flavor. Several masked dancers wearing red gauze dance skirts stepped on the lotus steps to the stage, enchanting bodies. The posture is particularly graceful in the tune full of style.
With fair skin, gorgeous red veils, and those winking eyes, Gu Rujiu couldn't care less about eating fragrant pears, and looked at the beauty without blinking.
Seeing that the fragrant pears he cut by himself were left out, Jin Yang glanced at Qingge Manwu on the stage, his face paled slightly.
Those who can come to the birthday banquet have seen the world, so although this exotic dance is a bit novel, it will not make them lose their demeanor. The more occasions like this, the more reserved and prudent they will be, otherwise the reputation of lewdness will spread, and no one's face will look good.
The sharp-eyed noticed that the smile on His Majesty's face faded a bit, and couldn't help but muttered in his heart, Could it be that His Majesty is not good at this? Then they have to be more careful, even if they like it in their hearts, they have to show two points of disgust on their faces.
The dancers danced very hard, but to their disappointment, these nobles present were nothing like the guests they met in the dance hall. The distinguished guests of the dance workshop are one of a kind, and treat them with enthusiasm. As long as they take the stage, these distinguished guests will applaud and throw gold and silver, and they are so enthusiastic that they are crazy.
And everyone here looked indifferent and careless, as if they were not dancing a wonderful dance, but standing on the stage to install wooden stakes.
After the dance was over, the dancers took off the veils on their faces, saluted with great manners, and shouted congratulations on their birthdays.
Fuyao raised his head full of anticipation and looked in the direction of the Emperor's Throne. Who knew that the high-ranking Emperor didn't even look at her at all, as if she was a passer-by and had no sense of existence.
What's going on like this? She opened her eyes in disbelief, her reputation spread throughout the capital, isn't His Majesty not at all curious
"It's a good "Manhua Sha Dance", Ben Gong really likes it," Gu Rujiu said with a high-five, "come here, there is a reward."
"The courtier also thinks this dance is good." Prince Ping's concubine is now a firm Queen's party, so when the queen asked for a reward, she also got gold and silver.
The other female relatives followed suit, and generously rewarded the dancers. Not to mention, it's quite good to feel the beauty of Zheng Qianjin.
So these few dancers encountered the most bizarre scene in their life, that is, the men present were calm as water, while the women present became high-rollers, actually giving money to each other.
Even the famous Fu Yao was confused by this scene. But no matter how thoughtful she was, His Majesty didn't even look at her, so she had no choice but to bow with the others and retired.
When she got to the backstage, she took off the veil that was half over her ears, and sat down in front of the vanity mirror angrily.
"Why aren't you happy? Even the empress praised us for having received so much reward money," another dancer said with joy, "The reward we received today is enough for us to live a lifetime without food and clothing. "
"Who cares..." Before Fuyao finished speaking, he saw two eunuchs walking in. They were holding large trays in their hands, which were full of precious items such as gold hairpins, silver hairpins, and so on.
"This is a reward from the nobles. Remember to thank the nobles for their kindness." The two eunuchs put down the tray, turned around and left. When a dancer wanted to take something from the tray for them, they refused to accept it, and hurried. left.
They are all respectable eunuchs, and no matter how greedy they are, they won't go to get the singer's things on this occasion. There are people in and out of this room, how could they reach out
"Posted, posted." Several dancers hugged each other, laughed and danced, too happy.
Fuyao kept his mouth shut and whispered, "I've never seen the world before, and I can be happy like this with such a little thing."
"It's like you've seen such good things," replied the dancer closest to her, and wanted to say more, but was persuaded by her companions.
"I will have it sooner or later." Fuyao thought unwillingly, sooner or later she would become a noble person who rewards others, not a poor person who is happy for the noble person's reward.
"What's so good about that messy dance just now?" Jin Yangcha placed a piece of fragrant pear in Gu Rujiu's hand, "Isn't it just waving your hand and tail?"
"The dancing beauty is beautiful," Gu Rujiu raised the silver fork and ate the piece of pear, "Besides, where is the tail of a good beauty."
Without a tail, can you reward so many things
Jin Yang raised his eyebrows: "How beautiful, but just some vulgar fans?" His queen stared at other women, her eyes shining, and he was not in a good mood at all.
"Even a woman's vinegar?" Gu Rujiu covered her mouth with her hand to prevent the people below from seeing her mouth shape, "You have such a small mind."
"I don't care about you." Jin Yang was not ashamed, but proud of it.
"Okay," Gu Rujiu leaned against the cover of her sleeve, squeezed his hand, and whispered, "I like to watch it, better than you."
Jin Yang whispered in her ear: "I'm too embarrassed to say that I have a small heart and a jealous jar."
"Then you are the vinegar jar," Gu Rujiu shook her index finger, squinting her eyes and smiling, "The vinegar jar, oh?!"
"You are the vinegar jar, I am the vinegar jar, we really are a natural pair." Jin Yang smiled at her secretly, "Are you right?"
Gu Rujiu snorted, but did not refute.
Tian Biyue sat quietly on the seat, but her eyes remained on the two emperors.
Perhaps... the young man in her heart is simply false, and the emperor who has a strong relationship with the queen is the real one, and her memory deceived her.