The eunuch in charge of communication outside the palace gate suddenly sang: "The Holy Lord has arrived!"

This time, his voice was obviously much louder, and when he heard this sudden sound, everyone, including several princes, immediately became expressions, and the atmosphere in the entire garden suddenly became a little serious.

Lu Mingfei, who has always been free and easy, couldn't help but get nervous, he didn't expect that he would be able to see the Great Jin Emperor one day.

The emperor was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, surrounded by a group of palace maids and guards, and slowly walked into the garden, looking at him no more than forty years old, with no expression on his face, a pair of eyes as sharp as knives, with a kind of momentum that was not angry and self-threatening.

Everyone immediately stopped the previous discussion and greetings, and bowed down the mountain and shouted long live.

Everyone never expected that at this juncture, Lu Mingfei was standing alone in place, staring blankly ahead.

Lu Mingfei never liked to kneel down to people, but it was still indispensable to see the emperor behave like this, and he had already been mentally prepared, and the reason why he stood on the spot was naturally not taken by the majesty of the emperor, but that he recognized the person standing next to the emperor.

It was a graceful and luxurious woman, wearing a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, her sideburns hanging low and slanting into jasper, wearing a dark gold brocade dress that dragged the floor, her skin was like snow, her eyes were like a pool of clear water, and when she was looking forward to it, she had an elegant and noble temperament, which made people feel taken by it and born from a shameful heart.

What's even more special is that her bright eyes sometimes shine with a smart light, which is incompatible with the original graceful temperament, like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

But in terms of appearance, Lu Mingfei couldn't judge the age of this person, but he recognized this woman at a glance, and it was clear that she was the little palace maid who came to serve him in the Jin'an Palace that day.

Because of the different dresses, she had already judged the two of them at this time.

Seeing Lu Mingfei standing in a daze in the crowd, Wei Fatzi's face had already turned blue, and he hurriedly grabbed the corner of Lu Mingfei's clothes and whispered, "What are you doing in a daze! Hurry up and salute!"

The second prince didn't dare to get up, and said to the emperor: "Father, forgive me, this Brother Lu is the first time to enter the palace, I don't understand the etiquette in the palace, and I hope that my father and queen mother don't blame." ”

The eldest prince kept his head down, couldn't help sneering, he didn't want to see the jokes of the second prince before the banquet started, although the second prince pleaded, but seeing the king not kneeling down and saluting was by no means an ordinary trivial matter, according to the convention, there was no need to say anything, and he could just pull it out and cut it.

The emperor never spoke, still with the same expression as before, but the woman beside him smiled faintly and said: "Forget it, after all, this is just a family banquet, not the court, you don't need these etiquette, you are all even." ”

Such an ending was a big surprise to everyone, Wei Fatzi's heart was relieved, and it was clear that the surroundings were still snowy, but the beads of sweat on his forehead could be seen rolling down.

The second prince also breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said to Lu Mingfei beside him: "Don't thank the queen mother yet." ”

Lu Mingfei came back to his senses at this time, looked up, and saw that the woman was looking at him with a smile, although she had changed her outfit, her expression was not much different from that day in the bathtub.

"Who is this?"

Lu Mingfei asked in a low voice, and Wei Fatzi hurriedly explained: "This is my queen mother, Empress Fengxuan." ”

"Empress Fengxuan?!"

Lu Mingfei was suddenly struck by lightning, he never thought that this person was actually Queen Fengxuan, who had met once after the golden yarn that day, no matter how he looked at it, the other party was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he didn't expect that the other party, as the mother of a country, would have the leisure to dress up as a little palace maid and come to the room to tease him.

Facing Queen Fengxuan's meaningful smile, Lu Mingfei looked even more unnatural, looking at it in the eyes of others, he thought that he was just taken by the queen's peerless demeanor, and he was a little distracted for a while.

The reason why the banquet has not yet been opened is that he is waiting for the emperor to come in person, and it is a matter of determination that the arrival of the Great Jin Emperor at the Dierui banquet is a foregone conclusion, but Empress Fengxuan suddenly appeared here, but it was unexpected by the eldest prince.

Now that the people have arrived, the eldest prince immediately ordered his subordinates to beckon everyone to sit down in turn.

The emperor is naturally facing south and facing north and sitting on the golden seat that has been arranged, but Empress Fengxuan has temporarily arranged a seat, located on the side of the emperor, followed by the three princes, followed by a group of ministers sitting on both sides of the hall, the middle of the hall arranged singing and dancing, which is considered to be for the opening of the butterfly banquet.

After the song and dance, the wine glasses in front of everyone's table were full, and the eldest prince slowly picked up the wine glass, and made a look at a Ministry of Rites official not far from him, who immediately stood up with the wine glass, saluted the emperor, and then silently recited the opening remarks that had been prepared, and said to everyone: " Break Zhuang Zhoumeng, two wings to drive the east wind, dream butterfly is an auspicious omen, and there is a cocoon into a butterfly, blooming beautiful meaning, the official for the official half a life, or the first time to see this ice and snow can also turn into a butterfly, I think it is the heavens to descend auspicious in my great Jin. ”

Halfway through the words, the official thought for a while, and was about to continue to extend the matter to the eldest prince, and then link it to the position of the crown prince, who knew that the words paused slightly, but Queen Fengxuan suddenly said: "Speaking of butterflies, this first cup of wine should be honored to this Brother Lu, it is said that Brother Lu was in Bihu Villa to sacrifice his life and forget to die to break the Phantom Butterfly Array laid by the demons of Nanxiang Pavilion, and the day before yesterday, he defeated the enemy army in a battle in Fengyun Ridge, which is really a great contribution to my Great Jin." ”

As soon as the words fell, Empress Fengxuan had already drunk all the wine in the cup, but the ministers were stunned on the spot, Lu Mingfei was also deeply panicked, and hurriedly stood up and drank the wine, but his heart became more and more confused, Empress Fengxuan and herself have only met twice, perhaps because of Song Yiyi, she has a good impression of herself, and she has already made an agreement, but this performance seems to have taken care of herself a little too much.

Since the Chrysostom has been opened, no one can do it

didn't dare to have any more objections, and after everyone came back to their senses, they also raised the wine glasses in their hands and drank them all, and many people even praised Lu Mingfei insincerely.

The eldest prince was smoked by this sudden change of anger, but he didn't dare to say anything, showed a cruel smile, and also raised his wine glass.

It seems to be just an ordinary glass of wine, but it is of great significance, the Butterfly Banquet was originally carefully arranged by the eldest prince, one is to set the matter of marrying the princess, and the other is to connect this auspicious omen with himself through the mouth of the minister, implying that he is the chosen one, and it is for the position of the prince.

Who knew that the queen's understatement made this banquet change its nature, and it faintly became Lu Mingfei's celebration banquet, how could she not make the eldest prince very angry when she made a wedding dress for others like this.

Lu Mingfei seemed to have become the focus of the banquet, and after some praise, the official of the Ministry of Rites finally made up for his mistake and said the lines prepared before, but he had already lost his due meaning and effect.

After a few toasts, the atmosphere of the banquet also became casual, and everyone opened the conversation box one after another, greeting each other again, and most of the things said revolved around the family and country, and it was naturally difficult for the emperor to speak freely with the emperor here.

Although Lu Mingfei paid more attention to Empress Fengxuan's side, he also kept an eye on the emperor's actions, and what was special was that the emperor had a slightly serious expression from beginning to end, barely saying anything, and the toast in the face of the ministers was only superficial.

Qu Xiaotian only cared about drinking and eating meat, but the second prince was enjoying the singing and dancing in the hall with a smile on his face, but Lu Mingfei didn't have these idle thoughts, and he was always thinking about Yu Yingxue's affairs, but until this time, there was still no news from the other party.

Seeing that the banquet was dull, the eldest prince suddenly stood up, came to a few people, swept his eyes over Lu Mingfei and Qu Xiaotian, and finally looked at the second prince, and said with a smile: "Second brother, usually you and my brother rarely have the opportunity to get together, but today, I want to say a few words to you for my brother." ”

The words were very cordial, and there was no reproach, but Lu Mingfei could feel the other party's ill intentions and hidden murderous intentions.

The second prince hurriedly stood up and said with the same smile: "Imperial brother, please speak, the younger brother listens to the elder brother's teachings." ”

As the two princes talked and laughed but put on a-for-tat posture, the entire hall gradually became quiet.

The eldest prince then said: "After all, this is the palace, you and I have special identities, and the second brother still checks on weekdays, after all, your every move represents the majesty of the royal family." ”

The second prince looked dazed and asked suspiciously, "What does the imperial brother mean?"

The eldest prince chuckled and said, "Do you want me to say it too clearly? As a prince, you linger among the flowers all day long, and you have repeatedly brought the women of the Qinglou into the palace, so in the past, how can you save my royal face?"

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, and immediately recalled the charming woman he had met in the second prince's mansion the night before, it seems that what the eldest prince said was by no means groundless.