Central Plains Chapter 33 The protagonist of the banquet
It took about half a month for the representatives of the forces in Shenzhou to really arrive, and on this day, the three of them did not have the intention of going out to play again, but under the service of several maids from the palace, they put on the dresses carefully prepared for them.
When the three of them came to a large hall in the palace, it was already close to noon, and the hall was already full of guests, and they were all famous people in Shenzhou, and their names were very loud.
Under the guidance of the internal officials, the three of them sat in a position in the middle of the right side of the corridor of the main hall, not too far forward, but not at the end, it can be seen that the three of them also have a place in the minds of Liu Jing, the emperor of the Daxing Dynasty.
"Your Majesty has arrived"
The sharp voice of the internal official sounded from the main hall, and I saw Liu Jing walking in from the side door in full costume, without squinting, and extremely majestic.
Everyone present stood up and bowed, did not kneel, and shouted: "Welcome to His Majesty the Emperor of the Daxing Dynasty."
After Liu Jing took his place, he finally swept the guests one by one, and the corners of his mouth finally put a smile on his mouth, waved his imperial robe, and said loudly: "All the representatives came from Tiannanhai and the north wind and dust, and I prepared a thin banquet to express my gratitude, please sit down."
Everyone said in unison again: "Your Majesty Xie Daxing", and then sat down quietly and waited for the following.
Li Mang used to muttered when he watched costume TV series and movies, why do ministers always kneel so neatly and speak in unison, but today I understand that this is a ceremony. What to do, what not to do, what to say, and when to say before going to the temple have all been arranged, and the morning was almost spent in the chatter of several officials of the Ministry of Rites.
Everyone is from all major forces, the lowest is a well-known generation of grandmasters in the rivers and lakes, and everyone also attaches great importance to face and reputation on weekdays.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Liu Jing sat down slowly, and then the internal official took a step forward and shouted: "Feast, dinner."
As soon as the words fell, the music began, and then two rows of maids with exquisite tableware and delicious imperial food poured in from outside the door, walked to the front of the crowd and gently put it down, and then slightly blessed, and slowly withdrew, after a few rounds, several on the wine and food were ready.
At this time, Liu Jingcai slowly raised the gold bottle and said: "Everyone is the pillars of the humerus, come to me Daxing, I should treat each other politely, we will talk about the big things later, please eat first, please."
Everyone saluted on the spot, and then picked up a few silver bottles and signaled from afar. After a glass of wine, the atmosphere was finally no longer awkward and restrained.
Li Mang was about to pick up these delicious foods that he had never seen in front of him to taste, but he was suddenly invited by a few guests next door to raise a glass, and had to put down his chopsticks and drink another glass.
Li Mang smiled helplessly, hurriedly poured the wine full, gave a salute from afar, and then raised his neck to drink, and did it first as a respect. The white enemy and the stone canopy behind Li Mang suddenly felt funny, looked at each other, and even raised the wine glass, and gently called Li Mang, I didn't expect that Li Mang Bird was not a bird, and he couldn't hear it, how could Li Mang hold on to a few glasses like this?
As everyone was drinking and the atmosphere was warm, under the signal of the internal officials, the etiquette and music changed suddenly, no longer panicked and righteous, but melodious. I saw dozens of dancing girls with long sleeves dancing and stepping on the sound of music, all of them beautiful and refined, with slender figures, soft expressions, and very gorgeous. In the middle of the line, the girls danced neatly with the sudden change in the rhythm of the music.
Li Mang was naturally attracted by the graceful dancing of the unusually beautiful women, and looked at the venue, but after a few glances, he lost interest. This dance is decent, I think it's because they often dance, but they are extremely skilled, but there is no soul in the dance, except for the thirteen maids who can dress up better than the thirteen maids in Jincheng, the others... In short, it was not as wonderful as the part where the girls danced solo for her in front of the campfire that night.
Liu Jing has actually been looking at Li Mang all the time, and the detailed information of Li Mang has been placed on his imperial case a few days ago, but he really can't figure it out, how can a little beggar have such strength in a short period of time? He's been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, or... Is there a legendary power behind him?
Liu Jing is not sure, and he doesn't dare to draw conclusions, but for now, Li Mang's person is worth wooing, and it is beneficial and harmless to Daxing.
Liu Jing saw that Li Mang was not staring at the beautiful and graceful dancing girl like others, but tasting food and drinking alone, and he was puzzled for a while, according to the news he got, this Li Mang is not a bad woman?
"Son Limang?"
Li Mang was bowing his head to eat vegetables, when he heard someone calling, and following the reputation, it turned out to be Liu Jing on the high seat, and then hurriedly put down his chopsticks, bowed, and said: "Your Majesty."
Everyone was also attracted by Liu Jing's abrupt opening, and their eyes looked back and forth at the two.
I saw Liu Jing raise the wine bottle and said, "I still want to thank Li Gongzi again in person, please."
Li Mang hurriedly picked up the wine glass, didn't say much, and after a bow, he drank it. Only then did everyone realize that this young man was the important person he came to see this time, and he was also the hottest rising star in China at the moment.
As Liu Jing dropped his glass, many people got up to toast for a while, but they were not lightly surprised, not to mention flattered, but almost left.
When everyone was about to do it, Liu Jing looked at Li Mang again and said, "Li Gongzi doesn't love this wind and snow?" Liu Jing pointed to the dancing girls in the field.
As soon as Liu Jing said this, he frightened all the women in the field, where did they dare to jump again, and hurriedly stopped and knelt in place one by one, trembling, not daring to make a sound.
Seeing this, Li Mang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, it's just that you are reckless in your lower body, you have no goods in your belly, and you can't appreciate it, it's not about these dancing girls."
Liu Jing laughed, and said as if tentatively: "Li Gongzi is pitying Xiang Xiang and cherishing the jade, how about leaving a few servants to serve Gongzi?" Seeing that Li Mang's face changed, Liu Jing didn't wait for him to speak, and continued: "Gongzi actually doesn't have to be presumptuous, your ability is still known, that is, the current Shenzhou, I'm afraid that no one knows your Li Mang's name."
Seeing that the two were embarrassed, everyone responded and said: "Yes, yes, Li Gongzi has reached a height that I can't reach in my lifetime when he is more than twenty years old, and he is very demonic, now the younger generation, who can compare with Li Gongzi?"
For a while, Li Mang was extremely embarrassed to be praised by everyone, so he hurriedly got up and picked up the wine bottle, and thanked the surroundings: "Thank you for your predecessors' love, Li Mang is ashamed to be ashamed, do it first as respect, everyone is casual, casual", and then raised his neck and drank.
At this time, the internal official beside Liu Jing quietly stepped forward and whispered something, Liu Jing nodded and said loudly again: "I have a younger sister, I think everyone knows that when my father was still in power, he was very fond of him, and I am also a baby, so I just ascended the throne, and I sealed her as the eldest princess." Now that she has heard the name of the hero of Li Mang, she is very fascinated and wants to thank her in person, but I can't stop it, so I have to respond."
Liu Jing paused slightly, glanced around, and saw the different looks of everyone in his eyes before he spoke again: "Spread the eldest princess."
"The eldest princess of Chuanfeng Hua enters the palace" The sharp voice of the internal official is really penetrating, and the eardrum of the eardrum hurts.
As soon as the voice fell, there was a white palace skirt girl entering, this woman was wearing a dress that was not a dress, nor was she wearing a crown, and her whole body was up, only a bend of jade around her waist was counted as a decoration, but it looked like a pure beauty. is about twenty years old, very beautiful, and a group of already beautiful dancers before all look overshadowed in front of this girl. If you say that no one can match the beauty, I am afraid that the figure is also one in a thousand. This woman is very tall, only a head lower than Li Mang, in his previous life, I am afraid that he also has a height of 1.75 meters, of course, whether it is in the previous life or this life, probably among women, this woman's height is also rare.
This woman is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Daxing Dynasty, the sister of the current saint, the rumored first beauty of Daxing, and the peerless "holy daughter of the country".