Bright Spring

He Kuisi turned around and called an eunuch to fetch a bamboo stalk.Everyone waited for a while, the servant took the bamboo Xiao, and He Kuisi clasped his fists first and said, "Please play the Xiao."

Together with Xiao Sheng's solo, a vigorous song "Ten Thousand Miles of Jinling" echoed in the attic.Everyone also quieted down, no longer mocking.He Kuisi is indeed very talented in music. Although Zhu Gaoxu is not proficient in temperament, he can still hear this familiar piece of music, which makes him play it very emotionally.

He Kuixi's expression and movements also changed with the tune, and Zhu Gaoxu seemed to see the Ming Dynasty cavalry galloping in the yellow sand in the melody, and the artistic conception was very engrossed.

Zhu Gaoxu clapped his hands and praised, "Good!"

All the emperor's relatives and nobles echoed and shouted "good".He Kui returned the bamboo Xiao to the eunuch, and went up to pay homage, "I think you are ugly."

Looking back at the left and right, Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "The Marquis of Xincheng and the Marquis of Ningyuan both did their best to serve the country and made great achievements. This song by the son-in-law Duwei is a tribute to the warriors of the Ming Dynasty."

Everyone nodded in agreement.After hearing this, Zhang Fu cupped his fists and said, "The Holy One is wise."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at He Kuixi from the corner of his eye, observing his reaction at this time.Unexpectedly, He Kuisi was not aroused to anger, nor did he look annoyed.Zhu Gaoxu immediately felt that this young man was quite interesting.

"Today's festival, the programs outside the palace may be more exciting than those in the palace. They're all gone, so you can do whatever you want." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand lightly.

Everyone kowtowed and thanked for their gratitude, and shouted Longevity to the Holy One.

Everyone left, Zhu Gaoxu stood in front of the window lattice for a while, his eyes were basking by the window in the afternoon, making the wood hot.The rain that Zhu Gaoxu was looking forward to has not yet come down.

Chapter 9 and Ten

When the emperor ascended the tower with his relatives and nobles, the banquet given by the empress in the Dashan Hall was coming to an end.

Several rows of musicians at the side of the hall stopped playing, and the dancers of the Jiaofang Division saluted their superiors, then stepped back towards the small door next to them with small steps, dragging their long skirts and sleeves across the ground.Nearly a hundred people in various seats ordered Madam to get up, and then walked to the center of the hall in sequence.

The faces of women, old and young, were flushed, and it was precisely because they drank the fine wine in the palace that their complexions matched the decorations with lights and festoons all around, and they were truly beautiful.The women knelt down on the throne one after another, and shouted in unison: "The concubine waits to thank the Queen Long En, the Queen is a thousand years old, and all the blessings and well-being."

Empress Guo Wei sat on the throne, calmly waiting for people to pay their respects.It has been several years since the seal, and she has gradually become familiar with such ostentation.At the beginning, she was not used to it, because some ladies were very old and even had gray hair.

Seeing a group of people's rhythmic movements, Guo Wei was still in a daze for a while, as if in a dream.Back then, when her family was in decline for a long time, she was just an ordinary girl, unremarkable; now, almost everyone respects and worships her.She was still the same as before, but her identity made her seem to be another person.

"Pingshen." Guo Wei said.She paused and said: "There are some corridors and wing rooms outside the hall. Ladies and gentlemen, you can take a rest before leaving." She turned her head and glanced at the eunuch Huang Gou who was next to her. If you want to drink tea and wash your hands, tell the palace servants to do so."

Everyone thanked you again, and then got up from the ground.

Guo Wei also got up and left her seat, and a voice came from behind: "The concubines are waiting to send the queen off."

The imperial concubine sitting on both sides of Guo Wei also left the table, and walked out of the hall from the back with Guo Wei, and went to the brick and stone road outside.

At this time, the thin eunuch Huang Gou bent over and chased after her, and said softly beside her: "It's windy outside, and this servant has already tidied up one of the wing rooms. Madam, do you want to sober up before leaving?"

Guo Wei nodded.So the eunuch led the way and led the group into a wing room.The concubines and concubines sat up and down on the grand master's chair in the room.

"Go make a pot of tea to sober up." Guo Wei ordered.

Unexpectedly, Yao Ji, the virtuous concubine sitting on the left, said, "Wait a minute. My concubine heard an old man talk about it before. Drinking tea immediately after drinking is not good for your health. The empress will have to rest on your body."

After Yao Ji finished speaking, she turned to look at the yellow dog, and said in a very casual tone, "Go get some warm water, mix some honey, and give it to the queen."

When Guo Wei heard this, her heart suddenly warmed up.Everyone in this palace is respectful and obedient, but only Gao Xu and Yao Ji can make Guo Wei feel that they are caring for her with all their heart.

It's strange to think about it, the most people say that Yao Ji is not; besides being very beautiful and making women jealous, Yao Ji is not very easy to get along with.But Guo Wei thinks Yao Ji is pretty good.

The yellow dog glanced at Guo Wei, saw her nodding, and bowed, "Your servant obeys."

Soon the maids brought out the honey water, and the concubines present were each given a small bowl.Everyone chatted while sipping honey water slowly.The little girl from Japan said in official Chinese that her pronunciation was not very accurate: "I heard that the emperor is going to go on a northern tour, and there is more than a month left to go. Will you take your concubine with you?"

Yao Ji gently put down the small bowl, glanced at the noble concubine, and said in a joking tone: "According to the previous habits of the Holy Majesty, most of the noble concubines will be waiting on the side, and the concubine will be close to the concubine.

Guard, just right. "

After hearing this, Guo Wei also looked at Miao Jin, and then said: "The imperial concubine is careful, she can take good care of the Holy Majesty, and I feel at ease with her."

Everyone looked at Miao Jin with indescribably complicated eyes, and Miao Jin was the one who attracted the most attention at this time.People's emotions, at least contain envy.When the emperor travels, he will be away from the palace for at least several months, with only one concubine by his side day and night. Everyone knows that this is a rare opportunity.

And Guo Wei is unlikely to go on tour with the emperor, which will be detrimental to her reputation, and the ministers will definitely dissuade her.The emperor can still find a reason to do business when he is on tour. The queen's mother honors the world, and she should rule the harem to set an example for the women of the world. Is the reason for going out of the palace to play?

It is even more impossible for Gao Xu to bring everyone with him, so it looks more like a huge team and a waste of the treasury to go out for fun.

Miao Jin noticed Guo Wei's gaze, so she slightly leaned her upper body forward, lowered her eyes, and greeted the queen calmly, but did not speak.Miao Jin has always been reticent in crowded places, and she doesn't like to talk to the queen; probably because they knew each other before and were a little embarrassed after changing their identities.Guo Wei also knew that Miao Jin was that kind of person, and she didn't want to care about it.

Everyone talked about other topics angrily, but Guo Wei still kept an eye on Miao Jin from time to time.Miao Jin's skin is not as good as Yao Ji's, and she is wearing a wide blue dress with a base, and her figure is not revealed.However, after Guo Wei took a closer look, she felt that Miao Jin's facial features were very unique.

Her slender and upturned eyes and gentle almond eyes make people feel that the charm comes from the bottom of her heart; and Miao Jin's usually cold temperament and demeanor make her charm very restrained and stuffy in her heart.No wonder Miao Jin has been favored by the holy family for many years.

By the way, according to the rules, it happened to be Miao Jin's turn to attend bed tonight.Seeing Miao Jin's appearance, Guo Wei couldn't help imagining her calm and tactful appearance, and Guo Wei felt a little unhappy.There seems to be a little jealousy, a little resentment, and a little bit of embarrassment similar to the childhood favorite toy being touched by someone. It's really mixed.

The emperor has many women, besides the concubines in the palace, there are others.Guo Wei probably heard about it too, but she just turned a blind eye and couldn't control it anyway.But Gao Xu's closeness with other women failed to make Guo Wei feel the way he felt at this time.She couldn't tell why.

Guo Wei put down half a bowl of honey water and said, "I'm a little tired, go back to Kunning Palace."

So everyone left the Dashan Hall and got into their own cars outside the gate.Surrounded by guards of honor and attendants, the team headed for the harem.

When they arrived at the gate of Kunning Palace, Guo Wei ordered the yellow dog to pass on Yi's decree, telling the concubines to take care of themselves and not to send them to Kunning Palace again.When Guo Wei returned to the corridor courtyard behind Kunning Palace, she heard the report again, saying that Concubine Xian had not left and had come to Kunning Palace.

Guo Wei asked the eunuch to invite the concubine Xian.

When the virtuous concubine Yao Ji came to meet her, Guo Wei had already entered a side hall where she often stayed, and changed the heavy dress on her body into a light and cool skirt.

But Yao Ji hadn't gone back yet, still wearing a phoenix crown and a ceremonial gown, beads of sweat had already appeared on her hairline, which was set off by her pure white skin, as if it were crystal clear.The maids hurriedly came up with fans to play.

Yao Ji smiled and said, "Go down, I'm not hot."

"Yes." The ladies of the court answered and walked out of the side hall.Concubine Xian often comes to Kunning Palace and has a good relationship with the empress. All the maids are very respectful to Concubine Xian.

Yao Ji looked at Guo Wei again, and said with a smile, "It's natural to be calm."

Guo Wei said: "I heard that Concubine Xian believes in Buddhism, and she has really cultivated a good heart."

"The Queen congratulates me." Yao Ji still smiled a little, "But I don't believe in Buddhism, I just worked as a nun."

"Oh, so that's the case." Guo Wei responded casually.

Yao Ji said: "The days when I was in Jiming Temple did have a profound impact on my habits. I don't know why, maybe the time when I was a nun was considered a decent and peaceful life. The queen came from a wealthy family, When you don’t know how you feel.”

Guo Wei shook her head and said, "My grandfather was a marquis, but my father has ten brothers, and they mainly relied on the salary of serving as servants in the Liao Palace, which is not as good as you think."

"Really?" Yao Ji replied softly.

Guo Wei said again: "Before meeting the Holy Majesty, I spent most of my time with my sister. We would do many things, such as sewing clothes and so on. For a while, I would also do laundry, cooking and cleaning."

When she said this, she was naturally a little emotional about all the old things, so she sighed softly.

Yao Ji said in a deep voice, "Is it possible for Mrs. Guo Yan to go home and live?"

Guo Wei immediately looked up at Yao Ji, "It's about the face of the royal family, can she still leave Fengyang?"