Tiantang

chapter 45

chapter 049
Li Hong entered the stage, half voluntarily and half Xiao Fu's instigation in advance.

From a short-term perspective, Li Hong's face-to-face poem courtship at the banquet was an invisible humiliation to Zhang Xuan, but in the face of the humiliation of the emperor's grandson, what can you do to Zhang Xuan?

But in the long run, Li Hong is the emperor's grandson, if Li Hong insists on marrying Cui Ying and stabs the emperor, maybe the emperor will change his mind.For the Cui family, this is an opportunity to climb higher.Even if Li Hong could not marry Cui Ying, Zhang Xuan and the Zhang family would also offend the emperor and grandson, and there would be no good fruit in the future.

This is Xiao Fu's ulterior motive to kill two birds with one stone.

Who is Zhang Xuan? Immediately, he grasped some clues from the "tacit understanding" between Xiao Fu and Li Hong, and then analyzed various interests. He couldn't help being angry at Xiao Fu's viciousness.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Xiao Fu coldly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

What is Li Hong?In a few years, even Li Longji would flee Chang'an in embarrassment, let alone an ordinary emperor's grandson.According to historical records, during the Anshi Rebellion, the rebel army invaded Chang'an and slaughtered all the descendants of the Li family. This may include the seemingly lofty grandson Li Hong in front of him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan withdrew his gaze, sat there calmly smiling and said nothing, and occasionally toasted and chatted with someone sitting next to him.

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Hearing Princess Xinchang's words of praise for Li Hongshi's work, Li Chiying frowned and said, "Hong'er, Ying'er has a marriage contract with someone else, please don't act recklessly, it will lose the dignity of the royal family."

Li Hong had long expected that Princess Yuzhen would say this, so he said in a loud voice, "Your Highness, a gentle lady and a gentleman love to beg for love. A family of daughters and hundreds of families are begging. Although Hong'er is the grandson of the emperor, she also has the intention of courting..."

Seeing that Li Hong dared to contradict her in disguise, Li Chiying couldn't help being furious. She was about to reprimand, but Yang Yuhuan said in a cold voice, "Since Honger's poems are dedicated to Yinger, whether it is good or not, Yinger needs to do it herself." comment."

Li Chiying snorted softly and said with a flick of his sleeves, "Yinger, what do you think?"

Cui Ying raised her head slowly, without even looking at the triumphant Li Hong, she smiled calmly, "Mother, Ying'er has the appearance of Pu Liu, and her appearance is mediocre, and she asks herself if she is not worthy of heaven and nobles. Let's take it as His Royal Highness the Prince of Siyang and Yinger making a joke."

Cui Ying avoids commenting on Li Hong's poems, but this avoidance shows her attitude.

Li Hong felt disappointed, and said with a bit of resentment, "Xiao Wang knows that Miss Cui's family is both talented and beautiful, and Xiao Wang's clumsy work, it is reasonable for Miss Cui to look down on her. It's just that Xiao Wang is so infatuated, but it can be learned from the sun."

Seeing that Li Hong still refused to give up, Cui Ying silently lowered her head again.Her attitude already showed that Li Hong, as the emperor's grandson, would still be entangled - in front of Yuzhen and Yang Yuhuan, she didn't believe it, so the royal family's decency was lost?

Li Chiying glanced at Li Hong unhappily, and said indifferently, "Siyang County King, since Luo Hua intends to be ruthless, then you should step back. Today is the wedding banquet for the adoptive daughter of the palace. Don't come."

Li Chiying's words were quite serious, and even Hong'er's intimate title was changed to "Siyang County King".As the most important sister of the current emperor, Princess Yuzhen's power is not comparable to that of Princess Xinchang.Seeing that Princess Yuzhen was really angry, Li Hong didn't dare to continue pestering her any longer, bowed to Li Chiying with embarrassment, and then retreated.

But in his mind, he had the idea of ​​entrusting Princess Xinchang to enter the palace to beg the emperor's grandfather on his behalf, so he must find a way to get the emperor to marry Cui Ying to him.

Seeing that Li Hong's messing up the situation was gone, Xiao Fu secretly felt disappointed.And soon after hearing that Li Hong retreated, he attached himself to his mother and whispered, as if begging Princess Xinchang to enter the palace to "propose" to the emperor for him, which made her even more disturbed.

Yang Yuhuan saw that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit dull because of Li Hong's intrusion, so she couldn't help but smiled and said, "Sister Yuzhen, I heard that Ying Er is good at reciting poems and songs, why don't you let Ying Er sing, play and sing by herself?" Fan, how about opening my eyes as well?"

Li Chiying smiled slightly, and looked back at Cui Ying quietly.

Cui Yingqiao blushed, in her heart, she really didn't want to show off in today's situation, but since Concubine Yang said so, she had to give Concubine Yang some face.

Standing up and bowing to Yang Yuhuan, she said softly, "Your Majesty, Yinger obeys."

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Catkins fly all over the sky every year

How old is the blue hair

Singing alone and sleeping alone

Lightly wash away makeup and lean against the railing...

Cui Ying's fingertips are flying, and the sound of the piano is melodious, while her singing is strangely ethereal and melodious, like the oriole in Chuangu.It's just that the lyrics are slightly sad, full of the loneliness of self-admiration.

Everyone present was fascinated.Princess Yuzhen Li Chiying stared at Cui Ying with some pity, and turned her head to meet Yang Yuhuan and sighed. Although she didn't say anything, everything was said.

Li Chiying knows too well about her adopted daughter.Not only is she extremely talented, but she also has a high spirit and a very delicate mind, which is difficult for ordinary men to catch her eyes. Although she has the intention of cherishing spring, she is still perplexed to this day.Recently, Zhang Xuan was born, and his talent and talents are even more outstanding, which undoubtedly stirred the long-held heartstrings in Cui Ying's heart.

Ordinarily, the two were originally an unmarried couple, and she should have been happy and calm about Zhang Xuan's evolution; but seeing a prodigal who was despised in the past gradually matching the image of a spouse in her mind, her heart was disturbed, and her heart ached. The knot in my heart is getting deeper and deeper.

Firstly, Cui Ying couldn't pass her own test, secondly, she was arrogant and unwilling to take the initiative to condescend, and thirdly, she didn't know what Zhang Xuan's intentions were.It's just that she later heard from her elder brother Cui Huan that Zhang Xuan seemed indifferent when her father Cui Ju came to the door to withdraw the engagement.This news made Cui Ying feel even more perplexed and confused, but no one talked to her.

Seeing that Cui Ying finished playing and singing, she came back lonely.Li Chiying sighed in her heart, knowing that her daughter's knot in her heart was unlikely to be resolved by herself.With Cui Ying's strong personality, if this knot cannot be solved, it is very likely that she will be depressed for the rest of her life.Even if you marry Zhang Xuan, you may not be able to be happy.

Li Chiying gritted her teeth secretly, turned her head and stared at Zhang Xuan who looked thoughtful, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: You boy, Yinger is suffering so much for you, yet you are indifferent?Hateful!

Thinking of this, the corner of Li Chiying's mouth twitched, and he suddenly said loudly, "Zhang Xuan, you are engaged to Yinger, and you are not an outsider at today's banquet...Why don't you sing a poem for Yinger to cheer you up?"

When Zhang Xuan heard this, his heart skipped a beat.He subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Li Hong and Xiao Fu who were staring at each other with jealous eyes, knowing that he could no longer keep silent and had to show his attitude.

He stood up tall, his clear eyes flicked across Cui Ying's thin and soft shoulders, bowed to Yuzhen and Yang Yuhuan, and said with a sigh, "His Royal Highness Yuzhen, Zhang Xuan obeys. Zhang Xuan has true feelings today, so I will be with you." A poem."

"It's a sunny day in the ten-mile long pavilion, why should Qingsi worry about the beautiful years? Gu Ying looks at each other with self-pity, and only envies mandarin ducks and not immortals."

Zhang Xuan's voice is clear and powerful, and the meaning in the poem is clear. Even if others don't understand, how can Cui Ying not understand?

Cui Ying was shocked when she heard this, and suddenly raised her head to stare at Zhang Xuan, their eyes exchanged, each with a different feeling in their hearts.

"What a man who only envies mandarin ducks but not immortals!" Li Chiying exclaimed, and turned her head to glance at Cui Ying meaningfully, thinking Ying Er, Ying Er, Zhang Xuan's intention is obvious, can you solve your knot now?

Cui Yingxia's cheeks fluttered, and her heart trembled violently.

Yang Yuhuan was fascinated by what he heard, and it took a long time before he sighed softly, "Mr. Zhang's family speaks eloquently, and every sentence is full of witty words, full of affection and deep meaning. How can this palace not be filled with emotion after hearing it."

(End of this chapter)