in the sound of swallows

Chapter 136 Fanbang
The gate control of the palace was relaxed, and because of the state banquet, officials of the fifth rank and above all entered the palace.There are people in the imperial garden, and there are people on the palace road, so there is only a chair on the roof for people to sit on.

Yuwen Changqing finally found a fake cave and hid in it to catch his breath, only to hear two court ladies chattering outside.

"Hey, have you seen the eldest young master of the Gu family? The one wearing the sapphire blue jade crown."

"I see, it's really Yushu Linfeng. Such a noble person, if he can take a look at me, I am willing to marry me back as a bed warming maid."

"You have a good idea. The young master of the Gu family has such a high vision that he can fall in love with you?"

Yuwen Changqing sneered, women have a lot of mouths, and they don't stop wherever they go.

I just wanted to go out to scare people, but then I heard the maid continued: "That's right, I heard that Young Master Gu has always liked the one in Yonghuai Palace, but it's a pity that there was a mistake, and now everyone is a noble concubine, so of course not." Will go back again."

"But if I were Concubine Yan, I would choose Eldest Young Master Gu, at least affectionate. Although our emperor looks better, looking at the women in this harem, it's really sad to look at."

Yuwen Changqing squinted his eyes, and walked out slowly to look at the two court ladies, one tall and one short: "It seems that there is a punishment of tongue cutting in the palace, which only treats intractable diseases such as talking too much, do you want to try it? "

The two maids screamed in fright, they really didn't expect that there was someone behind the rockery, their faces turned pale.

Yuwen Changqing stroked his chin, and suddenly asked curiously: "How does this general look like?"

The tall court lady trembled and said: "The general is naturally graceful and suave."

Yuwen Changqing nodded with satisfaction: "How is that compared to Your Majesty?"

The short maid swallowed her saliva: "I still think that the emperor's face is handsome..."

"Two people who don't want to die are talking about the emperor's Longyan behind their backs!" Yuwen Changqing's face collapsed immediately, and he grabbed the two with a wave of his hand, went outside and handed them over to the guards in the palace: "Put these two in the prison, Report to the emperor and say that he is the following criminal caught by this general!"

"Yes!" The guard took the order and took the two maids down.

The tall court lady complained to the short court lady while crying: "Why do you say that? Praise the general and we will be fine!"

The short court lady said innocently: "How do I know that the general is so stingy..."

The stingy General Yuwen frowned slightly as he watched the two go away.

All the mouths make gold, and the accumulation destroys the bones.How could the matter between Gu Chaodong and Concubine Yan be spread in the palace again?
"General Yuwen." Princess Duanwen called him softly.

Yuwen Changqing turned his head and raised his eyebrows: "The princess has come to the imperial garden."

Princess Duanwen smiled and asked him: "Is it because of something that the general escorted the maid away just now?"

Yuwen Changqing nodded solemnly: "They talk about the emperor behind his back, and dare to say that the general is not as good-looking as the emperor in front of this general."

Is this the reason?Duanwen took a deep look at Yuwen Changqing, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "If the general is free right now, can you come and help me?"

"Princess, please tell me." Yuwen Changqing cupped his hands.

"Concubine Yan Gui was in charge of arranging the venue for the state banquet. One of the drums was so big that it fell to the ground. It was difficult for five palace members to lift it together. If the general doesn't mind, you can go with me to help lift it."

Yuwen Changqing raised his eyebrows, making him a dignified general do hard work, and only Princess Duanwen could figure it out.

Remembering that he was drunk last time and troubled Duanwen to take care of him all night, Yuwen Changqing didn't refuse, nodded and said: "Okay."

Then follow Duanwen to the harem.

When not fighting, Princess Duanwen was still very dignified, with a phoenix crown on her head and a fine dress, walking quietly beside him.Yuwen Changqing glanced at her sideways, and suddenly asked: "The imperial concubine's body should be almost four months old, why are you still so worried?"

Duan Wen said: "She is a worried person. The fetus should be stable after three months. The mother said that it is a good thing for her to move around more now."

Yuwen Changqing's eyes moved slightly, thinking of Shen Guiyan's face, he chuckled lightly: "If the imperial concubine gives birth to a prince, she should be more handsome than the emperor. If it is a princess, there should be another beautiful woman in the world."

Duanwen glanced at him sideways, but said nothing.

The two of them entered the Juhuan Pavilion, and everything had been cleaned up. There was a red carpet on the ground, and there were marigold palace lanterns and pearls hanging everywhere, which was extremely luxurious.

Shen Guiyan was standing in the middle watching the palace people hang up the red silk, while the drum on the ground next to it hadn't been moved.

"Why is General Yuwen here?" Seeing Yuwen Changqing, Shen Guiyan was a little surprised.

Duan Wen said: "General Yuwen is powerful enough to resist a tripod, so I asked him to help."

Yuwen Changqing came up to salute, looked at the huge drum, and asked curiously, "Anyone want to perform drumming?"

"No, this is what Concubine Shen wants to use, and she signed up for the opening dance." Shen Guiyan said: "To prevent the drum surface from being broken, I am still thinking of a way. Fortunately, the general is here."

Yuwen Changqing smiled, tried lifting the drum ring, and beckoned four palace men to come up and lift it with him.

Shen Guiyan stepped aside, saw that they had placed the drum firmly in the middle, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, General."

"Your Majesty's words are serious." Yuwen Changqing rubbed his nose, his butcher's knife was used to kill mosquitoes, but he hadn't seen her for a long time, seeing her rosy complexion, he was actually relieved.

Kill mosquitoes, kill mosquitoes, he is willing.

"It's getting late, the emperor and the foreign people should come here, the general can find a place to rest first, and wait for the banquet to start."

"Okay." Yuwen Changqing nodded, turned around and sat casually on the empty seat, watching Shen Guiyan continue to be busy.

The palace dress she wore was very big, and it was impossible to tell how big her belly was, but she used to be thin, but now she is much plumper, and there is a faint soft glow on her face.

Should be having a good time.

There are more and more people around, but there are very few concubines.Princess Duanwen said that many concubines performed at the state banquet today, and they were probably all prepared in the palace behind.

Concubine Shen was naturally among them, and she was the most excited one.

But today is different from the past, she is no longer a brain-dead time-traveling girl who has just arrived and doesn't know the rules. Now she is an upgraded version of the super invincible Thunderbolt dignified time-traveling girl.

What does a time-traveling girl rely on?In addition to being different, you must abide by local rules, know the customs and customs of the people and the appreciation level of the people.The big mistake of belly dancing last time, I will never make it again!
Now she is trying her best, and finally waited for the day when Fanbang paid tribute.

It is written in the book that Fanbang's tribute is when the time-traveling girl shows off her talents. Any foreign musical instrument, maybe a guitar or a piano, any brain teasers, any calligraphy art awards, are all her shining moments.

She has been waiting for so long, just waiting for this opportunity to stand up.

This time Shen Hanlu carefully rehearsed an encouragement song and planned to present it later.

The ministers of Fanbang had already arrived, and the Empress Dowager Nian also came slowly. The palace lanterns and pearls were shining everywhere. At the last moment, the emperor changed into a pale yellow dragon robe, appeared on the stage and sat down very gracefully.

Shen Guiyan was the only one beside him, because everyone else had to perform, and after performing, they naturally had to leave the stage directly.

Gu Chaobei went back and dressed up on purpose, there was no trace of haggardness on his face, his hair was in a neat bun, and his dragon robes were also in order. He was just as good without her.

But when he saw Shen Guiyan sideways, Gu Chaobei actually felt a little warm in his heart.

She looked down with a smile, her side face was gentle, her body had no edges and corners, as if she had never been angry with him, as long as he leaned closer, she would still be able to get close to her.

His mouth moved, and Gu Chaobei suddenly wanted to hear her voice.

But before he could speak, the foreign envoy who was dressed strangely stood up again: "I heard that the women of the Celestial Dynasty are both excellent in sex and art, what kind of surprise will I have today?"

Are there any surprises that you won't see later?Don't stand up and ask such a sentence.Gu Chaobei was displeased, but he still smiled and said, "The ambassador just watches carefully."

When all the ministers were seated and everything was quiet, the sound of traditional Chinese music began slowly, and a prelude was played, but it was replaced by the melodious sound of silk and bamboo.

Shen Hanlu came up, dressed in a neat dance dress, with sleeves rolled up, stepped on the drum to pose, and then began to dance to the song.

She has really improved a lot compared to before, she is no longer dancing wildly, although her body is still relatively stiff, but she has chosen things well, she dances on the drum, she is still wearing a red dance dress, which matches the drum very well, and she still looks good.

Shen Guiyan nodded slightly, and looked sideways at Gu Chaobei, wanting to see his expression.

As a result, the eyes collided.

Turning her head in embarrassment, Shen Guiyan blushed.If you don't watch this person dance well, what do you see her doing?
Gu Chaobei was a little embarrassed at first, but when he saw Shen Guiyan blushing, he just stared at her intently.The concubine Shen below laughed very intently, but the emperor above didn't even notice it.

At the end of the song, Shen Guiyanhong clapped her ears. Concubine Shen raised her head and smiled out of breath, but she met Gu Chaobei who couldn't turn his neck like a stiff neck.

what's the situation?
"Wonderful, wonderful, I have never seen such a dance!" Fanbang's envoy laughed loudly and said, "Women in the Celestial Dynasty are really strange."

Duanwen rubbed his eyes vigorously, and muttered: "My eyes are the problem or he is the problem. Although Wu is good, it doesn't reach the word 'wonderful', right?"

The Empress Dowager Nian said calmly: "Put on every occasion, what are you really doing. But Concubine Shen is worthy of praise for putting down her airs and coming out to present such a dance."

Duanwen muttered twice: "There are a lot of people who put down their airs later, take your time to see, Queen Mother."

What she said was not wrong. Concubines in the harem rushed to do things to show their faces in front of the emperor. After Concubine Shen was Concubine Hua. The concubine is also proficient and wonderful.

(End of this chapter)