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Text Chapter 144 Gathering together on birthday banquet

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    Walking along the gravel path, you will see green willows lining the lotus pond, green and round lotus leaves in the pond, and delicate lotus flowers rising out of the water, dancing gently with the breeze. There are several painted boats parked beside the waterside pavilion.  Ji Yun frowned slightly and said softly: "Sit in the middle of the boat and don't pick lotus flowers." "Mom, I will be careful and not be so ignorant." Song Ruoxi whispered.  Ji Yun smiled.  Outside the Lotus Root Hall, a palace maid took away the phoenix picture embroidered by Song Ruoxi and asked her about her identity.  The mother and daughter should also be separated, once entering the main hall and the other going to the back hall.  There are already a dozen young girls in the back hall, sitting or standing, smiling and whispering in twos and threes. The fragrance of rouge is accompanied by the fragrance of flowers, which is greasy and intoxicating.  Song Ruoxi glanced around and saw that Ye Dongyuan and Wei Qingyu had arrived. Several girls were chatting and laughing around them. Zhou Siyi hadn't arrived yet and was hesitating whether to go over and say hello to them. Wei Qingyu had already seen them.  She said, beckoning: "Miss Song, come and sit down!" Song Ruoxi walked over with a smile, "Hello, Miss Wei, hello, Miss Ye." Ye Dongyuan's eyes fell on Song Ruoxi's agate tassel hairpin, "Miss Song  Where did you buy this hairpin? " "This hairpin was given to me by my brother," Song Ruoxi stroked the tassel on her ear and chuckled.  Ye Dongyuan curled her lips and smiled, but her meaning was unclear.  Wei Qingyu glanced at Ye Dongyuan, then at the agate tassel hairpin, "Miss Song, this hairpin is very beautiful. What's the problem?" "I said there's a problem again?" Ye Dongyuan glanced at her sideways.  Song Ruoxi had doubts in her heart, but her face didn't show anything. As for the hairpin, she could just ask Song Lian when she got back.  Several other girls who did not know Song Ruoxi introduced themselves with a smile. Song Ruoxi also informed them of their identities. They greeted each other and passed the time by talking and laughing.  After drinking a cup of tea, Song Ruoxi saw Zhou Siyi drifting in. She hadn't seen her for several days. She was so thin that she looked like she was made of paper. She seemed to be able to fall over in the wind, even with blush on her face.  She couldn't hide her haggard appearance.  "Sister Zhou." Song Ruoxi waved.  Zhou Siyi came over, nodded to the girls, and sat down next to Song Ruoxi.  Ye Dongyuan turned her eyes and chuckled: "Qian'er, I saw a new word, and it's really well written." "What word is it?" A girl answered the question very interestingly.  Ye Dongyuan looked at Zhou Siyi, her lips parted slightly, and she chanted slowly: "The eyebrows are as beautiful as the spring mountains, but pitiful and wrinkled. Don't drop your clear tears on the flower branches, for fear that the flowers will be as thin as a person. The clear and moist jade flute has been idle for a long time, and a close friend is rare."  If you want to know how to lean on the fence every day and feel sad, you can ask about the willows in front of the pavilion." As soon as the poem was uttered, the scene was cold.  Song Ruoxi and Ye Dongyuan didn't meet many times, and they didn't have a close relationship. They didn't know who she was. The other girls who knew her as a person had their smiles frozen on their faces. Ye Dongyuan chanted this word not to persuade Zhou Siyi but to mock her, mocking Zhou Siyi for being unruly.  The law of boudoir makes men suffer from lovesickness, making them thinner than yellow flowers.  Although they had laughed at Zhou Siyi behind her back and followed the advice of their elders and distanced themselves from her, they had never hurt anyone face to face. This was not only to save each other's face, but also because it was nothing to do with themselves. There was no need to offend the Zhou family too much. Ye Dongyuan's move was not only mean.  And stupid.  Zhou Siyi was so disheartened that she couldn't get her energy up for anything. If Mrs. Zhou hadn't threatened her with death, she wouldn't have attended today at all. Not to mention Ye Dongyuan's secretly mocking words, no matter how straightforward she was, she didn't care.  Seeing that Zhou Siyi didn't respond, Ye Dongyuan felt a little embarrassed. She shook her fan and turned her head to the other side to find someone to talk to.  The cry of "Princess Rong Shu has arrived" came from the front hall.  "The Lord of Jiarou County has arrived!" was also heard from the back hall. ?? Concubine Li¡¯s mother is as valuable as her son. Except for Princess Sheng Yu¡¯s mansion and Duke Qiao¡¯s mansion who is still observing filial piety, several other princesses, the Duke¡¯s wife and the prince¡¯s mansion all brought their daughters with them.  Seeing Ren Wanqiu walking this way, Song Ruoxi felt her scalp numb, but she could only follow the others and salute her.  Ren Wanqiu returned the courtesy to everyone, sat down, said a few polite words, and looked at Song Ruoxi with a smile, "On the 19th of this month, I heard that it was Miss Song's gift to give her hairpin, so I recommended myself to be the one to praise her." 4  On the night of the 26th of the month, Ren Wanqiu had another heart attack. Princess Rong Shu stayed with her all night and failed to attend the banquet at the Song family the next day.  In more than ten days, it will be Song Ruoxi's hairpin ceremony. In order to show her goodwill, Ren Wanqiu volunteered to attend her hairpin ceremony, "It is my honor for the county master to come to attend my daughter's hairpin ceremony. I am just a fan. I  I have invited Miss Zhou to take the position, and I dare not trouble the county chief." Song Ruoxi could not refuse Ren Wanqiu's coming, but he politely refused her the position of praiser, which made it clear that they were not friends.  Ren Wanqiu¡¯s eyes turned red again, looking at Song RuoThere was a trace of sadness in his eyes.  Song Ruoxi could only cruelly ignore her, not to mention that Ren Wanqiu had a heart disease, even if she didn't have a heart disease, she was so fragile that she couldn't bear the slightest thing, so she was really not the choice of a good wife.  "When I came here, I saw a painting boat prepared on the pond. After the luncheon, I definitely wanted to go on a cruise to enjoy the lotuses." Wei Qingyu changed the topic.  Several other girls immediately echoed and said how beautiful the lotus flowers in the pond were. The girls talked about poetry, poetry, jewelry and clothes, and the time passed by. When it was almost noon, joy rang out, and they heard "The Imperial Concubine" coming from outside.  The cry of "The Empress is here".  Mrs. Chengenhou took Li Mengdie with her.  Without the summons, the girls could not go out and were still sitting in the back hall.  The imperial concubine sat down under the huanghuali sandalwood throne, and several princesses and ladies saluted her.  "No gift, please sit down." After the princess and the ladies sat down, Concubine Li smiled and said: "I heard that girls from all over the country embroidered phoenix pictures to celebrate my birthday. Please bring it up so that I can share it with all the princesses and ladies.  Let¡¯s appreciate it together.¡± The maids brought the phoenix pictures embroidered by the girls and unfolded them one by one. The noble concubine looked at them first, and then passed them on to the princesses and ladies.  After carefully evaluating everything from the composition to the stitching, Concubine Li selected a piece of red satin embroidery with a flying golden phoenix spreading its wings, "Which girl embroidered this?"  Embroidered by your lord's daughter, Lu Ling'er. " Concubine Li touched the embroidery, the phoenix spread its wings, and her dream came true. Her eyes were as bright as stars, and she said, "This picture is very popular with me. Please come over and let me see it, Miss Lu.  "A palace maid came to the back hall and asked Lu Ling'er to go to the front to see Concubine Li.  Concubine Li generously rewarded Lu Ling'er with a ruby ??hairpin with silver tendrils, and also praised Mrs. Lu for her skill in raising her daughter.  ?Then the maids came to invite the county heads Ren Wanqiu and Jiang Yaner out.  After they had presented themselves to Concubine Li, the girls lined up in pairs according to their father's rank, led by the palace maids, and filed in.  Song Sui was only a fourth-rank official, and Song Ruoxi stood in the second to last row.  "My little girl, please give my regards to the Imperial Concubine. May the Imperial Concubine be blessed with peace and prosperity." High-ranking married women do not have to kneel down when they see the concubine, but girls, regardless of their father's official position, are of no rank. They all have to kneel down and jingle at each step.  , the ring wears ding dong.  Concubine Li's beautiful eyes swept over the girls, "No courtesy, stay on your own." "Thank you, empress." The girls said in unison.  "Siyi, where are you kneeling behind? Come to me quickly." Concubine Li wanted to win over Grand Master Zhou and show her favor to Zhou Siyi.  Zhou Siyi walked forward and stopped five steps away from Concubine Li. She bowed and said, "My little daughter has met the Concubine Li." "I heard that Siyi is good at music. At the beginning of the year, she played the song "Autumn Water" at the Peach Blossom Banquet.  "I am honored to be crowned the world. I wonder if I can play a song in front of the public to help my spirits rise?" Concubine Li asked with a smile.  "My little girl is trapped by something and has no intention of playing the piano. Please forgive me." Zhou Siyi refused directly.  Concubine Li¡¯s elegant smile froze on her face. She thought that no one would dare refuse her if she spoke, but she didn¡¯t expect Zhou Siyi to be so disrespectful and refuse directly.  Mrs. Zhou was shocked, and she hurriedly came out and knelt down and said: "My dear concubine, my little girl is young and ignorant, and she speaks freely. Please forgive me." Concubine Li turned her eyes and said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhou, please get up, it's a small matter.  Don¡¯t take it to heart. My daughter¡¯s family is considerate. When Siyi is in a good mood, I will invite her into the palace to play the piano for me.¡± ¡°Thank you, Madam Zhou, for your magnanimity.¡± Mrs. Zhou stood up and took Zhou Siyi away.  .  "Mother, it's time for the banquet." The female officer stepped forward to report.  "Take your seats." Concubine Li stood up first, followed by everyone.  At the birthday banquet, no one would make rude remarks to offend Concubine Li. They would exchange cups and cups and laugh happily.  Festive operas were also sung on the small stage, and the sound was very lively.  After the banquet, Concubine Li smiled and said: "There's no point in listening to the opera all the time. The weather is nice today. Let's take a boat ride and have some fun."  But they were not prepared enough, and one of the girls failed to get on the boat. Among them were Song Ruoxi who deliberately stayed one step behind and Zhou Siyi who was absent-minded.  "Sister Zhou, let's not take a boat ride, let's go to the Jiuqu Corridor!" Song Ruoxi tugged on Zhou Siyi's sleeve and said.  Zhou Siyi looked at her and nodded lightly.  The two of them led their respective maids, left the Furong Pond, and went to the Jiuqu Corridor.  A nine-curved corridor was built along the garden wall and stretched for several miles. The corridor was carved with exquisite patterns. Song Ruoxi and Zhou Siyi walked slowly side by side, followed closely by four maids.  After walking for a long time, Song Ruoxi saidZhou Siyi couldn't help but ask: "Sister, aren't you trying to persuade me?" Song Ruoxi raised her eyebrows and asked, "I'm trying to persuade you, will you listen?" "I" Zhou Siyi sighed quietly and looked sideways.  To the outside of the corridor, "I only wish that I would be lucky in this life, not just spend a night in vain. On a stormy night, I still remember the boudoir dream, where flowers bloom, I get drunk, I ask you, you will not come back! But, no matter what, this love is just a firework!"  "Song Ruoxi stood beside her, reached out and picked off a flower placed on the porch, and said, "Since sister knows that this relationship is hopeless, why do you still torture yourself like this?" Zhou Siyi smiled bitterly and asked, "Sister, if it were me?  "What will you do?" "If you love me, I will stay with you. If you don't care, I will leave." Song Ruoxi's words were loud and clear, with the pride and determination that a woman should have.  £­£­£­£­£­£­Digression£­£­£­£­£­£­ Sorry, the fire was put out by the firemen until 8:30, but the power did not come. It was 11:20, and it finally came. I was in a daze.  I got up and updated the article. If there are typos or something, I will correct it tomorrow.
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