Duan Changchuan had already put one foot down, and it would seem even more strange to stand back up, so he had to step back reluctantly.
Bai Su watched the young man take a half step back obviously to avoid suspicion, and then froze in place. She couldn't help but laugh in her heart: Could it be that the kid is competing with himself in his heart again
The boy's eyebrows and eyes are delicate and noble. Even when standing among a group of colorful women, he is still eye-catching.
nice…
But you can't eat it.
It looks exactly like the one I have at home.
Bai Su’s inner thoughts: …
I silently shed a handful of sympathy tears for myself, and then shifted my gaze with great restraint.
Of course, it was an unintentional action, but it took on a completely different meaning in Duan Changchuan's eyes.
#When I saw her coming, I deliberately kept my distance from other women, but she! turned her head away! #
#I didn't even despise her for being a fake concubine's daughter, how dare she despise me! #
The boy became so angry that he completely forgot that "keeping distance" was an involuntary action at the time.
He also had no recollection of how he had been so ruthless in pushing the man to the side couch last night.
So, after Bai Su bowed to the young man and the queen mother, and to the usual "no thanks" responses from the two, the young man snorted.
The voice was so small, probably because it was afraid of being discovered, that it only rang in her right ear when the two of them turned around together.
She subconsciously looked to the side. The boy looked straight ahead, with the corners of his lips stretched into a straight line without any curve.
He straightened his back silently.
Bai Su: …
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After Duan Changchuan and Bai Su entered the house, the group of people exchanged pleasantries for a while, each with their own thoughts, and it was noon.
Everyone sat down according to their seats:
Sitting in the center of the first seat is Duan Changchuan; on both sides are the Queen Mother and Bai Su.
On both sides, at the square table on the right, sat the Bai couple.
All the seats were occupied, except for the square table on the left, which remained empty.
It was not until almost noon that Regent Duan Jing'an came leisurely over just as the banquet was about to begin.
He was followed by a group of servants, and after entering the door, they almost filled the lobby.
At a glance, the servants he brought were more in number than the royal guards in yellow.
This is probably the extent of the situation when forcing abdication.
Duan Changchuan thought silently in his heart.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am late."
The man in the highest-ranking official uniform said this and nodded slightly toward the main seat in the center as a salute.
In fact, everyone is already accustomed to such scenes.
The regent has been in control of government affairs for a long time. At first, he knew how to restrain himself, but later he became more and more unbridled. This has become even worse in recent years, and he has long disregarded the royal etiquette.
Under normal circumstances, Duan Changchuan would turn a blind eye. There was no point in arguing anyway, and it would only intensify the conflict between the two.
Especially once, he offended this person, and then he received news that his mother was secretly working with Duan Jing'an. Just by listening to the servants' verbal description, he could imagine how humble his mother was at that time...
He was angry and felt distressed. From then on, he controlled his temper and would not quarrel with this person unless it was absolutely necessary.
But today, looking at the room full of people, I suddenly wanted to argue with him.
Therefore, everyone was waiting for the emperor to say "No need to be polite" as if it was just a formality, but they found out... After waiting for a long time, the young man in the main seat still did not respond.
As time went by, some curious people began to look up secretly when no one was paying attention.
The regent, who had always had a casual attitude, finally realized that something was wrong and quietly raised his eyelids to look towards the first person.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but pull Duan Changchuan's sleeve.
Call him softly: "Huang'er..."
Duan Changchuan lowered his head and saw the hand on his sleeve.
More than ten years have passed, and these hands have become much thinner, and the skin has become looser...
It was his mother's hand.
Suddenly, I felt a deep sense of exhaustion from the bottom of my heart...
There is a voice lingering in my mind, saying: It is like this again, it will always be like this.
Whenever he made things difficult for the Regent, his mother would be the first to step forward and help him.
The boy closed his eyes and let out a long breath.
[never mind.]
Let’s forget about it this time…
Anyway, I have calculated it many times.
The boy prepared himself mentally and was ready to speak.
However, before the words could even come out of his throat, a scornful sneer sounded in his ears.
"Since you all know you are guilty, then kneel down."
He heard the woman sitting next to him say.
The lazy and casual tone seemed as if he was not challenging the current regent, but dismissing a disobedient servant.
The Queen Mother's face changed slightly. She put down the teacup with a "pop" and said sternly, "How dare you. The Emperor and I haven't spoken yet. How can it be your turn to interrupt?"
He was completely different from the timid person he had just been.
Seeing this, the Prime Minister's wife Shi Ruyan also spoke up, saying, "Susu, don't be rude. Hurry up and apologize to His Majesty and the Queen Mother."
The two of them worked together and instantly shifted the focus from the Regent to Bai Su.
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on the new queen.
However, he discovered that this rumored concubine's daughter was not at all cowardly, and even poured himself a cup of stable tea.
With narrow eyes, he glanced at Shi Ruyan lightly and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't learned it. And... no one has taught me."
Duan Changchuan:
Everyone else: !!!
Although everyone knows that this is the fact, but, but!
Is this something that can be said
Duan Changchuan remembered what Yun Xie said this morning: Could it be that the Queen has lost hope in life and has simply given up, which is why her temperament has changed so drastically
He used to scoff at it... but now he believes it, very much.
If there is still someone you care about in this world, you can't let yourself go like this.
Uh, what kind of feeling is this...
It was like: Duan Changchuan was playing chess with the Regent, and the Bai family was secretly passing little notes under the table.
The three parties were playing fiercely. Bai Su overturned the chessboard as soon as he came up, and clearly pointed out the small note that the two men had hidden under the table to everyone.
The scene was really ugly.
But... it's also really cool!
Duan Changchuan's chest, which had been blocked and congested, now felt relieved.
Two words: joyful!
He's wanted to do this for a long time!
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While Duan Changchuan was stunned, the Bai family was already in chaos.
Shi Ruyan covered her chest and pointed at her with a handkerchief: "You! You...!"
Prime Minister Bai slammed the table, his beard puffing with anger: "You don't know the rules! Why don't you apologize to your mother now!"
Bai Su: "Apologize? Isn't it her fault that she offended me, and she should apologize to me? Since you said to observe etiquette, then I will explain this etiquette to you. Prime Minister Bai, between me and your wife, who has a higher status now? Didn't she love to talk about superiority and inferiority in the past? It can't be that you are superior to me in the past, and you discuss superiority and inferiority with me, and then when I respect you and inferior to you, start talking about friendship."
"You...! You unfilial daughter!"
"Tsk, I've already said it, I have no friendship with you."
…
It was a farce. The empress dowager was completely stunned. The emperor was watching the show secretly and actually let them fight back and forth for a long time without anyone stopping them.
Duan Changchuan was drinking tea leisurely, and caught a glimpse of the person standing in the middle of the hall out of the corner of his eye.
Because the man had only nodded slightly when he saluted just now, his neck had been lowered until now, and he had begun to move his neck secretly.
Moreover, there were many charcoal fires in the house, and the temperature was not low. Duan Jingan hurried in, wearing a fur coat, and sweat was dripping from his temples.
Duan Changchuan felt even happier when he saw that every time the Regent wanted to say something, his movements were blocked by the quarreling from Bai Su's side.
He even suspected that Bai Su did it on purpose, and took advantage of the moment when Duan Jing'an wanted to speak to confront him.
By the time Prime Minister Bai was speechless, Madam Bai's face turned pale with anger. The two of them were left gasping for breath, and the Regent had become so listless that he had lost his temper.
Duan Changchuan then cleared his throat, straightened his posture, and said, "Let's start the banquet."
Suddenly, everyone was pardoned.
Even the regent, who always held his head high, did not argue with him. He hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace," and went straight to his table.
Duan Changchuan was so happy that even dealing with everyone's toasts was not as difficult as before.
Seeing that the Bai couple couldn't eat the meal, he deliberately took the glass of wine and poured it into them.
At first, he maintained his dignity as an emperor and gave plausible reasons.
For example: "I am getting married, and I cannot perform the usual formalities as a man would, so I can only offer a glass of wine to express my feelings."
In the end, he gradually became too lazy to make excuses, saying things like "The queen is smart and beautiful, it's all thanks to the prime minister", "I only saw Prime Minister Bai's second daughter before, and I thought she was the most beautiful in the world, but I didn't expect the Bai family's eldest daughter to be the truly wonderful person". He said things that he didn't even believe himself, and he raised his glass to Bai Yanyuan every time he said it.
Every time, he would emphasize: "I am not feeling well today, and the imperial physician has advised me to drink less. I will drink less this time, and you can have fun as you please."
At the end, you must add a sentence "The wine is little but the friendship is deep" to show your importance.
At this point, Bai Yanyuan could only drink empty-handed every time.
By the end of the drink, his eyes were dazed.
-
They were drinking enthusiastically, and Bai Su just ate and watched casually.
As Bai Yanyuan became increasingly unconscious, the boy's eyes became brighter and brighter.
I couldn't help but laugh in my heart: the little fox was so eager to play a trick on people that he didn't even bother to hide his tail.
Just as she was thinking about it, the boy suddenly turned his head and looked at her.
The sparkling eyes blinked, revealing a bit of confusion.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
The next moment, a warm hand was held on my arm, and the man said, "How come you don't know how to sit properly when eating?"
Bai Su:
Is this... looking for trouble again
Just as he was about to see what kind of trouble the little thing was going to make, Changle, who was serving behind him, suddenly bowed over.
Then he whispered in Duan Changchuan's ear, "Your Majesty, you have already drunk three cups. If you drink more, you will get drunk. I will take the cup away."
The boy immediately sat up straight, pursed his lips modestly, and said, "Okay."
Then, she pulled her long sleeves over her knees and stopped moving.
Bai Su looked at the person sitting upright, and then looked at Changle who was busy changing cups...
Finally, I couldn't bear the doubt anymore and asked:
"Your Majesty can only drink three cups at a time?"
The young eunuch immediately responded respectfully: "Your Majesty, yes. Three cups are just right for your majesty. The fourth cup is a bit too much."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Su discovered that the bright yellow figure beside her suddenly froze a little...
The author has something to say:
Changle: Your Majesty gets drunk after four cups, three cups is just right
Chuan Chuan: Can’t be discovered… I had a drink beforehand (quietly)