By the time Qi Yang and Lu Qipei returned, everyone in the banquet had already arrived, and they were the last to appear.
It was almost noon, and it was time for a feast, so everyone gathered and sat down. There are guards in the distance, and there are servants nearby who take good care of them. Looking up, Princess Xiangcheng and King Liang actually prepared songs and dances, which is no different from having a feast in the mansion.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei took their seats, took the handkerchief handed by the servant and wiped their hands, then took two sips of the tea on the table in front of them. Someone on the side laughed and said: "Qiyang and the concubine are so loving. It's just that you came to have a banquet today, and you two came back late alone. You should drink two cups as a penalty drink. Why are you two only drinking tea? "
It was Princess Nanping who spoke. She and Qi Yang have never dealt with each other. Today, she specially brought her concubine to watch Qi Yang's jokes, but when she saw that the two were in love as before, she was very disbelieving and disdainful in her heart, so she wanted to find fault.
Qi Yang was too lazy to care about her, so he just replied indifferently: "Both my concubine and I are not good at drinking, so we use tea instead of wine."
Princess Nanping was a little angry when she saw her perfunctory, and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the consort beside her.
Before the banquet started, the atmosphere was not very good. Princess Xiangcheng invited Qi Yang to come, naturally not to have a bad relationship with her, so she hurriedly came forward to smooth things out. This is not a big deal, and it was soon revealed.
Immediately after the banquet began, everyone was staggering, and the kings and princesses who had a good or bad relationship all gathered together to talk.
Sitting next to Qi Yang was the fifth prince who had sealed the king of Chu. After drinking a few cups, he leaned over to Qi Yang and asked her: "Imperial father's birthday is approaching, what kind of birthday gift is the emperor preparing for this year?"
In two months, it will be the Longevity Festival, and the emperor's fifty-year-old birthday will be held in a grand manner anyway. Only today I don't like extravagance. In previous years, those who gave gifts that were out of the ordinary would definitely be reprimanded. But this year's birthday is different. Everyone knows that it is necessary to make a big deal. Of course, the gift should be heavier than in previous years, but it is difficult for everyone to grasp how much it is.
There are only Qi Yang and the crown prince. They have been favored since childhood, and they are happy with whatever they give to the emperor. Over time, all the brothers and sisters seemed to have found the weather vane, and whenever they needed to prepare gifts with the emperor, they were the two of them.
Only in recent years, the Princess Mansion has become more and more strict, and the news in the Princess Mansion is not easy to inquire, so I have to bite the bullet and ask.
The question of the King of Chu was obviously what other people wanted to ask, so everyone stopped talking and all looked over.
Qi Yang felt that it was boring, but he had nothing to hide, so he said casually: "I want to wish the father and emperor a hundred years of health, so I went to the Huguo Temple to fast and pray for blessings for a while, and then I invited a bodhisattva to plan on the Longevity Festival. time to present.”
There is nothing wrong with this congratulatory gift, the emperor will never reprimand extravagance, and it shows his sincerity to ask for it. With the emperor's preference for Qi Yang, he would probably be happy. Only in this way, there is no reference for her gift. Everyone can't be like her, let go of their affairs, all go to Huguo Temple to fast and pray, and then invite all the gods and Buddhas in the temple back, right
The King of Chu was inexplicably a little embarrassed. Under the watchful eyes of the others, he bit his head and asked again: "The emperor's sister is very good. Then, I don't know if the emperor's sister knows, what has the prince and brother prepared for this time?"
If it is an ordinary family, it is common for brothers and sisters to prepare congratulatory gifts for their father and exchange news, so as not to embarrass each other when something goes wrong. But the Tian family is different, there is competition everywhere, and the King of Chu has repeatedly asked these words.
Qi Yang is not a child who doesn't know the severity, and immediately frowned slightly and replied, "I don't know."
This remark made everyone a little unhappy, especially King Liang's eyes that seemed to be undisguised. Qi Yang didn't realize it, he picked up the tea cup in front of him and sipped, just to block the sneer on his lips.
In fact, she had seen the change in the attitude of everyone. In the early years, these princes and princesses had jealousy and unwillingness in their hearts, and they concealed a lot in front of her, but now they show their intentions so frankly, and even find fault and provocation, the root cause is nothing more than the prince.
Three years ago, in the battle of Northern Xinjiang, the third prince was executed for treason, but the crown prince came back with a victory in Northern Xinjiang. The only opponent in the DPRK killed himself, and he still had military merit, so the status of the prince should have become more stable. However, the world is unpredictable, but the Prince Beijiang and his party were hit hard by accident. In addition, the experience of escaping in the ice and snow while dragging his injuries for two days seems to have left him with troubles, but in the past two years, he has become increasingly pale and weak.
A crown prince with a broken body is a little less convinced, not to mention the prince's body does not seem to be very good. Over time, the remaining few princes who were declining gradually began to compete, and even Qi Yang was despised by the ambitious people.
But Qi Yang is proud of himself, even if the prince's health is getting worse, she will be worried. But in all fairness, none of these crooked princes could get into her eyes, let alone make her surrender.
It is said that there is no good banquet, and this banquet really made Qi Yang unhappy.
During the banquet, everyone first inquired about the emperor's birthday ceremony with her, and after the failure, they always inquired about the prince. Qi Yang didn't know it, and many people turned to toast. Qi Yang naturally refused to drink, so he shied away after three or two sentences, so the kings and other concubines turned to Lu Qipei to make a toast, and the latter could not refuse so bluntly, and drank a few more or less.
The wine cup prepared for the banquet is not small, not like an ordinary wine cup, and one cup of wine can be worth four or five cups. Qi Yang was only entangled by Nanping for a while, and when he turned around again, Lu Qipei drank three or four glasses of wine, and his face was already red.
Seeing this, Qi Yang felt two points of anger in his heart for no reason. He didn't bother to make excuses with everyone, and said, "The concubine is drunk, I'll take her to sober up." Then he pulled up Lu Qipei and left the table.
Lu Qipei was indeed a little drunk, and when he was pulled away by Qi Yang, his steps staggered. But in fact, her alcohol intake has been much better than three years ago, but the reason is that the princess has "exercised alcohol" with her in the past three years. The more drunk you are, the more you drink.
The two quickly left the land of singing and dancing, and Lu Qipei then pulled Qi Yang and said to her, "A-Ning, don't go so fast, I can't keep up with it if you go too fast, and I feel a little dizzy."
Qi Yang stopped when he heard the words, and when he looked back, he saw that Lu Qipei's cheeks were flushed like jade, and even the clear eyes of the past also added a bit of haze. She knew that she was still a little drunk, so she turned to support people, and said dissatisfiedly: "Those people, what do you do with them?"
Lu Qipei just laughed. In fact, how can he get along with people as he wants
It's not that Qi Yang doesn't understand, she just feels sorry for her.
The two walked for a while, and Qi Yang looked back at her again and asked, "Are you too drunk today?"
Lu Qipei winked at her and pointedly said, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
In the past three years, Lu Qipei has been drunk by Qi Yang a lot, and no one knows her drunk state better than Qi Yang. Hearing this, Qi Yang stared at her for a moment, and then snorted softly: "The concubine's drinking capacity is getting better and better."
Lu Qipei bent his eyebrows and laughed lightly, the laughter was soft and soft, and it went straight to the heart of his heart.
Qi Yang saw her slightly drunk before, but now he feels that she is drunk again, he helped someone to walk to a clean big rock and stopped, and said, "Sit here for a while and wake up at the bar, I'll see you. Still drunk."
Lu Qipei didn't argue, and after answering obediently, he sat down on the stone. Not long after sitting down, she looked up at Qi Yang, reached out and pulled her into her arms, making her sit on her lap. The slender but powerful arms wrapped around Qi Yang's slender waist, and her slightly hot cheeks pressed against her neck, occasionally rubbing against her, making her blush so intimate.
It seems that the stamina of the drink is not small, and she is still drunk.
Qi Yang has always been bold, but in this crowd, God knows what a drunk can do. Therefore, she was rarely embarrassed. She glanced slightly, and saw that the accompanying servants had turned their eyes away quite wisely, and winked to help them invite tourists.
This made Qi Yang a little relieved, but even though she felt the head rubbing against her neck again, she pushed it away a little helplessly, and discussed with her: "Apei, you are drunk, how about we go back to the house?"
Lu Qipei's arms around her waist tightened a little, but his articulation was clear: "I don't want to go back, I want to sober up."
Qi Yang was amused when he heard the words, but felt that it was rude for the two of them to be in such a state, so he discussed with her again: "Then how about you let go of me?"
Lu Qipei didn't say a word, and answered with his tighter arms, which almost made Qi Yang gasp for breath. In the end, he was released by Qi Yang's slap on the arm, but he seemed extremely aggrieved without the princess's concubine in his arms, and looked up at the sky without looking at Qi Yang.
Qi Yang really thought the drunk concubine was very interesting, and each time the reaction was different. She was not afraid that the other party was really angry. After breaking away from Lu Qipei's embrace, she simply sat on the stone and squeezed with her. After only a moment, a hand was secretly wrapped around her waist again, with a moderate force, as if she was afraid that she would run away, and that she was afraid that she would push back.
With a smile on his lips, Qi Yang looked back at his concubine, who was still looking up at the sky, pretending that nothing happened.
Qi Yang knew that Lu Qipei's appearance was obviously waiting for her to coax him. But she didn't coax her today, she just held back the smile on her lips and looked up at the sky side by side with her.
I saw the blue sky above my head, dotted with white clouds, and there were still many figures, large and small, under it.
Qi Yang just looked up at random, but she was a little lost when she looked at those paper kites - she also played with paper kites when she was a child, and it was her mother and concubine who made them with her. Unfortunately, it flew away later, and the mother concubine passed away soon after, so she never let go of Zhiyuan again.
Just thinking about losing her mind, Qi Yang's finger on her lap was hooked, she looked back subconsciously, but saw Lu Qipei frowning and saying to her: "Don't look, I will do those too, next time I will Would you like to make it for Aning?"
Qi Yang looked at her for a moment, and seeing the seriousness and stubbornness in her eyes, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The drunk concubine is so cute, she even eats the vinegar of Zhiyuan!