The banquet reached its climax and achieved unprecedented success and joy.
Lu Xinyi retired after his success and left together with the other musicians. As soon as he wrapped up his piano, a palace official came to him and said, "Boss Lu, your Majesty, please come over."
Nasen became drunk at some point. Sui continued to greet the ministers outside. Nasen was supported by several palace people and came to the side hall.
Before approaching the side hall, I heard a sound of vomiting. Lu Xinyi walked to his bed under the guidance of the palace servants.
We haven’t seen him for many years. His facial features have not changed, but he grew a beard at some point. His eyes are still as sharp as when he was a boy, as sharp as a machete, and cannot be looked directly into.
Lu Xinyi saluted and said: "Your Majesty, although it is good to toast, drinking too much will harm your health."
Nasen was helped up by the palace servants and chuckled: "It's nothing, just spit it out. I heard that you , we have made a lot of things that blend the cultures of the Yue Kingdom and the Jingguo state. For example, in the Jingguo dialect book, there are occasionally two Yueguo dialects, such as the song just sung. , is also the fusion of the two languages."
Lu Xinyi nodded: "The friendship between the two peoples is what all the people want. The emperor has done more, but the common people have only done some trivial things."
Nasen laughed out loud. When he looked up again, he closed his eyes, waved his sleeves and told the people around him to retreat first.
When the last palace maid left, Lu Xinyi turned around and said to the palace maid who was about to close the door: "Sister, please keep the door open."
Nasen nodded in agreement. When everyone retreated, Nasen opened his eyes. His eyes were already red, and he said to himself:
"You did a good job. If you need any help, You can feel free to mention it to me."
Lu Xinyi bowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty. You treat me very well. "
Nasen didn't speak, and the two were silent for a long time. Nasen looked at the fading halo of the setting sun on the ground, and said slowly to Xin Yi:
"You reminded me of you for a long time. An old friend from before, but I felt sorry for her and never had the face to see her again.”
"The world has its own fate. Your Majesty just did what you should do in relation to your status. There is nothing worthy or sorry for you."
After hearing this, Nasen hesitated at first, then shook his head and smiled. : "You are right. Sometimes, some people may be destined to have an unnecessary encounter from the beginning, because the destined ending, no matter how hard they work, , will live up to the first encounter."
Xin Yi slowly raised her head, but did not dare to look into Na Sen's eyes. She moved her lips: "Since you have worked hard, you have lived up to the encounter."
Nasen sat up from the couch, and Lu Xinyi knelt on the ground, with her hands clasped in front of her chest, her head lowered, and her face and expression could no longer be seen clearly.
She said slowly: "Your Majesty, Cao Min... Cao Min went to the front first. There are Cao Min's guys at the banquet."
After that, she stood up, turned around and was about to leave. But after taking a few steps, she heard a dull thump behind her. Nasen fell from the bed, and she couldn't help but look back at him.
He murmured: "I always think that there is a better ending, even if it is the ending that I force. I always think that I can bring peace to the people I cherish, even if it is through war. Way. I always thought... the days are long..."
Xin Yi couldn't bear to listen any more and left the room. Outside the palace, it started to snow lightly at some point. Such a thin layer of snow and frost fell from the dome. The wind blew up and turned into countless snow and sand, which was scattered everywhere in the palace.
Lu Xinyi wiped her face and looked up, feeling that the snow was so refreshing yet so desolate.
She clenched her fists and squinted her eyes to look at the snowflakes. The snow was like countless grains of salt. There was no romantic beauty, only ruthless drifting.
In ancient times, when someone died, family members would spread salt and pray for him. She suddenly felt a tightening in her chest, remembering the sentence that had been forgotten in the corner of history, "White snow is no different, but salt in the sky can make the difference." People admired the metaphor, but ignored Hu'er who uttered the metaphor at the time. , was experiencing the pain of losing his father at that time.
She exhaled, although the dullness in her chest did not ease slightly. She comforted herself and said:
The world is ruthless, but passionate people give mood to all things. All things are merciless, and I belong to all things, so how can I have feelings?
As soon as the banquet ended, Tu Shansui greeted the guests while interacting and answering with the female family members.
Xin Yi watched from a distance, seeing how fluent she was in answering, seeing how effortlessly she was doing it, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips. What Nasen needs is a wife with a strong mother clan, a wife who can make both ends meet, a wife who is virtuous and intelligent, and only such a wife can exchange for his sincerity. The so-called momentary heartbeat is just a flash of lightning. Just an illusion.
She felt ashamed, but didn't show it too much - people are like this, sometimes they know that they are not good, but they still can't show their cowardice and can't let others look down on themselves. And the worse you are at it, the more you have to pretend not to care.
She walked forward. Zijing and his party had been waiting for a long time. Before she could say hello to Sui, Sui spotted her first and walked up. When Lu Xinyi finished saluting her, he said :
“Thanks to these two poems by Boss Lu today, Boss Lu is quick in writing and thinking. She is indeed the most talented woman in Yuecheng."
Seeing that there was no one around, the palace maid next to Sui came forward and whispered: "Boss Lu, the queen has sent a copy of your poem to the palace. Besides, your masterpiece will be read by everyone in the city tomorrow morning!”
It was originally a happy thing, but Lu Xinyi couldn't laugh. She forced a smile and bowed to Sui: "Thank you so much, Madam."
Sui hurriedly stepped forward to support her, comforted her and said: "You and I, sisters, how can we say thank you? Besides, we are young Qiu never talks about it If you really want to thank me for these red tape courtesy, you might as well give me a share of your Huahua Theater, which is about to become a hit."
Lu Xinyi immediately agreed: "Of course, the common people have already done it. I have made preparations, but I don’t know how much the queen wants.”
As soon as she heard about the shares, the female relatives on both sides came over and flattered Sui: “The queen is indeed a Qingqiu person, and now she has bought the Huahua Theater. If you take the shares, you will definitely make a lot of money!”
Everyone agreed, and Sui was a little at a loss. She was originally joking, but now she was forced to put it on her head. . If he doesn't want to, there is a suspicion that Xin Yi borrowed her favor. If he does, she really wants to make this friend. She has more money than she can spend, so why would she want to exploit a commoner like her?
What's more, she knew that she was simply greedy for money.
The wife of a general said to Xin Yi: "Boss Lu is also a smart man. If you have a share of Nujun, even if it is just one share, you will be close to the big tree of Nujun from now on!"
Sui looked at Xin Yi and saw her smile a little awkwardly. She looked up and looked directly into Sui's eyes: "Yes...yes." (End of Chapter)