Chapter 20: The Palace Banquet

After a dreamless night, Chang Runzhi woke up on the second day and only felt refreshed.

Yao Huang and Wei Zi waited for her to get up and changed her clothes.

The old lady had already said that she would take her into the palace to participate in the palace banquet, and she brought the clothes she was going to wear last night.

There are many rules and taboos in the palace, and people must not find fault with the number of etiquette.

Yao Huang was carefully checking what she was wearing to see if there was anything wrong with it, while Wei Zi was chattering in her ear about some palace matters, including the taboos of the palace concubines and the relationship between the palace concubines, just in case.

Every time the Xianbei delegation came to the capital of Great Wei, they would hold such a palace banquet.

The ministers and officials, the royal clan, and a large number of people in Wuyang, the momentum alone is not comparable to the twenty or so members of the mission.

Emperor Yuanwu took this opportunity to show Xianbei the prosperity and wealth of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the people were outstanding.

In other words, Emperor Yuanwu held a palace banquet for two words - showmanship.

For Emperor Yuanwu, this was an opportunity to show Xianbei the power of the Great Wei.

But for the rest of the party, it was not an opportunity to compete.

As far as Chang Runzhi herself is concerned, she doesn't want to participate in such a complicated place as the palace and a complicated occasion like the palace banquet.

People are troubled and prone to accidents.

She also told the old lady that she didn't want to go.

But the old lady did not agree.

Chang Runzhi knew the old lady's thoughts, and he didn't want to disobey her.

So she listened to Wei Zi's nagging resignedly now.

"Girl, the slave maid and Yao Huang can't follow you into the palace." Wei Zixu finished chattering, and said to Chang Runzhi with some worry: "You haven't entered the palace, but remember to follow the old lady and the wife all the time......"

Chang Runzhi bowed his head, chuckled and comforted her: "Don't worry, there won't be a mess." ”

"But the slave maid had a dream yesterday that you fell down in front of the public, and your skirt was lifted ......"

Before Wei Zi finished speaking, Yao Huang slapped her in the face: "Shut your crow's mouth!" ”

Chang Runzhi suddenly laughed, and suddenly felt that there was nothing to be afraid of the palace banquet.

accompanied the old lady to breakfast, and when Chang Jingshan and Xiao Han came to invite, the old lady set off with Chang Runzhi.

The carriage was swaying, and when Chang Runzhi was so swayed that he almost fell asleep, it finally arrived.

The palace city of Dawei is located in the center of the capital, the palace wall is towering, the whole is black and red, dignified and atmospheric. The city wall is three zhang high, and the Imperial Forest Army is on duty around the palace, wearing silver armor and black armor, holding spears and tasseled guns, and a majestic momentum is rushing towards the face.

Chang Runzhi couldn't help but close his breath.

Such a solemn and solemn scene, in her previous life, except for watching the military parade, she really had never felt it.

After passing the palace gate, you have to come down at the designated place and walk in.

The road is long, Chang Runzhi honestly follows Xiao Han's side, from time to time to look at the Huangmen Gong'e, who bows his head and "stands guard" every other distance, and occasionally meets one or two female officials.

Dawei has female officials, and her sister-in-law Chang Qinzhi was once a female official in the palace and served in the Ministry of Officials.

Most of the female officials are held by women from families, and the level of the position is determined by their status and ability.

Chang Runzhi saw a female official, followed by a few palace laves, smiling generously and walking with all his money. Looking at the clothes and temperament, it seems that he has a good status.

When Han and the others saw her, they stopped and bowed slightly, and the female officer also stopped, saluted Han in an unusual manner, and then went straight away.

Xiao Han saw her curiosity, so he reminded her softly: "Look at the clothes of that female official just now, it should be a female official of the Qinzheng Palace." ”

Qinzheng Hall is another permanent place for Emperor Yuanwu to take care of government affairs in addition to Hanyuan Hall and Xuanzheng Palace, and the female officials who can work in Qinzheng Hall are not necessarily of high origin, but their ability will definitely not be weak, and it is naturally not harmful to be polite to them.

From the attitude of the women towards the female officers, it can be known that the status of the female officials is not low.

Emperor Yuanwu's wife, Empress Chunyu, died early, and now the harem is run by a childless concubine. The women of the court who came up from the palace banquet must first go to the palace of the concubine to ask for peace, and then the concubine will arrange to attend the banquet.

So Chang Runzhi saw Emperor Yuanwu's huge harem concubines, as well as the old and young wives, and the daughters of various families, with fragrant clothes and sideburns, and beautiful women like clouds.

Under such a backdrop, Chang Runzhi's nature is inconspicuous.

After greeting the concubine, the concubine smiled so that the people who had arrived did not need to be polite, and they each got together to talk.

Everyone thanked them, and the restrained atmosphere gradually dissipated.

Han talked with a few old ladies, and Xiao Han also got together with a few wives to chat.

Seeing Chang Runzhi following Han's side, several kind-faced old ladies couldn't help but ask about her, I heard that it was the third granddaughter of the old lady, but they all knew that this was the concubine who had left home, and their faces were a little unnatural, and they didn't know how to praise her.

The old lady smiled like a mirror in her heart: "I haven't brought this child out to see the world before, and she is shy, and she only knows that she is holding back when she is wronged." Now that he is out of the sea of suffering, his mood is broader. ”

The old lady spoke, and it was easy to take it.

They are all old ladies who have lived as human spirits, and they are measured in what they should say and what they should not say. Praise Chang Runzhi is sincere, and it won't make her feel embarrassed at all.

Chang Run's face is like this, but his heart is hairy.

As the center of the topic, she was held by a group of grandmothers and asked for warmth, responding one by one with a smile, and the smile on her face was almost unbearable.

The combat effectiveness of the old ladies is too high, and she is a little unbearable.

Fortunately, there is not much time left before the banquet, and palace ladies come one after another, leading away the families of the women with grades and orders. Everyone came out in a row, but it was orderly, and there was no crowding and chaos at all.

Chang Runzhi secretly admired.

When I arrived at the Lin De Hall, the singing and dancing were hot. The civil and military officials, the royal family and nobles, have all sat down one by one.

The ladies also sat down.

The highest position is naturally the monarch of Great Wei, Emperor Wu of Yuan.

Chang Runzhi quickly glanced at him.

Emperor Yuan Wu is in his forties, and he looks like he is fifty years old, which should be the result of all these years of hard work for the Great Wei River. It is said that he has a gentle temperament, but at this glance, his face is indeed kind.

O king of a country......

Chang Runzhi secretly thought in her heart, she didn't expect her to meet the ancient head of state.

After seeing Emperor Yuanwu, Chang Runzhi took him as the center and observed the people around him.

On the left hand side of Emperor Yuanwu sat a handsome man wearing a golden crown, looking in his twenties, and his momentum was enough, but there was a little gloom between his eyebrows, which made Chang Runzhi slightly disliked.

This must be the prince of Great Wei.

Several other princes who had been crowned kings sat behind the crown prince and lined up in turn.

Chang Runzhi counted, and there were four people in total.

I didn't see her brother-in-law, King Rui.

On the right hand side of Emperor Yuanwu sat two men of different races, tall and mighty, Chang Runzhi had a vague impression that they were the people in the Xianbei delegation that **** had seen in the Drunken Immortal Tower. It is estimated that the identities of these two people are the highest.

After observing it in a circle, Chang Run's eyes looked at his nose, and his nose sat with peace of mind, carefully tasting the delicious food, and enjoying the light song and dance.

The sound of drums and music weakened, and the ceremonial officials of the Ministry of Rites stood up and began to sing the lyrics, passing on the edict of Emperor Wu of Yuan, and the banquet began.

The excitement continued.

Emperor Yuanwu presented an audio-visual feast to the Xianbei delegation.

Xianbei people stared at the girl dancing in the center without turning their eyes, and said with a heroic smile that the women of Great Wei have fair and smooth skin, soft and slender waists, but they don't know how to touch them, so let the Emperor of Great Wei reward them with some women to play.

The sound is so loud that it can be heard clearly.

She couldn't help frowning.

Some of the courtiers of Great Wei were joking with the Xianbei Mission, and some of them sat aside without saying a word.

Chang Runzhi observed it and found that most of the people with cold faces were military generals.

is also, Wenchen governs the country, and the military general Anbang. Those who are not accustomed to the behavior of Xianbei people are naturally those warriors who want to tie their heads to the waistband of their trousers and fight with Xianbei.

Chang Runzhi doesn't like the rudeness of these Xianbei people, and the wives who brought their daughters don't like such nonsense****.

As usual, halfway through the feast, when the men began to push their cups and ask for cups, the women were about to shift their positions.

The concubine took the lead and led the people to the edge of the Taiye Pool.