Chapter 37: The Emperor Gives Marriage

"County Lord, the banquet is about to begin, please go to Yihe Hall and take a seat. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" The maid of the first palace walked up to the three of them and owed a debt, and said softly with a smile on her face.

"Thank you for your hard work." Duanyue took out a silver melon seed from her sleeve and gave it to the palace maid silently, so shocked that she immediately accepted it with a spring breeze on her face and hurriedly hid it. The subordinates in the palace will always rejoice in such a small profit.

She gently lifted the hem of her heavy skirt, for fear of accidentally stepping on it to show off her appearance. The three-layer gauze skirt, no more, no less, fluctuates like waves with the movement. Duanyue looked back at Mrs. Yu and the mandarin duck and stretched out her hand to make a "please" gesture. "Let's go, don't make others wait any longer."

The warblers and swallows in the imperial garden were all called by the palace people, and for a while they were like several colorful butterflies, and their dresses were slightly rippling. The incense powder rubbed on each person's body is different, and when mixed together, it is a hundred times more fragrant than the flowers blooming in this imperial garden.

Yihedian is the work of walking a few steps, Duanyue couldn't help but pull the mandarin duck, willfully let her sit next to her, laughed and hurriedly pushed the exquisite and delicious pastries on the table in front of the mandarin duck. "Mrs. Yu still has Yu Zhongshu by her side, you can sit next to me and relieve my boredom!"

"I want to, too, but it's a matter of who should sit in these seats, and it's strange for me to sit here." She frowned and waved her hand.

Duanyue raised her head high and looked around, and found that her thoughts were too much, and everyone didn't notice the two of them at all. She stretched out her hands and firmly grasped the mandarin mandarin mandarin's slender arms, making it difficult for her to move. "It's okay, you're always worrying too much. You see, no one is paying attention to us. ”

The mandarin duck listened to her words, looked around, and had to reluctantly agree. Sitting on a cushion woven of silk threads is like sitting on pins and needles. But fortunately, the high position of Duanyue gave the mandarin duck convenience, and she was opposite Meng Tao, the two looked at each other, although Meng Tao was surprised for a flash, but then changed to a happy expression, and the mandarin duck on the other side was full of shame, and his eyes were like water.

Duanyue Yuguang caught a glimpse of the two of them, their faces were plain and there were no waves, but in their hearts they were more happy than bitter. When she first knew that the two were secretly in love, Duanyue felt a nameless fire in her heart, and she couldn't wait to break up the two, preferably never see each other at the end of the world. But once she calmed down, she realized how vicious her thoughts were. Especially in these days, after getting along with Yan Xinghui, she found that the most beautiful relationship in the world is this little bit of brilliant feelings, and the anger and bitterness in her heart have changed little by little.

She quietly poked her head out and searched for Yan Xinghui's figure around.

Yan Xinghui is the son of Taifu, and his family status is quite prominent, and his seat is arranged in the second row opposite, just behind the princes and princesses. His face was gloomy, and he seemed to be in a bad mood, holding the golden wine glass in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking. Duanyue's heart couldn't help but sink with him, frowning, and others looked sad.

"County Lord, how can the Queen Mother show such a displeased expression on her birthday." Cui Guo is really a keen and meticulous woman, she was busy helping the palace people serve food, and whispered in Duanyue's ear. Duanyue couldn't help but be shocked, she stretched out her hand in a daze to silently frown, only to find that they were tangled together like a knotted rope, so she hurriedly smiled.

Mr. Gao was dressed in new clothes, and even his hair was carefully combed and neat. As soon as he swept the dust, everyone present understood that the emperor and the queen mother were coming, and the voice immediately quieted down, and no one in the huge palace made a sound, which was also amazing.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Mr. Gao shouted loudly. "The emperor has arrived—the queen mother has arrived—the queen mother has arrived—" The voice resounded throughout the Yihe Palace, and echoes lingered in my ears. As soon as the words were spoken, the emperor and the queen slowly walked out of the inner hall with the elderly queen mother, Duanyue and everyone in the hall got up and bent down to salute, and the polite "Long live Chitose" roared like the waves.

"Zhong Aiqing has worked hard, this palace has no intention of doing a big job, but it is difficult to be filial piety of the emperor." The Queen Mother is a kind-hearted old man, although she is old, her mind is still very clear. I don't know if it's the reason for today's birthday, the Queen Mother is full of red light and has been smiling. She waved her hand at the ministers, and her tone was smiling. "Don't stand, sit down!" So that all of them dared to sit down.

After the emperor and the queen mother took their seats, the sound of silk and bamboo in the corners on both sides rang out, and the singers in the palace sang "Song of the Cave Immortals" with a graceful voice, the word "this year's birthday, celebrating a hundred years old." I like to take advantage of the burning of the lamp for a party" The Queen Mother couldn't close her mouth when she heard it, and hurriedly asked the palace people to give a reward.

Meng Yin saw that the atmosphere was just right, he stood up from his seat, walked to the queen mother's seat with vigorous and chic steps, and presented it to the queen mother with a heavy wooden box in his own hand.

"Yin'er, this is ......" Manager Gao hurriedly took the box and handed it to the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother was puzzled, she still opened the wooden box with great anticipation, only to see a human-shaped ginseng lying inside, her eyes and nose were clearly visible, lifelike, and at first glance it looked like a palm-sized villain lying in the box.

The emperor and the queen mother couldn't help but praise the "treasure" when they saw this ginseng, and Meng Yin soothed his tense face and smiled with relief.

"Back to my father, the emperor's grandmother's words, this ginseng is when the son of the minister passed by Pengjiang, I heard the old man in the village say that there is a nineteen-hundred-year-old ginseng on the mountain, but no one has ever been able to see the face. Erchen went to the mountain with the idea of 'what if', but the hard work paid off. ”

As he spoke, everyone in the hall immediately began to whisper as if it were boiling.

"The five princes are really filial! These 900 years of ginseng can be obtained, it is really filial piety! ”

"Among the so many heirs of the emperor, the five princes are the most talented, and they are really virtuous."

For a while, Duanyue's side was shrouded in the sound of this kind of minister's discussion, and the Queen Mother also accepted the box with a smile. She turned her head sideways and said politely to the emperor. "Emperor, I see that Yin'er's filial piety is really rare, this century-old ginseng is a treasure in the world, and this palace likes it very much." She paused, her eyes hidden in her eyes. "This palace wants to ask the emperor for a reward for Yin'er, and they are already in their twenties, how can they keep calling the five princes and the five princes?"

The queen's eyes moved, and she hurriedly took over the conversation and flattered her again and again. "Your Majesty, the concubines remember that several princes already have families except for those who are not yet adults, even if they have not yet been titled, they are also married, so it is better to take advantage of the big day to be happy, right?"

Her coquettish words made the emperor feel bone-chested, and he nodded in agreement. "Okay!" The emperor stroked his beard and laughed. "The five princes are filial piety and intelligence, so they were canonized as the king of Qinghe! However, the matter of marriage needs to be considered slowly after the fact, and suddenly I really don't have a suitable candidate in my heart. ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that Qin Yang, the eldest daughter of Shi Qin Zhidong, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, is good, I wonder if Lord Qin is willing?" The queen swept the people under the seat with a pair of hanging Danfeng eyes, her eyes locked tightly on Qin Zhidong, and she felt that the invisible pressure was pressing on her shoulders and it was difficult to move.

He didn't hesitate, and immediately got up and gave up. "The queen values her daughter so much, Weichen is very grateful, she doesn't dare to push back, and everything is arranged by the emperor and queen."

Duanyue listened to the words and gave a woman's lifelong event, her heart was cold, and the smile on her face suddenly condensed, and she didn't know how to come. She has always understood that as a child of a powerful family, marriage is based on the words of her parents, but when she really faced it, she still had fear in her heart.

"Satsuki? You're okay, why do you have such a bad face. The mandarin duck turned her head to look at her, and when she saw that her face was pale, she panicked.

Duanyue shook her head, barely revealing a smile. "It's okay, I just thought of something horrible."

On the other side, after Meng Yin received the gift and marriage, he didn't show too much expression, but just thanked him indifferently and returned to his seat. A middle-aged woman under the queen's throne spoke coquettishly, and everyone was attracted to her.

"What a happy event!" She laughed out loud like a silver bell, but her eyes were not good. "But the emperor, the age difference between the concubine's Chen'er and the king of Qinghe is only one year old, I think it's also old, why don't you marry together?"

"Shu Concubine!" The queen scolded sharply, but Shu Concubine smiled at her angrily. "This matter will be discussed after the emperor thinks about it."

"Since the queen mother has spoken like this, the concubines don't dare to say more. However, the concubines are also for the emperor's sake, and Chen'er can start a family earlier to open up branches for the royal family. From beginning to end, Concubine Shu was neither arrogant nor humble, and she was not afraid of the queen at all.

The emperor interrupted the conversation between the two with a strong smell of gunpowder, if it wasn't for Shu Concubine to mention it today, he would have almost forgotten about Meng Tao, seeing Meng Tao sitting under the seat with a calm face, but he was slightly worried about Shu Concubine.

Concubine Shu is not a favored concubine, and Meng Tao has not been contaminated with the slightest brilliance of her mother, but as a prince, she is also the last of the princes. When the emperor saw that he was now an adult, he couldn't help but feel some sighs in his heart, although he was a conscious child, but he was so strange.

He sighed softly before he spoke slowly. "Since Yin'er has been canonized, it is better to canonize Xin'er as well. He was named the king of Zeyang, and I remembered that Wei Liang, the prince of the prince, had said to me that there was a daughter in the family who was waiting to be married in the year of Jiji, and if I wanted me to find a good family, it was better to give it to Chen'er, and everyone was happy. ”

"Father! This ......" Meng Tao was not half happy when he heard this, but stood up in horror. "Chen'er doesn't have any meritorious achievements, and his sons dare not accept it."

"Ridiculous!" Concubine Shu glared at Meng Tao angrily, and immediately explained to the emperor. "Your Majesty, this child is honest, you don't have to take it to heart."

The emperor half-narrowed his eyes and didn't take it to heart. "It's okay, since it's my bloodline, what's wrong. When the time comes, let the queen choose two good hours and let the two get married, which can be regarded as a matter of my heart. ”

Meng Tao didn't know what to do, he had to agree under the threat of Shu Concubine's eyes, but when he sat down, his face was pale and dull.

Duanyue only felt bad, turned her head and saw that the mandarin duck had already buried her head low, her shoulders shook slightly involuntarily, Duanyue hurriedly held her hand lightly, and said softly involuntarily. "Mandarin ducks? You okay? ”

"Huh? I'm fine. She looked up and smiled, but her eyes were already red. I felt a little stuffy, so I went out to breathe. As he spoke, he walked outside. After a while, seeing that Meng Tao couldn't sit still, he also went out. Duanyue saw it in his eyes, and could only sigh secretly in his heart, letting them be created.