Chapter 20: The Banquet
In the imperial garden, a woman in carmine palace dress in front of her sat on a chair, her appearance could be described as the beauty of the country, and the pink peony behind her instantly lost her beauty.
She sat there elegantly, the palace maid on the left was fanning her with a feather fan, and the palace maid on the right picked up the tea on the table and handed it to her.
Some officials' family members stepped forward one after another to congratulate them.
"Congratulations to Concubine Ning for having a noble son. ”
"Yes, there are only a few princesses under the emperor's knees, and the concubine gave birth to a prince in this womb, and the ascension to the throne is just around the corner. ”
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Today's saint is a benevolent and virtuous good emperor, and he is not obsessed with women, but only occasionally comes back to the harem for a walk. The concubines in the harem can be counted on one hand, and the only one who can sit on an equal footing with her is another Li Guifei.
What's more, the emperor did not set up a queen, the main palace was vacant, and a child ascended to the queen's throne, which was also what Ning Guifei thought in her heart.
Although it was flattery, Concubine Ning was happy when she heard it, and she took the tea handed over by the palace maid. The green onion white jade has golden armor on his hands and orchid fingers. Looking at the beautiful glory of herself reflected in the tea, the corners of her mouth curled.
Raising his hand and gently wiping the corners of his mouth with a brocade handkerchief, his apricot eyes swept over the family members of the congratulating officials in front of him, "Reward! I will send the golden hairpin sent by the emperor yesterday to the mansion of these ladies and young ladies." ”
This batch of golden hairpins is a tribute from other countries last year, precious and gorgeous, only ten. The emperor favored Concubine Ning and rewarded her with all of them, and several officials' families were rewarded.
The smiles on their faces grew brighter, and they hurriedly thanked them before retreating.
The female official behind Ning Guifei who pinched her shoulder saluted and said, "Yes, when the banquet is over, the slave maid will send someone to send it." ”
Su Min in the distance walked over and smiled slightly: "Auntie!"
Su Minxing carried a red box in his hand, walked up to Ning Guifei, and handed the things in his hand to the people beside Ning Guifei.
Su Minxing raised his eyebrows and smiled brightly. "A few days ago, I heard that my aunt likes to eat sour, I went to Xianyunju in the capital to buy this sour plum, and today I specially brought it into the palace to give you a taste. ”
Ning Guifei nodded slightly, her beautiful eyes showing a smile. "You have a heart. ”
She had a chair brought over and placed beside her. "Sit down. Ning Guifei's personal palace maid Li'er opened the sour plum brought by Su Minxing and put it in front of Ning Guifei.
Ning Guifei picked up a sour plum in her hand and put it in her mouth. The mouth is sweet and sour, and the mouth is full of relish. Ning Guifei's beautiful face had a generous and decent smile, and she praised: "This Xianyunju is worthy of being a famous restaurant in the capital, and even the preserved fruits in it are so delicious. Recently, I heard that Xianyunju is about to become the first restaurant in the capital, and it seems that your business is doing well. ”
Su Minxing pursed his lips and was silent, and the smile on Jun's face retracted.
His eyes looked at the budding peony flowers in the imperial garden, and said with a smile: "I really can't hide anything from my aunt." ”
Su Minxing's mother died early, and Ning Guifei has always treated him as her own child. Ning Guifei heard the unhappiness in Su Min's words, thinking that he must be blaming himself for sending someone to stare at him.
She sighed and looked at the pastry sour plum on the plate. Suddenly she lost her appetite, she waved her hand and asked the palace maid beside her to withdraw.
"Business has been done, and restaurants have opened. Everything is with you at home, can you now put your mind on the right path?"
Ning Guifei wanted Su Minxing to enter the court as an official, but Su Minxing frowned and did not speak.
Ning Guifei lowered her head and stroked her abdomen, and the smile on her face softened a little. She said slowly: "Now that I am pregnant with the dragon son, the child in my womb will be born in the future, and I will also call you a cousin." If she has anything to do with you in the future, you can also help a little. If it is ...... in the future"
If he ascends to the throne, the Su family is also a relative of the emperor, isn't this good? Ning Guifei didn't say the next words, but Su Minxing understood what Ning Guifei meant.
Su Minxing was shocked, he didn't expect his aunt to have such thoughts.
Concubine Ning and the Su family have long been tied together, one is prosperous, and the other is lost. When the news of Ning Guifei's pregnancy came out, the Su family was put on the cusp, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes were stared at.
If the Su family makes any more moves at this time, the hundred officials of the court will have to impeach the Su family. Besides, the king on the dragon chair will look at the Su family as a leader?
The emperor was afraid that he had already sent someone to keep an eye on the Su family, and he had a headache when he thought of these Su Minxing.
He persuaded: "Auntie, how many people have lost their heads and bled because of that position throughout the ages, and how many people have died in the struggle for imperial power. Don't you understand? The child in your womb was born with a noble status and lived a life of fine clothes and food, so what is there not to be satisfied with?"
The struggle for imperial power is based on life, if Ning Guifei keeps to herself and uses the power of the Su family, she can ensure that Ning Guifei and the child in his womb can live a safe and stable life.
"Say no more, I have a plan in mind. ”
Su Minxing blocked Ning Guifei with a word, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw his friend coming, and he walked down after saying goodbye to Ning Guifei.
Ning Guifei sat on the chair, trembling at Su Minxing's words.
When will this child grow up? When will she understand her hard work! Concubine Ning only felt that Su Minxing was too young and vigorous, and she didn't understand the benefits of power at all.
Su Minxing walked towards a young man in a crescent white brocade robe.
The young man was seventeen or eighteen years old, with black and dense black hair, and a pair of slender and amorous peach blossom eyes under a pair of sword eyebrows. This person is the son of the emperor's brother King Jin, Dong Jingfeng.
Dong Jingfeng is famous, and he is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple at a young age.
Dong Jingfeng also saw Su Minxing at this moment, but he hadn't spoken yet. I only heard Su Minxing quip: "Yo, isn't this the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who just took office a while ago?"
Dong Jingfeng reached out and punched Su Minxing in the chest, walked over and hooked his shoulder with his hand. The same joked: "Yo, isn't this the famous boss Su in our capital?"
Su Minxing slapped his hand hard, and Dong Jingfeng withdrew his hand in pain.
Young Master Su squinted at him, Yin*: "Put your claws away." ”
Dong Jingfeng then remembered that Su Minxing had a cleanliness habit and didn't like others to touch him, so he withdrew his hand in a sneer. "Let's go, have some tea. ”
The Imperial Garden was bustling, and in the blink of an eye, it was almost noon. The emperor ordered the luncheon to be set up in the imperial garden, and after the next court, he led the hundred officials in.
The scattered crowd in the imperial garden also found a place to sit down.
The emperor sat on the high hall, and Concubine Ning sat beside him. The emperor is approaching thirty this year, which is the year of his establishment, and his body is healthy.
His appearance is also handsome, he picked up his wine glass and said to the hundred officials: "A few days ago, Qin Tianjian watched the stars at night, and said that Wenqu Star fell into the palace. Last night, Concubine Ning was diagnosed by the imperial doctor as pregnant, which is a sign of prosperity. Therefore, I set up a banquet today, one is to celebrate the birthday of my concubine, and the other is to celebrate my God's favor. The emperor picked up the wine glass and lowered the wine, and the five-clawed golden dragon on his bright yellow dragon robe danced its teeth and claws on the fabric.
As soon as the emperor's voice fell, the courtiers had different thoughts. The emperor meant that Ning Guifei's fetus was a Wenqu star?
All the officials knelt down and saluted, congratulating the emperor: "Congratulations to the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”
"Get up. ”
The banquet officially began, and the dancing queen stood in the center, twisting her slender waist and dancing seductively.
When Concubine Ning heard the emperor's words, she was shocked, but her face was not revealed.
Sitting below and waiting for the concubines to pull the handkerchiefs in their hands, they cast envious and jealous eyes at Ning Guifei, why don't they have such a good life, and they are also pregnant with a Wenqu star!
Xiao Yunmi sat in her position, and Xiao Luoying sat on her right. The position on the left is still in the air, her eyes are shining, could it be that there are still some people who haven't come?
As soon as he thought so, he heard the eunuch report it.
"Your Majesty, the county lord of Huai'an is back.
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As soon as the eunuch's shrill voice fell, a beauty who looked like a fairy walked in, the beauty was dressed in white, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, and walked like a weak willow facing the wind.
The name of the lord of Huai'an was given by the emperor, and her original name was Luo Huairou, the daughter of the king of Luo. At the age of six, he followed King Luo to the fiefdom, and a while ago King Luo died of illness, and the emperor took pity on her alone in the fiefdom, so he called her back to Beijing.
"Huai'an sees the emperor. ”
When the emperor saw Huai'an thinking of King Luo, he was still a little sad in his heart. The emperor and King Luo have had a good relationship since childhood, and they can be described as brothers and sisters.
King Luo is not very old, but who knows...... Alas.
The emperor was in a trance, and Concubine Ning Guifei called softly beside him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." ”
Only then did the emperor come back to his senses, and Concubine Ning glanced at the woman kneeling on the ground.
The emperor put his hand to his lips and coughed lightly. "Calm down, Ying Tianfu is a little far away from the capital, I thought you would come back in a few days. It's good to be back, don't think about those sad things anymore, the Queen Mother has been talking about you, you can visit her old man when you have time in the future. ”
The Queen Mother lived in the deep palace and did not ask about foreign affairs, so the Queen Mother did not come on Concubine Ning's birthday.
Luo Huairou's eyes were slightly red, and Ying Ying smiled and said, "The courtiers have thanked the emperor." ”
The palace maid led Luo Huairou into the position and sat on the left side of Xiaoyunmi. Xiao Yunmi picked up the dishes on the plate with chopsticks, looking lacking in interest.
Xiao Luoying sat beside Xiao Yunmi, glaring at her, and sparks were about to burst out of her eyes.
She was holding a piece of pastry in her hand, which she pinched and deformed. She threw the pastry on the ground, imagining it as a cloud, and crushed it with her foot.
Su Minxing and Dong Jingfeng sat at the same table, and the two talked happily. Dong Jingfeng drank all the wine in the cup. He picked up the flask and poured himself another glass.
Su Minxing didn't drink well, so he only drank a few glasses with him. He was stealing me on his elbows, already drunk. His eyes were always bright, staring straight at the clouds sitting opposite.
As soon as Xiao Yunmi looked up, he saw his eyes in full swing, how to describe those eyes?
It's like a lake under the white sun, where all the beauty and truth are crushed in that sparkle. The eyes are deep, but they are tender.
Xiao Yunmi was uncomfortable with him, and just wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible. She stood up and walked out of the Imperial Garden.
The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra echoed in the huge palace, and the dancing girl in the center was replaced by another horse, and now she danced the water sleeve dance that had been handed down.
The dancing girl has a bewitching posture, a soft figure, elegant and elegant, which makes people have endless aftertaste.
No one noticed Xiao Yunmi's departure, only Xiao Luoying, who was sitting on her right. Xiao Luoying's hand waved inadvertently, and the sleeve of her coat tripped the wine glass and fell to the ground.
The palace maid next to her bent down and was about to take care of the pieces, and Xiao Luoying's eyes flashed. She shouted, "Wait." ”
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Su Minxing bit his lower lip, his eyes were shining with stars, and he said aggrievedly: "Xiao Liuniang said that Mu has flowers and collections, so she won't let me be with Yunmi." ”
Xiao Yunmi pulled out the sword at his waist, smiled faintly, and stared at Xiao Liu: "Xiao Liu, what are you talking about?"
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