Chapter 538: Why don't you raise your glass
Because of the sudden arrival of Xuanyuan Yiyue and her infinite enthusiasm, the atmosphere in the banquet hall has been effectively improved and her reading has been improved a lot. However, with her sudden departure, the atmosphere in the banquet hall obviously cooled down even more.
Everyone remained silent, maintaining an eerie silence. Outside the banquet hall, although there were people walking towards this side, some people stopped immediately after seeing the two people standing at the door, and they didn't know whether to move forward or backward, anyway, they just stood still in place. Others immediately slowed down, lightened their footsteps, and walked cautiously towards this side step by step. I finally entered the banquet hall, and immediately became the same as the others inside, opening a pair of eyes and pricking up a pair of ears, paying close attention to the every move, word and deed of these two people!
It's not that Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan haven't been stared at like this, but because they have been stared at like this too many times, they know that this feeling is not uncomfortable at all, and they don't want to bear it anymore. Another reason is that they can't always stand here, so scared that the people outside don't dare to come in, the two of them shoulder to shoulder, and at the same time took a step, walking towards the banquet hall, and finally stopped guarding the door like a door god, prohibiting any bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods from entering.
In this way, everyone's eyes also follow the movement and movement of the two of them. It's as if the two of them are countless threads, and the others are marionettes. Their every move must be mastered and manipulated by Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan.
Looking at the seat that had been vacant all along, Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan picked the first seat on the left and sat down. The two palace maids who were in charge of serving behind them finally reacted after Xuanyuan Yichen pointed to the cup in front of them and wanted to pour them a cup of hot tea.
Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Xuanyuan Yichen exclaimed: "Good tea!" "This is really good tea, not Xuanyuan Yichen's sarcasm or anything. After all, this is the palace, where all the good things in the world gather. Even if the emperor wants to entertain guests he doesn't like or even dislike, he can't find it. And if you really want to do this, it will inevitably seem that the emperor is too unstylish, and it doesn't seem to make much sense.
After a sigh of admiration, Xuanyuan Yichen looked at the civil and military ministers here who were still standing and looking at them, and asked seemingly puzzled: "What's wrong with everyone, everyone seems to have seen a ghost alive." The palace banquet, good tea and good wine, why don't you take a sip first? "The palace banquet, the host has not arrived, the banquet has not started, but it is still okay to drink a cup of hot tea first!
Before Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan appeared, the civil and military ministers who arrived first were still talking, laughing, and gathering together. Everyone is basically drinking hot tea and chatting at the same time. However, because of the arrival of the two of them, it changed the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall and changed everyone's mood. Now, take a look at the tea in your hand or beside you, the original aromatic hot tea has become a cup of sour and unpalatable tea, for these pampered people, such a cup of tea, even if it is concocted with the best tea leaves, once it cools, they will say that they will not drink anything.
Xuanyuan Yichen seemed to have just seen the tea that everyone was holding or beside him, as if he had suddenly realized, and then stood up with the teacup in his hand, and said to everyone: "The banquet has not started yet, and there are still guests who will arrive later." This king is here, so let's replace the wine with tea and toast all the adults present! As he spoke, he raised his teacup, looked around, and told everyone to raise their teacups with his eyes.
In addition to the emperor, it is the biggest idle king. Especially in the past two years, the idle king has a tendency to be highly meritorious. The idle king toasts tea, who dares to be disrespectful and disobedient. Everyone had no choice, each holding a cup of cold tea, and they all raised it. Some people thought carefully, wanting to pour out the originally cold tea in the teacup and replace it with a cup of hot tea, Xuanyuan Yichen's eyes were already fixed on this person, coughed lightly, and said, "Lord Chen, why don't you raise your glass?" ”
Lord Chen's hand trembled, and when he saw that the cold tea that was about to be spilled out, he quickly took it back without leaking, and hurriedly raised his teacup honestly and respectfully like everyone else.
Suddenly, everyone raised a cup of tea, and Xuanyuan Yichen nodded with satisfaction and took another sip of the hot tea in the cup. As for the rest of the people, they also had to frown, and just drank a sip of cold tea that had already cooled down and became sour, astringent and old. Of course, some people are too sincere and obediently drink a sip of cold tea. There are also people, some of whom are superficial, at best, they wet their mouths, and they are not sure whether they wet them with tea, or simply lick them with their tongues and saliva, and they have not forgotten to pretend to be with a big mouthful in the end.
Xuanyuan Yichen saw it in his eyes and understood it in his heart, but there was no need to worry about it anymore. The reason why he did this was to let everyone know that although this is the palace and the emperor's territory, if he wants to do something to everyone, it is not impossible. Another point is that he can make everyone drink cold tea today, and one day, he can make everyone drink poison. It doesn't matter if you really drink this cup of cold tea today, but you must remember that he is not easy to mess with.
Everyone understood, and after drinking this sip of cold tea, another minister slowly walked over and tried to chat with Xuanyuan Yichen. Xuanyuan Yichen didn't think so, so he talked to everyone in a gossipy manner, put down the teacup, as if he had put down a lot of things, and completely lost the domineering and vicious posture of the arrogance when he drank tea just now.
The guests were still coming in one after another, and more and more people were gradually standing in the spacious banquet hall. No one knows how many guests the emperor has invited, but many people have begun to wonder if the entire banquet hall will not be able to sit at that time, and then the tables and chairs will be placed outside the banquet hall. In this way, the two long strings of lanterns outside the banquet hall, which illuminate the inside and outside of the banquet hall like daylight, also play the greatest role.
The moonlight and the lights complement each other, illuminating the heavens and the earth. also let Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan, who were sitting in the innermost, see that among the guests who are walking here, there are no longer all men, and there are women among them. It can be seen that there are many wives of the adults among them, but there are also some people, who can clearly be seen from their dress, they are the ladies who are still waiting for the word boudoir. Moreover, all of them have a veil on their faces, just because of the ladies who are not yet married, even if they can come to the palace, it is best not to let other men see their flowers and moons.
Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan felt more and more strange in their hearts, today's banquet was clear from the beginning, it must be a Hongmen banquet, and all kinds of accidents and dangers may happen at any time. Inviting so many civil and military ministers to come is not only to let them be cannon fodder, but also to let them be witnesses, but also to let them be a guarantee to ensure that Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan will never dare to act rashly in front of so many people, nor dare they dare to do anything disrespectful or unfavorable to the emperor.
That's not all, now there are so many Mrs. Fate, Miss Qianjin, and everyone is beautiful, their shoulders can't resist, their hands can't lift, I'm afraid that they can't even run fast, what really happens, I'm afraid that the vast majority of them, in addition to screaming, will only scream. Looking for them, Liu Qingyan's first reaction was to do the same as the last time, and let her do a competition with the little sisters in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Wentao martial arts. However, she immediately felt that these people were probably still the emperor who wanted a greater guarantee.
At the banquet, as the absolute protagonist, there was only the emperor, plus Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan. The rest of the people basically don't have to do anything, just sit here and watch and listen. Of course, it won't be that simple, if something really happens, this thankless cannon fodder of theirs will definitely do it. No matter what danger there is, they will definitely not be able to escape. Therefore, if the emperor is determined, there are so many people here, there are men and women, old and young, Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan will never dare to do anything.
Of course, the emperor has no worries about this. Otherwise, in the Three Kingdoms Martial Arts Competition three years ago, in front of the subjects from the three countries, the emperor would not have said those words and done those things, which eventually led to the opening of the prelude to the two battles in which the Kingdom of Li raised troops to attack the Great Liang Kingdom, and soon after, the Mongolian Kingdom also raised troops to attack a large number of battles!
King Xiande finally came, Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan did not guess wrong, and with him, there was also Princess Xiande, that is, more than two years ago, the identity was still the princess Li Yushang who was sent by Mongolia. When the two of them walked in, King Xiande gently held one of Li Yusheng's hands with one hand, and gently held her in his arms with the other, carefully protecting her. Between the husband and wife, the natural affection and sweetness exude are enviable.
Handsome men and beautiful women, and there is also an exotic style. A gentleman who is as gentle as jade, a humble gentleman, and a beautiful and moving lady. Compared with Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan, two husband and wife with a mask and a veil, King Xiande and Princess Xiande are undoubtedly a more eye-catching and eye-catching couple!
However, Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan are not far behind, just as King Tong Xiande and Princess Xiande came in, they saw these two people first, and these two people first saw them sitting in the innermost. The husband and wife smiled and nodded together very tacitly, which was regarded as a hello. The two of them also walked over, and it happened that Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan also greeted them.