Chapter 10: First Encounter with Prince Liang

In the past three days, Xiao Ling has sneaked away a few times, but every time she was caught by the cloud guards sent by the emperor beside her.

"Leave the worries, Nine Winds, you have also arrived."

When the four of them heard the sound, they saw a person dressed in a blue cloud brocade robe, gently shaking the silk paper folding fan in the shallow water of Moshan with one hand, smiling uninhibitedly, and walking lazily towards Sili and them.

"Yo, Sister Sili, are you here too?" The visitor slowly walked in front of Ye Sili and smiled.

Ye Sili also smiled at the young man, and raised his hand in the direction of the dragon chair, and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty's loving invitation, Sili is naturally coming." ”

"Fourth brother." Xiao Ling stepped forward and pulled Xiao Yu's sleeve like a coquettish dissatisfied, and said, "You only see Si Li and them in your eyes, and a person as big as me is still standing here." ”

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Ling on his side slightly, touched Xiao Ling's head very dotingly, and said with a unique ease in his voice: "The fourth brother naturally has a little spirit in his eyes, come, let the fourth brother see, Xiao Ling has grown taller these days." ”

"Fourth brother, I'm not a child, where is the reason to grow taller all day long?"

Xiao Ling took Xiao Yu's hand away in disgust.

"Ah Yu, you're not interesting enough, I haven't seen you for a few days." Mu Jiufeng patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder and said.

Speaking of this, Xiao Yu also looked helpless.

"Sensei said to go to you, I haven't been out for a few days, recently Taifu stared at me too closely, let me memorize some "National Policy" and "Art of War" every day, and when I had a little free time, he stared at me again to practice martial arts, no, today I finally found a legitimate excuse to be able to spare a day."

"No wonder, when I see you today, I always feel that you have changed a little." Ye Sili touched his chin and looked Xiao Yu up and down, and said pretending to be mysterious.

"What has changed?" Xiao Yu stared at Si Li curiously.

"It's becoming more like a resentful woman," Ye Sili quipped: "Look at the resentment and exhaustion on your face, I don't know that I think Taifu has abused you." ”

Xiao Yu's face was even more resentful, and said: "Sister Sili, I finally ran out, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I can't say something nice." ”

"You ......"

Ye Sili was about to speak, but heard a high-pitched loud and piercing voice sounding outside the main hall.

"The emperor has arrived~"

Instantly, the hall was silent, and only the sound of a bow could be heard.

"Blessed is the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

"Blessed is the Emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Ye Sili and Xiao Ling bent their knees slightly, following everyone else, bowing their heads.

I saw that the yellow corner of the five-clawed dragon robe embroidered on behalf of the royal majesty was the first to appear in everyone's sight, and the corner of the clothes swayed lightly with the pace, and then everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the people who entered the hall.

When the emperor stepped into the main hall and saw the people bowing down, he was very pleased, and walked straight to the throne that belonged to him, and sat down with a flick of his robe. Then, a calm and powerful voice sounded above everyone's heads.

"Zhongqing is flat."

"Emperor Xie!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Everyone got up one after another, only to see the emperor wave his right hand and say:

"You don't have to be stubborn, the time is almost up, take a seat."

According to the instructions of the palace people, everyone sat down one after another.

Xiao Yu sat on the emperor's left hand, followed by Xiao Ling and Si Li, Ye Zhongyao sat on the right side, followed by Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng, the first place on the emperor's right side was empty, presumably for the envoys who entered the palace today.

"Si Li, what do you say is the origin of this envoy, my father actually left this position for him." Xiao Ling's body leaned slightly towards Si Li's side, leaned into Si Li's ear, lowered his voice, and asked curiously.

Ye Sili also looked at the empty seats, and his eyes silently swept over the people who came to the main hall today, and he had some doubts in his heart.

It stands to reason that when the envoys visit, the people who participate in this kind of palace banquet should be more famous and respected ministers in the court and the country's talents, so as to cause an invisible pressure on the envoys, to put it bluntly, ...... Demonstrate!

However, most of the people invited to attend today are some old ministers of various countries, yes, but they all brought their daughters.

Ye Sili attended today, one because of her grandfather Ye Zhongyao's identity, and the other because she had been close to the palace since she was a child, and the emperor had always loved her, knowing that she liked to be lively, but most of the suitable occasions would allow her to attend.

Most of the daughters of the various mansions who attended today also know Si Li, and there are a few who don't like to go out on weekdays and like to be pure, she doesn't know much, but most of them are not the status of being able to attend the palace banquet.

"It's just to catch the wind for the envoys, what did the emperor ask them to bring their families for?" Si Li also asked in a low voice, but he was also muttering in his heart that he didn't know what the origin of this envoy was.

Before the banquet began, the emperor exchanged a few words of greeting with everyone according to the custom, and everyone was naturally very agreeable. Si Li turned his head to look at Xiao Yu, and saw that he was looking at his heart and eyes at the moment, and he couldn't wait to bury his whole head.

"Yu'er."

After all, the familiar voice still came out, Xiao Yu's face flashed a wry smile, and then he got up calmly, smiled lightly, and respectfully bowed his hand, and said:

"Father."

Although over the years, everyone in the court knows that the emperor is most concerned about the four princes Xiao Yu, and the most cherished is the fifth princess Xiao Ling, but every time they mention the favored scenery of their brothers and sisters, they will bring a little bit of the thin life of Concubine Rong, if Concubine Rong is still alive, knowing that her children are so favored, I don't know what to be happy about.

Although the emperor treats Xiao Yu well, Xiao Yu has not been very close to the emperor since he was a child, and it was not until Concubine Rong left that Xiao Yu slowly tried to contact the emperor more, which is completely different between the brother and sister.

At this time, Xiao Yu respectfully got up to say hello, the emperor casually asked a few words about practicing and learning, Xiao Yu answered truthfully, but he didn't want to say a word, the emperor asked him and answered, and he answered respectfully, so that people couldn't find fault.

However, this back and forth, the emperor didn't know what to ask, or Xiao Ling picked up the teacup and got up, smiling brightly, his small mouth was like smeared with honey, and a few words made the emperor feel good, which relieved Xiao Yu. Ye Sili also chatted with the emperor pleasantly, and the emperor looked at the two sisters, Xiao Ling and Sili, and was in a good mood for a while and smiled happily.

"The Liang envoy has arrived~" A sharp and loud voice came from outside the hall, and the hall was quiet for a while, and they all turned their heads to look at the door, looking like they were watching a good show, waiting for the Liang envoy to come out.

The courtiers present were somewhat disdainful, but they were envoys to the court, so why did they have to make such a big battle? If it is usual, you only need to send a few old ministers and young talents to receive you, and the meaning will be enough, after all, the envoys who come to our dynasty only have that one goal - to seek peace.

But today, not only the important ministers of the country attended, but also the daughters of their own families who were ordered to be served, and even the emperor's most favored four princes and five princesses came, and they came to see who could withstand such a big battle!

Ye Sili was also curious, and Xiao Ling both stared at the door tightly.

Under the gaze of everyone, the four of them appeared in everyone's sight, only to feel that the light at the entrance of the temple seemed to be dimmed.

Xiao Ling seemed to be frightened, took a cold breath, and whispered, "Si Li, the men in their big beams all look like this...... Burly? ”

Si Li also looked at the four people who walked towards them step by step, maybe she had always misunderstood the meaning of "tall and mighty", she always felt that Ah Wei and Jiufeng were quite tall, but she really didn't expect that "tall and mighty" was to describe their Daliang people, it was so appropriate......

"Perhaps, it is because the land of Daliang is northern, and it is too cold, and only by growing thicker can it withstand the cold wind." Ye Sili said with some uncertainty.

When the four of them walked into the temple, they bowed respectfully with their right hand to their left breast, and bowed respectfully.

The emperor glanced at the four of them, and there seemed to be some dissatisfaction in their eyes, but he still did not lose their grace and let them not be polite.

At this moment, a person outside the hall appeared in everyone's field of vision, a man wearing a black robe with a round neck and narrow sleeves on the left side, with a solemn face and steady steps, slowly walked towards the hall, followed by a person, holding a black wooden box with gold rim in both hands.

The hall was silent for a while, only to see the man walking towards the hall, the four people consciously retreated to both sides, leaving a position in the middle, the man stopped in the middle of the four, the position was indeed a little ahead, only to hear the voice in the hall that was neither humble nor arrogant.

"The prince of Daliang, Chu Qing, see the emperor."

As soon as these words came out, everyone sighed.

Ye Sili was also stunned, suddenly remembered something, looked around at the people attending today, and immediately turned his head to look at Xiao Ling beside him, and then looked at Prince Liang who was standing in the hall and bowed slightly, secretly shocked in his heart, but his eyes happened to look at Gu Liwu who was looking at her, Gu Liwu seemed to have guessed it, shook his head at her slightly, signaled her not to act rashly, and at the same time reassured her.

Ye Sili calmed down, nodded slightly, and his gaze fell on Prince Liang again.

The emperor stared at Chu Qing for a long time before he slowly spoke, saying:

"Virtuous nephews don't have to be polite."

Listening to the emperor's title, Ye Sili remembered that the emperor of the Great Zhou and the emperor of the Liang State had worshipped each other, although many years had passed, and the two countries had changed several emperors, but after all, this situation still had to be taken care of.

"My nephew heard that the emperor loves the brown glazed porcelain stirrup pot of Daliang, so he specially offered it, hoping that the emperor would accept it with a smile."

After that, the entourage who followed behind Chu Qing stepped forward and offered the things in his hand, the prince looked at the emperor, and after getting the emperor's acquiescence, he stepped forward to take the wooden box, opened it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he gave it to the emperor.

The emperor opened it and looked at it, only to see a brown glazed porcelain stirrup pot lying quietly in the wide and long wooden box, this pot has a firm fetal quality, full of brown glaze, crystal bright, the edge of the body is piled with clay strips to imitate leather seams, and decorated with clear and realistic stitch patterns, shaped like a leather bag, it is indeed a good thing!

"The virtuous nephew is so hearty, I am deeply grateful, I must be rewarded with a good life, can the virtuous nephew have something he likes? I can meet them all. ”