Chapter 245: Palace Banquet (1)
How the palace maid of Cirui Palace found a way to break through the heart of Empress Dowager Zhang and become her new confidant, Zhuang Minhua didn't know, and he didn't want to know.
Now she is having a warm dinner with the Empress Dowager Meng Jinghanrong's family of three, and the three of them are eating around a round table, and in front of Zhuang Minhua are some relatively light dishes: shrimp fresh tofu, beef wrapped in green onions, steamed sour plum fish, soybean and pig's trotter soup.
In front of Meng Jinghan and Empress Dowager Rong is a dish that meets their tastes, these days is a rare family dinner, Meng Jinghan spares no effort to take care of his mother and wife, and from time to time uses clean chopsticks to pick up vegetables for his mother and wife.
And Empress Dowager Rong and Zhuang Minhua also kept serving him vegetables, and after eating a meal, the three of them felt that they were overwhelmed.
Taking advantage of the good weather, the three of them walked around the imperial garden, took a walk, and ate for a while.
At the same time, they chatted about some family routines, and Meng Jinghan also took out some irrelevant government affairs.
After eating, the Empress Dowager Rong was sent back to Xiangtai Palace, and Meng Jinghan took Zhuang Minhua back to Kunning Palace.
Orange Huang brought a cup of hot sweet almond milk to each of them, Meng Jinghan was a little unaccustomed to drinking it, so he put it aside casually, but Zhuang Minhua took a sip from time to time in his hand.
Zhuang Minhua talked about today's incident in Xiangtai Palace, especially the incident of Yinghong, and asked Meng Jinghan when he dealt with the white-clothed monk?
Meng Jinghan thought about it, and still revealed it to Zhuang Minhua, "That monk is very vigilant, in order not to hurt the people, it is easy to lure him to a place with few residents." I'm going to set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year, when everyone comes out to enjoy the fireworks. Get rid of him. ”
At that time, everyone went to watch the fireworks near the city gate, and the place where the monk was located was basically empty. In addition, the fireworks are loud, which is just enough to mask the sound of their movements.
"You're not going to go yourself, are you?" Zhuang Minhua asked him worriedly.
Meng Jinghan shook his head, "When the time comes, we will preside over the fireworks in front of the palace together!" How can I have time to join in the fun. ”
"Is there going to be a New Year's banquet this year? It didn't seem to be last year. Zhuang Minhua remembered the palace banquet mentioned by the Empress Dowager Rong in Xiangtai Palace, and asked Meng Jinghan with some doubts.
Meng Jinghan nodded, "I didn't have it before, but I brought it up this time." It is just right to detain the envoys of the three kingdoms in the palace, so that they do not run around and spoil my affairs. ”
In this way, Zhuang Minhua nodded to indicate that he understood. Another question comes to mind. "Shall I do the queen mother a favor? I'm afraid that the queen mother will be too busy and tired. ”
Meng Jinghan laughed, "You have a heavy body, and you still have to take care of it!" Rest assured! Isn't there still Mama Shang there to help the queen mother? Originally, I wanted to ask Aunt Guangde to help in the palace, but the queen mother said no. She's busy. I'm just going to give up. ”
Zhuang Minhua was relieved.
Time passes like water. In the blink of an eye, it is approaching Chinese New Year's Eve. The smell of the New Year in the capital is getting stronger and stronger, and the New Year's goods are almost done. People are calculating the benefits of the year, thinking that they can have a solid New Year. A bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.
The new emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and their lives are getting better, and as long as the current emperor is on the throne in the future, will their lives be better and better?
Even if the envoys of the Three Kingdoms stayed in the post house, they also felt the love of the people of Jinzhou for the Great Qi Emperor in their hearts, and at the same time, they were shocked in their hearts, but also had a trace of uneasiness and hidden worries.
On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the New Year's Palace banquet was held as scheduled. Officials and lords of the third rank and above can bring their families to attend, and the envoys of the three countries are invited to the palace one by one.
The palace is brightly lit, with red lanterns and red ribbons hanging everywhere.
The palace people come and go to prepare for the palace banquet, and at the same time, in order to ensure the smooth palace banquet, the palace is heavily guarded, five steps and one guard, ten steps and one post, the bright armor and sharp swords flashed with the cold, warning people not to make things easy.
There was a lot of traffic in front of the palace gate, and the carriages were discharged from the palace gate. Everyone greeted each other and entered the palace in turn, and the eunuchs in charge arranged for people to be carried to the banquet hall in batches in soft sedan chairs.
Don't let the guests sweat and go to the banquet! On this day, these soft sedan chairs in the palace were almost insufficient, and the eunuchs who were the sedan chair men were almost paralyzed.
When the people in the hall arrived one after another, Meng Jinghan appeared, followed by Zhuang Minhua and Empress Dowager Rong, who were dressed up, and the two supported the Empress Dowager, who was also dressed up.
As soon as Meng Jinghan appeared, he brushed it, and his eyes looked at him. There is reverence, admiration, admiration, admiration, admiration, or complexity in the eyes of these eyes...... Meng Jinghan didn't see it, but just swept a pair of cold eyes around the main hall, and suddenly those people couldn't help but lower their heads.
In front of the main hall, there is a golden dragon chair at the top, and there are three phoenix chairs below, which are carved according to the identities of the three people.
When the four of them were seated, the people below visited the four of them together, and the crowd was so loud that it almost shook the roof. Even if the envoys of the other three countries did not kneel, they had to perform the state salute together.
Meng Jinghan raised his hand, "Flat, please take a seat!" ”
Everyone was seated, Meng Jinghan raised his glass and said a congratulatory speech, toasted three glasses of wine, and invited everyone to take care of themselves.
At this time, the singing and dancing were arranged, and everyone knew that Meng Jinghan had only enjoyed singing and dancing for ten years, and had no interest in the people who performed singing and dancing, and they didn't dare to play tricks anymore.
A few days ago, because he failed to seduce Meng Jinghan, the dancer who followed Uncle Cao Guo of the Western Tang Dynasty in anger, now I don't know how much I regret it. Uncle Cao Guo is romantic, although this dancer has won Uncle Cao's temporary love, it is only three or five days, and he is left behind, and his life is worse than when he dances, and he can't wait to come back to dance again. It's a pity that she can't go back.
With this dancer as a ring, who would dare to beat Meng Jinghan's idea.
But the dancers didn't dare to beat Meng Jinghan's idea, which doesn't mean that the young ladies in the ministers' families didn't dare.
If you say that you haven't seen Meng Jinghan at the beginning, you know that he will no longer be drafted because of physical reasons. Everyone also secretly laughed at him, thinking that he couldn't do it.
But after seeing Meng Jinghan, the unmarried ladies were moved. The status is high and powerful, the appearance is handsome, and there is a deep voice that is most suitable for whispering love words in the ear, and the young ladies are all in a commotion, and their faces are red, as if they are drunk. It's because the wine is not drunk, everyone is drunk!
The tenderness in the eyes of the young ladies was about to drip out of their eyes, and they didn't know how many autumn waves they had given to Meng Jinghan. The ministers, who have always warned their daughters to abide by women's morals, turn a blind eye to them, hoping that their daughters can hook up with the emperor. (To be continued.) )
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