Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet.

Since arriving in Kyoto, because the Lin family has strengthened the restraints, the days when Yi Xiangxiang sleeps are becoming less and less. Because of today's Chinese New Year's Eve, she was urged to get up early in the morning by the little maid sent by the Lin family, saying that she wanted to go to Ci'an Hall to invite An for dinner.

Yi Xiangxiang got up with a dare, let Qing Xuan take the maids to clean her up a little, and went to Ci'an Hall.

No matter how everyone looks at each other on weekdays, on this festive day, they all exude a sincere smile towards each other, which makes Yi Xiangxiang feel very New Year's Eve feeling.

"You eat more, stay at the palace banquet for a while so that you won't be greedy." Mrs. Yi's Mo asked the mother-in-law next to her to add a piece of snack to Yi Xiangxiang, and joked with a smile by the way.

Yi Xihu is now an official residence in the second product, so that he can bring his wife and children to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet together. And the rules at the palace banquet were strict, and it was Mo who wanted to feed the greedy monkey, so as not to cause trouble at that time.

"Grandmother, what you said, no matter how greedy I am, I won't gobble it up at the palace banquet, right? Don't worry, you won't lose your old lady's face! Yi Xiangxiang pouted and said.

Now Mo Shi said to the outside world that Yi Luochuan was raised by her, and never mentioned that Yi Xiangxiang was also by her side when she was a child, but she disliked Yi Xiangxiang for not learning and not knowing.

Of course, in the final analysis, the pampering heart is on the face: "Good, good, no shame!" Mo Shi said and asked his mother-in-law to add a bun to Yi Xiangxiang.

Yi Xiangxiang was helpless, so she could only sigh in her heart that things in this world were really mysterious! A few years ago, my father was still a border city official, but now he is qualified enough to participate in the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet! It's no wonder that others have been saying that the Yi family has climbed to the sky in one step, and be careful to fall even worse! Half of the people who said these words were indeed deliberately sour, but the other half really felt that the Yi family would not last long.

How to put it, the main thing is that it is not ingrained enough! Which important position in the Li Dynasty did not come from a powerful family? Those who squeeze in halfway like the Yi family are easy to be ostracized. And once it is not trusted by the saints, it is easy to be suppressed.

Eh, don't think about it so much, take your time! Yi Xiangxiang thought so.

But after thinking about it, she went around another question, how could this palace banquet be arranged at noon? She was so puzzled, so she asked directly.

"Why is the time of the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet arranged at noon, this is the time to kill the head."

Wasn't it popular to behead at noon in ancient times, Yi Xiangxiang used to watch TV series and had a pretty impression of this, isn't it the Li Dynasty? Speaking of which, she really didn't pay attention, after all, in Tongzhou, even if there was a person who committed a major crime and needed to be killed, he had to be escorted to Beijing.

When Mo heard Yi Xiangxiang's taboos, he hurriedly snorted: "You girl!" When you enter the palace, you have to tighten the skin to me, don't say anything! After she finished speaking, she also instructed the Lin family to be optimistic about Yi Xiangxiang.

Yi Xiangxiang stuck out her tongue and lowered her head to continue breakfast.

Yi Kangwen, who was sitting at the top, was held in front of the juniors, and today it was rare to solve Yi Xiangxiang's confusion: "Originally, the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet was set at night, and later the saint read that the civil and military officials had to reunite with the old and young people in the family at night to observe the New Year, so it was specially changed at noon!" Our saint, you are very sympathetic to your servants! ”

As he spoke, his hands were cupped into fists into the void.

"It's like you've been sympathetic!" Yi Xiangxiang teased her grandfather without giving face, causing the latter to glare at her in the air.

This Yi family now dares to speak up to this granddaughter, but Yi Kangwen will not really annoy her, who let this ancestral shop be carried forward in the hands of this little granddaughter! Yi Kangwen could only be silenced after staring at people. He knew that he couldn't fight with this granddaughter, so as not to lose another piece of incense's revenue.

Yi Ruofu held back her laughter when she saw her uncle and grandfather being frustrated, so she let out her happy laughter under the pretext, and said to Yi Xiangxiang: "Go back to what the eighth sister ate at the banquet, remember the taste, and go back and let Xile Lou learn to do it!" ”

Although it is stained with the light of the big house, some banquets in Kyoto will also have the second room of the Yi family, but they can't touch the strict regulations like the palace banquet.

"Eat, eat, eat, know to eat! Be careful not to get married when you turn around! ”

Yi Xiangxiang threw the handkerchief in her hand into a ball and threw it at Yi Ruofu as a weapon, but the latter took it up.

Yi Ruofu wiped the corners of her mouth with the handkerchief thrown by Yi Xiangxiang and said, "You don't have to worry about it, now the matchmakers who come to the door are about to break the threshold of our Yi Mansion!" Although the fourth brother asked the most, we were piggybacked, which means that your fifth sister and I are still very marketable. ”

In the past two days, there have indeed been many people in Yi Mansion who have come to ask about Yi Hanxi's relatives, and there are even some people with good family backgrounds. Mohs has already left a stack of posts on his side, and he is getting ready to take a look.

Yi Hanxi, who was suddenly named, only had time to say, "Huh? It caused a burst of laughter.

After everyone laughed, Mo Shi took the opportunity to say: "Xi'er is not young, it's time to choose a good family!" ”

She said this to Yi Tangquan and the Huang family.

Yi Tangquan naturally agreed, and the Huang family couldn't say anything, after all, it was her daughter who brought up this topic, so she also called it uh-huh. Mo Shi wanted to attack when he saw that she wanted to use the prevarication method again, but he endured it when he thought that it was Chinese New Year's Eve. But she still thought in her heart, just wait for the spring, even if she is forced to do this!

After eating breakfast, Yi Xiangxiang was dragged back to Yongleju for a while, and it was completely new from beginning to end.

The clothes were ordered by the Lin family earlier, it was a pale pink dress, the pleats of the skirt were like snow and moonlight, and the white fox fur cloak was draped, which looked very quiet.

My mother is afraid of how lively she is, so she has such a lady's dress! Yi Xiang Xiang belly slander.

procrastinated, and even really dressed up to set off. In the Yi family's big house, Huan Xile was still young, so he could only stay at home with his grandfather and grandmother and not participate in the palace banquet. So the only people who went out at this time were Yi Xihu and Yi Luochuan, as well as Yi Xiangxiang.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at the pairs in front of her, and had the illusion of being a light bulb.

According to the custom, the palace banquet was still held in the Fengtian Temple. This was the first time for the Yi family to participate in the palace banquet, and they were inevitably a little nervous, so they followed their father-in-law inside. Yi Xiangxiang didn't think so, in this palace compound, if the master wants to trouble you, you can find fault with you if you don't make trouble. But if the master believes in you, even if there is a mistake, you can be exempted from punishment!

That's the good thing about kingship!

Yi Xiangxiang turned her big eyes to look east and west, and found that not only was the little father-in-law white and clean, but even the palace maids she served were delicate and pretty!

What a blessing the saint is! This is Yi Xiangxiang's inner os at the moment.

After walking about half a stick of incense in the palace courtyard, the Yi family finally came to the Fengtian Hall under the leadership of the little father-in-law, and then the greeting officer who was waiting through the door led them to the seat.

Yixi Lake is now the second grade of official residence, and it is relatively high in terms of location. The top of the Yi family's three positions is the location of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they entered the palace on the back foot of the Yi family.

Before the banquet began, Yi Xihu took his family to greet the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lin Zhen doesn't look down on an official like Yi Xihu who has ascended to the sky in one step, in his opinion, the rise of the Yi family and the Jiang family has an element of opportunism, because he didn't even get up with a shelf. Prime Minister Lin Chong is an old fritter in the officialdom, and he understands the reason of reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, so he saw him take his wife Zhang and a group of children to return the gift to the Yi family.

Yi Xiangxiang stood next to her and slandered, sure enough, this Wufu relative is not a relative, is this old man still deliberately stammering in our family?

Of course, the Yi family didn't come to talk to him, but as a subordinate official, he came over to say hello, and seeing that the old man of the Lin family didn't give a smile, Yi Xihu wouldn't be bored. He exchanged a few words with Lin Chong, then took his wife and children to greet the family members of the officials who had already arrived, and then sat down on the seat of his house.

After a while, Jiang Chengshen took the Zhu family and Jiang Xuanrui into the Fengtian Palace.

In the rules of the Rite Dynasty, the children of the officials' concubines cannot participate in the palace banquet unless they are specially married, Yi Xiangxiang can understand the establishment of this rule, otherwise this hall will really be full of people!

Jiang Chengshen's knees are only Jiang Xuanrui and Jiang Jingshan, the latter married into the Yi family, and now he is sitting in the Yi family's seat.

"Mother!" Seeing the visitor, Jiang Jingshan stepped forward to greet the Zhu family.

Zhu Shi said helplessly: "Be steady, you're still so frizzy when you're married!" ”

Jiang Jingshan stuck out her tongue when she heard this, and looked at Yi Luochuan embarrassedly.

Where would Yi Luochuan feel that his little wife was frizzy, he only felt ...... Well...... It's cute.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at her brother and sister-in-law's eyebrows, and almost got goosebumps. But she was also unexpected, the relationship between her brother and sister-in-law is getting better and better, now they are not as respectful as before, and now they really look like a young couple, Yi Xiangxiang couldn't help but nod when she saw this.

Thinking like this, she yawned unconsciously, and when she was sideways, she happened to see Jiang Xuanrui looking at her with affection.

Hehe, Yi Xiangxiang smiled bitterly and withdrew her gaze.

Since Jiang Xuanrui forced Yi Xiangxiang to give Yi Xiangxiang a green hosta on the dock in Tongzhou, this is the second time they have met. Jiang Xuanrui had a few meanings, and Yi Xiangxiang could see it. It's just that the last time we met was in the paradise, there were Jiang family members and their brothers and sisters-in-law, Yi Xiangxiang didn't have a good time talking to him, and now this is at the palace banquet, so it is even more inconvenient to talk.

I must find an opportunity to explain to Jiang Xuanrui as soon as possible! Yi Xiangxiang thought so.

Fortunately, Yi Xiangxiang was not watched for too long, and the Jiang family returned to the seat after a few words of greeting, and their position was slightly further back than that of the Yi family.

Immediately afterwards, with the arrival of several princes and princesses, the Fengtian Palace gradually became lively.

The Yi family has a big face in this link, not only the fourth prince Zhao Zixiu came to talk to Yi Xihu, but even Zhao Ziqian, who has been cold for a long time, came to comfort the Yi family in a cloudy and sunny way, which is really envious of others!

Not only the official position appointed by the Holy Lord, but even the two most powerful princes of the Li Dynasty are favored by him. This Yi family's honor is naturally enviable!

Yi Xihu was actually a little surprised, and he could only be flattered by uh-huh, Yi Xiangxiang looked at his father's embarrassment, so he used two eye knives to shoot away the two princes who had nothing to do.

She also has a private message, but there are a lot of handsome men and beautiful women here today, and they are blocking here to affect her appreciation of beauty!

Yi Xiangxiang didn't notice the rude scene of Zhao Ziqian and Zhao Zixiu, but Jiang Xuanrui, who had been paying attention to her, saw it clearly, so she frowned.

However, before Jiang Xuanrui could take a closer look, there was a shout from the Holy Master in front of him, so the group bowed their heads and bowed.

With a cry of "Zhong Aiqing is flat!" Yi Xiangxiang had already raised her head, and was about to see what this holy god looked like, when she was given another sentence "Sit!" He sat down with his shirt and his clothes.

The errand in the palace is really tiring!

finally waited until Yi Xiangxiang sat down, and he could finally appreciate the so-called Holy Heavenly Posture.

You can't blame her for being curious, after all, it's been two lifetimes, and this is the first time I've seen a living emperor! Everyone is curious!

Well, the nose is quite high, and the facial features are three-dimensional, so there is no doubt that he should be a beautiful man when he is young! He wore an ochre-yellow robe with a round neck, decorated with twelve dragons, and wore a black gauze winged crown on his head, decorated with two dragons playing with beads, and the corners were edged with gold.

This body can be regarded as an extremely spiritual dress, which makes the emperor extremely majestic, but Yi Xiangxiang still saw that there was exhaustion in the corners of his eyes. I heard that the saint was seriously ill before, and I think it can be a good recovery.

Yi Xiangxiang thought of this, so she looked at the queen next to the saint, wearing a gorgeous crown dress, she also had sadness in the corners of her eyes, Yi Xiangxiang saw this and looked at the Changping Houfu family diagonally opposite, and she was not very interested, and she was quite sympathetic in her heart.

People die like lights go out, and only those who really remember the deceased are their loved ones! Yi Xiangxiang sighed.

The palace banquet is long and complicated, first the Ministry of Rites sang the lyrics, said some words that this year's wind and rain are smooth and look forward to the next year's rain, and then everyone sends blessings together! Then there is the tribute of the envoys of various countries, and finally there is the performance of singing and dancing.

There are also large and small countries around the Li Dynasty, and there are few exchanges between large and large countries, so they give each other a gift every New Year. However, the surrounding small countries that submit to the Li Dynasty all year round have to pay tribute, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, the Holy Lord will also invite envoys from various countries to participate in the palace banquet.

"Holy blessings, Weichen is the envoy of Suwon Jinchen, who is ordered by the lord of the country to present a pearl of the night, and may the friendship between my Suwon and the Li Dynasty be as bright and eternal as a pearl!" A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes stepped forward to make a foreign salute and said loudly to Zhao Zheng, the saint on the high platform.

Naturally, the saint applauded and gave a reward.

Yi Xiangxiang was bored and silently counted in her heart, this was the seventh envoy to pay tribute today, she looked at the fist-sized night pearl, pouted her disgust, and became more and more dissatisfied.

Eh, I thought I could see something good at the palace banquet today! Just this pearl of the night? She listened to the sea tower, and there was one in the southeast, south, and west!

Mo Wen is now the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and he is standing behind the side of the Holy Lord Zhao Zheng at this moment, he saw Yi Xiangxiang's eyes looking at the night pearl through the crowd, and he already understood what she was thinking, and he couldn't help but feel funny.

Yi Xiangxiang didn't know that she was being laughed at by her former subordinates, she became more and more bored because of her disdain, and wanted to reach out for a snack to eat, but she was glared back by Lin, so she could only stay quite aggrieved.

"On the pilgrimage of An Jinquan, the envoy of Weichen Xiaodongguo, my lord specially presents a thousand-year-old ginseng, wishing the Li Dynasty prosperity!" A thin man with dull features, dressed in a wide robe, stepped forward and bowed.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at the ginseng he presented, whether it was a thousand years old or not, but it was even less valuable to her than the Night Pearl!

However, she complained in her heart, waiting for the saint to send out "Okay, good, reward!" At the time of the command, the envoy of the little eastern kingdom came again:

"Don't be in a hurry to reward the micro-minister, the micro-minister has something to ask the saint!"

As An Jinquan spoke, he kowtowed to Zhao Zheng again.

Yo Yo Yo, I still have my own requirements! This is the first one tonight! Yi Xiangxiang couldn't help but straighten up and prepare to watch a good show.

Zhao Ziqian, who was above, smiled slightly after seeing her movements, and was completely aware of her careful thoughts.

Zhao Zheng didn't expect the other party to suddenly come to such a sentence, he was really in no mood to deal with this envoy, so he directly asked the other party what he wanted.

"Weichen came this time to ask for a noble daughter of the Li Dynasty for my prince of Xiaodongguo!" An Jinquan's words exploded like a thunderbolt on the palace banquet.

Yi Xiangxiang was even more interested when she heard this! What kind of character is that prince of Xiaodongguo, people know that he is a ruthless master from 108,000 miles away! I heard that he likes to play with arrogant and expensive women the most, and he will mutilate them at every turn! When Yi Xiangxiang heard about the deeds of this prince before, she felt that the lord of this small eastern kingdom was also a brain-dead, and he actually set up such a person as the prince.

But this is Xiaodongguo, there is no girl to destroy? Have you found the Rite Dynasty?

The other people at the scene were not as relaxed as Yi Xiangxiang, and they all waited nervously for the result, for fear that after the saint agreed, their daughter would be sacrificed!

After the founding of the Li Dynasty, there was no marriage, but in recent decades, because of the relationship between strong soldiers and horses, there is very little need for princesses and nobles to go out and kiss. Some people present felt that the reason why Xiao Dongguo dared to make such a request was estimated to be the sequelae of the previous palace forcing incident, and the other party was exploring the truth. But there are also some people who think that Xiao Dongguo may have something to rely on to dare to come and marry a noble girl.

And no matter why, at the moment they are nervous that the Holy Lord will really pick someone to make peace because he wants to appease Xiao Dongguo.

The nervous crowd saw that the saint asked An Jinquan with great interest: "Oh? Could it be that Prince Dongyu has taken a fancy to the noble daughter of the Shangli Dynasty? ”

Dongyu, the name of the prince of the little Dongguo.

After all, the saint is the saint, and only he can ask such a deep question in this brain! Yi Xiangxiang praised Zhao Zheng in her heart.

Zhao Zheng asked the envoy who Dongyu had a crush on, and he blocked half of the other party's words!

How do you answer this question?

If you say that you like it, Xiao Dongguo is thousands of miles away from Kyoto, and it is impossible for Dongyu to look at anyone through the mountains and rivers, unless it is when he has entered Kyoto. Of course, he hadn't been here, at least on the surface. And if he said that he had come secretly, then he, the prince of another country, came to Kyoto but did not say anything, and the matter to be investigated was not so simple.

But if you want to say that you don't like it, then there is even more excuse to reject you, you haven't even taken a fancy to me and what kind of relationship I have with you, right? Inexistent!

But why is it said that it is half blocked, because stupid people will only interpret this sentence as a problem, not a rejection, such as this envoy An Jinquan.

An Jinquan understood Zhao Zheng's words in his own way, and saw that he pondered for a while and then said loudly: "Prince Dongyu has never been to Kyoto, but Weichen has been entrusted to choose a good mate for the prince in Kyoto of the Li Dynasty, and return to China to match the prince. ”

The implication is that this person was chosen by him An Jinquan on his orders, not Prince Dongyu himself.

Yi Xiangxiang had to complain in her heart, is there no one in this Xiaodongguo? Send someone with a hole in the brain to pay tribute? What kind of identity are you as an envoy, and you dare to pick the nobles of Kyoto without shame?

Zhao Zheng above had already seen Bo Fu, but it was not good at this Chinese New Year's Eve feast, so he asked: "Then I don't know which noble girl was chosen by Special Envoy An?" ”

An Jinquan thought that Zhao Zheng was relieved, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "I heard that Yi Xiangxiang, the daughter of the new official secretary, has both ability and political integrity, and can be a good match for the prince of my family!" ”

Yi Xiangxiang's first reaction when she heard this was that she almost didn't kick the table!

, who is the old lady!

This is the os in her heart at this time!

It's not a good life

Non-red-faced, not thin-hearted, cool-hearted