With that, the eyes of the people were once again on the ice, and the dragon dancers had already retreated, except for the two lions still dancing there, and then they went to the iceberg to the sound of gongs and drums, and in the amazement of the people, the two lions climbed the iceberg respectively.

Yu Concubine said in surprise: "How did they climb such a slippery iceberg?" ”

She is not the only one who has this question, Yinzhen and Nala also have the same look, only Ling Ruo's smile is as usual, there is no change, Guarjia looked at it from the side, and chuckled: "Look at this, this answer is only known to Concubine Xi." ”

Although her voice was soft, it also reached Yin Zhen's ears, and he looked at Ling Ruodao with curiosity: "Concubine Xi, how did they get on the iceberg in their skates, and what did they do when they climbed it?" ”

Ling Ruo said to the side of the iceberg: "The emperor will naturally know the Tao when he looks at it." ”

"You're still selling in front of me." With such a smile, Yinzhen didn't ask any more questions.

As he spoke, the two lions had reached the top of the mountain, and after the lion's head shook for a while, its big mouth opened, and the long red silk curls poured down from its mouth, hanging on the slippery iceberg, but it was two lines of poetry.

"Ruixue is colorful in the sky, and the lions are hung in front of the steps." After reading the poems on the red silk, Yinzhen clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay! Good! I can't imagine that there are such ingenious tricks in addition to the lion dance, which is really good! ”

Not long after his words fell, the two people in charge of the lion dance suddenly slid down from the iceberg three or four feet high, clapped their sleeves and knelt down in the direction where Yinzhen was, and said loudly: "Erchen wishes the Emperor Ama the Holy Body good health and longevity!" ”

Looking at those two people, Yin Zhen was greatly surprised, and it took a while to come back to his senses, pointing to the two people who were still kneeling on the ground and said to Ling Ruo: "Why are Hongli and Hongday?" ”

Concubine Yu was also surprised, she had never seen Hongday's figure before, she just went to prepare for the competition, but she didn't expect Hongday to be one of the lion dancers.

Ling Ruo said with a smile on his face: "If you go back to the emperor, a few days ago, Hongli and the fifth elder brother saw the lion dancer, so they wanted to surprise the emperor on the day of the ice dance, and the concubines saw that they had this filial piety, so they promised to keep it secret for them, but the concubines didn't expect that in the past few days, they could learn the lion dance so well." ”

Hearing this, Yinzhen stood up, walked to the railing, and looked down at the two kneeling on the ground, his eyes were full of pride and joy, this is his son, his Yinzhen's son.

He said loudly in the wind: "I like this surprise you have given me, and I will get up; I'm waiting for you to give me another surprise when you compete. ”

Hongli and the two glanced at each other, and both said in the loudest and most affirmative voice: "Erchen must live up to the expectations of Emperor Ama." ”

When these words spread throughout Wanfang He'an, the two got up and retreated, and above the pavilion, Nala's face was gloomy, and a half-peeled peanut with shell belt kernel was held in her palm by her, and she didn't let go for a long time.

Yin Zhen, who sat down again, didn't notice the Nala clan, but just smiled: "No wonder Concubine Xi just thought that my reward of twenty taels of silver was less, but I never imagined that it would be Hongli them." After that, he said with great emotion: "It's really rare to have this thought." ”

Yin Zhen knew in his heart that if he wanted to dance the lion decently in just a few days, he would have to practice day and night, and the hard work can be imagined. And Hongli and Hongday, as elder brothers, can be said to be the pride of the sky, and being able to endure this hardship is not something that can be summarized by the word "rare".

Ling Ruo saw what he was thinking, and said lightly: "Being able to make the emperor show his face is the most joyful thing for them. ”

Behind her, Concubine Yu whispered: "Niangniang, how did the fourth elder brother and Hongday climb the iceberg?" The concubine saw that the iceberg was extremely smooth, not to mention skates, even ordinary shoes could not climb up. ”

Her question aroused everyone's curiosity, staring at Ling Ruo one by one, even Yinzhen was no exception.

Ling Ruo chuckled: "It's just that this naturally doesn't work, but when the concubine ordered someone to draw water to pour the iceberg, she deliberately let them leave a depression on the back of the iceberg, so that their hands and feet can climb in the groove, no matter how slippery the iceberg is, they can also reach the top." ”

Yin Zhen was stunned for a while when he heard this, he couldn't imagine that the promise that had bothered him for so long was unexpectedly simple, and he smiled dumbly: "Concubine Xi's mind is really ingenious, even I don't want to ask myself." ”

Guerjia pursed his lips and smiled: "It's not only the emperor, but also the concubines and others who admire it very much, this matter is naturally simple, but it is not easy to be the first to think of it, the emperor should reward Concubine Xi well." ”

Yin Zhen was deeply convinced of Guarjia's words, "What Concubine Jin said is right, Concubine Xi has worked hard for this ice play, it is really not easy, it should be rewarded, Concubine Xi, what do you want, just open your mouth." ”

Ling Ruo smiled and excused himself: "These are all the affairs of the concubines, how dare you say goodbye." ”

Nala's eyes flashed, and he smiled kindly: "Concubine Xi has indeed done a good job, what is there not to dare." ”

Ling Ruo quietly glanced around at the eyes with different thoughts, and said with a smile: "Even if the emperor really wants to reward the concubines, it should be in this ice frolic competition, and now the concubines are begging for rewards, but they don't live up to the name." ”

Yin Zhen didn't force her, and said, "Okay, just wait for the ice frolic after the game." ”

Saying this, everyone turned their attention back to the ice, the competition had been informed in advance, a total of two, one was to turn the dragon to shoot the pearl, that is, to shoot arrows when walking on the ice, quite like the demonstration to Hongli that day, but the difficulty was much lower than that of Yinzhen.

An arch is placed in the southeast position of the Gongren Ice Lake, and a ball is hung on it, saying: Heavenly Sphere; Put a ball under it, saying: Earth; Each player will be given a bow and two arrows, the end of the arrow is engraved with the name of the player, one shot at the heavenly sphere and the other shot at the earth, and the winner of both will pass the level and enter the next game.

Such a competition may seem simple, but more than 100 people are mixed together when shooting, and there are not many places where the ball can hit the arrow, which means that the contestants have to try not to let others get the arrow, except for some indiscriminate means, all scramble is allowed.

With the sound of a whip, more than 100 contestants stood on the ice according to their own Eight Banners costumes, different from when they walked on the ice just now, each holding a pair of bows and arrows in their hands, and staring at the two balls in the distance. Next to the arch is a column of freshly lit incense, which is the time of the first level of the competition, and when the incense burns out, the competition ends.

Hongli and the other three were also among them, they were wearing yellow flag costumes, and like the other clan disciples, they were eager to stare at the two balls, and only after passing this level could they enter the final round. Hongli, who was standing with Hongday, looked extremely firm, without a trace of hesitation, in this competition, he would not make any concessions, he should do his best.