Chapter 97：

The two walked forward in disgust with each other, and they kept their mouths shut along the way. With great difficulty, she returned to the Changqiu Palace, and Zhai was startled when she saw the fifth prince who was soaking wet. The story of the little lady who fell into the water and acted bravely. Zhai Yu was convinced.

When the bell rang for the third time, the **** who sent Xu Meiren to get the clothes hadn't come back yet, so Zhai Yu had to change Ling Buxuan's youth clothes to the fifth prince. The fifth prince almost shed tears: "I prepared a very beautiful dress for today's birthday banquet, but I didn't expect it to be used." The father and the emperor would not pay attention to him if he didn't wear eye-catching clothes~~~

Shao Shang stroked his beautiful new clothes and showed a kindergarten teacher-like smile: "Looking for the best, maybe Your Majesty will think that His Highness is very thrifty."

"On the worst side, my father might think that I neglected my mother's birthday!" If that is the case, he will definitely sell Cheng Shaoshang!

At three o'clock, Shao Shang and the fifth prince were surrounded by a group of maids and eunuchs to the Xuanming Hall.

Approaching the brightly lit hall in front, I saw a tall and slender figure standing on the tall rank, even if the rank was walking up and down, he was still eye-catching and unconcealed, like an ancient In mythology, the splendid lighthouse built by the gods to guide the lost ships at sea stands motionless on the dark coast where the stormy waves beat.

Ling Budo took a slight step forward, he had already seen Shao Shang and the Fifth Prince.

Shao Shang and the Fifth Prince both slowed down their pace, like a little beast seeing a common natural enemy. Shaoshang whispered: "Don't worry, I only said that I saved you after you accidentally fell into the water, and I didn't mention it at all."

The fifth prince sighed: "For the sake of my friend's halftime, let me tell you something - it's better to tell the truth."

Young Shang is still puzzled, the fifth prince has moved lightly and quickly away from her side, running towards the prince and his wife who are standing far away at the door of the palace. She had to walk forward alone, and when she was two steps away from ascending the stairs, Ling Budo stretched out her slender and broad palm towards her, Shao Shang hesitated for a moment, and then put his little hand on it.

Ling Budo held her around and looked around. Under the neon lights, the girl's white and tender face was reflected in various colors, and she couldn't even see the embroidery patterns on her pale crimson robe. She looked at Ling Budo, lowered her head, pinched her cuffs, as if she didn't know what to say. In this way, she was more like a little girl who was at a loss with paint all over her body.

Ling Budo didn't say a word, took her hand and walked into the hall, who would have seen the passing princess, and teased: "It's new love, after all this time. We have to hold hands." The concubine came over and smiled: "Oh, you are young and affectionate. After getting married, you will not be so busy with children and trivial matters all day long." The princess said, "Who said it wasn't..."

The voice didn't fall, I saw the second princess and the second concubine come up from the other step in an intimate manner. Both of them were wearing crane cloak feather robes, and the long robe sleeves drooped down, covering their arms, and upon closer inspection, they realized that their fingers were intertwined and clasped tightly.

—The concubine was a little embarrassed, the princess snorted badly, turned around and stepped into the hall, and the concubine cleared her throat and followed.

Seeing this, the second princess and her husband looked at each other, not knowing why.

Shao Shang couldn't help but burst out laughing, turned to look at Ling Budo, but found that he was also looking at her. The four eyes were facing each other, and they both felt that the eyes of the other were shining like stars, and the beauty was unbelievable. Shao Shang looked at Ling Budo's dark brown glazed eyes, seemed to understand the meaning, and nodded vigorously.

Ling did not doubt: "What are you nodding?"

"I think you're right."

"What am I thinking?"

"You know." - You hope, we will be like the second princess and the concubine in the future.

Please invite him to Changqiu Palace to change clothes and drink **** soup."

The smile on Ling Budo's face slowly faded: "The fifth prince can't swim, and he has never been close to the water, so why did he go to the lake? Leave Changqiu Palace and go to Xiaojing Lake."

Shao Shang was a little stagnant and stammered: "Uh, this, this is because, because..."

Ling Budo looked at the girl's whole body and said slowly: "I don't know why you left Changqiu Palace, but you should have met the Fifth Prince and his party on the way. The messenger will lead him away from the crowd until the lake falls into the water again - no wonder, if there is only the fifth prince, you can take care of him without leading him to the lake. Is that what I said or not?"

will often feel.

"Why do you like to lie so much, why can't you tell the truth." Ling Budo frowned.

Shao Shang threw off his hand heavily and said in a muffled voice: "I will avenge my own revenge, the fifth prince has a bad mouth, I have already taught him a lesson, you don't need to teach me!" Saying that, he walked quickly into the hall.

After entering the hall, after the palace maid led Shao Shang to take the seat, she was still sullen and angry - as for what she was angry about, she herself did not know. Whether it was because the trick was exposed or was accused of lying, which made her more angry, she still didn't know.

After a while, Ling Budo was served by the **** and walked into the hall, walked slowly to her side and sat down.

"I'm not blaming you for being untruthful, or blaming you for doing your own thing. I just want to teach you that you're not alone, you still have me."

"I will always protect you."

"You don't have to think about dealing with it by yourself as soon as you encounter it."

"You have me, you have to remember."

He did not turn his head, but looked down at the lacquered wood pattern on the table, with a handsome and tall profile. Shao Shang suddenly felt a fever in his heart, a kind of irritability that Zhang Huang was at a loss for what to do. The two sat silently like this until the feast.

The scale of the birthday banquet is not large. In addition to the rich wine and food, singing and dancing, there are only a dozen more relatives and nobles and their families than the usual imperial family banquet. Hou, plus a bearded general surnamed Wu.

Tonight, Concubine Yue looked extraordinarily virtuous and low-key, with her low eyebrows pleasing to the eye from beginning to end, like a little daughter-in-law who had just entered the door, she was too shy to even raise her head. The empress seemed to be very familiar with this kind of appearance, both helpless and funny. If it is said that the Empress is a radiant pearl in the deep sea, graceful and dignified, and dignified, Concubine Yue is a riverside beauty with white dew and frost, her beauty is refreshing, and she tossed and turned.

When Shao Shang lowered his head to pick up the fallen hairpin, he saw Concubine Yue leaning over to toast to the emperor. Clap open.

Shao Shang secretly sighed. She didn't blame the emperor. In the position of the Supreme Being of Ninety-five Five, no one would say anything even if the emperor replaced a teenage girl every year to pet him, but the emperor only guarded two wives and concubines. Today, he has lived a more than ordinary Duke Hou Fu Jia has a pure heart and few desires, precisely because he is a person who is very affectionate.

One toast, one congratulation, plus one commercial tout, and then there are birthday gifts. The ministers and the princes and princesses have their own thoughts, or precious, or novel, or beautiful, or unheard of—

The prince and his wife asked someone to bring up a jade unicorn with a height of more than a foot. The whole body is white and crystal clear. The second prince's face turned green at that time, because his gift was also a unicorn statue of similar size, but it was pure gold. The two brothers add up, it is just a taste of elegance and popular, just fine, just fine.

Seeing this, the Crown Princess smiled lightly.

Shortly after the second princess gave birth, her face was swollen and swollen. At this time, she was showing a helpless expression that this lump of gold was definitely not her aesthetic.

The congratulations from the eldest princess and his wife are also very precious, but it doesn't look like it was given to the queen.

A white jade goblet with openwork pattern—it’s a pity that the queen doesn’t drink alcohol every day; a single plain gauze that’s as thin as a cicada’s wings—it’s a pity that the queen is afraid of the cold and not the heat, and can wear the whole set in summer Ju Shenyi, but the emperor was very afraid of the heat.

The Concubine Yue was keeping her head down and pretending to be honest, unable to see the expression; the emperor did not pay attention to the details, so he praised the eldest daughter and son-in-law for their troubles with a smile; the queen smiled lightly, only a young businessman can There is a lot of self-deprecation in it.

Ling Budoubt presented an old bamboo slip. The queen opened it and burst into tears - it turned out to be the manuscript of Xuan Taigong. Xuan Taigong was fond of poetry and prose, and often gave his own works to friends, rather than treasured them, so the Xuan family did not keep many papers. After many years of beacon and war, Xuan Taigong's hand scroll was long gone, but now Ling Budo did not know how to find it.

The emperor was surprised and delighted to see the empress. He felt that his adopted son gave him a face, and he did everything properly. He agreed with his heart. He almost wanted to give something back.

Most of the birthday gifts presented by the concubines and concubines below the third prince are quite satisfactory, only the second princess couple is quite innovative, presenting a life-size portrait - the queen dancing gracefully, vivid and pure With fine brushwork, even the embroidery on the skirt is clearly visible, which took the couple months of work.

The most eye-catching is the birthday party dance led by the fifth princess. It is a pity that at first glance, the momentum is huge, but it is actually only a few. There is nothing new in the matching of dance steps, and the pace is also scattered. The amount of effort involved can be seen at a glance. Concubine Yue tried to open her mouth several times and held back. The three empress and concubine did not say a word.

Short businessmen see this situation, secretly tell the Fifth Princess and wait, there will be a 'surprise' when you get home!

When all the gifts were over, the emperor saw that the queen was still unhappy, so he smiled and asked the second princess if she could improvise a dance, and the second princess smiled and responded. The second concubine held Xiao by the side, and said, "Your Majesty, Du Xiao is too weak, and I still need the sound of the piano.

The emperor glanced over and smiled: "Speaking of which, Zisheng has not played the piano for a long time."

On this occasion, Ling Budo would not lose their face, so he stepped forward with a smile.

The emperor said to the foreign ministers on the side: "Among these children, if you want to talk about the melody, Zisheng is the best." .

The emperor laughed with satisfaction, the corner of his eyes touched the young merchant who was sitting silently on the side, and he leaned into the queen's ear: "Look back, you also teach the young merchant some talents. This little girl already has few words, and music theory calligraphy and painting also I don’t know much about it, how wronged Zisheng is.”

The queen laughed and sighed again: "Actually, I have heard the piccolo played by the Shao Shanghui a few times. Although the skill is not very skilled, its aura is compelling. With time, I think it will become a great instrument."

The emperor was noncommittal: "It is too forgiving."

At this time, the three people in the hall have negotiated a suitable arrangement, and the second princess danced and sang along with the harmony of the piano and flute. When everyone heard it, it was the unique song "Cai Wei", and some people applauded first.

Xiao's voice is graceful and melodious, and the sound of the piano is clear, accompanied by Qingyue's women's singing "...In the past, I have gone, Yang Liu Yiyi. Now I am thinking, rain and snow are falling." The crowd immediately cheered again.

It was only in the middle of the song, and the royal family and officials during the banquet had put down their airs one after another and joined in singing while the wine was in full swing. Get up.

The second princess is worthy of being a generation of dance masters. She dances lightly but not dignified. She smiles beautifully but dignified.

When she didn't see much, her eyes gradually shifted to the man sitting on the side playing the piano.

In such a strong and lively scene, everyone is full of alcohol, laughing, singing, and dancing, singing praises. He was the only one, although he was in the most lively center of the hall, he seemed to be out of the way, and he was still very quiet.

Today he was wearing a light-colored tunic, with a light gold-pigmented gauze, a golden-brown scorpion embroidered on his right shoulder, fangs on his right chest, and one front paw on his neckline , just lining his slender neck and clear Adam's apple, the other front paw sunk into the belt along with the collar, the long tail hangs down to the hem along the strong waist and abdomen, mighty and fierce, but quiet and solemn.

You can't help but wonder, why are we most likely to be happy because others like it?

In her short life, she had a crush once and was crushed once, but both experiences never made her particularly happy, and even a little disdain. From her utilitarian thinking, the so-called secret love is incompetence in the final analysis. If she had the ability, she would have won the big brother next door long ago, and the president of Xianyu had already won himself, so why do you need secret love.

So, is it just vanity.

The young merchants scoffed, only the weak and Luther would use false prosperity to deceive others and deceive themselves.

If there is such a person that should not have existed in your life plan, would you still be happy because of his liking?

Back to the original question, why do we probably feel happy because others like it.

She looked at it for a while, then picked up the wine holder and drank the rest of the wine towards the side where he drank.

Ling Budo has been looking over from time to time, and at this moment he happened to see this scene, and almost missed a chord in a trance.

After the song, everyone including the emperor was still singing and laughing, but he pushed aside the piano case and hurried back to the table. After sitting down, he stared at the girl and asked, "Why are you drinking my wine."

Shao Shang lowered his head and said sullenly, "Your wine is better than mine."

Ling Budo was full of smiles, "Why are you staring at me just now, everyone is looking at His Majesty and the second princess."

Shao Shang raised her head and looked at the man beside her who was as beautiful as jade, just looking at him like this, a secret joy would arise in her heart, not only unknown , I don't even know myself. In her bleak and impoverished young life, she seldom appreciated beauty purely, and seldom took pleasure from her heart without any utilitarian purpose.

Then, with one hand on the table, she straightened her upper body, and quickly kissed the man—she wanted to kiss, but unfortunately her hands were slow when she was slightly drunk, and she kissed his Adam's apple heavily.

A flash of disbelief flashed across Ling Budo's face, her big palms tightly grasped the girl, but she saw her blushing and hot, eyes dodging. Ling Budo's eyes were as deep as ink, and he looked at the girl tenderly for a while, Shao Shang felt that his eyes were as lingering as silk, endlessly revolving, joyful and profound.

He lowered his head and gently kissed the girl's bright red mouth.

Shao Shang was suddenly dizzy, and felt that the lanterns hanging on the roof of the hall seemed to be spinning, the light and shadow wandered, and the golden light was all over his eyes.