Chapter 44: The Palace Banquet (4)

After the carriage entered the outer palace gate, it could only enter on foot. Murong Mufeng got out of the carriage first, and Yuwei was about to follow behind. Murong Mufeng stretched out his hand, and Yuwei was not awkward, putting her hand in Murong Mufeng's palm. This scene happened to be seen by Yu Chi Peishan and Ouyang Xi, who had just gotten off the carriage.

Ouyang Xi said strangely: "Since the fourth prince married the princess who is close to him, the relationship between the two princesses is really envious of others."

Yu Chi Peishan looked at Murong Mufeng, her eyes were full of tenderness, but she didn't look away for a while, and her eyes were full of loss.

When Nalan Ruoyan heard Ouyang Xi's words, she snorted and said, "Sister, you can't envy you." This branch is not something that anyone can climb if they want to, and it depends on whether they have the ability. ”

Ouyang Xi was not angry, and said slowly: "My sister is right, some people can be self-aware and prove that they are not stupid." Don't daydream here when you don't know who you are. ”

Hearing Ouyang Xi talking on the side and speculating that his status was low, Nalan Ruoyan was about to get angry. was stopped by Yu Chi Peishan: "It's time to go in, if others hear you talking about the prince and princess in private, and it is spread out by someone with a heart, the two of you will not be able to speak clearly." Besides, everyone is seated, and if we don't take a quick step, we'll be late. I don't want to make a fool of myself. ”

Nalan Ruoyan and Ouyang Xi obediently closed their mouths when they heard this, and followed behind Yu Chi Peishan.

As soon as she got out of the carriage, Yu Wei was about to withdraw her hand from Murong Mufeng's palm. Murong Mufeng held her hand tightly and said, "There are so many people tonight, don't get lost."

Yu Wei wanted to continue to withdraw her hand, but she glanced at Murong Mufeng and said dissatisfiedly: "When has the concubine been lost, Lord Wang, you can relax." Murong Mufeng instead held his hand tighter.

The upper seat is still empty, the emperor and queen have not yet entered the seat, Murong Mufeng took Yuwei to sit in the middle seat, Sadiya is a distinguished guest from afar, and naturally sits in the middle seat with Yuwei. Murong Haoxuan was sitting opposite, and as soon as Sadiya sat down, his eyes unconsciously looked at the opposite side. The ministers have brought their families to the table, the palace ladies have served fine wine and food, the musicians have chosen the music, and the dancers have danced on the central stage. Everywhere there was a staggered mix of chips and laughter. Last year, he and Yu Chi Peishan sat in the lower seat, but today they are sitting in the middle seat, which has some meaning of 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.

Murong Mufeng saw Yu Wei in a daze and said, "Remembering the palace banquet last year? ”

Yu Wei didn't say anything, just nodded, and Murong Mufeng continued: "I didn't mean to embarrass you at the palace banquet last year, I was just curious about you. ”

Yu Wei retracted her eyes and replied to Murong Mufeng angrily: "Lord Wang, I will give you a word: curiosity kills the cat." ”

When Murong Mufeng wanted to say something, Murong Haoxuan raised his wine glass and said, "Fourth Emperor Brother, I toast you." ”

Murong Mufeng also raised his wine glass from the table and replied, "Eighth brother, I will also toast you for my brother." Although the two didn't say much, their eyes were full of conversation.

Sadiya also picked up the wine glass from the table and said, "Di Li, I will toast you, can you accompany me to have a good drink tonight?" Yuwei picked up the flask and poured wine for herself and Sadiya and said, "Okay, I'll accompany you." ”

"Your Majesty, the Queen has arrived!" I saw Murong Rin walking in holding the queen's hand, and the ministers stood up to worship.

"The Qing family is flat!"

"Emperor Xie, may my emperor live long live, long live, long live!"

After the emperor and queen accepted the worship of the ministers, after entering the table, the concubines, concubines, virtuous concubines, and concubines also followed.

"The Zhongqing family doesn't need to be too restrained tonight, just be in your own house." Murong Rin said.

The grandmother beside the Queen Mother came over and whispered a word to the emperor, and then preached to the ministers: "The Queen Mother is not safe, so she won't come tonight, and the Queen Mother asked the slave to bring some good chrysanthemum brew to everyone to help cheer." ”

"Thank you, Emperor! Empress Dowager Xie! The ministers replied.

"Your Majesty, my brother respects you with a glass. One wishes the mountains and rivers to be eternal, the country and the people are safe, the second is to wish the emperor and the queen the dragon body and the phoenix body to be healthy, and the third to wish the emperor and queen the same heart and mind, and the phoenix and dragon to fly! Murong Mufeng said.

Murong Rin raised his wine glass and quipped: "Since the fourth emperor brother got married, the whole person has been different. It seems that the power of love is great! ”

Murong Mufeng looked at Yu Wei, his eyes were full of happiness and said, "This is thanks to the emperor's marriage." It just so happened that Murong Haoxuan also looked at Yu Wei, and Yu Wei smiled slightly to avoid the embarrassment of speaking. But the queen didn't intend to let her go, and the queen asked gently: "I heard that the hometown of the fourth princess is on the grassland, where everyone drinks and eats meat. It's not like everyone here is drinking wine and eating meat in small cups, the fourth princess has been married for a while, are you still used to it here? ”

Yu Wei replied: "Queen Xie cares, there are delicious and beautiful people here, Di Li likes it very much, and has regarded this place as her second hometown." ”

The queen continued: "That's good, seeing that you two have a strong relationship, this palace is happy for you. ”

Murong Haoxuan was looking at Yu Wei, and was named by the emperor and said: "Eighth brother, you have also reached the age of marriage, which girl do you fancie, just tell me, I will immediately give you a marriage." ”

Murong Haoxuan thought to himself: The girl I fancy is right in front of me, but she already belongs to others. Obviously, I knew her first, but it turned out that God made people. Seeing that Murong Haoxuan didn't reply, Murong Rin asked, "Eighth brother, are you thinking about someone?" Speak up and let me call for you. ”

Murong Haoxuan retracted his thoughts just now and replied, "Thank you for the emperor's good intentions, but the minister has not liked anyone yet. If you have, you must tell the emperor. Sadiya originally thought that the emperor was going to give marriage, and she finally had a chance, but after hearing that Murong Haoxuan rejected the emperor's good intentions, she was a little disappointed.

The queen saw that Sadiya was drinking alone, and asked, "Princess Diya, have you come from afar, are you still used to living in the palace?" If you have time, you often come to the palace to play, and the palace will take you to the imperial garden for a walk. ”

"Queen Xie cares, Di Ya is used to everything here, and the prince and princess treat me very well. Take me to the market from time to time. The country of Hibiscus is really colorful, and I love it here," Sadia replied.

Murong Rin said: "The day before yesterday, your father sent a letter to you, and your father mentioned you in the letter, saying that your mother was sick and she missed you very much. ”

When Sadiya heard that Beitang Luya was sick, she stood up anxiously and said, "The queen mother is sick?" What's wrong with the queen mother? ”

Murong Rin comforted: "Princess Diya don't have to worry first, your father said in the letter that your queen mother was just suffering from a cold, and the imperial doctor has already prescribed medicine, and your queen mother is already in good health." It's just that she remembers you in her heart, saying that she hasn't seen Princess Diya for more than three months. I heard that Duke Di Ya will accompany the princess until she gives birth to a child, and your mother is a little anxious. ”

"Emperor Xie told Diya that Diya would rush home to visit her mother as soon as possible to relieve her mother's lovesickness!" Sadia was relieved to hear that the queen mother was okay, but she always remembered her in her heart.

In fact, Murong Rin didn't know Sadiya's thoughts, so he specially asked Murong Haoxuan just now if he was interested in someone, if Murong Haoxuan was also interested in Sadiya, then it would be just a good story. But judging from Murong Haoxuan's words just now, it may just be the unrequited love of this Princess Diya in front of him. It would be better for her to return to China as soon as possible, originally to maintain the relationship between the two countries. Sadiya is Sadimu's most beloved daughter, and Murong Haoxuan is his beloved younger brother, and no one can force him to do what he doesn't want. Murong Rin didn't want to see this relationship ruined because of Sadiya.

Murong Rin listened to Sadia's answer and said with a satisfied smile: "Princess Diya is really a filial person. ”

At the banquet, singing and dancing continued to rise to peace, and the monarchs and ministers were shushing each other, and the ministers were also booing each other. However, Yuwei found that Sadia had been toasting her tonight, and she was also drinking glass after glass, and she had never seen Sadia like this before. It seems to be preoccupied.

"Diya, don't drink too much, drinking too much will hurt you." Yu Wei couldn't help but stop her.

Sadiya staggered over with a wine jug, poured a full wine glass for Yuwei, and then poured a full wine glass for herself, and said, "Di Li, it's rare to be so happy tonight, you can accompany me to have a good drink!" I'm going back soon, I don't know when I'll see you again, I can't bear to be here, but my mother is sick, and I have to go back to see her with my own eyes before I can feel at ease. ”

Yuwei held the swaying Sadiya and said, "Diya, you're drunk." ”

Sadiya broke free and stood up and said: "Di Li, you see, I can walk in a straight line, I'm not drunk, this wine is really delicious, sweet, not as strong as the wine in our hometown, as soon as the mouth is prickly and spicy, the whole person is warm after drinking." This wine is like juice, you won't get drunk as much as you drink! ”

Obviously, he can't even walk in a straight line, but he has to say that he is not drunk. Yuwei looked at Sadia, who didn't know that she was drunk, and held her in distress. looked at Murong Haoxuan, who was also drinking with his head down, what happened between them?

Sadiya continued: "Di Li, you drink with me, and bring me another pot of wine, this pot is empty." After speaking, he fell asleep in Yuwei's arms, looked at Sadiya a little unconscious, said to Murong Mufeng, and then said to the queen: "Queen Mother, Princess Diya is a little drunk, can you allow the concubine to help her go down to rest first?" ”

The queen nodded and said, "Okay, it's another courtyard over there, princess, you can help Princess Diya to rest in the wing." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Yuwei helped Sadiya and walked to the wing room with the palace people.

"Princess, this is the wing, the slave and maid are waiting at the door, and the slave and maid can be called at any time if necessary." After the palace people finished speaking, they went out and closed the door by the way.

"Diya, come, go to bed and rest." Yuwei helped Sadiya to lie on the bed, then covered her with a quilt, and was about to leave to pour a glass of water to drink, Sadia grabbed Yuwei's hand tightly and said, "Don't go!" The eighth prince don't leave me! ”

Looking at Sadiya who had nightmares in her sleep, Yuwei sat by the window and guarded her distressedly.

"Why don't you like me, you don't like me, but why do you like her. Do you know how sad I am? Sadiya muttered to herself in her dream.