In the imperial palace and on the phoenix platform, dozens of stout snow-white watches stand tall and plunge into the starry sky.

To climb this platform, you need to climb 99 stone steps.

This is also the highest place in the entire capital, and standing here, it seems to be closer to the sky. Especially at night, the starry sky is shining, overlooking the lights of the entire capital, and the grand occasion is no longer simply relaxed and pleasant can be described, as if it can ascend to the sky in one step.

On weekdays, the Phoenix Terrace is not open, but today, on the Phoenix Terrace, the guests are full, the crowd is staggered, the voices are shadows, and the lights are shining brightly, which is a lively scene. Today is the day when the Great Zhou feast invites the nobles of the Northern Barbarians.

Da Zhou Tianzi sat at the top, looking at his nose and nose, and did not say anything except for the first few words of congratulations. On the contrary, the queen who sat at the head of him from time to time commended or praised the people below, which drove the atmosphere of the whole banquet.

The crown prince was surrounded by the ministers, like the most conspicuous pearl on the table today, and even Yan Xiuyu, who was surrounded by a large wave of barbarians, could not thin out the light on his body.

Just when everything was going very well, a palace maid moved quietly in the high and low shadows cast by everyone, walked quickly behind the queen, knelt on the ground, and whispered a few words.

The queen's face suddenly turned pale.

She clenched her fists tightly and looked at the prince with a fierce gaze - how dare he do this! Isn't it bad enough for everyone outside to say that the prince has a loss of personal virtue and is trying to occupy the hero's wife, why does he have to give Yan Qingge a reward at this time.

The Queen's anger was fleeting, and no one noticed.

She tried her best to calm her unstable breath, gritted her teeth hard, and then called a eunuch and said softly: "Miss Yan is sick and can't come to this feast, it's a pity!" Enjoy eight dishes, four for Miss Yan, and four for Yan Xiaowangye! ”

Yan Xiuyu's amount of wine was not too high, and he was surrounded by a group of barbarians and poured wine, and he drank a little dazed.

The more drunk he was, the brighter his eyes became, and the beauty was incomprehensible.

When the queen's dish came up, he was already drunk and confused, and he didn't know what Xie En was.

"Little Lord Yan, these big dishes were specially rewarded by the queen mother, and four dishes were sent to Miss Yan, but unfortunately she suffered from the wind cold last night and couldn't come to the banquet today." The eunuch whispered and said to Yan Xiuyu.

Yan Xiuyu didn't react, but when he heard Miss Yan's three words, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said with a big tongue: "Qingge...... Did you bring Qingge? Where is she? ”

"Miss Yan didn't come! It was the mother who rewarded the two of you with the food! The eunuch said.

Yan Xiuyu didn't care so much, his eyes were misty like seeing flowers in a fog, he couldn't tell where he was and why he was here, and he was looking for his fiancée.

The old eunuch in blue clothes in front of him was grabbed by him, and his slightly round and slightly fat face was distorted in Yan Xiuyu's eyes.

He smirked, hugged the eunuch's face, touched it, and said, "Qingge, you are so soft!" You're fat, it's good, hehe, it's good......"

The eunuch was hugged by him, and he couldn't struggle, and many of the barbarians around him were screaming and coaxing, and Yan Xiuyu was even more proud, thinking that he had found Yan Qingge, and he said everything.

"Qingge, I miss you so much."

"When are we married?"

"Why are you so soft and short today? Well, it's a little stinky, but that's okay, when I was fighting, it stinks even better than that. ”

"As long as it's Qingge, I don't dislike it. Hey hey ......"

The eunuch who was held by him, an old face has turned purple, what is called the stinky smell on his body, today in order to serve the distinguished guests on the Phoenix Terrace, he specially used incense!

Yan Xiuyu's good show on the table was watched by everyone. The queen in a high position was speechless for a while, and ordered several eunuchs to catch Yan Xiuyu, who was wrapped around the eunuch like an octopus.

After getting drunk, Yan Xiuyu had soft hands and soft feet, otherwise with the strength of those eunuchs, he would never be able to break Yan Xiuyu's hands.

Although Hai Nazhu is also a barbarian, since she has come to Da Zhou, she can only follow the customs of the countryside and sit next to the queen, and cannot share a table with those barbarian men.

She looked enviously at the Northern Barbarian nobles who were coaxing Yan Xiuyu who were staggering, biting her red lip, and suddenly got up and made a big Zhou salute to the queen, and said, "Niangniang, I'm going there." ”

"What are you going to do there?" The queen asked, pretending to be puzzled. Hai Nazhu publicized her ambition to marry Yan Xiuyu, and the queen naturally knew that this Northern Barbarian girl naturally wanted to go to Yan Xiuyu, who was drunk.

Hai Nazhu smiled brightly, and did not hide her love for Yan Xiuyu: "I'll go to Qiu Wei." He was drunk and I went to take care of him. ”

A wave of boredom rose in the queen's heart.

She didn't like Yan Qingge before, but Yan Qingge could cause trouble. And Hai Nazhu is a person who can cause more trouble than Yan Qingge!

Yan Qingge caused a lot of trouble, others found her, and Yan Qingge himself was in good order. But this henna bead is taking the initiative to provoke everywhere.

Her face was extremely gentle, and she said with a smile: "Miss Hai is our honored guest of Da Zhou, how can I ask you to do this kind of rough work of serving people." Someone is taking care of the little prince Yan, you can sit down. ”

Henna beads pouted and sat down reluctantly.

Although she didn't think much of the queen in her heart, she really felt the majesty of the queen when she entered the palace today. Just because she secretly ran out last night, the two aunts didn't find out, and the queen gave an order, and the two aunts were beaten and thrown out.

The most hateful thing is that when the two aunts were executed, the queen sent a message and asked the palace maid to take her to watch. The fifty boards were cut to the flesh, and they only hit thirty times, and the two aunts couldn't do it, and the last dozens of strokes snapped, each of which brought up blood and rotten meat, which made Henna's heart beat in shock, and she couldn't help but look at it.

Therefore, she didn't dare to disobey the queen, for fear that she would also end up with a board.

The queen saw Hai Nazhu's dissatisfaction, and sneered in her heart, but did not make a sound. This barbarian girl takes herself too seriously.

At that time, Yan Xiuyu finally lost his physical strength, so he simply lay down on the ground and fell asleep, unable to wake up anyone.

The prince looked at Yan Xiuyu on the ground, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and with a casual move, he called a few small yellow doors, and said, "Take the lonely big and cover it for the little prince Yan!" Although the skin and rough flesh he honed on the grassland, the white marble was much cooler than the grass. ”

There are four princes sitting next to the crown prince, the eldest prince has always been unobtrusive, his head is silent, and the second prince smiled contemptuously: "What is Dayu?" Come on, bring my fire fox armpit cloak and put it on for the little prince Yan. ”

The fourth prince looked like an emperor, raised his eyes to see the battle between the second prince and the crown prince, and was silent, but the fifth prince, who was still young, opened his watery eyes, looked at the third prince, shook the hem of his clothes, and said: "Third brother, the mother concubine told us not to go against the prince's brother." ”

The second prince sneered and flicked the fifth prince's brain: "Is it possible that you have tofu in here!" My third brother and I are sympathetic to the great hero of the little prince Yan, how can we do it right. ”

The fifth prince was not stupid, he was silent for a moment, looking at the eyes of the second prince, showing a look of extreme pain and despair.

He suddenly turned around, knelt on the ground, crawled to the feet of the prince, and kowtowed to the prince: "Brother prince, I will wait for the second brother to admit your mistake to you." I also hope that you will have a large number of adults, for the sake of everyone having the same blood, including the second brother. ”

At the banquet, such a confession suddenly appeared, which made the surrounding ministers feel uncomfortable.

For the second prince, the ministers at the table don't like it much, and some ministers who lost their relatives in the war hate the second prince even more.

But how innocent the fifth prince is, a small person, who has to bear the disaster brought by his eldest brother.

The crown prince personally helped up the fifth prince and gently touched his head: "Don't think about it, Gu has always been the most tolerant." After speaking, he took the hand of the fifth prince and let him sit on the seat with his own hands.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really kind and kind!" Many old ministers saw the prince's actions and silently praised them in their hearts.

This matter is not over yet, suddenly, the few small yellow doors that went to send Yan Xiuyu a big coat and a cloak to make a cover ran over in a hurry, knelt down with a snap, kowtowed to the prince again and again, and said with a crying voice: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the little prince Yan suddenly woke up and started a drunken madness, shouting to find Miss Yan, and ran towards the phoenix stage." The minions couldn't keep up with him. ”

Although Phoenix Terrace is in the palace, it is not in the harem, even if Yan Xiuyu runs around, he can't run to the place where the palace concubines live, let alone Fengzao Palace.

The prince is in a good mood today, and he wants to paint his image better among the ministers, and the corners of his lips hook up a smile: "Little Prince Yan misses his fiancée so much, his affection is so deep, and he is a little moved." Come on, go and call Miss Yan and meet with Xiao Wang Yan. ”

His seat was not close to the queen, and soon, someone told the queen sitting on the high platform about the prince's new order.

The queen's face was shocked, her hands and feet trembled angrily, the wide sleeved robe brushed across the wine table, and the exquisite wine jug carved from white jade fell to the ground with a click, shattered into countless flakes, and the golden wine meandered on the ground of white marble, exuding an attractive fragrance.

He ...... How dare he! ”

The Queen's thin lips twitched.

She is becoming more and more unable to control the crown prince! Once, she could guess his every move in advance, but now, the things he did were more and more unexpected to her.

The crown prince suddenly wanted to reward Yan Qingge with food, and she could also remedy it in time, giving Yan Qingge and Yan Xiuyu a reward each, making up for the rumors that people might say afterwards. But what is the prince's trick now?

What's more, others don't know, but the queen knows. Yan Qingge was sick and drank the medicine, which has the ingredient of calming the nerves, and now I am afraid that he will not wake up at all.

The queen trembled with anger, and her brain spun rapidly, thinking about how to solve the current dilemma. At this time, a eunuch's shrill voice came from behind her: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you to leave this matter alone, he has his own plans." ”

The queen glanced sideways slightly, and saw that the person kneeling behind her was one of the prince's most trusted eunuchs - Qin Wufu.

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