Guests arrived one after another, and most of the people here were people Qingyan knew. However, he did not expect that people from Su Family and Luo Family would attend the banquet at the same time, but he also thought that Luo Family would definitely attend. This banquet, but as for the people in the Su family, she ignored it.
Chai Yiyun attended the banquet with Su Qingwen. Because Su Qingwen will marry the third prince in the spring next year, Su Qingwen dressed up like a royal concubine.
But she definitely didn't expect that Xuanyuan Yuzhe would bring Shaoyao to attend the banquet.
When Shaoyao looked at Qingyan standing next to the princess, she whispered in Xuanyuan Yuzhe's ear, "Your Highness, that princess will be the Crown Princess of Wenxuan Palace from now on. I think we should deal with the relationship with them better." Don’t fight to the death for that throne.”
Listening to Shaoyao's words, Xuanyuan Yuzhe nodded seriously. In fact, what Shaoyao said made sense. Besides, he had no intention of taking the throne. Especially after knowing his life experience, the throne was not something that someone like him could do. And the only thing he wants to do now is to grow old together with the people around him.
"I have met the Emperor's uncle and the Emperor's aunt." Xuanyuan Yuzhe walked up to them and spoke loudly, "My nephew thought that today is the Emperor's aunt's birthday, so he gave this small gift to the Emperor's aunt."
Shaoyao looked at the expression on Xuanyuan Yuzhe's face and immediately offered the box in his hands, "I hope Aunt Huang won't mind."
The princess smiled and took the box from Shaoyao's hand, "No need to be polite, today is a family dinner, but it's so formal."
Xuanyuan Yuzhe looked at the princess and nodded seriously, then stood aside with Shaoyao. Su Qingwen on the other side had a look of unwillingness on her face when she saw this scene.
Xuanyuan Yuzhen and the others also gave their birthday gifts, and then everyone sat together and waited for the banquet to begin. This birthday banquet was no different from the previous banquets. The opening song and dance performance quickly made everyone lose interest. Instead, just mind your own business and chat with the people around you.
When Murong Jingxuan saw this scene, the corners of his lips curled up and he spoke with a smile. Then he walked to the center and looked at the princess and said with a smile, "Mother concubine, I heard that the girls in this capital are more versatile than our girls in the south. , why not let them come up one by one to perform, it can be regarded as a birthday surprise for the mother and concubine."
Listening to Murong Jingxuan's words, the princess smiled and nodded, "This is naturally the best."
Qingyan looked at Murong Jingxuan and then at the princess. She walked down with a smile and saluted in front of the princess, "In this case, the daughter-in-law can only dare to dance for the mother-in-law."
The princess looked at Qingyan, smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Qingyan then walked down. Under a melodious flute sound, the venue was instantly shrouded in darkness. When the lantern was lit, Qingyan was seen standing in the center, dressed in red.
Qingyan's dance was very casual, and her red dress seemed to be a natural fit for her. Along with the dimming candlelight thrown out by the long sleeves, and the light that gradually appeared in the sky, it seemed that everything just now seemed to have disappeared. A dream.
Then only the girl in red was left standing in the center, "Concubine, you look lovely."
The princess did not expect Qingyan to perform like this. She watched Qingyan slowly walk up to Qingyan and held her hand with a smile. Then she faced them and said with a smile, "This daughter of Duke Ding is... The well-deserved Crown Princess of my palace."
With Qingyan's unique performance, no matter how good the subsequent performances are, they will not be favored by the princess, and the girls who like Murong Jingxuan want to get a good start, especially under such circumstances. .
But they all know in their hearts that no one seems to be able to compare with a girl like Qingyan.
Thinking about it, Su Qingyuan might have been able to win a few favors if she came in front of Qingyan, but it's a pity that the beauty has passed away.
Su Qingwen looked at the peony on the side, and then at the doting expression on Xuanyuan Yuzhe's face, with a look of reluctance. She clenched her fists, stood up, looked at the princess and said with a smile, "Princess, my daughter once I occasionally heard that the third prince’s concubine is good at music, so I wonder if I can let the concubine perform a song for everyone.”
After listening to Su Qingwen's words, Qingyan looked at Shaoyao, and Shaoyao secretly gave Qingyan a knowing look. This was the prelude for Su Qingwen to deal with her, and she also saw the danger in Xuanyuan Yuzhe's eyes. Warning meaning.
"Your Highness, after all, Miss Su is also your future concubine. Don't let her be afraid of you." Shaoyao whispered in Xuanyuan Yuzhe's ear, "What's more, doesn't Your Highness know what I am capable of?"
After listening to Shaoyao's words, Xuanyuan Yuzhe withdrew his gaze and looked at Shaoyao beside him with a gentle look on his face, "My Highness naturally knows that."
Shaoyao gave Xuanyuan Yuzhe a reassuring look, and then slowly walked to the center and saluted the princess, "Then be bold and perform a song for the princess."
Shaoyao played a plum blossom song to the princess.
Su Qingwen had investigated Shaoyao's background and was just relying on her body to win the attention of the third prince. But who would have thought that she had such a skill? When she thought of this, she could only dig her nails into her skin.
"Hey, let me tell you, it's not necessarily uncommon for a woman from a wealthy background to be good at such things." A man's voice sounded from behind, and when Xuanyuan Yuzhe looked around, he realized that it was Cui Hanqun.
Shaoyao looked at the princess and said with a smile, "I'm causing trouble for the princess."
"Mother concubine, although this Shaoyao comes from a wealthy family, she is definitely not that kind of woman. My child once asked that this Shaoyao is naturally graceful, but she does her art but not her body. She is like the touch of green lotus leaning against the red building." Qingyan whispered beside the princess. He said, "But Mr. Cui seems to be deliberately trying to embarrass the concubine."
After listening to Qingyan's words, the princess looked at Cui Hanqun just now and said in a deep voice, "Cui Shangshu, is this how you discipline your son?"
When Cui Chujun heard these words, he stood up in a hurry and said, "Please forgive me, Princess. We are still young, and I hope Princess will not mind."
"How can I not mind? Since the minister is reluctant to discipline his children, I will definitely help the minister to discipline his children." The princess looked at the maid beside her and said with a smile, "Zicuckoo, bring my whip over here."
After a while, Zicuckoo delivered a thick whip to the princess. Qingyan looked at the whip in her hand and her lips slowly curved. There were two whips at the beginning, one she kept and one she kept. I gave it to the princess, but I didn’t expect that she could still see this purple whip after so many years.
"Shang Shu, let your son come out and be disciplined."
(End of chapter)