Chapter 272: The Palace Banquet (1)
Maybe Shu Jin didn't think so, but after a few months, when Qi Fenggu saw Chai Yanfeng again, after getting along for a few days, he found that Chai Yanfeng had changed a lot from before. Of course, in his opinion, this change is not bad.
Perhaps, it was because his leg was better, maybe it was because he read more books and coped with more people, in short, his whole person was like being reborn; Confident and unassuming, acting and speaking more calmly and more sophisticated.
It looks like a better match for Shu Jin.
Qi Fenggu thought so, although his love for Chai Yanfeng now is far less than that of Shu Jin, at least it will not be the same as in the past, and he has some dislike for Chai Yanfeng.
In particular, today it seems that he refused the emperor's reward of being an official and wanted to participate in the martial arts, which shows that he is still knowledgeable and motivated.
Now Chai Yanfeng may be from the Protector Mansion, thinking of the current situation of the Protector Mansion. Come to think of it, if one day he recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, with such Chai Yanfeng, he won't let Shu Jin suffer a loss, right?
"Then thank you grandpa." Chai Yanfeng thanked Shu Jin, and the matter was decided.
The emperor had already ordered Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng to participate in the night banquet to welcome foreign envoys, since they wanted to let everyone know the lord of Xiangtang on such an occasion, then the two of them naturally had to prepare carefully.
In fact, the so-called preparation is just to review the etiquette in the palace and choose the clothes that the two of them wore at that time.
In fact, the clothes of the two have been prepared a long time ago, from Shu Jin and the others to Changdu, Yong Lao ordered someone to prepare a lot of clothes for the two of them, ensuring that the two of them will not be lacking in this regard when they attend various occasions. Now they just have to pick out what they want to wear.
Shu Jin came from the end of the world. I'm used to all the pants that are mainly convenient for movement, and I really don't have much interest in the short skirt and tight long skirt and the like. Although she wears them occasionally, most of the time she is still used to pants. So she opted for a symmetrical lapel sleeve knee-length jacket with a striped hakama. Pedal soft-soled transparent brocade boots.
On the day of entering the palace, Shu Jin combed the Uighur sideburns on his head, and then put on a small crown, with a hanging bead hairpin on the left and right sides of the bun, lined with the moon shuttle eyebrow style in the center of the eyebrows, plus the clothes and pants on the body, the whole person was clean and neat.
And Chai Yanfeng. Wearing a flat scarf on the head, it is a kind of semicircular flat top in front and a slope-shaped spike rising in the back. When worn, it cannot cover the entire top of the head, but only a small crown that covers the bun. This kind of crown looks like a section of an ingots from a frontal angle, and it is matched with the large sleeves and pants worn by Chai Yanfeng, and the high shoes worn on his feet. It seems that Chai Yanfeng is upright. Manners are majestic.
The dinner party will not start until the time of the unitary, but all the people who participate in the banquet will enter the palace before the time, one is because the palace gate is closed too late, and the entrance and exit are troublesome, and the other is that everyone has a rare opportunity to enter the palace together, so it is convenient to contact the feelings a little earlier.
Whenever an envoy comes to worship, in addition to the prince and princess, the princess and the county lord who come to the palace to participate in the banquet, there are also ministers of the fourth rank and above in the court, as well as their wives, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law. Therefore, such a banquet is also a relationship between the ladies of various provinces before it officially begins. A good opportunity for the ladies and ladies of the various provinces to look at each other.
Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng followed King Yong to the palace together, but after arriving at the palace, Boss Yong waved his hand and said that his old man was going to find a place to rest, so that Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng The two young people walked around the palace at will and got to know more young people.
So, the two had to go shopping on their own.
Shu Jin of the Imperial Palace has only been here twice, and he is not completely clear about the layout of the palace, but this banquet will be held in the Xiqing Palace, which is next to the Imperial Garden, so at this time, several palaces around the Xiqing Palace, along with the Imperial Garden, are open to the guests participating in the dinner at this moment, and they can move around at will.
Chai Yanfeng and Shu Jin didn't know anyone, and they couldn't afford to look for any friends to make friends at the moment, so the two decided to take a casual walk. They walked side by side in the Imperial Garden, looking at the various plants that were sprouting in spring, and occasionally chatting a few words, which was also a rare leisure and elegance.
Such a scene has never been seen before, for Chai Yanfeng, this feeling of walking side by side with Shu Jin is really good, you don't have to think about anything, just cherish the calm and happiness in front of you.
The only fly in the ointment is that there are too many people in the Imperial Garden at this time. The two met a lot of people along the way, and they didn't know each other. There are also people who go to the opposite side of each other, but fortunately, because they don't know each other, and they are all people with status here, they are more reserved, especially when they see the two of them, they guess that they are husband and wife, so they don't talk too much, and no one takes the initiative to ask about their identity.
As he was walking, Shu Jin suddenly paused and looked sideways at the flowers.
Originally, it was a bush, but because it was out of season, the flowers were still green leaves, and there were no flowers in bloom, so it looked more like a bush.
I saw that in the green leaves, the grass and trees moved slightly, and I saw what it was, and I came through the flowers towards the location where Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng were.
Chai Yanfeng couldn't see what it was, so he cautiously pulled Shu Jin back two steps, and at this moment, a white shadow swooped out of the flowers and rushed towards the direction of the two.
"Wow!"
The white shadow didn't touch Shu Jin or Chai Yanfeng, and shouted twice after landing.
Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng looked at each other, and it turned out to be a snow-white puppy. The puppy was only more than a foot long, with soft long hair all over its body, and it looked very similar to the Jingba of later generations, but it did not have the same serious teeth as Jingba, but a round small mouth. With two watery black bean-like eyes, it looks cute and cute.
Chai Yanfeng looked at it, smiled, and said, "Where did the puppy come from, it's quite cute." He looked at Shu Jin as he spoke.
Such a cute puppy, I believe that most women will like it very much, right? He originally wanted to say that if he knew where to sell it, he could buy one and give it to Shu Jin. At first glance, this dog is not the local type of the big show, and it is not clear that it was brought by the envoys of other countries to sell the big show.
As a result, he didn't see affection on Shu Jin's face at all, but frowned, not only did she not come forward to get close, but wanted to turn around and leave.
"Woohoo!" The puppy barked very crisply, looking at Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng with a curious and ignorant face, and finally seemed to be attracted by the pearl hairpin on Shu Jin's head, and ran towards Shu Jin in a jumping area, raising his front paws to pounce on Shu Jin.
As soon as Chai Yanfeng saw Shu Jin's expression, he secretly said that it was not good to look at the puppy's movements, but Shu Jin's movements were too fast, and before he could speak, Shu Jin's reaction was almost immediate and instinctive, and he kicked the puppy aside. (To be continued......)