Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Palace Banquet (1)
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, and the princess of Donglan Kingdom also arrived in the capital the day before yesterday.
Emperor Yihong's situation has also stabilized, but what makes her strange is that during this time, King Pingnan doesn't seem to be shooting at her anymore, and the eyeliner around Su Mansion has been withdrawn a lot.
Liu Yao seemed to have evaporated from the world, and no one mentioned her again for a while.
It's more like some kind of agreement between Baili Mao and Baili Mamoru to not invade each other.
Su Qing closed her eyes and lay on her exclusive rocking chair, holding the soup woman in her hand, feeling a little inexplicable emotion in her heart.
When will this day of calculation come to an end?
Since Bai Liyu took over the power of supervising the country, she has been busy with state affairs all day long and rarely comes to see her.
She stroked the agate on her wrist, and for a while she was a little melancholy, and she didn't know what was wrong with her.
Her mind kept flashing back to what she had been through these days.
Dragon Jue, the world, the goddess, the time and space, the throne?
What did she want? For a moment, I couldn't even remember her original intention.
She was a little tired of these days of calculation. She was a little nostalgic for the days when the family was in the western countryside.
Although he was poor, he lived a happy and fulfilling life.
"Ah, what do you want Qing to think about, so engrossed?" Su Changyun took a cloak and put it on Su Qing's body.
"Daddy, where is Wensheng Wenhai?" Su Qing asked a little strangely, she obviously watched them go out together in the morning, how could her father come back alone.
"Those two boys, playing in the barracks!" Su Changyun said with some sighs, "Oh, I've been at the border for ten years, and now I see that you are all doing well, my father is happy in his heart." ”
Su Changyun pulled over the empty rocking chair on the side, and also followed Su Qing's example and lay down, sighing secretly.
Not to mention, this chair is really good to lie on, and it's no wonder that Ah Qing likes the chair.
"Dad, I want to go back to Xixiang County, I want to go back and see. Su Qing said softly.
The sun shines warmly on people in this winter, but this light does not shine into people's hearts.
This light can dispel the cold, but it cannot dispel the darkness of the human heart.
"Then let's go back after the year, and my father wants to go back to see your mother." Su Changyun's eyes were red unconsciously, the most sorry thing in his life was his wife.
It's time for him to go back and take a good look at her, he is now the protector of the country, enjoying glory and wealth, but his wife has already entered the cold loess.
The biggest regret in his life is that he couldn't let Aunt Tian enjoy the blessings of a day.
"Dad, there should be a palace banquet tonight. Su Qing felt that he had opened the topic, and he was a little helpless.
Her cheap father is a loving person, even if she has been at the border for ten years and has become a protector of the country, even if she enjoys glory and wealth, she has never forgotten Aunt Tian.
"Well, Dad went to prepare first, and you should hurry up and pack up, and you will enter the palace in two hours. Su Changyun instructed.
"Good. Su Qing responded, she knew in her heart that this palace banquet was far from being as simple as it seemed on the surface.
The so-called peace of Donglan Kingdom is just to send a princess over to marry.
Princess Donglan represents the Donglan Kingdom behind her, this princess is of great help to the heir, who among the princes is not impressed?
Baili Yu, will you be like them?
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This palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve is no more than an ordinary palace banquet.
Because the palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve not only welcomes the new year, but also welcomes the arrival of the princess of Donglan Kingdom tonight, this palace banquet is particularly grand.
"Miss, wear this. Lian'er took out a pink jacket with dark flowers and filigree silver trim from the cabinet.
Su Qing nodded approvingly.
It's a New Year's greeting, so it's festive. But with the queen present, she can't dress too brightly.
Lian'er combed a hanging bun for Su Qing, with a gold-inlaid jade hair comb on both sides, and gold silk red agate earrings in her ears.
Finally, put on a cloud brocade trimmed silver fox fur cloak.
The already beautiful little face is even more brilliant with a little powder.
With the silver lotus mark in the center of the eyebrows, the fairy floated from above the nine heavens.
"Let's go. Su Qing took the Fengyue Knife with him for self-defense, and walked outside the mansion with Lian'er.
Su Changyun had been waiting for her at the gate of the mansion for a long time, and when she saw Su Qing's appearance today, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then there was a hint of pride.
Su Qing is his daughter of Su Changyun, beautiful and capable, can he not be proud?
Su Qing and Su Changyun got into their respective carriages, and the carriages gradually drove towards the palace......
Since it was forbidden to drive in the palace, Su Qing and the others had to get out of the car and walk into the palace when they arrived at the palace gate.
As soon as Su Changyun got out of the car, many people came to greet him.
It's just that most of the content of their greetings is about Su Qing.
"This is my eldest daughter Su Qing, Ah Qing, hurry up and give a gift to your uncles and uncles. Su Changyun was very proud to introduce Su Qing to others.
Savor the words carefully, there is probably a hint of showing off your daughter.
"Ah Qing has met all uncles, I wish you uncles a happy year and rise step by step. Su Qing bowed his head, blessed his body, and said pleasing words in his mouth.
She didn't want to deliberately please anyone, she just didn't want Su Changyun to lose face.
As the saying goes, the tiger father has no dog, although she is not a man, but she is also a general, no matter what, she can't lose the face of the Guogong Mansion.
"Okay, Guogong, your daughter teaches well. Some of the group nodded approvingly.
Su Qing said to Su Changyun, and followed the little eunuch to the main hall.
There were also other nobles along the way, but they looked down on Su Qing as being from the countryside and didn't bother to greet her.
Su Qing also pretended not to see it, and continued to follow the little eunuch all the way to the Yuehua Hall where the palace banquet was to be held.
At the top of the main hall is a dragon chair, which is the position of Emperor Yihong, and next to the dragon chair is the queen's seat.
The rest of the concubines are arranged according to rank, and the higher the status, the closer to Emperor Yihong.
As for the ministers, they are also arranged according to rank, and the higher the official position, the higher the rank.
The Protector belongs to a first-class military general, and is ranked first in the first column on the right.
Su Qing found a seat and sat down, and savored the tea carefully.
To be honest, it was the first time she had seen such a grand palace banquet, and she still felt a little excited in her heart.
Next, more and more people entered the hall, and there were many nobles and sons.
They frequently looked at Su Qing's side, although they all pretended to look at it unintentionally, but Su Qing was not stupid.
She had already seen through their little movements, but she didn't bother to pay attention to them.
"I heard that she came from the countryside, but I didn't think she had a father who was the protector of the country. A woman in a blue shirt whispered, she looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old.
"So what, isn't there still a sour smell of poverty on her body, and she is smoking. The family was also given to the third prince. Another woman in yellow gave Su Qing a disdainful look.
"I heard that this marriage was brought by the third prince in person. I don't know what kind of fox tricks she used. Said the woman in pink who was with them.
The woman in pink deliberately spoke loudly, and glanced at Su Qing viciously.
"......" Su Qing glanced at her, did not speak, and continued to taste the tea.
She didn't want to pay attention to the women, anyway, as long as they didn't go too far, she went in and out of her left ear, and the matter was over.
The woman in pink didn't look at her when she saw Su Qing pressing her heels, and suddenly felt that her face was dull, so she walked up to Su Qing and directly splashed the tea on the table at Su Qing.