On the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, when thousands of lights are reunited.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace is the most lively, the princes and nobles, the officials in the Beijing court, and the nobles in the capital rarely gather together.

It is said that when the queen mother was still there, the emperor invited the ministers to have fun at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet every year. The Son of Heaven is full of filial piety, and others should not be reasonable, so they naturally bring their families to the banquet.

Even if the Queen Mother died later, this seems to be a convention, and now the Mid-Autumn Festival night banquet is crowded every year.

In the two side halls of Lingxiao Pavilion and Qiankun Pavilion, which are all officials of the fourth grade and below and their families, the princes and nobles and the close ministers of the Son of Heaven are in front of the Taihe Palace. The whole palace was full of arrangements today, and the people were full of voices.

Bai Yanran and Ji Lingyun were naturally led to the front seat of the main hall of Taihe Palace, and it had been less than a quarter of an hour since they left the banquet, and Ji Chengyu, Ji Sihong and Ji Yuren had already arrived. Except for the emperor and queen, the rest of the guests have basically been seated.

Ji Yuren didn't know whether it was deliberately arranged or unintentional, the seat was sitting behind the pillars, and the whole person was hidden behind it, and the surroundings were deserted, and no one came to talk.

He didn't think so, he just drank leisurely and alone. There were no maids waiting beside him, only a guard in a strong suit stood.

In contrast, although Ji Sihong had only one guard by his side, there were still a few confidant officials who came to toast. Zuo Xiang was even more chatting and laughing with him, and many people with a heart sniffed something out of it, and their eyes frequently wandered between the prince and King Jian.

The most lively is in front of the prince's seat, even if Ji Chengyu has a cold face that can't see joy and anger from beginning to end, it can't stop people who come to toast one after another.

The emperor has always been the most taboo about private dealings between princes and courtiers, and secretly being a protégé of the party is one thing, and they are naturally innocent on the surface.

Even if they are sincere, they cannot rush forward to show their loyalty, so many people take advantage of today's opportunity to surrender or tempt. This glass of wine is not the drink, but the heart, so I have to drink it.

Everyone knows that King An and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have a deep brotherhood, and Ji Lingyun did not shirk it, and after settling down, Bai Yanran went to Ji Chengyu's side.

Bai Yanran took Su Xin and Zhu Ling to the banquet today, and at this moment, sitting on the table, she realized that although the hall was crowded, there were empty seats around her. The queen and princess have not yet arrived, and the other princes have not yet attended the princess, but she is not the only one.

Bai Yanran motioned for Su Xin to bow her head, whispered in her ear, and Su Xin turned around and went out. Although Zhu Ling was a little curious, she didn't dare to relax, today was the first time she entered the palace, for fear that something would go wrong and make the princess lose face.

After a while, Su Xin came back, and Qi Simin came with him.

Although the Qi family has entered the court as officials since the old generals of Qi, there are no high-ranking officials, and several children and grandchildren have served in the military department or in the forbidden army.

The eldest son, Qi Zhang'an, is just a fourth-grade official of the Ministry of War, Qi Simin came to the banquet with his father, and was arranged in the Lingxiao Pavilion, and he could only come in with Su Xin at this moment.

As soon as Qi Simin came, he first looked at the banquet to eat, and sat down with Bai Yanran biting his ears with everyone's beautiful shelf. Straight Dao Yanran's cousin is really righteous, this Taihe Palace's food is really not comparable to Yunyun in Lingxiao Pavilion.

Bai Yanran smiled but didn't say anything, and she didn't say anything.

After a while, the banquet began, the emperor and queen came in person, and when they saw the honor guard from afar, a eunuch shouted in a sharp voice: "The emperor and the queen have arrived at ......."

Emperor Yuanhe and Empress Tong came side by side, and the six princes and the four princesses were not too young to attend, so only Princess Shaohan and Princess Lingxi. It's just that I never thought that the queen was followed by a pearl county lord, and the emperor was accompanied by Lan Guifei.

Everyone saluted and stood up to see clearly, and they all looked at each other for a while.

Today's Mid-Autumn Festival night banquet, the lord of Mingzhu was not waiting for his father, but he came to the banquet with the queen. In addition, the fact that the lord of Mingzhu County is obsessed with King An is not a secret in the capital, so everyone can't think about it.

Most of the people who think this are the ladies and ladies who like to watch the excitement, and the courtiers are looking at the emperor's side.

Although the case of King Jianwang was not investigated in order to preserve the dignity of the royal family, the emperor's anger can be seen from the fact that King Jianwang was deprived of office and thought about it behind closed doors. I heard that even Concubine Lan also ate and hung up, but recently, Concubine Shu was proud of the spring breeze in the harem.

But today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace is a family banquet, so the princess and prince can go to the banquet, and the queen mother naturally has to preside over the overall situation. But Lan Guifei, a harem concubine, can also follow the emperor to attend, which is enough to see the emperor's great favor for her.

After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, the hearts of hundreds of officials are bright. As long as King Jian does not reach the point where he does not want to open the enemy to betray the country and force the palace to seize the throne, then Concubine Lan will not fall, and King Jian will have the opportunity to make a comeback.

After all, everyone knows that Zuo Xiang is the minister of the humerus who was raised by the emperor after he ascended the throne, and the most profitable confidant.

Although Zuo Xiang is not as virtuous as Taifu and Old Master Lan, he is a very measured person.

The emperor's support for Zuo Xiang is to balance with Yu Taifu, not to become another confidant. Therefore, even if Concubine Lan Guifei was wooed many times, Zuo Xiang was always unmoved, obviously not wanting to get involved in the battle for the heir, and only wanted to be a loyal minister.

So today, Prime Minister Zuo suddenly openly showed favor to King Jian, was he instructed by the emperor? Does the emperor's move represent any deeper meaning?

This banquet has just begun, and the ministers are already up and down in their hearts, where can they still eat wine and food. 61 Library

When the emperor and queen were seated, everyone got up, and listened to Emperor Yuan and Emperor again: "Today is a family banquet, and the family does not need to be formal." ”

Everyone was busy and thanked him in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Tong signaled for the banquet to open, and immediately a smoking palace person came to remove the dim sum snacks used to pass the time. Another group of palace mermaids rushed in, serving a series of delicious wine and food, although there were many people, but they were not busy, which showed that they were well-trained.

Qi Simin took advantage of no one's attention and secretly hid two pieces of dim sum with a handkerchief, but Princess Lingxi on the other side looked at her, and couldn't help pursing her lips and snickering, Qi Simin generously replied with a smile.

Ling Xi only thought that this woman was really interesting, but she had lived in the palace for a long time and didn't recognize anyone, so she turned her head to look at Bai Yanran on the side, but saw Bai Yanran looking at her head with a complicated expression.

Lingxi followed her gaze and saw that it was the main seat where the emperor and queen were. It's just that Bai Yanran is minding that the queen takes Gu Yueyao with her. I didn't know what to do for a while, so I retracted my gaze stupidly.

But Bai Yanran was not actually looking at Empress Tong and Gu Yueyao, but Emperor Yuan He.

In her past and present lives, Bai Yanran saw her holy face for the first time with her own eyes. In addition to the majesty of this man above 10,000 people, he is the sharp edge of the superior.

If you look closely, you can see that Emperor Yuan He is hard to hide his old age and sickness, but those eyes are still as sharp and fierce as an eagle falcon.

It was hard for Bai Yanran to imagine that such a lord of the world would also be fascinated by love. For the sake of a Lan Guifei, it is really not appropriate to indulge King Jianwang to form a party for personal gain, disrupt the court, and provoke a dispute over the heir.

In her previous life, Bai Yanran turned into a cat and stayed by Ji Lingyun's side for three years, except for going back to see her mother and brother, she stayed in King An's Mansion for the rest of the time.

Ji Lingyun likes to take her with her every time she does things, and Bai Yanran also knows a lot of secrets. But Bai Yanran was not clear about the time of the battle for succession.

Because Ji Lingyun was always in a hurry at that time, he didn't have the heart to tease the cat. She only knew that King Jian's failure to force the palace failed, and she and Lan Guifei's mother and son were killed on the spot.

Emperor Yuanhe passed the edict when he was seriously ill and died, and handed over the throne to the righteous prince Ji Chengyu, the emperor died of illness, and the new emperor succeeded to the throne.

At that time, Bai Yanran couldn't care about these many others, and even Ji Lingyun's abnormality didn't have time to pay attention to it.

Because with the defeat of King Jian, the first one of the Qi family was connected, and soon the Bai family was also implicated.

The elder brother was falsely accused of being imprisoned and unjustly died, and the mother couldn't stand the blow and became seriously ill and insane. Bai Yanran watched all this happen, but she couldn't do anything about it. Later, drinking the bowl of poisonous soup for Ji Lingyun was actually a relief for her.

But at that time, even if she experienced such a miracle as turning into a cat after death, she never thought that she would have a chance to start over.

After returning from rebirth, she let the Zhao family and Bai Yueyu eat the bitter fruit, rescued Qi Simin and the Qi family from the conspiracy of the king, and accidentally topped Gu Yueyao to become Princess An.

Now the Yu family, the Qi family, and Gu Hou are all involved, everything is completely different from the previous life, which has changed the situation in the entire court, but I don't know if these changes will affect the final ending.

At the beginning of the banquet, the emperor and everyone drank the first glass of wine, and then they could do whatever they wanted. Having said that, where can everyone really be at ease, but watching the singing and dancing and the toast and eat food next to the seat, I don't know how many people have tasted the taste.

Several princes and princesses took turns to toast, and the two princesses had no scruples, and their companions stepped forward to say two flattering greetings, and only took a sip of the wine in the cup reservedly. Emperor Yuanhe eased his expression and gave a lot of rewards, and the two princesses thanked him and retreated.

Then it was the turn of the four princes, Ji Yuren's legs and feet were not good, and he was not valued by Emperor Yuanhe, and he has always lagged behind.

Ji Chengyu and Ji Lingyun's eyes were on Ji Sihong, I don't know what kind of medicine he sold in the gourd today, but he didn't make this limelight. The two glanced at each other, and then looked at Concubine Lan on the seat under Emperor Yuanhe, vigilant in their hearts.

Seeing Tong's gesture with his eyes, Ji Chengyu and Ji Lingyun went to toast together. Emperor Yuanhe's face was unwavering, and he picked up the half-poured wine glass of the palace man and took a sip, without saying much.

Tong Shi said to Gu Yueyao on the table next to Princess Lingxi: "Yueyao, you also come up to have a drink." ”

Gu Yueyao had been lowering her eyes since she went to the banquet, but only then did she raise her eyes when she heard the words. Her gaze swept over Ji Lingyun, and she got up and took the wine glass handed by the palace man and stepped forward.

Gu Yueyao approached with a wine glass, stood beside Ji Chengyu, and saluted respectfully: "Yueyao respects the emperor and the queen's mother, and wishes the emperor and the queen a hundred years together, and grow old together." ”

Several people were shocked when they heard this, and the greetings of the prince and princess in front of them were all such as "Happiness and good health, all the best", Gu Yueyao's words seemed to mean something.

Emperor Yuanhe's expression changed a little subtle after he was stunned, but Tong Shi smiled and said: "Your child has been so caring since he was a child, but I should say this." ”

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Lingyun, but the words were said to Gu Yueyao.

"This palace knows your thoughts, and the emperor also intends to fulfill your affection. Bengong asked cheekily, Yueyao, are you willing to be the concubine of King An? ”