The next morning, Long Shaoyang woke up, raised his eyes, and saw that the old servant Cheng Bo was squatting at the door, smoking dry tobacco one by one, as if he was like a sculpture without moving, and Cheng Bo, who was chatting with King Teng after drinking yesterday, was like two people.

Cheng Bo heard the sound, turned his face, nodded and smiled at Long Shaoyang.

Long Shaoyang smiled and immediately got up to wash. asked about the owner Xiao Di, but was told to go to the East Palace early in the morning to be on duty. He didn't say anything more, but simply had breakfast, then took the book from the bookshelf and put it in front of the desk to read.

Cheng Boyuan wanted to wait on the side, Long Shaoyang thought that he was old, and he had a good drink yesterday, so he told him not to accompany him, just go and rest. Cheng Bo refused at first, but Long Shaoyang persuaded him many times, so he knocked the smoke pot, stood up and left.

Although it is the first month of the year, the days are still short and the nights are long, and the warm sunlight shines through the windows, filling with a sense of warmth. For about an hour, Long Shaoyang only felt warm all around, like sleeping in a newly made quilt, and like lying in a hammock, up and down, swaying, and seeing a picture in a hazy way: It was also a sunny morning in winter, and his uncle who came to visit him from time to time brought a little girl. She looked like she was about six or seven years old, with a small red face, big eyes, and a hint of kindness and warmth in her bright eyes. A long white dress with yellow edges, and a small yellow flower embroidered on the upper left placket, which is very beautiful. The little girl came to him and gave him a piece of the candy man in her hand, and said that she would call him sister in the future, and told him that the name of the little yellow flower was Osmanthus...... The two of you chased after me, laughing and playing in the yard......

"Long Gongzi, Long Gongzi ......" an old voice whispered in his ear. Long Shaoyang was startled, opened his eyes, and saw that it was Cheng Bo who was bending down to look at him, his face full of anxiety.

"Wake up, wake up...... I shouldn't have disturbed my son, but a word came from the main courtyard, saying that a father-in-law came from the East Palace to announce the decree and let the prince take the decree, seeing that this is coming......

Long Shaoyang was shocked, and before he could think about it, he hurriedly got up and sorted out his clothes.

While he was talking, a eunuch in Tsing Yi entered the main hall under the guidance of several domestic servants. Long Shaoyang hurriedly knelt down with everyone, only to hear a sharp voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said that His Majesty will hold a birthday banquet in the Qianyang Palace at noon tomorrow, and invite the princes and officials, and the courtesy envoys of various countries, and specially invite Long Shaoyang into the palace to attend the banquet, looking forward to a meeting." ”

Everyone thanked them and got up.

The eunuch in Tsing Yi hurriedly stepped forward to help Long Shaoyang up, shook off the dust lightly, and then took out a token from his arms, and said with a smile on his face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered the villain to hand over this token to Long Gongzi." The palace ban is very heavy, and having this thing just comes in handy. As he spoke, he clasped his hands respectfully.

Long Shaoyang thanked him repeatedly, took the token, and saw that it was shining with gold, about five inches long and two inches wide, and it was engraved with a pattern seal, which was very exquisite, and it was obviously a vital thing.

The servants on the side have also seen the eunuchs in the palace on weekdays, and they feel that they have an arrogant attitude and are full of arrogance, but they didn't expect the eunuchs of the East Palace to be so polite to this guest in the other courtyard today, and they couldn't help but be dumbfounded. How do they know that these eunuchs who have been in the inner courtyard of the palace for a long time in the vanity fair and the nest of right and wrong, are full of intrigue and deceit around them, and they have already trained a pair of fiery eyes.

Sending the eunuch of the East Palace out of the ceremony, Long Shaoyang returned to the Zhu House, but saw the old servant Cheng Bo standing under the dripping eaves, looking at him with a smile.

Long Shaoyang was a little dazed and asked, "Uncle Cheng, what's wrong?"

Cheng Bo glanced around, smiled mysteriously, and said, "Young Master Long knows it himself, but he came to ask the old slave again." ”

Long Shaoyang was even more puzzled, and said suspiciously: "I...... I really don't know, Uncle Cheng, I don't know where to start?"

Cheng Bo's face was full of smiles, and the bark-like wrinkles were huddled together, and he said, "Young Master Long is just talking about a person in a daze, and from time to time he says sister, sister wait for me...... Dare to ask, who is this sister?"

Long Shaoyang was embarrassed, blushed and said, "Ah, what am I talking about in my sleep?" Uncle Cheng, it's all nonsense in a dream, and I can't do it accurately. With a wave of his hand, he walked into the main hall and said, "I just want to ask Uncle Cheng about entering the palace tomorrow." As he said this, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "Since that day, the uncle has rarely come, and the young lady has never come again." The uncle didn't mention it, and he didn't ask about it himself. More than ten years have been flicked of a finger, and looking back, it seems like yesterday. ”

Cheng Bo saw that he deliberately diverted the topic, and he didn't ask questions. At that moment, the two of them planned to enter the palace for a banquet tomorrow, but for both of them, the eldest girl was on the sedan chair - the first time, the two faced each other, and they didn't know where to start. Long Shaoyang smiled helplessly and said: "Only when Brother Xiao comes back from duty in the evening, I will ask for advice, or if His Royal Highness King Teng is here at this time." ”

Suddenly, a voice came from afar: "Haha, you are talking about people behind your back, and it is not a gentleman's doing-no wonder this king has been hot since he entered this Xiao Mansion, and his ears have ......been hot" As soon as the two turned around, they saw Xiao Yuanying, the king of Teng, swaying along the path in the courtyard.

Long Shaoyang gave up his seat and said with a smile: "Luocheng is really an evil spirit, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives." ”

Xiao Yuanying was not polite, stepped into the main hall, and sat down with a hem of clothes. He wore a purple robe today, combed his hair in a bun, fixed it with gold ornaments, lined with a round face, and his noble air exuded three points of elegance.

"When it comes to the rules and layout of the palace, this king knows best. However, no matter how urgent things are, you have to let me drink a cup of tea first to moisten my throat!" Xiao Yuanying picked up the celadon cup on the table, took a sip of tea, and said with a grin, "Shaoyang, you put your heart in your stomach, and this matter of entering the palace for a banquet is wrapped up in me." To tell you the truth, I came here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Early tomorrow morning, I will enter the palace with you. Hehe, the first beauty of Dongwu has arrived, how can I, the first elegant person of Daqi, be absent?"

Long Shaoyang and Cheng Bo glanced at each other and almost laughed.

Xiao Yuanying briefly told Long Shaoyang about the rules of the palace and the layout of the palace, and chatted until noon before they dispersed.

Early the next morning, a servant had already sent a new dress, saying that Mrs. Xiao Fu learned that Long Shaoyang was going to enter the palace for a banquet, and specially invited a famous teacher in Los Angeles to make it overnight. I saw that there was a gorgeous carriage waiting outside, and there was a lantern hanging in front of the car, on which the word "King Teng" was written, which was very eye-catching.

Long Shaoyang waved goodbye to Cheng Bo, got into the car alone, only to hear a crisp whip, and then the horse's hooves clicked, and the car sounded, along the stone road, towards Miyagi. After a while, the carriage turned to another block, and through the screen window, Long Shaoyang glanced at it, and saw that the old body was still standing in front of the mansion in a daze, looking at the direction where the carriage was going, and he couldn't help but feel a heat in his chest......

The Imperial City of Daqi is located in the north of the inner city of Los Angeles, and the palace city is also located in the north of the imperial city, so it is also known as Beichen City, which means "for politics and morality, such as Beichen, where the stars arch". After Emperor Taizu Gao ascended the throne, he followed the old system of the previous dynasties, and took Beichen City as the emperor's residence, and then only repaired part of the palace, and did not build new civil engineering, and the overall pattern of the palace city was continued. The south of the palace city is the Honglu Temple, the imperial history platform and other official offices, there is a clamp city in the east, west and north, the east clamp city is mainly the east palace, the west clamp city is mainly for the underage prince and princess to live, the north clamp city is the place where the forbidden army is stationed, surrounded on all sides, and the Beichen city is the trend of arch guard.

The carriage turned into Suzaku Avenue, the main gate of the imperial city was already in sight, Long Shaoyang saw a carriage parked outside the door from a distance, and a lantern was hung in front of the car, with the word "King Teng" written on it, thinking that King Teng Xiao Yuanying had arrived. After stopping, Long Shaoyang got out of the carriage, exchanged a few words with Xiao Yuanying, checked the token, and the two entered the imperial city together.

A eunuch in Tsing Yi had already come to guide them, leading the two of them along the Imperial City Street towards the palace. Passing through Yingtianmen and Yongtai Gate in turn, they came to the Qianyang Palace.

Qianyang Palace, Daye Palace, Tongming Hall are lined up from south to north along the central axis of the palace city, and are the three major halls of the palace city, among which the Qianyang Palace is the first of the three major halls. However, it is solemn and grand, and the important ceremonies of Daqi are mostly held here, such as the enthronement, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the queen, the worship of the generals, and the three major festivals of New Year's Day, winter solstice, and longevity, the emperor accepts the congratulations of hundreds of civil and military officials here, and gives a banquet to the ministers. This time, Emperor Qi's longevity festival accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials from all over the world, and gave a banquet and joy, so it was naturally set in the Qianyang Palace.

The two came to the Qianyang Palace, and saw that only more than ten people came, thinking that the emperor was receiving the congratulations and birthday gifts of hundreds of officials and countries in the Xuanzheng Hall at this moment.

Long Shaoyang looked around, and saw a seat in the middle of the hall, paved with yellow brocade, which was naturally the throne of Emperor Qi. A seat is placed a little lower on the left side of the main seat, and the regulation is slightly less, and it should be the prince's seat. The east and west seats are covered with colored brocade and are supposed to be reserved for princely ministers and envoys from various countries. There are several circles of seats in an arc around it, about one or two hundred seats, but there is no brocade on the ground, which is obviously for courtiers of lower rank.

There are many braziers in the hall, and the heating is good. The two of them took off their coats, and someone from the palace had already taken them.

When the ceremonial officer of the Ministry of Rites saw that King Teng and his entourage had arrived, he hurriedly came over to greet the guide and let him go to the first seat of the west seat. Long Shaoyang was arranged on the first seat of the second row of the west seat, just behind King Teng, when the ceremonial officer learned that the young man in front of him was Long Shaoyang, his eyes widened in surprise, and then he smiled strangely, thinking that he knew that this person was personally invited by the prince, and he couldn't help but look up to three points in surprise.

Xiao Yuanying kept greeting everyone all the way, and after sitting down, he picked out the resumes and backgrounds of some important people and whispered to Long Shaoyang. I saw that one of them pointed and pointed from time to time, and the other nodded frequently, as if he had realized.

It was too early, and the people in the temple sat or stood in twos and threes, talking to each other and chatting at will. During the banquet, there was a group of palace maids shuttling back and forth, wearing flowers and butterflies to arrange fruit snacks and other delicacies, but their actions did not attract the attention of others.

Everyone came in, or stood to greet each other, or sat down to chat, and the whole hall gradually became noisy.

In the midst of the uproar, the ceremonial officer of the Ministry of Rites led three teams of mermaids in, and at the same time sat down on the brocade paved seats on the east side. Long Shaoyang looked fixedly, and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the chief, full of beard, medium stature, wearing a red robe with a round neck and narrow sleeves, a leather belt around his waist, and leather boots on his feet.

The next one is also dressed as a Hu person, tall and majestic.

When I saw the third seat, I couldn't help but light up in my eyes and my heart fluttered.