Originally, there was still half a month before the fifth day of the fifth month of May, and the palace suddenly issued an edict that the Dragon Boat Festival banquet was held in advance in the royal enclosure, which was to highlight the power of Li Guo and frustrate the spirit of the Huns; Second, the Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching, and it is also for the sake of saving money in the palace.

Empress Dowager Dou Chunhua is an iron-fisted female politician who has participated in court affairs since the time of Emperor Zhuang, and has her own power in the Li country, breaking the precedent that women are not allowed to participate in politics. Dou was born in a famous family, his grandfather was the emperor's teacher, and Emperor Dou often took her to teach in the palace since she was a child.

The Dou family still holds great power now, and Emperor Qi has no choice but to treat this stern grandmother with respect.

The Empress Dowager loves to be lively, especially the delicate little girl. Therefore, all the officials and female dependents of the Lebanese state were invited. For this reason, this year's Dragon Boat Festival feast is particularly grand.

The Dragon Boat Festival activities are rich and colorful, not only widely spread among the people, but also quite popular in the palace.

However, most of them have diluted their original specific meaning and evolved into entertainment-based activities.

Emperor Qi entrusted this important event to the five princes, and the news of the establishment of the five princes as princes came out before, and now he is reused. The ministers speculated one after another, afraid that the news was true, and as soon as the eldest princess got married, the position of the prince could be determined, which made the ministers who originally supported the five princes even more arrogant, and many ministers of the three princes and the party were impatient and had the idea of standing in line again.

At night, in the Three Princes' Mansion, Nuo Da was heavily guarded outside the house, and Huo Ze and Wen Yue were sitting in the house, as if they were waiting for someone.

Suddenly, there was a sound, and the secret door behind the bookshelf opened, and out came a man in a black cloak.

"Grandfather." Huo Ze stood up and greeted.

"Hmm." The man lifted his hood, and an old face appeared, which was the minister of the dynasty.

"Grandfather has worked hard, please take a seat." Wen Yue stepped forward to hold Wen Xiang's hand, pulled him to sit on the wooden bench, and poured a glass of water intimately.

Wen Xiang withdrew his hand without a trace, sat back in his position by himself, and did not go to catch the water, Wen Yue was a little embarrassed, still smiling on the surface, for fear of making him unhappy.

Huo Ze took the cup and handed it to Wen Xiang with his own hands, and his tone was respectful: "Grandfather, please drink tea." ”

"Hmm." Wen Xiang snorted again, and then took the cup and took a sip of tea.

Huo Ze pulled Wen Yue to sit on the stool, and waited until Wen Xiang put down the cup before slowly asking, "Ancestor, how are things going?" ”

"It's done, don't worry. This Dragon Boat Festival will not be smooth sailing. Wen Xiang's expression was flat.

"I wonder where my grandfather plans to start?" Huo Ze paused: "Tell me, I have a bottom, and I can cooperate." ”

Wen Xiang waved his hand: "No, you don't need to know too much, I will take care of everything." ”

Wen Yue looked at Huo Ze worriedly, for fear that he would be upset by this.

"I can trust my grandfather, so I won't ask more." Huo Ze smiled, not seeing a flaw.

Wen Xiang looked at his grandson carefully, saw that he was so obedient, he was very satisfied, said a few words, put on his hood, and returned through the secret door.

Wen Yue looked at the secret door for a long time, and after making sure that Wen Xiang was really gone, she closed the secret door and sat on the stool, Nuo Nuo said: "Grandfather, he is this kind of character, Your Highness should not blame, he is also afraid that His Highness will know too much." ”

Wen Yue is a concubine, and her mother bullies their mother and daughter a lot on weekdays, if it weren't for Wen Xiang's decision, how could she marry into the prince's mansion with such a humble identity, and now she is the third princess, thinking that her mother will have some scruples, and her mother can also straighten her waist. So even if Wen didn't look down on her, she was grateful to him.

But Huo Ze didn't think so, marrying Wen Yue as the main concubine, I don't know how many people laughed at it, thinking that it was the granddaughter of the Wen family, she endured it, but who knew that she was a person who had no status and was not favored. married to her husband, but she was focused on a foreign family, how can this be tolerated?

Huo Ze was calm and light on the surface, and stepped forward to hold Wen Yue's hand: "What did Yue'er say, my grandfather treated me as kind as a mountain, how could I blame him." ”

Wen Yue saw that he was so kind to him, so she leaned into his arms: "It's Yue'er who is confused, Your Highness, do you want to go back to the room to rest tonight?" ”

There is also a concubine on the side of the land in the Three Princes' Mansion, who entered the mansion earlier than Wen Yue, and does not show up often on weekdays, and Huo Ze stays in the side courtyard most of the time.

"There are some things tonight, I'll accompany you tomorrow." Huo Ze coaxed softly.

Wen Yue nodded, and didn't force it: "Then Your Highness Ming'er, don't forget, Yue'er has prepared the dishes His Highness likes and is waiting for you." ”

Huo Ze agreed and sent Wen Yue out of the door.

After Wen Yue left, the little maid on the side stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Concubine Lu is here." ”

"Let her in." Huo Ze's eyes were dark.

A woman in purple with a graceful figure and a beautiful face walked in.

"Mei'er has seen His Highness." The tassels on the woman's head collided and made a pleasant sound.

"There's no one here, what's going on with you investigating?" Huo Ze lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers on the tabletop.

Lu Mei got up, completely lost Fang Cai's bewitching appearance, and said in a respectful tone: "Back to the master, the slave found that the prime minister had correspondence with the Huns. ”

Lu Mei is Huo Ze's personal guard who was privately cultivated, in order not to make outsiders suspicious, she can only arrange a family background for her, and seal a side concubine to stay in the mansion.

Huo Ze's fingers tapped on the tabletop stopped, his deep eyes turned cold, his inky black pupils condensed, like a whirlpool gloomy, and he sneered after half a sound: "Heh, my grandfather is very capable, and he has even done things in collusion with foreign countries, and the next step is not to usurp the throne and become the emperor." ”

"Who is he meeting tonight?" Hozer continued to ask.

"Commander of the Imperial Guards." Lu Mei bowed her head: "The slave was worried about revealing his identity, so he didn't know what they were discussing, so he asked the master to blame." ”

"It seems that the Dragon Boat Festival hunting line is not peaceful." Huo Ze's deep voice contained a signal of extreme danger: "You take your personal guards, pass on my orders, protect your mother, and then send someone to inform the commander, and the rest of the people will ask for more blessings." ”

Lu Mei nodded yes.

The Dragon Boat Festival feast was held in the royal enclosure in the suburbs, and most of the invitees were military generals and family members, of course, there were also those civil officials in high positions, for convenience, a high platform was also set up around the enclosure for female dependents. Although the five princes are dull and playful, they are also ingenious in doing things, and the singing, dancing, and eating at the banquet are all first-class.

Yue Jiang and Yue Xun were busy handing over military power, so they did not attend the banquet, but Yue Xun proposed to go out for the first time. Rou Yun was worried that Yue Xun's body would be inconvenient to follow him all the time. After sitting down, I didn't have the heart to look at everyone.

Hu Yanzhi was dressed in a dark green suit, with gray gemstones hanging on his neck and earlobes, looking very luxurious, he raised his wine glass and winked at Rou Yun, who nodded lightly.

The fifth prince Huo Quan and the sixth prince Huo Yan have all seen it, and the man who is dressed in a sky-blue python robe, a jade pendant on his waist, a pair of unfathomable phoenix eyes, a tall nose bridge, and a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, Rou Yun only feels that his face is raw.

Huo Ze stared into the distance, his eyes were distant and blurry, as if he had crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, his eyes were full of amazement, sensing the woman's gaze, Huo Ze turned his head to face him, and the sharp eyes that swept everything made Rou Yun's heart tremble, and he took the lead in removing his eyes.

"That's the third prince Huo Ze." Yue Xun took her hand and said solemnly: "This person is unfathomable, don't have too much contact with him." ”

Rou Yun's head, that person has a strong sense of oppression, and just one look makes people shudder. Huo Ze saw the hands of the two holding each other, the corners of his eyebrows furrowed, and only fell half-loudly, with an indescribable smile on the corner of his mouth.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived, and the Emperor has arrived." Gonggong Feng shouted screaming with a whisk of dust.

"See the Empress Dowager, see the Emperor." The ministers and their ladies bowed down.

Emperor Qi nodded, bent down and stretched out his hand to support Dou Shi, like a father-in-law, but Dou Chunhua was in good spirits, wearing a gorgeous and expensive red satin, wearing a jewel-inlaid Zhai crown, the same generation as Mrs. Yue, looking much younger.

"Get up." Dou sat on the top seat, his eyes glanced at everyone, full of majesty.

The crowd stood up, and few dared to look at it.

Empress Xue and Concubine Wen Guifei, who were left and right of Emperor Qi, were also different from the past, and they cowered when they turned out the fire, unlike their style.

"Well done, reward." Emperor Qi nodded with satisfaction, and appreciated the layout of this arrangement.

Empress Xue breathed a sigh of relief on the side, and she was busy helping to arrange it, and finally got into the eyes of the emperor. Concubine Wen was very disdainful on the side, if he Ze'er did it, I don't know how many times better.

"Thank you for your father's compliment." Huo Quan took the jade Ruyi handed by Gonggong Feng, and smiled and thanked him with his fat body.

Emperor Qi glanced over the ministers present, was stunned when he saw Yue Xun, and then put on a smile: "Xingzhi has finally gone out, and his body is better?" It's been a long time since I've seen you. ”

The ministers and their ladies set their eyes on Yue Xun, and the curved screen behind the five princes also looked there without a trace. The Empress Dowager also raised her head at this moment, the undefeated general who became famous in the first battle of the young man, and his reputation was outside, and it was the first time she had seen her.

"Your Majesty cares, and your body is already well."

Yue Xun stepped forward in a wheelchair, dressed in a plain cloud brocade robe, with a wide belt with a dark dragon and phoenix pattern tied around his waist, and his black hair was tied up with a jade crown.

The ladies looked at the handsome face and hung their faces shyly.

"That's good haha." Emperor Qi stopped paying attention to him after being polite, and asked the fifth prince: "Quan'er, what are the banquet items, say it so that everyone can understand." ”

"Yes." Huo Quan took out a small notebook and talked exaggeratedly: "First of all, today's banquet is divided into three rounds, the first round is to shoot the dough, put the dough on the plate, and then shoot it with a bow and arrow from a distance, and the person who is shot can eat it." ”

Then he clapped his hands, and the guards brought up a basket of rice dumplings and plates. The dough is small and slippery, making it difficult to shoot.

"Okay, this is interesting, who will come first." Emperor Qi patted his thigh and pointed at the ministers.

After a while, several generals stood up, they took the prepared bows and arrows, and concentrated on it, and everyone in the audience watched one after another.