There was a movement here, and the eyes of the palace were all focused on it.
It is not a day or two for the prince not to drink. He was in poor health when he was young. Although he did not suffer many disasters, he still suffered from minor illnesses and pains.
Empress Fu became anxious. Later, she found Master Huiming, an eminent monk in Huguo Temple. After seeing the prince, Master Huiming said that he had a relationship with the Buddha.
Laymen are naturally not as taboo as monks, but those who should be abstained must also be abstained. For example, one of the five precepts is not to drink alcohol, so the prince never drinks alcohol. This is something everyone in the palace knows. In the open scene, replace it with white water.
Everyone knows that the king of Chu is deliberately pestering him at this time, and if he says that he didn't do it on purpose, no one will believe it. But he drank a lot of wine before, and just now let Emperor Cheng'an enjoy the wine, and his eyeballs were a little red, maybe he was drunk
Someone below was muttering about this in their hearts, and they heard Emperor Cheng'an say from above: "This king of Chu drank too much again, and he still pesters him even though he knows that the crown prince doesn't drink."
Well, even if King Chu didn't drink too much, he drank too much.
Drunk people have no taboos, so the clansmen and princes at the side all happily watched the king of Chu messing around with the prince, and insisted on making him punish himself with three cups.
Only the fifth prince seemed a little anxious for the prince, and even stepped forward to stop him, but was waved away by the king of Chu.
King Chu's cheeks were slightly red, and there was a strong smell of alcohol in his breath: "Fifth, I'm talking to your third brother, so it's your turn to interrupt as a younger brother? It's rare that all the brothers are here today, and the emperor is also there. There are so many clan relatives, all of them are from our own family, and they are all surnamed Zong. You can’t break the precept, third child? If you push it any further, you’ll just lose face to my elder brother.”
Empress Fu, who was sitting at the top, showed a look of anxiety, and tightly clenched the cuffs of the phoenix robe.
She looked at Emperor Cheng'an, opened her lips and said, "Your Majesty, you also know what Master Huiming said, besides Cong'er does not drink alcohol, everyone in the palace knows it."
After hearing this, Concubine Gao smiled and said, "It's been so many years since what the empress said. The prince was sick and troubled when he was young, so Master Huiming asked him to study Buddhism more and seek the blessing of the Lord Buddha. As for the layman Nao Shizi , none of us know what's going on, but it's just a show. Besides, the prince is now an adult, and he is a father. How can a man not drink? No one knows the temper of the king of Chu. He drank too much Just messed up, even His Majesty can't do anything about him, don't you think so, Your Majesty?"
The topic circled around, but it still revolved around Emperor Cheng'an.
Emperor Cheng'an held the wine cup and smiled at Empress Fu: "It's rare that their brothers are happy, don't worry about their troubles. By the way, Empress, this lychee meat dish is not bad, you can try it."
The chief eunuch Wang Jinnian made a gesture, and a young eunuch came up next to him and brought the plate of lychee meat, and placed it in front of Empress Fu.
It is a great honor for anyone to enjoy the emperor's food, and they must try it. Empress Fu picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and fed it into her mouth. After chewing it, she forced a smile to Emperor Cheng'an and said it tasted good.
It was obviously sweet to eat, but Empress Fu was full of anger at this moment.
It has always been like this, a concubine and a concubine are not as good as a concubine and a son. It is always others who please him, and others are always right. From the very beginning, her marriage with Emperor Cheng'an was a mistake. Everyone said she was blessed. A concubine who could not be favored by princes finally became the queen of the world, but no one ever asked her if she would like it.
When Empress Fu was upset, the scene below had changed.
Just when everyone thought that the prince was going to have a seizure, they didn't expect him to take the wine.
"Since the second elder brother has said so, Gu will be disrespectful." With a gentle smile on the corner of the prince's mouth, after drinking this one, he asked the eunuch at the side to pour two more, and they both drank them.
After the King of Chu was taken aback, he stretched out his hand to pat the prince on the back, but the prince gave way to the side, leaving him in vain. A look of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he smiled on his face: "Well, well, you are worthy of being a member of the clan, third son, you are so brave!"
Once you get started, you can't stop.
Just now the crown prince and the king of Qi drank water, and at this time, the king of Qi naturally had to entangle himself not to treat one more favorably than another, and punished himself with three cups. Then King Yan, the sixth prince, and even the fifth prince were pushed to offer a toast to the prince, and several clans came up to make fun of him.
Pan'er watched the prince drink so much wine, and was very worried. The wine cup looked quite big, and he wondered if he would be drunk.
This was just a small episode in the family banquet, but the family banquet in Qianqing Palace did not last long, because there was still the highlight of the day—the moon appreciation banquet.
The moon feast is held in the Fubi Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.
Pan'er had seen a lot of big and small banquets in the palace in her previous life, so she didn't find it strange, but rather boring.
Since it is a moon feast, it is natural to focus on the moon. This kind of occasion is indispensable for reciting poems, but this has nothing to do with their family members. It is the performance of those ministers, clansmen and princes who have gained face in front of Emperor Cheng'an. when.
The 12-year-old Seventh Prince made a poem in public, and welcomed the praise and reward from Emperor Cheng'an. Even the king of Chu, who has always valued martial arts but not literature, wrote a poem, which also won a good fortune.
The prince's performance was quite satisfactory, neither too bad nor too bad. Pan'er sat in the corner, looking over there, but could only see the Prince's side face.
Hu Liangdi, who hadn't appeared for a whole afternoon, did appear at this time, probably rested, and her face was particularly radiant, talking with Princess Qi and Princess Chu next to her.
The Crown Princess didn't show up, and she seemed to be acting like a substitute, but Pan'er didn't seem to take her seriously at all when he saw the subtle smiles of Princess Qi and Princess Chu.
But this kind of thing is because the authorities are confused, and Pan Er didn't pay much attention to it. After a small yawn, he glanced at the prince again.
The king of Chu probably didn't stop at the moon appreciation banquet with the intention of getting the prince drunk. Pan'er cursed this person a few words in her heart, thinking that the prince must not get drunk, so as not to make a fool of himself in public.
By the time the moon appreciation banquet was about to end, it was already Haishi.
Emperor Cheng'an left the venue first, followed by Empress Fu. After a while, someone came to invite the prince. Pan'er has been watching the movement over there, eagerly thinking about when they can leave.
Just as they were thinking, a court lady named Layue next to Empress Fu came to invite them.
After leaving the Tianyi gate, I saw Empress Fu talking to the prince not far away, but I couldn't hear what they were saying because they were far away.
Three soft sedan chairs had already been prepared on the side, two were used by the nobles in the palace, and one was slightly larger, it looked like it was prepared for the prince.
Hu Liangdi got on the sedan chair and left, Xu Liangyuan followed behind, but no one arranged for Pan'er.
After a while, the crown prince came over, pulled Pan'er into the sedan chair.
As the sedan chair was lifted, Pan'er moved uncomfortably. The prince hadn't spoken since he got on the sedan chair, but only held her hand.
"Your Highness, do you feel uncomfortable in your stomach?" Pan'er asked.
The smell of wine on the Prince's body was very strong, and there was also this strange strong fragrance faintly mixed with it. After sniffing it in the pan, he found that it was the smell from his string of Buddhist beads. This top-quality agarwood and golden silk Bai Qinan really lived up to its reputation, it can emit a thicker or weaker aroma according to the temperature of the person's body.
We can meet each other, the prince is not feeling well right now.
Pan'er felt a little distressed, and pulled him towards her.
The sedan chair was big enough for two people to sit, so Pan Er let the prince lean on her lap and rubbed his temples with his fingers. The prince's eyes were clear, but he still obeyed. After being pressed for a while, he smiled: "What? I thought Gu was drunk?"
"Isn't it? People who don't usually drink alcohol will get drunk, especially if you drink so much today."
The prince smiled and said nothing, and squeezed her hand.
On the way, Pan'er thought to herself, maybe the prince is very talented and can drink too much. After all, he really doesn't look drunk. After returning to the small courtyard, she knew that the prince was actually drunk, but he Being drunk is different from ordinary people.
After returning, the slaves below were busy.
He was really tired, so Pan'er handed the prince over to Fulu and others, and let Cattail and the others serve him to take a bath.
The huge bathtub is filled with fragrant flower petals. The water temperature is just right, not too cold or too hot. I feel much more comfortable after soaking in it.
Qing Dai pinches her shoulders to relax, making her drowsy.
While she was in a daze, suddenly she felt that her feet were empty, as if she was standing on the edge of a cliff, and she suddenly stepped on the air. She woke up suddenly, only to realize that there was something wrong with the hands on her shoulders.
Qing Dai's hands were small, but now they were replaced with big palms, and she could tell at a glance that they were the hands of a man.
Startled, she turned her head and looked over, it was actually the prince.
The prince's long ink-colored hair was loose, and he was only wearing underwear, with the skirts open, revealing a chest as strong as jade. Water was still dripping from his hair, which wet his clothes and made the white cloth translucent.
"Your Highness?"
"But comfortable?"
Under the light, his brows are handsome and gentle, his eyes are dark, and there is a faint light.
Pan'er blushed a little at the sight of him, and couldn't help but pull the handkerchief over her body to block her chest.
"Your Highness, why are you here? You should go and wipe your hair, I'll wash it right away."
"It's boring to bathe alone, let's wash together."
Saying that, the prince stepped on the pedal and got into the bathtub.
The bathtub is quite big, and there is enough space, but the water is filled according to the habit of the plate, and suddenly more people come in, and the water in the bathtub overflows immediately.
Pan'er supported his forehead, thinking that they would clean up some cattails later. At the same time, I felt that the prince was a bit strange, he usually wouldn't speak like this, especially in this tone.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" She looked at the prince's face.
The prince scratched her cheek with his fingers: "What are you thinking? Do you think Gu is drunk?"
The more he behaved like this, the more Pan'er felt that he was drunk. It's just that a drunk person shouldn't be insane, or sleepy, or vomited, but he seemed more lively than usual. A lot
Yes, lively, the prince's tone and movements gave Pan'er a feeling of being a different person, that is, he felt that this person was so lively.
"Since you're not drunk, let's wash it out quickly, shall we?"
"You wash it for me."
Pan'er was startled again, but didn't say anything, picked up the handkerchief for bathing, and pretended to rub his shoulders for him, but actually kept his eyes on his movements.
The prince didn't notice all this, his eyes were looking into the water.
Pan'er, whose attention was diverted, didn't notice it. She took the veil away and used it. Wouldn't there be nothing left to cover it up
The prince observed for a while, rubbed his chin with his fingers a few times, stretched out another finger to tease, and said: "You seem to be a lot bigger here, I just remember that you used to be a small bun, how can you become a big bun now? "
Pan'er stared at the prince stiffly. From her angle, she could only see the area below the prince's neck and his evil hand. Looking up again and seeing his face full of interest, she found that he was really drunk.
Small bun, big bun? Usually he would not say such a thing.
God, why would the prince say such things
It took a while for Pan'er to find her own voice: "Your Highness, I've finished washing my body, let's go out."
The prince ignored her, just bowed his head to observe, with a very serious look: "You haven't told me yet, why did you become a big bun?"
This is not a bun!
Seeing that he still weighed it with his hand, he said again: "It really changed, it's a lot heavier."
Pan'er was thinking, what kind of restraint would he have to rely on to not slap his hand away
"Your Highness, you see the water is getting cold, let's go out."
He frowned and looked at her: "It's not just right when it's cold, it can relieve the fever."
She subconsciously reached out and touched him. It was indeed very hot. She was afraid that he would catch a cold. She begged in a low voice: "Even if you can relieve the fever, you can't soak for too long, or you will catch a cold. Your Highness, you go out with me first, and go to the couch later." I’ll tell you later why the little bun has turned into a big bun.”