Speaking of which, there were only three people sitting at the princes' table, the eldest prince Xuan Tianqi, the second prince Xuan Tianling, and the fifth prince Xuan Tianyan. The three of them sat at one table, and it was quiet. The eldest and second princes chatted happily, but the fifth prince Xuan Tianyan was not so sociable. He sat several chairs away from his two brothers and drank alone with a glass of wine.
Xuan Tianyan looked lonely, but actually the Prince Li's Mansion was very lively recently. Just five days before the New Year, his third concubine came in. The Prince Li's Mansion even set off firecrackers for the occasion, and Xuan Tianyan even wore a bright red wedding gown and went out to greet her in person. It was said that the concubine was brought into the Prince Li's Mansion by the Fifth Prince, and the ceremony was quite grand.
Seeing that the Fifth Prince had returned to his old self, people were actually quite used to it. Some people said that this was the nature of the Fifth Prince. He became abnormal because he was dazzled by the Fourth Miss of the Feng family a few years ago. Now that the Fourth Miss of the Feng family has faded from the limelight, the Fifth Prince is tired of her and no longer cares about her. Now, he has moved to live in the ordinary courtyard, looking very miserable.
Some people also said that the fourth daughter of the Feng family was also pitiful. She didn't even marry into the Prince Li's mansion, but followed the fifth prince for so many years in vain. After all, those so-called concubines or concubines still had a status. She was a grown-up girl who had been called the fifth prince's wife for so long. Even if she didn't marry into the mansion, I'm afraid no one would dare to marry her in the future.
Some people even said that Feng Fendai deserved it. It was said that she had a very bad temper and often looked down upon the Fifth Prince. Such a good prince was treated like a grandson by her, so he should just dump her.
In short, facing the continuous happy events in Prince Li's Mansion, people said all kinds of things, especially the one a few years ago when Xuan Tianyan welcomed the newlyweds with such a grand ceremony. In the eyes of outsiders, this was even more like Feng Fendai being completely banished to the cold palace.
So some people with bad intentions ran to the gate of the small courtyard where Feng Fendai lived and said some sarcastic words, mocking Feng Fendai severely and talking about how good the new concubine was. They thought that Feng Fendai would definitely come out to curse at them based on her temper. They had already prepared for a fight. Anyway, the Feng Mansion was gone, Feng Fendai was at odds with Feng Yuheng, and now the Fifth Prince had abandoned her. She had no backing, so they could beat and scold her at will. But unexpectedly, no matter how they cursed, no one in the small courtyard came out to respond. From morning to night, no one came out.
No one knew whether Xuan Tianyan knew about this matter. Anyway, Prince Li's Mansion did not make any response and let those nosy people scold Feng Fendai for two days and two nights. It was said that on the morning of New Year's Eve, there were still people who went to mock her!
At the palace banquet today, the third concubine also entered the palace and was sitting with the families of the first and second princes. But it was obvious that she was not well received by the two imperial sisters-in-law. To the other two serious princes' wives, the woman was just a plaything of their fifth brother, and they would throw her away when they got tired of playing with her. Her status was far inferior to that of the phoenixes who were married seriously.
However, although everyone knows what kind of person the Fifth Prince is, the position of the principal wife of the Liwu Mansion is still vacant, which is a great temptation. Looking at these princes, the married ones have no hope, and the unmarried Fourth Prince has lost the throne and is not within the scope of consideration; and the Sixth Prince is now the regent, which is equivalent to the crown prince, and is likely to be the future emperor. The principal wife is likely to be the future empress, and that is not something that ordinary people can curry favor with; and then there is the Seventh Prince, who is even more unattainable. After thinking about it, if you want to be related to the royal family, there is only the Fifth Prince left. Therefore, even though the Fifth Prince has a bad reputation, there are still people who rush to get close to him, such as the one who is now walking towards the prince's seat.
"Hello, Fifth Prince." The woman bowed gracefully with a charming smile on her face.
Xuan Tianyan glanced at her with a blank expression, but he did ask, "Who are you?"
The woman smiled and said, "My father is Qi Huai, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works."
"Qi Huai?" Xuan Tianyan thought for a while and nodded. "He is a third-rank official. He is very low-key on weekdays. I am completely unfamiliar with him."
"Yes!" The woman sat down next to Xuan Tianyan very casually, "My father has never been good at socializing, and he rarely even attends palace banquets like this. If the emperor hadn't said he couldn't be absent this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't have come to the palace!" She looked a little aggrieved, "If father doesn't come to the palace, then we can't enter the palace either. To be honest, this is my first time to come to the palace, and it's also my first time to meet the fifth prince." She glanced at Xuan Tianyan and showed him undisguised flattery and fawning.
Xuan Tianyan was too familiar with such eyes, and he also understood too well what people with such eyes were thinking. He didn't care, and he accepted all the offers. When the other party showed good intentions, he smiled back, and even further reminded the other party: "I see that you are very pretty, and I wonder what your name is, Miss?"
The woman was secretly delighted and quickly replied, "My maiden name is Qifang, and my family members call me Fang'er. If Your Highness the Fifth Prince doesn't mind, you can... call me that, too." As she spoke, her cheeks flushed and she lowered her head slightly, looking very shy.
Xuan Tianyan didn't think Miss Qi was embarrassed at all. How could a woman who was so bold and had such thoughts be embarrassed? Her shyness was just an act. In fact, she probably hoped that their relationship could be further improved. If he even proposed an idea, she would throw herself into his arms without caring about her ladyship's reserve.
"Fang'er." He laughed again, "It sounds nice."
"Thank you, Fifth Prince." Qi Fang was very happy. Seeing that Xuan Tianyan was also willing to pay attention to her, she moved her chair closer to him and spoke more intimately. "Why is Fifth Prince drinking alone? Fang'er, sitting opposite, saw it and felt very distressed. Your Highness only brought a concubine with him to the palace today. Fang'er saw that the concubine's sister didn't like to talk. Your Highness is bound to be lonely. Why not... let Fang'er accompany you for a drink!" As she said that, she took an empty glass on the table, filled Xuan Tianyan's glass with wine first, then filled her own glass, and raised it again: "Fifth Prince, Fang'er toasts you."
Xuan Tianyan also raised his glass, "Okay, thank you Fang'er." After that, he drank it all in one gulp, and then said, "I was just worrying about how boring it would be to drink alone, and then Fang'er came. She is such a considerate girl."
"Fang'er thanks the Fifth Prince for the compliment." Qi Fang was even happier. After a glass of wine, she started talking more. In addition, Xuan Tianyan's attitude was ambiguous, and he kept calling her Fang'er, which made her feel itchy inside. She felt that she and the Fifth Prince were moving towards becoming familiar with each other. As long as she worked harder, she might get even greater rewards!
Qi Fang was very happy. The Qi family had always been very low-key. Her father Qi Huai seldom interacted with other colleagues. He stayed at home every day except for attending court. He never took the initiative to contact people. He rarely even performed etiquette during festivals. As a result, even if she had high aspirations, she had no chance to stand out. She was already sixteen years old this year, and there were many people who came to propose marriage, but none of them was what she liked. Her mother said that it was not good to marry into a wealthy family, and that fighting in the inner house could cost lives. But don’t small families have fights? A few days ago, the owner of the Gao family’s dim sum shop beat his wife because she abused the concubine and treated his daughter badly. If a small merchant family was like this, how small a family should she find? Could she find a poor family?
Qi Fang thought that instead of fighting in a small family, it would be better to fight in a high-class family. Fighting is everywhere, so she wants to fight the high-class ones. As for winning or losing, life or death, it depends on each person's ability, which is fair.
She was very ambitious and looked down upon by ordinary people. She had set her eyes on the son of the royal family at first sight. It happened that Emperor Tianwu was afraid that the palace banquet this year would not be lively, so he ordered that the invited officials must not be absent for any reason. This gave her the opportunity to enter the palace with her parents. She had to seize this opportunity and not go to the palace in vain. There were very few princes to choose from now. Although the fifth prince was not the best candidate and had many concubines, at least the position of the main wife was vacant. If she could become the main wife of Prince Li's mansion, it would bring honor to the Qi family and her life would not be lived in vain.
With this in mind, Qi Fang tried her best to please Xuan Tianyan, and even showed her generosity, praising the concubine Xuan Tianyan brought into the palace. The two of them had a good chat, but as they talked, Qi Fang was not very happy, and she thought of Feng Fendai, who was said to have been abandoned by Xuan Tianyan. She had also heard many rumors about Feng Fendai and the fifth prince, and she knew that the fourth lady of the Feng family had a bad temper that was infuriating to both humans and gods, and was very bad to the fifth prince, beating and scolding him. She was indignant about this, and couldn't help but denounce Feng Fendai: "Fang'er really didn't deserve the past few years for the fifth prince. Everyone in Beijing knows it! You were so good to the fourth lady of the Feng family, and you even supported the whole family of the Feng Mansion for her, and later helped her raise the child that her aunt had an affair with someone else. You are a prince! Even after doing so much, she still treats you like that. She is really ungrateful."
Qi Fang became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and she was getting more and more immersed in the play, as if she really despised Feng Fendai for speaking up for the Fifth Prince. All the rumors she had heard before suddenly flooded into her mind, and then she blurted out, "She actually dared to say that you, the Fifth Prince, are useless. Who does she think she is? She is just a concubine's daughter from a declining family. Her aunt was brought up from a brothel, and she cheated on her father. With such an identity, other people would have been thrown into a corner and ignored. But you, the Fifth Prince, valued her and promised her the position of the principal wife, but what about her? Not only does she not know how to be grateful, but she also orders you around. It's really disgusting."
She became more and more excited as she spoke, but she didn't notice Xuan Tianyan's extremely cold face...
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