The guests entered the hall one after another, and each sat in his seat, and Menghan could only stand pitifully behind Yu An, spitting at the table full of delicacies. It's okay, it's worth it to enter the palace once to see such a big show, Menghan glanced at the surrounding arrangements and the people who came in from time to time, secretly excited.

With Ming An's voice "The emperor has arrived," everyone stood up and saluted, "See the emperor." ”

The emperor's face was full of spring breeze and radiant, and after sitting down, he stretched out his hand and said, "Flat, sit down." ”

Everyone thanked them and returned to their seats.

"Today is a banquet for the emperor's eldest grandson, although there are all relatives and important ministers here, but today we don't talk about state affairs, everyone relax." The emperor said casually.

The emperor sat on one side of the inner palace concubines, and on one side sat on the relatives of foreign relatives. Concubine Yi Guifei sat in the first place with soft eyes, extremely graceful, touched the beautifully decorated cloud temples and said coquettishly, "The emperor said that he was holding a banquet for the emperor's eldest grandson, why didn't this emperor's eldest grandson come over to see everyone?" ”

Everyone seconded the proposal, and the emperor was in a good mood and readily agreed, "What the concubine said is exact, come here, go and invite the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

Ming An took the order and went. Yao Ying knew that tonight's banquet had been packed up in advance, and when Ming An arrived, it didn't take much effort to come out.

"I have heard of the princess's courtesy, and when I saw it today, she was really virtuous." Ming An praised that when he went to invite the harem lady on weekdays, he didn't have to wait for half a day.

Yao Ying spoke softly and said gently, "How dare you let the royal family wait for a long time, let's go quickly." ”

Ming An hesitated, "The prince is ......"

"The prince has never liked to be lively, and the emperor knows it."

Ming An was not reluctant, "Yes, it is inevitable that the emperor's eldest grandson will be affected by the wind, and the slave has prepared a soft sedan outside." ”

Yao Ying nodded in thanks, "Father-in-law Ming'an bothered." ”

The sedan chair fell in front of the hall, and Yao Luo, who was guarding outside the hall, greeted him, "Say hello to the eldest sister." ”

Yao Ying lifted the sedan curtain and smiled brightly: "Ah Luo, you are here." ”

"There are a lot of people entering the palace tonight, so I naturally have to pay more attention."

Yao Ying nodded, Ming An helped Yao Ying get out of the sedan chair, and Yao Luo asked, "This is the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

"Exactly, the emperor is waiting, I'll go in first, you be careful on an errand." Yao Ying and Yan instructed.

"Yes, eldest sister, don't worry."

Ming'an Yao Ying entered the hall, Yao Ying walked to the hall and saluted dignifiedly, "The princess Yao Ying of Hong'an and the eldest grandson Qi'er see our emperor long live." ”

The emperor was very happy, "Hurry up and excuse me, come closer, let me take a good look." ”

"Thank you, Father." Yao Ying got up and walked forward, and Ming An was waiting carefully.

"Qi'er, Qi'er?" The emperor touched his little face and teased him a few times, Qi'er's mouth grinned, and the emperor also laughed, "Look, look at him laughing, he laughed." ”

Ming Anle echoed, "Yes, the eldest grandson of the emperor kisses the emperor, and he laughs when he sees the emperor." ”

The concubines and the wives got up one after another, walked to the palace, and praised each other. It is said that the emperor's eldest grandson has a grand eyebrow, and at first glance he is a dragon among people; It is said that the emperor's eldest grandson is very much like the emperor, and he will do something in the future; It is said that the eldest grandson of the emperor is not afraid of being bold and courageous; It is said that the emperor's eldest grandson loves to laugh, and he will definitely be benevolent and friendly to his people in the future.

"Everyone is so happy, let the concubines also take a look." Yi Guifei twisted her soft body and approached, Yao Ying turned to Yi Guifei, Yi Guifei couldn't tell the truth from the fake with a charming smile on her face, and pretended to be surprised, "Oh, the emperor's grandson is really handsome, it's just carved out of the same mold as the second prince." ”

"Yes, the mouth and nose of the emperor's eldest grandson are indeed very similar to the second prince." The woman chimed in.

Concubine Qi touched the bead hairpin on her head, covered her face and sighed, "Speaking of the second prince, he still ...... The eldest grandson of the emperor was separated from his biological parents as soon as he was born, which is really pitiful, hey. ”

Concubine Yi Guifei stretched out a soft voice and reminded, "How can my sister say such things, the eldest grandson of the emperor has to be personally cared for by the emperor, where is it not as good as his biological parents?" This sentence was not loud or small, and it just reached the ears of the emperor. The emperor smiled, and the hall was silent for a moment, and it was extremely quiet.

The emperor said angrily, "Do you think it's more appropriate for Min Che to take Qi'er?" Yao Ying was afraid of startling Qi'er, so she took a few steps back and hid behind the crowd to coax Qi'er in her arms.

Concubine Qi knelt on the ground in fear, "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

The emperor clenched his bite and asked angrily, "The palace is quiet and elegant, Min Xuan has both ability and political integrity, and Yao Yingduan is a good manner, do you think it is better than the second prince who is greedy for pleasure and behaves perversely?" ”

Concubine Qi knelt on the ground with her hands and walked to the emperor on her knees, "The concubine's wife only cares about flesh and blood, not as thoughtful as the emperor, the concubine is speechless, please forgive the emperor." ”

The emperor's anger did not decrease, and he sternly asked, "How much benefit have you received from outsiders, and you still bring it up at this moment knowing that I don't like it?" ”

Concubine Qi shook her head again and again, "The concubine doesn't have it, please ask the emperor to take a look." ”

"None? Where did the treasure and the pearl come from on your head? "Baohe Pearl is produced in the extremely cold land of northern Xinjiang, there is a faint dark blue in the snow white, crystal clear, as bright and elegant as the moonlight, gentle and hazy, and there can only be three tributes every year. I liked it from the first time I saw it, and since then, the emperor has given all the treasures and pearls to the Northern Dynasty every year.

Concubine Qi hurriedly explained, "Please let the emperor know." Qi Kan, the elder brother of the concubine's mother's family, was ordered to send an envoy to the north, and the north and Dazhao have been friendly for decades, and the lord of the country is in a very good mood, and he gave his brother treasure and pearl before leaving. The elder brother thought of his concubines, so he sent people to be inlaid into beads and sent to the palace. This is the brother's love for his concubines, not accepting benefits from others, the emperor is aware of it. ”

"Qi Kan sent it?" The emperor was skeptical.

Qi Concubine nodded as if pecking rice, "Exactly." ”

"Does the Ministry of Internal Affairs have an archive?" The emperor asked Ming An.

Ming An respectfully stepped forward and replied, "The treasure and the pearl are so precious, if they are transferred by the Internal Affairs Office, the servants will definitely pay attention to it." ”

"The implication is that there is no more?" The emperor said coldly.

"The minions have not heard of it."

Qi Concubine suddenly had no master, and harboring treasures of unknown origin was even more guilty, "The concubine thinks that if the treasure and the pearl pass through the Internal Affairs Office, they will definitely be heard by the palace." The concubine didn't want to be so ostentatious, so she let her brother quietly bring her into the palace. ”

"Okay, even if what you say is true, as a concubine, you despise the palace rules, give and receive privately, and disturb the palace system, what crime should you be guilty of!" The emperor scolded him, which frightened the concubine Qi and kowtowed, "The concubine is guilty." ”

"Go back and think about it behind closed doors for three months, and you can't leave the Cuiyue Palace without an edict."

"Emperor Xie, the concubine has retired." Concubine Qi went out nervously, after all, the crime of privately accepting was much lighter than accepting bribes and harboring.

The emperor returned to the throne and sat down, but he was still angry. The women and concubines who were joking and amusing just now are standing in the hall at this moment, and everyone is in danger and dare not say more. Qi'er's cry interrupted the awkward atmosphere, and everyone turned to look at Yao Ying behind them.

Yao Ying stepped forward with a light smile, "Hey, Qi'er is not happy, the imperial grandfather said that tonight is a banquet for Qi'er, why are they all standing with cold faces, don't you like Qi'er?" ”

Ming An also echoed, "The eldest grandson of the emperor is sympathetic to the emperor, knowing that the emperor is unhappy, come to comfort the emperor." ”

Everyone reluctantly laughed, "Yes, the emperor's eldest grandson is sensible." "The eldest grandson of the emperor and the emperor are really heart-to-heart."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "That's it, let's go back and sit down, don't let these irrelevant people disturb the interest." Qi'er is too young to stay outside for a long time, so send Qi'er back. ”

Yao Ying bowed and retired, and the emperor instructed, "Ming'an, be careful." ”

"The minions obey." Ming An also followed out of the Qingxi Palace.

And they went back and sat down in their places. Although Concubine Qi wore the most luxurious jewelry, she failed to win the emperor's appreciation, but she caused a lot of trouble, Concubine Yi was in a good mood, and it seemed to be her forte to lead to a scene in one sentence.

Singing and dancing silk and bamboo entered the hall, a cheerful and festive, and everyone's hearts were also relaxed a lot.

Taking advantage of the excitement, Menghan finally dared to speak, bowed and whispered to Yu An: "The palace is as complicated as I imagined, and the companion is like a tiger." ”

Yu An took the tea and turned half of his face, "Do you still have this ability?" Can you imagine life in the palace? ”

"The tricks in the palace fighting dramas I watched are much more powerful than this, poisoning, planting, and dripping blood to recognize relatives." Menghan said proudly.

"Don't talk nonsense, you settle down." For the new words that came out of Menghan's mouth, Yu An didn't have time to ask.

"I'm not talking nonsense, I'll tell you how exciting our palace fighting drama is."

The dancing girl dressed in colorful clothes danced "A Hundred Flowers Blooming", the sound of silk and bamboo was cheerful and happy, and the hall was instantly overflowing with festive colors. After the dance, I don't know if I deliberately alleviated the previous uneasiness or really liked this dance, the emperor first applauded, "This dance is gorgeous and chic, not small, and the soundtrack is also brisk, it is perfect for today's festive day, reward, reward!" ”

The guests applauded, and Meng Han muttered in a low voice, "What's it, isn't it just waving your sleeves and turning around, lined up in a flower shape and turning around, is it so beautiful." If you look at our Thousand-Armed Guanyin, as well as Yang Liping's Peacock Dance, you can be sure that these things will never enter your eyes again. ”

Yu An turned around and coughed lightly, and Meng Han obediently shut up.

The master of the Lile Hall stepped forward and replied, "Thank the emperor for the reward." Just now, this dance was just to create a festive atmosphere, and the next "Dragon Flying Phoenix Dance" is really chic. ”

"Oh?" The emperor seemed very interested, "Please come up quickly." ”

"Yes." The master saluted and retreated, and a light breeze blew outside the hall, and the golden dragon and colorful phoenix floated into the hall, and the dragon and phoenix slowly rose. Another gust of wind blew, the dragon and phoenix swayed up and down with the wind, left and right, and the dragon body coated with gold powder shone brightly and lifelike.

At this time, a woman in a vermilion dance dress jumped in outside the hall, and when she reached the hall, she waved the red silk in her hand and rotated her body, and the red silk in her hands was wrapped around the body of the dragon and phoenix respectively, and pulled it downward, the dragon and the phoenix

The dancer pulls the dragon and phoenix back down, and the dragon head and phoenix tail are placed in a circle, and the dragon and phoenix jump and run quickly with the dragon and phoenix inside, and the dragon and phoenix also rise and fall with it. After a few laps inside and out, the dancer intertwined the dragon and phoenix with red silk, and stood in the center and looked at the emperor with a smile.

"Good!" The emperor applauded loudly and applauded vigorously, "What a dragon flying and phoenix dance, worthy of this name." ”

"Slave and maid, thank you for the emperor's appreciation." The dancer let go of the red silk in her hand, thanked her, and the dragon and phoenix slowly rose and flew to the roof.

"Dragon flying phoenix dance? Feng Dance? Interesting. Yi Guifei said with a smile, emphasizing the word "phoenix". Since the queen died of illness, there has been no queen in the palace for more than ten years. Feng Dance? Was it the phoenix that danced just now?

The dancing girl noticed the thorn in Concubine Yi's words, and hurriedly knelt down, "The slave maid has no intention of offending the queen's mother, the slave maid just thinks that the dragon and phoenix are auspicious and auspicious." ”