Chapter 23
The palace banquet was held in the Huayi Hall, not only the Xiye Mission, but also... King Xuan attended the banquet tonight.

In addition, several important ministers were also invited, including Liu Xiang.

When Emperor Liang saw King Xuan, who was next to him, his expression was not good, but in the end he didn't say anything because of his face, and announced the opening of the banquet.

The envoy sent by the king of Xiye is the second prince of Xiye, Yening Achu.

Xiye was born on the grasslands, most of them are strong and straightforward, and their behavior is bold and unrestrained.But Yening Achu was not like that, he was more like a Daliang person than a Xiye person.

Song Qing'an narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the second prince.

His face is fair, his eyebrows are clear and his eyes are clear, and he looks like a gentleman who is as gentle as jade and modest.Sensing Song Qing'an's gaze, Yening Ah Chu did not avoid it, but instead smiled gently at her and raised the wine bottle as a signal.

Song Qing'an smiled back, but he looked harmless.

But how could the person appointed by King Xiye to be an envoy to Daliang be as easy to bully as he appeared on the outside.

Before coming to the palace banquet, Cuizhu and Song Qing'an talked a lot about Yening Achu.

His biological mother was just a low-ranking concubine in the harem of King Xiye, and she only received a brief attention after giving birth to the second prince.Yening Achu's situation is quite good. Since his biological mother was pregnant, Princess Xiye has been planning to give birth to this child.

In such a bad environment, Yening Achu not only grew up without any risk, but also gained the attention of King Xiye, this person should not be underestimated.

In recent years, King Xiye has put the crown prince on the agenda, and the second prince and the eldest prince from the concubine continued to fight openly and covertly, and they did not try to please each other.

This mission to Daliang may be an opportunity for Yening Achu to gain an advantage.

Thinking of this, Song Qingan looked at Yening Achu with more kind eyes.

She can't take care of their Xiye's family affairs.But if she could use this to help her elder brother, she wouldn't mind being a favor and helping the second prince.

Inexplicably, Yening Ah Chu felt a chill on the back of his neck.He glanced at Princess Zhaoding who was sitting opposite, and subconsciously felt that he must not have anything to do with this person.

Not long after the banquet started, Yening Achu got up and toasted Emperor Liang, taking advantage of the opportunity to have someone present the gift.

It is said that they are gifts, but they are actually treasures that are paid for all year round.Such as luminous pearl, emerald and so on.But the last one was unusual.

A beauty dressed as Xiye, Niao Tingting, came in from the outside of the hall, and bowed to the head of the Liang Emperor, shyly and timidly.When she raised her eyes, she revealed a pair of washed blue eyes.

Emperor Zongliang had no desire for female sex, and when he saw such beauties, he still opened his eyes and leaned forward.

Song Qing'an couldn't help laughing, Daliang and Xi Ye got married, and Xi Ye sent another beauty...

Didn't it just mean that Daliang's Princess Heqin was the same as the woman who was given as a gift in the eyes of Xiye?

Liu Sijin was sitting beside Song Qing'an, seeing this situation, her expression froze slightly.

Song Qing'an glanced at Liu Qiyun beside Emperor Liang, and saw that she also smiled slightly.

A beauty who paid tribute could not threaten her at all, what displeased her was the humiliation behind it.

Xi Ye was just a mere barbarian, and Daliang made them feel a little bit thin, yet they actually pushed their noses in the face?
Emperor Liang didn't say anything, and happily asked Ye Ning Ah Chu to express his gratitude to King Xiye on his behalf.

Ye Ning Ah Chu responded, with a gentle smile covering up the mockery in his eyes.

The beauty was placed in the side hall first, and the banquet continued.The people under the seat toasted Emperor Liang one after another, and Liu Qiyun on the side also tried to persuade him.After taking turns like this, Emperor Liang was already drunk.

If it had been earlier, Emperor Liang would never have gotten drunk at the palace banquet.But since Pei Qing took the post of Supervisor of Rituals, everything was handled properly, and Emperor Liang devoted himself wholeheartedly to seeking immortality, so he indulged a lot.

Song Qing'an originally thought that she was the only one present who wanted to get Emperor Liang drunk, but seeing the continuous toasting, she felt a little amused.

Considering her drinking capacity, Song Qingan didn't actually drink much.She looked at the upper seat, and she was meeting Pei Qing's eyes.

At this moment, Emperor Liang half-closed his drunken eyes, and Liu Qiyun's attention was all on Emperor Liang, and he did not pay attention to the situation below.Song Qing'an was also bold, propping his cheek with one hand, and winking at Pei Qing.

Pei Qing's long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, like a poisonous snake staring at its prey.His eyes swayed around Song Qingan's bun, and then stopped on her lips, staring straight at her, forcing Song Qingan to blush a little.

She stopped looking at Pei Qing, and casually ate a few chopsticks before eating, but she couldn't taste what it was like.

King Xuan and Liu Xiang had secretly exchanged eyes several times under the seat, seeing that Emperor Liang was drunk, they said goodbye one after another.

Song Qingan looked at the two vacant seats, his eyes darkened.

She glanced at Yening Achu's position again, silently thinking about how to lure him out.

According to the rules, she can't take the initiative to send invitations to Ye Ning Ah Chu, and she is said to have a private meeting with a foreign man.

Fortunately, Song Qing'an was lucky, an attendant whispered a few words in Yening Achu's ear, and he reported to Emperor Liang and left the hall.

Song Qing'an clung to the wine cup and thought for a moment, then gave Zhu Yan a wink at the side.

Zhu Yan understood and supported Song Qing'an just in time when her body softened and she fell to the side.But seeing Song Qing'an's face was flushed and his eyelashes were half drooping, he looked like he was drunk.

Zhuyan sent a maid to explain to Emperor Liang that after getting permission, she helped Song Qing'an out of the hall.

The palace was still singing and dancing, and the court dancers flicked their sleeves lightly, dancing to the music.

Pei Qing's eyes were fixed, and she looked at Song Qing'an, who was no longer there.
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As soon as he arrived outside the Huayi Hall, Song Qing'an's drunkenness disappeared.But looking at the palace road in front of him, Song Qing'an felt a little worried.

Thinking that he was in a hurry, it seemed that there was something urgent.If you want to discuss in the Daliang Palace... what is the most secretive place?

Near Huayi Hall, there is a lotus pond.It's winter now, and the lotus pond has no one to come and go, so it's...a secluded place.

There was speculation in his mind, but Song Qing'an was still not sure, in the end it was just luck.

In summer, the lotus pond is full of flowers, but now there are only a few stumped stems and leaves left, which is quite scary under the night.There is almost no one to take care of it after winter, and there will be no lights at night.Zhu Yan held a palace lantern that was better than nothing, and looked around from time to time with vigilance in his eyes.

"Princess."

There seemed to be a figure swaying in the pavilion in front of him, Zhu Yan called Song Qing'an in a low voice, and stopped in front of him.

It happened to be covered by bushes on the side, and the master and servant were hidden in it.The surrounding area was extremely quiet, and Song Qing'an could hear a few human voices from time to time.

She listened carefully and found that what the man was talking about was Xiyehua.

Now Song Qing'an regained her spirits, she changed positions with Zhu Yan, and listened carefully to the outer side.

The human voice came intermittently, Song Qingan frowned slightly, and could only vaguely hear a few words.

"The eldest prince... the princess... breaks the contract..."

Ever since his elder brother passed letters to her for the first time after he left the palace, Song Qing'an had quietly learned Xiye dialect.

The elder brother said that Xiye was an ambitious wolf and had always coveted the land of the Central Plains.He was living in a remote area and often dealt with people from Xiye, the future was unpredictable, so he should have made plans early.

In fact, Song Qinghuai's original intention was to persuade Song Qing'an to come out of the palace, and he would take care of it.However, Song Qing'an felt that how could Xi Ye's ambition not be used?

Talking at night in the west is to increase the odds of success in possible negotiations.

Song Qing'an probed to look, in the darkness, the white in the pavilion was particularly eye-catching.

Naye Ning Achu is wearing white clothes today.

(End of this chapter)

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