At the New Year's Eve banquet, the emperor exchanged glasses with everyone, chatted and laughed, and the hall was very lively and harmonious.
The Empress Dowager and the empress also drank fruit wine with all the female relatives, talking about peace and joy, and it was a festive New Year.
Su Fengnuan felt that the palace banquet was actually quite interesting. It was not as tasteless as Ye Chang said. The hall was as bright as day, and there gathered the dignitaries who had the most power in the Southern Qi Dynasty. They were singing and dancing, and everyone was drinking After drinking, in various poses.
She drank the fruit wine and ate the vegetables that Ye Chang occasionally put in her mouth, appreciating them with relish.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, the emperor suddenly waved his hand and ordered the singing and dancing to disperse, and said with a smile, "Today, to attend the palace banquet, many ladies from various prefectures came. If you have any special talents, let the ladies from each prefecture How about adding to the fun for me and all my lovers?"
The queen saw that the emperor said so, and saw that although he was very fond of beautiful Qing recently, but did not bring her to this palace banquet, she felt relieved, and echoed with a smile, "I think the emperor's proposal is very good. Something happened, the palace banquet was disturbed, and the ladies didn't get any reward from the emperor."
The emperor laughed loudly, "The empress is right. In this way, anyone who dares to come forward to perform today, no matter how good or bad the talent is, I will reward you."
The queen mother smiled and said, "There are rewards for those who mourn!"
The queen also nodded, "I also have a reward from this palace!"
As soon as the three people spoke, the crowd at the banquet immediately became lively, and the young ladies discussed with their wives one after another, what kind of talent would be good to perform.
Su Fengnuan was not interested in showing his talent, so he still drank wine, waiting to enjoy it with everyone.
After a while, Xu Lingyi was the first to stand up, and blessed the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, I played a game of chess with Miss Su. Although Miss Su left in a hurry that day, I also know my chess skills." Not as good as Ms. Su. In the past six months, I have practiced chess behind closed doors in the mansion, and I think I have improved a bit, and I want to play another game with Ms. Su."
Xu Yunchu's face darkened, and he said immediately, "No!"
Xu Lingyi turned to look at Xu Yunchu, and said with a smile, "Brother, I lost last time and admitted that I am not as good at chess as Ms. Su. This time, it's not because I have to compete with Ms. Su, but I am crazy about chess. Everyone in the world knows it. I just want to compete with Ms. Su again."
Xu Yunchu looked at her sullenly, "What did you promise me earlier? Have you forgotten?"
Xu Lingyi shook her head, "I haven't forgotten, don't worry brother, I just want to play a game of chess with Miss Su."
At this time, the emperor smiled and said, "The last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the two of you played chess, it was really exciting. Since you have been practicing chess for half a year, you must have made great progress. Well, I want to see it too." , looked at Su Fengnuan, "Su girl, although you are in poor health, you still have the strength to play chess, right?"
Su Fengnuan thought that she should come, but she still wants to come. She wanted to see the ladies from various houses show their talents, but it seemed that she might not be able to.
Ye Chang said with a cold face, "Miss Xu wants to play chess with my fiancée, so she must agree to you? You love chess so much that you come to play chess with her, then others come to her because of their own hobbies. Can't you give me a face?"
Saying this in front of so many people is enough to slap Xu Lingyi in the face and not give her face.
Seeing that Ye Shizi dismissed Xu Lingyi's request politely, everyone secretly sighed. Xu Lingyi likes Ye Chang, just like Princess Shuya liked Xu Yunchu back then, no one knows, no one knows. While lamenting that Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan matched well, he also sighed for Xu Lingyi's infatuation.
Xu Lingyi's face turned pale.
The emperor couldn't see it, and reprimanded Wei Wei, "Ye Chang, what are you talking about? Except for Miss Xu, I guarantee that no one else will come to her today. It's just a game of chess, and she won't be tired."
Just as Ye Chang was about to refute again, Su Fengnuan reached out and grabbed his sleeve, and said with a smile, "Okay, I also want to learn Miss Xu's chess skills again."
Ye Chang was dissatisfied, and turned to look at Su Fengnuan.
Su Fengnuan approached him, and said in a low voice, "Earlier we agreed to take this opportunity to cooperate with her to draw out the person behind her. If I don't want to, how can I give her a chance to approach me?"
Ye Chang stopped talking.
Seeing Su Fengnuan's response, the emperor laughed and cursed at Ye Chang, "Stinky boy, be careful to spoil Miss Su by taking care of her like this. She has a lively temperament, so she won't fall apart in the future. "
Ye Chang said, "Anyway, if you marry me, if you want to collapse the sky, you can only collapse the sky of Prince Rong An's mansion. Don't worry, Your Majesty."
The emperor laughed angrily.
Koizumi led the people to set up a table and a chessboard in the center of the hall.
Xu Lingyi and Su Fengnuan left the table and sat opposite each other. The square table was not big, but it was not small either. It was possible for the two of them to wipe their hands across the square table.
Although Ye Chang's face was not good-looking, he didn't stop him.
Xu Yunchu looked at the two of them, although he knew that Xu Lingyi's hatred for Chunfeng had been relieved, he still didn't dare to relax his vigilance.
After the two were seated, Xu Lingyi said to Su Fengnuan in a very ladylike manner, "Miss Su please first!"
Su Fengnuan looked at Xu Lingyi, if she just looked at her like this, she would be gentle and dignified, a perfect lady of every family, but it's a pity that she doesn't like anyone, but she likes Ye Chang. If it was another man, if she liked her, he would hold her to the top of his heart, and he would not fall into this situation.
She smiled casually and said, "Miss Xu should invite you first!"
Xu Lingyi picked up the sunspots and said, "Then I won't be polite." As he spoke, he dropped the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard.
Su Fengnuan glanced at it, picked up the white piece, and landed it in one place casually.
Everyone stopped joking and watched the two play chess.
Halfway through the chess game, Su Fengnuan noticed something, Xu Lingyi's hand seemed to avoid her hand on purpose, not to touch her hand. Thinking in her heart, she deliberately touched her with her hand, and she immediately hid it, and she began to be puzzled.
That day in Xuemeiling, Xu Lingyi asked her to feel her pulse, apparently with the intention of dragging her to die together, why did this suddenly change today
She played with Bai Zi, looked at Xu Lingyi, she seemed to be really concentrating on playing chess, her brows were slightly frowned, as if she was thinking about it. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the people in the hall. The emperor, queen mother, empress, and a group of people were all watching their game. The entire hall was very quiet.
Ye Chang was drinking wine leisurely, Xu Yunchu was also holding the wine cup, his eyes were looking at this side without blinking, his expression was not relaxed at all, obviously worried, for fear that something would happen to Xu Lingyi, the wine glass in the wine cup He drank it unconsciously, and the maid waiting beside him immediately filled it up for him. Lin Zhixiao was also drinking, his face was calm, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking. It seems cramped and restrained.
Su Fengnuan withdrew her gaze, wondering what Xu Lingyi was planning, she quietly watched the changes with her usual expression.
When the last piece was dropped in a game of chess, Xu Lingyi didn't do anything. In the end, Su Fengnuan won and Xu Lingyi lost.
Xu Lingyi stood up with a smile, and said to Su Fengnuan, "Ms. Su is not only excellent in medicine, but also in chess. Lingyi admires it. It seems that I still need to study harder in the future to understand one of chess more deeply. There is a chance of winning."
Su Fengnuan smiled casually and said, "Miss Xu has accepted!"
Xu Lingyi blessed Fushen, although she lost, she didn't show any reconciled and angry expression on her face, she turned around very gracefully, and walked towards the banquet in the Guozhang's mansion.
Su Fengnuan watched her leave and got up slowly.
Everyone felt that Su Fengnuan's chess skills were really better than Xu Lingyi's. At the same time, they felt that Xu Lingyi's demeanor and character, although he lost the chess game, was also admirable.
The emperor laughed and applauded, "Okay, this game of chess is very exciting, you both have rewards!" After finishing speaking, he said to Koizumi, "Koizumi, go and check my..."
Before the emperor finished speaking, an exclamation came from the seat of the head of the state, "Uncle Xiaoguo, what's wrong with you?"
The emperor's words were interrupted, and he turned his head to look, and everyone heard the words and looked towards the table of the Guozhang's mansion, only to see Xu Yunchu vomited a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
The emperor was shocked and immediately asked, "What's going on?"
The head of the state, who was sitting on the side, also woke up with a start, and shouted anxiously, "Yunchu!"
"Hurry up, imperial doctor, hurry up..." The queen mother stood up abruptly. Xu Yunchu is the future supporter of the head of state's mansion. If something happens to him, not only will there be no successors in the mansion of the head of state, she and the queen will have no one to rely on in the harem.
"Physician Meng!" The emperor also stood up and shouted anxiously, suddenly thinking of Su Fengnuan, he immediately shouted, "Miss Su, hurry up and see what's wrong with Yunchu?"
At this time, Su Fengnuan also saw that something happened to Xu Yunchu. He was obviously fine just now, but something happened in a blink of an eye. The blood he vomited was black and purple, obviously poisoned. She immediately left the table and walked over.
Ye Chang quickly left the table, came to Su Fengnuan's side in three or two steps, stretched out his hand to hold her hand, flicked his sleeves lightly, opened Xu Lingyi who was walking in front, and flicked her far away . He didn't even look at it, he took Su Fengnuan's hand and came to the banquet in the Guozhang's mansion.
Su Fengnuan knew that Ye Chang's move was to prevent Xu Lingyi from taking the opportunity to make trouble, so she didn't bother to pay attention, and when she came to Xu Yunchu, she put her hand on his pulse.
The emperor, empress dowager, and empress also came to the state's mansion and watched Su Fengnuan give Xu Yunchu a pulse.
Xu Yunchu fell into a coma after vomiting blood.
Su Fengnuan felt Xu Yunchu's pulse for a while, and then frowned. Seemingly puzzled by his symptoms, she switched to the other hand, and after concentrating on searching for a while, she suddenly understood, and said to everyone, "Uncle Xiaoguo has been hit. …”
As soon as she opened her mouth, a cold arrow flew towards the center of her eyebrows. Ye Chang's face turned cold, and he took a step forward, reaching out to grab the cold arrow that was shot. With a sound, it sank downward suddenly, and in an instant, a black hole was revealed from below.
Su Fengnuan was startled, and it was too late to react, and fell into the black hole below together with Xu Yunchu.
Someone shouted, "Protect the emperor!"
Someone shouted, "Yunchu!"
Someone shouted, "Junior Sister!"
After Ye Chang took the cold arrow, he turned around and saw Xu Yunchu and Su Fengnuan falling down. His expression changed, and he immediately threw the arrow feather in his hand and stretched out his hand, but he only reached a corner of Su Fengnuan's clothes. Seeing that he could not be saved, he wanted to jump off with him. At this time, the black hole suddenly closed, and with a "pop", his body was ejected, only a few more "clicks" were heard, and everything on the ground returned to normal, except that the figures of Xu Yunchu and Su Fengnuan were gone.