Chapter 195: The Banquet
Today Kyoto is particularly lively, not only because of the arrival of the envoys of the Fourteenth Dynasty, but also because of a feast tonight.
All the families and officials in Kyoto have calmed down, and they are all preparing for tonight's palace banquet!
The officials or dignitaries who are not of high rank and rank, but are fortunate enough to be invited, are naturally happy in their hearts, and can participate in tonight's banquet, no matter when they can brag about it, and those who are not invited sigh secretly in their hearts, this kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is really a pity not to witness it with their own eyes.
As night fell, the ladies and families of the various officials in Kyoto rode to the palace in carriages, and the women of the civil and military families who had not left the palace dressed up in splendid and rich clothes, because this was probably the only time in their lives that they had entered the palace.
"Remember, tonight is your chance, if Your Majesty or the King of Chu takes a fancy to it, our family will be able to go to the next level, and you will be a great hero!"
"Especially the King of Chu, he has not married a princess yet."
"But isn't the unmarried princess of King Chu Chu Chu Qingyan?"
"Chu Qingyan? Scold! How can you count now, daughter, the family has raised you since childhood, and now it is time for you to give. ”
"Yes!" A pleasant voice. On the carriages, similar conversations took place on the way, slowly driving to the palace.
The gates of the palace are tightly closed, and it is not yet time to open, but most people have already arrived and waited.
Especially in Kyoto, they belong to the family that is not up or down, they can be invited, their eyes are excited, this feast is a big opportunity for them, even if the king of Chu does not look down on the girls of the family, but the sons of those big families can also, if they can marry with the big family, it is also an excellent thing.
Every feast is a great deal of sophistication!
"Bell!" A bell rang in the palace, and the palace gates opened, waiting for the orderly entry of the bustling crowd at the gate.
The venue of the palace banquet is the largest scenic garden in the palace, where all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, exuding a charming fragrance, and all kinds of gorgeous and colorful rockeries are flowing with crystal clear spiritual water.
All kinds of magnificent and noble viewing platforms decorate the garden like a sky full of stars, and the jade table crystal platform is placed with a spirit fruit full of temptation, and the spiritual mist spreads in all directions with the fragrance of wine!
The crowd of people who came to the garden gathered in twos and threes, some talked highly, some were cautious, some were interested, and some were expressionless... On the periphery of the Jingyuan, in the center of each small group, there was a proud man with a proud face and a handsome face of about twenty years old, their lowest cultivation level was all the Grandmaster Realm, and the Tianjiao of the largest group in the center faintly revealed the aura of the Heavenly Martial Realm.
Every boy here is a first-class noble status outside, but it has become very ordinary here, no one dares to make a loud noise, but they are all gentle and polite!
Their eyes were all unified from time to time to look at the other side of the garden, where the young lady of the family, the genius girl, and all kinds of beauties gathered.
"Meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" Li Yuan took Ah Qing, Fan Jianqiang and Xiao Yezi originally wanted to come in in a very low-key manner, but with his current identity and unparalleled temperament, he couldn't be low-key if he wanted to.
Ah Qing wears a pale cyan flowery palace dress, covered with a layer of white tulle outside, elegant and exquisite, and has a light spirit.
Along the way, whether it was the ministers of the six ministries or the pride of the heavens, they all saluted Li Yuan when they saw him.
Li Yuandu responded very politely, it was very lively here, from time to time there were chamberlains leading men and women to pass by, and the guards patrolling the palace were much more frequent than in the past.
Soon the four of Li Yuan became the center of the garden, especially the beautiful lady on the other side looked at Li Yuan with bright eyes...... The cute big cat bear next to Ah Qing next to him!
If it weren't for their own identities, and they didn't know Ah Qing, they would have come around a long time ago, and they couldn't wait to touch them.
But there are also a few women with excellent temperament who can't help but snort coldly, their family also has a big cat bear, but who will bring this to a party, it's too easy to attract hatred.
Ah Qing noticed the envious and jealous gazes of the women opposite, but she didn't care at all. Hum! A bunch of vixens!
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, he had already expected such a scene, and he also told Ah Qing about it, hoping to pay attention to the occasion.
But she didn't listen! What can I do myself! When the palace guards saw Ah Qing bringing the big panda and bear, they wanted to stop talking, but when they saw Li Yuan, who was smiling gently, they really chose to follow their hearts.
With the entry of big people, the palace banquet finally began! Li Yao arrived with Empress Lin and Concubine Lu and a group of ministers behind him.
"See Your Majesty!" Everyone in the garden bowed slightly! Li Yao's faint kingly aura was revealed, a smile flashed, calm and confident, and his voice was high: "
"Today, my closest imperial brother, King Chu, has returned to Beijing, and I am very pleased, and I will hold a palace banquet for him, firstly, I highly praise him, and secondly, I also want to get together with you and have fun together!" Immediately, while Li Yao was speaking, Li Yuan appeared next to Li Yao, with a warm jade-like smile on his handsome face.
"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" The crowd cheered! Everyone is not only because of Li Yao's words, but also because of Li Yuan's strong strength and huge power!
The seventeen-year-old Fazun Realm, the prince who holds a lot of power in a state, makes everyone dare not despise him. Next, Li Yao said some scenes, and after exchanging praise with Li Yuan, the banquet officially began.
Originally, the banquet was a top-level exchange, and then everyone found the original goal to communicate, what should be eaten, what should be drunk!
Many people with goals will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity, constantly circulating among important people, with joy on their faces, very happy, and it seems that they have gained a lot.
Slight music sounded, and a grand palace banquet was going on in the garden. Fan Jianqiang and Xiao Yezi both left, looking for their former friends.
And Li Yuan is now surrounded by a group of particularly enthusiastic beauties.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, have you really defeated Chu Junyan?"
"You're amazing!" This is a very cute girl.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, can you teach the little girl to cultivate?" This is a genius girl who has cultivated to reach the realm of a grandmaster, she is very cold in front of others, and she looks at Li Yuan like a little woman.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, I heard that you were brilliant before you left Beijing............ a beautiful woman with a quiet temperament.
All kinds of beauties with different temperaments were unattainable in front of ordinary people, and they gathered around Li Yuan one by one, whispering softly.
Fragrant! Li Yuan smiled in his eyes, and responded very politely in the face of one inquiry after another, with a certain distance between words and deeds.
It's not that Li Yuan doesn't approach women, it's really that these people are not easy to approach, and they come with a purpose, and they are easy to provoke.
The real success can control the lower half of their body, and don't ruin a big game of chess because of a momentary impulse.
From the moment Li Yuan arrived in Lingzhou, he understood that he had to control himself at all times, because his current status was different, and every move and decision might be related to the life and death of the soldiers under his command.
For example, the one who is the prince of the Beacon Theater! Dong Fatty! And the one with the highest female ticket price in history! They are always vigilant about themselves, women make mistakes!
The higher the status, the more fierce generals and the greater the power, which is an honor, but also a responsibility!
Faced with Li Yuan's polite and even cold face, the beauties not only did not leave, but more and more, and even squeezed Ah Qing out.
Those boys looked enviously at the center of the garden.
"Don't go, don't go, you're one of the four talented women in Kyoto!" A group of sons looked at the talented girl who was cold and elegant in their hearts and also moved towards Li Yuan, and their hearts were extremely painful.
The stunning beauties they loved all gathered around the King of Chu. It's like holding it in your heart, and it's so painful to disdain something incomparably precious in front of others.
In a corner, King Heng was also communicating with several officials, with a faint smile on his face, and his afterglow kept looking at Li Yuan, who was very busy.
When he saw Ah Qing not far away, his eyes moved slightly, his eyes turned around, and his eyes quickly noticed a beautiful woman, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Bai Yingjie, a famous talented woman in Yujing Academy, has been a woman who has had a lot of scandals with Li Yao.
It seemed that Bai Yingjie had some entanglement with Chu Qingyan on the spot, and then he was rescued by Li Yao, and then he has been Li Yao's agent in Yujing Academy, attracting many talents for him.
Don't think about it, this Bai Yingjie is already Li Yao's woman, but unfortunately Li Yao has not allowed her a concubine position now.
Bai Yingjie stayed silently in the corner, looking around with her eyes faintly, and looking at Li Yao, who was chatting happily with many ministers in the depths of the garden, there was a trace of dissatisfaction in her eyes, more of a grievance.
"Wow, isn't that a big panda, I've always wanted it, was that girl brought by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to love her!"
"Yes, I really want to touch it, but unfortunately I don't have enough identity." At this time, two handsome women came to Bai Yingjie's side, said enviously as they walked, and called Bai Yingying: "Sister Bai," these two women are Bai Yingjie's subordinates, and they also came out of Yujing Academy.
"Hmm!" Bai Yingjie immediately regained her arrogant expression and nodded lightly. One of the women had big pandas in her eyes, as if she had made up her mind, and plucked up the courage to say to Bai Yingjie: "Sister Bai, you see that big panda bear is so cute, can we touch it!" Bai Yingjie skimmed Ah Qing, who was petting the big panda, and said lightly: "You can go and ask that woman." ”
"I'm afraid, we'll disturb her." The other woman looked at Ah Qing with a look of awe. Bai Yingjie frowned slightly, she understood what the two meant.
"Since you're afraid, don't go, she is a person next to King Chu, we don't know her temperament, I'm afraid it's easy to misunderstand if I go rashly, I'll buy back a big cat bear in the future, whatever you want."
"Okay." The two looked at each other with a look of helplessness.
"Haha, you want to ask your so-called Sister Bai for help, I think it's better to forget it, she doesn't even dare to offend an unnamed woman beside King Chu, how can she help you." At this time, a young girl wearing a pink flowing dress, her white and tender face was raised high, and she came with four or five young ladies of the family, and the disdain in her tone was undisguised.
"Miss Lin!" When the two women saw her coming, they shrank and were a little frightened. Bai Yingjie showed even more disgust when she saw her.
This girl's name is Lin Ting, and she is Queen Lin's cousin. After Lin Ting became the queen of her cousin, her status skyrocketed, and among all the young generations in Kyoto, there was no one who did not give her face, which made her more and more arrogant in her heart.
And Bai Yingjie, as Li Yao's woman, naturally has a sense of arrogance. Then at a certain banquet, the two faced each other like this.
In the distance, Li Heng's eyes were already watching this scene, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, his small hand hooked, and the entourage behind him came up.
"You go to Miss Chen, Miss Zhang, and ask them to find a few women to play a game, that is, in the situation of betting, whoever loses, go to the woman and ask her if she can play with the big panda, a few more games, the more the better!" Li Heng's eyes gestured to Ah Qing in the distance, and the entourage nodded in understanding, and then left.
On Bai Yingjie's side, Lin Ting sneered unrelentingly: "It seems that you are still very clear about your status, don't think about anything that you shouldn't think about." As Queen Lin's cousin, she naturally didn't want this kind of vixen to enter the harem to compete with Queen Lin, so she suppressed her openly and secretly.
Bai Yingjie also knew her thoughts, so she faced her unabashedly. The two often fight openly and secretly.
"Lin Ting, your mouth is getting wider and wider now, have you been stuffed with something recently!" Bai Yingjie said coldly.
"You!" Lin Ting was angry in her heart, but quickly calmed down again, and sneered: "Yo, you're still pretending to be here, do you think you're still important now, a dispensable character should be self-aware." Several women behind Lin Ting looked at Bai Yingjie and said with a strange yin and yang aura: "Yes, you two should not follow this woman, you see for yourself, a simple matter, she doesn't dare to help you, follow her, what else can you get?" ”
"That's right, the scenery in the past does not mean the scenery now, now there are only two women in His Majesty, one is the queen, and the other is Concubine Lu, don't listen to any nonsense in the future, some people are just self-righteous and like to daydream all day long, hehe, ridiculous!"
"You see, now when something happens, she retreats, right, what's that called?"
"Weak heart!"
"Eh, my little sister can't do a little thing when she asks for help, it's a shame." The voices of several people were a little loud, and the eyes around them looked over.
When Bai Yingjie saw the eyes around her, a wave of anger arose in her heart, and her gaze at Lin Ting became colder and colder.
"Hehe, you go back early, you two come here, don't you just want to touch the big panda, I'll take you over!"
"You're enough, Lin Ting, don't think I'm afraid of you!" Bai Yingjie's face was cold, looking at the disdainful eyes around them, she knew that if this matter was not resolved today, her prestige would drop greatly, how to win people in the future, and how to make Li Yao pay attention to it.
"Why, do you think His Majesty's attitude towards you is still the same as before?"