Chapter 8: The Palace Banquet
Zhou Nanguo is located in the west, the climate is warm, the crops grow very luxuriantly, and the whole country is famous for its wealth, which makes the royal family of Jiang Tuguo, which is located in the northern desert area, very envious. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The only thing that can be compared with the southern kingdom of Zhou is the Yan country, which occupies the entire southeast and has the largest area, and the Yan country has a vast territory, and any rare treasures can be found in the Yan country.
The palace of Zhou Nanguo also has the obvious style of Zhou Nanguo, although the Qin King Palace is the side hall of the main palace Qin Huang Palace, but it is also splendid, magnificent, the cinnabar dyed red bricks and tiles cover the palace, the tall coiled dragon pillar is inlaid with gold leaf, the dragon's eyes are inlaid with gems worth thousands of gold, even the dragon's scales are outlined with gold thread, the whole golden dragon is vivid, as if to soar into the heavenly palace.
Emperor Zhou Nanguo sat on the top of the main hall, but there was a clear contrast with this palace, the old emperor barely maintained his composure, with unwillingness in his eyes, but helpless.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Under the dragon chair, a row of people knelt on the ground and shouted long live.
"Get up." The old emperor waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down, he summoned these people to a banquet today, not to listen to them shout long live.
Everyone sat down, Feng Feng Rong sat next to Feng Xuan, slightly half a foot behind, and next to her sat the most powerful people in Zhou Nanguo today, the crown prince Qin Ming, the prime minister Lin Fu were all beside her, and there was a person who made her can't help but look sideways, the sixth prince Qin Yan.
Qin Yan still had unhappiness on his face, and he lacked interest in everything around him, which was very conspicuous among a group of ministers who were talking politely to each other and laughing like flowers.
"Chen'er doesn't seem to be in high spirits." The old emperor looked at Qin Yan, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Father, the sons and daughters are just tired of traveling and traveling, and they haven't rested enough." Qin Yan shook his head and said.
"The sixth prince is a famous merry and talented man in my southern Zhou country, but I can't be tired, otherwise there will be a few fewer good poems in this world." Lin Fu, the prime minister next to him, touched his beard and joked, but the old emperor just looked at the two of them and did not speak.
"The Roewereign County Lord of the Wind King's Mansion is here, how dare I call it a genius, isn't it, County Lord?" Qin Yan hurriedly waved his hand, and then glanced at her with an expression that made Feng Feng Rong want to smash him, successfully moving everyone's attention from himself to Feng Feng Rong.
"The courtiers only know a little bit about poetry, and they don't dare to compare with the six princes." Feeling the gaze around him, Shi Shirong suddenly felt that his teeth were a little itchy.
"This is your fault, the lord of Rongwei has great talents, who doesn't know the name of the capital, you guys, who doesn't know? Come out! Qin Yan said as he looked at the reactions of the surrounding ministers with threatening eyes, and seeing his gaze, the ministers who came to the banquet quickly shook their heads.
This is a poisonous master, and he can't be caught in the talk.
"You see, all the ministers here know that the county lord can write a poem for the banquet? So I can wait for a memorial. Qin Yan continued to open his mouth and said, regardless of whether Feng Fengrong's face was already dark.
"Your Royal Highness really thinks highly of the honor, this banquet was convened by His Majesty, how dare a woman dare to be in the limelight, I have heard for a long time that His Royal Highness is outstanding, the writing is brilliant, the women in the capital are all admired, or it is more appropriate for His Royal Highness to write a poem." Feng Rong is also not polite, no matter what Qin Yan says, he just doesn't do it.
"Huh." Qin Yan laughed dryly, then pursed his lips, and didn't answer, if he continued to talk, maybe he would really turn himself in.
"Okay, the county lord and Chen'er are both outstanding people, so there is no need to compete today." The old emperor opened his mouth at the right time, his voice was flat, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Yes." Feng Rong and Qin Yan responded at the same time, looking at each other with a slight unkindness in their eyes.
Feng Xuan sat on the side and watched in silence Feng Feng Rong and Qin Yan coming and going, holding the wine glass in his hand, casually responding to the toast of the ministers of the court, and eating a glass of sake, Feng Xuan's gaze quietly moved to the corner of the palace, glanced at it and then moved back in an instant.
The old emperor has been a puppet for many years, most of the concubines in the palace have been secretly poisoned, and the few remaining people have all taken refuge in several major forces in the court, monitoring every move in the palace for them, and part of Mrs. Mei's intelligence comes from this channel.
"Lord Feng, the noon nobleman wants to invite Lord Rongwei to come over and talk, can the prince be accommodating?"
A little girl dressed as a maid came from the last position, looking at the expressionless face of the wind selection, the little maid was a little scared.
"Noon nobleman?" Feng Xuan glanced at the little maid, and then swept his gaze lightly, and saw the back of the palace banquet, a young and noble beauty in a fur fur was nodding and smiling.
"Rong'er, go over." Feng Xuan waved his hand, and the little maid nodded gratefully, and then looked at Feng Rong.
"Yes, my daughter will go." Feng Rong nodded slightly, got up and followed the little maid in the direction of the noon nobleman.
"Wang Kun." Winnows exclaimed softly.
"Lord Wang." In the back, a man dressed as an attendant squinted his tiny eyes and leaned into the Cindies' ear.
"Tell Mrs. Mei to ask her to check the details of the noon nobleman for me, and hand it over to me before noon tomorrow." Feng Xuan stared ahead and commanded with an expressionless face.
"Yes." Wang Kun bowed his head and replied.
The old emperor sitting on the dragon chair looked at the many small movements of a group of people, all of them were swept over, and he just wondered why his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and in the end, he simply closed his eyes and recuperated, he didn't want to care, and he didn't have the power to care.
This palace banquet was just a whim for him, and the excuse was also found casually, and now he sees the situation in Zhou Nanguo better than anyone else, and this palace banquet may be the last time that he, the emperor, will handle it.
Zhou Nanguo was the most difficult and desolate emperor, and he was talking about himself.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
The old eunuch Chen Gonggong, who had been following the old emperor for many years next to the palace banquet, called the old emperor a few times, the old emperor's eyes were closed tightly, and there was no response.
The old emperor's body shook a few times, his eyelids wanted to open but couldn't, the sides of his lips gradually turned purple, Gonggong Chen had been immersed in the palace for half his life, he had never seen anything, his face was ugly immediately, his eyes were instantly full of panic, he shouted, and hurriedly called the palace doctor who was guarding the side to come to diagnose.
Seeing Gonggong Chen's movements, the faces of everyone who came to participate in the palace banquet changed, and the prince suddenly got up and rushed to the old emperor's side, and when he fixed his eyes, his face suddenly turned blue.
"Someone! Guard the main hall, no one is allowed to enter or leave! Prince Qin Ming turned around and shouted.
A group of palace guards quickly poured in from the corners of the palace and outside the gate, one by one wearing bright silver armor, wearing feather hats, holding silver shining spears in their hands, the spears were sharp, wrapped in red tassels, and the silver light was shining with blood, the palace guards were expressionless, looking at the eyes of the surrounding ministers and looking at the pillars in front of the palace.
"Your Majesty!
The minister, who had just been drinking and chatting at his seat, immediately panicked, and his eyes widened to pay close attention to his every move around him.
Feng Rong had just walked to the table of the noon nobleman at this time, there was a bowl of steaming tea in front of the noon nobleman, and a few plates of delicate snacks, his face was quite calm and looked at the changes in front of him, behind him, the little maid was frightened and bloodless, trembling and didn't know what to do, so he had to look at his master meridian nobleman.
"What are you afraid of, things that have nothing to do with us, we just have to watch." The noon nobleman took a sip of hot tea, and glanced at the little maid who was following him, and a few traces of disdain flashed in the depths of his eyes.
"What the noble man said is that it is better to worry less about things that are not related to your own body." Feng Rong listened to the words of the noble man and nodded approvingly.
"Thank you, master, the county lord reminded you, Lian'er understands." The little maid nodded in horror, and then stood behind Wu Guiren with her head down, her fingers in her sleeves trembling slightly.
"Everyone stay where they are, move without permission, and slash!" The crown prince Qin Ming watched the blue and black color on the old emperor's face getting darker and darker, his brows furrowed tightly, and he looked at the imperial doctor who was in the emergency department with a bad face.
Several imperial physicians who had been ordered to come to the emergency department looked at each other, and the oldest imperial physician Xu nodded, got up and walked towards the prince in front.
"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty This is a strange poison in the north, Lao Chen only saw it in the medical books circulated from Jiang Tuguo, this poison is called Cocoon Silk, which will only make the poisoned person's body gradually weak, and it is not fatal, if you want to cure this poison, you must find Jiang Tuguo's unique moon god flower as a guide, fortunately, the palace is full of medicinal materials, and Lao Chen will go to dispense the medicine himself." Imperial Physician Xu whispered beside the prince, explaining the situation simply and quickly.
"Okay, you go and dispense the antidote now, no matter what the price, you must cure my father." Qin Ming nodded, and Imperial Physician Xu led a group of imperial physicians to quickly leave the Qin Palace, a place of right and wrong, and His Majesty the Emperor was also supported to return to the palace to rest.
"The Imperial Forest Army listened to the order, closed the gate of the Qin King's Palace, and searched the source of the cocoon silk poison." Seeing the emperor being helped back to the palace, Qin Ming retracted his gaze, and then gave orders one by one.
Feng Rong's hand holding the teacup trembled, and he raised his head to look at the crown prince Qin Ming in front of him.
The ministers who came to participate in the palace banquet sat in their seats at a loss, and their eyes unconsciously looked at the three people sitting in the front row, Dingguan Wang Fengxuan, Prime Minister Lin Fu, and Prince Qin Ming, their eyes swept back and forth on the three of them, and occasionally the elderly ministers would pay attention to Qin Yan's movements.
Qin Yan, the sixth prince sitting in the front, had a dark face, looking at the ministers of the court and the central government who had originally come to congratulate tomorrow's heavenly sacrifice ceremony, and they couldn't help but laugh in their hearts.
This is the national pillar of Zhou Nanguo? An important minister of the DPRK that everyone envies? As soon as something might involve him, he stayed in place like a frightened rabbit one by one, letting others cut him, hoping that someone would save his life.
Qin Yan looked at the several national pillars beside him again, and felt a pang of boredom in his heart.
Calming down, Feng Rong secretly took a deep breath, sat on the side of the noon nobleman peacefully, looking at the noon nobleman's eyes became more and more curious, she found that she couldn't see through what the beauty in front of her was thinking, and in the face of the predicament in front of her, the noon nobleman did not act as panicked as ordinary people, but became more and more calm, and the tea in her hand was as steady as an ancient well, calm and waveless.
"Lord Wind is very calm." The noon nobleman took a sip of tea and laughed softly.
"Noble people are." Feng Rong knows that trouble comes from the mouth, too many words are useless, and he has always been able to say less and say less.
"I just don't know where this cocoon poison came from?" The noon nobleman said casually, and his slender eyes inadvertently swept over Feng Rong's face.
"No matter who it is, it is a manifestation of stupidity to have bad intentions towards His Majesty in this palace banquet in the palace of King Qin." Without waiting for Feng Rong to answer, the noon nobleman continued, turned the delicate white porcelain teacup in his hand, a beautiful koi carp was vividly printed on the cup surface, the fish mouth was facing the delicate and white wrist of the noon nobleman, and the tea in the cup was clear, reflecting the smile on the corner of the noon nobleman's mouth.
"I don't know what you mean by this?" Feng Rong's face sank, and he felt that the noon nobleman seemed to have something to say.
"The county lord is too worried." Wu Guiren said lightly.