It was already the time of the lantern, singing a day's play, the queen mother felt noisy, so she ordered the troupe to stop, rest and rest, let the big guy eat some hot soup and hot water, a group of people around the long table ready to play, the queen mother of the two palaces sat down, the concubine sat in the east, the queen took the six palace concubines to sit in the west, the hall was full of pearls and emeralds, jade and cloud temples, almost dazzled, the queen heard the queen mother's instructions, got up and wrote a "longevity" with a large pen, and offered it, the queen mother took a look, nodded, quite satisfied, "Very good, framed, Put it in the Shoukang Palace, I look at it every day, and quickly bring up the color head. ”

Tang Wufu smiled and took the color head, the queen mother has already prepared something to reward, although it is said that there is no need to offer silk in these days, but the gifts of the princes and ministers are indispensable, naturally, the queen mother smiled, and she still wants to reward herself, so it is better to borrow flowers to offer Buddha. A purple fox skin Guanyin pocket offered by the Jilin general was given to the queen.

The queen took the lead, and the rest of the people were naturally eager to try, although the queen mother was not very strict, but in the end she didn't have much contact with the emperor's concubines, just said hello, now that she has the opportunity, how can she not behave well, everyone knows the weight of the queen mother, whether it is in the harem or in the palace of nourishing the heart, it is all a good word. For example, Concubine Ying, although she is not favored by the emperor, her family is withered, and she is also introverted, but no one in the palace dares to despise her, because she is the concubine who is most favored by the queen mother.

The next one was drawn to Concubine Li, and Concubine Li said with a smile, "An old woman like a concubine, how can she be Meng Lang in front of her juniors, it really shouldn't be, it's better to punish yourself for three cups, and the queen mother will spare me." ”

"Where are you still an old woman," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled dumbly. "You are three years younger than me, and now you are a good age, and everyone is presumptuous to say that you are old in front of me, and everyone here respects me." Repeatedly asked her to get up, "Don't you know how to sing tunes?" It's been a long time since I've heard you sing. The Empress Dowager Cixi muttered, "Now that I want to hear it, I might as well sing a part." ”

Rongshou Rong'an was all present, Princess Rong'an didn't know that her mother had such a ability, her eyes widened, and she looked at it with great interest, Concubine Li Guifei saw that the queen mother was so supportive, so she also stood up and sang a Qin Guan's "Man Tingfang":

"The clouds are open. Spring is as good as people want, and the showers are still clear. Gutai Fangxie, Feiyan Hongying. The dancing elm money falls from the fall, the swing is outside, and the green water bridge is flat. In the east wind, Zhumen reflects the willows, and presses the small Qin Zheng low. Sentimental. The pleasure place, the pearl and the green cover, the jade bridle and the red tassel. Gradually, the wine is empty. The flowers are sleepy and fluffy. Doukou's old hatred, ten years of dreams, and his fingers are terrifying. It's been a long time. The smoke is sparse, and the lonely Wucheng is gone. ”

After singing the song, Cixi was in a daze, and then smiled: "You have this voice, you haven't sung for a long time." It's rare to listen to it for a while now, and it's very charming. Everyone applauded, only Concubine Ying glanced at Concubine Ligui and the Queen Mother with a different look in her eyes.

The queen mother's face showed a hint of gloom, and then disappeared under the light of the lotus leaf lamp, so she beat the drum again and passed the flowers. Concubine Hui took the pipa and played a song "Overlord Unloading Armor", which won the heart of the Queen Mother, Concubine Yu was pretty, and she was also very lively, and she told a joke with her, which made everyone laugh so much that her stomach hurt, and the Queen Mother just took a glass of rose wine and drank it, and almost squirted out when she heard the highlights. Everyone is smiling, and the concubines were originally a little restrained, but the emperor was not in front of him, and there was less sense of competing for favor, so their attitude naturally fell and became generous.

The drum was tight and slow, banging and banging, the white plum was passed in the hands of each person, and suddenly the drum beat was the turn of the nobles, she was originally a palace maid, and the family was also in a difficult situation before, how to have any skills to show, she stood up and gave a slight blessing to the queen mother, "The queen mother forgives her sins, and the concubines really have no skills to offer." ”

"Sister's words are not right," Concubine Yu's eyes flowed, she was pretty and generous, and said with a smile, "Everyone knows that my sister is the best at serving people, and she has a lot of skills, where is it?" Don't you want to dedicate it to the Queen Mother? ”

Concubine Hui frowned slightly, and was about to say something, she glanced at the queen, and saw that the queen Gujing Wubo, so she didn't speak, the noble man blushed, and couldn't speak for a while, the Empress Dowager Ci'an looked at the venue quietly, and the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled gently, "Didn't you say it before, just drink a glass of wine if you don't perform, and we are not here to be an errand in the yamen, where is such an inflexible thing, you can just drink a drink, you are an embroiderer, but this embroiderer can't show it, right?" The handkerchief I was given before was very good, and I liked it very much. Sit down," the Queen Mother blinked, "but this color must not be had." ”

Everyone laughed, so they gave up, the noble man sat down, the concubine Yungui glanced at the eunuch who beat the drum, the eunuch understood, the drum beat unhurriedly, the noble man handed the white plum blossom in his hand to the concubine, and the concubine handed it to the concubine, and so on all the way, the white plum was transformed between the hands of the red nails of the Qianqian jade, and all of a sudden, the drum stopped, and the white plum blossom was impressively in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Empress Dowager Ci'an stroked her palms and smiled: "Now it can be regarded as the turn of the lord." Concubine Ligui and Concubine Yungui also covered their mouths and snickered, "Yes, yes, it's the turn of today's old birthday star!" ”

Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, "How can it be my turn?" It must be you little hooves of troublemakers," the Queen Mother pointed at Concubine Ligui and Concubine Yungui and scolded with a smile, "You want to make me ugly." ”

"The demeanor of the emperor's mother, the sons and daughters have not seen it yet," the queen smiled, "I have only heard of the elders in the palace once or twice, and now I ask the emperor to open our eyes." ”

"Yes," the Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed a little, "In the past, the Empress Dowager's song was even better than Lu You's." ”

"And the lonely Chang'e Shu Guang sleeves, thousands of miles in the sky and dancing for the loyal soul." Concubine Ying's eyes widened, "It's really the best in words." ”

"Oh, it's just a little woman's work, not elegant," the Empress Dowager Cixi drank several glasses of wine, her face flushed, "I can't think of any good poems for a while, so I just drink by myself." ”

Concubine Ligui got up and stopped Cixi's hand, and said coquettishly, "You are a birthday star today, you can't play tricks." The rest of the people also coaxed, and the Queen Mother laughed, "Then I'll do it reluctantly," she looked up and saw a pot of begonias blooming on the flower stand next to the pillar, "Then I'll make a begonia." ”

"Planting is deep and rainy, and the bush is light and thick.

I don't borrow the power of spring in my life, how many times have I come to fight the evening breeze? (To be continued.) )