Night has fallen, the sky is low and starry. Yunchuan and Yunxi put on clean men's clothes and looked in high spirits. As soon as he walked out of the yurt, he saw Yu Wenhan, Yang Qingyuan and Yu Wenling also walking out.
Yu Wenhan saw a package in Yunchuan's hand and asked curiously: "What is this?" Yunchuan smiled mysteriously: "You will know in a minute!"
After the five people gathered together, Yun Chuan led the way to the central square, where happy singing and dancing could already be heard.
"The singing of the grassland is really loud and melodious, and I feel energetic as soon as I hear it." Yu Wenling was exhausted from walking all the way, but he was excited when he finally received preferential treatment.
"You are right. The singing and dancing in our grassland are high-pitched and high-spirited, and everyone can dance and sing along with the music. Moreover, the young prince Shengze has the highest requirements for singing and dancing. We will definitely be able to perform well tonight. It's a feast for the eyes and ears." Yunchuan has been exhausted mentally and physically these past few days, and thinking about finally being able to relax tonight, he feels naturally happy.
"Can I not know? There is also a person in our family who can dance the Tusang dance. Although he is not that popular, the dance does have a unique charm." Yu Wenling thought of Concubine Lian from Tusang, who could sing. He is good at dancing and is favored by his father.
"Is there anyone in your family who can dance Tusang dance?" Yun Chuan asked and then remembered that what Yu Wenling was probably talking about was that on the 60th birthday of the Emperor of Wei Dynasty last year, his uncle Helian Qiji donated a song called " The tumultuous beauty with lotus heart.
"Ling'er!" Yang Qingyuan stopped Yu Wenling immediately before he could respond.
"Why don't you let Ling'er speak? Your brother is too domineering!" Yunchuan was a little angry at Yang Qingyuan's attitude.
Yang Qingyuan didn't respond, and Yu Wenhan helped him explain humbly: "That's not what he meant. It's just a matter for the elders. We don't want to discuss it more."
"Hey, it's not a big deal. She is just a concubine of the elder. Brother Qingyun is afraid that I will cause trouble if I talk too much." Yu Wenling glanced at Yang Qingyun and let out a long sigh when he saw that he was not angry.
"What can't you say about a concubine?" Yun Chuan glanced at Yang Qingyun doubtfully after saying this, thinking that this person is really not a friend enough, being so guarded and overthinking.
The central square has long been decorated with lights, with colorful flags fluttering in the sky, lanterns brightly lit, and six tables and chairs arranged in a half-moon shape. The soldiers of the Xiayi tribe sat in circles, singing and dancing together in a lively manner.
"This is the first time I have seen a soldier sitting together with the prince like this." Yu Wenling looked around curiously.
"Only in the young prince Shengze can you see such a scene." Yunchuan said.
Shengze was sitting at the front table watching the three women dancing with interest. When he saw the five Yunchuan people arriving, he motioned to take a seat at the five tables next to him, raised his glass to signal, and danced and swayed along with them from time to time.
After the song ended, Shengze and Yunchuan picked up their wine glasses and stood up. Shengze said: "Come, soldiers, let us drink this cup together to welcome my friends who have come from afar. Do it!" The soldiers behind him shouted "Welcome!" and drank it all in one gulp. The five people in Yunchuan raised their glasses to the Xiayi soldiers behind them and drank them in one gulp.
"Mare's kumiss is so delicious!" Yu Wenling sighed after drinking it.
"It's better that you know the goods, unlike someone who always said that Zhongyuan's daughter's red is better than our kumiss!" Shengze filled another glass, "Here, just as you said just now, I'll toast you." , drank another glass of wine. Yu Wenling also had a drink.
"Young prince, I offer you a toast. Remember that I don't drink, so you prepared some good tea for me." Yun Xi poured herself a cup of tea and greeted Shengze in return.
"We, brothers, toast you with this cup. Thank you for your hospitality and your help." Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingyu stood up and responded together.
Yunchuan took out two bottles of wine from behind and put it on the table, filled a glass for himself, picked up the wine glass and shook it in front of his eyes, and said: "I don't know who it was, but last time I asked someone to bring a few more bottles of my daughter. Hong is here."
When Sheng Ze saw Nv Hong on the table in Yunchuan, his eyes suddenly lit up. He leaned over with an empty glass and said, "Here, fill it up for me."
"Didn't you say it doesn't taste good?" Yunchuan grabbed the bottle.
"Haha, did I say that? I am also very fond of wine!" Shengze said in a rogue manner, "The daughter of the Guyue Inn in the border town is really an unforgettable sip. If you still have a conscience, you know how to bring it to me. Two bottles!”
"From now on, this wine won't be called Nv'er Hong. It'll be called 'Canghai'. It's the name we gave it! When I open a winery in the future, you can drink as much of the good wine as you want." Yunchuan poured a glass of wine for Shengze. He prompted seriously.
"You open a winery? You will definitely have to pay with your life! Why is it called 'Canghai'? I think the name 'Nerv Hong' is very good. 'A graceful girl is shy, and the years are worry-free'. What else can be used to describe a fine wine than a red girl?" What's better?" Shengze couldn't wait to finish the drink and motioned to Yunchuan for another drink.
Yunchuan pretended to protect the bottle and said with a smile: "If I don't pour it, you only have this glass!" Shengze glared angrily, as if he was getting up to grab the wine, Yunchuan laughed. He laughed and said, "How was it? At that moment, did you feel the feeling of 'It was once difficult to overcome the difficulties!'"
Shengze snatched the bottle, looked at Yunchuan slyly, and said, "Your name is too bookish. The people in this city are all reckless men. How many people can understand it? An ancient poem said, 'The war will eventually come to an end. Let's go back and drink our daughter's red wine. We men drink wine just to be mellow and hearty, not to seek the deep meaning after drinking." After saying this, he drank another glass in one go.
"Young Prince Shengze is right, the name of a good wine is secondary, and the most rare thing is getting along." Yu Wenhan added, thinking that the reason why he likes wine is also a kind of sustenance. As for the name of the wine, it is nothing more. It's just for myself, I don't care whether others like it or not.
Shengze raised his glass and nodded to Yu Wenhan, and the two drank a glass of wine while looking at each other. Yun Chuan smiled and said: "Of course you think the name 'Nv'erhong' is good. Our young prince Shengze is a charming man, and he likes 'women are young and beautiful,' but I don't know how many women you have attracted." The moon is shining brightly across the sea, and there is nowhere to place my hope!"
"With this personal charm, there's nothing I can do about it." Shengze said with a playful smile.
"Cough cough cough cough~" A joke made Yun Chuan choke down a sip of wine in his throat, and he coughed with his face turned red. Yun Xi quickly stroked Yun Chuan's back gently, causing others to laugh. Yun Chuan coughed and scolded: "You can continue to be so dishonest! Be careful not to get the princess in the future!"
"You like our Zhongyuan wine so much, I will give you a car next time. How about it?" Yu Wenling saw this scene and found it quite interesting. Although he had many brothers and sisters, he almost never joked like this.
"Actually, besides being a mess, you're also quite cute!" Yun Chuan joked.
"Yunchuan, have you ever said that to a guest? As the saying goes, don't reciprocate. If you give us wine, if you like anything, we will give it to you!" Shengze said proudly.
"I like it so much. I like the freedom here, the blue sky, white clouds, and twinkling stars. Can I give it as a gift?" Sixteen-year-old Yu Wenling is innocent and innocent.
"Oh~ It turns out that he has fallen in love with us. This is easy. I haven't gotten married yet, and the position of the princess is still vacant. Gang Yunchuan also said that I will not be able to please the princess in the future. You see..." Shengze started. He caught the joke and smiled provocatively at Yu Wenling. Hearing that his young prince wanted to beg the princess, the attendants next to him also laughed.
"You, why are you so frivolous! Brother Qingyun, look at them!" Yu Wenling had never been teased like this before, and when he saw Shengze's provocative eyes, he felt it was even more offensive. And she was afraid that Yang Qingyuan would misunderstand that she was a frivolous woman, so she looked at Yang Qingyuan anxiously.
"Brother Qingyun, they bullied me!" Seeing that Qingyun didn't respond, Yu Wenling leaned over and pulled Yang Qingyun's sleeves, and Yang Qingyun came back to his senses. Yu Wenling asked angrily: "What are you looking at? Are women in the desert so seductive?"
"No, I just remembered some past events." Yang Qingyuan replied calmly.
"Past, what past?" Yu Wenling looked at Yang Qingyuan's cold eyes and asked in a low voice.
Yunchuan drank half a bottle of wine and heard that Shengze wanted to ask Yu Wenling to become the princess. He thought about their identities. It was indeed a good thing. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, she stood up and walked to Yu Wenling's table, pulled her over, and told her about the benefits of marrying to Xia Yi as a princess. The attendants nearby were also coaxing her to marry as soon as possible.
Yu Wenling couldn't say anything, pushed Yun Chuan away, and stood up angrily: "Do you desert people understand that you can't joke about this kind of thing? For a woman, the reputation of chastity is especially important. You are simply damaging my reputation. Hurt my self-esteem, what Princess of Xiayi? How could I marry into a barbarian land!" How could I, the majestic Princess Dawei, be reduced to wanting to get married to Xiayi?
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Sheng Ze looked sideways at Yu Wenling, holding the wine glass in one hand and saying nothing.
Yunchuan returned to his seat boredly, playing with the wine glass and said disdainfully: "If you think we are joking, I can apologize, but we treat you well with wine, so you judge a barbarian land, is that considered respect?"
"My roommate is young and inexperienced. She didn't mean that." Yang Qingyuan apologized.
"Mountains and rivers are not important, meeting a close friend is important. Don't take offense to Ling'er's careless words." Yu Wenhan picked up the wine glass and said.
Yu Wenling saw that he had made the atmosphere so solemn, and the attendants behind him suddenly became eerily silent, and he felt a little annoyed when he thought about it. She secretly glanced at Yang Qingyun, pouted and sat down slowly.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Yun Xi pretended to blame Yun Chuan and Sheng Ze: "What are you doing? When making friends, you have to deal with them as you please, but you also need to treat them with sincerity, right? I think you two are sincerely bullying other girls. You're funny. Miss Ling is so innocent and cute. I've never seen you act like a bandit. You talk about getting married as if you're robbing her of a bride. Not to mention her, I was also shocked. You two should be punished with three drinks."
"Yes, I actually don't think it's bad here, it's just that it's not nice for you to treat a woman like this. You're punished by three drinks!" Yu Wenling glanced at Yun Xi gratefully, and the feeling of helping him out suddenly felt a bit familiar.
"It's okay to drink, but I won't accept the punishment. We sincerely invite Miss Ling to be the princess." Yunchuan picked up the wine and poured it.
"You...!" Yuwen Ling's teeth were itching with anger, but Yunchuan still looked at her with squinted eyes. When Yu Wenling saw Yu Wenling angrily preparing to cross the table, Yun Chuan immediately drank the whole drink in one gulp and said, "Three cups, three cups!"
Shengze, who was on the side, cooperated with Yun Chuan, and drank three glasses of wine while laughing.
After the three dances, the melodious morin fiddle sounded, the strings were plucked, and the melody was quiet.
"Let's play a game of drinking. Let's match sentences. If you match two words, you can designate one person to do it. The person who matches will designate the next person, and the person who doesn't match will be fined a drink." Yu Wenling has been drinking for a long time. I don't sit with Yang Qingyuan like this anymore, I feel particularly comfortable. I really hope that this time can stay a little longer, a little longer.
Yun Chuan sounded interesting and asked quickly, "How to play?"
Yu Wenling raised his head and said: "Then let me make a sample first. I'll ask Brother Qingyun to do it right. My last sentence is 'Looking from afar'."
"Closer view" Yang Qingyuan said without thinking, and then looked at Shengze. He was a guest. Naturally, he couldn't ignore the host, let alone embarrass the host, so he said a simple: "Gaoshan, please come and see the young prince Shengze."
Shengze knew full well that this was clearly an advantage for himself, so he replied with a smile on his face: "Flowing water."
Shengze then said: "Yunchuan, why don't you do it? The last sentence is, well, your name is - 'Yunchuan'!"
"You see, they all know how to pick simple things for you. How come you know how to make me worry about this?" At this time, Yunchuan frowned. He was not good at writing, let alone such a tricky question. With his head spinning, Yun Chuan raised his head and glanced at the other side, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Said: "Yes! Yunchuan versus Hanlin."
"What kind of countermeasure is this?" Yu Wenling asked puzzledly.
Opposite me, Yu Wenhan already knew this. He took a sip of wine alone and looked at Yun Chuan, feeling a sense of trance-like joy welling up in his heart.
"The moving clouds are opposite to the vastness, and the mountains and rivers are opposite to the woods. And I am an optimistic person by nature. Don't you think that one of us is the exact opposite of me?" Yun Chuan's eyes were filled with sparkle. Since he was not good at this anyway, he explained in a confusing manner. .
Yu Wenling turned to look at Yu Wenhan, thinking that his second emperor brother, who had been named Prince Ping, seemed to be a bit talented, but he was really not outstanding among the other emperor brothers. The most important thing was that he had no mother to rely on, so he was not brave enough to do things. Xiao Shenwei did look depressed. However, it was precisely because of this that the mother felt free to let herself interact with him. In the words of the mother, although Prince Ping was ordinary, this was a rare advantage in the court. "Yunchuan" versus "Hanlin", regardless of whether the words can explain it, at least the personalities are really compatible.
But Shengze was a little dissatisfied, and kept saying: "This is obviously a strong argument, and it is also suspected of personal attack. I must drink wine!"
Yun Chuan defended: "Why is this a personal attack? You want to use me as a counterpoint, so of course you have to target people in addition to words. Just tell me whether my pairing is wonderful or not."
Yun Xi also knew Yu Wenhan's temperament. He knew how to think and did not fight with others, but he was generous, kind and considerate. However, in the fierce competition for political power, these were regarded as the shortcomings of timidity and womanly kindness. His mother and concubine died young, and he used to be appreciated and cultivated by his father Yu Wenhua, but after the incident eight years ago, his life in the court must have become more difficult. Yun Xi also heard from her uncle that the Queen's legitimate son, Prince Nan, and Concubine Ying's son, Prince Chen, were fighting overtly and covertly, and both parties intended to win over Yu Wenhan, but he had always stayed away and would not participate in any struggle for imperial power. Even if powerful ministers recommended him to the emperor, he would shirk his duties in every possible way, and so far he has only held the empty post of Xiao Zongboqing in charge of etiquette and sacrifices in the Chunguan Mansion.
"I think it's right." Yang Qingyuan rarely spoke, looking at Yu Wenhan who was smiling at the side and said, "Brother Yunchuan's method not only has artistic conception, but also has a situation. Brother Wenhan, don't you think so?"
"I agree, I'll drink this glass of wine!" Yu Wenhan raised his glass and finished it.
Yun Chuan was feeling proud at the side, and Yun Xi walked up to Sheng Ze with a smile and said: "This drinking order of 'pairing sentences' can be opposite or opposite. It's like a dragon versus a phoenix, a happy song versus a smile.' The word "Yunchuan" is opposite to "Hanlin", but when used directly, I think it can be compared to "Zesheng". The flowing clouds and flowing water are endless streams, and the Qionglin is prosperous and prosperous." Yun Xi said while looking at Yunchuan and Shengze. People, Shengze immediately understood Yun Xi's metaphor, laughed "haha", and exclaimed: "They all say that Yun Xi is extremely talented, and he really deserves his reputation. 'Yunchuan' is very good to 'Zesheng', very good! "
Yu Wenling also heard the secret, and said with a gloating smile: "They are simply a match made in heaven. 'Yunchuan' and 'Zesheng' are such a perfect match!"
"Sister Ling, you are adding insult to injury, right?" Yun Chuan raised his wine glass and said with a smile, "Yun Xi's mouth is reasonable no matter what you say, I don't dare to mess with it! But, young prince Shengze and I are really meant for each other. Good friends, I have chased wolves on the grassland and hunted eagles on the Snow Dragon Mountain. Come, little prince, let’s drink to our ‘Yunchuan’ and ‘Zesheng’.” Shengze said “Okay!” and joined Yunchuan. All in one go.
"Then I'll also come up with a match, and ask Brother Wenhan to do it." Yun Xi returned to his seat, looked at Yu Wenhan, and said word by word: "Sichuan Linsheng."
"Sichuan Lin Sheng, is this Lin my Ling?" Yu Wenling muttered to the side.
"It's the forest of Qionglin Yushu." Yang Qingyuan said.
Yun Xi nodded, looked at Yu Wenling's slightly disappointed eyes, and quickly added: "It can also be said to be your word 'Ling', whichever is homophonic."
"I think among us, only Yun Xi can talk to the Central Plains people. I can't be a scholar. It's better to get drunk and talk." Sheng Ze had finished drinking a bottle of daughter's red and took it with him. The empty wine glass was handed to Yun Chuan and motioned for her to fill it up.
"Xi Zhiyuanhan, Xizhi water is opposite to the 'chuan', and Xizhi's waves are towards the 'forest'. Sichuan forests are lush and water waves are vast. How about this?" Yu Wenhan listened to Yun Xi's mention of this word, which was very clever. Several people The names actually make a quite artistic pair.
"I admire you. I'll drink tea instead of wine. I'll do it first." Yun Xi raised his tea cup and toasted to Yu Wenhan.
"It's your ingenuity that made our names form such a wonderful and spectacular picture. I just took advantage of your words." Yu Wenhan retorted.
"Xi Yunhan." Yu Wenhan recited these three words silently and looked at Yun Xi. I remembered that eight years ago, Yu Wenhan had just been crowned Prince Ping and had his own house. When she wanted to give her study a nickname, Xi'er suggested "Xi Yunhan", but Xi'er's father rejected it because he thought it was suspected of forming a clique.
This matter was just mentioned, and even Yang Qingyuan probably didn't know about it. But in front of me, the woman disguised as a man named Yun Xi, except for one word with the same pronunciation, had no trace of Xi'er in the past. Xier is not good at poetry, does not know medical skills, does not drink alcohol but will never drink tea, and does not like to sit quietly. Are the two of them related or is it just a coincidence?
