Chapter 159: Meeting at the Palace Banquet
Feng Shenyu ignored him and turned to look at Concubine Shu.
He said respectfully, "I am deeply grateful to Her Majesty for taking the trouble to come here."
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Right Prime Minister, you are too polite. I am also doing this for my aunt."
The virtuous concubine said from the side, "Your Majesty, do you remember the storybook you read a few days ago?"
The emperor looked at Feng Shenyu guiltily and nodded slightly.
"That storybook was written by my aunt. She had already forgiven the Right Prime Minister and helped him clear his name among the people."
Feng Shenyu felt relieved when he heard this.
Concubine Shu smiled and nodded beside her, saying, "Aunt, you've calmed down now.
After she used the secret recipe for morning sickness you sent her, she hasn't vomited in the past few days.
He's eating and sleeping well, and I see he looks much better."
The virtuous concubine laughed slyly beside him and said, "I heard that you, Junior Master, like to visit the boudoir at night, don't you?
Try it again tonight, I guarantee you’ll succeed.”
The emperor's face darkened for a moment when he heard this. It turns out that you often sneak in at night.
Chen Yue needs to be punished. How can anyone be allowed in?
Feng Shenyu's expression returned to normal, and he saluted towards the Xianfei and Shufei and said:
"Thank you, ladies."
Xian Fei reached out and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, saying with satisfaction, "This is pretty good."
Feng Shenyu stood up and looked at Concubine Xian intently.
Xian Fei immediately became alert: "What's wrong?"
"When you smile, there are chicken claw wrinkles at the corners of your eyes." Fengshenyu said.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian quickly stood up and looked around for a mirror.
Feng Shenyu took the opportunity to say goodbye to the emperor and Concubine Shu.
Feng Shenyu had been gone for quite a while. Concubine Xian looked at herself in the mirror, looked left and right, smiled again and again, and found that there were no wrinkles on her face.
Only then did she come to her senses and realize that Feng Shenyu had lied to her.
So he said towards the gate: "Feng Shenyu, you old fox, you are destroying the bridge after crossing it.
Don't ask me for help next time, humph!"
The emperor and his concubine laughed so hard at what they saw.
The emperor laughed and said, "You! You suffered at his hands when you were little, and after all these years, you are still like this.
He always catches your thoughts with one sentence."
The virtuous concubine grumbled angrily, "What an old fox! I shouldn't have spoken up for him. Let my aunt give him a good beating."
Concubine Shu stood up and said, "Alright, Auntie has seen it and expressed her feelings. I should go back to the palace and continue packing."
After saying this, he stood up and bowed to the emperor to take his leave.
Xian Fei stood up and followed Shu Fei: "Sister, I will go with you."
After saying this, she gave the emperor a perfunctory bow and followed Concubine Shu.
The emperor finally got a moment of peace and quiet. He called Sun Fu to bring the recliner over, collapsed on it, and closed his eyes comfortably.
Feng Shenyu left the palace and went directly to Li Yueyao's house.
As expected, it was rejected again.
At night, there was a banquet in the palace because foreign envoys came to pay homage.
Feng Shenyu planned to go to Li Yueyao after returning from the palace banquet to see if Chen Yue could give in.
As usual, he appeared at the palace banquet in black clothes and robes, with a cold temperament.
After finding a seat and sitting down, the cold air he exuded made people afraid to get close to him.
Finally, her cheap third senior brother, the Minister of Personnel Song Yinian, was arranged to sit next to him.
As fellow apprentices for so many years, Old Song knows Fengshen Jade very well. It seems that he is in a bad mood or thinking about something.
What Feng Shenyu was thinking at this moment was that he must go into the mansion and take a look tonight.
If Chen Yue still refuses to let him in, then he should be prepared and get rid of those who are in the way.
When the palace banquet was about to begin, the emperor came in from outside with his concubine and the empress.
Behind the three of them was Li Yueyao.
All the court officials stood up and saluted, but Feng Shenyu was distracted and didn't even look up.
After completing the ceremony and sitting down, Feng Shenyu still kept his head down and drank alone.
Song Yinian nudged Fengshenyu with his elbow.
Feng Shenyu turned his head and looked over, and Song Yinian signaled him to look up.
As soon as Feng Shenyu looked up, he saw below the emperor and empress, and on both sides were Concubine Xian and Li Yueyao.
Li Yueyao was wearing a goose yellow soft smoke silk gown with a smoky grey gauze shawl today. Her hair was tied into a bun and piled high on her head.
Her hair was decorated with pearl hairpins, combs, and hair ornaments. Her forehead was decorated with flowers and a pearl was embedded in the middle, making her look luxurious and charming.
Feng Shenyu couldn't take his eyes off Li Yueyao's face after just one glance. He stared at Li Yueyao greedily as if he had lost his mind.
All the court officials looked at the two of them leisurely.
Seeing Feng Shenyu lose his composure like this, everyone laughed at him in their hearts.
Tsk, you Fengshenyu have come to this day!
Prince Jin sat diagonally opposite Fengshenyu, looking at the two of them with a smile.
Li Yueyao never looked at Feng Shenyu directly from beginning to end, and Feng Shenyu never took his eyes off Li Yueyao from beginning to end.
As soon as the banquet began, the envoy from the Qiang Kingdom in the Western Regions asked:
"Your Majesty, is that beautiful girl your concubine?"
When the emperor saw him pointing at Li Yueyao, he said, "This is my youngest aunt."
The envoy continued, "This beautiful girl is actually your aunt, the Emperor?
I wonder if she is married?
Our king has just ascended the throne, he is young and handsome, I wonder if he will be lucky enough to marry this beautiful girl as his queen."
Emperor: Damn it, he wants to be my uncle right away...
Concubine Xian: This envoy is really audacious. Aren’t you afraid that your country will be destroyed before she even arrives?
The others didn't think about this and turned their attention to Feng Shenyu.
Feng Shenyu's aura surged, and he looked at the Qiang envoy as if he was looking at a dead person.
Song Yinian felt the right side of his body getting cold, and when he touched it, he found goose bumps all over.
The Qiang envoy felt Feng Shenyu's death gaze and bowed respectfully to him:
"Your Excellency, Right Prime Minister, why are you looking at me like this?"
Feng Shenyu said coldly: "She cannot marry your king."
The Qiang envoy was puzzled: "Oh, why is this?"
"Because I'm going to marry her."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court buzzed.
Although all the court officials knew about what happened between the two, neither of them had ever publicly admitted it.
Now that Feng Shenyu has publicly admitted this, everyone is in an uproar.
Fan Yong from the Ministry of War suddenly laughed like a barbell:
"Right Prime Minister, Your Highness and you have no marriage or engagement, so why can't others propose to you?"
Prince Lao Cheng also came today and said to Feng Shenyu:
"That's right, I haven't heard that Yueyao is destined for you."
Feng Shenyu was already in a bad mood, and this group of people were adding fuel to the fire.
He took a sip of wine and said calmly, "The request from the Ministry of War for additional grain and fodder this quarter will not be approved and will be rejected."
Fan Yong couldn't stand it anymore, staring at me with his eyes wide open, he hurriedly explained:
"Alas, Right Prime Minister, I was just joking. Why are you so unfunny?"
Feng Shenyu didn't look at Old Prince Cheng, but looked at Li Huaiyu and said:
"The Northwest Frontier Army is short of a grain and forage supervisor. How about you go?"
Li Huaiyu, who was drinking: ...
Prince Lao Cheng continued, "The late emperor promised Yueyao's marriage and let her decide for herself.
She won't go to Qiang, but she doesn't necessarily have to marry you."
Feng Shenyu looked at Li Huaiyu and continued, "If you don't want to be a fifth-rank governor, there's a vacant county magistrate position in Nanzhang. How about you go there?"
Li Huaiyu stared: ...
Old Prince Cheng continued, "Alright, stop bullying Xiao Yu'er here. If you want to marry our Yue Yao, it depends on whether she agrees.
Do you really think that I, an old man, don’t know about what was posted on the street before?
The child hasn't even married you yet, and he's already been subjected to so much bullying. Do you really think we have no one left in the royal family?"
Prince Laocheng is Li Yueyao's uncle and the emperor's great-uncle.
After hearing these words, Li Yueyao was suddenly very moved and tears suddenly appeared in her eyes.
He held his nose and shouted, "Uncle Cheng."
Old Prince Cheng looked at Li Yueyao and said, "Good child, don't be afraid, your uncle is here."
Feng Shenyu looked at Li Yueyao, who was sitting at the top with tears in her eyes, and the anger in his heart suddenly dissipated.
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