Chapter 94: Palace Banquet
Just rested for a while, Yun Yi came in to call Xia Nishang.
Maybe there were too many salutes just now, and I was a little tired, so I screamed a few times before I opened my eyes. I was still in a trance for a while, and I thought about it for a while before I realized where I was.
Xia Nishang couldn't help but shake her head secretly and laughed at herself.
Yun Yi saw that Xia Nishang was sleepy, so she took the handkerchief she had thrown, soaked her face, and reapplied makeup. Today, as the queen of Yeyun Country, it is the first day she sees a concubine, and it is also the first time she meets a minister and a wife as a queen.
The sky was getting dark, Yun Yi frowned and looked at Xia Nishang's cheeks, took off the exquisite deer riding deer earrings that she had worn before, and replaced them with the lotus twisted crystal earrings that the emperor had newly rewarded a few days ago.
Seeing that everything was dressed up, Yun Yi ordered Ran Tian and Fanxi, one left and one right, to help Xia Nishang and walk towards Qifeng Palace.
Today's palace banquet was held at the gate of Qifeng Palace, and it was also to show that the upstart had entered the house. Leng Yexuan arranged everything properly, just waiting for Xia Nishang to come in.
When Xia Nishang arrived, Leng Yexuan was already sitting on the top, and he was turning his head to say something to Xia Xing. The thick smile on his face, against the backdrop of the lights, is even more handsome and extraordinary.
Xia Nishang stepped lightly on the lotus step, holding the hands of Dye Tian and Fan Xi, and walked towards the front little by little.
I don't know who shouted, "The queen has arrived", and for a while, everyone's eyes at the banquet looked towards Xia Nishang.
Xia Nishang was not arrogant or impatient, and still walked forward slowly. His steps are light and steady, and his cheeks, which are as white as shelled eggs, always have a faint smile.
"The concubines see the emperor, the emperor is saintly." Xia Nishang walked in front of Leng Yexuan and saluted. The head of the mantis hangs slightly, the eyes are peaceful, and everyone is exemplary.
"Queen, get up." When Leng Yexuan saw her, his smile became a little stronger, so he came down to personally help Xia Nishang and took her soft hand. "This is a good day for the queen, but don't be more polite."
"Your Majesty." Xia Nishang smiled at the corner of her eyes, as bright as jade, took Leng Yexuan's hand and stood up.
Leng Yexuan holds a pen all the year round, and there is a thin layer of calluses in the palm of his hand, but the palm is thick, which makes Xia Nishang feel very at ease.
Ran Tian and Fan Xi on the side also retreated to the side with a smile.
"All the concubines and women came to see the queen." Xia Xing waited for the emperor to sit on the top, and everything stopped, and then he said loudly.
"The concubines and others knock on the queen's mother, may the mother be safe and happy, and be blessed with peace and security."
For a while, there was the sound of skirts squirming, and those concubines who entered the palace earlier or later than Xia Nishang all knelt down and pressed their bodies very low. No matter what they think in their hearts, Xia Nishang is already the queen of Yeyun Country and their master.
Those concubines were followed by the families of the ministers of the court, all of whom were women with ranks, so they also knelt down according to their ranks, shouting Chitose.
"Excuse me, flat." Xia Nishang sat on the top, her arms raised, looking at the people below, with a warm smile on her face.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Those concubines and women said again, and then they slowly stood up, and they stumbled for a while, and then it was over.
"Ahem." Leng Yexuan cleared his throat. "Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and it is also a good day for the queen, you don't have to be formal, you should have a good time."
Everyone should be right, but who can really let go, after all, it is in the palace, every step must be cautious, once you make a mistake, you will not only be able to take your own life.
Xia Xing got Leng Yexuan's order, so he ordered those palace people to pass the dishes.
Because it is a palace banquet, it is naturally a sumptuous meal. There is not only the delicious smell, but also the home-cooked side dishes. Because it was winter and the weather was cold, the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared all kinds of wine early and put it in a warm cage to warm up.
After a few glasses of wine, those women and concubines gradually let go a little, and there were singers and dancers in the center, which could be regarded as laughter for a while.
Xia Nishang sandwiched the dishes in front of her, ate carefully, and said a few words to Leng Yexuan from time to time, and the two looked at each other and smiled, as if that's it, it's a lifetime.
The palace banquet lasted for more than an hour before it dispersed one after another.
Because after the seal, it was a happy event for the whole country to celebrate, Leng Yexuan made a decree early. The national tax reduction and exemption for one year, the original day of the fifth day of the first lunar month, was also moved to the tenth day of the first lunar month.
The people of Yeyun Country naturally don't care who is the queen, but seeing Leng Yexuan like this, they are also a little more grateful.
In the evening, Xia Nishang went to Qifeng Palace. This was the first time she walked into the main hall of Qifeng Palace after the death of Empress Xianjia. At that time, Queen Xianjia pursued economy, every foot and inch was measured, and the dress in the palace was also very simple.
Today's Qifeng Palace was sorted out by Leng Yexuan.
As soon as you enter the hall, you can see a large screen embroidered with a hundred birds and phoenixes on the base of obsidian pear wood, turn around, the top of the hall is the best ash and pear wood couch, spread with a new velvet white blanket, and there are two rows of mahani wood Taishi chairs under the head. In the center of the hall, there is a large fish tank with lotus flowers planted in it, and a few small fish swimming around.
There are lit warm cages all around, and they are warm, and you can't feel the cold outside.
Xia Nishang's lips raised a shallow smile, Leng Yexuan knew her preferences in the end, and all of this was done according to her wishes.
"Do you like to dance?" Leng Yexuan didn't know when, quietly stood behind Xia Nisheng and hugged her waist from behind.
Because she has been pregnant for three or four months, Xia Nishang's waist is gradually plumping, and she is no longer as slender as she was at the beginning.
"The concubine likes it very much." Xia Nishang smelled the faint ambergris behind her, and said with a smile on the corner of her lips. "The emperor bothered."
"Why is Wu'er so polite to me?" Leng Yexuan straightened Xia Nisheng's body, lowered his head, and looked at her face.
"The concubine is now the queen of the Yeyun Kingdom, so she naturally has to be an example of the Six Palaces, and she can't mess around like she used to be." Xia Nishang smiled slightly, but suddenly threw herself into Leng Yexuan's arms, leaned her head on his chest, and listened to his heartbeat, which made her feel a lot more relieved. "Brother Xuan."
Leng Yexuan was really stunned for a moment when he first heard Xia Nishang scream like this. He looked at the woman buried in his arms, Xia Nishang has always been chaste and self-controlled, and there are rarely such coquettish and stupid times.
"Hey, Wu'er, I'm finally with you." Leng Yexuan's eyes were a little moist, and the arm holding Xia Nishang was even tighter.
yes, we're finally standing together. Xia Nishang thought to herself. Leng Yexuan is thirty-two years old, but Xia Nishang is twenty and three, which is Miao Ling, but the two of them stand together, but they look like such a match. The so-called male talent and female appearance, Qin Se and Ming, but that's it.
Xia Nishang sighed secretly, in her past life and present life, she has been in the palace for nearly ten years, and at that time, Queen Xianjia was still in charge of the back and palace, but no one could predict the development of things. Empress Xianjia died, she was pushed into the water to have a miscarriage, and she was poisoned by the Queen Mother through witchcraft. If it weren't for a coincidence, how could she have the opportunity to discover Leng Yexuan's love for her, for so long, her heart has always been hated by hatred. The pain of killing her son and the pain of poisoning have always been pressed on her heart, and she can't let go of it for a long time.
I had a high fever some time ago, but in fact, Xia Nishang knew that it was not only because of the cold weather and weak physique, but also because of Cheng Lingxi's suicide. She has always wanted to find out who is behind the scenes, to find the person who has been assassinating herself, but she doesn't want her to appear on such an occasion and die in such a posture.
It seemed to be a stone in her heart, and it suddenly fell to the ground, and Xia Nishang always felt as if something was missing. Maybe it was something that had been pressed in my heart for a long time that suddenly disappeared, so Xia Nishang started to burn.
"The concubines will call you Brother Xuan in the future, okay?" Xia Nishang was lying on Leng Yexuan's body, with some tears in the corners of her eyes, but she endured it and looked at Leng Yexuan with a wink.
"Okay, whatever the dancer likes, I'll call it whatever I like." Leng Yexuan pressed her mantis head and pressed it against her hot chest. Since he was a child, he has been a prince and a nobleman of the emperor, even if he is not favored by the first emperor, no one dares to look down on him.
Whether before becoming an emperor or after ascending the throne, there were many women around him, but they all regarded him as a monarch. Even when he joked, he was afraid of making him angry, and with a little caution, even Yin Qing was not surprised.
Xia Nishang may be a unique existence, she really regards him as her husband, and occasionally she will be coquettish, which makes Leng Yexuan love her even more.
Today, Leng Yexuan finally got his wish and set up Xia Nishang as the queen. In the future, she will accompany her and enjoy the mountains and rivers together.
Leng Yexuan took Xia Nishang's hand and walked towards the inner room of Qifeng Palace, Xia Nishang had changed into a goose-yellow brocade embroidered butterfly bandeau early, covered with a moon-white long skirt, and a green silk was also casually draped over her shoulders, wafting out bursts of fragrance.
The dormitory of Qifeng Palace has also been renovated, after all, Queen Xianjia died here before, and it is still somewhat taboo.
On the bed is a bright red sprinkled gold Sun brocade quilt, the bright yellow bed curtains, with a silver spoon of the golden phoenix flying, and the Rui beast in the center of the hall exudes a faint fragrance.
Xia Nishang has never liked to burn incense, and what burned in the Rui beast was the petal powder that she and Yun Yi had nothing to do. It's the middle of winter, and it's the jade butterflies with snowflakes that are picked from the incense pavilion and the plum blossoms that are ground there.
Xia Nishang lay on the bed, looking at the dark purple pomegranate brocade hanging in the four corners, her eyes gradually blurred.
She put her backhand around Leng Yexuan's broad arm, looked at his knife-like side face, and smiled shallowly.
I finally stood by this man's side justifiably, and I didn't have to worry about anything anymore.