Chapter 0290: Palace Banquet [2]

This time, the officials and their families invited by the palace entered the hall one after another, and sat down in order according to the rank under the guidance of the palace people.

The hall is full of singing and dancing, and it is full of laughter or flattery.

"The general has arrived! Left phase to! ”

As the shrill voice of the chamberlain fell, a group of people dressed in splendid costumes stepped over the threshold of Shao Hua Palace.

Ji Mengping, who was full of spirit in the past, has been physically and mentally exhausted recently due to excessive work and diligence on the king, coupled with the prince's continuous pressure. Already old, now even older.

The majestic-looking man to his right had a solemn face. Dressed in black battle armor, he carries a heavy sword at his waist. He had a dark complexion, a beard growing on his chin, and a pair of ringed eyes full of anger when he looked around the courtiers in the palace.

This person is Yu Guifei's biological father Yu Wude, and he is extremely angry.

According to the rules of the palace, those who enter the palace are not allowed to carry weapons with them. But since Xiao Mohan's death, Yu Wude has calculated in every possible way to divide the military power that fell into the hands of the emperor.

At first, he was still somewhat restrained, but later, even in front of the emperor, he became unscrupulous.

Eight years later, his power is deeply rooted in the court. Whatever can be bought with gold, silver, jewelry, or high officials, he is under his command. As for those who still swore to death and refused to surrender to him under his coercion and temptation, they were either executed by him under various names, or they were deliberately framed by Yu Wude and sent to the frontier.

The smiles on everyone's faces disappeared together, and in an instant, they hurriedly got up and saluted, with a light smile on their faces, but when they lowered their eyes or lowered their heads, they became another face.

"The lower officials have seen the general, and they have seen the Zuo Xiang."

The sound of uneven salutes began to rise to each other, and although some people were reluctant, they had to get up and salute.

Gu Hongrong snorted coldly in his nose, don't look over his head and pretend not to see it, in his eyes, Yu Wude and Ji Mengping are both raccoon dogs who only know how to cause chaos and control the power of the dynasty.

He ignored it, it didn't mean that Yu Wude could tolerate him, I saw him sneer and walked towards Gu Hongrong.

Extremely perfunctory, he clenched his fists at him, and said in a strange manner, "Gu Xiang, the old man returned to Beijing before, in addition to the emperor in the palace to catch the wind and wash the dust, there was also a banquet in the palace. It's a pity that I prepared good wine and food, but I couldn't wait to take care of him, which was really chilling. ”

Gu Hongrong's face changed very quickly, obviously disgusted with him in his heart, but in a blink of an eye, he put on a smiling face again, "What did the general say, it's just that he was sick a few days ago, so he didn't go to the general to congratulate." The general is now in charge of the three armies, so why worry about such a trivial matter? ”

"Oh? It turned out that Gu Xiang was sick...... Could it be that he was sick by popularity? Ji Mengping's vicious eyes turned to the man in Tsing Yi who was upright and standing upright behind Gu Hongrong, gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Gu's body is also weak, and now he can't go to the court, so he can recuperate at home." ”

He had already been to the prison, and learned from Shang Yici that they had been defeated this time, and Gu Yunshu also made a big contribution to it.

I knew it was so! They shouldn't have been so afraid that they missed the best opportunity to chop off the goodwill's arm.

Gu Wenyu wanted to open his mouth to embarrass Gu Yunshu, but he heard Gu Yunshu say calmly, "Lord Zuo Xiang is too worried, my father just occasionally feels cold." However, Xia Guan was confined again because he left the house without permission. Thanks to the emperor's remembrance of the kindness of the former monarchs and ministers, he never killed the lower officials. ”

"Listening to Lord Gu's words, it seems that he knew that he was wrong, and he did it on purpose."

"Deliberately?" Gu Yunshu repeated the two words, and the corners of his lips hidden under the mask raised a playful arc, "Zuo Xiang thinks that the lower official is wrong, and the lower official is wrong." ”

Gu Yunshu's tone of voice, no matter who listened, felt like he was perfunctory. Although this is the case, there is nothing wrong with Gu Yunshu's words.

The crown prince Shang Yuchen, who was dressed in a dark python robe, flicked his spacious sleeves back, and his comfortable posture was incompatible with this hall full of sabre-rattling atmosphere.

Zhilan, who was dressed as a female official behind him, locked on Shang Yuchen from beginning to end, as if everyone around her couldn't get into her eyes, and after silently adding wine for him, she quietly returned to her original position.

Shang Yuchen's fingers stroked the edge of the wine glass, and squinted at Ji Mengping, "Zuo Xiang's words are so thorny, if it is spread out, and then it is pinched by someone with a heart, it may not be good for you to have a bad reputation." ”

Ji Mengping leaned over, "It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here, I haven't seen His Royal Highness before, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives his sins." ”

"Zuo Lian works hard all day, and if he comes later, the palace is willing to blame."

Listening to the tit-for-tat between the two openly and secretly, Yu Wude didn't even want to be perfunctory on his face, and since he entered the hall, he has never put the straw bale prince in his eyes.

"Master Miao's here! General Jinghong has arrived! ”

Everyone looked out of the door in surprise, they knew that Master Qingxiao would come, but they didn't expect that Xiao Chuhong, like Gu Yunshu, was actually released from confinement by the emperor.

The light master with a compassionate face and Xiao Chuhong walked side by side, followed by the little monk Yuzhu and Li Jiu.

Yu Wude admits that he will not lose to Xiao Mohan, and his miserable end at the beginning can be seen by everyone in the world. As for Xiao Chuhong, the only son left by Xiao Mohan, he may have been afraid of two points in the past......

And Ji Mengping's eyes were full of another kind of light, and the hand hidden in the official robe gradually tightened, eager to kill Xiao Chuhong immediately. Fortunately, he has been immersed in officialdom all year round, and all kinds of emotions have long been free.

Ji Yunge, who was sitting on the opposite side, suddenly raised his eyes, still remembering that during the last palace banquet, Xiao Chuhong was still sitting in a wheelchair like a waste, constantly being drunk by those courtiers.

But in less than ten days, he seemed to be a completely different person. Listening to my father talk about the events of Huanyu Mountain that day, somehow, I felt remorse at that moment.

"The emperor has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived! Ancestor has arrived! Yu Guifei has arrived! His Royal Highness King Qin has arrived! ”

.......

"Yo! It's so lively! This son hasn't come yet, but your feast has started first, and you're still discussing how to let me die? What's wrong? Or...... Let's beat a gong and a lion again? A lion dance team doesn't seem to be enough, and then a juggling troupe can be found. Well, I think it's good to light another firecracker to be lively, anyway, they all want me to die, and if I die, everyone will be happy. ”

The voice with its own ridicule and mixed with banter and coldness spread throughout the hall, and it was obviously a hot dog day, and the people present had a chill to the bones for no reason.

"Su Zhen? It's Su Zhen's voice! He's back! ”

"Someone! Come on! Protect the emperor and all the mothers! Protect the Ancestors! ”

No matter how noisy it was below, she looked at the disgusting faces of those people below with interest because they couldn't find her. Su Zhen stood still in the dark, the corners of her lips curved, comfortable and natural.

"Zhenzhen."