Chapter 17: The Storm at the Palace Banquet (2)

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Passing through the long corridor, I heard the palace people guarding the door shouting: Ascend the hall and know the grace of heaven. Princess Ningguo has arrived, and Yuan Yulang will arrive.

Princess Ningguo stopped and said sharply to the palace people: "Do you know this palace, but don't you know the horse?" Blind your dog's eyes, which one do you identify to this palace? ”

Back then, he insisted on marrying Xia Jingxiang, although his father finally agreed, he sealed Xia Jingxiang with the official position of a Yuan Lang Lang to humiliate him, this garden is always governed by eunuchs and eunuchs, just to be able to be with Xia Jingxiang Ning Guo endured, everyone is afraid of the power of the princess of Ning Guo, for many years just called Xia Jingxiang a concubine and did not mention the official position, today he was humiliated by this dog slave.

The middle-aged palace man hurriedly bowed down, lowered his eyebrows and said, "The old slave should die, the old slave should die." Princess Ningguo arrived, and the horse arrived. ”

In this way, Princess Ning Guo gave up and entered the main hall, followed by a group of people behind her.

Under the guidance of the palace maid, Xia Chuxin and Xia Xin sat at a position near the door, Xia Duo was led to the opposite group of men's guest tables, Xia Chuxin looked at it, the most advanced was a yellow-robed man who was about eighteen or nineteen years old, estimated to be a slightly older prince, and then came over was a young man with honest eyebrows, talking and laughing with the people next to him, and then looking back, it was Su Huaijin who was like a bright moon, and next to him was Xia Duo Helianmo and others. Glancing left and right, but didn't find Xia Yi's figure, Xia Chuxin supported his body with his arms, poked his head out and looked over there again, but saw Helian Mo grinning at himself with his head up. Xia Chuxin rolled his eyes helplessly, this fool was afraid that others would not know that he knew him.

At this moment, I heard the palace people at the gate of the palace announcing together: Welcome to the emperor, the queen's mother, and the concubine to the palace.

The noisy hall just now suddenly fell silent. Suddenly, there was a little excitement, and I was able to see a living emperor in my lifetime, and there was also a queen and concubine. Although Xia Chuxin lowered his head, he used his spare eyes to glance at the emperor, empress, and imperial concubine above the main hall.

The emperor of the dynasty was fifty years old, and his appearance was extraordinary in his mighty bearing, and he must have been a handsome prince when he was young. Then the queen and the princess don't need to say much, how could the long pig enter the palace and become the queen concubine without biting the dog and not gnawing?

The emperor and queen sat down, and the ministers got up to greet him, and the mountain shouted long live. His Majesty the Emperor was exempted, and everyone took their seats.

"When I returned from the autumn hunt, I specially chose the ministers for today's night banquet, and there are three good things to share with you."

"What Your Majesty said is that King Guangliang defeated the naval army of Siam and Luo Hu?"

It was a resolute court official who was sitting below Princess Ningguo who spoke.

The emperor smiled and said, "Yes, that's exactly what happened. The tenth brother is brave and good at fighting, wise and brave, with 50,000 naval troops and 150,000 elite soldiers of Dake and Luo, and the envoys of Siam and Luo will come to Beijing in the next few days to be entitled, and permanently become the vassal state of my Great Chu. ”

"Hey, King Guangliang really deserves to be an iron general, although the two kingdoms of Siam and Luo are small countries, they have repeatedly violated my territory, and King Guangliang has broken it this time, but it is a matter of your majesty." The man continued.

"Hahaha, yes. There are ten younger brothers in southern Xinjiang, and I am also relieved. ”

Everyone immediately shouted in unison: Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor.

Xia Chuxin's eyes were rolling around, thinking that watching TV on weekdays, these ministers can always say in unison at the right time and at the right time, it is because the screenwriter arranged by the director wrote it, but these people don't have a director to play the board, is this the first skill to be cultivated when entering the court as an official?

"There are two other cases that are related to the same person, and I heard about them during the autumn hunt. It is the second lady of the Princess Mansion of Ningguo who fights against man and beast, she has such courage at such a young age, she can really be regarded as a model for all the female dependents in Beijing, and today Huai Jin told me that he accidentally fell into the water yesterday, and he was also rescued by these two young ladies, this is a loyal and brave little girl, worthy of praise. ”

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, he saw that everyone's eyes were all on Xia Chuxin, who was sitting in the corner, Xia Chuxin was not in a hurry, he was the one who won the second prize in the speech contest in the public auditorium of thousands of people, and nodded to everyone with a smile, thinking that you can take a look, how embarrassing it is to always stare at a little girl like this?

At this moment, he saw the old man get up and walk to the hall and kneel on the ground, and shouted: "The minister is useless, let that man and beast escape is really a crime and deserves death." ”

Before the emperor could speak, he saw Princess Ningguo stand up and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are too many strange things about the escape of humans and beasts, and I hope that the emperor will send someone to investigate carefully." ”

"Haha, the imperial sister hasn't seen her for many years, but the appearance of this guardian has not changed at all. However, I am also very pleased to see that the two of you are deeply affectionate and affectionate. Lord Xia, since the escape of the man and beast must have been planned for a long time, how can it be your responsibility alone, get up quickly. ”

Xia Jingxiang kowtowed and thanked him before getting up and returning to his seat.

"Did the second lady of your family ever come to the table? Stand up and show me what kind of majesty it looks like, even the humans and beasts in the fierce beast group dare to fight. The Emperor said to the female guests.

Everyone's eyes once again gathered on Xia Chuxin's place. Xia Chuxin was a little stunned this time, I'm sorry, I lied, I didn't win the second prize for speech in a hall of thousands of people, I won the third prize!!

Xia Xin on the side tugged at the corner of her clothes and said softly: "Don't be afraid, remember that you are the second lady of the princess's mansion." ”

I'm the Queen of England now, and my liver trembles. Xia Chuxin moved out towards the table with all his strength, and heard everyone talking about each other along the way.

"There's nothing magical about it."

"There's something weird about it. Hum. ”

"When will a second lady come out of this princess's mansion?"

"I think this is just them shouting to catch the thief and exonerate the princess's mansion."

Xia Chuxin smiled indifferently, these ignorant fools, I really want to tell you the truth, you must not be crazy?

knelt down upright, raised his hands on his forehead, leaned over and knocked three times, Xia Chuxin said: "The princess's mansion Xia Chuxin sees His Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty is blessed with Jin'an." ”

There was silence above, and Xia Chuxin couldn't raise his head rashly, and after a while, he suddenly heard a light smile on the throne, and said, "Get up, it's a sassy little girl." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Standing up, Xia Chuxin was still shallow in his eyebrows, but of course the emperor couldn't look at it directly.

"Tell me, how can you, little girl, be able to fight that man and beast? You know, the man and beast are not even afraid of tigers. Aren't you afraid that he will eat you? The Emperor's face was full of expressions of wanting to hear the story.

"That is, that man and beast are the son of the beast of Beiguan, and the king of Beiguan captured it for a long time before he was captured, and you dare to chase after man and beast with a yellow-haired girl who has not dried up? Besides, that man and beast is a witness to the reconciliation between Da Chu and Beiguan, how can he escape in vain? ”

"Su Zhao, what do you mean by this? Is it said that my princess's mansion sabotaged the reconciliation between the two countries? Could it be that my princess's mansion will use the name of the second lady as a bargaining chip to get rid of the crime? Princess Dingguo asked angrily.

Su Zhao, the king of Qinghe County, looked arrogant, squinted at Princess Dingguo and said: "Hmph, who in this Manchu Dynasty doesn't know that the horse of your princess Dingguo is held on top of her head, who knows if you have resorted to such a bitter trick in order to exonerate Yuan Lang, and inexplicably brought out a second miss, then dare to ask the princess, where are the two young ladies of your family from?" How come you've never heard of it before? ”

With a "snap", Princess Dingguo slapped the table, her eyes widened angrily, and said: "Su Zhao, you are a playful child, you dare to frame me like this, although I, Su Pei, am a woman, I don't care about those indiscriminate tricks." It's you, when my father was in power, you fell into injustice several times, it was nothing more than the good thing I ruined you back then, so that you had no marriage with the Jiang family. ”

"Princess, which dynasty is the yellow calendar, open your eyes and see clearly, above this hall is our royal brother. What is your intention to mention your father in the court of your brother now? Thinking of the emperor's reign, he favored the princess of Dingguo, and Su Zhao was sullen when she was the princess of Dingguo.

Princess Dingguo was speechless for a while, and she didn't know what to say. That's right, this is no longer my father's court, and I am no longer the eldest princess of Dingguo who is loved by thousands of people.

"Hmph, didn't the princess think that her father left a secret edict for you, when will you be able to ascend to the throne of the great treasure in the world?" Su Zhao saw that Dingguo had lost his prestige, so he struck another head-on blow.

"You," Princess Dingguo knew that she had been overwhelmed by this splash today, but she didn't expect that no one in the court was willing to say a word for herself. It's funny to think of these people following behind me.

"The king of Qinghe County is not right."

A crisp milk sound came from the middle hall, and everyone looked at Xia Chuxin.

Su Zhao glanced at it, frowned and shouted, "Where is your turn to speak?" ”

Xia Chuxin was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Chuxin thought that only a tyrant would silence the people, and our emperor was generous and wise, and the Great Chu State under his rule was peaceful and peaceful, and the people were relaxed, so naturally everyone could speak of it, why can't a single little woman speak?" Could it be that the emperor's court still wants the king of the county, you have the final say? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, this king, let you say, see what tricks you can say?" Su Zhao was a little deflated, and he replied forcefully.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers don't know whether to say it or not." Xia Chuxin bowed to the emperor in the hall and asked.

Looking at the little girl in the hall, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little appreciative in his heart, and said, "But it's okay to say it." ”

"Your Majesty." Xia Chuxin thanked the emperor and said: "All the suspicions of the king of Qinghe just now are just one thing, that man and beast ran away from the garden under my father's rule, and the original intention was the bitter trick that my father forcibly pulled out in order to get rid of the crime. ”

"It was." Qinghe County King said quietly.

"Hey, the king of Qinghe, listen to this girl." The Emperor said in the middle of nowhere.

Su Zhao reluctantly pinned his head to the side.

"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, if that man and beast were really taken away by us, what good will it do to our family? Not to mention that the man and beast are extremely ferocious, and have been imprisoned in the garden for several years, if they escape, how can they not come back to take revenge? At that time, our princess's mansion will be the number one target. Second, if my father wants to play a bitter trick, then it must also be played by my family's daughter-in-law, then it is convincing, and I will definitely not ask a second lady from my mother-in-law to take on this big role. As for the county king said that he had not heard of my second lady in the past, as far as I know, the fief of the county king is in Qinghe, and he is not in Beijing all the year round. Besides, I have been raised in a boudoir since I was a child, and I have never gone out, so few people know what is so strange about this. I also have a second brother in my family, has the king of the county ever known? ”

"Hmph, do you dare to bring this romantic affair to the court?"

"The original intention was just that ordinary people married wives and concubines, how did it become a romantic affair in the mouth of the county king? The county king's tone is so mocking, is it possible that the county king's family does not have three wives and four concubines? ”

"This, this. You're a strong argument. I'm marrying a wife and taking a concubine, he," Su Zhao couldn't say anything, could it be that he said in front of the emperor that Princess Ding'an had simply flirted with her brother-in-law in defiance of Lun Chang?

Xia Chuxin was sure that no matter how arrogant he was, he might not dare to say that Princess Ding'an was half bad in front of the emperor. took advantage of the victory to chase and said: "The king of the county, strong words must also be reasonable, but if the original intention can win a trace of reason, and this reason can convince everyone, it will show that what the original intention said is reasonable and reasonable." So, what is the reason for the unwarranted speculation of the county king as the eldest princess of the dynasty? Could it be that brothers, friends, and brothers are true, and the sister who is also from the royal family should be subjected to these slanders for no reason? Or does the king of the county think that he is already a king and looks down on our powerless relatives? Xia Chuxin suppressed Su Zhao like a cannon.

Goodbye that Su Zhao was already a headless fly at this time, his face was flushed, and he dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, if he was in Qinghe, he would have beaten this sharp-toothed girl to death with a stick.

"Hahaha" Above the court, the Son of Heaven smiled, and after a moment, he said: "Okay, what a second lady of the princess's mansion." Originally, I still had a trace of doubts, but at this time, seeing your momentum like a rainbow, you must be able to do something to pursue humans and beasts. Besides, you saved Huai Jin again last night. Xia Jingxiang's daughter Xia Chuxin has a meritorious service in chasing humans and beasts, reward: one hundred taels of gold, and one hundred horses. ”

Shallow, Xia Chuxin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and finally did not speak in vain. knelt down and bowed: "The courtiers thank the emperor for Longen, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." ”

"King Qinghe, it's time for you to clear your doubts now, right? Don't be rude to the eldest princess in the future. The royal sister has been loved by her father since she was a child, and her status is precious, and I will tell the truth. ”

When the two heard the emperor's words, they temporarily ceased fighting.

The emperor glanced meaningfully at Xia Chuxin, who was standing in the main hall, and said: "You little girl, you are so young but so clever, you have to be a brave general in the future to be worthy of your great momentum." ”

Xia Chuxin smiled shyly, thinking that this old thing's mind has changed too quickly, and you will start to worry about lifelong affairs for me when I am only ten years old. Your dynasty is too open, isn't it? They are still underage.

"Hahaha, take your seats. I don't want to hear any more objections about this in the future. A letter was drafted to Beiguan to inform Helian Tao of the escape of the man and beast, and let him make his own decision. ”

The palace man standing on the side responded, "Yes." ”

After Xia Chuxin sat down, the palace banquet officially began, the emperor accepted the toast of the ministers and then cooperated with the yellow-robed man to drive the Changle Palace, the main hall only left the queen and the concubine, and now the courtiers are much more comfortable, familiar with each other to push the cup and change the lamp.

Xia Chuxin was surrounded by many official ladies for a while, all of which were flattering. Just when he couldn't get out, Helian Mo appeared in front of him with a mouthful of white teeth, dispersed a group of people, put his hands behind his back, bowed down and quipped: "Second Miss made a windfall today, when will you invite me to dry gold and silver treasures together?" ”

Drying your uncle, if it weren't for you, wouldn't the old lady have a dry mouth here to be frightened? Without a good face, Xia Chuxin picked up a piece of dim sum and handed it to Xia Xin on the side, Xia Xin saw that the two of them looked like this but did not know why, so he took the dim sum with a little doubt and asked, "Drying gold and silver treasures?" ”

Helian Mo shook his head in front of the two with a wicked smile and said, "Oh, this is the second miss's secret, should I tell the eldest lady?" ”

"The secret of the original intention?" Summer Heart is even more confused, when did these two get acquainted to this point?

Under the table, Xia Chuxin stretched out his hand and twisted it vigorously on Helianmo's thigh, and saw Helianmo grinning and jumping up, standing in one place and waiting for Xia Chuxin incredibly. Xia Chuxin shrugged his shoulders and put on an expression of what can you do with me.

Helian Mo wanted to cry without tears, and said that the most poisonous thing was a woman's heart, why was even this little girl so vicious? It's a pity that I like it tightly, and compared with this dignified young lady, it's so interesting.

When a few people were fighting, the maidservant girl next to Princess Ning Guo came to invite Xia Xin to come over, and Yu Xia Chuxin and a few foreign sisters were on the table at this moment.

Helian Mo came to Xia Chuxin's side again, took out an object from his arms and handed it to Xia Chuxin, it turned out to be a delicately shaped high-grade pear wood hairpin.

"I don't think you love those luxurious jewelry, but you always have a pear hairpin, and I also made one, and you replace it."

Xia Chuxin looked down at the hairpin, it was indeed exquisite, but he didn't dare to admit his heartfelt feelings, so he could only pretend to be indifferent and said: "You take it back, I don't need it." ”

"You don't need it, can I use it?" Helian Mo was inexplicably angry, raised his hand and put the hairpin in his hand into Xia Chuxin's hair, pulled off the original wooden hairpin on her head, and put it in his arms. Xia Chuxin stepped forward to grab it, he got up and ran, and ran towards the male guest seat opposite in a few steps. After sitting down, he took out the hairpin from his arms and didn't forget to show off his heart to Xia Chuxin, but Xia Chuxin here can only be in a hurry, and he can't chase after him, right? This Helian Mo is really childish, forget it, he was originally a little kid who didn't have all the hair.

Xia Chuxin observed the hall from a distance for a while, and saw that there were officials toasting around the queen from time to time, but the concubine Xian, who was also sitting on the palace, was very deserted. Although the queen is the mother of a country, it is normal for everyone to stutter, but it is really surprising that she can attend such an occasion with the queen but does not have a trace of popularity.

"Why didn't anyone toast to Concubine Xian?" Xia Chuxin asked Helian Mo.

Helian Mo glanced at the crowd and said, "Because the queen is not only the mother of a country, but also the emperor's favorite three highnesses, although the three highnesses are not from the queen, but the queen raised them single-handedly. Concubine Xian, although she is the biological mother of the Third Highness, the Third Highness is not close to her, and now she can sit on an equal footing with the queen, but it is just that the mother is expensive by virtue of her son. ”

Oh, I see. But I don't recognize my biological mother, but I am close to my adoptive mother, so this Xian Guifei is too sad.

Just thinking about it, a wisp of fragrance wafted behind him, and Xia Chuxin turned around and called: Second brother.