As soon as Xiao Mingze's words came out, he affirmed Shen Shirong's title, and it was not good for people to continue to resign.

Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes darkened but her smile remained unchanged, she was helped up by Zhu Qing, and glanced at Xiao Mingze with deep meaning, "The emperor is older, and there are rules for doing things." ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

Xiao Mingze was not to be outdone, but Empress Dowager Zhao had already withdrawn her gaze and fell on Shen Shirong and Shen Yao instead. Shen Yao's face was still immature, and he was only fourteen.

Empress Dowager Zhao immediately looked at Shen Shirong again and said, "I remember that Chiayi Bo is two years older than the emperor, I don't know if I have made a marriage contract?" ”

"Returning to the Queen Mother, the minister once swore in the family ancestral hall that the foreign enemy is unfair and will never marry a wife. Moreover, if a minister marries a wife, he must marry the woman he likes, and he will be a couple with her for the rest of his life, and he will be good to her alone. ”

Shen Shirong knelt straight, and the words were sonorous.

As soon as the words fell, the hall was silent, and the Empress Dowager Zhao couldn't help but be stunned, gently hooked her lips, and did not continue the topic, "Halfway through the banquet, why don't you go with me to enjoy the flowers and breathe—Emperor, are you interested?" ”

Xiao Mingze stood up and helped the Empress Dowager Zhao's arm, and Wen Sheng played a drama of mother's kindness and filial piety, "I am willing to walk with the queen mother." ”

The two walked out first, and Zhu Qing casually summoned a little palace maid and told her to go to the small pavilion first, and then followed the Empress Dowager Zhao.

At the small pavilion, only Xie Wan led Lu Zhu and others to wait, and those with slightly larger official positions followed the Empress Dowager Zhao to serve, and seeing a palace maid hurrying over, Xie Wan hurriedly stepped forward.

"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are here with their officials, you should prepare quickly."

Xie Wan responded, and then beckoned Lu Zhu and the others to come over and stand and wait to pick them up. Seeing that the group was approaching, Xie Wan led everyone to bow down and wait, and the hem of the gold and silver embroidered clothes stopped in front of Xie Wan, she settled down and sang congratulations in unison with everyone

"The slave and maid wish the Queen Mother a thousand years of birthday, and I wish the Queen Mother a healthy and happy future."

At sunset, the bright red sunset dyes the sky in a brilliant patch, and the clouds are mixed with a little light purple to soften the fiery red. The breeze blew gently, blowing the wind chimes hanging in the four corners of the pavilion, jingling bells—

The flower stand is tall, and there are pots of Wei Zi in the outer circle connected to the sky, as if it is a color borrowed from the clouds in the sky, and the inner circle is separated by a circle of Yao Huang, and the stars and the moon are surrounded in the middle of the three pots of carefully cultivated Wei Zi seedlings, the flowers are full, and the branches are straight.

The dark purple and bright yellow are all extremely rich and rich colors, which correspond to the theme of the Queen Mother's thousand autumns, and the flower stand is also designed in the shape of Wei Zi, all of which are arranged according to the preferences of the Empress Dowager Zhao.

Empress Dowager Zhao was also a little stupid for a while, the lake twilight was just right, and everything was the best. After a while, Empress Dowager Zhao chuckled, "Si Yuansi did a good job this time, reward." ”

Xie Wan Xie En stood up, her appearance was clearly presented in front of everyone, but Xie Wan just lowered her eyes.

Shen Shirong's pupils couldn't help but dilate slightly, and his heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, and a great joy and panic filled the young general's heart.

Shen Shirong's eyes were a little hot, he hurriedly lowered his eyes, and his broken hair covered a little tear in his peach blossom eyes, so that no one could see it.

Shen Yao's heart also moved, and the whole person trembled uncontrollably, she bit her lower lip to restrain her emotions, and when she turned her head to look, she only saw Shen Shirong's well-defined jaw. Shen Yao's voice was so soft that only Shen Shirong could hear it, "Is it her?" ”

Shen Shirong nodded almost imperceptibly, and when he raised his eyes again, he didn't have the gaffe just now, and his thick eyebrows were arbitrary.

"I drank too much wine, my body was drowsy, and I went back to Shoukang Palace first, and the emperor had fun with everyone."

Empress Dowager Zhao held Zhu Qing's hand with her eyes, turned around and left. Xiao Mingze bowed to see the Empress Dowager Zhao leave, his lips pursed slightly, "You can play on your own in the Taiye Pool, you don't have to be restrained." ”

After saying that, Xiao Mingze turned around and went back to the table, but the Queen Mother couldn't go, this banquet always had to be finished.

Shen Shirong and Shen Yao looked at each other and tacitly stayed in place without moving, the crowd came and went, and only the crisp jingle of wind chimes remained in the pavilion for a while.

Xie Wan's heart was a big stone that fell to the ground, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he stopped two figures before meeting again, just because the officials of that family liked this flower, and said very politely, "These flowers can be viewed by nobles, but don't ...... them."

Xie Wan stood up straight as he spoke, his eyes inadvertently fell on Shen Shirong's face, and his voice stopped abruptly. Shen Shirong smiled, and his voice was like a collision of pearls and jades.

"This insider looks so familiar, haven't we met somewhere?"

The breeze is blowing, as if it is an old man.

Xie Wan looked at Shen Yao who was standing beside Shen Shirong again, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she was almost about to cry, she quickly lowered her head, and two bean-sized tears smashed into the floor tiles.

"General Shen said with a smile, how can the slave and maid be lucky enough to see you in the palace for a long time."

Shen Shirong subconsciously took a step forward, and then the hand he raised was put back again, his eyes were firmly fixed on Xie Wan, "That's my mistake, my sister Shen Yao entered the palace for the first time, and today men and women sit separately, if the inner person is free, I hope to watch it for me, I have my own gratitude." ”

Shen Shirong's voice was very soft but he bit a heavy Yao word, Xie Wan bit his lip, restrained his tears, and barely stabilized his voice, "General Shen is polite, the Shen family guards the border to protect the safety of the family and the country, and the slave and maid are also grateful even though they are in the deep palace, thank you for the opportunity to repay the slave and maid." ”

Shen Shirong wanted to say something more, but when he saw Zhu Qing beside Empress Dowager Zhao turn back, he could only swallow his words and turned around to block in front of Xie Wan. Shen Shirong took the initiative to greet him and smiled politely, "Why did Mama come back?" ”

Xie Wan took the opportunity to quickly wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath to adjust his mood, and then stood quietly aside.

Zhu Qing blessed Shen Shirong with a blessing, and smiled politely, "The trivial matters in the inner court, the general doesn't need to worry, the queen mother said that she hopes the general will return happy." ”

"Since it is a matter of the inner court, it is inconvenient for me to stay longer, and I hope that my grandmother will tell the Queen Mother, thank you for her care."

Shen Shirong could only leave the pavilion with Shen Yao, his eyes swept past Xie Wan without a trace, and then slowed down not far away and looked back.

Zhu Qing watched Shen Shirong leave, turned his head to look at Xie Wan, and his smile was still faint, "Thank you, the Queen Mother is invited." ”