When we arrived at the palace gate, the sky had completely darkened.

The sound of the wind and snow howling was endless, and Xie Yanwan sat in the carriage, leaning on Feng Qizhi's shoulder and falling asleep.

There were only the two of them in the carriage, and Batur and Wang Ziqi were resting in the mansion.

Today was supposed to be a reception banquet for the envoys, but after Batur was injured, Wang Ziqi was taking care of him. So neither of them entered the palace. The emperor originally felt a little guilty after knowing that it was the people of the Holy Clothes Sect, and when he heard the news, he did not blame the two, but ordered him to have a good life, and made another decree, the Tao was to let the ministers of Western Chu be the same on Chinese New Year's Eve

Happy.

When the carriage stopped, Xie Yanwan opened his eyes sleepily, and just wanted to get out of the car, but Feng Qizhi grabbed his shoulders and said with a little temptation: "Good, eat this first." ”

The pill had a somewhat bitter taste, Xie Yanwan subconsciously frowned and asked, "What is this?" ”

Although she frowned, the pill had already been swallowed.

The bitter taste ran down her throat, and the tip of her tongue was stained with an unusually large taste.

It's bitter and smells bad.

Hearing this, Feng Qizhi frowned slightly, and said lightly: "It's for the fetus." ”

Xie Yanwan didn't believe this. She also takes fetal pills on weekdays, but none of them have this taste.

Seeing her like this, Feng Qi stopped the corners of her lips and replied, "This is what Luo Jue did for you in preparation for the unexpected." ”

Today's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet has cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and it is inevitable that some moths will appear.

Xie Yanwan came to his senses at this time, and immediately nodded and smiled: "Understood, let's go." ”

They didn't come early, and when they arrived at the main hall of the night banquet in Qianning Palace, the people present were almost there.

In addition to the emperor who was the main lord did not come, King Ning was not present. On the contrary, Ye Qingchen was already sitting in the position, and there were very few people around her.

None of the ministers dared to come forward to talk, and as for the family members of those ministers, they all gathered around Concubine Lian on the throne, with a flattering smile on their faces.

When Xie Yanwan and the two came in, most of the people in the hall suddenly got up and saluted one after another: "Say hello to the Chitose Lord and the princess." ”

Even Ye Qingchen stood up and nodded. Feng Qizhi turned a blind eye to these people, and even the concubine on the throne didn't get a look from him. Xie Yanwan smiled slightly, she naturally didn't dare to be so arrogant, so she stepped forward, saluted Concubine Lian, and said respectfully: "

The concubine Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an. ”

When he saw Feng Qizhi's attitude, even the concubine's expression darkened, and she immediately retracted it, and said with a gentle appearance: "Later, come to the side of the palace." ”

Xie Yanwan walked over as he said, with a deferential face. And the family members who were desperately trying to please Concubine Lian looked at Xie Yanwan with envy and flattery.

Who doesn't know, they are in King Ning's faction, and when King Ning ascends the throne, I am afraid that the wealth of these two people will still be stable.

For these looks, Xie Yanwan accepted them calmly, and said softly: "How is Niangniang doing these days?" ”

"You don't come into the palace to talk to the palace, how can the palace be good?"

Concubine Lian glanced at her with disgust, and sighed again: "You said that you, a delicate girl, are going to go to the battlefield with you, and you will suffer hardships along the way, right?" Hearing this, Xie Yanwan smiled at the corner of his lips and said softly: "There is King Ning on the outside, and there is a husband on the inside to protect Zhenhe, and Zhenhe is very safe." Speaking of this, she changed the topic again and said: "The emperor is unwell these days, thanks to the mother, talent."

Let the emperor turn the crisis into safety. Niangniang is the blessing of my Xichu, and when it comes to hard work, you should also be the first credit. ”

When she said this, even the concubine felt very comfortable, and she was more and more reluctant to let go of her hand, but she said to the surroundings: "Look, this girl's mouth doesn't look like it's smeared with honey?" He actually said something nice and obedient to coax this palace. ”

Seeing the smile in Concubine Lian's eyes, the people around her immediately echoed and smiled: "What the princess said is the truth, Niangniang is indeed the blessing of my Xichu." ”

They flattered Concubine Lian, and Xie Yanwan returned to his position after making a salute.

I don't want her to hear the man next to her say lightly as soon as she goes back: "Is there a prestige of King Ning outside?" Well? ”

A pair of nine-thousand-year-old eyes scanned the audience, sitting precariously without squinting, but the words in his mouth were like knives with eyes, and word by word came towards Xie Yanwan.

Hearing this, Xie Yanwan raised his forehead and sighed, picked up the wine cup on the table in front of him and put it aside, and said with a smile: "Master Chitose, you shouldn't put wine in front of you." ”

Hearing this, Feng Qizhi's eyes really widened, and he said, "Why?" ”

"Because, you're fit to drink vinegar."

When she said this, her eyes were full of ridicule, and her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, which made people hate to "teach" her well.

Feng Qi snorted, took her hand, drank the wine in the cup, and said, "It seems that your hands are still not tired." It is the fault of this seat that he can still hold the wine cup. ”

As soon as he said this, the smile on Xie Yanwan's face suddenly retracted, and his eyes also showed indignation, and he said softly: "Hooligans! ”

And the rogue Chitose Lord, after seeing her like this, his mood instantly improved.

At this moment, I could only hear the loud voice of the inner eunuch from outside the hall: "The emperor has arrived, and King Ning has arrived ......."

As his voice sounded, the people present stood up one after another and saluted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, please be safe to King Ning." ”

Xie Yanwan saluted with everyone, and then returned to his position and sat down in the emperor's "flat" voice.

She glanced at the emperor, only to see that the latter's face was pale, and his body was almost entirely leaning on the eunuch's body as he walked.

This emperor, I'm afraid that time is running out.

Almost all the people present made the same evaluation, and when they looked at King Ning, they were even more eager.

And King Ning, after saluting Concubine Lian, walked straight towards Ye Qingchen.

When he sat down, the first thing he did was to put the cushion in his position behind Ye Qingchen's back, and said softly: "Why are you wearing such thin?" ”

Feng Qizhi deliberately let him deal with it in the past few days, and Shangguan Hanxiao has not returned to the house for two days. Even just now, he came out of the imperial study and came with the emperor.

Seeing the concern in his eyes, Ye Qingchen's face turned red, and he said softly: "I wore a big coat when I came, but I didn't bring it into the hall." It's you, it's been a hard time these days. ”

The two of them whispered this, and they didn't know that not far away, a figure was looking towards it with a bit of resentment.

Qiu Xi was particularly unconvinced, although Concubine Ning was born well, she was just a person with no family background, how could she be favored by King Ning?

And as the daughter of Shangshu, such a noble identity should be more suitable to stand by King Ning's side than the girl who impersonated Qiulan!

Thinking like this, she stood up and wanted to walk towards King Ning.

I didn't want her body to be completely straightened, so I heard the inner chamberlain singing: "Open the table......"

As his words fell, he saw those palace people rushing in with all kinds of dim sum dishes, and the sound of palace people playing musical instruments sounded outside.

All of a sudden, the hall was lively.

As the sound of those musical instruments spread throughout the hall, the ministers present stood up one by one and said auspicious words.

The emperor was complimented by these people, and even his expression was a little better.

This hall is extremely lively, and there are several people here who come to curry favor with them. It's just that Feng Qi's face made those ministers dare not step forward, so those who came became those ladies.

Xie Yanwan was faintly impatient in his heart, but on this day of universal celebration, he could only hold on to a smiling face and accompany them to greet them.

The court musicians outside finished playing, just in time for hundreds of officials to celebrate the New Year, and for a while, the sound in the hall was extraordinarily harmonious.

The emperor's face was full of joy, and under the persuasion of those ministers, he even drank a glass of wine in a golden bottle.

After three rounds of drinking, the dancers in the hall had slender waists and limbs that could almost be broken with one hand, and their soul-hooking bodies and peach blossom eyes made the faces of the people present red.

A small palace person came in and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, it's time to set off fireworks." ”

Hearing this, the emperor immediately got up and said, "Let's go, let's go out and set off fireworks!" ”

The fireworks prepared outside the hall were originally to be released by the emperor himself, but when the wind and snow were combined, it was not suitable for the emperor to go out.

However, those ministers in the palace wanted to stop them, but they were glared back by the emperor with a look. Even the concubine laughed softly: "Since the emperor is happy, let's light one, what's the matter?" ”

She wished that the emperor was dead now, and after he died, her son would be able to sit firmly in this position!

And Feng Qizhi watched coldly from beginning to end, and he didn't say a word.

Therefore, this group of people, under the leadership of the emperor, walked out in unison.

The moment the door of the main hall opened, there was wind and snow blowing in, which instantly made everyone present shiver.

Xie Yanwan glanced out and saw that the snow was getting tighter and tighter.

She wrapped her robe tightly, and the hand hidden under her sleeve hooked Feng Qizhi's fingers, and walked towards the outside of the hall together.

After all, what does this emperor want to do, they only have to accompany him at the moment.

said that he was going out, but in fact, he was just standing at the door of the palace, watching those little eunuchs standing in the snow and lighting those fireworks one by one with their red hands.

A group of people stood at the door of the hall, all with smiles on their faces, but their hearts were miserable.

Such a big wind and snow blew on the face, like an ice knife cutting, cold and painful.

And Feng Qizhi directly hugged Xie Yanwan in his arms, and protected her delicate face with one hand, so that she would not be attacked by the wind and snow. Seeing this, Xie Yanwan's eyes suddenly flashed with emotion.