Chapter 383: Pick up the wine glass
The sky is getting dark, the temperature is dropping sharply, and it seems that people's mood is also getting worse.
Originally, when Xuanyuan Yichen was changing clothes in the room, he had thought about whether he wanted to change his mind again and not take the initiative to send it to the door, but at this moment, he was completely firm in his idea, that is, he wanted to go, and he must go, and it was best to let Concubine Gao behave well, and let Liu Qingyan feel what kind of thoughts she would have in her heart if someone else came to covet her husband!
Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Yichen couldn't help but glance at Xuanyuan Ze, and then his eyes fell on Jian Jiu, who was already dressed as a small servant, and the smile on his face became more and more gentle and pure.
Father-in-law Li was already impatient, but he didn't dare to urge, so he had to take his temper out on the housekeeper who didn't dare to lose his temper with him.
However, the housekeeper has profound skills, and he turned the topic to the fragrant tea, and promised again and again that after Gonggong Li returned to the palace, he would order someone to send it.
Gonggong Li's ugly face eased a lot, and he smiled and taught the housekeeper tea tasting skills.
In fact, Gonggong Li is really worried, the treasury of Xianwangfu is comparable to half of the national treasury, and the master is very particular about food and clothing, how can he know less as a housekeeper? However, it is good to let Gonggong Li divert his attention, and the housekeeper changed his face to a look of weakness and admiration, and nodded his head again and again.
It made Gonggong Li's face feel very comfortable, and the depression on his face gradually improved. In fact, let him have 10,000 guts, he really didn't dare to go wild in the palace. After all, no matter how favored he is, how popular he is in the palace, he is just a slave in the end.
Finally, the prince and the princess finally appeared, and he hurriedly greeted them from the living room. The first and fifteenth years of junior high and Xiao Yue, who followed the prince and the princess, are all old acquaintances, but there are two other young people who are so strange!
Gonggong Li couldn't help but look at it twice, but if the prince and the princess wanted to bring someone to the palace or whether such a stranger was allowed to enter the palace, it didn't matter to him, so it was okay to take two looks. Inevitably, the prince and the princess turned to look at him twice, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, honestly lowered his head, and followed them.
A carriage has been prepared outside the door of Xianwang's Mansion, Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan got into the same car, and Xiaoyue and Xiaoyue sat outside on the first and fifteenth days of the new year. Jian Jiu and Dongfang Ze, who were also dressed as small servants, got into one, and there were other coachmen and guards who followed them outside. In addition, there were two carriages and several guards on horseback guarding both sides of the carriage centered on Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan, and Gonggong Li also got into his own carriage and walked with him.
The Royal Palace is not far from the Royal Palace, and there are wide and flat streets along the way. Soon, they arrived at the palace, and the other people were left outside the palace and the outside of the palace where the banquet was held according to their respective identities and positions, and the only ones who really entered the palace and could see this banquet were the first day of the new year, the fifteenth, Xiao Yue, Jian Jiu and Dongfang Ze. However, although some of them watched, they only stood up, only Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan were sitting behind the wine table and could enjoy the singing and dancing at the banquet while eating.
When Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan arrived, the seats in the palace were almost full, and the prince of Mengguo was also among them, and as one of the protagonists of this banquet, he sat on the first seat of the throne, which was opposite Xuanyuan Yichen and Liu Qingyan, although there was a distance of nearly ten meters in the middle, but it did not prevent him from leaving Liu Qingyan's left and right since Liu Qingyan sat down.
The last to appear were of course the emperor and the noble concubine, and after the two of them sat down on the high platform, the banquet really began. Because of the arrival of the two of them, some subtle changes have taken place on the field.
While Liu Qingyan deliberately avoided the fiery gaze of the prince of Mengguo, he also noticed that there were two other people looking at him, but to be precise, he was looking at Xuanyuan Yichen who was sitting next to him. One of them is naturally the emperor, he still looks like he hates Xuanyuan Yichen unabashedly, and it seems that he may suddenly rush down and want to strangle Xuanyuan Yichen at any time.
The other is the noble concubine, the strange thing is that in the past, she looked at Liu Qingyan with envy, jealousy and hatred, but this time she only looked at Liu Qingyan when she first sat down, and then her eyes will never stay on Liu Qingyan again, but will not leave Xuanyuan Yichen's left and right. In that look, it was not so much resentment as heartbeat.
Liu Qingyan has never forgotten what happened when Concubine Gao came to the Xianwang Mansion and Xuanyuan Yichen alone in the living room that day, but after all, she only heard that she saw what kind of eyes Concubine Gao had today, and once again clearly knew what kind of mind she was, this feeling was something that Liu Qingyan had never experienced, but she also felt very uncomfortable and even didn't want to experience it.
At this time, the prince of Mengguo on the opposite side suddenly raised the wine glass in front of him at Liu Qingyan, Liu Qingyan subconsciously glanced at Xuanyuan Yichen beside him, and saw that he was also looking at the prince of Mengguo in front of him with a pair of eyes wide. Even if I only saw him from the side, I could feel the anger that was about to erupt from his eyes.
Liu Qingyan naturally couldn't raise the wine glass in front of him as well, but the prince of Mengguo didn't seem to expect her to do so. Loss flashed across his high-spirited face, he smiled and made a toast gesture, then brought the wine glass to his lips, and his eyes were always looking at Liu Qingyan, but he drank the wine in the cup slowly.
"Beautiful and delicious", the prince of Mengguo did this, as if he was admiring the beauty of Liu Qingyan while tasting the wine in the cup, and enjoying these two kinds at the same time. Liu Qingyan's heart suddenly felt a chill, but he couldn't do anything yet. looked at Xuanyuan Yichen beside him again, and at some point he also raised a glass of wine in front of him, and then looked in the direction he was facing, it was the noble concubine. Concubine Gao was also holding a glass of wine in her hand, but the two of them toasted the wine in their hands at the same time, and then brought it to their lips.
Liu Qingyan looked at this scene lightly, and saw that when the wine glass in Xuanyuan Yichen's hand was put down, it was still full, at best, he had wet his lips at best. Looking at Concubine Gao again, of course, Liu Qingyan would not be able to see whether Concubine Gao's wine glass was empty from here, but Concubine Gao immediately lifted the wine jug herself and filled the wine glass, and it could be seen that she was quite happy to drink it all.
At this time, the noble concubine looked at herself defiantly while pouring wine, and her charming eyes were full of pride. Coincidentally, Xuanyuan Yichen also glanced at himself, and his deep eyes also contained smugness and provocation. Liu Qingyan only felt helpless, she could understand the noble concubine, anyway, they were not bad this time from small to big. It's just that she used to fight for beauty, and her innate advantage is too strong, so that the noble concubine can only come to the dark. And now she has become a man who grabs her side, but the more she doesn't have anything to pay attention to, as long as she likes it, she can let go and grab it boldly.
It's just that I don't know if Concubine Gao did this this time because of Liu Qingyan, or if she really took a fancy to Xuanyuan Yichen, so even if she was here, she didn't shy away from wanting to take it for herself!
The banquet is in progress, brightly lit, resplendent and full of wine. The bells and drums rang in unison, and the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra was endless. Warblers, warblers, swallows, flowers, red willows, green like bees, flying butterflies, interspersed with them. It's so lively, so cheerful. During the banquet, the guests were staggered, laughing and laughing. A prosperous scene, singing and dancing, intimate and friendly.
It's just that it's all superficial. Everyone here knows that behind every smiling face is a real hardship that they can't tell outsiders. Among them, it is especially between the emperor and the noble concubine, as well as between the idle king and the idle princess. Now there is also a distinguished guest of this banquet, the prince of Mengguo, and even the two strangers standing behind the idle king and the idle princess seem to be involved.
The eyes of the emperor and the noble concubine also swept over the two extra people, and they just felt that Xuanyuan Yichen had added two new little guys to his side, but these two really didn't look like they knew a lot of martial arts compared to the other three. Concubine Gao also recognized one more Dongfang Ze than the emperor, but that time she met Dongfang Ze left her with the impression that she was a liar who was only submissive and had no medical skills, and after taking a look, she was in no mood to look at him a second time.
When the wine is half-drunk, the wine is in hand, the beauty is on the side, the fragrance is lingering, the light song and dance, all of them are not moving, and everyone's interest is also high.