Chapter 233 She danced for Xie Jing alone
Wen Xingluo bowed to Wei Si and Xie Jingfu and retreated.
Only Xie Jing and Wei Si were left in the yard.
Xie Jing said softly: "Shall I take you to the front yard?"
Wei Si bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
While passing through the secluded path in the bamboo forest, Wei Si suddenly stopped.
She raised her head.
It was dusk, and warm golden light formed circles of different sizes among the green bamboos. The rustling sound of wind blowing through the bamboo shoots sounded like the melodious singing of mountain elves and monsters.
She turned to Xie Jing and said, "Wei Si was stranded in the southwest and was tragically framed by a traitor. Wei Si thanks Your Highness for saving her and would like to perform a dance for you."
The woman slowly hummed the court music of the previous dynasty.
She stood on tiptoe, covered her face, and bent her waist.
She was dancing the same dance she had performed at the palace banquet that year.
At that time, Xie Jing was just a young and unruly boy who had just begun to fall in love. He had just arrived in the capital and was in a hurry to see everything. Everything he saw was new to him, so he missed her dance, but he cheered more enthusiastically than anyone else.
Today, she danced that dance for Xie Jing alone.
Xie Jing stared blankly at the woman in the bamboo forest.
The warm evening light slides down from the bamboo shoots.
A bright moon rises from the east, and the clear, cold white moonlight gradually covers the bamboo forest. A beautiful woman in white bends her waist and dances. It should be a cheerful and light dance, but her dance moves are so sad and desolate.
The moonlight is hazy and the song gradually fades away.
A drop of dew slid down the tip of the bamboo leaf and fell on Wei Si's fragrant cheek.
The beauty bowed her head and bowed deeply to Xie Jing according to the court etiquette of the previous dynasty. "Wei Si, thank you again, Your Highness."
Xie Jing subconsciously reached out to help her.
But she is so far away.
Distant like moonlight.
He couldn't catch her, couldn't keep her, and could only watch her slip through his fingers.
When Xie Jing came to his senses, the woman was no longer in the bamboo forest.
It was as if her appearance in the Zhenbei Palace was just a fleeting dream for him.
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Wen Xingluo came to the front yard.
The main hall was brightly lit, with guards patrolling back and forth. Palace maids and eunuchs, each wearing uniform, stood under the eaves, and the sounds of singing and dancing could be heard from the hall.
Wen Xingluo didn't find his mother.
As he cautiously looked around, a sinister voice sounded from behind him:
"What are you doing here?"
Wen Xingluo was startled and turned around to see that the person who was speaking was a young eunuch of about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had a face as white as the moon and a graceful figure, but his eyebrows and eyes were a little sinister.
She took a look at his uniform and recognized him as a second-rank eunuch in the palace.
I think he is the emperor's confidant, which is why he followed him to the southwest.
She bowed before introducing herself.
The eunuch looked her up and down, then flicked his whisk and said, "Follow me."
He led Wen Xingluo into the main hall and placed her next to Xie Guanlan and others.
Wen Xingluo sat down and looked at the man above him.
Xie Zhe, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was about forty years old this year. He wore an imperial crown with twelve tassels and a dark black robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns, which was wide and majestic. His shoulders were as tall and majestic as the sun, his eyebrows were deep and majestic, and his sitting posture was slightly leaning forward, which could not be called upright, but the oppressive feeling made people dare not look at him closely.
As if he noticed her gaze, he glanced at her.
Wen Xingluo quickly lowered his head.
The king's power is granted by God.
When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die.
Even after being reborn, she was still afraid of this moody emperor.
The music changed.
The court music of the previous dynasty suddenly sounded.
The beauty in white, wearing a painted fox mask, stepped into the threshold barefoot.
The white sleeves and hem of her skirt cascaded down, outlining the woman's slender and graceful figure. Her black hair was long and reached below her thighs, as smooth and black as satin, which only highlighted the whiteness of her skin. Her skirt swayed as she walked, revealing ankles as white as frost and snow, and the golden bells tied around her ankles jingled.
Even though they couldn't see her face clearly, everyone still had the illusion that she was a peerless beauty. They couldn't help but breathe and couldn't take their eyes off her.
She danced the "Galan" from the previous dynasty.
This dance tells the story of a wandering monk who stayed at a temple in the Garan Temple. While he was reciting Buddhist scriptures at night, a fox fell in love with him. The fox transformed into a beautiful woman and refilled his lamp oil every night. When she saw that he went down the mountain to beg for alms but returned empty-handed, she picked peonies from the back garden, made flower cakes, and quietly presented them to him on his table.
The wandering monk soon noticed the fox's presence.
The fox is a demon.
So he killed the fox with his bowl.
The main hall of the palace was magnificent, with nine golden lamps flickering brightly.
The guests were heartbroken when they saw the beauty in white "dying" like a withered flower under the falling moon. Some sentimental female guests even couldn't help but tear up.
After the dance, Wei Si stood up and bowed to Xie Zhe.
Xie Zhe walked up to her step by step.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the respectful and submissive woman in front of him. His hawk-like eyes could not tell whether she was happy or angry, but his thin lips slowly formed a playful arc.
He looked at Wei Si as if he were looking at a gift to be opened.
After a long time, he reached out and slowly lifted Wei Si's mask.
The eyes are like autumn water, and the beauty is charming.
Even in the imperial palace, it is hard to see such a beauty.
"Even though time has passed, Sisi's grace remains as undiminished as it was then." Xie Zhe leaned forward to help Wei Si up. "Back then, when treacherous ministers rebelled, I led my troops to defend the capital. However, I was ultimately one step too late, and your father, brother, and sister-in-law tragically died in the chaos of war. Over the years, I have sent people everywhere to search for your whereabouts, but unexpectedly, you came to the southwest and were rescued by Xie Jing. Sisi, I have been very worried about you all these years."
The words sound very high-sounding.
Xie Shian plunged his chopsticks into the meat jerky, staring at Xie Zhe with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire, "Big liar!"
Across from Xie Guanlan, Xie Shian leaned forward, made a gesture of wiping his neck towards Wen Xingluo, and whispered, "We should ambush him on his way here and then kill him!"
Wen Xingluo was calmer than him, and there was nothing unusual on his face.
Xie Zan had come over at some point and was kneeling behind them. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "Xie Xiaosi, don't you know that the emperor has twenty-four guards around him? Each one of them is as good at fighting as Xie Guanlan. Can you beat twenty-four Xie Guanlans?"
"I didn't ask you!" Xie Shian glared at him with disdain, then turned to ask Wen Xingluo curiously, "Is what he said true or false?"
In his previous life, when Wen Xing landed in the capital, he had indeed heard of the name of the Twenty-Four Lin Guards.
But it is unknown whether they are as good at fighting as Xie Guanlan.
She replied softly, "I don't know either."
Xie Shian wanted to whisper something to her, but Xie Guanlan blocked his view with an expressionless face.
In the hall.
Wei Si's voice was soft and melodious. "What happened back then was caused by treacherous ministers. Your Majesty is certainly not to blame. Your Majesty's pacification of the country is a blessing to the people and the people."
The woman remained calm, and there was no resentment or hatred towards the change of dynasties in her eyes.
Xie Zhe still looked at her with a smile, "It's great that Si Si thinks this way."
He extended his hand toward Wei Si.
Wei Si knelt and bowed her head. "I am now a mother, but my children are not up to the task. They have not been able to make a career in the army, let alone pass the imperial examinations to serve the country. It is not appropriate for me to stay in the Zhenbei Palace. I wonder if Your Majesty would consider our past engagement and take me and the children to the capital for resettlement? The capital is a place of great feng shui, and I think the children will be able to make a better career there."
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