166 Reception Feast

Concubine Xiao stared at the second princess: "At tonight's banquet, you have to behave well, you must attract the attention of Pingyang Hou and Dingbei Hou, do you know?" The second princess drooped her ears: "Mother, don't want your sons!" Pingyang Hou and Dingbei Hou returned to Beijing this time mainly to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday, you have done a good job. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Besides, if it is not for the imperial sister Zhuyu in front, the sons can be a little lazy. ”

With a simple smile, Concubine Xiao picked up her jade hand and patted the second princess's forehead, "You girl, why are you so unlucky, why don't you know the good intentions of the concubine." You can also know how much your father values them both. If you can marry one of them, it will be good for your third emperor brother in the future. Silly boy, why haven't you figured it out yet? "It's all because Concubine Xiao didn't figure it out before, and she has been trapped in place.

Now that Concubine Xiao has thought it through, she has every opportunity to teach the second princess well, and she will not hold back the third prince. The second princess pouted: "Mother, I know, I know." "Perfunctory Concubine Xiao, Concubine Xiao repeatedly told her before she left that she must perform well, and it is best to amaze Pingyang Hou and Dingbei Hou and attract attention to her. When the time comes, the Holy One will not stop it, and he will be happy to see it come to pass.

At the reception banquet in the evening, the saint only let the queen, the eldest princess, Concubine Xiao and the second princess see, and the other four people were the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince and Mo Linzi. When Yan Dongnan returned to the house, he had a straight face. Angrily came to Li's house and kicked the door open, Li got up in shock and walked over: "Master, what's wrong with you, who made you angry?" ”

was completely stunned, and didn't know why Yan Dongnan was so angry. Mama Chao made a look, and soon there were two people left in the room, Yan Dongnan and Li. "What about the 150,000 taels of silver?" Li smiled slightly, relieved, it turned out to be for this. Affectionately held Yan Dongnan's arm: "Master, come, you sit down quickly, and the concubine will tell you slowly." Yan Yunnuan thought that it was a little lonely to have dinner alone, so it was better to go to Yan Yunzhu.

Yan Yunzhu had just ordered the maid to go to the kitchen to pass the meal, when he saw Yan Yunnuan coming over with a smile. Greeted him: "Xiao Jiu, why are you here?" "Hey, Seventh Sister, we are still seeing each other like this, I came to you, of course I want to come to eat." Why, the seventh sister is not happy, then I will go. As he spoke, he was about to turn around and leave, Yan Yunzhu said unhurriedly: "If you want to leave, I won't stop you." ”

To Yan Yunnuan's surprise, he didn't pull her. Forget it, Yan Yunnuan turned around and sat down with a smile, Yan Yunzhu smiled affectionately: "Xiao Jiu, you are still so naughty with the seventh sister." You come to eat with me, of course I welcome you. I wish you would come and dine with me every day, and I won't be bored to eat alone. "Then dare to be affectionate, I will accompany the seventh sister every day, and the seventh sister will not dislike me when the time comes."

Yan Yunnuan looked at the fragrant food on the table, and couldn't help but pick up the chopsticks and start eating. Between their own sisters, there is no need to be polite. After finishing the meal, the two lay down and talked, not expecting Li to come over. Hurriedly got up to greet the Li family, and the Li family glanced at Yan Yunnuan: "You come out with me." Yan Yunzhu asked in surprise: "Mother, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Li ignored Yan Yunzhu and walked out. Yan Yunnuan hurriedly said, "Seventh sister, don't worry, I'll go first." "Catching up with the Li family and walking all the way to Yan Yunnuan's yard, the Li family gave Yan Yunnuan a reluctant smile." Mother, what's wrong with you, is it Xiao Jiu who is upsetting you. If you say it, Xiao Jiu will change. Looking at Li's dejected appearance, Yan Yunnuan was particularly uncomfortable.

"Come, Xiao Jiu, sit down, my mother wants to talk to you. Just now, when your father returned home, he knew that 150,000 taels of silver were with you, and he was very angry. Li spoke calmly, not showing sadness. Yan Yunnuan hesitated: "It's because of 150,000 taels of silver, hey, what did I think!" If that's the case, then I'll give my father 150,000 taels of silver tomorrow, and my mother must not worry. Don't hurt my father for my business, so that Xiao Jiu will feel guilty. ”

The 150,000 taels of silver were obviously let by Yan Yunnuan by the Li family, but he didn't expect Yan Dongnan to accept the Li family's explanation at all. I almost stretched out my hand to hit her, grabbed the door, and heard my grandmother say that I went to Aunt Hua's yard. Why did Yan Dongnan become a different person, before coming to the capital, he was so gentle to the Li family. Li especially misses Yan Dongnan at that time, to this day, the ancestor and Aunt Hua and others came to the capital, Yan Dongnan has always been a filial son. Presumably there is the credit of the ancestors, and the Li family is reluctant to say anything, in front of Yan Yunnuan.

"It's okay, Xiao Jiu, if I let you take it, you can take it. Your father was an official in the court, and he rarely used large sums of money. Don't take it personally, I'm here, in fact, I just want to talk to you. In the future, keep an eye on your father, as well as the ancestor and Aunt Hua, you had better stay away. Don't be too enthusiastic about them, don't be too cold, of course this is in front of your father, and they will say more in front of your father, I have no way to discipline them. ”

The sadness in Li's tone could be heard by Yan Yunnuan. How could it be like this, looking at the back of Li's lonely departure. Yan Yunnuan's heart followed suit, hoping to soothe the sadness in Li's heart. For the time being, I'm afraid that Yan Yunnuan won't be able to leave the capital, and she can't rest assured that the Li family is not at ease, and Yan Yunzhu's family affairs are also worried about her. I'm afraid that the Li family can't be the master, so he shook his head helplessly.

When the ancestor heard that Yan Dongnan had gone to Aunt Hua's yard again, the corners of his mouth naturally rose. It seems that Aunt Hua really didn't disappoint her, and the Li family should also have a good taste of being alone in the empty room. Before, the Li family took Yan Yunzhu and Yan Yunnuan to follow Yan Dongnan in the capital to live a good life, if it weren't for Yan Yunlan's proposal to let them follow them to the capital to see the prosperity. I'm afraid that I will have to stay in Yanfu in Donglin County for the rest of my life and wait for death, and I can't enjoy the glory and wealth, and my ancestors will not agree. I like Yan Yunlan a little more in my heart, and I have to find time to discuss Yan Yunlan's family affairs with Yan Dongnan, and I can't let her delay it any longer.

After all, Yan Yunlan is almost twenty years old, and she is probably a big girl in the capital. If you want to be a few years younger, the old ancestor doesn't have to worry so much. And she looked at Aunt Hua's pointed belly, and it must be a brother in her belly. The saint and the queen stared at the eldest princess with a smile, and then it was the eldest princess's turn to perform singing and dancing, the sound of the piano sounded slowly, and she danced slowly, her body was soft. At this time, the palace maid threw a long white veil into the air, unhurriedly, with a sense of rhythm, and landed on the eldest princess's snowy arm and slender wrist.

The jade table also danced to the sound of the piano, and the fluttering hair slowly shook with a feeling of intoxication. Jumping, holding the placket of his clothes with both hands, he slowly flung his body and turned it around and put it on his body. All this made the saint and the queen proud, and the eldest princess had sworn to the queen before that she would not be disappointed. It seems that the eldest princess has really put in a lot of effort.

The sleeves of the shirt were slowly thrown out, spun in a circle, and spun to the side of the chair. Xue Nen's hands, each holding the long white ribbon with pale pink rose petals, danced and rotated in the wind. Gently grasp the ribbon with both hands, flung it into the air, and then the rose petals fluttered down like rain. In the rain of roses, Princess Celestia spun around a few more times, flicking her long sleeves, her skirt flying, and her hair fluttering.

Then a series of elaborate dances unfolded, and the hairpins in the hair made a crisp sound and jumped into the air, the sleeves fluttering. Throwing the ribbon into the air, he then picked up the fan on the table, spun it around a few times, and just as the ribbon landed on the fan, he then waved his arms with both hands, and the dance was amazing. At this time, his legs were missing, and his hands waved a few times, making an ending move. The sound of the piano stopped, and his complexion did not change, he was still so white and tender, and he did not gasp, his breathing was steady, and there were some pale pink rose petals on his soft hair, and then the rose petal rain was over.

The saint took the lead in clapping, and the queen, Concubine Xiao, the second princess and others clapped their hands and praised one after another, and the eldest princess really did not disgrace the saint. is worthy of being a royal princess, dancing extraordinary, stunning and unconventional. The Marquis of Dingbei and the Marquis of Pingyang naturally complimented her, and the queen's eyes often stayed on the Marquis of Pingyang and the Marquis of Dingbei tonight. Of course, the same is true of the Xiao family, and soon it will be the turn of the second princess to play, and Concubine Xiao is full of expectations that the second princess will be more amazing, than the eldest princess.

No one expected that the second princess just sang a few lines of poetry and then ended. Concubine Xiao stared at the second princess angrily, and the second princess stuck out her tongue at her. The reception banquet ended quickly, and Dingbei Hou left early. The Marquis of Pingyang went out of the palace with the eldest prince and the third prince to play, and took advantage of the night to go out to see the prosperity of the capital at night. The Holy Emperor glanced at the Queen, and the Queen nodded understandingly, and walked to the side of the eldest princess. The eldest princess smiled and helped the queen back to the palace, and the queen held her hand all the way, for fear that she would soon get married.

Now that I can take a few more looks, when I arrived at the palace, the queen said softly: "Yuanyuan, who do you think is better, Pingyang Hou or Dingbei Hou, don't be shy, just tell the queen mother." Seeing that the eldest princess lowered her head, the queen smiled and comforted her. Since ancient times, marriage events are all the orders of parents, matchmakers, the last time the queen and the saint rushed to marry the eldest princess, but I didn't expect the result to make the eldest princess miserable, and she didn't come out for many years.

Now that it is hard to talk about the eldest princess, the queen naturally wants to choose the horse she likes for her, not to mention that the saint also agreed. "Queen Mother, Erchen thinks Dingbei Hou is good." Princess Celestia raised her head and whispered. Dingbei Hou, the queen thought in her heart, "Okay, as long as you like it, the queen mother will definitely do it for you, so that you can marry Dingbei Hou in style." It's just that the queen mother is reluctant to marry you far away, and she can't always enter the palace to accompany the queen mother. ”

Before she got married, the queen began to be reluctant. The eldest princess hurriedly said: "If this is the case, the minister would rather not marry for the rest of his life, but also stay by the queen mother's side." "Silly child, my daughter's family is getting married, and the queen mother is joking with you!" But don't take it seriously, it's not early, you're tired today, go back and rest early! "The saint is estimated to be coming soon, and the eldest princess respectfully retired.

In fact, the queen was very relieved that the saint could promise to let the eldest princess marry far away, away from the capital, a place of right and wrong. is also out of a kind of protection for the eldest princess, thinking about it like this, the queen feels much more comfortable. The second princess was punished by Concubine Xiao to kneel on the ground and not be allowed to get up, and the second princess was pitiful and coquettish: "Mother, the son has been kneeling for a long time, when can I get up?" ”

"Don't think about it, what the concubine told you before, you are good, you have forgotten. Tonight's limelight is stolen by the eldest princess, how can you let the mother concubine be willing! "The more I think about it, the more angry I become, and I can't wait to strangle the second princess in front of me, of course, it's just angry talk." Mother, the son knows that he is wrong, don't be angry. If you are angry, your sons will feel distressed, your mother, your sons will definitely behave well next time, and you will definitely not embarrass your mother and the three emperor brothers! ”

The second princess's sworn promise was useless in Concubine Xiao's eyes, "Hmph, you still expect next time, it's gone, okay, hurry back to your bedroom, this palace doesn't want to see you." When I saw the second princess, I was full of anger, and I couldn't see it. The second princess pouted and got up, "Mother, Erchen knows that he has made you angry tonight, but Erchen doesn't want to marry the Marquis of Dingbei and the Marquis of Pingyang." ”

When Concubine Xiao heard the words of the second princess, she immediately exploded: "What did you say, you tell me again?" His eyes were fixed on the second princess, and he couldn't wait to eat her. The second princess shrank back behind her and gritted her teeth: "Mother, just say it again, anyway, Erchen will not marry the Marquis of Dingbei and the Marquis of Pingyang, they are much older than Erchen, and Erchen can't look down on them, so is the concubine satisfied?" "Look at the second princess who is now favored by the saint, Concubine Xiao really wants to beat her hard, but the second princess has expected to stay away from Concubine Xiao.

"Of course I am not satisfied, the Marquis of Pingyang and the Marquis of Dingbei are the great heroes of the Eastern Zhou State, stationed at the border, and have heavy troops. Your father relied on them a lot, don't you know that if you marry them? There will be endless glory and wealth, and the mother concubine and your three emperor brothers can also count on you. You say that you don't want to marry them, it's useless, the mother concubine will mention your family affairs in front of your father, and when the time comes, your father's holy decree will be given, and it will not be your turn to refuse! ”

Concubine Xiao was angry at the second princess, and the second princess had a straight face: "Mother, you know that for yourself and the third emperor brother, what about my happiness!" You didn't even ask me if you liked them or not, and you asked me to marry them. I don't want it! Even if my father decrees it, as long as I don't want to marry, no one can force me. If it's a big deal, I'll die, what should I do if I see my mother? When the time comes, I will lose the face of my father and the royal family, and I believe that the mother and the third emperor brother will not have a good time. ”

When did the second princess learn to be sharp-toothed, Concubine Xiao stepped forward and twisted her ear: "What are you talking nonsense, the mother concubine is also for your good." You have to get married after all, and you can't stay in the palace forever. Besides, where they dislike you, it's that they're older than you. What is there to care about, this is not better, it will love you more. Besides, you don't know, tonight the queen's eyes are also rolling on them, and she will definitely let the eldest princess marry one of them. Don't be stupid, even the queen is planning for the eldest princess, let alone the mother. You are the only baby daughter of the mother, how can the mother harm you, listen to the mother, don't mess around. ”