Chapter Twenty-Four: The Night Banquet 1
The two of them huddled in the crowd, moving slowly forward in the direction of the flow.
Jinyulou is the largest place to buy and sell pearls and treasures in Yanling City, and it is said that there is also an official background behind it.
The whole building is brightly lit, and the building has a total of three floors, and red lanterns are hung under the eaves of each floor.
The two of them looked at this golden jade building and only felt that it was magnificent.
"I've opened my eyes, this building really deserves its name."
Li Yuan nodded, pointed to the building and said to Lin Wangshu, "See?" That's what we're going to do. ”
The two of them squeezed to the front of the building and looked up, Jin Yulu's boss stood at the railing on the second floor with a small servant, and a horizontal fence was opened on the second floor, and more than a dozen lanterns of different shapes were hung down from the horizontal railing, and the mysteries were written on them one by one.
The little guy was holding a tray in his hand, covered with a red cloth, and he didn't know what he was holding.
"What do you see in that tray?"
"It doesn't look like a big piece, it can't be a hairpin or something, right?"
"I don't look like it, this golden jade building comes here every year, and the color is different every year."
The people around looked at this scene, gossiping, and were guessing what the color in this tray would be.
"Everyone!" The boss raised his hand, and the originally noisy crowd downstairs suddenly quieted down.
"Today's Lantern Festival, our Jinyulou is still the old rule!" The boss propped his hand on the railing and said to the man downstairs: "The twenty lanterns hanging here, all of which have been written on them, which one will answer the most riddles tonight, then we will belong to whoever the lottery!" ”
"Boss Zhang, you just say this, let's see what this color head is!"
"It's not the same every year, what is this rare object?"
Lin Wangshu and Li Iris looked at the tray covered with red cloth, "This looks like a gadget, and I don't know what it is." ”
"Whatever, you will behave well, I am optimistic about you."
"What do you mean by me behaving well?" Lin Wangshu tilted his head to look at the people on the side and blinked, "I just rely on you, you have a better brain than me." ”
Li Kite covered her mouth and smiled at her, and Boss Zhang clapped his hands at the sound of discussion downstairs, "Don't be impatient!" ”
Nodding to the little guy again, the little guy understood, stepped forward and uncovered the red cloth with one hand.
"Look, everyone!" Boss Zhang pointed to the objects in the tray and showed it to everyone: "This Hetian jade wrench is a miracle, not only transparent and white without any impurities, but also warm and moist." ”
The people downstairs began to get agitated, "What? This is the wrench in the original building that was not for sale? ”
"Looks like that! Didn't Boss Zhang put it there but didn't sell it? Why did you use it as a lottery tonight? ”
"This big brother, is this wrench very expensive?" Li Iris was very excited when she saw the eldest brother next to her, she didn't know the quality of these jades, and she couldn't help but be a little curious.
Lin Wangshu tilted his head and listened to the conversation between the two.
"Girl, you don't know, this wrench is the best sheep fat jade! The gold is expensive, and Boss Zhang originally put it in the store but didn't sell it, but it made many officials want to buy it. Tonight, I actually used it as a lottery head, who got it, I really want to envy everyone. ”
When the eldest brother had finished speaking, he turned his head again and went to talk to the people who were with him.
Lin Wangshu and Li Yuanyuan glanced at each other, "It seems to be quite expensive." ”
"So what are you waiting for? Whole! ”
Seeing that the atmosphere was aroused, Boss Zhang pinched the rope of a lantern on the far right, turned it around, and the side of the lantern riddle was revealed.
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Today's Lantern Festival, a night banquet was set up in the palace, and Emperor Xuan and the ministers gathered in the palace at this time.
After three rounds of drinking, a stove was placed behind Lin Qingfeng's seat, and he drank a lot of wine, but at this time, he felt a little stuffy in his chest, he staggered to his feet, and the little eunuch on the side helped him when he saw this.
Lin Qingfeng saluted Emperor Xuan and prepared to go out to breathe.
Fortunately, the venue of the night banquet was not far from the imperial garden, he stepped out of the hall and waved his hand to the little eunuch, "Don't bother my father-in-law, I'll breathe here, and I'll go back later." ”
The little eunuch bowed and said "yes", bowed his head and left the imperial garden.
Lin Qingfeng didn't pay much attention to it, and directly found a secluded stone step to sit on. The wind of the winter night carried a biting chill, and the thoughts that were still slightly drunk just now were half awakened by the wind.
There was a sound of footsteps coming from the grass and trees on the side, Lin Qingfeng rubbed his eyebrows and raised his eyes to look over. A tall and handsome figure stood not far from him.
"Lord Lin?"
Lin Qingfeng's other half of the wine also woke up, and hurriedly stood up and saluted the man.
Halfway through the night banquet, Li Shang frowned as he looked at the empty seats on the side.
Lin Qingfeng has been out for so long and hasn't come back, it can't be that something happened, right?
As soon as he wanted to get up, Yu Shouxue stood at his table with a wine glass.
"General Li," the person in front of him raised the wine glass in his hand at him, and Li Shang immediately stood up and poured himself a glass of wine.
"Your Highness."
Seeing that Yu Shouxue nodded, she raised her head and drank the glass of wine.
"I have long heard that General Li is straightforward and uninhibited, but when I saw it today, it was true."
"Where, where, it is His Highness who has a good reputation." Li Shang had a puzzle in his heart, why did these three highnesses take the initiative to talk to him today if they ignore the government and politics on weekdays?
But seeing Yu Shouxue bending down and pouring another glass of wine, she smiled brightly at him, "I heard that General Li's daughter is a genius, and in recent days, the words circulating in Yanling have all been written by her." ”
Li Shang's heart jumped, "Your Highness said that it was funny, the little girl didn't like female workers since she was a child, and she loved to tinker with these strange things." ”
"The general is modest, a few days ago, the main hall had seen Ling Qianjin's side, talking generously and talented, and the main hall appreciated it very much."
Li Shang was shocked when he heard this, and saw Yu Shouxue pick up the wine jug on the table and tried to reach out to block it, "How dare you bother Your Highness." ”
Who knew that the person in front of him didn't care, and used the wine jug to open Li Shang's hand that was blocking the wine glass, and poured a glass for him.
Li Shang blocked the wine to no avail, so he had to accept this, "Your Highness Xie." ”
"It's just that the little girl is young and has a stubborn temperament. Since I was a child, I have been spoiled by me and my insiders, how can I get into the eyes of His Royal Highness. Li Shang held the glass of wine in both hands and lowered his head to the person in front of him.
The ghost knows what mood he is in now, how can this third prince, who can't be beaten by eight poles on weekdays, fall in love with the kite?
"General Li doesn't have to be polite, Ling Qianjin is very in line with the heart of the palace, what do you think, General Li?" Yu Shouxue looked at Li Shang with a smile.
The words of the two were not deliberately disguised.
Emperor Xuan already attached great importance to Yu Shouxue, and when he heard the words of the eunuchs in the audience, he had some thoughts in his heart.
The third child is now seventeen years old, and it is time to marry a wife, and he usually patronizes and wants him to participate in court politics, but he even ignores his life's major events.
For a while, he showed a relieved smile and said to the two: "Oh? I didn't know that the third child already had a favorite woman? ”
Emperor Xuan spoke, Li Shang only felt more headache for a while, he put down the wine glass in his hand and stood with his head down.
Yu Shouxue turned around and nodded lightly at Emperor Xuan, "Exactly." ”
"Look at what you two just said, but the girl of the Li family?"
Li Shang saluted Emperor Xuan, "Weichen is terrified." ”
Emperor Xuan waved his hand at Li Shang, and his tone was casual, "Third brother, you just have to say, I will call the shots for you." ”
"Back to my father, the person I like is the daughter of the Li Mansion." Yu Shouxue arched her hand and smiled at Emperor Xuan.
"Oh? Seriously? What do you think, Li Aiqing? Emperor Xuan threw the question to Li Shang.
Li Shang felt like he had stepped on shit today and asked Li Kite to marry the third prince?
How can it be?
Let's not talk about the royal intrigue since ancient times.
The three princes seem to have no intention of courting on weekdays, but they are inevitably as harmless as they seem.
He was a little nervous at the moment, and said stubbornly, "Thanks to His Royal Highness's love, it's just that the little girl has always been rude in her daily life, and I and Neiko often have headaches, so it's really difficult to get into the elegant hall." ”
"Li Aiqing said this, but he didn't give me face?" Emperor Xuan was a little angry, he was in front of so many people today, and his words were full of refusal, and he didn't know what to do.
Li Shang's heart was pounding, thinking of the strange words that Li Yuanyuan said to them on weekdays.
"Your Majesty's anger is not unwilling."
"Rather...... It's ......"
And what?!!!!
He had drunk a lot of wine tonight, and he was without exception to anyone who came to toast.
Now that he is being watched by so many pairs of eyes, some beads of sweat ooze from his head.
I heard Emperor Xuan's unhappy tone and asked him.
"Why is that?"
His mind spun rapidly, his face was suffocated, and he began to babble nonsense, "It's ...... Little girl, she already has someone she likes! ”