The summer banquet is a grand palace banquet in the summer of Hu State. On this day, all the princes, ministers, daughters and other female dependents will attend.

This year's summer banquet was held in the imperial garden in the palace of Hu Guo, and in previous years it was held in the villa outside the palace. Zhao Mingsheng was to remind everyone to practice frugality, which was unanimously supported by the emperor's relatives and court officials, and the historian recorded this beautiful event in the case, and praised it in his words.

Yun Yan was wearing a swallow purple gown, with several precious opals inlaid on the buckle of the neckline, and one end was bundled in a jade crown, and a bamboo hairpin made of mutton fat jade was inserted on the crown. Ao Xue beside her was dressed in white as usual, and under the persuasion of Yunyan, she reluctantly covered a water-gray robe outside. The temperament of the two people is like an immortal outside the sky, and they are out of place with their surroundings. Those court officials did not associate with him because of the orders of the Marquis of Anding.

Qin Mo came in, he was wearing a light green robe, and the jade wrench on his finger contrasted with it. He walked over and took the initiative to greet Yun Yan and said, "Who is Yun Gongzi?" ”

Yun Yan said: "This is my brother Yun Chuan." He smiled, Qin Mo's news was really fast, and he quickly learned about her cooperation with the emperor, but Qin Mo himself was Zhao Mingsheng's person, and it was normal to know first-hand news.

Ao Xue's identity is only Yun Gongzi's brother Yun Chuan, and he doesn't have to do anything else, he doesn't have to say anything. Seeing that Yun Chuan's breath was cold, Qin Mo no longer went to greet him rashly, and after a few simple greetings, he withdrew first because he was unwell.

The eunuch came over and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat. A group of people entered the main hall one after another from the side hall. When those noble ladies of the capital court saw Yunyan Gongzi coming in, their faces were crimson, and they all lowered their heads and covered their mouths with champas, whispering, because their husbands were still present, they could only talk secretly. A burst of bang music sounded, and the Son of Heaven took the queen and got off the golden bowl. Yunyan saw Zhao Mingsheng in a bright yellow emperor's dress for the first time, which was different from usual, making him more like a person on the altar.

The smile on Mu Zhen's face made her feel extremely dazzling, and her smile contained three points of pity and seven points of tolerance and self-satisfaction. She shows everyone her noble status and proud status all the time, and she is a woman who makes women all over the world envious and jealous. It made Yunyan feel sick.

Yunyan clenched the palm of his sleeve tightly, stimulating his brain to try to make himself sober, trying his best to keep the fake smile on his face from disappearing.

The emperor and queen sat together in the chief, and everyone knelt down and said neatly: "Long live Your Majesty, long live, the queen mother, thousand years old, thousand years old." ”

Zhao Mingsheng said loudly: "Flat." He saw that Yunyan was also kneeling among the crowd, and the previous depression was swept away, and he felt very satisfied.

At the beginning of the banquet, it was a very beautiful opening dance, and the woman who danced alone was very beautiful, a little more beautiful than Mu Zhen. The men in the seat all looked at this beautiful figure with some intoxication. Yunyan glanced at Zhao Mingsheng and found that he was watching the performance with a smile and seemed to be in a good mood. Zhao Mingsheng found Yunyan and looked at him, and smiled, which was very intriguing.

Mu Zhen looked at the stage with a smile on the side, her eyes were about to come out of the hole. She couldn't wait to tear this woman apart and throw her into a mass grave, who would show her so bewitching! It's just that she is the queen, she can't say anything, she must be tolerant and generous to accept everything, and if she doesn't do it well, she will be crowned with the hat of losing the dignity of the mother of the country!

Zhao Mingsheng turned his head sideways and patted Mu Zhen's hand and said, "Queen, are you okay?" Mu Zhen came back to her senses, her eyes were full of tenderness and sweetness, and she smiled softly: "Your Majesty, today's summer banquet is more exciting than in previous years~ The concubine looks very good." ”

Zhao Mingsheng said: "Then the queen will watch it for a while." Mu Zhen nodded with difficulty.

Yunyan skimmed out the interaction between the two of them, one considerate and the other gentle, which looked really dazzling. She poured herself a glass of wine and poured it down her throat, and a few tears appeared in the corners of her eyes. Aoxue saw it and tugged at the corner of her clothes, suggesting that she should not be impulsive. He knew that Yunyan would return to the palace again and see Zhao Mingsheng and Mu Zhen would definitely lose his temper.

When the dance was over, the woman bowed deeply. Zhao Mingsheng said: "You dance well, whose daughter are you?" ”

When the woman heard the emperor's words, her face was overjoyed, and she tried to make her voice steady, and she said confidently: "The courtier is Su Rao, the concubine of the Marquis of Anding." ”

Zhao Mingsheng said: "The Marquis of Anding Mansion is really talented. ”

Yunyan sneered, Zhao Mingsheng has such a strange vision now, isn't it that he has fallen in love with this bewitching woman, it is really interesting.

Su Botao, Marquis of Anding, looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "It is an honor for the old minister to be able to enter the eyes of the emperor." He stood up and bowed slightly, his smile not reaching the bottom of his eyes.

Zhao Mingsheng also smiled: "Reward! The woman suddenly knelt down and said in a loud voice, "Courtiers don't need any mundane things like gold and silver treasures. ”

Zhao Mingsheng was very calm, with a little coldness in his voice: "Oh? So what do you want me to reward you? ”

Su Rao glanced at her father under the stage, and then said: "The courtiers hope to enter the palace to accompany the emperor and share a little for the queen." ”

said that it was extremely emotional, as if she was the most sincere and innocent woman in the world. Yunyan and Aoxue glanced at each other and watched this wonderful show.

Mu Zhen looked at the openly courting woman below, bit her lip, and the fingernails in her robe were about to be broken by her. This fox still wants to compare with me! She glanced at Zhao Mingsheng a little nervously, but found that he looked normal and did not react.

The officials below did not dare to speak, in the court of Hu State, if you want to be prosperous, the two topics of the royal family's new recruits and heirs can never be touched. Today, the Marquis of Anding, at this special time, mentioned this matter again, and its intentions are really unpredictable.

Marquis Anding hurriedly attended, hurriedly walked to the middle of the hall and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the future of the royal family and the stability of the country's lifeline, the old minister implores the emperor to conduct a draft and recruit new people to open up branches and leaves for the royal family!" He knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, speaking with great emotion and looking like a loyal servant.

At this time, some of Su Botao's henchmen also stood up, knelt on the ground and said, "Please Your Majesty Mingjian!" ”

Yunyan looked at Mu Zhen, who was a little unbearable on her face, and felt a little funny, so many people begged her husband to accept a new person in front of her, but she didn't have any reason to refuse, and Mu Zhen's mood at the moment was not too much to scratch her heart with a hundred claws.

Zhao Mingsheng looked at the courtiers on the ground who were too "caring" about him, his eyebrows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "My Aiqing is really a pillar of the country who is worried about the country and the people. The people below wiped their cold sweat, and Zhao Mingsheng said sharply: "But I'm not dead yet!" Everyone is so anxious for an heir! It's good to hope that I am dead! ”

The ministers hurriedly knelt down and said, "Wechen is terrified! ”

Zhao Mingsheng took Mu Zhen's hand and said, "All of you listen to me, there is only one queen of mine, and there can only be one wife of me!" ”

Zhao Mingsheng waved his hand impatiently and said, "Reward Su Rao, the daughter of the Marquis of Anding, Jinzhu Qianhu!" ”

Su Rao trembled her shoulders and knelt on Shane, she saw the thunderous wrath of the Son of Heaven for the first time, and felt the closest thing to death. If it weren't for her father saying that he could guarantee her to be the queen, she wouldn't want to take this risk at all.

Su Botao glanced at Zhao Mingsheng deeply, and finally left the table in a huff.

Yunyan looked at the affectionate scene below, with a desperate and painful expression on his face, Mu Zhen, there is a man who is willing to resist all pressure, resist gossip and keep your position as the queen, and openly declare to the whole world that you must be a man, you have to wake up laughing even if you are dreaming,

Zhao Mingsheng saw the strange expression on Yun Yan's face, and was very puzzled in his heart, why there was a lonely and painful expression on his face at that moment, he always felt that those eyes were painful, he seemed to have seen them somewhere.

Zhao Mingsheng left because of government affairs, Mu Zhenyan sat on the upper seat in the posture of a hostess and watched the performance, looking at her face a little intoxicated, Yunyan felt impatient. Hu Dehai, the great eunuch beside Zhao Mingsheng, came over and said to Yun Yan: "Young Master Yun, Your Majesty has sent you to the imperial study to discuss matters, please." Yunyan got up and straightened his clothes and said, "There is Father-in-law Lao leading the way." She looked back at Aoxue, who looked at her deeply and nodded, signaling her to rest assured.

Soon there were several noble children talking around him, but because he was as cold as a piece of wood, they had to walk away. "Yun Gongzi's brother is as handsome as him, but it's a pity that an iceberg can't be covered with heat."

Yunyan knelt on the ground and bowed: "The grass people see the emperor." Zhao Mingsheng sat on the dragon chair and said, "Yun Gongzi, please get up." He commanded: "Come, give me a seat." ”

Yun Yan said: "Emperor Xie." She took a deep breath to ease all her emotions towards Zhao Mingsheng just now. Now they're just partnerships.

Zhao Mingsheng said: "I think that Yun Gongzi has already thought through the things I mentioned before. ”

Yunyan nodded and said, "For businessmen, interests are best friends; But at the same time, I am also a businessman of Hu State, and it is Yun's honor to be able to take into account the interests of the people of Hu State and seek benefits for the people. ”

Zhao Mingsheng looked at the man in front of him who spoke without leaking, his face was exquisite, and what he said was always easy for people to let down their guard, but his heart under his beautiful appearance was more than that.

He said: "Now that Yun Gongzi has thought it through, I won't go around in circles. My request is that the royal family of Hu State will directly manage Wufangzhai, and the Hanging Pot Pharmacy will be managed by the imperial court, and collect fifty percent of the income of Wufangzhai and Hanging Pot Pharmacy, and I will prescribe the condition that all the precious medicinal materials of Hu State will be directly supplied to the Hanging Pot Pharmacy by the Si Yao Library, and the dim sum of Wufangzhai can be offered to the royal family, and all the systems of Wufangzhai and Hanging Pot Pharmacy are still formulated by Yun Gongzi you, and Yun Gongzi will be given an official position. The conditions proposed by Zhao Mingsheng are very generous, and he even gave a businessman an official position, which is an opportunity that many scholars can think of.

Yun Yan said: "The grass people have additional conditions. ”

The room was very quiet, and occasionally the sound of the laughter of the bamboo in the imperial garden of the palace came over, and it was not really audible.