Chapter 157: Banquet Crisis
At this banquet, Chu Xuanting and Ye Shuyun were still sitting at the bottom right of the emperor and the queen, but the seats opposite Chu Xuanting and Ye Shuyun were empty.
At the beginning of the banquet, Luo Yuncheng and Luo Feifei entered the banquet to celebrate his birthday, and the ministers looked at Luo Feifei and had their own thoughts.
If this princess wants to marry into the Chu State, in terms of identity and status, if the prince of Chu marries her, it will be like a tiger with wings, but the prince of the court already has Princess Ye, and the position of the side concubine is not superfluous.
In the eyes of everyone, this marriage is nothing more than a political bargaining chip.
The princess showed royal nobility in every gesture, and there was pride in her eyebrows, for her, everyone present, except for the emperor and empress, she didn't need to pay attention to anyone anymore, except for one person, of course.
That person was Chu Xuanting.
"Luoyun City of Cangwu Kingdom visited the emperor and queen, and when I heard about Chu Jun's birthday, my father sent my brother and sister to congratulate Chu Jun on his birthday, hoping that Chu Jun would be blessed with Qitian."
"Luo Feifei of Cangwu Kingdom visited the emperor and queen, and I wish the emperor and the dragon body is healthy, and the queen's face will last forever."
After speaking, the messengers brought by Luo Yuncheng brought up the birthday gifts one by one, two boxes of gold and silver jewelry, two boxes of Ruyi jade, and two boxes of rare medicinal materials, the most conspicuous of which was the small box in Luo Yuncheng's hand.
Luo Yuncheng opened the box, and when everyone saw clearly what was placed inside, their eyes widened, Snow Fireflies! Ancient books record, this grass was born in the extremely cold place, a hundred years of breaking the ground, its growth time is only one season, born in the cliff damp place, it can be used in medicine, detoxification, stay in the face, if there is no disease to eat, can strengthen the body, life without illness and trouble.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is fairy grass.
The emperor was obviously very satisfied with this gift, rewarded a bunch of things, and invited the two brothers and sisters of Luoyuncheng to the table.
As soon as Luo Yuncheng and Luo Feifei took their seats, their eyes fell on Chu Xuanting and Ye Shuyun opposite.
Feeling the gaze, Ye Shuyun also glanced at Luo Feifei, Ye Shuyun was a little curious, this was the first time she and this princess of Cangwu Kingdom had met, why did she look at herself with hostility in her eyes?
It seems that when Chu Xuanting was choosing a side concubine before, those daughters also looked at themselves like this, and couldn't help but feel funny, Chu Xuanting just saw this point, worthy of love at first sight for all women?
When Ye Shuyun was in the fugue, Luo Feifei got up and walked to the center of the banquet.
"Fei Fei is willing to dance for the emperor and queen to cheer for the emperor and queen."
After listening to the emperor's repeated response, Luo Feifei changed into a pink skirt and came up, dancing with the music, at this time she was the focus of the whole banquet, her dance steps looked bold and seductive, but she was a little more playful and cute in pink, and her eyes were completely on Chu Xuanting, and occasionally fell on Ye Shuyun, but when she looked at Ye Shuyun, her eyes were full of provocation.
Ye Shuyun didn't care what she thought of herself, the ancient way of dancing awkwardly at every turn to attract the attention of her favorite man was really versatile. But it's pretty good.
At the end of the song, Emperor Chu rewarded a lot of things in a row, and the topic came to the point.
"Princess Cangyue's dance is really a heavenly girl, I don't know what kind of man can match it."
Luo Feifei was not shy at all when she heard this, she raised her head proudly, but her eyes were only looking at Chu Xuanting alone.
Seeing this, Luo Yuncheng also followed the emperor's words: "The imperial sister has been spoiled by her father since she was a child, she is rude and willful, and her eyes are above the top, even my brother has to accept a few words from her on weekdays, if there is a good person, but I still hope to take her away as soon as possible." ”
At this time, Luo Feifei glanced at his royal brother with anger in his eyes, knowing that his sweetheart was on the other side.
In the minister's opinion, this marriage is a sure thing, but I don't know who the emperor will choose to be this concubine.
"King Yun's words are serious, Princess Cangyue is showing off her wisdom, how many men can't ask for it, if Princess Cangyue has a son in the picture at today's banquet, and those who are not yet married, I will be crowned as the son." After speaking, he glanced at Luo Yuncheng meaningfully.
When Luo Feifei heard this, she stepped forward to thank her: "Thank you for the emperor's kindness, but Fei Fei already has a crush." ”
After finishing the words, there was an uproar at the scene, this scene slapped in the face?
Seeing that the emperor's face changed, Luo Feifei continued: "I have heard that Prince Chu is resourceful, brave and good at fighting, Fei Fei has long been in love, and this time I came with the imperial brother to celebrate the emperor's birthday, and I also want to see Prince Chu." ”
After speaking, Luo Feifei looked directly at Chu Xuanting.
At this time, the emperor was even more embarrassed, it was clear that he was in love with his own son, and then he forcibly pointed out that he was married to someone else, it didn't seem to be very good, but his son was not only the princess, but the two positions of the concubine were just given some time ago, which can really only blame his son for being too good?
At this time, the queen on the side spoke: "Thanks to Princess Cangyue's sincerity to Prince Chu, but now that Prince Chu has a princess and has accepted two side concubines, I am afraid that I can only live up to the princess's good intentions, it is better for the princess to see which prince present can make the princess take the initiative." The emperor will definitely call the shots for the princess. ”
After speaking, the emperor and the queen glanced at each other, and the emperor looked at the queen with tenderness in his eyes.
At this time, Chu Xuanting didn't speak, just looked at Ye Shuyun, wanting to see how she reacted, but Ye Shuyun's face was still light and light, as if it didn't matter if Chu Xuanting divorced her and married the princess in the next moment.
"Since Prince Chu has a good match, this time it is the king and the royal sister who are abrupt."
After speaking, he raised his glass like Chu Xuanting apologized, and then leaned back.
Originally, this matter should have been turned over, but the sweetheart I finally met, if he gave up like this, he would definitely regret it when he returned to Cangwu Kingdom.
Luo Feifei's eyes were full of unwillingness, and she walked directly in front of Ye Shuyun and looked at Ye Shuyun.
If it weren't for this woman, this marriage would not only not fail, but would also bring huge benefits to Cangwu. How could she be willing to come all the way from a princess of a country?
"Is this the princess?"
After speaking, he looked at Ye Shuyun with provocation.
Ye Shuyun in his heart: Here again and again, how can this Chu Xuanting's peach blossom have to trouble yourself, you have the ability to directly call the emperor to decree, or directly ask Chu Xuanting to take me off, don't come to toss me.
But on the surface, she was still unfazed, and was about to get up, Chu Xuanting grabbed her, took her in her arms, and returned coldly: "I don't know what the princess has to do with this princess?" ”
Although Ye Shuyun now wanted to scold Chu Xuanting for hugging and hugging in public, it would be a good thing if he could get rid of Luo Feifei by himself. simply leaned directly on him in his arms and gave Luo Feifei a smile back.
At this time, Luo Feifei, looking at Ye Shuyun's arrogant appearance without fear, was also so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Why did Prince Chu protect the prince and princess like this? I don't know, I thought I was going to do something to the princess, and Fei Fei just wanted to say a few words to Princess Rui's sister. "Lo Fei Fei. When she looked at Chu Xuanting, her eyes were full of pride, she thought that as long as he saw clearly that he was the one who could stand next to him, he would definitely die for the princess at that time.
As for the two side concubines beside him, after he entered the palace of Prince Chu, he would deal with them.
Seeing this, Ye Shuyun also broke away from Chu Xuanting's embrace, as long as she was still a princess, there were some things that she had to face.
"This sister is still exempt, I don't know why the princess came?" Ye Shuyun typically asked knowingly.
"The princess doesn't know if she can compete with Cangyue?" Luo Feifei did not hide it, and directly explained his intentions.
"This princess is not as versatile as the princess, today is the father's birthday, in order to avoid the princess sweeping the princess Yaxing, I will be exempted from this competition."
Without waiting for Ye Shuyun to reply, Chu Xuanting first rejected Luo Feifei's intention.
"Since this is the case, then ask the princess to give up the position of princess to Cangyue." Luo Feifei's volume is not small, at this time everyone heard this sentence, and on one side is the princess and the princess of the neighboring country, the emperor is if he favors the princess, if the princess of Cangyue is angry and returns to China, naturally there will be contradictions between the two countries, and they can no longer be friendly with it, and they are biased towards Princess Cangyue, the princess here is likely to be the mother of the world in the future, the current princess, the future queen was bullied by the princess of the neighboring country, this spread out, but also swept the face of Nanchu.
The best solution is that the princess should come down by herself, lose, Cangyue marries the prince of Chu, and wins, it will not be a mouthful, but the princess has been wronged.
"I wonder what the princess wants to try?" Ye Shuyun's face is still light, but she understands very well that as a princess, she represents more than herself.
Anyway, even if he loses, there is a legitimate reason to cut off with Chu Xuanting, and when the time comes, maybe he can get a large sum of silver as a sympathy, thinking about it like this, I don't feel a loss.
"The princess is also a bold person, Cangyue is good at riding and shooting, but considering that the princess is from a famous family, this dancing knife and gun is exempt, we will compare three games, piano, dance, and painting." After saying that, Luo Feifei also showed an empathetic smile.
This looks at Ye Shuyun's back hair, but if there are more paintings than Qin and Wu, maybe you can really give it a try.
"Since the princess wants to play with the princess, it doesn't matter, but this bet is still canceled by the princess, I, the princess of Chu Xuanting, is not for child's play, and the position of the princess is not something that anyone can sit on if they want to." When Chu Xuanting said this, his eyes were just looking at Ye Shuyun, this woman was really not afraid of losing the game, so she would give herself away?
Seeing this, the emperor also followed Chu Xuanting's words and said: "If Princess Cangyue wants to compete with the princess, she should be happy, no matter what the result is, I will be rewarded." ”
Luo Feifei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Luo Yuncheng: "Emperor Xie is very loving, Cangyue is stubborn, after returning to China, Xiao Wang will definitely play his father's favor and cure her bad roots." ”
Then a few polite words, and the banquet returned to normal, offering gifts, and enjoying singing and dancing.