Chapter 677: It's Late
The welcome banquet held for Princess Xuanji was lively and grand, and almost all the upper echelons of the Southern Wei Dynasty came.
No one knew that this welcome banquet would have been postponed for two days, but because of an invitation decree from the Southern Wei Emperor, he was polite and mentioned the diplomatic relations between Western Chu and Southern Wei many times.
It was dusk, and the Yanshou Palace was already lively, and the maids of the Caiyi Palace came up gracefully, holding exquisite vegetables and fruits and wine, and the fragrance was overflowing. The palace lights are soft and bright, and from a distance, countless stars seem to be lit up around the embellished Yanshou Palace.
Surprises, admiration, and the whispers and laughter of the ladies made the solemn Yanshou Palace a little more relaxed and festive.
The Mingyue Hall was still silent, only a few palace maids dressed up for Bai Yixuan came and went, looking lonely and gloomy.
Sitting in front of the dresser, Bai Yixuan had already changed into a red palace dress, with gold silk and colorful phoenixes embroidered on the skirt and sleeves, and the cloud patterns were auspicious, which was extremely gorgeous and complicated. A golden flying phoenix on her sideburns shook gently, making a crisp collision sound, which set off her graceful and noble appearance.
"How's the banquet?" Staring at the mirror, Bai Yixuan said lightly.
The palace maid behind him immediately said: "Back to the princess, the banquet will start in half an hour, and the princes, ministers and ladies have almost arrived, waiting for the princess to pass." ”
With a sigh, Bai Yixuan lightly twisted the red veil on her face, which was decorated with gold and silver threads, and it was completely impossible to guess that this veil was used to cover the scars on her face, only adding countless mysteries, making people more and more fascinated.
"What about the father and the queen mother?"
"Your Majesty should be almost here, listening to the message from Xiao Muzi beside Gonggong Cai, Your Majesty is in a good mood tonight, and I went to the queen mother a quarter of an hour ago, and I should be in Yanshou Palace in a while."
His eyes narrowed, and the corners of his lips under the veil were raised, with a resolute expression.
Tonight is the last moment of her fate, whether she succeeds or fails, she is destined to die.
Originally, Bai Yixuan never thought that she would have this day, but since returning to the Southern Wei Dynasty, she has been living in cautious panic all the time, worrying about her fate. If it weren't for Han Xun's words that provoked her, maybe she would still be like this.
With a ruthless look, a jade hairpin in Bai Yixuan's hand poked into the dresser fiercely, and with a click, the hosta broke into two sections, and several pieces of debris were scattered, crystal sharp, and the startled palace maid knelt down with a thud: "Princess......"
Tonight is her last night, and it doesn't matter if she succeeds, but! She must do her best to make the plan successful, so that her life will not be wasted and buried in vain.
The fierce eyes became sad......
She doesn't want to either, who doesn't want to be high, glorious and rich, and be looked up to for the rest of her life?
is obviously the most noble princess in the whole Southern Wei Dynasty, but now it has fallen to this point, all of this is caused by Nalan Ye and Luo Qingluan. She hates it...... I can't wait to cut the two of them with a thousand knives and crush the bones and scatter ashes! Before, she was afraid of Nalan Ye's power, and she almost cowered for the rest of her life, if it weren't for Han Xun's words to arouse her blood, she would really have become Luo Qingluan's subordinate for the rest of her life, wagging her tail and begging for mercy like a dog.
Never!
Bai Yixuan got up suddenly, with the wind all over her body, and was so shocked that the palace maid who knelt on the ground almost fell on her back.
"Princess, princess......"
"How?" The hurried steps suddenly stopped, Bai Yixuan looked back and smiled, "What are you doing in a daze, get up, go to the banquet with the palace." ”
The palace maid was completely stunned by Bai Yixuan's actions, she was quiet for a while, calm for a while, and then she became fierce and angry again, and she was also in danger because of her own life. In a blink of an eye, the princess became calm and smiling again, just like all the hallucinations she had just had......
"Huh~?"
"Yes, yes!" Finally reacted, the palace maid hurriedly got up and followed: "Please move the princess, the banquet is about to start, and the slave maid will show you the way." ”
"Let's go, tonight must be very lively, hehehe......" A pleasant laugh sounded, echoing in the night, full of joy.
Nalan night, Luo Qingluan, you wait, tonight's banquet, you must be surprised.
In the palace of longevity......
You can hear laughter and laughter from afar, and the sound of pushing cups and changing lamps is full of the joy of prosperity and auspiciousness. The music is melodious, imagining in the night sky, and it is extremely extravagant. When Bai Yixuan slowly walked into the Yanshou Palace, she only heard the palace people say in a long voice: "Princess Xuanji has arrived-"
Music, singing, laughter...... At the same time, it stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at the door of the palace together, and at the same time got up and saluted: "See the princess......"
Although many of the people present have rights, many of them are Bai Yixuan's elders, such as those royal relatives who are related to Emperor Nanwei and Empress Xiao, as well as the elderly Liubu Shangshu, etc., but the protagonist of tonight's banquet is Princess Bai Yixuan, and everyone salutes according to the system, just to give her the face of the honorific title.
"See the Princess's ......"
"Princess, well!"
Bai Yixuan didn't squint, the long palace dress was complicated and heavy, but she was lightweight, dignified, and walked straight to the front, and then Wan Ting squatted down, smiling humbly: "The son has seen the father and the queen mother." ”
Emperor Nanwei stroked his beard and laughed: "Hahaha, no courtesy, come, Xuanji come and sit, tonight is a welcome banquet set up by my father for you, everyone is here, but you have to drink to your heart's content, don't get drunk and don't return." ”
"Thank you, Father."
Waiting for Bai Yixuan to get up, he greeted Lin Yixuan and Lin Xiaochen again, and then sat in his place.
Tonight's Bai Yixuan seems to be a little different, this is Lin Yixuan's feeling.
He didn't expect that one day he would be able to live peacefully with her again, sitting under a temple and celebrating. Such a time seemed to be far away, and he almost forgot it when it was far away, and he did not dare to recall.
At tonight's banquet, he had to come, he thought that he would be embarrassed and hateful when he saw Bai Yixuan, but what Lin Yixuan didn't expect was that Bai Yixuan just said lightly, and didn't even look at him more, just like the grudge entanglement between him and her had never been.
She never loved him, she never hated him, everything was fleeting, like a dream.
Seeing Bai Yixuan smiling happily and talking and laughing with the queen mother, Lin Yixuan was finally relieved. As soon as he picked up a glass of wine and drank it all, Lin Xiaochen's voice sounded beside him: "What, eldest brother, when you saw the third sister coming back, did you think of something again?" ”
Lin Yixuan turned his head and keenly caught the malicious ridicule in Lin Xiaochen's eyes, he smiled slightly, and didn't care: "It seems that the second brother thinks the same as the brother, and the third sister can be completely relieved when the father and queen mother come back." ”
Lin Xiaochen's face was pale, but he didn't expect a mocking word to be silently resolved by him, and he dragged him in, so he could only laugh dryly: "Yes, yes, just look at the banquet held by the father for the third sister tonight, you know that the father and the emperor are the most painful is the third sister, but I am afraid that it will not be long before the queen mother will have to set a relationship for the third sister, and then I will be even more happy." ”
As he was talking, Empress Xiao's voice came from the side: "Emperor, what are you talking about, so happy?" ”
Lin Xiaochen immediately smiled and said: "Queen Mother, Erchen is saying that the third sister will return with glory this time, and all the people will support her, and she will be friendly with me from Southern Wei and Western Chu for generations, it can't be said that she is not a messenger of peace." I'm afraid that there will be countless good men who want to marry the third sister in the future, and then the queen mother will have a headache who to choose. ”
Empress Xiao's face froze slightly, and then she laughed: "No, just look at tonight's ......" She looked at Bai Yixuan lovingly, and said with a smile: "Xuanji, you see tonight, so many talented people are waiting for you to come, when you didn't arrive before, they asked many times." ”
Bai Yixuan smiled silently, revealing a shy look, but she didn't think so in her heart.
Since the father and queen mother want this effect, then she will pretend to be this posture for the time being. Fortunately, she didn't have to pretend for long, it didn't take a while, but I was afraid that everyone would be shocked, and then it was time for her to appear.
disgusted with this kind of false family affection, it is clear that the queen mother is not her biological daughter at all, only Lin Yixuan and Lin Xiaochen are her biological daughters, and no matter how much her adopted daughter is a princess, it is just because of the topic of glory brought to them by her appearance. If it weren't for the fact that she now has the honorific title of the princess of the Western Chu Protectorate, her father and queen mother would never have welcomed her back like this.
Everything that is hypocritical is better destroyed......
Bai Yixuan smiled on her face, but the fingers hidden in her wide sleeves curled up one by one, and her nails sank deep into the flesh.
"Xuanji, this is the song and dance that my father prepared for you, do you like it?" Empress Xiao asked softly, loving.
Where is there any mood to watch singing and dancing, if it weren't for waiting for something to happen tonight, Bai Yixuan wouldn't be interested at all. Her beautiful eyes turned, her eyes drifted, and she seemed to have a faint smile, and the princes and princes around her were moved and reluctant.
Withdrawing his gaze from the dancing palace maids, Bai Yixuan looked a little forced and smiled: "Father, why didn't the sons and daughters see the King of Chu and the Princess of Chu?" Aren't they coming tonight? ”
Emperor Nanwei was stunned, a little embarrassed, and Gonggong Cai next to him immediately said: "When the old slave went to see the King of Chu and the princess of Chu, the princess of Chu personally promised to come to the banquet, presumably ...... Something is delayed. ”
"Hehe, this King of Chu and Princess Chu are really big enough, the father and queen mother are here, and they are still grinding." Lin Xiaochen sneered: "I don't look at this as the Southern Wei Dynasty, but it's not him Xichu, so they can put on a score like this......"
"The king of Chu and the princess of Chu drove to ......"
Before the words were finished, a voice sounded outside, and when everyone heard it, their hearts tightened, and they all got up, and the singing and dancing stopped, and the whole hall was silent, and everyone looked at the door of the hall, silent.
Bai Yixuan's heart jumped, and her heart really came.
I saw an elegant and beautiful beauty in white, holding a handsome man in black clothes and black hair, and slowly walked in.
There was no extra pomp, just two people stood side by side, walking slowly, but with a force that could not be forced, making everyone on the scene feel ashamed of themselves. As the two approached, the needles in the hall could be heard, and only the sound of everyone's breathing was heard for a long time before a pleasant female voice spoke: "I've seen Your Majesty, the queen's mother, I'm sorry, we're late." ”