Early in the morning, I saw the snowflakes flying in the sky, the snowflakes were only scattered at first, small, light and soft, as if the white crane gently shook its wings, and pieces of fluff fluttered and fell to the roof tiles and long streets. Then the little snowflakes slowly grew larger, thicker, and became denser.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, clumps and clusters, as if countless torn cotton wool tumbled down from the sky; The whole Bianjing was suddenly wrapped in this snow-white, crystal clear, and beautiful. When the snow stops, the golden sunlight shines on the snow, reflecting colorful lights. The trees on the side of the road are covered with transparent "silver bars".

The carriage that Shen Ao was sitting in was turning in the snow, leaving two deep car marks, looking at the snow outside the window, Shen Ao's eyes were worried, obviously not sleepy.

The state banquet was held in the palace, the carriage stopped at the Kaiyi Gate, Shen Ao stepped on the snow and got out of the car, reported his name to the guards, and sent invitations, the guards searched Shen Ao, and then invited him in. The attic palace courtyard is located in the shadow of the flowers, revealing a glazed tile roof, just like a golden island.

Led by the inner servant, in a blink of an eye, you will arrive at the Huaqing Palace, the gorgeous pavilion of the Huaqing Palace is surrounded by the water of the Huaqing Pond, the duckweed is all over the ground, green and clear; The two dragons on the cornice, with golden scales and golden armor, were vivid, as if they wanted to fly into the air.

At this time, the banquet has not yet begun, but there are many people who go to the banquet, most of the guests are some officials of the Ministry of Rites, as well as scholars of the palaces, as well as some officials who design foreign affairs, it is said that even the envoys of the Tubo State have also been invited, in addition, there are princes, and many princes and county kings.

Shen Ao entered the hall, and the hundreds of tables in the hall were lined up on the side, far away, and in the middle was the aisle with a red carpet, and the incense burner was smoking, which was very warm.

There were a lot of guests seated, Shen Ao was led by the waiter, found a case and knelt down to sit down, and beside him was a middle-aged official who was like a spring breeze.

It was still early, not only the official family and the prince, but even the envoys of various countries did not attend the meeting, Shen Ao greeted the officials next to him, only to learn that this person was the Shu Gu Palace Straight Bachelor Bian Rang, the Shu Gu Palace Straight Bachelor is the Privy Counselor, until this year he changed the name of the official position, and the Civilization Hall Bachelor was in charge of the servant, prepared for the adviser to deal with, and the status was second to the Hanlin Bachelor.

This official is not small, at least he is a senior cadre at the provincial and ministerial level, and Shen Ao also reported his name; After listening to this, he immediately showed a hint of surprise, and then sneered: "You are Shen Ao?" Hmph, bohemian, arrogant, but that's it. ”

Damn, what the hell, Shen Ao glanced at him, and suddenly felt quite embarrassed, this person is so uncivilized, he is actually a bachelor.

At this time, someone on the opposite table beckoned to Shen Ao: "It turned out to be Shen Gongzi, come, come, come here and sit." ”

Shen Ao sat down in a different position, and exchanged names with the person with a smile on his face, this person's eyes couldn't hide the look of appreciation, and said with a smile: "It's been famous for a long time, but now I see it, Shen Gongzi is really different from others." The old man, Chang Luo, is a bachelor of the Guanwen Palace. ”

Shen Ao felt strange in his heart, this contrast was too great, and he smiled and said for a long time.

Chang Luo said: "The old man was also born in the country, hehe, relying on the old man to sell the old said, he is still your teacher, let Master Bian over there, you don't have to pay attention to him." He said in a low voice: "This person has a strange temper, seven years ago, he was a doctor of Taixue. ”

Shen Ao understood, it turned out that it was the dispute between Guozijian and Taixue again, no, to be more precise, Guozijian and Taixue were just a continuation of the dispute between the two parties in the imperial court, and with a smile, he had a casual conversation with Chang Luo.

After a short time, many foreign envoys entered the hall, and Chang Luo pointed out to Shen Ao: "That person is an envoy of Dali, and that must be known to Shen Gongzi, who is Lord Zhu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, hey, I don't know when the prince of Nibora will arrive, according to common sense, he should also come." ”

Shen Ao's heart moved, and he couldn't help but say: "Prince Mubora will also come?" ”

Chang Luo said with a smile: "This time the state banquet was originally prepared for the banquet of the Nibora prince, and we are all accompanied, doesn't Shen Gongzi know?" ”

Shen Ao really didn't know, but he smiled brightly and said, "Where would the student not know, just ask casually." ”

Although he said so, he secretly scolded in his heart, he went to the banquet, and he didn't make it clear when he was notified, that mud Boluo prince, Lao Tzu was angry when he saw him, and he didn't come if he knew it.

In the blink of an eye, the guests came, even the Tibetan envoy wearing a white robe with a triangular lapel also came, and the envoy looked left and right, as if looking for the trace of the prince of Mubharat, and after half a ring, his face showed a look of disappointment, and his face was gloomy and he took a place to sit down.

Not long after, the sound of the drum came out, and after the three-way drum was connected, there was an attendant who sang loudly: "The emperor has arrived, and the princes are exempt." ”

Before the person arrives, you have to notify first, and before the notice, the etiquette has not been performed, so you will say that the etiquette is exempt; Shen Ao felt that the rules of the Great Song Dynasty were a little weird.

After a short time, a procession came in from the apse, and the first one was as popular as a rainbow, wearing a crown of heaven and a big red crown robe, and stepped behind the first imperial case under the support of the prince and the chamberlain.

Shen Ao looked at the emperor, behind the light gauze curtain in front of the imperial case, there were several strings of beaded curtains hanging in front of the crown of the sky, and the emperor's breath carried a solemnity, but he couldn't see the face clearly, which made people can't help but have a sense of mystery.

Pretend to be a ghost! Shen Ao scolded in his heart.

However, the atmosphere in the hall was quite strange, the emperor came, but the jubilant atmosphere came to an abrupt end, Shen Ao thought at first that the emperor was coming, and the ministers were afraid; But soon, he realized that he was wrong, not just because of fear, but because of embarrassment, a general sense of embarrassment from the prince to the courtiers.

Shen Ao found that the emperor had come, but the prince of Nibora had not come...... I've seen crazy, I've never seen such crazy, Shen Ao didn't know that the emperor's mood was so complicated at this time, presumably Long Yan was so angry.

However, the face behind the beaded curtain that leads to the crown of heaven is unpredictable, and there is no joy or anger.

Chang Luo on the side said in a low voice: "This prince is really too bold, Your Majesty has set up a banquet, Luan has arrived, and he hasn't come yet, hey, why didn't anyone urge him in advance." ”

Shen Ao thought for a while and said in a low voice: "My lord, it's not good if this kind of thing is urged, let's continue to wait." ”

Chang Luo nodded his head, and couldn't help but say again: "This person is extremely arrogant, if Your Majesty is angry, see how long he can laugh, hum, the country of Yelang doesn't know that there is a Han, it's really ten thousand deaths." ”

Shen Ao sneered and said, "My lord, I'm just afraid that the forecast will be bad, and the prince will not delay it because of anything, but deliberately." ”

Chang Luo suddenly caught something, his face was slightly bad, and said, "You mean that this prince is going to embarrass His Majesty?" Isn't he afraid of His Majesty's condemnation? ”

Shen Ao shook his head lightly and said, "This prince is not simple! How can you not guess that Your Majesty will definitely swallow his anger, what he did in Bianjing City, which one does not violate His Majesty's bottom line, it stands to reason that Ni Bora is here to repair the minister, but have you ever seen such an envoy who is a minister? ”

Chang Luo was stunned for a moment, then showed a thoughtful look, and stopped talking.

The needles in the hall could be heard, only the occasional cough, but the emperor after the imperial case was sitting on the ground standing still, but it was also very quiet, as if the things in front of him had nothing to do with him.

It's just that the more this is the case, the more oppressive the aura in the temple is heavier, and everyone hangs their heads and holds their breath.

Only Shen Ao was looking left and right, unimpressed.

After a long time, the drums beat again, but it was the time of Shen, and the people who came to the banquet came with their stomachs, and now it was three o'clock in the afternoon, but there was no sign of the meal, and the people present were very uncomfortable, hungry and continued to suffer. Many people scolded the prince of Nibora for eighteen generations of ancestors in their hearts.

It's Shen Ao, and I'm almost unbearable at the moment, how can this be justified, it's bearable, it's unbearable, the emperor can bear it, he Shen Ao can't help it, delaying my son's meal, it will cause stomach discomfort, stomach discomfort, and it is easy to cause gastritis with a slow surname, especially when this son is still at the juncture of the second development, this mud Bora prince is really too bastard.

The hall continued to be silent, as if everyone had nothing to do with the upcoming banquet, and some old ministers even simply changed kneeling to cross-kneeling, and looked at their noses and noses.

For a full hour, the official did not speak, nor did he make any sound, as silent as ever, and no one could clearly see the expression behind the beaded curtain.

At this time, an attendant finally stepped into the hall, and said with surprise in his voice: "His Royal Highness Prince Nibora has arrived." ”

When the feet were close, I saw the prince of Nibora entering the palace with two followers, but there was a calm smile on his dark face; After entering the palace, the emperor after the imperial case saluted and said: "Xiao Wang has lived in the south for a long time and has never seen a snow scene. Who knows, but lingered, delaying His Majesty's banquet, really damned. ”

This is half raw and half stiff, and his Chinese is not bad, but it is very unpleasant to listen to it when he says it with a strange accent.

However, no one bothered with his accent, and more people changed their faces suddenly after hearing these words, and they dared to release the official pigeon just to enjoy the snow scene, which was not to ask for guilt, but to provoke.

is so bold, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty personally set up a banquet, he dared to wait and ignore it, such a person, not only is he bold enough, but his scheming is also deep enough, Shen Ao has a little admiration for this black prince at this moment.