313 Banquet
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When the old lady turned around and walked towards Yonghe Palace surrounded by everyone, Nangong Zhao slowly rose the steps.
He pursed his lips and said nothing.
The entourage next to him was puzzled: "Little general, could it be that the general spread his anger to Old Concubine Du?" ”
The words of his followers were exactly what he had in mind.
Nangong Zhao's face became even more cold.
However, he believed that the eldest brother would not go so far, and the old lady did not say anything, which already showed that the eldest brother just insinuated and said some inexplicable things.
Although the old lady was suspicious, she was not enough to talk about it on the table.
What's more, the old lady has always thought that he is Yi'an's father-in-law, and it is natural for him to be good to Yi'an.
Nangong Zhao looked at the back of Yi'an, who was gradually moving away, and still had a tense face without any expression.
This incident started because of him, if it was because of his preference, the eldest brother would blame Yi'an, and it would be really unfair to Yi'an.
The eldest brother has no way to deal with him, so he wants to find the weakest person to operate?
He had to find a way to talk openly and honestly with his eldest brother.
There can be no more quarrels and quarrels like in the morning.
Just as he was thinking about it, the words of his entourage came to his ears: "My lord, the general is here." ”
Nangong Zhao turned around and saw his eldest brother Nangong Shi passing by with his entourage. Nangong Shi looked ahead, as if he didn't hear the shouts of his entourage at all, and he didn't seem to see him.
Even if they saw it, they would treat him as air.
Nangong Zhao wanted to step forward and talk to him, but Nangong Shi looked ahead, and had no intention of staying from beginning to end, so he walked in front of him with his head held high and showed off his might.
The sound of neat military boots faded away.
Nangong Zhao was stunned.
The entourage beside him had already spoken: "Didn't the general see the lord?" ”
Talkative!
Nangong Zhaochao's tongue-in-cheek little entourage rolled his eyes.
Only then did the attendant come back to his senses, and he noticed that he was speechless, and his mouth was sewn up automatically.
Watching Nangong Shi walk away, Nangong Zhao sighed secretly in his heart, hoping that the eldest brother could dissipate his anger as soon as possible.
However, Old Concubine Du said that the eldest brother went to look for her in the morning, which made him a little worried that the eldest brother would be unfavorable to Zhu Xuan.
He'd have to figure out a way.
The lights of Yonghe Palace have been lit.
The main hall is set up with embroidered futons inlaid with gold threads, and delicate palace lamps are hung on both sides, and red tassels are swaying under the palace lanterns. The palace lamp is mixed with spices, and the whole hall is peaceful.
At the top is the phoenix couch of the Empress Dowager Guo, and there are slightly lower level soft couches on both sides.
When the palace maids waited for the old lady Du to walk in, they invited her to sit on the left.
Mrs. Guo sat on the right.
These two positions are the most prestigious.
Nangong Zhao didn't attend the banquet, he entered the palace and gave the Queen Mother a thousand-year-old ginseng by the way, and then went to do business.
Uncle Huang wanted to ask the selected martial arts talents how they were doing, and the routine inquiries would not be delved into whether they were good or bad.
After all, Uncle Huang relied on those few martial artists to help him seize military power and replace him.
The people sitting in Yonghe Palace are all female dependents, and the representative of Nangong Mansion is Mrs. Wei.
Mrs. Wei sat not far from the old lady, because although her husband's family was noble, she was still a dwarf.
The Queen Mother arranged all the girls of the family to the next head.
The left is the concubine, and the right is the concubine.
Zhu Bi and Zhu Yu looked at each other silently.
Old Concubine Du had a lot of complaints, and said to the palace maid who arranged the seat: "Is the position arrangement according to the grade?" ”
The palace maid hurriedly said, "Yes, old lady." ”
The old lady said: "That being the case, why is the position of the Yi'an Township Lord actually ranked behind the Pavilion Master?" ”
Hearing this, Zhu Bi was stunned.
She was aggrieved.
The old lady didn't make her feel comfortable at this time.
It was already a cold day on a snowy day, and the old lady's words made her heart even colder.
The big palace maid was a little embarrassed.
Mrs. Guo hurriedly said: "Old lady, there is a difference. That is, Cheap An is the owner of the township, and it is also the identity of the concubine. ”
Mrs. Guo's words were tactful, but the old lady still disagreed.
"Heroes don't ask where they come from. What's more, Yi'an is the township owner who has saved the car. The rank of the township lord was personally sealed by the emperor and the queen mother. Is placing Yi Yi in the position of the lower head in defiance of the authority of the emperor and the queen mother? ”
Mrs. Guo concluded.
Mrs. Ding and Aunt Rong next to her agreed with this.
Several ladies of the family couldn't help but take a closer look at the heroes who were valued by the old lady.
Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Wei whispered that this concubine is not simple.
Mrs. Wei had already learned that the Yi'an Township Lord's mouth was very neat, and she snorted coldly in her heart, and ignored the family affairs of the Pei Palace.
The palace maid was bluffed and was in a dilemma.
This position was decided by the Queen Mother.
If the township lord of Yi'an is transferred to this side, then who will go there to sit down.
Several girls, such as Changshan of Nangong Mansion, Li Shisan, the maiden family of Mrs. Changlinghou, Guo San, the queen mother's maiden family, and the eldest daughter of Pei Wangfu, Changle Pavilion Master, are all concubines, who will sit in the position of concubine.
If it is not arranged, Old Concubine Du will inevitably insist on pursuing it.
"Old lady, there is no extra place here." The big palace maid said that it was difficult.
Mrs. Guo also said: "Yes, old lady, it's not really embarrassing to let Yi'an sit there." It's just one location. ”
The old lady was dissatisfied: "Since this is the case, Yi'an and Changle will be replaced." ”
Mrs. Guo hurriedly said, "Old lady, how can this be done?" Changle is a concubine, and the concubine is different. ”
The old lady sneered at her: "You didn't say that the location is not important. ”
Mrs. Guo's face was staggered.
Mrs. Zhao said: "It's really not worth arguing because of a position." Old lady, I'll forget it. Yi'an has already sat down, don't change it, and the next time you come back, let this big palace maid remember it. It's not good to make trouble with the Queen Mother. You say yes, right? ”
"It is precisely for the sake of the decency of the Queen Mother that I insist on changing positions. Yi'an is the township lord, and anyone with no grade can sit at the top, but Yi'an was pressed down, doesn't it mean that the township lord of the emperor and the queen mother is fooling? ”
The palace maid was startled and hurriedly said, "Don't dare." The slave didn't mean that. ”
Mrs. Wei, who didn't want to get involved, glanced at Zhu Yue and smiled lightly: "Yi'an is the kindest, and I shouldn't want to cause discord because of a position, Yi'an, right?" ”
Zhu Xuan smiled: "What Mrs. Wei said is true. Hurry up and change it, and keep making trouble, the Queen Mother knows, do you want to be beaten by the board? ”
Mrs. Wei was stunned.
This little girl is about to become a human spirit!
The big palace maid couldn't, so she had to shoehorn into a position on the top of the concubines, and the left side seemed to be a little squeezed.
Barely able to sit still.
When the Queen Mother came in and saw the uneven position on the left and right, and was about to blame the palace maid for doing things poorly, she suddenly saw Zhu Xuan, who was between Zhu Bi and Mrs. Changlinghou, and was quite unhappy.
It's not that her position is on the side of the concubine.
This arrangement breaks the rule of different seats.
Empress Dowager Guo did not show it on the surface.
There is more important business to be done at today's banquet.
As soon as Empress Dowager Guo sat down, the fairy song of the world sounded, and a smiling dancing girl came.
The beauty danced in the middle of the main hall, and the ladies on the left and right sighed.
"This is the Maiko that the emperor dedicated to the Queen Mother, so that the Queen Mother can pass the time."
"Didn't you say eighteen?"
"yes. How is it just one? ”
While everyone was muttering, several dancers came from both sides of the hall.
Exactly eighteen.
Sure enough, it was a gift from the emperor to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was showing off to them how filial her son was.
It's a pity that the Queen Mother was placed under house arrest.
This filial piety is limited to watching a play to pass the time.
The Queen Mother's banquet also has a reason for being lonely and boring.
Of course, the Queen Mother will not say it explicitly.
Empress Dowager Guo admired with satisfaction the newly rehearsed dance of the Eighteen Maikos.
The spectators on both sides nodded their heads, and if nothing else, this dance was worth watching.
Empress Dowager Guo looked at the old lady and said, "Is the old lady still satisfied?" ”
The old lady nodded in admiration.
Empress Dowager Guo lost no time in showing off: "This is the emperor's sympathy for the palace's love of liveliness, and it took two years of hard work to train, and it took a lot of work just to pick people for training." The emperor's heart, this palace likes it very much. This is much more like than what to eat and what to wear. ”
Hearing this, Old Concubine Du felt sympathy for Empress Dowager Guo.
Mrs. Guo said: "The emperor's filial piety to his aunt is really touching. ”
Empress Dowager Guo waited for this compliment, and no one was more filial than her son.
Empress Dowager Guo nodded: "This dynasty takes filial piety as the first, filial piety is the foundation of the country, and the emperor took the lead in setting an example, that is, I hope that the people of the world can follow the emperor's example and be a subject who knows how to be filial to their elders." ”
The left and right people nodded in agreement.
"Let's keep looking." Empress Dowager Guo said again.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall back to Maiko.
Eighteen maiko are eighteen beauties, all of them are dazzling and rare in the world.
And the temperament is also as refined as an orchid, extremely noble, not comparable to ordinary rich and noble people.
Mrs. Wei was amazed, and even the music class in their Nangong Mansion was compared.
"These maiko are all good, and they look rich. I'm afraid that ordinary girls can't compare. ”
"That's nature. The Queen Mother has staked all the makeup on them today. Isn't it just to reflect the emperor's filial piety. Mrs. Wei chuckled under her breath.
Mrs. Zhao smacked her tongue.
She didn't dare to say this kind of thing, even if she had her back to the Queen Mother, Mrs. Wei said it in front of the Queen Mother.
Although it is said carefully.
In order to avoid getting into trouble, Mrs. Zhao turned her head to look at Aunt Li Hui next to her, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Li's jewelry is quite chic, I don't know which silver building it was built in, I will also go to play a hairpin like this." ”
The silver hairpin that Li Huigu wears between her buns is actually nothing special, but it is an ordinary chisel peony flower model, in fact, she still thinks the style is a little old.
Hearing Mrs. Zhao's admiration, Li Huigu felt that it was difficult to accept such beautiful words, and just smiled: "It's just an ordinary hairpin." It seems to have been brought from Xishu, a few years ago. ”
Realizing that her vision was poor, Mrs. Zhao was quite embarrassed, and said with a smile: "That's a treasure." No wonder I said I had never seen this trick. Such a good-looking hairpin, Mrs. Li wore it, and it added a bit of beauty. ”
Is that so?
Li Huigu is noncommittal, and other people's praise is not necessarily true.
Say good things about others without losing yourself.
Mrs. Zhao said good words, she accepted them all, smiled in return and looked at the ring deliberately exposed by Mrs. Zhao, and said: "The sapphire on Mrs. Zhao's ring is as big as a pigeon's egg, which looks dazzling, and makes Mrs. Zhao's hand even more delicate." ”
Mrs. Zhao was so praised that her hand wearing a pigeon-egg-like sapphire ring couldn't help shaking, and she stroked her hair by the way, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Li's vision is really good." This piece of jewelry was sent by foreign envoys, when my lord was alive, the queen mother specially feasted the lord alone because of his meritorious service, and rewarded a lot of gold and silver jewelry, along with this jewelry. ”
He shook it again.
The Queen Mother mentioned by Mrs. Zhao is Mrs. Bian, the mother-in-law of the current Queen Mother.
It's been a long time ago.
Now Mrs. Zhao still misses the glorious days of 20 years ago.
It's a pity that Mrs. Zhao left early, leaving them orphans and widows.
"Uncle Huang has arrived!"
As he was talking, a big eunuch at the door suddenly made a report.
The emperor's uncle Zhu Shuang had already walked in, followed by a group of entourage, and the pomp was like that of the emperor.
When the imperial uncle came in, everyone held their breath, and the Nangong Mansion was pressed by the imperial uncle, not to mention their little shrimp.
Mrs. Wei got up with a smile, and everyone followed.
The imperial uncle saluted the queen mother, and everyone saluted the imperial uncle again.
The imperial uncle seemed to have become the master of the palace, as if he was the emperor, and the queen mother's eyes eagerly looked beyond the imperial uncle to the outside of the palace, looking for something.
Uncle Huang smiled: "Queen Mother, Weichen came to report to the Queen Mother, the emperor has official business, and he can't come to celebrate, please entertain herself." ”
"How so?" The Queen Mother was a little anxious, "Didn't you say it was okay in the morning." Today, the emperor will come to see the palace. Uncle Huang, what's going on? ”
In fact, there is no need to ask, Zhu Shuang is just preventing the Queen Mother from meeting the emperor.
Zhu Shuang had the intention of replacing him, he forbade the Queen Mother's mother and son to see each other, because he was worried that the mother and son would get along.
Zhu Xuan, who was standing silently next to him, looked at Zhu Shuang with the appearance of a villain, without any emotion on his face.
The people in the hall were quite sympathetic when they saw the disappointed expression of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother just wanted to meet her biological son, after all, she had been under house arrest for almost a year.
Zhu Yue admired the Queen Mother's forbearance in her heart, at this time, the Queen Mother just showed a weak appearance, as for what she really thought in her heart, no one knew.
Everyone thought that the Queen Mother was pitiful, she was a cat with no real power in Yonghe Palace, and she was slowly dying of old age in her old age.
Zhu Shuang would never have thought that the Queen Mother would finally contact the people of Nangong Mansion to end the results of Zhu Shuang's painstaking business for many years in one fell swoop.
Zhu Shuang said: "The queen mother's mother and son have a deep affection, and they want to see the emperor's feelings, and Weichen understands." But right now, the war on the northwest border is in turmoil, and there is the Dongyue Kingdom in the east to look at our Daqi, and the emperor has every opportunity, so that the people of Daqi can live and work in peace and contentment, can't the queen mother even understand the emperor about this? ”
After Zhu Shuang's reasoning was finished, the Queen Mother smiled reluctantly: "Tell the emperor for the palace to take care of yourself." ”
"If the Queen Mother is spoken, Weichen will definitely bring it." Zhu Shuang breathed a sigh of relief. (To be continued.) )