The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 32.startled

An Lingrong didn't hear clearly from behind, but he heard a word vaguely, and suddenly stopped, and looked back.

But in the corridor, the frost flowers and maple leaves are gone.

"My lord, they are too ignorant of good and bad." Dill was a little annoyed, "If there was no lord to help her, she would have been thrown into a corner long ago."

"It's okay." An Lingrong's expression was light.

She and Xia Dongchun originally took advantage of the relationship they needed, and they took advantage of Xia Dongchun just to deal with this move made by Concubine Hua. It's even better, if not, if Zhen Yuyin's chess piece is abolished, Xia Dongchun can be regarded as making the best use of it.

The sun was rising, and everyone gathered in Qingyan, Kyushu. As the biological mother of today's protagonist, Cao Guiren was all red, and she couldn't see the embarrassment of the hopeless concubine of Jin. She greeted all concubines with smiles. come forward.

"My sister is here, let my sister wait." Cao Guiren took An Lingrong's hand affectionately, led her to her position, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Thank you for reminding me about Concubine Li. "

An Ling didn't show his face, and handed the gift he had prepared a long time ago to Cao Guiren: "This is the gift I prepared for Princess Wen Yi, I hope my sister will not dislike it." After a while, he gave the gift away , An Lingrong just took his seat, his eyes swept across Concubine Hua who was sitting at the front, and he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

Concubine Hua is dressed differently today. She is dressed in a vermilion palace dress that makes her skin as creamy as cream, and her hair is full of gold tinsel make-up, making her gorgeous and dignified. Very charming.

It was indeed well-dressed.

An Lingrong raised his glass and took a sip, covering the expression in his eyes.In the previous life, Concubine Hua regained her favor with a song "Lou Dong Fu" at the first birthday banquet, and in this life, I think it is the same.

An Lingrong came early, and after a while, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang came in one after the other.

"Sister Rong came so early." Zhen Huan took a seat next to An Lingrong, "Sister Mei and I were thinking that you would come later."

An Lingrong smiled: "I'm afraid it will be too hot later, and I'm afraid my makeup will be tanned when I come here. It's cool and delicate here. It's better to come earlier."

Shen Meizhuang couldn't help laughing at her.

Immediately afterwards, Prince Heng and Prince Dun also brought Fujin to the scene. Except for Xia Dongchun who was on leave, Concubine Duan who was sick, Zhen Yuyin who was disfigured, and King Guojun who was used to being late, everyone was present. Su Peisheng looked at the emperor and greeted the dancer to start , The sound of silk and bamboo came from the lake.

Silk string orchestra, graceful dance, everyone raised their glasses to each other.

"Master Huigui, this hairpin is really exquisite." Concubine Qi started the conversation, "Is it a new reward from the Empress Dowager?"

Anyone with eyes has seen the pure gold hairpin that Shen Meizhuang is wearing in her hair today. It was specially rewarded by the Queen Mother after she knew that Shenmeizhuang was pregnant.

"This hairpin was worn by the Empress Dowager when she was pregnant with the Fourteenth Lord." Concubine Hua said casually.

"It can be seen that the Empress Dowager is looking forward to the child in Huigui's womb." Cao Guiren cheered with a clever smile, and turned to look at Shen Meizhuang, "I really want to know how handsome a brother is."

Shen Meizhuang pursed his lips and gave a gentle smile, and politely said to Cao Guiren: "It must be Elder Brother, I hope to be a princess, as cute as Wen Yi."

Cao Guiren smiled, and turned to look at Wen Yi, who was carved in pink and jade, his eyes were full of kindness.

An Lingrong was sitting at the back, looking up at the upper seat, seeing the emperor looking at Shen Meizhuang's hairpin with the corners of his mouth tightly pursed, his eyes twitching with emotion.She suddenly understood why the emperor had such an expression when he came to see her yesterday.

The Fourteenth Master is a natural moat between the emperor and the queen mother.

When the empress dowager gave birth to the emperor, because her position was not high, she had to hand over the emperor to empress Xiao Yiren to raise him. Later, when the empress dowager became a concubine, she had fourteen elder brothers again, so she did not want the emperor back. Therefore, In the emperor's childhood, there were only his estranged mother and his beloved younger brother.

After the emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother never saw the fourteenth master again. The queen mother wanted to use Shenmeizhuang's birth to remind the emperor not to forget the brotherhood, but she never thought that she was stepping on the emperor's minefield.

Few people in the harem know about such secret things, so it's no wonder Concubine Hua is open-minded.

The emperor must be very sad...

An Lingrong looked at the emperor from afar, but didn't want to meet the emperor's eyes. Her dark eyes reflected her figure, which brought her back to her senses. When she was at a loss, she suddenly heard a loud singing outside.

"Concubine Duan is here—"

Concubine Duan walked slowly into the hall. She was dressed in a bamboo-green palace dress, and her eyes were picturesque. Although the flag was not old and new, it was not gorgeous, but it was well-kept, because cardamom often used acupuncture for her. , looking much better, and raised his eyes with a slight smile: "My concubine wishes the emperor and queen good luck and prosperity."

"Get up." The emperor restrained his expression just now.

Concubine Duan coughed slightly, glanced at An Lingrong out of the corner of her eye, instead of looking at her, her eyes fell on Zhen Huan beside her.

This glance shocked her for a long time.

Like, really like.

"The emperor has found another beautiful woman." Concubine Duan said slowly.

"Concubine Duan doesn't see strangers all year round, so she still retains the vision she had back then." The queen said with a pointed smile.

The emperor felt sorry for Concubine Duan's frailty, and hurriedly let her take her seat.

"The concubine hasn't seen Wen Yi for a long time. The last time I saw her was when she was full moon." Concubine Duan was supported by Ji Xiang and sat next to Concubine Hua. After hugging her in front of Concubine Duan, Concubine Duan looked at her again and again, admiring her, "I have a heart, I want to hug Wen Yi, but I don't have the strength, so I'm afraid I'll fall her."

Wen Yi is cute, smiling straight at Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan frowned gently, took out a silver collar from the box in Jixiang's hand, and gently put it on for Wen Yi.

"This collar is your dowry." The emperor recognized it at a glance, "Wen Yi is still a child, how could he give her such a precious thing."

Concubine Hua's complexion twisted for a moment, and she sat up three points straight.

It can be seen at a glance that this collar is the dowry of Concubine Duan, what does it mean?It shows that the emperor cares about Concubine Duan so much that he can even remember that anything he gives away as a gift is part of the dowry!

"Your Majesty has a good memory." Concubine Duan smiled, and then turned sad, "It's a pity that my concubine has been ill for many years, so it's a pity to keep her. Wen Yi is so cute, it's just right for her."

The emperor nodded in acquiescence, Cao Guiren immediately stood up and thanked Concubine Duan.

An Lingrong sat at the end and couldn't see Concubine Hua's expression at the moment, but she thought that it would not get any better after all.

Suddenly, she felt much better, and she didn't know how Concubine Hua was going to perform today.

An Lingrong toasted and drank, watching the song and dance with great interest. Although she had watched the dance music many times in her previous life, she still enjoyed watching it. Immediately afterwards, he also walked out in the name of changing clothes.

"Where is Mr. Guan?" The emperor looked around, but did not see Zhen Huan.

An Lingrong got up and saluted: "Go back to the emperor, my sister is too drunk, she just said it out to get some air, and I'll be back right away."

The emperor hummed, and then said: "I see you like to eat butterfly cakes, Su Peisheng, take this plate to Rong Changzai too." He chuckled lightly, and said to An Lingrong, "The taste is too sweet, I don't like to eat, but seeing that you only had two bites for one, you enjoyed eating."

An Lingrong was slightly taken aback, only to realize that the emperor was teasing her. In such a large audience, she had already experienced a lifetime, and she was a little embarrassed at this moment. Seeing that Su Peisheng was already smiling and holding a butterfly cake to her side I can only salute and thank you: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he sat back with a little embarrassment.

This is just a small episode, but it is different in everyone's eyes.

Shen Meizhuang looked up at An Lingrong across a seat and smiled.

The empress sat in the upper seat, with a dignified smile on her face, which was just a virtuous smile: "Rong Changzai is young after all, so it's inevitable to be greedy. Cut autumn, and give Rong Changzai this butterfly cake Take it."

Concubine Hua looked sideways slightly, and saw An Lingrong's shy and pretty face, which immediately turned darker.

Concubine Duan smiled lightly: "The emperor is very considerate and considerate."

Concubine Qi smiled disdainfully, and turned her head away with a soft snort.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Cao Guiren stood up and suggested: "Your Majesty, I thought to myself, although today's singing and dancing is lively, it is a bit rigid. Since it is a family banquet, and all the people here are relatives, it is better to think of something relaxing." ?”

These words successfully broke the freezing atmosphere of the hall, Concubine Hua raised her face seriously, Cao Guiren's eyes flickered slightly.The highlight of today's scene has just begun!

The emperor followed her words and asked, "Let's hear what you have in mind."

"Since the sisters here are accompanying the holy driver, they naturally have their own strengths. Why don't you write down these strengths and draw lots. No matter who catches something, they will come out to entertain the guests. What does the emperor think?" Cao Guiren looked around the audience with a smile. Concubine, her gaze stayed on Zhen Huan's lost position for a moment, and the corners of her mouth raised high.

"This idea is quite new, let's do as you say." The emperor agreed with a smile.

An Lingrong tapped the table lightly with his fingers, subconsciously twisted a piece of butterfly cake and put it into his mouth. After taking a bite, he realized that he put it back angrily.Slowing down, An Lingrong raised his hand to signal Dill to lean over, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Dill took the order and bent down to leave the hall.

At this moment, Zhen Huan also came back, and after taking her seat, she asked An Lingrong what happened.

An Lingrong talked about what Cao Guiren suggested just now, and then reminded her: "Sister, be careful, you will start acting like a demon again." She pouted and asked Zhen Huan to look at Concubine Hua.

Zhen Huan laughed silently, anticipating that she might not be able to avoid Concubine Hua's return to favor today.

After some performances, Cao Guiren took the lead with the empress's best calligraphy. Taking advantage of the time when Concubine Duan left the table, she changed hands and pointed the finger at Zhen Huan: "This one belongs to the nobleman Guan." She raised her eyes and looked at it. Xiang Zhen Huan, with a malicious smile in his eyes, "Please do it, let's start a dance." Without giving Zhen Huan a chance to refuse, Cao Guiren turned around and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the nobleman Wan is already very handsome. If you swim a dragon, if you are graceful like a frightened bird, you should let your younger sister dance."

The Jinghong Dance originated from Concubine Mei of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, which had been lost. Later, Empress Chunyuan searched for the original dance several times, and painstakingly modified it. It once danced all over the world.

Zhen Huan was not at the banquet just now, so it is self-evident who wrote the lottery. Cao Guiren's action clearly put Zhen Huan on the cusp of the storm, and whether he jumped or not was wrong.

"This Jinghong dance is the most difficult to learn. If you dance well, you will be astonished. If you don't dance well, you will be imitating others." The nobleman of Fucha said jokingly, acquiescing to the dance music that Zhen Huan deliberately wrote to stand out.

There was a lot of discussion among the people, some were talking about dancing, and some were saying not to dance. Being here, Zhen Huan felt as if she was being roasted on a fire.

Cao Guiren pressed on every step of the way, with Concubine Hua aggressively in front and Prince Dun ridiculing in the back, he definitely would not give Zhen Huan a way out.Today, "Jinghong Dance" must be in the front to be followed by "Loudong Fu". Zhen Huan has to dance if she doesn't dance.

An Lingrong reached out and took Zhen Huan's hand, and looked up at her: "Sister, this situation is inevitable."

"I know." Zhen Huan closed her eyes and held her hand back.

The emperor's expression changed several times, and he stared at Zhen Huan for a long time, as if he wanted to see an old friend through her. After a long time, he raised his eyes to look forward, and said in a low voice: "In the palace, I haven't performed the Jinghong Dance for a long time, but I don't want to see you." I want to take a look. Your Majesty Guan, you can just dance casually." He cast his eyes on Prince Dun, thinking of how he just helped Concubine Hua speak, he clenched his fists hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

Seeing the emperor's final decision, Concubine Hua immediately raised her head, showing a smug smile.

What kind of frightening dance did they want to see? They clearly wanted to watch a frightened bird.

But what Concubine Hua never expected was that Zhen Huan would really startle Hongwu. She just said, "The demeanor of Queen Chunyuan must be comparable to no one nowadays." In the mind of the emperor.

Zhen Huan was originally favored by the emperor because of her resemblance to Empress Chunyuan. If Zhen Huan could perform astonishingly like Empress Chunyuan, the degree of resemblance would be enhanced. danced very well.

The sound of long-lasting piano, coupled with the sound of long-term lovesickness flute, the petals falling into the hall are constantly whirling along with the pink and white dance skirt, blooming amazing beauty, and the eyes are full of tactful affection, wanting to refuse and welcome Shui Xiu talked about being lingering, but the emperor was lost in thought.

The queen sat aside and heard a soft and soft "Wan Wan", her smile froze for a moment, but immediately returned to normal.

After the dance, Zhen Huan bowed pantingly.

(End of this chapter)