Biography of Yang Fei

Chapter 23
When it came to the day of the concubine's birthday banquet, there was a lively scene in the harem. The wives and daughters of the royal family all came to pay their respects, and the most eye-catching one was Cui Lanlin, the daughter of the Hanlin scholar Cui Daren's family.This Cui Lanlin is two years older than Princess Tongchang, she is very likable, the concubine and the emperor love her very much.The emperor even adopted her as a righteous daughter, named Yongle Wengzhu, which shows the emperor's love for her.

As soon as the Lord Yongle came, he snuggled up to the concubine and acted like a baby, regardless of everyone's eyes.Mrs. South Korea felt quite uncomfortable. Her daughter, Princess Changning, was a real golden branch and jade leaf, and she had never seen the emperor and the concubine love her so much.Not to mention Princess Anhua and Princess Changyuan, whose mothers and concubines were born lowly and died early, they could only sit at the bottom.

Concubine Guo Shu and Princess Tongchang came together. This Princess Tongchang has already become a girl, and she looks more and more like Concubine Guo Shu. Concubine Guo Shu was known as the most beautiful woman in Chang'an back then, and she was well maintained. Standing with Princess Tongchang, they all have bright eyes and beautiful dimples. , Lingcheng is cute and charming, like two beautiful sister flowers.

As soon as they appeared, they became the focus of the audience, and the emperor hurriedly asked Concubine Guo Shu and Princess Tongchang to sit beside him.Concubine Guo Shu was very proud, and even cast a vague glance at Yang Yu.Yang Yu smiled calmly, but when she saw Princess Tongchang smiling at her, Yang Yu's heart warmed up, she was a lovely princess.

Compared with Princess Tongchang, the Lord Yongle lost his luster.Lord Yongle felt quite uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.

Concubine Wang Guifei took great pains in organizing this birthday banquet. Not only was the arrangement grand but not luxurious, the dishes were also carefully selected.The concubine is a frugal person and should not be too extravagant, so she chose some light dishes, such as crystal winter melon dumplings, lotus leaf soup, pearl jade white jade soup and so on.The concubine was very satisfied and smiled at Wang Guifei frequently.

Si Lefang also dispatched the best musicians, including Li Zijin.The first performance was the song and dance "Magu's Birthday Congratulations to Qianqiu" carefully rehearsed by Li Keji. The singers were euphemistic and beautiful;

Next came the concubines in the harem to perform for the Queen Mother. Wang Jieyu played a pipa song "Snow in Spring", which won applause from all the halls.After being seated, Wang Jieyu was quite proud, not wanting Cui Jieyu to smile and say: "Sister, don't be too happy!" After saying that, she got up and performed.

It turned out that Cui Jieyu was very clever. Knowing that the concubine didn't like to dance with knives and guns, she treated her with a ribbon and made a ribbon dance. It was soft but strong, and she swayed freely, like flowing clouds and flowing water, with a unique charm.This dance was very special, and the emperor even applauded it repeatedly.Cui Jieyu's winking eyes are like silk, conveying the meaning of lovesickness.Although the concubine didn't like Cui Jieyu, the dance was really good, so she rewarded her with a glass of fine wine.That Cui Jieyu was in the limelight, she was overjoyed
And Lei Ji Yingying came out and said: "Lei Ji has no talent, so I can only embroider one carefully. I hope the concubine will live longer than Nanshan!" A court lady opened the embroidery a long time ago, and it turned out to be a lifelike pine that lives longer than Nanshan. Sublime.The queen mother was very satisfied, so she rewarded Yu Ruyi.That Cui Jieyu was even more indignant, and said softly: "Sure enough, she is a embroiderer!" But Wang Jieyu laughed and said: "Cui Jieyu seems to have forgotten her parentage!"

But I heard Princess Tongchang say: "Miss Lei Ji is so skilled that Tongchang's embroidery is beyond her control!" A court lady opened it a long time ago, and it turned out to be a statue of Maitreya Buddha!It's so vivid and vivid!The image of kindness, kindness, smiling, open-minded, and open-chested is completely embroidered.Everyone was amazed that Princess Tongchang had such extraordinary skills!
Lei Ji sighed: "Compared to the princess, the concubine is really ashamed of herself!" The concubine even called Princess Tongchang to her side, and fed her lotus leaf soup with her own hands, which made all the princesses envious.

The next show was Du Lu's two pick girls. Yang Yu looked at Mrs. Han and found that she was showing a faint smile. For some reason, Yang Yu felt something was wrong.Sure enough, Du and Lu appeared in Han Palace costumes. Although they were charming, Yang Yu noticed that the Empress Dowager's complexion changed!The two of them didn't know it, and they were still trying their best to dance and encourage.Mrs. Han said casually: "This man's dance actually reminds me of these two beauties!" It turns out that Lu Cainu is slender and fragile, while Du Cainu is plump and charming.The two of them dressed up like Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede!
Zhao Feiyan, the second queen of Han Cheng Emperor Liu Ao, was flirtatious and glamorous, with excellent dancing skills. She was named Zhaoyi with her younger sister Zhao Hede.

Although the Zhao sisters were favored, they never became pregnant. They were afraid that other concubines would conceive and have children, threatening their successors, so they crazily tortured the palace servants. "Whoever is born is killed, and there are countless abortions."At that time, there was a nursery rhyme "Swallows fly to peck the emperor's grandson" among the people.The court lady Cao Gong gave birth to a boy, but she was forced to death, and the prince was also thrown out of the door.Xu Mei gave birth to a son, and Zhao Hede cried and made a fuss, forcing Emperor Cheng to give the mother and son to death.Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, who is obsessed with sex, is no longer confused, and his knees are especially empty.

Zhao Feiyan also messed up the harem and had affairs with others, and Zhao Hede even used love potions to confuse the emperor, making the emperor die in a gentle village!

These Zhao sisters are women who are troublesome and messy in the harem!The two of them dressed up like this, why didn't the concubine's face change drastically!

No matter how good this dance is, it is useless.The concubine didn't say a word, she just glanced at Wang Guifei from the corner of her eye.Concubine Wang Guifei was shocked, she was really secretive, she didn't rehearse the show well first.After dancing to a song, the concubine said indifferently: "The two girls are really beautiful. How about copying Buddhist scriptures with Ai's family these few days? How about self-cultivation? You must not be impetuous in the harem, you must be calm!"

Although the two of them didn't know what was wrong, the displeasure in the concubine's tone could still be heard, and she hurriedly knelt down to agree.When the two of them retreated, Concubine Guo Shu said with a coquettish smile: "I have no talent, so I can only offer a treasure to congratulate the Queen Mother!" Then she ordered someone to take out a piece of clothing and said, "Change this clothing into a fire silkworm." The clothes are as thin as cicada's wings, but they keep you warm. You don't have to be afraid of the ice and snow. The concubine is young and doesn't need it. I think the concubine will like it!" The emperor praised: "The concubine is so thoughtful!" Concubine Guo Shu is as tender as Shui: "The concubine and the emperor are filial to the concubine!" The emperor secretly held Concubine Guo Shu's hand.The concubine didn't like it, and Aunt Rong murmured, "Isn't it obvious that the concubine is old?"

Mrs. Han couldn't sit still, got up and said: "Queen Mother, Changning and Qilang Balang are going to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday!" I saw that Changning was dressed as Magu, and the two princes were dressed as boys, very cute and interesting.The three of them said in a childlike voice: "May the concubine live a long life!" The elderly always like their children and grandchildren around their knees, and the concubine couldn't help laughing: "What a good boy, come, bring them up, and do whatever they like Everything is fine!"

Concubine Wang even took out a calligraphy and painting on which it was written, "Golden mother Jintao opened the banquet, and Su'e divided the pillars to make fine wine." The concubine also praised: "Concubine Wang is worthy of being born in a scholarly family!"

The concubine gave some jade articles to Wang Guifei.

"Hehehe, concubine mother! My son is late!" It turned out to be King Zhao, and the concubine couldn't help laughing: "The Ai family thought that you, an unfilial son, forgot Ai's birthday!"

The emperor also said: "Your brother is late, you should be punished!" King Zhao said with a smile: "Okay! My brother punishes himself with three cups!"The concubine smiled and said, "Where have you been for so many days?"

King Zhao said with a smile: "My son and minister went to Shu to buy a birthday gift for my mother and concubine!" A court lady had already opened a gorgeous Sichuan brocade, and it turned out to be a picture of longevity!Based on the color strips in the warp direction, the color strips are added with flowers. The pattern is prosperous, the texture is fine, the color matching is elegant, unique and beautiful!

Everyone was full of admiration, the colors were rich, the layers were distinct, it looked extraordinarily magnificent, the flowers, birds, insects and animals were lifelike and vivid!The emperor praised: "The emperor's brother is so filial, he went to Shu to buy birthday gifts for his mother and concubine!"

The concubine's face was bright, and she couldn't help giving a piece of seven-color colored glaze to King Zhao. The seven-color colored glaze was shining brightly, and it was also a rare treasure!
The Lord Yongle couldn't help being anxious at the side: "The empress dowager Lan Lin hasn't performed yet! The empress dowager has rewarded all the good ones, so what will Lan Lin do!?" Said: "Okay, okay, as long as Lan Lin performs well, you can choose the treasures of Aijia!"

Cui Lanlin was overjoyed, and quickly thanked her, "Thank you Queen Mother, Lan Lin rehearsed a bell dance, Lan Lin went to change clothes first!" After saying that, she stepped back and got ready.Concubine Guo Shu suddenly looked left and right, and said, "Oh, where did this Yang Zhaoyuan go?"Mrs. Han said: "Yang Zhaoyuan is not going to rest, right? Today is the concubine Qianqiu, Yang Zhaoyuan is a lady of everyone, how can she be so rude!"

Before the words fell, Yang Yu's voice was heard, "Madame Han's words are very true, how could the concubine be so rude today!" With such caring, I couldn't help feeling warm in my heart, and said: "The concubine is all right, but I just went to prepare a gift for the Queen Mother!" Cui Jieyu laughed and said, "Yang Zhaoyuan is really busy with his affairs, and it is only now that he is preparing a birthday gift for the Queen Mother?"

Concubine Guo Shu glanced at Yang Yu and said with a smile: "Sister Yang is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager, so she must have prepared a birthday gift carefully!" Yang Yu smiled lightly, "The congratulatory gifts from all the sisters are so wonderful, it really makes Yang Yu ashamed! Just like Yang Yu's close relatives, they had to make some delicacies to celebrate the concubine's birthday, and Yang Yu also made these when he was at home to celebrate his parents' birthday." Biyue brought out a food plate with longevity in it. Noodles, longevity buns, red eggs. "It's only because I thought these would be delicious if they were hot, that's why I prepared them so late!" After finishing speaking, he glanced at Cui Jieyu with a faint smile.Cui Jieyu was bored, so she stopped talking.

Yang Yu picked up the Longevity Noodles and knelt gently, "Concubine Yu, how about I let Yuer feed you?" The concubine was very touched and nodded with a smile.Yang Yu carefully picked up the noodles and fed them to the Queen Mother.It turns out that this noodle is actually continuous, and it is in a bowl, which is surprising.The concubine finally finished eating, Yang Yu said with a smile: "May the queen mother be like this, for a long time, unceasingly!" Yu'er, how do you think the Ai family will reward you?" Yang Yu laughed and said, "The concubine will give Yu'er a red envelope, and Yu'er is also happy!" A big red envelope!" Aunt Rong handed over a big red envelope, very happy, Yang Yu accepted it with a smile.

King Zhao smiled and said, "Zhaoyuan's thoughts are really special, and she can't compare with this king!" Yang Yu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Isn't King Zhao jealous? Concubine, hurry up and give King Zhao a red envelope!"

The concubine was amused, and she couldn't help laughing: "Rong Yi, quickly give King Zhao a red envelope, I'm so shameless, I'm jealous!" Aunt Rong hurriedly stuffed a red envelope into King Zhao's hand, and King Zhao, a dignified man, held the red envelope very much. It was so funny, I couldn't help being embarrassed, and sighed: "Only women are hard to raise!" When everyone saw him like this, they couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)