This year's Chinese New Year's Eve is very early, and the New Year is ushered in in January. Yesterday night in the capital under the goose feather snow, now the outside of the hall is still white, Miaoyin Hall everywhere there is a brazier is warm like spring. Although the palace is made of silver bone charcoal, it is smokeless but inevitably has some smells, so there are many pots of Jiangnan water orchids transported by fast boat, and the slightest fragrance dispels the smell of charcoal fire caused by the closed windows in winter.

It is undeniable that the aura of the room today has been taken away by Bai Muguan, she is beautiful in red and in the prime of her youth, she is particularly eye-catching, and the royal relatives present have re-examined this not simple girl. Her words easily moved the people of the Golden Palace, laying the foundation for the future rise of the children of the poor family. The military generals in the clan who rely on the imperial court or the hereditary ancestral title are inevitably resentful of Bai Muguan.

The palace banquet officially began, and a group of charming and lovely singers came in, each wearing thin clothes and light yarn, and trained hard for a long time, just waiting for tonight to show their talents. The singers are different from ordinary palace maids, their appearance, singing and dancing are the most outstanding in the folk music and painting boat, and every three years, the local officials of each county and county uniformly screen dozens of young singers to enter the palace. On the eve of the palace banquet, they need to rehearse different songs and dances, and if a few lucky people are lucky enough to be the emperor, they will naturally fly on the branches and become phoenixes. Or at the palace banquet, if they are photographed by the princes and grandsons present, and ask the emperor for grace to return to the palace as concubines, it can just help them get out of the long deep palace, otherwise they can only die in the palace.

The musicians played with all their hearts, and the singers and dancers performed hard, swaying under the candlelight palace lamps hanging in the main hall, and the singing voices were graceful and melodious, reflecting each other.

Bai Muguan didn't appreciate the palace song and dance, and was a little absent-minded. Suddenly sneering, she vaguely realized that she was stared at by a pair of eyes on the male seat opposite, which was very unpleasant. Although she couldn't be sure whether the other party was hostile or not, she simply hated the uncertain emotion in her gaze.

The third prince Yu Wenjing was intoxicated by the dancing girl's gorgeous dancing posture on the surface, but in fact, his eyes had already jumped over the dancing girl and stayed on Bai Muguan in the female banquet opposite. I saw him squinting his narrow eyes, holding a silver wine cup in his hand, describing him as chic, and no one could see through what was really going on in his mind.

It was King Xu's voice, mixed with the smile of the amorous moon: "What is Cousin Jing looking at so with relish?" ”

This is knowingly asked.

Yuwen Jing looked sideways at Yuwen Yuanxuan next to him, and a smile appeared on his handsome face: "This king seriously appreciates the singing and dancing in front of him, and the singing and dancing girl in the palace is graceful, which is by no means comparable to the vulgar fans outside." But Cousin Xuan is in a low mood today, and he seems to be a little depressed? ”

Seeing him pull the topic back to himself, Yuwen Yuan Xuan suddenly felt unhappy, and waved his hand again and again: "What is on my mind as an idler, it is nothing more than to worry about the private affairs of my children, which is not worth mentioning." Cousin Jing, look, the singer who led the dance at today's banquet is really a peerless beauty, as enchanting and beautiful as a rose! ”

Yu Wenjing glanced at the lead dancer who was spinning rapidly in the center of the main hall, wrapped in tulle, her slender and soft delicate body danced lightly, and her face was more charming than the rest of the singers. He couldn't help but squint, his vision suddenly dimmed, and when he looked at her again, he felt that she was like a fairy.

"Everyone in the world knows that His Royal Highness King Xu is suave and suave, and the jade tree is in the wind, is it possible that there is a girl you can't handle?" Slowly coming back to his senses, Yu Wenjing's tone was slightly narrow.

King Xu inspected Yanzhou for half a year, and brought back the daughter of a merchant who was in the middle of the road, intending to accept him as a side concubine, and begged the emperor to grant marriage but was refused. This matter spread in the capital more than a month ago, and Yu Wenjing was sure of it.

Yuwen Yuanxuan didn't care, and retorted with a smile on his face: "Cousin Jing is much older than me, and he has not married a concubine yet, but he is very clean." ”

Among the several princes today, except for Yu Wencheng, who is more greedy for women, and the second prince has been away from Beijing for several years with disabled legs, in fact, the third Yu Wenjing is not very clean. The Three Princes' Mansion is also a golden house, and the number of concubines and singers is second only to the Great Prince's Mansion. In the past, because the prince did not marry, Yu Wenjing has not married yet. There is a difference between the dignity and inferiority of the concubine, except for the eldest son of the emperor who is qualified to marry the concubine before the prince, the rest of the princes must wait for the prince to marry first, which is the rule of the Tianxi Dynasty in the past dynasties. King Fang Caixu's words are clearly ironic that although Yu Wenjing is old, he is still not qualified to marry a wife before the prince.

Yes, Yu Wenjing secretly pinched the wine cup, but the corners of his lips were raised high: "Don't Lao Xuan's cousin remember this king, and this king's marriage is decided by his father and queen mother." ”

It was also a coincidence, and the queen on the high seat smiled and opened her mouth and said: "Your Majesty, this year the crown prince has married the princess, and it is the turn of the third prince and King Xu next." Especially the third prince is not young, and he can get married as soon as possible to make His Majesty teased his grandson. ”

Yuwen Haotian nodded happily, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he mentioned this: "I am nearly half a hundred years old, and it is a pity that I have not hugged the emperor and grandson so far." ”

As soon as the emperor and queen spoke, the four seats were suddenly silent. Yu Wenjing stood up at the right time, bowed respectfully and said: "Father, you are in the spring and autumn period, I heard that Li Zhaoyi is about to give birth after the New Year, and the Tianxi Dynasty has a father and emperor who are flourishing, so you might as well let your sons and other juniors be free for another two years." ”

Yu Wenjing mentioned the unborn dragon son in Li Zhaoyi's womb, which made Yu Wenhao Tianlong's heart happy. Among the princes, Yuwen Jing is from the lowest background, his biological mother is not an official lady, and he likes to follow the eldest son of the emperor since he was a child, which is really inconspicuous, so Yuwen Haotian has never paid attention to him. Until some time ago, the crown prince was poisoned and the eldest son of the emperor was grounded, and Yu Wenhao was impressed by the third child. Yu Wenjing takes care of government affairs in an orderly manner, is decisive and not soft, has a restrained and unassuming temperament, and suddenly realizes that he is usually Taoguang and obscure.

"Qin Tianjian said that Li Zhaoyi's fetus is the son of Xiangrui, and it can protect the country and the people. Whether it is a prince or a princess, I will amnesty the world and accumulate blessings for this child. After that, Yuwen Haotian drank a glass of wine by himself, and his eyebrows did not hide his joy.

The emperor is old and has a son, full of expectations for the joy of the dragon's heart. Listening to his words, he couldn't help but touch everyone, and the relatives of the country were all exquisite. It's just that on the surface, everyone is scrambling to congratulate the emperor in advance, picking the emperor's favorite words to flatter and spit.

Bai Muguan's heart moved, raised his eyes and Yu Wenye looked at each other in the air, and a tacit understanding gradually emerged when the eyes of the two collided.

Since Yuwen Haotian succeeded to the throne, he has only given amnesty to the world once, that is, when Yuwen Ye was in the past. The concubine of Lin'er born by the queen of the middle palace is unspeakably expensive, and it is not too much for the whole world to celebrate. Now that Li Zhaoyi has not yet been produced, the emperor has promised such a long grace early, which is really worrying. In particular, Li Zhaoyi and the eldest prince were secretly involved in collusion, which made Bai Muguan have to worry deeply.

The person who interrupted the joy and congratulated the emperor and queen was Xiao Wu, the younger brother of the current Empress Dowager Xiao: "Your Majesty, the banquet is here, the old minister has the courage to ask, I don't know why I didn't see the Empress Dowager coming to the Miaoyin Hall tonight?" ”

Yuwen Haotian's pair of dragon eyes flashed slightly, and his smile was terrifying: "Hengguo Gong doesn't know, the queen mother has been immersed in cultivating Buddha, and she doesn't like to be noisy in recent years, and she ordered the palace people to spread the word that she would not participate in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet a few years ago." It is also inconvenient for me to disobey my mother, so I can only follow her old man's wishes and not allow idlers to go to Ning'an Hall to disturb me. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Wu did not hesitate, but answered with kindness: "Your Majesty is the most filial to the Queen Mother, and it is the will of the Queen Mother, and the old minister can only regret that he cannot kowtow to her to greet the New Year." ”

Xiao Wu, the Duke of Hengguo, is now the head of the Xiao family, who has been in the officialdom for decades, and has long been sophisticated and sleek after two dynasties. At this moment, although he was faintly uneasy in his heart, he did not show a trace on his face.

Yuwen Haotian's voice was majestic and couldn't hear the true emotion: "Tomorrow is the first day of the New Year, and the Duchess of Hengguo can enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother." ”

Xiao Wu bowed his head in response.

"Father," Yu Wenye abruptly left his seat and spoke humbly, "The son is too drunk to go to the apse to breathe, and I hope that my father will agree." ”

It is also common to find some small excuses to leave the table for a while in the middle of the palace banquet, but in fact, you can leave on your own, and there is no need to solemnly ask the emperor for permission. The prince was so thoughtful that Yuwen Haotian was pleased: "You should not drink more alcohol just after your body has recovered, and it doesn't hurt to go outside to rest for a while." ”

"Son-in-law, thank your father for his compassion." After that, Yu Wenye inadvertently glanced at the female seat opposite, and the emperor pretended not to know that he was looking at Bai Muguan, and turned his head to personally toast the queen with a glass of wine.

Tong Shi covered his mouth with his wide sleeves and drank Yuwen Haotian's cup of wine, turned his head and smiled: "The prince is afraid that he is drunk, princess, you hurry up and see him." ”

Ye Shiying was stunned at first, and then immediately retired. Only then did she realize that she didn't know when, Bai Muguan was no longer by her side.

The palace banquet continued, and all the singers who had just performed had already retreated, and a new group of women who were also in their prime danced in exchange.

In the joyful and noisy atmosphere in the main hall, everyone gradually became drunk, but today Chinese New Year's Eve needs to be vigiled, and the palace banquet can only disperse until midnight. Those who really can't hold it will quietly go out to breathe, or go outside to walk a few laps around the Imperial Garden to sober up. Therefore, except for Yu Wenjing, almost no one noticed that Xiao Wu, the Duke of Hengguo, and Yu Wenjin, the sixth prince, also quietly left the table.

At the back of the Miaoyin Palace, there are more than a dozen rooms for the princes and nobles who come to the banquet to rest temporarily, and there are two palace maids at each door standing with their heads bowed and waiting to serve.

Seeing Ye Shiying coming over with her personal maid Haoyue, thinking that she was out to sober up, a palace maid Xiaolian stepped forward and said, "Princess, it's cold at night, you can quickly enter the house and rest." ”

Ye Shiying was noncommittal, and asked lightly, "Have you seen His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Xiaolian replied truthfully: "The slave maid has not seen the figure of His Highness. ”

"Why is the imperial sister-in-law here?" With a calm and young voice, Ye Shiying raised her eyes and saw that the oncoming young man was wearing a dark round-necked brocade robe, a jade belt, and a handsome and dazzling face.

Out of polite greetings, Ye Shiying's beautiful face had a quiet smile: "The sixth emperor brother came out to sober up and breathe?" ”

Seeing that she didn't answer the rhetorical question, Yu Wenjin couldn't help but smile: "The palace banquet singing and dancing are the same every time, and it is really boring to never have any novelty, I will be lazy to wander around a few laps and then go back." ”

"Since that's the case, I won't disturb the Sixth Emperor Brother to hang out." After speaking, Ye Shiying was about to turn around and leave with Haoyue, but was unexpectedly grabbed by Yu Wenjin's arm, this move between men and women is very rude, not to mention that she is still his imperial sister-in-law?

Deng Shi frowned unhappily, and there was no smile on Ye Shiying's face: "Sixth Emperor Brother, please respect yourself." ”

Under the night sky, Yu Wenjin's dark eyes were particularly bright, and a trace of hurt emotion crossed his eyes. There was really a bit of stinging in his heart, his two eyebrows were furrowed, and he said quietly: "I know that the crown prince and the imperial brother treat you badly, and he doesn't like you in his heart." ”

Ye Shiying's face was expressionless, and she opened her mouth coldly to interrupt him: "Sixth Emperor Brother, don't speculate, I have no grievances or enmity with you in my life, please be cautious and don't want to destroy my reputation and that of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

At this time, her cold and emotionless face set off her more and more in the dark night, as holy as snow.

The beauty is like a fairy, and the city is peerless.

Yu Wenjin secretly thought to himself, these eight words are about enough to match only Ye Shiying. If he were the crown prince, he would have cherished her with all his might.

When he looked up again, he woke up to find that she was gone. The ten fingers couldn't help but clench into fists, and Yuwen Jin's handsome young face flashed with deep resentment.

No one knew that when Ye Shiying was waiting for her boudoir, she once entered the palace to ask for peace, and happened to be bumped into by him. From afar, she didn't know it, but Yu Wenjin fell into it.

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