Chapter 3: First encounter in the palace
A group of people walked to the place where the banquet was held, only to see that the palace has three floors, each layer is magnificent, beautiful, a layer is surrounded on all sides by dozens of thick carved dragon wooden piles of ten people hugging the general, the middle of the pillar is made of pale yellow veil, moving with the wind, like being in a fairyland, the second and third floors are surrounded by half-high wooden railings, at this time there are several literati and elegant guests standing next to the railing, the jujube red cornices of the three layers are raised high, the blue bricks and green tiles, it seems to be the scene in the picture scroll. The pavilion is in the center of the lotus pond, surrounded by water, and the wind brings a coolness.
Yu Tang looked at the plaque on the beam at the door and couldn't help but sigh: "Huaqingtai, this is too beautiful!" Am I in fairyland, Hongxing, pinch me to see if I'm in a dream. ”
"Miss, don't worry, the red apricot can prove that you are definitely not in a dream! Is this palace inlaid with gold everywhere, at a glance, everywhere is bright, it is really beautiful. ”
Mrs. Yu was about to turn around and warn Yu Tang not to make a loud noise, but was interrupted by Gong E's voice: "The slave maid has seen all the ladies and young ladies, please tell the slave maid which house the distinguished guest is, and the slave maid will lead you in and sit down." ”
Mrs. Yu responded with a smile: "I am Yu Chengyi's wife, this is the wife of Zhou Shilang of the Ministry of War, and behind is our daughter, please ask the girl to bring us in." ”
"Yes, ladies and ladies please come in with me."
Inside, Yu Tang cautiously looked around and said: "Sure enough, the TV series is still too low-key, it can't be compared with this genuine product, this is the luxury of capital letters, luxury, just throw the words "I have money" in my face, okay......"
Yu Tang, who was broken in her heart, didn't know that her thoughts had been completely exposed on her face, and after Zhou Tian glanced at Yu Tang, he approached Yu Tang a few steps and leaned on Yu Tang's ear and said, "Why hasn't my sister seen good things on weekdays?" It's just that it's worth it for my sister to be public, and she's losing her dignity? ”
With a light sigh, Yu Tang looked at her: "It seems that my sister's family is really rich and rivals the country, such a scene is estimated to be strange for a long time, unlike my sister and me, my father has always been honest and honest, and my family has taught me to be diligent and thrifty since I was a child, my sister should get rid of the bad habit of extravagance, or in the future, even if my sister marries the emperor, will I dislike the emperor for being shabby, but I can't help it, I will lose my head carefully, sister~"
Zhou Tiantian's face turned red with anger when he heard this, but it was not good to debate with her at this time, so he had to pinch two handfuls of the maidservants beside him to relieve his anger: "Stupid thing, I don't know how to help me defend a few words, what do I want you to do!" ”
After winning the battle, Yu Tang walked ahead quite proudly, "Hongxing, look at the screen is all rosewood, tsk, the people of this palace will really enjoy it......"
"Mrs. Yu, Miss Yu, this is your seat, Mrs. Zhou's position is opposite, you can come with the slave."
"Sister-in-law Yu, we are really fateful, we are opposite, then I will take it over first." Hearing this, Mrs. Yu nodded slightly.
Before arriving at the seat, Yu Tang couldn't wait to sit down cross-legged, looked at the refreshments on the table, pinched one and put it in his mouth: "It's finally here, my mother's banquet is so lively, woo Woo Niang, you can taste this snack, it's really delicious, you can pinch it soft and dense, but it melts in your mouth, mother, you are fast*...&taste#**woo......"
Mrs. Yu watched her daughter gobble up, and suddenly became angry and laughed: "You girl! Be reserved, the chefs in the palace are recruited from everywhere, and the cooking skills are naturally not comparable to others, eat slowly, eat slowly, eat tea......"
Yu Tang tasted every snack on the table, and was immersed in eating happily, when suddenly a pair of ink-colored soap boots came into view, Yu Tang raised his eyes and saw the ink-black gold silk trim embroidered with a four-clawed dragon python robe hanging quietly above the soap boots, as if realizing who this was, he looked up suddenly, and saw the prince Bei Jingyu standing quietly in front of the table, with his hands behind his back, a small jade crown on his head, deep eyebrows, a hint of a smile in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled slightly: "The third miss of the Yu family didn't use breakfast?" It's still a while before the feast opens, and enough snacks? Why don't you ask someone to send some more? ”
Yu Tang looked straight, and it wasn't until his mother gently touched the bottom next to him that he woke up and chewed the snack in his mouth and swallowed: "Ah...... Thank you for your kindness, the courtiers are not hungry, but the dim sum in this palace is exceptionally delicious, and I couldn't help but eat a few more bites......"
Yu Tang swore that he had never been so ashamed in his two lives!! It's still in front of a big handsome guy, is there still a vacant seat on the moon, take me one!!!
Mrs. Yu saw that Yu Tang was hanging her head and seemed to be very annoyed, and hurriedly played a round: "Let Your Highness see and laugh, the little girl is more naughty on weekdays, and I ask Your Highness for forgiveness." ”
"Why did Madame say this, it should be that Lone's sudden visit disturbed the two, and it should be unruly for Lone to come to the women's seat, but the father has an order, so Lone came here to inform Mrs. and the third lady in person."
The mother and daughter faced each other, and their eyes were confused and unknown: "The courtiers are really stupid, and they don't know what the holy will is?" ”
Beijing Yu then boarded the front color: "The emperor's edict" I heard that Mrs. Yu and General Yu went to the battlefield together, and the husband and wife worked together to defend the border pass, and deeply felt that Mrs. Yu did not let the women have eyebrows, and the heroines of the patriotic country should have dinner with me, and specially invited the female relatives of the Yu family to go to the men's table to dine with General Yu. "Father's decree, please also ask Mrs. Yu and the third lady to go with me."
"The courtiers (courtiers) are grateful for the grace of the gods, long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Yu Tang and his mother got up slowly after bowing, and as soon as they raised their heads, they collided with Bei Jingyu's inquiring eyes, without the slightest embarrassment of looking at others, Bei Jingyu nodded to Yu Tang and turned around and walked out, and the mother and daughter also hurriedly followed.
"This old emperor is really going to add fuel to the fire, for fear that others will not hate the Yu family, the old thing, he still has to use the Yu family, so he can't wait to impeach the Yu family, and the abacus is so bad that I almost hear it on the moon! No, how can I make this emperor willing to let go of his father, but now the war around him has not stopped, I don't know when my father needs to go into battle to kill the enemy, he will definitely not let his father return to his hometown easily, he can only think about it in the long run, no one can say these words, he is really dumb and eats coptis, and he can't say anything about his suffering. ”
Walking through the corridor, he finally came to the men's banquet, and saw Bei Jingyu entering the hall with the mother and daughter, Yu Chengyi hurriedly stood up and walked over quickly, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, Mrs. and the little daughter He De and His Royal Highness can greet each other, it really makes the old minister panic." As he spoke, he wanted to kneel down and thank him, but Beijing Yu quickly grabbed him: "The general is really polite, the general has defended his family and country, and has made great contributions, and the general's wife is even more of a woman, why can't you afford it, the general should quickly bring his wife and the third lady to the table." ”
"Obey the order, lady, Tang'er, come over quickly."
Yu Mu turned around and took Yu Tang's hand and went to General Yu's seat together, Yu Tang stared at the back of Beijing Yu, watched him walk to the front seat, the nearby ministers saluted him one by one, he also saluted one by one, passed all the seats, walked to the closest position to the emperor's seat, lifted the corner of his clothes and sat down, his gestures were neither humble nor arrogant, but he was really a humble gentleman, warm as jade, but the good-looking roses were all thorny, without the support of a strong mother's family, there were strong competitors, but he still sat firmly in the position of the prince, but he was not a simple person, Yu Tang thought as he walked.
As soon as he sat down, Yu's mother held Yu Tang's hand: "Tang'er remember, you can't stare at the royal people, especially the crown prince is the future emperor, even if His Royal Highness turns around, you can't be so rude in public, although my mother knows His Royal Highness's immortal posture, there are many women in the capital who have fallen for him, then you can't be stupid, this palace mother will never let you set foot half a step!" ”
??? Yu Tang, who was confused: "What is my mother talking about, I was just distracted for a while, it happened that His Royal Highness was in front, and my daughter was just a relationship with him, how could I think of those above, my mother was too worried." ”
"Whew~ That's good, that's good, mother, I'm afraid that you have been mistaken by the color, and you will go to do that moth to the fire when you are dizzy." Yu Mu breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to talk to General Yu.
Yu Tang saw that his parents were kissing you and me, and he didn't want to disturb, so he turned his head and put his elbow on the table, holding his face with the palm of his hand, and was about to nourish his spirits, when he heard the eunuch's shrill voice shouting: "The emperor and queen have arrived~"
I saw that all the ministers got up and knelt down and saluted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live the queen, long live, thousand years old~"
"All Aiqing is exempt, today's family banquet, don't care about these false courtesies, hurry up and take a seat."
"Obey."
The emperor and the queen walked to the rosewood dragon and phoenix carved chair, which symbolizes status and imperial power, with a huge dragon body and phoenix feathers entrenched as a base, and the dragon head and phoenix head turned into armrests on both sides, showing majesty. Yu Tang only glanced up and hurriedly lowered his head, "So this is the imperial power?" Is this the kind of person who can manipulate other people's lives at will? Sure enough, no matter how similar the TV series is, there is no real sense of oppression, this sense of oppression without any ability to resist. ”
"Your Majesty, the concubines are going to entertain the ladies and their dependents, so I will first give the emperor and the ministers a cup, and I hope you will drink it tonight." The queen stood up, raised her glass, said with a light smile, and then drank the wine from the glass.
"Good! Good! Good! She is worthy of being my queen! The emperor seems to be in a good mood today, sighs three times in a row, and drinks the wine in one gulp, "Then the queen, I will hand over the female dependents to you to take care of, and help me entertain them." ”
"The emperor can rest assured, the concubines can be saved." After speaking, the queen took Mama's hand and left from behind the screen.
"You Aiqing don't have to be restrained tonight, you can drink as much as you want, hahahahaha......" The emperor drank one cup after another with great interest, and the ministers gradually began to toast and talk to each other.
Halfway through the banquet, the banquet pushed the cup and changed the lamp, staggered, so lively, many ministers were slightly red, the emperor seemed to have drunk a lot, even Yu's father was already slightly drunk, Yu's mother also drank a few glasses, only Yu Tang looked at the wine in front of him and was greedy, but Yu's mother did not allow Yu Tang to drink, Yu Tang could only watch singing and dancing all night, eat and eat dishes, the emperor specially added dishes Yu Tang also ate a lot, only this wine did not touch a drop.
"I really want to taste what ancient wine tastes like! The farthest distance in the world is not life and death, but you are in front of me, but I can't drink ~ woo woo woo woo ......"
Bei Jingyu also drank a lot of wine tonight, his face was also a little red, just after dealing with Prime Minister Zuo, he looked up and stared at the wine glass in front of him with complaining eyes, suddenly his eyes were full of cunning, his head turned slightly to the right and glanced at the position of Yu's mother, and quickly stretched out his hand to hold the wine glass, but although Yu's mother was talking to Yu's father, she was still watching and listening to all directions, and immediately slapped Yu Tang's hand, so frightened that Yu Tang hurriedly withdrew the hand holding the wine glass, and Yu's mother glared at Yu Tang angrily, Yu Tang shrank his head like a mouse seeing a cat, and didn't dare to look at it.
Bei Jingyu, who had watched the whole process, felt deeply amused, so he couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth and chuckle, but asked Prime Minister Zuo to capture it, "Your Highness has encountered something very happy, can you share one or two with the minister?" ”
Hearing the prime minister's question, Bei Jingyu slightly restrained his smile and replied: "Lone just thinks that I have never seen the ministers drunk like this, and I feel funny." ”
"Hahahaha...... Yes, I don't hide it from Your Highness, the minister has been a colleague with them for many years, but I don't know that some people drink like this hahahaha......"
After answering the left prime minister, Bei Jingyu looked up again quietly, but only saw an empty seat, the person on the seat seemed to have gone out, not even the maid who was with him, gently put down the cup, Bei Jingyu stood up quietly, and the slave on the same side said: "Lone is a little drunk, go out to scatter wine, don't alarm others, you don't have to follow Lone." ”
"Yes, I will follow His Highness's orders."