Chapter 20: The Palace Banquet
A few people were talking, when they suddenly heard the sharp voice of the attendant outside the hall preaching, "The envoy of Shu is here." ”
Xia Ji and Dong Xi both closed their mouths for a while, and An Kang also gathered his skirt and sat down, and when he looked up, he looked at Pei You, who was sitting opposite, and the whole person was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly avoided it.
The young man didn't notice her strange appearance, because he saw An Ning smiling at him, and he couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips.
The envoys of Shu entered the hall in turn, and although the two men led by them were mediocre, they looked very kind and humble. The two of them respectfully saluted the emperor and queen on the throne, and their eyes paused slightly when they touched Lu's shirt.
Fortunately, they have been in officialdom for a long time, and they are the best at improvising, and they will return to normal immediately, still smiling.
Qi Changan cleared his throat embarrassedly, watched the tea with the waiter, and then lowered his voice and said to his wife beside him, "Are you deliberately unable to get along with me?" ”
As soon as the anger rose and he held back, Lu Shi remembered An Ning's words, clenched his fists and pretended to complain, "Didn't the concubine think that since Your Majesty was going to meet the envoys of Shu, she deliberately chose this Shu embroidered clothes to suit the occasion, where did your Majesty feel that the concubine couldn't get along with you." ”
The reaction to her was a little strange, but he didn't think about it that much, and the man muttered angrily, "I remember that most of the new materials sent this year were given to you." ”
Not only this year, I don't know if it's cloth and satin, no matter when or what in the past, the palace is always close to the Fengyi Palace, which door is she called.
"But when I thought that Kang'er was going to get married, I felt uncomfortable, and I didn't even want to see those Shu materials, so this year's clothes were not made at all, and they were all piled up in the warehouse to feed the mice." After speaking, he wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, the Lu family was really uncomfortable, the fake play was really done, and the effect was better than An Ning expected, "Today's palace banquet was originally to be presided over by the concubine, no wonder Your Majesty doesn't like the concubine anywhere, if she comes, you can wear whatever you like." ”
glared at her helplessly, and Qi Changan simply ignored her.
"A-Ning, look at it, Grandpa and A-Niang are quarreling again." Ankang also found out about the strangeness of the two on the side, just thinking that his mother resented her husband for her own affairs, and her heart became anxious.
"Yes, it's arguing, hey, it's okay sister, aren't they always like this." Eating snacks, An Ning has actually been observing these people at the palace banquet, but they are just pretending that they have nothing to do with themselves.
"You ......" sighed, Ankang also knew that her sister couldn't count on it, but she felt that since things had come to this point, she couldn't let people see jokes, otherwise her life in a foreign country would be even more difficult in the future.
The palace banquet continued, one after another exquisite dishes were brought to the table, the dancing girl swirled lightly in the hall, the wine poured in the cup also swirled, everyone was drunk and watched the joys and sorrows of the royal family, they were all a little indifferent, only the girl in the moon white dress was sober and abnormal.
Ankang felt that she was going through Ling Chi, and it would have been enough if she had been given up at the beginning, but the other party had never mentioned the matter of getting married, and it had been consumed like this, making her hopeful and afraid that she would be disappointed in the end, and there were like two villains pulling back and pulling in her head, almost torturing people crazy.
picked up the wine in the cup and drank it all, and drank so violently that her eyes were red.
"Sister?" An Ning was startled and was about to ask what was wrong, but heard the music stop.
The envoy of Shu got up and walked slowly to the center of the hall, and the little girl's heart was also firmly lifted, she held the eldest sister's hand to cheer herself and the other party, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid......"
"Your Majesty, the ministers and others specially brought some sauces from Shu Kingdom, and want to ask the imperial chef in the palace to make a delicious food for everyone to taste, I wonder if Your Majesty can agree?" Leaned over and saluted, behaving properly, so that people couldn't find the slightest mistake, "After all, our two countries are about to become good friends between Qin and Jin, and it may be helpful to each other's future lives to enhance some understanding in a timely manner." ”
Qi Changan nodded, and then looked in the direction where An Kang was sitting, "Okay, just according to what the envoy said." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The music sounded again, and the two envoys of Shu looked at each other and smiled, as if they were thinking about something.
An Ning knew that things were by no means as simple as they said on the surface, but she couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd for a while.
The soldiers are coming, the water is coming, and at this time they can only improvise.
After a while, the dish was ready, and as soon as it was served, the smell provoked her to cover her nose, "This is too spicy, right, people in Shu eat this?" ”
Ankang's face was as usual, and she felt a little disheartened, she took a chopstick and tasted it, and it was really spicy.
"I don't want to eat, can I not eat it?" Turning his head to look at the spring cherry, An Ning couldn't hold chopsticks at the red plate.
"Third Highness, please try it." The envoy on the other side noticed the little girl's resistance, and kindly made a "please" gesture to her, and his smile was still the same.
Clamped it hard, An Ning covered her mouth with her sleeve, and frowned when the tip of her tongue touched the dish, eating such a thing in her mouth, she didn't have to hook her illness again.
Thinking of this, she suddenly understood, Qi Anning was ruthless, and swallowed it in one bite, and the spicy juice dripped into her throat, causing her to cough violently.
"An Ning ......" Ankang was startled and kept patting her on the back, but the little girl just couldn't stop, as if she was going to cough out her lungs.
Picked up the cup and looked at it, the wine was drunk by the eldest sister, An Ning touched her neck and looked extremely painful, "Water, water....."
Only then did he react, Qi Ankang said to Dong Xi, "Why are you stunned, hurry up and bring some tea!" ”
I was so anxious that tears fell, and I wanted to say that the other party was friendly and kissable, why did she toss her sister like this, and sent the water to An Ning's mouth and choked, "Drink it slowly, don't choke anymore." ”
Qi Changan and the Lu family all looked at this side, and the woman covered her heart, feeling that her soul was about to be gone.
Pei You wanted to get up, but he felt that this was a little inappropriate, so he turned to the inner attendant next to him and said, "Do you want to Xuan Taiyi, Third Highness, Third Highness, Third Highness has asthma......
The inner attendant was so panicked that he had no master, nodded when he heard the words, and hurriedly ran out.
Everyone was in a hurry for a while, and the peace gradually calmed down, and they drank several cups of tea in one go.
"Fortunately, Your Highness is fine, otherwise the ministers would really be to blame." Under the leadership of the two men, all the envoys of the Shu Kingdom bowed down in front of the palace, looking sad, as if they were really worried about An Ning's safety.
"That's it," waving his hand, Qi Changan's face was ugly, and he didn't want to accompany these people to play anymore, "It's not early today, the third princess is unwell again, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”
"Your Majesty....." got up to interrupt him, and the envoy of Shu lowered his head again and said, "Fang is the one who is not thoughtful and dragged the third princess to suffer, and I ask Your Majesty to atone for your sins." ”
"It's just a matter of harmony, please decide as soon as possible, so as not to cause changes later and bring any bad impact to the two countries."