"Well..." Xiao Lezi thought seriously, "A girl's love for you."
"Do you like me?"
"Of course I like it, I like it very much."
Xiao Yu hugged her neck, leaned over and kissed her on the face: "I like you too."
The soft and fragrant touch ran across her cheek like a feather, making Xiao Lezi stunned for a moment, and then she smiled even more joyfully. She hugged Xiao Yu and kneaded her vigorously, and then she retracted her claws with satisfaction.
As the sun sets, the night quietly opens, and the lanterns begin to turn on. The originally cold and silent palace glows with a dim, warm glow against the backdrop of the bright lights.
Xiao Lezi accompanied Xiao Yu to Biquan Palace. At this time, many people had already arrived, including many familiar figures.
In order to cope with the occasion, the palace was filled with chrysanthemums, white, red and yellow, blooming in all directions, which was really beautiful.
Xiao Yu used to live in Xuan Ran Palace and had almost no contact with people. As a result, he had almost no friends in the palace with whom he could talk. Only a few royal brothers would take the initiative to say hello to him when they saw him.
Fortunately, Xiao Yu didn't care much about these things. He found his seat and sat down, then turned to talk to Xiao Lezi.
There were these fresh melon and fruit snacks on the table. When no one was paying attention, Xiao Yu stole a few pastries and hid them in her sleeves. Then she secretly stuffed them into Xiao Lezi and said softly in a low voice: "It's still early.
When we finish eating, it will probably be midnight, so you need to eat something to fill your stomach."
Xiao Yu looked at the young man and was so attentive. Xiao Lezi was moved. He turned around and quickly stuffed the cake into his mouth behind his back, chewing and swallowing.
Xiao Yu stared at her brightly, full of expectation: "Is it delicious?"
Xiao Lezi licked the pastry crumbs from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "It's not bad."
Seeing Xiao Yu going to touch the pastries on the table again, Xiao Lezi hurriedly stopped him: "Okay, don't take it anymore, it will be bad if others see it. You don't have to worry about me, slave. If you get hungry later, I will
Go find something to eat, and you won’t starve yourself.”
Hearing what she said, Xiao Yu stuck out her tongue, took her hand back, sat down obediently, and continued chatting with her.
It was said that they were chatting, but in fact, most of the time, Xiao Yu was listening to Xiao Lezi talking about the Double Ninth Festival customs in her hometown. There were many new and weird things in them, which made him very curious.
After getting along with each other these days, Xiao Lezi could see that Xiao Yu didn't seem to like staying in the palace. He wanted to get out of the palace and look around. If he were placed in modern times, he might become a traveler.
Backpackers in the world.
It's a pity that he is in the royal family, and freedom is out of reach for him.
There were more and more people, and the seats were quickly filled. When the moon hung in the sky, the Queen Mother and the Emperor arrived belatedly. Everyone stood up one after another, fell to their knees with a crash, and looking around, they could only see
A mass of black heads could be seen.
After the emperor helped the queen mother to sit down, everyone stood up and took their seats at the queen mother's signal.
Tonight is a family banquet. The people invited here, except for the princes, princesses and concubines, are relatives of the emperor. They are all familiar with each other. After sitting down, although the queen mother and the emperor cannot speak loudly, in private
The chatter was endless.
Looking at it at this time, it is easy to tell who is on the same side with whom and who is at odds with whom.
The emperor casually made a few opening remarks and announced the start of the family banquet. The maids filed in carrying silver plates and placed them on various tables. They opened the lids to reveal the cooked meat.
Crabs are bright red in color with a light oily sheen and exude an alluring aroma that makes you salivate.
The prince, who was sitting in the first seat on the right, stood up and raised his wine glass towards the emperor: "Today is the Double Ninth Festival, and the air is crisp in autumn. I will greet you with flowers and toast to my father. I wish my father good health."
After saying this, he raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp, which attracted applause from all parties.
The emperor seemed to be in a good mood tonight. He also picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "I heard that you have been working very hard on your homework recently. I hope you can continue to work hard and not let me down."
He lowered his head and took a sip of the wine, then put the glass down.
Taking advantage of the prince's initiative, other princes also followed suit and raised their wine glasses to toast the emperor. The emperor also accepted it happily, but did not pick up the wine glass again.
Encouraged by Xiao Lezi, Xiao Yu also stood up, raised the tea cup with her white hands, and said in a soft and waxy voice: "I can't drink, so I can only drink tea instead of wine. I hope my father will not dislike me."
, I also hope that my father can be happy every day."
Hearing his words, the emperor couldn't help laughing, and waved to him, motioning him to come over.
Xiao Yu tried her best to ignore the injury on her leg, straightened her back, and walked to the emperor's side with small steps.
The emperor could tell at a glance that he was walking a little unnaturally, but when he saw his tight little body, he refrained from criticizing him, and just looked at him with a softer look: "Did you eat obediently as I was told today?"
Xiao Yu nodded vigorously and gestured back and forth with her little hands: "My son ate two large bowls of rice for lunch!"
The Queen Mother sitting next to him couldn't help but laugh, stretched out her hand and pinched his soft white arms: "There's more and more meat, well, the rice is not in vain."
Xiao Yu's face turned red from being teased, and she twisted her limp body: "Royal Grandmother is not allowed to laugh at others."
Looking at his little appearance, the Queen Mother became more and more fond of him. At her age, people had no other hobbies and just liked teasing her grandchildren. However, the previous royal grandchildren were all too precocious and rarely appeared in front of her.
Acting like a baby. Now that she had such a little treasure like Xiao Yu, the Queen Mother felt her whole heart soften. She immediately pulled him into her arms and teased him carefully before letting go.
In the eyes of others, this scene is naturally a different scene, and everyone has different plans in mind.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little tipsy, but due to the presence of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, everyone maintained their demeanor and the atmosphere was very quiet.
Seeing everyone's restraint, the Queen Mother and the Emperor found a reason to leave one after another. After the two bosses left, the scene instantly became much more lively.
When the concubines and female relatives saw this, they all got up and left in a sensible manner, and the remaining men became less and less scrupulous. The lights were intertwined, the aroma of wine overflowed, and kabuki actors came forward to perform dances, and their lively dances captivated the eyes.
Xiao Yu didn't know how to drink and didn't understand the beauty of women. She just stared at the crab in Xiao Lezi's hand.
Xiao Lezi used a hammer to pry open the crab shell, scooped out the crab roe with a small silver spoon, and handed it to Xiao Yu's mouth. Seeing his mouth full of oil after eating, she couldn't help laughing: "Does it taste good?"
Xiao Yu nodded vigorously, raised her chubby finger, pointed at the crab in her hand, and said softly: "You can eat it too."
Xiao Lezi shook his head: "I don't like crabs."
Hearing this, Xiao Yu was a little disappointed, but it was only for a moment. In the blink of an eye, he asked again: "Then what do you like to eat? I will ask the kitchen to cook it for you later."
Xiao Lezi thought for a while, and Coca-Cola chicken wings came to mind for no reason... Ahem, she admitted that she was very worthless and loved to eat this kind of junk food.
Seeing Xiao Yu's expectant eyes, Xiao Lezi couldn't bear to undermine his good intentions and said, "I haven't eaten chicken wings for a long time, and I suddenly feel like eating them."
"Chicken wings?" Xiao Yu wrote down seriously, "It's not something hard to find. Let's go eat chicken wings later."
Just a casual sentence could make him bother so much. Xiao Lezi felt very touched.
She continued to carefully feed Xiao Yu crabs, but little did she know that she had become the target of many people's secret attention, among which the eldest prince Xiao Yun of Taizihe was the most obvious.
The prince saw Xiao Lezi serving Xiao Yu carefully, and his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He reluctantly looked back and looked at the shiny big crab in front of him. He felt that the originally alluring fragrance had turned into an old sour smell.
.
Xiao Yun walked up to him at some point and looked at Xiao Lezi and Xiao Yu not far away with him. He smiled meaningfully: "Seeing the person you like flattering and flattering in front of others is not a good feeling.
Bar?"
The prince picked up the big crab with an expressionless expression, and with a fierce force, he actually tore the crab open with his bare hands. Unexpectedly, his movements were extremely elegant and not at all barbaric.
He used his slender white fingers to twist the crab claws and shook it at him: "Do you want to eat it?"
After saying that, before Xiao Yun could answer, the prince threw the crab claws at his feet.
Even Xiao Yun, who was always known for being gentle and polite, couldn't help but change his face at this moment, with unconcealable hostility bursting out of his eyes.
Suddenly, the two sides were at war with each other and the atmosphere was tense.
It wasn't until Xiao Shen came over and placed a pot of wine heavily on the table with a bang that the deadlock was broken.
Xiao Yun glanced at Xiao Shen and left without saying a word.
Looking at his upright back, Xiao Shen approached the prince and pursed his lips: "Boss, what's going on? It seems like you've eaten gunpowder!"
The prince did not answer the question, but glanced at him lightly: "Do you have anything to do with me?"
"Aoyou~ Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do? We are brothers in class. Taking advantage of the beautiful scenery tonight and the company of so many beauties, can't you have a drink with me, brother?!"
As he said that, Xiao Shen pushed the cup filled with wine in front of him, and then, regardless of whether he drank or not, he picked up the wine cup, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, enjoying himself.
The prince took the wet handkerchief from the hand of the maid behind him, wiped his fingers slowly, and then picked up the wine glass, but he was not in a hurry to drink. His eyes fell on the clear and bright wine, and his eyes slowly became deeper.
After a long time, he brought the wine glass to his lips, took a small sip, then closed his eyes and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.
While praising him for his good drinker, Xiao Shen filled another bottle of wine for him. The two brothers drank one glass after another as if no one else was watching, and drank the whole bottle of wine in the blink of an eye.
Both of them were a little drunk, their eyes were misty, and their words were a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Xiao Shen hooked the prince's shoulder and said with a smile: "Second brother, I always envied you in the past. No matter what you want, you can get it with just one word. But now... hiccup! I don't envy you anymore.
, I still think it’s good for me to be like this, eating and drinking every day, waiting for death, and not having to worry about what will happen tomorrow... Hiccup! As long as you give me the title of idle prince for fun in the future after you ascend the throne, I will be fine for the rest of my life.
It’s complete…burp!”
The prince raised his eyebrows and looked at him, and said with a cold smile: "If Concubine Duan hears what you said, she will have to use a feather duster to beat you to death, you, this unsatisfactory brat." (To be continued)