Chapter 47

A man in Hua Yan's official uniform came in with an orderly line and a box of gifts. The line was long and could not see the end. Murong Zhining looks at it. She is curious how Yanfeng knows that today is her father's birthday? How can I send a birthday gift in such a timely manner?

The emissary read out the congratulatory list and sent a congratulatory message: "my emperor heard that today is his Majesty's birthday, so I am waiting for you to send the birthday congratulatory gift on behalf of my emperor. And I wish you the constancy of the day and the rise of the moon. Like the longevity of Nanshan Mountain, it doesn't fall. If you are in the prime of pines and cypresses, you may succeed. "

Han Yao was very happy and replied: "when my Fengyi was in Huayan, I was taken care of by your majesty. Your majesty returned my Fengyi to Zhao. I am very grateful. Today, your majesty also extended his blessing to me. Please send my gratitude to your majesty. My Shang Xia would like to make friends with Hua Yan from generation to generation. " The envoys chanted and bowed down.

Then there were the four princes of the kingdom of Wuli, who brought gifts to celebrate their lives with their envoys. After the emissary's congratulation, the fourth Prince arched his hand and said, "I heard that Gao Chenghao, the fourth Prince of the lower kingdom of Wuli, is going to summon the attached horse for Princess Fengyi. I'm very fond of Princess Fengyi's jade appearance, and I want to marry the princess to be my princess." Gao Chenghao finished, a pair of handsome star eyes, wantonly fell on Murong Zhining.

Gao Chenghao, the fourth Prince of the state of Wuli, is wearing a black animal pattern brocade robe. His sword eyebrows go into his temples, and his star eyes are clear. He looks elegant, noble and mysterious. Just, stare at a pair of eyes of Murong Zhining, showing some frivolity. He boasted that he was the prince of neighboring countries and was determined to win Murong Zhining.

Han Yao said with a smile: "your country and our gang are friendly and good neighbors. My princess Fengyi, it's her honor to be loved by your highness. Fengyi is in charge of the selection of attached horses. If your highness wants to, then you can go to the sangrou palace of Fengyi, where there is a special person to arrange for the princess to choose the attached horse. Your highness, please take a seat first. "

Murong Zhining is in Gao Chenghao's unbridled eyes, like a thorn in the back. She turned her eyes to look at him. She was facing Gao Chenghao's bright eyes. Do not know why? Murong Zhining suddenly felt a little scared. She seemed to see Gao Chenghao's handsome and elegant appearance, and the wild animal like restless heart. Murong Zhining could not help shivering.

The gentlemen at the party were whispering and talking again. Gao Chenghao's participation made them feel more crisis. Tuoba Zhi is calm and relaxed. He understands Murong Zhining's mind. If Murong Zhining forgets to scold yunyuexuan, Tuoba Zhi will be her best choice. If she can't forget to scold yunyuexuan, no one can enter her heart.

All the people were enjoying the delicious food and wine with their hearts. Murong Zhining's eyes fell on Tuoba Zhi in white in the distance. She was surprised first, then smiled at him lightly.

String music sounded, a group of about 12-year-old children came in with lanterns and danced birthday. The light music accompanies the children's lively dancing, which makes people feel relaxed. At the end of the dance, the lanterns in the hands of the two children were opened, and there was a banner with four characters in it: "happiness, longevity and boundless territory". Han Yao was in a good mood and asked people to give him a lot of money. Next, there are some routine birthday celebrations in the palace. The seats are full of restless people. They are looking forward to finishing the dinner soon, so that they can go to the princess's sangrou palace to participate in the event of horse selection.

After the performance of the program, all people kowtow to Han Yao. The older ones still stay at the table and take part in various rewarding games. Those men and guests who were qualified for the election left the table one after another and went to the sangrou palace.

Sangrou's palace is full of dim lights. Rows of colorful lanterns hang in the sky like stars. On the terrace on the second floor of Murong Zhining's dormitory, there are huge domes made of various lanterns. The terrace is surrounded by more than 20 tables. In the center of the terrace, a wooden platform is temporarily built, covered with elegant carpet, on which there is a piano stand and bench, and an elegant Guqin. The young men who participated in the selection of attached horses were respectfully invited to the terrace by the palace ladies and sat at the desks in a circle.

There were eighteen young men who took part in the election. Some of them are short and have a bad face. They feel hopeless and give up.

Tuoba blue, as a close friend of the princess's boudoir, sat side by side with Murong Zhining. She gave Tuoba a mischievous wink.

The maids brought tea for each table, and tuobalan stood up and said, "thank you for coming to the horse selection of Princess Fengyi. Please have a cup of fragrant tea first. Later, the princess will play an interesting game with you. If you have the skills of zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, you can also show them and have fun with us. "

Tuoba LAN pours tea for the male guests in person. She seems to be Murong Zhining's maid. Tuoba can't help shaking her head and chuckling. Tuoba LAN poured his tea and said, "now, the princess will play a little game with all the young men. I will briefly introduce the rules of the game. The princess will put on the clothes of the maids and mix them with the other eleven maids. They will cover their faces with silk cloth. If you can find the princess among the twelve, you can take part in the next round of the game. The eliminated young man can no longer participate in the election of attached horses, but he can still watch. "

There was another sound of discussion around, and some of the family princes who knew each other were whispering to each other. Tuoba blue glanced around, and her eyes fell on a person. She frowned and tried to recall where she had met him? She went to the young man and said, "excuse me, young man, where have we met? What do I think of your good face? "The man lowered his head and blushed: "I haven't seen a girl in the next ten thousand years." Tuoba blue suddenly realized: "it's you! Do you dare to join in the princess's election? " Wanyuan neck a stem: "I have no eyes, the mid autumn festival that day offended the princess Shengjia. After being a famous family and meeting the requirements, I have the right to participate in the selection of attached horses. " Tuoba was so angry that he stamped his foot: "if the princess is blind, she will choose you." The crowd burst into laughter. Tuoba made the fan in his hand shake gently and laughed with the others.

From time to time, twelve women in palace clothes were carried to the middle of the terrace. They all covered their faces with red silk and wore the same clothes as the maids. Tuobalan glanced at the family childe in a circle: "please write down the number you think is the princess in order. For example, if you think it's the third from left to right, write a third. Do not stand up, only sit and wait. Remember to write your name on the paper. " The palace maids sent ink, paper and inkstone to each desk.

We write our own figures and stop writing to wait for the result. Tuobalan took away all the written papers, and the twelve women in the middle uncovered their heads in public. In this round, more than ten people were eliminated, only six of them were right. Those men who have chosen the wrong way are not willing to go back, and that Wanyuan is also among them.

In fact, Wan Yuan recognized tuobazhi for a long time. He was not willing to bewitch the eliminated people: "don't be fooled, everyone, there is fraud in it. I know the young man in white. He knows the princess. Is the matter of choosing a horse attached to a horse already settled? " Tuoba LAN called the bodyguard: "the princess chose a horse, fair and open. The bodyguard please ask the troublemaker out. " Wan Yuan was disheartened and led away from sangrou Palace by the bodyguard.

Tuobalan then said: "next, the princess will play for you. If any of you can hear what the princess is playing, you can sit at the same table with the princess and have tea and talk with her. " There was an envious exclamation all around.

Murong Zhining changes into palace clothes, goes to the wooden platform and sits on the piano stool. Her delicate jade hands caressed the strings gracefully, and a string of music flowed from her fingers. The piano sounds like a dragon singing in shallow water, sometimes cheerful and high, sometimes sad and low. Murong Zhining's eyes sparkled with self-confidence. She believed that no one could hear what she played.

Murong Zhining plays a song, and four of them get up to edit the song directly, which is regarded as giving up. There are only two people left. Each hand a piece of paper with a smile. The two men, dressed in black and white, were very handsome. The palace maid entrusted their answers to Murong Zhining. Murong Zhining took a look, and her face showed a color of surprise. On the two pieces of paper, there were three words, jiaolongzhai, which were written with flying dragon and Phoenix.

Tuobalan stood up and announced, "you lost childe can leave by yourself, and the two right childe can stay and chat with the princess for tea." They left sangrou palace in desperation. Tuobazhi and Gao Chenghao were respectfully let to the desk by the palace maid.

Gao Chenghao stares at Murong Zhining's eyes wildly and wantonly: "does the princess really want to choose an attached horse, or is she having fun?" Murong Zhining smiled and smiled: "my father didn't order me, so I must choose an attached horse among you. Even if we can't do it, we want to be friends with the fourth prince. "

Gao Chenghao's eyes flashed a meaningful smile: "I will not be satisfied with just being a friend with the princess." With a wave of his hand, there was a bright rose in his hand. He stooped down very gracefully and handed the flower to Murong Zhining: "this kind of flower represents a man's admiration for women in our country. Please accept it."

Tuoba blue exclaimed: "Oh, how powerful! How to make a flower out of nothing? If I had not seen the juggling in Xingzhou a few days ago, I would have thought that the childe was a fairy. " Murong Zhining, out of politeness, takes over the flowers in Gao Chenghao's hand.

Gao Chenghao waved his hand in front of Tuoba blue, and there was another yellow rose on his hand. He handed the rose to Tuoba blue: "in our country, this color of rose is for my sister." Tuoba blue happily took over the flowers. Tuoba's eyebrows wrinkled a little. He felt vaguely that Gao Chenghao, the fourth prince, was a difficult guy.

Murong Zhining asked the palace maid to pour hot tea for the four people. Murong Zhining made a gesture of asking: "how does the fourth Prince know the song" Jiaolong trapped "? As far as I know, the tune has been lost. " Gao Chenghao's charming smile: "the princess wants to know, please call me into the palace alone next time. I'm going to discuss marriage with your father now. "

Tuoba blue, with his hands akimbo, said: "what marriage is to be discussed? Our princess didn't promise to marry you? " Gao Chenghao's eyes wandered on Murong Zhining's face: "in our country, if a woman accepts a man's flowers, she agrees to his proposal."

Tuoba shook the folding fan and looked scornful: "let me talk about the rules of our country. If a woman in our country picks up a red rose on a man's hand, she refuses the man's proposal. "

Gao Chenghao laughs: "just now that young man said you know the princess, I still don't believe it. I didn't expect you to gang up and bully people? You are familiar with the princess, so you know the song. And I'm the one who really knows it. Am I right, princess? "

Murong Zhining frowns and frowns: "the fourth Prince misunderstood. Although tongba and our palace knew each other, our palace didn't mention this song to him. It's not too early for us to call you alone another day. Your highness, please come back. " Gao Chenghao's face was angry: "I'm leaving. Please remember what I said just now. I'm waiting for the princess to see me alone."Gao Chenghao goes far, Tuoba blue Du mouth: "this guy really difficult." Murong Zhining takes back her eyes: "where did you know the tune, master Tuoba?" Tuoba blushed: "please forgive me! When the princess lived in the village, I once went to the princess's room to find her. She was not there. When I saw an old score on the table, I picked it up curiously and watched it. To be honest, I didn't know it at that time. After I went home, I looked up a lot of related ancient books. In one book, I drew a remnant page of the music score, which is very similar to the music score of the princess. The tune recorded above is jiaolongqiu, which comes from the Qin Dynasty. No other records have been found. "

Murong Zhining nodded thoughtfully: "this tune has been lost, but it is related to a secret of my mother's ancestry. I have to ask Gao Chenghao again." Tuoba Zhi looks at Tuoba LAN and says, "Lan'er, go down first. I have something to say to the princess alone." Tuoba blue pursed his lips as he walked along and complained, "I'm really not my sister, what else can't I say!"