Chapter 3: The Birthday Banquet (I)

The heavy eaves roof of glazed green tiles, the vermilion lacquer door, the ancient trees outside the main hall are towering, the green trees are shady, the red walls and yellow tiles, at this moment under the candle light, the whole palace looks brilliant.

The singing and dancing in the hall is leveled, the sleeves are fluttering, the bell is ringing, the music is melodious, the sandalwood lit on the pedestal, the fragrance is lingering, making people refreshed.

"Although today is my birthday, you Aiqing don't have to be formal, enjoy food and wine to your heart's content."

As soon as the saint's words fell, the palace maids and eunuchs put the prepared meals on the tables of the ministers one by one, and the ministers' families and ladies were smiling beside them.

"Thank you."

Fang Jinyi sat in the middle, Fang Caiwu and Fang Zihuai on the left and right were respectively, and Liu Qingqing sat on the left side of Fang Yanyu in front.

Fang Jinyi raised his head, and on the gold lacquer carved dragon chair in the hall, there was a king who looked down on the world, and that person was looking down with a smile on his face.

One by one, the ministers stood up and toasted the people sitting on the dragon chairs, the ladies raised their glasses to each other, and the ladies and sons laughed and chatted, and occasionally ate some food on the table.

"General, drinking on an empty stomach hurts your body, come, eat some food to cushion your stomach first."

Fang Jinyi looked up at the front, Liu Qingqing was sandwiching a piece of meat into Fang Yanyu's bowl, Fang Yanyu ignored her, drank the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, then put down the wine glass, picked up the chopsticks and put a column of vegetarian vegetables into his mouth.

Liu Qingqing looked at the dish she had just sandwiched into Fang Yanyu's bowl, as if she had thought of something, and glared at Fang Jinyi sideways, her eyes full of resentment.

Fang Jinyi retracted her gaze, lowered her head and picked up the chopsticks to eat the vegetables, she knew what Liu Qingqing meant when she looked at her, she must have really responded to Shengsheng's words, and she would have to live in peace when she went back tonight.

"Second sister, why don't you eat meat?"

Fang Zihuai on the side saw that Fang Jinyi had been eating vegetarian dishes, and he put chopsticks and fish meat into her bowl in distress, and said: "You seem to have lost a lot of weight recently, how can you just eat vegetarian dishes, you have to eat some meat."

Fang Jinyi was stunned for a moment, and was just about to speak, when Fang Caiwu next to him suddenly stretched out his chopsticks and sandwiched the fish and meat that Fang Zihuai put in Fang Jinyi's bowl into his bowl, and then said to Fang Zihuai: "Little brother, why are you so young and forgetful, have you forgotten that the second sister eats vegetarian food on these days every year?"

Hearing Fang Caiwu say this, Fang Zihuai remembered, looked at Fang Jinyi with a guilty face, and said: "Second sister, I'm sorry, I forgot for a while, today is Erniang's ......."

Without waiting for Fang Zihuai to finish speaking, Fang Jinyi interrupted: "Zihuai, today is the birthday of the saint, don't say these inappropriate words."

After being reminded by Fang Jinyi, Fang Zihuai remembered that they were at the birthday banquet of the saint at this moment, and was startled, and hurriedly looked at the side, but fortunately he was not loud and no one noticed him. If what he just said is listened to by someone with a heart, maybe he will cause trouble for his father again.

Seeing Fang Zihuai's palpitating expression, Fang Jinyi smiled and comforted, "It's okay." Eat it, I heard that there is your favorite acrobatic show after the birthday party. ”

"Hmm." Fang Zihuai nodded happily.

Fang Jinyi looked at Fang Zihuai who was immersed in eating, and smiled, she still loved this younger brother who was a few years younger than her. Although she doesn't have much ability to take care of him on weekdays, as long as she has something good, she will always be the first to think of him.

After dinner, the group moved outside the house, where there were already prepared singing and dancing performances and acrobatic performances.

The ministers of the court sat together, the ladies also sat in several rows, and the sons and ladies also sat next to each other, chatting and watching the performance.

Fang Jinyi sat alone in the corner, she was not interested in such a banquet, not to mention that today was still a special day, she just wanted to go back early to rest at the moment.

Halfway through the performance, Fang Jinyi saw that Father-in-law Bai suddenly retreated to the side, whispered to a small eunuch for a while, and then hurried to the dragon chair and bent down to talk to the person sitting on it. I don't know if something happened, the man's face didn't look very good, and then he got up and said to the minister who was watching the performance: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can't drink enough, go back to the dormitory to rest first, and you can do your own thing." After saying that, before the ministers could finish their salutes, the man hurried away.

Fang Jinyi turned his head to look at Fang Yanyu not far away, and several ministers beside him got up one after another to toast him, but he just drank to himself with an expressionless face, as if everything next to him had nothing to do with him. The neglected minister held his wine glass, angry in his heart, but he couldn't have a seizure, so he had to squeeze a smile and return to his seat.

Bowing his head and taking a sip of tea, Fang Jinyi looked around, then quietly got up and retreated to the side, Sheng Sheng, who was standing on the side, saw it, and hurriedly bent over and walked towards her quickly.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? Is it uncomfortable? Sheng Sheng asked with a worried look on his face.

Fang Jinyi shook his head, took Sheng Sheng's hand and walked out, until he came to a place where no one was, and then said, "It's okay, I just think it's a little boring to stay here, let's just take a walk."

Yan Yumo, who was not far away, saw the petite figure leaving, hesitated for a while, and got up to leave.

Fang Caiwu, who had been observing Yan Yumo, saw him leaving, turned his head and said to Liu Qingqing next to him: "Mother, it's so boring here, I'll go out for a walk first, and I'll come back in a while."

As the saying goes, knowing the daughter Mo Ruomu, Liu Qingqing knew her thoughts as soon as she followed Yan Yumo's gaze, and said with a smile: "Go, go, pay attention on the road."

Hearing Liu Qingqing's words, Fang Caiwu got up and ran towards the direction Yan Yumo left with a smile, followed by her little maid Su Zhi.

"Didn't His Highness go to find Second Miss Fang? The second lady went over there. Xiao Luzi saw Yan Yumo walking away, thinking that he didn't see the direction Fang Jinyi left, so he hurriedly reminded him.

Yan Yumo shook his head, and said as he walked forward: "I'm going to find my father, today is my father's birthday, while my father is happy, I want to ask my father for marriage, and my father will definitely agree."

Xiao Luzi quickly followed his footsteps and said, "Your Highness is reasonable, but the Holy Lord is not feeling well and is resting, and His Highness is afraid that he will ...... at this moment."

Yan Yumo paused, he was really happy and confused, how could he forget that his father had just returned to the palace because he was too drunk, if he went at this moment, it would be normal not to see him. If you see it, if you make your father unhappy, wouldn't it be worth the loss.

"Where did you just say where did the clothes go?"

Xiao Luzi turned sideways and pointed to the road next to him, and said, "Second Miss has gone over there."

Yan Yumo looked at the road and smiled, and then left with the small road, Xu because all his thoughts were on Fang Jinyi, and he didn't notice Fang Caiwu and Su Zhi standing behind the tree at all.

Fang Caiwu looked at the departing figure and asked, "Su Zhi, did you hear what Brother Fang Cai Yumo said?" Did he say that he was asking for a marriage from the Holy Lord? ”

Su Zhi nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it's okay now, Miss, your wish has finally come true."

"You're wrong." Fang Caiwu's hand hanging down his side was clenched tightly, and he squinted his eyes and said word by word: "The person he wants to marry is not me."