On the day of the arrival of the palace banquet, the hundred palaces were empty, and the Ganquan Palace was very lively. As the most beautiful palace in the imperial city, it is naturally the only occasion for the queen mother to hold a banquet.

Beside the flowing water in the corridor, the palace maids took advantage of the fact that the dinner had not yet begun, and all flew the hundred silk lanterns in their hands into the sky, and the vast afterglow and twilight slowly became gentle because of the candle flame in the lantern, like stars hanging low, and the people floating on the ground were within reach.

When Shen Shuzhao got out of the carriage, she was quickly stunned by this scene, the lights in the twilight in front of her were like stars in the sea, lined up, magnificent, scattered all over the world, even the welcoming scene of the first time entering the palace was so luxurious, I didn't dare to imagine what it would be like inside.

Where will Wei Yang be?

Shen Shuzhao stood on the white jade stairs and frequently looked at the vast sea of people.

The female imperial chief saw that she always looked at the crowd, only when she was in the big scene she made in the strange queen, so she said: "Second Miss, the queen mother is there." Then she pointed to the main hall of the Ganquan Palace at the end of the stairs, because the Queen Mother had taken a short rest in the hall before the dinner began. Not only that, the queen mother also exempted the concubines from asking for peace, saying that the palace banquet was for fun, and it was too disappointing to always guard the old woman herself, so in the Ganquan Palace, you can see the concubines walking in twos and threes by the clear spring.

Shen Shuzhao came to the side of the Queen Mother, and it happened that the concubine was also there.

The good concubine has not seen her for a long time, Shen Shuzhao was still a little embarrassed at first, thinking that she would feel embarrassed because of the matter with the emperor, but she didn't expect that the good concubine not only looked at her with the thoughts of the concubines next to her, but also seemed enthusiastic. "You're finally here." Concubine Liang took her hand, looked her up and down carefully, and whispered: "Thin, thinner, can't you have eaten well recently?" ”

Thinking of the Empress Dowager's forced marriage, Shen Shuzhao was a little sour and helpless, so she had to secretly pull her away, and said on the corridor outside the hall: "Thank you Niangniang for your concern, the girl was sick a few days ago, and now she is getting better." ”

"It turns out that because of this, my sister should remember to take care of herself." Concubine Liang's thin fingers gently stroked her thin face, "If I am seen by my mother in the house, I will definitely feel distressed." ”

Speaking of his mother, Shen Shuzhao's heart suddenly softened.

"The folk girl didn't dare to see her mother, and now this appearance will really make her sad, only when her body improves, she dares to go back to the house to see her......" After speaking, she remembered one more thing, so she asked: "By the way, Niangniang, have you ever seen the eldest princess?" ”

Concubine Liang shook her head lightly: "The concubine didn't see her, the eldest princess has always come and gone without a trace, what's the matter with my sister looking for her?" ”

"It's not a big deal...... Just asking. ”

Shen Shuzhao flickered, the good concubine stared at her for a while, seemed to understand something, and seemed to know nothing, and finally said gently: "The eldest princess will come with the emperor and queen, the palace banquet will start in a while, and she will naturally be present at that time, sister, don't worry." ”

Then the two stood in the hall and chatted about some family life, Shen Shuzhao looked at the past from a high place, and many favorite concubines' sedan chairs in the distance were parked at the gate of the palace, but there was no Wei Yang inside, and she was a little disappointed. There are a lot of acquaintances who have come over, such as Gu Concubine, who is newly enthroned as a concubine, and she is leading her group of palace maids through this palace. In the eyes of others, this master can be said to have risen all the way, starting from a few days ago, since Concubine Xi's miscarriage, the emperor has deliberately alienated Concubine Xi, but frequently stayed at Concubine Gu's place, which is really strange.

Therefore, the Phixiang Palace is also becoming more and more jealous, if Gu Concubine gives birth to an heir in the future, the concubine will be just around the corner. After her, it was Concubine Xian, Concubine Xi and the like who came over, and finally these high-ranking concubines arrived in time.

The palace banquet was about to begin, and Shen Shuzhao accompanied the Queen Mother out of the main hall and came to the flower garden. At this time, the concubines sat down in their positions, and there were two bright yellow lords on the high steps, which must be the seat of the emperor and queen. There is also a yellow seat under the main seat, which is known at a glance to be for the royal family; Then the position of the four concubines on both sides of the emperor and queen, and then down is the concubine, beauty and talent, the sound of the qin and the strings came from a distance, which is very good, and the fruit pear and sandalwood box incense lingered beside the case at the same time, Shen Shuzhao helped the queen mother, she glanced at the women present, and the most outstanding one was the concubine Shen Zhuangzhao, but she was like a lonely peacock, which caused the little concubine in the audience to hide her face and whisper.

Soon after, a shout came from outside-"The emperor has arrived, the queen has arrived, the eldest princess has arrived!" ”

All the concubines were overjoyed and turned their eyes over.

The nine-dragon half fan held high was seen at first sight, it was the special fan of the Son of Heaven, more than one size larger than the others, held by the four eunuchs with strong arms, and followed behind the emperor.

Then, the young son of heaven appeared in front of everyone with the queen's hand, as if a golden light appeared in front of him, from the starry sky in the sky that had fallen into the night, the flowing color was reflected along the towering fan, and above his head, it was the prototype of the Milky Way when it was faintly appearing, the floating clouds flowed, the breeze flickered, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the cyan robe swung its tail on the ground pulled out by the moonlight A tall figure.

The queen followed him closely, and finally both of them appeared in front of everyone, and at this time, everyone in the audience except the queen mother got up, and they all shouted the same sentence in their mouths: "I wish the Son of Heaven a long life, and the queen will be happy forever!" Then he knelt on the ground and waited for the emperor to come hand in hand.

The majesty of the queen was hidden in the face of the flowers, and there was a hint of calmness in her coldness, and the two of them walked in this direction together. Gradually, a person who was a little farther away also appeared in the eyes of everyone. After everyone saw it clearly, they shouted in unison again: "Eldest princess Chitose!" ”

At that time, the clouds receded, and a thousand heavy fogs and mist left before the bright moon, and above the night, a stretch of endless thousands of miles of Milky Way slowly emerged its true face.

The hazy crepe cut off the sky, brightening the sky, like a phoenix leaping into the hole, which has to attract attention. The color of the galaxy seemed to pour down from a height of nine feet, and then sprinkled softly on the frost-colored skirt of the woman who was standing, on her long hair, and between her eyebrows and eyes. Among the colorful concubines, Wei Yang's simple and unpretentious dark gray dress looked so low-key, her black hair quietly fit the willow waist, her demeanor was calm and calm, and she was not stage frightened in the face of all living beings.

The moonlight gilded her green silk, giving it a faint silvery sheen in light and shade. She closed her thin lips, didn't say a word, her demeanor was full of restraint, and the cold temperament on her body appeared in her body, although she was slender, she was not weak.

Wei Yang came with the emperor, she was not far from him, and the three of them walked together like this. In the eyes of those who understand, one is the Supreme Son of Heaven, the other is the mother of the world, and the other is the battlefield Mulan, they rarely appear at the same time, as if intentionally indicating that this palace banquet will be firmly controlled under their eyelids, and their calm eyes will always be watching the audience.

Soon the voices of the concubines were heard in all directions, why did this eldest princess Kunyi have such a big formation - she could walk behind the emperor and queen, instead of sitting with the ordinary eldest princess?

And, this princess ...... It's really beautiful.

Shen Shuzhao heard the words of the discussion, and a touch of pride rose in his heart that was not noticed. This is naturally commendable, after all, this is a woman who she has only seen once in her previous life - and can never forget it. But in a blink of an eye, she became sentimental again, Wei Yang walked behind the emperor, and the momentum of strategizing and exercising from the battlefield did not lose half a point to the Son of Heaven, Wei Yang is so outstanding and dazzling, which woman in a hundred miles can match her? What qualifications do you have to match her?

Shen Shuzhao's sad face gradually disappeared in the dark, at this time, the emperor and queen had gradually ascended to the high position, the emperor raised his hands flat, everyone got up, until the Son of Heaven sat down, and the others were able to sit down. The eldest prince took the initiative to sit under the emperor, and when he left, he also reached out and helped the queen to sit down safely, and then walked to his position.

When the Queen Mother saw Wei Yang like this, she couldn't help but nod her head in satisfaction, and turned sideways to the female imperial chief and sighed: "Kunyi just knows how to take care of women. ”

Then, everyone had been settled, and the emperor raised his glass, "Tonight is a private banquet, all the concubines can just have fun." ”

After drinking the liquor in the bottle, Shen Shuzhao secretly looked at the stage, Wei Yang was calmly looking at the people in front of him, and no one could guess her feelings. And those in the audience saw her like this, and they were all thinking about the same thing: what kind of skills does this eldest princess have to sit next to the emperor?

But everyone guessed and guessed, and they couldn't figure out a reason that would make the emperor make an exception for her.

And those eldest princesses who sit on the royal throne seem to be accustomed to Wei Yang's position, and they just do their own thing peacefully.

Shen Shuzhao's heart slowly throbbed, and although Wei Yang didn't look at herself, it also made her unable to hide the little woman's slight panic. She quickly picked up a glass of wine and drank it again. Behold...... The face became hotter and hotter, and in the position of the palace banquet that no one noticed, the face of a little beauty slowly turned red.

In the past few days, she has been busy finding out the affairs of Qin Tianjian, and she has not been alone with Wei Yang for a long time. So when I saw her at this time, I felt very missed.

It's just that......

Does she miss herself as much as she does?

In the end, Shen Shuzhao finally reluctantly looked away, pretending to look away as usual, but he couldn't look anymore...... When I look at it, I always think about it.

The good concubine next to her began to talk to her, this good concubine was promoted because of the favor of the Queen Mother, Shen Shuzhao was also very glad that she was also here at this time, otherwise she could only sit on the cold bench in embarrassment and smile bitterly.

The dishes of the palace banquet were not all served, so everyone ate some fruit and drank alcohol to cushion their stomachs. There are singers singing in the audience, the queen mother leans over and chats with the four concubines under the seat, the emperor and queen on the stage whisper something to each other, Wei Yang talks to them from time to time, and everything is very natural.

However, in Shen Shuzhao's eyes, Wei Yang's gaze that does not fall on her always makes her feel lonely - this is probably because her eyebrows and eyes are like being kissed by frost, snow and moonlight, so that no matter who she looks at, she has a little sultry concentration.

Even if the person being watched was the emperor and queen, Shen Shuzhao felt a little reluctant. I want to hide her from anyone.

But it's impossible to think about it.

I had to sigh.

Not long after the feast, when she was bored, she took another sip of wine, which was a little bitter.

When the concubine saw this, she teased her and said, "Second Miss, why do you look so preoccupied? Tonight is a palace feast...... Shouldn't you raise a glass to rejoice? Still is...... Because it's the concubine sitting next to you......"

The little woman was leaning lightly on the seat, babbling nonsense, with two pale reds in the delicate pear vortex, and half a bit drunk in her eyes.

Shen Shuzhao glanced at the empty jugs of wine in front of her, and laughed out loud, she also wondered how the gentle and jade-like concubine could say such a thing, it turned out that it was because the amount of wine was too poor. She shook her head, such a woman is really not suitable for the harem, and I don't know what the family who sent her to the palace thinks, such a lovely woman should not appear here.

She reached out to help her concubine, then stroked her back and said, "I won't let you drink any more." Rest quickly. ”

Concubine Liang obediently put her hand on the table, buried the slightly red face, Shen Shuzhao took her wine jug, smelled it, and sure enough, it was more spicy than her own, not the same kind of wine. She confiscated the flask in front of the concubine and poured her water.

After she finished doing a qiē, she looked back at the top, Wei Yang still didn't look over, and she couldn't help but feel a little lost in her heart. Because the only person next to her who could talk fell, Shen Shuzhao became more silent and quiet in her seat, and she repeatedly looked at the emperor who was talking to Wei Yang, and it seemed that they were talking happily, maybe they were talking about something important.

Seeing the pleasure of talking like this on and off the stage, Shen Shuzhao had no choice but to borrow wine to pass the time, and the extra wine from the concubine happened to let her drink enough at one time.

After drinking the third glass of wine, a palace man suddenly came to her with a carved lacquer fruit box. Shen Shuzhao didn't react, but she felt that this person was very familiar, but when she couldn't remember it for a while, the eunuch spoke: "Second Miss, these are the grapes that the imperial dining room has prepared for you. ”

Shen Shuzhao was puzzled and asked rhetorically, "Prepare for me?" ”

"Yes." The eunuch bowed his head and replied respectfully: "The slave maid is just doing what the eldest princess Kunyi ordered. At the same time, His Royal Highness also asked the slave maid to tell the second lady to drink less, grapes to relieve hangover, and eat more. ”

After saying that, the man turned and retired.

Leaving Shen Shuzhao at a loss.

This is......

Wei Yang sent it for himself?

But......

She'd been staring at her for so long, but she'd never seen her look at herself!

Why did she know that she had secretly drunk a lot of alcohol?

Difficult, can it be said......

When Shen Shuzhao thought about it, her face became even hotter, and at the same time, she also remembered that the eunuch was a palace servant in the empty cicada hall, and she had seen it a few times!

She couldn't help but look at Wei Yang, who was sitting above-

Wei Yang was still talking to the emperor and queen with a cold expression, and she couldn't see that she had ever paid attention to the things on her side, but the grape carved lacquer box in front of her was in stark contrast with the empty wine jug, all of which kept reminding her intentionally that this was indeed sent by Wei Yang.

She fell into a trance.

Then, when the emperor stopped speaking, Wei Yang stopped talking.

Shen Shuzhao stared at her, reluctant to blink at all, this is how Xi Shi feels in the eyes of her lover, not to mention that her sweetheart is still a more beautiful woman than Xi Shi!

Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on Wei Yang's lips.

Very shallow, almost fleeting.

She was stunned.

After a while, Wei Yang looked back slightly, and saw her, still maintaining that curve, but the smile was more transparent than the clear snow.

On top of the feast, singing and dancing.

The bustling palace suddenly became quiet.

Time slowed down in an instant.

Extremely slow.

It was so slow that she couldn't see the figures passing by.

Even the voice was weakened.

No murmur can be heard.

only saw Wei Yang reflected in her eyes.

Wei Yang smiled at her and didn't speak.

Didn't speak.

However,

At this moment, there is a glow falling, the stars flow back, the candle reflects the moonlight, and the faint light of the Milky Way falls from the sky to the world, casting a spell on a woman. It's evil, it's an immortal, looking forward to the brilliance, and the heart is half removed. The fire tree and silver flowers, in an instant, the body could no longer move, frozen, eaten to death, unable to resist - even her inadvertent laughter was a catastrophe that could not be overcome.

Not to mention, she always looked cold on the stage, but she paid attention to each other as much as herself, seeing her drinking to kill her sorrows, the cup was not more than three, and the hangover was quickly sent to her.

On the surface, the clouds are light and chatting about important things, but secretly they are tender and considerate.

Thinking of this, Shen Shuzhao suddenly felt an unprecedented calmness, and her anxiety turned into calm, only to feel that it had precipitated into a kind of calmness, which was the strength that Wei Yang gave her.

Not drunk for wine, but drunk for people.

Her hand involuntarily picked up a glass of wine and subconsciously took a sip.

Tut...... Slightly sweet.