Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Palace Banquet
The steps carried by the eight men walked silently through the old palace roads, leaving a slight sound in the misty morning.
The palace banquet before Chinese New Year's Eve is taken from the meaning of "enjoying with the people", so officials in Kyoto City can bring their families to the Flying Rainbow Hall. And all prefectures, prefectures and counties also need to open their yamen today and set up a table for ordinary people to enjoy. Therefore, although it is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, it is no worse than the first day of the new year.
Ye Luwu did not come late, but people came and went in the hall, like a tide.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—Hanling Township Monarch has arrived—"
The voice of the chamberlain at the door was high-pitched and loud, and he could suppress the noise of the hall with the strength of one person.
The thin sunlight shone in from outside the hall, stopping on the hem of the two people's flowing clothes, and the outermost layer of soft light yarn shone with a touching brilliance in the golden light.
Even though none of them spoke, everyone's eyes were involuntarily attracted to it.
"Sister Guifei, look at the clothes of this Hanling Xiangjun, no matter how my sister looks at it, it looks like the Yaoxue satin that was paid tribute by the Yangzhou Taishou before. ”
Although the concubine was whispering to the concubine, her voice was true and not small. As soon as she said this, everyone in the hall noticed the clothes Ye Luwu was wearing today.
"My sister only saw Yao Xue Satin, why didn't she notice those two night pearls?" The concubine's bright eyes narrowed slightly, and she said tactfully: "That's a real treasure, it has been kept in the holy private vault, and it has been passed down for a hundred years." The saint cherishes the prince, and this was specially given on the day he moved the house, which I didn't expect, tsk. ”
The concubine's words were like throwing stones into the sea, causing a whisper.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is such a noble person, why do you want to come with this fox. ”
"What fox girl?"
"Haven't you heard, this Kyoto city has spread all over the city, and she runs after His Highness all day long, and she can't stop for half a moment. even coaxed His Highness to even use the honor guard. ”
All these things are as unbearable as what Ye Luwu thought in his heart.
As if she hadn't heard it, she still followed behind Xu Mingchuan with a shallow smile.
The two stepped forward slowly, Xu Mingchuan knelt down under the high position, and said loudly: "The son of the minister to the queen mother to say goodbye, may the queen mother be safe and healthy, year after year." ”
Although the queen is well-maintained, in the end, the years are not forgiving, and her white and tender face smiled slightly, and a few subtle wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.
She smiled kindly, and before she could speak, Ye Luwu bowed down, saying endless greetings in her mouth.
Although the clothes of the two are not similar today, they are both embroidered with the same technique on the hem of the clothes. At this time, although they knelt one after the other, the wide hem of their clothes stretched out together, and it was like a blend of water and milk, and the rhythm was harmonious.
Such a scene was really strange in the eyes of everyone, and after a while, the chatter in the hall disappeared, just waiting for the queen to speak.
Under the gaze of many eyes, a trace of unnaturalness flashed on the queen's face, and then she said softly: "What are you still kneeling for, although the earth dragon is burning in this hall, but in the end, it is not fast to get up." When I heard that you had relieved the plight of the refugees this winter at the South City Gate, I was very happy in my heart, and I had already prepared good things for you. ”
After Ye Luwu thanked him, he turned around and walked towards the flowery women's seat.
"Don't move around," Xu Mingchuan's slightly domineering voice came, "Your seat is next to me." ”
Ye Luwu turned around with a little confusion, the family members of the Manchu Dynasty were all here, and it was not his turn to sit on that high position.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" a slightly shrill voice came, full of jealousy and anger, "This is unreasonable! What kind of demon method did she use to make His Highness do such an unruly thing again!"
Xu Mingchuan glanced at the voice lightly, judging from the seat, this seems to be the daughter of an imperial history.
He spoke in a deep voice, his voice full of warning, "What about this palace, do you have to ask the girl?"
The woman was pressed by his momentum, and her face turned pale in an instant, and she stood there delicately and weakly, "The courtier doesn't mean that, the courtier just doesn't want Her Highness to be deceived by her and embark on the road of no return!"
"Heh," the corners of Xu Mingchuan's mouth curved, revealing a mocking smile, "Jiang Wen, this girl is sympathetic to the hardships of the refugees outside the city, and brought her to the city wall to share the hardships of the people for an hour. ”
There was a sigh of embarrassment from the crowd, on such a cold day, even if she stood for a cup of tea outside the hall, she would be cold, let alone on the high city wall? If she was really taken away, she would be seriously ill this winter.
"Your Highness forgives your sins......" She no longer has the arrogance of Fang Cai at this moment, there were two tear stains on her pale little face, Shi Shiran knelt on the ground, and choked up: "The courtiers think about His Highness, but why does His Highness punish the courtiers like this?"
Xu Mingchuan raised his long legs slightly, walked steadily in front of her, and said condescendingly: "How can it be punished if you suffer with the people?" On that day, she and the palace stood on the city wall and suffered two hours of wind and snow, she can stand, why can't you?"
"How!" she suddenly raised her head, her eyes staring directly at Ye Luwu, and shouted in her mouth, "They all said that you sat in the sedan chair that day, just to watch the play!"
"Poof," Hearing this, Ye Luwu didn't hold back after all, and laughed, "It turns out that this is what I was said outside, and many adults were there that day, and I think you adults would never say that." Then I would like to ask this girl, where do all those words that slander me come from?"
She was stunned for a moment, and then the back was red, and her head surrounded by pearls and emeralds gradually lowered, and even her voice gradually became subtle, "The maids in the house all said so, and I listened to a few words......"
"So that's the case," Ye Luwu turned around, smiled at the full number of young ladies, and said loudly: "No matter how poor your young ladies are, they are still from a scholarly family, and you must know the saying that hearing is false and seeing is believing." If such unrealistic slander against me comes out of your mouth and I hear it, don't blame me for being rude. ”
She said this just to scare them. After all, her return from cultivation is well known, and these delicate young ladies will never be able to withstand her wrath.
But unexpectedly, another delicate voice of indignation came, accusing: "We only said this unintentionally, what are you going to do to us?
Hearing this, Ye Luwu was stunned for a moment, and then raised his head and laughed: "Okay, okay, okay! What am I going to do to you? What can I do to you! I just don't know, I've only been in this Kyoto City for a month, where did I point to your eyes to make you hate me so much?!"
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