Bouyue Changying

There was singing and dancing in the Southern Chu Palace. The envoy from Beidi who came to see him was drunk. He held the thin limb beside him with one hand and whispered a few nonsense words into the woman's gentle ear. The two of them giggled happily. When he raised his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Fu Chu standing aside like a figurine of a lady. He waved his hand and scolded: "Why don't you go over and pour wine for the prince?!" The man opposite him was calm and solemn. He was the only one in the banquet without a beautiful concubine to serve him. I saw one of his jade hands lazily playing with the pure gold wine bottle in his hand, and his careless look gave people a strong sense of alienation. Fu Chu bit his lip, took the jade pot and stepped forward. She knelt down beside him and saluted, burying her head very low. "This slave will pour wine for the prince." "Yes." Song Xiang responded lightly, and the wine bottle made a muffled sound when it hit the table. The cup was placed steadily on the table, but his hand did not move away. "Just pour it like this." He said. His burning eyes fell on the top of her head, and she suddenly felt like a light on her back. Her hands were shaking uncontrollably, and the sweet ferment gurgled out from the spout. The purple agate bracelet on her arm was very dazzling under the lamp. When she was distracted, she saw the wine overflowing from the cup, and the water droplets slipped into the sleeves along the tiger's mouth of his palm. "This slave deserves to die." She quickly withdrew her hand, her palms feeling as if they had been burned by fire. Someone in the audience laughed and joked: "Could it be that fifth brother has fallen in love with this Beidi woman? I haven't looked away from you when I looked at you." There was silence in the room. She breathed gently, her heart beating erratically in her chest. The lights on the banquet were bright, and plum blossoms were blooming outside the palace. She saw him expressionlessly drinking the wine in his hand, and stood up with a slight smile and replied: "I have indeed taken a fancy to him."