Chapter 68: The Banquet of Flowers in the Palace (2)
Early the morning before the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the palace, Nangong Yuan took the three princes to have breakfast after morning exercise, and told the three of them to accompany the palace to the banquet tomorrow, and the three of them were stunned.
Nangong Yu's first thought was whether Yan Ziyue would also go, I hadn't seen her for a long time, since I came back from the Temple of the Dead, every day was arranged by my father and mother, especially my mother stared at herself like a thief, every time I took time to go to the Great Si Ming Palace, I was always told that Yan Zi's boss had learned, and I asked my father several times, but I was not allowed to go.
"I'm not going," Nangong Bo said.
Nangong glanced at him from afar and said, "Why?"
"Hundred Flowers Banquet, just listen to it, you know that it's a girl's banquet, what am I going to do as a big man."
Nangong Yuan was still very relieved to hear it, thinking: Bo'er's character, this thought, and this tone of speech are exactly the same as herself, and she really deserves to be her own child.
"No, I still have to go", no matter how unwilling Nangong Yuan is, there is no way, now that the edict has been issued, if he doesn't go, he will resist the king.
"Why do you have to go?" Nangong Bo is really solid-eyed, how can he think so much.
"Is this reason enough for the Father?"
When Nangong Bo heard Nangong Yuan say this, he stopped talking.
"Shall we go"? Nangong Xun asked.
Nangong Yu still had a mouthful of rice in his mouth, and Nangong Xun's question was exactly what he wanted to ask.
"If you go, you'll know", Nangong Yuan's answer was really domineering.
Nangong Yu swallowed the rice ball and ate it silently.
Nangong Yuan glanced at Nangong Yu specially, thinking about what Nangong Yu would ask, but who knew that he didn't say anything, he couldn't help but be surprised, it seemed that he still didn't know much about his child.
On the morning of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the carriages coming and going in and out of the palace were the sedan chairs of the kings and nobles, and the streets and alleys of Fengdu were lively for a while.
In the Dasi Ming Palace, the carriage was waiting outside the palace gate early, and Yan Li arranged for Meng Niang to dress Yan Ziyue well, while he waited downstairs, not in a hurry, and looked forward to it in his heart.
After another tea time, Yan Ziyue and Meng Niang came downstairs.
Yan Li put down the cup in his hand and looked up, only to see Yan Ziyue dressed in a neat soft silk sapphire blue robe, lined with more and more slender and slender, the golden jade belt around her waist was tied with the purple cloud pendant she gave her, a ponytail was tied on her head, a light blue jade hairpin was fastened, and some short broken hair on her forehead was naturally hanging down, like a noble son. Zhan Li began to regret that he had nothing to do, why did he buy her a few men's clothes, but this men's clothes had a different taste on her.
Yan Ziyue got closer, and Yan Li asked: "Yue'er, why did you choose this men's dress?"
"Isn't it pretty"?
"It's good-looking, Yue'er looks good in anything, it's just...".
"Father-in-law, today's Hundred Flowers Banquet, shouldn't it be for Yue'er, then Yue'er won't steal the limelight from others", Yan Ziyue's eyebrows and eyes flowed, and she said it well.
"It's also...", Yan Li said so, but he glanced at Yan Ziyue again, thinking that he might be more brilliant now.
"Let's go...", Yan Ziyue pulled Yan Li and walked away.
"Meng Niang, do you think it's really good for the princess to dress like this?" Yun Su looked at Meng Niang and said.
"It's good or not, it's already worn like this, didn't the high priest say no."
"The high priest spoils the princess and doesn't have a degree, let alone men's clothes to go to the banquet, even if it is more outrageous, the high priest will not say anything", Hongsu has seen it more clearly these days.
"Ah...", Meng Niang felt that what Hongsu said was the truth, and she didn't know what to say.
Lei Yunting watched Yan Ziyue and Yan Li walk away, jumped from under the roof, and landed in front of the building.
"Clouds... Where did you just go"? Yun Su asked.
"I didn't go anywhere, just wandered around."
"What about Yunlin"?
"I don't know", Lei Yunting left the words and was about to leave.
"Where are you going?"
"It's too boring, I'll go back to King Kang's Mansion to have a look", Lei Yunting replied without replying, during Yan Ziyue's absence, it seems that there is really nothing to do except for practicing martial arts.
In the Cheng'en Hall of the Royal Palace, the chief manager personally led the palace slaves to prepare for the work, and some officials who came early led to the side hall of the Cheng'en Hall to rest for a while, and the young ladies arranged to play in the back garden of the Cheng'en Palace.
From the Cheng'en Hall to the Imperial Garden, a hundred flowers are blooming, and many of them are specially moved from other places because of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, especially this rare variety, which is even more valuable.
Yan Fengyi and Yan Fengyuan are the protagonists of the banquet, the two came to the Lan Xin Pavilion in the Imperial Garden early in the morning, and the sons and ladies all went to the Lan Xin Pavilion to see the two princesses before going to enjoy the flowers.
"Sister Yi, didn't you say that the three sons of General Nangong would come over, why didn't you see it?" Yan Fengyuan had already inquired about the news of the three Nangong brothers, and they all said that the sons of the Nangong family were all handsome and chic, extraordinary, and they were all outstanding in literature and martial arts, but they had never seen it, and they were even more looking forward to it at this time.
"Well, I don't know, maybe this is coming", Yan Fengyi had also heard the rumors of the Nangong princes, and she was also a little curious at this time.
"Oh", Yan Fengyuan craned his neck and looked towards the entrance of the Imperial Garden.
Of course, in the imperial garden at this time, there are not a few young ladies waiting for Nangong Shizi to appear.
In the Imperial Palace, Bai Qi was dealing with the daily paperwork, so he came to the people to report: "His Royal Highness King Qi, General Nangong has entered the palace."
"The princes of Nangong also accompanied him"?
"Yes, all three sons are here."
"Please come over first", Bai Qi also wanted to pass the purpose first, but blamed Nangong Yuan for managing his son too strictly, even if he didn't go to the school, Xuanjin Palace was always politely rejected, this was not easy to have a chance, as of yesterday, he didn't give a letter, and he was worried that his stubborn temper was coming, and he didn't bring the sons of the world today.
"Yes...", the attendant retreated.
Bai Qi simply cleaned up the paperwork on the bookcase, walked back and forth in the hall a few times, and after an appointment for a cup of tea, the attendant led Nangong Yuan and the three princes into the Imperial Palace.
"I've seen His Royal Highness King Qi", Nangong Yuan stood and clasped his fists and saluted.
Bai Qi hurriedly greeted him and said, "General Nangong doesn't have to be polite."
"His Majesty Nangong Bo"
"His Majesty Nangong Xun"
"His Majesty's Nangong Pardon"
"I've seen His Royal Highness King Qi", the three of them shouted in unison, clasped their fists and saluted, this style is the same as Nangong Yuan.
"No courtesy...", Bai Qi looked at the three handsome young men opposite, with a smile on his face, carefully looked at them one by one, and nodded with satisfaction: "I have long heard that the three little sons in the Nangong General's Mansion are heroic and magnificent, and when I see them today, he is really worthy of his name, and he will be the pillar of the country one day."
"Thank you for your praise, Your Royal Highness King Qi, they are still young and lack experience."
"Young but already heroic, General Nangong is well-trained, and he will definitely be able to become General Nangong's right-hand man in the future."
"His Royal Highness King Qi has a good reputation, and it is Nangong's responsibility to teach his heirs."
Bai Qi looked at Nangong Yuan, and then looked at the three princes in a blink of an eye, and found that the three princes had a sharp look in their eyes, without the slightest fear of power, and they appreciated it very much, and finally their eyes fell on Nangong Yu, and they always felt that on Nangong Yuyu's body, not only did Nangong Yuan look, but he could actually see the shadow of Yan Yuyu, King Kang.
Nangong Yu looked at Bai Qi, and for a moment felt that something different flashed in Bai Qi's eyes, although he didn't know what it was, but it was definitely a kind of jealousy that arose because he remembered something. Nangong Yu's faint smile stopped on his face, and his eyes were dark and clear, as simple as he appeared on the outside.
"General Nangong, why don't we go to the Imperial Garden first", Bai Qi said as he looked at Nangong Yuan's cold face.
"Listen to the arrangement of His Royal Highness King Qi", Nangong Yuan replied with his fists clenched, but he wanted to give you face today.
"His Royal Highness King Qiqi, the High Priest and Prime Minister Bai have all entered the palace, and they have already gone to the Imperial Garden at this time", an attendant bowed his head and came in to report.
"Got it...", Bai Qi looked happy, turned around and said to Nangong Yuan: "Let's go too."
"Yes...", Nangong Yuan took the three princes to follow Bai Qi to the Imperial Garden.
Nangong Yu was thinking about Yan Ziyue all the way, and he couldn't wait to go fast and see Yan Ziyue earlier.
At the entrance of the Imperial Garden, as soon as Yan Ziyue stepped in, she felt dozens of eyes shooting, and she could hear some whispers, only then did she know that she was waiting for Nangong to pardon them, and glanced at the Lan Xin Pavilion not far away, and someone got up, and then looked at the eyes of Gu Pan in the corners, and couldn't help but be a little funny.
Yan Ziyue passed by Lan Xin Pavilion, glanced at Yan Fengyuan, and saw a little disappointed the moment she sat down, and almost didn't laugh, just as Bai Li, Bai Xiang, Bai Luotian and Bai Luochen walked in and went straight to Lan Xin Pavilion. Yan Ziyue ignored it, and retreated to Bu Ziyan, who had been looking at him for a long time not far away.
"Bold, why don't you come to see the two princesses", Yan Fengyi's side of a palace person of about thirty or so yelled at Yan Ziyue.
Yan Ziyue squinted at her, and when she didn't hear it, she walked to Bu Ziyan's side.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Fengyi, I don't know which adult's son this person is, it's rude", the female palace people were still complaining indignantly.
"Nurse can't talk nonsense, that's Princess Ziyue", the expression on Yan Fengyi's face didn't change at all, she was still so dull.
"What, that's Princess Ziyue"? The female palace people couldn't help but glance at Yan Ziyue, and then remembered Fang Cai's glare, and felt a chill in their hearts, only feeling that they were lucky.
"Exactly, but how can she look like a princess", Yan Fengyuan said thinking about Yan Ziyue's expression just now, it was really annoying.
Bai Luotian and Bai Luochen greeted the two princesses and walked away, while Bai Li and Bai Xiang sat down in Lan Xin Pavilion, and the first topic as soon as they sat down was Yan Ziyue, all kinds of accusations and criticisms, anyway, they are not worthy of being a princess.