Chapter 41: Another Drink
Xuanyuan Yichen just likes to watch Liu Qingyan like this, he can be cold, he can be enthusiastic, he can be tough, and he can be ashamed. is such a Liu Qingyan, who always brings him endless surprises. also let his heart, with her little by little change, fall.
The smile on Xuanyuan Yichen's face was a little brighter, he held the wine glass with both hands, and said respectfully: "Guifei Niangniang, the green smoke is not enough to drink, let Yichen do the work for this glass of wine." ”
Concubine Gao must not have thought that Xuanyuan Yichen would come forward at this time, she watched Xuanyuan Yichen's slender hands holding the wine glass, and sent it to her thin and ruddy lips, her hands were slightly raised, her head was slightly tilted back, revealing her beautiful neck, and as the Adam's apple moved up and down, Concubine Gao couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Xuanyuan Yichen also turned the wine glass upside down and raised it, indicating that he had drunk all the wine, looking at Liu Qingyan's face that was still full of smiles, and the moment he put down the wine glass and turned to look at the noble concubine, it became cold.
Concubine Gao seemed to be stimulated by this coldness, and finally stopped staring at Xuanyuan Yichen's face obsessively like a nymphomaniac. However, immediately she suddenly realized what was happening, her lips opened wide, and she was about to let out an exclamation of "ah", but her reaction was also very fast, she covered her mouth with both hands, and glanced at Xuanyuan Yichen again in disbelief, and in the other party's eyes, in addition to coldness, there was a trace of contempt.
The noble concubine put down her hand, regained her usual softness, turned around, and was about to leave like a weak willow supporting the wind.
Liu Qingyan looked at these two people in front of him, you come and go. The atmosphere was very eerie. Especially after the noble concubine watched Xuanyuan Yichen drink this glass of wine, her face changed significantly. Liu Qingyan saw it in his eyes and remained silent, until the noble concubine was about to leave, Liu Qingyan immediately left from his seat, supported the noble concubine with both hands, and said with great concern: "The noble concubine walks slowly." ”
Concubine Gao seemed to have seen a ghost, her body shook suddenly, but it was only a momentary thing, except for Liu Qingyan, who was holding her, no one could detect or feel it. Immediately afterwards, Concubine Gao unceremoniously broke free of Liu Qingyan's hands, but she still said very politely: "There is Cousin Lao." ”
Liu Qingyan didn't really want to support her, and as soon as Concubine Gao pushed a little harder, she let go of her hand, but in the eyes of people who didn't know, it seemed that Concubine Gao rejected her glance, and she also showed her generosity even more, and Concubine Gao was stingy.
The wine has already been drunk, and the competition will naturally not follow. However, the banquet continued, and the noble concubine sat back on the seat next to Xuanyuan Yixing, continuing to taste the wine and snacks. The singing, dancing, and drum music that had just been interrupted by the so-called performance continued, and this was the real performance. It's just that, apart from the two Mongolian envoys who are still very interested in the beautiful girls who dance, few people put their minds on these performances that they have become accustomed to. These individuals have all seen the appearances, intrigue, and deceit that have been staged again and again at today's banquet. I'm afraid that the bloody rain and bloody wind are not far away.
The noble concubine didn't talk about singing and dancing, and even Xuanyuan Yixing, who was beside her, didn't pay attention to it at all. All her attention was on Xuanyuan Yichen's body, staring closely at his every move. Xuanyuan Yichen picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, she did the same, picked up a glass of wine in front of her, and took a sip. The palace maid behind her was already frightened, there was no wine in this cup, she was just about to pour it, but she was stopped by the noble concubine. But such an empty wine glass can even make the noble concubine drink with relish.
Xuanyuan Yichen picked up a delicate little snack on the plate in front of him, and the noble concubine naturally picked up the same piece of dim sum and was about to put it in her mouth, but she saw Xuanyuan Yichen's hand turn in a direction and reach out to the mouth of Liu Qingyan, who was sitting next to him. Liu Qingyan slightly opened her red lips and took a bite on this piece of dim sum, but Xuanyuan Yichen actually withdrew his hand and sent the rest of the dim sum into his mouth. In this way, the two women, Concubine Gao and Liu Qingyan, suddenly blushed. It's just that the former is envious, jealous and hateful, while the latter is clearly blushing.
Seeing Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan, in front of themselves, talking and laughing, ambiguous, no one would look at themselves more, the two of them, and they didn't put themselves in their eyes at all, the more the noble concubine thought about it, the more angry she became, her hands tore the Jinpa in her hand harder and harder, and vented her resentment on this innocent Jinpa. The palace maid who was standing behind her and serving didn't know why Concubine Gao was angry, but she knew very well that as a palace maid who served Concubine Gao personally, she was afraid that she would be the first to suffer. The cowardice in her heart made her uncontrollable to move her body back.
"Tear up!" The Jinpa in the hands of the noble concubine finally couldn't bear her resentment anymore and was split into two. The sound was very small, and coupled with the sound of drums in the field, almost no one could hear it. However, among them, Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan are naturally not included.
Although his face was still blushing, Liu Qingyan couldn't help but turn his head sideways, and whispered almost against Xuanyuan Yichen's ear: "Just now, why did you help me drink that glass of wine?" "If you can't drink anything, you can deceive the noble concubine, and maybe you haven't even deceived her. The first official meeting between Liu Qingyan and Xuanyuan Yichen was in the bamboo pavilion in the depths of the bamboo sea, and they drank three cups in a row, and they were all drunk at all, without any drunkenness. Therefore, Liu Qingyan couldn't figure out why he wanted to help him drink this glass of wine.
Xuanyuan Yichen was still happy for Liu Qingyan's initiative to get close, but after hearing her question, the energy of joy was as if he had been poured with that glass of wine, and he suddenly became a little cold. "It's nothing, this king is the husband of the princess, and this kind of thing is to block the wine, of course, this king has to do it for the princess." If it was usual, hearing such an answer, it is estimated that Liu Qingyan would be embarrassed to continue asking. Unfortunately, this time was not the usual one.
Liu Qingyan then said softly: "You suspect that there is something wrong with this glass of wine, so you don't dare to let me drink it, right?" But why do you do this, aren't you afraid that this glass of wine will hurt you? ”
Xuanyuan Yichen's heart sank, but he still said: "The princess is thinking too much, this king really just wants to block the wine for you." Besides, what's the problem, don't you see that this king is still sitting here? ”
Xuanyuan Yichen said so, and he seemed to have no problem, Liu Qingyan couldn't say anything.
After three rounds of drinking, the ministers stepped forward one after another, said a few words of toast for Xuanyuan Yixing, and drank another glass of wine. One by one, Liu Qingyan also held a glass of wine, and without saying hello to Xuanyuanyi, he stepped forward without authorization. Xuanyuan Yichen couldn't stop it if he wanted to, so he hurriedly took a glass of wine and walked out behind her. took two steps faster, and stopped with her, standing tall in front of Xuanyuan Yixing's eyes.
Without waiting for Xuanyuan Yichen to speak, Liu Qingyan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, concubine, thanks to the two of you today, you are honored to participate in the grand event. The concubines are not good at drinking, so they use tea instead of wine to toast the emperor and the concubine. ”
Fang Cai Gao Guifei personally went down to toast Liu Qingyan, this time, it was Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan who personally stepped forward to toast Xuanyuan Yixing and Gao Guifei, from a certain point of view, it can be regarded as a tie. Today's drama is almost sung, and if you continue to sing, you may not know who will win and who will lose, so it will be over for the time being.
Perhaps with such thoughts in their hearts, Xuanyuan Yixing and Concubine Gao raised the wine glasses in front of them without saying a word.
Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan raised the wine glasses in their hands at the same time, and said in unison: "Brother Chen's first thing is respect." "The concubine does it first as a respect." These two people drank the wine in the cup almost at the same time, and put down the glass at the same time, and the tacit understanding in them really made people suspect that they had been old husbands and wives for decades. But everyone knows that they have only been husband and wife for two months. Because of this, it is even more amazing.
The surface article still has to be done, everyone respects it, it has made a good start, Xuanyuan Yixing and Gao Guifei naturally have a good ending, these two people also drank the wine in the cup, but compared to the tacit understanding between Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan, they have obviously been husband and wife for several years, but they are still far behind. Just rushing to this point, it seems to give everyone present an extra point of comparison.
Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan returned to their respective seats together, and Xuanyuan Yichen pondered whether it was time to leave. He glanced at Liu Qingyan beside him, but Liu Qingyan didn't notice him at all, but was looking at the noble concubine sitting on it.
Concubine Gao was also looking at Liu Qingyan, and Liu Qingyan's eyes made her shudder. Liu Qingyan tugged at the corners of her mouth, smiled contemptuously, and her slender fingers fiddled with the wine glass on the table, as if she meant something. Concubine Gao was shocked in her heart, and suddenly felt that the glass of wine just now, did she drink it wrong? No way! The wine was poured by the palace maid behind her who served her closely, and when Liu Qingyan was closest to her, she was still a few steps away from a table, and it was absolutely impossible for her to do anything.
Concubine Gao was still thinking like this, comforting herself that she was thinking too much, but why did she clearly feel that her lower abdomen seemed to be getting hotter and hotter, hotter and hotter, and even hotter, and her body, centered on her lower abdomen, was all heating up.