Chapter 21 Chapter 21(1/2)
"Your Majesty, you must be drunk."
"Who said that? It's only two cups."
While taking off Wen Yin's hairpin, Aunt Yu glanced into the dressing mirror: "I've always been a drunkard. Two glasses of wine have already made me drunk. Look at you, your cheeks are all red from the wine."
Wen Yin leaned half of her body against the dressing mirror, "Don't worry, I know for sure. I'm at least 50% drunk. But now, it's true that my face is a little hot."
"I've already made the hangover soup. You can have a bowl of it later to relieve the hangover. Otherwise, you may have a headache the next day."
"Listen to mama."
After everything was packed, Wen Yin asked Aunt Yu to get her cloak.
"It's so late, you still want to go out?"
"Maybe it was because of the wine juice, I won't be able to sleep now." Wen Yin simply pulled up her fallen black hair with a strap, and said, "I'll just walk around in the yard and I'll be back in a while. Mom."
Mom, don't follow me. You're tired after staying here all day, so you should rest earlier. Besides, it's cold outside, and your cold legs won't be able to bear it if you stay here for too long."
Aunt Yu put the hood on her carefully and said, "My dear, please don't stay too long, be careful of getting too cold."
Changxin Palace is brightly lit on New Year’s Eve.
The branches in the courtyard are covered with lanterns of various colors, illuminating the entire courtyard with a bright light.
Wen Yin took several maids of honor to watch as they walked, admiring the light scenery for a short time.
"There are also lanterns hanging in the plum garden now. The lanterns of various colors illuminate the red plum blossoms and white snow. The scenery there is definitely more beautiful."
Someone mentioned this during the journey, so Wen Yin took them towards the plum garden.
At night, the plum garden is like a fairyland illuminated by the lanterns on the branches.
Clusters of plum blossoms are shrouded in a hazy mottled halo, colorful and thick, just like a picture scroll written by a national master.
Wen Yin walked in with gentle steps, stopped under an exquisite lantern, and silently looked around the plum forest in the night, which was as beautiful as a fairyland. For a long time, she concealed her emotions and turned her eyes towards Nian Xia.
"Can you sing the sword dance song?"
"I can sing, my dear."
As soon as Nian Xia finished speaking, he received sour looks from around him, the most sour of which was undoubtedly Nian Chun.
Wen Yin reached out and pinched a plum branch, and looked back at Nian Chun and the others with a smile: "What musical instrument do you know? Hurry up and have someone get it from the storehouse to help play along."
Nian Chun immediately became happy: "Mother, I can play the flower drum, and I can do it very well!"
After saying that, he happily went to find someone to move the instrument. Wen Yin couldn't help but laugh at her impatient look.
At this time, it was just after the Chou Festival, and the banquets in Jiaotai Hall and Taihe Hall were still lively, with chatter, laughter, and toasts coming from outside the hall from time to time. The lights in the Sixth Palace were brightly lit, but it was as quiet as before, although many concubines were also halfway there.
They left the show and returned to the palace, but most of them stayed vigil in their respective palaces, and few concubines went to the nearby palace to join in the fun.
On the palace road leading to the harem, two rows of eunuchs led the way with ram's horn lanterns, and slowly came the vermilion-lacquered carriages. The eunuchs on both sides followed closely, holding mahogany trays with their hands high, on which they placed
Covered with red silk, there are the characters "福" and auspicious words for the New Year.
Nanny Yu was currently cutting the wick of the ever-burning lamp on the desk, when she heard that the Holy Spirit had arrived, and was greatly surprised.
On New Year's Eve, shouldn't the Holy One be keeping watch at the Yangxin Hall? Why are you here?
She didn't have time to think too much, so she hurriedly led someone to pick him up. Before she left the hall, someone else came in a hurry to report that the Holy One had already taken someone to the direction of Meiyuan.
On the way to the Meiyuan, Zhu Jing listened carefully to the movements in the direction of the Meiyuan.
There are the sounds of children singing and the sound of playing musical instruments. The sounds of music intersect with clang and twang, like the sound of metal and stone.
When he was approaching Merlin, he raised his hand to signal the palace attendants to stop, and walked forward alone.
After walking through the winding path leading to the secluded place, his eyes suddenly opened up, and the scenery of Merlin suddenly burst into his eyes. At this moment, his eyes narrowed suddenly, and the steps he took out suddenly stopped.
In the plum forest in the distance, the maids of the Changxin Palace were singing impassionedly, and some were playing musical instruments. The singing and the sounds of the instruments intertwined into a sonorous and powerful sword dance.
But none of these are as stunning as the woman dancing the sword in the forest.
Even though what she was holding was not a sword, but just a plum branch, the sharp way the branch was stretched out by turning her wrist, like a cold sword being drawn out of its sheath, was so majestic that no one could doubt that she was dancing with a sword.
During the dance, red plum blossoms and white snow fell all over her shoulders. Under the dark blue sky, the unpainted woman held on to the plum branches to break through the hazy light. The thin ribbons in her hair swayed in the wind, and the silk and jade-colored silk waistband was moving.
While he was amazed, he couldn't hide his shock.
From each move, he could naturally see that it was not just a show, but that his concubine really knew how to use a sword.
"My girl is a young lady, as good as a boy."
Unexpectedly, Wen Yuanfu's proud voice sounded in his ears.
Then he remembered that the Wen family girl learned the Six Arts of the Gentleman.
At this moment, the sword dance music entered a soothing stage, and the woman dancing the sword in the plum garden also softened her strength a little in response to the music. But even so, the plum branch in her hand was still thin and strong, and it was not difficult to see her soft figure.
Contains flexibility.
There was another side of her that he had just glimpsed today.
He suppressed the inexplicable emotions that were touched in his heart and followed her with his eyes.
He saw her bright wrists folded lightly and her figure graceful. He also saw her looking back and smiling at the palace ladies under the plum blossom branches hung with lanterns. He watched her every move, every frown and every smile.
When he saw her curling up the plum branch in the air, turning around and tapping the singing maid's lips with the plum branch, he sunk his eyes somewhat uncomfortably, and stepped forward.
Wen Yin was lost in dancing with her sword, and when her past memories intertwined with the present, a jade flute suddenly parted her plum branch.
She was startled, almost as soon as the bright yellow clothes came into her eyes, and she quickly came to her senses.
"Why is the Holy One here?"
Her figure swayed slightly, and she said with a hint of drunkenness in surprise.
Zhu Jing untied the crane cloak and threw it back, while the palace ladies behind him hurriedly caught it.
"I heard that the imperial concubine was drunk, so I came here to see if the imperial concubine was okay."
As he spoke, he took a step forward, and Jade Flute held up the plum blossom branch and moved half way towards her.
Wen Yin was pressed back by the force and raised her eyes in confusion: "Your Majesty?"
Zhu Jing did not retreat but moved forward. From time to time the jade flute in his hand gently touched her slender shoulders and lifted her chin.
Wen Yin then used a plum blossom branch to block her, and he chuckled and used his jade flute to block her. You came and went, and in the eyes of the people around, the two emperors and concubines in the plum forest were quite flirtatious.
The palace people all retreated in awe.
"I've scared you so much, why don't you retreat quickly?"
Nian Chun pulled Nian Dong's arm hard and said quickly in a breathy voice.
When Nian Dong came back to his senses and hurriedly retreated with Nian Chun, he timidly replied with a breathy voice: "The Lord Gang suddenly snatched my jade flute, which shocked me."
Nian Chun rolled his eyes: "Get out."
In the plum garden, Wen Yin was forced to retreat by him, so she couldn't bear it anymore, so she took a flower branch and patted his neck.
Zhu Jing did not hide, and allowed the thin branches decorated with bright and clear plum blossoms to brush against the side of his neck, bringing a cold touch.
"Your Majesty, why don't you get out of the way so that the palace people can see what you are saying."
"Which of them dares to look at it?"
His voice was magnetic and deep, and it looked particularly sexy in the deserted Merlin at night. But Wen Yin couldn't appreciate it at all. At this moment, she didn't know whether he was drunk and impulsive or something else, but she didn't want to be with him for even a moment.
This entanglement, I just hope he can wake up and leave quickly.
When he refused to retreat but advanced, forcing her back to touch a plum blossom branch, she swung the branch by the side of his neck again. But this time he blocked it with a jade flute.
"Are you really angry?" He said with a smile, and at the same time took two steps back, "Give me a few moves, and I won't bother you."
Wen Yin didn't expect this request from him.
The moment she stroked the plum branch and lowered her eyes, she quickly stretched her hand towards him.
Zhu Jing turned aside to avoid her, and while fighting her with the jade flute, he lowered his eyes to see how deep her eyes were.
His imperial concubine is not a delicate orchid, but a plum blossom showing on its branches, ancient and delicate, with an iron heart and an iron heart.
It turned out that in the past, he had mistakenly raised her as a delicate flower in the greenhouse. No wonder she was often depressed. No matter what he did, it was difficult to please her.
After the Holy Driver left, Wen Yin led the people back to the palace.
At the same time, I brought back a pair of blessing characters and auspicious New Year's words.
Aunt Yu came forward and asked, "Why did your Majesty suddenly come here tonight?"
According to the rules, His Majesty was supposed to stay in the Yangxin Hall tonight, but unexpectedly he suddenly came to their palace.
Wen Yin untied his cloak and gestured to Nian Chun and the others what they were holding.
"Maybe he came to send blessing words and auspicious words."
Mammy Yu looked back, a little unbelievable, it felt like it was not something that the Holy One could do. In the past years, even if they gave these things, they were sent by the palace people. How could he, the Holy One, make a special trip to deliver them.
Wen Yin opened the two auspicious words.
One of them is peace, joy, and success in everything.
To be continued...