Chapter 740: Going to the Feast
Seeing that the sky was darkening, the eldest prince Qi Yun came to the post house again to greet everyone. This kind of treatment makes everyone a little flattered.
"Mr. Wu, please be sure to enjoy your face, and go with everyone. Qi Yun invited Wu Lai.
Wu Lai asked in confusion: "What, I'm going too?" I think it's better to forget it, how can I be qualified to go to the king's dinner?"
Qi Yun said helplessly: "Father invited you by name, if you don't show up, Qi Yun will not escape the responsibility of dereliction of duty, and please Mr. Wu not embarrass Qi Yun." "It turned out that Qi Yun had already reported to King Qi what had happened recently, and King Qi wanted to see this Wu Lai, so he asked Qi Yun to invite Wu Lai by name, and asked him to invite Wu Lai.
"Oh well. Wu Lai thought about it, and if he didn't go in vain, it would be good to eat and drink, so he agreed.
Wu Lai put on a very decent clothes, the whole person looks energetic, he was very cool, but now he looks even cooler, enough to fascinate thousands of girls, it really depends on clothes!
"I didn't expect you to change your skin, but you still look human. Xiao Cui quipped on the side.
Everyone hurriedly scolded: "Xiaocui, how do you speak!"
Wu Lai smiled: "It's okay." Miss Emerald was just talking. ”
Wu Lai, who had once again recovered part of his memory, walked with extraordinary momentum, which made Qi Yun and Wei Bo secretly frightened, why hadn't they seen him for a long time, this guy seemed to have changed as if he had changed a person?
While inviting everyone like smoke, the eldest prince Qi Yun also sent people to invite Yuan Qing and Song Heng. Since it is a dinner party, these two princes are naturally indispensable, otherwise it would be too rude.
The palace is located in the very center of Suncheon Fortress, surrounded by tall walls, and the moat is deep and wide, making it like a city within a city.
Ruyan's carriage slowly drove into the magnificent gate, there were barracks on both sides of the gate, stationed the palace guards, after the carriage entered the door, the captain of the escort team checked and inquired, and sent a team of cavalry to escort Ruyan's carriage to the Palace of Nourishing Heart. Wu Lai opened the curtain of the carriage and saw the palaces and buildings, pavilions and galleries along the way, all of which were lawless, majestic and magnificent, solemn and solemn, and it was really a great country.
The dinner was held in the palace hall of the heart. Yangxin Hall is one of the most magnificent buildings in the palace, it is a high-platform building, on the high platform is the palace, the palace rooms are on both sides of the hall, connected by a corridor or a ramp, majestic and magnificent.
The carriage stopped in the square in front of the Yangxin Palace, where Prime Minister Xu Tiande and a group of civil and military officials were already waiting for them. Seeing Ruyan, everyone stepped down from the carriage with the support of Xiaocui, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. Of course, after Yuan Qing and Song Heng got off the carriage, they were also warmly received. Ruyan and others expressed their gratitude to Xu Tiande for his welcome.
After entering the Heart Cultivation Hall under the leadership of Xu Tiande, the ceremonial officer came to guide Ruyan and others to sit down. Xiao Cui and the others were arranged to eat elsewhere.
In the Heart Cultivation Palace, a table nearly two meters long is neatly placed, and some tableware and wine utensils have been placed on it.
The seat of King Qi is located in the north of the hall facing the main gate, and the seat of the eldest prince Qi Yun is on the left side of the head, and the seat of the queen is on the right side. In the main hall, there are twenty seats on each side, and the closer to the throne of King Qi, the higher the status, but the strange thing is that there are two seats in the middle, which looks very special.
The first seat on the left is the seat of Yuan Qing, the crown prince of the Great Yuan Kingdom, and the first place on the right is the seat of Song Heng, the prince of the Great Song Kingdom. If you smoke your status, you can't slack off. But where the seat was set had made the ceremonial officer have a big head, so he asked the king of Qi for instructions. King Qi thought for a moment, and then arranged for Ruyan's seat to be in the middle, and Wu Lai's seat was in the second place in the middle. For Wu Lai, King Qi also attaches great importance to it, even if he can't solicit it, he can't offend it.
In the entire hall, the middle was originally vacant, but I didn't expect that the seats of everyone and Wu Lai were in the middle, which made the two of them feel a little embarrassed.
After Yuan Qing and Ruyan and others sat down, the civil and military officials, princes and nobles sat down in their seats. When they talked, they all exchanged heads and did not dare to make loud noises, and the atmosphere was quite tense and strict. However, almost everyone wondered: Who was the young man sitting at the back of Ruyan's house? Why hadn't he heard of it? Prime Minister Xu Tiande did not introduce him. In fact, Xu Tiande only knew that this young man's name was Wu Lai, and King Qi ordered him not to be lazy, but it was unknown why King Qi attached so much importance to it.
Yuan Qing and Song Henggui are the crown princes, and they are foreign envoys, sitting in the first seat on the left and right hands, that is natural and understandable, but what is the origin of this young man?
In the rear area of the main hall, a large number of instruments are arranged, and the musicians are unhurriedly adjusting their instruments and preparing for the beginning of the banquet.
"When!" the bell rang, and the hall fell silent immediately.
After the bell rang, the melodious music floated up, and eighteen sturdy guards with spears in their hands marched neatly from the back hall into the hall, lined up on both sides. Then, a band of ceremonies marched lightly, played and played, entered the temple, and then dispersed to the sides to stand and continue to play. The princes and nobles in the hall left their seats one after another, knelt on both sides, and shouted "Long live the king" in unison.
Ruyan everyone got up immediately, Wu Lai was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Yuan Qing and Song Heng standing up, he also got up immediately. In the entire hall, except for the guards and the band, the four of them stood out, which was particularly eye-catching.
First, four chamberlains stepped out solemnly, followed by eight pretty young palace maids, dressed very beautifully. They were divided into two groups, two men and four women, standing on one side. Then, the monarch and queen of the Great Qi Kingdom walked into the hall proudly.
Wu Lai saw that the king of Qi had a broad forehead, a dignified appearance, bright eyes, a crown on his head, and a yellow robe lined with gold edges, solemn, and very gentlemanly. The queen is dressed in palace clothes, although she is over forty years old, she is extremely well maintained, graceful and luxurious, and has the power of a mother in the world.
The King of Qi walked to his throne, while the queen sat on the right side of the King of Qi. Then, the eldest prince Qi Yun also walked into the main hall and slowly walked towards his seat.
After King Qi sat down, he bowed his head slightly and said, "Zhongqing's family is flat, please sit." The sound was like a bell, echoing in the temple.
Wu Lai thought to himself: This King of Qi is really full of energy.
Everyone shouted in unison, "Thank you, King!" and then sat back at the table, and soon a palace maid came to pour wine for everyone.