18. Chinese New Year's Eve Banquet (6)
The women walked around, Ying Concubine and Rong Chang went to the apse to change their clothes, and the concubine stood up and carefully looked at the decoration in the hall, but the noble woman sat on the seat, smiling and not moving.
Xingzhen was strange, just wanted to step forward to care about the noble people, Anqian walked in from outside, attached to Xingzhen's ear and said a few words, Fan'er stood on Xingzhen's side, the drum music outside was still playing, Fan'er only vaguely heard Anqian say something "Imperial Doctor, just now" a few bits and pieces, I saw Xingzhen's expression changed greatly, the coral pendant on the flag head was struggling, her hands were propped up on the table, and she almost knocked over the wine in the golden cup, Xingzhen was calm, remembered something, smiled, and wanted to say something, The emperor had already finished changing his clothes and came out.
The emperor listened to the beautiful music outside, and said with a smile: "I also listened to the drama just now, since we are a family banquet, we want to have other fun." ”
"Let's listen to the emperor, what do you say the emperor is having fun?" Concubine Zhen opened her mouth and said with a smile.
"A few of the people in our six palaces, I look at them are all very talented, and now it is rare for everyone to sit together for a banquet, why don't you concubines also take out their ability to press the bottom of the box, and give everyone a performance, if the performance is good, I will naturally be rewarded, if the performance is not good, I will be fined three glasses of wine, how about it?"
"Yes." The concubines of the six palaces all bowed their heads and obeyed orders, and since the emperor was interested, it was over to flatter the emperor.
The palace concubines gave in to each other, or let the most senior Yun Guiren come first, Yun Guiren took a pipa and sat down in the court, with a flick of his right hand, the sound of big beads and small beads falling on the jade plate flew out under his fingers, Yun Guiren is an acute son, a song "Ambush on Ten Sides" is played with sound and color, strong momentum, a song is finished, Emperor Xianfeng half-closed his eyes and savored it, nodded and smiled: "Your temperament has not changed, playing these more imposing tunes complement each other, play well, enjoy the two horses of light brocade!" Yun Guiren was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted and thanked him.
Rong Changzai danced a thick fan dance, with a slender posture and a graceful dancing posture; Wan Chang sang a little song, and the singing voice tactfully suppressed the music outside; Ying Concubine wrote a blessing to Emperor Xianfeng, the handwriting was beautiful, and the emperor nodded again and again; The concubine saw that the emperor was very interested, and also played a guqin song, the emperor was very interested, praised again and again, and enjoyed a lot of things out, and saw Xingzhen sitting in the position with a smile, so she asked: "Lan Concubine, why don't you perform?" Xingzhen was watching the concubines of the palace show their talents with taste, and suddenly heard Emperor Xianfeng ask herself, so she stood up, leaned over and replied: "The concubines are stunned by the talents of the sisters, and they dare to take out their rural style and embarrass it." ”
Emperor Xianfeng waved his hand, "Eh, Concubine Lan, you are too modest, just rely on the orchid song you sang last time, and the orchid poem you made on the day of the draft, it is very appropriate to be called a talented woman, if you can't do anything else, it doesn't hurt, Concubine Lan, you can make a poem, right?" ”
"Then it's such a concubine to offer ugliness, please ask the emperor to ask the question." Xingzhen has no stage fright, the east wind blows, the war drums beat, who is afraid of anyone in this world!
The emperor pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "Just choose one of the things you see in this hall to do, if you can't do it, Lan Concubine, these three glasses of wine will inevitably punish you." After speaking, the emperor smiled and asked the little eunuch to pour wine for Concubine Lan.
Xingzhen looked around the hall, incense burner? No, how can there be a poem to praise the incense burner, the tea cup, no, food? If you don't have taste, what kind of poetry should you make? It seems that he has a grade and talent, and he does not lose his taste, what kind of pots and pans are not like it, Xing Zhendong looked west, and suddenly saw a bouquet of vigorous red plums in the sweet white glazed porcelain vase on the side of the throne, and had an idea for a while, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine saw that the bouquet of red plums next to you was excellent, and the concubine suddenly had a poem, thinking of dedicating it to the emperor." ”
"Oh? Red plum words? Emperor Xianfeng tilted his head to look at the red plum on the edge of the throne, only to see that the red plum blossom was gorgeous, the flower shadow was slanted, and the big red petals spit out a refreshing fragrance, and the emperor said with some expectation: "What is the name of the song?" ”
"It's a fortune operator."
Li Guiren had been listening silently before, but at this time he suddenly interjected with a smile, "Fortune operator? The words of this song have been sung since Lu You, and Lan Concubine Niangniang is difficult to catch up with the predecessors? The concubine is going to listen to her, but the emperor, if Sister Lan Concubine doesn't do well, this wine, hehe, it must be poured into her. ”
She really had nothing to fear after relying on her, Xingzhen sneered silently in her heart, and didn't care about the noble people, and smiled at Emperor Xianfeng Yingying: "I don't know if the emperor wants to hear it?" ”
"This is nature, you come quickly, I have been amazed since I heard your orchid poems and orchid songs, I don't know what kind of masterpieces there are today?" Emperor Xianfeng didn't pay attention to the Li nobles, the Li nobles pursed their lips, and were about to say something, but seeing that the emperor was still looking at Xingzhen with a smile, he gritted his teeth, and didn't say much.
Everyone in the hall was silent, waiting for Lan Concubine's words with their ears pricked up, and only Lan Concubine's hearty voice sounded in the hall.