Chapter 14: The Dark Tide at the Palace Banquet

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It was not dark yet, and the Ming Marquis Mansion and the Chenwang Mansion all set off to the palace in a carriage early.

Only the General's Mansion is the slowest, Xia Nanyue didn't want to meet with the carriage of Chenwang's Mansion on the road, and it saved the trouble of waiting for others in the palace when she went late, and she had to reply to the emperor's words, so under Xia Nanyue's repeated requests, Xia Zhongnan, Xia Changyu and Gu Yue agreed to go later.

Xia Nanyue, who was in the carriage, was a little apprehensive, she vaguely remembered the big palace, all kinds of palace maids and eunuchs, as well as the domineering Princess Yining and the concubine Niangniang, the emperor sat on the dragon chair and asked if he had beaten Princess Yining, and then followed his father to the frontier.

Now that he has entered the palace again, although he is a guest, he is still a little uneasy, how can it be good to bring up the old things again, Princess Yining provoked, do you still have to swallow your anger, thinking of this, Xia Nanyue closed her eyes.

Gu Yue lifted the curtain with her hand, looked at the city wall outside, estimated that it would be there in a while, and stretched out her hand to fix her daughter's hair: "Yue'er, you can't be rash later, the emperor is holding a banquet, except for the affairs of your brother and the princess, it is for you and King Chen, no matter what happens in a while, you must not be capricious." ”

Xia Changyu sighed on the side, a little absent-minded, I don't know if it will be as I wish later.

Xia Nanyue opened her eyes and looked out of the curtain, about to enter the palace. The carriage moved slowly, passing through several gates, walking through many city walls and halls, and finally arrived at this splendid Jinluan Hall after several surroundings.

Xia Nanyue walked slowly behind her father, silently looking at this place that she was not familiar with, overlapping everything in her memory, nothing had changed, it was still a long staircase, there were still standing people on both sides, and everyone was still like puppets, just standing mechanically.

As soon as she walked into the main hall, Xia Nanyue felt the surprise of everyone's eyes, Xia Zhongnan stood in the center of the main hall, holding the sword with his right hand, kneeling down on one knee, Xia Changyu, Gu Yue and Xia Nanyue saluted behind him: "The ministers meet the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." ”

"Flat, don't be polite, take a seat."

"Your Majesty."

Xia Nanyue dared to raise her head and quietly looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, her face was a little pale, and her originally resolute face looked a little weak, could it be that the emperor was in poor health? With questions, he moved his gaze down, met the smiling eyes, nodded at Mingshu, and finally stopped his gaze on Xiao Han, who was sitting opposite him, today he looked a little like a cynical young master, and the light blue robe he wore didn't expect to take care of each other with his dress, which was really too coincidental.

Because the internal affairs of the palace banquet did not let the staff of the Ministry of Rites arrange it this time, but let Gonggong Cao set the table according to the etiquette, and only placed two tables in the position of the General's Mansion, Xia Nanyue thought about it for a long time, but still paced and sat next to Xiao Han, after Xia Changyu sat down, he asked Gu Yue on his right hand and said, "Hey, Princess Yining didn't come, mother, will she not come?" ”

"Wait, it's time in a minute."

"Princess Yining has arrived." A sound resounded through the hall.

"Meet my father," a smile appeared on Emperor Jing's face, "get up quickly." ”

Xiao Yining looked at Xia Nanyue behind the right, her face full of disdain and disdain. When he returned to his seat, he looked at Xia Changyu next to him and said to Gonggong Cao: "Gonggong Cao, why is there a table next to this princess, let's withdraw it." ”

Everyone in the hall gasped, what is this princess going to do?

Gonggong Cao looked at Emperor Jing Xiao Huan, Xiao Huan didn't seem to hear Yi Ning's words, and said to Gonggong Cao standing next to him with a smile on his face: Let's serve. I saw Gonggong Cao wave his hand, and slowly walked into the two palace maids from outside the hall, serving wine and dishes.

Princess Yining couldn't be angry, but when she saw her mother, Guifei Niangniang, frowning and signaling herself, forcibly suppressed the fire back.

Dancers are accompanied, and the atmosphere of the hall has changed from dull to brisk.

"Nanyue, is there any discomfort in living as a princess?" Emperor Jing asked with a smile, and the dancer automatically withdrew, which made today's banquet get to the point.

Xia Nanyue looked at her mother's eyes, and knew in her heart that she was going to cheer up her spirit, only to see that everyone in the hall looked at her father with different expressions, probably couldn't wait to make a big fuss about these strange things, the emperor didn't mention this matter, I am afraid that everyone would not dare to speak rashly.

Xia Nanyue got up, leaned forward slightly, and said, "Back to the emperor, King Chen treats me very well, and lives a good life." ”

"Yes, why did Brother Xiao Han let Sister Mingmei enter the Chenwang Mansion, and why did you go back to the General's Mansion yesterday?" Princess Yining rolled her eyes disdainfully.

"Yi Ning! Hugh is talking nonsense! Nanyue, sit down, this is a family banquet, everyone doesn't have to be formal. Xia Nanyue followed the voice and looked over, it was the concubine Niangniang, it has been four years, it has not changed at all, there is a trace of fox charm in her eyebrows and eyes, very similar to Mingmei, her skin is shiny, she can have such a skin at this age, presumably the emperor has also given her a lot of gifts, and the queen on the first seat is wearing a unique phoenix robe, and the birds on her head add some solemnity to the phoenix hairpin, it seems that she is afraid that the age is a few years old for the little concubine, and she gave birth to a dragon for the emperor, but for some reason there is no concubine favored.

"Yes, Concubine Xie."

After Xiao Yining was reprimanded by her mother, although she still had her grievances in her heart and did not vent it, she had no choice but to give up, and muttered in the novel: "How can I talk nonsense, the truth is it." ”

Xia Changyu took a deep breath, feeling that he couldn't bear the woman next to him for a moment, Xiao Yining saw Xia Changyu raise his wine glass and lean up, and sneered: "Yo, when you see me tell the truth, you won't be happy to say that your sister is up." ”

"Vexatious."

The voice of these words is not big, nor is it small, and it happened to be heard by Lin Ze, the left prime minister next to him, and Xiao Zimin, the king of Li, and Lin Ge looked at each other and smiled. After all, the General's Mansion and the Chenwang Mansion are not in harmony with the princess, and they are not harmful to their own benefits.

Emperor Jing Xiao Huan was actually a little annoyed in his heart, he was usually too used to Princess Yining, so he would always taste the bitter fruit in the future, if he was really separated from Xia Changyu, it would make the world laugh, and if the General's Mansion could not be used for himself, it would be difficult for his children to inherit the throne.

Xiao Han looked at Xia Nanyue, who was not acting abnormally next to his left hand, and glanced at Mingmei on his right, Mingmei nodded, and saw Xiao Han smile and said, "Please also ask Uncle Huang to forgive him and let Mingmei enter the Chenwang Mansion without authorization." ”

Queen Lin Minzhi raised her chin slightly, and said with a little surprise: "We all know that you and Mingmei are childhood sweethearts, you can marry three wives and four concubines, how can there be anything without permission." ”

Concubine Ming knew that this was the queen's explanation that she and Mingmei were concubines in the Hou Mansion, and that a man could get it without the consent of an important family member, biting her lip, but Concubine Ming really loved this man deeply, otherwise she would not be willing to be in the position of a concubine.

Emperor Jing Xiao Huan really didn't want to let the situation get worse anymore, so he decided to divert the attention of everyone present, and coughed twice: "Okay, okay." ”

Seeing this, King Li proposed: "Father, there must be some dance and music at this banquet, so let Lin Ge be the father and emperor, and the queen mother and these ministers will help to entertain you." ”

Emperor Jing Xiao Huan breathed a sigh of relief, King Li has always won his heart, whether it is talent or bearing, he is several times stronger than the prince, his eyes flashed with some light, and he smiled: "Okay, it's good, when you grow up, no one has ever performed any talent in front of me." ”

Xia Nanyue looked in the direction of the voice, and saw the golden robe sitting opposite the queen, it must be the current prince Xiao Zihui, he inherited his mother's pretty good face, but he looked more like a weak scholar, and then Xia Nanyue couldn't help but focus on the powerful aura next to the prince, Xiao Zimin, who looked a little indifferent, King Li, King Chen just detained his goods not long ago, it should have been a holiday with King Chen, and today did not follow King Chen's words to add fuel to the fire, but instead diverted attention, There must be something bigger going on, and it's definitely not a good intention. So is there anything wrong with Lin Ge playing music? King Li has never had a princess, could it be that the problem arises with this Lin Ge?

"What are you looking at?" Ming Yi found that his brother was distracted, but he didn't look at Lin Ge in the center of the hall, which made Ming Yi a little puzzled.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just think General Xia's daughter and King Chen are also quite interesting." Mingshu was a little embarrassed and subtly changed the topic.

Ming Yi leaned over and looked, but saw that the two of them were listening carefully to the music, nothing interesting happened, and his tone was a little puzzled: "Is there one?" Why didn't I notice that two pieces of wood are the same, is it interesting? ”

Xia Changyu didn't say a word since the palace banquet, and his eyes have been on Xia Nanyue, Princess Yining on the side is really angry, she looks at the brightness, counts in her heart, and is worried that her grievances have nowhere to vent, everyone has their own thoughts, it is better to start by yourself, and by the way, take a look at Xia Nanyue's good show.

After Lin Ge finished playing, Princess Yining praised her heartfelt admiration, and her smile was so cute: "Father, my daughter has not heard such a beautiful sound of the piano for a long time, and my daughter heard that Lin Meng, the daughter of Zuo Xiang, plays the piano well, why not play a few songs on this occasion today?" ”

Lin Ze's eyes were like torches, and he glanced at the queen who was watching quietly, it seems that he can't eat well today, why did this princess involve Lin Meng.

Emperor Jing Xiao Huan, who was still unsatisfied, was a little surprised, and there was a little anticipation in his tone that people couldn't refuse: "Oh? Zuo Xiang, is this true? ”

Lin Ze can be regarded as having been galloping in the officialdom for many years, and it is even easier to deal with this kind of scene: "Back to the emperor, the concubine has won the award, and the little girl only knows a little bit about it, how can she compare to Miss Mingmei?" ”

Mingmei smiled indifferently, and sure enough, the topic pointed to herself, and she got up and squatted slightly to show respect: "Zuo Xiang is really humble, it's not a way for us to be so humble and humble, why don't we all take out me and Sister Lin Meng to play a song for everyone, Your Majesty, is this good?" ”

"Well, Mingmei's proposal is very good," Emperor Jing Xiao Huan glanced at it, "Mingmei has been talented since she was a child, but I have never had an ear, so let Mingmei play a song today." ”

Xia Nanyue saw a woman wearing a white robe embroidered with a few peony flowers and her hair hanging down her waist from behind Lin Ze, like a lady with a good family education, although her face was not as beautiful as bright, her temperament was also elegant and comfortable.

After the two of them sat down, they placed both sides on the piano, and the ten fingers were picky, plucking on the strings like flowing water, the sound of the piano was curling, the tune was ups and downs, sometimes like a murmuring stream, sometimes like a river, and finally as quiet as a pool of clear water.

Everyone was still intoxicated by the sound of the piano, especially Emperor Jing Xiao Huan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, closed his eyes, his face was full of intoxication, and couldn't help but admire: "It's so wonderful, it's extremely beautiful, it deserves to be my daughter, haha,"

Lin Mengbi saluted respectfully: "Thank you for the emperor's praise." "Every move, I can be described as a rich daughter who is vulgar and elegant.

"Thank you for the emperor's compliment, the emperor not only has the left and right, but also General Xia," Mingmei paused deliberately.

Emperor Jing Xiao Huan laughed, raised one eyelid and looked: "General Xia, en?" ”

This intention was obvious, which made Xia Zhongnan panic, after all, his children were all killing enemies on the battlefield, and they were all skills that could not be mastered, so he said respectfully: "Please atone for your sins, your own children are rough people." ”

Gu Yue frowned, Xia Zhongnan really couldn't speak, how could he say that, isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor, saying that the emperor is a rough man, what does this make the royal majesty.

Xiao Han knew that Mingmei was deliberate, but he also wanted to see what would happen to Xia Nanyue, what kind of talent would she have, and the more he felt that Xia Nanyue was unpredictable, the more mysterious he was, the more he wanted to understand.

Mingmei took over the conversation, leaned forward to show courtesy, and smiled with a hint of silence: "General Xia is really too modest when he says this, who doesn't know that Madame is a talented woman, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, how can the children she educates be rough people from the general's mouth?" ”

Xia Zhongnan really didn't know how to answer this question, he was more of a general, he was playing with a big sword, and he met directly on the battlefield, this kind of rhetorical occasion was really unbearable.

At this time, Xia Nanyue had already stood up, Xia Changyu seemed a little worried, and only Gu Yue smiled lightly, still tasting the dishes, because she knew that her daughter was ready, and her daughter was not only obsessed with dancing and practicing swords since she was a child, but her husband was busy fighting and didn't know at all.

Xia Nanyue slowly walked to the center of the main hall, nodded lightly when passing by Xia Zhongnan to reassure him, ignored the existence of brightness, made a big salute to Emperor Jing, raised his eyes and carefully looked at Emperor Jing's expression: "Please forgive the emperor, my father has been stationed in the frontier for many years, and he has no time to take care of his children's private affairs, so my brother and I are educated by my mother, and my father doesn't know what skills we are good at. ”

Emperor Jing Xiao Huan, who was originally a little unhappy in his heart, was completely dissipated by Xia Nanyue's words, but he was a little embarrassed, Xia Zhongnan was stationed on the border for the peace of the border all the year round, and the generals naturally didn't know how to turn corners when they spoke, but they were a little narrow-minded as the emperor, so they laughed twice to eliminate this embarrassment: "How come, General Xia is a hero of the country, and his contribution to the country's social peace is obvious to all, I am too late to be grateful, how can I blame him for this." ”

Seeing that Emperor Jing's brows had been relaxed, Xia Nanyue's heart was not too burdened, and she said eloquently: "Thank you to the emperor, the courtiers are not as exquisite as Mingmei and Lin Meng, but they have followed their father in the frontier all the year round, and they have learned the thousand encouragements there." ”

"A thousand inspirations?"

"Well, yes, this is a dance that the soldiers there can only do to celebrate the New Year with the only drums on the battlefield."

"Okay, let me feel the mood of the soldiers."

Although Mingmei is smiling, her eyes are slightly narrowed. Thousands of inspirations? I'm going to see what's new.

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