Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Visit from Xichangguo
Fei Jingruo whispered in her ear, and the woman in red nodded her head as she listened, with an excited look on her face.
Fei Jingyue and the others didn't notice the strangeness here, and were still chattering and laughing.
Hua Dan on the stage babbled, Liang Lingxue said: "After watching Wanyue's play, I feel that the play on the stage is becoming more and more tasteless, but it's a pity that the palace still has to be decent." ”
Su Yingying had also watched Wanyue's play, and hurriedly nodded in agreement, but neither of them knew that Wanyue was Fei Jingyue's, Fei Jingyue also smiled and said nothing, and sighed with the two of them.
The two beauties over there had already finished discussing, and everything was back to normal, and the women who were attached to her were all around again, chattering, and Fei Jingruo also walked into the arena again, and recited poems against those young ladies and sons.
At this time, the county lord of Hanwei no longer had the frizz just now, and glanced at Fei Jingyue's eyes from time to time with a hint of excitement, as if he was looking forward to the upcoming events.
"Sister."
Fei Jinghan's childish temperament, the babbling on the stage that he couldn't stand it, slipped over from Zhang's side, stood in the distance and shouted Fei Jingyue, as if he had something to say to her.
When she saw it, she beckoned to Xiao Han and asked her to come over.
"What's wrong?" Fei Jingyue asked her with a smile, with a doting look on her face.
"The man in green clothes over there..." she pointed to the Nine Emperor Princes who were chatting and laughing with the famous sons in the capital.
Fei Jingyue naturally knew him, not to mention his unruly reputation, Fei Jingqiao had already painted the appearance of these nobles in the palace into a picture, and the painting was indeed excellent, and it was not bad compared to modern photos.
"What's wrong with him?" Fei Jinghan seemed to be confused and asked Fei Jingyue to give her an answer.
"He is the prince of Qi in the east of the city, how can he enter the palace to participate in the night banquet?" Fei Jing said coldly.
"What Qi Gongzi?" The more you talk about it, the more confused you become.
Fei Jinghan told what happened on the street that day, it turned out that because she was going to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet that day, Zhang authorized her to go out of the house to buy some jewelry rouge, and just when she arrived on the front street, she met Qi Xiutong who had just come out of the golden platform.
Fei Jinghan took out the silver bell that had been trampled on and handed it to Fei Jingyue.
"Sister, look, this is what he fixed for me."
Fei Jingyue looked at the bell she gave to Han'er, and could see that there were traces of trampling, but it was cleverly repaired, and a thin steel wire was used in it to support the trampled bad part, which was exquisitely handmade.
"This is what that Qi Gongzi made, he casually took a skeleton steel wire from the blacksmith shop next to him, and with such a slight stroke, he made it look like this, I didn't expect to meet him here today." Fei Jinghan was a little happy and wanted to go over and talk to him.
Fei Jingyue had heard of Qi Xiutong's deeds for a long time, and looking at Han'er's appearance, she seemed to have a good impression of him.
"Han'er, what do you say his name is?" Fei Jingyue had some headaches.
"Young Master Qi." Fei Jinghan stared at the handsome man over there with a pair of beautiful eyes, which was simply in the form of a little daughter.
"Silly Han'er, who else in Beijing can have the surname Qi?" Without waiting for Fei Jingyue to speak, Su Yingying had already spoken, with a playful smile on her face.
Although Fei Jinghan is simple, he is not stupid, and he already understands the meaning of Su Yingying's words.
"He's a royal man?" The news surprised her.
"Isn't it the unruly Nine Emperor Princes?" Liang Lingxue added.
Fei Jinghan opened his mouth wide, and then became angry and angry, he actually lied to himself, if he hadn't accompanied his grandmother into the palace today, I am afraid that he would have been deceived.
It's a shame that I still treat him as a friend.
Fei Jingyue saw the mentality of Xiaohan's youngest daughter and said, "Stay away from him in the future." ”
Qi Xiutong's reputation is not much better than that Wang Yue, the same romance, but Wang Yue is more obscene, Xiao Han is just a child in her eyes, and she doesn't mess with such a man.
"Got it, sister." Fei Jinghan agreed, but his eyes were fixed on the Nine Emperors, muttering angrily.
"The queen mother has arrived, the emperor has arrived, and the queen has arrived." The eunuch's sharp voice sounded, and everyone stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Zhongqing is flat." Emperor Chengshun seemed to be in a good mood, looking at Zhongqing with a smile, and the queen and the queen mother were standing beside him.
The Queen Mother is still kind and peaceful, looking at everyone with a noble temperament.
The queen is dignified and decent today, wearing a unique phoenix robe, which is a bright yellow that the queen can wear, with a colorful phoenix on it, and the colorful silk threads appear vivid under the illumination of the light, as if she wants to come to life.
She wears a phoenix tiara, and nine delicate peony accessories are inserted in her hair bun, which is the queen's standard accessory.
"Do you think this banquet is okay?" The queen asked everyone with a smile on her face.
"Mother, hard work." Everyone replied.
The queen smiled, and Emperor Chengshun was also very happy, waving his hand and saying: "You don't have to be restrained, today is just a family banquet, you are free." ”
The royal people came, no matter how casual the emperor was, but the reason of the monarch and the minister overrode everything, and no one dared to be presumptuous anymore.
"Your Majesty, let's go in." The beautiful woman behind Emperor Chengshun spoke.
Fei Jingyue recognized the beautiful woman she met in front of the queen's palace last time, judging from her gorgeous clothes, it should be the bewitching Dongli Imperial Concubine, and her headdress and clothing also explain her identity, except for no phoenix crown, no peony, the other is not much different from the queen, and the imperial concubine is the same as the deputy queen, and she is also extremely noble.
Emperor Chengshun bowed his head, took the hands of the queen mother and the queen and walked towards the main hall, even if the imperial concubine of Dongli was favored and noble, she still couldn't cross the queen, and she could only follow behind.
Fei Jingyue saw Mingyue standing behind her, gave her a look, and also had an official smile on her face, dignified and noble.
The concubines also followed the emperor and empress into the main hall.
When all the royal people entered the main hall, these officials ordered the wives to pour into the hall to take their seats as a sign of respect.
Everyone sat in their place according to their own dignity.
At this point, the banquet officially began.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Emperor Chengshun smiled and said, "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet is a rule and custom handed down by the ancestors, and everyone does not have to be bound by the courtesy of the monarch, just feel free." ”
After he finished speaking, the queen clapped her hands, and immediately the palace people brought up plates of melons and fresh fruits, and the dancing girl came out, and the music of silk and bamboo sounded, a joyful scene.
The ministers raised their glasses in celebration and staggered their plans.
Fei Jingyue and the rest of the Fei Mansion sat together, and the Zhang family already had a friendship with the Queen Mother, and they also exchanged cups and lamps, and frequently drank and had fun with the Queen Mother.
Although the Marquis of Pingnan went back to Biannan, he was a marquis after all, and the lord of Hanwei was naturally sitting not far from the chairman with Mrs. Pingnanhou, and now that she had an idea in her heart, she naturally no longer showed hatred.
Mrs. Pingnanhou is a fierce woman, she should be in her thirties, but she seems to be in her twenties, compared with her daughter, it is a different flavor of beauty, her eyes just swept over Fei Jingyue, but Fei Jingyue felt cold.
Today's favored concubines in the palace are all present, not all of them are young women, but there are also slightly older ones, it seems that Emperor Chengshun is not a person who likes the new and hates the old.
In addition to the concubines and concubines, there were also princes and princesses, and it seems that this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was really lively.
There are also many people who toast Fei Jingyue, and there are also many people who congratulate her.
Because Fei Jingyue couldn't drink, everyone didn't dare to force her, and she used juice instead of wine to greet people, which was not rude.
Fei Jingqiao didn't come today, he should be on duty, Liang Lingxue was a little disappointed, but she gradually relaxed in this cheerful atmosphere.
Fei Jingyue looked around, many people drank away, gossiping with the people around them, and the Dongli Imperial Concubine at the top also drank a lot, her eyebrows were affectionate, her face was crimson, and she looked particularly charming, she was pulling Emperor Chengshun to talk, and Emperor Chengshun also looked at her dotingly, smiling and laughing with her.
The queen was not jealous, and tasted the strange fruits of the Western Regions tribute elegantly, although Emperor Chengshun chatted with the imperial concubine, but did not snub the queen, and from time to time pointed out the performance of the dancers with her, and she also responded with a smile.
A dancing girl danced a solo dance, with a beautiful posture, so that everyone admired it, and even the original gushing Imperial Concubine of Dongli stopped and watched the next dance.
"Your Majesty, the monarch of Xichang Kingdom with the imperial concubine and the four princes and others are already waiting outside the palace." The eunuch in charge of the communication came in to report.
"Hurry up, please."
Hearing that Xichangguo and others were coming, Emperor Chengshun also cheered up and hurriedly ordered them to go down and let them come in.
Soon, a group of people with luxurious costumes and extraordinary temperaments followed the eunuch into the main hall.
The leader is a man with a dragon and a tiger step, with a handsome and powerful face, a focused gaze, and a large dragon robe, although it is civilian clothes, but it can still show his identity.
Standing next to him was a beautiful woman, as stunning as the Imperial Concubine of Dongli, but more dignified, and someone next to him was saying that this was the favorite concubine of the Xichang monarch, the Imperial Concubine Yangxin, and she was really beautiful.
In addition to the Yangxin Imperial Concubine, Luo Changqing also had two young people in gorgeous clothes behind him, a man and a woman, and the people next to him also explained that they were the four princes born to Princess Wenjing and the Yangxin Imperial Concubine, that is, the future heir of Xichang Kingdom.
"Miss, look, it's Dining's son!" Before Fei Jingyue could react, the tourmaline behind her had already exclaimed.
Fei Jingyue saw that the man in Chinese clothes who followed behind Xichang Kingdom was Fu Qingrou's life-saving benefactor Di Ning, and he turned out to be the rumored fourth prince of Xichang Kingdom.
Dineh is the fourth prince? Is it the object that Emperor Chengshun wants to make peace with? Fei Jingyue's heart was up and down at this time, and she was slightly flustered.
"Brother Qi, long time no see." Na Luo Changqing spoke first.
"Brother Luo, it's very glorious for my brother, please hurry up." Emperor Chengshun hurriedly got up and pulled Luo Changqing into his seat.
"Brother Qing..." Suddenly, the Yangxin Imperial Concubine, who was originally going to take a seat, looked surprised, her fingers trembled, and tears fell from her eyes.
Luo Changqing looked in the direction of her finger, and his expression changed greatly.
The direction of her finger was where Fei Jingyue and the others were.