Three days later, the palace banquet came as scheduled.

Fang Xu still got up earlier than the chicken, sitting in the carriage, his expression calm, as if the destination was not the cannibalistic palace, but the market at the entrance of the village.

Xie Li sat on the side, the expression on his face was the same as Fang Xu's, it was simply carved out of a mold.

On the contrary, Chang Fan, who was sitting beside him, turned white in fright, grabbed Xie Li's arm and cried in a low voice, "Childe, the little one has never entered the palace, and he is so nervous!" ”

Xie Li pulled out his arm without changing his face, glanced at him, and scolded in a low voice, "Breath!" ”

Changfan snorted and cried, and when he saw his master scolding him, he felt more and more aggrieved, "Isn't the little one afraid that the ninth princess will fall in love with you!" ”

Xie Li was speechless, raised his hand and pointed to his face full of red rashes, gritted his teeth and said, "As I am now, if she still likes me, I can only say that she is blind." ”

Changfan sniffed, stared at Xie Li's face seriously, and after looking around, he muttered, "It's really ugly." ”

Xie Li: ......

"Your monthly silver is gone this month."

"Childe!"

"Stop." Fang Xu saw that the little guy was about to cry again, raised his hand and rubbed his temples, and said something to stop him.

If he continues to howl, he will not need his eardrums.

"It made my mother smile." Xie Li looked apologetic, hooked his lips and smiled, "After my son comes home, I will definitely deduct his money for half a year." ”

Fang Xu stared at him, and after a while, he said quietly, "You really don't look good right now, don't laugh anymore, I'm afraid." ”

Xie Li: ......

After two quarters of an hour, the carriage came to a halt in circles.

"Why don't you leave?" Suzi lifted the curtain and looked at the driver.

"The front is blocked, and there are all carriages, all waiting in line to hand over the folds." The coachman sighed and said in a low voice, "Look at this posture, you can't get in without time!" ”

Bai Ji also poked his head out, and saw that there were at least dozens of carriages parked at the entrance of the palace, and he was really surprised, "If it's really all the famous people in Beijing, all the people are here!" ”

"I don't know if there are so many people at the banquet." Fang Xu sneered and leaned lazily on the cushion behind him, "It's really early in the morning and entered the evening palace!" ”

"If all these people go in, this feast will cost a lot of silver." Xie Li shook his head, a trace of disappointment appeared on his face, "There are still refugees displaced, but dignitaries and dignitaries are extravagant like this, it's really ridiculous." ”

"Madame, look." Su Zi lifted the curtain and raised his chin not far away, "That carriage with blue cloth belongs to the Shao family." ”

"Shao family?" Fang Xu raised his eyes and saw that there was really a Shao character hanging in front of the carriage, and frowned and asked, "I know?" ”

Su Zi shook his head, "Madame, I'm afraid I forgot, this Shao family master is a seven-grade official, when the Hou Ye was still there, he wanted to have a relationship with the Hou Ye and became familiar, so he asked his wife to come to you with a lot of silver ingots, and planned to start from the backyard of the Hou Mansion." ”

"But you didn't look down on the Shao family at that time, so you didn't see it, and asked the slave to refuse." Su Zi lowered his voice, "I heard that there is a little boy in the Shao family, who used to like big ...... Xie Shu'er's. ”

Fang Xu suddenly, his gaze moved to the blue carriage in the distance, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, "This noble concubine is really not picky, even the children of the seventh rank official are not spared." ”

Xie Li also looked out the window, his eyes deep.

Near noon, the carriage of the Hou Mansion finally moved to the gate of the palace.

"Is there an excerpt?" The Imperial Forest Army guarding the gate of the palace was also very annoyed, and his tone was a little impatient.

Su Zi handed out an excerpt and reported to his home, "Yongcheng waits for the house." ”

The Imperial Forest Army took the fold and looked at it, nodded, lifted the curtain and forgot to look at it, just in time to see Fang Xu stuffing snacks into his mouth.

Guard: ......

Good guys, there's a little scum left over from a plate of dim sum.

Seeing someone probe in, Fang Xu patted the pastry residue on his body, pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm just a little hungry." ”

The Imperial Forest Army didn't want to offend the nobles, so he also smiled awkwardly, "Don't be annoyed, madam, check on official duties." ”

"Nothing." Fang Xu waved his hand, "Can I go in?" ”

"Yes, you can." The Imperial Forest Army glanced at Xie Li on the side suspiciously, "I don't know which son this is?" ”

"This is my son." Fang Xu was not flustered on his face, and his answers were like streams.

Approaching the palace gate, Xie Li put on a hat to block his face.

Seeing the Imperial Forest Army looking at him, Xie Li unhurriedly lifted the veil on his face, revealing his full picture.

Seeing the red rash on his face, the Imperial Forest Army gasped and hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm bothering my son, please come in." ”

The royal guards in front let them go, and the carriage slowly drove into the palace, and as soon as they walked a pillar of incense, they were stopped.

"Madam, the carriage in front is forbidden, and you and Gongzi are afraid that they will have to go over." The coachman spoke in a frustrated tone and tightened the reins.

Su Zi opened the door curtain, saw that the people who had entered the palace in front of him got out of the car, and nodded to Fang Xu.

Fang Xu sighed, got up and got out of the carriage.

Xie Li followed, and when he got out of the car, he raised his hand and pressed his hat.

There were people in front of him, and Fang Xu followed behind everyone, but he was not afraid of getting lost.

The group walked for a long time, and when they walked to Fang Xu's eyes, they finally arrived at the place.

Everyone was arranged in the imperial garden, Fang Xu counted carefully, there were thirty-seven families who came to the banquet this time, and some even brought two sons.

Xie Li also observed the surroundings quietly, and saw that the faces of the men who came to the banquet were all reluctant, and he also knew a little in his heart.

If it weren't for the oppression from above, who would want to marry a princess and come back to provide for it?

"Quiet, the ninth princess has arrived-"

A shrill voice came, everyone followed the voice, and a gauze curtain was erected on the pavilion not far away, and a slender figure appeared behind the gauze curtain, and sat down under the gaze of everyone.

Everyone present knew the identity of the woman, and even if they were unwilling, they had to kneel and salute.

Fang Xu couldn't pretend to be special, so he had to kneel down.

The little eunuch who had just spoken out took two steps forward, cleared his throat, and raised his voice, "The sons of each family, please come forward, and later the princess will select a few people according to everyone's appearance, skills, and academics, and they can enter the banquet. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Guifei is planning to play a card!

"How can this be true? What is this called? ”

"What's the difference between that and the draft?"

"Shame! I'm a dignified seven-foot man, and I can't be selected like an object! ”

Xie Li lowered his eyebrows and listened to the complaints of others.

"Silence—" The little eunuch waved his dust, looking impatient, "what are you muttering down there?" If you are dissatisfied, you can come to the princess and say! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience suddenly stopped making noise, and no one dared to say anything more, and the needle could be heard.

"Since everyone has no objections, let's invite your sons to come to the stage."

(End of chapter)