Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Emperor's Answer to the Cold Night
Shangguan Jingxuan looked nervously at Brother Wang beside him, Shangguan Jingwen just nodded at him and asked him to answer with confidence, and there was no special instruction. He had no choice but to get up and reply: "Jing Xuan thinks that the palace rules and legal system are set up to distinguish rewards and punishments, so that everyone from the Son of Heaven and the Sun to the people of Li can know the standards of right and wrong, and there is a system that can be followed in doing things. It is precisely because everyone follows the norms that there is no rebellion in the country and no disputes in the family. ”
"The more you are in a high position, the more you should be cautious in what you say and do. The people above mess up the rules for the sake of a momentary whim, and the people below have an excuse to violate the laws and regulations, forming a bad atmosphere and causing a big mess. Therefore, Jing Xuan felt that His Majesty, as the lord of the country, was setting an example to the world in every word and deed, and it was not appropriate to take the lead in destroying the system in front of the world. ”
The whole hall was quiet, and Shangguan Jingxuan also broke out in a cold sweat after speaking, after all, this was King Hua's birthday banquet, and he didn't know if his words would anger King Hua.
"Haha!" King Hua laughed and stroked his palm, looking very satisfied with Shangguan Jingxuan's answer, "His Royal Highness the Sixth has such an idea of taking care of the overall situation at a young age, no wonder King An loves His Royal Highness the most!" Princess Allure, what do you think? ”
"What His Highness the Sixth Highness said is indeed good!" Yuan Chengcheng remembered that day when he was looking for bones all over the ground, he didn't expect him to be able to say this way of governing the country, although he agreed with his answer in his heart, but when he thought that his words were actually equivalent to seizing someone's first opportunity, he was a little annoyed, and deliberately found fault: "It's just that Erchen didn't expect that His Royal Highness was born so personable, and he looks like he is only the same age as me, but when it comes to talking, it is more old-fashioned than the old scholars in the Hanlin Academy!" ”
Shangguan Jingxuan's embarrassed face was hot for a while, and he quietly looked up, and saw that although Yuan Chengcheng joked that he didn't mean to be angry, he gradually put his mind at ease and sat down with peace of mind.
For his daughter's rudeness, King Hua didn't even save the blame on the table, but just smiled to himself and looked at His Royal Highness's Huangfu Yehan: "Yehan, what do you think?" ”
Yuan Chengcheng's gaze also quietly moved to him, the best answer had already been answered by Shangguan Jingxuan, what should he answer?
Huangfu Yehan slowly put down the cup in his hand when he heard this, and looked at King Hua who was shining in his eyes in the hall, although the corners of their lips were smiling, but when their eyes met, their eyes burst into a sharp and fierce light when they were facing off. Huangfu Yehan smiled at King Hua and said: "The princess's seat arrangement is Your Majesty's family affair, so why does Your Majesty need to surprise people's thoughts!" ”
Yuan Chengcheng didn't expect him to answer like this, and he didn't dare to be sure of King Hua's opinion for a while, so he looked back at his father's face for fear that he would annoy his father by answering inconsiderately. Yuan Kejin seemed to have expected his answer, and his face didn't change much, but he slowly sat up straight, didn't comment immediately, and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Princess Allure, what do you think?"
Yuan Chengcheng didn't arrange to ask his opinion in advance, and he was stunned when he was suddenly asked: "Erchen, Erchen...... It's just a seat, the father's birthday banquet, and the sons and daughters sit the same. Since there is a disagreement with the courtesy, the son asks his father to allow the son to sit on the side! ”
"Well," King Hua squinted at the prime minister angrily, "It's a good birthday banquet, just one seat wasted so long!" Cao An, set up a seat for the princess next to the lonely king! ”
"Yes." The seat had already been prepared, and everything was just a matter of moving from behind the tent. Although King Hua's face was a little unkind, the debate on the seat ended here, everyone sat down on the throne, and the banquet soon resumed its lively beginning.
The Shangguan brothers sat at the head of the right seat, Huangfu Yehan sat at the head of the left seat, and Cao An placed the chair of Yuan Chengcheng on the left side of King Hua. In this way, the Shangguan brothers can almost be said to be sitting opposite Yuan Chengcheng, while Huangfu Yehan and Yuan Chengcheng are relatively close, but it is more difficult to see each other.
With so many princes and grandsons here, although Yuan Chengcheng wanted to see Huangfu's reaction to the cold several times, due to the location, the action was not too big, so he had to give up.
Every birthday banquet is indispensable for a few singing and dancing, drums and music, a group of green-clothed women like a piece of swaying leaves in the wind surrounded a red-clothed woman to the stage, the emperor who had been drinking was bored at this time also put down the cup in his hand and looked up at the performance.
Yuan Qingcheng couldn't help but want to peek at His Royal Highness's Huangfu Yehan, but he happened to bump into Shangguan Jingwen's sight, so he had to turn his gaze to the stage and pretend to watch the dance, Shangguan Jingwen's eyes dimmed for a while, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it with a frown.
The colorful fan with golden feathers reflected the lights lit around it and went out, and the dancing posture of the woman in red was also in the opening and closing of the golden feather fan like a wind-blowing acacia flower slowly rising and falling, just in the slipping and falling cover of the feather fan, the flow of light between the eyebrows and eyes of the woman in red actually made Huangfu Yehan's heart a little strange familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
"The eyebrows are like the distant mountains looking at the moon and looking forward to it, and the eyes are like autumn water flowing and shining", Huangfu Yehan suddenly remembered a folk song in the world that describes the beauty of Yuan Tianguo, although this woman does not necessarily have the stunning posture of Yuan Tianguo, but between these eyebrows and eyes is really a little similar to Yuan Tianguo.
Yuan Qingcheng seemed to inadvertently glance at His Royal Highness's Huangfu Yehan, but the latter didn't seem to feel her gaze, and still stared intently at the group of women on the stage. Following his line of sight to see the target of his attention, Yuan Qingcheng's heart was immediately completely drowned by a jar of aged sour vinegar, and the original pride and appreciation for the woman in red in his eyes were replaced by a layer of anger and resentment.
She withdrew her gaze with resentment, and looked over again unwillingly, but the man did not react, but the head of the guard beside him noticed her gaze and collided with her gaze. Luo Ziqi awkwardly glanced at Huangfu Yehan, who was focusing on singing and dancing, knowing that his master was not an unvigilant person, and he must have deliberately not wanted to deal with the little princess at this time. The master didn't want to deal with it, he couldn't bear to be a guard, he couldn't help it, he glanced at Yuan Chengcheng with a weak heart, shrank his head and continued to watch his play.
It is indeed difficult to be stared at by such a fairy-like beauty and have not reacted, Luo Ziqi unconsciously turned his head again. And Yuan Chengcheng happened to be looking at him angrily, so bold, Huangfu ignored her at night, and he dared to ignore himself as a little guard!
Luo Ziqi was stared at uncomfortably, his heart softened, and finally he couldn't help but give the little princess some hints. Yuan Qingcheng was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and was thinking about how to clean up this chief guard to calm down when he saw him quietly reach out and pull his clothes, pointing at her, and then at Huangfu Yehan, and then shook his head gently.