Chapter 71: The Banquet of Flowers in the Palace (5)
In the Cheng'en Palace, the main case on both sides of the high platform is in an elegant case, and there are tea cases on both sides of the lower side, each is four verticals, ten cases per vertical, the front of the left and right can sit one person in each case, and the tea case after each case can sit two people,
Everyone entered the Cheng'en Hall one after another, was arranged to sit down, and the maidservants began to go to various positions to offer all kinds of nectar, all kinds of flower cakes and all kinds of tea fruits.
Yan Li sat on the second throne at the bottom right, and saw that Bai Qi, Yan Fengyi and Yan Fengyuan were all seated, but Yan Ziyue's position was still empty, and Nangong Yuan on the first throne opposite and Nangong Bo and Nangong Xun behind him were all seated, but when they didn't see Nangong Yu, they understood in their hearts.
"High Priestess, why hasn't Princess Ziyue come yet?" Bai Qi looked at Yan Lidao.
"It should be there soon," he replied with a slight smile.
Bai Qi looked at Nangong Yuan again and asked, "General Nangong, why didn't Xiao Shizi see it?"
"It should be there soon", Nangong Yuan glanced at Yan Li, and had to answer according to his words, but he was thinking in his heart where the two children went, how could they miss the banquet, the next second, his face sank, he really couldn't figure out if Nangong Yu would attend, and now that he had seen Yan Ziyue, he was really afraid that he would directly pull Yan Ziyue out of the palace.
On the elegant desk on Bai Qi's right, Yan Fengyi and Yan Fengyuan sat at the same table, both glancing at the vacant seats behind Nangong Yuan from time to time, Yan Fengyuan gritted his teeth with hatred, and cursed Yan Ziyue dozens of times in his heart.
Nangong Yu was really guessed correctly by his father, and he really wanted to pull Yan Ziyue out of the palace directly, but in the end he couldn't hold Yan Ziyue, so he had to follow her back again.
"Wait...", Yan Ziyue stopped at the Cheng'en Palace.
"What's wrong, Yue'er"?
"Either I'll go in first, or you'll go in first."
"Okay, you go in first".
"Then you still don't let go of your hand", Yan Ziyue looked down at Nangong Yu who had been holding his hand tightly, thinking to herself What was wrong with him, he had been shaking all the way, and his hands were numb.
Yan Ziyue saw that Nangong Yu let go, hurriedly retracted her hand, rubbed her palms, and went to the Chengen Hall without looking back.
Nangong Yu looked at Yan Ziyue's distant back, and his heart suddenly seemed to have been taken away, he had never had such a feeling when he was in the Temple of the Dead before, and after seeing Yan Ziyue this time, it always seemed that she couldn't grasp her tightly, and she might be lost at any time.
Yan Ziyue caught a glimpse of the crowd in the Cheng'en Palace, sneaked in from the side of the door, leaned against the wall and went around to the front, and after seeing Yan Li, she borrowed the wine jug of the maid on the side, quietly walked to Yan Li's side, poured him a cup of elixir, and said weakly: "High priest, please use."
As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a small face with a smile like a flower, and his hanging heart settled down.
Yan Ziyue made a grimace again, and said coquettishly: "Father-in-law, can I sit with you."
"No, where is your seat"? A look in his eyes gestured to Bai Qi's left side of the elegant case.
"Then I'll move it over", Yan Ziyue was really reluctant to go up and sit down.
"No, don't make a fuss, go sit down."
Bai Qi saw that he was whispering to a man, and it seemed that the relationship was still very close, and he was strange for a while, so he asked, "High priest, who is next to you..."?"
When he heard this, he explained: "His Royal Highness King Qi, this is the daughter of Yan Moyu, King Kang, Princess Ziyue."
Bai Qi was taken aback, and carefully looked at Yan Ziyue, sure enough, he was born beautiful, and he had the demeanor of King Kang Yan Moyu between his eyebrows and eyes, but then his face was obviously a little unhappy, why is this man dressed, such a feast, wouldn't it be a loss of dignity and princess etiquette.
Yan Li leaned into Yan Ziyue's ear and said, "Go and sit."
Bai Qi was already a little puzzled by the intimate behavior between Yan Ziyue and Yan Ziyue just now, and he didn't care too much about Yan Ziyue when he was a man, but after learning Yan Ziyue's identity at this moment, this move looked even more incredible, and he unconsciously looked at Yan Li's eyes with some doubts, and after thinking about it, he felt a little happy, it seemed that Yan Ziyue was his weakness.
Yan Ziyue had no choice but to move to Bai Qi's left side, sit down as far away from him as possible, and put her hands on the elegant table and scanned the various people in the Cheng'en Palace.
Nangong saw that Yan Ziyue had come in but didn't see Nangong pardon, and he was puzzled in his heart, but it was inconvenient to ask, so he had to turn his head to look at the entrance of the main hall.
Yan Ziyue looked up and saw Nangong pardon coming in, and after a moment of hesitation, she walked directly into the field of vision from the middle, this style and spirit are really level, and the recognition is very high when it is thrown in the crowd, and it has become a spotlight target at this time, and I don't know how to keep a low profile, fortunately I didn't come in with him just now, otherwise, I would have been shot into a hornet's nest by all kinds of eyes.
Nangong Yu stepped forward unhurriedly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Nangong Yu pays homage to His Royal Highness King Qi and His Royal Highnesses the princesses."
"Nangong Shizi, no courtesy, take a seat", Bai Qi smiled and said kindly.
"His Royal Highness King Xie Qi", after Nangong pardoned the thank-you gift, he came to Nangong Yuan's side, bowed his head and said: "Pardon is late, it makes my father worried."
"It's good if you know", Nangong Yuan looked at Nangong Pardon and said, but in his heart he felt that Nangong Pardon was finally measured, and he didn't come in with Yan Ziyue.
"Alright, take a seat."
"Yes...", Nangong Yu heard Nangong Yuan say this before he came to the vacant seat behind him and sat down, and learned that he was sitting with Luo Zihang, the son of Luo Feng, the commander of the guards, who was the same age as himself, and the two hit it off at first sight, and soon became acquainted.
"Nangong Yu, who are you looking at? Which princess is it?" Luo Zihang's elbow hit Nangong who couldn't take his eyes off it.
Nangong Yu retracted his gaze, took a sip of the honey wine in front of him and said, "Guess"?
"There are only three princesses, you just say no."
"Don't tell you".
"Well, well, but I see that the princesses seem to be interested in you."
Nangong Yu listened to Luo Feng's words, pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, but did not answer, thinking that he was interested in only Yue'er.
"However, I don't think it's better to worry about the princess, it's better to look at the ladies of various provinces, it's actually not bad."
"So which one do you have your eye on"? Nangong Yu put down the wine glass in his hand and asked.
"I think it's all good", Luo Feng said and smiled.
"You want it all"?
"How can it, but it's hard to say about the edge of the eye, and you only know it everywhere."
"So, you're pretty self-aware."
"Isn't it? I'm a real person, and I always have to be cautious about things in my life."
The two chatted a little more about the off-the-side, and after the banquet, they found a time to talk.
On the main seat, Yan Fengyi sat dignifiedly, her eyes fell on the various delicacies in the elegant case, but Yu Guang couldn't help but glance at Nangong Yu, and Yan Fengyuan directly turned her head from time to time to look in the direction where Nangong Yu was, all of this was in Bai Qi's eyes, and she didn't feel a little more happy.
Bai Qi raised his glass and looked around and said: "Today's Hundred Flowers Banquet, it is rare to have such a lively time in the palace, although the ministers let go, they must have fun." Come and enjoy the flowers. ”
When the chief manager heard this, he arranged for the attendants to add fragrant flower wine to each guest on the dining table.
"Come, we kings and ministers drink this cup together", Bai Qi drank it all after speaking, and the empty cup signaled, and the chief manager on his side immediately filled it for him.
Everyone got up and raised their glasses to look at Bai Qi, and said in unison, "His Royal Highness King Xie Qi."
"You don't have to be formal, sit down," Bai Qi said, stretching out his hand to signal.
Only then did everyone sit down one after another, and a group of enchanting and colorful dancing girls slowly entered in the melodious drum music.
"Father, son-in-law go and prepare first", Yan Fengyuan got up and said.
"Father, son-in-law should also go and prepare first" Yan Fengyi also stood up.
"Okay, let's go", Bai Qi glanced at Yan Ziyue on the Ya case on the left hand side after speaking, and saw that she didn't move, so he looked at Yan Li, and saw that Yan Li was just concentrating on tasting wine, so he didn't care anymore.
In the hall, many young ladies got up one after another, retreated, and prepared their respective talents.
After a while, Yan Fengyuan appeared in a white Luo Xian skirt, nodded and smiled at everyone, and sat down in front of a phoenix head erection prepared in advance, and played a rare Danfeng Chaoyang, with excellent timbre, suddenly high-pitched, suddenly low, like crying, exciting, and amazed many guests.
After the song, many voices of discussion among the crowd were words of praise, and Yan Fengyuan was very happy when he heard it in his ears.
"Feng Yuan, your voice is better than before."
"Thank you for your father's praise", Yan Fengyuan smiled, shy and astringent, her cheeks were red and stained, she walked and gave birth to lotus, showing a more feminine state, moved to her own position, sat down elegantly, and did not forget to glance at Nangong pardon under the seat.
Next, after the singing and dancing of several official ladies, Yan Fengyi appeared.
A group of attendants brought out a huge bookcase, and the bookcase was covered with a wide silk-bottomed rice paper, and behind the bookcase was a large swing frame that was one foot high.
Yan Fengyi is dressed in a fiery red splendid princess dress, a gilded crown with a fiery phoenix spreading its wings on her head, a double flower on both sides, exquisite makeup, noble and elegant, and a queen's aura that cannot be ignored. Yan Fengyi walked to the bookcase, the end of the skirt swinged, the flame generally drew an arc, raised her hand to pick up the bookcase has been dipped in ink thick wolf pen, a big stroke, dashing to write down the word "phoenix", and changed the brush dyed with various colors of flower juice, outline, filling, coloring, eye-catching, in one go, put away the pen, and steadily walked to the main position.
The servants saw that Yan Fengyi's painting was finished, several people stepped forward and carefully hung this huge painting on the big swing shelf, everyone was amazed for a while, a good picture of a hundred birds towards the phoenix, the word "phoenix" with calligraphy as the bottom of the majestic atmosphere, with the word "phoenix" as the body of the phoenix, the shape and spirit are ready, the painted birds and birds of all colors, the form is different, vivid.
Many people have already exclaimed loudly, "Talented girl", echoing the voices one after another, their eyes were focused on Yan Fengyi's body, only to see her turn around, look back and flick her sleeves, her demeanor was quiet, not angry but powerful, making people unconsciously feel a sense of surrender.
Yan Fengyi sat down dignifiedly, still with that wooden face that couldn't see the expression, and when Yu Guang saw that Nangong Yu was also looking at him, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and there seemed to be a burning sensation in his heart, so he quickly calmed down his mind and looked at the performance on the field.