dhibooks Chapter 29 Banquet
Chapter 29 Banquet
At the dinner table, Ji Fang winked at Ji Yan,
Not yet?
not good.
Ji Fang pretended to cough, and Ji Yan immediately understood, stretched out her hand to add a piece of meat, and said, "The braised pork cooked in the kitchen today is not bad. Father has worked hard recently, try it."
"Yeah..." Ji Hua didn't even open his mouth.
Mrs. Ji sighed, "Master, don't be angry, we are all one family, so why are you so angry?"
Ji Fang chimed in: "Yan'er is at fault. I have already told her that she is already aware of her mistake. Father must be so angry that he will lose his body."
Ji Hua looked up at the few people who were helping each other, and secretly sighed, "Let's eat."
"Hey, good."
It seems that he is not angry.
After putting away the bowls and chopsticks after eating, Ji Hua wiped his hands, "I have handed over the booklet to His Majesty, and I should be called into the palace in the next few days."
"Thank you, father, worry about it." Ji Yan said obediently with her head lowered.
Although there is already a solution, it still cannot be disclosed prematurely. If Ji Hua can persuade him to dissolve the engagement, it would be a good thing.It's just that the price...
"Father, just try your best, don't be too difficult."
Mrs. Ji patted Ji Yan's hand, "Silly boy, don't make things difficult."
Ji Hua was called into the palace the next day, and when he came back he frowned, it seemed that the result was not very good.
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The sixth day, the palace.
In order to show the country's prosperity, Bu Bing specially ordered people to arrange a lot of precious things, and specially invited the pillars of Yuxi Garden.The entire palace is brightly lit and bright.
At the banquet, there was a lot of toasting and laughter.
Sheng Qing raised his glass to Bu Bing and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your hospitality, the ministers are very grateful."
Bu Bing: "Where, in the future, the two countries will be friendly states, and the marriage will make them more intimate. It is polite. Although men and women in our country cannot meet before marriage, special things are treated specially. Miss Jifu is also here today. , the two of you can get acquainted in advance."
Bu Bingzhan pointed in Ji Yan's direction, Sheng Qing followed her gaze, and saw a woman in light green clothes, with eyebrows like willow leaves and eyes like quiet springs, with a quiet and elegant temperament from a scholarly family. Can't take my eyes off.Not to mention talent, she is indeed worthy of the title of beauty.
Hearing being called, Ji Yan didn't twitch, she nodded generously to the emperor and Sheng Qing, and turned her gaze back.
After Yu Ning sang a song on the stage, Sheng Qing cupped his hands again and said to Gu Yin: "Ning'er, the pillar of the Yuxi Garden, really lives up to his reputation, Boss Gu is amazing."
"That's not true." There was no humility at all.
I Gu Yin's people, can there be any difference?
"I would like to invite Miss Ning'er to my country of Yue to compete with the talented women of our country if I have a chance."
"Thank you, Prince, for your kindness. It's just that Ning'er has little talent and learning, and I'm afraid she can't compare to girls from your country." Yu Ning said.
Gu Yin snapped open the fan, smiled and said, "Ning'er doesn't need to be modest, your talent deserves the praise of the Nanyue prince."
After finishing speaking, he and Sheng Qing laughed a few times.
After Yu Ning stepped down from the stage, she went to Gu Yin's side. The wonderful performance just now attracted a lot of unkind eyes. Yu Ning drank and ate as if she hadn't seen it. Gu Yin, who was frowning and staring back, had to give up.
The music is mixed with the sound of wine glasses clinking, the open door blows in the draft, and no one knows who knocked over the wine glass and jug, and the sound of ping-pong is a bit ear-catching.
"Hmph, how could someone with such status come to an important banquet of the country? Isn't it a sign of bad luck?" A yin and yang voice broke the happy scene.
Everyone looked back, yo, Mr. Lu.Ever since my daughter became a noble concubine, she was so arrogant that it was not at 01:30.
Naturally, the official position has also increased a lot. Even if you are a half-royal person, you still need face.But in this life, except for the daughter of a noble concubine, Mr. Lu has no great abilities, and he is a small-minded person, so he got the position of a grand master with little real power.
The noise stopped, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it. After all, if the emperor's face is brushed off on a big occasion, the loss outweighs the gain.
Already proud and arrogant, he came to the banquet in a swaggering manner. After saying a word, but no one answered, his heart became even more blocked, and he said again: "The people at this banquet are all high-ranking officials and ministers. Is your daughter worthy to come here to be honored?"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat: Master Lu has been in a high position for a long time, is he stupid?No, he hasn't been in a high position for long, so why?
I should have known that Master Lu's two words were to show Bu Bing no face, and the foreign envoy of a rich and rich country was holding a banquet, but he couldn't stop his courtiers' sour words.
The noise gradually stopped, Sheng Qing looked at the good show in front of him playfully, it was exactly as he expected.
This guy named Lu will come out to pick things up.
But Bu Bing's face was a little gloomy at the moment, "What does Lu Aiqing mean?"
Master Lu said: "Your Majesty, I am thinking about the face of our country."
"Oh? Then who do I send, do I still need to see your opinion?"
"This..." Master Lu was momentarily speechless.
Seeing that Bu Bing was about to get angry, Zhiying got up and walked to the middle, saying: "Your Majesty calm down, presumably Mr. Lu also has good intentions. The status of a civilian girl does not match, but..."
"But Miss Zhiying was my request to His Majesty to bring her here." Ji Yan took Zhiying's words and continued, "Ms. Zhiying is my good friend for many years, so it is natural to be reluctant to part when we are about to part. On the one hand, the folk girl heard that there will be an incense-making session today, and Miss Zhiying was born with the talent for making incense, so she boldly made a request to His Majesty."
After saying that, his expression changed, and he looked at Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu did not expect that a young lady from a scholarly family would have such a strong... hostility.
Master Lu took a step back in fright, and heard Ji Yan's voice faintly:
"Why, Master Lu is not convinced by His Majesty's decision? Or do you think His Majesty's decision is wrong?"
Mr. Lu stared at the ground dumbly, and there was something cool behind his back,
Damn girl!
Sheng Qing, who was watching the play on the side, finally clapped his hands to wake up everyone's spirits, "Today is the practice session of this prince, why are you arguing!" His tone was naughty, which was different from the cold mask.
Bu Bing closed his eyes and smiled, "Okay, let's all go back and sit down, what does it look like! Now that we are talking about incense, let's start, both of you."
After finishing speaking, someone brought up two tables, on which were various raw materials and tools for making incense.Ji Yan patted Zhiying's shoulder, "Go."
After the two of them stood up, Sheng Qing said: "This is a talented person from our country of Yue. Wuye, everyone knows that our country of Yue, among other things, is unique in terms of plant spices. I don't know and Zhiying How do girls compare?"
But in the time of a cup of tea, the two of them have already made a simple flavor of incense, which was quietly covered in a silver box.
Sheng Qing: "Louzi, go, bring up the leafless incense... Louzi?"
"Ah! Yes." Lou Zi, who was still in a daze, recovered his voice and hurriedly replied.
"What are you doing, I asked you to do something!" Sheng Qing seemed a little angry, and knocked on the table a few times with his fan.
"Prince calm down, I... I was wrong."
"Today's situation is special. If you commit the crime again, see if I won't punish you!"
"Yes." After a reply, Lou Zi quickly presented the leafless incense and distributed small portions to the guests in the audience.
Once opened, a sweet and greasy smell permeated the air, and when everyone was about to be bored by the sweet and greasy, the scent of herbs and trees that followed diluted the sweetness.In a trance, it seems to be able to see the flowers, birds, insects, fish, jungles and mountains of South Vietnam.
It is really good to be able to make such a layered fragrance in the time of a cup of tea.
Before Bu Bing opened the box, he looked at the audience's comments indifferently, and clicked on Bu Sheng who had never said anything, "Ah Sheng, what do you think?"
Bu Sheng closed the box with a flick of his sleeve, "It's really fragrant. Sweet but not greasy, elegant and dusty, as if you can witness the scenery of Yue."
"To be praised so much by the prince, Wuye will die without regret." Wuye didn't have any expression on his face, only opening and closing his mouth to highlight a few words.
Sheng Qing laughed loudly, "Thank you, Fourth Prince."
As soon as the words came out, Gu Yin understood that Sheng Qing was really not that simple. Back then, the princes fought for power and fought against each other. As the second prince, Bu Bing worked every step of the way, finally overcame many obstacles except Bu Sheng, and became the emperor.
How come Busheng was not harmed?As the fourth prince, he is full of talent and strategy.But the concubine mother has not been favored since she was a child, and the concubine Qin, who was born in a scholarly family, no longer competes for the favor, and stays at ease in her yard, teaching Xiaobu students to read and write.
The old nanny who has been following Concubine Qin also taught him some rules in the palace, rules that he had to follow.
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Therefore, in the battle for the throne, Bu Sheng survived.
And since Bu Bing ascended the throne, the titles of the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince were no longer called, and Sheng Qing didn't know what was in his mind when he said it today.
Talking about the relationship between Bu Sheng and Bu Bing, when they were young, Bu Sheng was friendly with Gu Yin, and occasionally talked to Bu Bing in the palace.It is said that Bu Sheng had saved Bu Bing's life at the beginning, but the relationship between the two has eased since Bu Bing ascended the throne.
However, besides calling when necessary, Bu Sheng still prefers to address people around him by their first names.
Now, the two are like brothers.
"If that's the case, then Ah Sheng will taste it more." Bu Bing waved his big hand and gave the incense to Bu Sheng, with the air of giving him the whole world.
"It seems that our emperor treats brother Busheng well." Yu Ning said after eating a grape.
"Yeah." Gu Yin smiled.
After thanking Bu Bing and taking another box, Bu Sheng felt something was wrong, the bottom of the box seemed a little wet.Before she could react, she heard Zhiying shout:
Lord!
The author has something to say: I’m sorry for being off for a few days (?_?), I...Karvin, I was wrong [crying]
However, I still hope that you will like my story!
Compare your heart!
—— Hexi