The tall and majestic but not luxurious Northern Desert Palace, lit a little candle flame at nightfall, and the sound of the zither and qin came out in the northeast direction, which was gentle and long, and the world did not know that there was also a little Jiangnan tenderness in this bold northern nation.

Concubine Jing, the biological mother of the third prince of the Northern Desert, Concubine Jing, was originally born in a scholarly family in Dongyue Jiangdu, and then moved to the Northern Desert for some reason.

Or due to family reasons, Concubine Jing does not like to participate in the open and secret battles of the harem, and only prefers to paint in her own palace walls, stroking the piano and singing. And Yuwen Tianba is more partial to such a concubine Jing, and the holy favor is not declining, but it has attracted the jealousy and resentment of other concubines, but everyone is hindered by Yuwen Tianba's partiality and maintenance, and they dare not blatantly disagree with Concubine Jing.

It's a pity that Concubine Jing gave birth to Yuwenchun and left the root of the disease, and finally died after three years of perseverance. Yuwen Tianba misses Concubine Jing, and the pianist in the palace learned Concubine Jing's favorite song back then, not only often playing it for herself alone, but also ordering that a song should be played at the monthly family banquet, as if Concubine Jing was still by her side.

Tonight is another family banquet once a month, saying that it is a family banquet, but it is also a few concubines and princesses who have status or are favored are eligible to participate, after all, status has been an indelible concept since ancient times.

In addition to the Northern Desert Emperor who participated in the family banquet today, there were also the queen, Concubine Wen, Concubine Xi, Wu Guiren, Cai Guiren, the three princes Yuwen Tuo, Yu Wenhan and Yu Wenchun, Yuwen Tuo's princess and Xiangxiang Princess Yu Wenxiang.

The queen is Yuwen Tuo's biological mother, Concubine Wen is Yuwen Han's mother, Concubine Xi is Yuwen Xiang's mother, and she is also the only concubine in the Northern Desert royal family who was promoted to the concubine position because she gave birth to a princess.

Yuwen Xiang has carried a faint fragrance since birth, and on the day of birth, Xiliangcheng ended half a month of rainy weather, the wind and the sun are beautiful, the sky is clear, Yuwen Tianba thinks that he is a blessed person, can bring blessings to the Northern Desert, so he is very fond of it, and the concubine was canonized as a concubine because of her mother's daughter, and was given the title of Xi.

Wu Guiren and Cai Guiren are the beauties that Yuwen Tianba has been more favored in the past two years, because the two have not yet come out, they cannot be promoted to the concubine position in the customs of the Northern Desert, it is said that Yuwen Tianba favors the two because their looks are slightly similar to Concubine Jing back then.

With the beginning and end of the last note of the pianist, Yuwen Tianba was still trapped in his thoughts, and no one was going to remind the concubines who were doing it, they had been accustomed to it for so many years, although they were very unhappy in their hearts, but no one wanted to spend their minds fighting with a dead person. Yuwen Tuo and Yu Wen Han were naturally innocent and unwilling to touch their father's scales, while Yu Wenchun drank by himself, and there was no emotion on his face.

"Father, Xiang'er is hungry." Yu Wenxiang spoke out to break the silence in the room, the reason why everyone was reluctant to come forward for so many years may be because they knew that someone would do it for them.

When Yuwen Tianba heard his daughter's voice, he put away his fugue thoughts, and his hearty laughter instantly resounded in the hall, looking at his daughter with doting eyes. "Hahahaha, since Xiang'er is hungry, let's hurry up and eat."

"Thank you, Father."

Yuwen Tianba glanced at everyone and said, "You guys can eat too, today is a family banquet, so you don't need to pay too much attention to etiquette." ”

"Yes, my son respects my father." The three princes said in unison.

"And me, and me." Yu Wenxiang put down the silver chopsticks in his hand and picked up the wine glass. "Xiang'er also respects her father, and hopes that her father will always be healthy and always by Xiang'er's side."

Hahaha, "Silly girl, when my daughter grows up, she will marry after all." ”

"I don't care, Xiang'er doesn't want to get married, Xiang'er wants to stay with her father."

"Your Majesty, you see how intimate Xiang'er is, everyone says that her daughter is her father's intimate little padded jacket, which is really good." Concubine Xi on the side said loudly.

"Yes, you gave birth to a good daughter for me!" Yuwen Tianba glanced at Concubine Xi gratefully, "It's a pity that my daughter has to grow up after all." ”

Yuwen Xiang was anxious when she heard this, for fear that Yuwen Tianba would give her a marriage at this moment. "Father, Xiang'er is still young. The second brother and the third brother haven't married their sister-in-law yet, so Xiang'er is not in a hurry. ”

Yu Wenhan and Yu Wenchun both chuckled in their hearts when they heard this, and they both hoped that their father did not hear it. It's a pity that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, Yuwen Tianba was also stunned when he heard this, and seemed to forget that his two sons had not yet married a wife, and then sighed, and finally said to the two: "You two are also the eldest and the youngest, it's time to put it on the agenda." ”

"Your Majesty." The queen finally spoke up. "Liu Qingwan, the daughter of Mrs. Liu, is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, familiar with poetry and books, and is known as the first talented woman in the Northern Desert. You see that both of them like those poems and lyrics, and the two of them happen to get along with each other with similar interests. ”

"Mrs. Liu seems to have such a daughter." Yuwen Tianba felt more satisfied when he heard this, "I just don't know if you have ever promised a marriage match?" ”

"This woman has not been engaged." Seeing that Yu Wenchun seemed to be about to speak, the queen immediately continued: "And the concubine also heard that Li Qiandie, the second daughter of Li Shangshu's family, is knowledgeable, gentle and elegant, and is still a great beauty. ”

"It's hard for you to worry so much about them." Yuwen Tianba was quite satisfied with the two candidates that the queen said.

"Your Majesty." The fathers of the two men proposed by the queen seemed to be in high positions, but in fact they were official positions with no real power. Yu Wenchun has never had the ambition to fight for power, and the queen is relieved to point out the daughter of the prince and the prince to him, but let Yu Wenhan marry the daughter of Shangshu, how can Concubine Wen still sit. "The concubine thinks that the daughter of General Sima's family is more suitable for Han'er, and the concubine is Han'er's biological mother, so she understands Han'er's temperament better. The daughter of Li Shangshu's family is beautiful, but unfortunately I heard that this woman's body is not very good. ”

"Why haven't I heard of this?" The queen asked rhetorically, Concubine Wen said that Li Qiandie's health was not good, wouldn't she slap herself in the face in public? This is an allusion to her, the queen, who deliberately treats other princes badly.

"The emperor is here, how can the concubines lie." Concubine Wen said as if aggrieved. "My sister also knows that my sister is kind, but my sister still needs to spend more time to understand it. My sister can also understand, after all, Han'er is not my sister's biological ......"

"Alright, don't say any more." Yuwen Tianba stopped the two of them in time.

Concubine Wen wanted to say a few more words, but seeing that Yuwen Tianba was already impatient, she changed the topic. "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks General Sima's daughter is good, and my sister thinks Li Shangshu's daughter is good, but we are taking a concubine for Han'er, we should ask Han'er which one she thinks is better."

Yuwen Tianba saw that Concubine Wen was so sensible, and the unhappiness just now had dissipated. "What Concubine Ai said is reasonable." Instead, he asked Yu Wenhan, "Han'er, do you think it's better to be the daughter of the Sima family or the daughter of the Li family?" Whichever one you like, your father will give you a marriage. ”

Yu Wenhan ignored the signal from Concubine Wen's side, got up and saluted Yuwen Tianba, and said, "Father, Erchen has no idea of marrying a wife for the time being, and Erchen thinks that men should start a business first and then start a family." ”

Everyone present didn't expect Yuwen Han to refuse so directly, Yuwen Tianba's anger struck, Concubine Wen was very uneasy in her heart, and although the others were surprised, they also had the mentality of watching the show.

"Your Majesty ......" Concubine Wen wanted to explain a few words for Yuwen Han, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Yuwen Tianba.

"It's good to start a business first and then start a family, I think you're just looking for an excuse." Yuwen Tianba waved his hand and drove the wine glass on the table, which snapped and shattered. "Humph! Are you still haunted by what happened two years ago? Didn't you blame me for doing something bad with good intentions, and then losing the face of the entire royal family! The more Yuwen Tianba spoke, the more angry he became, his face flushed, and he coughed.

"The emperor is angry." Concubines.

"Father's anger is at ease." In addition to Yu Wenhan, the prince, the princess. At this moment, Yuwen Xiang already regretted that his mouthy second emperor brother was blamed by his father, so he tried to calm Yuwen Tianba's anger. "Father, the second brother didn't mean that, don't be angry."

"Humph! You don't speak for him, let him speak for himself. ”

It's over, it's over, my father is even fierce himself, and he's really angry. "Father...... Yuwen Tianba raised his hand to signal Yuwen Xiang not to say any more, and asked Yuwen Han: "You say." ”

Yu Wenhan stood in place, neither humble nor arrogant, and his tone did not carry any emotional ups and downs, "Erchen doesn't dare." ”

"One doesn't dare, one doesn't dare!" Yuwen Tianba was angry when he heard this, and he didn't dare to say that it was true, but he didn't dare to say it because of his identity as an emperor. "You ......" Yuwen Tianba raised his hand to Yuwen Han, and then looked at Concubine Wen who was restless on the side, "And you, a good son who educated me." You have all thought about it for me to go back and face the wall, and you are not allowed to leave at will without my will. ”

"Your Majesty~" Concubine Wen didn't seem to believe what she was hearing, and her emotions collapsed instantly. "Your Majesty~ What did you say? How can it be ......"

"Take it down." Hearing Yuwen Tianba's instructions, soon palace people came to send Concubine Wen back to the palace, and the guards outside the palace also entered the palace to prepare to send Yuwen Han back to the palace.

When Yuwen Han heard Yuwen Tianba's order, he didn't frown, accepted this punishment very calmly, and took the initiative to turn around and leave after saluting. "The retainers retired."

Yu Wenxiang watched anxiously and regretted from the sidelines, and was about to step forward to plead, but was unexpectedly stopped by Concubine Xi. Yu Wenxiang looked at her mother's warning eyes, and after all, she just watched Yu Wenhan leave without saying a word.

The queen and Yuwen Tuo watched all this coldly, and at the same time they were very happy in their hearts. However, after watching the play, some things have to be done even if they are idealistic.

"Your Majesty, Han'er is still young and ignorant, don't really be angry with him, and although my sister didn't educate Han'er well and is guilty of dereliction of responsibility, after all, she has served the emperor for many years, and she has no merit and hard work." The expression on the queen's face fully reflects the love of the queen mother and sisters.

"What the queen mother said is that my father Mo really wants to be angry with the second brother, after all, the incident two years ago, the second brother is the person who was hurt the most. Today's second brother's attitude, the son-in-law, as the royal brother, is also guilty of dereliction of responsibility. Yuwen Tuo also took the opportunity to show his love for his younger brother as an elder brother.

It's good that Yuwen Tuo didn't mention it, but the mention of the two-year incident made Yuwen Tianba even more annoyed, after all, he was also responsible for that incident, but as an emperor, how could he admit his mistakes in front of everyone. "Don't speak for him, or you will all be punished."

After a turmoil, Yuwen Tianba didn't have the heart to eat, and the family banquet broke up early.