Chapter 16: The Night Banquet 2
An Yefeng didn't speak, but his eyes looked at him deeply. Tai Ran's pupils constricted, staring at him quietly.
There was a dark tide between the two.
Yan Ran saw Xie Zhen's gaze sweeping here, so she took the cup from Tai Ran's hand, and said with a smile: "My amount of wine is really limited, only this glass, please forgive me." "Say goodbye and raise your head and drink.
An Yefeng laughed, drank the wine in the cup, bowed politely to Yanran, and turned to the next table.
Her lips pursed calmly, her eyebrows twitching. An Yefeng's various scandals, even if they were just toasts, were all defilements of Yan Ran, so he didn't want this kind of person to have the slightest contact with Yan Ran. It's a pity that he has too many scruples to scruple about on this occasion, and Yanran still drank that glass of wine after all.
Yan Ran quietly reminded beside him: "Brother, don't be angry! β
He smiled at her. He took another sip of his cup, raised his head, and there was another person beside him.
Guo Tinglan stood up and said respectfully and shyly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please drink this glass of wine." β
Standing up calmly, he said politely: "County Lord, I have too much wine today, and I can't drink it anymore." Thanks a lot! β
Guo Tinglan raised her eyes and stared at his face boldly: "It's rare for everyone to get together today, even if you drink too much, you're happy, Your Majesty is also watching here, what are you afraid of?" β
Yan Ran also felt worried in her heart: Today, on the surface, the monarchs and ministers are reunited, but in fact, all the enemies have gathered. Tai Ran always rejects others like this, but I'm afraid it's not good. He quietly reached out from under the table and tugged at his shirt.
looked at her calmly, still smiling politely and detachedly at Guo Tinglan, refusing to change a bit.
Xie Dingran stood up suddenly, and Xie Jingran also stood up almost at the same time: "The eldest brother has something, and the younger brother obeys it." Sister of the county lord, we will drink this glass of wine instead. After that, the two pink-carved children raised their heads together and drank the **** in the cup.
Guo Tinglan was annoyed in her heart, but she couldn't help but express her gratitude to the two little highnesses, and she also drank all her wine. Her face was flushed, and with a slight sense of wine, she did not walk away, but said to Tairan aggrievedly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you don't accept my toast, you don't even look at me, what is the reason?" I can't be the crown princess, can't I even be a relative and friend? After that, his big eyes gradually filled with tears, as if they could fall off at the touch of it.
Her eyes were still looking straight at the palace lamp swaying in the wind behind her, and her lips pursed into a line. After she finished speaking, she turned her head and greeted Yunshang Yunni behind Yanran: "Help the county lord to sit down!" β
Guo Tinglan's tears finally fell down, stomped her feet, and walked back to Guo Bohan's side.
When Guo Bohan saw this scene, he could only smile bitterly. She knows her daughter's thoughts, and since His Majesty used the title of county lord to dispel the idea of "crown princess", he knows that his daughter is out of play. But Guo Tinglan is too stubborn, no matter what he says, she refuses to let go of this thought. Sure enough, I hit the nail again today.
After Ji Chenggong's son Ji Xuan and Ji Lan toasted again. Xie Zhenfei couldn't sit for a long time, so he left the table early, and Concubine An Shu and Concubine Yi went with him. The rest of the people became more lively. An Yefeng and Ji Xuan and Ji Lan guessed their fists, Guo Tinglan and Concubine Jing'an were chattering on the side, and they were calmly entangled by the old Shoufu Li Zheng, who was a little drunk. Yanran felt bored, so she blessed Yunshang Yunni to be optimistic about the two little highnesses, got up and paced out, and walked slowly along the heart washing pool.
The voice behind him faded away. She sat down on the railing of a covered bridge, and kept a number of koi fish in the heart-washing pond, and although it was night, they were still floating and playing on the water when the lights were shining. Yanran looked interesting, playful, picked up a pebble and threw it into the fish, the koi fish immediately scattered and fled, and in a blink of an eye they crowded together again, Yanran threw it again, and they fled again. Suddenly, there was a "bang" in the water, and a large stone was thrown into it, which not only made the koi fish escape farther, but Yanran was also startled. Looking back, An Yefeng was standing behind her.
Yanran sighed, and there seemed to be a faint pain in her arm again. Because she was only concerned about throwing stones just now, her sleeve had already shrunk to her arm, revealing the cloth towel inside. Yanran subconsciously pulled down her sleeves, but An Yefeng was fast, and actually grabbed her arm, looked at the cloth towel tied on it, her eyes sank, and asked, "Injured?" β
Yan Ran struggled, pulled his arm out of his hand, frowned, and said, "You shouldn't be happy, right?" β
An Yefeng looked at her thoughtfully: "How do you know it's me?" β
"If you don't know, you can't do it unless you do."
"Your brothers and sisters really have hands and eyes to the sky." He was silent for a moment: "Don't worry, it won't be in the future." β
Yanran stood up and walked back, saying, "Little Hou Ye, you treat me as a three-year-old child, right?" This kind of talk is really naΓ―ve. β
"Stop!" He shouted in a deep voice: "Listen, tomorrow night, in the pavilion in the southeast corner of the Imperial Garden, you will come to see me." β
Yanran looked back at him: "Funny, are you talking to me?" Why should I say yes? β
"Because I know that you are by no means Xie Zhen's daughter!" There was an eerie chill in his voice.
Yan Ran said angrily: "An Yefeng, you don't have to be a fool!" β
An Yefeng slowly approached her from the night: "It's you guys who have been deceiving yourself!" The relationship between Xie Tairan and you is definitely not a brother and sister, it's ridiculous that people in the world only think that he loves his sister and protects his shortcomings, but I, the little marquis, have been through the ups and downs for a long time, how can I not see the problem? The way he looks at you, the way he talks to you, all prove that he loves you. So, if there's something wrong with his background, it's you! β
Yanran's heart was pounding. She knew she had an extremely dangerous opponent, and he had spotted the problem just by his calm speech and demeanor. Come to think of it, all the time, everyone has no doubts about their intimate relationship. She couldn't imagine what kind of turmoil An Yefeng would cause inside and outside the government and the opposition once she spoke out her suspicions...... Although he hadn't confirmed which of them had a problem now, how could Yan Ran allow him to doubt Tairan's bloodline indiscriminately.
Shaking her teeth, she glared at him and said, "Well, you're ruthless! β
A cold smile appeared at the corner of An Yefeng's mouth, "Tomorrow, you will be alone!" β
Yan Ran quickly ran to Tinglan Xuan, settled down, and just wanted to step up the steps, Guo Tinglan flashed out of a bush of roses: "Princess, take a step to speak." β
Yanran looked at her suspiciously. She smiled faintly and turned to walk behind Tinglan Xuan. Yunshang Yunni, who was looking for her in a hurry, saw her and wanted to follow, Yanran waved her hand at them, turned around and followed Guo Tinglan.
The two sat down on a swing rack. Guo Tinglan looked up at the starry sky, sighed, and said, "Princess, tell me, why doesn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like me?" β
Yanran had a headache. Why are all the difficult people you meet tonight?
"Tonight is the second time I've seen her. Ever since I first met him at a banquet in the fifteenth house of the first lunar month, I have been fond of him. β
She clearly remembered that it was the Lantern Festival banquet in the palace, and she saw Gao Hua and cold calm in white for the first time. His clean temperament was completely different from any man she had ever seen, and she sighed at the sight of it, and the girl's heart trembled uncontrollably. She toasted him, and he drank with a smile. When she turned around, she staggered dizzily, and he stretched out his arm to hold her in time. At that time, she even wanted to fall into his arms immediately. He is an ethereal distant mountain, she is a river of passion, and she can't help but yearn to cling to him and surround him.