In the capital of Dashun, Emperor Tianwu held a New Year's banquet and invited officials of the fourth rank and above in Beijing and their families to the palace for a banquet in the evening of the first day of the new year.
Officials in Beijing were no strangers to palace banquets. In the past, Emperor Tianwu, who always liked to be lively, would hold palace banquets on every festival, big or small. Although there would always be some troubles during the meal, and it was never quiet, people still enjoyed it. After all, palace banquets were equivalent to high-end personal meetings, where officials could drink and chat happily, and their children could also take this opportunity to get to know each other better, and who knows if they could even find a partner.
This year's palace banquet was just as lively. The war in the East Realm was directly fought in Zong Sui, which was 108,000 miles away from the capital of Dashun. In addition, with the Ninth Prince and Feng Yuheng in charge, people thought there was no problem at all, so no one took it too seriously. Everyone feasted as they should, enjoyed singing and dancing as they should, and squeezed each other as they should. Everything seemed no different from previous years, except that many princes were missing.
Many years ago, there were nine princes of Dashun, but now only the eldest prince Xuan Tianqi, the second prince Xuan Tianling, the fifth prince Xuan Tianyan and the sixth prince Xuan Tianfeng are sitting here. Those who are careful noticed this detail, and when they think back to what has happened over the years, they can't help but feel emotional. It's said that things are unpredictable. In the past, the royal family gave birth to nine sons to achieve prosperity, but now they have withered one after another, and even outsiders can't bear to see it.
Today, Feng Tianyu, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, did not come to the palace. A familiar lady in the capital asked Ren Xifeng about it. Ren Xifeng said, "Tianyu sprained her foot the other day and it is inconvenient for her to walk. I went to see her this morning. She also mentioned that she hadn't seen her sisters for a long time. After the injury is healed, she will have to walk more!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately said that they would visit the Prime Minister's residence tomorrow. Taking advantage of this topic, several girls who usually interacted with each other gathered together and chatted about this and that. Ren Xifeng felt bored after listening for a while. They talked about nothing more than which master had taken a concubine, which concubine's daughter was bullied by the legitimate daughter, which shop had new ingredients, and which snacks were more delicious. She always disliked these family gossips. She sat in her seat and listened dryly, and gradually lost her mind.
His eyes looked across and after several turns, they unknowingly fell on the Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng.
Xuan Tianfeng did not sit among the other princes. As the prince who served as regent, he was actually no different from the crown prince. There was a special seat reserved for him, which was the position of crown prince that had been coveted by so many of his brothers.
But Xuan Tianfeng didn't look very happy while sitting there, he was still the same elegant, gentle, frugal and modest person. The post of regent didn't change his temperament at all, he looked quiet and calm, not like a prince regent with heavy responsibilities, but more like a pale-faced scholar.
He just held the wine cup by himself, but did not drink. He just held it quietly, occasionally looking at Emperor Tianwu, and occasionally looking at the other princes. However, he could not sit on either side, nor could he blend in with either side. He was so lonely, and it made people feel distressed.
As if he noticed someone was looking at him, Xuan Tianfeng turned his gaze and accurately looked at Ren Xifeng, which startled Ren Xifeng so much that she wanted to look away, but it was too late. Xuan Tianfeng waved at her and said silently, "Come here."
Ren Xifeng hesitated, twisting her hands in front of her body, and finally stood up with gritted teeth. Under the gaze of many people, she walked step by step to Xuan Tianfeng's side. She bowed, sat down, and then looked down on herself. Why was she so shy? She was the daughter of General Pingnan, and she was considered an aristocrat in the capital. She had talked to and dealt with the princes before. What was there to be embarrassed about?
So he cleared his throat, sat up straight, and looked much more calm.
Xuan Tianfeng laughed, "It's just a word with me, why do you have to muster up so much courage? Miss Ren, it shouldn't be that serious, right?"
Ren Xifeng also felt that it was not necessary, but when she looked at the ladies who had started pointing and whispering after she left, she shook her head helplessly and said, "It really took me some courage to dare to walk over here!" Then she pointed to the opposite side and said, "As the saying goes, people's words are scary. Look, Sixth Prince, those people must be talking about me just because I sat next to you."
Xuan Tianfeng looked at the other side for a while, understood some of the words through lip reading, and sighed: "It's true. Before I was not the regent, I was not in the capital for a long time. Even if I was in the capital, I would usually lock myself in the library to edit books. I rarely participated in occasions like this, so I didn't expect people's curiosity to be so strong. Now it's like this, and I have implicated you."
"It's okay." Ren Xifeng waved her hands repeatedly. "It's really okay. I'm not some delicate lady. I don't have those delicate tempers. They can say whatever they want. It won't cost me a piece of meat."
Xuan Tianfeng laughed, thinking that Miss Ren's temper was really like General Pingnan's. Her beautiful face also had a bit of heroic spirit. How come... how come she looked so much like that girl Feng Yuheng?
He was a little absent-minded, and actually stared at Ren Xifeng for a long time, until Ren Xifeng couldn't hold it anymore and covered her mouth to cough. Then he came to his senses and couldn't help but apologize: "I am rude, please don't blame me, Miss Ren."
Ren Xifeng shook his head. "No, Sixth Prince must be thinking of Ah Heng, right? I miss her very much too."
Xuan Tianfeng did not hide it and said frankly: "Indeed, I heard that you two have a very good relationship on weekdays. Your personality is very similar to hers, which really made me have some associations. She followed my ninth brother to the East Realm. There was no report of the war before the New Year. I really don't know what the situation is like over there. I am very worried."
"It will definitely be invincible!" Ren Xifeng was very confident. "Ah Heng is so powerful, he will definitely beat Zong Sui to a pulp!"
The slightly awkward atmosphere finally eased. Ren Xifeng was more relaxed than before. She took the initiative to ask Xuan Tianfeng, "How is the Sixth Prince's health? The last illness..."
"I'm fine now." Xuan Tianfeng said with a smile: "Ah Heng left some medicine for me before he left. I was almost cured in less than ten days. Thank you Miss Ren for your concern, and thank you Miss Ren for hiding my illness last time. You know, I am the regent. If people knew that I was ill, there would be another disturbance in the court. The current Dashun can't stand the turmoil, I can't take that risk."
"But Sixth Prince, you can't joke about your own body anymore." Ren Xifeng's face darkened. "It was fortunate that Ah Heng was here last time, but even though Ah Heng is a miracle doctor, he is not a god, and he can't cure all diseases. If Sixth Prince wants Da Shun to be safe and sound, you must take care of your body. Only when you are healthy can Da Shun be healthy."
"I know." Xuan Tianfeng nodded, "Thank you, Miss Ren."
"Your Highness, you are too polite. Speaking of what happened last time, I still want to apologize to Your Highness, because Concubine Li..."
"You don't have to apologize to me." Xuan Tianfeng knew what she was going to say, so he stopped Ren Xifeng from apologizing and said to her, "You did the right thing, and what you said was right. Those words were originally what I wanted to say, but I am her son, and there are some truths that I know but cannot say out loud. I also want to thank Miss Ren for saying those words for me. It is because of you that I am now living a peaceful life."
"Is Concubine Li no longer making trouble?" Ren Xifeng let out a long sigh. "That's good." After saying that, he felt his nose was very itchy. He tried his best to hold it back but failed, and finally sneezed.
Xuan Tianfeng frowned, "Are you sick?"
Ren Xifeng nodded in annoyance, and looked around carefully. Fortunately, she covered her mouth when she sneezed, and the sound was very small, covered by the sound of drums and music, and no one noticed it. She looked at Xuan Tianfeng with a pleading look, and begged: "Sixth Prince, please forgive me, I do have a little typhoid fever, and I have been coughing these days. I know that it is a taboo to enter the palace with illness, which will spread the disease to the nobles, but I still can't help wanting to come in and join in the fun. Please don't blame me, Sixth Prince."
Xuan Tianfeng waved his hand, "I am not afraid of being sick, and I will not punish you, so don't be afraid. But if you are sick, you have to treat it. You know you advised me to take care of my body, so you should understand that principle yourself."
Ren Xifeng nodded, "Thank you for your concern, Sixth Prince. I will treat it. I'll keep taking the medicine prescribed by Baicaotang and I'll be well soon." She lowered her head, feeling a little depressed. After a long silence, she couldn't help but speak out the words that had been pent up in her heart, "I shouldn't have come to the palace, but it didn't matter. I felt that if I didn't go to the palace, I would lose contact with many people. I used to have sisters around me, but now, Ah Heng went to the war, Tiange married far away in Gushu, Tianyu twisted her foot and couldn't go out, and even Furong and Xiangrong went to Ji'an County and would not return to Beijing for the New Year. Let's see... Look at the palace. The Third and Eighth Princes are dead, the Fourth Prince has gone to Ji'an County, and the Seventh and Ninth Princes are attacking Zong Sui. With so many people gone at once, it makes people feel empty and unsure. So I really want to come to the palace to take a look, especially to stay in a place with more people, even if it's good to listen to family gossip, at least there is popularity. Sixth Prince, do you know? I actually hope to go back many years ago, even if there are disputes and fights, at least every life is alive. But look at me now, even if I want to quarrel, I can't find anyone to quarrel with. "
Her words made Xuan Tianfeng sigh. Indeed, in these years, many people fell behind and could never catch up. Only a few people continued to move forward, and they walked further and further away, and fewer and fewer people walked around them. Just like him now, sitting here, not awkward, the position that so many people envied was more like a shackle to him. But he couldn't break free. This shackle was innate and must be borne by the Xuan family. What's more, it was also put on him by Feng Yuheng, the girl.
Xuan Tianfeng smiled bitterly. The girl wanted freedom and threw such a heavy burden to him, so he should carry it! Even for the sake of the girl, so that she could live a hundred years without worries, he was willing to stay in this world. He only hoped that no matter where the girl went in the future, she would remember him as her sixth brother. That would be good...
Seeing Xuan Tianfeng fall into deep thought again, Ren Xifeng stopped talking. The two of them were thinking about their own things. At this time, they saw a woman walking towards the seats of the princes in the opposite direction with small steps...
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