Chapter 14: The Palace Banquet (2)

Everyone has just flattened, each with their own thoughts, and their eyes are meowing everywhere, all looking for the traces of the fourth prince and the eighth prince. How could the emperor not see the careful thoughts of this girl Huaichun, just that he couldn't see it.

Just beckoned everyone to come to the table and enjoy the wine and food. At this time, a group of maiko in the main hall danced, all like flowers, but unfortunately the girls in the hall were not in Pei Gong, thinking about the beautiful clothes they had prepared a few months ago, and spent hours dressing up, did no one appreciate it? All of them looked like frosted eggplants.

At this time, the queen smiled and said softly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there are all these beautiful people with wine and food, so it is better to call the fourth brother and the eighth brother together!" The girls who had just been stunned suddenly looked at the emperor with glowing eyes as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they almost didn't speak.

The emperor was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that his two younger brothers were so popular, how could he not be happy as an elder brother. looked at the girls in the hall, all of them are beautiful girls, after the famous family, I really hope that the fourth brother and the eighth brother can choose a princess tonight, after all, I am heartbroken for the marriage of the younger brother of Longfeng among these two people.

After a while, a voice came from outside the hall, and the eighth prince came. The girls looked out of the hall with their eyes, and Nalan Ruoyan and Ouyang Xi's eyes were even more shining, like two hungry eagles.

I saw the eighth prince walking into the hall with steady steps, wearing a light blue robe, gentle and elegant. He slowed down his pace as he passed by Yu Wei and nodded to Yu Wei with a charming smile. Ouyang Xi and Nalan Ruoyan, who were sitting on both sides of Yuwei, thought that Murong Haoxuan was smiling at herself, and bowed her head shyly.

Yu Wei politely replied with a faint smile, everyone's attention was on Murong Haoxuan's body, and they didn't notice that Yaoxue from the south gate who was sitting next to Concubine Xian, as soon as Murong Haoxuan entered the hall, she became quiet and cheerful. Usually, my father and mother thought that Nanmen Yaoxue was still young and didn't understand love affairs, but in fact, a small sprout grew in her heart since she was a child. Only she can clearly know that the person in Murong Haoxuan's eyes is Zhang Yuwei and not someone else.

The warm eyes seemed to be similar, as if he had helped himself when he was a child, but there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes. It was the kind of look she had never seen before. Nanmen Yaoxue felt a pain in her heart, thinking that she really had no chance? No, happiness has to be earned by oneself.

"Long live my emperor!" Murong Haoxuan came to the emperor and saluted respectfully. The emperor stepped down from the dragon chair and gently helped Murong Haoxuan up, showing his infinite love for this younger brother. This is the honor of one person under ten thousand people, so all the dignitaries and nobles dream of marrying the two princes, as long as they marry into the palace and fly on the branches to become a phoenix, which is related to the prosperity of the whole family.

"Long live my emperor!" A man in purple clothes strode into the main hall, with jet-black hair, the charm of the emperor from his eyebrows, thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looked more handsome than Murong Haoxuan, with a cool feeling. You don't have to guess to know that this man should be the fourth prince Murong Mufeng, unlike Murong Haoxuan, he always looks cool, and everyone thinks that he has a habit of breaking sleeves and is not close to women. Even if there are such rumors, they can't stop the longing of a large group of crazy girls. At this time, most of the eyes of the girls in the hall couldn't help but be attracted.

Even the quiet and low-key Wei Chi Peishan blushed, no one could resist seeing a beautiful man, and sure enough, the love of beauty is not divided between men and women.

The emperor pretended to be angry and said: "Today's palace banquet was originally prepared for you, but it turned out to be late, and you will be punished with three cups in a while."

Murong Haoxuan and Murong Mufeng replied happily: "No!" When the queen saw that the three brothers must have talked a lot, she gave up the position next to the emperor with interest. Murong Haoxuan and Murong Mufeng sat on the left and right sides of the emperor.

The girls sitting in the main hall finally looked forward to the appearance of the protagonist, and their minds were still not on singing and dancing, but they just looked at Murong Haoxuan and Murong Mufeng above, just hoping that they could look at themselves more.

They each had their own thoughts, Ouyang Xi and Nalan Ruoyan thought to themselves, should they choose Murong Haoxuan or Murong Mufeng? Murong Haoxuan is gentle and elegant, gentle and considerate; Murong Mufeng is handsome, capable of writing and martial arts, and is cold and domineering. It's hard to choose anyone.

Zhang Yuwei sat quietly next to the old lady, and couldn't help but think that the ancient emperors really lived in luxury, and even modern billionaires could not achieve such a standard of living. The glass of drinking turned out to be a luminous cup, which can shine brightly at night, so that everyone is drunk without intoxication.

Yu Wei was intoxicated with studying the wine and food, and she didn't expect that there were actually two pairs of eyes staring at her. One pair is Murong Haoxuan's, and the other pair is Murong Mufeng's.

Murong Haoxuan had been looking for Yu Wei since he entered the main hall, and before the palace banquet, he knew that Yu Wei would participate in this palace banquet. Since he inadvertently saved Yuwei last time, he has been attracted by her unique temperament, and there has never been such a girl who has made him so excited.

And Murong Mufeng was a little surprised by Yu Wei's impressive look, from the time he walked into the main hall, all the girls' eyes were focused on him, but this girl lowered her head, her eyes were instead attached to the cups and dishes on the table, she was indeed a strange person.

After a beautiful guzheng song, the emperor proposed to play the game. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor is giving the ladies a chance to perform, and by the way, it is also a test of whether each young lady is qualified to be a princess.

"It's just a performance by the geisha and the maikos, it's very boring, so I think it's better to play a game! What are the good proposals of the Zhongqing family? ”

"Your Majesty, I see that the ladies are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The concubine suggested that it would be better to play the drum and pass the flowers, and where the flowers were transmitted, which lady would chant a poem or play a song or offer a dance, if you behave well, you will be rewarded, if you are not good, you will be punished with a glass of wine? "The queen offers her idea.

"The Queen's proposal is good! So be it, but who will judge whether it's good or not? The emperor readily accepted the idea.

"It's better for the fourth brother and the eighth brother to make this judgment." After hearing this, all the young ladies became excited, and they just wanted to use all their strength to make Murong Mufeng and Murong Haoxuan look at themselves a few more times.

The emperor looked at the queen dotingly and said hello.

For fairness and justice, the person who beats the drum must be blindfolded. The drum sounded, and the flower ball was passed from Yaoxue at the south gate to the back, and everyone was reluctant to pass the flower ball down, only Yuwei was eager to send the flower ball out. Intentionally planting flowers does not bloom, and unintentionally planting willows and willows into the shade. In the second round, the flower ball fell on Yu Wei's hand impartially. The drum stopped, and the flower ball that she wanted to throw fell into her arms, and her mood was broken at this moment. This man is afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong, which makes sense. Ouyang Xi and Nalan Ruoyan, who were sitting next to them, looked at the flower ball, thinking that they would fall here one step earlier and one step later, and the dance songs that had been practiced hundreds of times at home could also be taken out to show off.

Let this immoral and incompetent Zhang Yuwei take it, and everyone is waiting to see the joke. Everyone knows that Zhang Yunli, the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, is ranked first in the capital, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. But this eldest lady is an ugly and incompetent person. Everyone was unhappy when Yuwei got this flower ball, and the happiest one was the old lady.

The old lady had special confidence in her granddaughter. Although Zhang Yunli and Aunt Liu always ruined Yuwei's reputation to the outside world, Yuwei has been quiet and studious since she was a child, has an excellent memory, and can never forget the scores she has read and memorized. So this is also a good opportunity to make a name for herself, but the old lady doesn't know that this Yuwei at this moment is no longer her former granddaughter.

Murong Haoxuan asked gently, "I wonder if Miss Zhang wants to recite poetry or dance?" If you need it, Haoxuan can accompany you. Murong Haoxuan had already taken out his favorite guqin.

Nanmen Yaoxue felt like she was blocked when she heard it, Murong Haoxuan's kindness to Yuwei was not in her heart, but in her heart, she could get Murong Haoxuan's accompaniment, Qin Se and Ming have always been her dreams, but she didn't expect this Zhang Yuwei to have such a good treatment. The wine in Yaoxue's hand was drunk one after another, and after a while, her face turned red.

"Then there is the eighth prince of Lao to accompany me, and I will offer a dance. But I have a suggestion that we might as well put out the big candles in the temple and leave some small candles behind. Yu Wei remembered the specially prepared fireflies, which came in handy.

The emperor asked the palace people to extinguish the big candle flame and leave the small candle flame, and the hall suddenly darkened a lot. Yu Wei took off her white fox fur, revealing her light skirt, and under the faint candle flame, Yu Wei's snow muscles were faint, making people look like a fairy. Murong Haoxuan's piano sound followed Yu Wei's dancing posture from slow to fast, one turned and one spinned, one chopped, one jumped, Yu Wei remembered the dance she had seen on TV, so she thought about imitating and dancing. The light dancing posture of feathers made the young ladies present unable to believe that the woman in front of them was the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

As Murong Haoxuan's piano sound became more and more compact and urgent, Yu Wei released the fireflies prepared in advance, and the fireflies flew everywhere with Yu Wei, making the entire hall bright. Even the emperor and queen couldn't help but applaud.

"Yes, the cooperation between this eighth brother and the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is really seamless." The emperor also treated Yuwei with admiration, and it seems that this rumor is not necessarily true. Yu Wei thanked the emperor for his praise and returned to her place, the old lady looked at her fondly, and Yu Wei smiled back.

Later, three more rounds of drumming and passing flowers were played, and the flower balls fell on the hands of Nanmen Yaoxue and Ouyang Xi and Yu Chi Peishan respectively, and they each performed a guzheng solo, dance and chanting poetry. Murong Mufeng sat on the side and watched coldly, still looking cool. The emperor wants to reward the lady who performed best tonight.

"I wonder who the fourth brother and the eighth brother think performs the best?"

"The younger brother thinks that Miss Zhang's phoenix in the Prime Minister's Mansion is good." Murong Haoxuan did not hide his appreciation, and the other ladies were envious when they heard it, it was not easy to get the affirmation of the eighth prince.

"I don't think so, it's not because of your accompaniment, Eighth Brother, that she has added a lot of points. It is rumored that the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it is even more unique to do poetry, I wonder if I can take a question? Murong Mufeng suddenly had an idea to make it difficult for this unique girl.

"Yes, we have all admired Miss Zhang's fame for a long time, and today we are really extraordinary, since the prince's golden mouth is opened today, let us also touch the light of the prince to see Miss Zhang's demeanor!" Ouyang Xi is seizing the opportunity to make Yuwei make a fool of herself in public.