Chapter 412: Night Banquet
Taihe Palace, apse.
The eldest princess was holding her cheeks, carefully looking at Zhu Jiu in front of her, and the more she looked, the more angry she became.
"With your looks, even with Dongzhu is a waste."
The eldest princess's gaze swept over the huge Dongzhu on the side of Zhu Jiu's temples in front of her, and instead stayed on an autumn hibiscus outside the window.
Autumn Hibiscus is lonely and glorious, but it suits her!
Thinking of Xuanyuan Che and Zhu Jiudi's past, even if the eldest princess was unwilling, she had to admit that Zhu Jiu was not only suitable for Xuanyuan***, even if she was to be the lord of Gaoxin, it should be very suitable.
Together with Xuanyuan Che, she managed Xuanyuan well and could be regarded as fulfilling the unfulfilled ambition of the first emperor.
But the immortal feats that Xuanyuan Che said in his mouth were far less important in the eldest princess's heart than his happiness.
He is not a mediocre emperor, and his achievements can be compared to Qi Xuanyuan's holy ancestor who created the foundation.
But when it comes to personal emotional matters, Xuanyuan Che's trials and sufferings far exceed anyone else's.
At this point, the eldest princess saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart, and she demanded more from Zhu Jiu, the culprit who caused all this.
"The concubine originally looked like this, thanks to His Majesty's refusal to give up to get today's honor, it will be useless for you to look at it again, and it can't change." Zhu Jiu calmly replied to the doubts in her eyes, as long as her old man did not harm herself too much, then she would try her best to endure and never make trouble.
"What do you mean by that?"
Is the queen complaining that she is blind and worried?
The eldest princess's fighting spirit was ignited in an instant, and for the sake of Xuanyuan Che, she couldn't let go of the queen casually today.
"Aunt Wen, pull the queen into the warm pavilion, and no one else is allowed to follow up."
The eldest princess waved her sleeves, smiled maliciously, and walked into the warm pavilion by taking care of herself.
Behind her, Aunt Wen couldn't help but "invite" Zhu Jiu, and pulled her hard to follow up.
There were also a few palace maids who stopped Hanmei and Huaxue, and the scene in the side hall was a little chaotic for a while.
"Hua Xue, you go to find Your Majesty to save Niangniang!"
Hanmei fought hard to stop several palace maids who surrounded them with one enemy, creating an opportunity for Hua Xue to "escape" and ask Xuanyuan Che for help.
Although Hua Xue was not good at walking, she did not disappoint Hanmei, and jumped out of the window when she found an opportunity, groping for Xuanyuan Che with her memory and perception.
At this moment, in the warm pavilion, Zhu Jiu looked at the eldest princess who was looking at him up and down, and the bad feeling in his heart became more and more powerful.
She was flustered, firstly, because she didn't know what the eldest princess was going to do, whether she would take care of her status as a queen and open her mind, and secondly, she had not yet decided whether she would be able to resist, and whether it would hurt the gradually blending husband and wife affection between herself and Xuanyuan Che.
Besides, the eldest princess and Xuanyuan Che are very important, if it weren't for her old man's sacrifice to protect her, when the accident happened back then, Xuanyuan Che would have been lifeless until now.
"Aunt Wen, please "invite" the queen over, what are you waiting for!"
At this time, the atmosphere in the Taihe Hall was in full swing.
Although Xuanyuan Che was a little absent-minded, he had already raised his glass frequently and drank with the ministers for three rounds.
Leaving the table now should not be considered rude, Xuanyuan Che thought for a moment, got up from the throne and wanted to go to the apse.
Unexpectedly, Wei Changshou stepped forward again and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, Emperor Changyue and the prince of Gaoxin Baili have arrived at the Jiaotai Palace, please move to see each other."
To celebrate such a grand event as the festival, how could it be without these two people in charge of other countries who were still in Xuanyuan Capital, and Xuanyuan Che had to receive them in person.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
When the ministers saw Xuanyuan Che leave their seats, they immediately got up and bowed down.
"There are still important things to do, so this place will be arranged by Shen Xiang, and the secretaries need to have fun."
Xuanyuan Che stepped down the high stairs and walked towards the outside of the hall, and under the signal of his eyes, Rong Zhi and Li Chunyue got up and left the Taihe Hall together.
At the same time, King Xuanyuan Yi, the king of Yongchang, who had left the palace earlier, was resting in a long corridor, and after thinking about it, he left again and walked in the direction of the imperial garden.
In the warm pavilion of the back hall of the Taihe Palace, Zhu Jiu looked at the vermilion cherry blossom-colored dress on his body, as well as the scorching autumn hibiscus on his sideburns, and was speechless in his heart.
"Hang this!"
The eldest princess looked at it for a long time, and always felt that something was missing from Zhu Jiu's body, so she didn't care about tearing off a round heterochromatic jade from her waist and handed it to Aunt Wen, and she hung it up for Zhu Jiu.
"Eldest princess, this can't be helped."
Zhu Jiu didn't dare to bear the valuable things of unknown origin, but she didn't expect that when she postponed it, she was actually blinded by her old man.
"If you give it to you, don't look like a little family, let outsiders see it, and they will definitely look down on our Xuanyuan Royal."
Zhu Jiu was even more speechless, there is still such a reward for rewarding people?
"Now that you're dressed, let's go."
The eldest princess suddenly urged, making Zhu Jiu confused.
"Where?"
The eldest princess gave her a blank look, "Go see Your Majesty, where else do you want to go, don't talk nonsense!"
In this way, Zhu Jiu was also pushed in the direction of the Imperial Garden by the palace people.
In the Jiaotai Palace, the palace banquet is still the same, without Xuanyuan Che, the ministers are a little less restrained, and the atmosphere is more and more active, and the concubines and concubines are also the same, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.
When the wine was drunk, the concubines and the official ladies toasted each other, compared their dresses and jewelry, and gave gifts to each other, which was very lively for a while.
Compared with the excitement in other places, there are many people in front of the case of Princess Qingli of Changyue Kingdom, not only because Changyue is estranged from Xuanyuan, which really makes everyone have scruples, but also her alienated and cold appearance is really prohibitive.
She didn't care about any of this, she just ate for herself, and looked at the dark night sky outside the hall from time to time.
"Goo! Goo!"
At this moment, two slight nightingale cries came from outside the temple.
There was a commotion in the hall, so except for Princess Qingli, no one cared at all.
Princess Qingli's eyes were sharp, she hid her ecstatic expression without missing anything, swept in the direction of everyone around, and saw that no one paid attention to her, so she said loudly with the grandmother who was waiting for her in a kind tone: "Mama, this palace is lacking, you help me and go back first."
The banquet in the palace is usually all night long, and if there are concubines who are physically exhausted, they can retire and return to the palace to rest.
Although Princess Qingli is now an unnamed concubine, she can also act according to the rules, and no one will criticize her.
So, she withdrew at this moment, left quietly with her grandmother, and headed in the direction of Changxin Palace.
"The Queen Mother and Her Majesty are busy, could it be that she also has something?" br>
After Rong Zhi withdrew, Sun Yu'er, who was sitting on one side, was also not interested, and talked to his personal palace maid while drinking sweet wine.
Who knew that the palace maid was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and then realized, almost subconsciously bowed her head silently and stopped talking.
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing the situation, some slightly drunk Sun Meiren was slightly annoyed, "What do you ask!"
Sun Yuer didn't want to shame her, but she didn't want her to hide something from herself.
"Slave ......"
Seeing that she didn't open her mouth, Sun Yu'er was about to have a seizure while drinking.
"That night, the slave saw a man in black and quietly entered the Changxin Palace."
"Men in Black? Can you see whether it's a man or a woman?"
The palace maid replied in a low voice, "I don't know, the night is too dark, and the slave maid doesn't see clearly."
Sun Yu'er choked suddenly.
What secret did she discover?