Regarding the trace of the eldest princess, they also arranged for someone to look for her, but there was still no movement.

Tracing back to the roots for a long time, the high priest said on his deathbed that the eldest princess should be in Daqi, and Long Lin would arrange to come here.

"Third brother, if you can't find the eldest sister this time, the father can only leave with regrets, and there will be no chance to see the eldest sister again in this life." The Fifth Prince sighed.

The princes of the west are all called according to the princes, and only after the new emperor ascends the throne will they be crowned kings.

It can be said that the status of the princes is indeed a lot worse.

But fortunately, the empress treats them well, and does not treat her son as a pawn like Prince Gong, only her daughter can speak in front of him a little, at least on the surface.

"So this time our task is very difficult, if the eldest sister is really in Daqi, we will definitely find her and take her back to see the queen father." The second prince said in a deep voice.

The fourth prince nodded, "The time is almost up, if there is no way at that time, you can seek the help of Emperor Renxiao." Although he is old, he is on the throne, and he will not refuse this offer. Not to mention that the Xiongnu are not friendly to Daqi now, the northern barbarians are also doing it, and the attitude of southern Xinjiang is unknown. ”

"In that case, let's go, I also want to meet the prince of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, I heard that he is a very outstanding young man." The Seventh Prince said with a smile.

The Seventh Prince is the youngest, about the same age as Gu Hanzhang, and he has heard a lot of rumors about Gu Hanzhang in Xilin, so he is also a little interested in him and wants to meet him.

The second prince nodded in response, "Okay, then we'll leave now." ”

At the same time, Gu Hanzhang and Chao Li's carriage had already stopped at the gate of the palace, and after some inspection, they also entered the palace.

Tonight's palace banquet is different from the palace banquet a few months ago, there are not so many people entering the palace, and the requirements are slightly higher.

However, the court law also came today, perhaps because the officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at Gu Hanzhang's relationship when they drew up the list.

Because it is a banquet for the envoys, the table used is relatively long, and the dishes and drinks must be much richer, and the men and women also sit separately, with men on the left and women on the right.

Chao Li and Gu Hanzhang arrived relatively late, at least eighty percent of them had already sat down.

This kind of banquet is that the later the person arrives, the more noble the status, so Gu Hanzhang and Chaoli have a tacit understanding that they choose to come a little later.

Due to physical reasons, the Queen Mother will not attend tonight, and the Empress is the only one by the side of Emperor Renxiao.

Gu Hanzhang sent Chao Li to the position of the female dependent, and then turned around and walked towards the man's seat.

"Ah Li, Ah Li."

As soon as Chaoli sat down, she didn't have time to look at the people around her, and suddenly heard someone calling her behind her.

turned around and saw that it was Lin Shanshan.

"Sansa is here too." Chao Li smiled.

Lin Shanshan's position is diagonally behind Chaoli's position, and behind Chaoli is another young lady, who seems to be the daughter of a first-class minister, otherwise she wouldn't be next to Lin Shanshan, but Chaoli doesn't know her.

When Chao Li's gaze fell on the young lady behind him, the young lady smiled at Chao Li in a friendly manner.

Chaoli also smiled, and his eyes returned to Lin Shanshan's body.

Lin Shanshan also whispered to Chao Li, "I'm bored in the house these days, and you are not in the capital, so you can only stay at home every day." But I heard that you are coming today, so I am here too, and I wanted to talk to you. ”

Hearing this, Chao Li's face smiled even more.

At this moment, she suddenly noticed that Lin Shanshan had changed a little compared to before, the most obvious thing was that her cheeks seemed to be smaller.

Taking advantage of the fact that the banquet had not officially started now, Chao Li simply got up and bent over to Lin Shanshan and sat down.

"Shanshan, I see that you have changed a lot during this time, have you lost a lot of weight?" Chao Li asked.

When she heard Chao Li mention this, Lin Shanshan was still a little embarrassed.

"Speaking of which, it was Miss Huang who helped me before, and she prepared some medicinal food for me, so I was able to lose a lot of weight. But now the effect of the medicine can only go so far, it was like this for the first two days, and there is no change now. Lin Shanshan replied.

Lin Shanshan's words came to this, Chao Li suddenly thought of Ruoruo, if Ruoruo's medical skills are good, then maybe he can help.

Although Huang Ying has concocted some medicinal food, her medical skills should not be as good as Ruoruo's.

"Shanshan, there is a person next to me who is very skilled in medicine, I'll go and ask you to see if there is a way to continue to lose weight." Towards the apostasy.

"That's great, I hope I can be worthy of it in terms of appearance." Lin Shanshan said honestly, "I also thought about whether Chengfeng was suitable for me before, maybe I didn't necessarily like him in my heart, it was just an obsession." However, my marriage to him is about to be decided, and I must be pleased with him. ”

Chao Li was stunned, but she didn't expect to leave Beijing and come back to get the news that a good thing was about to happen to Chengfeng and Lin Shanshan, since Lin Shanshan insisted, she naturally wouldn't say anything.

"It's okay, you just have to decide."

As the two talked, the entire banquet hall became more and more lively, and it seemed that it was about to start.

Chao Li got up and returned to her place, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Renxiao.

As the chanting sounded, Emperor Renxiao walked into the banquet venue wearing a dragon robe, and everyone immediately greeted him.

Emperor Renxiao and the queen came together, he and the queen have been husband and wife for many years, and on such an occasion, it is natural to give the queen face.

"You don't have to be polite, tonight is to pick up the dust for the six princes in the west, so you just need to accompany them." Emperor Renxiao smiled and spoke.

Since Xilin took the initiative to come to Daqi, it must mean to make friends with them, and it just so happens that now the Northern Barbarians and the Xiongnu are eyeing Daqi, and if they are friendly with Xilin, they will have one less enemy.

Therefore, today's wind and dust washing banquet, Emperor Renxiao also made the Ministry of Rites bother.

The courtiers responded to Emperor Renxiao's words, but they all stretched their necks to look at the entrance, and they had not yet seen the envoys from the west.

Xilin was no stranger to the courtiers of Daqi, but many courtiers looked down on Xilin.

Not for anything else, but because Xilin is a woman who rules the world.

In the eyes of the Daqi people, a woman is just an object in the back house, where can she guide the country in the court?

It's just that disdain can only be put in the heart, and no one will really say something out of place.

Chaoli silently clenched her right hand, and her eyes were also on the entrance, from where the envoys from the west would walk in, and she could also see several of her uncles.

At this moment, a loud chant came from the eunuch at the entrance.

"The envoys of the western kingdom are here!"

Everyone's eyes fell on the door, and everyone sat up straight, wanting to see what kind of men were like in a country where women were respected.

More than a dozen people walked in at the entrance, in addition to the six princes, and their princesses also entered, bowing at the same time.

"I've seen the emperor."

(End of chapter)