Chapter 325： soul

Chapter 325 Soul

Today's ceremony was presided over by the emperor.

After the    emperor delivered a succinct speech, he announced the official start of the ceremony.

The sound of silk and bamboo rang out again, and Gu Yanfei walked to the hall without haste or slow, unhurried and calm.

Hundreds of eyes were cast on her, either in admiration, or in amazement, or in envy, or jealousy, or simply turned away.

Sunlight poured in through the open windows and the main door around, coating Gu Yanfei's body with a dazzling halo.

The silver-red dress on her body was dragged on the smooth marble floor, and the skirt like a peacock's tail swayed slightly with her steps.

With the appearance of the young girl, a faint floral fragrance filled the hall, fresh and elegant like jasmine, and serene and mellow like an orchid. The garden is very beautiful.

Soon someone with a bright nose smelled it. This fragrance belongs to the incense of an inch of incense and an inch of gold. It is not only very expensive, but also extremely rare. It came from far away Persia, and in the Dajing Dynasty, only the royal family could use it.

Not only incense sticks, but also the rattan mats, decorations and even the silk and bamboo used in the hall today.

This Gu Er girl is really good fortune and good fortune! Many of the girls' relatives expressed their admiration and admiration in their hearts.

Today's wedding ceremony is quite grand.

The eldest princess of Fengyang is the main guest, Wei Jiaoniang is the admirer, the eldest princess Anle is the secretary, and there are all the women and ladies in the capital as the guests and courtesies. This is already the regulation of princesses and ceremonies.

The last time the palace held the ceremony was for Princess Minghui. It was already seven years ago. At that time, the main guest was Princess Li, which was a little inferior compared to today.

And today, the emperor even invited Fengyang as his guest!

Fengyang, who was standing as the guest of honor, wore a black auspicious and dark-patterned robe today. His gray hair was pulled into a neat round bun, which was held in place with a green jade hairpin. It was graceful and pure.

The old woman, who is almost old, has a wrinkled face, but her body is still straight and heroic. She has a self-confidence and arrogance in her body, and stands out among the noble ladies in the palace.

Dajing Dynasty also has only such a "Wenneng Anbang, Wuneng Dingguo" the eldest princess of Fengyang.

In the eyes of everyone, Fengyang held a red gold and silky nine-winged phoenix hairpin inlaid with a ruby ​​hairpin in his hand, and sang the congratulatory message with a smile: "According to the age of the year, with the order of the moon, Xianjia takes it."

She leaned over slightly and put this radiant hairpin on Gu Yanfei's bun herself.

Everyone's eyes fell on this red-gold hairpin with nine wings and phoenix inlaid with ruby, and their eyes were suspicious.

Isn't this hairpin the one that Empress Taizu personally inserted for Fengyang when Fengyang was in his hairpin? !

It is said that this hairpin was carefully crafted by an old craftsman from the Silver Works Bureau in the former imperial palace. After Fengyang put it on, it set off a wave in the capital, and many family members asked jewelry shops in Beijing to imitate it. The style of this hairpin creates a phoenix hairpin, but all of them are like tigers and can't be like dogs.

Those old ladies all stared at the hairpin in Feng Yang's hand, almost straightened their eyes.

Fengyang's hand holding the hairpin was steady and motionless. When he leaned over to insert the hairpin for Gu Yanfei, the two were very close, and her rough fingertips inadvertently brushed against Gu Yanfei's clean forehead.

Gu Yanfei's eyes flashed, and he raised his head slightly to look at Fengyang.

At that moment of contact, she could feel Fengyang's soul faded a little, became weaker, like a cluster of flames that were about to run out of fuel, swaying...

As if the next gust of wind blows, that cluster of flames will be blown out.

Gu Yanfei's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.

She couldn't help but raised her hand and touched Feng Yang's wrist, and released it at the touch. Her pupils were as dark as night, clearly reflecting Feng Yang's face.

Fengyang smiled slightly and got up to reset.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Jiao Niang, who was a compliment, carefully helped Gu Yanfei straighten her hairpin. From her small and delicate phoenix mouth, a tassel of bright pearl spit out and hung by Gu Yanfei's ear, shaking and shining brightly, reflecting her eyes. Brilliant.

Sister Yanfei is so pretty! Sitting in the wheelchair, An Le stared at Gu Yanfei with burning eyes, Wu Liuliu's big eyes were so round that she couldn't bear to blink.

This also has its own credit!

An Le felt like a little sparrow flapped its wings happily, and felt sorry for the emperor, if only the emperor could be here.

An Le was stunned for a moment, and after regaining her senses, she hurriedly performed her duties as a leader and reminded Gu Yanfei to continue to the next step.

Gu Yanfei stood up slowly, her dress flowing down with her movements, and the tassels of lotus seed and rice-sized pearls on her cheeks swayed gently.

Under the golden sunlight, her skin is dazzling and snowy. When she smiles, she looks like a tree full of hibiscus blooming in an instant.

Everyone held their breath subconsciously, looking at the stunning girl in front of them.

Gu Yanfei bowed gracefully, first thanking the emperor in front of him.

People are in good spirits at happy events, and the emperor is happier than anyone else. He smiled and said, "No gift."

"You child is pure and true, very good, your parents are in the spirit of heaven, and they will be relieved to see you."

The emperor's face was radiant, and his elegant face seemed to be ten years younger.

The surrounding Mrs. Xiao and other noble ladies' expressions became stiffer when they heard the words. Even someone who had such a bit of luck in his heart before, hearing the emperor's public praise for Gu Yanfei at this moment, knew that the emperor had made up his mind.

Gu Yanfei was no doubt the candidate for the first prince concubine.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise." Gu Yanfei thanked her generously. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a silver pocket watch in the hand of the eunuch, and she couldn't help but smile knowingly.

She tilted her little face playfully at the emperor, showing her closeness.

For her wedding ceremony, they all bothered.

Moreover, she felt that the emperor's evaluation of her was quite appropriate, saying that she was pure and true, not perfect and filial.

The    emperor liked her little daughter's beauty and laughed.

After   , Gu Yanfei gave Fengyang and all the guests present a salutation, elegant and solemn.

At this point, the ceremony was completed.

If this is an ordinary wedding ceremony, the next step should be for the guests to congratulate their parents and teach their daughters, and give a few words of good luck. But now the person who presides over the wedding ceremony is the emperor, so this step is naturally avoided.

All the female relatives bowed and saluted respectfully, and sent the emperor, Fengyang and Anle off in unison.

The departure of the emperor was a relief for all the female family members, and the air in the hall suddenly loosened.

Everyone was no longer cautious, and gathered together in twos and threes. Some people followed and left the Qinghui Hall. Some people looked at Gu Yanfei's direction with envy or envy, and some people came forward to talk to Gu Yanfei with smiles on their faces. There were even more familiar female relatives, who surrounded Gu Yanfei to congratulate him, smiling at Yan Yan, and the atmosphere was lively.

After talking for a while, they let Gu Yanfei go to change clothes.

Gu Yanfei followed Gu Yunzhen back to the Qinglian Pavilion across the bridge, changed into the silver-red dress with long sleeves, and put on the original green lotus-colored Hu clothes.

She originally wanted to take off the phoenix hairpin on her head, but was stopped by Gu Yunzhen: "Yan Fei, this hairpin is beautiful, don't take it off."

Knowing that Gu Yanfei is like Gu Yunzhen, and knowing that if Gu Yanfei doesn't wear it today, then, because of her laziness, she probably won't be able to wear this hairpin.

When Gu Yanfei packed his clothes and came out of Qinglian Pavilion, the Qinghui Hall on the other side of the bridge was already empty.

After she talked to Gu Yunzhen, she asked Eunuch He to take her to Fengyang.

Eunuch He was well-informed, but after a cup of tea, there was news, and he personally led Gu Yanfei to a stone boat by the Yueming Lake.

Fengyang stood alone on the stone boat, leaning on the railing.

She was wearing a Taishiqing cloak, and in the spring breeze, the cloak fluttered freely, showing a bit of loneliness and pride all over her body.

She quietly looked at the sparkling lake in front of her, without saying a word, as if immersed in her own thoughts.

"Your Highness." Gu Yanfei called out.

Fengyang turned his head and looked at her, his turbid eyes filled with a faint sadness, like a mist that could not be dissolved, and there was an aura of repelling people thousands of miles away.

When her eyes met Gu Yanfei, her expression softened a lot, as if she had walked back to reality from the illusory fog, and said with a smile, "Yan Fei."

Gu Yanfei walked to Feng Yang's side, stretched out his hand to her, and said of course, "Give me your hand."

Feng Yang handed it over, Gu Yanfei grabbed Feng Yang's wrist and began to check the pulse, after staring at her for a while, he looked at her with a "you're really bad" look, and said, "Did you stay up all night again last night? "

"..." Fengyang was speechless.

The little girl's "and" made her feel that she really had no secrets in front of her.

Gu Yanfei took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on her left wrist, then stretched out her fingers and drew a sinuous and complex pattern on the back of her hand.

As she painted, she told Fengyang to take more care and not to drink cold water all the time; let her calm down, stop thinking about things, go to bed early every day, and talk about it.

Fengyang listened quietly to the little girl's nagging, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised.

She is not someone who doesn't know the good and the bad, and she naturally understands that the little girl is for her good.

She was about to say something when she suddenly felt a little warmth from the back of her left hand, very weak, a thin stream of warm current slowly flowing along the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, flowing all over her limbs and bones.

Her cold and numb limbs warmed a little, and the pain that seemed to be torn apart by her soul also faded a lot. Until the blood that was about to freeze began to flow again.

She hasn't felt this relaxed for a long time, it's like being reborn.

Gu Yanfei took a deep look at Feng Yang, let go of her hand, and explained, "I drew you a spirit-inducing array, and with this bracelet, you can warm your soul."

"You'll feel more comfortable."

Over the years, Fengyang has been suffering from the pain of peeling the skin and bruising the bones. This pain goes straight to the bone marrow and penetrates deep into the soul, making life worse than death, but Fengyang has survived until now.

Hearing the deep meaning of Gu Yanfei's words, Feng Yang's heart shuddered, and there were ripples in the lake in his heart.

This girl really knew that her lifespan was about to end, and she would soon be gone.

"No need." Feng Yang whispered, his voice a little hoarse, "Girl, don't worry about me."

She smiled slightly, with a bright and bright smile, a kind of open-mindedness.

She has lived to this age, and counting the previous dynasties, it can be said that she has experienced four dynasties. She has experienced military chaos, witnessed the establishment of a new dynasty by Taizu, and witnessed this dynasty step by step to the present, and can wait until Chu Yi came back from Yue Kingdom and watched this child help his father to secure the throne step by step. She has experienced everything in her life and has no regrets.

"If I say I need it, I need it!" Gu Yanfei said domineeringly, his dark pupils sparkling like a bright and bright star.

Fengyang stared at her dazedly, as if seeing himself when he was young, a loving and nostalgic smile escaped from the corners of his old lips.

Fengyang's fingers lightly rubbed the jade bracelet twice, and the touch under her fingers was delicate and smooth. After a while, she felt warm all over her body.

This girl really has a heart.

With vision on the first day of the new year, these two children will definitely be very happy.

Fengyang raised his hand and touched the top of Gu Yanfei's soft hair gently, and then adjusted the red-gold hairpin with nine-winged phoenix inlaid with ruby ​​for her.

This hairpin is perfect for her!

"Little girl's family, you should dress up beautifully," Feng Yang smiled softly, "You, you are too plain on weekdays."

"When I was young, I liked to wear red the most, and I liked to dress up beautifully... Another day, you and Anle will come to the Princess Mansion together, and my jewelry will not be allowed to wear in the box instead of letting you young girls wear it. , is to make the best use of it.”

Gu Yanfei responded generously, followed, and asked curiously, "Your Highness, I heard from An Le that there are many cats in your princess mansion?"

Remembering An Le's browsed expression when he talked about this, Gu Yanfei laughed until a pair of shallow swirls appeared on his lips.

"If you see something you like, pick two kittens and go back." Feng Yang smiled.

"I don't dare, you don't know, my family's Qingguang's jealousy is serious." Gu Yanfei smiled, "I'll just go to your place and play two cats."

Fengyang was amused by her and let out a hearty laugh.

The two walked all the way, talking all the way, after getting off the stone boat, they walked along the lakeside.

By the lake, the faint breeze blows slowly, and countless willow branches sway with the wind, like the dancing sleeves caressing the lake surface, the lake water is rippling and the waves are shining.

On the other side of the lake, twenty or thirty young girls were playing and laughing. They were feeding fish, drinking tea, fluttering butterflies, throwing pots, or shooting wood.

Several people saw Gu Yanfei and Feng Yangyan smiling and feasting from a distance. Some were envious, some were surprised, and some exchanged glances with complicated expressions.

A girl wearing a red robe pulled off the sleeve of another girl in blue beside her, motioned her to look after Gu Yanfei and Feng Yang, and said softly, "Sister Tang, the eldest princess of Fengyang seems to like the second girl very much. ."

Miss Tang's expression was very surprised at this time, and she sighed: "Yes."

The eldest princess of Fengyang has a detached position in the Dajing Dynasty, and she has always been arrogant. No matter whether it is a wife or a royal family, she has never seen anyone who has entered her eyes, but anyone can see it. Her attitude towards Gu Yanfei was very close.

Before, they all thought that Fengyang would be the guest of honor for Gu Yanfei because of the request of the emperor and the eldest prince, but now it seems that it was Fengyang's own intention in all likelihood.

"This girl Gu Er has always been pleasing to people." Miss Zeng said meaningfully.

Several of the girls present had attended the flounder feast in the palace, and they couldn't help thinking of the day when Gu Yanfei and Yu Chaoyun were playing the piano in front of the emperor and Fengyang.

At that time, Gu Yanfei tried his best to win Fengyang's favor with a song "Outing the Sky".

"This is also someone's ability, isn't it?" Another girl said sourly, looking away from her unwilling eyes to the flowers on the other side, "The butterflies over there are so beautiful, let's go flutter the butterflies..."

Before she could finish her words, another high-pitched female voice pressed her over: "Aqin, look, it's Yan Fei!"

All of them frowned slightly and looked at Wei Jiaoniang, their eyes flashing with disapproval. How can a girl be as rude as Wei Jiao Niang!

"Yan Fei!" Wei Jiao Niang waved to Gu Yanfei across the lake with a smile.

Lu Qin, Fan Mushuang and other girls beside her also happily waved their hands to Gu Yanfei.

Fengyang smiled, patted Gu Yanfei on the shoulder and said, "It's rare to come out, go and play with Jiao Niang and the others."

Gu Yanfei said goodbye with a smile, and walked lightly across the lake to find Wei Jiaoniang and the others.

"Yan Fei," Wei Jiao Niang took Gu Yanfei's arm affectionately and pointed to the front right, "Let's go over there and play wood shoot."

She nudged Miss Dingzeng and the others with her chin, "It's better to stay away from them."

Not far away, Miss Zeng and the others were fluttering with a fan. The dark clothes on her body made the girl look slender and her waist was slender. However, her movements were limited because of this. Her steps were very small, and she was as graceful as dancing.

They are really good at fluttering butterflies, but...

"With such a long skirt, I'm not afraid of falling." Wei Jiao Niang leaned against Gu Yanfei's ear and bit her ear softly, "Let's stay away, maybe it's up to us if we fall."

There are quite a few girls who like to wear dark robes on important occasions. The problem is that Miss Zeng and the others have long quilted skirts that drag on the ground, so they look good. It’s exactly as Wei Jiaoniang said, if they are not careful. A few steps on the skirt.

Fan Mushuang didn't hear the whispers between Wei Jiaoniang and Gu Yanfei, only heard Wei Jiaoniang's previous sentence, and smiled and said, "Yan Fei, let's play wood shoot."

"Sister Yan Fei, wooden shooting is very simple." Fan Beiran smiled and leaned over, "Just roll the wooden ball out and hit the row of wooden stakes in front of you, and knocking down a mahogany stake counts as one point. One point will be deducted if the black stake is poured."

"Simple, right? Try it."

Fan Beiran explained the rules roughly, and beside Wei Jiaoniang's cousin Wei Liu Gongzi enthusiastically put the wooden ball in his hand to Gu Yanfei.

Gu Yanfei weighed the bowl-sized wooden ball and threw it in the direction of the stake with ease.

The wooden ball rolled forward with a bang, knocking down six red wooden stakes at once.

"Yan Fei, you are too powerful!" Wei Jiaoniang, Fan Mushuang and other girls applauded in unison.

Not far away, Miss Tang, who was fluttering butterflies, was startled by the sudden applause, and stepped on the skirt and almost didn't fall down. Fortunately, Miss Zeng, who was beside her, supported her in time.

"Sister Tang, are you alright?" Miss Zeng asked with concern.

Miss Tang frowned, turned her head to glance in the direction of Wei Jiaoniang and Gu Yanfei, and said lightly, "It's okay, I was just frightened."

The girls surrounded the frightened Miss Tang and comforted her softly.

On the other side, Gu Yanfei, Wei Jiaoniang, and the others didn't even look at Miss Tang and the others, and were playing with wooden shoots on their own.

Miss Tang and the others couldn't help showing unpleasant expressions on their faces, thinking in their hearts: These people are unapologetic for disturbing others, how rude and rude!

(end of this chapter)