Gao Changyu nodded slightly and thanked him, took a sip of sake, and smiled leisurely, his pretty face was actually beautiful, but he was already very nervous in his heart.

This was the first time he had attended a palace banquet, and it was still on such a grand occasion. She didn't know why she spent a day growing this outfit that had been hidden for more than ten years in the palace, and she didn't know why she was here. Originally, she had already arranged everything for today, but yesterday, she was disrupted by a sentence from the third prince.

Li Xiao was going to attend the banquet, she was very surprised, and at the same time she was very entangled in her heart. Last night, looking at the brocade box in her hand, the lifelike birds and birds in it, she hesitated for a long time, until dawn, she actually chose to participate in the birthday banquet.

The county lord's participation in the birthday banquet was originally a trivial matter, but it became complicated because of Gao Changyu's identity. Qiu Xiang and Chunlan were puzzled, and Gao Changyu himself was puzzled. Since the old queen mother left this world, the splendid palace has nothing to do with her. The Queen Mother's birthday banquet, although it is a state banquet, has nothing to do with her.

Emperor Hao naturally noticed the appearance of Gao Changyu, the difference was the queen mother and the queen, the latter of whom were all on the birthday ceremony. When Gao Changyu came in with the previous wave of envoys, he found his imperial sister. At first, he was surprised that Gao Changyu appeared at the banquet, but he didn't point it out, but sat quietly on a high seat, looking down on everything. Although the main hall is large, it can be seen from the bottom of the eye.

"Why haven't you seen people from the steppe tribes this year?" The queen glanced at the envoys and whispered in the emperor's ear: "The queen mother likes rare things on the grassland, and this year it is gone, I am afraid it will disappoint the queen mother." ”

The queen has lived in the deep palace for a long time and does not know what is happening in the Northland. is also the position she is in now, the queen mother is already long, I don't know when...... Without the existence of the Queen Mother, I am afraid that His Majesty will immediately abolish her position and let the one from Ningzhen Palace replace her. I can't take care of it, how can I have the heart to care about the affairs of the Northland grassland.

The hall was lively, the emperor and empress sat in a high position, and no one heard the conversation between the two.

Emperor Hao picked up a piece of mutton, ate it, and savored the tender taste that came from it. He took a sip of the wine glass before he spoke: "Something happened in the grassland a few days ago, and it is estimated that the Heshute Department and several other tribes have no time to come. ”

"Something happened on the prairie? Your Majesty doesn't plan to send troops......" As she spoke, the queen subconsciously closed her mouth. Further down, it is the government of the court, which is more serious, and it can be regarded as a harem interfering in the government affairs, but it is a serious crime.

Emperor Hao didn't seem to be angry because of what the queen said, it can be seen that His Majesty is in a good mood today, otherwise, on weekdays, if anyone dares to say such things, they will inevitably be tortured, and if it is serious, they will be abolished and thrown into the cold palace. He picked up a piece of mutton again and ate it, but the mutton in the original heart was never as delicious as the one on the grassland. He shook his head and said: "I don't plan to meddle in the affairs of the grassland this time, and I can't interfere, Rao is friendly with the Shuote Department and Haoguo, and that is also their family affairs in the grassland, as long as it doesn't touch my Haoguo, they will go." ”

The implication is that if Anamzar is just doing some actions on the grassland, it will be fine, and if it violates the interests of Haoguo, it is not impossible to ride north.

When the emperor said this, the queen didn't speak, and gently pinched the glass cup with her slender hand, and took a sip, dignified and elegant.

Halfway through the banquet, the process of presenting gifts from all countries was also carried out similarly. Li Xiao didn't know if it was because the wine was delicious, or because he was accompanied by beautiful women, and he drank a little to the fullest, but as for Lu Yunlu beside him, he really looked puzzled.

Gao Changyu's appearance really surprised him, and his hand holding the cup was a little unsteady. This is the first time that the county lord of the palace has participated in the palace banquet, and the most important thing is that Gao Changyu is dressed like this today, and he has seen it for the first time, and he didn't expect that this down-and-out county lord His Royal Highness would look really good in good-looking clothes. This figure, this appearance, is not worse than the princess Changle in the palace. Looking at it up close, it is not as dirty as it is on weekdays, with light makeup and pink daisies, bright eyes and bright teeth, which makes people can't help but be moved.

It's a pity that even if Gao Changyu is like this, no one dares to marry her. Beauty and life, or life is more important.

"Brother Li." Lu Yunlu pestle Li Xiao, frowned, sneaked a glance at Gao Changyu, who was as beautiful as a flower today, and came back to his senses and asked, "Why is she here?" Still confused, Gao Changyu's appearance made Young Master Lu scratch his head.

Li Xiao shrugged helplessly, saying that he didn't know. Although he and Gao Changyu have often stayed together these days, they have not had in-depth exchanges, how does he know why Gao Changyu appeared at this time, maybe people want to come to see the birthday banquet, or maybe there are other reasons. Of course, it may also be that he will not be lonely and deliberately accompany each other, after all, the two are also business partners, so help each other.

Compared with why Gao Changyu appeared, he cared more about Concubine Wan. I finally entered the palace today, and I had to take this opportunity to handle the "tofu" business properly, so as not to have any accidents in the future. It's a pity that because of some boring reasons in the palace, Concubine Wan Guifei can't appear in the birthday banquet. It's a pity to say that I couldn't see this beautiful woman again.

The dedication has come to an end, and only the last team remains. Listening to what Lu Yunlu said, it is the Liang State in the west. Liang Hao and the two countries have a feud, if it weren't for the armistice agreement ten years ago, it is estimated that there would be no people from Liang at today's birthday banquet.

For Liang Guo, Li Xiao heard more about the Son of Heaven of Liang State, mainly because of the prince of his country, but compared with the two, it became a stain on Hao Guo. Lu Yunlu said again: "Fortunately, there is His Royal Highness the King, otherwise the scandal of the prince alone will make people laugh at it." ”

"Then why don't you change the crown prince and let the king be on top." Li Xiao asked.

Fortunately, the position of the two of them is hidden, otherwise people will hear this, but Li Xiao can feel better. If it is a person with bad intentions, I am afraid that the former can be allowed to go to the prison of the procuratorate to be stunned.

is also a joke, royal affairs have always been the most taboo aspect of Li Xiao, and today is also a little drunk, plus the royal noise around them, no one has paid attention to them from beginning to end, so they will talk like this.

There is no need to worry about Lu Yunlu, since just now, this Young Master Lu has been selling the things he has learned in the mansion in the past few days, most of which are gossip in the palace, especially the princes. I don't know where he heard it, but his gossipy appearance reminded Li Xiao of a person, although the two only had one side, it made him remember this person deeply.

Fang Chuyao. Of course, Li Xiao didn't know what this person's name was, but he just thought that this person was interesting, and in just a few quarters of an hour, Jiaku had been in the Horn City for interesting things that had happened now, and the level of gossip was no less than that of the woman at the entrance of the village. I don't know what kind of scene Lu Yunlu and Fang Chuyao will be when they meet.

"Your Majesty's thoughts, who knows." Lu Yunlu took a sip of sake, put it next to Li Xiao, and said: "But when it comes to changing the crown prince, I heard my father say that the Privy Council has proposed more than once, some say that the third prince should be on it, and some say that the second prince should be allowed to do so, but no matter which one it is, His Majesty has not expressed his position. Maybe it's because of the prince's dead mother. The prince is also not angry, a good woman doesn't want it, he likes male style, both of them are with handles, what can be fun. ”

Young Master Lu pouted, with disgust written on his face. He couldn't understand that he didn't choose those girls who were smart and smart, but lived with a man, and His Majesty didn't let the prince marry a concubine.

Gao Changyu on the side heard Lu Yunlu's foul language, and his pretty face was full of shame. The palace is all daughters, and no one said these words when she went out to earn silver, there are rules in the palace, and naturally she won't say it when she comes out. Young Master Lu's words are really presumptuous and a little funny.

Li Xiao didn't express his opinion, he didn't know about the royal affairs, and he had nothing to say. At this time, he was looking at the birthday gift offered by the Liang people in the hall, and sipped the sake in his hand.

What the Liang people offered was a Buddha statue, which was made of colored glass. It is more than one zhang high and more than four feet wide.

Xiliang is close to the Western Regions, and there are several mountains full of minerals, Liang is once the most powerful country, it is not difficult to make such a scale of Buddha statues, and the Empress Dowager Haoguo believes in Buddhism, such a birthday ceremony, it is called the heart of the Empress Dowager. Sure enough, when the Queen Mother on the high seat saw this Buddha statue, her old face was full of joy that could not be concealed.

The gifts at the birthday banquet are the rarest gifts of all countries, and other gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin are just registered. Gifts from various countries are rare, at least in the eyes of people other than Li Xiao. But I have to say that the glazed Buddha statue presented by Liang Guo amazed Li Xiao.

The skills of the ancients can really be regarded as miraculous, even if the modern craftsmanship is fine, it is not as good as manpower.

The envoy of the Liang State stepped forward, saluted as usual, and then stretched out his hand to point to the Buddha statue behind him, and began to say a long list of praises, as boring as a running account.

The envoy was wearing a plain robe, and he should have stood up, and when he recited the praise, he put one hand behind his back and pointed it with one hand slowly, his appearance was quite elegant, and his eyes were deep, so that people could not see his thoughts.

"Another scholar." Li Xiao took the wine glass, shook it twice, and drank it with the meat in his mouth.

"Why do you like to drink so much today?" Gao Changyu blushed and asked. In her memory, Li Xiao is not a greedy person, and she doesn't know what happened today, she likes to drink so much.

Li Xiao eased his senses and urged his true qi to dispel the drunkenness in his mind, but the blush on his good-looking face and the obvious blur in his eyes still couldn't disappear. It's not in the way, with the existence of true qi, no matter how much wine you drink, it's just a drunken inner awakening. He smiled: "The main thing is that the wine in the palace is precious, and it doesn't cost money, if you don't drink it more now, won't it be a loss." ”

As soon as he put down the wine glass, the envoys of Liang State in the hall suddenly stopped their voices, and then they heard the envoys of Liang State stand still and said: "When the foreign minister was in Liang State, he heard that there was a little poet immortal in Haoguo, and this time he was specially ordered to come to Haoguo, may I ask His Majesty the Emperor of Haoguo, today, this little poet immortal is here?" ”