Volume 31 Entering the capital city is as deep as the sea] Chapter 22 Princess Night Banquet (Part 2)

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Chapter 22 Princess Night Banquet (Part 2)

The birthday banquet was held in the Bihan Pavilion in the back garden of the princess's residence. This is actually a lakeside pavilion in the inner lake. It was built on the water and made of sandalwood. It was covered with gauze to prevent mosquitoes. The pavilion was several feet wide.

, people sit in the pavilion, the sandalwood itself prevents mosquitoes, Yang Lihua ordered to roll up the gauze cover, everyone in the pavilion, only feel the breeze blowing on their faces, cool and pleasant.

The wine and food have been served, and the portions are very small. There are two or three plates in front of each person, with golden pots and emerald plates.

The pavilion is circular, and everyone sits in a circle. The owner has taken great pains to arrange the seats. Children are not allowed to sit at the main table. Several children sit alone at a row of small tables behind the main table.

The male guest and the female guest sat on opposite sides. Because the seats were round, the male guest and the female guest were ultimately adjacent to each other. There were only three male guests. Yang Zhao sat in the middle. On the side next to the female guest was Yuwen Shiji, and the female guest was next to the male guest.

On the guest side is Princess Nanyang, that is, they are sitting together as husband and wife.

Yang Yuanqing sat on the child's side, but next to him sat Yang Lihua's grandson Li Jingxun. Li Jingxun's age was just between adults and children. According to seniority, she should sit with the children, but Yang Lihua arranged for her to sit next to her.

At the main table, he was sitting next to Yang Yuanqing.

Li Jingxun looks like her father and is very tall. She wears a blue striped skirt and a beautiful and gorgeous gold necklace with gems on her fair neck. This is her most beloved thing. Although she is young, she is already slim.

It is standing, but very thin, like a thin bamboo.

The reason why she sat on the seat next to Yang Yuanqing was because Yang Lihua had good intentions. She hoped that Yang Yuanqing would wait and marry her when her grandson reached thirteen years old.

"General Yang, I would like to offer you a glass of wine. I wish you to defend the country from enemies and guard the borders."

Li Jingxun picked up a glass of wine and saluted Yang Yuanqing. He looked a little embarrassed, lowered his head, and his face turned slightly red.

"Thank you girl!"

Yang Yuanqing picked up the wine glass and clinked it with hers with a smile. He found that Li Jingxun's physique was very similar to her mother's. She was very thin. In folk terms, she was not a prosperous son. Yang Lihua only gave birth to one daughter, which was understandable.

Because she was neglected by the emperor's husband, Yuwen Eying only gave birth to a daughter, which was due to physical problems.

Yuwen Eying's constitution is very weak, and her daughter Li Jingxun's constitution is even weaker, and she is not expected to live a long life. Yang Yuanqing can't help feeling a little pity for her, but Li Jingxun drank a glass of wine, and his face turned redder, as if drinking this glass of wine meant something.

This big event made Yang Yuanqing a little embarrassed.

Li Jingxun is only eight years old this year, which is ten years younger than Yang Yuanqing. So when she and Yang Yuanqing sat together, Yang Yuanqing didn't realize the profound meaning of this seating arrangement at all. Only a few women realized it with their unique sensitivity.

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Crown Princess Wei Si sat next to today's birthday girl Yu Wen'eying. She took advantage of Yang Lihua's arrangement to serve the dishes and asked Yu Wen'eying in a low voice: "Does the emperor want to grant Jingxun to Yang Yuanqing?"

Yuwen Eying also didn't understand how her mother would think of arranging her daughter to sit next to Yang Yuanqing. She understood what her mother meant, but her daughter was still too young. It would take at least five or six years before she could consider getting married. She was still a child now, even more so.

The important thing is that she feels that her mother is a bit wishful thinking. Is she willing to wait for training?

She knew that her mother liked this Yang Yuanqing very much, and even complained that she married too early, which made her a little dumbfounded. Could it be that she wanted to marry his daughter or grandson to him?

Yuwen Eying shook her head, "This is not realistic. Jingxun is still young and his age is not suitable for him."

Princess Wei's mind was delicate, and based on her woman's unique intuition, she felt that one of Pei's three daughters seemed to be destined to Yang Yuanqing, and it was definitely not Li Jingxun. She was also observing carefully to see which one was destined.

The third daughter of the Pei family was sitting on the side close to the child. Behind Pei You was Yang You, the youngest son of the prince Yang Zhao. Yang You was only five years old. Sometimes he secretly added a little vinegar to her peach wine, and sometimes he took advantage of her.

He accidentally pulled out the hairpin from her hair, which made Pei You very distressed. He felt extremely bored, but he couldn't get it out, so he had no choice.

At this time, Pei Xi'er touched her arm lightly and looked towards Yang Yuanqing. Pei You also noticed that Li Jingxun had brought the wine glass and was toasting Yang Yuanqing. He was so distracted that he didn't notice the subtlety of Li Jingxun's seating arrangement.

, but she is also a smart woman after all. After Pei Xier's reminder, she also saw that Pei You felt extremely uncomfortable. When she saw Li Jingxun lowering her eyebrows and toasting to Yang Yuanqing, she secretly snorted in her heart, "What a rubbish smell."

Does this little yellow girl know how to please a man before she has sex?'

She also secretly resented Yang Yuanqing's tendency to flirt with his immature daughter just because she was the grandson of Princess Leping. The man was really disgusting.

Pei Minqiu sat on the other side of Pei Xier. She also saw Li Jingxun toasting to Yang Yuanqing, but her mentality was different from the other two daughters of the Pei family. She looked at Yang Yuanqing with a smile, and there was a hint of joking in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. She could feel that Yang Yuanqing

The embarrassment is really interesting. Is Yang Yuanqing willing to be the grandson-in-law of Princess Leping?

At this moment, Yang Yuanqing looked at her quietly, his eyes full of helplessness, and his innocent expression made Pei Minqiu couldn't help but cover his mouth and burst out laughing.

Pei Minqiu's laughter made everyone look at her. Pei You felt that this was very rude. She glared at Pei Minqiu and said apologetically to everyone: "My little sister still has a childish heart, so I'm still looking at you for her rude behavior."

Sorry everyone!"

Yang Lihua also likes Pei Minqiu very much. She likes her naturalness and simplicity without any pretense. She invited the three daughters of the Pei family to come, largely because she likes Pei Minqiu.

"Minqiu, do you go out often?"

Another reason why Yang Lihua likes Pei Minqiu is that she is very healthy, with a rosy face, cheerful and lively, and full of energy. She is completely different from her sick grandson. Yang Lihua has always been worried about Li Jingxun's illness. She

I just hope that I can find some healthy secrets from Pei Minqiu, how she eats and exercises, so that my grandson can imitate her and become healthy.

Pei Minqiu was smart, and she immediately understood what the princess meant. She wanted to know how to make Li Jingxun healthy, so she smiled sweetly and said: "Actually, I think I should go out more and get close to the mountains and rivers. Then my body and mind will be healthy, and my character will be healthy."

I will also become cheerful. I used to live in the countryside of Wenxi County, and I often went out with my sisters of the same race. Even adults did not prohibit it. If possible, I would like to go out for an outing these two days."

Yang Yuanqing laughed and said, "Tomorrow I will go hunting with some children from aristocratic families. I heard that some ladies from the ladies will also go out with me. If Miss Pei is willing, I will invite Miss Pei to go out with me."

Pei Xi'er pinched Pei Minqiu quietly to prevent her from agreeing easily, but a trace of jealousy arose in Pei You's heart. Yang Yuanqing's public invitation was not her turn. Before Pei Minqiu could speak, she said first: "General Yang's kindness."

I understand. It’s just that my sister is not good at riding a horse. I’m afraid it would be a drag to go hunting with me, so she won’t go.”

"It doesn't matter if you're not good at riding. My horse is very agile and easy to control. I can let Miss Pei ride the horse. The key is whether Miss Pei wants to go or not."

Yang Yuanqing invited Pei Minqiu with warm eyes, which made Pei You even more uncomfortable. Just when she was about to refuse again, Pei Minqiu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If General Yang doesn't think I am a burden, Minqiu is willing to go hunting with the general."

"What a cheerful girl!"

Yang Lihua applauded and laughed. She pointed to her grandson, Li Jingxun, and said, "Miss Pei, would you like to take Jingxun on the trip with you?"

Pei Minqiu asked Yang Yuanqing with a smile, "Will General Yang find it objectionable if we two women who are not good at riding horses go together?"

Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly, "It seems I can't help it!"

The room suddenly burst into laughter, and Pei You secretly regretted that she actually wanted to go, but what she just said was too full, and she couldn't turn around.

After the family banquet, Yang Lihua arranged several boats for everyone to go boating. The inner lake in her house covers an area of ​​more than thirty acres, with sparkling light and cool breeze. The three daughters of the Pei family took a boat with Yang Lihua, and in Yang Zhao

At Yang Lihua's request, Yang Lihua specially arranged a small boat for Yang Zhao and Yang Yuanqing to sit together.

In the small boat, Yang Zhao stared at the water on the lake. He sighed softly, "Yuan Qing, I have a hunch that the world may be in trouble."

"Why did Your Highness say this?"

Yang Zhao shook his head, "I don't know, it's just a hunch. I feel that my father's way of doing things is too rough, impatient, and cruel. Two days ago, he told me that the south is the orthodox Han people. If we want to reverse the situation of the north being strong and the south being weak,

A Grand Canal alone is not enough. It is better to kill all the miscreants in the north, drive all the troops controlled by the Guanlong nobles to their deaths, and then move a large number of southern people northward. Only then can the situation of Hu Qiang and Han Weakness be completely reversed. Only in the Great Sui Dynasty can

It became a dynasty of the Han people."

Yang Yuanqing was shocked and asked quickly: "What will the Holy Father do?"

"He said it very vaguely, saying that it would be best to launch a war, such as Goguryeo, which is a little weaker, and then drive the soldiers controlled by the Guanlong nobles to die, and then drive away the Shandong miscellaneous barbarians.

Let them all die in Goguryeo, and then move the people south of the Yangtze River to the north."

Having said this, Yang Zhao sighed, "I hope he just said it casually. If my father really does this, the situation in the north will inevitably get out of control. How can those descendants of the Six Towns be willing to capture them without help, and how can those Guanlong nobles be willing to lose their capital?"

, and the Han people in the south may not appreciate it, the descendants of Chen and Liang will also make moves, and the northern gentry will not support the father. They will be besieged on all sides, and the Sui Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of the father."

Yang Yuanqing was silent. In fact, this is how the situation developed. Yang Guang only wanted to be domineering and did not consider the people's ability to bear it. He wanted to change everything overnight. From the fact that he built a new capital and dug canals, it can be seen that others spent several years or even several years.

He completed the huge project that took ten years to complete in one year. He never cared about the lives of the people behind him. In his heart, he just wanted to torture all the Hu and Han people in the north to death.

The assimilation of Hu and Han in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties lasted for hundreds of years, and was gradually completed until the Northern Song Dynasty. However, Yang Guang wanted to complete the great cause within ten years. Seeing that he could not do it, he did not hesitate to use extreme means, launching the Goguryeo War, and using the hand of war to

The forces of Xianbei and Beihu were destroyed, so that the world was in trouble and the Sui Dynasty lost its deer.

Yang Yuanqing sighed deeply. The wheel of history was slowly heading in the most dangerous direction, but he was unable to pull it. The prince also saw this trend, and there was nothing he could do. I am afraid that except Yang Guang himself, no one in the world can stop the Sui Dynasty.

of wheels.

Yang Zhao thought for a long time and said slowly: "Yuan Qing, if you are willing to assist my son and keep them safe for the rest of their lives, I can give them my life. You will be my brother and I will order them to treat you as their imperial uncle."

Yang Yuanqing was shocked and said quickly: "Your Highness, why did you say this?"

Yang Zhao smiled sadly, "I hid it from my father. In fact, I have fainted twice in the past few days. I can feel the changes in my body. My life is not long. The reason why I stay in Luoyang and refuse to go back is that I

I just don’t want to die alone, I want to die next to my parents, Yuan Qing, if I die, I will entrust my son to you, and you will be their uncle!"

After saying this, Yang Zhao knelt down in front of Yang Yuanqing and burst into tears.
Chapter completed!