Rebirth Palace Chaos

Chapter 77

After sitting in Moxiang Xiaozhu for an entire hour, Su Yan only felt that the flesh wrapped under the embroidered feathers was really stiff and tight, but there was still a charming and beautiful smile on her face, and Duan Zhaoling beside her was also holding her hand Hands, motionless.

Cui Shangyi was beside her, adding warm incense to the copper tripod from time to time. In front of her was a mahogany picture frame, stretching a six-foot-high silk canvas, and the artist was meticulously tracing it.

The servant girl who was accompanying him glanced at the scroll curiously from time to time, and gradually, the images of the emperor and concubine appeared on the scroll, with a frown and a smile, lifelike.

The painter's hand was held in front of his chest with one arm, and he bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, my painting has been completed."

Su Yan frowned slightly, and said angrily to Duan Zhaoling who was rubbing her arms, "If you are so tired, I would have known that I wouldn't have come to join in the fun."

Duan Zhaoling rubbed her hands dotingly, "The Xifan painter is very famous. He came from a long distance, and it takes nearly ten days to ride by car. My concubine is tired after an hour."

Although the words are teaching, they have no intention of punishing them, they are just speaking for outsiders to listen to.

Su Yan was not annoyed, she moved lightly with her lotus steps, and then took his arm, appreciating the transformation together.

The Xifan painter still bowed and retreated, his slightly rough face showed deep love and affection for the work.

It's like looking at your sweetheart again.

The four maidservants held a corner each, and with a slight shake, the brocade paintings spread out in the hall, and the hall was immediately filled with the fragrance of ink.

"It's so delicate, it's like looking at a bronze mirror." Su Yan admired, and Duan Zhaoling was also very satisfied, so he took a brush, dipped it in Danqing, and drew a line of small seal script to the lower right.

The red makeup of the Iraqi people is unknown to the whole country.

After careful observation, Duan Zhaoling ordered someone to carry the scroll back to Yungong. Cui Shangyi lowered his eyebrows and congratulated, "Your Majesty is so lucky to be able to paint with Your Majesty."

Su Yan smiled tenderly, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes were filled with anger and resentment, which made Duan Zhaoling's heart itch, so she took advantage of the opportunity to steal a scent on her forehead.

"I heard what Aunt Cui said, but is there such a thing in this dynasty?" Su Yan asked casually, and Cui Shangyi answered, the founding emperor's concubine Yuan, the later concubine Mei, and the previous dynasty...

Cui Shangyi's words stopped suddenly, unexpectedly everyone was excited, Ying'er replied, "Auntie, how did you forget? There is also the concubine Yu from the previous dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, the happy atmosphere stagnated faintly, and Duan Zhaoling's eyebrows became colder.

Ying'er knew she had slipped her tongue, so she knelt down, Duan Zhaoling said coldly, "You can't hold back your words, I'll punish you with twenty sticks, and go and receive the punishment yourself."

Ying'er stood up tremblingly, not daring to shed tears, "My servant thanked the emperor for his kindness."

Su Yan was puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "Why do you need to be punished?"

Duan Zhaoling has always been extremely tolerant towards her, and Su Yan has a delicate temper, pestering him several times to ask, but Duan Zhaoling waved his hand slightly when he couldn't help it.

Cui Shangyi said in a deep voice, "Concubine Yu was the late emperor's favored concubine. Later, because she failed to frame Empress Dowager Jiang, she was bestowed to death by the late emperor, and she was taboo by the palace people."

"That's how it is..." Su Yan touched her chest and sighed, but Duan Zhaoling said slowly, "Concubine Yu is vicious, she used witchcraft to murder her mother, I hate it to the bone."

Su Yan turned her eyes and glanced over, only to see Cui Shangyi's expression was in a trance for a moment.

"Such a beauty is really different from the girls in the palace!"

"Look at the clothes she's wearing, what kind of rare things are they on? It's so beautiful..."

Under the red plum tree in the imperial garden, stood a girl in a different dress. The girl was wearing a navy blue cross-neck double-breasted long skirt with a gleaming silver belt around her waist, which had been embroidered with multicolored gold threads.Under the flower hat made of pure white feathers, the jet-black hair was braided into pretty little braids, and a wrist-thick hollowed-out silver ring was adorned on each ear, shining brightly in the sun.

"Father often said that people in the Central Plains like to compare their daughters to flowers. I saw it today, and it is true." The princess looked back, smiling brightly, without any affectation, which was quite different from that of Qianyuan girls.

She pinned a red plum in the hat, "Isn't it more beautiful like this?"

The servants looked at each other and smiled, nodding their heads in agreement. It was the first time they met such a straightforward master and such a cute little girl. Under her influence, they temporarily forgot her identity as a princess from a foreign country. in one place.

There were bursts of laughter like silver bells in the garden, just like the mandolin on the grassland, clear and sweet.

She took out a silver box and distributed the opals she brought from home to everyone.

Although the servant girl has been in the palace for a long time, she has seen many rare things, but because of the distance in the west, she doesn't know much, and this is the first time she has seen them.

I saw a stone the size of a pebble lay quietly on the bottom of the box, glowing with a faint blue light, which is really strange.

Princess Xifan blinked her big eyes a few times, then she carefully held them in her hands, "Cryolite only grows on the top of Xuefeng Mountain. pure love."

Several maidservants listened very carefully, moved by her cautious expression, and rushed to see the elegance of the cryolite.

During the staggering, her palm was unsteady, and the cryolite fell out of her hand.

The princess hurriedly chased after her, but a pair of silver-patterned black-soled soft boots appeared in front of her eyes.

"The snow lotus blooms once every ten years, and bears fruit once every five years. Only one cryolite can be condensed. It should be treated kindly."

The princess's black pupils flashed, and she jumped like a bird, "Who are you? Have you ever been to Tianshan Mountain?"

"Only the holy Tianshan ice and snow can raise a beautiful person like you, the princess." The man in front of him is handsome and handsome, with dark clothes and black hair, and an emerald on the top of the crown is shining like a flower.

He is different from the men from the Central Plains that he saw along the way. He has a wheat-colored skin like a wild sun, and he is strong and majestic. His eyes are like falcons, leopards, and the deepest starlight on the grassland.

However, the 16-year-old girl looked at the tall and sharp man in front of her with a faint joy in her eyes.

"Thank you for your compliment." The princess took the stone and raised her head and asked, "Tell me your name."

He hooked his lips and smiled, "I'm a Qianchao."

After saying that, he left with a flutter of clothes.

The princess held her palms and said to him, "But you are more like a Western man!"

Eyes full of plum blossoms and willows, in the bustling and dreamlike imperial palace, her immature heart was surging uncontrollably.

No matter how beautiful the scenery in front of him was, it couldn't match his smile.

Duan Zhaoye stepped out of the garden quickly, staring at the treetops in the distance, there were a few winter sparrows flapping their wings and flying to the sky.

The Weiyang Palace built a high platform, set up a grand feast, and was full of splendid chapters.

Because it was the first time in Xifan Kingdom to marry a princess, it was of extraordinary political significance. Attendees included not only concubines from the harem and relatives of the emperor, but also dozens of courtiers. Be there.

The emperor first went to the Cining Palace to invite Empress Dowager Jiang to watch the ceremony, followed by the three concubines.

On the jade steps outside Weiyang Palace, Su Yan saw Su Zhi by accident.

She smiled very kindly, and called out sweetly, "Eldest sister, I heard that the princess of the Fan Kingdom is here, so my husband invited me to come with me."

Su Yan raised her head quietly, and standing side by side with Su Zhi was none other than Ning Wenyuan in azure court dress.

The noon sun was a little harsh. In the past, he liked to tie his hair casually, and he only tied it on his forehead, so that he looked like a wind, but now, he was dressed in such a correct manner, and he really had the demeanor of a minister.

Is it because the circumstances have changed him, or has he wasted years, not seeing each other for a long time, and it is no longer like another time.

Ning Wenyuan was silent on his face, paying respectful greetings.

Su Zhi held his arm tightly as if showing off, making a gesture of affection between husband and wife.

Su Yan raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Since we are all a family, don't call me your empress and master. You should also call me elder sister—brother-in-law just like Zhi'er."

Ning Wenyuan's expression fluctuated slightly, he looked into Su Yan's eyes, "It's just a false name, why bother. You are pregnant, Zhi'er often wants to visit you in the palace, how is the situation?"

Su Yan nodded, "I'm fine, I hope Zhi'er can add a baby to the Ning family as soon as possible."

Su Zhi replied sweetly, "Brother Wen Yuan is very considerate, saying that I am young and not in a hurry."

Ning Wenyuan couldn't tell whether it was happiness or anger, and said in a low voice, "In the palace, you must be careful with your words and deeds."

Su Zhi sticks out her tongue, and obediently keeps silent.

"It's getting late, it's time to sit down." Su Yan signaled to get up.

"Madam taught me to bring some supplements to my cousin, and we will go to Fangming Palace first." Su Zhi was elated.

After walking a few steps, Ning Wenyuan turned his head and was looking at Su Yan who was on the way.

The hand that pushed aside the curtain hesitated for a moment, but finally dropped.

As Su Yan slowly entered the table, Duan Zhaoling motioned her to sit on the left seat.

Looking forward to her beautiful eyes, she is still gorgeous, and as soon as she sat down, she heard Xie Baolin praise, "Madam Zhaoyi is wearing Persian silk?"

Su Yan nodded slightly, and saw Lin Qingqing smiling at her, and said gently, "I only got one piece of silk, and His Majesty rewarded it to Yan'er."

Everyone agreed, but Su Yan gave Lin Qingqing a glance, and also saw the hypocrisy in each other's eyes.

"I'll pick a few new things later, and the concubines will have a share." Duan Zhaoling is used to women being jealous of him, so it is very useful.

The exotic music played, and the hall fell silent.

The fiery red dance clothes are falling from the sky, and the rhythm of joy is playing on the highest level, stepping on the steps of the princess like a lotus.

The lotus lanterns all around suddenly bloomed, bursting out dazzling brilliance.

The wind dances, the snow deserts the cold yarn.

Among the flying flowers all over the sky, the warm and pure red is graceful and elegant.

Under the skirt that only covered her knees, a section of snow-white calf and those gorgeous golden lotus shoes were exposed.

All of a sudden, the magnificent exotic style swept the audience, and everyone was astonished.

Three points of beauty, seven points of unrestrained.Three points innocent, seven points delicate.

Her big black eyes seemed to be able to speak, and she infected everyone present with her limbs.

Duan Zhaoling stood on the high platform, enjoying the peerless elegance, and even countless women were moved by this strong style.

Princess Xifan is stepping on the lotus flower, with graceful posture every step of the way, and her willow waist is spinning, soft as if she has no bones.

Gradually, it turned to the vicinity of the high platform.

It was expected that Duan Zhaoling would be moved by such a fresh and lovely person.

But she was keenly aware of the princess' eyes, flickering and erratic, as if she was looking for something, but she didn't know where to look.

After the dance, the princess rolled up her sleeves and held them in front of her chest, "Princess Gulisi of Xifan pays her respects to Your Majesty."

Duan Zhaoling waved his hands with a smile, "The princess dances gracefully, which is amazing, and she is flat, so there is no need to be polite."

Gu Lisi turned her black eyes and said playfully, "Since your majesty likes it, why don't you reward me with treasures?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, Princess Bang was really bold and aggressive this time, but Duan Zhaoling laughed loudly, "I was thinking, what kind of treasure can be worthy of you."

"Your Majesty, I still have a Chinese name."

Duan Zhaoling raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Tell me to listen."

Gu Lisi imitated the Han women's bow softly, "My little girl's name is Yusu."

After she finished speaking, she stood there without any timidity, enjoying the gazes cast from all around.

The concubines offered advice one after another, Gu Lisi said nothing, and looked at everyone with a smile, her eyes were sincere, calm, and free from dirt.

For some reason, Su Yan resisted seeing such pure and flawless eyes. People who have been sitting in the filth for a long time are not used to incorruptibility.

Gu Lisi untied the wooden flute at her waist and said, "Let me play another song for His Majesty, and bring the beautiful melody of Xifan to the Qian Dynasty. It is my mission."

Duan Zhaoling was naturally willing, and only listened to Lin Qingqing's words, "I have heard that Yan'er's flute is very good. Why don't you use this feast to compete with Princess Gulisi's wooden flute."

Su Yan was already sitting impatiently, but when she heard this, she seemed to be able to bear it to the limit, and immediately replied, "Why is Sister Lin mocking me all the time, today is the princess performing arts, so there is no reason for me to come on stage."

Lin Qingqing looked at Duan Zhaoling with an aggrieved expression, "Your Majesty, it was my concubine who was careless and made Yan'er angry..."

Because of this situation, Duan Zhaoling comforted her, "Qing'er is not malicious, so don't worry about Yan'er. Listen to the song with me."

Unexpectedly, Su Yan snorted coldly, "The concubine has disturbed His Majesty's elegance and bored others, so I will leave!"

Duan Zhaoling frowned, "My concubine, be obedient."

Su Yan smiled sadly, turned around and left, but when she passed by Xie Baolin, she accidentally hung the hem of her skirt on the broken wood at the corner of the table, tore it, and snatched a large piece of fabric.

Su Yan bit her lip, getting more and more annoyed, Duan Zhaoling sighed, and ordered Cui Shangyi to follow.

Taking advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, Xie Baolin quickly put away the scattered piece of fabric, and then listened to the music as if nothing had happened.

Su Yan ran out of the hall all the way, Lan Ruo and Cui Shangyi followed.

"Anyway, sisters, some people are really chilling." Lan Ruo muttered, seeing Cui Shangyi present, she quickly shut up.

Su Yan leaned on the ancient pine, crying pear blossoms with rain, "I let her go everywhere, why don't you let me go... Others are just fine, but it's her!"

Cui Shangyi comforted, "Han Chongyuan may have said it unintentionally, so you should go back quickly, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty only has her in his heart, so he helped her to blame me...you are all like this, you can't see me!" Su Yan became more and more angry, and she couldn't choose what to say.

Cui Shangyi hurriedly stopped, "Don't talk nonsense...Your Majesty has you in his heart."

Su Yan wiped away tears, and Lan Ruo said, "Ah, I forgot to bring the handkerchief!"

Cui Shangyi took out her own silk handkerchief and handed it over, "If you don't dislike it, use the servant's handkerchief."

Su Yan wiped off her make-up, and suddenly said to the distance, "Who's there?"

The moment Cui Shangyi turned her head, she quickly exchanged handkerchiefs with Lan Ruo behind her, and Lan Ruo put Cui Shangyi's handkerchief into her sleeve.

Su Yan then raised the "handkerchief" and continued to wipe her tears, "My eyes are blurred from crying, Lan Ruo will accompany me back to touch up my makeup, I can't see anyone..."

Cui Shangyi nodded, "That's fine, the servant girl will go back to serve first, and the empress will go back quickly."

Su Yan turned around, and Cui Shangyi said again, "If you run out of handkerchiefs, please ask your servants to take them back and wash them."

Su Yan raised her eyes, she was indeed cautious.

"Thank you." Su Yanjiao turned around slightly, and Lan Ruo helped her go.

"Is there any left of my satin?" Su Yan's red and swollen eyes turned cold.

Lan Ruo replied, "I have left some as ordered by the young lady, enough to make a small coat."

Su Yan rubbed her cheeks, pretending to cry is really hard work.

"Very good, keep it carefully, let's go to the Compassion Palace tomorrow."

Just walking to the side of the rockery, Su Yan suddenly heard footsteps approaching, took a few quick steps, and stopped slowly when she turned her head.

Lan Ruo sighed inwardly, so she had to stay outside wisely.

"Yan'er, you are not having a good time." Ning Wenyuan came slowly, Su Yan avoided embarrassingly, but pressed against the rock.

His wrist shrank, but he grabbed it tightly.

(End of this chapter)