Zhen Huan and colleagues Mi Wan Ling Xin

With a somewhat tentative hand, he said, "I'll go see how the dinner is being prepared." After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving Xuan Ling laughing alone.

After dinner, the two took a walk in the courtyard as usual.Xuan Ling asked with interest: "It seems that the clothes that Wan Hou sent just now are all worn inside, why not make a regular dress?"

Gu Mi was slightly shocked: "Wu Hou's embroidery is not as good as that of An Meiren, so I don't dare to fight with the axe."

"What's the matter, I don't dislike it, just make one for me next time."

"Okay! Ling will be able to wear it next year!"

Next year... Did he have too high expectations just now... So in order to balance his mind, Xuan Ling said: "Will you still embroider and tie Lian?"

In ancient times, people regarded Bingdi lotus as a sign of auspiciousness and joy, the embodiment of kindness and beauty.Known as a symbol of love, it means conjugal love, happiness, and symbolizes the lingering love between men and women; brotherhood is like brotherhood, and the relationship is deep.

Gu Mi's face was like a peach blossom, and she forced herself to be calm and said, "Ling, let's go paint!"

"Is it for the fan bone?" "Yeah."

Half an hour passed.Under Gu Mi's deliberate guidance, the two completed a majestic and majestic map of the Zhou Dynasty.It includes the newly recovered Southwest.Seeing this, Xuan Ling was very excited. Seeing this, Gu Mi chanted softly, "Looking down at the world, pointing at the mountains and rivers."

After hearing this, Xuan Ling wrote an inscription. After the ink dried, Xuan Ling raised the painting and looked at Gu Mi: "Wu Hou understands my heart best!"

After the cloud and rain passed, Gu Mi lay in Xuan Ling's arms and played with a strand of black hair, "Ling seems to be in a good mood today."

"The war in the Southwest has been victorious. Your second brother and Concubine Guan's elder brother have contributed a lot. They have killed the enemy bravely and defeated the Tenth Army. Even the King of Runan is afraid of them."

"Second brother? So he went to the battlefield!" (Linghua: pretending...)

"What? You don't know?"

"Second brother ran away from home two years ago. I should have guessed it a long time ago. Second brother loved to hang out with his third uncle since he was a child!" Gu Mi's third uncle was named Gu Jue. General of Pinfu Army.

"Wuhou is talking about Old General Gu?"

"Well, but my third uncle promised my grandfather that at the age of 55, he would resign from office and return to his family to take care of his family and take care of his grandchildren."

"So, wouldn't I lose a good general?" Xuan Ling frowned.

"Ling has the nerve to let my third uncle and grandfather go into battle to kill the enemy with his old bones? Why doesn't Ling introduce some new blood into the army? There are a lot of poor children who are depressed outside."

Xuan Ling smiled lightly, scratched Gu Mi's nose and said, "Wu Wan thinks the same as your fourth brother. I have decided to open Enke this fall and recruit talented people."

"Then I will first wish my emperor all wishes come true!"

"Then let me borrow a good word from you!"

April [-]th is Zhen Huan's birthday.Xuan Ling held a banquet for her birthday in the Chonghua Hall of Shanglin Garden. The halls here are splendid and the scenery is pleasant. It is such a pleasure to enjoy the picturesque scenery while drinking and partying.The only downside is that Chonghua Palace is far away from Taiye Pool, and there is no water view to see.

This day is simply Zhen Huan's stage, circling among concubines and wives, flying like butterflies.The hall was full of people, all facing Zhen Huan was just an expression, a overflowing smile.Zhen Huan didn't care about how much truth or curse was behind the smiling face.Those who are sincere will be able to share this joy with her, but those who are cursed, her glory and pride will only make them more uncomfortable. This is already an excellent revenge for Zhen Huan.Who knows, what is the flowers blooming brocade, and the fire cooking oil.

After the high-sounding congratulations were finished, the harps were played, the dancers danced lightly, the kabukis sang, and everyone enjoyed the delicious food and wine.Today's singing and dancing beauties are all newly selected to enter the palace, all of them are under sixteen, with petite and innocent faces, not flirtatious, so as not to overwhelm the guests and steal the true meaning of singing and dancing.Such neatly dressed young girls in colorful tulle sang and danced, which was extraordinarily pleasing to the eye.

This is the first time for Shen Meizhuang to attend such a grand banquet after recovering from her illness. Her body has recovered very well, but she is slightly thinner, and her complexion is calmer, like a calm lake, sitting silently in the banquet. drinking.Today's Shenmeizhuang is no longer the high-spirited and proud scene of the past.It is also a fluke of honor and favor, and it is also the migration of current affairs in Hexi in the 30 years of Hedong and 30 years of Hexi, and there is no such thing as stability.Presumably she also understood, so even if she recovered, her temperament became more restrained and low-key, as if she didn't want to attract attention anymore.It's just that when her eyes touched Gu Mi's figure, she would subconsciously avoid it, as if seeing a scourge.From that day on, Shen Meizhuang had an inexplicable fear of Gu Mi in his heart, like a weak prey being stared at by a hunter with a weapon, he instinctively feared and avoided.

When the wine is half drunk, the singing and dancing also feel tiresome.I have seen all the people, but I have not seen Qinghe King Xuanqing present, and no one knows his whereabouts.Xuan Ling just laughed it off: "I don't know where this sixth brother has gone."

Halfway through the banquet, someone from the palace came to invite: "The sixth prince prepared a congratulatory gift by the side of the Taiye Pool to celebrate the birthday of your concubine and empress. Please watch the emperor and empress together."

Xuan Ling smiled: "Lao Liu is the most thoughtful, and I don't know what he has planned this time. Let's go and have a look together."

Gu Mi was well aware of what was going to happen next, but she didn't tell the truth, and followed the crowd silently together with Concubine Jing.

From a distance, you can see the tall and beautiful curtains around the Taiye Pool, dancing with the wind, very beautiful.It's just that the curtain covers the view of Taiye Pool, it's just gorgeous, and you can't really see anything.Surrounded by strange tranquility, Zhen Huan looked at Xuan Ling in doubt, and he was also very puzzled, just watching with a smile.Suddenly there are hundreds of kites in the sky with the characters of blessing, longevity, hawks, butterflies, dragonflies, centipedes, wild geese, swallows, lanterns, made of silk, paper, gold foil and silver foil, single, and combined. One after another, one after another, one with sound, one with flash, flying all over the sky, dazzling and dazzling, and the sounds of exclamation and tsk-tsk admiration are endless.

Everyone was dazzled to watch, when suddenly Jinxi came up to say hello, and Yingying said: "Your Majesty is overjoyed, please fly the kite to pray for blessings." As she spoke, she handed the thread to Zhen Huan - just for show, naturally, the inner prisoner had already pulled it up The thread, she only needs to hold on to it.Smiling and holding the kite, the kite flew far away into the sky, and it turned out to be a huge and colorful Zhai Feng, with brilliant writing and splendid embroidery.Cooperating with the crimson silk singlet with the silver-purple phoenix tail pattern on her body, it complements each other beautifully.The cheers and applause made her smile.Gu Mi looked at the soaring phoenix, and glanced at the queen's expression, um, perfect, it's just that your hands don't hurt?Hold it so tight!

Suddenly there was a crisp whistle, and the beautiful curtains surrounding the Taiye Pool fell to the ground with a "boo la".The scene in front of me was so unexpected that everyone who was startled by the kite fell silent.Such a beautiful scenery is probably breathtaking.In the season of April, even lotus leaves were rarely seen. In the past, the Taiye Pool was just a pool of empty and clear water.But at this moment, white lotuses all over the lake have been floating in the clear water, like suet and white jade bowls, frivolous on top of them.The sun is shining brightly, and the clear dew on the flowers reflects the bright light, which is as beautiful as clouds and as bright as brocade.The wind and lotus are curly, the green leaves are in the fields, and the shadows of people and flowers swaying in the shimmering shadows are also slim and inconceivable.

Raising his eyes from a distance, Xuan Qing came slowly, without any instrumental music in his hands, just using his hand as a clasp between his lips, playing a piece of "Phoenix Flying".The phoenix is ​​flying, and it is singing and clanging, which is probably the dream of all women in the world.His playing and melody are also simple and clear, like the breeze coming slowly from the upper lake, twisting and turning in the silent exclamation, piercing people's hearts.The phoenix Yu Fei, for him, it is a simple and persistent pursuit, and Yu Zhen Huan, it is just a beautiful dream of a girlhood, it is not suitable to continue indulging in the deep palace.

His whistling sound gradually turned back and forth, and when the sound stopped, he was slowly walking in front of Zhen Huan and Xuan Ling, and his smile at her was also light and innocent, and he had spent enough thought, so the one who celebrated the New Year was just the most ordinary Shi Shiran One sentence: "In the Qing Dynasty, the lake was filled with lotus flowers to congratulate the noble concubine of Guan on her birthday."

Zhen Huan's expression was also polite and decent: "My lord, I am very grateful for your trouble."

As soon as the words fell, Xuan Ling laughed heartily: "I just asked you to come up with novel ideas for the congratulations for the concubine Guangui's birthday. I don't want you to do such a good job, even I am greatly surprised."

Xuan Qing's smile was very gentle, but his eyes were full of emptiness: "My brother is just a wealthy and idle person, and he only knows these things. Brother Huang knows, otherwise I wouldn't ask my brother to do it."

Xuan Ling naturally smiled proudly, and Zhen Huan didn't feel moved either. Xuan Qing was so informal, but he actually cared about it in his heart. Mrs. Yu'e's son fought on the battlefield, and as the late emperor's most beloved son, he just put his love on things other than government affairs. The elder brother favored concubine's birthday carefully.Not without sadness.But so what, the outcome was already decided when the first emperor died.

Zhen Huan's face was covered by a thin veil, and there was a clear and understanding smile on the corner of her mouth: "I just don't know how to make the lotus bloom in this weather?"

He looked at Zhen Huan, with an imperceptible warmth in his eyes: "The lotus root has been buried a long time ago, and the nearest hot spring water outside the palace is brought to Taiye Pool, and the flowers can fully bloom."

Zhen Huan's eyes flicked past his figure and landed on Xuan Ling. She said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Her voice was joyful, and her smile was charming.At this moment, it seemed that her life was going well.Thanks to Xuan Ling.Of course, I can only thank Xuanling.

Today's Xuan Lingzhi was full of pride, and he said loudly: "The Southwest War has been won, and the army has returned to the court. Naturally, I will reward the generals for their merits." He looked back at her, and said with a smile on his face: "Your brother Zhen Heng