Chapter 22
Shangyuan night banquet, silk and bamboo fluttering, swirling in the clouds. During the banquet, the staggered and staggered, singing and dancing.
The canopy is surrounded by the holy car, the emperor and the king of Yan are accompanied by the queen mother, and the crown prince and the princess are close behind. Looking at the royal majesty from afar, the brilliance is aggressive, showing the harmony of heaven.
Everyone at the table knew that the prince was returning to the dynasty on this trip, and he was happy. The East Palace has risen again from being deposed to now, but in just over a month. The Xu family's incident involved the open and secret struggle between relatives and the clan. Tonight's palace banquet Xiao Guifei said that she was sick, and Xiao Xiang was even more absent for no reason, and rumors spread for a while.
In the palace banquet, everyone outside the bead curtain has a ghost. The delicate princesses and ladies in the bead curtain are simple-minded, for a bead flower and a set of fashionable makeup, and even a favorite son, they can be jealous and resentful for a long time.
I have never been able to understand the complex and delicate relationships between women, and I have not had the energy to go to great lengths for the thoughts of these deep boudoirs. Lian Xi left the table in a rage, I was shocked by her aggressive words, and I didn't come back to my senses for a long time.
Lan Shao paced slowly, stood diagonally behind me, and said lightly: "The imperial sister is really elegant, and she can still see singing and dancing at this time." ”
I put the wine glass I had just picked up on the table and said, "Naturally, I can't compare to you, and I have two faces all day long, which is even more elegant." ”
"Why does the imperial sister have to do this? I just told the county lord some facts. With a roll of his eyes, Lan Shao's lips sneered, "Or is it that the imperial sister has forgotten the prince and hooked up with that dumb person?"
My heart jumped, and with her defiant gaze, I saw the star slave sitting behind Allure at the end of the bead curtain.
"What the hell do you want?"
Lan Shao sneered: "The imperial sister is really straightforward. How did you live happily with that mute man when you became a monk? How did he run to Chang Jieyu now? But because the imperial sister climbed to a better place and dumped him alive?"
I raised my eyebrows and glanced at her: "You came to talk to me about this, do you want to provoke?"
"How dare I provoke the imperial sister? I'm just afraid that the ** will fall off the horse, don't break your brain again......" At this point, he pursed his lips and chuckled, "When the time comes, don't provoke the prince next to you in any fiefdom." ”
"You!" I was about to scold her, but a palace lady stood respectfully beside me with a bottle of sake, and I had to force my anger back for the time being.
"Celestial princess, this is a pear blossom brew specially ordered by King Yan, saying that this sake is made in a strange way, it does not hurt your body, and it is a return gift for you. The palace lady bowed her head.
I looked out suspiciously, and Yan Wang was raising his glass and smiling at me, and I bowed my head to him slightly.
I saw that the wine bottle was still holding a piece of paper, and before I opened my mouth to ask, the palace lady replied resignedly: "Eldest princess, this is what General Yuwen asked me to pass on to you when the servant was about to offer wine." ”
I pulled out the paper and opened it: the ice lantern has arrived, where is the king?
Seeing his vigorous handwriting, I was annoyed by Lan Shao and felt a little better. Looking back, Lan Shao was still there, but his face was a little embarrassed.
I sighed and said, "What are you doing with yourself in one day? Everyone in Chang'an praises you for being dignified and quiet, but I don't see it at all." I'm older than you, and my position is far above you, so if you do these things that you forget your duty all day long, aren't you afraid that I will retaliate with a tooth for a tooth? Put away your mean and unreasonable words, I don't have time to accompany you to do these boring things!"
Lan Shao squinted at the pear blossom brew and snorted coldly: "Don't be too happy." It is not known who will win or lose!", and then he brushed his sleeves and left the table, and his voice was messy and harsh.
As the feast was about to begin, the two royal daughters of the clan left one after the other, and they both left the table after talking to me, all with angry expressions on their faces. Everyone in the curtain looked sideways, secretly exchanged heads and whispers, thinking that I was arrogant, relying on my identity and honor, and bullied Lianxi and Lan Shao.
I coughed lightly, my eyes drifted into the distance, and said, "I don't like people with many tongues at banquets. If you like to watch dramas, you can explain to me that I have a good gift to the Queen Mother, so that you can watch enough. However......" his eyes were grim, and his face was cold, "The Queen Mother and I both hate people with long tongues and sharp eyes, if you are restless and give birth to some rumors, you will not want to set foot in this place again in the future!"
Fengyingtai has always undertaken the state banquet of the heavenly family, and those who can be invited here are all grateful for the supreme grace. Whether it is the prince and the princess, or the lady of the family, they will take this as an honor. If they laugh and be generous because of the mistake on the table, and there is no invitation from Fengyingtai, this will also become a shame for them for a lifetime.
Princess Zhaoyuan has always been moody, and they all know my temperament. Hearing the meaning of my words, everyone hung their heads in a hurry, and there was silence in the banquet for a moment.
I felt that the world around me was suddenly much quieter.
Outside the bead curtain, the prince was proud, talking with the emperor, and he seemed upright. Yu Ruo and Allure are circling between the guests, and Xiao Guifei is absent, and the two are like two generations of harem masters. The Queen Mother was in a mood for Shan and pulled King Yan to talk about her family.
I noticed that the star slave sitting behind Allure was gone, and I wanted to find him after the feast and hand him the clothes he left in the Lingxi Palace, but he slipped away as fast as ever. I thought that he was about to go out to breathe, and I didn't have to worry about the city to take care of me, so I gave up.
I took a sip of the special pear blossom brew sent by Yanwang, which was soft in the mouth, sweet and sweet through my throat, and aroused the fire in my heart from the tip of my tongue. It's a little different from the pear blossom stuff I remember, but it's just as addictive, so I picked up the bottle and drank it all.
A fire burst out in my heart, and a glass of wine was poured on the fire in my heart, and I was suddenly a little happy. I took the paper and got up to do it, and looked around, but my words were so cruel that no one dared to ask aloud.
With a flick of my sleeves, I walked out of the side hall alone, through several corridors in the sky, and down the Canghe River.
Near the river, the cold wind blows, and the stars above the sky hit the deep water surface of the Canghe River like raindrops, as if frozen by the cold air, and the river surface reflects thousands of stars.
I was blown by the river breeze, my brain was much clearer, a little drunk on my face, and my cheeks were hot for no reason.
In the past few days, Chang'an has warmed up slightly, not like the rain and snow in the past, and there is a little thin ice floating on the Canghe River. I watched from afar at the brilliant lights on the river in the distance, which was very eye-catching in the night.
I knew that this must be a promise that Qi Ye had made to himself, and a warmth rose in my heart, and I saw a painting boat moored on the shore, and the boat was lit by candlelight, and I did not doubt him, so I walked over.
As soon as he approached, a man dressed as an internal guard came out of the boat, looking at him. He put his hands on me and saluted, "Celestial Princess, please come on board, the general has been waiting for a long time." ”