Princess Cai seems to have punched cotton, Chu Junlan has always had a temper and is the most unwilling to suffer, but today she sells herself in front of Prince Gong, if she investigates more, it will seem that she is unkind.

Xiao Xu glanced at Princess Cai coldly, and then took Chu Junlan's hand and walked to the carriage: "Get in the car, it's cold outside, don't blow the wind." ”

Seeing that Xiao Xu was so gentle and careless towards Chu Junlan, Princess Cai became even more angry

At this time, in the carriage, Princess Zhang said neither high nor low: "Sister Cai, hurry up and get in the car, didn't you just say that it was too late?" It will be too late to delay any longer. ”

King Cai glared at Princess Zhang angrily, turned around and got into the car.

The carriage swayed slightly all the way to the palace that had not yet been completed, Chu Junlan leaned on Xiao Xu, and the earrings swayed with the swaying of the carriage: "I saw that Princess Cai had just stopped for two days, and then she trembled again?" ”

Xiao Xu frowned and said, "She has always been so rude, and I don't know how the Cai family taught her daughter." ”

Chu Junlan laughed when he heard this, patted Xiao Xu's shoulder and said, "She is naturally fearless. In fact, if you think about it, you can understand, the emperor only invited our family and the Cai family, as the daughter of the Cai family, can she not be surprised? The former prince was still dissatisfied because she went back to Cai's house, but now she has turned over. ”

Xiao Xu nodded, and tightened his hand around Chu Junlan: "When you enter the palace later, you should also pay attention to your own diet, although the emperor has good intentions, but I always have a feeling that there is no good wine banquet." ”

Chu Junlan also felt the same way, so he nodded and said softly: "Don't worry, I can take care of myself." ”

The convoy of Prince Gong's Mansion came all the way to the palace gate, and before he could come forward to tell the guards guarding the palace gate, he saw a group of inner eunuchs wearing dark blue sunflower shirts walking quickly, and the first person was holding a rhino handle to whisk the dust, with a smile on his face, it was the great eunuch Li Defang.

"Father-in-law Li, is so cold and snowy, do you still have to go on an errand?" Princess Zhang got out of the carriage first and greeted Li Defang with a smile.

Li Defang hurriedly saluted Prince Gong respectfully, and said with a smile on his face: "Back to the prince's words, the emperor saw that the hour was almost up, and specially ordered the slave and maid to come out to greet you with someone, please go inside." ”

Prince Gong bowed with a frightened and flattered face: "Thank you for your compassion to your subordinates." He turned around and beckoned to the people of the palace, "Come up quickly, don't miss the hour." ”

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison, and this time Princess Cai also nodded obediently in response, and there was no more argument.

Chu Junlan and Xiao Xu joined hands and followed behind Prince Gong, Princess Zhang, and Princess Cai, while the rest of Prince Gong's sons and ladies followed at the end.

Chu Junlan walked as he walked, secretly wrote down all the roads he had walked, and when he came to the end of the palace road, seeing that there was still a wall with unfinished construction, they realized that the palace had not yet been completed.

"Wang Ye, the emperor ordered that the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner be prepared in the side hall of the Yangxin Hall. Come, with your slave and maid. ”

"There is labor." Prince Gong smiled warmly, taking in everything he saw on the road, but he didn't show any emotion.

Chu Junlan was a little tired from walking, the palace covers a wide area, she has not eaten well recently, and she naturally has no strength in her body, so she simply let Xiao Xu take her hand.

All the way to the outside of the palace of nourishing the heart, I saw that a large spacious courtyard was already brightly lit, and the attendants wearing the dark blue inner prison clothes and the palace maids in pink and purple skirts were lined up on both sides.

Li Defang led everyone into the side hall of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Chu Junlan stepped on the Danqi, raised his eyes and looked around, and his gaze fell on the four columns of white in the hall that had been divided into two sides. At this time, the wine and food were prepared, and the low stool behind was also placed on the official green mattress.

Emperor Jinghong and Concubine Shu sat in the first place at a time, and the six princes were talking in a low voice with several well-dressed men and women.

Chu Junlan knew that the Cai family had arrived one step ahead of them.

Prince Gong walked towards Emperor Jinghong with his family, and the Cai family stopped talking with the six princes and retreated to both sides.

Prince Gong knelt down upright, kowtowed, and said, "Minister Xiao Rilang pays a visit to the emperor!" ”

Xiao Xu, Xiao Yuncheng, Xiao Yunguang and other men all knelt behind Prince Gong. Princess Zhang and Princess Cai also took the ladies to salute.

Emperor Jinghong smiled, and said again and again: "No courtesy, no courtesy." Today's Chinese New Year's Eve is just a family banquet, and the invitees are not outsiders, so everyone should sit down. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Cai family and Prince Gong's family spoke in unison.

Chu Junlan and Xiao Xu sat together behind Prince Gong.

Emperor Jinghong smiled and ordered the banquet to be held, and immediately there were dancing girls dressed in pink and cool clothes who came with the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra, shaking their water sleeves and dancing.

The six princes sat in the subordinate position of Emperor Jinghong and Concubine Shu, and got up in simple clothes to pour wine for Emperor Jinghong and Concubine Shugui.

Emperor Jing Hong raised his wine glass with a smile and said slowly in a gloomy voice: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, the Cai family and Prince Gong's family were invited, do you know why?" ”

Chu Junlan lowered his eyes and hid his emotions, Emperor Jinghong was not afraid that the courtiers would be in trouble because of the previous 1.8 million taels of Baiyin?

Emperor Jinghong said: "What I do is that we can be harmonious with the monarch and the ministers." I have moved the capital here, there are not many credible people around, and both of you are my ministers, and I hope that we can work together. ”

"The emperor's words are serious, and the ministers are afraid." Prince Gong got up and saluted, and Chu Junlan and the others followed up and saluted, "The whole family must be the emperor's priority, but according to orders." ”

Cai Maochang, the old patriarch of the Cai family, also got up and said, "That's what the grass people and others mean. ”

The Cai family is not an official, so they only call themselves "grass people".

Emperor Jinghong was greatly satisfied, and said with his head bowed: "No matter what happened in the past, I will not have your assistance by my side in the future. Today, take advantage of this feast, and drink this cup to your heart's content. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone raised their glasses.

Chu Junlan smelled the contents of the cup, and felt nauseous, because she just touched it with her lips and put it down.

Emperor Jinghong ordered everyone to sit down. The sixth prince got the hint from Concubine Shugui, and hurriedly got up and got down to the Danqi and poured wine for the two families one by one.

Waiting for the time when the six princes approached, Princess Cai whispered to Chu Junlan, who was only one chapter away from her: "What, the emperor toasted in person, and you can't look down on it?" ”

Chu Junlan turned around in surprise when he heard this, even the rest of the people around him.

"Princess Cai, why do you say this?" Chu Junlan smiled and lowered his voice and said, "It's really a blessing to have the emperor toast, it's just that I shouldn't drink at this time, Princess Cai is a person who knows the etiquette, and the emperor won't mind, so Princess Cai doesn't have to worry too much about this matter." ”

Princess Cai's face was red when she was bold, and she was afraid that this was not an occasion for her to quarrel, so she could only sulk with a cold face.

Seeing Princess Cai like this from a distance, Concubine Shu smiled mockingly, looked at the old patriarch of the Cai family, and exchanged glances,