Crossing Prince Yinren

In the next two days, the re-election continued without any surprises. Some beautiful girls were left behind, while others were dismissed, and each went to their own destiny.

Another two-flag show girl began re-election. In the room of a show girl waiting for re-selection in the Hanjun Banner of Zhongcui Palace, a beautiful fourteen-year-old girl was sitting at the table playing with a length of embroidery thread, listening to Sequences of clumsy or melodious qin sounds came in from far outside the window, and he muttered boredly: "Listen to the qin under the pine, listen to the xiao under the moon, listen to the waterfall by the stream, and listen to the Buddhist chant in the mountains. It's not too early or too late. What kind of piano is it playing cotton?"

Her snow-white skin, gently curved eyebrows, a pair of big eyes like lacquer are extremely flexible, the tip of Xiaoqi's nose is slightly raised, and her water-red diamond-shaped mouth always seems to be pouting. She is cute and cute, a rare beauty. .

The girl sitting in front of the window with a book turned her head, and her face was [-]% similar to her, but it seemed to be one year older than her.The girl said: "When you're bored, practice your qin too. Do you think you can play the piano well?"

This is a pair of sisters, elder sister Xiao Lanyan, younger sister Xiao Lanyu, their father is a local defense, and their family background is not prominent, but their mother is a famous talented woman, and the two sisters are also famous for their talents.

Xiao Lanyu pouted her lips and said, "I don't want it. What's so good about being selected? You can only stay in this deep palace for the rest of your life. Even if it's for the royal family or something, who knows what it's like? Anyway Mother also doesn't want us to be left with a sign." As he spoke, he suddenly became happy, "Sister, let me make a small order for you?"

Xiao Lanyan knew that her younger sister was quite talented, so she put down the book and said mockingly: "You have 'poems' again, and you have so many 'poems'! Let me hear, what are you talking about?" gone?"

Xiao Lanyu was used to being ridiculed by her sister, so she didn't take it seriously, she twirled the colored thread and said with a smile: "I'll make a song "Ode to Nails", and I'll use the tune of "Qinyuanchun"."

Xiao Lanyan also became a bit interested, and said, "Oh? This subject is rather novel."

Xiao Lanyu then read: "Mica is cut, spring ice is crushed, and the tip of the onion is wrapped. Recalling the quietness of the green window, Lantang quietly tried it; the silver screen is thin, and the crimson wax is lightly flicked. I love to dye fairy flowers, and I even mix fragrance Pink, put some tortoiseshell spots on it. For a long time, there is a hook shadow, which is reflected obliquely between the cheeks.

"Plucking the flowers with clear dew is slightly sticky, cutting the embroidery thread, and hanging the double rainbow on the edge of the moon. Shoot "Neon Clothes" in secret, and represent him as a board; the lotus root silk is white and snowy, and make a chain. Worry about not breaking it, and regret it when it is repaired. The female companion lamp Compare and see before. The place where the soul is eclipsed is on the bauhinia flower, so it is slender."

Thinking about it, Zhi Yi cut the line, and compared his hands, the ten fingers are as long and white as onion roots, and the long nails are really cut out of mica, as if they were crushed by spring ice, and the colored thread is like a rainbow hanging on the edge of the moon.After reading, I took my sister's hands and compared them. Except for Xiao Lanyan's slightly larger ones, the two hands were almost identical, even the length of the nails were the same. Comparing the two pairs of slender hands side by side, the ecstasy is really indescribable.

After reading, she proudly asked, "Sister, how are you doing?"

Then he turned around and asked the other two girls in the room: "Sister Yurong, sister Qiaoyi, what do you think?"

One of the other two girls was practicing calligraphy and the other was reading. Xiu Nu shared a room with four people, and these two girls were Xiu Nu who shared the room with them.The two of them are also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but compared with the two sisters of the Xiao family, they can only feel ashamed. When they heard Xiao Lanyu's question, they looked at each other, and said with shame and admiration: "Sister Lanyu is quick at poetry. Fresh and sublime, beyond the reach of fools like us."

Xiao Lan said that she was very happy to hear that they praised her sister, but she still humbly said on behalf of her sister: "It's just a boudoir game, after all, it's too popular to be on the stage. The two sisters praised too much, she can't afford it."

But even if she said that, it couldn't stop Xiao Lanyu's beaming after being praised.

Xiao Lanyan stared at her sister helplessly, Yurong and Qiao Yi laughed seeing her innocent look, and the slight jealousy in their hearts did not dissipate.

After such a small twists and turns, the faint atmosphere of estrangement among the four disappeared a lot, and gossip became commonplace.While talking, the topic turned to the sound of music coming from afar, and Yurong finally couldn't help asking: "What do you think the emperor will look like? We have been in the palace for more than a month, and we have never seen each other before." Been with the emperor!"

Qiao Yi said: "Your Majesty, he is naturally majestic and tall. Wearing a dragon robe, people dare not look up."

Xiao Lanyu immediately saw the face of his father, who was as tall and strong as a black iron tower, looking at each other with his sister, and shivered.

Yu Rong said: "I heard from the little eunuchs that the emperor is the most handsome man in the world." When she boldly said this sentence, her cheeks turned red.

Qiao Yi hurriedly asked: "Which little eunuch did you hear from?"

Yurong blushed and faltered for a long time before whispering: "All the eunuchs serving in Zhongcui Palace say so. Sister Song Min with the blue flag is a relative of Concubine Hui, and Concubine Hui invited her to Chuxiu Palace Talking, she saw the emperor from a distance once, and she also said...the emperor is handsome, talented, so handsome that he doesn't look like a mortal person, only the gods in the sky...can be so good-looking." The red glow on the chest immediately spread to the base of the neck.

Qiao Yi was in a daze, unable to imagine what the emperor, who was as handsome as a fairy in the sky, looked like.The Xiao family sisters also chewed on the eight words "Japanese beauty, natural talent and beauty", and did not speak for a while.

After a while, Qiao Yi said in a natural tone: "That's what it should be. He is the emperor, and he is not a mortal."

Xiao Lanyu asked: "Did Song Min really say that? Is there really a man who is as handsome as a god in this world? Is it because the emperor said that? What does a god look like?"

Xiao Lanyan picked up the round fan and slapped her lightly, signaling her to be careful.

Yurong said: "I don't know... when will we see the emperor again..." The last sentence was almost inaudible.Joey also had a fascinated expression.

Xiao Lanyu said full of expectation: "It's coming soon, isn't it our turn to re-election soon? We will definitely see you on that day!" She really wanted to see what the "fairy-like" emperor is now Look, what a fairy looks like.

Xiao Lan said in his heart that even if his appearance is not as outstanding as the rumors say, but he is a rare sage and master, he must be different from the commonplace.Thinking of this, he still put down the round fan, stood up and took off the lyre hanging on the wall, caressing the strings and said: "Okay, let's stop talking about this, it's quite disrespectful to talk about the emperor, let's practice the piano again .”

The Xiao sisters did not expect to see the emperor so soon.Because they are Han people, their fame spread far and wide, and their hometown is very close to the Han concubine Mi Taipin from Suzhou, so they were invited by Mi Taipin to enjoy the scenery in the Imperial Garden.Concubine Mi was originally the daughter of Wang Guozheng, the magistrate of Suzhou County. She was brought back to the palace during the second southern tour of the Supreme Emperor. She was also a famous talented woman when she was in her boudoir. , When I walked to Fubiting, it happened that the emperor came out of the library of Yangxingzhai, so I couldn't avoid it and bumped into the opposite side.

Concubine Mi Tai hurriedly took the two sisters back to the side of the road to salute, and then apologized: "You have startled the emperor, you deserve death."

Yinreng casually glanced at the three of them, and sent someone to help the concubine, saying: "Your concubine, you don't need to be too polite, it's just an unintentional mistake." Then he took the people away.

Xiao Lanyan and Xiao Lanyu were taught piano, chess, calligraphy and painting by their talented mothers since they were young, and they were also taught the strictest etiquette. That startling glance had already made the two young girls dare not raise their heads until a long, long time after he left.

Saluting with Concubine Mi, listening to Concubine Mi's confession, and hearing a pleasant male voice say goodbye, Xiao Lanyan only felt that what he heard was a string evoked by the ancient Qin Zheng, which was deep and clear, and the sound was beating. on the tip of my heart.

"The daily appearance is wonderful, the talent is pure and beautiful", these eight words came to mind at the first moment, nothing can describe that person's beauty better than these eight words, and I feel that these eight words are still indescribable.

Xiao Lanyan's heart was in a mess, she didn't know what she was thinking, until the emperor walked away, Mitai concubine heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and called the two sisters to get up, and then she suddenly came back to her senses.Standing up, I realized that my sister's eyes were also in a daze.

Concubine Mi Tai was about to say something, but when she saw the expressions of the two sisters, she smiled clearly and did not speak again.

Mi Taipin took the two sisters to wander in the garden for a while, and then sent them back.Back at Zhongcui Palace, the two sisters didn’t mention this experience in the garden to anyone, but Xiao Lanyu never said that she didn’t want to be left with a sign. For a few days, he didn't say a word for almost the whole day, just practiced the piano quietly, Xiao Lanyu wrote and drew on the paper, I don't know what he wrote, and no one showed it.

It seems like only a moment, and it seems that after waiting for 10 years, the day of the re-election of the Han army flag has finally arrived.Xiao Lanyan and Xiao Lanyu dressed themselves meticulously, wearing jade hairpins and sachets. Although they had the same hairstyle in palace attire, standing among the beautiful women, they had a different and outstanding taste.The two beautiful faces, which were at least [-]% similar, attracted everyone's attention at a glance. Even Yinfeng, who didn't pay much attention to the woman, couldn't help but nodded when he saw the appearance of the two sisters.

When the emperor nodded to him, Xiao Lanyan felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest silently, he calmed down a little, and when he saw his younger sister Lan Yu, her cheeks were already flushed, flushing like an apple, coupled with shyness The surprise expression is even more delicate and cute.

The show girls showed their talents one by one, some were still kept, some were dismissed, and finally it was Xiao Lanyan and Xiao Lanyu.The talent that Xiao Lanyan wants to show off is also playing the piano, while Xiao Lanyu is blowing the flute.

The show girls have been screened for many days. Most of the show girls play the piano and flute. The concubines who helped the queen choose are already tired. Those who drink tea drink tea, and those who play fans. Even Mrs. Shi is a little tired meaning.However, Xiao Lanyan hooked the strings lightly with his hands, and only heard a "clank", crisp and clear, and everyone in the audience calmed down and looked at them.

Xiao Lanyan caressed the ice strings with her bare hands, her white and slender fingers stretched gracefully like orchids at midnight, a bright overtone resounded, clanging and clanging, the sound entered her ears, Xiao Lanyu's blowpipe matched her, and the two strands of music calmly pushed away The miscellaneous worries in the hearts of the audience are like water rushing away the congested sundries, and then the sundries are gone, leaving only a piece of water and peace.All the concubines who played their fans couldn't help but put down their fans, and those who served tea also put down their tea, calmly, and listened to her playing.

Just listening to the music, it is even more stretched after being quiet, as if a person has unloaded a heavy burden, and when walking, his steps are light and ready to fly; in the lightness, he is calm and introverted, as if he sees the sky and cloud shadows, reaching the water to meet the sky, and reaching the waves rolling clouds Flying, the wind and the clouds are surging, until the water and the sky are clear, and finally the cold river and the moon are cold, thousands of miles of clear waves, and the shadows cover everything.

After the long song was played, there was no sound.

Everyone seemed to have been thoroughly washed by clean water from the inside to the outside, and even their troubles seemed to have been washed away. After a while, Shi Shi said: "Good piano skills, good flute skills, it really relieves words and forgets worries! Good looks, good concentration!" During the performance, Concubine Yi deliberately threw the tea bowl on the ground to test their concentration. A tremor.

After finishing speaking, Shi turned her head to look at Yinreng, and asked what Yinreng meant, "Your Majesty?"

Yinreng learned the piano from Nalan Rongruo, and he is also a generation of masters, and he has seen a lot of music, but these two little girls still amaze him.Hearing Shi's inquiry, he nodded and asked, "What's your name?"

The two sisters had already stood up after the performance. Although they were ecstatic when they heard Yinreng's question, they still never lost their composure. "Sister Xiao Lanyu's cheeks are still red, she is extremely cute, and her sister Xiao Lanyan's expression is proud and very touching.

The toffees who assisted in the re-election looked at each other and smiled, thinking that the two sisters were committed.Unexpectedly, Yinfeng saw something at a glance just now, but frowned and said, "You all have your feet bound?"

The two sisters of the Xiao family did not expect to be asked this question in front of everyone, and even Xiao Lanyan blushed suddenly.In the world's conception, women's feet are extremely private body parts.But he didn't dare not to answer, and said as low as a mosquito: "Yes."

Yinfeng said: "Pick up the skirt and walk a few steps for me to see."

The faces of the Xiao family sisters became even redder, but they still did not dare to disobey their orders, with tears in their eyes, they lifted the corners of their skirts, revealing two pairs of three-inch-long little feet wearing exquisite gold thread embroidered shoes, trembling. Walking a few steps tremblingly, crumbling, it is really like a weak willow supporting the wind, growing a lotus every step of the way, with infinite charm.Even the eunuchs serving around showed expressions of lust and soul teaching, and the eyes of the rest of the men and women were also very envious.

Yinfeng didn't have the extreme aversion to small feet that modern people generally have. Her elderly grandmother had a pair of small feet. She grew up with her grandmother when she was a child, and she often brought footwashing water for her grandmother, which she thought was very kind.But the little feet of these two young girls who might enter his harem in front of him made him feel deformed and ugly, which made people extremely disgusted. He immediately said: "There are few ways for women to walk in the world, and there are so many wastes like this." I will not leave such a woman in my harem. Empress, look, this year's Hanjun Banner show girl, not a single one with bound feet will be allowed." After saying that, she walked away in a huff.

Xiao Lanyan said that the Xiao Lanyu sisters were like a bolt from the blue, their faces were pale and there was no trace of blood left, and they stood on the spot dumbfounded.

——Historians of later generations believed that this was the beginning of Han women's letting go in the Qing Dynasty.

The author has something to say: I don’t know how to write poems, so I borrowed the “Ode to Nails” written by a beautiful sister in Yuan Mei’s “Suiyuan Shihua” during the Qianlong period. The two sisters, they are just a soy sauce party and have nothing to do with Yinfeng. After this chapter, the soy sauce is over. Please read it patiently...