Chapter 115: Watching dance and listening to music, and being fed, don’t get too comfortable
Chapter 115: Watching dance and listening to music, and being fed, don’t get too comfortable
Quietly, the prince actually had a son!
This was the thought of the ministers in the palace, but the family members mostly focused their attention on Yuan Man.
Wu Man was seen wearing a red palace gown with wide sleeves embroidered with gold and rainbows, which made her face look rosy and extremely noble.
But they had no impression of her at all, which could only mean that the future Crown Princess was not from Kyoto.
Mrs. Su's idea of finding the Queen to talk to also stopped.
The emperor saw that they were all looking at Yuan Man, so he smiled and said, "The Crown Prince has found a Crown Princess who suits his heart, and I have a Crown Prince. I am very happy today. Cao Zhong, go and get my Snow Plum Golden Wine. I want to drink with you all."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers began to congratulate him.
At this time, no one was so blind as to disturb the emperor's enjoyment.
Concubine Zhen looked at Yuanman's clothes, glanced at the Queen, lowered her eyes and drank the wine in the glass.
She did not fight or compete with Concubine Lin, so she could stay safely in the harem.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the smiling emperor, then curled his lips into a sneer, and then showed bitter self-mockery.
Yuan Man didn't look at the gazes in the hall. Seeing that Yuan Bao wanted the Eight Treasures Cake on the table, he took a piece and handed it to him, then handed the person to Hui Chengyuan.
Otherwise, she would be covered with Eight Treasures Cake crumbs, and her skirt would be ruined.
Hui Chengyuan took the Yuanbao naturally and put his hand under Yuanbao's chin.
Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened.
Some lowered their eyes after looking at it, while others looked at it with a scrutinizing look.
Su Zhongxia's suppressed anger immediately exploded, pointing at Yuan Man and shouting, "You, my cousin, how can you..."
The rest of the words scared Hui Chengyuan back when he looked at her.
"How can what?"
"When did this prince need your guidance in doing things?"
Su Hong glared at Su Zhongxia, then immediately stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, please forgive my daughter for her misbehavior. I will discipline her strictly when I return."
After all, he was his own uncle. Hui Chengyuan glanced at him and then looked away, "There won't be a next time."
Although he had warned her before, he couldn't really do anything to her just because of a sentence she hadn't finished speaking. After all, she was his uncle's daughter, so he had to consider his uncle's face as well as his mother's.
However, after this incident, those who wanted to cause trouble for Yuan Man gave up, and Yao Manman was one of them.
The queen glanced at Su Zhongxia, and when she looked at Yuanbao, her eyes were filled with a doting smile.
In previous years, the grand palace banquets had ministers' daughters perform, and this year was no exception, so the queen said, "According to the custom of previous years, I will give the first prize to the person who wins the first prize in the palace banquet. This year's first prize is the ancient zither that I have collected for a long time."
After the queen finished speaking, the emperor turned his head to look at her, and his eyes clearly said, are you sure this is the guqin you have collected for a long time?
The queen glanced at him and looked at the ministers and their families sitting below.
Then the concubines in the harem took out their collections as rewards, and the emperor also took one.
Yao Manman glanced at the prince and was the first to stand up and perform.
Yuanman ate while watching, just like watching a live broadcast.
Yao Manman was dancing the Huaying dance, which made Yuan Man's eyes widen.
Hui Chengyuan only took a glance and then focused his attention on the people around him and the son in his arms.
Seeing that Yuanman was watching so seriously that she was even eating, he couldn't help but chuckle and picked up a piece of shredded chicken with chopsticks to feed her.
Yuanman glanced at him, opened his mouth and ate it, then continued watching Wu.
When Yao Manman saw Hui Chengyuan's movements, she almost messed up. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart and tried her best to finish the dance.
Hui Chengyuan seemed to have found his own fun and fed the food.
As long as he sees Yuanman swallowing the food, he will feed him immediately.
Yuan Man really felt that he was very full, so he refused his feeding, "I'm too full."
Hui Chengyuan poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, "Drink some tea to relieve your greasy feeling."
Yuanman opened his mouth, took a sip and stopped drinking.
Hui Chengyuan put down the teacup and immediately wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.
The interaction between the two made everyone feel inexplicably full.
Su Zhongxia almost jumped up and ran over to take Yuan Man away, and accepted everything given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Su Hong stared at her and warned in a low voice: "If you dare to mess around again, I will send you back to my ancestral land when I return."
The muscles on Su Zhongxia's face stiffened slightly and he lowered his head.
It was because of the Queen that the Su family was able to enter Kyoto and gain a foothold in Kyoto.
The Su family's ancestral home is in Gangfeng County, which is not a prosperous place. For Su Zhongxia, who has been there once, he would not want to go there a second time.
The daughters of various wealthy families performed one after another, and Yuanman sighed that the daughters of wealthy families were indeed extraordinary, with each of them having superb skills.
To put it bluntly, she was a bit like a nouveau riche. She was only proficient in two of the six arts: mathematics and mechanics, and the mathematics she mastered was just ordinary calculations.
As for the others, none of them are worth showing off.
But fortunately, she doesn't have to compare herself with them, not now and certainly not in the future.
Yuanman had a good time at this palace banquet. He watched dancing, listened to music, and was fed by others. It was so comfortable.
When Yuan Man saw the end, he leaned on Hui Chengyuan.
Hui Chengwu held Yuanbao in one hand and held her with the other to prevent her from falling.
The palace banquet ended at the hour of Hai. The emperor and the empress bestowed blessing bags with the word "Fu" on them, and then the ministers left the palace with their families and gifts of thanks.
The palace concubines waited until the ministers left before they bowed and took their leave.
In the end, only Prince Rong's family and the Grand Princess' family were left. They were to accompany the Emperor to celebrate the New Year together.
After the concubines left, the Queen looked at Yuan Man and introduced him with a smile: "Ali, this is Prince Rong. You can just follow Xiao'er and call him Uncle Prince Rong."
Yuan Man looked at the smiling Prince Rong, "Uncle Prince Rong."
"Ah, the prince has a good eye. The princess is not only beautiful, but also very intelligent."
The queen smiled and continued to introduce: "This is the eldest princess, you can call her aunt."
Yuan Man looked at the stern-faced Grand Princess again, "Aunt."
The eldest princess nodded slightly, "Well, thank you for your hard work."
Thanks for your hard work?
Yuan Man looked at the Yuan Bao that Hui Chengyuan was holding, smiled and said, "It's not hard."
"It's a gift for meeting you. Please keep it." The eldest princess said as she took out an exquisite wooden box.
Yuan Man glanced at the Queen, bowed slightly and took it, "Thank you, Aunt."
Prince Rong then took out a wooden box and said, "Take it and play with it. If you like it, ask Uncle Wang for more."
"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Yuan Man took it politely.
After introducing the two elders, Hui Chengyuan introduced the other younger generations.
Now it was their turn to pay their respects to Yuanman. Yuanman didn't prepare any gifts, but she prepared a lot of red envelopes, and gave one to each person she introduced.
Jin Wensi, the eldest son of the Grand Princess, is only half a year younger than Hui Chengyuan. He did not expect that he would also receive a red envelope.
Even Hui Siya looked at the person in front of her in surprise, then looked down at the red envelope in her hand.
Ever since the Crown Princess came in, she felt that she looked familiar, but she just couldn't remember where she had seen her.
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