Da Suining

Chapter 235 Token
Snow feast.

The Qingyuan is covered with silver and covered with brocade carpets.There are more than a dozen exquisite carved copper basins filled with fiery red charcoal, which is full of warmth.

The princes and ministers and their relatives sat down in order, and the court ladies and eunuchs lined up in a long line, and brought up an appetizer of wine and dishes.

Steamed pigeon with rice wine, duck with sweet-scented osmanthus, pouch fillet, ring bell, crab dumpling, shredded fish with crystal longevity, yam puree with blueberry juice, lotus seed soup with lotus seed, green fruit, pear, lychee, tomato Pomegranates and watermelons are overwhelming.

There are all kinds of fruit snacks, and there are a lot of them in front of the adults.

On the grill next to it, a whole goat is being grilled, and on the grill in the lower row, there are still a few venison legs that are about to be grilled. The grilled beef and fresh fish are put on plates, one by one. Pass it inside.

After drinking for three rounds, the emperor was already drunk and hazy: "This year's snow came at the right time, it seems to be more abundant than last year's snow, and it is reported that the snow outside the customs is four or five points thicker than Qingcheng. From this point of view, next year's wheat harvest will be stable, food will be stable, and people's hearts will be stable. I am very relieved. Today's banquet, everyone should eat and drink, dancers can only sing and dance, and everyone has fun together. .”

All the ministers and workers naturally nodded their heads in agreement.

The dancers entered the arena, singing and dancing one after another, and the blood of the people watching was boiling.

It really is singing and dancing.

The emperor leaned over there, holding a wine cup and enjoying himself.

Concubine Mei Gui and others at the bottom also had joyful expressions.

Xiangyan was sitting on the outside, taking advantage of the dancer's entry, she quietly retreated out.

After a song and dance, all the officials stood up and toasted the emperor.

The emperor's face turned dark red after drinking.Concubine He got up and passed Concubine Mei, stepped to sit beside the emperor, took the wine glass from the emperor's hand and said: "Although the emperor is happy, he should take care of himself. It's cold, so don't drink too much wine."

"It's better to let the eldest..." Mei Guifei hadn't said the word "Eldest Prince" before being cut off by Concubine He: "It's better to let the second prince drink for the emperor."

The emperor nodded.

Concubine He called people all over the place: "Cao'er, Jie'er, come and drink for your father."

Called a few times and no one answered.

"Qing'er..." Concubine He murmured in her heart, her son Guo Jing was bound to come to celebrate the snow feast, now such a good opportunity to show up, why is there no one there?

"I'm afraid the second prince is not in the Qingyuan at this time." Xiang Daying took a step forward.

"What is the meaning of this, Mr. Xiang?"

"Yi Chen sees that the second prince has been very busy recently, and the second prince is really not here to celebrate the snow banquet."

The eldest prince has already gone to replace wine for the emperor.

Concubine Mei has always disliked Concubine He's temperament of showing her head around, so she immediately said: "This is a palace banquet, and the east and west palaces are all there. Concubine He, do you think it's appropriate for you to stay by the emperor's side?"

Concubine He retreated to her seat in embarrassment.

The emperor was in high spirits, gave Xiang Daying a glass of wine, and asked him: "You have never had any friendship with my second child, why do you know whether the second child is busy now? When did you start to care about him?"

"Can the emperor deny this thing?" Xiang Daying held out a pearl belt.

The little eunuch took the belt and showed it to the emperor.

Concubine He's eyes were sharp, and she had already seen that the belt belonged to Guo Kai, so she blurted out: "This is a coincidence, where did Mr. Xiang find Guo Kai'er's belt?"

Concubine Mei lowered her eyes and snorted coldly: "I've seen someone picking up purses, when did I see someone picking up belts? Belts are private things that are naturally given to each other in private."

Concubine He's face was flushed red, and she stammered: "I don't agree with what the imperial concubine said, is it possible that the imperial concubine is going to frame me as innocent? Give and receive in private."

"Your brain..." Concubine Mei shook her head, "You are so courageous, I don't even dare to think about what you think."

The emperor glanced at the pearl belt with great interest, ate a grape and asked with a smile: "I have vaguely seen the second child who used this belt, why is it in your hands now? What is the reason for this?"

"This is a token from the second prince."

"Oh?"

"To tell you the truth, the second prince fell in love with the minister's daughter, so he specially gave this belt... But... the matter is very important. How could the prince's marriage not go through the emperor's marriage? I was terrified, so I brought you a token, begging The emperor's decision?"

The emperor was silent for a moment.

All the ministers put down their chopsticks and listened attentively.

A group of family members also sat respectfully, but a few more courageous noble ladies who sat farther away started talking secretly.

"Who is the second child? Is it that...Guo Wei? I walked past him last month, and he praised me for the elegant smell of powder on my body. He walked two streets with me. It was really scary. I was with a bandit. Same."

"Who said it wasn't? That day when I passed by the door of the pawn shop, he knocked off my golden hairpin, and said in a frivolous way that if I wanted to accompany him, he would give me ten gold hairpins. If he fell in love with the Girl from the Xiang family, I'm afraid the girl from the Xiang family is going to be unlucky?"

"Nonsense." Concubine He snorted coldly, and the noble ladies around were trembling with fright, almost unable to hold the grapes in their hands.

"What a big deal, it's worth it." Concubine Mei Gui said softly, "Foreign ministers here, they should also pay attention to your concubine image."

Concubine He straightened her clothes, helped the golden hairpin, and put on a gentle and dignified style, but her voice still couldn't suppress the anger: "Qi'er, he has practiced riding and archery hard, and recently he has read a lot of poetry and books...how can he have time to spare? With your girl...Xiang Daying, you want to cling to wealth, which is too blatant."

"I don't dare." Xiang Daying knelt down and said, "I'm just the emperor's slave, and my daughter is just a poor girl, how dare I cling to wealth and power to beat the prince, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that the second prince seems to like the minister's daughter very much. Otherwise, he would not have given this pearl belt as a gift so easily. The whole family of the minister dared not dream about it. Now that he presents the belt to the emperor, he hopes that the emperor will make an idea. If the emperor disagrees, the minister It’s better to tell the second prince clearly.”

"Where is the second child?"

"Right now..." the little eunuch hesitated.

"Second brother Qing Xueyan is here, maybe he drank some wine and went out to get some air." The eldest prince covered Guo Kai.

"Where is the person serving the second child?" the emperor asked.

Soon, two young eunuchs jumped forward and knelt down: "The servant is here."

"Are you all dumb, you didn't know how to respond after calling for the second prince for a long time?"

"Damn the slave."

"Where is the second child?"

"This……"

"Say."

"The second prince said that he drank too much, so he went to the corner gate next to Qingyuan for a walk, not letting the servants follow him. He went out for a while, but he still hasn't come back."

"I also drank a little too much wine, and it's warm in the Qing Garden, which makes people sleepy. I wonder if the emperor would like to go out for a walk to get some air?"

"Ah."

The emperor and Xiang Daying walked out of Qingyuan slowly, and went straight to the corner gate next to Qingyuan.

The red walls and green tiles of the imperial palace are now a vast expanse of whiteness, but the red walls, illuminated by the warm winter sun, have a vermilion color that makes people feel warm.

Inside the corner gate, the cold wind howled.

Guo Kai was wrapped in a big cloak and shrank his hands, looking at Xiang Yan in front of her very tiredly.

Xiangyan wanted to button Guo Cheng's cloak, but Guo Kai pushed it away.

"The second prince is so ruthless, back then..."

"I told you before, I'm not a long-term man, I just meet someone who loves another, you are not the first one, nor the last one, why do you pester me?" Guo Kai cast a glance at Xiangyan : "Every time I sleep with you, I give you money, can you stop pestering me?"

"Second prince, you..." Xiang Yan was about to shed tears.

"Don't cry, it's like I bullied you. You are one of the people who dare to threaten me, Guo Wei. If you weren't threatened by you, I wouldn't bother to see you today. I just came to ask you, are you serious?" Are you going to kill the child in your stomach?"

"I……"

"If you die, hurry up, lest you have long nights and dreams. Of course, since you have seen it away, I will not sleep you in vain. I will give you ten ingots of gold. In the future, don't pester me anymore. If you want to get married, this Young Master Qingcheng, you can pick whatever you want. Ten ingots of gold are enough for your dowry."

Chunyu poked his head under the red wall of the corner gate, saw a group of people approaching from a distance, coughed twice and quietly retreated away.

"Second child, I matched him with your second girl last time, but they broke up in the end. Could it be that... the two of you got in touch again in private?" The emperor had already reached the corner gate while rubbing his hands.

The plum blossoms in the corner gate are really blooming. The bright red plum blossoms bypass the palace wall and bloom on the road.

The emperor paused for a while while supporting Mei Zhi, and just about to speak, he heard voices coming from the corner door.

"Second prince, the second prince treats me so well, is it because I am pregnant with your child now? The child has been in my womb for more than three months, if I say I don't want him..." Xiangyan cried.

"Okay, don't cry, I know it's hard to deal with the child when he grows up, but... if I don't get rid of this burden, my father... will definitely deal with me..."

"The second prince likes me, is it all fake?"

"I really like you, but the child can't stay, he must be killed."

"Nonsense." The emperor went straight to the corner gate, saw Xiangyan crying in Guo Kai's arms, and Guo Kai's hand was resting on Xiangyan's chest, the emperor turned around and stopped everyone behind.

"Father." Guo Kai prostrated and knelt up: "Father, it's all...she seduces..."

"You are still a man." The emperor looked at Guo Cheng coldly.

Guo Cheng knelt down, not daring to raise his head.

Xiangyan came out crying, Chunyu supported her arm, Xiangyan showed a weak posture, big tears flowed down her face, and when she knelt down, she deliberately supported her gradually swollen belly with her hands: "Greetings to... the emperor."

The button around Xiangyan's neck was still undone, revealing the bright red belt of her bellyband.

"Nonsense." The emperor looked at the two kneeling on the ground, and didn't think about what to say, so he turned his back and said, "Button it fast."

Chunyu hurriedly climbed up and buttoned Xiangyan's neckline.

"Let's go back. The snow celebration is over." The emperor returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation with a sullen face.

Xiang Daying had no choice but to follow the emperor's side step by step.

Qingyuan corner gate.

Chunyu helped Xiangyan who was pear blossom and rainy.

Guo Kai stood up and twisted Xiangyan's face before patting the snow on his knees.

"What is the second prince doing?" Xiang Yan was quite calm at this time, with a lightness in her voice.

"Okay, Xiangyan, you're bullying me."

"Second prince, where did you start?"

"We both agreed just now, I will give you ten ingots of gold, you go and take the child away, I said why you hugged me suddenly, put my hand on your chest, and unbuttoned yourself, I I thought you were reluctant to part with me as a married couple for a hundred days, but it turned out that you were acting."

"I don't understand what the second prince said."

"You really know how to pretend, you woman, you didn't come to see me just to get these ten ingots of gold, you wanted more treasures, so you deliberately acted... Now my father knows about you and me , I will definitely give you a large sum of money to compensate you, Xiangyan, you really can do it, for the money, you can be disheveled in front of other men... I underestimated you."

Xiang Yan burst out laughing, tears streaming down her cheeks, laughing so that the red plum blossoms trembled, and the snow that had accumulated on the plum blossoms also fell down with a rustle.

"Guo Kai, do you think I'm a money-grubbing woman? Do you think I did all this for money?"

"do not you?"

"Just wait and see."

"You are so scary." Guo Kai didn't want to stay with Xiangyan for a moment, and strode towards Qingyuan.

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

It seemed that the festive atmosphere in Qingyuan hadn't dissipated just now, and the emperor's robe still smelled of barbecue.

It's just that the emperor's complexion is a little bad.

The little palace lady carefully held the tea, the emperor took a sip of the tea and felt that it was getting cold, so he scolded the little palace lady to go down,
Xiang Daying knelt there for a while, her knees were sore.

The huge Hall of Mental Cultivation was very quiet.

"Speak." The emperor threw out a sentence.

Prime Minister Daying wiped the sweat from his forehead: "It's all my fault, it's my lack of teaching, it's all my fault, my daughter... But when I knew, my daughter was already three months pregnant. Physician Lu said..."

"Doctor Lu knows about this?"

"It was Lu Yu who first found out that Yan'er was pregnant. My wife and I felt that he had ruined Yan'er's reputation, so people beat him up and threw him out. Later, Lu Yu's father, the Imperial Physician Lu, came to see Yan'er in person. Saying that Yan'er is not pregnant, it looks like three months, and now Yan'er's belly is too big to hide, and her body can't... don't want this child..."

"Wonderful." The emperor couldn't help clapping his hands: "I didn't expect that Lu Taiyi, a gentleman, would take revenge, and ten years would not be too late."

"emperor……"

"Cough cough cough... What I mean is, your daughter is really pregnant with the second child?"

"The minister takes the head of the item as a guarantee."

"Speaking of this, aren't we in-laws in the future?" The emperor sternly said while lying in the middle of a pile of memorials: "Xiang Daying, you are so courageous."

"emperor……"

"It's not true yet."

"My lord..."

"Although Jie'er is young, she will marry a wife and have children sooner or later. I see that your daughter is not weak in appearance. If she is pregnant with Jie'er's child, I will not prevent her from recognizing her ancestors. It's just that you You shouldn't fool me together with your daughter."

"emperor……"

"What a coincidence, you handed over the token, and your daughter happened to be with Cheng'er at the corner gate... If you say that this is not a game, do you believe it?"

(End of this chapter)