Chapter 015: Reception Banquet
The stars are in the south, and the moon is in the north.
It was early autumn weather, and the September wind with a hint of chill lingered around the body, making people shiver involuntarily.
The night is as cool as water, tonight's Ningyue Palace is rare and lively, and the last time the lights were brilliant was more than three months ago, when Xiao Ling ascended the throne and Ye Chengcheng was sealed.
The palaces of the Ningyue Palace are lit up with sparkling lights, bright and uncertain, but the Yangxin Palace is brilliantly lit, the voices are boiling, the civil and military officials sit on both sides of the hall according to their grades, Xiao Ling is in the main position, and the golden dragon chair is shining in the candle flames.
"Brother of the courtier, see Brother Huang. Xiao Yi dressed in formal court clothes, slowly stepped into the Heart Nourishing Palace, and saluted Xiao Ling.
"The royal brother doesn't have to be polite, in the past ten years, the imperial brother has worked hard. Xiao Ling got up, walked down from the dragon chair, and personally helped Xiao Yi up, with an inexplicable smile on his face, as if he was quite concerned about this younger brother who he hadn't seen for ten years.
"Thank you, Brother Huang. Xiao Yi thanked him before sitting down in his own seat, the first position under Xiao Ling's right hand, under one person, above ten thousand people.
"Princess Jade Hook has arrived-" With a burst of singing and cheering outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, Mu Qingchen entered in the company of Qiu Rong and Jin Yan.
The long scarlet water-sleeved smoke Luo Liuxia skirt scurls on the ground, every step is like stepping on the clouds, soft and soft, with supreme style, young and delicate face is faint under the reflection of the candle flame of the Heart Cultivation Palace, it is indescribable Ambilight.
"Qingchen see the emperor. Mu Qingchen opened his mouth, and the green silk like a waterfall naturally hung behind him, swaying lightly.
"The princess is exempt. Come on, give the princess a seat-" Xiao Ling waved his sleeves, and someone led Mu Qingchen towards the seat she was in.
Xiao Yi looked at Mu Qingchen after obviously being carefully dressed, and a slight strangeness swelled in his heart, he had seen her who was fierce and decisive when she killed people, and he had also seen her who was soft and helpless when she was trying to hide herself, but he had never seen a low eyebrow and a shallow smile, with such a peerless elegance tonight.
Such a mysterious woman will soon be his wife......
Xiao Yi sighed slightly in his heart, Rao knew what Xiao Ling's intention was to marry, but he couldn't refuse, he couldn't resist, he could only bear it with a smile, but if he married Mu Qingchen, it didn't seem to be so unbearable.
Surprised by the thoughts that popped up in his mind, Xiao Yi lowered his eyebrows and covered the look in his eyes, but in the next second, he heard the report from the attendants outside the palace.
"The Queen Mother has arrived-Concubine De has arrived-"
"The ministers see the Queen Mother, see the Concubine De Niangniang!" The ministers bowed, and after getting the sentence "free courtesy and flattening", they got up and stood on the edge of their seats, waiting for the Queen Mother to take a seat.
"Why is the queen mother here?" Xiao Ling walked to the other side of the queen mother, helped the queen mother, and walked towards the top.
"The mourning family heard that King Yi is back, but I haven't seen him for ten years, and the mourning family also misses it very much, so I came to take a look. The Queen Mother spoke, "Your Majesty, I heard that you gave the princess of the Heavenly Star Kingdom to King Yi in marriage, but is there such a thing?"
"When I returned to my mother, this was indeed the case. Because the royal brother and the princess were driving on the same road, they suddenly encountered an assassin, and the royal brother sacrificed his life to save the princess, and the two of them stayed at the bottom of the green cliff valley for one night, and they shared weal and woe.
"That's very good. Where is the princess of the Star Kingdom on this day?Why hasn't the mourning family seen it?" The Queen Mother was already sitting on the top, her eyes swept over Xiao Yi's face, but she didn't stop for a moment, and directly asked Mu Qingchen where he was.
Empress Dowager of Ningyue Kingdom, Shen Yuan.
Mu Qingchen looked at this former mother-in-law, and now the woman who is about to become her titular mother-in-law, in her thirties, the years do not seem to have left any traces on her face, just like when Ye Tingcheng first met her with Xiao Ling, graceful and luxurious.
"The jade hook sees the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother Wanfu Jin'an. Qingchen stepped forward slowly and saluted slightly.
"Erchen sees the Queen Mother, I haven't seen her for many years, and the Queen Mother is still the same young and beautiful, with unparalleled demeanor, unmatched in the world. Xiao Yi also walked down from the banquet at this time and bowed to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at the two people below, Xiao Yi and Mu Qingchen stood side by side, as Xiao Ling said in the marriage decree, the dragon and the phoenix, a pair of beautiful people.
When the Queen Mother was looking at Qingchen, Qingchen was also looking at the Queen Mother, she hadn't seen her for a few months, and the Queen Mother seemed to have something more than in the past.
However, all this has nothing to do with her, she only knows that the Queen Mother Shen Yuan is the aunt of Concubine Shen Bihuan, she originally liked Shen Bihuan to become Princess Ling, before Ye Chengcheng married Xiao Ling, he obstructed it many times, and after marrying Xiao Ling, he also made it difficult many times.
Shen Bihuan entered the palace as a concubine, and the scene in Longchen Palace, if Shen Yuan did not push him from behind, Qingchen would not believe a word.
"King Yi has worked hard all the way, so there is no need to be polite. It's the Jade Hook Princess, the mourning family heard that the Jade Hook Princess can sing and dance, and her talent is unparalleled, so it is better to take this great opportunity to dance for everyone here, so that I can open the eyes of the people of Ningyue. The Queen Mother waved her hand at Xiao Yi and said to Mu Qingchen.
As soon as the words were spoken, all four were quiet.