Chapter 14 Mid-Autumn Festival
"As long as the real person remembers." Feng Wuxian looked up at the starry sky and said lightly, "If it goes well, that Dao Master should propose to my father that there is a lack of a prince, so that I can show up naturally, if it really doesn't work, it is also the will of heaven, and now it is so urgent, wouldn't it make people suspicious?" ”
Drinking the tea made by Hongru himself, Chen Lingcheng was full of emotion about the transformation of the Seventh Prince, His Royal Highness, who could only drink medicine not long ago, finally knew how to survive in the palace. glanced at Hongru next to him, his eyes showed approval, to have the current situation, Hongru is really indispensable!
The night of August 15 was fast approaching, and the moonlight was exceptionally fine on that day, and there was not even a trace of clouds in the sky. A flawless bright moon hangs in the sky, illuminating the lively Imperial Garden like a bright lantern. Countless glass palace lamps made by skilled craftsmen flickered, robbing a few of the light of the bright moon; Countless tables and chairs are filled with delicious food and wine, which is dazzling to see; Countless palace maids in colorful clothes shuttled among them, and the luxurious style of the emperor's house was really vividly displayed. On this festive day, the concubines were all dressed up in fancy ways, the imperial jewelry that they were reluctant to wear on weekdays, as well as the most expensive clothes, the best rouge pollen, all the solutions were used. These ladies who rarely get together are all red for a seat, a order, everyone wants to sit closest to the emperor, and everyone wants to be the first to congratulate the emperor. Shi Liushun, the deputy eunuch of the Six Palaces who was in charge of the banquet, was almost busy in the dark, but he still couldn't satisfy every lady.
As for the princes, they were divided into several piles according to their age. The eleventh prince, who was only ten years old, naturally followed closely behind Yu Guifei, and as for the twelfth prince, who died in childbirth due to his mother's dystocia when giving birth to him, the five-year-old could only be with the nurse, salivating at the delicacies on the table. The other two most promising three princes, Feng Wuyan and the fifth prince, Feng Wuzhao, were playing with a laurel tree like best friends at this time, and they didn't mention a word about today's topic in their conversation. The second prince Feng and the sixth prince Feng Wuqing were discussing a recently popular poetry collection, and they didn't realize that they were spitting and splashing stars. The Four Princes, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Emperor were quietly discussing female music in a bunch, fighting for whose troupe was the best. Those who don't know will think that this is a picture of a happy palace night tour, and no one thinks that there is one person missing.
Suddenly, a eunuch came panting and reported: "The emperor has already set off, please ladies and gentlemen, your highnesses prepare a little." After saying a prostration, he hurried back the way he came. The pot exploded in the Imperial Garden. This time, the concubines of the six palaces were able to serve the banquet, and the eunuchs and palace maids of each palace were in addition to a group of people on duty at night, and more than half of them accompanied their masters to the imperial garden, and the prince's servants were also quite a lot, although the place in the imperial garden was spacious, but so many people were always uncomfortable crowded together, so there were only those eunuchs and palace maids who had heads and faces behind the masters, and the others could only wait outside the garden for the master's possible messengers.
"The emperor has arrived!" The eunuch on duty shouted, and the imperial garden was suddenly silent, and all the people knelt on the ground to greet them according to their shifts. The emperor's shoulders were carried into the imperial garden, and after three silent whips, I saw the emperor slowly entering, and everyone who peeked saw the Ming Fang real person with a solemn face behind the emperor, and they all sighed in their hearts, it seems that the emperor is really here this time.
The emperor swept towards the people kneeling on the ground, and saw men on the left and women on the right, neatly arranged. The east is headed by the queen He, the following are Yu Guifei Xiao, Degui Concubine Lan, Yun Guifei Ma, Rong Concubine Zhou, Xian Concubine Zhao, some concubines who have not given birth to a prince are also kneeling behind, and the biological mother of the second prince, Chun Guiren, is also mixed in with the crowd, she is from a humble background, and she has been favored by the saint as a palace maid, although she gave birth to the second prince, but she is still not valued. The west is not sorted by the age of the princes, the fifth prince Feng Wuzhao is naturally ranked first due to his mother's noble status, followed by the third prince and the eleventh prince, and the next is the second prince, the fourth prince, the sixth prince, the eighth prince, the ninth prince and the twelve princes who are restless on the ground.
Touching the emperor's gaze, everyone couldn't help but bow down and said in unison: "Respectfully invite the emperor to be a saint!" ”
"It's all free, today is a family banquet, although the princesses have not come, and the people are not complete enough, but it is rare to have this opportunity, everyone simply exempts these false courtesies, and has a good narrative." The emperor greeted with a smile, and it could be seen that today's emperor was extremely happy, and everyone got up and sat down in their respective places. However, the words of Ming Fang Zhenren behind him made the emperor's expression gloomy.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the princes have not come?" Ming Fang Zhenren swept through the crowd a few times, but never saw the prince that day, although he knew that he must have changed his makeup when he pretended to be Xiao Fangzi, but he couldn't find this kind of thing for the first time, so he couldn't help but have some doubts.
"Alas, I don't hide it from the Taoist, the Seventh Prince Feng Wuxian really didn't come, this kid has always been in bad health, and he rarely participates in this kind of banquet." The Emperor shook his head, as if trying to get rid of all this unpleasantness.
"Your Majesty, with all due respect, if the princes don't arrive, then I'm afraid the results of the calculation will not be accurate, the Mandate of Heaven is too mysterious, and the emperor should send someone to summon the Seventh Highness." Ming Fang Zhenren almost blurted out, and he didn't know why he remembered that young man so much.
The emperor only hesitated for a moment, then summoned a eunuch, bowed his head and gave a few orders, and then sent him away. "Just follow the Tao, alas, I hope there will be results today!"
Wang Hai, the great eunuch beside the emperor, has been serving this Venerable of Ten Thousand Vehicles for seven years, and it is common for the Seven Princes to participate in the banquet, so it is the first time that he has sent someone to invite him so solemnly. Because the emperor specially ordered to be fast, he had an extra heart, and after obtaining Shi Liushun's consent, he asked the four little eunuchs to prepare a shoulder court, if the seventh prince could not walk, it would come in handy.
Compared with the lively Imperial Garden, Fenghua Palace is particularly deserted. The palace maids and eunuchs stood listlessly, which was absolutely impossible to see in other palaces, Wang Hai casually grabbed a little eunuch and asked repeatedly: "Can His Highness the Seventh get up?" The emperor urgently called, quickly let His Royal Highness change clothes and prepare, the shoulder is already waiting outside! ”
The little eunuch had probably never seen such a scene, and he was stunned for a moment, without any reaction. The anxious Wang Hai pushed him away and rushed straight forward. A red shadow suddenly stood in front of him, "Who dares to trespass into the prince's bedroom, don't you understand the rules at all?" "Naturally, it was Hongru who stood in the way, she had been waiting here for a long time, and now she was just pretending.
Wang Hai was angry when he heard this, he worked hard to get here, and he actually met such an ignorant minion, what kind of master raised what kind of soldiers, he secretly cursed in his heart. However, his face was still full of smiles, "How dare a slave trespass into the prince's bedroom?" The emperor urgently summoned the Seventh Highness to the imperial garden to participate in the banquet, and asked the girl to report it quickly, lest the emperor wait for a long time, and you and I can't afford to be late! The latter words were a little intimidating.
Hongru pretended to be extremely surprised, not only got out of the way, but also shouted: "The emperor urgently summons His Highness, quickly change His Highness's clothes!" As he spoke, he walked inside. When Wang Hai, who was following behind, walked in front of Feng Wuxi, several palace maids were hurriedly serving the prince to change clothes, and in a hurry, it took a lot of time to put on a formal prince's costume, so anxious that Wang Hai stomped his feet. When Feng Wuxian was on his shoulder, and he had already finished a meal, Wang Hai gave an order, and the four little eunuchs picked up Feng Wuxian and began to run, no one wanted to be blamed for this matter. Hong Ruyi was in a hurry, and hurriedly called the two little eunuchs, strictly ordered them to follow the master, and without waiting for them to run two steps, he called them back again, and hurriedly entered the palace and took out a scroll and handed it to the two of them, so he stood at the door of the palace and paced up uneasily.