Emperor's Women

"This..." Xuefei hesitated. She didn't know how to learn, but needed time. Although she also knew that it was too late, a imperial concubine actually needed to invite outsiders to teach Xiangfei's lotus dance. It didn't hurt the royal face.

"Sister, don't worry. The palace will arrange it for you. Just say whether you want to learn or not." Fang Yan smiled at Xuefei and naturally knew her worries, so it would be good to dispel her worries.

Xuefei thought carefully. After all, she nodded and agreed.

After noon, Zhiyan came and said, "empress, please come and teach her the dancer of lotus dance. It's already here."

At that time, the snow imperial concubine was lying on the beauty's back to sleep. Suddenly, she heard Zhiyan say, opened her eyes and was surprised: "so fast?"

"Yes. She's about to enter the palace. The empress sent someone to tell her to prepare first." Zhi Yan bowed her head.

The snow imperial concubine sighed, "the empress is really vigorous and resolute. OK, I know. Let's dress up for the palace."

Although the other party is just a dancer, they should also show the Royal atmosphere. They can't see other people's dancers without dressing up and changing clothes. If they say anything, they're afraid they'll laugh off their big teeth.

After noon, Zhiyan reported that the dancer had arrived.

main hall.

"Shen Meng, the daughter of the people, has seen the snow princess." Shen Meng said, slightly spreading his arms, with a smile on his lips, crossing his hands on his forehead and kowtowing respectfully to the snow princess.

"The etiquette is very clear. Hurry up." Xuefei's first impression of Shen Meng was pretty good.

A woman who is gentle, slim and behaves differently from ordinary people. I guess I'm not a dancer from a small family.

Thinking about it, he asked, "master, is he from a rich family? Otherwise, how can there be such comprehensive etiquette."

After saying this, Shen Mengfu, who had just got up, knelt down again and said, "my mother calls me minnu master, but she really breaks the minnu. Minnu is just assigned by the empress to teach her the fragrant concubine lotus dance. How can she be called a master."

"But... The minnv family is a merchant. Since childhood, my mother has taught minnv to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, when her family declined, minnv had no choice but to be a dancer." Shen Meng said with a bitter smile on her face.

i see. His life experience is also innocent. The snow imperial concubine said in her heart.

It's just... "I don't call you master, what do I call you?" the snow princess asked suspiciously.

Shen Meng smiled and said, "if you don't dislike it, you can call people women cheap names."

"OK. How about this palace calling you Xiaomeng?"

"The people's daughter obeyed." Shen Meng saluted again. The two of them said polite words and began to practice nonstop.

Fengyi palace.

Fang Yan also just took a nap, looked at the hour and asked Zixi, "can the dancer enter the palace?"

"I entered the palace just after noon. I'm afraid I've practiced with the snow imperial concubine, but the empress wants to go and have a look?" Zixi answered while walking, holding Fang Yan's hand.

Fang Yan shook his head, sat on a chair beside him, took the tea lamp handed by Mianzhi and said, "no, it's only the first day. Let her go and learn from the dancer. It's not good to go and see it just after practice. It's later."

Zixi nodded and said yes. I'm busy again.

Three days later, Fang Yan felt that he should have practiced almost, so he went to see Xuefei with Yanhe. By the way, let Yanhe and Zhengqi get close to each other. After all, I'm afraid I don't know when to meet in the future.

"Sister Xuefei." as soon as I entered the yard, I saw Xuefei shaking her sleeves, tiptoe gently and walking lotus steps.

Hearing Fang Yan's cry, Princess Xue turned back and saw that it was Fang Yan. She hurried to salute: "see the queen."

Seeing that Princess Xue saluted respectfully, Shen Meng also hurriedly followed her with a big gift: "the people's daughter Shen Meng, see the empress."

Before entering the palace, I heard that it was a big man in the palace who invited her. Later, I learned that it was the empress who invited her into the palace. She always wanted to see the empress's honor but couldn't see it. Today, she finally saw it. She was so nervous that she didn't even dare to lift her head.

In fact, Fang Yan didn't know what Shen Meng looked like. He just asked someone to find the best dancer in the city. Shen Meng was also famous in the imperial city. Many dignitaries threw money to see her, let alone want to see her dance.

Now she is willing to come to the palace to teach Xuefei. I don't know how much effort her men have spent.

"I've heard of Miss Shen's fame in the imperial city for a long time. If you can see me in the palace today, it's natural to see how you like the country and the city. Raise your head and let the palace see." Fang Yan smiled.

Shen Meng raised his head in response to the order, but he didn't dare to look up at Fang Yan. This cautious appearance amused Fang Yan. She smiled and said, "why, will this palace eat you? Why don't you dare to look up at the palace?"

"How can the empress's mother compare with the people's women? Just now the empress praised the people's women like that, which really frightened the people's women, so she didn't dare to look up at the empress and hope her forgiveness." Shen Meng was neither humble nor arrogant when he replied, but his heart had already jumped like a beating drum.

You know, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and so is the queen. One person is lower than ten thousand people. If you offend her, you can't guarantee whether this head will move.

Fang Yan didn't care so much, "you girl is smart. Don't worry, the Palace won't do anything to you. As long as you teach Princess Xue and reward, you won't be less."

"Min Nu, thank the empress Sheng en." Shen Meng kowtowed.

Fang Yan looked at the snow imperial concubine standing all the time and said, "sister snow imperial concubine, I just patronized to talk to Miss Shen and forgot you. Won't you blame my sister?"

"What's your sister saying? You found such a good dancer for my concubine, and it's too late for my concubine to thank you." Xuefei smiled and walked forward, took Fang Yan's hand and saluted slightly.

"How are you doing?" Fang Yan asked Shen Meng to straighten up and took her to sit aside to have a rest.

However, Princess Xue didn't sit down and said, "as Xiaomeng said, my concubine hasn't practiced dancing for a long time, and some skills have been rusty. Besides, when practicing dancing, she always has to stand. If she always dances standing and sits down as soon as she has a rest, her body will relax, but it will hurt at night. So when she is resting, she should stand and relax for a while before she can sit."

"Worthy of being a dancer, knowing is more." Fang Yan smiled and praised Shen Meng standing aside. When Shen Meng saluted, Fang Yan just glanced at her, then turned back and said to the snow princess, "it's not a few days away from Qiqiao Festival. Are you sure you can learn it and give it to Khan?"

"Don't worry, madam. I will step up my practice." Snow Princess nodded and promised.

"That's good. Let's go to see the music square." Fang Yan got up and left.

Lok Fong.

Far away, you can hear bursts of music from inside from the gate of the palace. Just listening outside, it was very noisy. Zixi covered her ears and frowned: "what are these? Doesn't it mean that the musicians in the Imperial Palace are the best? Why are they all like this? Is it difficult for her to invite musicians from outside the palace to teach?"

Fang Yan looked back at Zixi and said with a helpless smile, "it's just a drill on weekdays. Do you think it's like this when you really play music?"

"That's right." Zixi tilted her head and thought, hehe smiled and followed Fang Yan in. Compassionate branch shook his head helplessly behind and walked in.

The eunuch's singing voice outside sounded, and the voice inside made people feel very agitated finally stopped. Everyone hurriedly put down their things and knelt on the ground to salute: "see the queen."

"Let's all get up. I came here to see how you arranged the music of the lotus dance of Xiangfei at the Qiqiao Festival." Fang Yan asked, looking at the master Guangge of the music workshop.

Guangge said, "go back to your mother, you've almost finished your practice, and you're almost finished. Do you want to... Play for your mother?"

Hearing what he said, Fang Yan nodded and said, "OK."

Then someone moved a chair and asked Fang Yan to sit down. As soon as Fang Yanfang sat down, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded in his ears. It was as if he didn't come out of the same place as the annoying voice just now.

This can't help but surprise Zixi who stood behind Fang Yan. Her eyes opened wide and shook her sleeve.

When the compassionate branch was shaken, he put his index finger on his lips and motioned her not to move. Just listen quietly.

Zixi just settled down and pretended to stand there calmly. Seeing this, Guangge on one side pursed her lips and smiled, but she was stared back by Zixi.

When the song was over, Fang Yan was sleepy, but in front of so many people, the queen still had to have some manners. She pinched her arm to keep herself from falling asleep. Finally, the song ended. Fang Yan stood up and said: "It's not bad, but it's a little dull. Although the Xiangfei lotus dance ends in sadness, she and Xian Khan had feelings and sweet memories before, and can't always be so dull. Haven't you found the song of Xiangfei lotus dance before?"

She remembered that the lotus dance of the fragrant imperial concubine had not only dance scores, but also music scores. Was it in this palace?

Guangge bowed with both hands and said, "the empress doesn't know. This music score does exist, but there is only one left. This one was unfortunately burned in a previous fire. Although it has been preserved, some can't see clearly. Some of the music the empress heard just now were arranged by the slaves themselves."

After listening to Guangge's words, Fang Yan frowned slightly: "Oh? I didn't expect you to have this ability. Good, good." Fang Yan thought and said: "In that case, it's better to add some cheerful tunes to the middle part of the Xiangfei lotus dance. In this way, it won't be so boring. If there's anything wrong, go to Xuefei to discuss it. You can reconcile with each other to give Khan a good song and dance, okay?"

"Yes, I understand." Guangge nodded hurriedly.

Having arranged everything, Fang Yan only waited for the coming of Qiqiao Festival.

I hope everything doesn't go wrong.

The sixth day of July.

"Tomorrow will be Qiqiao Festival. Can my sister practice well? Are you nervous?" Fang Yan asked in the snow imperial concubine's palace.

Princess Xue smiled bitterly and said, "it's false to say you're not nervous. It's also false if you say you're particularly skilled. After all, this time is too short. Rao Shichen and concubine practice hard every day. I'm afraid they can't achieve the expected effect."

"I danced very well when I came to see the Japanese palace a few days ago. It's your sister. Your requirements are too high." Fang Yan said with relief.

"Empress, don't make fun of my concubine. I know what my concubine is like. I only wish there would be no trouble tomorrow." snow imperial concubine sighed and said.

Fang Yan stretched out his hand to hold the snow imperial concubine's hand and said, "don't worry, it will be fine with our palace and Miss Shen."