So everyone smiled and sat back in their seats, and the conversation finally moved away from Xibao, who could finally sit there quietly and rest. The women continued to talk about the short story in the family, and Xibao was bored and listened while looking at the women in the seats.

This pretty eyebrows and phoenix eyes are rich and noble, it is Princess Heng, looking at her dress and speech, she should be a pungent character, she doesn't care about anything, unlike Liu's always reasonable and virtuous appearance; Close to the Liu family is Princess Ke who I saw earlier today, an innocent woman, looking at her expression, she must have a good relationship with King Ke, and she is really inseparable from her prince.

However, although the Murong family, who was praised by the princesses as the first beauty in the capital, said a few words occasionally, she always felt that she was not so integrated with these noble ladies, she always had some indescribable coldness and arrogance, as well as the sadness that flashed in her eyes just now, this woman is indeed a little mysterious, Xibao didn't understand that today was the first time she saw Murong Shi, where did her sad eyes come from, but it was just for a moment, and no one else paid attention to it. Such a proud and cold woman in her bones must be a special character who matches her Lord Shen.

The time is almost over, and the edicts have already finished worshipping the New Year, and the emperor is almost the same, leaving only a few princes, and everyone can get together to talk about family life for a year, and it is rare that the emperor did not talk to them about court affairs.

Earlier today, when Qi Zhe followed Qi You to appear in the Imperial Palace, the emperor was a little surprised, but given that so many adults from the princely families were in Emperor Qi Wen, and Emperor Wen did not come out, and these ministers all retreated, leaving a few of their brothers to wait, Emperor Qi Wen said in a cold voice: "Zhe'er, come here, talk back closely." ”

Qi Zhe suddenly felt a little scared, and immediately glanced at Qi You, Qi You also looked at him as if saying, don't worry, your father told you to go.

Qi Zhe had no choice but to take a few steps forward and bow his head and say, "Father." ”

"Bastard, you still know to come back." Emperor Qi Wen said angrily.

Qi Zhe was clever and immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Father is angry. The son didn't dare anymore. ”

Emperor Qi Wen himself is angry that this Qi Zhe has been out alone for so long, and there is almost no letter to pass back, he is very worried during this time, and he blames himself for not letting him go to Jiangnan to do things, who knows that this Qi Zhe really has no letters to the emperor except for reporting the things handed over to him by the emperor, from the emperor's point of view, Qi Zhe is called not obeying the king's orders, and from his father's point of view, Qi Zhe is called unfilial piety, can Emperor Qi Wen not be angry.

Emperor Qi Wen squinted and watched his youngest son kneeling there, and he also had mixed feelings in his heart, this child is cynical in everything, and no one can hinder him from being an idle prince in the future, but this child can't get into his eyes except for being close to You'er, this time I wanted to arrange for him to do something so that he could enter the court in the coming year, he did a good job but it was too unrestrained, I really don't know how to do it.

"Zhe'er, what did I say when you left?" Emperor Qi Wen said coldly.

"If you go back to your father, my father said that he would go early and return early." Qi Zhe said.

"And how do you do that?" Emperor Qi Wen continued to ask

"Son, well, my son stayed for a while after he finished his errands." Qi Zhe's momentum weakened a little.

"Well, it's been a while, that's more than two months." Emperor Qi Wen said.

"The son knows that he is wrong, and the father is angry." Qi Zhe is used to admitting his mistakes anyway.

"I know it's wrong, you rabbit cub, do you know what the emperor's order is, what filial piety is, even if you return late after finishing your errands, you haven't sent a letter for so long, do you know how worried I am, if it weren't for your second brother stopping me, I would have sent someone down to Jiangnan to look for you, how did you say I should be punished." Emperor Qi Wen was angry, and the rabbit cub scolded him like this.

Qi Zhe and the other princes were also stunned in place, it was rare to see his father so angry, it seemed that the fifth brother was really angry with his old man.

"It's the son who is unfilial, which makes the father worry, and the father can punish him no matter what." Qi Zhe also knew that it was indeed his fault, otherwise his father would not be so angry.

"Okay, don't be idle from today, after the New Year, you will start to study in the military department with your second brother." Emperor Qi Wen felt that the only way to restrain him now was to let this child under his eyelids.

"Ah, Father..." Qi Zhe's head is big, he doesn't want to get involved in court affairs the most, he is an idle cloud and wild crane, and there is no freedom to speak of when he enters the court.

"Ah what, I don't want to, then I tell your queen to pick a family affair for you quickly, and get married as soon as possible." Emperor Qi Wen was so angry that he threatened.

"No, no, no, my son is willing, willing to go to the military department to study, father, don't give you a marriage." Qi Zhe hurriedly begged.

wants to restrict his freedom than getting married, Qi Zhe is more willing to enter the military department for exercise, no matter what, he will follow the second brother, there will be no major incidents, this marriage will be exempted.

The emperor was so amused by Qi Zhe's pleading with a red neck that he couldn't help but laugh, and several brothers on the side were also laughing, Qi You also said: "It's still the father and the emperor are powerful, so you can restrain the fifth brother, it seems that the weakness of the fifth brother is to get married, hehe." ”

"Second brother." Qi Zhe said indignantly.

"It's not, your fifth brother is not afraid, I thought nothing could control him, but I didn't expect him to be afraid of getting married, hey, it seems that the queen will often pay attention to some family women in the future." Emperor Qi Wen said with a smile.

"Father, didn't you agree, why are you still ...

"What's the matter, you're going to get married when you're old, you see how many of your brothers didn't marry the princess after sixteen, you're special." Emperor Qi Wen was more like a father arguing with his children at this time.

"No, son..." Qi Zhe hurriedly threw a look of help to his second brother Qi You.

Qi You said with a smile: "Father should pay attention, but my son is afraid that other women are unwilling." ”

"Why don't you want to?" Emperor Qi Wen said.

"Father, the fifth brother's temperament even gives you a headache, if you marry a girl, you can't keep it a headache, the fifth brother's temperament has to be changed, it's better to wait for him to hone and hone his temperament in the evening, and then the fifth brother's appearance and conduct will naturally attract people's like." Qi You helped Qi Zhe and said.

"Makes sense, what do you say?" Emperor Qi Wen looked up and asked the sons.

"My son thinks that the second brother has a point, and the fifth brother is still young after all."

"Yes, the second brother is right, it won't be too late in a few years, don't worry about it."

"Okay, that's it, Qi Zhe, what else do you have to say." Emperor Qi Wen asked.

"No, my son obeyed the order, and he went to the military department to exercise after the New Year, but, just..." Qi Zhe said embarrassedly.

"Just what?" Emperor Qi Wen asked.

"You can tell the queen mother well, otherwise the queen mother will definitely ask about marriage again." Qi Zhe said wryly.

"Eh, I don't care." Emperor Qi Wen smiled maliciously.

"Father!" Qi Zhe was depressed.

"Hahahaha, hehehe, you, it's really difficult." Emperor Qi Wen was amused by Qi Zhe's embarrassment and laughed, well, he was in a much better mood. Although Emperor Qi Wen is strict, he is still a good father to his children, and at least he can make jokes between father and son, probably because the emperor can feel the joy of being a father more in Qi Zhe, so Qi Zhe is often ridiculed by the emperor.

Qi Zhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the emperor smiled and knew that this matter was over, and thought to himself: The second brother is really right, he really wants to enter the military department by himself, even if he can't escape, since he can help the second brother.

"Alright, get up, we have to go to your mother's!" Emperor Qi Wen said happily.

"Yes, Father Xie." Qi Zhe hurriedly got up and retreated to the side of his second brother Qi You.

In this way, the father and son walked towards the main hall of Kunning Palace together, the emperor was in front, the eldest prince and Qi You followed, and the third prince, the fourth prince and Qi Zhe walked side by side.

At this time, the main hall of Kunning Palace was lively, and after the edicts left, Xibao and several princesses were invited to the palace to sit with the queen and several concubines to chat about their own affairs.

At this time, the voice of the palace people came from the door: "The emperor has arrived, Prince Heng, Prince Yong, Prince Shen, Prince Ke, and Prince Zhe are here." ”

The queen smiled: "This is coming!" So the ladies in the house got up one after another to greet the emperor and said, "Attend the emperor and father." ”

"Get up."

After that, the princes met the queen and several concubines, and the princesses visited the prince again.

The emperor took the lead in sitting down and said, "Okay, the family has finally made up, these false gifts will be waived today, let's sit down." ”

After everyone thanked them, An Chang and You sat down in turn, Xibao sat in the second row, which was just what she wanted, and she didn't want to get too involved in this topic, it was not bad to be able to sit quietly and watch this crowd, Xibao adjusted her gaze to look for Murong's figure in the crowd, she wanted to know very much, what King Shen looked like who became a husband and wife with Murong Clan.

Prince Shen sat next to Concubine De, Princess Murong sat on his right hand and was drinking tea elegantly, King Shen looked at her with an affectionate look, Xibao missed some glances and saw that King Shen's face was a little pale, compared with the other princes, it seemed a little weak, but it also added a little more elegance, the two of them should be the same kind of people, Xibao thought in his heart.

Moved his gaze and happened to meet the gaze cast by Murong Clan, Xi Bao smiled and nodded at her, it seems that Xi Bao is not the only one who is bored.

It's just that Xibao didn't pay attention, and when Murong Clan's gaze was withdrawn from her, it also stayed on Qi You's face for a moment, she frowned slightly, lowered her head and drank tea quietly, Qi You had been chatting happily with the emperor and empress, as if she hadn't noticed it, but this scene could have fallen into the eyes of Princess Liu, and she looked at Murong Clan's expression and was a little more vigilant in her eyes.

Everyone chatted for a while, until Xibao felt that she was hungry and her chest was a little pressed against her back, and the queen mother spoke: "Your Majesty, you see that the hour is not early, why don't we talk while eating, you haven't eaten much this morning, and it is estimated that the children are too." ”

The emperor smiled: "It's still the queen's thoughtfulness, I just forgot that it's time to eat when I just talked to you, hehe, okay, let's talk while eating." ”

Concubine Xian smiled: "No, our sisters haven't talked much, just listen to you and the children, so let's leave some time for the concubines." ”

"Good, good. The queen will put her lunch here, and don't move any more. The Emperor commanded.

"Yes, Mama instructed the maids to set up the meal."

The mother received the order, and after a while, the maids set up the tables and chairs separately, and the meals were served one after another, and the emperor and queen shared a table, the three concubines each had a table, the four princes and princesses each had a table, and the five princes had a separate table like Xibao. After the emperor toasted the meal, everyone started to enjoy this royal reunion dinner, and finally had something to eat, Xibao felt that only eating today was probably the most suitable for her, and the rest of the things were so tiring, and secretly thought that she was not a concubine.

The banquet was like a home-cooked luncheon, everyone chatted happily while eating, Xibao listened while eating, and stopped her chopsticks to listen carefully when she heard the part she was interested in, but most of the time she was eating seriously.