177 Concubines
On June 29 of the first year of Anzhi, the third day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, the palace held a banquet.
It was night, the night was falling, the important ministers of the court and the central government gathered in the Lanxia Palace, Yan Shuangfei and Duan Qifeng sat at the table, as if there was a feeling of returning to the past.
The last time I came here, it was during the reign of Emperor Liang, and I set up a banquet for the wedding of Liang Xuan and Liang Xizhi, and invited people from several of their families to come over. At that time, she was still clenching her small fists, clenching her teeth, secretly eating Liang Xuan's vinegar, and at the same time, the dead duck had a hard mouth and a cold war with Duan Qifeng.
…… Xuan'er, I will point out Li Shangshu's daughter to you, you have to treat her well......
A sentence from a few months ago seems to be still ringing in my ears. At this moment, Liang Xuan was smiling, sitting on the dragon chair, and on the queen seat next to him, it was the crown princess of the year-Li Ying.
The singing and dancing in the hall are leveled, and the cloud sleeves are drifting away, which is festive and peaceful. Yan Shuangfei sipped the tea silently, but his attention was not on the song and dance at all, the afterglow of his eyes gently swept over the high position, and a wave of disdain mixed with various tastes surged into his heart.
This time, Liang Xuan set up a banquet, and Yan Shuangfei didn't want to come. If you can't see it, don't see it, and if you do, it will only be more ironic and disgusting. It's just that if she doesn't come, she will be subservient to some people. She wouldn't let them see her jokes, and she wouldn't let them think she was so easy to bully.
"I'm taking this opportunity to make a few announcements." Just as Yan Shuangfei was in a daze, the dancer slowly retreated from the center of the hall, and Liang Xuan suddenly spoke, attracting everyone's attention.
Liang Xuan nodded, and the eunuch on the side took a few steps forward knowingly, and said loudly: "Inheriting the emperor's order, Yan Yunshan, the daughter of Yan Chang, the prefect of Linnan, is virtuous and virtuous, sensible and knowledgeable, I feel that he is righteous and brave, Turner is the concubine, and he is given the title 'Yun'——"
The emperor's concubine should not have been announced at the banquet, but after this holy decree, everyone's attention is no longer this problem - Yan Yunshan was originally Liang Ye's imperial concubine, and less than a day after getting married, she broke up unhappily because of Liang Ye's downfall. Liang Xuan wants to marry Liang Ye's original woman? Why?
"Your Majesty, the old minister has the courage to speak, this matter must not be—" When everyone was still confused, Prime Minister Duan Zhengxiang had already left his seat and stood on top of the main hall.
Sima Shangshu understood, also got up and approached the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Duan said is very true, the Yan family was the wife of the former second prince, and the emperor must not seal her ......."
"The two Aiqing don't need to say much." Liang Xuan didn't wait for Sima Haode to finish speaking, and Wu Zi interrupted him. Liang Xuan's voice is very loud, without the elegance of the first meeting, and more of the majesty of the high. "In order to expose the truth, Yun Shan exposed Liang Ye's evil deeds regardless of his life, who has this quality? Moreover, as Sima Shangshu said, Yun Shan is only Liang Ye's former wife, she and Liang Ye have never been husband and wife, and now they have no name as husband and wife, so why can't I marry her? ”
"But......" Prime Minister Duan frowned, opened his mouth and wanted to argue, but a clear voice suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Prime Minister Duan, the emperor's choice of concubines is the emperor's family matter, you take care of the great cause of the court, why do you need to worry about this?"
Everyone's eyes fell on the woman beside Liang Xuan, she was dressed in a golden silk phoenix robe, and the phoenix tail made of colorful gems held the bun neatly, and several beads were pinned to the side of the bun, all of which were made of large pearls. Such a luxurious outfit is only the queen of the dynasty who has such a big stroke.
Li Ying's words made Duan Zhengxiang and Sima Haode look at each other, and they didn't know how to refute it. Li Ying treated the prime minister and monk in front of everyone so arrogant and rude, and even sarcastically questioned, which couldn't help but make Yan Shuangfei sigh.
Sima Yi beside him was about to get up to argue for his father, but was stopped by Duan Qifeng. Under the gaze of everyone, Duan Qifeng slowly walked into the hall, his face was still light and breezy, but his tone was deliberately respectful.
"What the queen mother said is very true, the emperor and concubine, it is you who should be worried, my father and Lord Sima are indeed worried." As he spoke, the corners of Duan Qifeng's lips hooked up with a smile, and he deliberately raised his head to glance at Li Ying. Li Ying naturally heard the sarcasm in Duan Qifeng's words, but because of his identity, it was not easy to feel resentment in his heart, so he had to watch Duan Qifeng standing in the hall, hooking his lips and smiling.
Yan Shuangfei still lowered his head to sip tea, Duan Qifeng's calmness has always been appreciated by her. However, it is better for a woman to solve the affairs of a woman herself, and he fights for her in the world, so let her deal with these annoying "Liugong Fandel".
"Alright, I've made up my mind, you all stand down." Liang Xuan waved his hand, and if the quarrel continued like this, he was also gloomy, so he had to end the scene hastily.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Duan Cheng didn't say more, and returned Duan Qifeng with a knowing look, and then returned to his table with Sima Haode. Duan Qifeng walked towards Yan Shuangfei, met Yan Shuangfei's understanding smile, and suddenly felt a lot more settled.
Yan Yunshan came under the leadership of the eunuch, she was dressed in a pale pink lotus bandeau with a skirt of flowers at her waist, and she held a mist and light blue mopping smoke veil. Everyone whispered, all talking about this woman's graceful demeanor, no wonder the two princes were reluctant to give up on her.
Yan Shuangfei watched with an expressionless face as Yan Yunshan came to the top of the main hall, and then thanked her, and then Liang Xuan personally walked down the hall, took her hand, and sent her to the banquet to sit down. All the ministers shouted "Long live the emperor, the queen's mother, and the cloud concubine's mother is a thousand years old", but she is the only one who always laughs and speaks as a theatergoer.
Yan Yunshan, Concubine Yun, she is still so proud, doesn't she know that using her own name as a title is synonymous with low status?
Moreover, Yan Yunshan, why you can be named a concubine, I believe you, I know better than me.
Yan Shuangfei laughed silently, but his left hand, which had not touched the teacup, involuntarily clenched into a fist. Duan Qifeng picked up the wine glass and drank it all, but the afterglow of his eyes lingered on the woman who was pretending to be smiling beside him.
At the same time that Duan Qifeng's afterglow swept Yan Shuangfei, on the opposite side, the man who had been smiling at Yan Yan suddenly fell silent. Since the beginning of the banquet, his expectant gaze has fallen on Yan Shuangfei's cheeks, but he has never received a response from her—not a single look.
The sound of silk and bamboo sounded briskly again, and the hall was suddenly a happy scene again. While drinking, the ministers congratulated the new emperor on his new anniversary, and the sound of joy came and went, which made Yan Shuangfei feel like he was back a few months ago.
At the beginning, it was also here that Liang Xuan decided on his marriage to Li Ying.
The teacup was suddenly put down, and Yan Shuangfei stood up suddenly, and at the same time, several stunned eyes shot at her from all different directions.