As a bronze bell rang in Zhengde Square, one after another officials wore court clothes and entered the palace with their families.

Mo Yanxi was sitting by the window, watching Sakura Niang embroider a lotus plant, and suddenly smelled this sound and was a little puzzled.

Seeing this, Sakura Niang hurriedly smiled: "Look, the state banquet is about to start." ”

Mo Yanxi suddenly realized that this state banquet can be regarded as the most solemn banquet in Yuan Ling, and it stands to reason that when the New Year is over, there will always be some more important officials who are invited to the palace for the New Year, which can be regarded as a family banquet. As for the state banquet, it was a banquet that all officials of the previous dynasty had to bring their families to attend. It's just that it is usually held before the 15th. It may be that the wind and snow have been too strong recently, and the snow has not stopped until today, and when the sun rises, His Majesty immediately sends a decree.

Just after the hour, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had been waiting for a long time. The banquet was set up in the Qin Zheng Palace, which was spacious and formal enough.

Yuan Huaisheng wore a crimson brocade robe today, and it was rare to embroider a lifelike, majestic and solemn real dragon on it. Standing in the sun, surrounded by a patch of snow, is even more dazzling.

Gonggong Xu and Yuan Huaisheng stood at the gate of Yanchun Palace together, waiting, it had been almost half an hour, and there was still no movement inside.

"Ninth Master, why don't we go over and wait first, now Your Majesty hasn't gotten up yet, the adults of the previous dynasty have already arrived, there must be someone in charge of things first."

Gonggong Xu was a little anxious, and the small court under his command just now had already come over to report five or six times.

Yuan Huaisheng chuckled lightly, and said lazily: "What's the hurry, he is not in a hurry, what are we anxious about, besides, what are you doing in what position, why does this king help him?" This is not the king's business. ”

When Gonggong Xu heard this, he didn't know what to reply for a while, so he could only stomp his feet and be anxious, who was he afraid of this, what he was most afraid of was that the six princes were talking nonsense in front! But the two masters are really the same calm.

After another quarter of an hour, the main gate finally opened, and Yuan Yichen walked out leisurely with Chang Xinru in his hand.

Under the sun, she is talented and beautiful, and she is extremely matched.

Yuan Yichen obviously didn't expect Yuan Huaisheng to stand at the door and wait, looking at his gloomy face, he hurriedly smiled: "Why don't you go over first, it's freezing this day, I'm really not afraid of moving my body." ”

Yuan Huaisheng glanced at the hands that the two of them were holding tightly, and said in a light tone: "It's not cold, it's just that the two of you are really idle, and they are all getting up every day." ”

Chang Xinru listened and said with a smile: "Listen, this is obviously a long time to wait, and I'm angry." We got up early, but your fourth brother had to comb my thrush and his own hands were clumsy, so he delayed the hour. But I made you your favorite snack overnight yesterday, and today's thing, even if it is to make up for it? ”

Yuan Huaisheng put his hands around his chest, and his face was finally no longer gloomy, but it was still faint.

"If it's really beautiful, it's not as picturesque as the beauty, but the fourth sister-in-law drank soul-lost soup for the fourth brother, and there are three thousand beauties in the harem, so she only runs here?"

Yuan Yichen was walking, and when he heard the words, he stumbled under his feet and almost fell. Hurriedly looked around, and saw that no one asked, "Who told you this?" ”

Yuan Huaisheng raised his eyebrows, and then pointed to Gonggong Xu beside him lightly.

Seeing this, Gonggong Xu hurriedly waved his hand: "It's not an old slave, it's not an old slave!" The ninth master is really good at laughing! When will the old slave dare to chew the root of his tongue behind His Majesty's back, it is to give the old slave a hundred, no! A thousand guts, neither can the old slave! ”

Seeing this, Chang Xinru hurriedly said: "Of course Father-in-law Xu is not such a person, Xiao Jiu, this joke can't be opened, Father-in-law Xu is old, you can't scare him like this anymore." ”

Yuan Huaisheng nodded: "Such an obvious question, the fourth brother has to ask, as long as there are long-eyed people in the palace, they can see it clearly." Does anyone else need to tell me? ”

Yuan Yichen had nothing to say, and touched his nose to hide his embarrassment.

"Our Xiaojiu is not too young, I should find a lover for me."

Chang Xinru looked at Yuan Yichen and said, blinking his eyes.

Yuan Yichen nodded hurriedly: "That's true, you don't have a home all day but it's not a way, you should really find someone who can take care of you, it just so happens that there are many female dependents in the court today, you can also take a look." ”

Yuan Huaisheng was silent and didn't know what to think about anymore, until he arrived at the door of the Qinzheng Palace, he said calmly: "You don't need to worry about this matter, I have my own plans." ”

Yuan Yichen and Chang Xinru were both shocked when they heard this, and they glanced at each other, and their expressions were full of curiosity.

With Gonggong Xu's soft voice, the originally noisy Qinzheng Hall instantly quieted down.

Yuan Yichen and Chang Xinru had no choice but to let go of the doubts in their hearts and stepped into the Qinzheng Hall with a smile on their faces.

Everyone respectfully bowed, and waited until Yuan Yichen sat down on the main seat, and said in person, "Flat." ”

Everyone got up and sat back down.

At a glance, most of the courtiers are really beautiful and beautiful, and they are young ladies in bloom.

"Fourth brother, you guys are too slow, I've been drinking with them here for a while."

Yuan Zhenxuan came over drunkenly and grinned at the three of them.

Yuan Huaisheng squinted his eyes and sat down, as if he was looking at a fool. With a serious face, he said: "The sixth brother is really comfortable, Your Majesty is in the future, and he actually used his chopsticks privately." ”

When Yuan Zhenxuan heard this, he smiled indifferently: "It's all my own brothers, where did I come from, and I didn't use my chopsticks, I just drank a little wine." Today's people are all first-class wonderful people! ”

Yuan Yichen looked at Yuan Zhenxuan and said with a smile: "It seems that you are really drunk, why don't you sit down and rest, or do you feel uncomfortable here and want to go somewhere else?" ”

When Yuan Zhenxuan heard this, he immediately fell silent, and sat obediently in his seat, but his eyes kept glancing down at his seat.

Yuan Yichen followed Yuan Zhenxuan's gaze and couldn't help but exclaim: "It's really strange today, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is also here." It's a rare sight. ”

As he spoke, Yuan Yichen's eyes were looking at Yuan Huaisheng, and the meaning was not obvious.

Most of the ministers in the seat also saw Mo Youxi for the first time, especially some young ones, looking at Mo Youxi, they couldn't even take their eyes off for a while, and then looked at Li Mengyao who was sitting opposite, these two are really difficult to distinguish between high and low eyebrows, and they are both first-class beautiful women.

"Look at it, it's not just that, the treasure of this country's family is also, I see that we have earned it today, and I can actually see the two beauties of the famous Yuanling appearing together."

Mo Youxi had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, today she specially picked out a blue brocade dress embroidered with clear lotus, looking not plain and thick, just right, and it looked even more graceful and atmospheric. Coupled with the excellent face, it is really eye-catching. I was amazed.

"Your Majesty, the queen mother is wrong."

The two of them got up almost at the same time, owed their bodies, and replied modestly.

Li Chengming and Mo Fulin met their eyes, both with disdain.

"Hurry up and sit down, I've heard that the daughters of Prime Minister Mo's mansion are all long water spirits. The eldest daughter is a dragon and phoenix among people, like a fairy, and she is really worthy of her name when she sees it today. ”

Chang Xinru stopped, turned his head to look at Li Mengyao again, and continued: "Last time, because of the illness of this palace, I didn't have the opportunity to see the daughter of the national family. I think that none of the women in our Yuanling can be belittled. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement. Yuan Yichen seemed to remember something, and asked with a smile: "I heard Gonggong Xu say that the Guogong Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion have married each other, but this matter is true, if it is true, it is really a first-class good thing." ”

When Mo Fulin heard this, he lowered his head and was silent. If Mo Youxi hadn't opened his mouth first, he would definitely not have agreed. He looked down on Li Chengming from the bottom of his heart, and now that the Guogong Mansion was in his hands, Mo Fulin could think of what kind of end it would be with his feet.

"Back to Your Majesty. There is indeed this matter, and it was only a few days ago that Prime Minister Mo Cheng discussed it with Weichen. My family does have a son who is not disciplined, and I have always heard that the prime minister's mansion teaches her daughters well, so I had a plan to engage three years ago, but it has not been implemented yet, and I heard that... There was an unfortunate incident in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he just gave up. Now that Prime Minister Mo has personally mentioned it, Weichen naturally thinks it is also good. ”

When Mo Fulin heard this, his face was gloomy, and he was not very happy to see it. This matter was a big deal in Yuan Ling three years ago. It caused a sensation. There are a lot of jokes watching him behind his back, and this Li Chengming is also one of them.

But fortunately, King Yong'an no longer heard of Xicheng, and His Majesty took care of the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so this matter was never mentioned. Now Li Chengming is obviously doing it on purpose, wanting to embarrass him!

There was silence in the hall, and no one spoke.

Mo Youxi saw that Mo Fulin didn't know how to answer, so he immediately smiled:

Guogong laughed, natural disasters and man-made disasters, how could we have predicted it, my father has always been kind-hearted, and he also saw that the aunt was helpless, so he was admitted to the house. I didn't expect that such a thing would happen to people's hearts, and my father was heartbroken for a long time. This is a family disaster, and the repetition of the old thing is like uncovering a scabbed scar. It is inevitably heart-wrenching. ”

After speaking, Mo Youxi sighed deeply, and then continued: "But I heard that Mo Yanxi was designated by Li Gongzi in your mansion. Presumably, Li Gongzi felt uncomfortable in his heart, if he was depressed and crazy, he hoped that the prince would be tolerant. ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, they all looked at Mo Youxi in surprise, and what she said was clear and clear. cleverly explained the reasons for the events of the year, and also faintly implied that the national prince disregarded his identity and revealed the strengths and weaknesses of people. In the end, the topic was brought to the well-known son of the Guogong Mansion who did not learn and did not know how to do it.

"What did you just say, what is the name of that young lady in the house?"

Suddenly, there was a questioning voice from the high seat. With a cold and solemn sense of oppression.

Mo Youxi lowered his head and hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness, the concubine in the mansion who had a marriage contract with the prince of the Guogong Mansion back then is called Mo Yanxi. ”