The banquet was held in the afternoon, and Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang entered the banquet in the Tai Chi Hall. The emperor and the empress had not yet arrived. Yun Shang raised his eyes and looked around, but found that many officials in the hall were completely unfamiliar.
Yun Shang's eyes paused for a moment, then she understood in her heart that after Su Qi's incident, Xia Huanyu and Luo Qingyan worked together to carry out a large-scale purge of all officials in the court. She was not in the court, so she felt
Not deep.
With the change of officials, the family members also changed. Yun Shang noticed that many people were secretly looking at her, so she also looked at all the young women in the banquet. Only to find that they were looking at the one beside her.
Luo Qingyan.
Yun Shang raised the corners of her lips and smiled.
"What are you looking at? You are smiling so happily?" Luo Qingyan turned her head and saw Yun Shang laughing. He followed her gaze but saw nothing, so he asked softly.
Hearing the words, Yun Shang lowered her eyes slightly, the smile on her face not diminishing: "His Royal Highness Zai Xiao is now thirty, but his charm is still the same in his thirties. Your Highness is just sitting here now, not doing anything, just afraid
Most of the women in this palace have secretly expressed their love for you. Seeing that His Highness is so popular, I feel honored to be His Highness's wife."
When Luo Qingyan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. He raised his hand and took a pear, asked someone to bring a dagger, peeled it carefully, and handed the peeled pear to Yun Shang.
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and took it. She didn't understand what Luo Qingyan meant. Just as she was guessing, she heard Luo Qingyan said: "Madam, what you said is wrong. I feel that if Madam continues to laugh like this,
, I am afraid that there are many men in this palace who secretly covet the lady. My husband has just taken Liu Yinfeng under his command, but if a few more come, it will be too much. The lady still concentrates on eating pears, bypassing these newcomers.
People from the officialdom. Otherwise, they would be afraid of being suppressed by me and not know the reason. Madam certainly doesn’t want them to feel that the officialdom is dark because they are husbands.”
Hearing this, Yun Shang was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry. She raised her eyes and glared at Luo Qingyan, but she quietly finished the pear in her hand.
"The Emperor has arrived, the Queen has arrived." Liu Wen'an's voice came from outside the palace.
Everyone in the palace quickly stood up and knelt on the ground. They heard the sound of robes dragging on the floor. Everyone in the palace quickly saluted: "Greetings to your majesty, hello to the queen. May your majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity, and may the queen be blessed with a thousand years."
After a long while, I heard Xia Huanyu's voice coming down from above. The voice echoed in the silent Tai Chi Hall without any emotion: "Ping Shen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, the Queen." Everyone thanked them and then stood up and sat down in their respective positions.
Xia Huanyu glanced at everyone, then quietly took it back. After a moment of silence, he raised his voice and said: "Today's banquet is to celebrate the imperial examination and gather talents, and to have fun with all the beloved ministers. Today is just a palace banquet."
, It’s not a state banquet, so don’t be overly formal, let’s have a good time.”
Liu Wen'an folded his hands in front of him. After hearing this, he raised his head and said loudly: "Let's open the banquet."
The palace people filed in and filled the tables with plates of melons, fruits and cakes. The drinks were also filled before being pushed aside. The palace musicians next to the palace door began to play music, and the dancing girls came out gracefully.
Yun Shang raised her eyes, looked at the dancing girl in the palace, and curled her lips slightly. She thought that the concubines in the palace had given up competing for favor, but she found that the women in the palace were born to compete for favor, so what?
I would give up easily. Among the more than twenty dancers, there are three or four familiar faces, each one more enchanting than the last. It is really wonderful.
Yun Shang looked at Xia Huanyu who was sitting on the dragon throne, but she saw that his eyes almost never fell on the dancers dancing gracefully in the palace. He was always talking softly to Queen Hua. Queen Hua, on the other hand, watched with interest and nodded from time to time.
, indicating that he is listening.
Yun Shang retracted her gaze and looked at the man beside her who had been looking at the glass of wine in front of her. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and her heart calmed down a little. If it was unintentional, so what?
Luo Qingyan seemed to notice Yun Shang's gaze. He raised his head and smiled gently at Yun Shang. He pulled Yun Shang's hand under the table. Yun Shang turned his head and heard Luo Qingyan's deliberately lowered voice.
A voice came from my ear: "Look, Chang'er, I have never touched this table, but the wine in this glass actually made waves."
"..." Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan, with a bit of helplessness in her eyes.
"Your Highness, it's music. The music is too loud, and there are dancers dancing. The table is shaken, and the wine will naturally make waves."
Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang with burning eyes, his eyes full of smiles.
Yun Shang's cheeks felt hot at the sight of him, so she lowered her head and sighed softly. She was indeed a monster.
After the song ended, Yun Shang suddenly heard Xia Huanyu say: "I heard that the sister of the number one scholar Du Houjun is famous in Lucheng for her talent and beauty. Most people in Lucheng are good at singing and dancing. Can I show it to everyone?"
When Yun Shang heard this, he raised his eyes. Xia Huanyu's intention was too obvious. Just as Yun Shang had thought before, Xia Huanyu specifically ordered everyone to bring their families, just to choose some people he felt
Looking for people who can be used by Luo Qingyan, let Luo Qingyan tie them into his hands through marriage.
Xia Huanyu's heart was good, and he was entirely thinking about Luo Qingyan. He just wanted to infiltrate people into the prince's residence, but she, Ning Yunshang, would never agree.
A woman stood up from the table. She had a graceful body and outstanding appearance. She was wearing a long lotus-colored skirt, which made her look even more graceful.
"This girl looks very gentle and elegant. I wonder what her name is?" Empress Hua suddenly spoke and asked with a smile.
The woman hurriedly bowed and said: "Queen, the name of the common girl is Du Wanyan."
Empress Hua became a little more gentle: "Du Wanyan, this name is quite elegant and matches your person."
Seeing this, everyone looked at Du Wanyan with more thoughtful eyes. However, Yun Shang lowered her head and raised her lips and smiled. It was rare for Empress Hua to praise someone so gently. Others may have doubts about the purpose of this banquet.
She also knew it well. After seeing this situation, she thought that the queen was very satisfied with Du Wanyan. She thought that the position of the crown prince's concubine would probably fall on this girl. But Yun Shang was dissatisfied with Hua.
She knew much about the Queen's temperament, so she understood that Queen Hua was afraid that the one who would hurt others was still behind.
When the music starts, Du Wanyan holds a fan in her hand and dances with the music. Sometimes she relaxes her bare hands, sometimes she bends her slender waist, sometimes she raises her wrists, sometimes she lowers her eyebrows. The fan in her hand is held and unfolded, and the jade sleeves are blown by the wind, which is so beautiful. Music.
The sound is clear and cool, and the folding fan in the hand dances, turning, swinging, opening and closing, flowing like clouds and flowing water.
After the dance, everyone in the palace had not yet come to their senses, but Du Wanyan had already bowed and stepped aside.
"Okay!" Xia Huanyu was the first to say hello, and everyone came to their senses and cheered.
Empress Hua smiled and said: "It is really beautiful, Crown Princess, what do you think?" She looked at Yun Shang, and everyone in the palace looked at Yun Shang, some of them looked at her,
Some of them had gloating in their eyes.
Yun Shang was picking up the plums on the plate. After listening to Queen Hua's words, she put the plums back on the table and responded with a smile, "My son also feels it is very good. The fan dances gracefully, like an immortal or a spirit."
As soon as Yun Shang said these words, everyone's eyes became different.
Empress Hua laughed: "Shang'er thinks it's good too. I'm a rough man. I'm not good at playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. I only know how to march and fight. However, I also think this dance is very good. It's better than anything I've ever seen in my life."
All the dancers here dance well."
After Empress Hua finished speaking, Du Wanyan's expression changed. Everyone was a little surprised. Empress Hua's words sounded like a compliment, but in the end she said that she danced better than all the dancers she had seen.
This sentence is somewhat inappropriate. Du Wanyan is the sister of the new top scholar and a serious lady. How can she be compared with the dancing girl?
But if you think about it carefully, if you are playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, it is talent if you show it in public. However, only dancing girls can dance in public.
Everyone looked at Du Wanyan and thought about it for a while. They thought that Du Wanyan was really a little impatient. For the sake of the position of the crown prince's concubine, he actually did all the things of a dancing girl, but he lost his reputation.
A lady's reserve.
Xia Huanyu frowned, but could not blame Empress Hua. He only looked at Luo Qingyan, who seemed to have nothing to do with him, and said, "Prince, what do you think of this dance?"
Everyone's eyes moved to Luo Qingyan again, but Luo Qingyan didn't even raise his eyes. He smiled and said, "Not as good as someone." After saying that, he looked at Yun Shang with a smile.
Everyone was still wondering who the person Luo Qingyan was talking about, but when they saw Luo Qingyan's eyes, they suddenly understood.
Yun Shang couldn't help but laugh, but she was not laughing at Luo Qingyan's praise, but thinking in her heart that Luo Qingyan, looking cold and majestic, told lies without blinking an eye.
one time.
She had never danced in front of Luo Qingyan, or should I say, had never danced in front of anyone, yet Luo Qingyan was able to say such things without blushing.
Yun Shang had to say that she felt really happy.
Xia Huanyu frowned, smiled and said, "Oh? The Crown Princess is also good at dancing?"
Luo Qingyan smiled, and did not answer yes or no. He only said: "If you are good at dancing or not, it's better for you and me to know."
What this means is that you don’t want others to see you.
Empress Hua laughed, and turned to look at Xia Huanyu with a smile: "Our child is like you back then. He cares about one person, so his eyes are full and his heart is so full that he can no longer tolerate anyone else. But he can't speak.
…”
When Xia Huanyu heard what Empress Hua said, he was stunned and fell silent.
Empress Hua laughed and said, "The Crown Princess is also a top performer in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Back then, the story of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess singing the song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" together to confirm their love was a widely circulated story."
