Chapter 13 My uncle is so handsome Is
the treacherous concubine planning a big move?
Xia Zhengqi was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Concubine Jiang.
He thought, is the treacherous concubine referring to Concubine Jiang?
Concubine Jiang thought the emperor was looking at her because he missed her, so she immediately threw a wink.
Xia Zhengqi was startled, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.
After the queen heard her daughter's voice, she smiled indifferently.
Soon after the queen and her daughter sat down, the banquet began.
Xia Zhengqi stood up and spoke first.
It was nothing more than expressing his joy at having the little princess, praising the little princess for her intelligence and beauty, and saying that it was a blessing for Great Xia.
The next thing was to express his gratitude to the guests for attending the banquet, which was full of clichés.
Xia Miaoyuan stared at the lotus cakes, dragon beard candies, and lotus crisps on the table, drooling.
[This one is so exquisite and looks delicious. That one is even more exquisite and even more delicious. Ah, there are also flower-shaped snacks. I really want to put them in my mouth and taste them.]
She retracted her gaze with difficulty, sucked her fingers angrily, and looked at Xia Zhengqi with dissatisfaction.
[Emperor Daddy, I didn’t expect you to be such a chatterbox. The book doesn’t say that you are a long-winded speaker. You can just say a few words for the occasion, why are you talking endlessly? Look at how uncomfortable it is for everyone to listen to your speech with an empty stomach. 】
【Alas, I am so miserable. In my last life, I had to listen to my boss's nagging in meetings until 12 o'clock in the night. I finally traveled through the book and became a princess, rich and noble. I didn't expect that I would have to listen to the emperor's nagging speech. 】
Xia Zhengqi's eyes flashed with embarrassment, and he cried out in his heart that he was wronged.
This speech for the full moon banquet was written by Cao Hanlin. Who would have thought that such a young and neat guy would be so long-winded when writing a speech? !
It took Xia Zhengqi a full incense stick of time to finish the speech for the full moon banquet.
He raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Today is a family banquet. Don't be polite. Please drink freely." After that, he drank the wine in the glass.
The guests immediately raised their glasses and wished the little princess a long life.
The banquet had just begun, and the guests began to toast, chat and joke.
Xia Zhengqi came to the table with a glass of wine, chatting and drinking with the guests without any airs.
Under Xia Zhengqi's leadership, the full moon banquet soon entered a relaxed atmosphere, without the dullness of the palace banquet.
On the stage in the center of the banquet, the graceful dancers danced gracefully
. The queen picked up Xia Miaoyuan and strode to the east side of the banquet.
[Where are we going?]
Xia Miaoyuan wondered, playing with the collar.
Suddenly, a handsome middle-aged man bowed to the queen and saluted: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Queen and Princess Anguo."
"No need to be polite!" The queen held Xia Miaoyuan in one hand, and reached out to help the middle-aged man, with tears in her eyes.
[Wow, who is this handsome middle-aged man? Why is mother so excited, could it be an old lover?]
Xia Miaoyuan complained as he looked at her.
The middle-aged man's expression suddenly froze, because he found that he had just heard a baby voice, which seemed to be complaining about himself.
Maybe it was an auditory hallucination, the middle-aged man immediately smiled: "Sister, let me see you."
"Your face is rosy and your cheeks are plump. I guess you have had a good confinement after the baby is born."
[Sister? Could it be my uncle?]
The middle-aged man looked at Xia Miaoyuan. This time he was sure that the voice came from the little princess.
Inner voice? Could it be that I heard the little princess's inner voice? It's amazing.
"The ceremony is over, come and see your niece." The queen said with a smile.
[Wow, it really is my uncle. 】
【Xiao Licheng, the third son of his maternal grandfather Xiao Tiehan, was the most beloved younger brother of the Empress. 】
Xia Miaoyuan recalled the details in the book.
Xia Miaoyuan's maternal grandfather Xiao Tiehan had a total of four sons, among whom Xiao Licheng was the third oldest. He had been best friends with his second sister Xiao Ruoyu since childhood.
When Xiao Ruoyu married far away in Daxia, Xiao Licheng took the initiative to ask to stay in Daxia.
At that time, Xia Zhengqi was still an unknown third prince. The emperor at that time, that is, Xia Zhengqi's father, Emperor Wu of Xia, was moved by the affection between the Xiao family siblings, so he personally arranged for Xiao Licheng to study in the Imperial College.
After Xiao Licheng studied in the Imperial College for three years, Emperor Wu of Xia arranged a small official position of the ninth rank for him.
Nearly 20 years have passed in a flash. Xiao Licheng got married and had children in Daxia, and became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple with his own ability.
"This child is really likable. Look at his eyebrows and eyes, he looks so much like his sister." Xiao Licheng smiled.
The queen took Xiao Licheng and found a quiet corner. She handed Xia Miaoyuan to the nanny and asked in a low voice: "Licheng, why don't you see father and mother?"
Xiao Licheng's face flashed with helplessness, and he said lightly: "Recently, Qianjiang River was flooded. Although many places were not affected by the disaster, the river was destroyed. Father and mother were going to come, but considering that they would be blocked by the destroyed river halfway, they would face many difficulties, so..."
"Well, well, I didn't think it through." The queen pretended to be indifferent, but her eyes were red in an instant.
She knew that the difficulty in traveling was just an excuse. Although her father was far away in the northern border, he knew clearly that the Jiang family was the most powerful family in the court of Daxia. The empress dowager from the Jiang family was very repulsive to the empress and tried her best to suppress her.
If Xiao Lin's tribe came to Daxia at this time, it would inevitably arouse the jealousy of the Jiang family, and perhaps something would happen.
It would be a kind of protection for Xiao Ruoyu if they
simply did not come. "Sister, this is a gift from my family." Xiao Licheng took a brocade box from the attendant and handed it to the empress with both hands.
The empress opened the brocade box and found a dazzling gilded pony inlaid with gems and pearls.
"Father and mother are so thoughtful." The Queen said with tears in her eyes.
[Wow, it's so beautiful! It must be worth the money, right? Grandpa and grandma are so kind to me.]
[It's a pity that my grandparents were so kind, but in the end, they were exterminated.]
What? They were exterminated?!
The Queen and Xiao Licheng looked at Xia Miaoyuan almost at the same time, and they were extremely shocked.
The queen wanted to hear more about her daughter's prophecy about her mother's family, but Xia Miaoyuan's thoughts had already shifted to the food on the table.
The child's ideas were too jumpy, so forget it. At most, she could persuade her mother's family to act prudently and pay more attention to her daughter's voice in the future.
"Licheng, there are so many people here today, so it's not appropriate to say too much. I will only say the most important things. The situation is complicated now, so you must remind your father to act prudently." The queen's face was solemn. "
Licheng understands." Xiao Licheng patted the queen's shoulder gently, as if to convey his comfort to his sister.
"Oh, the queen really made us look for her!" A contrived female voice came into her ears.
Xia Miaoyuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Concubine Jiang Gui and two exquisitely dressed women.
"Your servants pay their respects to the Empress!" The two women bowed, and Concubine Jiang followed suit.
Xiao Licheng hurriedly bowed to the three women and found an excuse to leave.
[Who are these people dressed so seductively?]
Xia Miaoyuan muttered while playing with her hands.
"Concubine, Concubine Xian, Lin Zhaoyi, you can all stop bowing." The Empress forced a smile on her face.
[Oh, so it's Concubine's party that's here.]
Xia Miaoyuan rolled her eyes in disdain.