Shuoyun Feidu

After the enthronement ceremony, Bi Dan and his party left Beijing and returned to Huzhi.

Time moves forward slowly, and the new year is approaching in a blink of an eye. Before that, it was the three-year-old birthdays of Beitang Rongdu and Beitang Jiaqi. Wanxu, therefore Beitang Rongdu is much busier than before, so on the day of his and his daughter's birthdays, they put on a show and wine in the Qing Palace, and juggled dances and music. At the same time, there are countless rewards in the palace, which can be regarded as Beitang Rongdu taking a break from his busy schedule, so that he can have a good time and relax for the time being.

On the morning of this day, Beitang Rongdu got up to wash and wash, and then went to practice on the school grounds. After half an hour, he came back to take a shower and change clothes, because today was just a family banquet, and all the people present were Beitang Rongdu Therefore, Beitang Rongdu did not wear formal clothes, and the clothes were only a little more formal than usual. After tidying up, Beitang Rongdu saw that it was still early, so he took the time to look through the front The annual account was delivered only a few days ago, and Cuiping next to him counted the rewards from the palace yesterday and recorded them in the book.

Beitang Rongdu was sitting at the table slowly looking through the account books, but he saw Cuiping smiling lightly, and said with a smile: "...the things that the emperor rewarded this year are a bit richer than in previous years." Beitang Rong Du took a piece of jade to scratch his head and scratched his hair twice, smiled and said: "It was the past, but now my father has ascended the throne as emperor, of course it's different." Cuiping nodded and said: "That's true." As he spoke, he asked the little eunuch to fetch three brocade boxes and a small box made of sandalwood inlaid with red gold silk, and sent them to Rongdu in the Beitang together, saying: "Early in the morning, the young master sent someone to bring congratulatory gifts over. The side concubines also have their own congratulatory gifts." After hearing this, Beitang Rongdu took a hot towel from the attendant beside him, spread it on his face, and asked casually with a smile: "...Oh? What's there? ? Open it and show it to me."

Hearing this, Cuiping opened the box that Shen Hanyan sent over with her own hands, and picked out the contents one by one. It turned out to be a volume of Yaochi Jirui, a green agate flower set for Sanshouzuo Peng, chicken bloodstone and Qingtian stone seals. On the two sides, there is also a jade pot with jade inlaid with sunflowers and emerald green jade, all of which are quaint and exquisite things, unconventional. When Beitang Rongdu saw it, he smiled and said: "Han Yan also put his heart into it. A few things can’t be bought with just silver.” Cuiping carefully put the gifts back into the box one by one, and said with a smile: “Most of the things that Shaojun gave in the past years are also elegant. , it is always inferior to others.” While speaking, he opened the congratulatory gift from the third concubine. The three of them are women, and they are also given by their husbands, so the congratulatory gift is naturally a kind of needlework made by themselves. The concubine embroidered a dark vermilion belt, Concubine Xie presented a pair of brocade socks embroidered with the three friends of Sui Han, and Mu Qingping's congratulatory gift was a small purse, Beitang Rongdu looked at it at will After looking at it, he signaled Cuiping to put away all the things, and it was almost time for the banquet. Beitang Rongdu put on a cloak and took people to Rongcui Hall.

It snowed all night last night, and it gradually stopped in the early hours of the morning. The weather was extraordinarily cold, and everywhere was covered with silver and white, just like a world of glazed glass. It seemed to be much more open, and quite interesting. When Rongdu arrived at Rongcui Hall in Beitang, he was greeted by a gust of fragrant wind when he entered. The inside was covered with red velvet brocade carpets. Only Shen Hanyan was eligible to attend the family banquet today. In addition to the three concubines, there are also some concubines who are favored by concubines, so the house is full of flowers, the singing of Yingying and swallows, and the young and beautiful women, all of whom are trying their best to compete for beauty, and they are all dressed up more than usual It's touching.

Now that Beitang Rongdu has arrived, everyone naturally got up and went forward to salute one by one, congratulating one after another. Tang Jiaqi didn't speak, just smiled slightly with a friendly expression, Beitang Rongdu bent down and pinched his daughter's little face, and said with a smile: "Today our little birthday star is really neatly dressed." Beitang Jiaqi hung it on his neck Wearing a red gold Qianye and gold hibiscus necklace, her skin was like cream, she bowed upright to Beitang Rongdu, and said crisply: "... Luer congratulates daddy on his birthday." Beitang Rongdu kissed happily He took a bite of his daughter, and said softly: "Our baby has grown up and is so sensible." After speaking, he took Shen Hanyan's hand and sat up with her, and asked Beitang Jiaqi to be beside him.

Today is not only Beitang Rongdu's birthday, but also a good day for Beitang's festive season, so although the arrangement is not extremely luxurious, it is also very lively, with singing and dancing like clouds, and there are corner plays, looking for a tripod, and looking for a scorpion , swallowing swords, spitting fire, lions and leopards, dropping swords, barbaric cards, gods and ghosts, dramas, etc., all of which are included, and everyone in the audience is talking about it. Du saw that Beitang Runyou was wearing a thick jacket. He was white, fat and cute, so he said to Concubine Song: "... Last time, I saw that Brother Ju could sit by himself. I don't know but How long will it take to call?"

Since today is a good day for Beitang Rongdu, Concubine Song's attire is also in a festive color, but she is a side concubine after all, and she is absolutely not allowed to wear red clothes, so she wore second-class clothes. The rose red embroidered golden thread Jinra palace dress, which complements the fair skin, adds to the plumpness. Just now, her slender fingers are slightly exposed from the sleeves, and she is sipping a glass of rum. The bright red Kodan on the nails is like ten A magnificent flower petal, at this time when Rongdu asked Beitang, she bowed slightly and smiled sweetly, her delicate willow-leaf eyebrows rose faintly like mist, her bright eyes were kind, and she replied softly: "My lord is too impatient. Children only call people when they are around one year old, and Juer is still young." Beitang Rongdu patted his forehead and said with a calm smile: "...That's right, but this prince is in a hurry." Just as he was speaking, Beside him, Beitang Jiaqi had already held Beitang Rongdu's sleeve and shook it a few times, and interjected, "...Daddy, when can my younger brother play with me?" Before Beitang Rongdu could speak, Xie Feisu gently waved The peacock green emerald bead pendant on the ear reveals a string of blood-red coral beads held between the white wrists. The beads on it are round and full, smooth and moist, and the red light is shining against the bright eyes of Concubine Xie. For a moment, Concubine Xie's red lips were moist and she was smiling, and she said softly to Beitang Jiaqi: "...Don't worry, Princess, the young master must grow up and be able to walk." " She was chattering and laughing in a gentle voice, her watery eyes were like clear springs, the stream of light was quiet and charming, she was indeed a unique beauty.

Concubine Xie has been married to Beitang Rongdu for several years now, although it was due to the mutual interests of the two parties that she married into Unsheltered Fort, and Beitang Rongdu has no other relationship except Shen Hanyan. Basically, people are treated equally, but after all, they have been together for several years, and Concubine Xie is not only beautiful, but also has a good temper. Because of this, Beitang Rongdu gradually gained a bit of respect in front of Beitang Rongdu. When Beitang Rongdu heard this, he smiled brightly, showing a little white teeth, and there was still a strong fragrance of wine on his lips. There was the mellow sweetness of fine wine between exhalations, and he said to Beitang Jiaqi with a smile: "...Your Concubine Xie is right, you can take Brother Ju to play with him when he grows up."

When Beitang Rongdu was talking to his daughter, Concubine Song at the side listened to Concubine Xie's words, and the words 'princess' and 'little son' in those words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples The road spread out, although the smile on Concubine Song's face did not change, but her slender jade fingers painted with bright cobalt were gently counting the Lantian Zhiyu Fushou bracelet on her wrist under the table. Although Beitang Rongdu is now a prince, But it doesn't mean that any daughter born to him will definitely be the princess. Generally speaking, there are two situations, one is that the prince writes a letter to ask for a seal, and the other is that the emperor confers a seal, and Beitang Jiaqi is currently The reason why he became a county lord was established by Beitang Zunyue. In the future, if Beitang Rongdu had any more daughters, once his father and grandfather had no intention of doing so, they would be just noble daughters. As for the son, there would be only one, basically The above are all decided by the biological father, but Beitang Rongdu obviously has no intention of submitting a letter to ask for a seal...

Thinking of this for a while, Concubine Song couldn't help but subconsciously stroked the top of Beitang Runyou's head in her arms. Maybe before having a son, she didn't have much extra thoughts and just wanted to live a stable life, but now her son Now that she was born, a daughter is a strong mother, so whether it is for the future of the son or the interests of the family, there must be a fight in the future. Thinking of this, I can't help but look in the direction of Concubine Xie. Concubine Xie has no Children, I must be anxious in my heart. In the past, the two loved each other like sisters, but Concubine Song knew that since she had a son, there has been a gap between them, and it will never be the same as before.

While Mu Qingping was sitting in the banquet, her eyebrows were green without drawing, and she only gently stroked the golden ring wrapped around her arm with her hand. The pure gold yellow and emerald-encrusted gold ring was wrapped around her arm, like a shackle , tied her young and thriving life in this huge green palace, just for a figure that is so warm even when she thinks about it... Mu Qingping watched coldly, women and men are different after all, Beitang Rongdu and Shen Han Yan might not have noticed the delicate atmosphere between the two concubines at this time, but as a woman, she could see it clearly. In fact, why didn't she know the expectations that the family placed on her?In the final analysis, she is the same as Concubine Song and Concubine Xie, but... Thinking of this, Mu Qingping couldn't help looking at Shen Hanyan who was talking to Beitang Rongdu slightly, and saw the young man's face was quiet and elegant, and his behavior was appropriate , since chatting with Beitang Rongdu, who was dressed in splendid and fine Chinese clothes, with a leisurely and calm demeanor, even just looking at it like this can make people feel at peace. With a light touch on Shen Hanyan's face, she immediately turned her eyes slightly, only smiling and eating the wine, but secretly grasped the silk in her hand lightly, with a faint wry smile at the corner of her mouth, no matter what, she I have never regretted what I did at the beginning, but sometimes, I feel a little hard... In the end, no matter how stubborn and stubborn I am, I am only a woman after all.

For a while, more than a hundred dancers heard the song and danced, and the sound of tuning the zither and the drum was melodious. Drunken, with flushed cheeks, at this moment, singing and dancing are peaceful, Beitang Rongdu slowly sips the fine wine in his cup, and from time to time he says a word or two to the people nearby, but his mind doesn't know where to start. Since when did he go to the imperial palace behind the locked gates, Beitang Rongdu thought, what is Beitang Zunyue doing right now?My own palace is so lively, but now that Beitang Zunyue is an emperor, it is not good to come here just because of his son's birthday. I wonder if he is thinking about himself when he is alone in the palace? ... When Beitang Rongdu thought of this, the smile on the corner of his mouth became a little blurred. After thinking for a while, he returned to his normal state, and then he leaned his body slightly, eating wine and chatting with Shen Hanyan next to him.

It wasn't until the evening when the sky was dark that the hustle and bustle of the day gradually subsided. After returning to the palace to change clothes and freshen up, Beitang Rongdu summoned a servant and asked, "...my king yesterday Have you prepared all the things you ordered?" The man bowed and replied: "If you go back to the Lord, everything will be ready just now... However, although the servants followed the orders of the Lord, they didn't know what was the matter. It's not what you want." Beitang Rongdu waved his hand, and said: "...bring it to me to have a look." The man complied, and after a while, he held a delicate flat golden auspicious in both hands. The big box with animal water patterns came in, Beitang Rongdu opened it, and saw that although the things in it were made differently from what he ordered, they still looked very good, and there was actually no big difference at all. , Beitang Rongdu was satisfied when he saw it, so he closed the box again, ordered people to prepare chariots and horses, and headed to the palace.

When he arrived in the palace, Beitang Zunyue was critiquing papers, wearing a homely brocade robe. When he saw Beitang Rongdu, he raised his eyebrows, and at the same time tapped his fingers on the desk a few times, saying: " ...I thought you wouldn't come over." Beitang Rongdu's eyes stopped on Beitang Zunyue's face, he smiled slightly, a special tender feeling covered the self-restraint in his heart, and said in his mouth: "Today is my It’s true that it’s a birthday, but it’s as lively as it is in my own palace, but I want to spend it with you even more.” After hearing these undisguised words, Beitang Zun didn’t know what to say for a while, and suddenly After a pause, he unnaturally put down the pen in his hand, and hummed softly: "... I'm hungry." Beitang Rongdu couldn't help but raise a big smile, nodded and said: "That's right, it should be It's time for dinner, just in time, I have something to eat here, try it."

As Beitang Rongdu said, he put the big box in his hand on the side table, opened the lid, and took out the contents carefully. Beitang Zunyue got up and left the desk, walked over, but saw a The round thing, one can tell it is something like a pastry at first glance, but it is too big, so the corners of his eyes slightly raised, and he said: "What is it?" Beitang Rongdu took his hand and let him Sitting down, he smiled and said, "It's my birthday, of course I have to eat this."