Chapter 9: Banquet

009 Banquet
The words of the Empress Dowager changed Yan Ruyu's face, but she still bit her lip, left Bai Yuchen's arms, and silently sat on a side seat.
Just looking at Bai Yuchen with aggrieved eyes, Xiahou sat quietly in the seat that belonged to her, with a faint smile on his face.
Bai Yuchen looked at the two, but the Queen Mother didn't speak, she lowered her head and held the lid of the cup and kept fiddle with the tea in the cup, before speaking slowly.
"This teacup and tea lid must not be matched wrongly. Don’t underestimate this lid. Even if it is the same, there are gaps in the lid. The cup and lid are always the original match. Say yes?"
Yan Ruyu was taken aback, and understood in his heart that the Queen Mother was using a teacup and tea cover to warn her that Bai Yuchen and Xiahou Shangle were the original couples, and she was only a concubine no matter how much she was favored!
"What the Empress Dowager said is that this teacup and tea lid really cannot be matched!"
When she said this, she had an awkward smile on her face. Originally, Yan Ruyu wanted Bai Yuchen to sit with herself. Now that the Empress Dowager said such a sentence, it is estimated that the emperor will not sit next to her again.
"Grandma Huang's words are wrong. Sometimes, the cups and lids don't have to be the same. A little gap will help cool the tea earlier and make it more comfortable to drink!"
Bai Yuchen sat beside Yan Ruyu and held her hand under the table with a charming smile on his face. After Yan Ruyu met his smile, his face flushed and he lowered his head embarrassedly.
In fact, she and Bai Yuchen are not very familiar. Although his father had mentioned that he should enter the palace as a concubine before, he never agreed with him, but he did not expect that on the third day after Bai Yuchen was granted, a decree would come down and let her enter the palace. For the concubine.
Yan Ruyu was not indifferent. Just imagine that no woman could refuse the emperor who ruled the world, not to mention that the emperor was still a young, promising, handsome man.
She fell in love with this man from the first time she saw Bai Yuchen, although she knew that he didn't like herself as much as she showed, but as long as she could see his gentle and petting smile, it would cost her how much Yan Ruyu would pay. Don't hesitate!
"Chen'er..."
"Grandma Huang, Le'er just sit with you!"
Xiahou Shangle sat next to the Empress Dowager, with a small smile on her delicate face, just glanced at Bai Yuchen and the shy Yan Ruyu, and never looked at them again.
"Leer still knows the heart of mourning family best!"
The Empress Dowager took Xiahou's hand and patted it lightly. Bai Yuchen's other hand was tightly clasped on the armrest, an indescribable meaning flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, turning his head to know What was said in Yan Ruyu's ear, her face was filled with a happy smile.
"Grandma Huang, Xuan'er is late, I hope Grandma Huang will forgive her!
During the conversation, a young man of about eighteen knelt in the Ci Ning Palace. Xiahou Shangle raised his head and watched quietly. The empress dowager immediately put on a smile on her face.
"Get up quickly. This is just a home-cooked meal for our family. What's wrong?"
Bai Yuxuan stood up and saw Bai Yuchen, and saluted again.
"The minister has seen the emperor brother!"
"No gift, do it!"
The seventh prince, Bai Yuxuan, used to be his biggest rival for the throne. Finally, when he thought that Bai Yuxuan was about to ascend to the throne, the empress dowager took out his father's last edict and he was able to successfully ascend to the throne.
Over the years, Bai Yuxuan has always been his confidant. He knows that Bai Yuxuan still holds 200,000 soldiers in his hands. As long as he has a rebellious heart, even if he can't ascend to the throne, he can still seriously hurt the country he has just sat down. .
Fortunately, Bai Yuxuan has always lived in Cangzhou, and he hasn't had the kind of enthusiasm for the throne, but even so, Bai Yuchen can't take it lightly!
"This is Princess Yuefeng from Mu Chao, the courtier brother is polite!"
The seventh prince, Bai Yuxuan, was named Yi, so he was called King Yi. When he saw Xiahou enjoying the music, Bai Yuxuan's thugs saluted.
"Seven Emperor Brothers are too polite!"
Xiahou smiled softly, and said softly, Bai Yuchen just snorted, and Yan Ruyu's face was not good-looking. Although she was not a queen, she was also a noble concubine, but besides the queen's largest concubine, Bai Yuxuan turned a blind eye to her. Yan Ruyu, who has always been proud, is very unhappy!
"Mo Yuan, let the Yushan Fang serve food!"
Mo Yuan replied and retired. After a while, Mo Yuan and the maid began to serve food continuously. Under the leadership of the Queen Mother, the family banquet called Banquet officially began.
"Yu'er, come and taste a drunk chicken feet, but the royal chef in the palace is a good dish!"
"The emperor, the concubines are too strong to drink, in case they are drunk..."
"If Yu'er is drunk, I will hold you back!"
Xiahou Shangle was indifferent to the sweetness of Bai Yuchen and Yan Ruyu, but took some vegetarian dishes and ate slowly. Bai Yuxuan looked at the three people, and suddenly understood that the queen was not favored, and the favored one belonged to the Yan family. Daughter Yan Ruyu!
However, Bai Yuxuan looked at Bai Yuchen's pampering and thoughtfulness, and always felt that he was not sincere, and the pretense was too obvious, but he didn't break it, just lowered his head and smiled and drank the wine in front of him.
Although no one said it was broken, although the love between Bai Yuchen and Yan Ruyu was continuing, there were still some people who couldn't stand it anymore. The Queen Mother slapped the golden chopsticks on the table with both hands.
"go back!"
Yan Ruyu's hand shook, the chopsticks fell to the ground, with a look of horror on his face, Bai Yuchen curled his lips and smiled.
"Why should Grandma Huang get angry! If you don't like grandson and Yu'er, then let's go!"
Reaching out to stop Yan Ruyu, Bai Yuchen took a deep look at Xiahou Shangle when she got up to leave. She still sat so quietly, unmoved by what he and Yan Ruyu did.
Could it be that in her heart, she was really so unbearable, she didn't even want to show her anger?
This thought made Bai Yuchen's heart more angry, and he walked straight to Xiahou Shangle with his arms around Yan Ruyu, and suddenly reached out and held her chin.
"You are a princess, but you are not the woman I want. Have you seen that Yuer is the one I want!"
"The emperor, you are drunk!"
Xiahou looked at Bai Yuchen's hand in a calm manner, and just sneered at Yan Ruyu who was proud of his face.
"Concubine Yu, the emperor is drunk, why don't you help the emperor go up to rest?"
Bai Yuchen sneered loudly and left Ci Ning Palace with Yan Ruyu in his arms. The empress dowager turned pale with anger, her lips trembled, and it took a long time to speak.
"Too much! Too much, it's too much!"
"Grandma Emperor, don't be angry, the emperor was just drunk and talking nonsense for a while, Le'er won't take it to heart!"
The empress dowager took Xiahou Shangle's hand and sighed.
"I really wronged you, this Chen'er is really bigger and less sensible!"