Chapter 1469: Overtly and covertly, satirizing the imperial concubine
Nan Yan smiled and reached out to touch her face. Suddenly, she felt something red behind her ears and on her neck. Upon closer inspection, she found that they were some small red rashes.
"What's this?"
Zhu Chengxuan was standing nearby. When he saw this, he immediately said, "Your Highness, this is the rash that appeared on my sister's body not long after she held the cat last time."
"ah?"
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately frowned.
After a closer look, although there weren't many, it was still a little scary on Xinping's fair and tender skin. She reached out and touched it gently, and Xinping immediately shrank her neck. Nan Yan asked, "Does it hurt?"
Xinping said obediently: "It doesn't hurt, just a little itchy."
As he said this, he was about to reach out to scratch it.
Zhu Chengxuan on the other side was quick-witted and grabbed her hand, saying, "Sister, be obedient and promise me not to tickle you. Be good, and I'll ask them to go out of the palace and buy you some candied haws later, okay?"
When Xinping heard the word "tanghulu", his eyes immediately lit up.
Nodding obediently: "Okay!"
He does have a way of dealing with Xinping.
Nan Yan laughed, but also felt a little distressed. She said, "Why did she get a rash? Xin Ping has fought with cats in the palace before, and she never got a rash. She just—just gets a rash when she smells lilac flowers."
There are no lilac flowers in this season.
Zhu Chengxuan said, "I'm confused too. I'm afraid she might have come across some lilac flowers there. However, I've asked the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital to see her and give her some medicine. She's feeling much better now, and they say it should go away in a couple of days."
"I see."
Zhu Chengxuan said, "I should have told the Imperial Concubine, but I heard that she's been worried about something these days, so I decided to handle this matter myself."
Nan Yan looked at him with a smile and said softly, "The King of Wei has truly impressed me. He's much more steady and prudent."
Zhu Chengxuan smiled embarrassedly.
Indeed, compared to the first time they met in Prince Yan's Mansion, the young prince who was still childish and ignorant of everything except his interest in medicine, the current Zhu Chengxuan has been completely transformed.
However, I don’t know if they heard it wrong.
Feng Qianyan, who was standing next to him, seemed to hum in disdain.
At this time, seeing that everyone was seated and ready to eat, Zhu Chengxuan wanted to carry Xinping back, but Xinping rarely saw her mother, so she hugged her and refused to let go.
"I want my mother!"
"this--"
Zhu Chengxuan hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Nan Yan again.
Nan Yan was also reluctant to let Xin Ping go, so she said, "How about this, let her stay here with me tonight, and then go back with her brother later."
Xinping nodded vigorously.
Zhu Chengxuan said, "Yes."
After saying that, he turned around and walked back to his seat.
Nan Yan watched him walk to his seat and sit down. As soon as she looked away, she saw Feng Qianyan sitting next to her. There was a hint of coldness in her eyes as she stared at them.
Nan Yan glanced at her coldly and said nothing.
Feng Qianyan's expression also showed a hint of coldness. She sneered inwardly, "You're trying to please the King of Wei like this, just thinking that if he inherits the throne in the future, you'll have someone to rely on. Not to mention that people's hearts are fickle, but just looking at the King of Wei's behavior, he's so weak and delicate, and he doesn't like the Emperor at all. How can he inherit the throne?"
Thinking of this, he reached out and touched his stomach.
Your hope is not in other people’s flesh and blood, but in your own flesh and blood.
As long as I succeed today——!
Thinking of this, Feng Qianyan took another deep breath with pride.
Once everyone was seated, the banquet officially began.
Seeing someone about to stand up to toast, Zhu Feng raised his hand and said, "Today is just a family dinner. I've been busy with government affairs these days and haven't been able to spend much time with you. So there's no need to be formal tonight. Just enjoy yourself."
Everyone laughed and said, "Yes."
So everyone relaxed a little.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui immediately gave orders to the people behind her. After a while, a group of people walked in from the side door of the warm room, divided into two groups, and sat down behind the screens on both sides.
A melodious music came.
Xu Miaoyin smiled and said, "This is perfect. Watching the falling snow and listening to the music is both beautiful and pleasant. This banquet is not only lively, but also very elegant."
Zhu Feng looked up and asked, "Is it snowing outside again?"
"yes."
"Tell them to warm the wine."
"yes."
After a while, a group of palace maids came forward with golden plates and placed the dishes on everyone's table. These dishes were also arranged by Concubine Hui herself. They were all delicacies from mountains and seas, with good color, aroma and taste. Just looking at them was enough to make people's mouths water.
Xin Ping said happily: "I want to eat!"
Nan Yan couldn't help but look down at her: "Greedy cat, why can't you eat enough?"
Just as he was about to pick up some food with chopsticks to feed her, he suddenly heard the music on both sides change. There was a burst of rapid drum beats. The melodious music suddenly changed its rhythm and became tense and powerful.
This is the music of breaking the formation.
When the music changed, they heard a burst of hurried footsteps outside the warm room. Everyone looked up and saw a group of figures running out from both sides. They were a group of dancers, wearing tight dance costumes, soft armor on their shoulders, and short boots on their feet. They stepped forward step by step to the rhythm of the drums.
It turned out that Concubine Hui and the others had also arranged dancers to entertain them.
Everyone smiled as they watched the dancers' graceful yet agile movements. This piece of music depicted the fighting on the battlefield and the soldiers' celebration of their victory.
The scene is grand and magnificent.
Everyone watching was fascinated.
However, as the drums and music and dancing progressed, everyone gradually felt that this scene seemed somewhat familiar, especially the dancing posture of the lead dancer among the dancers.
Everyone looked at each other, with a hint of complicated emotions in their eyes.
Someone quietly looked at the imperial concubine.
At this time, Nan Yan also realized that this dance was the one Feng Shu performed when she first appeared in front of them in Jinlou Villa.
Under normal circumstances, it would be very common for someone to perform a dance like this.
Because Zhu Feng came from a military background, he hardly liked those gentle dances, but instead had a special liking for this kind of sonorous and powerful music that broke the formation. Therefore, such songs and dances would be arranged at many banquets.
But tonight, it's different.
Because a few days ago, it was just reported that Concubine Li Fengshu was found hanging herself in the cold palace, and she died the day after the imperial concubine accidentally found her. Needless to say, everyone understood the twists and turns in this matter, and everyone was secretly discussing her cruelty.
Concubine Hui, Wu Wan, actually arranged such a dance tonight.
This is clearly a satire on the imperial concubine, both overtly and covertly.
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