Chapter 51: Emperor Xia's Great Birthday!

Even though this comforted Xia Qing, his heart sank, because the only person who could command the behemoth of the Zongren Mansion was the legendary and mysterious Zongling, and there was only one person who could command that Zongren.

Six blank letterheads, Li Yiqi himself did not have much hope, hoping that these letterheads could reach the queen, what he wanted to see was only Emperor Xia's attitude towards the queen.

"Now it seems that Emperor Xia is really angry, and the queen's situation is worrying!" Li Yiqi glanced at the direction of the summer palace and thought to himself.

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The next day, at dawn.

The cold air of the early morning can't hide the noise on the streets, and every household in the capital has already hung lanterns under the eaves, and the noisy sound of countless fireworks makes people feel that the New Year is approaching.

However, although it is not the New Year, the atmosphere is still very festive, because today is the birthday of Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia's birthday is a major event in the entire Great Xia Dynasty, although Emperor Xia has to celebrate his birthday every year, but as the master of the entire Central Plains Imperial Dynasty, Emperor Xia's status is naturally self-evident.

At noon, in the Li Mansion, two beautiful women with skirts and high temples were directing their subordinates to move a large number of gift boxes out of the warehouse and place them in the lobby. There are so many gifts that it's almost full of an antechamber.

"Mother, Emperor Xia celebrates his birthday alone, why do we give so many gifts?" next to the beautiful woman, a little girl wearing a floral cotton jacket blinked her big eyes and asked in surprise.

"Well, not for your brother. Liu's eyes flickered slightly, and he sighed softly helplessly.

After that, Liu took a post, looked at the roster on it, and checked it with Wu next to him, and after the two of them were sure, they looked at an old man beside him.

"Shui Bo, these are all for the harem mothers, you let the subordinates make a good roster, don't send the wrong one. Liu commanded in a low voice.

"Jing Yi Niangniang, Concubine Rong Niangniang, Concubine Rong Niangniang......" Shui Bo took the post from Liu's hand, glanced at it roughly, and knew that these were all harem concubines who were favored by Emperor Xia and had no children under their knees. He nodded secretly in his heart, bowed and replied, "Yes, eldest lady." ”

"Mother, can I enter the palace with you, I miss Brother Seven. Li Han shook it back and forth, and asked in a glutinous voice.

Liu frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "No, you stay at home and take Yao'er and them." ”

"Mother-"

Li Han's eyes flickered with tears, and a pair of small hands grabbed Liu's arm, and said pitifully and flatteringly.

"Wild girl, don't mess around, if you mess around again, you will be punished for copying books twenty times. Liu's long willow eyebrows furrowed, glared at Li Han, and said angrily.

Hearing the word 'copy the book', Li Han could only pout, bowed his head respectfully, and didn't dare to mess around anymore.

The time soon came to night, and the imperial city in the dark night was like a giant beast crouching in the middle of the capital. Huge, majestic, and exudes a devouring aura.

In the splendid summer palace, except for the Kunning Palace, which was closed by the order of the Xia Emperor, all the palaces are brightly lit. Far away, you can feel the voices of people in the hall, and passing by the side, you can seem to feel a wave of heat rolling in.

On the square of Youda, the dragoon forbidden army has three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the garrison is extremely strict. In front of the forbidden army, there was an old eunuch with a white face, everyone with their eyebrows closed, their faces expressionless, as if they were waiting for something.

"The prince has arrived—"

At this time, a loud voice sounded in the square, and a row of ceremonial staff composed of young palace maids, eunuchs and brocade-clothed guards slowly drove from the south main gate, and in the center of the honor guard, guarding a gorgeous bronze carriage pulled by eight dragon-like horses. Inside the carriage, the atmosphere was extremely solemn, and the crown prince Xia Qing hung his head, his face changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Opposite the prince, Li Yiqi's heart was also up and down at this time, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, and when he heard this voice, he opened the corner of the curtain and looked out. I saw that the place where the carriage stopped was a hundred-zhang wide white jade pill, and the white jade pill was 1,260 steps, like a white dragon winding up, connecting a magnificent and majestic Qiongxiao Palace. The main hall is tall and majestic, magnificent, like a sacred fairy palace, standing above the clouds.

"Tai Chi Palace!"

Li Yiqi's heart trembled slightly.

The summer palace is the center of the entire Great Xia, and it is also the symbol of the supremacy of the Central Plains Dynasty and the domination of the eight directions, while the Taiji Hall is the center of the entire summer palace, representing the contemporary Xia Emperor.

In his previous life, he was only fortunate enough to step into this sacred palace after winning the imperial examination. I still remember that time, he looked at the world's masters, how high-spirited, but unexpectedly, the clear sky thunderbolt made him wake up like a dream......

Opposite Li Yiqi, the crown prince Xia Qing stared at the majestic heavenly palace, and said silently with a somewhat abrupt expression: "Later, the palace will go to meet my father and ask him to release his mother." ”

He didn't know how many times he had been to this Tai Chi Hall, but this time, he seemed to feel an invisible pressure falling on his shoulders, making him feel uneasy in his heart. Regarding the prince's situation, Li Yiqi can only smile bitterly in his heart, the queen has been snubbed by Emperor Xia, and the prince's current situation is like rootless duckweed, it is normal to behave like this.

After the two got out of the carriage, Li Yiqi glanced at the heavily guarded forbidden army around him, his eyes were slightly condensed, and he turned his head to the crown prince Xia Qing and clasped his fists and whispered: "Your Highness, Weichen has the courage to remind you." Today's Xia Emperor's birthday is a state banquet for the country, but for His Highness, it is a family banquet, Your Highness must not be impulsive and speak against Your Majesty!"

"Got it. ”

The crown prince Xia Qing still looked worried, his expression was abrupt, and he waved his hand absentmindedly.

The two only chatted a few words, and one immediately greeted two fathers-in-law with white faces, as if they had been waiting for a long time, they stepped forward, bowed to the prince Xia Qing expressionlessly, and said in a sharp voice: "His Royal Highness the prince, please!"

"My lord, please come here. ”

At the same time, a ceremonial officer wearing a dress also stepped forward slowly and said to Li Yiqi.

"I hope that His Royal Highness will remember that Weichen will go to Wenhua Hall first. ”

Li Yiqi bowed to the prince with a slight face, and then looked at the personnel of the Ministry of Rites, and said with a smile: "There is Lord Lao." ”

Wenhua Palace, is one of the side halls of the Taiji Palace, the birthday of the Xia Emperor, is not only a state banquet, but also a family banquet, in addition to the royal blood flowing in the body of the prince, the princess, and only the very high status of the princes and princes can sit with the Xia Emperor in the main hall, everyone else can only sit in the side hall.

Li Yiqi was originally able to enter the main hall of Taiji with the crown prince Xia Qing as an attendant, which was also one of the original agreements between him and the queen. However, because the queen was under house arrest, there was no will for a long time, so he had to go to the Wenhua Hall honestly.

"Huh?"

Following the official of the Ministry of Rites, Li Yiqi bypassed the corridor and came to a square, where he glanced up into the distance and suddenly stopped.

In the distance, outside the imperial city, there seemed to be countless fireworks bursting out, and the sky was full of firelight, reflecting the night into day, and even the black clouds in the sky were reflected in color.

"Haha, this is a ceremonial flower developed by the Ministry of Industry, which has a very large range and is extremely gorgeous. ”

When the ceremonial personnel who led the way saw Li Yiqi suddenly stop, they also raised their eyes, and immediately laughed in their hearts, and explained to Li Yiqi. Then he made a gesture of please, and said with a smile: "My lord, go this way, the Wenhua Hall is in front." ”

"Oh!"

Li Yiqi came back to his senses, turned to the man and nodded slightly, and said, "There is Lord Lao, I know the way, my lord go and get busy." ”

Such a glorious and magnificent sight, even he couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"This ...... All right. ”

The ceremonial officer who led the way saw that Li Yiqi was attracted by the newly developed ceremonial flower, and he didn't want to urge much, shook his head, turned a corner, and disappeared immediately.

Looking at the lively scene outside the imperial city, Li Yiqi suddenly had an indescribable feeling.

I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world! The Great Xia Dynasty has been established for more than 1,000 years, and how many people have worked hard for this peaceful and prosperous world...... Li Yiqi didn't know the specific number, he only knew that there must be an ancestor of his Li lineage.

"The day of Annan's defeat is the time when my Li family is killed......"

A cold and resolute light flashed in Li Yiqi's dark eyes, and a few words came out of his mouth, the fists in his sleeves clenched involuntarily, and his nails dug into the flesh without realizing it.

"Found you!"

Suddenly, there was a silent surrounding, and suddenly a voice sounded.

Li Yiqi suddenly came back to his senses, his face changed suddenly, and he quickly turned to look, only to find that this was a young eunuch with an extremely beautiful appearance. The little eunuch's skin is like snow, his eyebrows are picturesque, and although he is wearing the clothes of an inner eunuch, he still gives people a stunning feeling at a glance.

"You...... Why are you running here!" Seeing this familiar face, Li Yiqi's eyelids jumped suddenly, and his heart was also taken aback.

The person who came was none other than his bodyguard Li Qian'er.

"Followed the eldest lady's convoy into the harem, and then slipped out. Li Qian'er said coldly.

"Where did you get this dress?" Li Yiqi stared closely at Li Qian'er's ill-fitting inner prison clothes, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

"I knocked a ...... stunned"

Li Qian'er looked as usual, but before she could finish speaking, Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, and he pulled her to a corner of the wall, forcibly suppressed his voice and shouted in a low voice: "You are crazy, do you know what place this is?!"

Li Yiqi looked at Li Qian'er, the corners of his mouth twitched, his face was slightly hideous, others didn't know the horror of the summer palace, but he knew it well, making trouble here was simply looking for death......

"Summer Palace. Li Qian'er glanced at him and replied coldly.

Li Yiqi looked at Li Qian'er in a daze, with a look of astonishment on his face, and said with a wry smile: "Grandma, you still know!"

"I'm here to protect you. Li Qian'er said coldly.

Hearing this, Li Yiqi frowned slightly, looked at the other party, and asked, "Shui Bo asked you to come?"

"It's not. ”

Li Qian'er's crystal eyes flickered slightly, and she didn't explain much, just shook her head gently.

"Well, you...... You come with me first. ”

Li Yiqi rubbed his temples, looked around, and found that there was no one around before he walked out of the corner.

Behind him, Li Qian'er lowered her head and walked towards the Wenhua Hall like a real little eunuch.

As one of the partial halls of the Taiji Palace, the Wenhua Hall covers a huge area. In front of the main hall, Li Yiqi looked up and saw that the huge square in front of the Wenhua Hall was already full of long rows of carriages with various family names, and there were more than 100 of them.

When he arrived, Li Yiqi glanced sideways at Li Qian'er, who had a cold face, and said with a wry smile: "This place is very big, I haven't been here, it is full of the descendants of some powerful people, you will follow me later, don't get separated." ”

Hearing this, Li Qian'er raised her head and glanced at the towering building in front of her, and said coldly with an expressionless face: "Don't worry about it." ”

Li Yiqi nodded, since the other party understood what he meant, then he didn't say anything more, and strode towards it. Above the Danqi, the nine vermilion lacquer doors of the Wenhua Hall opened at the same time, and countless beautiful white-clothed palace maids shuttled through them with all kinds of fruit plates and wine cups, which was very lively.

"This son, may I ask which prince are you?" A soft voice came from his ears, and a white-clothed palace maid came to Li Yiqi, lowered her eyebrows, and asked softly.

"Prince's Mansion, Li Yiqi. Li Yiqi nodded slightly.

"It turned out to be the Lord of the East Palace! ”

The white-clothed palace maid's face changed slightly, she lowered her head, and took Li Yiqi to a relatively spacious wine table.

"It's too noisy here, take me somewhere more secluded. Li Yiqi looked at the surrounding groups of sons of families dressed in fancy clothes and shook his head.

With that, he glanced at a table in the corner with his back to the stone pillar, and sat down.