Chapter 66: The Palace Banquet

"Pianpian son, it's a pity that the turbid world"

"No, this person is not good, but he hopes that he will get his place, and his current life is exactly what he wants. ”

Lin Yuan looked at his sister, "You like him?"

"Why not. ”

"Although we are not from a high background, but you have never lost to men, and you have a gap in your heart, I didn't expect to meet someone you like so soon. Shaking his head, "It's really a big girl." ”

"The love between men and women doesn't have to be indulged, it's better to be friends. ”

"You're still hard-mouthed. ”

In the past few days, chickens and dogs have suddenly jumped in Beijing, and the traitors who assassinated the Nine Emperors are caught everywhere, some people are panicked, and some people are happy to watch the excitement.

The palace didn't seem to be affected, a palace Yan was in full swing to prepare, and the Ministry of Rites also privately received an order to prepare a ceremony for the Nine Emperors to be crowned king.

Here in Binzhou, the cooperation between Xie Ling and Jiang Qingzheng has been discussed, and Jiang Qingzheng is also waiting for the people of Dali Temple to come and escort him into Beijing. The upper echelons were calm and looked resigned to their fate, but the lower-level officials acted frequently.

Five days later, the special personnel sent by Dali City arrived in Binzhou day and night, and escorted several main criminals back to Beijing according to the order.

The arrest of the rebel thief also came to an end temporarily, the capital returned to calm, and Gong Yan was held as scheduled.

On May 15, the weather was clear, and in the middle of Shen Shizhong, the noon heat had subsided, and the palace officials were making final preparations for the royal family banquet.

The queen sat on the phoenix seat, and the next sat on Princess Ye, speaking of which was prepared by the queen and Princess Ye, in fact, they didn't need to do it, but they just spent some thought and ordered people. Now that the preparations are almost complete, the two of them sit and drink tea and gossip first.

"King Ye is busy now, can he still take care of the affairs in the house?"

"Fortunately, although His Royal Highness is busy, he still cares about the house, and there are not many people in the house, so the daughter-in-law can still handle it. ”

"Now that King Ye is reused by His Majesty, the backyard must be managed well, speaking of which, the official may not have seen the emperor's eldest grandson for a long time, and I don't know if he has grown taller again. ”

"Xie Niangniang cares, children are growing faster, changing day by day, and growing a lot. ”

"It's not early, you and I will go and prepare, you have been busy for a long time, go and freshen up, change your clothes and accompany the official to Fanghua Hall for a while." ”

"Yes, the daughter-in-law retired. ”

Princess Ye arrived at the side hall, and her henchmen hurriedly waited to wash and change clothes.

"I've been busy in the palace for the past two days, I haven't seen my lord and the little emperor's grandson, and I don't know what's going on in the house. ”

"The princess doesn't have to worry, the side concubine is sensible, but in two days, there is no major event in the house, and she will be able to see the lord and the emperor and grandson later, and the mother will be at ease. ”

"In the past two days, I have been worried all the time, but I didn't expect the queen to be like me as my daughter-in-law, the queen is so happy and angry, it is really elusive. ”

"The queen has been accumulating power for a long time, and the princess should be careful, but she doesn't dare to be too blatant, right?"

At the end of the Shen period, the princesses of the palaces were ready, and they took their families to the palace for a banquet.

The banquet has not yet begun, the nobles or stay in the palace of the blind date, or in the imperial garden chatting, a few children play in the garden, although the eldest grandson of the emperor received training early, but after all, he is not five years old, or a child's heart, and a few children in the royal family have a lot of fun.

When the hour came, the nobles sat upright to welcome the arrival of the emperor and queen.

The emperor and queen walked in majestically hand in hand, followed by Concubine Qiong and several other concubines, and all the nobles stood up and saluted.

It is said that it is a family banquet, in the end, it is the Son of Heaven at the moment, and a few dare to be presumptuous, the emperor and a few of his brothers talked, and the others were also sitting and listening carefully, waiting for some gossip, the emperor had a few drinks, and the mood was more cheerful, and everyone was more active.

Seeing that the time was almost up, King Ling got up and said, "Father, everyone is happy today, and the sons and ministers have something to ask for." ”

The emperor was also happy, "Tell me about it." ”

"If the retainer wants to set up a new concubine, please set up a new concubine. "The emperor personally decreed that he would give marriage, which is naturally more glorious than others, and since the king of Ling proposed it, it is estimated that most of it has been achieved today.

The emperor looked at him and thought for a moment, "This matter is not big, but it is not small, it needs to be considered, and we will talk about it later." ”

The people below naturally didn't expect His Majesty to refuse without even asking about the candidates, and some of the people naturally sniffed out some changes.

"But there is one thing I want to announce, Lao Jiu is already an adult, it's time to be crowned king, and I have already let King Ye do it, and three days later is the auspicious day calculated by Qin Tianjian, and you all have to come to participate in Lao Jiu's king ceremony." ”

Just rejected King Ling's request, and directly announced that the Nine Emperors would be crowned kings, and he was so concerned that King Ye would do it himself, I really didn't understand His Majesty's thoughts, although they each had a small abacus in their hearts, they also knew that this was a certainty.

"That's nature, I'll be there later. ”

The Nine Emperors are also grateful.

"You were disturbed a few days ago, I specially arranged it in advance, but also to appease you, although you have no quarrel with the world, but you still have to guard against the calculation of people with intentions, the traitor is bullying the honest man. ”

"Father, the sons are not honest people, just be careful in the future. ”

"You said that you are a child, and you can't be honest anymore, you will be big after you become a king, and all kinds of affairs will have to be put on the agenda, and you can't be the same as before, you know?"

"Erchen knows, but Erchen still wants to take it easy, and Erchen can't handle those affairs. ”

"If the affairs can't be handled, it's okay to marry a concubine, right? ”

"Father"

The emperor interrupted him, "Needless to say, everyone is not coming to see you today, the matter has been announced, and everyone does not need to be formal." ”

After another thanks, the emperor beckoned to the emperor's eldest grandson beside King Ye, and the emperor's eldest grandson glanced at his father, ran to the emperor's knees with his little short legs, and called softly, "Imperial grandfather, imperial grandmother." ”

"Look at the emperor's grandfather's little chubby dun, it has grown a lot. "Hold him in his lap.

frowned a little brow, and said seriously, "It's getting taller, not getting fat." ”

made the emperor laugh, although the queen laughed along, her right hand under the sleeve was tightly clenched.

The emperor's concubine Qiong, since entering the palace, rarely see a lively and cute child, seeing the emperor and grandson cute, I can't help but want to hug, the emperor and grandson see that it is a beautiful sister, and full of kindness, so they do not exclude.

"Sister, what kind of flower is on your head? ”

smiled and took off the flower and handed it to Zhao'er, "It's not my sister, this is Yuqiong flower, it's the flower of my hometown." ”

"Where is my sister's hometown?"

"It's far away. ”

"That must have been found for you by the imperial grandfather, the imperial grandfather is the most powerful. ”

The Emperor laughed, "You clever ghost, you have eaten a lot of sugar today." ”

"The mother concubine didn't let Zhao'er eat it, so she ate two today. The imperial grandfather will definitely not let this lady eat candy. ”

"Oh? Why?"

"The emperor's grandfather is so attentive to his mother, he will definitely give her a lot of sugar to eat. ”

The three of them enjoyed the joy of family life, and tickled the roots of the teeth hated by the other people around them.

When King Ling saw this scene, he was even more angry. The queen was calm, and the person standing next to her made a look, and the man hurried away.

The Nine Emperors were crowned kings, and the people in each palace went to congratulate them more or less, and after a while, they already had a little bit of alcohol, and from time to time they felt resentful eyes from there, and looked up, but it was nothing, I was afraid that the wine would feel wrong.

The Ten Princes sat at the bottom of the Ninth Prince, and when they saw the flattery of everyone, the feeling in their hearts was indescribable.

Happy today, it is inevitable to drink more, the Nine Emperors are also open-minded on weekdays, those who come do not refuse, and gradually have a drunkenness, the king of Ling holds a cup, and also comes to congratulate, but it is not like the jade dew that others toast with less strength.

Ordered someone to fill him with spirits, "The ninth brother is now an adult, and the three of you will have a few drinks with you today, I wish you to find your sweetheart as soon as possible, so that those of us who are brothers can rest assured as soon as possible." ”

The Nine Emperors naturally can't shirk "Thank you Third Brother"

I don't drink a few glasses of spirits that I don't drink often, and my stomach is hot, and several wines are mixed together, and I feel uncomfortable, and I struggle to cope with it.

But said that the wine was half-drunk, the maid served hot soup for each table, Concubine Qiong drank a small half bowl, and after a while, there was something wrong in her abdomen, so she explained to the emperor softly, the emperor asked if it was no big deal, so he asked her to go back to rest first, and the emperor and grandson also said goodbye to her politely.

When she went out and walked a short distance, a maid in her palace who was usually very good came to her and whispered something to her, and then she followed her with her henchmen to a small garden next to her.

But said that the Nine Emperors drank a lot of wine, so he pushed it, and took a little eunuch out to breathe, as soon as he went out, the night breeze blew, and his head was dizzy, and the little eunuch took him for a casual stroll, and was strolling to a small garden, someone behind a rockery called him softly, and without waiting for him to speak, the little eunuch immediately went to the entrance of the garden, "Your Highness, I'll go and show you." ”

He was not very sober at the moment, and he didn't think it was anything, so he went to the back of the rockery, and the maid and Concubine Qiong's henchmen also went to see the door, and when they saw that it was Concubine Qiong, "Miss Qiong, no, how is Concubine Qiong lately?"

After Concubine Qiong left, the emperor was also absent-minded, and was a little worried, and when the queen saw this, she persuaded her, "Your Majesty has to deal with it in advance, there are concubines here, don't worry." ”

"Then I'll leave it to the Queen, I'll go first. ”

"I still have something to deal with, I'll go first, everyone, please. ”

"Greetings to Your Majesty. ”

I didn't go far, but I heard the person behind me drink "what person"

It turned out that there were a few people in front of an arch not far away, a few people hurriedly knelt down, and the people around the emperor immediately went to restrain them, one of the women reacted and was about to shout, and was choked by the neck, Xu Gonggong protected His Majesty's side, and other people protected His Majesty, walked over, Xu Gonggong recognized, "Isn't this the person next to Concubine Qiong?"

The man who choked the woman raised her face, and the emperor glanced at her but did not speak. It was another little eunuch with raw eyes, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.