With the return of the Son of Heaven to Beijing, in addition to rewarding the generals who accompanied the Son of Heaven to the south, the imperial court will also hold a grand celebration banquet to commend the merits of the generals.

It's just that after Zhao Yu heard about it, he only asked to make the scale of the banquet smaller, and it was not too late to officially hold the banquet after the generals returned to Beijing together.

The ministers are naturally as good as the stream.

As a result, the celebration banquet was changed from the Taihe Hall of the Imperial Palace to the Lin De Hall.

In this celebration banquet, in addition to the important ministers of a certain level of the imperial court in Beijing, Zhang Xiu, Wang Xiongdan and other generals who accompanied Zhao Yu's southern expedition also attended, and even Qin Liangyu was approved by Zhao Yu to enter the palace to participate in the banquet.

"Is this the palace, it's so big!"

Looking at the towering buildings on both sides, Qin Liangyu, who had come all the way, couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

Zhao Yu smiled and did not speak.

Since he ascended the throne and became the Son of Heaven, most of his time has been in a few palaces such as the Zihuan Hall and the Taiji Palace. The total area of these palaces only accounts for less than one-third of the palace complex, and this is the first time he has come here in the Lin De Palace, which is usually used to hold court banquets and watch music and dance performances.

I have to say that the huge scale of the building of the Lin De Hall made Zhao Yu, the emperor of Chu State, a little surprised.

Since the beginning of its construction, the main hall has been specially used for banquets, and it is connected by four palaces on the front and back, left and right, and it cannot be said to be a single building, but a huge building complex.

Zhao Yu knew by visual inspection alone that this Lin De Hall covers an area of at least more than 10,000 square meters.

There is a square and rectangular high platform on the left and right of the main building of the Lin De Palace, there are two smaller buildings on the platform, each communicates with the upper floor of the main hall with an arc-shaped flying bridge, there is a corridor around the main building to enclose the courtyard, the whole building complex is combined with several halls of high and low staggered landing, and the main building is set off by the small buildings of the east and west, so that the overall image is more magnificent and rich.

Nearly 300 people participated in the celebration banquet, and all the generals and generals above the rank of colonel who participated in the southern Xinjiang campaign participated.

The banquet began in the afternoon of the day Zhao Yu returned to Beijing.

Zhao Yu sat on the main seat, and then Wang Pu, Cao Huan, Zhao Qi, Chu Ziwen, Zhang Xiu, He Bayun, Wang Xiongdan and other civil and military officials, also under the guidance of the palace maids, according to their respective official ranks, sat in their own positions, each of them had a case.

With the civil and military officials seated, the palace maids like butterflies wearing flowers put all kinds of wine and delicacies in front of everyone.

On the main seat, Zhao Yu looked at the hundred officials below, took a deep breath, and raised the wine glass in his hand.

"Zhongqing, today, don't get drunk and don't go home! Drink to win! ”

With that, he tilted his head and drank all the wine in the cup.

"Drink to win!"

The civil and military officials below responded in unison, and together with Zhao Yu, they drank all the wine in the cup.

After drinking the opening wine, Zhao Yu picked up the wine glass that had just been filled by Colliers, and said loudly:

"Today, I can hold a banquet in the palace thanks to the bloody battles of all the soldiers. With this first glass of wine, I salute these warriors who spilled their blood on the battlefield, and these heroic souls who are buried in other places! Without them, how could they drive out foreigners and protect their homeland! ”

Zhao Yu said and drank all the wine in the cup.

Hearing Zhao Yu say this, everyone present was excited, raised the wine glasses in their hands, and said loudly:

"Respect the Great Chu Warriors, respect the Great Chu Heroic Soul!"

After everyone calmed down a little, Zhao Yufang raised the second glass of wine.

"This second glass of wine is the Zhongqing in Xie Jingcheng. If there is no Qing and others to arrange logistics and raise food, grass and military salaries, so that I and General Zhenguo have no worries and can let go of it, I am afraid that I am still bleeding and killing the enemy with all the soldiers in southern Xinjiang at this moment, how can I meet with Qing and others again so soon. This glass of wine was given by Xie Qing, a soldier of the Dynasty, who let them not have to go hungry to kill the enemy on the battlefield. Ladies and gentlemen, good work! ”

Zhao Yu's words made Wang Pu, Cao Huan and other officials present instantly red-eyed.

They didn't expect that what they did would be so valued by His Majesty, and a strong sense of trust arose.

The king regards his ministers as siblings, and the ministers regard him as his parents; The king regards his ministers as grass mustard, and the ministers regard the king as enemies, nothing more than that.

"Ministers, don't dare to be!"

There was a chorus of thanks, with a slightly choked nasal voice.

"Haha, come, Zhongqing, drink to win!"

After drinking the second glass of wine, Zhao Yu raised the third glass of wine and said:

"This third cup of wine is a tribute to the kings and ministers of Qi and Burma. If it weren't for their stupidity, how could I be in the palace with you today! Come, Ladies and gentlemen, join me in toasting these adversaries and wish them continued stupidity! ”

As soon as Zhao Yu said this, the entire Lin De Hall first paid respect, and then burst into laughter.

No one expected that His Majesty would say such a thing, and if he was heard by Qi and Burma, he didn't know if he would feel panicked!

"Haha, what Your Majesty said is extremely true! Drink to win! ”

"Drink to win!"

"I wish them the best of luck in the future, and they will be able to play their stupidity beyond the level and win!"

Amid the laughter of the courtiers, a third glass of wine was poured into their stomachs.

"I know how much I drink, and that's all there is to it. Next, Qing and the others eat and drink at will, don't get drunk tonight, don't worry about me! ”

Zhao Yu said and glanced at Gao Lishi on the side.

Gao Lishi understood and quickly clapped his hands.

Countless palace maids shuttled back and forth, adding wine and food to everyone.

The sound of silk and bamboo wind music slowly sounded, and groups of palace maids came to the center of the hall and danced with the sound of silk and bamboo.

The banquet officially began.

With the progress of the celebration banquet, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became hot, after a few glasses of wine, they began to push the cups and change the lamps with each other, gossiping about the common thing, saying that the battle had passed, and the situation in the capital abounded.

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Just when the celebration banquet was held in the Lin De Palace, the concubines of the harem also held a small banquet in the Warm Spring Pavilion under the convening of Yin Wanwan.

After all, she, the imperial concubine, was granted the power by Zhao Yu to help the empress associate with the six palaces.

Now that the queen's position is undecided, as the imperial concubine, she has the highest position in the palace, and it is natural that she has changed from "assistant six palaces" to "six palaces".

"Sisters, the Holy Lord has achieved a great victory in southern Xinjiang, and Guan Haocang, the general of Zhenguo, has also defeated the Qi army, and my Great Chu Frontier is temporarily worry-free. This is a great joy, and the palace invites all sisters to be here, first, to enhance our feelings, and secondly, to congratulate Your Majesty. ”

Yin Wanwan sat on the main seat, looking at the warblers and Yanyan present, with spring in the corners of her mouth, and said with a light smile.

Bai Qing'er nodded hurriedly and said:

"What the concubine said is very true. We and other sisters, all the glory is placed on Your Majesty. It is inherently said that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace. His Majesty's big victory, the mother set up a banquet to celebrate, and no one could say a thing or two. ”

"When my sister says this, she understands the heart of this palace." Yin Wanwan nodded with a smile, "But I'm waiting for my daughter's house, although it's a celebration, I can't learn from those rude men to drink cows." The palace asked the imperial dining room to prepare a few light meals and light wine, and the sisters should taste it. This banquet is for the Holy Celestial Congratulations, so this palace suggests that the sisters here should come up with what they are best at, or sing a song, or dance lightly, I don't know what everyone thinks? ”

The sisters of the Zhou family glanced at each other, and Zhou Xian, who was the elder sister, lightly opened her lips and said:

"Since Niangniang has this Yaxing, how can my sisters refuse? The concubine played a song with the guzheng, and Jia Min danced with her to congratulate His Majesty on this great victory. ”

Seeing that the sisters of the Zhou family opened their mouths, the rest of the concubines who were not of high rank also opened their mouths.

Dancing or singing, playing musical instruments, and so on.

As everyone sang and danced, the atmosphere in the Warm Spring Pavilion gradually became warm.

Zhu Yuyan and Zou Wanqing, as the elders of Yin Wanwan and Bai Qing'er, were also invited.

Watching Bai Qing'er's dance, which attracted everyone's applause, Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but sigh:

Looking at Qing'er's youthful and beautiful appearance, this seat was a little envious for a while. Compared with these women, this seat is about to become a yellow-faced woman. ”

Zou Wanqing, who was on the side, couldn't help but purse her lips and chuckle when she heard this, and said:

"Senior sister is joking again, if you go out with Wan'er Qing'er and them, any man who sees it will only think that Senior Sister is their sister, not an elder."

As one of the eight sects of the Demon Gate, the exercises of Tianyin Pavilion have their own uniqueness, among them, the art of maintaining beauty is quite clever.

As the older generation of the Yin Kwai faction, Zhu Yuyan and Zou Wanqing have deep internal strength to support, so they do not have the slightest aging appearance in their appearance, and they are not inferior to eighteen or nineteen-year-old girls, and even because of their own experience, they have a little more charm of mature women, which makes people look at it, and they can't help but shake their hearts, they are fascinated, and it is difficult to control themselves.

Zhu Yuyan shook her head, and a subtle trace of loss flashed across her face.

"After all, this is the stage for those juniors, so let's go back and rest first."

Zou Wanqing's eyes rolled, and she immediately understood the faint sadness in her senior sister's words.

The reason why these women here, whether they are two nephews or other concubines, are all together for that man, and they and their senior sister have nothing to do with that man......

In this way, Mo said that she was a senior sister, and it was a little boring for her to continue to stay here.

Thinking of this, Zou Wanqing sighed incomprehensibly in her heart.

Woman......

No matter how strong a woman is, deep down, she always wants to have a shoulder to lean on.

"Senior sister, I'll accompany you back to Qingqiu Palace."

The two got up, said a word to Yin Wanwan Bai Qing'er, rejected their suggestion to let the palace maid accompany them, and returned to the Qingqiu Hall by the moonlight.

The moonlight is like snow, shining on the thin window paper, quietly outlining the graceful figure of a beautiful woman with a cloud bun and jade face.

The Qingqiu Hall is divided into two halls before and after, and the middle is separated by a screen and a shadow wall.

When Bai Qing'er asked Zhu Yuyan to come and live temporarily, she usually lived in the side room of the apse.

With the bright light, Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but sigh when she looked at the bright face of Saixue bullying frost in the bronze mirror.

The beauty in the bronze mirror also made such a move, and her eyebrows and eyes were also covered by a layer of amazement.

"Senior sister, why do you want to do this......

Zou Wanqing walked into the room, looked at Zhu Yuyan's appearance, and said quietly.

"Senior sister, you don't understand." Zhu Yuyan shook her head slightly.

"Don't understand?" Zou Wanqing raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile, "Senior sister, senior sister, I have traveled from south to north, and I have seen more than senior sister thought." Senior sister is like this now, just because the obsession in her heart has disappeared, and she is at a loss for a while, and she doesn't know what to do next. ”

"Senior sister, it's not what you think."

Zhu Yuyan shook her head slightly, but even she didn't realize that there was a hint of weakness that belonged to a woman in her words.

"Senior sister, it's not right to deceive yourself." Zou Wanqing grinned, stretched out her lotus arms, wrapped Zhu Yuyan's waist from behind, and whispered in her ear, "Senior sister, senior sister has a way to solve her worries here." ”

For some reason, being tickled by Zou Wanqing's tone, Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but panic, bit her cherry lip and said in a low voice:

"Teacher, junior sister, this is in the palace, don't mess around!"

Seeing that her senior sister, who has always been arrogant, showed such a little daughter posture in front of her for the first time, Zou Wanqing was quite amused in her heart, and pursed her lips and smiled:

"Senior sister, senior sister has been here like this all these years, do you want to give it a try?"

"Try, try what......"

Zhu Yuyan, who realized something, was as red as a glow, she glanced around in a panic, her eyes fell on Bai Qing'er's wardrobe, thinking of the concubine clothes worn by her apprentice, for some reason, a strong throbbing suddenly surged in her heart.

"Senior sister, take out Qing'er's favorite palace dress."

“？？？”

Zou Wanqing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed so hard that the flowers and branches trembled.

She really didn't expect that her senior sister, who had always been arrogant, would ask for such a request.

"Okay, the slave family listens to the senior sister, but the senior sister should be careful, don't make the clothes wrinkled."

Zou Wanqing got up, took out the snow-white palace dress that Zhu Yuyan said from the wardrobe, and helped Zhu Yuyan put the clothes on her body, and then pushed the other side to the bed in the side hall.

After a while, the drapery, which was as thin as a cicada's wings, was gently lowered by a bare hand.

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It's dark at night.

In the Lin De Palace, looking at the officials who were still staggered, Zhao Yu shook his head and slowly got up.

Just now Wang Pu, Zhang Xiu and others came to toast him, the son of heaven, and he didn't want to drink it.

It's just that his alcohol consumption has always been shallow, and after drinking a few glasses in a row, he feels a little drunk, plus he is here, and the officials below can't let go of it because of his presence, and they can't enjoy themselves.

Therefore, Zhao Yu had the idea of leaving.

"Do you want to send Your Majesty back?" Seeing Zhao Yu get up, Gao Lishi hurriedly said.

Zhao Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "You are busy today, and you haven't rested much, eat some food here, take a rest, and you don't need to accompany me back." Speaking of which, since entering the palace, I haven't visited this imperial city much, and I just happened to have some alcohol, and I also wandered around this palace. ”

Ordering Gao Lishi to sit in the hall, Zhao Yu got up and walked out of the Linde Hall alone.

A gust of night breeze came out, and Zhao Yu only felt a little sweaty, and his spirit was also a little uplifted.

Shaking his slightly drunk head, looking up at a crescent moon in the sky, Zhao Yu was slightly stunned.

I saw that the night was deep, above the sky, a waning moon was as clear as silver, and the cold moonlight was thrown on the pavilions and pavilions in the palace, reflecting a touch of cold brilliance on the blue brick eaves and tiles.

"The spring breeze blows and wakes up, but I have experienced it today."

Zhao Yu muttered to himself, he didn't use his luck to force out the alcohol in his body, so he wandered around in this deep palace with a slightly drunken intention.

After walking around for a long time, a rather familiar palace appeared in front of Zhao Yu's eyes, he was stunned, and his head was a little drowsy with wine, and he thought for a while before he remembered where he was.

"I didn't expect to walk around like this, and in the end I came to this Qingqiu Palace."

Wine is the medium of color.

Thinking of Bai Qing'er's bumpy figure, Zhao Yu, who was infected by alcohol, couldn't help but feel a burst of heat in his heart.

"This Nizi ......"

Zhao Yu licked the corners of his mouth.

"I'm going to reward her well tonight."

As he spoke, he walked towards the Qingqiu Hall with the intention of wine.

The palace maid who was on duty outside the palace gate took a nap, and suddenly felt a cold wind hitting her face, and a spirit woke up, and when she saw the young man in front of her, she was shocked, and hurriedly asked:

"Holy? You...... Here it comes? The slave maid went to the mother. ”

"It's so late, so don't alarm her."

Zhao Yu waved his hand.

With that, he pushed open the door of the temple and entered the temple.

Looking at the figure of the Son of Heaven who disappeared into the hall, the palace maid's eyes gradually became flustered.

"Niangniang hasn't come back yet, and inside are Niangniang's master and uncle, how should this be a good ......?"

For a while, she was a little confused.

Taking a deep breath and forcing herself to calm down, the palace maid gritted her teeth and said secretly in her heart: No matter, go and inform the mother first, let her return to the palace quickly, and then talk about anything else!

made a decision, and the palace maid walked out of the Qingqiu Hall and ran wildly in the direction of the Nuanchun Pavilion.

Daughter-in-law Eleven went out for an interview and accidentally broke her foot, who knew that when she went to the hospital to check, it turned out to be a slight fracture of the foot bone...... These days, Xiong Xiong is going to run to the hospital, and the update will not be too much, try to ensure more than 6000, and please forgive me.

Anyway, since the sun ended in May, the two of us haven't had a good life, and we're unlucky guys. Xiong Xiong is pneumonia plus viral myocarditis, daughter-in-law is mild meningitis, we were hospitalized for a month, and finally discharged from the hospital to open a book, Xiong Xiong was intestinal dysfunction for more than three months, and finally cured, and the daughter-in-law came to a fracture again, alas, I couldn't complain......

(End of chapter)