But then again, people will always grow old, even the emperor is no exception, no matter how ambitious he is, he has to bow to the laws of nature.

But the reason why the old emperor showed signs of aging so quickly seemed to be not only because of such a simple reason, Su Jiao actually understood in her heart that just before such a big day as her birthday, the son who watched the most and cared for the most on weekdays actually made such a scandal, and I was afraid that it would be heartbreaking to change which parent it was.

As soon as I noticed that the emperor had been quiet recently, the whole hall was silent, and I could only hear the firecrackers of the common people celebrating the festival outside, which seemed to be so quiet and desolate inside the palace.

Su Jiao unconsciously felt a chill rise behind her, and subconsciously hid in the direction of Xiao Huai'an, and at this time, Concubine Xian and the Empress sat separately next to the emperor, and the fifth prince Xu Ruzhu and the little prince sat opposite.

The pattern of the entire royal family seems to be only on the side of Xiao Huai'an and Su Jiao, so harmonious.

The emperor cleared his throat, there was no expression on his face, he looked very serious, he slowly sat down on his seat, and the civil and military dynasties below, all knew about the three princes Xu Rulie's running away from home, and some of them whispered in private as if they were not afraid of death, but in front of the emperor, no one dared to make a mistake.

"Today is both a state banquet and a family banquet, you Aiqing don't have to be formal, everyone and enjoy this banquet, this year depends on the help of all Aiqing, so that I can be so smooth, the country and the people, if there are some unpleasant things, there is no need to mention him,"

"The arrangements for today's banquet were all completed by Li Aiqing and Huai'an, and I don't know how to prepare? Let's take a look at the freshness. ”

As soon as the emperor sat down, he also knew the gossip thoughts of the ministers below, so he specially emphasized a sentence, telling them to only agree.

His voice sounded full of melancholy and sighs, his right hand had been holding a folding fan for many years, but today he was very unexpectedly holding a string of green chalcedony Buddha beads, and it was constantly moving, making his whole temperament more and more old.

Su Jiao glanced at the emperor meaningfully through Xiao Huai'an's cover, and didn't know what kind of mentality she was in, so she tore her teeth with some emotion and gasped.

When Su Jiao first crossed into this world this year, she looked at the emperor and was still very unusual, but now this posture really made her feel like she was deeply immersed in the environment of the ancient palace fight.

Thinking about it, Su Jiao shook her head gently, and the banquet officially began at this time, and it was no different from the usual banquet, and at the beginning of the ceremony, a group of dressed and very delicate women danced in the center of the town.

Not to be outdone, the concubines and queens above toasted to the emperor one after another, the hall was peaceful, and it was not yet time to come down and walk around, Xiao Huai'an suddenly noticed that Su Jiao on his side seemed to be a little sullen, so he picked up a glass of wine and quietly asked her.

"What's the matter, but are you bored? Or are you not feeling well? ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly feel a little bit wrong, and the white horse is passing by. You said that this person is completely the same day as a day, but why is the arrangement of each banquet always these routines, and it can't be changed to change who can be interested?"

Su Jiao exhaled and sighed quietly, and then as soon as the conversation changed, she began to dislike this thunderous show, and asked Xiao Huai'an to listen to it a little bit, and she swept her eyes downward.

"Naturally, except for some well-known old critics, the girls who dance every time are different, and their appearance is not the same, but they have a good appreciation."

"Don't complain, if you really don't feel used to staying, let's go back early today. Today, your majesty's interest is not very good, and the weather is so cold, don't freeze on the road. ”

Xiao Huai'an raised his hand and patted Su Jiao's back lightly twice, which inevitably made her lose her honor in front of the emperor, so she had to help her cover her as much as possible, so that she could barely get through this banquet.

Saying that, Xiao Huai'an withdrew his hand, and took Su Jiao's left hand, which was already slightly cold, Su Jiao felt his care, although she was a little embarrassed, but at least her mood was restored.

It's just that in addition to the boredom of the banquet, Su Jiao has been thinking about everything she saw in Yang Ruopei's courtyard before she came over, and she has always been very worried in her heart, for fear that Yang Ruopei will have the psychology of an ancient woman and change her mind.

As for Xiao Huai'an, Xiao Huai'an knew that because Earl Yong'an had been stationed on the frontier, in addition to asking the prince and the princess to come over to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, the earl's wife refused to come.

And the Zhang family, the head of the household, also has an inextricable relationship with the royal family, Miss Zhang is not there, and Su Jiao's friends can't talk about the two, no wonder they feel bored.

But Xiao Huai'an didn't dare to say these words to Su Jiao, so he had to comfort her vaguely. The husband and wife each have different thoughts, but they are really good for each other, which can be regarded as another tacit understanding.

Then, after the dance was over, everyone drank some wine, which made the atmosphere in the hall lively.

Su Jiao held back for so long, just to wait for this moment, as soon as the banquet began, someone would leave the table, and it would inevitably be rude, and now it can be regarded as justified.

"Huai'an, I want to go out to breathe, the temperature of the stove here is too high, and the smoke is panicked, it must be indispensable for a while, someone comes to toast with you, you remember to drink a little less, drinking too much is not good."

Su Jiao raised her hand on her knee, lightly hammered it twice, stuck it to Xiao Huai'an's side, said hello and carried the stove by herself, and asked Mu Hibiscus to accompany her out for a walk.

"Okay, then be careful." Xiao Huai'an nodded, and pointed out the nearest path to Su Jiao by the way.

Su Jiao agreed to go out through the side door of the main hall, and came to a corridor outside. The layout here is similar to that of the Red Plum Pavilion, where the corridors are built with separate beams, and the vacant land on both sides is planted with flowers of various colors, filling the yard with flowers.

But now everything is covered with snowflakes, and nothing can be seen, except for a moon flower about the size of a bowl squeezed in the corner, still blooming with its own fragrance.

However, even if you want to build a banquet holy place of the same level as the Red Plum Pavilion, it is not so easy.

If it is not done well, it will only be Dong Shi's imitation, which makes people look awkward, not to mention the tragic past that happened on the Red Plum Pavilion, which has paved it with a hazy and mysterious color.

Even if it's still a pile of ruins, it's easy to evoke empathy.

However, then again, if it weren't for the wooden sleeper flowing behind his back to make so many small moves, Wenren Natsuki would not have done such a decisive thing, and even Xu Ruyu ruined his efforts for so many years because of excessive sadness.

Thinking of this, she suddenly slammed her hand on the opposite pillar with her indignant, startling the hibiscus beside her.

She used to persuade Xu Ruyu to face life calmly and accept Xia Shu, but after such a long time, even if she didn't see it with her own eyes, she could hear from Zhang Yuge that Xu Ruyu had some feelings for Xia Shu.

And like Xu Ruyu, a proud person who was born to be the pride of the sky, on the surface, because he has been recuperating for so long, he must still have his own plans behind his back. This can be seen from the fact that he can guess which one by reasoning alone.

From the very beginning of Su Jiao's contact with Xu Ruyu, she already felt a little ambition from him, that kind of black-bellied temperament, so every time she talked to Xu Ruyu, she felt a little frightened.

But in order to cherish the memory of Xia Shu, he stood at the tuyere on a windy day, regardless of his body, which also means abandoning his past preparations and arrangements.

After thinking about it, Su Jiao felt more and more uneasy, the origin of all this actually came from Ma Ge.

Whether it was the assassination of the emperor, Yuge's miscarriage, the murder of the Yang family, as well as Xu Ruyu and Xia Shu, all of them had the shadow of Ma Ge, and this guy was carrying a lot of sins.

"You have to find him!"

Su Jiao clenched her fists, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, she muttered to herself, because of the wind, the hibiscus next to her didn't hear what she said clearly, but seeing her current state really made Hibiscus a little wrong, rushed over to help Su Jiao pull the cloak, and asked casually.

"Madame, what were you just thinking? Now that the wind is getting stronger, let's hurry back and get warmer in the house. ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I sighed, if there is no retribution for the wicked people in this world, I will definitely curse the injustice of God."

Hearing this, Su Jiao came back to her senses and smiled comfortingly with Mu Hibiscus, but the anger revealed in her eyes did not dissipate for a long time.

She withdrew her frozen red right hand into her sleeve to cover the heat, and just took it out for a moment, and it seemed that she was a little frostbitten. Hidden in the warm sleeve, there was a slight pain in the fist of her right hand, Su Jiao suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and listened to Mu Hibiscus's words and prepared to go back.

I didn't want Su Jiao to turn over slightly, but I found that Su Zhongshi didn't know when he was standing in front of the door a few steps away, looking at him with some surprise on his face.

Su Jiao was stunned when she showed him, but for many reasons, she didn't plan to greet him, just as if she didn't see anything, she wanted to go around in front of him. And Su Zhongshi blinked, and hurried to Su Jiao's side, so that Su Jiao had to stand still.