Chapter 136: Reception Banquet

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"What are you two muttering?" Gu Mingyue wiped the sweat from the trot and asked.

"Nothing!"

"Didn't say anything!"

Su Jinli and Gu Mingjue said in unison.

Seeing this, Gu Mingyue, who was originally just asking casually, suddenly became suspicious, but because the banquet was about to start, he didn't insist on asking.

Then the two husbands and wives entered the main hall together.

Because Emperor Yongli, the Empress Dowager and the Empress had not yet arrived, they sat down with the guidance of the palace people after greeting the other elders and princes who had arrived.

As soon as they sat down, they heard the chief eunuch singing loudly: "The emperor has arrived!" The Queen Mother has arrived! The queen and the concubine are here! โ€

Hearing this, they hurriedly got up and knelt down with the rest of the hall to welcome the arrival of Emperor Yongli and the others.

When Emperor Yongli and their guard of honor arrived, everyone bowed and said, "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" Girls Chitose Chitose Chitose! โ€

As before, Emperor Yongli walked up to the throne with his head held high under the bowing of everyone without squinting, and waited for the Queen Mother and a few of them to sit down before waving his hand: "Flat!"

Everyone bowed again and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Then everyone got up and sat down in unison.

"Where is the prince of Ruyang?" The Queen Mother was the first to smile and asked.

Rong Mu came out in response, clenched his fists and knelt down: "Weichen is here!"

The Queen Mother saw that he was handsome, upright, and noble, and a trace of satisfaction flashed almost invisibly in her eyes.

"Hurry up, please!" She raised her hand.

Rong Mu stood up without humility or arrogance.

"This kid is full of the calm and domineering spirit of a general." The Queen Mother smiled lightly and said to Emperor Yongli.

Hearing this, Emperor Yongli hurriedly echoed: "What the Queen Mother said is true! Rong Aiqing is young and has already won many battles for Yan Guo! He is wise and brave, and he is a general! โ€

As he spoke, Emperor Yongli's dragon eyes were full of joy and appreciation.

He really likes a capable young man like Rong Mu.

"Rong Shizi not only has a lot of achievements, but he is also a beautiful man!" Su Guifei said with a smile.

Rong Mu's appearance is different from that of the pampered nobles in Beijing, and it is a kind of hard and wild beauty.

Coming from a family of Jiangmen, she knows deeply that this kind of handsomeness has been honed on the battlefield for a long time.

"Yes! The people rumored that the prince of Ruyang was born with a fierce god and a powerful force, which could restrain the invasion of the Jin Kingdom, how did they know that Rong Mu was actually born with a delicate and handsome face! Emperor Yongli said with a bit of pride.

The country of Yan is strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the good generals and loyal ministers accompany him, which is his greatest pride and wish as the emperor of a country.

Seeing that the queen was also going to forcibly interject, the queen mother was afraid that she would be embarrassed in public, so she preemptively smiled and said: "Emperor, let's patronize and talk, we have let Rong Mu stand for a long time!"

Hearing this, Emperor Yongli really stopped chatting, he looked at Rong Mu standing in the hall and said: "You come back to the capital, you have been tired all the way, I specially set up this banquet for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, you don't have to be restrained and polite, sit down quickly!"

Although Emperor Yongli said that there was no need to be polite, Rong Mu still saluted respectfully and thanked him: "Weichen thank Lord Longen!"

Then he went back and sat down.

"Aiqing has worked hard to defend the northern frontier! I'll give you a drink! Emperor Yongli raised his glass.

Rong Mu hurriedly picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with Emperor Yongli in the air, and then both monarchs and ministers drank it all in one gulp.

Emperor Yongli raised his head, and then the princes, clans, and other nobles also stood up to toast Rong Mu.

After a round of drinking, it was already two quarters of an hour later, and the dancing girls in the center of the hall had already changed twice.

Today's reception banquet is the same as other palace banquets in the past, most of the ministers are chatting in groups of threes and twos, drinking and watching dances, and a small number of people sit quietly and eat dishes seriously.

Su Jinli and Baili Shihan are the latter, and the two of them sat together again, eating while talking about homely things through Gu Mingjue.

The two brothers, Gu Mingyue and Gu Mingjue, looked at their respective ladies with doting faces, and cooked vegetables for them from time to time, and they were extremely harmonious for a while, envious of the clans that had a bad relationship or had no family.

Yunyang's cheeks were slightly red and she looked at Rong Mu, who was looking at her from time to time not far away, and couldn't help but look forward to getting married earlier, so that she could be the same as Li'er and Shihan at the banquet in the future.

She was thinking about being distracted, when she heard her mother's cold snort, she subconsciously looked up and saw that the dancing girls on the stage had retreated and changed into a girl wearing a Tianshui Bi Yaluo dance dress.

That girl was the eighth princess who was still at the banquet just now.

Slightly startled, she looked at it again, and saw that the eighth princess actually looked at Rong Mu shyly.

Yun Yang's pupils shrank, and his hands shook unconsciously, and the dishes on the table collided, and there was a mess in an instant.

This sound quickly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone looked at Yunyang with a panicked face in confusion.

"Yunyang?" Emperor Yongli asked puzzled.

Yunyang's behavior can be regarded as a loss of honor in front of the emperor, if he were replaced by someone else, he would have already touched the thunderous anger of Emperor Yongli.

Because Yunyang is his favorite niece, and she behaves dignified and elegant on weekdays, which can be called a model of a noble lady in Kyoto, Emperor Yongli will subconsciously feel that something is wrong instead of blaming her.

Hearing Emperor Yongli's voice, Yunyang immediately shook his spirit, and hurriedly knelt down and pleaded: "Please ask Uncle Huang for forgiveness!"

As soon as the words fell, the Queen Mother said angrily: "When everyone has a distraction, you girl, get up quickly!"

"That's what the Queen Mother said!" Emperor Yongli first agreed, and then said to Yunyang: "It's okay if you have nothing to do, get up and sit down!"

"Emperor Xie's grandmother and uncle!" Yun Yang kowtowed again, and then got up according to his words.

After everyone's eyes looked at the dancing eighth princess, the eldest princess Shunyi frowned and said, "What are you surprised about?"

Yunyang was calm when she was a child, and she was afraid that she would see something that made her heart palpitate.

"Mother, Roujia her...... I'm afraid she's in love with Rong Mu! Yun Yang closed his eyes and said bitterly.

Gu Roujia is about to die, and the queen and her imperial uncle are also looking for a horse for Roujia!

Her imperial uncle spoils her, but she is only a niece, and Gu Roujia is her imperial uncle's biological daughter!

If Gu Roujia really proposed to recruit Rong Mu as a concubine, I was afraid that her imperial uncle would not hesitate to marry her!

Thinking about it, her face instantly turned even paler.

Hearing her words, Eldest Princess Shunyi's brows also frowned, but she knew that Yun Yang was frightened at the moment, so she didn't show her panic.

She only patted Yunyang's hand soothingly and said, "Don't be afraid! There's a mother! Rong Mu is destined to be your husband, and even the king of heaven and Lao Tzu can't rob it! โ€

"Hmm!" Yun Yang nodded vigorously, trying to force himself to suppress the bad thought in his heart.

And Rong Mu, who was paying attention to Yunyang on the side, was now smiling appropriately under the gaze of the ministers, but there was a deep worry in the depths of his eyes.

He felt sorry for Yunyang, who was now pale...... If he could, he really wanted to protect her in his arms and not let her suffer a single grievance!

Soon, the eighth princess finished dancing with a dance, and a sound of praise instantly sounded in the hall.

Listening to the beautiful words in her ears, Gu Roujia's eyebrows and eyes were full of pride, and she was so proud that she walked to the top like a peacock under the gaze of everyone.

"Rou Jia, your dancing skills have improved a lot!" Emperor Yongli smiled lovingly.

Facing his beloved daughter-in-law, his stern majesty towards other children disappeared in an instant.

"Of course!" Gu Roujia's chin was raised even higher.

Seeing this, Emperor Yongli shook his head helplessly, and said angrily: "You girl really can't stand the praise!" is already a girl who wants to be in time, and she is still a child! โ€

Hearing this, Gu Roujia smiled mischievously: "It's all because my father loves my son, and my son can maintain this child's heart!"

Hearing her say this, the worry in Emperor Yongli's eyes suddenly turned into a thick smile, no matter what, willfulness is willful, after all, he is favored, how can Roujia not be wronged!

The Queen Mother was also amused by Gu Roujia's words, and sighed with a light smile: "This girl is getting better and better!"

After that, Emperor Yongli and the empress both smiled helplessly.

"A few days ago, in the Mourning Palace, I really detained her! Today's dance is quite beautiful, Emperor, you look at it and give some reward! The Queen Mother continued to say lovingly.

Even though Gu Roujia is not good in a thousand ways, she is also her granddaughter, and she is still distressed in the end.

Thinking about it, after grounding Gu Roujia in Ci'an Palace, let Emperor Yongli give some rewards to make her happier.

As soon as she finished speaking, Emperor Yongli responded.

"Roujia, your imperial grandmother likes your dance today, let me give you some rewards! Tell me what you want! He looked at Gu Roujia and said in a loud voice.

This girl didn't lack any rare things, but whatever she wanted, she basically moved to her bedroom.

said that it was a reward, but he couldn't think of the right thing for a while, so it was better to ask her directly what she wanted.

Emperor Yongli thought so, but Gu Roujia didn't know, she just burst into a strong smile after hearing this.

She immediately blessed herself and said: "Erchen doesn't lack anything now, only a horse!"

Hearing this, everyone looked nervous, and immediately pricked up their ears and waited quietly for the following.

After all, the only princess under the knee of Emperor Yongli chose a horse, what a big deal.

With the degree of spoiling of the eight princesses by Emperor Yongli and the queen, the son of whom's house will get a little more saintly after marrying the princess, and he will soar from then on!

Emperor Yongli, the Queen Mother, and the Empress were simply eager to know what kind of concubine Gu Roujia had chosen for herself.

After being silent for a long time, Emperor Yongli broke the peace in the hall, and he said, "Roujia, which son do you have a fancy for?" Tell me about it! โ€

Hearing this, the hope in Gu Roujia's eyes became stronger and stronger.

Under the eyes of everyone who were either puzzled or jealous, she gently glanced at the indifferent Rong Mu from the corner of her eye.

Then he gritted his teeth and said: "The prince of Ruyang has a good demeanor, and his sons are very admired!"

These words were like thunder, and immediately caused an uproar in the calm hall.