in the sound of swallows

Chapter 108 The Nurse at the Banquet
Under the shade of the trees on the other side of the garden, Princess Duanwen and the emperor were standing opposite each other. It seemed that after a long stretch, the emperor's crown was tilted, and Princess Duanwen looked angry with red eyes.

Shen Guiyan wanted to stop and take a look, but Jiang Guiren behind pushed her away: "Let's go first, Yan Guiren, seeing too much is not a good thing."

Looking back at Jiang Biyue, her face was sullen, obviously what happened in the hall just now was not a good thing.

Slowing down a bit, Shen Guiyan deliberately pulled Jiang Shi behind, pursed her lips and asked her, "What happened just now?"

Jiang Shi was so angry that her hands trembled a little. Looking carefully, there was still a tea stain on the bright pink palace dress.

"What a wonderful Princess Duanwen." Grabbing Shen Guiyan's hand, Jiang Shi gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "I came back from Huainan, and I heard that she was favored by the Prince of Huainan, and she served as a general in the army and came to the palace. What's more, not to mention the etiquette of ministers seeing the emperor, when they saw the emperor, they dropped the teacup and almost fought on the spot."

Shen Guiyan was taken aback, isn't this too courageous?

"Bi Yue just said that the princess's behavior was inappropriate. She glanced at me, swept the teacup on the table and threw it in front of me, splashing my clothes... really rude!"

Regarding Princess Duanwen, Shen Guiyan only knew that she was brought up by the Empress Dowager Nian, and that she was loved by the palace people and the emperor doted on her when she was young.His temper seems to be arrogant and willful, but if he acted so wildly in front of Queen Mother Wen, wouldn't he be afraid that Queen Mother Wen would be angry?
Shen Guiyan was a little puzzled, and asked again: "What's the emperor's reaction?"

Jiang's eyes became even redder: "How else can the emperor react? Playing with her with a playful smile, just like children playing. Seeing this, the queen mother asked them to go out and talk, and nothing was pursued."

Such a reaction is correct, otherwise Duke Duanwen would be punished, what good would Gu Chaobei lose?Shen Guiyan took a look at Jiang Shi, she deserved to be wronged, she was being favored these two days, when a princess came back and wiped her face on the spot, the emperor didn't even ask a question.

Thinking about Princess Duanwen's attitude towards the emperor, Shen Guiyan was suddenly a little thankful that she didn't make a fuss today.

"They said that you killed the prince." Duan Wen looked at Gu Chaobei with red eyes: "Since you are the prince, why did you kill your own brother?"

Gu Chaobei rubbed his brows helplessly, dealing with Duanwen is the most troublesome thing, this girl is more serious about reasoning than anyone else.

"As a last resort, the crown prince killed my father." Gu Chaobei said: "Even if my father has not been kind to me in nurturing me for so many years, I still have the feeling of giving birth. What's more, when I got married, my father went out of the palace in low clothes to see me. "

Duanwen rushed back to the capital when he heard the news of the late emperor's death, but he wasted a lot of time on the way, and when he came back, his father had already been buried.

The teardrops couldn't be held back, and fell down in strings.After taking a look behind, everyone was gone, Duanwen finally couldn't help crying.

She is still waiting to come back to marry Gu Chaobei, and still waiting to see her father, why did she leave for three or four years, everything has changed.

Gu Chaobei stood beside her, and handed over the handkerchief with a sigh.

"Are you a queen?" Duanwen asked while crying.

"No." Gu Chaobei closed his eyes.

"Isn't there a wife? Why didn't you stand up?" Duanwen was taken aback.

Gu Chaobei chuckled and looked at the eaves of the East Palace: "The Empress Dowager Wen won't let her stand. She is pregnant now, so she can only be a noble person."

There is such a thing?Duanwen knew that Empress Dowager Wen had always been stingy, but he didn't expect to have trouble with Gu Chaobei's wife.

Now that they have become brothers and sisters, what else can she say?Take some time to accept it.She can ride a war horse and write poems, so is it possible that she still can't find Mr. Ruyi?

"Let's go, go to Juhuan Pavilion." Duanwen wiped his face and stood up: "I will also take a good look at your harem for Brother Huang."

Gu Chaobei nodded, looked at the little girl's stubborn side face, and thought that it was really hard for her to see it so openly.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces have already sat down, and the middle seat belongs to the emperor. Concubine Shen sits next to Empress Dowager Wen. The Yan noble should sit next to the empress dowager Nian, but when Princess Duanwen came back, she took a seat between the empress dowager Nian and the empress Yan.

As soon as Duan Wen sat down, he swept the table for a week. The people present were all famous people, but at present, there were only concubine Shen, nobleman Yan, and nobleman Jiang.The two talents stood with the officials and women.

Concubine Shen was dressed in an extremely rich and dignified manner today, she looked like an empress in the palace, with a smile on her face, looking at Duanwen.Duanwen frowned when he looked over, thinking that this is Gu Chaobei's first wife?She really has nothing to say if she doesn't stand up, a mere nobleman dares to dress up like this.

Taking another look at Jiang Guiren who was seated down, it was the one who had been poured tea by her just now, and dared to scold her in public after getting some favors, it was not proper, a cup of tea was a lesson.

Gu Chaobei seems to have welcomed many brothel singers into the palace, but none of them have been given titles yet.After all, this harem really can't hold on...

Sweeping Shen Guiyan sideways, Princess Duanwen paused, frowned and said: "Why is the mother sitting next to me?"

A few muffled laughs came from the table, and the standing official woman also had a funny look in her eyes.The dignified nobleman Yan was treated as a nanny by the princess.

Shen Guiyan didn't feel embarrassed, and nodded to Princess Duanwen with a smile: "Returning to the princess, the concubine Zhuang Degong Yan, the nobleman, was afraid that the maids at the banquet would be lazy and not serve well, so she became a temporary nanny and asked the princess to eat Have fun."

Yan noble?Is she Shen Guiyan?Duanwen was startled, and glanced up and down at her.A beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, so wearing this dress is too simple, just like the sister Qiu Jin standing next to the Queen Mother.

"It was Ben Gong who admitted his mistake, and was rude." Duan Wen still nodded and apologized.

Shen Guiyan smiled and didn't care at all.From the moment she put on this dress, she knew that there would be many embarrassments at the banquet.Princess Duanwen will at least apologize, she is also a good girl.

"Damn the servant girl, why did you let Yan Guiren sit here?" Sister Jiawen, who was next to the Empress Dowager Wen, patted her forehead, as if she suddenly remembered, and respectfully said to Shen Guiyan: "Yan Guiren is pregnant. Arranged location, nobleman, please come with this old slave."

Shen Guiyan turned her head and looked in the direction Jiawen pointed.

What a specially arranged location, it turned out to be in the corner.The banquet seats are also particular, the closer you are to the emperor, the taller you are.That's good, just send her out of the seat.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces chatted about the household chores leisurely, as if they didn't hear Aunt Jiawen's words.The emperor didn't say a word, Concubine Shen held a cup to watch the show, Princess Duanwen looked at that position with some surprise: "It's too far away, isn't it?"

Sister Jiawen said: "Mr. Yangui is pregnant, so she is naturally different from others."

To put it bluntly, it is actually better to understand the Queen Mother in Shiwei.Shen Guiyan didn't resist, stood up and said, "Thank you Mammy", and then went to sit down there.

Among the official women, there are always people who talk about it, saying that this Yan nobleman is really pitiful, and the emperor still doesn't care about it.

The white fox stood among the officials and women, looked at the emperor's downcast eyes, and sighed inwardly.

It's not that he doesn't care about it, in his heart, I'm afraid he doesn't know what anxiety looks like.

Shen Guiyan sat down in the corner, but her field of vision was wider, and she could see every move of everyone at the table over there.

Concubine Shen wanted to toast the emperor, Princess Duanwen said: "Today is Duanwen's first return to the palace, so naturally Duanwen should toast first."

After finishing speaking, he picked up his wine glass and handed it to Gu Chaobei.

Concubine Shen was a little embarrassed, she put down her wine glass, thinking about waiting for the next round, but after Duanwen finished drinking, she said: "Now it's time to respect ladies and gentlemen. After Duanwen, I have to ask for your forgiveness."

Toasting far away, Concubine Shen naturally had to drink the wine in her own glass.But this wine was prepared for the emperor to drink, it wasted again!

Gritting her teeth and pouring the wine from the glass onto her sleeve, Concubine Shen glared at Princess Duanwen.

Duanwen didn't see it, and continued to toast, and even toasted six glasses of wine to the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, as if getting himself drunk.

Singers and dancers mixed with officials and girls came up to perform. Empress Dowager Nian and Empress Dowager Wen watched for a while and felt tired, so they drove away first.Only then did Duanwen and Concubine Shen sit beside the emperor, one on the left and one on the right.

"Brother Huang, Duanwen will call you Brother Huang from now on." Duanwen smiled, looked at Gu Chaobei with red eyes, and said, "You must manage this world well and establish a queen who can convince Duanwen."

Gu Chaobei smiled, and before he had time to speak, Concubine Shen next to her laughed and said, "Princess, don't worry, there are more and more beauties in the emperor's harem, and there will always be someone who is suitable to be a queen."

Duanwen glanced at her, didn't say a word, took another sip from the wine glass and asked, "Where's General Yuwen? I had a good drink, and I want to make gestures with him. Over the years, I have made great progress..."

What's the point of hitting when you're so drunk?The emperor sighed and said: "Let's come here today, you go back to your own palace first."

"No!" Duanwen raised his eyes and looked at him: "It must be another cold palace, so I can't live in it. Which palace is warmer here, I'm going to sleep!"

Really drunk, otherwise Duanwen would not be able to say this.The warmest palace in the palace is only the emperor's bedroom.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, Shen Guiyan walked up slowly, and handed Princess Duanwen a cup of tea: "The concubine's palace is very warm, I wonder if the princess would like to be wronged all night?"

Duan Wen glanced at Shen Guiyan, took a sip of her tea, and nodded after a while: "Okay."

For the sake of this woman being as pitiful as himself, let's just follow her steps and go down.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, but Concubine Shen frowned: "Isn't it inappropriate to ask the princess to sleep in Zhuangde Palace?"

Shen Guiyan really would run out anytime and anywhere, and even gave her a corner seat, and dared to stand in front.

"Are you the Empress?" Duanwen squinted his eyes, looked at Concubine Shen and asked.

"..." Concubine Shen paused, then glanced at the emperor: "Of course not."

Not yet, someday it will be.

Duanwen laughed lightly, took Shen Guiyan's hand and stood up, saying: "No, don't worry about it too much, I'm going back to rest."

(End of this chapter)