Chapter 341 Birthday Gift
Xuefei always comes late. Today, she wears a light gauze and long hair, which looks more graceful.
Mo Ziyao looked at her and suddenly remembered that Hui Guifei said that her cousin had flirted with her. Oh, I think any normal man will fall in love with her beauty. For the powerful Liu family, it is really difficult for Liu Jisheng to do whatever he wants when he has the power to do.
Everyone sat for a while, and then heard a father-in-law shouting outside: "The emperor has arrived - the empress dowager has arrived -"
After that, he saw Ruan Lingzheng helping the empress dowager come in, and everyone got up and knelt down to salute. I only heard the Empress Dowager say, "Princes Yunxian, it's inconvenient for you."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Yunxianfei smiled, and Le'er quickly helped her sit down and stood aside proudly.
Everyone waited for the emperor and the empress dowager to sit down before getting up. Although it is Yunxian's home court today, the emperor and the empress dowager are still the biggest.
After Ruan Lingzheng sat down, he looked down and glanced at it slightly. When he looked at Mo Ziyao, he was slightly stagnant, but only for a moment, a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. Mo Ziyao endured and didn't smile, but when she saw him happy, she was also happy.
At this time, I suddenly heard the sound of porcelain breaking, and everyone's faces changed. They followed the sound and looked away, but they saw that the Empress Dowager Xi stood up and stared at the Empress Dowager desperately. They were extremely excited. The shadows around her turned pale. When they saw everyone looking at them, their faces became paler and paler. She took a look at the Empress Dowager, bit her lips and knelt down and said to Ruan Lingzheng, "Your Majesty, it's my maidservant. I forgot to let the imperial concubine take medicine. I will send the imperial concubine back to take medicine."
Ruan Lingzheng frowned and was about to say something, but the empress dowager beside her said, "In this case, why don't you help your imperial concubine back to Xilin Palace?"
Ying'er did not dare to hesitate. She nodded repeatedly and said yes, and pulled Princess Xi out of the platform.
This is just a small episode and doesn't affect anything. After a while, the palace people began to add wine to the dishes. The Empress Dowager picked up her wine glass and said to Concubine Yunxian, "Today is your birthday. Come on, I'll have a drink with you." As she spoke, she looked at her bulging abdomen and said, "Now, I'm waiting to hug the emperor and grandson!"
Concubine Yunxian hurriedly wanted to stand up, but was stopped by the Empress Dowager. She said, "You don't have to drink today. Tea instead of a bar.
"Yes." Concubine Yunxian answered. Then a maidservant came forward, replaced the wine on her table, and then changed the teacup to fill it up. She picked it up and took a sip, then lowered her head and smiled to thank the Empress Dowager. All the concubines showed envy.
Subsequently, Ruan Lingzheng also respected her. It was useless for everyone to envy and hate him. Who called him the protagonist today, not to mention that he was pregnant with the emperor's heir.
In the back, naturally a group of concubines scrambled to raise their glasses to Concubine Yunxian and say some congratulations. Mo Ziyao sat quietly and said nothing. Just take a few sips when drinking. But I didn't dare to drink too much. I remember that I drank a few more cups in the Yanyan Hall last time, and I almost got drunk.
Not long, I suddenly heard Ruan Lingzheng say, "I asked someone to set up a stage on the pool outside the annihilation platform. Tonight, the moonlight is very beautiful. I ordered your favorite opera."
Hearing Ruan Lingzheng say so, Yunxian and the concubines also showed an expectant look. The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "The emperor has a heart."
Ruan Lingzheng smiled and said, "It's rare for everyone to get together, so they all relax and listen to the opera." After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Concubine Yunxian and said, "Yun'er, I ordered your favorite fairy match."
Concubine Yunxian showed a surprised expression and smiled sweetly at Ruan Lingzheng, saying, "Thank you for your kindness."
The Empress Dowager also nodded slightly, looked down and said with a smile, "Okay, then let's all go out to listen to the play."
Everyone answered and got up and were ready to go outside, but they heard Xuefei suddenly say, "Empress dowager, my concubine has also learned something. It's better to let my concubine show her ugly today." As she said, she turned her eyes and looked at Concubine Yunxian and said, "A few days ago, my sister was wrong. I was in pain. I specially practiced this play and wanted to give it to the virtuous concubine as a birthday gift."
Concubine Yunxian was stunned and instinctively turned her eyes to look at the empress dowager. She saw that the latter's face had changed before she wanted to speak, but she suddenly said, "I really can't see that Xuefei can still do this?"
Xuefei smiled: "That's all for my concubine. Thank you for not being disliked, emperor?" She said this to the Empress Dowager, but asked Ruan Lingzheng.
Ruan Lingzheng was slightly stunned, but nodded: "It's okay if you have this heart."
The Empress Dowager looked very ugly and wanted to say something, but finally gave up.
Everyone passed outside and saw that the stage was half empty on the pool outside. Around the stage, surrounded by red and gold ribbons, three steps a pile, and lanterns were lit on the piles. Around the stage, it looks beautiful.
The people watching all stood opposite the stage, across half of the pool, but their vision was still clear. Mo Ziyao also stood behind the crowd and looked at it, thinking in her heart, why did Xuefei suddenly volunteer to perform? Is it to attract Ruan Lingzheng's attention? However, she is so favored that there is no need to do these actions on Yunxian's birthday.
I was thinking about it and heard the music. Mo Ziyao was finally surprised that Xuefei's performance this time was actually "Bright Gun"! She didn't change into a costume. Her soft figure and dancing with a gun were even more charming. Unlike the sword dance of the Empress Dowager's birthday, Princess Hui is mostly a dance, while Princess Hui is a sword dance.
Everyone looked at it carefully, but they didn't know where a loud "ka" sound came from, and the stage hanging on the pool in front of them suddenly collapsed from mid-air!
With only a scream, Mo Ziyao looked at the stage in astonishment and saw the people on it rolling down. The imperial forest army rushed up wildly.
"Your Majesty, ah--"
She looked back in surprise, but saw that Concubine Yunxian suddenly fell into the pool!
"Mother!" Le'er screamed, but stretched out her hand but didn't grab Yunxian's clothes. She burst into tears.
The railing that was originally blocked on the edge of the pool was broken. And the opposite stage suddenly collapsed, and the people on the stage couldn't stop and all slid down. I can't even tell whether it is on this side or the other side. The lamp on the stage was suddenly soaked, and the light on the whole pool darkened in an instant. Only the lanterns in the hands of the palace people on the side of the pool shone not very bright light.
Everyone panicked, running people, shaking lights. Everything just happened between the flash stones. Mo Ziyao looked at it in a daze and didn't even have time to react.
Ruan Lingzheng's face changed. Before he made a sound, he heard the sound of a group of people jumping into the water. Seeing him stride forward, Eunuch Jin hurriedly grabbed him and shouted, "Your Majesty, how can you go down!"
"Your Majesty!" The Empress Dowager also hurriedly grabbed his dragon robe and said angrily to the palace people around her, "All of them go down and must save Yunxianfei!" If there is something good or wrong with Concubine Yunxian, I want you all to be buried with me!"
The palace people carrying lanterns on the edge of the pool quickly stretched the lanterns into the pool to shine, and many of them went into the water. I couldn't see the situation inside clearly. I only heard screams and fluttering everywhere.
The Empress Dowager looked anxiously at the pool. Mo Ziyao saw that she could clearly see the blue veins on the back of the hand when she grabbed Ruan Lingzheng's hand. It can be seen that she really cares about Yunxianfei. No, or, she really cares about the imperial descendants in Yunxian's womb.
Mo Ziyao only felt that her heart jumped wildly and suddenly looked back to look for the trace of the noble concubine Hui. But one person said, "Princess Yao, are you looking for this palace?"
Mo Ziyao was shocked. She was so confused that she didn't even know when Princess Hui suddenly stood beside her.
Looking at Mo Ziyao's stunned appearance, Hui Guifei seemed to be very happy. She looked at the dim pool and smiled, "What a good play. It's much better than "To the Flower Gun". What does Yao think?"
Oh, why not? Mo Ziyao said in her heart, but suddenly remembered what she said to herself at that time, and looked at the black bank through the night. Could it be that all this was a play directed and acted by Xuefei?
It's just that what on earth did she do this for? There has always been happiness around Concubine Yunxian, and there should be no accidents. But when I carefully recall everything just now, except for Leer, it seems that I have never seen anyone go to her side.
Behind her, Jing Chongyi stood!
Mo Ziyao was shocked and looked at the woman with a faint light. Under the obscure light, her face was pale, covering her chest and her hands trembling. The maidservant beside her held her tightly, and almost half of her body was leaning on the maidservant.
Such a Jing Chongyi is something that Mo Ziyao has never seen before. But the noble concubine Hui beside her suddenly glanced at her, and Mo Ziyao quickly withdrew her thoughts. When he turned around, he saw Ruan Lingzheng holding the railing on the edge of the pool with one hand and looked worriedly at everything below.
Mo Ziyao doesn't know whether what he is worried about at this moment is Xuefei or Yunxianfei. Or, all of them. One is the woman he wants to cherish, and the other is the mother of his future child.
At this time, I don't know who shouted: "Look, I'm saved!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw a man being pulled up. The Empress Dowager hurried forward. Mo Ziyao didn't have time to approach, and she knew that it must be Yunxianfei. Otherwise, why is the Empress Dowager so anxious?
Le'er rushed up and shouted, "Mother! Madam, you must be fine, Madam! Mother..." She cried while crying.
Ruan Lingzheng strode forward and roared, "Why don't you send Yunxian back to the palace? Doctor Xuan!"
Mo Ziyao looked at her sideways and saw that the woman was soaked all over. Her eyes were tightly closed. Is she dead?
Thinking about this, the hand hidden in the wide sleeve suddenly clenched. I don't know if I'm worried that she won't die or if I'm afraid that she will really die?
Before he could think about everything, an eunuch carried Yunxianfei into the sedan chair, and then left in a hurry. The Empress Dowager followed, looked back at Ruan Lingzheng and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you go with your family?"
Ruan Lingzheng's face flashed with a trace of hesitation, but only for a moment, he finally stepped up and followed.
Everyone looked at it in a daze, as if they had forgotten that there was another person under the pool.
At this time, the noble concubine Hui snorted coldly and laughed, "If the snow concubine can live well, when she sees that the emperor has left at this moment, I really want to see what kind of face she will be!"
Mo Ziyao smiled and didn't say anything. Thinking about it, maybe she didn't have to wait to know that Ruan Lingzheng had left. When she fell into the water, he didn't jump down to save her. Presumably, she knew something in her heart. It's just that I suddenly remembered that the Empress Dowager and Grandpa Jin stopped him, otherwise, did he really want to go into the water?
If so, who is the person he wants to save?
Oh, I hope it's Yunxianfei.
"Quick, hold it!" A man's voice came from the other side of the pool, and it was thought that it was the guard of the imperial army. But listening to his tone, who is he pulling?