Chapter 300, Qionglin Banquet (middle)
"It turned out to be the third brother and the new champion, so there is no need to be polite. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zhao You's eyes fell on the two of them, waved his hand slightly, and said, the crown princess Jiang Chuxue in the car opened her slightly closed eyes when she heard the sound, and through the car curtain, she quietly looked at Zixiu and Zhao Zhen outside, but seeing these two people standing together, just like the Zhilan Yushu that reflected each other, she actually pressed down Zhao You, who looked good, and didn't know what it was like for a while.
Zhao Zhen, Zixiu and Zhao You after greeting, then entered the palace from the left door, Zhao Zhen has been in Beijing for four years, when he first arrived in the capital, because his Shouchun palace has not been built, he lived in the palace for more than half a year, he is very familiar with the palace, and he does not need the guidance of the eunuch palace maid, so he took Zixiu all the way to the imperial garden where the "Qionglin Banquet" was held.
When the two entered the imperial garden, the lanterns in the garden had already been lit, the royal garden was illuminated as bright as day, from time to time there were eunuchs and palace maids shuttling between them, the scene was comparable to the Shangyuan Festival, Zhao Zhen took Zixiu through the arch bridge outside the east and west, all the way to the west, the royal garden is divided into east and west, the east is the place where the queen feasts the families of the hundred officials, and the west is the place where the emperor feasts the hundred officials and the scholars.
In addition to the banquet when the Jinshi and the civil and military officials, the family members of the hundred officials will also be invited together, from a certain point of view, this Qionglin banquet can also be called a blind date banquet in disguise, the new list of Jinshi, not only the major power families want to pull the cage, the emperor also wants to cultivate a group of his own cronies from it, if there is an unmarried, and into the emperor's blue eyes of the young Jinshi in the Qionghua banquet to meet their favorite object, the emperor can also take the opportunity to protect a matchmaker, give a marriage or something.
When Zhao Zhen and Zi Xiu passed the Dongyun arch bridge, they immediately attracted the side eyes of countless Dongyun women, at the same time, a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a light yellow palace dress and a queen in big makeup walked over from the other side, when the girl's eyes fell on Zi Xiu, her eyes suddenly showed a touch of brilliance, this woman is the Huayan princess who is favored by the current emperor, ranked seventh, now sixteen years old, her biological mother Concubine Liu died early, and has been raised by Queen Jiang's side.
"Queen Mother, is this person the champion of the new department?" Princess Huayan's eyes rolled, she reached out and tugged at the sleeve of Queen Jiang beside her, and pointed to the back of Zixiu, who had already walked across the arched bridge and was heading in the direction of Xiyun.
"It's right to look at his costume as a new champion." Jiang Huang, who had not paid attention to the situation on the other side of the arch bridge, raised his eyes and glanced at the two backs, and at this glance, a cold light flashed in his eyes unconsciously, and he slowed down slightly before he spoke.
"Queen Mother, haven't you and your father been helping me choose a colt recently, why don't you choose him, I see that he fits my eyes very well." Princess Huayan took her eyes back from Zixiu, turned to Queen Jiang's face, pulled her sleeves, and said with a coquettish face, when the court is not strict with women, when the women outside choose a husband, they can also give their own opinions, and the princess who is favored by the royal family naturally has more right to speak.
"Hua Yan, he is the champion of the new department, it's hard to say whether he wants to be a concubine or not, I can't decide this matter, I have to ask your father." Empress Jiang's heart moved when she heard this, but her face did not move, and she said lightly.
"What happened to the new champion? I fancy him as his blessing, and he dares to refuse. Princess Huayan snorted, quite unconvinced, the corners of Queen Jiang's lips were slightly curved, and she didn't answer again, this Huayan is quite favored by Zhenzong, and her temperament is even more competitive than the five princesses of the year, this Xiao Zixiu was targeted by her, hehe......
Zi Xiu didn't know at all, he was so good at kung fu, he had been remembered by a princess who was domineering, when he came to Xiyun with Zhao Zhen, there were already many people inside, Zi Xiu's seat sat on the side of the new branch jinshi, and Zhao Zhen's seat was on the side of the prince Xungui, after the two arrived in Xiyun, they separated and went to their seat area.
Zi Xiu came to his seat, and not long after he sat down, Tanhualang Yu Jing also came, he happened to be at the same table as Zi Xiu, after Yu Jing sat down, he patted his chest with a heart palpitation and muttered: "I'm scared to death, I didn't expect this noble girl in Kyoto to be so bold!" Obviously, when he first crossed the Dongyun arch bridge, he was stopped to confess.
"By the way, Brother Xiao, with your appearance, you must be in a difficult situation than me when you pass through Dongyun, right?" After Yu Jing patted his chest and gasped for a few breaths, his eyes turned to Zixiu, and he put his head in front of him, and asked with a sly expression.
Yu Jing's appearance is quite good, his height is a little shorter than Zi Xiu, but he is also about 1.75 meters, although his appearance is not as dazzling as Zi Xiu, but he also has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and there is a strong bookish smell on his body, and his appearance is quite extraordinary, and he deserves the title of Tanhualang. (Note, in all dynasties and generations, the general hand-picked Tanhua, in addition to the outstanding article, appearance is also a very important factor, and there is almost no ugly Tanhualang.) )
"Me? OK. The corners of Zi Xiu's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this, he really didn't expect Yu Jing, who looked gentle and dignified on the outside, to be so funny, no, the market-oriented side. OK? With those noble wolf-like virtues, will you easily pass the East? Yu Jing pursed his lips and glanced at Zi Xiu suspiciously, but people kept coming to sit down at their table, so he didn't want to say anything more.
At the end of the unitary period, the people attending the banquet were almost all together, and with the voice of the eunuch, "The emperor has arrived!" Everyone in Xiyun stood up and greeted the emperor, and when the emperor arrived, the feast soon began.
According to the system, after the banquet, a Jinshi to go forward to toast the emperor thanksgiving, the dynasty is no exception, Zi Xiu, Song itch and Yu Jing's seats are arranged at the same table, after the banquet begins, the three of them get up at the same time, go to the imperial table, raise a glass to the Son of Heaven and kneel down to thank him, Song Zhenzong seems to be in a very good mood today, he took a cup and the three of them in one fell swoop, and then he said: "The three Aiqing are the pillars of my Great Song Dynasty, no need to be formal, please, and all the Aiqing present, today's Qionglin banquet, we don't care about the monarch and the courtesy, Just to have fun, don't get drunk and don't go home, do it! ”
After speaking, the emperor drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, the emperor toasted to the courtiers, whether they would drink it or not, everyone followed and picked up the cup, raised their heads and drank it all, with the emperor taking the lead in rendering the atmosphere, the scene quickly became enthusiastic, everyone you come and go, push the cup and change the lamp, so it is not lively, Zi Xiu is the champion, and it didn't take much effort to be poured down more than a dozen glasses of wine.