Chapter 1196 Everyone Has A Princess Dream
Speaking of which, there were only three people seated at the prince's table, the eldest prince Xuan Tianqi, the second prince Xuan Tianling, and the fifth prince Xuan Tianyan. There were three people at a table, it was deserted, the eldest prince and the second prince chatted happily, but the fifth prince Xuan Tianyan didn't quite get along with the group, sitting several chairs away from the two elder brothers, drinking alone with a glass of wine.
Xuan Tianyan looks lonely, but in fact, Li Wang's mansion is very lively recently. Just five days before the New Year's Eve, his third side concubine entered the door. Li Wang's mansion even set off firecrackers for this, and Xuan Tianyan also specially wore a scarlet Xipao went out to greet him in person. It is said that the side concubine was brought into Prince Li's mansion by the fifth prince, and the scene was quite grand.
Seeing that the fifth prince has returned to his previous appearance, people are actually quite used to it. Some people said that the fifth prince's nature should be like this. A few years ago, he was fascinated by the fourth lady of the Feng family, so he changed. Not quite right. Now that Miss Feng Si's limelight is over, and the fifth prince is tired of it, he no longer cares about her. No, people rush to live in the usual courtyard, and they are very defeated.
Others said that the fourth young lady of the Feng family was also pitiful, she didn't even marry into Prince Li's mansion, and just followed the fifth prince for nothing for all these years. Anyway, those so-called side concubines or concubines still have a status. She is a big girl who has been called the fifth prince's concubine for so long. Even if she doesn't marry in, no one will dare to marry her again.
Some people even said that Feng Fendai deserved it. I heard that she had a bad temper and often gave the fifth prince a bad look. A good prince was spoiled by her like the third grandson. Just dump her.
In short, facing the succession of happy events in Prince Li's Mansion, people can say anything, especially the one a few years ago, when Xuan Tianyan welcomed the newcomers in with such a grand ceremony, in the eyes of outsiders, this is even more so. The thorough Feng Fendai was thrown into limbo.
So people with bad intentions ran to the gate of the small courtyard where Feng Fendai lived and made sarcastic remarks, sarcasm Feng Fendai severely, and said how good the new side concubine was. I thought that just because of Feng Fendai's temperament, they would definitely come out to scold each other. They were already ready to fight. Now that the Feng Mansion is gone, Feng Fendai has turned against Feng Yuheng again, and now the Fifth Prince has also abandoned her, so she has no backing , Beating and scolding are all random. Unexpectedly, no matter how much they scolded, no one in the small courtyard came out to respond, no one came out from morning till night.
I don't know if Xuan Tianyan knew about this matter, in short, Li Wang's mansion didn't make any reaction, just let those troublesome people scold Feng Fendai outside for two days and two nights, it is said that it was just on New Year's Eve There were still people going to sneer and sarcastic that morning!
Today's palace banquet, the third side concubine also came into the palace, and she was sitting with the first prince and the second prince's family members. But it is obvious that she is not seen by the two imperial concubines. To the other two serious imperial concubines, that woman is just a plaything for their fifth younger brother. Feng Fendai is serious about marriage.
However, although everyone knows what kind of virtuous person the Fifth Prince is, after all, the position of Concubine Li Wufu is still vacant, which is a great temptation. Looking at these princes, the married ones have no hope, and the unmarried fourth princes have already lost their throne, so they are not within the scope of consideration; and the sixth prince is now in charge of the country, which is equivalent to the prince, and is very likely to be the future emperor and concubine The position is very likely to be the future queen, which is not something ordinary people can curry favor with; and the seventh prince, who is even more hopeless. After much deliberation, if he wanted to be related to the royal family, there would only be one fifth prince left. Therefore, even though the fifth prince has a bad name, there are still people who will push him forward, for example, the one who is walking towards the prince's seat right now.
"Hello, Fifth Highness." The woman saluted gracefully, with a charming smile on her face.
Xuan Tianyan glanced at her, expressionless, but he also asked: "Who are you?"
The woman smiled and said: "My father is the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, Qi Huai."
"Qi Huai?" Xuan Tianyan thought for a while, then nodded, "Officials of the third rank are usually very low-key, but this king is completely unfamiliar."
"Yes!" The woman sat down next to Xuan Tianyan in a daze, "My father has never been good at communicating with people, and he rarely even participated in this palace banquet. If the emperor hadn't said that he must not be absent this time, I'm afraid it was him. You won't enter the palace either!" She had some grievances on her face, "If father doesn't enter the palace, we won't be able to enter the palace. This is the first time I've seen the Fifth Prince." She glanced at Xuan Tianyan, sending out unabashed flattery and flattery.
Xuan Tianyan is too familiar with this kind of eyes, and also too able to understand what the person with such eyes is thinking. He didn't care, he never refused, and the other party showed kindness, so he returned a smile, and further reminded the other party: "This king is very pleased to see your delicate features, I don't know what to call Miss?"
The woman was overjoyed in her heart, and hurriedly replied: "My daughter's name is Qi Fang, and everyone in my family calls me Fang'er. If Your Highness the Fifth Highness doesn't mind, you can also...you can call my daughter like this." Also slightly lowered, looking very shy.
Xuan Tianyan didn't feel that Miss Qi was in a state of embarrassment at all. How can a woman with such a mind and such a bold heart be embarrassed? This kind of shyness is just pretending. How much I hope that the relationship with him can go further. Even if she puts forward an idea, she can directly throw herself into her arms regardless of everyone's reservedness.
"Fang'er." He laughed again, "It sounds good."
"Thank you, Your Highness Fifth." Qi Fang was very happy. Seeing that Xuan Tianyan was also willing to talk to her, she moved the chair to his side again, and became more intimate when she spoke, "Why is Your Highness drinking alone?" What? Fang'er sat across from her and saw it, feeling very distressed. His Highness only brought one side concubine into the palace today, and Fang'er didn't like to talk when she saw the side concubine's sister. His Highness is inevitably lonely, why not... Let Fang Let me have a drink with you!" As he spoke, he took an empty glass on the table, first filled Xuan Tianyan with wine, then poured his own glass, and then raised it up: "Your Highness, Fang'er respects you."
Xuan Tianyan also raised his glass, "Okay, thank you Fang'er." After finishing speaking, he drank it all in one gulp, and then said: "This king is worried that drinking alone is boring, so Fang'er is here. What a shame!" A considerate girl."
"Fang'er, I would like to thank His Highness the Fifth Highness for your compliment." Qi Fang was even happier, and after drinking a glass of wine, she opened the conversation. In addition, Xuan Tianyan's attitude was ambiguous, and Fang'er's yelling made her feel itchy in her heart, and she felt that she She is already moving towards getting acquainted with this fifth prince, as long as she works harder, maybe there will be even greater gains!
Qi Fang is very happy. The Qi family has always kept a low profile. Her father, Qi Huai, seldom interacts with other colleagues. He stays at home every day except for going to court. He never takes the initiative to contact others. They are so rare that even if her heart is higher than the sky, she has no chance to be admired. Seeing that she was sixteen years old this year, there were quite a few people who came to her door to propose marriage, but none of them she liked. My mother said that it is not good to marry into a rich family, and that fighting in the inner house can kill people. But is there no fight between the small door and the small household? A few days ago, the shopkeeper of Gao's dim sum shop beat his wife because she abused the concubine and treated the concubine. If a small merchant's family is like this, how small does she need to find? Is it possible to find a poor man?
Qi Fang thought, instead of fighting in a small household, it would be better to fight in a high-ranking household. If there are fights everywhere, then she will fight the high-end ones. As for whether to lose or win or die or live, that depends on each person's ability, which is also fair.
She is high-minded, and usually looked down upon by others, but she has her eyes on the royal son at a glance. It happened that Emperor Tianwu was afraid that the palace banquet would not be lively this year, so he ordered the invited officials not to be absent for any reason, so she had the opportunity to enter the palace with her parents. She had to seize this opportunity, and she must not enter the palace for nothing. Nowadays, there are very few princes who can be selected. Although this fifth prince is not the best candidate, although there are many side concubines and concubines, at least the position of the main concubine is vacant. If she can be the main concubine of Li Wangfu , that can be regarded as embarrassing for the Qi family, and my life is not in vain.
With such an idea in mind, Qi Fang tried her best to please Xuan Tianyan, and even showed her generosity, and couldn't stop praising the side concubine Xuan Tianyan brought into the palace. The two had a very happy chat, but while talking, Qi Fang didn't care too much, and thought of Feng Fendai, who was said to be abandoned by Xuan Tianyan. She had also heard many rumors about the relationship between Feng Fendai and the fifth prince, and she even knew that the fourth lady of the Feng family was so bad-tempered that both humans and gods were indignant, she was very bad towards the fifth prince, and would beat and scold him. She was indignant because of this, couldn't hold back for a moment, and began to criticize Feng Fendai: "Fang'er is really worthless for the past few years for His Royal Highness, no one in Beijing knows! You are so good to the fourth lady of the Feng family, and you once She raised the whole family of Fengfu for her, and later helped her raise the child that her aunt gave birth to with someone else. You are the prince! You have done all this, but she still treats you like that, it is really too I don't know what's good or bad."
The more Qi Fang talked, the angrier she became, and the deeper she got into the drama, it was as if she really despised Feng Fendai for the Fifth Prince's injustice. All the rumors she had heard flooded into her mind, and then she uttered them out of her mouth : "She actually dared to say that Your Highness the Fifth Highness is worthless. Who did she think she was? She was just a concubine from a declining family. My aunt was still carried out from Fengyue Alley, and she gave her father a cuckold. That's the identity , the family left on the side has long been thrown to the corner and ignored. Fifth prince, you value her and even promised her the position of concubine, but what about her? Not only does she not know how to be grateful at all, but she even calls you It's disgusting to drink."
She talked more and more enthusiastically, but she didn't notice Xuan Tianyan's extremely cold face...