Chapter 17: The Feast (2)
The carriage drove steadily all the way in the direction of the imperial city, and after an hour, the carriage finally stopped outside the imperial city gate.
Yun Yanshang got out of the carriage, relieved his muscles and bones, and then looked up at this majestic, tall palace gate, and was about to sigh a few words, when he suddenly saw a group of people in the distance hurriedly walking towards this side, the young man led by him was about sixteen or seventeen years old, brocade and jade robe, temperament, his face was a little childish, and there was a comfortable breath between his eyebrows, he was smiling, his eyes were squinted into a crescent moon, and he was full of chic and calm attitude, so a vigorous and high-spirited young man.
It's just that such a teenager really shouldn't have been born in the royal family.
That's right, that young man is the crown prince.
Yun Haotian was a little surprised when he saw the prince coming with a group of guards, but it was only for a moment, and soon, he adjusted his state and led his family members forward.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The crowd knelt down in unison.
"No courtesy." The prince and a group of guards stopped steadily in front of everyone, smiling and waving their hands.
When everyone got up, he said, "This king is ordered by my father and queen mother to come to greet you. ”
Yun Haotian's expression did not change much, and he still said respectfully: "The emperor's holy favor, the ministers are grateful. ”
It is estimated that only the Protector Mansion can have this honor for the prince to greet in person.
"The prime minister is polite, come in with this king." The crown prince made a gesture of please, respectfully, without the slightest posture of the lord of the East Palace.
Yun Haotian bowed to him, and also raised his hand and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please." ”
Although the prince said that he was weak and kind, Yun Haotian still did not dare to forget this hierarchical and inferior order.
The crown prince walked in the front to lead the way, Yun Haotian, Luo Qi and Yun Yanshang followed, and the guards brought by the prince escorted them at the rear.
Horse-drawn carriages were forbidden in the palace, and all officials had to enter on foot through the noon gate.
The distance from the palace gate to the main hall is not long, but it is not short, and there is still a distance to walk.
"This father's birthday banquet, I heard that the national teacher will also come to attend." The prince walked briskly and chatted with Yun Haotian.
"Oh?" Yun Haotian raised his eyebrows, "Hasn't the National Teacher always disliked this kind of banquet, why did he suddenly ...... this time?"
As everyone knows, the national teacher does not come forward for major national affairs, and he will never participate in such a boring palace banquet.
"I don't know about this king, maybe the national teacher is just a whim." The prince said.
Yun Yanshang listened to their conversation in her heart.
It turns out that the national teacher will also come this time, the white shadow in the water flashed in his mind again, and he thought in his heart, the mysterious national teacher saved himself, should he take this opportunity to thank him?
As if guessing what Yun Yanshang was thinking, the prince turned his head to her and said, "If the third lady wants to meet the national teacher, this king can recommend her." ”
In fact, since the prince was sensible, he had seen the national teacher once, and that was when the national teacher was watching from afar when he was at the altar, and he didn't even see his appearance clearly. He has never even said a word to the national teacher, and when it comes to introduction, he thinks a little too highly of himself. However, behind the crown prince is the powerful queen, and with her, maybe she can really successfully introduce the national teacher.
Yun Yanshang hooked her lips and smiled faintly: "Thank you Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince for your kindness." Yan Sheng has his own ideas about this matter, so he doesn't have to worry about His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
The prince's face stiffened, slightly embarrassed, and even Yun Haotian and Luo Qi's faces became a little ugly, and anyone could hear the subtext in her words, that is: Miss Ben's affairs don't need you to worry about it, so don't be nosy here.
If it were someone else, anyone who dared to offend the prince like this would definitely be severely punished. But this person is Yun Yanshang, and the only person who dares to say such things is Yun Yanshang.