Chapter 51: The Palace Banquet (1st Watch)
After Gu Qingyan left with An Huajin, Qingmo led people to quickly end the fight and quickly withdraw from the palace.
After the people withdrew, there was not a trace left.
No, it was left behind, leaving behind the corpses of the Praetorian Guards lying outside the cold palace, leaving behind the corpses of the jade-headed family in the cold palace, and leaving the waiters in the cold palace in horror, and hurriedly ran to the Zhaoyang Hall where the banquet was held to find the emperor to inform the news.
The emperor successfully dragged Gu Qingyan back, and it wasn't until the banquet began, that he didn't see An Huajin and Chu Yan, and he was relieved.
I was very happy.
The goal that had been pressing on his heart was achieved, and he was naturally in a good mood.
Although he felt a little guilty about Gu Qingyan in his heart, he felt that he would just compensate him in the future. He didn't believe that An Huajin was innocent, if he didn't marry Chu Yan, who else could he marry? I don't believe that Gu Qingyan can still marry an innocent woman.
And An Huajin is just a little girl, since she fell into his trap, she can only be obedient. Whoever he asked her to marry, she would have to marry, if she obediently canceled her marriage contract with Gu Qingyan early in the morning, why would he do anything to her, there is something today, he can only blame her for being too disobedient.
The emperor didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he was doing.
He is the emperor, the supreme of the Ninety-Five, the Son of Heaven of Great Chu, and the master of all the people in the world.
If he doesn't listen to him, he will let An Huajin, the little girl, know that in this capital, not Nanyang, she can't be arrogant, and she has to be obedient if she doesn't want to be obedient.
After today, she will obediently call her father with the Seventh Prince.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that he was in a good mood, and he was in a good mood, so he did not refuse the toast of the hundred officials.
After the queen entered the palace banquet, she didn't see An Huajin, and was puzzled, "Your Majesty sent someone to summon Xiao An'er earlier, but what is the important thing for her to do?" Now at this palace banquet, why don't you see her shadow? β
"There's something important for her to do." The Emperor smiled and nodded.
Isn't it a matter of importance to have a phoenix with his Seventh Prince?
The queen sighed again, "Why isn't Yan'er here?" β
"He's got something to do, he'll be right later." The emperor's mood was very stable.
The queen was puzzled, since the emperor said so, it was not easy to send someone to find it, so she could only hold down the doubtful thoughts. She swept around again, and her eyes skimmed over Gu Qingyan who was sitting at the head of the emperor's seat, Wang Anzhi on the Wang family's table, Su Han on the Su family's table, and Chu Chen on the Prince Shan's mansion.
At the palace banquet, everyone arrived, except for An Huajin and Chu Yan.
The queen sat for a while, still a little unsteady in her heart, and she also found that Gu Qingyan's seat arrangement today seemed to be too close to the emperor, and the emperor kept pulling Gu Qingyan to speak.
Now, they are all sitting under Gu Qingyan.
And Gu Qingyan, although she couldn't see anything wrong on her face, she carefully found that he only put one hand on the table, and the other hand was never picked up, and he always held the wine glass, His Majesty talked to him, and he also looked much more flattering than before, with a smile on his face, between his words, and after a while, he saluted His Majesty several times.
And Your Majesty, obviously in a very happy mood, even too happy, did not refuse to come, and Gu Qingyan's toast was even drunk.
The queen watched silently for a while, and whispered to Mama He, "Send someone to find Lord An Xiaojun and His Royal Highness the Seventh, and see if the two of them were delayed by something, what is going on, why didn't they come to the palace banquet?" β
"Yes."
Mama He also felt that something was wrong, and immediately whispered to the clever little eunuch to go.
Chu Siyan sat on the seat of Prince Shan's mansion, stayed for a while, felt very boring, and quietly pulled the corner of Chu Chen's clothes and asked him, "Brother, why didn't Xiao An'er attend the palace banquet?" β
Chu Chen naturally found out early in the morning, not only An Huajin didn't come, but the seventh prince Chu Yan didn't come either. In this huge palace banquet, the personnel are very uniform, but the two of them are missing. With his sensitivity, he always felt that things were not quite right today.
He lowered his head, covered it with his sleeve, and asked Chu Siyan, "Earlier, weren't you and the third princess with Xiao An'er?" Where did you go? Why didn't you enter the palace banquet together. β
If he remembers correctly, Chu Siyan came with Chu Xiyun, and he didn't see An Huajin together.
Chu Siyan whispered, "After we came out of the earrings from the male guest, a little eunuch sent by His Majesty stopped Xiao An'er and said that His Majesty invited Xiao An'er to go to the south study. β
Chu Chen's pupils shrank, he lowered his sleeves and raised his eyes to look at the emperor.
Chu Chen's eyes fell on the empty seat of An Huajin and Chu Yan's seat again, and he had a bad premonition in his heart, the case said, these two people were absent, and it was impossible for the emperor not to see it, and it was impossible to see it without asking. But now that the emperor doesn't ask a word, he is still very happy, what does that mean?
The emperor's plan was to cancel An Gu's marriage and let An Huajin marry Chu Yan, at least he knew.
Without him having to think about it, he had already guessed that An Huajin was afraid that he would be calculated today. And the person who calculates her is indispensable to have the emperor's handwriting.
Chu Chen didn't feel very good in his heart, his eyes looked at Gu Qingyan again, and after looking at it for a while, he also found that Gu Qingyan was not the same today as before, although he couldn't see anything on his face, he could vaguely feel that he was forbearing.
That's interesting.
And Wang Anzhi, who was sitting not far from him, was even more interesting, smiling at the corners of his lips all the time, and he was amorous.
The seat of the Zhenbei Royal Mansion is next to the seat of the Nanyang Royal Mansion, and it is also next to the seat of the Prince of Shan's Mansion, and next to Su Han is the location of An Huajin.
Su Han sat for a while, but when he didn't see An Huajin coming, he simply moved to An Huajin's seat, next to Chu Chen, and asked him, "Little Lord Chen, do you know why Lord An Xiaojun hasn't come yet?" β
Earlier, he was looking for earrings at the man's side, but he had seen her too.
There is also the seventh prince Chu Yan, who didn't come, no one asked, but it doesn't mean that everyone is blind.
Chu Chen shook his head, "I'm afraid I'm delayed by something." β
Su Han was puzzled, such a palace banquet, since An Huajin has entered the palace, what will be the reason for the delay?
Chu Chen said again, "Gu Qingyan is her fiancΓ©, so he is not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?" β
Su Han glared at Chu Chen, "Just ask." β
yes, what's the hurry? He didn't dare to like Lord An!
An hour later, the emperor got drunk as Gu Qingyan wished.
Gu Qingyan didn't expect that the emperor's amount of alcohol was so good, not to mention that a thousand cups were not drunk, there was also a large amount, for so many years, the emperor did not show that his alcohol consumption was good, every time the palace banquet was held for half an hour, he was already drunk and was helped away, it seemed that it was all fake, but now, but he sat firmly for an hour and saw the real chapter.
Gu Qingyan put down his wine glass, stood up, passed by Su Han and Chu Chen's side, and said in a low voice, "Stop Wang Anzhi for me, it's best to pestering him without moving, even if you do it with him." Thank you so much! β
Chu Chen: "......"
Su Han: "......"
Before the two of them could speak, Gu Qingyan hurriedly walked out of the Zhaoyang Palace.
After Gu Qingyan went out, Wang Anzhi glanced at the emperor who was already drunk and didn't know how to stop him, he stood up and was about to chase out.
Chu Chen also stood up, stopped Wang Anzhi with a wine glass, hooked his shoulder with a smile and said, "Liulang, I've always wanted you to have a good drink, today happens to be an opportunity, come, let's not get drunk and don't return." β
Su Han remembered the account that Wang Anzhi secretly promoted the rumors a few days ago, and this matter was a good time, so he also stood up with the wine, and hooked Wang Anzhi's shoulder with Chu Chen, "Last time, I haven't thanked Liulang for giving me a big gift, and I want to give Liulang a few more glasses today." β
Wang Anzhi paused, his gaze withdrew from Gu Qingyan's departure, swept over the faces of Chu Chen and Su Han left and right, paused for a while, and smiled, "You help my seventh cousin stop me, do you know, even if he looks for it, it is useless, now that an hour has passed, the matter is a foregone conclusion, what is the use of him going?" What's the use of you stopping me? β
Chu Chen had already guessed seven or eight points, but now that he heard Wang Anzhi say this, he understood it even more, and anger arose in his heart, but he was still smiling on his face, but his tone was squeezed out from between his teeth, "How does Liulang know that it's useless?" You're powerful, and you're too clever in your calculations, but have you ever thought about it, and there are times when you make mistakes? β
He didn't believe it, and An Huajin didn't resist.
Wang Anzhi laughed and lowered his voice, "You're talking about Lord An Xiaojun, right?" This is the palace, don't forget it. The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, but here is the couch of the Son of Heaven. Who in this palace can achieve more things than Your Majesty? β
Chu Chen's heart sank, and he also laughed with him, "Even so, you can't leave today." β
Su Han also guessed a few words, not shocked in his heart, shocked that His Majesty actually did such a thing, isn't he afraid that the Gu family and the Nanyang Army will jointly turn their faces and fight back? Even if he is an emperor.
Su Han also said, "Liulang just drink with us, if you don't get drunk, you can't leave." β