The New Year was coming soon, and the New Year banquet was being prepared. Two days before the New Year, Ye Shaoyang was finally let out.
As a result, he hadn't arrived at Ye's house yet, so he was directly carried to the palace by Ye Wanwan.
When they met, without saying anything, Ye Wanwan took his hand and looked at it.
After all, he was his legitimate son, but Prime Minister Ye still took care of it. He took care of it himself and had people bring medicine to treat Ye Shaoyang's injuries. He couldn't let him become disabled. Now all ten of his fingers are still wrapped in gauze.
Ye Wanwan didn't say hello and just took off the gauze.
"Be gentle." Ye Shaoyang really felt his sister's concern for him, but this action was too rough and it hurt.
Night ignored him and took them all apart without mercy. All ten fingers were exposed. The wounds had healed, leaving only bruises that did not go away.
Probably because the sad aura on Ye Wanwan's body was too strong, Ye Shaoyang said uncomfortably, "It's okay now. It doesn't hurt anymore. It just looks ugly, so I wrapped it in gauze."
Seeing that Ye Wanwan was motionless as if she was about to cry, Ye Shaoyang became anxious: "It's really okay. Look, no bones were hurt, just a little skin injury. Your brother and I are a grown man, so it won't be a problem.
"
Ye Wanwan narrowed her eyes slightly to cover up the scarlet redness in her eyes. Only those who have tasted the pain of pinching her hands will know that the pain cannot be described in words.
Ye Shaoyang's injury was obviously minor. You must know that Ye Wanwan's fingers were broken in her last life. Even if they were treated later, they would not be intact.
She just thought of her former fingers, and her emotions couldn't be suppressed for a moment. As a result, she listened to Ye Shaoyang's non-stop quarrel.
"Shut up."
With a cold shout, Ye Shaoyang shut up. He couldn't afford to offend his sister with a bad temper.
"Since it's not in the way, let's go back."
After saying that, he turned around and left without even looking at her, as if the worry and nervousness just now were all an illusion.
Ye Shaoyang: "..." It was so heart-warming just now, but now it's so chilling, so cold.
He comes when he is asked and leaves when he is told. Wouldn't it be too shameful for him?
He quickly caught up with Ye Wanwan and said, "Wan'er, I know you care about me. I'm sorry for making you worry this time, but it's really not my fault. It was an innocent person who was implicated. I will pay more attention in the future.
"
Make sure you make sure you don't be too sincere.
Ye Wanwan glanced at him sideways: "You have been hanging out with your gangster friends for so many years, and you have barely learned how to drink wine, but you have already lost your mind to women? You won't let them go if they are implicated?"
Ye Shaoyang: "..." He didn't dare to accept these words, as if he was being scolded by his mother.
"Not next time."
"Do you have a next time? If you do it again, grass will grow on your grave."
Ye Shaoyang touched his nose and didn't dare to reply. The pressure was so overwhelming. Why didn't he know that his sister was so fierce before?
Although Ye Wanwan was very disgusted, Ye Shaoyang relied on his increasingly thick skin and still stayed for a meal.
After eating and preparing to leave, Ye Wanwan remembered that he hadn't gone to the Queen Mother to pay her respects yet.
Ye Shaoyang: "..." He really shouldn't stay.
Forget about being scolded by Ye Wanwan, the Queen Mother will definitely scold him bloody. The Queen Mother has been dissatisfied with him for more than a day or two, so this scolding is absolutely inevitable.
"Wanwan, you see it's getting late now. I still have to go back to tell my father that I'm safe. Why don't I...I go back first..."
Ye Wanwan said nothing and gave him a cold look. Ye Shaoyang understood and obediently went to the Queen Mother to wait for scolding.
Red lanterns were hung in the palace, the cold wind came, and the plum blossoms in the garden also bloomed. It was New Year's Eve, the day of the annual banquet.
The New Year's Eve banquet is not a big banquet for the ministers, but a New Year's Eve dinner for the emperor and the concubines in the harem. Of course, the emperor will also invite some of the royal family in Beijing to participate.
For example, this year's New Year's Eve banquet included the families of King Wei and King Lao Qi who had just returned to Beijing.
Also following the old King Qi were his grandson Zhao Xu and granddaughter Zhao Huayin. Zhao Yi summoned them to Beijing to discuss the marriage between Zhao Huayin and Leng Yunfang.
Before the New Year's banquet, they went to visit the Queen Mother. The unabashed expression on the Queen Mother's face showed that this meeting was not so pleasant.
Ye Wanwan wore a lotus pink dress and was dressed up to attend the ceremony. In terms of dress, Ye Wanwan was definitely the most gorgeous. Even the queen couldn't compare to her gorgeousness. But the queen had a prince, so she really couldn't compare.
All the concubines in the harem came, except for the forbidden concubine Li, and several princes and princesses also rarely appeared together.
The eldest prince Zhao Zhuo has completely recovered. He looks thinner after a serious illness, but his eyes are firmer. Libi did not come. He is next to Princess Fuying, protecting the still ignorant sister. He looks quite good.
It's emotional.
The third prince is older than Princess Fuying, but he is not as tall as a female doll. He is also extremely thin and has a sickly body. He is soaked in medicine jars all the time. He is not even tall, but his appearance is good and he looks very much like Yun.
Concubine, at first glance I thought she was a girl.
Princess Lanyue, born to Liu Jingxian, is slightly younger, just over three years old. She is timid and shy, and hugs her grandma tightly and never lets go.
The New Year's banquet started. Zhao Yi exchanged greetings with King Wei and King Lao Qi. With the addition of singing, dancing and opera, the scene was not deserted. People below started chatting one after another, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Looking at this place was a joy, but Leng Yunqing suddenly said: "I heard that Concubine Ye has carefully prepared a dance to present to the emperor. I am looking forward to it. I wonder when I will be able to get the honor of the emperor and feast my eyes on it?"
"
She was very polite when speaking, but her disdain was hidden deep inside. She wanted to see Ye Wanwan dance. Are you treating her like a dancer?
Ye Wanwan glanced at her coolly: "I thought the emperor wanted to see me dance the most, but I didn't expect it was the queen. I just don't know what the queen is after? Is it my talent or my appearance?"
Just as Leng Yunqing was about to answer, Ye Wanwan spoke again: "But don't think about it, Queen. You can't get any of my talents or looks."
"Pfft..." Zhao Huayin couldn't hold back and laughed out loud. After not seeing each other for a while, Ye Wanwan's words were still so 'amazing'.
Ye Wanwan said it seriously, but everyone seemed to have heard a strange joke and couldn't help but laugh.
Leng Yunqing was so angry that she didn't know how to answer. How could she care about Ye Wanwan's talent and appearance? What the hell is this nonsense?
Zhao Yi, who had always had a sullen face, actually smiled. He looked at Ye Wanwan and said with a smile in his voice: "Of course I am looking forward to it. I wonder if your concubine can be affected for once?"
This kind words made other concubines feel sour.
Ye Wanwan squinted her eyes, half-smiling but not smiling: "My concubine's hands are sore after practicing so hard. Is there any reward from the emperor?"
He actually asked for a reward in public, and really refused to suffer any loss.
Zhao Yi smiled: "That's natural, but you have to let me see it first."
Leng Yunqing almost threw the cup in her hand, and her hands hurt from practicing? Brother Lin's hands were so tortured that they were disabled, how dare this snake-scorpion woman take credit?
Ye Wanwan got up to get ready, but someone outside shouted: "It's snowing, it's snowing!"
"Wow!"
Everyone in the hall looked over and saw that this was the first heavy snowfall this year.
The old King of Qi smiled and said: "The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. This is a good sign. The auspiciousness from heaven will bring endless blessings. Congratulations to the Emperor!"
Zhao Yi smiled, raised his hand and asked people to open the windows on all sides, and the goose-feather-like snowflakes fell. Even if the cold wind blew in, it could not blow away the enthusiasm for watching the snow.
Ye Wanwan stretched out her hand to catch a snowflake: "It's snowing... great!"