The Dayu Dynasty was founded for more than 300 years, and the emperor reached its peak during his reign. But the first emperor suddenly contracted a vicious disease and passed away in less than a few months. Small countries are in turmoil and trying to become independent. The queen mother overwhelmed the ministers and embraced Ye Xuan, the third prince who was only fifteen years old, as the emperor. After Ye Xuan ascended the throne, he changed the name of the country to Chang'an, and named the daughter of the Nangong family. The three concubines, the Wang family, the Chu family, and the Meng family, and then, Ye Xuan immediately decided to take charge of the imperial expedition and let the queen mother supervise the country. Five years later, the banks of the Shangyang River were initially stabilized, and the emperor returned to the dynasty. However, although the three kingdoms of Western Qin, Eastern Chu, and Northern Wei surrendered, they still waited for the opportunity to move.

In the seventh year of Chang'an, Empress Nangong, as the most favored woman in the harem, gave birth to a baby girl, and the princess was named by the emperor - Qingyan. Then, the princess's name was Ye Qingyan. For a time, the mother and daughter favored the harem, and no one was invincible.

Five years later, because Ye Qingyan was eccentric and pleasing to people, he was given the title of Princess Chang'an.

In the twenty-fifth winter of Chang'an, the emperor's birthday. The whole country celebrates and amnesties the world. Princess Chang'an also grew to eighteen years old. At noon that day, the emperor held a banquet in the Chang'an Pavilion of the Imperial Garden.

Imperial Garden Chang'an Pavilion.

Lin Xuan was sitting precariously, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, which was very consistent with his temperament. Empress Xiao next to her is the queen who was canonized when she ascended the throne, and the emperor and queen are deeply affectionate and envious of others. Empress Nangong is the same age as Ye Xuan, but her face still remains unchanged in her forties, and her delicate face makes people unable to associate with the mother of a country. However, the nobility and proper demeanor of the royal family were vividly expressed in her gestures. The Queen Mother was riddled with old age and illness, so she did not attend the luncheon.

This time it was a family banquet, and the state banquet was held half a month later, but the royal family's family banquet was attended by a woman with a foreign surname - Lin Qingchen. As the only king of the opposite sex in Dayu, it can be seen that his status is extraordinary. Generally speaking, only the emperor, queen, princess, queen mother, and concubines above the concubine can participate, but there are only three people left in the Lin family, Lin Chen Dayu is the youngest general, sixteen years old in the army, at the beginning of the northern Hanhai country, the three major armies in the north of the empire were defeated in three battles, and the Tianhuang Legion was ordered to be in danger, Lin Chen took 30,000 silver dragoons to the north of Hezhou, cooperated with the three major legions, and defeated 80,000 Hanhai iron cavalry in one fell swoop. The battle of Tongling in the Northern Wei Dynasty Zhao Jiannan dug up the Liuyang River, flooded Tongling, the general Lin Chensheng did not see anyone dead or corpse, the eldest lady of the Lin family took over the Tianhuang Army, stayed at the border for three years, and the rest was the youngest Lin Qingchen, the little daughter of the Lin family said that her parents were both dead when she was young, and the older brother did not know whether she was alive or dead, and her sister had no choice but to sit in Liaodong, and there was such a poor little girl left in a huge palace.

"Today is a banquet in my house, you don't have to be limited to the number of etiquette, just have fun."

As the king of a country, Ye Xuan, the head of the family, spoke. After making a round, his eyes stopped on Princess Changle, that is, Ye Qingyan.

"Yan'er has any special gifts for his father? Father, I heard your mother say that you don't know what you're busy with these days. ”

The emperor and the empress looked at each other and smiled, and their tone was like that of a loving father. However, these are not secrets. Today's saints favor the queen, and they favor this Chang'an princess even more, which is incomparable to any concubine and courtier. After all, the emperor's affection will also lead to the problem of heirs. It is also strange to say that the emperor is now close to the age of confusion, but now, the entire Dayu Dynasty, the orthodox royal family, has only three princesses. Since Ye Qingyan was born in the seventh year of Chang'an, in the past eighteen years, none of the concubines in the harem have been pregnant. In this way, there is a secret that everyone in the world knows: in the Dayu Dynasty, pleasing the princess is the royal way. After all, it is very likely that the candidate for the final successor to the throne and the candidate for the concubine will be the same person.

"Father, what are you talking about! How did Yan'er prepare a congratulatory gift for his father's birthday? Ye Qingyan, who was dressed in a goose-yellow palace dress, was extremely similar to the queen's appearance, but she also had the courage and tenacity of her father. Although the wine glass in her hand was casually placed on the table by her, not a drop of the wine in the glass spilled. seems to be a stubborn princess, but in fact, she has achieved the ultimate in etiquette.

She high-fived, and two dancers in royal blue gauze skirts fluttered in, dancing with long sleeves. Ye Qingyan took the opportunity to retreat among the dancing girls, and he was nowhere to be seen in an instant. The music stopped suddenly, and the dancers resumed the starting queue, two rows of dancers stood opposite each other, and the wide water sleeves set up layers of curtains, and the music gradually rose, and the dancers retreated one after another from back to front while closing the water sleeves. There seems to be a faint touch of red moving forward. It wasn't until the last two dancers put away their water sleeves at the same time, and with the music changing again, Ye Qingyan officially began to dance.

Her dancing posture is not feminine, but she is smart and lovely. A hand is a flower, and a circle is a butterfly that wants to fly. The teardrop-shaped ruby on her forehead and her red dance dress made her seem to have stepped out of a fire. She is so vivid, so smart, so dazzling.

The bright rhythm of the companion music makes people feel comfortable from the inside out. Wearing a red dress, although she is a little less immature, it adds another charm. Turning around gracefully, tiptoe tapped, and the water sleeves moved with the wind.

"Yan'er wishes my father a long life."

Ye Qingyan's dancing is very beautiful, and everyone appreciates it.

The emperor was even more pleased, and said three times in succession, "Okay." ”

"Yan'er can marry when she grows up, it's better to take this opportunity to pick a good family for you" I don't know what Ye Xuan's plan is, he said with a smile.

The empress and the emperor were as usual, and there were no superfluous emotions, but a trace of shock and panic appeared in Lin Qingchen's eyes. But the mood was fleeting. However, several concubines and concubines Lin were not so free, and the faces of the five people were more or less surprised. Lin Guifei was the most calm, but the wine spilled on her hand confirmed her panic. Concubine Meng was the most surprised, her chopsticks simply fell to the ground. It wasn't until the palace maid brought in new chopsticks that she realized it later. Ye Qingyan didn't expect his father to suddenly mention this, and he was stunned.

"Yan'er, don't thank your father soon." The queen reminded.

"Yan'er thanked his father." Nangong Ya hurriedly made a formal salute. The emperor walked to her side in person, Ye Qingyan subconsciously clenched his hands, and the emperor gave her a smile with satisfaction.

The next banquet was a bit boring, undoubtedly the noble concubine and the fourth concubine's hypocritical greetings and praise. Ye Qingyan secretly left the table and walked alone on the path of the Imperial Garden, stopping in front of a pear tree. She looked down at her feet, and then up at the blooming pear blossoms.

"What is the third sister thinking? Father personally chose a husband for you, you are not happy, and it is a pity that the person is not in Beijing now, it is a pity, it is a pity" Ye Qingyan turned around and saw a woman in a blue palace dress with a playful face and said lightly.

It turned out that this palace woman was Ye Yanan, the eldest princess of the Dayu Dynasty.

"Sister, you are laughing at people again, and they ignore you." After saying that, the little princess trotted away.

"But I heard that he has returned to Beijing today and is preparing to attend the dinner," the eldest princess shouted in the direction of Ye Qingyan's departure, as if intentionally or unintentionally.

"I know, be careful that my father will marry my sister out."

"Is it really that simple to have a dinner party half a month later? I heard that Qin and Chu have that kind of thoughts," the woman in the blue palace dress stepped lightly on the lotus step and slowly left.

The sky suddenly began to white, and the snow would not be able to stop for a while.