The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

On the day of the Qianqiu Festival, all the relatives of the emperor and officials of the fourth rank and above in Beijing entered the palace for a banquet.

Bai Yu went out on time, got into the official sedan chair, and walked leisurely towards the palace.

Although the emperor's will not to be too extravagant for the birthday of Zhonggong, the lively atmosphere is still there.At the banquet, there was another honored guest, who was at the top of the table. He was the uncle of King Weiyan, named Gongyangtu, and also the queen's uncle.

This time, when her natal uncle came to the banquet, the queen was overjoyed and dressed extravagantly and luxuriously. She was dressed in a red brocade gown, and her hair accessories were mostly made of pure gold, which made her pure and warm.

The queen has two sons and a daughter, and they all surround the picture of the ram and call "uncle" affectionately.Gong Yangtu hugged one and coaxed the other, so happy that he didn't know how to live.

The emperor was also happy, and said: "The empress is married far away, and it's rare to see her family. Uncle, why don't you stay in Beijing for a longer time, so that the empress and children will be happy."

Gong Yangtu got up and saluted, and said, "Thank you for your kindness."

Bai Yu was resting his chin lazily, listening to Le Ji's playing, and at the same time sniffing the scent of camellias in the hall.Suddenly someone said: "I have never seen this new prime minister."

Bai Yu raised her eyes and sat upright, meeting Gong Yang Tu's interested eyes.

When Gong Yangtu saw it, he clicked his tongue again and again, "Oh, what kind of old woman gave birth to Ning Xin'er! It's so dazzling!"

Bai Yu smiled, and said: "The old general Ma Tuhe Rong, powerful and powerful, I have heard about it a long time ago, and I admire it very much. Now that I can see it, it really lives up to its reputation."

Gong Yangtu stroking his beard and laughing loudly, said: "The Prime Minister is absurd, I am ashamed to be an old man!"

The emperor glanced at Bai Yu, his eyes were very gentle.Turning to Gongyang Tu, he said, "Uncle doesn't know something. This prime minister of mine is also my younger brother, King Liang. He is not only outstanding in appearance, but also has poems and books in his chest, and strategy in his chest. He has three graves, five classics and eight classics. Suo Jiuqiu, Xuanzong, the internal classics of various schools of thought, all of them have studied exhaustively; they are also familiar with piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, song and fu. It can be said that they have a beautiful heart, which is rare in the world."

After the emperor's praise, Bai Yu was so ashamed that he turned red from the tips of his ears to the base of his neck, begging for forgiveness.

Gong Yangtu said: "There are so many talented people, how can there be someone who does not covet? All the rare treasures in the world will be collected by His Majesty in the court?"

Gongyangtu, the old guy, didn't know what he was thinking, during the dinner, he always glanced at Baiyu who was opposite him.At the beginning, he used drinking as a cover, but later he drank a lot, and began to feel a little dizzy and unrestrained, leaning on the back of the chair without knowing how to look away.

Yan Xun was sitting next to Bai Yu, crushing a glazed cup into pieces.

The crisp sound of "pa" was quickly submerged in the singing and dancing music, and no one else noticed.

Only Bai Yu next to him turned his head slightly when he heard the sound, observing from the corner of his eye that he thought there was no trace.

The palace servants behind Yan Xun hurried forward to clean up the debris, and asked in a low voice if Yan Xun's hand should be sent to the imperial physician to deal with it.

Yan Xun cut a few cuts on his hand, and blood slowly seeped out.He shook his head and said, "Get a basin of water, I'll just wash it."

The palace people left quickly.

Bai Yu's heart tightened, she pursed her lips, but in the end she still didn't speak.

Gongyangtu's attention has been on Baiyu, so he also noticed this little disturbance.His eyes flicked back and forth on the faces of Bai Yu and Yan Xun for a few times, his eyes flashed, and suddenly he showed a weird smile.

Bai Yu's mood became stagnant.His drinking capacity does not go up or down, and he is more likely to get drunk when he is in a bad mood.He was toasting the emperor and queen, and drinking the wine toasted by others. He poured one cup after another, and the palace people behind him poured one cup after another in a hurry.

Not long after, Bai Yu felt dizzy and propped her forehead on the table with one hand.

Most of the imperial relatives and ministers attending the banquet were half drunk at this time, and no one would find it strange that others were drunk.However, the emperor only saw Bai Yu at a glance, and seeing that he was frowning as if he seemed uncomfortable, he immediately ordered the waiter beside him: "Go to the imperial hospital to get the anti-alcohol medicine for King Liang. There is also lychee wine specially prepared for King Liang. Give it to him together, it won't be easy to get drunk."

The servant led the order and hurried away.

The cabinet bachelor got up and wanted to toast Bai Yu, but Bai Yu raised his head in a daze, really didn't want to drink anymore.Although it's not going to be drunk immediately, but the feeling of being drunk is really uncomfortable.

Probably because he was weak after drinking, Bai Yu hesitated for a moment, instinctively urged him to look to Yan Xun, his eyes were watery for help.

Yan Xun felt his gaze, exchanged a glance with him, and quickly moved away without saying anything, nor did he intend to help Bai Yu stop the wine.

Bai Yu's heart ached, her eyes dimmed in disappointment.He gulped down the wine in a fit of anger, then took the wine jug from the hand of the palace attendant behind him, and poured it glass by glass himself, and everyone drank the wine to the full glass without any adulteration.

At this time, the servant came over with anti-alcohol medicine and lychee wine, and bowed down in front of Baiyu, "Your Highness, this is the emperor's order. Please take care of yourself and drink less alcohol."

Bai Yu got up to thank the emperor, and the emperor nodded, his expression was very gentle and peaceful, and there was also a little bit of unnoticeable love.

After drinking the anti-alcoholic medicine, he got up and told the palace man: "If the emperor asks, just say that I will go out and blow dry to sober up."

Qiu Ye followed Bai Yu out and walked slowly along the winding corridor.

These days Baiyu is often like this, usually the clouds are calm and the wind is breezy, as if he doesn't care about anything, but once he drinks too much wine, the pain hidden deep in his heart will start to cause trouble, disturbing his peace.

"Your Highness, the General has never been drinking..." Qiu Ye whispered.

Bai Yu sat down by the veranda, was silent for a moment, and said sullenly: "Although every time we met, we broke up, but I always believed in my heart that he still loved me. Qiu Ye, you are a bystander, you and Let me tell you the truth, did I make a mistake? Am I still indulging in the past, but I am the only one who hasn't come out?"

Qiu Ye thought for a long time, and said: "The general may have misunderstood His Highness and Yuchi Yuanhe temporarily, and he will not have no feelings for His Highness at all."

The weather was already very cold after nightfall, a sudden gust of wind blew over, and Bai Yu shivered.Just as Qiu Ye was about to remind him to go back, Bai Yu said, "I don't want to spend any more time with him. He has to explain what we are like. I want to try again, the last time."

While he was meditating, a man came out from the pine forest behind the porch. He was more than fifty years old and still sounded like a bell. "There are feasts and songs inside. Why is your highness sitting here alone?"

Bai Yu took a closer look, forced a smile and got up, "Come out to sober up. Why is the old general in this secluded place?"

"Seeing that His Highness came out with red eyes, I thought something happened, so I came over to take a look."

Bai Yu's eyebrows twitched, feeling a little strange, but she still maintained a decent smile, "Thank you, old general, for your concern. I woke up after drinking, so let's go ahead."

He was about to leave when Gong Yang Tu suddenly said, "I heard that the mother's family of His Royal Highness and concubine is also in Weiyan?"

Bai Yu nodded, "Yes."

"Ah. Weiyan has a well-deserved reputation for producing beauties." Gong Yangtu said again, "Did your Highness visit Weiyan?"

"I've been there once, and it's indeed a great place with outstanding people."

Ram Tu nodded, hesitant to speak.

Bai Yu understood, and said: "If you have something to say, the old general, you may as well speak up."

Gong Yangtu showed a friendly smile, "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask His Highness about someone."

"Who?"

"Ye Zhiyan."

When Bai Yu suddenly heard this name, her heart beat faster for a moment.

Gong Yangtu looked at his expression, and continued: "He was a male favorite of the emperor in the past. He was born with the appearance of a heavenly man, and he is also very exquisite. He was very favored. Later, for some reason, this man suddenly disappeared. "

Gong Yangtu would come to ask him about Ye Zhiyan, presumably he knew about his relationship with Ye Zhiyan, which made Bai Yu feel very uneasy.

He suppressed all his emotions, his eyes dark as ink, "Does the old general recognize Ye Zhiyan?"

"It's not that familiar." Gong Yangtu smiled and said, "I've seen it a few times."

Bai Yu quickly thought about the relationship between Gongyang Tuneng and Ye Zhiyan.Gongyangtu is Weiyan's uncle, and one can imagine his status as noble. Although he and Ye Zhiyan's grandfather are the richest merchants in Weiyan, they are only wealthy merchants, and they have no chance to meet the royal relatives.

"I'm afraid the old general will be disappointed. I don't know the whereabouts of Ye Zhiyan." I don't know Gongyang Tudi, and Bai Yu doesn't want to talk to him.

Gong Yangtu was noncommittal to his answer, nodded and smiled and said: "Yes, thank you Your Highness for letting me know."

Bai Yu and Gong Yang Tu returned to the banquet one after the other, Bai Yu's hands were blown cold by the cold wind, Qiu Ye quickly brought a hand stove over to warm Bai Yu.

Warm hands, but not heart.Bai Yu's ten fingertips were slightly stinging from the burnt heat, and felt itchy after being burned for a long time.

After the banquet, the emperor and empress left first, and then all the royal officials also left in order.

Yan Xun came by carriage, Chunyu Jing accompanied him there, got on his own horse and left first.Yan Xun lifted the curtain of the car, and just about to get in, he met the deep and clear eyes of the person in the car.

"...Why are you here?" Yan Xun asked him.

"This is my carriage." Bai Yu said, grabbed him by the collar and dragged him in, knocked on the wall of the carriage, and told the driver, "Let's go."

"Why do you have my spare clothes in your carriage?" Yan Xun asked again.

"I don't know. Why does your spare suit have my name on the heart?"

Yan Xun glanced at him and said, "You embroidered it yourself."

"That's right." Bai Yu nodded, and leaned back against the wall of the carriage, her eyes half-closed, looking at Yan Xun mistyly, "I threw myself into the arms back then, and it was all my fault, why? It can be blamed on General Yan."

Yan Xun knew that he had drunk too much and was losing his mind, so he just followed him in silence, and subconsciously relaxed the indifference and alienation he had always insisted on.Anyway, Bai Yu probably couldn't tell the difference right now.

"Where are we going?" Bai Yu suddenly asked.

"What do you say?"

Bai Yu gave a silly "hehe" smile, and murmured, "The last time I was taken away without knowing anything was on my 17th birthday."

Thinking of that day, Yan Xun's expression softened unconsciously.

Baiyu's hair was a little disheveled, his rosy lips were slightly parted, and the heat brought by the alcohol made him loosen his collar subconsciously. This drunken state was exactly the same as that of a young fox who had just grown up.

"Yan Xun, General Yan... brother." Bai Yu called him softly.

It was the first time for Yan Xun to hear this name, and he couldn't help being stunned.

Bai Yu seemed to have discovered something serious, moved closer to Yan Xun, stared into his eyes and repeated, "Brother?"

Yan Xun pushed him back.

Bai Yu pouted and sat obediently, but two lines of tears suddenly fell down without warning.I haven't cried for a long time, it seems that my eyes are not used to it, it hurts from the heat, and even the skin with tears flowing through it is unnaturally numb,

It was very quiet in the carriage, and a "click" immediately attracted Yan Xun's attention.He suddenly remembered that Bai Yu hadn't cried for a long time.

So soon, his little rabbit knew that the man would not cry easily.How did that Douding grow up when he grew up? If he grew up slowly, I could stay with him longer.

Bai Yu simply let it go as if he opened the gate to release the water. He cried and said: "Yan Xun, I will give you one last chance. If you apologize to me now, I will reconcile with you. I will treat everything before It didn't happen. I'm generous."

Yan Xun looked at him quietly, was silent for a while, and only uttered four cold words.

"You drink too much."