Chapter 9: Different hearts

Most palace banquets are held in Hexiang Palace, and this year is no exception. The Hexiang Palace is very spacious, even if it is to entertain the Manchu civil and military, and it is very close to the imperial garden, the fragrance of the four seasons comes faintly, very elegant.
Today's Hexiang Palace is decorated with lights and colorful flowers, and the ground dragon in the temple is very warm. It feels like spring.
Jun Lixuan walked in with Ling Qiyang, and the waiter waiting at the door hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Wonderful Lord Lin, and Wanfu Princess Lin."
"Yeah." Jun Lixuan replied, looking around.
"Lord Yi has just arrived and is already inside. Please, please." The attendant led the way inside. As soon as I entered the main hall, I saw Wang Jun Liyuan sitting on the seat drinking tea.
"Okay, you go." Jun Lixuan waved his hand, and the attendant retired.
"Brother Brother." Jun Lixuan walked over with Ling Qiyang, "Brother Six didn't come with you?"
"Li Che entered the palace a moment earlier than I did, but I didn't see him." Jun Liyuan glanced at the hall, and didn't find Jun Liche's shadow, so he said: "Maybe I'm looking for the emperor."
Jun Liche is such a big person, he won't get lost even if he wants to, so Jun Lixuan didn't ask any more.
Ling Qiyang saluted Jun Liyuan and said: "Brother San."
"You don’t need to be polite, brother Qing. Since I saw you at the wedding that day, I didn’t have time to invite you to the house, no wonder, brother Qing." Although Ling Qiyang Fei Jun Lixuan did not marry everyone before. Knowing, it has slightly damaged Jun Lixuan's reputation, but Jun Liyuan does not hate Ling Qiyang, but feels that this person is sincere. Coupled with the incident of this spice, Jun Liyuan felt a bit good for him, and felt that he had not misunderstood the person.
"The third brother is polite and busy in the end of the year. However, Qiyang did not visit Ann, so I ask the third brother to forgive him." Although Jun Liyuan and Jun Lixuan are the same compatriots, Ling Qiyang did not dare to be too casual.
"One of you is my third brother, and the other is my wife, both of you are in the family, so don't carry it like this." Jun Lixuan is not afraid of the awkwardness of the third brother, but is afraid that Ling Qiyang is tired.
"Yes." Jun Liyuan smiled and nodded, let the two sit down, and said to Ling Qi: "Although the banquet in the palace is good, it is not easy to eat, so let's eat some snacks and set the bottom."
"I was negligent." Jun Lixuan asked the little waiter to serve some snacks, and when there were not many people there, he filled the belly of his concubine.
"Isn't this my favorite red bean cake?" Jun Liche, who walked in, saw the little waiter brought it up and lit it, and directly reached out and took a piece.
"Brother Six." Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang stood up and said.
"Where did you come?" Jun Liyuan asked.
Jun Liche looked at Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang with a smile, "I just wanted to find them in the mother's harem, and then tease Mo Yuer's little one. But I happened to encounter an affectionate drama, and I felt a little bit there. It's an eyesore, so I went to the imperial dining room to eat something."
When he said this, Ling Qiyang immediately realized what the "affectionate drama" Jun Liche was referring to, and his ears became warm.
Jun Liyuan also guessed something, and smiled without saying a word.
Jun Lixuan shook his head helplessly. It seems that it is better to do this in his own house in the future.
As the opening of the banquet approached, the emperor and queen also entered the table one after another.
The empress sits on the left hand side of Emperor Yanxi, followed by her son, concubine, collateral prince, and son. The next level on the right hand of Emperor Yanxi is the position of the imperial concubine, followed by the concubines and princesses of the palaces, as well as the concubines of the princes and other princes. As for those non-themed concubines, they were not qualified to sit in the Hexiang Palace. The queen set up a side hall for other concubines to drink together.
Ling Qiyang is a Qingzi. Although she is married to Jun Lixuan, she is not a woman anyway, so she sits with Jun Lixuan. One is to demonstrate the status of the concubine, and the other is to convey the importance of the emperor and the queen to him.
The food and wine were then served on the table. The emperor said some words of instruction and wishes. Everyone drank with the emperor, and the New Year’s Eve banquet officially opened. The princes also started from Jun Liyuan and toasted to the emperor and queen one by one.
When Jun Lixuan arrived, the emperor looked at the amber liquor in his glass and smiled: "My Xuan'er is a drinker. Why did you drink fruit wine today?"
"Return to my father, the wines in the palace are all excellent wines, but Qi Yang is too powerful to drink, so he can only drink fruit wine. The son and his husband are husbands, so they have to drink together. In order to avoid getting drunk, Qi Yang needs to take care of him. The father and the emperor have to worry."
"My son is indeed filial and filial." Emperor Yanxi laughed, patted Jun Lixuan on the shoulder, toasted with him and Ling Qiyang, and smiled at the queen after drinking, "The sons you raised are very good. Excellent!"
The queen also raised a glass, "Xuan'er used to be prudent, but less meticulous. Now she is more diligent and knows to consider her parents and wife."
"Yes." Emperor Yanxi smiled happily.
Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang returned to their seats, except for Jun Liyuan and Jun Liche, everyone else had different faces. Emperor Yanxi praised the queen's son, the concubine in the harem was somewhat jealous, but the concubine was not angry. However, they did not dare to expose these emotions too much. If Emperor Shang Yanxi noticed, they would not be able to eat them.
After drinking for three rounds, the drunken imperial concubine leaned on a chair, and the silver bell-like smile attracted the emperor's attention.
"Why is Aifei smiling so happy?" Emperor Yanxi asked.
"It's nothing. Looking at the joy of decoration in this hall, it reminds the concubines of Xitang, where the court was married." The imperial concubine stood up straight, her eyes swept towards the queen, and said: "It's just that this hall is actually There is a lily stuck in the bottom, it is inevitably a bit tacky. Besides, lily is not a precious flower, used at a royal palace banquet, it is a bit of a surrender status. What does the queen say?"
Let the imperial concubine say this, the atmosphere suddenly became a little embarrassing. Jun Liyuan frowned slightly, as he really shouldn't argue with such female streamers as the imperial concubine. Jun Lixuan pursed the corner of her mouth slightly, as if she had expected that today's banquet would not be peaceful. Jun Liche put a wine glass against his lips, his eyes flashed a little disdain, no matter how the empress arranged, the queen was the queen.
The queen smiled, but did not answer. In the palace last year, a new floor heating flower room was built to plant some easy-to-breed flowers in the winter to add some springtime, and the palaces are also good for fun. In addition to pink and white, this year's lilies are also planted with many oranges. The three colors are matched together, which is not a beautiful sight.
"The lily has an elegant posture, a sweet fragrance, a noble meaning, and a warm and joyous color. It is perfect to put it in today's hall." Ling Qiyang said in a timely manner: "Drinking today is unavoidable to get drunk. Put some lilies here. Be calm and calm. So as not to lose your spirit after drinking and break the rules."
The respectful rhetoric made the imperial concubine unable to tell why.
Emperor Yanxi nodded in agreement, "Qiyang makes sense. This is the first time for Qiyang to celebrate the New Year in the palace. Is he still used to eating?"
"Yes, the emperor. The recipes of these dishes have never been seen before. They think they are very novel and taste good." Even if they are not good, they have to say good.
"That's good, eat more." Emperor Yanxi was obviously in a good mood, and said to Jun Lixuan: "Your wife will take care of herself."
"Yes." Jun Lixuan replied.
The imperial concubine glanced at Ling Qiyang with a squint, and said in a cold voice with a slight smile: "After all, it is the small family who came out, and he is a bastard. I have never seen anything in the world. The food in the palace is better than you usually eat. "
Ling Qiyang chuckled carelessly. Compared with the royal family, Wangyang Bofu was indeed only a small household, and although Wangyang Bo was a good name, he had no real power. His father got the title only because of the blessing of his ancestors.
Although Ling Qiyang didn't care about it, Jun Lixuan didn't feel very comfortable listening. He held Ling Qiyang's hand under the table and looked at the imperial concubine with a dark face.
The queen naturally knew what her son was thinking about. She didn't like how much the imperial concubine had complained about his sonqing's identity, so she spoke: "Xuan'er's marriage was bestowed by the emperor, and the emperor gave her marriage. "
The words of the empress made Emperor Yanxi feel comfortable, and his eyes turned to the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine knew that she had failed, and she hurriedly laughed and said: "The concubine means that the royal family is not comparable to ordinary people. It is normal for Princess Lin to have never seen it. Otherwise, wouldn't it be more disrespectful?"
Emperor Yanxi didn't say anything, and gave the queen some food. Seeing the imperial concubine secretly tighten the veil in her hand, she was furious.
"Although I was not in Beijing when the seventh brother got married, I also heard about the imperial brother's request to marry Ling Qiyang. My brother Qing has waited for so many years, and finally he is sincere, and Jin Shi is open." The big prince sitting next to them laughed. Dao, he was a bit dissatisfied from the moment he entered the table. It was obvious that he was the eldest son. Although he was not a direct descendant, he also had a lot of credit. However, he has to sit in the fourth place. It is really unwilling. "But then again, Ruoqi Brother doesn't have this heart, isn't he waiting for him to die alone? It seems worthless to think about it."
Ling Qiyang looked at Jun Chengrong next to him, and said quietly: "The love goes to the depths, and it ends."
Jun Chengrong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The younger brother is so elegant, the older brother is not good at these things. I wonder if the seventh younger brother understands?"
"Naturally." Jun Lixuan smiled and looked at Ling Qiyang, "Some things can only be missed when they encounter them, and some people only know when they encounter them. Others will not understand, nor do they need to understand."
"Yeah, although everyone praises Lord Lin for his literary and martial arts, but most of what we see is that he is brave and indifferent, and there are times when he doesn't want to be able to speak. It's not like Chengrong, who only knows to do meritorious service and share the worries for his father. Be a filial son." It was Concubine Ying, who was sitting on the hands of the imperial concubine, and Jun Chengrong's biological mother. From the moment she entered the palace, she adhered to the emperor. But the two seem to be of one mind, but in reality they have their own plans.
Concubine Ying's obvious praise of her son's military achievements made everyone sitting feel superficial. In fact, the more such a person, it is easy to deal with, not to be afraid.
The fifth prince Jun Chengxi, who was sitting next to Jun Chengrong, laughed mockingly, with a cunning expression on his face, obviously not paying attention to the mother and son. The four princes next to him, Jun Chengyan, acted very indifferently. He was drinking his own wine with a glass of wine, as if he hadn’t heard anything. The fierce anger in the corners of his eyes and brows covered all emotions, but even so, he could still feel this. Human disdain.
"It's a good thing to have filial piety. The emperor's son is naturally not bad in civil and martial arts. Ying Fei's words are too modest. How can I say that Cheng Rong was also taught by me as a first-class university. "The queen is very dissatisfied with Concubine Ying's use of Jun Lixuan to show her military exploits. If we really talk about war exploits, neither of his Yuan'er nor Huang'er can crush Jun Chengrong to death.
"Speaking of both civil and martial arts..." Ying Fei smiled and covered her mouth and glanced at the opposite side, and said: "The six princes seem to only understand literature and history, not good at martial arts." Ying Fei's meaning is to change the direction and say if it is true as the queen said. , Isn’t that the sixth prince’s son?
Concubine Ying's non-brained words made Emperor Yanxi's color sink. Jun Liche's mother concubine Xian Guifei was his favorite woman, but it was a pity that the red face was fate, and she left after giving birth to Jun Liche. Nowadays, whenever I think about it, Emperor Yanxi still feels heartache and miss.
"Concubine Ying is a bit wrong. The martial arts mentioned by the emperor does not mean that she can lead soldiers to fight." Jun Liyuan, who has been silent for a long time, opened his mouth, "Father let us practice martial arts, originally just to strengthen our health. As for whether you are successful in learning, it also depends on your personal preferences and talents. There are many martial arts practitioners in the world, but they are rare in the world, but this does not affect the enthusiasm of martial arts people. So, the fundamental of martial arts It still lies in strengthening fitness, and Li Che has a good body, which is thanks to his father."
"Yuan'er is right." Emperor Yanxi nodded in satisfaction, "Long gave birth to nine sons, each of which is different. It is not necessary for my son to look the same. Che'er is the best."
"Yes, father emperor." Jun Liche smiled and raised his glass to the emperor, and the father and son drank each other.
"Concubine Ying, you have been in the palace for a long time, and you should know how to speak before." The imperial concubine could see that Ying Concubine's words just aroused the emperor's dissatisfaction. It also becomes a bad thing."
Concubine Ying realized that she shouldn't have said what she had just said, and she immediately got up and saluted: "The concubine's concubine is straightforward and has no other meaning. Please forgive the emperor."
Seeing his mother and concubine kneeling and confessing her mistake, Jun Chengrong immediately stood up and bowed and said: "Mother concubine's inadvertent loss, please forgive me."
Emperor Yanxi waved his hand and said: "For those of you who are celebrating the New Year, I also hope to be lively and happy. Let's get up. Since the imperial concubine can give instructions to Ying concubine, I will teach her more tonight while staying guardian. I will sleep in Ya tonight. Kun Palace, you can rest assured to watch the year."
"Yes..." The imperial concubine smiled barely at the corner of her mouth, quietly glaring at Concubine Ying.
The queen smiled and told the little waiter to go back and prepare, and turned around to continue the banquet.
The singing and dancing in front of him made Ling Qiyang faint, who had drunk a lot of fruit wine. Jun Lixuan leaned in calmly, letting him rest on his body, holding him with both hands, and feel relieved that it was not cold. Ling Qiyang was slightly drunk and couldn't care about the embarrassment, so he just followed what Jun Lixuan meant.
"The emperor should be able to sleep well tonight." Ling Qiyang said in a voice that only two of them could hear.
Jun Lixuan smiled and said in his ear: "You can also sleep well tonight."
Ling Qiyang made a red "um" in his ears, taking the temperature of Jun Lixuan's body, and feeling extremely stable.
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A palace banquet has different hearts.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, everyone has their own position and ideas. If you think about it from their perspective, maybe those words and behaviors are not difficult to understand. After all, everyone has a hard-to-read book of their own.
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