A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City

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"His Royal Highness, brother and sister-in-law, don't you like venison?" Jiuzhu asked before everyone moved the chopsticks.

"Maybe it is." King Chen rolled up his sleeves and started to attack the venison.

Wang An finally remembered what he had forgotten.

Forgot to invite fourth brother!

Just when he was about to send someone to the fourth disciple's courtyard to invite him, he saw Yun Yanze and Sun Caiyao walking out of the inner courtyard.

Their eyes met, and the atmosphere became awkward.

Yun Yanze saw his brothers sitting neatly around the table, and saw the slightly embarrassed smile on An Wang's face, but he still didn't understand what was going on.

"Brother, you came just in time." King Jing said, "Second brother is setting up a venison feast, we are going to send someone to invite the two of you, and you just happened to come out, please take a seat."

Sun Caiyao was worried, His Highness has always been cold and noble, and a prince is so slow...

"Thank you." Yun Yanze lifted his robe and sat down at the table.

In this situation, Sun Caiyao hurts even more. If it was the former His Royal Highness, why should he feel so wronged?

According to the order of the princes, Yun Yanze should be sitting at the head of King Chen, but King Chen was sitting next to King An.

Princess Huai and Princess An diligently talked to Ming Jiuzhu, full of flattery.

Of course, they were not courting Ming Jiuzhu, but Yun Duqing beside Ming Jiuzhu.

Yun Yanze looked at King Huai and saw that the other party was absent-minded, he couldn't help sneering in his heart, as the eldest son, is the eldest brother really willing to be Yun Duqing's pawn?

"Meat, it's interesting to bake it yourself." An Wang imitated Yun Duqing and rolled up his sleeves: "Today we don't want anyone to serve, what do you think?"

"Okay." King Huai picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp: "I will do it myself."

A group of princes, princes and concubines started to roast venison with great pride, and finally got a bunch of roasted meat without entrance. Fortunately, there were other dishes and drinks on the table, so they could barely save their face.

Jiuzhu couldn't see their bad and good things, and put the roasted meat into the bowl of King Chen, and the aroma of the roasted meat spread to everyone's nose.

When everyone saw that King Chen was eating with relish, the feelings suddenly became unpleasant. Everyone failed to eat barbecue, why don't you two get along?

King Chen didn't know that his brothers were glaring at him, or that even if he knew, he would pretend that nothing happened. If it was just like that, he ate the roast meat, put down his chopsticks and leaned in front of his own princess to learn roast meat from her.

"Your Highness is amazing."

Oh, just turning the meat over, what's so great?

"Your Highness has done a great job."

Tsk, brushed a layer of honey on the meat, and the meat was roasted.

"How can your Highness do anything, you can learn it right away?"

Oh, that's impossible, unless he's bragging.

"Come on, try it." King Chen picked up the roasted meat and blew it, feeding it to Jiuzhu's mouth.

The charred venison was a bit woody, the seasoning was not evenly sprinkled, the salty taste was too heavy, even a little bitter, and the taste was not good.

"what about the taste?"

Jiuzhu smiled when she saw His Highness's expectant look.

The proud fairy fell from the sky for her, and set fireworks for her. The hand holding the whip was stained with oil smoke, and the smoke was burning, just to bake a piece of meat for her with her own hands.

After swallowing the venison, Jiuzhu smiled and nodded: "It's delicious."

"Then I will continue to bake for you."

"OK."

After drinking a glass of wine, King Huai was not drunk. He looked at Yun Duqing and Ming Jiuzhu who were about to stick together, and clicked his tongue. Back then, when he and Princess Wang first got married, they weren't sticky either.

"My lord, this servant will pour wine for you." A palace maid held a wine jug and poured a glass of wine for King Huai in a soft voice.

Seeing this palace maid, King Huai subconsciously glanced at Princess Huai. Seeing that Princess Huai didn't notice, he said, "Go back, I don't need you to serve me here."

"Yes, the slaves retire." The palace maid Yingying bowed and walked away with the jug in her hand.

"The venison that the second brother got today is really good." King Jing gradually found out the secret of roasting meat, and praised: "No wonder I specially invited my brothers to join us."

Yun Yanze sipped his wine without saying a word, and Sun Caiyao put the roasted meat into his bowl: "Your Highness, can you taste it?"

"It's a little salty." Yun Yanze took a small bite: "You haven't done this before, it's already good."

Sun Caiyao "touched" the place where the back of her hand was scalded by the oil, and smiled.

Princess An threw aside the unidentified object that was roasted black and charred in her hand, and re-grilled a barely visible piece of meat, and put it in Prince An's bowl.

An Wang silently swallowed the meat into his stomach, not even daring to chew it.

"Come on, the five of us, brothers, gather today and have a drink together." King Huai held up the wine glass: "May... brothers love each other deeply and never forget the joy of gathering together today."

King Chen put down his chopsticks and picked up his wine glass: "Come."

The five wine glasses touch each other.

The wine is the same, the wine cup is the same, but the feeling of drinking is different.

For the second cup, the prince, prince and concubine raised the cup. While drinking, King Chen took the cup in Jiuzhu's hand: "She is not good at drinking, so I drank it for her."

"Okay." An Wang praised: "The fifth brother is very courageous."

Jiu Zhu waited for King Chen to finish drinking two glasses of wine, then picked some meat and fed it to his mouth to help him suppress the wine.

However, the posture of His Royal Highness drinking for her is so unrestrained.

After the wine tour, the emperor

The son is already a little drunk, they sometimes talk about things when they were young, sometimes they sing songs on each other's shoulders, they really look like brothers.

"The dishes are cold, bring new dishes." Princess Huai stood up and said to several younger siblings, "Let them make trouble on their own, let's talk to the side."

Princess Jing and Sun Caiyao did not move.

Princess An and Jiuzhu got up and sat down with Princess Huai at the stone table next to them, and the maid brought them tea to relieve their tiredness.

Hearing the unbalanced singing of the prince, Princess Huai sighed: "I haven't seen the five of them together for a long time."

Princess An glanced at Jiuzhu and said nothing.

Princess Huai chuckled softly: "At this moment, our concubines said, don't care what their men think."

"We women who are married to the royal family, we always have to pay attention when we talk and do things on weekdays. When we are young, it is rare to be ourselves at this time, and we don't have to worry too much." Princess Huai paused and looked at Jiuzhu: " Nine beads."

Jiu Zhu was drinking tea with her head down, and she raised her head and blinked at her when she heard Princess Huai calling her.

"Thank you." Princess Huai looked at Jiuzhu with kindness in her eyes.

Jiuzhu looked at Princess Huai puzzled, what did she thank her for?

Princess Huai laughed out loud: "They sing, we can't just sit back and relax, I'll play a tune for you."

The palace servant brought the qin, and Princess Huai fiddled with the strings: "I played a song at the flower viewing banquet held by the empress, and it was favored by the concubine, and finally married into the palace."

"Qin, I haven't played for a long time." The smile on her face faded a little: "If it doesn't sound good, the two of you will take more care."

The moment the song was completed, Jiu Zhu unconsciously put down the teacup and sat up straight.

Even Princess Jing and Sun Caiyao, who were sitting beside her husband, turned their heads and looked over here.

On weekdays, Princess Huai, who seems to be regular and stable, plays a song that is full of vigor and vitality.

Listening to the song, Jiuzhu seemed to hear the spring breeze, saw the growth of grass and trees, and the blooming of flowers.

After the song was over, Jiuzhu was so excited that she clapped and clapped: "It sounds good, it sounds really good, everything is alive, and flowers and plants are prosperous."

Princess Huai looked at Jiuzhu's sparkling eyes and gently stroked the body of the piano. She was intoxicated with alcohol. If it was in the past, she would never be able to do what she is doing today: "This song was made in my spare time, and I have never done it before. Since Jiuzhu likes it, I will take it as "Precious Pearl". Enjoy."

Jiuzhu was a little embarrassed: "Will this be a little bad?"

"A good song is hard to find a soulmate. It is a blessing for this song to win your favor." Princess Huai smiled and shook her head: "If it weren't for you, this would be a song without you."

This song, when you listen to it at first glance, will only feel cold, sad and lonely, and few people can hear the joy after the cold.

When everything grows, it is silent, and when flowers bloom, it is also cold and silent.

The growth and hope after the cold and quiet are most easily forgotten and ignored.

Baozhuhuan, Baozhuhuan, a song that makes nine beads happy.

Princess An looked at Ming Jiuzhu who was smiling, and in the eyes of her sister-in-law, she found undisguised love.

As the eldest son, the princess regards the most threatening prince and princess as her bosom friend, which is a rare sight in the palace.

It's a pity that everyone in the world praises men's affection, and there is also the loyalty of a scholar's daughter's family?

Princess An joined in the fun and played a tune with a jade flute. In the praise of her sister-in-law, she turned her head to look at Jiuzhu: "Jiuzhu, would you like to present a song?"

"I don't know many songs, and I don't know such an elegant instrument." Jiuzhu hesitated for a while, and asked the palace servant of the Sixth Palace of Zhang: "Is there a Xiqin?"

"Yes, please wait a moment, Princess."

Xi Qin?

Princess Huai and Princess An were both curious, few noble daughters learned Xiqin, did not expect Jiuzhu to do this?

"My grandfather, he often plays music for me with Xiqin. After a long time, I will become familiar with it." Seeing their curiosity, Jiuzhu talked about her childhood: "Especially in summer nights, when cicadas sing and insects sing, and moon stars sing. It's rare, the sound of the song "swings" in the valley, as if it came from the sky."

The palace servant took Xiqin, and Jiuzhu tried the strings with a bow, and the strange squeaking sound made the princes who were drunk and sobered up for a little while.

"Xiqin originally had a plucked string. Like Master, I like to draw a bow." Jiuzhu put Xiqin on her thigh and pulled it up.

The sound of the piano is melodious, as if there are birds in the empty valley ready to fly.

However, after the bird flew, it was unspeakable loneliness and sadness.

Princess Huai and Princess An, who were listening carefully to the music, were fine, but Wang Huai, who was drinking, suddenly reddened his eyes and poured cold wine into his stomach one cup after another.

King Chen put down the wine glass, turned to look at Jiuzhu who was playing the Xiqin, and listened carefully to the sound of the piano.

"Fifth brother, what are you doing, drinking?" Drunk An Wang stretched out his hand to pull Chen Wang's sleeve.

King Chen glanced at him and ruthlessly pulled his hand from his own arm.

Is he in a daze?

That is to enjoy the song of my daughter-in-law's "wife".

King Huai was still crying, but no one of the brothers went to comfort him, even Princess Huai just glanced at it, then looked away as if he didn't see it.

"This wine, the more you drink it, the more bitter it becomes." King Huai wiped his face with his sleeves, "Whoever plays the tune makes people feel uncomfortable when they hear it."

After listening to this song, he finally understood what the situation was in "Jiang Xue", "Thousands of mountains and birds fly away, and thousands of people disappear".

"Brother, don't say a word." Even if he was drunk, An Wang kept in mind that he could not offend the fifth brother: "That's a song played by the fifth brother and sister."

"The fifth younger brother and sister are young, how can you pull this..."

"The sound of the qin is unintentional, the listener has it." King Chen interrupted King Huai: "It's not that the sound of the qin is painful, it's your pain."

Where is the pain in this song?

It is clearly a song of green mountains and green waters, leisurely and peaceful. It is like an old man who has gone through a thousand sails, finally found the town of Anzhi, relieved his exhaustion, and obtained peace of mind and body.

"Where did the song come from?" The night came, and the sound in the harem was particularly obvious.

Emperor Longfeng, who was walking with Empress Su, stopped and listened to the sound of music in the wind: "It seems to be the sound of Xiqin?"

"Go back to your majesty, His Royal Highness An Wang held a roasted deer banquet in Zhangliu Palace. The prince and his concubine were there." Liu Zhongbao replied, "The princes sang loudly, and the princes and concubines played tunes. It was very lively, you can go and have a look. ?"

"No need, let their brothers play by themselves, if I go, they will not be comfortable playing." Emperor Longfeng listened for a while: "This song is played well, I have heard this song a long time ago. ."

"Your Majesty, tell me, what song is this?" Queen Su was curious: "It sounds very pleasant."

"When I was five years old, on the birthday of the emperor's grandfather, a musician used the Xiqin to play this piece." Emperor Longfeng lowered his eyelids: "Then the musician intended to stab and was killed by Jin Jiawei on the spot."

"assassinate?"

"Yeah." Emperor Longfeng nodded: "Later someone said that the musician was a remnant of the previous dynasty, and since then, no one in the capital has played this song again."

More than ten years later, this piece was almost forgotten by musicians in Beijing.

"At that time, more than a hundred years have passed since the fall of the previous dynasty. Are the remnants of the previous dynasty still alive?" Empress Su felt that if this was true, the descendants of the former dynasty's descendants would be quite dead.

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, no one cares." Emperor Longfeng sighed: "A lot of people died in the capital at that time."

The so-called remnants of the previous dynasty are just an excuse for the emperor's grandfather to eliminate hidden court officials when he was old.

It is a pity that the grandfather did not expect that after the father, who had no worries about the future, was enthroned, he acted in a daze and almost pulled the entire Dacheng Dynasty into the abyss.

At the age of five, he watched as the musician was "shot" and turned into a hedgehog full of arrow feathers. His eyes widened when he was about to die, and he firmly remembered this tune.

"The one who plays the qin should be Jiuzhu." Emperor Longfeng smiled. The younger generation, who knew this tune and still learned this tune, is probably only Jiuzhu who didn't grow up in the capital.

"It's good, right?" Queen Su pushed him gently: "Don't scare the child about this song in front of the child."

"If I really mentioned it, our son would not have to go to Taiyang Palace to make trouble with me." Emperor Longfeng laughed out loud: "This stinky boy is with me, it hurts people."

After the roasted venison feast was over, the princes were already drunk, Jiuzhu walked to King Chen, and saw that although his cheeks were red, he was not like other princes lying on the table.

"Your Highness, are we going back?"

"Well, go back." King Chen stood up, put his hands behind his back, and took a step forward. Seeing that Jiuzhu was not following, he looked back at her: "Why don't you go?"

Jiu Zhu quickly followed, holding his sleeve: "Your Highness, are you not drunk?"

"Hmph." King Chen raised his chin slightly: "How could this amount of wine make me drunk."

Jiu Zhu took advantage of the situation and hugged his arm. He had a faint smell of alcohol, which was not bad.

"Why is there no moon tonight?" King Chen suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.

"It might be raining soon." Jiuzhu replied, "It's always easy to rain during Qingming."

"Oh." King Chen was silent for a moment: "So we can't sunbathe the moon together tonight."

Jiuzhu looked up at him, he looked down at her.

In his eyes, Jiuzhu saw misty water light, and the corners of her mouth were taut, like a little cutie who was aggrieved.

Ah, so His Highness was drunk.