Glory all the way

Chapter 226 Whispering
"Qingcheng, you are late, why don't you complain to the queen mother?"

Just before the queen mother questioned her, Emperor Jiayuan smiled and said to Princess Qingcheng. The queen mother glanced at Emperor Jiayuan, suppressed the slight anger in her eyes, and looked at Princess Qingcheng with a smile.

"Queen, Qingcheng congratulates you on your birthday. I hope that Queen Song and Crane Changchun will always smile."

A pleasant voice sounded, and Princess Qingcheng walked slowly to the Empress Dowager, knelt down on the ground and respectfully kowtowed three times.

"Hurry up, how can the empress be willing to blame you? Give me a seat..."

As she spoke in a kind voice, the Empress Dowager's eyes slid over the plain white jacket and skirt worn by Princess Qingcheng, and a trace of displeasure appeared on her face involuntarily.

Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday, whether it's concubines or concubines, all of them are dressed in festive clothes, and the older the elderly, the less they like those cool colors, let alone white.

Princess Qingcheng's clothes are really not pleasing to the eye.

After only one back and forth, Princess Qingcheng understood the queen mother's thoughts.

With a smile on her face, Princess Qingcheng said with a smile: "Knowing the birthday gift from the Nanyang Palace, Ling'er is afraid that she can't compare to them, so Ling'er specially prepared a dance for the Queen Mother."

In a few words, he explained the origin of the clothes.

But at the first place, the faces of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiayuan were not so pretty anymore.

Let's not say that Princess Qingcheng is a golden branch and jade leaf, but that she is now widowed and widowed. It is inappropriate to dance lightly in front of everyone, even to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and it is really inappropriate to be looked at by civil and military officials like this.

The empress glanced back at the faces of Emperor Jiayuan and the Empress Dowager, smiled and said: "Qingcheng, your filial piety, the empress mother knows of course. You have not been back from Mobei for a long time, and you have moved to the princess mansion again. Your body hasn't recovered well yet, if you get tired, not to mention the queen mother, even this palace, who is the emperor's wife, will feel distressed. Sit down quickly, chatting and laughing with the queen mother is your greatest filial piety .”

Princess Qingcheng smiled, "Thank you, Mrs. Huang, for your compassion. However, Linger has been preparing for a long time, and besides, it's just a dance, how tired can it be?"

After all, without waiting for Emperor Jiayuan and the Queen Mother to agree, Princess Qingcheng turned around and tapped her palm twice.

Outside the gate of the hall, seven men came in, seven very handsome men.

The men were all wearing the same black robes, and when the cold wind outside the hall was blown, the wide sleeves fluttered in the wind, as elegant as the clothes of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.Each holds a musical instrument in his hand, the zither, the flute, the xun, the zither, and the harp.

After each found a place to stand or sit, the seven men instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Reminiscent of the rumors spreading in the dark, and looking at the seven men, although the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiayuan had smiles on their faces, their eyes were equally cold, without any smiles at all.

In the hall, although no one was whispering, their eyes met each other, and their eyes were full of teasing. When they looked at the seven men, they all had a hint of disdain.

The music started.

Thinking of Princess Qingcheng saying that she would present a dance, everyone immediately turned their heads to look at her, only to see that she had taken off the thick fur at some point, but inside was a dark purple tunic with long sleeves and flowers.

The slender waist made the sound of breathing in the hall suddenly a little heavier.

The sound of the flute is melodious, the sound of the xun is sad, and the zither is crisp and melodious. Princess Qingcheng dances lightly in the melodious music.

A stunning beauty danced in front of her, even if the dance was not very beautiful, no one would think that her dance was not good.

Princess Qingcheng is undoubtedly an excellent dancer.

With light footsteps, a graceful waist, and a seamless expression, Princess Qingcheng vividly portrays a girl who is looking forward to meeting her lover.

Another person was created out of thin air, and the woman showed a shy expression, and whispered love words with him while snuggling up.

The original brisk and moving music suddenly fell down, bringing out a few traces of tragic and mournful. Seeing that the woman's expression became a little dull, and finally turned into despair, her body lying on the ground trembled slightly.

Under the seat, some people even exclaimed in a low voice, but it disappeared instantly in the sound of the music.

The music gradually slowed down, but the woman seemed to be dead, motionless, I don't know how long it took, her kneeling movements gradually stretched out, looking at the empty distance with full eyes, and closed her eyes .

In the hall, the elegant music gradually faded, seemingly absent, as if it had spread to the sky, and then floated back from the distant sky.

Inside the hall, there was a deathly silence.

After a long time, I don't know who started it. The concubines, officials and foreign wives applauded, and the quick-response official applauded, "This dance should only happen in the sky, but how many times can it be done in the world?" .

Emperor Jiayuan's eyes were quite amazed, and the displeasure at Princess Qingcheng's main dance just now disappeared, and the Queen Mother, although she still had a kind smile on her face, only Nanny Lu knew that the Queen Mother at this moment was already He was furious, but because all the officials were present at his birthday, he had to suppress it and endure it.

"Ling'er is going to change clothes, please leave first."

Princess Qingcheng panted and leaned over to apologize, then got up and left the hall. Behind her, the seven men in black followed closely.

The birthday banquet continued, and the sound of silk and bamboo sounded again, but compared to the amazing performance just now, these repertoires rehearsed in the palace are a bit dull.

Fortunately, there were courteous officials and wives, and after a while, the atmosphere in the hall heated up again, but Princess Qingcheng never appeared in front of everyone again.

When she was resting, the queen mother glanced at Nanny Lu, and when she took a step forward, the queen mother asked in a low voice: "Go, find out who has seen this dance that day, and see who she learned it from."

"Yes, the old slave will go and investigate now."

Nanny Lu took the order and left.

"She dances so well..."

Undisguisedly praising, Bai Yingluo couldn't help turning her head to look around, but Princess Qingcheng was no longer seen outside the door.

Princess Qingcheng's dance pushed the birthday party to a climax, and after another half an hour of excitement, the birthday party ended. Emperor Jiayuan and the empress sent the queen mother back to the main hall, and the people in the side hall also dispersed in order.

In the corridor, Du Xuan and Bai Yingluo stood at the end, waiting for the high-ranking officials and wives to leave before taking the last carriage out of the palace.

While waiting, I heard those ladies who had been friends with me gather together and whispered about the dance just now.

"Can you see the seven musicians playing?"

"Since I saw it, all of them are suave and suave, and one of them is extremely outstanding. It's unbelievable, but she has made so many of them. Could it be that all the stunning men in this world are captured by her?" Can't it be suppressed?"

"Why, are you jealous?"

"It's not easy to talk nonsense. I heard that those few belong to her..."

……

Winking and whispering, the cryptic words of the wives drifted into Bai Yingluo's ears with the wind. Thinking that these rumors might be true, Bai Yingluo's heart became disturbed again.

"Luo Niang, what's wrong with you? But you're not feeling well?"

Du Xuan's concerned words sounded next to her ears, and Bai Yingluo raised her eyes to look, and saw him looking anxiously at the carriage approaching from afar, as if silently urging those people to hurry up, even faster.

His handsome face was flushed red by the cold wind, but he turned his back to protect himself from the cold wind, and his eyes were even more eager. Bai Yingluo smiled and said: "I It's okay, don't worry. Wait a little longer, and we will be able to leave the palace."

But that being said, there are still many wives waiting in front, and the sky has gradually darkened.

In a hurry, I saw a servant in front of me running over in a hurry, and didn't stop until he was in front of Du Xuan.

"Lord Du, the crown prince invites you and your wife to sit in the East Palace for a while."

The little servant said respectfully.

Frowning lightly, thinking about it, he felt that he would leave the palace later, but looking at the crowd in front of him, Du Xuan instantly understood the prince's kindness.

"It's better to be respectful than to follow orders, and I ask my father-in-law to lead the way."

Du Xuan led Bai Yingluo and followed the servant towards the East Palace.

Behind him, there were voices of discussion, as if they were all envious of Du Xuan for being favored by Emperor Jiayuan and the crown prince.

The Crown Princess was unwell and had already rested, so Du Xuan and Bai Yingluo were led to the East Side Hall. Seeing that the Crown Prince and Lin Zhimei were playing chess, Du Xuan and Bai Yingluo saluted, and sat silently in the first place to watch the game .

Before the game of chess was finished, a servant from the imperial study came to send a message. Emperor Jiayuan summoned him. The crown prince threw the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box, turned his head and said to Bai Yingluo, "You can talk with Zhimei for a while, and let me be alone." People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to the East Palace to pick you up."

"Du Xuan, you come alone..."

Well, the prince took Du Xuan out.

Seeing Bai Yingluo's concerned gaze, Lin Zhimei persuaded with a smile: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. In the past few days, the emperor has ordered the people of the Imperial Academy to compile the annual political highlights, so Mr. Du may be busy with his errands." gone."

Naturally, it was Lin Zhimei who inquired about this kind of thing from the prince, and Bai Yingluo appreciated her kindness very much.

Lin Zhimei has been pregnant for five months, her belly is swollen, and her body has a bit of maternal softness. Two mothers who are about to become mothers naturally have many topics in common when they are together.

It wasn't until it was getting dark that the prince's servant came to pass the word that the carriage was ready.

After thanking Lin Zhimei, Bai Yingluo got out of the East Palace and got into the carriage. The carriage arrived at the gate of the inner palace and waited on the side of the road. After waiting for a while, she heard footsteps in front of her. Bai Yingluo lifted the curtain and Du Xuan walked quickly come.

In the distance, a carriage galloped by, and the palace lantern on the front of the carriage flickered on and off. When passing by the carriage of the East Palace, someone in the carriage next to him exclaimed "Bai Yi".

The carriage slowed down a little, and someone stuck out his head from the window to look at Du Xuan for an instant. The next moment, that person seemed to be dragged back by his companions in the carriage, and the carriage drove out again quickly.

Bai Yingluo looked at Du Xuan who was walking towards her with a smile on his face, and felt a chill in her heart.

　The weather is getting colder and the smog in various places is also getting worse. Dear friends, please pay attention to the cold and keep warm~~~
　　
　
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