229 And the nations came to congratulate
The officials of the Ministry of Rites had only been idle for three days before they became busy again. In the blink of an eye, the messengers of all nations who have come to celebrate will come, and they will be ready for all the receptions.
There are also rumors in the palace that the officials of the DPRK and China are enough to wait and see the attitude of the queen mother and General Lan, who knows that the two of them are calmer than the other. According to the news from the palace, the queen mother meditated in the garden every day, read books and practiced calligraphy every day, and even the emperor left on the night of the wedding.
The situation on the day after the closure is obvious to all the ministers, and General Lan made it clear that he couldn't see his sister being wronged, but after such a commotion, he didn't see any movement from General Lan, and he lived a leisurely life. Wandering around Gyeonggi with a servant with him, and sometimes calling two girls who sang songs, this is how the day often passes.
As soon as such a day passed, it was three days, and all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and while praising the virtues of the queen, they all started their own little calculations in their hearts. Now that the emperor's harem is dissatisfied, and the queen does not exclude some newcomers in the palace, this holy banquet is the best time for them to send their children to the emperor's pillow.
The first to arrive in Gyeonggi was the time of the Beihuang Empire, and this time it was led by the national teacher Huang Beiruo, along with his second uncle, Lan Junyao's uncle.
When the emperor mourned, the news of the death of Lan Chengcheng and his wife reached the North Phoenix Kingdom, and the old lady lost her beloved daughter, and wanted to take the Lan family brothers and sisters back to Beihuang, but under the edict of the first emperor, the old lady's plan came to naught. If it weren't for the old lady's poor health this time, I'm afraid she would have to come with her.
Ling Qixuan handed over the task of receiving the envoys of the Northern Phoenix to Lan Qingyue, and the spies came to report back. Lan Qingyue took a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites to wait at the city gate. An hour later, the people and horses of Beihuang slowly came into everyone's sight.
Lan Qingyue had only seen her uncle when she was very young, but when she saw them today, she couldn't recognize them at a glance. He drove his horse to meet him, the eyes of both sides intertwined, and Huang Yunqing's eyes flashed with a trace of pity. However, this place is not a good place to recognize relatives, Lan Qingyue turned the horse's head, and the people in the rear immediately followed.
Compared with three days ago, the divine light in Lan Qingyue's eyes dimmed a lot, there was no joy or sadness on his face, and the whole person was put in a wide official uniform, and he looked thinner and thinner.
Huang Yunqing got his mother's instructions to take a look at the situation of the two children, the last time they met, it was when Lan Qingyue was young, he blinked a pair of bright eyes, and he was not timid at all, at that time, this naughty boy asked his uncle for a gift when they met, and laughed at the people in the room.
Now that he has no half life in him, Huang Yunqing can't imagine how their brother and sister survived. Although they received the news that his sister and brother-in-law had died in an accident, he did not believe it in his heart. At the beginning, the family did not agree to marry their sister here, and the distance was far away, and even if something happened, they could not help in time.
The sound of horses' hooves trampling, Lan Qingyue was silent, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were even more silent, they followed behind Lan Qingyue and walked towards the post house. After arranging the people of the Northern Phoenix Empire, it was already noon.
Huang Yunqing's face was somewhat similar to his sister, Lan Qingyue looked at him and couldn't help but be a little greedy. He didn't even have time to send his father and mother on their last ride.
"Uncle, I set up a banquet to catch you in the Drunken Immortal Building, I don't know if my uncle can clean it up?" Lan Qingyue asked. As early as this morning, he ordered someone to set the seat of the Drunken Immortal Building, both to catch the wind and to talk about homely.
Huang Yunqing nodded, Huang Beiruo behind him didn't have anything on him, his habit of wearing white clothes has not changed even if he comes out, the fairy-like person looks at the past and is full of fairy spirit, Lan Qingyue is standing with him, but it is two different scenes.
The three of them stopped in front of the door of the Drunken Immortal Building, and the guys from the Drunken Immortal Building immediately bowed forward when they saw Lan Qingyue, and someone else took the reins from the hands of the three of them. In the past three days, Lan Qingyue has become a frequent visitor here, and he usually sits in the window seat on the second floor, ordering a few side dishes and a pot of sake, and pouring himself a drink for a long time.
dragged his blessing, the number of female customers coming and going in the restaurant has increased significantly in the past few days, and the business of the restaurant is booming, and the boss can't wait for General Lan to come here every day.
The three of them walked together, all of them were outstanding, and they earned the attention of pedestrians along the way. As soon as this guy looked at these two people, he knew that his identity must be as noble as General Lan, and his movements became more and more respectful.
They went straight up to the third floor under the leadership of this guy, most of the people here knew Lan Qingyue, but it was the first time they had seen the two people beside him, and they couldn't help but cast curious eyes.
The three of them entered the private room, the first floor and the second floor were quickly filled, there were many guests at noon, and today there were three distinguished guests, the boss looked at the restaurant full of people, and smiled for a while.
Picking out some exquisite dishes in the restaurant, Lan Qingyue raised her glass to the uncle and nephew sitting opposite, and the three of them drank the wine in the glass.
"Uncle is tired all the way, I don't know if my grandmother is still healthy?" Lan Qingyue put down his wine glass, as early as when his sister returned from Beihuang, he had heard his sister mention the old man. Now that her mother has passed away, she is her most beloved little daughter, but I am afraid that my grandmother will not feel good in her heart, and he is a little worried.
"She's all right, but she's worried about you two siblings. Huang Yunqing thought of his mother, and felt a little uncomfortable, when the little sister was at home, she was the most suitable for her mother, and now she left for no reason, how could her mother not worry.
"Your sister is having a good time in the palace?" Huang Yunqing's brows were unconsciously twisted together, and on the way here, he also listened to those rumors, as if his niece's life in the palace was not very satisfactory.
"It's good. Lan Qingyue replied, the little sister has her own plans, and it is not good for them to meddle rashly. Because of the temperament of his sister Jitong, he was indifferent when he heard those rumors.
"I have come this time at the behest of your grandmother. She asked if you would like to come with me to Beihuang for a while, take a look at the scenery of Beihuang and scatter your heart?" I heard that Emperor Dongling is the most favored concubine Qin Guifei now, but I am afraid that my niece's life will not be satisfactory.
During the banquet, Huang Yunqing asked many questions, including the cause of death of the Huang Chengcheng couple, Lan Qingyue did not tell the truth, he was afraid that his uncle would do something under his impulse, and under his eyelids, it would be a little unfavorable.
Huangbeiruo on the side didn't say a word, but he remembered every word of Lan Qingyue in his heart. Before leaving, the second uncle instructed him that after the tea and dinner, they were more sure that Huangyue's death was not so simple.
Not long after the people of the Northern Phoenix Kingdom arrived, the people and horses of the other small countries came in turn, and the people and horses of the Southern Frost Kingdom fell last. When Lu Zhirun left from the border pass, Shuang Xiujing already knew. After he left, Lu Zhirun led his troops to attack Nanshuang's barracks at night, first burning their grain and grass, and then cutting off their back roads.
This alliance is already fragile, Lu Zhirun's departure is tantamount to the evacuation of the backbone, the emperor of the Southern Frost Kingdom has already been tossed into a piece of loess by the queen and her party, and when he saw Shuang Xiujing and Dongling's soldiers besieging them, he panicked in an instant.
The queen urgently sent people to the camp where Lu Zhirun settled for help, who knew that they had already packed up their things when Shuang Xiujing led the troops to attack, and the big tent had already been empty.
The soldiers who came before Nanshuang's trip had already suffered a lot of losses here, and they had heard of the evil deeds of the queen mother, in this case, they ignored the queen mother's fierce face, and put down the weapons in their hands one after another.
The Dongling side took all these people without much effort, and the city that they had previously occupied was also recovered. Early in the morning of the second day, there was a representative from the Nanshuang side, and the old general had finally returned to the royal family of the Nanshuang Kingdom for generations, and the purpose of his trip was to welcome Shuang Xiujing back to China.
In the troubled times, only Ming Jun can support a country, the old general can see clearly, although the six princes have left the palace since childhood, but they have the talent of generals, he plans properly, and kills decisively. In the confrontation these days, he has also faced this prince, if it weren't for his new entry into the battlefield and his lack of experience, I am afraid that his old life would not be safely saved.
The old general was received by the guard of Dongling's side, and he welcomed the old general into the tent with a smile on his face, and waited for him with good tea and water. And this person is very talkative, and his eloquence is not comparable to ordinary people, and the old general spoke several times, but he blocked him back. The old general's cup of tea was refilled three more times, during which he ran to the toilet twice.
Seeing that he walked towards him with a smile again, the old general hurriedly held the cup in his arms, and covered the cup tightly with his free other hand, for fear that this man would persuade him to drink a few more cups of tea.
"This trip was reckless, but it had to be disturbed. Lu wanted to ask, can you ask the six princes to come out and talk about it, the old man has something important to report to him. After General Lu finished speaking, the old man's eyes gleamed with hope.
"It's really unfortunate that General Lu, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince left as early as last night, presumably it should be time to go to Yancheng, and the general also knows that the new emperor of my Dongling Empire is married, and the new queen is the younger sister of His Royal Highness, presumably His Royal Highness is in a hurry to send a congratulatory gift. The general stroked the somewhat loose goatee on his chin, and his two half-slitted eyes were full of calculations.
General Lu didn't expect such an answer, he grabbed the placket of the guard's clothes, and his face was already anxious. The six princes have always been uncertain, and if he sends a congratulatory gift and leaves, the Southern Frost Kingdom will really be finished.
The guard's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he looked down, General Lu hurriedly let go and smoothed his clothes for him.
"General Lu, don't worry, if you take someone to chase after you immediately, the new emperor will also celebrate for a few days on his ascension to the throne, and I think His Royal Highness will stay in Gyeonggi for a few days. It's just that the new queen is His Royal Highness's younger sister after all, and General Lu has something important to ask His Highness, and Ruoshui is afraid that it will not be good if he is empty-handed. "The guard is taking the opportunity to knock on the mark.
"This is natural, there is such a big happy event in a friendly country, and we have to prepare a little bit of courtesy for everything. General Lu knew that his purpose was not pure, so he had no choice but to respond.
It was with such a toss that the envoy from the Southern Frost Kingdom came at the end, and Shuang Xiujing stayed in the Blue Mansion for the past two days, and General Lu inquired about the news that His Highness had not left, and immediately felt that it was worth it even if he was knocked out.