Chapter 73 Palace Night Banquet ([-])
"Wait!"
Empress He was about to criticize Cai Yan, when Empress Dowager Dong suddenly spoke and interrupted her.
At first, Empress Dowager Dong was unhappy, but when she saw the jade pendant on Cai Yan's body, she immediately recognized that it was the one she gave to Han'er.
But why is it on this courtier’s family? "Tell me again, which family are you from?"
Cai Yan was nervous and was about to accept the Queen Mother's resignation, but the Queen Mother suddenly interrupted.
"To the Queen Mother, my daughter is Cai Yan, the daughter of Dongguan Yilang Cai Yong."
Cai Yong?
Empress Dowager Dong thought of him, but her impression was not good because this man caused her son to be injured.
But this girl, even though she hasn't grown out yet, can tell at a glance that she is a beauty.
"Girl, how old are you?"
"The Queen Mother, after today, I will be nine years old."
(The year of Cai Yan’s birth and death in history is unknown. It is speculated to be 172 to 175. Some say it was 170. However, historical data records that he married Wei Zhongdao in 195. 170 may be too early, so the author set it as 172.) "Nine years old."
Empress Dowager Dong was calculating in her mind that if Han'er passed the fifteenth day of the new year, Han'er would be weak in the next five years, and the girl would get her haircut in the next year ("Book of Rites: Nei Principles" "A woman... will get her haircut in fifteen years"). "It means tying the hair and using hairpins to tie it. Zheng Xuan notes: "It means those who are promised to marry in the new year. Women who promise to marry have hairpins, and those who have not promised to marry will wear hairpins at twenty."), the time is similar.
As Liu Han's mother, Queen Mother Dong knew what kind of character her son was. He would never do anything meaningless. She originally thought that her eldest son was too affectionate, and her younger son was a dull-headed man who didn't understand love affairs. She was worried to death for a while.
It turns out that the younger son already has someone he belongs to in his heart. No wonder even at the age of fourteen, there is still no woman around to wait on him. It seems to be a love affair.
If Liu Han were here and heard these thoughts of his mother, he would definitely be scratching his head to explain this big mistake, but he had no chance. Empress Dowager Dong had already finished it.
Since my youngest son has his own plans and doesn't want to speak out, I'll cover it up for him for the time being.
"It's shameful. If you like her, just ask the emperor or the Ai family for a marriage. Why don't you let the Ai family deal with this?"
The Queen Mother laughed and scolded Liu Han again in her heart, "Today is the big day, so let's leave it at that. Girl, please go down."
"promise."
Cai Yan looked confused again. Is this punishment over?
However, as soon as Cai Yan stood up, the Queen Mother sent another message, "The Ai family only gave birth to two sons in their lives. The eldest son is the king of a country, and the younger son is far away at the border and has not got a daughter. If you have nothing to do, come The harem will accompany the Ai family to relieve their boredom."
"promise."
This sentence made not only Cai Yan confused, but also everyone present.
A blessing in disguise? Many of the noble ladies' eyes were full of jealousy. Why did she have such good luck? Not only was she not punished for her misconduct in front of the palace, but she also caught the attention of the Queen Mother.
"Why!"
Even Queen He thought so, which made it clear that the Queen Mother wanted to go against her! However, when Cai Yan stood up, Queen He saw the jade pendant on his waist. Queen He promised that she had seen it before, and it was on the emperor's body!
"Why is His Majesty's jade pendant on her? When did she hook up with His Majesty?"
impossible! Queen He can guarantee that.
Then he changed his mind and said, "His Majesty once said that there is another jade pendant, and it belongs to the King of Hejian!"
It must be this one! "Why is it on Cai's daughter?"
Looking at the smiling Queen Mother on the left, Queen He understood instantly.
This is the future Princess of Hejian who has been decided by default!
Queen He's pupils dilated instantly, as if she had discovered some terrible secret.
"When did this happen?"
"No. Does it matter?"
It seems that Queen He has found a way to get in touch with this great Han prince. Since the Queen Mother doesn't choose to make it public, there must be a reason that she doesn't know, so she can just pretend not to know.
Immediately, Queen He also smiled happily after thinking about all this.
"My mother is right. I am not thinking well. Did you hear me? Come to the harem more often when you have time to spend time with your mother."
Empress Dowager Dong looked at Empress He and gave her a good look for the first time.
"You are a sensible person." The change in the Queen Mother's face is easy to explain. The old man doesn't like to make noises, but why did the Queen Mother's face turn 180 degrees?
Cai Yan was puzzled, but still saluted, "No."
Everyone didn't understand, but they didn't dare to ask. There must be something fishy about this matter.
In the future, Cai's daughter will definitely have a place in Luoyang.
# "Ah sneeze!"
"Ah sneeze!"
"Ah sneeze!"
Liu Han, who was celebrating the New Year in Bingzhou, was drinking heavily with his governors and generals when he suddenly sneezed a few times.
Liu Han didn't know about the Luoyang Palace Banquet, but his mother was so powerful! "sick?"
Liu Han touched his forehead reflexively, "No."
But my intuition told me that something must be wrong! "My lord, what's wrong?"
Xi Zhicai asked.
Liu Han shook his head, "It's okay."
Then, he raised his wine glass and said, "Everyone! Congratulations to the great man!"
"Congratulations to the big man!"
"Congratulations to the big man!"
"."
# night.
Cai Yong and Cai Yan returned to Cai Mansion. Cai Yan did not dare to hide anything and told his father the details of the incident.
Cai Yong was also puzzled. When he looked at his daughter, what on earth attracted the Queen Mother's attention?
As his eyes moved from top to bottom, he saw the jade pendant on his daughter's waist.
Cai Yong thought to himself: "It's broken!"
Then, "Did you wear this jade to the banquet?"
"Yes, father. But my daughter has been wearing it since she was a child, and nothing happened. Didn't the man say that if something happens, he can use this jade to save the life of the father and daughter, so the daughter has always worn it. "
As Cai Yan spoke, he rubbed this piece of white jade with excellent quality with his hands.
"Ugh!"
One hundred secrets! "Daughter, do you know? Do you know what it means when a man gives a woman a jade pendant?"
"ah!!!"
Although Cai Yan is young, he also knows that when a man gives a woman a jade, it means he loves her.
But where did he and that person come from? I don't deserve it! "Father, I'm afraid the Queen Mother may have misunderstood. I will go into the palace and talk to her right away."
Cai Yan turned around, thinking about going into the palace to meet the Queen Mother and explain all this.
"stop!"
Cai Yong stopped his daughter, "Can I enter the palace at this time? Also, the Queen Mother has misunderstood. If you explain it, what does it mean? Do you look down on the Tian family?"
Every question of Cai Yong weighed on Cai Yan's heart, and he couldn't breathe. Looking at this jade pendant, Cai Yan didn't know what to do for the first time. It saved him, but it also made him fall into more trouble. Big misunderstanding.
"Father, what should I do?"
Cai Yan was really scared. Her tears were like broken pearls, rolling down one by one and soaking her clothes.
"Alas! For now, we can only wait for that person to come back. To untie the bell, we need to tie the bell."
Cai Yong let out a long sigh, "The Cai family is still with that one after all, alas!"
Looking at the night sky on New Year's Eve, Cai Yong had insomnia.
(On the last day of recommendation, I want to test my results and write three chapters. Can you guys give me your tickets? Oh my god!!! Knock one! Knock one more! Once you learn to break the jar, you will find that the world suddenly becomes brighter. ) (End of this chapter)