After everyone finished praying, Mrs. Liu Guo clapped her hands gently, only to see the palace maids rushing in, everyone holding a gold plate in their hands, and the fragrance of the dishes wafted out, and the chrysanthemum fragrance in the garden was very attractive.

Everyone waited for a long time, and they were already hungry, and the dishes were delicious, so they were naturally happy. Ouyang Zhen had eaten half full before he came, so he was naturally not hungry, so he only ate slowly.

Mrs. Liu Guo smiled Yan Yan, many little masters came forward to flatter and toast, she did not refuse, and after a while, her face was flushed.

After three rounds of wine, a steamed crab was served, and everyone was waiting for this dish, and they couldn't help complaining that it was late. Mrs. Liu Guo said with a smile: "I know that the sisters have a slanderous mouth, although this crab is good, but it is cold, and if you eat too much, it will cause a rash, so this palace will serve other dishes first, and wait for everyone to use wine, then this will be served, otherwise don't blame this palace if you have stomach trouble one by one." ”

Only then did the concubines understand, and they praised Mrs. Liuguo for her carefulness. As everyone was talking, a waiter trotted in the distance and whispered a few words in Mrs. Liuguo's ear.

Mrs. Liu Guo was overjoyed and hurriedly followed.

When everyone saw her leave the table, they all guessed who was coming.

After a while, I saw Mrs. Liu Guo and the emperor coming together, and the emperor was followed by a few people.

The concubines were shocked, and hurriedly left the table to bow down, Ouyang Zhen's body was bulky, but he had to bow respectfully, Zhang Fang and Zhang Xiaoyi beside him hurriedly helped her.

Ouyang Zhen smiled at her gratefully. At this time, the emperor had approached, and everyone was busy shouting long live. Chu Huotian approached and said with a smile: "Get up, this is a family banquet, there is no need to be formal." ”

Everyone got up, and Ouyang Zhen was helped by Zhang Fangyi and slowly got up.

Chu Huotian's eyes swept everyone's faces, stopped at Ouyang Zhen, smiled slightly, and said, "Qi'er come over here and sit with me." ”

Ouyang Zhen felt that everyone's eyes were shooting at him, so he hurriedly bowed his head and blessed him: "Concubine Xie Emperor Longen." "Then go forward.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu Guo hurriedly helped Ouyang Zhen to Chu Huotian's right head and said with a smile: "The emperor feels sorry for Sister Ouyang, and the ministers and concubines are all jealous. ”

Chu Huotian only smiled faintly: "She is inconvenient, so she naturally needs to take more care, Ruyu, what kind of jealousy do you eat?" Mrs. Liu Guo heard that his face was gentle, and she called her maiden name again, and her heart moved, and the smile on her face gradually unfolded.

Chu Huotian said warmly to Mrs. Liu Guo: "Today, I just left the three of this year's champions to enter the palace to enjoy the chrysanthemums, and I heard that you have a banquet here, so I brought them over." You put a few positions.

Mrs. Liu Guo hurriedly said yes and hurriedly asked the palace people to prepare. He also ordered the song and dance to dance on a small platform temporarily set up in front.

For a while, there was light singing and dancing, and the banquet was lively again.

Ouyang Zhen is also very curious about who this year's champion is. Chu Huotian seemed to know her thoughts, and smiled in her ear: "I am so happy these days, I have finally found an amazing talent, and I will no longer worry about no one to help me." He must have seen him. ”

Ouyang Zhen said with a smile: "The emperor likes to let his concubines guess, but the concubines don't guess, and they will see it later." Chu Huotian only smiled lightly and was silent.

Ouyang Zhen looked outside, only to see the palace people holding the palace lamp, the lights were bright, winding like a fire snake, those people gradually approached, the first one was a red robe and black gauze winged hat, eyes like stars, demeanor, the fiery red robe was worn on him, like a flame like a dance charm, lined with the elegance of his body, so that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

Ouyang Zhen's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly lowered his head.

The man only stepped forward with a smile and bowed to Chu Huotian and said: "Thanks to the emperor's grace, the new champion Cha Boqing and several fellow scholars visited all the mothers, and I wish you all the mothers to stay young forever and be blessed and healthy." ”

The palace concubines rarely see foreign ministers, and now they see that Chu Huotian actually brought these three people, which shows how satisfied the emperor is with them. They all got up with a smile and saluted the three of them back.

Ouyang Zhen saw him smiling with a spring breeze, his eyebrows were full of amorousness, and his heart was abrupt, so he only turned his head and acted as if he was gone.

Chu Huotian didn't check, only smiled: "So the three of you will sit next to me." Ouyang Zhen hurriedly bowed down and wanted to retreat when he heard this, and Mrs. Liu Guo was proud in her heart, and said in her heart, even if she was favored again, she still couldn't sit still. Thinking about it, he had to ask the palace people to arrange a place for Ouyang Zhen again.

Suddenly, he heard Cha Sanshao bow deeply and salute Chu Huotian and said: "The emperor's ministers have a request, Rou Fangyi Niangniang is pregnant, if she retreats because of the ministers, the ministers really can't bear it." And ask the emperor to let Rou Fangyi sit next to the emperor, and the ministers will accompany the next head. ”

Chu Huotian was right when he thought about it, and looked at Ouyang Zhen with love and pity: "Also, Rou Fangyi's talent is not inferior to that of men, and when we talk, she has a lot of true opinions." ”

Ouyang Zhen saw Chu Huotian's praise, everyone's eyes turned to him, and he hurriedly smiled: "The emperor has praised it falsely, the concubine is a little woman, and she can't understand the major affairs of the country at all, if the concubine has the talent of Mrs. Liuguo, she will be content." The emperor still let the concubines sit under Mrs. Liuguo. ”

After Ouyang Zhen finished speaking, he hurriedly walked to Mrs. Liuguo's side, and Mrs. Liuguo said with a smile: "Really, isn't it the position, the emperor is hungry, eat first and then talk about national affairs, the concubines ......"

She pulled Chu Huotian and said a few good dishes in detail, she laughed like beads, and everyone's attention was attracted by her again. Ouyang Zhen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

When she looked up, she saw Zha Sanshao looking at her with a smile. Ouyang Zhen was slightly annoyed in his heart, and quietly glared at him. But he seemed to be even happier.

Ouyang Zhen had something in her heart, and after a few chopsticks, she called Wan Hui over and whispered a few words in her ear. Mrs. Liu Guo was attentive and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Ouyang Zhen smiled awkwardly: "The concubine wants to eat some hors d'oeuvres, but her appetite has not been very good recently." ”

Mrs. Liu Guo raised her eyebrows, and said with a courteous voice: "Why don't you ask the palace people to prepare?" ”

Ouyang Zhen hurriedly said: "No, no, the concubine has already asked the people in her palace to prepare a few cold dishes." The concubine eats a few chopsticks. Not troublesome. ”

Mrs. Liu Guo smiled when she heard this: "Then if Sister Ouyang does it herself, the palace will not interfere much, and if you want to eat, just open your mouth." ”

Ouyang Zhen hurriedly said yes.