By decree and pro

Strings of crystal silver chains run through the beams and lampposts of the banquet hall like meteors, making the brightly lit hall reflect the brilliance of a heavenly palace.

Yan Yi was dressed in a crimson red dress of Prince Yan, standing under the archway filled with flowers and overflowing with fragrance, he could see the word "gorgeous" everywhere he looked, whether it was the light golden drapery with tassels hanging from the ceiling or the The snow-white animal skins all exude a luxurious and grand style.

This is not like a feast to welcome the envoys of a country, but more like the engagement of the king of Xiliang, no, it is a big wedding banquet!Usman's thoughts can be seen.

Yan looked at the animal skin blanket in front of him, it was so white that it didn't even have any stray hairs, and it went straight from the door to the steps, and above the three steps was the main table.

The main table is covered with a golden tablecloth, and there are baskets of flowers, fresh fruits and fine wines.

Usman sat there. His seat was golden, and a red-eyed crow was carved on the back of the chair. There was an empty seat on his right, which was also golden, and a tiger was carved on it.

At the bottom left of the main table are the seats for the concubines, and the concubines are probably the wives and daughters of the ministers; those sitting at the bottom right of the chairman are all ministers of civil and military affairs.

Yan noticed that both men and women were wearing top-notch Xiliang costumes adorned with jewels, especially Usman's concubines, whether red or green or purple, everyone's gauze robes and crowns were extremely gorgeous, as if they were in full bloom. The beautiful peony garden, blossoming delicately.

Especially the woman who sits at the top and is closest to the chair.Her veil is fiery red, as bright red as the sunset in the desert, but what attracted Yan's attention was not her gorgeous dress but her face.With its crescent head and crescent eyebrows, and bright red lips, it is full of the style of the Western Regions, especially its majestic and charming posture, which no one can match despite the red flowers and willows.

"Hmph, there are so many beauties in hiding, but why can't you find the one you love?" Yan secretly mocked, feeling quite upset, took a step forward, and walked straight towards the chairman's table.

It was the first time for the leading concubine, Hina, to look at Dayan's Prince Yonghe so closely.And before that, she had heard from the maid that it was an extremely handsome young man.But no matter how the outside world rumored that Prince Dayan was a beautiful man, she never took it to heart, because compared to beauty, can he be more beautiful than a woman?More beautiful than her?

But after seeing Chun Yuyan with her own eyes, Xina was greatly shocked in her heart. The bright and warm candlelight shone on him. At that moment, the whole room seemed to disappear.

He seemed to have stepped out of a mural, with a handsome and upright figure, and an extraordinary demeanor.His brows and eyes are full of righteousness, and every step he takes is firm and unaffected by any curious gaze.

The prince greeted the king and bowed his fists, but as an envoy, he exuded an arrogance of a king who was not angry and majestic. I am afraid that no matter how violent the sandstorm in the desert would be, his waist would not be crushed.

When Chunyuyan raised his head, Hina stared at his face again. From the side view, he found that his face had a clear outline like a knife carving, and the delicate eyebrows and eyes were even more delicate.

This is Prince Yonghe of Dayan Kingdom... Xi Na's eyes suddenly filled with tears, she lowered her eyes, and the tears flowed down.

"Your Majesty? What's the matter with you?" Seeing this, the maid behind her quickly bent down and handed over the handkerchief.

"There seems to be dust..." Hina said softly, taking the handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face.

She came here dressed up today to let everyone know who is the real master of the harem, but now her heart is so desolate, because she and Chun Yuyan are not in the same world at all.

What's more, the king and him are not in the same world, the king will be attracted by him, probably because the prince is different from them, there is something enviable about him, an indescribable, but as long as you see it with your own eyes, you will be able to see it. Something that makes sense.

Hina also noticed that the king got up and personally led the prince to the seat. Although the prince accepted it, he did not show any flattered attitude.

Between the two of them, the one who is deeply involved is probably only the emperor.

She imagined over and over again what kind of person Jun Shang would be if he fell in love with someone, and could "she" be herself?

It turned out that Jun Shang fell in love with someone who didn't love him in the end.

Hina smiled bitterly, and didn't care what other concubines and pets were going to think of her jokes.They still naively thought that His Majesty let them come to the banquet together to pamper them.

"Heh..." Hina picked up the silver jug ​​on the table and poured herself a glass of wine, regardless of the maid's winks and whether the emperor was still talking, she drank the wine first.

"Huh?" When Yan came in, he noticed a gaze like an ice pick, staring at him like a shadow, she was the one who revealed the most inner drama to him besides Usman.

To avoid offending the future Queen of Xiliang, some people did not dare to express their opinions easily even if they had opinions, and they all greeted him with a "very polite" face.

Only this woman, with her peerless appearance and enchanting figure, is the most beautiful woman here, and she doesn't mind showing critical eyes that seem to want to tear herself open for a closer look.

"Usman's favorite concubine?" Yan thought while lowering his eyes while drinking, "It's probably possible to stare at me like this."

"Seeing that she was crying with anger just now... That's right, the place that originally belonged to her was taken away by a man, so it's strange not to cry." Yan put down his wine glass, looked at Usman beside him, and whispered: "Let me talk to you first." Say something."

"Huh?" Usman had just received the paperwork that Yan had just handed to him, and was spreading it out on the table, intending to announce to everyone present the greetings from Emperor Dayan Chunyu Aiqing.

Yan should have done this, but Usman felt that it was okay for him to do it for him.

Because Yan started drinking as soon as he sat down, Usman didn't want to disturb his elegant mood.

"Even if we're 'married', I won't stop you from pampering other concubines." Yan said bluntly, "I don't know how long I'm going to stay here, if it's a year or a half, it's fine, if it's three or five years, I can't let you have no successor."

The smile on Usman's face froze a bit, and then the corners of his mouth collapsed, revealing a smile that was more helpless than helpless.

"what happened?"

"Yanyan, your concern for my concubine really hurts more than being stabbed." Usman said with a smile.

Yan was stunned. It turned out that Usman understood why he said that. To put it bluntly, he didn't want him to neglect the harem and make those innocent concubines feel sad.

However, he did not consider Usman's mood.

"Can you blame me?" Yan's heart was inexplicably angry, and he whispered, "You have so many concubines, I have to take them into consideration..."

"About the concubines, Yanyan, please don't meddle." Usman said half-seriously, "If I wanted them to have children, I would have become a 'father' long ago."

"What do you mean?"

"Although my harem is full, many of them are sent for benefit alliances. To me, it's just another book of covenant. I can't even want some people." Usman smiled wryly, " For someone as dedicated as you, I might not be able to understand why you would accept someone you don't like as a concubine. Yanyan, I only let the one I love give birth to my child."

"If you're talking about me, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait." After Yan finished speaking, he poured himself another full glass of wine and drank it all in one go.

Usman sighed softly in his ear, but Usman didn't say anything, and instead read the greetings from Emperor Dayan to the minister.

Yan drank one cup after another, ignoring the strange gazes from the audience, he wanted to get drunk, if he wasn't drunk, how could he calm down the chaotic emotions in his heart.It was like knocking over a pot of porridge that had just been cooked, and it was sticky everywhere. I tried to clean it, but the more I rubbed it, the more I couldn't understand why I cared so much about Usman's sigh.

"Princess Mingyue is here."

Suddenly, Yan heard the announcement from the eunuch at the entrance of the banquet hall.

Everyone looked at the door at the same time. Princess Mingyue was like the fairy who descended from the moon palace, wearing a long white gauze dress like clouds, walking in leisurely.

"Mingyue is late, I hope Your Majesty and His Royal Highness will forgive me." There were no ligers and tigers beside Princess Mingyue. In such a grand banquet, wild animals were not allowed to enter, even Shuangfang was no exception.

So the person who brought her in was just an ordinary maid.

Everyone knew the beauty of Princess Mingyue, so they praised her.However, there are also people who show contempt and ridicule in their eyes. According to the customs of some tribes, blind women are not auspicious omens.

Yan noticed those malicious and playful eyes.Just because Princess Mingyue couldn't see her, and she didn't have any trusted servants to serve her, those ministers and concubines looked at her critically, it could be said that they were unscrupulous, even bullying.

Yan put down his wine glass and stood up abruptly.

"Yanyan?" Usman watched Yan step down from the main seat, striding towards Mingyue and the maid.

"His Royal Highness." Yan looked at Princess Mingyue very tenderly, stretched out his hand and said, "I wonder if I can lead the way for you?"

"Okay." Princess Mingyue smiled slightly, "It's my honor to have Prince Lao."

"You step back." Yanping retreated from the maid, gently took Princess Mingyue's hand, put it on his arm, and walked slowly on the road covered with snow-white animal skins.

That unhurried and generous look seemed to be their engagement wedding, and the atmosphere was even more sweet than ever.

Those mocking and mocking gazes disappeared immediately, and many people looked at this scene in amazement. It turns out that Princess Mingyue is so close to Prince Dayan?

Does that mean that the future queen has already begun to choose his circle of influence?

"Your Highness, Mingyue doesn't care what other people think, but you are so kind-hearted, Your Majesty did not choose the wrong person." Mingyue whispered, even though she was used to being despised by others, she was still touched by someone standing up for her.

"Princess, you can just call me by my name." Yan Waner smiled.

"Then you can also call me Mingyue." Princess Mingyue also smiled.

"Okay, Mingyue."

"...Yan," Princess Mingyue smiled shyly, "I came late because Yan Yun was arguing to see Shuangya, but I don't know where Shuangya is, and it took me a while to comfort her before coming here. I didn't intend to neglect you."

"Don't worry, I know you're not that kind of person. As for Shuangfang, he's gnawing on a fat leg of lamb next door. When he's eating, he can't tolerate other beasts, not even a mosquito." , so fortunately you didn't find it, otherwise Yan Yun would have seen blood."

"That's really lucky!" Princess Mingyue gently covered her mouth and said.

"When the banquet is over, let's take Yanyun to see Shuangya together."

"Okay," Princess Mingyue stopped suddenly, raised her head and asked, "Is it because I look like your imperial brother that you are so kind to me?"

"Of course not." Yan also stopped, looked at Princess Mingyue with a smile, "I was shocked when I saw you at first, but now it is very clear that you are different."

"Hey, what should I do? I really don't dare to compete with you. But you are so kind, making my heart as sweet as drinking honey." Princess Mingyue said with a smile, the pair of beautiful pearl earrings Shaking gently, in the eyes of outsiders, they are like a pair of childhood sweethearts.

Princess Mingyue's seat was next to the beautiful concubine Xina, surrounded by concubines, Yan didn't want her to sit there, so she looked up at Usman.

Usman had no choice but to say: "Yalta, give Princess Mingyue an extra seat."

So Usman, Chun Yuyan, and Princess Mingyue sat at the main table together, and the concubines sat on the lower left side of them. For some reason, the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Those concubines who were obviously left out couldn't help muttering: "Prince Dayan, could it be possible that he likes Princess Mingyue? Then isn't our lord..."

"Shh, you don't want to die. From my point of view, the prince just wanted to be polite. You didn't see that he was still sitting next to the king."

"But Mingyue looks so beautiful. This girl has become more and more radiant after not seeing her for a few years."

"I think Sister Xi Na is more stunning." Someone took the opportunity to please Xi Na, "You are more beautiful than others."

Hina didn't respond, and just asked the maid to pour the wine.

"In terms of good looks, His Royal Highness is not bad. It's the first time I've seen such a handsome foreigner." The topic turned back to the prince.

"Yeah, no wonder your majesty wants to marry a man who looks like Zhou Zheng, who wouldn't like it."

"Hmph, no matter how handsome he is, it's just a political marriage. If he wasn't Prince Dayan, would your majesty have allowed him to be the queen? After a while, your majesty will get tired of him too."

"It's just...he's not as good as you say."

Usman was holding a golden cup as if he was about to drink, but his movements suddenly stopped, and he glanced at the seats of the concubines out of the corner of his eye. The concubines were startled, and immediately bowed their heads and remained silent.

They don't know if Jun Shang happened to look over or heard something, but now they don't know what to eat.