Chapter 144: Before the Feast
The emperor's birthday, the pomp and circumstance naturally can't be the same as ordinary people, the schedule arranged by the twelve eunuchs and the Ministry of Rites alone is enough for seven days, after all, it is the sixtieth birthday, and the style naturally can't be low.
Lu Hanjiang is also in a high position, his name must be indispensable on the roster of this palace banquet, every day the palace banquet is roughly divided into two, at noon is the banquet of ministers and celebrities, they will represent the people and gentry from all over the country to send congratulatory ceremonies, and the dinner is the emperor's family banquet, inviting the prince's relatives.
So to put it simply, with the grade of Lu Hanjiang's envoy, he will probably be able to mix a meal in the palace on the first day, and Old Man Meng is estimated to be able to eat for a week, well, the appetite is really good.
Today, Lu Hanjiang had to get up early in the morning, and Lao Qian solemnly sorted out his clothes and clothes for him, and then rode his horse to Commander Meng's house.
Accustomed to seeing Lu Hanjiang's lazy and leisurely appearance, it was rare to see him so serious, which made Meng Yuan feel a little emotional.
"Let's go, today you will follow the old man, gossip less, idle matter."
"Understood, understood."
Meng Yuan also rode out on horseback, although with his status as an old man, even if he stopped a carriage and waited at the palace gate, no one dared to put his beak.
The two of them got off the horse all the way to the palace gate, and there were already many high-ranking officials and ministers gathered here, after all, when the emperor held a banquet was a matter of regulation, and when they were courtiers came, it was a matter of attitude.
Lu Hanjiang looked at it, although the scene was not crowded, but it was also full of autumn leaves, more or less a large area.
More than eighty percent of the people attending today's banquet are elders with gray sideburns, and outrageous people like him are mixed in, which really stands out from the crowd.
Master Meng's card will naturally not be lacking, as soon as he arrives here, he will attract everyone's attention, as soon as the horse is a minister, the minister stepped forward to say hello, and his words are very respectful.
And Lu Hanjiang, who came with Meng Yuan, was naturally also looked at by the adults, and after talking to each other, they roughly knew his details.
In the official records, Lu Hanjiang is a middle-aged man in his early forties, just young, but in fact, at first glance, this is a young man in his twenties, what kind of panacea is so outrageous.
Because Lu Hanjiang's appearance was too far from the record, he also enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight of Meng Yuan today.
I don't know how long I waited, but when Lu Hanjiang couldn't help but start yawning, a eunuch came out of the palace gate and announced loudly that he could enter the palace.
Stepping through a piece of Qionglou Yuyu, and admired a group of Guidian Lan Palace, everyone was led to today's banquet Taihuang Palace, this majestic palace is majestic and magnificent, the beautiful decoration is like a fairyland on earth, there are all kinds of different treasures, and the priceless screen is placed at will like piling up sundries, so that Lu Hanjiang is full of emotion.
Respectful and orderly, it is inconvenient to follow Meng Yuan to continue to move forward when he arrives at Lu Hanjiang, his old man is a close minister and a relative, and he is only a stone's throw away from the emperor.
Lu Hanjiang is just a pacification envoy from the fourth grade, so it is naturally impossible to sit in front of him.
However, he is also a fourth-grade official, Lu Hanjiang is personally led by the great eunuch of the palm print, and he is very kind to ask for warmth along the way, and there is only one little father-in-law with the old man of the country's priest over there, as if someone owes him money.
This made the old man who sacrificed wine look at Lu Hanjiang very unkindly, Lu Hanjiang was speechless, you always have the ability to stare at Commander Meng, what are you angry with him.
In order not to stare at this old man, Lu Hanjiang told the chief eunuch who led the way to go to the toilet, and the chief manager happily summoned the palace maid to lead the way, after all, he did too much with his palm print and looked kitsch.
Lu Hanjiang followed the taciturn palace maid to the place of reincarnation of the five grains, and when he cleaned it up, the little palace maid was gone, replaced by a little girl carved in pink and jade, with skin as fine as snow, red lips and red lips, petite and exquisite, very cute.
He looked back at the bathroom in confusion, then turned back to the little girl and asked, "Isn't there only one place to change clothes in this palace?" ”
The little girl seemed to understand what he meant, her little face was dyed crimson, and a white finger pointed at Lu Hanjiang and flew up and down, stumbling in her mouth: "You, you stop, this ...... I have something to ask you! ”
Lu Hanjiang has no special fetishes, and he is not interested in this kind of little girl who has not grown, and he is not stupid, so he can guess the details of this girl.
Although there are also ministers' families entering the palace to celebrate today, but they are not in the same palace as them, the huge palace city is not really poor only one place to relieve their hands, and this little girl is dressed up in pearls and greens, much more gorgeous than the palace maid, and it is likely to be a noble person such as a princess.
So in line with what Meng Yuan said to him when he came, Lu Hanjiang planned to pretend to be stupid, he shook his hand at the little girl with disgust, and said: "A little palace maid also dares to question the official, don't hurry up and dodge, the official has to go to the banquet." ”
The little girl was annoyed for a while, and then she was happy in her heart, she was mistaken for a palace maid but it was easier to act, so not only did she not dodge, but also stopped in front of Lu Hanjiang, pretending to cough twice, and said, "I...... It's from the palace of the concubine, and the mother sent me here, and I have something to ask you. ”
There is only one noble concubine in the palace, and that is the sister of Meng Yuan's commander.
If it was someone else, Lu Hanjiang pulled his face and pulled it nonsense, but he really couldn't avoid this, so he had to put his outstretched foot back again.
"I don't know what the mother commands?" Lu Hanjiang asked helplessly.
The little girl crossed her waist and stood there, raised her face and asked, "Let me ask you, did Lu Zhenfu enter the palace today?" ”
Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows, a subtle smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Your Majesty's birthday banquet, Lord Lu is naturally here." ”
"Well, you call him, I'...... The concubine wants to see him. The little girl almost missed her mouth.
Lu Hanjiang sighed and said in embarrassment: "Lord Lu is a foreign minister, like this, I'm afraid that Yu Yu will not be in line with the courtesy." ”
The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Then you call him, and I'll come to see him." ”
"I don't know if Niangniang wants to see Lord Lu, if there is no big event, the lower official will pass it on on her behalf." At this time, Lu Hanjiang couldn't see that this girl was pulling the tiger's skin, that is, she was blind, but he was too lazy to debunk it.
"It's not a big deal...... Oops, forget it. ”
The little girl was deflated, pouted in annoyance, and only raised her head to look at Lu Hanjiang and asked, "Let me ask you, what does Lu Zhenfu look like?" ”
This question really stumped Lu Hanjiang, he thought about it in silence for a long time before he spoke: "Lord Lu Yushu is in the wind, the instrument is extraordinary, he is eight buckets high, he is rich in five cars, he is loved by everyone, and he seems to be a little modest when he says something that is unparalleled in the world, all in all, he is a good person." ”
"Phew."
The little girl didn't give any face, she said angrily: "That Lu Zhenfu is more than forty years old, and what else do you say about Yushu Linfeng, you must have accepted his benefits, so you spoke for him like this!" ”