Phoenix Shadow Coming From the Sky: Eleven, the mind wanders together 4
The spring breeze makes the grass and trees green, and the spring rain makes the flowers red.
When the green locust tree cicada swallows and sees the first dew of the little lotus, summer is coming.
At the end of April in the fourth year of Yuanding, Fengwang arrived in Qingzhou, and the brand-new Fengwang Palace welcomed its owner.
At the beginning of July, Fengwang Palace ushered in the first big event and also the first happy event—the wedding of Fengwang and Qing Huijun.
On that day, not only the emperor and the six states, six kings and seven brothers personally sent important officials with huge gifts, but also Caifei, Nandan, Qisang, Yuanrong, Mengcheng and other vassal and neighboring countries also sent The envoys came to congratulate King Feng on his wedding.
So on that day, brocades and satins were spread in Fengwang Palace, drums and music shook the sky, palace people shuttled like clouds, and the guests were magnificent.
Above the Dan steps, Feng Duying is dressed in gorgeous makeup and costumes, wearing the unique "Phoenix Crown" with phoenix wings soaring to the sky bestowed by Emperor Dadong. Looking down at the myriad creatures beneath my feet. Under the hundred-level alchemy steps, the subjects and envoys bowed down, and the congratulations shook the sky. The magnificent scene should be "opening the palace in the nine heavens, and the crowns of all nations are dressed and crowned." [Note ○4]
The grand occasion only showed one thing in the world——Feng Duying and Jiuyao got married.
On the same day, the Qilong Palace in the imperial capital was filled with various kinds of white jade. Emperor Dadong picked them one by one, and chose the same one. Finally, his eyes stopped on a red sandalwood plate.
On a plate covered with black silk, lay a piece of white biscuit. A lifelike phoenix was hollowed out on the ring-shaped jade body. The snow-white wings were gilded and inlaid with various gemstones, and the eyes of the phoenix were inlaid with red Bloodstone, the inner side of the white jade is pasted with a few sycamore leaves carved from jasper, and the whole piece of jade is radiant and gorgeous.
"Send this white biscuit to Qingzhou as a congratulatory gift for King Feng's wedding."
Shen Li, the head of the inner court who was waiting at the side, was slightly stunned, thinking that His Majesty had already given many rare and rare treasures to Qingzhou as a gift for King Feng's wedding? But it was only in a daze for a moment, and then he returned to his senses and replied: "Yes, I will send someone to Qingzhou immediately."
Shen Li took the red sandalwood tray with both hands, and carefully exited the Qilong Palace.
"You all step back." Dong Shixiu waved his hand.
"Yes."
The maids and servants who were waiting in the Qilong Palace all exited the palace lightly, but just after closing the palace door, they heard a "bang bang bang dang" sound of jade smashing inside, and everyone looked at each other in shock. What to do. But the Mr. Yu who made His Majesty bow his head has already left, who in the palace can persuade His Majesty now?
The crowd outside the hall stood holding their breath, quietly waiting for the storm to pass.
On that day, Fengji from Yongzhou Palace left the city in a carriage and came to the Lan River outside the city. This Lan River originates from Mount Kunwu, passes through Yongzhou and Qingzhou, and flows from north to south to Biyahai.
In July, pagoda trees and willows are green by the river, lotus leaves are fielded by the river, white and pink lotuses are blossoming gracefully, some kingfishers and colorful butterflies are flying and perching among the lotus stamens, there are small boats flying by in the river, fishermen singing, and the sky There is a bright golden day and a gentle breeze, which is full of beautiful and leisurely countryside pictures.
Fengji got off the carriage and walked under the willow tree by the river. His robes were like ink and his face was like jade. There is a hazy feeling on the picture scroll. Some fishermen's daughters on the fishing boat in the distance caught a glimpse of the unparalleled Yulang under the silk willow, and they couldn't help being dazed for a moment.
He quietly watched the torrential southward river and the white sail flying across the sky, wishing to look farther, but follow the river and the white sail to Qingzhou.
After a long time, he took out the jade flute in his sleeve and played a song in front of the wind. Suddenly, the sound of the flute fell on the Lan River like light rain.
Swallows are like flying, but they are not as good as their feathers.
The son returned home and was sent away to the wild.
Looking forward, weeping like rain. [Note ○5]
The song "Yan Yan" is as sad as a complaint, as if a faint but indelible mist hangs over the river, which makes people feel sad when they hear it. The daughter by the riverside, if she hears this flute and sees this person, she will fall in love with her soul, but under Liu Siqing's veil, the person is "weeping like rain" from grief, how can she know that others are also for him? And infatuation is knotting.
"Seventh Sister, this is the last time Fourth Brother will send you off." Fengji looked at the Lan River, stroking the jade flute in his hand and whispering to himself. A white jade piccolo was held in a white jade-like hand, and a black jade pendant hung on the flute, which was shiny and translucent, like a black moon.
The Lanhe River flows southward, without any sense of sorrow or fatigue.
In October of the same year, Fengji married a daughter of Du's family, a prominent family in Yongzhou, as his concubine.
In March of the following year, when peaches and plums were blooming, Nan Pianyue married Xie Zhu as his concubine.
[Note ○1] Liu Yong's "Recalling the Imperial Palace"
[Note ○2] Su Shi's "Mid-Autumn Moon"
[Note ○3] Wang Bo's "Bie Xuehua"
[Note ○4] Wang Wei's "He Jia Zhisheren's Works in the Daming Palace in the Early Dynasty"
[Note ○5] "The Book of Songs? Yan Yan" (rough meaning: Swallows fly together, fluttering and spreading their wings. This woman is married, and I send her far away. Gradually, I can no longer see her, and my tears are like rain. )