On New Year's Eve, the palace was decorated with lights and festoons, and it was lively.
The family banquet was held in the Kangning Palace of the Empress Dowager, just as Nanny Zhao said, it was just a New Year's Eve dinner, everyone sat around the round table, there was no extra program.
However, just at the dinner table and wine table, a few people can produce a lot of things with a few mouths.
It was rare for the Empress Dowager and Concubine Yi to sit together. Emperor Tianhui and Long Feiye were on the left side of the Empress Dowager, followed by the Crown Prince and other princes, and the Empress and Concubine Han Yunxi were on the right side of Concubine Yi.
Han Yunxi was not very old, but on this occasion, she suddenly realized her seniority. She was originally of the same generation as the empress.
Duanmuyao was sitting next to Han Yunxi. The banquet had already begun, but Princess Changping hadn't come over for a long time.
Mammy said that she was in the side room, preparing to give the Queen Mother a New Year's gift, an unexpected surprise.
"This Changping is enough to dawdle." The queen reprimanded angrily.
"Follow her, Aijia is still waiting for her surprise." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
Concubine Yi had a disdainful sneer on her lips, she silently picked up the food, she didn't open her mouth, it's not easy to talk about the plum blossom banquet at this banquet table, let alone her family, Murong Wanru, who lost face.
Eunuch Li was executed by the queen for the crime of dereliction of duty, which can be regarded as an explanation to Concubine Yi.
Long Feiye and Emperor Tianhui were whispering to each other, and everyone noticed, but they didn't dare to disturb them with curiosity. After all, what the two brothers said in private was by no means a trivial matter.
A family banquet is nothing more than a gathering of the whole family. The elders care about the current situation of the younger generation, and the younger generation greets the elder's health.
The Empress Dowager is full of grandchildren, she asks this and that, she smiles happily, and is in a good mood, and occasionally speaks to Concubine Yi, now that Concubine Yi doesn't have any grandchildren to hug, although she answers with a smile, the smile is not enough fundus.
Soon, the Empress Dowager's attention fell on Princess Rong Le. In fact, no matter whether it was the Empress Dowager or the Queen, they all wished that Princess Rong Le would marry Long Tianmo. Unfortunately, Princess Rong Le's thoughts were all on King Qin.
Marriage is not a child's play, nor is it a matter between the two families, but a major event between the two countries, which involves in-depth cooperation between Tianning Kingdom and Western Zhou Dynasty, especially the trust in war.
Therefore, even if the queen mother and queen were unwilling, they did not dare to interfere too much. From the perspective of Emperor Tianhui, they still hoped that King Qin would agree to this marriage.
"Princess Rong Le, please don't be polite, come here, why don't you pour wine for Princess Rong Le?"
"The empress dowager is more polite, Yaoyao can come by herself."
The Empress Dowager took good care of Duanmuyao. Duanmuyao had long heard that the relationship between Concubine Yi and the Empress Dowager was quite tense, so naturally she didn't dare to get close to the Empress Dowager in front of Concubine Yi, but she was not rude and decent.
"Come here, Yaoyao, eat more food."
"Ma'am, Yaoyao can't bear it, it's Yaoyao's job to bring you food."
Concubine Yi personally prepared dishes for Duanmuyao, while Duanmuyao served soup for Concubine Yi. The two were not yet married, but more like mother and daughter.
Normally, this year's New Year's Eve family dinner, Han Yunxi, a newcomer to the royal family, should be the focus. However, Han Yunxi has been ignored since the banquet, as if the excitement at this table does not belong to her.
She was also at ease, eating in silence and listening to their conversations quietly, she could hear the truth and falsehood in the words quite clearly.
The queen mother glanced at her inadvertently, and finally said, "Yun Xi, is there any news?"
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Han Yunxi looked up, with a dazed expression, what news
However, Concubine Yi's face turned dark in an instant.
"Queen Mother, it seems like this is gone. Look at her reaction, I'm afraid she still doesn't understand what you are asking? You are already married, and you still look like a girl." The queen joked.
Han Yunxi really didn't understand, why did she suddenly ask if she had any news? What news
Seeing her expression, the Empress Dowager immediately burst into laughter, and she turned her head to look at Concubine Yi, "Sister, your girl... is she pretending not to understand or is she really not understanding? Didn't you teach me?"
Concubine Yi sighed softly, and said with emotion, "It's only been more than half a year since we got married, King Qin is busy all day long, and hasn't seen anyone for several days, how can there be news so soon?"
As soon as these words came out, Han Yunxi finally understood what "news" meant.
The queen mother is asking if she is pregnant!
She was suddenly embarrassed, lowered her head, her cheeks were a little flushed, Long Feiye and her were just names, even the redness of the wedding night in the wedding room was fake, how could there be news in her stomach
"Is it true that there is no news yet?" The Queen Mother clearly asked the question knowingly, and put on a serious look.
Concubine Yi didn't even want to answer, she gave Han Yunxi a cold look, and signaled her to deal with it herself.
This "news" and "falling red and white handkerchiefs" are actually the same truth, don't ask about the process, only ask about the result. Although this kind of thing requires the efforts of both parties, if there is no result, the responsibility will be shifted to the woman, especially in the royal family. The men of the royal family cannot be questioned!
Concubine Yi stopped talking. Except for Emperor Tianhui and Long Feiye who were bowing their heads and whispering, everyone at the table looked at Han Yunxi. A woman has nothing to gain a firm foothold in a family, only children. !
Especially for a commoner daughter like Han Yunxi who married into a noble family, children are more important to her.
Nothing comes out, that's one of the seven rules for divorce.
In the quiet atmosphere, even the concubines sitting next to her looked over one after another, and gradually there were voices of discussion.
However, although Han Yunxi blushed a little, she said calmly, "Not yet."
What else can she do besides being calm about this kind of thing
As soon as these words came out, snickers came from around. Sitting behind Han Yunxi, Concubine Xiao Gui from the next table actually came over and said in a low voice, "It's been more than half a year, King Qin is always busy, so it's not enough to... Yun Xi Ah, go back and find Imperial Physician Xue, Imperial Physician Xue is very good at this."
Although it was a low voice, many people heard it, and immediately snickered again. Han Yunxi only felt that she had become the target of public criticism again, but she didn't have any initiative on this issue, and she didn't even have room for explanation.
Of course, this kind of topic is not suitable for in-depth discussion at a family banquet. The queen mother was very satisfied when she saw the water-colored face of Concubine Yi.
She accepted it as soon as she saw it, and kindly gave it to Han Yunxi, "King Qin, this is your fault. No matter how busy you are, you can't neglect Yunxi?"
The Empress Dowager originally thought that the King of Qin was not listening and would just nod casually, but who knew, when Long Feiye looked up, he actually knew what happened. Work hard."
This…
There was an uproar in the audience for a while, no one thought that King Qin would have such an attitude
Duanmuyao was stunned, as if she had been hit hard. You must know that senior brother exists in her heart like a god, and will always be noble and not to be profaned. She couldn't imagine that such ambiguous words would come out of senior brother's mouth.
Many women present blushed, and Han Yunxi didn't know how red her face was.
"Continue to work hard," these words are really full of infinite reverie!
How can he work hard
She didn't realize that she was thinking too much, but fortunately she pulled it back in time, she couldn't help but secretly raised her eyes, glanced at the great god opposite, but saw that Long Feiye was looking at her without changing his face, Han Yunxi immediately avoided his sight , Missing the playful smile in Long Feiye's eyes.
The Queen Mother twitched the corners of her mouth, not knowing how to answer the question for a moment.
Concubine Yi, as a mother, was incredible. She couldn't help but think of the red and white handkerchief that fell from the beginning. Feiye said that, no doubt, she was protecting Han Yunxi.
If he didn't say this today, the question of "having news" would definitely continue to trouble Han Yunxi in the future, but if he said this, at least many people present would restrain themselves.
With his son's temperament, how could he be willing to help Han Yunxi like this? Concubine Yi found that she couldn't see through her son more and more.
Emperor Tianhui took a few glances at Han Yunxi, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes. He also opened his mouth and joked, "Prince Qin, there is only one concubine in your house, and you can be ignored. After the New Year, if you enter Newcomer, can't you do this again?"
Newcomers joined after the new year, isn't this just about getting married? Wasn't the newcomer talking about Duanmu Yao
This should be the first time that Emperor Tianhui mentioned the matter of marriage in public in front of everyone. Although he said it implicitly, everyone present could understand it.
Duanmuyao has come to the family banquet, and Emperor Tianhui said so again. It seems that the recent rumors are true, and the marriage is probably done in all likelihood.
Long Tianmo picked up a glass of wine and drank it to the end. Others couldn't see through it, but he could see it through.
Concubine Yi brought Duanmuyao to the family banquet, and the emperor's question in public was actually two people working together to put pressure on King Qin, forcing King Qin to have no room to refuse
This matter seems to be a foregone conclusion!
It's fine if he can't marry the woman he likes, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to marry the woman he doesn't like either. Thinking of this, he poured another glass of wine.
A foregone conclusion is a foregone conclusion, and everyone still hopes that His Royal Highness King Qin can personally respond to this matter.
Duanmuyao's depressed mood became tense, her face was pink, and she was also waiting for Long Feiye to answer, but at this time, Han Yunxi's blushing cheeks did not fade, and she was still waiting.
She looked at Long Feiye again, who knew, just like before, she met Long Feiye's deep eyes again, and he was looking at her again.
Han Yunxi wanted to avoid it again, but she didn't know why, she didn't dodge it, she just watched and waited.
It is said that eye contact is silent speech.
Han Yunxi actually had nothing to say to Long Feiye, she was just waiting, but when Long Feiye saw her serious gaze, his lips curled up slightly.
While waiting in silence with everyone, he said, "I don't have time to take care of a concubine, so the newcomer will be spared."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt hitting the banquet table, shaking everyone's hearts almost to a halt!
Long Feiye, what did he say
The audience was silent, Emperor Tianhui's face changed gradually, and he looked like a storm, while Concubine Yi glared at him viciously, and the Empress Dowager and Empress were so shocked that they didn't know what to do.
"Long Feiye!"
Suddenly, Duanmuyao let out an angry roar, stood up abruptly, turned around and ran, and just as she turned around, she knocked over the soup bowl on the table, spilling all over Han Yunxi.
Concubine Yi was in a hurry and hurried to catch up, "Yaoyao! Yaoyao, wait!"
Han Yunxi was covered in soup, but she didn't care about it. She looked at Long Feiye, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help curling up slightly. At this moment, she wanted to ask Long Feiye if he waited until this time on purpose. Did you come to refuse in public? Otherwise, why was he so silent so many times before
This guy is so bad!