Chapter two hundred and seventy-eight feast no good feast
After leveling up, everyone stood up. Yun Shang raised his eyes and looked at the queen on the throne. The queen's appearance was not very beautiful, but she had a natural nobility.
Yun Shang noticed another line of sight looking towards her again, so she raised her eyes and looked over, and saw a radiant figure sitting on the second seat. A flash of surprise flashed in Yun Shang's eyes. Yes, how could she?
Forgot, Ning Qian is also Xia Huanyu's favorite concubine, she will naturally appear on such occasions.
However, the two of them did not dare to let others notice anything. They only glanced at each other and moved away in a hurry. However, this glance still fell into the eyes of the queen. The queen smiled slightly, looked at Ning Qian and said, "Concubine Xiang.
I’ve been watching Princess Rui, but what’s wrong with Princess Rui?”
Hearing this, Ning Qian smiled slightly, looked at Yun Shang again, and then said with a smile, "I also said that this lady has outstanding appearance. Why have I never seen her before? It turns out to be Princess Rui. No wonder."
When the queen heard this, she also chuckled and said, "When I saw Princess Rui for the first time today, I was also shocked. I thought how could there be such an elegant and refined woman in this world?
The concubine sisters are pretty much the same, but the noble concubine sister is a bit more gorgeous, while Princess Rui is a bit more elegant."
Yun Shang hurriedly bowed and said, "The empress, the empress, the noble concubine, and the empress are so complimentary that I am too ashamed to deserve it."
When the Queen heard what Yun Shang said, she smiled again and said, "But speaking of Princess Rui, I have to mention that Prince Rui is really handsome. She is almost exactly the same as the emperor when he was young. When I saw it before, I was surprised.
Gong couldn't help but be shocked, he really is a father and son, they look so much alike."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman took over the conversation, "I'm a little curious after hearing what the emperor's sister-in-law said..."
Yun Shang looked at the woman, but saw that the woman was actually the one who looked at her with resentful eyes this morning. She made some calculations in her heart. She called the queen the emperor's sister-in-law. She must be Xia Huanyu's sister, but
Xia Huanyu should have only one sister, and that is Princess Tai'an. I heard that this girl is extremely handsome. There are many faces in the princess's house, and she is already in her thirties, but she is not married yet.
Seeing Princess Tai'an say this, everyone else showed curious expressions. Yun Shang sneered in her heart, only to feel that a stone in her heart was twisted up and never fell to the ground.
When the queen heard this, she laughed loudly and said, "Although men and women sit separately, there is still something we can do." After saying that, she walked to the side and said something to Xia Huanyu. Xia Huanyu nodded, and then heard Xia Huanyu
Huanyu's voice came over.
"Today is Prince Rui's first time attending a palace banquet, so please remove the screen. Don't let Prince Rui know if you meet him on the road in the future."
Someone from the palace said yes, and then someone moved the screen away bit by bit. Yun Shang saw Prince Jing sitting opposite her, smiled at him, and fell silent.
"I heard that Prince Rui was known as the God of War when he was in Ning State. He must be very powerful in martial arts. I just wonder if he can show his skills to all of us in front of everyone." The queen raised her lips and looked at Luo Qingyan, who was sitting quietly aside.
, asked softly.
Xia Huanyu shook his head when he heard this, "Speaking of martial arts, I have to say that Princess Rui's shot of ten arrows in one hand is truly the best."
"Oh? Princess Rui actually has such ability?" The queen seemed stunned when she heard this, and then she cast her eyes on Yun Shang again.
Yun Shang didn't know why the two couples in the high position were singing harmony. Hearing this, he just smiled lightly and said, "It's just a small skill, it's hard to reach the level of elegance."
Princess Tai'an suddenly spoke up, "Brother Emperor, I just heard from the emperor's sister-in-law that Prince Rui and Brother Huang looked very similar when they were young. I wonder which one is Prince Rui?"
Xia Huanyu laughed, "Since it looks like the widowed man when he was young, then take a look and you'll know which one he looks like."
As expected, Princess Tai'an glanced around the male guests' table and her eyes suddenly fell on Luo Qingyan. After a moment of silence, she pointed at Luo Qingyan and said, "Brother, is he him?"
"Qin An really has good eyesight." Xia Huanyu said with a smile, and all the female guests looked at him.
With a slight smile on her lips, Yun Shang glanced around at everyone's looks, and then heard the voice of the Duke's wife coming from beside her, "Be careful of Princess Tai'an."
Yun Shang didn't know what the Duke's wife meant when she said to be careful, but she also understood that the Duke's wife would not say such words for no reason, so she lowered her voice and responded, glancing at Princess Tai'an. Although she was already in her thirties,
, but still well maintained, looking no more than twenty-five or six, which is when the charm is at its best. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Luo Qingyan, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes were dark.
As if aware that Yun Shang was looking at her, Princess Tai'an turned her eyes, smiled gently at Yun Shang, and then looked away again.
"It is said that there are no concubines or concubines in Prince Rui's palace. There is only one woman, the princess, who is so infatuated that all the women in the world are envious." The queen said calmly, her voice was calm, as if she mentioned the matter accidentally.
, but Yun Shang couldn't help but keep an eye on it. Could it be that the queen wanted to seduce a woman to the prince?
Luo Qingyan looked cold all the time. He never said a word from beginning to end, as if he was watching an unrelated farce.
It was only when he heard the Queen say this that he raised his eyes, glanced across the Queen's face lightly, and sneered, "The Queen said this, are you blaming Your Majesty for having a harem of three thousand people, and the Queen can't pamper you alone?"
When the queen heard this, her face changed slightly, but in an instant, she put on a smile again, "Where did Prince Rui start from? I just appreciate Prince Rui's infatuation, but I also know that,
A woman who is jealous and intolerant of others is the sixth of the seven sins."
Prince Jing laughed coldly, "My princess is not jealous, but I am jealous. I cannot allow others to take away any of my attention from my princess. I don't want my princess to focus on other matters because of her needs."
I cannot be with this king all the time."
There was a slight silence at the banquet, but Luo Qingyan's voice was heard coldly, "I have never had a very good temper. If there are people who always like to come to the palace to harass the princess, then it is no wonder that I am so rude.
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The queen had been humiliated twice by Prince Jing, and her face was already a little embarrassed. She was silent for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, when you first come to Xia Kingdom, don't act so cold, or be careful to frighten all the delicate ladies here.
"After that, he said again, "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that you would let everyone have a small competition together, and the winner would be rewarded heavily?"
Xia Huanyu smiled and nodded, "The Xia Kingdom has always respected literati, so let's play a flower-passing order today. Today is not for punishment, but only for rewards and not punishment. I will give you a flower order, and if someone can take it, I will stand up on my own.
If no one can pick it up in the end, you win. Do you have any objections?"
Yun Shang had heard before that the flower-passing order of the Xia Kingdom was not like that of the Ning Kingdom, where it was just about beating a drum to pass a flower. Instead, the flower-passing order was based on flowers. The person who wrote the title read a poem and determined which word the flower appeared in the poem.
The person receiving the flower order must recite the same poem, and the name of the flower must appear in the same position in the poem.
When no one answered, Xia Huanyu smiled and said, "Then I will propose a question? The peach blossoms on the face complement each other."
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Tai'an already smiled and said, "The lotus flowers are so red in the sun."
Then several more people whose names Yun Shang couldn't name took the order, but it took longer and longer. Yun Shang looked at it indifferently and did not speak. A young man over there had already stood up.
, "Leave the withered lotus to listen to the sound of rain."
No one said anything for a while, and Xia Huanyu smiled slightly, "No more? Does that mean Shilang Su wins?"
Princess Tai'an also smiled and said, "The emperor's sister-in-law really comes from a scholarly family, and all the younger siblings in the family are talented."
Yun Shang's eyes fell on the young man, and saw that his appearance was not outstanding, but his eyes were arrogant, and he looked a little dismissive of Princess Tai'an's compliments.
The palace attendant on the side came to Yun Shang's side with a wine flask. When he saw that Yun Shang's cup was empty, he bent down.
"Wait a minute." Luo Qingyan suddenly spoke, and everyone in the garden looked at him. Xia Huanyu showed a smile on his face, looked at Luo Qingyan and said, "What did Prince Rui think of?"
A wonderful flower arrangement?"
Luo Qingyan seemed to be stunned, and glanced at the people at the table, then raised the corners of his lips, "Sorry, I didn't want to accept the flower order, I just saw the palace maid pouring wine for the princess, and wanted to let her go."
She waits, the princess has just recovered from a serious illness and should not drink alcohol, so she might as well switch to tea. Well, you continue..."
Everyone at the table had different expressions, and their eyes fell on the palace maid who was bending down to pour wine for Yun Shang. Suddenly, the palace maid was a little nervous when everyone looked at her like this. She tilted the wine pot and spilled the wine on the table.
When the palace maid saw this, her face suddenly turned pale with fright. She knelt down with a thud and said repeatedly, "Princess, please forgive me. Princess, please forgive me. I didn't do it on purpose."
The table suddenly became silent, and there was only a "pop" sound. The wine glass in Luo Qingyan's hand was suddenly placed on the table, and he looked at the palace maid with some unkind eyes. The palace maid's body began to tremble more and more violently.
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Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit condensed, Yun Shang laughed softly, turned around and helped the maid up, saying, "It's okay. I don't blame you. Did the prince scare you?"
The maid stood up tremblingly, and the queen slowly spoke, "The maid in the palace made a mistake, and she should naturally be punished."
"The Queen must be aware that it was the prince's sudden voice that frightened the palace maid. If she were punished, I'm afraid the prince would have been punished even more. The palace maid is not guilty." Yun Shang said, then raised her eyes and looked at the cold person opposite.
Luo Qingyan was sitting with a straight face.
Xia Huanyu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Prince Rui's return is originally a happy event. Since it is a happy event, you shouldn't let a small thing spoil the atmosphere. Please step back."
The maid hurriedly bowed and retreated hastily. Yun Shang's eyes fell on the wine spilled on the table, and a hint of darkness flashed in her eyes. (To be continued)
