Chapter 84 The Banquet Begins
Shui Ting Chau
Shuitingzhou is a beautiful scenery specially built by Qin Haochen for Pei Zhixie, located in a lake in the apse of Changxin Palace. When Yun Heng and the others arrived, the boat in the water of the lake was already slowly heading towards everyone. It wasn't the first time Yun Heng had seen this ship, but he couldn't help but praise its beauty.
The surface of the lake ripples as the ship passes by, and it looks sparkling in the sunlight. As the ship slowly approached, you can clearly see that the shading yarn on the ship is decorated with glass and other jewels, and the breeze blows, and the glass collides with a crisp sound, which makes people unable to take their eyes off the sunlight.
There was a burst of guqin sound from inside the ship, slowly sinking, as if walking into the rain and fog Jiangnan, and the comfort made people want to sleep peacefully on this ship. But speaking of which, Yun Heng did do so in his previous life.
The boat finally slowly approached the shore, and Yun Heng saw that the sons of the family invited by Pei Zhixie for this birthday banquet were already waiting on the boat with Qin Haochen.
A few palace maids dressed in palace clothes walked down from the boat, walked to Pei Zhixie's side and blessed her respectfully, and then helped Pei Zhixie onto the boat. Then he came back to help the next female dependent, until the palace maids sent the previous female dependents to the boat, and when they walked to Yun Heng, Yun Heng saw the faces of these palace maids, and one of them was very familiar.
Yun Heng was slightly stunned, but he quickly reined in his emotions and followed the palace maids on the boat.
After all these ladies and dependents got on the boat, Yun Heng saw that the sons of the family on the ship were all here. Not to mention those princes, even some sons who are not in Xianyang have also received invitations from thousands of miles away, Pei Zhixie's face is really not small, I am afraid that it is Song Shu's birthday that has such pomp.
Yun Heng looked at Qin Haochen in the distance and the ladies beside him, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, fortunately, the rules in the palace are not too strict, if it is such a big occasion, there is the emperor and the queen here, no matter how many concubines, princesses, princesses, etc., there is no need to salute all of them, just salute the emperor and queen, because they are the masters, and they are the serious masters in this palace.
After everyone had gathered, they all performed the courtesy respectfully, and then they took their seats. After that, the dancer or the piano girl came to perform, and naturally there was a young lady who wanted to be brilliant, in order to congratulate Pei Zhixie on her birthday, she went up to offer a dance or play a tune, if she was really brilliant, it could be regarded as adding glory to herself. As for the congratulatory gifts, they were all registered with the palace maid after entering the Changxin Palace, Yun Heng gave a pair of jade Ruyi this time, for people like Pei Zhixie, she was really too lazy to bother to pick a gift.
With such a toss, I am afraid that it will be dark before I can go home, Yun Heng feels a headache when she thinks of this, she really doesn't like to stay too long in the eyes of these rouge vulgar fans and those erratic hooligans. She has never liked to participate in these banquets, she was like this in her previous life, and she will not change in this life.
Between thoughts, Pei Zhixie had already picked up a glass of fruit wine, and the corners of her lips were a little kindly smiling: "Today is the birthday of this palace, everyone is so appreciative to come here to congratulate this palace on its birthday, this palace is very happy in my heart, this palace is straighter, and I won't say anything beautiful, so I will toast you with a glass of wine to express the gratitude of this palace." ”
After finishing speaking, he drank the cup of fruit wine, this body is free and easy, no wonder Qin Haochen loves her so much, such a temperament, not to mention that it is rare to see in this palace, even in this huge Xianyang, it is difficult to find a second one except for Feng'er.
It's just that Pei Zhixie, as a noble concubine, naturally doesn't have to be as careless as Feng'er. Thinking about it like this, it is not without reason that Qin Haochen likes Feng'er.
Speaking of Feng'er, Yun Heng saw her sitting next to Qin Zhengting, eating pastries in her mouth, and her eyes kept looking at Yun Heng, seeing that Yun Heng was also looking at her, she had a big smile on Yun Heng. Yun Heng looked at her exaggerated smiling face and couldn't help but chuckle.
At this time, everyone was about to pick up their wine glasses, get up together, and salute Pei Zhixie with a glass of wine, but Yun Heng was not allowed to drink, but she naturally had her own preparations.
"We wish the concubine a thousand blessings and peace for her life." Everyone got up and saluted Pei Zhixie with a glass of wine, Yun Heng could only pour it while drinking, fortunately, the table here was relatively hidden, otherwise she could see the puddle of wine at her feet at a glance.
Pei Zhixie is today's big birthday star, and after she finished speaking, Qin Haochen came out to say a few words. I saw him pick up a glass of wine, and his face, which used to be indistinguishable from joy and anger, added a little smile today.
"Today is the concubine's birthday, and it is really rare to be able to get together with all the Aiqing families. I don't say much about those unnecessary polite words, since I am here today, then I will eat and drink and have fun before leaving, otherwise, the concubine's hospitality over there will be inadequate. After Qin Haochen finished speaking, he also drank all the wine in his hand, and everyone wanted to return a glass of toast.
Yun Heng saw that the wine at his feet was about to flow out like a river, he was a little anxious, and he was still thinking about a way, but the cup in his hand was snatched away by the person next to him, and replaced it with an empty cup, Yun Heng was startled, looked to the side, and saw He Langyi staring at Qin Haochen with a serious face, saying words of congratulations in his mouth, and then drinking the glass of wine as if nothing happened.
Seeing this, Yun Heng had no choice but to "drink" the glass of wine in his hand as if he had nothing to do.
Two glasses of wine, the banquet just began, several dancers dressed in light soft smoke, Yun Heng looked at the familiar fabric, and suddenly remembered the fabric that Yun Heng gave her two "good" sisters some time ago. After the accident, it must have been torn into pieces of cloth slag.
The melodious sound of the piano sounded, and the dancer twisted the willow waist and slowly jumped up with the sound of the piano. Seeing this, the people around began to relax a lot, and chatted with the people around them while watching the dancers dance.
"Thank you." Yun Heng suddenly whispered.
He Langyi on the side was stunned, and then smiled gently, dressed in white, he was as warm as jade in the sun, "You're welcome." ”
This scene happened to be seen by Feng'er on the side, and she quietly slipped over from Qin Zhengting while no one was paying attention. Still holding a handful of dried fruits in his hand, he ran to Yun Heng and asked while eating, "What are you two talking about?" Why do you smile so happily? ”
Yun Heng glanced at her, "When did you see me smiling?" ”
Feng'er swallowed the dried fruit in her mouth, pointed at He Langyi and said, "You didn't laugh, my brother was happy just now, if you didn't say anything, could he laugh like that?" ”
When He Langyi heard this, he blushed, slapped the hand that Feng'er pointed at him, and pretended to be displeased: "You girl, don't talk nonsense!" He Lang had displeasure on his face, but his flushed face really didn't leave him with any left.
"Am I talking nonsense? Good, good, good! It's up to you, love to say it or not. Feng'er glanced at He Langyi, then pulled Yun Heng aside, and said in a low voice: "You were made difficult by Pei Zhixie?" ”
When Yun Heng heard this, he glanced at Qin Zhengting in the distance, and saw that Qin Zhengting was also looking at her, so he smiled gently, which was regarded as a report of safety to Qin Zhengting.
"Yes, not only is it difficult, but it also requires me to die." Yun Heng withdrew his gaze from Qin Zhengting and joked with a chuckle.
"I knew that this Pei Zhixie didn't have any good intentions when he arranged you to a remote palace, I want to go to you, Sister Ting said that I am not good at coming forward, and said that I believe you, you don't know that I am about to die of worry. Are you wronged by her? Feng'er poked Yun Heng's head fiercely, as if she hated iron but not steel, and said: "If you have anything to do in the future, remember to come to me, I will help you!" ”
"I did suffer a little grievance, but I was already angry." Yun Heng winked playfully and looked at Feng'er with a wicked smile.
"What do you mean?" Feng'er was puzzled.
"Didn't you see that no one from the Ming family came?" Yun Heng glanced around and reminded.
"Oh my God, what are you doing? I heard that today's Ming family's daughters, even the concubines are here, why didn't any of them come to Shui Tingzhou? Feng'er glanced at it, and sure enough, she didn't see the daughter of the Ming family, and her voice was a little higher, and then she realized that her voice was a little louder, so she quickly covered her mouth and lowered her voice.
"Ming Pianpian was slapped for thirty years, and the other ladies couldn't let her go after all." Yun Heng picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of fruit wine, and handed it to Feng'erdao.
"You let Pei Zhixie slap Ming Pian for thirty? Do you know the consequences of doing so? Hearing this, Feng'er pushed away the fruit wine, and said angrily and urgently.
Yun Heng saw that she didn't take it, so he put the glass of fruit wine back on the table, then grabbed the dried fruit in his hand, and said softly while chewing: "I know, I will be hated by the Ming family, and even more by Pei Zhixie, and I will be targeted by many people." Then, Yun Heng paused, looked at Feng'er deeply, and said, "You have to understand, this is a dangerous move, and I have to go." ”
Hearing this, Feng'er was stunned for a moment, looked at Yun Heng's face, opened her mouth, and didn't make a sound for a long time, with her intelligence, she already understood what Yun Heng meant by doing this.
Feng'er picked up the cup of fruit wine that Yun Heng had just poured and drank it all, her phoenix eyes contained a little chill, "Yun Heng, our He family is not as powerful as your Yun family, and naturally it is not too prominent, if one day, the Yun family really can't hold on, our He family will definitely accompany you." ”
When Yun Heng heard this, he actually sneered, and his eyes were full of ridicule.
Feng'er thought that Yun Heng was mocking her, and couldn't help but be a little angry: "I mean seriously, you are not allowed to look down on our He family." ”
"I have never looked down on the He family, I laugh because if the Yun family falls, the next one will be your He family. Don't forget Concubine Xiang, her status in the palace is also unshakable. But the more unshakable it is, the more people want to push it and try it. Yun Heng fiddled with the dried fruit in his hand and said lightly.
Yun Heng's words silenced what Feng'er said, what Yun Heng said was true, she knew better than anyone else, whether it was Pei Zhixie or Song Shu, they all wanted to swallow the He family, the academicians of Han Academy had the privilege of impeaching Qin Haochen, who didn't want to win it over?
He Langyi heard it clearly on the side, because the two of them were whispering on his side, after all, it would not be a big problem for He Langyi to hear it, but if it was heard by someone on the other side, it would cause trouble.
He felt a little sad in his heart, so this is the case with the big tree, the military exploits and glory accumulated by the ancestors with their flesh and blood have now become the reason why the Yun family can't sleep at night.
A sentence of high merit is equivalent to condemning the death penalty. The so-called companion is like a tiger, if this is true, above this court, it is not a place to stay.
"Niangniang, the courtier Meng Jinhan is willing to dance for Niangniang's birthday." Following the prestige, I saw Meng Jinhan standing in front of Pei Zhixie, slightly blessed, and said with a smile.