On the day of the Queen Mother's birthday, everyone seems to be busy, and everyone is adding the last touch to this year's grand ceremony.

On this day, the queen mother and the emperor were in the palace, accepting the congratulations of foreign countries, royal families, and officials.

The father and son of the Lin family attended a dinner party, although it was a dinner party, but they also had to leave early and go through the process in the palace in a regular manner.

In this crisp autumn season, the whole of Kyoto is like a naughty child, tossing and turning again before the end of winter.

What used to be a tall wall now looks more like the walls of a tall prison. The people who run around the capital seem to have become accustomed to enjoying everything that this city has to offer.

The glitz and opulence make the sky over Kyoto seem to be a pile of foam, which isolates the air, so that ordinary people in Kyoto can only breathe the turbid air exhaled by the upper class.

Maybe he was too tired recently, Lin Che stretched his waist so that his body could recover from exhaustion.

Listening to Lin Jue and his father discussing, which countries had envoys, which countries had war history with our country, and then slowly extended to the art of war and combat strategies, although Lin Che listened to the side, to be honest, he really didn't listen much.

Lin Jue looked at Lin Che who looked helpless and bored, but he thought it was funny.

"What's the matter, is it only now that you are engaged to make you have fun? You can't do this later, otherwise the Queen Mother will see and punish you!"

Lin Che also wanted to complain at this time.

"Don't say it, I'm showing all the negative emotions now, so that when I see the emperor and the queen mother, I can smile and make Your Majesty and the queen mother happy!"

"What if there is a competition between martial arts and douwen, do you want to prepare first?"

Lin Jue said that Lin Che might be the biggest use for coming today.

"What are you going to prepare, am I the only young man in this Great Song Kingdom? Besides, just like what I said to Your Majesty last time, the article is natural, and I can get it by chance. What if His Majesty the Emperor wants to choose a target? So when I think about it like this, I feel like I'm going to confuse myself, so it's better to just do nothing and do nothing. ”

Lin Che just wanted to end it quickly, after all, this banquet can only eat two bites of food, and can only drink two sips of wine, eat and drink slowly, and behave generously.

After listening to the summons of the father-in-law in the palace over and over again, wave after wave of envoys, princes and nobles, and ministers congratulated him on his birthday, and he was about to enter the banquet.

The etiquette of the dynasty, the general courtiers are luncheon, and the royal family is a dinner party, but this year, because all the states came to congratulate, especially the arrival of the Xia Kingdom, His Majesty and the Queen Mother felt that they should have the grandest gathering so that everyone could feel the prestige of the country.

From getting up to get ready to sit down to entering is a whole set of complicated procedures, Lin Che hangs his head from time to time, so that Lin Jue has to pinch him from time to time to keep him dignified.

And in the palace, all the gifts, decorations and tableware and dish raw materials are basically done, Luo Xian looked at the whole courtyard of people, and hurriedly thanked them, Laifu and Tie Niu were both happy to distribute the snacks and small gifts that Luo Xian prepared for everyone, and everyone was praising the palace for one more beautiful and kind young grandmother.

When Laifu came to Lailu's side, he saw that Lailu's face was still a little strange, Laifu sighed, put the snacks and gifts on his hand, and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's been so many years, Mrs. and Shizi have put down the mustard, why should you bother!"

Lailu looked at the things in his hand tremblingly, and his heart seemed to have some waves.

Han Shuling is leading Luo Xian out at this time, tomorrow is a big day, they are going to wait for a while to meet the poetry girl together, they will go to the good tailor shop and rouge gouache or something to search again, and tomorrow by the way, prepare a little small gift prepared by themselves to the guests.

In the palace at this time, Lin Che was entering the banquet hall with his father and younger brother, and the entire venue was full of people, all kinds of costumes and accessories. Each official will be guided to his own position, and as soon as Lin Jinchi arrived nearby, many acquaintances began to talk.

General Han walked up to them very domineeringly.

"Yo Lao Lin, let's drink this wine leisurely today, tomorrow I will not get drunk with you and not return, our two brothers have not had such an opportunity for some years!"

"If you want to talk about this wine, you have to count me!"

King Anle came to the two of them with a smile, they were dressed as gardeners on weekdays, but today they were seriously cleaned up, and they looked noble.

"Lord Wang, you are all drinking tea, I don't know if you can drink alcohol!"

General Han made a joke, and Prince An Le was a little angry at this time.

"As long as you martial artists can drink, to be honest, I won't be scared if you two come!"

"Hahaha, is this the opponent who is going to be set on tomorrow's wine table today?"

Yan Shangshu walked over happily, looking at this situation, it seemed like he was about to join the battlefield.

"Yan Shangshu, you're here too! Otherwise, the prince laughed and said that the two of us martial artists can't drink enough, then tomorrow I will be on the same team as Lao Lin, you and the prince will be on the same team, let's see who will lie down first tomorrow!"

General Han was probably interested at this time, and the more they chatted, the more enjoyable they became.

And Lin Che was a little surprised at this time, he looked at the little apple Zhao Xilin was pulling Yan Shaoyi to chat, didn't Yan Shaoyi say that he wanted to accompany Luo Xian with Han Shuling?

"Shaoyi, why are you here?"

Lin Che walked over and looked at the two girls with a little surprise.

Yan Shaoyi looked back and saw that it was Lin Che, so she looked at him with an apologetic expression.

"Today, my brother temporarily informed me that the Queen Mother likes my music and wants me to play a song for everyone at today's banquet. I'm sorry for the no-show, tomorrow I will personally play two songs to make amends, forgive my sins!"

Looking at Yan Shaoyi's look of regret and apology, Lin Che didn't want to blame, and a musician like her was the champion of the summer ceremony, and it was indeed understandable that the Queen Mother wanted to make the banquet more exciting. However, he didn't know why he was a little unsure, but he couldn't say it.

"Lin Che, Lin Che, you, who are about to get engaged, why are you still holding on to my Shilin and Shaoyi!"

Zhao Yitao walked over, joking about the person who was about to get engaged, and did not forget to classify Yan Shaoyi as his own family.

"Return my family Shaoyi, you kid is really good at talking!"

Lin Che replied to him, Shilin was smiling, but Yan Shaoyi was a little embarrassed.

"I'm sincere!"

Zhao Yitao is righteous, but at this time, he feels like he wants to make it public, even if everyone knows his little Jiujiu.

"Really, I think you're a wolf's ambition! ha!"

These people chatted eagerly later.

In a short time, the prince, the concubine, the queen, the queen mother and the emperor will come out, and everyone will tidy up their appearance and sit down, waiting for the protagonists of the banquet to appear.

When the emperor and the queen mother sat in this hall, under the guidance of the father-in-law's loud singing, everyone worshipped, and the mountain shouted Chitose, long live.

At the beginning, there was a banquet speech, the queen mother and the emperor smiled with satisfaction, and as soon as they said "open the banquet", the banquet officially began, the emperor raised his glass, and everyone celebrated.

The opening scene is a combination of court music and graceful dance, and everyone is drinking while watching this intoxicating dance, and they are already slightly drunk.

Everyone came and went, and Lin Che only took two small sipes lightly in addition to a unified toast, and he would not take his eyes off the graceful dancing posture in the past, but today he did not have such a strong interest.

After the banquet, Yan Shaoyi brought a song that she specially celebrated her birthday, and the plucked strings were not like the music that can be found in the world, and everyone couldn't stop after listening to it!

And then the process, for Lin Che, was as slow as a year. Most people began to celebrate their birthdays, although some of the words were similar to those during the day, but the Queen Mother and the Emperor were still happy.

And this Han Shuling, in about ten days, will complete the gambling contract with Lin Che, and the promised 100 days, in addition to being with the people in the cottage, this 100 days is with Luo Xian. Recently, the apprentices she has cultivated have basically begun to take over the affairs of the cottage completely, and she, the master, is about to retire.

The two sat in the carriage and discussed where they would go together in the future. Luo Xian said that he wanted to take her to Lijing Valley together, and Lin Che said that he would go to Dajue Temple together when the time came.

Because Han Shuling practiced martial arts, and it was also the birthday of the Queen Mother, there were many soldiers and horses in Kyoto, so he didn't bring a guard. When the carriage came to the stone alley to listen to Yuxuan, this is the only way to go to Tingyuxuan to take the carriage and sedan chair, in the past, because of the reputation of the goddess lake and Tingyuxuan. This stone alley is also lively, but there are not many people today, and they all look like merchants in stalls or porters who resist bags.

Walking slowly inside, Xiaobei seemed to find a trace of something wrong, and the eyes of the pedestrians and merchants around him seemed to be wrong, revealing fierceness.

"Young grandma be careful, there is something wrong with the people around you!"

Xiaobei passed a word into the carriage, and the carriage moved forward slowly.

When Han Shuling heard the news, she immediately stepped out of the carriage and asked Xiaoxi to protect Luo Xian, and she went out to see the situation. Sure enough, as Xiaobei said, there was a fierce light in the eyes around them, and looking at their postures and movements, they didn't seem to be ordinary people.

Suddenly, a man in black jumped out and attacked Han Shuling with a palm, Han Shuling did not show weakness, and immediately volleyed back, the two of them slapped each other in the air, the man in black seemed to be invincible, and fell to the ground and retreated far away, Han Shuling retreated to the carriage safely.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the man in black threw down a flurry of darts and turned to flee. Han Shuling saw that this person was so arrogant in broad daylight.

"Where is the thief going! If you dare to make a move on Miss Ben in broad daylight, you will be captured and your life will be spared!"

When she saw that the man seemed to be wounded, she immediately pursued the thief, vowing to take him down.

The surrounding guards immediately guarded the carriage, they were stable and not flustered, and it could be seen that they had a certain level of literacy.

The carriage slowly moved forward, in the middle and back sections, there were many stalls, and suddenly all the people in the surrounding stalls took out twenty or thirty crossbows from the stalls, and shot wildly towards the guards, because the distance was too close, and there were many crossbowmen, nearly twenty guards, and most of the casualties were instantaneous.

And Luo Xian in the carriage was not injured under the escort of Xiao Xi, and the sudden shooting outside was followed by a fierce shouting and killing, the sound of swords and soldiers colliding with each other, the painful shouts of the guards and the fierce and chaotic fighting sound mixed together, Luo Xian was a little panicked, Xiao Xi protected her tightly behind her, holding the leather whip in the middle of the week, and prepared to fight.

Suddenly, the sounds outside disappeared, a hand suddenly lifted the curtain, and Konishi threw a whip at him, only to see the man in black grab the whip with one hand, rush into the carriage in an instant, and knock Konishi unconscious with a knife.

Konishi, who was about to lose consciousness, struggled to grab Luo Xian's dress, but in the end he was still powerless to stop it and passed out on the carriage.

And the man in black grabbed Luo Xian, leaped up, and flew in through the windowsill above the attic of Tingyuxuan.

"Lin Che!

Zhao Yitao's urging interrupted Lin Che's daze, his state today was indeed not so good.

"It's almost your home turf!"

Zhao Yitao smiled and told him that he was about to take the exam, Lin Che looked up, His Majesty and the Queen Mother were picking the same person, I don't know who to choose, and when Lin Che looked away, he saw the third prince who was staring at him, and there was a coldness in his eyes.

The third prince raised his glass, as if he was paying homage to Lin Che, Lin Che picked up the wine glass with a smile and signaled, and immediately put down the glass that had not moved at all when the third prince drank.

"Since ancient times, the sages have appreciated poetry and wine, I don't know if everyone here has this Yaxing!"

His Majesty the Emperor was indifferent but decisive, and the following saluted one after another, ready to start.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, today the seventh prince of my Wei State suddenly felt unwell and was unable to attend, so I will write a poem for him!"

This is a diplomat of the Wei State, and it can be regarded as a position like Honglu Siqing.

Cao Heng is not feeling well? Today's daytime greetings should be returned, this kid looks like a bad person, he shouldn't be so weak and can't help but be sick in an afternoon?

His Majesty the Emperor was very angry, and he had already received the news that after the Seventh Prince Cao Heng paid his respects today, he suddenly felt nauseous and vomited wildly. For this reason, the emperor also specially sent the imperial doctor to inspect him, prescribed some medicine to him, and he fell asleep.

"Okay, then let me see the talent of the people of the Great Wei Kingdom!"

His Majesty the Emperor did not dwell too much on this matter, and gladly accepted the self-recommendation of the envoys of the Great Wei State.

So the envoy said a few rhyming auspicious words, and won the applause of the audience.

"Seventy years of spring is not idle, and spring and autumn are sweetened several times. Penglai pine and cypress branches are beautiful, and the abbot hibiscus is blooming. Mount Tai is not old, and the Yellow River is infinitely strong. Blessing is like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the immortal of Nanshan. ”