Chapter 9: The Birthday Banquet

"Wan'er, do we still have to wear a veil?" In the carriage, Xiao Han looked at Wan'er, who was closing her eyes and recuperating on the other side, and asked.

"Wear it, the children of the family in this year are also big pigs' trotters, and there are a lot of things." Wan'er replied with her eyes closed.

"But didn't Mrs. Lin just ask you to pick Ruyi Langjun from that group of big pigs' trotters?"

"Her words can be treated as air."

"Okay......"

The palace has always been so magnificent, surrounded by rows of guards whose armor flashed with sharp silver light, and behind them were two teams of small maids like long dragons with their heads bowed deciously, holding a plate of jewels steadily, that is the birthday gift that the Nangong family has always made extraordinary. The buildings in front of you are majestic, indescribably splendid; The square marble at the foot is carved with many textures, like the two stone lions in front of the hall; Behind him is the palace wall for ten miles, and the feeling of abstinence envelops the body. Xiaohan also saw such a scene for the first time, so he couldn't help but look around. Wan'er gently pulled her hand and shook her head to signal her to be cautious. Xiao Han got the warning, so he could only bow his head like the maid behind him, and keep up with Wan'er's pace.

At the banquet place, there were already many dancers with heavy makeup and bright makeup singing and dancing along the red gauze in the stage, and their postures were as soft as brocade. They spin barefoot in their skirts, charming and moving, like a group of colorful flowers and butterflies, every movement, every look seems to be seducing people.

There are a lot of people attending the banquet, people sit around Taichung, the ladies of the family laugh and huddle together and chatter about something, and the princes and sons are drinking from afar in Taichung.

Wan'er pulled Xiao Han to the front seat and sat down, and before the table started, many young ladies came to take a look at the new second miss of the Nangong family. There were a lot of people who came to greet each other, and the girl in a goose yellow dress broke open and everyone came over like a loach, and said with a smile:

"Big plate, big plate, I'm here!!"

"Lin Peipei, are you tired of living?" Wan'er raised an eyebrow at her.

"Okay, Wan'er, you have the final say." Lin Peipei pretended to be respectful.

Xiao Han at the back laughed and pulled Wan'er: "Hey, why did she call you a big plate?" β€œ

"You ask her."

"Oh, this is your new second sister?" Lin Peipei's gaze fell on Xiao Han with a bit of scrutiny.

"I warn you, take the 'new kid' away." Wan'er said unceremoniously.

"Isn't it just a newcomer, don't fool me about the big plate, I've been playing with you since I was a child, and I've never been ......"

"Lin Peipei!"

Through the veil, Lin Peipei could feel that Wan'er's eyes were already staring at her dangerously.

"I'll just shut up, shut up......" The voice became softer and softer, and Lin Peipei cautiously secretly looked at her. She has always known Wan'er's temperament, and she knows that if she continues to talk about it, she will really touch her brow, so she can only laugh and shut up.

"I'll tell you more about it next time." Wan'er took her wolf-like gaze, threw down a sentence expressionlessly, and sat down by herself.

"I've made a note of it, and I'm not allowed to come out on my next visit!" Lin Peipei was also not polite, sat next to Xiaohan, and began to chat with her familiarly, "Second sister, let me tell you." The person sitting to your right is a tigress! β€œ

"The last time I painted a portrait of her, I said that her face is really difficult to draw, she said that her face is small and only the size of a bowl, how can it be difficult to paint, I said how can your face be only the size of a bowl, she actually told me because her name is 'Wan'er'. You said she wanted to be shameless, shameless, right? ”

"So I called her a big plate, and she was still angry with me! Kicked me out of the gate! You said not too much, not too much! β€œ

Xiao Han also admired this Miss Lin Peipei's much-talkative attributes, she put on a sympathetic look and laughed repeatedly:

"Excessive, excessive."

"yes, yes." Lin Peipei looked like she had met a confidant, moved to Xiaohan, and was about to speak again, "I'll tell you that ...... again"

"Lin, Pei, Pei!"

Before Lin Peipei could react, the back of her head had already been slapped, and she screamed and saw that Wan'er, who was not good-looking, was busy covering her mouth.

"You're done?" Wan'er smiled at her.

Lin Peipei (covered in cold sweat): "It's all over, it's over......"

"Really finished?" Smile constantly.

Lin Peipei, who was about to cry: "It's really over!" ”

Wan'er, who changed her face in an instant: "Let's get out after speaking." ”

"Get out!" As soon as the words fell, someone had already smeared oil on the soles of their feetβ€”and there was no shadow.

Xiao Han couldn't help but laugh when he looked at her back.

This Miss Lin is so cute......

In such a place of intriguing and fighting, it is good to have two friends with such true temperaments......

Precious like gems. Xiao Han smiled and showed his tiger teeth.

Yun Xichen on the other side was dazzled by this smile.

Xiao Han only felt an unfriendly gaze from the opposite side. She turned her head and saw that across the group of dancing girls, a young man in green clothes loomed. The two of them met their gazes through the veil, quietly staring at each other.

His eyes were as calm as water, as if they were exploring something in her. And she was just curious, why did the son on the other side look at her like this? It's like ...... It's like catching a thief.

Suddenly, the deep pool of the lake rippled and turned into a bottomless black whirlpool, strangling her as if to drag her into the abyss. Xiao Han was so frightened that a spirit quickly looked away, she gasped lightly, and she didn't dare to look in the direction of the person with some trepidation. Fortunately, the dancers changed formations and just blocked the center of the two. But she still didn't recover for a long time.

"What's wrong? Uncomfortable? Nangong Xu came out of nowhere and grabbed Xiao Han's wrist in a hurry.

This scene just happened to enter Nangong Wan'er's eyes, and her gaze fell on Nangong Xu, who was still shushing Xiaohan.

"Nothing." Xiao Han smiled at him and asked, "Why is the eldest brother here?" ”

Nangong Xu was a little weak-hearted: "My mother is afraid that you two girls will not be safe at the banquet, so I will protect you and escort you back to the house by the way." ”

"Fart," Wan'er on the side said in a word, "It's my mother who called you to pick a daughter-in-law." ”

"Ahem......" Nangong Xu coughed lightly in embarrassment.

On the throne, the emperor wore a dragon robe and raised a wine glass to salute the queen mother, and everyone also got up to celebrate her birthday, and the queen mother happily responded.

"Wan'er, why is the seat next to the throne still vacant? Is there anyone who dares not to come to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?" Xiao Han pulled Wan'er, who was still arguing with Nangong Xu.

"That's the seat of the first queen." Nangong Xu looked at the distant phoenix position and sighed a little.

"Yes, it is rumored that after the death of the first queen, the emperor was grief-stricken and couldn't accept it, and vowed not to make a queen. And no matter what occasion you attend, there will always be a vacant seat for the former queen, so leave a memory. Wan'er made up for it, and her expression was also regretful.

"It's a good story." Xiao Han also looked at the phoenix position in a daze.

"The first queen has always been sympathetic to the people, understands people's general knowledge, is dignified and virtuous, and is as beautiful as a hibiscus, and is also very kind to us juniors. She is gone, and there is no mother of the country like her, which is really the sorrow of my country. Nangong Xu poured himself a glass of wine and drank it slowly.

"Didn't the first queen leave a son and a half daughter? Why is the crown princess now Na Zhaoyi? Xiao Han stared at the bewitching woman who smiled exceptionally brightly, and felt that this woman was very fake.

"Hey......" Nangong Xu sighed heavily, "I had a widowed son, but it was missing." β€œ

"Missing?" Xiao Han turned his head and asked in surprise.

"Yes...... Wan'er lowered her eyes, "If nothing happens, Brother Qianmo will be eighteen." I still remember when I was four years old, I grabbed sugar gourds with the queen in front of him. Wan'er wanted to smile at everyone, but after all, she just pulled the corners of her mouth.

Just listening to the experience of the former queen, Xiao Han felt angina, such a beautiful woman fell like this......

And the poor child......

The birthday speech in front of the stage has been finished, and the next wave of birthday gifts is next. Among them, Lin Peipei was the most outstanding, and he actually made a vice birthday peach on the spot and gave it to the Queen Mother.

got up like this, and I don't know which of the children of the unserious family began to shout at everyone to perform live to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother. A few sons still can't play the sword dance to their heart's content, and they encourage the ladies who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in Taichung to also come to the stage. In this case, Nangong Wan'er was the first to blow. After glaring at Lin Peipei fiercely, Nangong Wan'er walked slowly onto the stage with an elegant posture, skillfully called the maid to bring her a zither for her, caressed her robe and sat on the round stool, just as she raised her jade hand and was about to pluck the strings-

"Miss Wan'er, slow down." A voice made her stop gesturing. Everyone looked at the person who suddenly spoke with a little curiosity - it was Yun Xichen.

"I heard that there is a second lady in the Nangong family recently. Yun was really curious, thinking that since Nangong's eldest daughter was so versatile, the second lady must not be bad. Today coincides with the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, why don't the second lady also perform on stage to help the Queen Mother? Yun Xichen smiled gently, and his eyes slowly fell on Xiao Han, who was already at a loss on the opposite side.

The pupils behind the veil suddenly widened, and Wan'er said in her heart: Not good!