Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

In the blink of an eye, it’s March, and the days are getting warmer, the capital’s feng shui nourishes the animals, let’s not talk about the other things, just say that the place where the peach blossoms are so beautiful, it’s shining brightly in the sun during the day, and it’s caged in one place at dawn and dusk It's like a fog like a gauze, and if it's night, it's actually a sleet in the middle of the moon, and it's frost on the ground.

I don't know what kind of gamble he played with Liufu, he rewarded half of such a good peach grove in the palace with Liufu.It made Qingyang want to ask for a reward, and he also imitated the ministers outside to write an invitation to An Zhezi.Liu Fu coaxed her to thank the flowers as soon as they bloomed, because the flowers in autumn cannot be enjoyed in spring, and urged her to ask for all the dried roses from the Western Regions, which were tributes from foreign countries.

The palace of Weiyi Palace is not far from Beijing, Wanzhao is ordered to set up a palace banquet, Qin Huan whispers a few grievances quietly, Wanzhao is tired but can't go to the palace banquet to serve the driver, instead he wants to receive Miss Yi and other women in the harem .Wanzhao secretly felt fortunate that if she wanted to serve her, in the Huanghuang Palace, she still didn't know how to face Liu Fu's eyes and how to deal with the awkward relationship between the three of them.

Liji was twenty miles away from the capital, and there were people coming to meet the wind, and the cars drove all the way to support the capital, and the momentum was so great that even the people in the capital knew that this prince was precious. Idlers were not allowed to walk along the section of the road, and the martial law had begun a month earlier. Before Liji entered the capital, his name had already stirred up the situation in the entire capital.

When the guards of honor entered the city, what Liji saw was not the bustling streets and alleys, but the silence that came through the tambourines of the guards of honor and the closed stores.The noise of the whole city has been suppressed today, only the majestic palace in the city.

The next day, Li Ji bathed, burned incense, dressed neatly, and walked into the palace. Rou Yan was also picked up by the Queen Mother early.Li Ji walked the palace road, remembering that people often say that the sky in the palace is square, and you can't see the breadth of the sky.But at this moment, he feels that the sky here is very wide and far away, and even the palace road has no end, let alone the sky?When I really stepped into the royal forbidden area, all the trembling and anxiety I used to feel suddenly disappeared.In the game between the capital and the land of Chu, why are the chess pieces in trouble?

At the Lijimianjun banquet, one by one just entered the table in terms of etiquette.The emperor was very kind, he proclaimed the imperial edict to seal the son, rewarded the mansion with gold and jade, and chatted a little about the scenery of Chu, it's not a big deal.Prince Xuan mentioned that Liji was good at Danqing calligraphy and painting, but unfortunately he couldn't see him at the banquet.The emperor said that his son was also good at music and etiquette, so he raised his eyebrows lightly and looked directly at Liji.

Prince Xuan was a little pleasantly surprised, turned his head and said, "Since you have this skill, you might as well give it a try." Li Ji's heart trembled, and he quietly raised his eyes to look around when he was sitting down with a nod, but none of the clansmen spoke to him, and the emperor Even more so, his expression was unpredictable, but Prince Xuan's earnest words were also hard to fathom.The three-year mourning period has not yet expired, and a small banquet in the new dynasty is fine, but the public rituals and music are really out of order.But Liji looked at the crowd carefully but no one raised any objection. If he refused, he might violate the holy words, and if he didn't refuse, he would be punished according to the law after playing.

Thinking suddenly, Li Ji got up and replied: "I haven't played qin music for a long time, why don't you allow me to recite poems to cheer you up."

Prince Xuan smiled and said, "That's good." Then he said to the emperor, "My brother knows that the emperor has received a set of dragon chime bells from Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. Is it a good time to use it?" .Li Ji knelt in front of the hall, rang the chime lightly, and said loudly:

"The emperor's son descended to Beizhu, his eyes dim and sorrowful.

The autumn wind curls up, and the waves in Dongting come under the leaves.

Deng Bai Xi Cheng Wang, Xi Xi Zhang with good times.

Where is the bird in the apple, what is the bird in the wood?

......"

After Liji played, he didn't get up, but instead knelt down to bow his head.

Prince Xuan clapped his hands in praise, but the emperor said: "The "Mrs. Xiang" in "Nine Songs" has a sad and sad meaning. Would my son also want to be Chu Lei?"

Li Jibai said: "A subject in Chu is a subject, and when he enters Beijing, he is a subject of His Majesty. The world is as big as the king's land. Wherever the subject is, he is within the same country. He is definitely not a tired subject. I hope your majesty will see clearly."

The emperor nodded and said: "It's natural, what I call Chu Lei only refers to Qu Yuan, don't worry about it."

Prince Xuan said: "Scenes come together, you will get what you want, and there is indeed a legacy of awakening the soul."

During the banquet, one person slowly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I'm drunk, as if I heard the sound of ritual and music, I'm afraid someone broke the rules." It turned out to be Duke Qin, his complexion was slightly smoky but his eyes were sharp.

The emperor patted his forehead lightly, and said with a smile: "I'm too drunk, and I forgot the rules. Duke Qin, once in a while is fine."

Prince Xuan also smiled and said: "I started it, will Uncle also blame me?"

Qin Guogong only looked at Liji with a slightly angry face and said: "Your Majesty and Prince Xuan don't need to protect them. It is also his father's negligence that the son doesn't understand the rules."

The emperor didn't take it seriously, and waved his hand: "My son broke the national funeral etiquette, but he didn't sing and dance, but recited poems. Nian Qi just entered Beijing, so he should only be punished by the late emperor kneeling for one night."

Prince Xuan stopped Qin Guogong and said some other irrelevant things.Liji thanked him and got up, feeling a little relieved.

Liji will not mention it for now, but Rouyan's situation in the harem is quite different.In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Wan Zhao stood aside for a long time, her knees ached faintly, she tried to maintain her posture, but her mind was a little sluggish.Rou Yan was talking on the empress dowager's lap, and she often gave a pleasant chuckle, and the empress dowager also had a kind face.The women of the Yi clan watched the seats and chatted with the Queen Mother chatteringly, even Aunt Bo Zhe laughed along with her, enjoying the joy in the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

Bo Zhe reminded the Empress Dowager to take the medicine, the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "These good children are here, talk to them, most of the disease is cured, it's worth taking one less time." Naturally, Bo Zhe begged again and again.Seeing this, Wan Zhao had no choice but to agree.

The Empress Dowager raised her eyes, put Yu Ruyi lightly into Rouyan's hands, and said with a smile: "So you are still here, Aijia thought you were dumb before your leg disease disappeared." She seemed to suddenly realize: "Concubine Ning has a leg disease, you And don't remind the Ai family to give you a seat." Rou Yan lazily got up from the empress dowager's lap, and confessed with everyone.

Bai Zhe said: "What do the girls know? It's the servant who sees the Empress Dowager happy chatting and doesn't dare to disturb her. It's all the servant's fault."

The queen mother pursed her lips and said, "You are an old man in the palace serving Ai's family, and Concubine Ning is the young master, how dare she blame you for such a thing?" Wan Zhao saluted and said yes.

Wan Zhao just apologized and sat down, before he could feel the softness of the Suo Zijin cushion, Bai Zhe brought the medicine again.All the juniors sat on the grounds that there is no reason for the palace servants to serve the medicine. In terms of dignity, Rou Yan is naturally the most qualified to serve the medicine among the women of the Yi family.

Only then did Rou Yan invite her, the queen mother raised her hand and said: "Such a thing is naturally done by a daughter-in-law, what are you arguing about, are you afraid that there will be no chance in the future?" Rou Yan promised.

Wan Zhao got up and served herbal soup and tea one by one, then a spittoon, and finally served candied and various candied fruits.

The Empress Dowager leaned on the gold-threaded green brocade pillow and said: "Look at that candy-sweetened one. Just looking at it gives me a toothache." Then she said: "If you have a green persimmon cake, take it."

Wan Zhao said: Green persimmon cakes are too cold, the queen mother may not be able to use them well, they have already gone to the fruit plate. "

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "You are good at making decisions, and the Ai Family Palace is also very diligent." She shook Rou Yan's hand and said: "You have to learn from Concubine Ning."

Rou Yan smiled slightly and said: "How can a courtier have the virtue of Concubine Ning as an assistant to the Six Palaces? I just want to do my duty honestly."

The Empress Dowager said: "The harem is enshrined by the inner court, and the duty of a concubine is to spread branches and leaves for the royal family." Everyone made promises repeatedly.

Wanzhao led all the girls to settle in another palace, and the queen mother left Rouyan to speak.After Wan Zhao stepped out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the sky outside was already different, but at Shen Shi, the sky was gloomy, with signs of twilight, with rolling clouds and the sky turning dark blue.Wan Zhao couldn't care less about these things, and didn't have time to stop and sigh for a moment.

Not long after Wan Zhao entered the Compassionate Ning Palace, the palace banquet broke up.Liufu was ordered to send Liji back to the mansion to rest.Liji was wearing the auspicious suit of Cotinus cotinus and silver python, but his middle coat was crimson embroidered with Chinese characters.

Liu Fu rode slowly and said: "It's not easy to give it to you at this time, but I have a gorilla blanket to match you."

Liji said: "The prince has eyesight, and the people of Chu respect red, and they all respect the color of crimson. But the minister is only for the son, and cannot wear red clothes."

The two walked to the front of the mansion, got off the saddle and got off the horse. A gust of wind was blowing against Liji's cheeks, and the hair on his forehead fell loose.The short hair on the forehead was tied up not long ago, and the crown was a little unfixed, unable to cover the child's bun not long ago.

Although Li Ji was younger than Liu Fu, he was the same year. After the ceremony, his bangs remained unchanged.It was only when he was about to enter Beijing that Liji put his hair back into the crown, looking calm and solemn.

The wind kept blowing, and gradually the wind stopped, Liji's bangs were blown to the sides, revealing his fair forehead, his eyes were slightly closed, the corners of his eyes were clear, and the brow bones were heroic, but the outline of his face was still not clear and childish.

Liu Fu rolled up his sleeves and pointed to his forehead and said: "My son's forehead is divided in the middle, and Yan Shen is even more elegant. Why don't you give me a nickname, saying 'brother in the middle'?" Li Ji was stunned, then laughed up.It has been a long time since anyone made such a joke with Liji.

On the way back to the Yonghe Palace, Wanzhao encountered the imperial flower house delivering flowers, the servants stood in a row, and the consul's eunuch asked Wanzhao to choose first.She saw a pot of Cymbidium with a delicate fragrance that surpassed all other flowers. Su Xin’s petals were tough and the leaves were tall and straight. They were the top grade among the group of flowers. Forsythia.Wan Zhao thought that the forsythia flower in the vase was a small color list, so she entered the palace gate and casually folded a string of fuchsias in the courtyard and put it into the porcelain vase. She sprinkled the water from her hands on the flowers so that they could be placed farther away.Wan Zhao rested on the couch, and after a few quarters of an hour, Qin Huan reported Rouyan's visit.

Wan Zhao took the bronze mirror to take a look at her makeup, helped the hairpin, and called Rou Yan to speak.Rou Yan was generous and elegant, with all the etiquette. After being given the seat, she said: "How do you put these flowers in the empress's palace? Everything else is too common. Although the fuchsia bell is interesting, it is a fairy flower from a foreign land. My sister just got it." A good one for the empress." After saying that, someone brought a pot of Cymbidium, which was exactly the one Wan Zhao saw just now.

Wan Zhao took a sip of tea to wake up, and said, "Sister, I saw the gift list yesterday, and you sent these again, and I feel uneasy about receiving rewards for nothing."

Rou Yan smiled and said: "Yesterday, it was just some local objects from the Chu land that are not worthy of respect. Today, I just got some good ones from the Empress Dowager. After thinking about it, only the Empress Dowager is the envoy in this palace."

Wan Zhao was not refusing either, and asked someone to place it at the entrance of the hall.Rou Yan didn't stay for long, and she was about to leave after a few words. Before she left, she said: "My younger sister has a good relationship with the empress, so I borrowed flowers to present Buddha and left the two pots of Biluochun from the Palace of Compassion and Ning to the empress. I hope the empress will not dislike her."

Wan Zhao's complexion turned gloomy, and he calmed down again. Looking at the soft and charming smile, he said slowly: "In the future, my sister will be sealed, so don't refuse my sister's kindness."

"Naturally." Rou Yan said blessedly.

The Empress Dowager attached great importance to Rou Yan, and admired the antiques and treasures, not mentioning the gold, jade and jewelry, and only allocated the Chuxiu Palace to her, but the title has not been heard for a long time.The emperor meant that it would be good to give back the position of concubine, and the queen mother said that most of the women of the Yi family in the past were of the status of concubine or higher.

The emperor didn't like the crowds in the harem at first, so he only accepted Rouyan, and after listening to the queen mother's many words, he remembered the matter of the pure concubine in the past, and was even more unhappy, so he simply said that he would be promoted to the position of concubine Ning together. I was already afraid of Concubine Ning, if Concubine Ning was allowed to take the position, it would be better to stabilize Rouyan's position first, and then agree to give a concubine position.Rouyan made Concubine Rong the head of Chuxiu Palace, and the emperor's rewards continued to catch up with Concubine Ning, so the people in the palace gradually became snobbish.

The palace gradually became lively, Liu Fu was not very happy to live in the palace, but often went to Liji's mansion to talk.Seeing that Liu Fu was trying to show him face, Bi Xin knew that he was unhappy, so he hung a red plaque in the old hall of the palace for Li Ji to live in the palace conveniently, saying that it was convenient for them to discuss state affairs together , in fact, let Liu Fu follow Duo into the palace.