When Li Rong heard this, she turned her head and saw Concubine Rou and Hua Le's sedan chair.
The two were carried on the sedan chair, wearing fox fur skin and holding a stove in their hands. They looked graceful and luxurious, which showed that they were very fond of each other.
Li Rong couldn't help laughing when she saw the two of them.
"It turned out to be Concubine Rou and Sister Hua Le."
Li Rong said and looked them up and down. Hua Le did not salute her, so she also did not salute Concubine Rou. The three parties showed an unruly tacit understanding. After a while, Concubine Rou laughed first and raised Hua Le Dao: "If you don't get off the sedan chair and salute when you see your sister, who in the palace will teach you the rules?"
"No need," Li Rong raised her hand to interrupt Hua Le's move to get off the sedan chair, and said directly, "Since His Royal Highness Hua Le doesn't have my sister in his heart, there is no need to make these false salutes. Niangniang has other things? I'll take my leave first. ."
Saying that, Li Rong waved her hand and led Pei Wenxuan to the main hall.
As soon as the two left, Hua Le turned to look at Concubine Rou, and said angrily: "Concubine Mu, look at her, how arrogant she is! You are a noble concubine, she will not be polite when she sees you..."
"Didn't you also salute her?"
Concubine Rou smiled, but she didn't care much, she just said, "Qiong'er, what people say and do, they all have to pay the price."
After speaking, Concubine Rou raised her hand and patted Hua Le's hand, and said gently, "Remember."
Pei Wenxuan followed Li Rong away. He thought that Li Rong must be angry with Hua Le, so he couldn't help laughing: "What does Your Highness do with their knowledge?"
"If they didn't see them, they wouldn't bother me?" Li Rong chuckled, "Anyway, the result is the same, it's better to be straightforward and straightforward."
"Has Your Highness noticed the girl standing beside them?"
Pei Wenxuan suddenly mentioned someone else, and Li Rong thought about it for a while before she remembered that person's face.
That life is beautiful and dignified, but she is also a beauty, but Concubine Rou is too beautiful, and she looks a little pale when she stands on the side. It takes people to think about it carefully before they can remember that appearance.
Li Rong was a little surprised that Pei Wenxuan mentioned her. She was about to turn around to ask when she heard Pei Wenxuan say, "It's Xiao Wei."
That is the niece that Concubine Rou always wanted Li Ming to marry to Li Chuan.
At the last palace banquet, Concubine Rou tried her best to make Xiao Wei stand out in the incense selection competition, so that she could give Li Ming an excuse to marry her, but Li Rong spoiled the situation. Now nearly half a year has passed, she is still staying in Huajing. .
Thinking of this, Li Rong couldn't help frowning. She turned to look at Pei Wenxuan and said, "What did you just say that you can save Chuan'er?"
"A monk recently came to Huguo Temple. It is said that he knows the past and the present and predicts the future."
When Pei Wenxuan mentioned this, Li Rong understood. She hesitated for a moment. Seeing her silence, Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but ask, "Does Your Highness have any concerns?"
"This monk is a liar."
Li Rong exposed it directly, but Pei Wenxuan didn't care: "Is there any alchemist who is a liar in this world? It is a liar who can take advantage of it. No matter what, he was indeed famous in Huajing in his last life and had many believers."
"But he was finally kicked out of Huajing."
Li Rong frowned, and Pei Wenxuan reminded her: "That's what you did. If you don't tear his skin in this life, he's a master. Let him say the prophecy that His Highness will not get married within five years, and then in The people incited this matter and let it spread. Nowadays, the Shangguan family is almost controlled by His Royal Highness. If they can't send out the Crown Princess, then they won't let anyone else out. The infighting between the various factions in the DPRK, this prophecy can become them. The excuse used, in this way, within five years," Pei Wenxuan raised a hand, "His Royal Highness Prince will have no worries about the marriage."
"It's still a risk." Li Rong tapped her fan on her palm and said slowly, "I'll think about it."
After the two of them were talking, they entered the main hall. There were already many courtiers in the main hall, and they were chatting with others. After Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan entered the main hall, just after they took their seats, Li Ming led the people. .
Behind Li Ming led the concubine of the harem, Shangguan Yue was side by side with Li Ming, and Concubine Rou led the others to follow behind. As soon as Li Ming came in, everyone knelt down. After Li Ming asked everyone to get up, he said a few auspicious words according to his usual habit, and then announced the opening of the table.
The New Year's Palace Banquet is a must-have item every year. The people sitting in front of the main hall are all dignitaries and nobles. Everyone is acquaintances, and they are not cautious. After a while, the scene is lively, led by old ministers, familiar The officials started walking around with each other, and it was a social occasion.
Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong were sitting on the side. The two of them were not welcome in the court now, especially Li Rong, so no one came to talk to her, so Pei Wenxuan accompanied her and chatted with her while eating melon seeds.
The two observed the other people in the palace banquet together. The old men were distinguished by their official positions, and they talked and chatted in their own circles. Young people are mostly distinguished by their origins, and they are in their own circles.
The poor family like the Pei family now has real power in the court, but they don't have a name in the family tree. They belong to the new nobles in the court, so some of them don't stick to each other. Some high-ranking Pei family members reluctantly talk to the upper-class circles, and some low-ranking members. Even in the Han people's circle, he still seemed calm.
Men are in the main hall, and women are almost all in the apse. Except for the queen and the concubine, there is only one woman in the hall, Li Rong, which is very abrupt.
The two stayed together for a while, when they saw someone trotting over from the apse and saying something in Li Ming's ear.
Li Ming listened to it for a while, then scolded with a smile: "The little girl just likes to show off."
Having said that, Li Ming still ordered Fulai: "Let the dancer go down and bring Huale over."
Li Rong was not far from Li Ming, and when she heard Li Ming's order, she couldn't help but glance over.
After a while, she saw Hua Le, holding a jade flute, stepped forward from the apse, greeted Li Mingying with a blessing, and respectfully said, "Father."
Compared to Li Rong, Hua Le used to be much more docile. She was gentle and squeamish, just like Li Ming's daughter's family should look like.
As soon as she came, the hall slowly became quiet, and then Li Ming laughed and said, "I heard that you have prepared a tune, and you want to perform with King Su to congratulate me on the New Year?"
"Yes," Hua Le smiled while holding the flute, "It was Brother Cheng's idea. He said that when the new year begins, he wants to give his father a good luck, and he wants to present a sword dance to his father to celebrate the Northwest War last year. It went well, and secondly, it was like the world showing the masculinity that I should have in Daxia."
"He's only eleven years old," Li Ming said, but he was very happy, "Is this about to be a man?"
"Imperial Father," said King Su, Li Cheng, who was sitting next to Concubine Rou, proudly, "Erchen's swordsmanship has risen sharply last year. Master said that even though Erchen is young, he is not inferior to any adult man?"
"Oh?" Li Ming asked curiously, "Then can you beat your brother prince?"
If it was an ordinary family, Li Ming's question would be nothing, but in Tianjia, when Li Ming asked such a question, everyone's expressions didn't look very good. Li Rong grinned, her eyes fell on Li Cheng, and she waited to see. How did Li Cheng answer, and Li Chuan looked calm, as if he had not heard anything, with a steady attitude.
"Of course it's possible," Li Cheng replied immediately and earnestly, "Brother Prince is good at reading, I'm different from Brother Prince."
"Did you hear?" Li Ming laughed and turned to look at Li Chuan, "You're a big brother, if you don't work hard, your brother will look down on you."
Hearing this, Li Chuan smiled slightly and bowed respectfully: "Father Huang is right, Cheng'er will be a fierce general in the future, guarding our Great Xia frontier and raising our country's prestige."
Although Li Chuan was naive in front of Li Rong, after all, he always opened his eyes in front of the crown prince. This kind of situation was no stranger to him. He knew very well how to resolve the embarrassment caused by Li Ming.
It's just that he still had a bit of a boyish temperament after all, and he couldn't help but stab Li Ming when he replied, so he was about to tell Li Ming directly that King Su couldn't be an emperor because he was so stupid, don't worry about it.
Li Ming heard Ji Feng in Li Chuan's words, his expression sank immediately, and Concubine Rou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't patronize and talk, the child has prepared a gift for so long, it's time to take a look. "
"That's right, right." Li Ming got up the steps, turned around, ignored Li Chuan, and smiled, "Aiqings, Princess Huale and King Su are celebrating the New Year, having fun with all the lords, and specially prepared a grand event. Dance. Go," Li Ming looked at Hua Le, "Little Lark."
Hua Le saluted Li Ming, then walked to King Su and took the stage together with King Su.
Li Cheng stepped onto the stage, took off his coat, and revealed his strong suit, which was the clothes of a soldier in the Northwest who practiced martial arts, implying that he was a soldier in the Northwest at this moment.
Then he went to get the sword and held a sword flower on the stage. Li Ming immediately applauded and said loudly, "Okay!"
Li Rong smiled and tapped the fan. It was very interesting to watch. Everyone was attracted by the stage. I have to say that Li Cheng's sword and flower are very good. At first glance, he is quite talented in this way. Ming happy.
Pei Wenxuan leaned over to fill Li Rong's wine, and whispered, "Is Your Highness unhappy?"
"What's wrong with you?" Li Rong turned her head and chuckled, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "This is for money on the street. You don't need to give it now. Why don't you take a look?"
Pei Wenxuan knew that Li Rong couldn't forgive anyone. He smiled but didn't speak. Li Cheng got a lot of applause after pulling the sword flower. He puffed up his chest and looked very proud.
Hua Le stood on the side of the stage and said to Li Ming, "Father, I am playing this piece today, it's 'Pingchuan's Entrance to the Battle'. This piece has been lost for a hundred years. My son checked the ancient books, but only half a volume was left. A few days ago I accidentally heard Su Shilang play this song for Brother Cheng, so I recorded the second half of the volume. I present this song for the emperor today, and I hope the emperor likes it."
It was this kind of humility to show off her amazing talent secretly, and Li Rong felt that she was already tired.
She turned her head to the side and whispered with Pei Wenxuan, "Why haven't they started yet?"
"Be patient, I guess there are still important things to say." Pei Wenxuan patted her hand, and just after he finished speaking, he listened to Hua Le said, "But Erchen only has a flute, and it would be too much to accompany her without the sound of the piano. Weakness, if Shi Lang Su doesn't dislike it," Hua Le turned to look at Su Rongqing, who was sitting in the banquet with a calm expression, "Would you like to accompany me and dedicate this song to the royal father?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Su Rongqing, while Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong subconsciously.
Li Rong noticed that Pei Wenxuan was looking at him, and looked back strangely. The two looked at each other quietly when everyone was staring at Su Rongqing.
Su Rongqing didn't speak, Hua Le kept smiling: "Su Shilang?"
Hua Le's call awakened Li Rong's sanity. She understood Hua Le's purpose tonight. The drunkard's intention is not in drinking, but in Su Rongqing!
With such an identity as Hua Le, even a princess, it is difficult to marry into a high door. I didn't want Concubine Rou and Hua Le to know that Hua Le would not marry under normal circumstances, so they chose an abnormal path.
But now, who is not rejected by Li Ming, and born in a noble family, the best unmarried person is this Su Rongqing, who knows that he wants to inherit the Su family.
Li Rong was a little surprised by Hua Le's appetite for a while, and instead of taking the usual path, she really went straight to the sky.
It's just that she couldn't let Hua Le marry into such a high family, so without waiting for Su Rongqing to answer, Li Rong immediately stood up and said directly, "Sister, why bother Su Shilang."
As soon as Li Rong opened her mouth, everyone looked over. Pei Wenxuan stared at her with a cold expression.
Li Rong didn't dare to look at Pei Wenxuan, she walked directly from behind the small table to the stage, without giving Hua Le any chance to refute and replace others, she smiled and said, "Actually, "The Song of Pingchuan into the Battle" is not completely lost, it's just that many famous teachers are unwilling to do so. To teach ordinary disciples, it just so happens that I also learned from a famous master. My sister needs an accompaniment? My sister will help you.”
Saying that, Li Rong sat gracefully on the ground in front of the guqin, her red clothes were already eye-catching, and Li Rong was born with a national beauty and a great bearing. She did not restrain her momentum, and Hua Le stood next to her, like a maid standing by her. Behind him, it was barely noticeable.
Hua Le realized that everyone's attention was not on her, so she subconsciously took a small step to move away from Li Rong, she knew where her shortcomings were, and didn't want to be too obvious in comparison.
Seeing Hua Le sneaking to the side, Li Rong raised her eyes and said with a smile, "Sister, walk a little further to the side."
"Um?"
Hua Le was a little dazed, Li Rong raised her hand and pointed to the edge of the stage, and said gracefully, "Just walk a few more steps, get off the stage, and leave my sister to perform alone, it's fine."
When Li Rong said this, there were faint laughter around immediately, Hua Le was a little embarrassed, and forced a smile: "Sister is joking, let's start."
Hua Le said, turned his head and put the jade flute to his lips.
Li Rong lowered her eyes, raised her hand and plucked the strings, and the tense opening melody came out.
Li Cheng held the sword, made a start, and then shouted loudly, and then performed with the rhythm.
Concubine Rou, who can go to this position, naturally has a unique way. Although she was born in a poor family, Concubine Rou's taste is not bad. For example, this Pingchuan Entry Song was chosen to fit Li Ming's mind, and it can indeed show a person's ability to control the instrument to the extreme.
This song was very tense at the beginning, and then gradually became more and more intense. The tune was pushed up all the way, without a half-minute pause.
A person's tunes often represent all the moods of that person. The tunes chosen by Concubine Rou are right, and the Chinese music skills can barely keep up. If there is no comparison, the Chinese music is not bad, but now that Li Rong is here, everything will not work. the same.
This song was learned by Li Rong on the battlefield.
In the last life, Li Chuan went to the northern expeditions many times, and Li Rong went to the front line in person. This piece was handed to her by Su Rongqing at the front line. She once played it in the tower to stimulate the soldiers' momentum. Compared with her realm, it suddenly sounded like a Chinese flute. Weak, weak, and tasteless.
Hua Le also noticed the problem in the middle, and she couldn't help but panic. This panic made her breathless, and it became more and more difficult to keep up with Li Rong's piano sound.
Li Rong's piano sound became more and more exciting, as if the battle had reached a critical moment. At this time, Hua Le's low voice was completely unable to keep up, and she could only try to follow, which made the piano sound a little lonely. It's obviously the best time, but there's always something missing.
It was at this moment that Su Rongqing stood up silently in the crowd and walked straight towards the team of musicians closest to him.
And Pei Wenxuan, who was in the row opposite him, also stood up and walked towards the team of musicians on his side.
As Su Rongqing walked, she took off her coat, then came to the big drum, put her clothes on the drum stand, and whispered, "Borrow it."
Saying that, he took the drumstick from the drummer and slammed it down!
The sound of drums and Li Rong's qin were mixed together. The dense drum sound and the passionate qin sound, Li Rong seemed to have returned to playing the qin in the tower and Su Rongqing was accompanied by the drum. Li Rong raised her head in surprise. For a moment, a rapid and desolate erhu sound slammed in.
The erhu sound is much slower than the sound of the qin and drums, which seems out of place, but it is precisely because of this incongruity that it is more and more distinct from the original tone.
Li Rong looked up and saw Pei Wenxuan sitting in the line of musicians opposite, pressing one hand on the erhu string and pulling the bow smoothly and forcefully with the other, looking at her provocatively.
From the corner of her eye, Li Rong saw the musician next to him who was holding his suona tightly and heaving a sigh of relief. She knew clearly in her heart—
If it hadn't been for the suona, maybe it wasn't the erhu that was ringing now.