On March 29 of the Ruihe calendar, the day is clear, the wind is smooth, and the sun is just right.

At that time, the hundred officials in the Imperial Wancheng Palace had already been attending the table in the next country for a long time according to the table position of their respective mansions.

Because the queen mother of the two palaces was exempted from entering the palace in advance to ask for peace, it was because at this time the relatives of each house were in the palace and sat in one place.

Because the Wancheng Palace was expanded during the Xi Emperor, it was specially used as a banquet for the surrounding vassal countries, so as to show the prestige of the kingdom.

And the emperor likes his people, likes luxury, and is good at repairing the palace, so this Wancheng Palace is built inside and out with a very golden wall.

Heavenly weather, nothing more than that.

And because it was originally built for banquets, although the name of the palace is a palace, in fact, there is only a very open main hall and two dark rooms on the left and right sides that cannot even be called side halls.

Therefore, the main hall is particularly open.

At this time, everyone in the temple greeted each other with their usual friends.

It's just that almost everyone is talking to the people around them, and at the same time, part of the corner of their eyes is placed on the side of the main seat of the main hall.

Because he has not yet married a wife, and his parents died early, Yi Fengqi is sitting alone at this time, looking alone, quite thin.

No, Zheng Deming, who was the secretary of the military department during the Ruihe period, suddenly saw such a person who was quite out of place in this lively hall by the light of the wine glass.

So he approached Feng Qi's table and sat down together.

"Lord Feng, although today's feast has not yet been announced, but Your Majesty's edict, let me wait as much as I can before the banquet, Your Majesty is so compassionate, why is Lord Feng still sullen?"

Feng Qi was concerned, but he also had to deal with him, Zheng Deming is a person, thick and fine, not simple.

"Lord Zheng is worried a lot, and the official is just thinking about why he hasn't had a banquet yet, and he is a little uneasy."

This is a half-truth, and Zheng Deming can't discern any other meanings for a while.

In fact, he also has this question in his own heart, after all, according to the rules, the emperor can have a banquet in front of the palace.

But today, after His Majesty the Emperor arrived, he let them be free to move around here without formality before the feast, and this is the meaning of letting them move freely here.

And more importantly, in the main hall of the Wancheng Palace at this time, the envoys of the surrounding countries have already arrived.

And at this time, there is no banquet, which is actually an extremely abnormal move.

But it was the supreme ruler of the empire who gave the order, and with what he said, no matter the reason, it was a blessing, and even if everyone was confused, they didn't dare to delve into it on the surface.

On the other side, the kings with different surnames also had a lot of doubts in their hearts at this time, and they were very puzzled by this, "Why don't you see Princess Rongchen?" ”

King An asked softly with his son beside him, naturally, he didn't expect his son to know, and this question was just a son to wake up.

After all, this palace has always been Longtan Tiger's Den, and if you make a mistake, you may lose your head and harm the family.

Even though he has a noble status, every time he enters the palace, he treats it with the current battle of the great enemy.

And next to him, like a Zhilan jade tree, although the beautiful prince of An Wang had a consistent smile on his face when he heard this, his eyes were dark for a moment.

He paused before replying, "There is no one in the Nine Chapters Palace. ”

Yes, the table case is set diagonally opposite the Nine Chapters of the Palace, and it is also empty.

Seeing this, King An picked up the wine glass and said no more.

After all, people who are used to seeing the ups and downs of the wind and waves are naturally calm.

However, when young people are young and ignorant, where can they really be as calm as these elders of the older generation who have become elites.

"Mother, didn't you say that the county lord of Chang'an in the Jiuzhang Mansion is a great beauty, why didn't she come today? Didn't she say that she took over the organization of this Fanghua banquet? ”

"Gardenia, didn't you usually say that you like the pastries in the palace, try this chestnut cake, this is the favorite pastry of the mother when she was a child."

Although Princess Rong spoke softly, Lord Rong, who had grown up beside her mother since she was a child, already knew that her mother was telling her to shut up.

However, she is the princess of the royal mansion, and she has been used to being held since she was a child, and her temperament suddenly came up at this time, how could she obey her mother's wishes.

She walked past her mother, tugged at her father's sleeve twice, and before her father could look at her, she asked, "Father, do you know what is going on?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Princess Rong immediately scolded in a low voice, "If you forget the rules that were taught to you in the past, then Ming'er will let someone choose another aunt for you." ”

"Mother!"

was suddenly scolded like this, the little county lord's face was quite unsightly, and at this time her eyes were full of tears, and she almost really cried.

"Okay, don't scare her, she's still a child."

It was King Rong who said this, as if the years had not left any traces on his face, or perhaps he had been practicing martial arts all year round, in short, he looked extremely young.

Although his appearance is heroic and extraordinary, the pair of peach blossom eyes on his face that are particularly eye-catching melt the rough feeling unique to a military warrior on his body, adding a little softness.

I saw him raise his hand and put it on his little daughter's head, and comforted him in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, your mother is scaring you." ”

"Is it true?" The little county lord cautiously raised his little head and asked out loud.

And what answered her was the silence of her mother, and the warning of her half-brother who could not ignore her after her father's death.

So the little county lord silently turned back, and silently picked up the chestnut cake on the table.

Wang Rong watched with satisfaction as his daughter took small sips and ate the pastry very seriously, and couldn't help but pick up a piece of chestnut cake and stuff it into his mouth.

Obviously, it tasted good, because King Rong leaned slightly sideways and asked his son behind him.

"Yan'er, do you want to eat pastries?"

King Rong is a loving father, he thinks the pastries are delicious, and his daughter can't leave his son behind.

It's just that Princess Rong on the side can't wait to roll her eyes in her heart.

Sure enough, she heard her son's cold voice almost immediately, "No need. ”

"What are you looking at?" King Rong asked his son coldly.

Naturally, it was his son's expressionless face that answered King Rong.

It's just obvious that King Rong is used to it, so he continued, "You've been looking at the side of the Sect's Prince Mansion for a long time, intentionally or unintentionally, aren't you looking at the old princes of the clan?" ”

These words caused Princess Rong, who had been sitting upright, to look at her son slightly.

On the side of the prince's mansion, there are the old princes of the clan and their relatives, and in addition to the princes of the clan, there is also a palace called Chapter Jiu.

What her son was looking at, Princess Rong was generally clear in her heart, after all, she had just sent a gift to the Jiuzhang Mansion not long ago, intending to apologize for her son's abruptness.

And for this point, Wang Rong, who didn't know yet, thought much more simply, "If you fall in love with someone's girl, you don't have to be timid, the son of the Rong family is still worthy of marrying the royal county lord." ”

When Rong Jingqian heard this, he was speechless for a long time, and was silent as always.

And Princess Rong, who was beside King Rong, showed an indescribably complicated look on her face for a while.

She couldn't help but wonder how her husband would react if he found out who his son's preferred royal lord was.

But obviously, as a person who has come over, she understands some of her son's thoughts, but her son, who has never been contaminated with half a word of love since he was a child, is still ignorant and has not yet opened his mind!

The people below have different thoughts, and these noble princesses above are also all sitting on pins and needles.

There is no other reason, just because they are sitting here, and they can see it very clearly, their common husband, the look on his face at this time is really not good.

And they know the reason for this.

Just look at them, intentionally or unintentionally, looking at the position of Empress Dowager Jiang's lower head, which is the seat of the eldest princess of the empire, Rong Chen.

After a long time, someone finally broke the silence.

"Your Majesty, it's been so long, why don't you go to Luoshui to take a look in person."

The woman who said this, although she looked extremely young, if you looked closely, you could see the tiredness on her face that was difficult to hide, but even so, it did not affect her appearance in the slightest.

The woman who spoke, dressed in a hairpin dress, was regulated by the queen, and naturally she was the mother of a country in the Fengyi world of the Dayi Empire, Queen Xu of Wending.

She saw that the Holy Emperor who was sitting on the throne in the main hall at this time looked at the happy scene below, and was quite absent-minded, so she asked out loud.

This question brought back the thoughts of the Holy British Emperor, which was already a little far away.

I saw him say to Queen Xu with a pleasant face, "You are not in good health, so you should not move around too much." ”

After that, he instructed sideways, "Liu Ying, you go to Luoshui Palace again to see if there is any big problem with the imperial sister." ”

Rui, who heard this next to him, and Liu Ying, the eunuch in charge of the Great Inner Palace, was in trouble at this time, and since he received the news from Luoshui Palace, His Majesty ordered him to go to Luoshui immediately.

But the eldest princess only said that she was in good health and would attend the table on time, and she drove him out of Luoshui without seeing him.

When he returned to His Majesty to restore his life, although His Majesty did not say anything explicitly, it could be seen that His Majesty was displeased.

If he goes again at this time, if he is kicked out again, then this hat of "incompetence" will definitely stick firmly to his head from now on, and he will never be able to take it off again.

Suddenly, Liu Ying's mouth began to feel bitter.

It was at this time, almost at the same time that he bowed down, that a sharp and loud singing sound sounded outside the hall.

"Princess Rongchen has arrived! His Royal Highness the Lord of the Elder County has arrived! ”

Because although Chang'an is a title, it is also a boudoir name.

In addition to the Qianqing Palace, Luoshui Palace and the Cining Palace where the deceased Empress Dowager lived at that time, no eunuch in the palace dared to add the word "Chang'an" when reciting the number on the banquet of this specification.

Therefore, although everyone often calls Chang'an the county lord on weekdays, no one dares to go beyond the rules in public formal occasions.

In order to distinguish this His Royal Highness the Elder County Lord, who is different from the ordinary prince's mansion county lord.

In fact, I am afraid that such a situation was not expected when the emperor gave the title.