The ministers waited outside the Fengtian Hall for more than an hour before they heard the eunuch pronounce the salute, and the eunuch led the ministers around the Fengtian Hall and went to the Chunhe Hall in the inner court.

The Chunhe Hall is the center of the inner court of the imperial palace, and it is also the place where the emperor gives a banquet, through the inner court, behind which is the harem, and the Fengyi Hall where the queen lives is in the middle of the harem.

Outside the hall of Dechun and the palace, it was a cumbersome procedure, Qi Ning could only do what others did, tossing for more than an hour, it was already dusk, Qi Ning sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that this emperor's wedding, from top to bottom is suffering, going out early in the morning to now, not to mention eating, not even a glass of water to drink.

After a while, I saw a group of female officials and palace maids surrounding Princess Tianxiang with a phoenix crown and a curtain going down a road to the harem, and the ministers immediately knelt on the ground and watched the queen leave.

By the time the ministers entered the Chunhe Hall and took their seats, it was already dark.

Qi Ning only hoped that the dishes would come up quickly, eat a full stomach first, and then wait, who knew that when it was dark, the banquet in the palace was late, and the ministers present were also hungry, but after the dishes came up, they didn't dare to be rude one by one, and they stopped at a shallow taste, and they were very subtle.

Qi Ning saw that the officials at the table were so reserved, and it was not easy for him to let go of his hands and feet to eat and drink, he thought that it would not be possible, he would boil up in the palace again, and wait until he returned to the Hou Mansion to have a full meal, anyway, he was already hungry for a day, and he didn't care about waiting for an hour or two more.

In fact, after the state of Chu, successive emperors have implemented diligence and thrift, and today's etiquette has been very cumbersome in Qi Ning's opinion, but in fact, many of the etiquette orders that can be saved have been omitted, otherwise the ministers will have to delay the entry of the ministers for one or two hours.

At first, the ministers were still a little reserved, but after a while, the Chunhe Hall began to be lively, pushing the cup to the cup, Qi Ning saw this, but he was not polite, but at this time, all the officials at the table toasted Qi Ning one after another.

If Qi Ning did not have any prestige among the ministers before, but the change of the imperial tomb and the etiquette dispute of today's greeting relatives have made the ministers dare not underestimate Qi Ning, at the beginning, many people still thought that Qi Ning had a-for-tat confrontation with the Sima family several times, but Qi Ning had the upper hand both times, and many people began to feel that although this brocade was young, it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Hundreds of ministers gathered together in the Chunhe Palace, today is a festive day, and the Chunhe Hall is also very lively.

Because of the emperor's wedding, all parts of the capital are also full of lights, and the entire imperial capital of Chu is shrouded in a festive atmosphere, that is, on the Qinhuai River, it is also a song and dance, and many paintings are posted with happy words, and I don't know whether it is to celebrate the emperor's big day, or to create a warm atmosphere for the benefactors and girls.

There are not a few deserted places in the capital, and Huainan Wangfu is one of them.

After the Huainan Palace's palace was confiscated, the messengers of the Kyoto Prefecture came to take over the Yulin Battalion to temporarily guard the palace, and then the 100 soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion who were transferred from outside the city took over the Kyoto Prefecture Yacha to change the guard, and the general who led the 100-man team was Zhao Wuxian, who walked out of the Hou Mansion.

After the Black Scale Camp was rebuilt, Qi Ning sent Duan Canghai and Zhao Wuxian, the guards of the Hou Mansion, to the commander, leaving Qi Feng and Li Tang to continue to be in charge of the guards in the mansion.

Zhao Wuxian doesn't talk much, he is low-key, but he is very reliable, and it is not a trivial matter to protect the palace.

The front and back of the palace were guarded by the soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion, and there were several streets around it, and Zhao Wushu would personally lead people to patrol them from time to time.

The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, in the back door alley of the palace, two carriages are parked in it, the back door is open, and several men in black carry the boxes out of the palace and carefully load the boxes to the carriage.

Dou Kui, the head of the household, was dressed in civilian clothes, looking left and right, beckoning from time to time to speed up, and the two soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion guarding the back door ignored it, like a stone carving.

Five or six boxes were moved out of front and back, packed in two carriages, and when the last box was brought out, Zhao Wuxian came out of the back door and said to Dou Kui: "Lord Dou, Master Hou has instructed, let's prepare these goods, one is a lot, Lord Dou go back and check it." ”

Dou Kui knew that Zhao Wuxian was Qi Ning's confidant, although his status was much higher than Zhao Wuxian, he still said politely: "You brothers, please tell Hou Ye, I will handle this matter properly and well, so that Hou Ye will not have any worries." Without further ado, he hurriedly boarded the carriage in front of him and waved his hand: "Let's go!" ”

The two carriages began to move slowly, each followed by four men in black with swords at their waists, escorting the carriage away by the moonlight.

Dou Kui only picked up the remote street and walked, passing through two streets, suddenly felt the speed of the carriage slow down, Dou Kui was leaning on the carriage to close his eyes and recuperate, feeling the carriage slow down, frowned, got up and stepped forward, lifted the curtain, and was about to ask, but suddenly saw a group of black shadows on the street in front of him.

Dou Kui's heart sank, but the coachman had already shouted: "Get out of the way, who is in the way, don't you want to live?" ”

"Shut up!" A voice from the other party shouted coldly: "Loyalty is waiting here, you dare to be presumptuous, say a word of nonsense, and be careful to tear your mouth." ”

When Dou Kui heard the words "Loyalty", his heart sank, and he immediately got out of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage, raised his eyes and looked over, and sure enough, he saw Sima Changshen, who was dressed in brocade clothes, was holding his hands in front of him, and behind Sima Changshen, followed by more than a dozen big men, all of them were fierce and vicious.

"It turned out to be loyalty? The lower official paid a visit to the Hou Ye. Dou Kui has been in the officialdom for many years, but he has some kung fu in acting, with a smile on his face, he stepped forward and said, "Master Hou left the table so early?" The banquet in the palace hasn't stopped yet, has it? ”

"It's not going to stop yet." Sima Chang smiled cautiously, glanced at the carriage, and then said lightly: "However, Ben Hou was looking for Lord Dou at the banquet, and wanted to toast Lord Dou for a drink, but he couldn't find Lord Dou. ”

"Master Hou..... Come out to find the lower officer? Dou Kui was stunned, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "How dare you, today is the big day of the Guogong Mansion, the Hou Ye should drink a few more drinks in the palace, and the Hou Ye of He Lao will take care of the lower officials." ”

Sima Changshen smiled and said: "Lord Dou, others don't thank you, but you have to thank you." He walked forward slowly, walked around Dou Kui, and kept his eyes on Dou Kui: "This emperor's wedding, if it weren't for the household department's best supply, it might not be as smooth as it is today." Others don't know, but Ben Hou knows that you, Lord Dou, have made great contributions. ”

"This ..... Hou Ye is really too famous, and the lower officials really dare not take it. Dou Kui arched his hand and said: "The lower officials don't dare to delay the Hou Ye's banquet, and they will definitely bring good wine to the Hou Ye for two glasses another day." ”

Sima Changshen laughed and said, "That's good." However, Lord Dou, there is something unclear about Benhou, please advise. ”

"Master Hou..... If you have any orders, just show them!"

"Today is the emperor's wedding, and all the officials are feasting in the Chunhe Palace, and it is very lively to push the cup to the cup." Sima Chang said cautiously: "Why is Master Dou the only one to leave the table?" Could it be that Lord Dou is not feeling well? ”

"This .....!" Dou Kui's eyes rolled, and he sighed: "Xiaguan is indeed not very comfortable these days, and it is not appropriate to drink too much, stay over there, I am afraid that I will be confused and drink too much, so ..... So I can only say goodbye first. ”

"I see." Sima Changshen put his hands behind his back, raised his neck slightly, and looked at Dou Kui with a condescending look: "Since he is unwell, Lord Dou should be in the mansion to recuperate, why did he come here in the middle of the night?" Turning sideways slightly, the probe looked at a carriage behind, and said with a deliberate smile: "Lord Dou is not a beautiful woman in a tryst in the middle of the night, is he afraid of being known?" ”

Dou Kui smiled dryly: "Master Hou said that he was joking, the lower officials are all a lot old, how can they ..... How could there be such a mind? ”

"In that case, who's in the carriage behind?" Sima Chang looked cautious slightly: "Lord Dou will never tell me that there is no one in that carriage, right?" Could it be your family? ”

"This ......!" Cold sweat broke out on Dou Kui's forehead.

He and Qi Ning agreed to take advantage of the night banquet in the palace to smuggle away the treasures of the palace, just to prevent the people of the Sima family from interfering in it.

Sima Changshen said that he came out to find himself to drink, Dou Kui naturally knew that it was, and knew that he was afraid that he would be targeted by the Sima family from the beginning, and he left the palace banquet, he must have been noticed by the Sima family, and the other party even guessed that he had made a move, so he left the palace banquet and ran to block himself.

At present, it is really extremely troublesome, the wooden boxes in the carriage are all rare and strange treasures from the treasure room of the palace, if Sima Changshen opens the box and sees it, whether these treasures can be kept is secondary, and he will also be charged with embezzling treasures, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Sima Changshen saw Dou Kui's forehead sweating, and he was even more proud, and said with a smile: "If there is Lord Dou's family in the carriage, and I meet him today, Ben Hou will just meet him." He lowered his voice and said deliberately: "If it is a beautiful woman who Lord Dou meets in private, let Ben Hou see what it looks like, Lord Dou can rest assured, everyone has this little thing about men, and Ben Hou will not publicize it to the public." ”

Dou Kui tried his best to calm down and said, "Master Hou is marrying a daughter today, the matter is very important, how can it be delayed here." Another day, the official will take the cheap to visit the Hou Ye, the hour is not early, the Hou Ye should return to the palace as soon as possible, so as not to find the Hou Ye but not see. ”

"How?" Sima Changshen's face sank: "Lord Dou doesn't give Ben Hou this face?" He walked forward and walked to the carriage: "Lord Dou doesn't want Ben Hou to see him, Ben Hou has to meet him today, to see what kind of beauty can make Lord Dou even ignore the emperor's wedding banquet and come out to meet in the middle of the night." ”

Dou Kui saw Sima Chang cautiously going straight to the carriage behind, his face changed greatly, he raised his hand, and said in a lost voice: "Master Hou, don't ......!" ”

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PS: The fourth update is sent, fortunately, 2018 is a good start. Thank you to the brothers for the monthly tickets, and thank Min Ren, the book friend 41378707, and the book friend 54698375 for the three good brothers for their support. New year, thank you for continuing to accompany the desert, you are the best readers, and for your gratitude, there may be a more one later. If not, it means that a girl has asked me out, and if there is, it means that I have been released pigeons!