novelraw Chapter 232 The princes offer tea
Chapter 232 The princes offer tea
Gu Anxian reluctantly withdrew her gaze and stared at the hem of her skirt, feeling as if her internal organs were bitten by insects.
As much as she liked Mu Cang, she envied Yan Li at this moment.
Especially after spending so many days with Mu Wenxuan, she felt that Mu Cang was like the moon in the night sky that was high and unreachable.
And Mu Wenxuan was both romantic and lustful, and greedy. Every night when he slept beside her, she felt like vomiting.
In the past, she could convince herself that Yan Li was of humble status and would be rejected by Mu Cang sooner or later, but who could tell her why this humble and lowly orphan girl suddenly became the noble Duke of Jin?
God treated her so well and gave her all the good luck?
Why?
Yan Li's eyes turned slightly and passed through her face carelessly.
Gu Anxian's eyes were too explicit.
It was like this before. Whenever Mu Cang appeared, her eyes would always fall on him intentionally or unintentionally, with deep obsession in her eyes.
Yan Li knew in her heart that Gu Anxian should really like Mu Cang, but it was a pity that her love was rare, and the means to get love were not easy to get, and it was destined to have the result she wanted.
There was silence in Zhaoyang Palace.
Emperor Zhao sat on the dragon throne, and the person sitting on the chair next to him was not Queen Guo, but Queen Jin, Jiang Yi.
Yesterday, the Ninth Prince got married, and the Emperor and Queen Jin went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion together.
I took a quick glance and didn't have time to look at her carefully. Seeing Jiang Yi's appearance at this time, I realized that Yan Li was at least a little similar to her. After knowing her identity as Queen Jin, who would dare to look down on Yan Li?
Jiang Yi, who was sitting in the second seat, had already seen the reactions of everyone present. When she saw Yan Li coming in, she waved to her warmly: "Li'er."
Yan Li nodded slightly. Compared with her enthusiasm, her reaction to Mu Cang was a little cold.
But Jiang Yi obviously didn't care.
As many juniors bowed their heads and saluted, Mu Cang and Yan Li walked to the second seat and sat down. There were two cushions in front of them, and the intention was clear at a glance.
There were palace maids standing on both sides with tea cups, ready to prepare tea for the emperors, concubines and princesses who would come to offer tea later.
This was the intention of Emperor Zhao, and no one dared to show dissatisfaction.
"Yesterday, Mu Cang and Nanyang Duke got married, which was a happy event for the royal family." Emperor Zhao spoke majestically, "Recently, many things have happened in the royal family, making it a mess. Fortunately, this happy event has diluted some of the trouble."
The elderly princes in the royal family were allowed to sit on the other side. When they heard this, their faces were different. Thinking of the things that happened in the royal family in recent days, it was indeed a mess.
Some were grateful, some regretted, and some resented.
All remained silent.
"I summoned you here today to serve tea to your ninth uncle and ninth aunt." Emperor Zhao looked around expressionlessly, "When you meet in the future, please greet them respectfully. If you still ignore the seniority, I will punish you severely and never let you off lightly!"
The princes bowed their heads in peace. Even if they were dissatisfied, they could only respond respectfully. Who dared to refute?
"After serving tea, I have another important matter to announce." Emperor Zhao raised his hand, "Let's start."
The first to come forward were the great emperor and his princess.
The couple often appeared in front of him.
It is said that the great emperor likes to fight for power too much. He only likes to write poems and paint. He stays at home with the princess and enjoys the good times.
The two walked up to Mu Cang Yanli and knelt down.
The Great Emperor was elegant and refined, and the Princess was gentle and lovely. Both of them showed special expressions on their faces. They first congratulated the Emperor's uncle and aunt on their happy marriage and long life together.
When the palace maid came forward with the tea tray, the two took the tea cups from the tray and presented them to Mu Cang Yanli: "Uncle Ninth Prince, Aunt Ninth Prince, please have tea."
Mu Cang Yanli took the tea cups, sipped them lightly, and quickly put them back on the tray.
The maid left with the tray.
Mu Cang Yanli took the red purses from the tray of the personal maid, one by one.
"Thank you Uncle Ninth Prince, thank you Aunt Ninth Prince."
The Great Emperor and his wife left quickly, and according to the order of the emperors, the second to come on stage was the Xian Prince and his wife.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mu Xiuhan and Jiang Jingyue walked forward with stiff steps, their expressions wooden and pale.
The recent experiences of the two can be said to be entirely caused by Mu Cang and Yan Li. At this time, he still offered them tea, and he was willing in his heart, but also with resentment.
But in front of the emperor, Mu Xiuhan dared not disobey the order, let alone Jiang Jingyue?
Mu Xiuhan and Jiang Jingyue walked to the futon and knelt down.
Yan Li glanced at her casually, and his eyes paused slightly. There seemed to be a slap mark on Jiang Jingyue's face.
It's just that she had a heavy makeup on her face today, which covered up a little of her haggardness and paleness, and the rouge on her cheeks lifted her complexion a little.
If you look closely, you can almost see the slap mark on her face.
But the shadow under her eyes is heavy, and you know it's because she didn't sleep well last night.
Mu Xiuhan took the teacup from the maid's tray, his expression slightly stiff, and handed it to Mu Cang and Yan Li respectfully.
"Uncle Nine, please have some tea."
Mu Cang did not reach out to take it, his voice was indifferent and snowy: "The first cup of tea, I will serve it to you, Aunt Nine."
Mu Xiuhan's expression froze.
The expressions of the others present were subtle for a moment, and their eyes were slowly wandering around Mu Xiuhan and Yan Li.