Chapter 67 A Night of Fish and Dragon Dance(1/2)
The banquet begins.
The song came from the calyx building and fell in Xue Bai's ears.
"The Tang Dynasty was established in Zhaozhao, and heaven provided for all nations. The ancestors obeyed the orders, and the four sects obeyed the rules. Shen Xi Wujiang, the sect and I share the same virtue. The great-grandson Jixu, enjoys the gods and the best..."
Xue Bai couldn't help but think, if there wasn't so much strife, it would actually be nice to enjoy the Lantern Festival this night and invite friends to eat and hang out.
suddenly.
"Erlang? Really Erlang?"
Xue Bai turned around and saw an old servant in blue stumbling towards him from a group of servants. He was crying loudly before he arrived.
He took two steps back, avoiding the old servant's hand that wanted to help him.
The other party's movements were slightly stagnant, but there was no pause in his emotions.
"I finally found Erlang...Alang! Your long-lost son is back...let me in! I want to see Alang and tell him that Erlang is back..."
The person guarding the gate of Huacalyx Tower was Sergeant Long Wu. He had a halberd in his hand and directly pushed the old servant away.
"retreat!"
"I want to see Alang... Erlang from the Hongnong County Duke's Mansion has been found!"
"If you don't retreat, we will be killed without mercy!"
"Ah Lang! This old slave has found Erlang and will die with no regrets..."
"What's the fuss about?"
Sure enough, a waiter hurried over.
Everything was still going on in an orderly manner according to the arrangements of Li Xiu and Yang Shenjin, but Xue Bai just watched calmly and coldly.
At this time, one dance in the calyx building ended and another song and dance had not yet started. The old servant's movements had already disturbed the imperial banquet.
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At the imperial banquet, Yang Shenjin heard that his old servant had "found Erlang" and was so excited that he stood up to plead guilty.
"I have no control over my servants. The family affairs have disturbed the saint's enjoyment of watching the lanterns. Can I please temporarily retire and deal with the housework?"
Li Longji laughed loudly when he heard this, and he was friendly but dignified, and said: "Tonight at the Yuan Banquet, we are talking about family matters, and blood is a major matter. You might as well talk to me."
The saint asked, although it was a shameful thing, Yang Shenjin had no choice but to tell it in the palace.
"The saint loves me so much, I feel ashamed. This incident started in the 19th year of Kaiyuan. I had a concubine named Xue who got pregnant and was driven away by my first wife... Many years later. Until last year, when the old servant heard that my first wife had passed away, he sent me
The child was brought back to Chang'an, but I didn't expect to encounter thieves on the way. I lost it and found it again, and gained it and lost it again!"
He deliberately talked about the matter in an uproarious manner, and as expected, the saint gave an order to summon the old servant and Yang Shenjin's son to come to see him.
Li Niang was curious about this matter and took advantage of this interval to discuss with Li Tengkong, but then they talked about her husband-in-law.
"Did you know that my husband-in-law is closely related to Yang Shen?"
Yang Hui was born in Guanwangfang of the Yang family in Hongnong, and his ancestor was Yang Xiong, King Guande of the Sui Dynasty. Up to now, Guanwangfang is more prominent than the two kings and Sanke.
Yang Hui's father was named Yang Shenjiao, who was granted the title of Duke Guan, and was of the same generation as Yang Shenjin; Yang Hui's mother was Princess Changning. Although she was disliked by the saint, she sold her official position during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong and became rich enough to rival the country.
When Li Niang was choosing her consort, her biological mother, Concubine Wu Hui, was being favored. She had to choose from thousands of choices before choosing Yang Hui, who had a first-class family background, wealth, good looks, smart people, and was good at everything.
Because of this relationship, she regarded Yang Shenjin as one of the longevity kings, and advocated: "I wonder what kind of character and talents Yang Shenjin, the concubine, is? She has reached the marriage age, so I can make the arrangements."
"I don't know either." Li Tengkong responded.
The servants have already led people to the calyx building.
Li Tengkong glanced casually, but suddenly he was stunned.
The young man who came up the stairs walked calmly. Although he was in the midst of turbulent waves, he still gave people a sense of calmness and ease. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xue Bai?
Her heart trembled, and she suddenly realized that her father and brother must have made an agreement with him, and he must be the son of a high family before he could marry her.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to deceive the emperor?!
Li Tengkong didn't notice that Li Niang beside him was also stunned, her eyes full of confusion and confusion.
"Impossible! There will never be such a thing..."
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When father and son recognized each other, they had already secretly greeted their consort Yang Hui.
Yang Hui is the son-in-law of the saint, a kinsman of Yang Shenjin, the most prominent direct descendant of the Hongnong Yang family's Guanwangfang, and an accomplice of Li Linfu who joined forces to kill the deposed prince Li Ying. His role in this matter is also quite significant.
for important.
When footsteps sounded behind him, Yang Hui was standing in the hall talking and laughing.
"Speaking of which, Yang Erlang and I are also brothers of the same race..."
He turned back with a decent smile on his face.
But in a moment, his expression suddenly froze.
He looked straight at Xue Bai's face, his pupils trembling, his eyes full of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
There was only one thought surging in my mind like a turbulent sea.
"Absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible!"
However, Xue Bai's reaction was beyond Yang Hui's expectation.
The young man just stood calmly not far away from him, crossed his hands and saluted meticulously, and said "Saint Shangyuan Ankang". There was nothing unusual about it.
Yang Hui swallowed dryly, his throat rolled, he took two small steps and looked around, all kinds of messy thoughts flashing through his mind.
"No. He's not that mature at all. It feels like he's not the same person. He's older and taller. He just looks the same..."
"Consort? Consort?"
Yang Hui came back to his senses, looked up, and saw a very amiable smiling face.
Gao Lishi was already standing in front of him.
This most favored eunuch wears a purple robe, is six feet five inches tall, has broad shoulders and a broad body, and has an extraordinary majesty. If you don't look at that smiling face, he is more imposing than many military attachés.
"Prince-in-law, the sage asked, do you think Erlang and Yang Zhongcheng look alike?"
Yang Hui felt rude and quickly bowed to Gao Lishi and replied: "Like, very similar."
Gao Lishi smiled affectionately and said: "Yang Zhongcheng once said, 'My three brothers are all more than six feet long. They have such appearance and talent, and they are so handsome that they can be seen today.' What a graceful person... Xiaolangzi, how can you still be like me?"
Don’t you recognize your grandpa?”
While speaking, he turned to Xue Bai.
However, the words just now seemed to have a profound meaning... The sentence quoted by Yang Shenjin was a bit crazy.
Xue Bai immediately responded: "Back to the saint, back to General Gao, although I have lost my memory, I can occasionally recall some past experiences recently, such as the books I have read and the words I have listened to. The situation described by Yang Zhongcheng is completely different.
Regarding this matter, maybe there was a mistake?"
Li Linfu was closing his eyes to rest, but when he heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes and his gaze shot towards Xue Bai like lightning.
Even if he was innocent of any fault, he would kill the officials who worked for the prime minister's house whenever he wanted. Unexpectedly, Xue Bai dared to disobey him today?
This guy has rebelled!
Opposite Li Linfu, Li Heng had been eating meat and drinking wine. At this time, he stopped for a moment and immediately continued to drink the wine glass in one gulp, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
"Erlang, I am your grandpa... my biological grandpa!"
Yang Shenjin was surprised for a moment, and without caring about the loss of etiquette in front of the emperor, he quickly turned around and put his hands on Xue Bai's shoulders.
After brewing for a few breaths, he spoke again. His voice was already filled with the affection of a father and had a slight tremor.
"I was sorry for you mother and son back then, and you had resentment in your heart... But the blood of father and son, the relationship between heaven and earth, you will always be the son of the Yang family!"
Yang Shenjin's tall body stood in front of the saint and Xue Bai, staring into Xue Bai's eyes, his eyes full of reminders.
——Shuzi, you are really good at acting!
When the saint was at his happiest, he bowed down, kowtowed, and called "Grandpa". The matter was settled like this, and everyone in the Prime Minister's Office and Yang's house was very happy. From then on, he was married to a beautiful man and had a bright future.
With just one simple move, you can transform from a white body into a noble family, and reach the sky in one step.
Xue Bai took this opportunity and boldly looked upward.
He couldn't see the throne, but could only see the concubines serving the banquet on both sides. Even though he had seen countless beauties in his two lives, he was still amazed. Because Li Longji didn't have a queen, he accepted the concubines based on his preference. They were all the most beautiful in the world.
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Tonight, all the maids in Xingqing Palace have only one kind of bun, but they all have different hairstyles. They have double hair buns, pony buns, half-up buns, high buns, double hanging buns, and they are all dressed in colorful clothes.
Like a hundred flowers blooming, competing for beauty.
At a glance, spring orchid, summer, bamboo, autumn, chrysanthemum and winter plum are all different. Only the whiteness and plumpness of their necks are similar.
If the lights in Chang'an are one of the grand scenes tonight, the banquet of concubines at this time is another grand scene that makes people unable to catch their eyes.
Xue Bai recognized Yang Yuhuan at a glance.
To be continued...