However, in any case, the Empress of Da Zhou personally raised a glass, and even if the Hulu brothers and sisters were uncomfortable, they couldn't refuse this glass of wine. They could only keep their faces dark, try not to look at the Mu siblings who were sitting on the side, and then drank the wine in their glasses.

After the Hu Lu brothers and sisters drank wine and sat back in their seats, the atmosphere seemed to be as usual, those Great Zhou nobles seemed to be a little more active than before, and several ladies had already begun to communicate with each other, Empress Wei seemed to be very satisfied with such a relaxed palace banquet scene, and also turned her head to gossip with her son.

The two siblings, Hu Lu Yinghuan and Hu Lu Changrong, glanced at each other, they remembered King Qirong's instructions, and finally reluctantly began to fulfill the etiquette of the guests. The two sisters and brothers poured the wine and took the initiative to raise their glasses towards Queen Wei, wanting to thank the host of the banquet according to Rong Di's rules, but unfortunately the words of thanks were interrupted before they could be spoken.

Mu Hongshang sat in his place and had been silently observing for a while with his cheeks on his cheeks. Seeing that the Hulu brothers and sisters on the opposite side took the initiative to raise their wine glasses to Empress Wei, she immediately seized the opportunity, stood up hurriedly before the Hulu brothers and sisters spoke, saluted the queen mother, and then said: "Queen Mother, the courtiers feel depressed and want to go out for a walk. ”

"Oh?" Empress Wei didn't seem to see the Hulu brothers and sisters holding wine glasses, turned her head and smiled amiably at Mu Hongsheng, looking at her as if she was looking at her own daughter: "Little Hongshang is bored? ”

"Yes," Mu Hongsheng nodded, and replied in an arrogant tone: "It's also boring here, and the entertainment on these scenes is not interesting, and the courtiers are impatient to sit here." ”

What does it mean to socialize on the scene? The faces of the Hu Lu brothers and sisters holding the wine glasses on the opposite side turned a little dark, and the wine glasses in their hands were really not held at this time, nor were they put down, which was really embarrassing.

The Great Zhou nobles present seemed to have not discovered their predicament, and no one even reminded Empress Wei, but instead watched the Empress talk to Mu Hongsheng.

"You are young, and it is also possible that you can't sit still," Empress Wei's tone became more and more gentle: "Since you are bored, you don't have to be detained here, can the palace send someone to take you to the imperial garden for a walk?" Your favorite tea and fruit snacks have already been prepared, and so on, the palace will order someone to set up snacks for you in the pavilion with the best view in the imperial garden. ”

"Queen Mother," Mu Hongshang asked innocently, "Is there a pine nut lily cake?" ”

"Naturally, there is." Empress Wei smiled and nodded: "Your preferences, who in this palace doesn't know." ”

"I'm causing trouble for the queen." Old Madam Mu immediately smiled and spoke, her tone was very respectful, not at all the same as before.

"How can the old lady say that," Empress Wei also smiled and said: "Hongsheng, this child is painful, not only the pearl of your Anguo Mansion, but also in the eyes of the palace, she is also regarded as a treasure of the heart, and she likes it tightly." This kid doesn't often enter the palace, and she doesn't have a chance to hurt her if she wants to be hurt in this palace, so it's easy to come here, and this palace doesn't have to be entertained well. ”

"Old Madam Mu, you don't have to be polite," at this time, Mrs. Lin Xiang also smiled and said: "The Anguo Mansion is the home of meritorious heroes, and the queen mother is a tribute to meritorious heroes, and it cannot be regarded as favoritism for Miss Mu." The grandfather and the second son are still guarding the northern border, and the eldest lady's father and brother are not by her side at a young age, and the queen should spoil her more. ”

Mrs. Lin Xiang's words made the Hulu sisters and brothers turn their heads again, and carefully looked at Mu Hongsheng, who was dressed like a red and glamorous jewelry shelf.

It turns out that this is An Guogong's daughter! The sister and brother thought in unison that this flamboyant dress and style were really different from the nobles of the Great Zhou Dynasty present, but like the daughters of those small clan leaders on the grassland who had never seen the world.

The two of them held their wine glasses like this, and looked at Mu Hongsheng in a red dress in a little daze, like a proud little peacock, walking in front of them with their heads up, followed by a group of palace maids, as if Mu Hongshang was the real princess in this palace.

When Mu Hongshang left, the queen mother turned her head and raised her glass to the Hulu sisters and brothers with a smile, and at this time, Hulu Yinghuan and Hulu Changrong had long been in the mood to thank them, and the two hurriedly drank the wine in the cup, and said a few extremely perfunctory official clichés even if they pulled it down.

Empress Wei obviously didn't care whether they were sincere in thanking them or not. After Mu Hongshang left, Empress Wei left the table under the pretext of wine. After she left, the palace maid in charge of Yuyang Palace announced that the guests present did not have to be restrained, if they wanted to rest, the side hall of Yuyang Palace prepared tea and fruit snacks, if they wanted to go to the imperial garden like Miss Mu, it would be good to find a palace person to lead the way.

The atmosphere in the Yuyang Palace is therefore more lively, the nobles gather together, or walk together in the courtyard of the Yuyang Palace, or go to the side hall to drink tea and chat, and some people learn from Mu Hongshang's appearance, find the palace people to lead the way, and go to the imperial garden to shop.

The last to leave the table were Zheng Ying, the king of letters, and Zheng Jin, the king of Yi, the two of them stood up together, smiled and arched their hands towards the Hulu sisters and brothers, said please take care of yourself, and then disappeared one after the other. This made the Hulu sisters and brothers a little overwhelmed.

Which country is this the rule? The queen held a palace banquet, halfway through, before a few dishes were served, everyone ran out, and the two of them were left with the guests of honor still sitting in a daze, what is going on? !

Such obvious contempt finally made the Hulu sisters and brothers couldn't help but explode, but just as they stood up and left, the palace maid in charge of Yuyang Palace came over with a smile on her face and took the initiative to ask: "Princess, prince, do you two want to go to the imperial garden too?" Wait until after noon to start the feast. ”

"What?" The two sisters and brothers were stunned. What is called the main banquet at noon, and the banquet just now is a welcome and a toast, what are you doing?

Before Hulu Yinghuan and Hulu Changrong were selected by Rongdi Khan to send them to the Great Zhou, the Yan family specially found someone to teach them the rules of the Great Zhou, so the two of them thought that they still knew about the etiquette of the Great Zhou, and they had never heard that the welcome banquet would be divided into two seats.

"The princess and the prince are from Rong Di, and they don't know much about the rules in our palace," the palace maid in charge explained with a smile: "The highest level of palace banquets in our Great Zhou has always been a three-way banquet, and the same is true of the state banquet in the Chongzheng Palace a few days ago. However, today, the guests of our Yuyang Palace banquet, His Royal Highness also saw that many ladies have Spring and Autumn Period, if the three banquets are placed together, I am afraid that they will be dizzy when they receive the banquet and kowtow. The queen was sympathetic, so she ordered that the three banquets be arranged separately, so that the ladies could evacuate during the banquet and not work too hard. ”

"The second banquet just started at noon, and the queen mother specially ordered, and the two highnesses don't have to be restrained, and they don't need to wait here all the time. If you want to rest, or where to go, just talk to the slave. ”