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Chapter 486: Smart Rong Xian [Thank you! Goodbye! 41k more to go]

"Your Majesty is here!"

The high-pitched voice of the eunuch came,
The hall became even quieter.

In the rustling sound,

The emperor walked in from the back of the hall with the empress, Zhao Fang, Rong Fei and other concubines.

The emperor and empress sat down behind the imperial desk in the center of the front, and the princes, concubines, princesses, etc. also walked to their seats.

But Zhao Fang, concubines, princesses and others did not sit down.

The eunuch beside the emperor looked at the scene in the palace and took a breath again: "Congratulations!"

A voice came out,
Everyone in the hall knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor!"

After shouting, everyone fell to the ground.

"prosper!"

Everyone in the hall stood up one after another.

"Congratulations!"

Hearing the eunuch's voice, Zhao Fang, who was beside the emperor, knelt down again like all the officials in the palace, and shouted with reverence and joy in his eyes: "Long live father, long live father, long, long live father!"

The princess beside Zhao Fang also called out in a baby voice.

Then, again.

On normal days, kneeling once or twice would be enough, but today is the emperor’s birthday, and it’s a full birthday, so naturally we have to kneel a few more times.

The emperor stood behind the imperial desk and looked out.
From the main hall to the square outside the hall, and even as far as the palace gate, everyone within sight was kneeling on the ground.

Before he had a son, the emperor had watched it dozens of times. Apart from some feelings in the beginning, he was not deeply moved afterwards.

But since Zhao Fang came along, his mood when he saw this scene again was very different, especially when he saw the Baigao surrendered people kneeling near the entrance of the hall.

"Everyone, sit down!"

The emperor waved his hand casually.

"sit!"

"Sit~"

The eunuchs' voices were transmitted outside one by one.

Most of the people sitting in the hall were princes of the royal family, honorable lords and high-ranking officials of the dynasty.

The head of each family is in front, and his family is behind.

Sitting in the corridors around the square outside the palace were officials, generals and their families below the fifth rank of Bian Jing. When they heard the eunuch's call, they all sat down.

"Boom~"

After a bell rang,
There were noisy cries of surprise from the onlookers coming from the direction of Xihuamen, and it was obvious that they had seen something.

In the square outside the palace,
"Chirp, chirp, chirp~"

"Cuckoo~"

On the built colorful building,
The musicians in the Jiaotai imitated the sounds of various birds using musical instruments and shouts.

The sounds are very similar, and if you close your eyes and listen it's like you're standing in a forest full of birds.

This also marked the beginning of the celebration and set the mood for viewing the auspicious beasts.

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye stood near the colorful tent, listening to the various bird calls.

They stood side by side and looked towards the palace gate.

"Brother Ye, has your family prepared any rare and exotic animals this year?"

Hearing the words that Xu Zaijing could only hear clearly when he leaned close to her ear,
Gu Tingye's eyes were full of pride, and he said, "Hehe, of course there are some! Brother Jing, you have to be prepared, this year's things are new and novel!"

Xu Zaijing turned his head to look at Gu Tingye: "Have you seen it?"

Gu Tingye pursed his lips a little embarrassedly: "Yeah! Brother Jing, it's not that I don't want to take you, it's really..."

"I see! Today I want to see what it is!"

"My grandfather said that the Wu family caught it thousands of miles away in the south. You wouldn't believe it even if I told you. Wait until you see it!"

After a while

There were animals coming in from outside the door, some being led, some tied up, or locked in cages on carts, guarded by the imperial guards.

Most of these animals had mutated fur colors or were very beautiful, and were sent to Bian Jing as auspicious signs.

Moreover, some birds heard the calls from the colorful pavilion and looked towards it curiously.

Two quarters of an hour later,

"Brother Jing, look, here comes the gift from my grandparents!"

Gu Tingye pointed at the cage on a cart coming in from the palace gate.

Xu Zaijing hurriedly took a closer look at the animals in the cages. He turned to look at Gu Tingye in astonishment and disbelief: "No! This thing."

"Isn't it strange? What's even stranger is what's on its belly!"

Gu Tingye pointed at the animal in the cage and said with a smile, "When it gets closer, Jing'er, take a closer look at its belly. I guarantee you'll be surprised!"

Xu Zaijing nodded, but he knew in his heart that the kangaroo that Gu Tingye was talking about had a pocket on its belly, and there might be a baby kangaroo inside.

Talking
The cart was approaching the two men.

"Look!"

Following Gu Tingye's shout, the eunuchs, palace maids, and the lieutenants of the Western Army who were preparing to perform on stage, all looked at the little kangaroo that was peeking out of the 'pouch' with surprise.

In the palace,

The eunuch said beside the emperor, "Your Majesty, the next carriage to come over is loaded with the exotic beast from the south that Ningyuan Hou offered as tribute. It is said that there is a naturally grown pocket on its belly, which is specially used to raise young beasts."

The emperor and Zhao Fang both showed curious expressions on their faces.

quickly,

The cart stopped at the entrance of the hall.

Listening to the buzzing voices in the hall, the envoys from Northern Liao and Jin looked in disbelief and stood up to see what was going on.

The dukes sitting above Gu Yankai all smiled. Duke Lian looked at Gu Yankai not far away and said with a smile, "Lord Gu, I remember that at the last birthday banquet for His Majesty, the tribute presented by the Gu family was the exotic beast 'Kilin'?"

The British prince beside him smiled and nodded.

The Marquis of Xiangyang, who was sitting not far from Gu Yankai, shook his head and said, "Having a good father-in-law means there are so many tricks! Every time he does it, he catches people's attention!"

Gu Yankai smiled helplessly, and from time to time he arched his hands and smiled at the people around him: "It's also a coincidence, a coincidence!"

The emperor, who was sitting at the top, was also smiling and said, "I'll put this strange beast at the palace gate later, so you can take a closer look when you go out."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone who heard the emperor's voice bowed and shouted.

After the auspicious beasts left, the sounds imitating bird calls on the colorful pavilion gradually dissipated.

Subsequently,

Various musical instruments sounded in an orderly manner in the colorful tent outside the hall, and the dancers of the first program in the music walked towards the hall.

As the dancer walked along, the ladies-in-waiting, dressed in gorgeous costumes, performed simple movements in rhythmic rhythm on the spot.

In the palace,

Gu Tingyi, who was sitting behind Bai, looked at the program schedule in his hand and leaned over to the noble lady beside him and said, "Zhengzheng, the first dancer is actually a dancer from Bai Xingqing's mansion?"

Chai Zhengzheng, who was looking towards the direction of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, withdrew his gaze from Rong Feiyan who was sitting next to Hua Lan and turned his head: "Huh? I know! Sister Tingyi, didn't you read the post about the program arrangement?"

Ting Yi scratched his cheek and said, "It was my mother and sister-in-law who were watching. I didn't pay attention."

"Um!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded, looked in Hualan's direction again and pursed his lips.

Sitting not far from the emperor,

Wearing a crown of flowers and pearl makeup,
Empress Rong, who had a very gentle face, was picking up a piece of fruit and putting it into the golden bowl in front of her. She also looked up at her sister who was sitting next to Hualan, with an expectant look in her eyes.

At this time,

The incoming music paused briefly.
After entering the hall, the dancers kowtowed to the emperor and stood in the rehearsed performance positions in the hall.

As soon as the dancer stood still, the music started again.

Rong Feiyan held the post in her hand and said to Hua Lan with a smile, "Sister Hua Lan, this post says that there is a girl dancing by the stream. It really looks lively when listening to the music."

Hua Lan turned her head to look at Rong Feiyan, whose eyes were bright and whose face was extremely soft but slightly red, and nodded with a smile: "Miss Feiyan is right."

As she spoke, Hualan was still comparing Rong Feiyan with Chai Zhengzheng who entered the hall with her. Finally, Hualan shook her head: Spring orchid and autumn chrysanthemum, they are equally beautiful.

Watching the dance on the field,
The ladies and noble ladies sitting in the hall glanced at the post in their hands from time to time.

The post contained a synopsis of the first dance.

Tingyi sat beside Chai Zhengzheng and watched the performance. As if to make up for not reading the posts along the way, Tingyi watched the dance and muttered to himself:
"This girl entered the Xingqing Prefecture's music school. She was bullied and had nowhere to go."

"Boom, boom, boom~" At this time, a low and suppressed drum sound was heard outside the hall. The dancers in the field sat on the ground after making unstable and dizzy movements, with the sleeves in their hands flying up and down from time to time.

"Is this an earthquake?"

Chai Zhengzheng, who was concentrating on watching the dance, asked without turning his head.

"Yep!"

suddenly,

The music from the tent became more sinister, and another dancer entered the scene.

The music became more intense, and the two people's dance moves told the story of a woman being bullied by a bad person.

Subsequently,

The sandalwood clappers that controlled the rhythm in front of the colorful tent began to sound rhythmically.

A group of dancers wearing red costumes, with horse heads made of colored paper in front of them and small flags with the word "Zhou" stuck on their backs, came in small steps.

The dancers were all dressed handsomely and their steps were very neat, giving them a feeling of being elite and majestic.

"Ha! These are the cavalry of our Great Zhou!"

The neither loud nor soft voice of Marquis Xiangyang was heard, causing the nearby noble officials to nod their heads.

The red-dressed dancer in the lead waved her hand.

The last dancer then drew a bow and drew an arrow.

"call out"

A whistle sounded like a whistle.

Among the two dancers who were 'entangled', the one who played the bad guy stopped his movements and immediately fell to the ground.

Afterwards, the dancer who played the victim performed a few moves to express her happiness and slowly knelt on the ground, her eyes following the dancer who played the cavalryman.

“Dangdang, dangdang!”

The sound of dozens of pipa playing together could be heard from the colorful tent.

Outside the palace,

When Gu Tingye was still confused,
Xu Zaijing, who was standing by, had already shouted loudly after the first beat of the pipa: "Great Zhou, long victory!"

After Xu Zaijing said this, the sound of the pipa continued.

Standing near the two people, Zhu Qinghu, Di Jing, Cao Yi and other Western Army lieutenants who were performing behind them all echoed the sentiment.

There was no shouting from Xu Zaijing and others during the previous rehearsal.

As a result, the shouts of Xu Zaijing and others added a strong touch to the end of the dance.

The story performed by a dancer from Xingqing Prefecture actually had a hint of truth at this moment.

"Da Zhou, Wan Sheng!"

After Marquis Xiangyang echoed the shout, the emperor smiled and stretched out his hand to press down. Only then did no one in the hall shout "Long live the Great Zhou".

"Hahahaha! Good! Good dancing! Reward!"

"Reward~!"

The eunuch shouted loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The dancers in the hall hurriedly knelt and kowtowed.

When the dancer leaves the stage,
The music hasn't started yet and there is a hint of silence in the hall.

The old and vigorous Duke Ying looked at General Cao, the Marquis of Tuoxi, and said in a deep and powerful voice: "Brother, I read the battle report and remember that before the earthquake, it was the youngest son of Marquis Xu who entered Xingqing Mansion?"

Hearing this,

Zhao Fang was not the only one in the hall who sat up straight and pricked up his ears.

General Cao glanced at the Duke of Yingguo, then at Xu Minghua, the Marquis of Yongyi, and said with a smile, "What the Duke said is very true! To be honest, the dancer just now was an eyewitness to this story."

"Oh? Is he the person who was rescued by my Great Zhou Cavalry?"

"Not bad!"

When General Cao said this,
Everyone in the hall began to discuss in low voices.

The emperor, who was sitting behind the solemn imperial desk, also had a look of surprise on his face: "How could this actually happen?"

As he spoke, the emperor looked at General Cao.

"Your Majesty, that's right! The woman later wrote a letter in blood and sent it to the tent. She also followed the army back to Bianjing."

Listening to General Cao's words, everyone in the hall nodded.

When the old general spoke,
Chai Zhengzheng just looked at the place where the dancers were dancing, thinking about the movements of the red-dressed dancers.

In her mind, she imagined Xu Zaijing in a heroic suit of armor, riding a horse in the enemy's capital.

After seeing this, Xu Zaijing waved his hand coldly and directly.

The sturdy knight following behind him immediately drew his bow and shot the evildoers with the sound of arrows, without stopping for a moment.

As he thought about it, Chai Zhengzheng couldn't help but laugh.

"Zheng Zheng, what are you laughing at?" Ting Yi looked at her puzzledly.

"Nothing!" Chai Zhengzheng shook his head.

"Oh, if you smile like that, the pearls on your cheeks will fall off." Ting Yi said.

Chai Zhengzheng quickly calmed down her smile and asked Gu Tingyi to help her press the pearl on her cheek to fix it.

Behind Xu Minghua,
Sun felt the gazes from all directions, from the wives and mistresses of royal family, lords, high-ranking officials, etc. Although she was worried, she still had to nod slightly with pride.

Seeing Mrs. Wu's gloating and teasing eyes, he could only ignore it and pretend he didn't see it.

Fortunately, after a while,
The joyous and funny music sounded,
Outside the main hall, eunuchs were busy fixing bamboo poles and colorful cables in front of the hall, and also bringing in large vats, torches and other things.

quickly,

Various acrobatic performances such as climbing poles and stepping on cylinders began in front of the hall.

The superb skills often caused exclamations in the hall.

After the acrobatics, the son of a royal family from a certain fiefdom, Yuzhou, dressed in farmer's clothes, performed a rice field harvest dance in the palace.

After the performance, the emperor looked at Zhao Ceying, who was wearing colorful clothes to entertain his parents, and said with a smile: "Last time it was a harvest song, this time it's a harvest dance! You and your son are very thoughtful!"

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty! May our Great Zhou have a good harvest and full granaries!"

The emperor smiled and nodded.

After Zhao Ceying left,

The eunuchs were busy setting up a tall Cuju goal in front of the hall.

"Your Majesty, the one who will be performing is Rong's brother!"

After hearing the report from the eunuch, the emperor laughed and said, "What is this kid performing? Cuju?"

"Yes! Rong's brother has recruited the best Cuju players in Beijing! He said that the one who shoots the most goals will be rewarded, and the loser will have a black tortoise painted on his face."

The emperor smiled and nodded.

quickly,

Two groups of people playing Cuju in different colored clothes appeared in front of the hall, each with one person wearing a flower in their hair standing on either side of the goal.

Rong Xianyouwei, with a big red flower in his hair, stood out in the crowd.

Afterwards, the players on both sides demonstrated their superb Cuju ball control skills, and from time to time passed the Cuju to Rong Xian, who had a hairpin, and another hairpin, and the two of them completed the "shot".

When Rong Xian was a child, he was able to attack Qi Heng with a ball, and his technique was quite good.

But in the end,
"This, does Rong Xian lose?"

The emperor said this and looked back at the people behind him.

Rong Fei and other concubines all smiled and nodded.

Rong Xian walked in with a licking smile, knelt down, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please draw Xuanwu with your hand!"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then he understood, smiled and nodded, saying, "Come here!"

The eunuch hurriedly presented the prepared brushes and gold lacquer.

Xu Minghua, who was sitting at the head of the Fuchang Marquis, watched all this with a smile, then he bowed to the Fuchang Marquis and said, "Brother Rong is thoughtful."

Marquis Fuchang smiled and bowed repeatedly.

Outside the palace,

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye watched Rongxian's performance from a distance. Listening to the shouts coming from the hall, they looked at each other and said in unison: "When did Rongxian become so smart?"

Damn it.
(End of this chapter)