Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Feast of the Hung Gate
"Father-in-law Shao, the emperor asked you to reply."
"Hey, it's coming."
Gonggong Shao bowed down and stood in front of the hall, Emperor Tai'an leaned on the dragon chair and looked at him with interest: "Xiao Ye Guoshi is still satisfied with the carriage given by my emperor?" ”
"Satisfied, satisfied, very happy."
"She was satisfied, so she didn't give you a reward."
"Well, that's not true. Even if it is rewarded, how dare the old slave accept it. ”
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Then it didn't give you some other benefits?" Help you get a test? ”
"Alas, Your Majesty, you are really discerning." Father-in-law Shao knelt on his knees and fell to the ground.
"Xiao Ye Guoshi is rare to test, isn't this called a reward? What more could you want! Emperor Tai'an sat upright.
"Your Majesty, the old slave is in a dilemma. Xiao Ye Guoshi is rare to test, and now he is very happy to be rewarded by the emperor, and the old slave is stained with the emperor's light to get a test.
But Xiao Ye Guoshi said that she has rules for measuring eight characters, and today she will help the old slave to see if the rules are broken, and let the old slave keep it secret.
The old slave received the emperor's favor and was rewarded by Xiao Ye Guoshi, and he wanted to report to the emperor, but the old slave ordered the emperor to look at it. Before you opened your mouth, Your Majesty, you can see it with a torch. The old slave has been on an errand for so many years, what can I hide from you, the emperor......"
The emperor waved his hand: "What did she figure out about you?" ”
Father-in-law Shao lowered his head, and his face ached: "Xiao Ye Guoshi said that the old slave is going to break his fortune recently. ”
"Oh? Nothing else? ”
"Alas, the emperor, this old slave is so distressed, how can he put anything else."
"Xiao Ye Guoshi asked you to keep it secret, and he didn't give you any benefits?"
Father-in-law Shao raised his face: "Your Majesty, no, really not." After she finished speaking, she got into the carriage and played in it. ”
The emperor chuckled at the corner of his mouth and picked up the teacup: "I don't give any benefits to this, and I can keep it secret." ”
put down the teacup again: "Since Xiaoye Guoshi is sealed by me, she said that you want to break the wealth, but you can't be allowed." Go down and punish you for half a month. Can't even keep a secret! ”
"Your Majesty, you are asking this, if you want to change someone else's old slave, you must keep it secret from Xiao Ye Guoshi!"
"Got it, let's go down."
Gonggong Shao knelt and walked out of the temple gate. Father-in-law Yao stepped forward to refill the emperor's tea.
"Who has Ni Xiaoye given to lately?"
"Back to the emperor, in addition to the virtuous concubine, there are also Qin Yixuan, the son of the household servant's family, Qian Bai'e, the concubine who supervises the imperial history Qian Ting's family, Chen Li, the big proprietor of Zhang's rice shop, and Wang Erjiu, the partner of Yu's Silk Village, she doesn't calculate every day, and that's all she has calculated so far. There are no rules to people. ”
"What do you say?"
"This old slave didn't hear it, so after that, Qin Yixuan was detained at home to prepare for the Spring Festival, and he didn't leave home."
"What about the Imperial Historian?"
"It is said that Qian Bai'e will be an old husband and a young wife in the future, and it is not good to marry early."
"That's all?"
Father-in-law Yao nodded hurriedly, looking a little uneasy: "Back to the emperor, that's all." ”
Emperor Tai'an squinted at him: "There are a lot of people in Dongchang." ”
Father-in-law Yao's expression was suddenly frightened, and a cold sweat broke out on his back: "The old slave is guilty, and he must be strictly managed to live up to the emperor's grace!" ”
That night, Ni Xiaoye lived in the mansion given by the emperor. Seeing that the house was large and luxurious, he also moved over.
On the evening of the second day, the remnants returned with three invitations.
The remnants, Xiao Ye Guoshi and Jiang Li's.
It's the birthday banquet of the second princess tomorrow.
However, the banquet is never attended, but the guests are always happy to send out invitations, in case the master is in a good mood to appreciate the light one day, it is a shining thing.
The second princess also sent Jiang Li's dress to the banquet with the post, and told her that someone would be sent to pick her up tomorrow.
"The second princess used to have a good relationship with Jiang Li, and Jiang Li's title as the first beauty in the capital was also won at the second princess's banquet." Remnant Burn bit down on an apple and said as he ate the invitation.
Ni Xiaoye took over the post: "It's not necessarily a good relationship, maybe it's a plastic sister." If it's really good, there is such a big incident in Jiang Li's family, and there has not even been a question for so long. I guess I had some idea when I suddenly posted this time. ”
"And who's going to go? Xiao Ye Guoshi or Jiang Li? You can take double copies. ”
"Jiang Li goes, Xiao Ye Guoshi is with you, Gao Leng doesn't have to go."
"Jiang Li is now the daughter of a criminal minister, and it is enough for you to go to this kind of banquet full of dignitaries."
Ni Xiaoye pointed at the table with his fingertips: "The birthday of the second princess, so coincidental?" ”
Remnant Yan shook his head: "No, there are still a few days left on the second princess's birthday, this is done in advance." On his birthday, he did it in the palace, and this time it was in the eldest princess's mansion. ”
"Eldest princess? The emperor's sister? ”
"Yes, the sister of the dragon and phoenix fetus, the emperor's mother is the same sister, so the emperor is more permissive to her, and she has not remarried since the death of the horse ten years ago, and has raised a lot of noodles, and she has lived a very free and nourishing life. The younger sister of the concubine is today's concubine and gave birth to three princesses. The mother of the second princess died ten years ago and was raised under the name of Concubine Li. ”
"Noodle head? The city will play! ”
"That is, Qingyunlou, the number one official in the capital, she is the biggest high-roller."
"Yo, there really is a little officer, let's go shopping later!" Ni Xiaoye's eyes lit up.
"I'm a monk, you're a woman, it's appropriate to go to the little official!" Burning gave her a blank look.
"Suitable! Monk and Xiaoqi, I can make up a series of dramas! ”
"Hey, Uncle Shi, you have some mess in your head!" The cripple threw a kernel.
Ni Xiaoye slapped the kernel away with the post: "What about the eldest princess?" ”
"The eldest princess married the eldest grandson of Xu Guogong three years ago."
Ni Xiaoye flicked the water stains on the invitation card with his fingertips: "Then tomorrow is a blind date banquet!" ”
Burn put down the apple: "What do you say?" ”
"Although the matter of the princess and the princess has not yet been announced, how can there be an impermeable wall in the palace. Concubines, princesses, and eldest princesses must already know.
Marrying a Tartar savage, a pampered princess will definitely not do it, but the emperor's order cannot be violated. Then, before announcing this, if you can make a marriage contract, it will be different.
And the third princess is closer to the eldest princess, the eldest princess should be helping the third princess, but there is no reason, it just so happens that the second princess is about to have a birthday, so she pulls the second princess on her back.
The second princess is in an embarrassing situation now, and her adoptive mother Concubine Li may not be able to help her, so it is very difficult to set a marriage temporarily. That can only ruin the good deeds of the third princess. ”
Ni Xiaoye said, punching in the palm of his hand: "So, I called Jiang Li, the first beauty in the capital." ”
Then he shook his head: "These little girls are so simple-minded, they think that they can do things by calling the first beauty." Which of the official sons who went there is not a human spirit, who can be dizzy just by being beautiful? Besides, at this point in time, when many people have already received the news of harmony, they will not act rashly. ”
"Then didn't your little sister and the second princess use you as a gunman?"
Ni Xiaoye took an apple: "Hey, which of these flowers that survive in the deceitful environment will be simple?" There is no such thing as pure friendship, so there is nothing to disappoint. ”
"I know it's a pit, are you still going to go?"
Ni Xiaoye, who was chewing an apple, said vaguely: "Go, why don't you go." I haven't had a princess's banquet yet. ”