Emperor's Love

Chapter 26

"What's the matter? How did your foot offend you? Why do you hate it so much?" The fourth elder brother Hongli asked me playfully when he had already arrived at the door.

I hurriedly got up and saluted him: "Big Brother Si is auspicious!"

"Get up." He casually sat on the stool and got himself a cup of tea, "Yu Yun, have you thought about the show this time?"

"Brother Si, not yet!" I answered honestly, please!I have only been here for less than two days, and I have to be busy winning people's hearts here, and I have to fight with these hateful flowerpot sole shoes. Where do I have time to think about some performances?

"Being in the palace is no different than being in the Chahar Mansion. There are some things that need to be taken care of. See more, learn more, and talk less..." After finishing speaking, he took a sip of his tea.

"Yes! Thank you, brother four, for reminding me!" I replied politely.Of course I know this. In this court, the most important thing is to "be wise and protect one's life", to avoid showing too much sharpness and being hated by others.

In the next period of time, I continued to practice my walking, and he continued to drink his tea. The atmosphere between the two seemed harmonious, but there was something intriguing.I don't know what happened, but since I knew that he would marry Fu Ya, I have been in a bad mood. In other words, I feel very sad about the inevitable result of this historical development.But I don't know if I really like him... In another ten or eight years, he will be the master of the Forbidden City. Women have him together...

"Yuyun, you, why are you always so polite to me? Could it be that we can't even be friends?" Maybe my too unfamiliar tone annoyed him a little, "Forget it, maybe I'm too self-indulgent, Wishful thinking that at least I can be a confidant..." His hurt tone actually made me feel pity.

When he turned around and walked out of the door, I sat on the bed blankly, feeling a little pain in my heart, and my emotions were boiling.Maybe I really broke his heart... Now I just want things to end quickly and leave this Forbidden City...

Thinking about it, I got up and drew up the program list. When I was in Chahar Mansion, I had nothing to do every day. Apart from my basic skills, I was more enthusiastic about practicing calligraphy. I am not illiterate, but ancient calligraphy I use a brush, and the brush is soft when writing, and the written characters are like ghost drawing symbols. In addition, most of the ancient characters are traditional characters with many radicals, which is difficult to write.For the past three years, I have insisted on writing for an hour every day, mostly copying articles such as "The Book of Songs" and "Li Sao", and now it is finally time to use it. of.

Since it was the New Year's Eve banquet, the emperor, concubines, princes, grandsons, and princes and nobles would all be there with their companions. According to Qiuying and Dongxue, when Lord Kangxi was alive, the New Year's Eve banquet was basically held every year. People come to sing dramas and perform, and fireworks will be set off. At that time, the people in the palace are all beaming and lively.

For the program of the New Year’s Eve banquet, there are still basic traditional programs, such as singing operas, dragon dances, and court dances. I just interspersed one or two different programs in it, so that the tradition can be maintained novelty.

I stretched and looked out of the window, ah, I was only thinking about the show, I didn't want the sky to be dark, it's winter, the sky is already dark earlier, I calculated the time, it should be You hour now.I asked Qiuying to send the program list to Eunuch Gao, and Dongxue prepared meals, alas... the day passed quickly, and I felt a little sad for no reason.

From that day on, I became really busy, because there were two programs that I had to rehearse in person. I had to choose people in person and guide the court musicians to compose music. Other performances needed to be invited from outside the palace. Or, I have to follow up one by one. I have to look over every performance first, and discuss with them if there are some things that need to be changed. Basically, when I come back every day, I will be tired and paralyzed on the bed. Yes, more than half a month has passed...

Since that day, I haven't seen Hongli. I think he might be annoyed with me. That's fine. It's better that we are not even friends, so as not to add to the sadness in the future.

It was finally approaching New Year's Eve, and the palace began to make some arrangements, with lanterns hung up, and festive new couplets pasted up in every courtyard.

Today, I was instructing the selected court ladies to practice dance, when a well-dressed woman walked in, Dongxue hurriedly pulled me up and said: "Good luck, Concubine Xi!" I imitated her and saluted, Said: "Concubine Xi is auspicious!"

(End of this chapter)