Cheng Ping's legacy

There are palace maids holding pheasant feather palace fans and filing out, and several eunuchs are standing at the bottom of the steps holding stoves and gold plates.

The two looked at each other, Xuanyuan Mian said with a faint smile: "Noble Concubine, King Yong has gone through a lot of trouble for this birthday gift, and his filial piety shows the sun and the moon."

Xuanyuan Jin pursed his lips and smiled, obviously with an air of complacency, but he still declined: "Seniors and youngsters are orderly, and there is a difference between seniority and inferiority. Why don't you invite the elders first, and let the younger ones hold the line."

For his mother's concubine's birthday gift, he has spent a lot of painstaking efforts this time, and he is a young man, he wants to make a splash today, everyone understands it, so let him go.

Xuanyuan Mian said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then I'll throw bricks to attract jade."

Huai En clapped his hands lightly behind him, and the little yellow door knelt forward holding a red sandalwood box. Behind Concubine Lin, the maid stepped forward to uncover the box cover, only to see a gilded eight-petal lotus Kinkin Avalokitesvara seated statue .I don't know how skilled craftsmen made it, the carvings are so fine that even the lotus stamens and Guanyin's hair can be seen.

Not only Lin Guifei was flattered, but even Xuanyuan Jin was overjoyed, "This is not a vessel from the Central Plains, I wonder where the emperor got it from?"

"Fourth brother has good eyesight," Xuanyuan Tan interjected, "If Xiao Wang's guess is correct, it's probably something from Tubo, Your Highness, are you right?"

Xuanyuan Mian nodded: "That's right, this is the tribute sent by Miluo Chixin during the solitary prison ceremony. Remembering that the imperial concubine believes in the Nanshan sect, she stayed here until today." Seeing Concubine Lin bowing down and saluting, she hurriedly said, "For For the family banquet, all these vain rituals will be omitted, and this time alone can be called borrowing flowers to present Buddha."

Yan Yan was talking and laughing over there, Qin Pei was on the sidelines but only cared about the food, seeing Xuanyuan Mian was busy chatting, laughing and having a few bites of the food and wine, so he picked out a few light dishes that he usually likes and put them on the side of the plate.Xuanyuan Mian noticed it, and smiled brightly at him, which made the maidservants who were accompanying her blush with shame.

Qin Pei was also dazzled for a moment, calmed down, looked around and said, "There hasn't been such a grand event in the palace for many years."

Xuanyuan Mian smiled and said: "You have been in the court for a year, how do you know it? When the father is in the capital, it can be called a splendid place and a feast of singing and dancing."

Xuanyuan Tan also echoed: "Take the birthday banquet as an example, not to mention the time when the father lived for 40 years, even Gu Taifu spent tens of thousands of taels of silver on the day of his birthday."

Qin Pei was surprised: "Teacher Gu has always been famous for his diligence and thrift, so extravagant..."

"It's not extravagant," Xuanyuan Mian twitched the corners of his mouth, "It's all from the internal treasury of me and my father. It didn't waste people or money, nor did I labor the officials. It's just my father and Gu's intentions."

Qin Pei was even more frightened. Everyone in the court knew that Gu Bing was the most capable and reliable person around the emperor, but he never thought that he had such a close relationship with the royal family. How can this be described as violating the rules?

The eldest son of the emperor, Luo Wang Xuanyuanxian, went to Heming Mountain to discuss Taoism with Dao Zhiwang, but he did not return. He sent someone to send a pair of agate cups with wild animal heads in Yanwen; followed by Wang Xuanyuantan, who sent ten young kabukis and two chefs. people.

"This is really what my little brother likes." Xuanyuan Jin was not interested in kabuki, and just stared at the two big and three rough, extremely cramped cooks.

Xuanyuan Tan jokingly said: "Little Wang was mediocre all his life, and the only ones he could afford were these servants in the mansion. It is said that I and the king's mansion are the best cooks in the world, so I simply gave them to the imperial concubine today, so that there are people who covet them every day."

Qin Pei watched silently, with a slight smile on his cold face, unexpectedly Xuanyuan Mian said in a low voice, "Is Yi Huan really envious?"

Qin Pei paused for a moment while holding the chopsticks, and said softly for a while, "Both parents, brothers and brothers are respectful, and he happens to be a wealthy idle king. I'm afraid there is only one of them in this world."

Xuanyuan Mian nodded, a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes, and stroked Qin Pei's hand under the case.

After about half an hour, the rest of the guests finished their birthday gifts one after another. Xuanyuan Jin got up as if offering a treasure, and exaggeratedly bowed to his mother and concubine, "There is a poem in ancient times, 'Fifteen years of colorful clothes, before Cheng Huan's loving mother', Xiao Wang No, even though it's over fifteen years old, I'd like to show myself in Caiyi in front of all the guests, so that I can have fun with my mother and concubine!"

Concubine Lin Gui looked at the handsome and graceful Aizi in front of her, she was full of smiles and her eyes were red.

When the drums and music sounded, the actors from the Jiaofang walked in and danced gracefully to add to the fun. Xuanyuan Jin took the pipa presented by the palace servants, plucked it casually, and played it sonorously.

The sound of the song is golden and jade-like, but it is still mellow, and the meaning of the song is jubilant and festive, but it is not lost. It is just a song for drinking.

"Prince Yong always likes the pipa, this is exactly like His Majesty." A palace concubine complimented her like this.

Everyone didn't take it seriously, but they heard Concubine Lin Gui said calmly, "Sister, be careful, Your Majesty is the real dragon emperor, the child is only too clever and promiscuous to learn a little superficiality, in terms of resemblance, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be called A word like that."

As soon as the words fell, the concubine also knew that she had slipped her words, she glanced cautiously at Xuanyuan Mian, and was extremely relieved when she saw that he seemed to have never heard of him.

Qin Pei felt it was funny, but Xuanyuan Mian praised: "Good!"

Looking down the stage, I saw that the music was getting better and better, and the dancers who had been surrounding Xuanyuan Jin all scattered to make way.

There are several strong eunuchs carrying a huge screen slowly forward. The screen is made of rosewood. According to the workers, Xuanyuan Jin should have specially invited craftsmen from Huizhou.The screen was covered with a thin layer of curtain, which swayed with the fragrant wind, so the screen core was faintly visible, which whetted the appetite of everyone.

At the same time, Xuanyuan Jin played the pipa and danced along with it, singing and dancing, talking and laughing at Yan Yan, he was really young and flirtatious, which made many maids in the palace blush and dared not look at it anymore.

Sitting on the table, Xuanyuan Mianduan looked around at the amazed and envious expressions of the officials around him, his face was full of gratification.

"My family has a young child, I don't know which lady will be cheaper." Qin Pei laughed softly.

Xuanyuan Mian raised the corner of his mouth: "Father has already said that he doesn't care about our marriage. Jin'er has made up his mind since he was a child, and Gu will not force it, so let him go."

People have gatherings and partings, music has an end, Xuanyuan Jin threw the pipa to the eunuch behind him, bowed upright to Concubine Lin Guifei, and chanted: "May the mother and concubine never grow old in spring and autumn, and all the blessings and peace!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand casually, and the veil that originally covered the screen fell instantly, and everyone exclaimed for a while.

The seven-tailed red phoenix on the verdant sycamore seems to be about to take off, and there are tens of thousands of birds in different postures. Just looking at the screen, it seems to be able to hear the chirping and singing.

"This is Lu Ruosi's famous picture of singing phoenix. My minister asked the embroiderer to remake it. There are no more than [-] birds on it to celebrate the [-]th birthday of my mother and concubine!"

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