The New Year's Eve Palace Banquet is hosted by the Secretary of Guanglu Temple and is located in the Qianwen Hall. Not far from the Qianwen Hall is the Imperial Garden. Now the entire Imperial Garden is covered with curtains. The snow inside has been cleaned up. There are red lanterns hanging on the plum blossom branches, and there are upholstered tables and chairs under the trees. , Preserved fruit cakes are placed on the table for guests to sit and rest. A Panlong six-legged bronze heater is placed every two steps on the road. The furnace burns the finest imperial gold and stone charcoal, which is not only smokeless, but also emits the fragrance of pine wood. When people walk in it, they don't even notice a trace of coldness.
At this time, the banquet had not yet started, and the family members of the royal family and state officials who arrived early were all enjoying the scenery and gossip in this imperial garden.
The most interesting topic at the end of this year is the newly married princess of the Northern War King
Before this marriage, no one was optimistic about this marriage. After all, King Bei Zhan was famous for his violent temper, but he was also a general. When several generals of Zhuguo were too old to leave, and when there was no one at the border, he was the only one who could drive the Beidi people to Beimo in one fell swoop. Go deep. In this way, even if Emperor Anqing always disliked this son, he turned a blind eye to his actions.
The upper and the lower are effective, and there are many people in the court who see the wind. Even the emperor can't do anything to this son. Everyone in the DPRK can only stay far away, lest one day provoke this killing god, and there is no reason to go.
But now, they heard that after the marriage, the King of Bei Zhan not only did not take his anger out of the princess, but had a strong relationship with the princess, and handed over all the power of the palace. This is intriguing.
The thoughtful ministers are all trying to figure out the purpose of his move. After all, he is a prince with a lot of troops in his hands. To say that he has no ambitions for that dragon chair, these courtiers who want to turn things around three times will not believe it. It's just that he couldn't guess what medicine was sold in the Northern War King's gourd. Now, taking advantage of the occasion of the palace banquet, the courtiers who stood up early began to discuss in small groups.
At this time, the protagonist in the center of the topic just got off the soft sedan. An Changqing held the hand warmer and sneezed as soon as he got off the sedan chair. Although there is no snow today, it is colder than the previous days. The cold air kept digging into the cracks of the human bones.
An Changqing fell into the water as a child and could not stand the cold. At this time, although he was wearing fox fur and holding the hand warmer, his hands and feet were still cold, and there was no heat on his body.
Xiao Zhige put his big palm on the back of his cold hand and rubbed his eyebrows: "Wait in and drink some hot wine to warm up."
An Changqing was not so squeamish, and smiled at him: "It's okay, let's go first."
The male guests and female relatives of the palace banquet are divided into two sides. There is a special palace maid to lead the way. Previously, the palace maid did not dare to come up when she saw the two of them talking intimately next to each other. At this time, after hearing An Changqing's words, she stepped forward with her head lowered and said, "The princess's seat is here, please come with me."
An Changqing was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Xiao Zhige subconsciously: "I'm not with the prince?"
The palace maid bent over and was a little helpless: "This... the ladies' positions are over there..."
An Changqing's identity is the princess of the Northern War. Although she is said to be a man, according to her identity, she is indeed arranged on the side of the female family.
An Changqing was hesitating when he heard a female voice from far and near: "Let Changqing come with me."
The visitor was in his thirties, dressed in fancy clothes and with a beautiful face. Seeing the patterns on her dress, An Changqing guessed that he was the only daughter of the Empress Dowager, the sister of Emperor Anqing, the eldest princess Xiao Youxi.
Next to the eldest princess was a burly man with a handsome face, presumably the concubine Cai Cong.
An Changqing took the lead in salute: "I have seen the eldest princess and the concubine."
Xiao Zhige also said, "Aunt, uncle."
There was a smile on the beautiful face of the eldest princess: "You have sharp eyes. You don't have to scream so unfamiliarly, just follow Zhi Ge." After speaking, she turned to Xiao Zhige: "You and your uncle go with me. Bring Changqing over, and he won't be bullied."
She wanted to take care of people for Xiao Zhige, but Xiao Zhige didn't appreciate it, she still had that cold look: "Don't bother auntie, Changqing can go with me."
"But I'm afraid it's not in line with the rules..." The eldest princess was stunned for a moment.
"If you're a man, what's wrong with coming with me? Let's go one step ahead." Xiao Zhige nodded at the two of them, and then led An Changqing to the other side.
The eldest princess, who was brushed off her face, did not show any anger, and her eyes fell on the hands of the two. After a long time, she shook her head and smiled, and muttered to herself: "He protects people well. Not my turn. Worry."
Cai Cong frowned beside him and said, "The King of Bei Zhan's temperament is too rigid and inhumane."
The smile on the face of the eldest princess faded, and she looked back at him coldly: "How did he become like this, doesn't the concubine know?"
Cai Cong choked, but did not speak. The eldest princess gave him a contemptuous look, and led the person to turn around and walk to the other side.
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An Changqing was led by Xiao Zhige to the other side, but the maid who led the way was left behind by the two of them, hurriedly chasing after him.
Feeling the strength on her wrist, An Changqing raised her head to look at the man's face, but saw that his lips were tightly pressed, and his eyes were dark.
"Wait a minute!" An Changqing called him twice, but the man didn't hear him and pulled him forward.
Seeing this, An Changqing could only deflate and deliberately said, "My wrist hurts."
Xiao Zhige only paused for a moment, let go of his annoyance, glared coldly at the palace maid who was chasing after him, and then carefully held his slightly red wrist and gently rubbed: "Sorry..."
"What's wrong with you?" An Changqing sensed that his mood was not right, and asked tentatively, "Is it related to the eldest princess?"
He also met the Eldest Princess twice in his previous life, but there was no overlap. I only knew that the other party was young and quite famous, and many children of aristocratic families in Yejing were looking forward to being able to become the princess. But she didn't want anyone to like her, so she chose a fourth-rank military general and committed herself to marry. This general is Cai Cong. The ancestors of the Cai family were also prominent, but they fell into decline in the generation of Cai Cong's father. Originally, after becoming a princess, he could no longer enter the official position, but because the eldest princess went to ask the emperor's grace in person after she got married, Cai Cong did not resign from the official position, but still led the army to fight. Later, he made a lot of great achievements and was named a first-class general by Emperor Anqing.
I heard that Cai Cong loved the eldest princess very much, and vowed to love only the princess in her lifetime. After marriage, she did not take concubines or linger in brothel brothels. She was very affectionate and made a good story.
But judging from the only two meetings in the last life, An Changqing felt that the eldest princess had a very cold attitude towards the concubine. The two are not as affectionate as rumored. Moreover, they have been married for nearly ten years, and have no children and half a daughter. Later, Cai Cong died in battle, and the eldest princess lived in the princess's residence.
An Changqing only felt sighed at that time.
Looking back at it now, I still find it a little strange. Especially when Xiao Zhige was involved... He remembered that Xiao Zhige in his last life didn't seem too close to this aunt either. On the contrary, the eldest princess often enters the palace, but perhaps the aunt and nephew are not close, and often leave the palace again after a few words.
Xiao Zhige's expression became more and more strange, he frowned as if he didn't know how to explain, and finally he could only say: "Since I was young, my aunt was the best for me..."
An Changqing became more and more confused.
But I heard Xiao Zhige say again: "But she treats me well, always mixed with pity and guilt, which makes people very uncomfortable."
After the death of his mother-in-law, Xiao Zhige lived alone in Wu Palace, and only the eldest princess often came to see him. At that time, the eldest princess just hugged him and wept silently, and occasionally a sentence or two like "I will take care of you on behalf of your mother and concubine" would pop up. At that time, although Xiao Zhige was young, he was sensible. He always felt that his aunt's attitude was very strange. He had asked a few times why his aunt treated him alone, but the eldest princess had perfunctory it. So even if she was blind to him, he couldn't get close to her.
Even every time I see her, I always feel that my heart is blocked.
"Then it's better to have less contact from now on." An Changqing said.
"Forget it, this is my own business and has nothing to do with her. You don't have to be influenced by me." Xiao Zhige frowned a little irritably.
An Changqing shook his head, raised his hand to tidy up the cloak for him, and whispered: "It is said that husband and wife are one, we are one now, we should advance and retreat together. Since you don't like the eldest princess, I won't get too close to her. ."
Xiao Zhige looked down at him, An Changqing smiled slightly, and took the initiative to hold his hand: "Your Highness, please lead the way, or the palace banquet will be too late."
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When the two arrived at the main hall, the sound of silk and bamboo was already sounding all around. When everyone saw Xiao Zhige coming in, they all stood up to greet him. When they looked at An Changqing beside him, they all froze for a while.
Xiao Zhige nodded coldly, and followed the maid who led the way to his place.
The palace banquet is for one person and a few, and the seating order is in order of rank. On the right hand side of Xiao Zhige is the prince Xiao Qian, and on the left side is the third prince Xiao Qile. As a result, An Changqing lost his place.
Xiao Zhige frowned for a moment, and then ordered the maid who was serving: "Add another place next to me."
Everyone here is one person and a few, and I have never seen two people squeeze a table. The palace maid was stunned for a while, and when she touched his cold face, she hurriedly added a seat.
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The two sat side by side.
The prince poured the wine slowly, and said with a chuckle: "Second brother and the princess really have a deep relationship. So you can't bear to let people go?"
Xiao Zhige glanced at him, but did not answer. He picked up the wine jug on the table and put it on the wine warmer in front of him. At the same time, he said to An Changqing: "This wine is warm and nourishing, you can drink some later."
An Changqing nodded obediently.
Prince: "..."
The complexion changed a few times, and the ignored prince could only cough lightly, and took a sip of the wine glass to cover up his embarrassment. The third prince on the other side snickered twice when he saw that he was deflated, leaned over, and said to An Changqing, "The second emperor is so kind to the emperor's sister-in-law. The second emperor is too lazy to talk to our brothers on weekdays. Let's talk about it. Isn't this what you call a brother who cares less about sex?"
The third prince is the only son of Concubine Shu Gui, who is only fifteen years old and has not yet left the palace. Although his words and expressions were all innocent, An Changqing would not think that he was really an innocent child. He had heard in his last life that when the third prince fought for the heir, he was more ruthless than the two older brothers.
How could such a person be a naive child
An Changqing lowered his eyes and replied skillfully: "The third prince is joking, and the prince usually talks less. And this brother's relationship is not expressed in words. Blood kinship?"
The third prince pursed his lips and joked: "My second emperor brother is a boring gourd, but I didn't expect the princess to be able to talk."
"The third prince is wrong." An Changqing pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his words, and accepted his compliment with a smile.
On the contrary, Xiao Zhige glanced blankly at the third prince who had almost moved to their table, and said solemnly: "The banquet is about to start, what are the third brothers still crowding here?"
"..." The third prince smiled for a while, and when he met his gaze, he could only snort and sit back honestly.
Xiao Zhige looked away, picked up the warm wine, and poured a glass for An Changqing: "Try it and see if you like it?"
An Changqing picked up the wine glass and took a sip, the slightly sweet and spicy wine rolled down his throat, he narrowed his eyes comfortably, drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, and then stretched out the glass to beg: want."
Xiao Zhige poured him another glass with a gentle expression.
The other people in the seat looked at it, and their expressions changed for a while. The prince also saw this scene, glanced at An Changqing, snorted coldly, turned around and drank silently.
The author has something to say: Cowardly: Hey, he looks so pretty when he drinks,
Prince: I think so too.
Cowardly (black face): ... Get out.
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