Chapter 192: Reception Banquet

The palace of Wu is brightly lit.

There is a lot of people, and there is an endless stream.

Today is Su Zhijing's reception banquet, but all the officials who are in the imperial capital and have grades have all received invitations to come to the palace to participate in the reception banquet.

The prince rode a one-man tall white horse, and came to the palace with a high spirit, looking high-spirited, even if he was blind, he could see the pride in the prince's heart.

After the news of the marriage spread, in just a few days, the momentum of seizing the heir has changed dramatically.

The crown prince, who was already in danger, suddenly sat firmly on the throne of the prince again, and there were small and medium-sized officials who went to the East Palace every day to take refuge.

Such changes made the prince's heart extremely sour, as if he had eaten chilled watermelon on dog days.

"I don't know what the fifth child's expression was when he heard the news that I was going to marry Su Zhijing!"

"It must be exciting!"

"Hahahaha!"

The prince's heart was dark, with a smile on his face, and he walked into the Taiji Hall with brisk steps.

In the Taiji Palace, many officials have gathered, and at a glance, they are all vermilion.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness has hugged the beauty, I don't know when the lower officials will be able to drink the wedding wine?"

……

As soon as the prince walked into the Taiji Palace, many officials stepped forward to compliment him, and there was an endless stream of them, which lasted for a quarter of an hour and did not end.

The appearance of the crown prince's scenery fell in the eyes of several other princes, which was particularly dazzling.

The third prince watched this scene from afar, his fists clenched, his bones turned white, and his fists gurgled in the middle of his fists.

Seeing that the third prince looked unhappy and his breath was a little disordered, Xia Ming opened his mouth to comfort him and whispered in the third prince's ear.

"Your Highness, don't be impatient."

"Lord Xia, how can you let me not be impatient?" The third prince clenched his teeth, and in his deep voice, there was a deep resentment, "If the crown prince is allowed to marry Su Zhijing, won't there be no day when Lone will never turn over?" ”

Taifu Temple is a hardcore Three Princes, and the news that the prince is about to marry Su Zhijing naturally hit him hard.

It's just that in the face of the bad news in front of him, Xia Ming still calmed down, because he knew that someone was more urgent than them.

"Your Highness, the marriage between the crown prince and Su Zhijing, someone is more anxious than you." Xia Ming said slowly.

The three princes raised their eyebrows, and between their eyebrows, they were full of depressed emotions.

"You're talking about the fifth?"

"Exactly!"

"Before, the five princes were in full swing, and they won the two Jiuqing, Shaofuqing and Wei Weiqing, and they were in the limelight, and most officials thought that it was only a matter of time before the five princes pulled the prince off the horse."

"But as soon as the news of the marriage comes out, who else will say that the five princes can ascend to the throne?"

"The most urgent thing now is the five princes, with the character of the five princes, they will definitely not sit still."

"Your Highness, just sit down with peace of mind and watch the battle between the five princes and the crown prince."

The third prince listened to Xia Ming's words, his heart moved slightly, and he was very disappointed, although he also wanted to exert himself, but he couldn't think of a trick to destroy the marriage between the prince and Su Zhijing, so he could only sit back and watch the prince sit big.

He reluctantly found that his hopes could only be pinned on the competitor of the Fifth Prince.

This feeling of powerlessness made the three princes unhappy and twisted in their hearts.

Xia Ming seemed to notice the twist in the hearts of the three princes, and said slowly: "Your Highness, you have to tell who is the enemy and who is the friend. ”

"As long as the crown prince does not step down for a day, he is the common enemy of several of your princes, and the fifth prince is your closest friend."

"The fifth prince hit the crown prince, and it was Your Highness that hit the crown prince."

Xia Ming's words seemed to give the third prince an excuse to accept the current situation calmly.

It's just that whether it is Xia Ming or the third prince, they all know the second half of the sentence they didn't say.

When the crown prince steps down, these princes will turn from close friends to inseparable enemies.

The officials complimented the crown prince for a quarter of an hour before they gradually stopped.

The crown prince, who had come out, looked around.

His gaze, from the third prince to the sixth prince to the seventh prince, finally stayed on Ji Tianci's body.

There was a victor's smile on the corner of the prince's mouth, and he walked briskly towards Ji Tianci.

This scene fell in the eyes of all officials.

Suddenly, the officials present were in high spirits and showed the appearance of watching a good show.

"Old Five, why don't you come to congratulate me?" The prince's voice was frivolous, and a playful smile appeared on his face, full of provocation.

In the face of the prince's disdain, Ji Tianci's face was calm and unfazed, and he didn't seem to be affected by the prince's provocation in the slightest.

His eyelids lifted slightly, turned his head to look at the prince, and asked lightly.

"Congratulations on what?"

"Big brother, what's good about you, why don't I know?"

"Also, big brother, are your injuries healed? If you don't have a good solution, please go back to your house to recuperate, so as not to be left with sequelae. ”

Ji Tianci's words, falling into the ears of the prince, are undoubtedly a huge mockery and provocation.

Injury?

Isn't this injury caused by Ji Tianci's own hands.

At this time, Ji Tianci's words of concern, in the eyes of the prince, were like a weasel greeting the New Year to a chicken, uneasy and kind.

The prince's face was very stiff and ugly, and he seemed to be able to wring out water.

It's just that when he thought that he was about to marry Su Zhijing, the haze in the prince's heart was instantly blown away by the spring breeze.

Fifth, he's jealous of me!

"Old Five, don't you know yet? Big brother, I am about to marry the princess of Hanguo. ”

"This princess of Hanguo is amazing, but she is not an ordinary princess of Hanguo."

"Su Zhijing is the first beauty in the Han Kingdom, and she is favored by the monarch of the Han Kingdom, and when she was five years old, she was sent to the great master of the medical family to practice......

The prince was like a treasure, and introduced Su Zhijing's situation to Ji Tianci.

From Su Zhijing's appearance, to Su Zhijing's favor, to Su Zhijing's teacher, I can't wait to introduce Su Zhijing inside and out.

Since learning that he was going to marry Su Zhijing, the prince has been interested in Su Zhijing and ordered his subordinates to collect information about Su Zhijing.

The more he looked at Su Zhijing's information, the more satisfied he was with this marriage.

Su Zhijing, whether it is her appearance or family background, is the best choice.

Even if she is a genuine crown princess, it is more than enough.

If it weren't for the current situation of Han Guo, the monarch of Han Guo would never marry Su Zhijing to him as a side concubine.

In particular, Su Zhijing's mentorship satisfied the prince.

Su Zhijing studied under the great master of the medical family, and once Su Zhijing became his side concubine, it meant that he was supported by another great grandmaster.

The status of the great grandmaster, needless to say, can be an army by one person.

The support of one more Grand Master is equivalent to an extra 100,000 troops on hand.

Ji Tianci felt funny in his heart when he saw the prince so embarrassed and had a smug smile on his face.

This stupid big brother of mine didn't know that Su Zhijing didn't want to marry him at all.

Not only did he not want to marry, but in order not to marry the prince, he started to use his crooked brains and wanted to pull the prince off the horse.

If the prince knew Su Zhijing's plan, would he be so angry that he vomited blood?

In Ji Tianci's eyes, the prince's attitude of showing off in front of him was like a clown jumping off the beam.

"Big brother, you haven't married Su Zhijing yet, how do you know that there will be no variables in this matter?" Ji Tianci laughed and said in a cold voice.

Hearing Ji Tianci's words, the prince's face was full of disdain and contempt.

"Variables?"

"Where's the variable?"

"The matter of marriage was personally decided by my father and the monarch of Hanguo, who can change it with Xiantian in his mouth?"

"What if Su Zhijing doesn't want to marry?" Ji Tianci smiled indifferently.

It's just that as soon as his words were spoken, he was mercilessly ridiculed by the crown prince.

"Don't want to get married?"

"This is a national matter, how can she be allowed to refuse as a weak woman?"

The prince smiled contemptuously, not caring about Su Zhijing's own feelings at all.

The marriage between the two countries is a matter of great importance, and the complexity of the relationship is by no means something that the will of a princess can shake.

What's more, in the alliance between Wu and Han, there is no doubt that Wu dominates.

Su Zhijing doesn't want to marry?

Who gave her the courage to dare to say this?

Seeing that the prince didn't believe it, Ji Tianci simply stopped talking, remained silent, and sat back to watch the prince's wonderful face after a while.

When the prince saw that Ji Tianci was silent, he thought that Ji Tianci had nothing to say, and he was going to show weakness in this matter.

The joy in his heart was like the waves of the sea, wave after wave, and it seemed that there would never end.

How many years!

How many years!

When he confronted Lao Wu, he fell behind by himself, and it can be said that he suffered a lot.

Today, when he turned over and saw the bitter and jealous look of the fifth child, the prince's heart was full of joy and heartiness, and it was impossible to describe it in words.

"Fifth brother, I know that you are jealous that I can marry such a beautiful woman, and the next time I have a chance, I will definitely introduce a few beauties to you."

"Hahaha!"

As the prince spoke, his eyebrows flew and he was overjoyed.

At this time, the envoys of the Han Kingdom finally came to the palace.

Located in the center of the envoy is the first beauty of the Han Kingdom, the favorite princess of the Han Kingdom - Su Zhijing.

Today's Su Zhijing, wearing a gorgeous palace costume, is obviously carefully dressed, with exquisite makeup and beautiful appearance, it can be said that she is captivating the country and the city.

Beautiful eyes!

Clever smile!

As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of everyone present.

Everyone sighed, even jealous, that the prince actually picked up such a big bargain and was able to marry Su Zhijing.

The key is not the crown princess, it's just a crown princess.

If it weren't for the fact that Han Guo was attacked from both sides, such a good thing would definitely not fall on the crown prince's head.

When the prince saw Su Zhijing coming, the smile on his face became more and more intense.

At the first sight of Su Zhijing, he felt that his heart was about to move.

Su Zhijing's beauty is three points more beautiful than in the portrait.

What's more critical is that in Su Zhijing's body, he feels a different feeling.

Marrying Su Zhijing means slapping the fifth child in the face.

This kind of hearty feeling is something that others say cannot provide.

There was a rising arc on the corner of the prince's mouth, and he said to Ji Tianci smugly.

"Fifth brother, as the master, the eldest brother is going to entertain Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"If there is any mistreatment to you, please forgive me."

Between the prince's words, he seemed to regard himself as the master of the palace.

In his opinion, his position as the crown prince is as stable as Mount Tai.

Ascension to the throne is only a matter of time.

Sooner or later, this magnificent palace will usher in its own master.

He just treated the Hanguo envoys as a master in advance.

The prince walked towards Su Zhijing majestically, and his aura was proclaimed, as if he wanted to show his best side in front of Su Zhijing.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, all the civil and military officials are here today, let me introduce you to you!"

Saying that, the prince took the initiative to pull Su Zhijing's hand.

Su Zhijingqiong's nose wrinkled, forcibly endured the displeasure in her heart, and suppressed the disgust in her eyes.

Before the prince could take Su Zhijing's hand, she cleverly avoided it.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince."

"I have already read the information of the civil and military officials of the Wu Kingdom, and I don't need your Highness to introduce it."

The prince was dismissed by Su Zhijing in public, and his face instantly stiffened and gloomy, and he felt an indescribable embarrassment.

Especially in Su Zhijing's eyes, the faint disgust and disdain made the prince deeply stimulated.

"This!"

"As the princess of Hanguo, I don't know how dangerous Hanguo is at this time. Not only did he not please me, but he also dared to dislike Lonely. ”

"Who gave you the courage?"

Thick resentment and resentment, like poisonous snakes, hovered in the prince's heart, and like vines and weeds, growing wildly in the prince's heart.

", when you marry into the mansion, I will let you kneel outside the door for three days and three nights." In the prince's heart, he thought darkly.

It's just that these dark thoughts are silent. In front of the civil and military officials, he still has to show a graceful demeanor.

Su Zhijing didn't know the dark thoughts in the prince's heart, her eyes shone brightly, scanning the civil and military officials present.

She's looking for the fifth son.

According to her understanding of the five princes, the five princes are people in the officialdom of Wu State, their status is not low, and they are hardcore members of the Five Princes.

Then the fifth prince will definitely attend today's reception banquet.

Although before she came to Wu, she read through the information about the officialdom of Wu.

But the intelligence of Wu State's officialdom is so complicated that she is dizzy to watch.

In addition, there are many officials in the palace today, and she can't find the true body of the fifth prince for a while.

Just when Su Zhijing was dizzy and a little struggling to find someone, Ji Tianci took the initiative to walk towards her.

Ji Tianci's move instantly attracted the attention of all the officials present.

Many officials looked at Ji Tianci's actions curiously, and their hearts were full of confusion.

The fifth prince took the initiative to find the crown prince and Su Zhijing, for what?

Is it self-inflicted?

Is it too angry and out of mind?

For a while, many officials shook their heads, thinking that it was really unwise for Ji Tianci to do things on such an occasion.

There are also hardcore princelings, who are secretly happy in their hearts, wishing that Ji Tianci would make a big fuss at today's reception banquet, which attracted the disgust of Emperor Xiaoyuan.

In the strange expressions and eyes of everyone, Ji Tianci walked to Su Zhijing's side, and in Su Zhijing's ear, he forced the sound into a line and said softly.

"The fifth prince asked me to say hello to you on his behalf!"

A short sentence was like a thunderbolt that struck Su Zhijing's body.

Su Zhijing's entire body had a brief pause and stiffness, as if she had been slashed.

Of the people present, none of them was an old fox.

Su Zhijing's stiffness fell in the eyes of the civil and military officials present.

For a while, many officials showed suspicious, curious, and uncertain eyes in their eyes.

What did the fifth prince say to Su Zhijing?

actually made Su Zhijing have such a big reaction?

When the third prince saw this scene, he was very curious, and couldn't help but ask Xia Ming.

"Lord Xia, what do you say the fifth child is doing?"

"What kind of fame?"

Xia Ming was silent for a moment, and said in a faint tone.

"Maybe there is some tacit understanding between Su Zhijing and the five princes...... Perhaps, in the hands of the five princes, there is the information that Su Zhijing needs, and even the handle......"

"In short, now it seems that the five princes are prepared for today's reception banquet."

Hearing Xia Ming's analysis, the original dead mood of the third prince became active again.

"Lord Xia, do you think the fifth child can stop this marriage?"

Xia Ming shook his head, and admonished the third prince with a solemn expression.

"Three princes, this marriage was personally decided by the kings of the two countries, and it is the embodiment of the interests of the two countries, and it is definitely not something that anyone can shake."

"If some people have to shake the marriage with all their might, they will only fall into the abyss of no return."

Although he knows that the marriage is ruined, the chances are extremely slim or even hopeless.

But being so ruthlessly poked by Xia Ming, the third prince was still depressed and irritable.

In the past few days, the prince has been full of ambition and triumphant, so much so that some peripheral members of his Three Princes' Party have hugged the prince's thigh.

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before he has no power to resist, and can only watch the crown prince sit firmly in the East Palace.

After a few years, when the crown prince ascends to the throne, with his character of retribution, his fate will be ......

Thinking of this, the third prince couldn't help but shudder.

The officials present had some speculations in their hearts, but basically everyone's opinion was the same as Xia Ming's.

Ji Tianci's actions were at most disgusting to the prince.

For the bigger picture, it's not good at all.

It's just that what surprised them even more was still to come.

"Let's find a time to talk about the Shadow Stone!" Ji Tianci continued to force the sound into a line, and the voice drilled into Su Zhijing's ears.

In an instant, Su Zhijing's face showed a faint sense of surprise, but then it turned into a sudden realization.

The fifth prince is the confidant and favorite general of the five princes.

Even the fifth prince knows the news of the Shadow Stone, and it makes no sense that the fifth prince doesn't know.

Although he didn't see the fifth son, he made a deal with the fifth son.

But the five princes came forward in person, which was undoubtedly more convincing.

"When are we going to trade?" Su Zhijing is also forced into a line, and there is a hint of urgency in her voice.

The prince saw Ji Tianci and Su Zhijing whispering in a line, and he was anxious!

is as anxious as a monkey scratching his head and ears, eager to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.

It's just that Ji Tianci and Su Zhijing's strength is not weak, and he can't eavesdrop if he wants to.

"Tonight, by the Hanging Mirror Lake, see you or leave!"

Ji Tianci said unhurriedly, but this time he didn't force the sound into a line, but said it directly.

Everyone present heard it clearly.

The tone in Ji Tianci's words was like a little couple.