Jiaochu

Chapter 115 Birthday Celebrations Upstairs ([-])
Eunuch De shouted loudly that the emperor had arrived, and everyone stood up to greet him.

Ye Lanchen walked in with Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan was the birthday girl today. Eunuch De specially arranged the seat next to Ye Lanchen. Concubine Liu was at the bottom, and Concubine Xiao and Concubine Rong were on the other side.

The Queen gave Concubine Lan a jade Ruyi as a birthday gift, while Concubine Xiao gave her a pair of red agate earrings. They were valuable, but the color was as red as blood, which was too bright.

When everyone was sending congratulatory gifts, Ye Lingxi quietly left his seat. Eunuch De said a few words to Ye Lanchen alone, and Ye Lanchen smiled and nodded.

Yan Fei glanced at Ye Lingxi's leaving figure and wondered what new tricks he had prepared. He couldn't help but curl his lips when he remembered the water basin test in the study room last time.

After everyone had given away their congratulatory gifts, the rhythmic sound of drums suddenly sounded, accompanied by the crisp and melodious sound of bells, which was lively and cheerful.

Ye Lingxi danced with a veil on her head and a lake-green dress. Her dance steps were light and moving, and her eyes were clear and bright, like a deer jumping in the forest. The bright and lively atmosphere of spring has arrived, and the lake-green dresses are turning around and around like a cheerful stream, with infinite vitality and vitality, and no trace of haze can be found.

Zhao Ce's eyes widened as he stared straight at the nimble and light figure. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. He didn't close his mouth until he accidentally choked on his saliva and quickly drank the water. Moisten your throat and continue staring.

Yan Fei was also in a daze, until he felt the meaningful smile in his third uncle's gaze. He clenched his fists, coughed lightly, and took a sip of water as if nothing had happened.

When the drums stopped playing, Ye Lingxi recited the birthday greetings he had prepared in advance, his voice was like the most singing lark on the grassland, cheerful and beautiful.

Ye Lanchen took the lead in clapping her hands, and Concubine Lan also had a smile in her eyes. Ye Lingxi thought that it would be worth it if she could make her father, the emperor, mother and concubine smile by practicing hard behind closed doors for many days.

"Don't put on your cloak yet, you might catch a cold."

As soon as Ye Lanchen finished speaking, Hehe and Lingdang quickly came over with their cloaks and put them on Ye Lingxi. The festive big red cloak wrapped the lake green dress inside. Not only did it not look tacky, but it had the right shades. It was both bright and glamorous. There is something fresh and moving.

I don’t know which tendon was wrong. When Ling Dang and He He tied the cloak on Ye Lingxi, Zhao Ce walked over and pulled up the veil that Ye Lingxi was wearing, as if he wanted to confirm whether it was Ye Lingxi’s face under the veil. Cui was shocked and called Zhao Ce back. There was a whoosh, and something hit the back of Zhao Ce's hand. He retracted his hand with an ouch and looked around the ground angrily, but he couldn't find what hit him. The next moment, he walked towards Yanfei angrily and asked if it was him who did it, but Yanfei didn't bother to answer.

"It must be you. If you have the courage to do it, why don't you have the courage to admit it? You just know how to do some shameful things."

Yan Fei tossed a copper coin casually and said, "How can you be so upright and respectable because you are so careless?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Yanjiang smoothed things over and said, "The emperor and the queen are still here. Today is another good day for Concubine Lan. You two, please don't make the princess angry."

As soon as the last sentence came out, the two of them seemed to have been caught in a weak spot. They subconsciously looked in the direction of Ye Lingxi. Seeing those big clear eyes staring here, Zhao Ce muttered something secretly and turned around and left. , Yan Fei also put away the copper coins and sat upright.

After Ye Lingxi returned to his seat, Ye Xingye immediately came over and asked softly: "Lingxi, when did you learn to dance? What kind of dance did you just dance? It was different from the dance in the palace. I have never seen it." .”

"I thought of it myself." Ye Lingxi replied with pride.At this moment, Ye Xingye felt that the little imperial sister was like a god descending from the earth, and his excitement and admiration almost overflowed the sky.

Concubine Xiao glanced coldly at Ye Lingxi, who was stealing the show, and then at Ye Yuyao, who was timid and weak. A hint of impatience flashed across her face, and she said to Concubine Liu calmly: "You also want to let Yao Yao go." Erduo, learn from that girl Lingxi and put in more effort. If you can't teach me, just send Yaoer to me and I will teach you myself."

"The third princess is so smart that no one else can match her. I just hope that Yao'er can be safe and sound," Concubine Liu replied.

Concubine Xiao glanced at Concubine Liu's lukewarm and dull look, like a clay figurine, and was too lazy to say anything. She looked at Ningyang Hou's table again, and saw Zhao Ce looking in the direction of Ye Lingxi, feeling in her heart Another calculation.

When it was getting dark, Ye Lanchen gave instructions to Eunuch De, and Eunuch De gave instructions to Xiao Anzi, who then went downstairs to deliver the message.

With a bang, a gorgeous firework bloomed in the dusk, dyeing most of the sky with bright and colorful colors. It could be seen especially clearly from the attic.

Ye Lanchen led the queen and Concubine Lan to stand behind the railing and watch the fireworks. Concubine Xiao, Concubine Rong and Concubine Liu all stood behind.Concubine Rong and Concubine Liu were at peace. Concubine Xiao was dissatisfied with the fact that Concubine Lan was in front of her. Her eyes glanced in Concubine Lan's direction like hooks, and the colorful fireworks reflected in her eyes turned into The cold dim light.

After a while, Eunuch De brought Ye Qingran to Ye Lanchen. Ye Lanchen asked him how his health was. Although it was just a simple greeting, it seemed like an extravagant wish to him, which made people uncomfortable. It was so unbelievable that he was stunned for a moment and replied that he was fine.

"Pay more attention to your health in the future." "Yes."

The queen also said some greetings and asked Ye Qingran to come over and watch the fireworks with her.

The colorful colors reflected between those thin eyebrows and eyes, adding a bit of warmth.

"Where's Lingxi?" Ye Lanchen thought that the little girl had come with him, but after watching the fireworks for about half a quarter of an hour, he realized that she was not there.

Eunuch De replied: "The princess said her feet hurt a little from dancing just now, so she sat back to rest."

Ye Lanchen smiled and asked people to watch more. Eunuch De agreed and said that Xiao Anzi would be there to take care of him.

Although Ye Lingxi was blocked from seeing the complete fireworks from behind, she did observe an interesting thing. She found that Prime Minister Zhou quietly glanced in the direction of Concubine Xiao, but Concubine Xiao did not even glance at it. Look over.

"Why don't you go watch the fireworks?" Yan Fei came over and asked.

Ye Lingxi held her face in her hands and was about to speak when someone suddenly shouted that there was a snake. The palace maids and eunuchs ran away. Eunuch De quickly called for people to come over to escort him. The footsteps mixed with the shouts became a mess, and people dominated by fear rushed to get there. They fled downstairs, pushing each other, someone was stepped on, someone fell. In the chaos, Ye Lingxi didn't know who hit or pushed her, and she hit the railing next to her subconsciously. She reached out to hold the railing and leaned forward. The railing was broken. She felt that her body was empty and her brain went blank for a moment. It was like a revolving door flashed in front of her eyes. She felt that her whole body was covered, as if her soul and body were separated. , maybe only a second passed, and it seemed as long as a day, a month, a year, a lifetime, until a hand pulled her back.

(End of this chapter)