Chu Mu's appearance also brought the banquet to a climax. After everyone stood up and saluted him, they all wanted to take the opportunity to get close to him and flatter or flatter him.
But Chu Mu was not interested.
He walked directly to the head of the seat and sat down.
Concubine Wan Gui stepped forward and bowed in front of him, "I have met His Highness Prince Ning."
Chu Mu raised his eyes and glanced at her, his eyebrows slightly frowned, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"Why are you here?"
His invitation was not delivered to the palace.
Besides, it was really strange for her, a noble concubine, to attend the flower-viewing banquet in his mansion.
Concubine Wan Gui pretended not to see the displeasure in his eyes, and said in her deep and hoarse voice: "The emperor sent me here to help His Highness."
Chu Mu snorted coldly, his emperor's nephew did not have the leisure and elegance to worry about his flower viewing party.
It must have been the woman's own idea to coax his nephew into coming here on her own, right?
Chu Mu looked disgusted when he thought of how many times she had seduced him openly or covertly in the palace.
But after all, it was at the banquet, with so many pairs of eyes looking at her, so it was hard for him to fall in front of her in public.
He could only say impatiently: "Find a seat and sit by yourself."
Concubine Wan Gui showed a delicate smile on her face and nodded.
Then he looked around and saw that the seats were almost full, except for the seat next to Chu Mu and the seat opposite him.
"Your Highness, can I sit next to you?"
"No!" Chu Mu refused directly, then picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it.
Then his eyes swept across the entire banquet intentionally or unintentionally.
Concubine Wan Gui was rejected and looked embarrassed.
Reluctantly, he walked to the seat opposite Chu Mu and sat down.
But just as Concubine Wan Gui sat down, a sharp voice came from outside: "Princess Jingning has arrived."
I saw a woman walking in from the entrance of the West Garden in a serious manner.
It is Princess Jingning.
Today, she is wearing a floor-length skirt of white silk dotted with emerald green paintings, and a double-knife bun. The bun can only be decorated with two or three accessories, and there is also a delicate flower mother-of-pearl painted on her forehead.
The entire makeup to the matching clothes are all in a fresh and elegant style.
I have to say that her outfit this time is much more pleasing to the eye than last time.
Last time, she wanted to put all the expensive accessories on her body that could show her identity.
But the more and more complicated the ornaments are, the more they look vulgar.
Ruan Tang didn't dare to compliment her dress last time.
Unexpectedly, it didn’t take long for me to see him, and he suddenly became enlightened.
This dress suits her very well today, and it also shows her delicate side to the fullest.
She walked to the red carpet and looked around. She saw all the ladies sitting at the table all dressed up, and she frowned.
But she was relieved when she didn't see Ruan Tang at the table or beside Chu Mu. She walked directly to Chu Mu and sat down without asking Chu Mu.
Then he took Chu Mu's arm and said coquettishly like he was declaring his sovereignty: "Brother Mu, I'm sorry, I'm late. You don't blame me, do you?"
Chu Mu frowned and took his arm out of her hand.
"Why are you here too?"
"My aunt asked me to come. She has a headache recently and it's inconvenient for her to travel. But she was worried when she heard that Brother Mu was hosting a flower viewing party, so she asked me to come and have a look."
"Yeah." Chu Mu responded, but he didn't take her away from him after all.
This scene fell in the eyes of Concubine Wan Gui, making her eyes filled with jealousy.
Ruan Tang, who had been standing in the corner, took in all this scene.
Unexpectedly, Chu Mu is still a hottie. If these women can get his hands on him, will nothing happen to her?
Can she enjoy being tired of him in advance and then fly away?
Ruan Tang thought, the corners of his lips raised in a cheerful angle.
But she was only happy for a second when Chu Mu, like a celestial being, turned around and laid his eyes on her face.
Ruan Tang caught his gaze, flinched slightly, then quickly turned around and left the West Garden, heading to the kitchen.
The banquet started not long after Ruan Tang left.
She began to direct the maids and servants in the kitchen to serve food outside.
This round of cuisines are all normal banquet cuisines. As everyone changed glasses, they got a taste of everything.
But the nobles of this dynasty only ate a little bit of food. Ruan Tang felt it was a waste when he looked at the leftovers that were finally put into the kitchen.
After the meal is over, everyone's table is replaced with wine or tea cups.
The program arranged by Ruan Tang also started. She went back to her room and changed her clothes before returning to the West Garden.
The servants are already placing all the musical instruments and other things needed for the show in the middle of the red carpet.
The first program is a singing program, which is "Pipa Xing" sung by a male and female ensemble.
This piece was adapted into a song by people of her time based on "Pipa Xing" by the poet Bai Juyi. It is a combination of popular singing and opera singing. It is not only beautiful but also catchy.
The male singer was dressed in white, with her long hair spread over her shoulders, only tied up with a flower rope.
Moreover, the man's appearance is feminine, and his pair of narrow eyes are full of charm. He is sitting in front of the guzheng, and his long white fingers are playing with the strings, which seems to be a bit of an immortal.
Even if a man sees him, he can't help but be attracted to him.
The female singer wore a tube top, a gauze shirt that could be described as nothing, and a floor-length skirt.
Her hair was tied up high into a side bun, with only a green jade hairpin stuck in it, and her face was covered with an almost transparent gauze scarf.
It seems to be a superfluous dress, but it is fascinating.
She half-hidden her face while holding the pipa, and her slender fingers began to play with it quickly.
Soon, the male singer's singing voice was accompanied by the sound of the piano. It was brisk and steady. It was a singing style that no one had ever heard before. Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on the two of them.
【Xunyang River sees off guests on the first night, with maple leaves and flowers rustling in autumn. The master dismounted and was on board the boat. He wanted to drink wine, but there was no orchestra. It's too late to be drunk and happy to say goodbye. When we say goodbye, the vast river is soaked in the moon. 】
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After a while, the female singer's opera singing voice also started, which was so graceful and ethereal that everyone secretly praised her.
[The big strings are noisy like the rain, and the small strings are like whispers. Noisy and jumbled bullets, big and small beads falling onto the jade plate]
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After the song was over, everyone was still moved.
Some people even booed, "That sounds great, do it again."
But the two singers stood up and blessed everyone before retreating.
This is what Ruan Tang wants, to hook them so that her next tasting session can proceed smoothly.
Compared to everyone else, Chu Mu had a calm expression on his face.
Here, after the two singers retreated, Ruan Tang had someone move up a table she had ordered in the past few days.
And she had also put on men's clothes, a white narrow-sleeved robe, and a white jade belt around her waist like Chu Mu.
But her hair was half-tied, the upper part was rolled up and tied with a white tie, and the lower part of her hair was spread over her shoulders.
There are still two strands left on the forehead, which flutter in the wind when walking.
She also specially bought a paper fan. When she fanned it, she looked a bit like a nobleman.
