"The emperor is here! The imperial concubine is here! The imperial concubine is here!"

When he heard the voice of Eunuch Yu, all the civil and military officials present stopped talking and walked to the hall one after another. In front of the wide main entrance of the hall, three figures appeared in front of the sunlight. The emperor and the two favorite concubines in the harem slowly walked in.?

Today is the state banquet. Pei Yuanhao naturally wore a dragon robe. The bright yellow robe reflected dazzling brilliance in the sun. He was like him, so he was high and powerful that people could only look up to him and dare not look at him.

The two favorite concubines were also bright and radiant. Shen Rou was wearing a long pink dress with a full head of pearls and jade. The golden steps were shining by the sun, and the light was a bit dazzling. Nangong Lizhu was wearing a light blue brocade robe with a unique bun on her head, and she only had a simple phoenix hairpin with no more decorations. She was still full of beauty.

Seeing these two beauties reminded me of the dinner at the Moon Night. Queen Yin once said that Pei Yuanhao would pick people, but now it seems that this sentence is really correct. Regardless of the colorful beauty in the harem, just these two favorite concubines can be said to have the most extreme beauty in the world.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but turn my head to look at Chang Qing.

Unlike the two favorite concubines, she is the queen and almost never has that kind of gorgeous makeup. Even if her outfit is similar to those favorite concubines, she always exudes a unique majesty and dignity.

Such a woman and such a person may feel good about her, but she will never pity her like a woman like Nangong Lizhu and Shen Rou.

But who is the person who really holds her in his palm?

I was still thinking about it, Chang Qing had already gotten up and walked over, walked a few steps and looked back at me in confusion, as if asking me something. When I woke up, I hurriedly followed. At this time, the officials had already knelt down to salute the emperor. Chang Qing walked up to him and leaned over and bowed gently: "I'm paying homage to the emperor."

"The queen is flat."

Pei Yuanhao hurriedly reached out to help her up, and the two favorite concubines beside him also came forward to salute.

After their ceremony was over, Nian Shen walked forward and respectfully bowed to Pei Yuanhao: "My son pays homage to the father, to the imperial concubine, to the concubine Li."

Pei Yuanhao looked down at him, with a smile in his eyes and said, "Nianshen is also with your mother today."

Chang Qing reached out to stroke his shoulder and smiled, "This child has been making trouble to see his younger brother. When he heard that the second prince was coming, he was so happy that he refused to sleep well all night."

"oh?"

This kind of brotherly and respectful situation made Pei Yuanhao happier. He turned around and said to Shin Juju: "Come Nianyun up and show his brother."

When Shen Rou heard the word "brother", she looked a little disdainful in her eyes, but she still had to listen to the emperor's words. After waved her hand, she saw Mingzhu walking up from behind with a nurse.

It was the first time that the nurse had come to such a big scene. People were so scared that they didn't know what to do. They just held the child and didn't say anything. Mingzhu came up and looked at me first. Her face was still the same as before, always with a little panic. Pei Yuanhao had waved his hand and asked Nian Shen to go over and said with a smile: "Come on, look at your brother."

The nurse bent down slightly and exposed the baby in the swaddling clothes.

I leaned over and looked at the second prince Pei Nianyun in the cradle. She is over half a year old. She looks very good. Her head is round and her eyes are also round. She looks at people with a black look, but his eyes seem to be as dark as I felt before, with a deep and condensing blackness.

Nian Shen pulled Mingzhu's arm on tiptoe to see the child, and carefully pushed away the cradle with his hands, and said with a smile: "Nian Yun, Nian Yun, I am my brother."

“…”

"Thinking about it..."

He called for a long time, but the child did not respond. Nian Shen pouted his mouth again and leaned over to kiss his face. Chang Qing was still reminding him: "Be gentle."

Nian Shen was still very obedient and gently touched the child's face with his tender little mouth. Looking at such a cute scene, the old ministers around him couldn't help but smile faintly. Nangong Lizhu also smiled beside him: "The eldest prince is such a friendly and good brother."

However, even though this brother was so friendly, his younger brother Nian Yun still had no reaction. He only stretched out his hand and rubbed his face after being kissed for a while.

Shen Rou stepped forward and smiled, "Your Highness, my brother just ate milk and is a little sleepy. Let's play with you later."

"oh……"

Nian Shen stood on tiptoe and looked at the child, then walked back with his head down, looking a little disappointed. Pei Yuanhao looked at him, but stretched out his big hand and stroked the back of his neck, smiling and showing a happy look. Chang Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please take your seat first, don't let everyone stand."

"Well, let's take your seats in all the nobles."

Pei Yuanhao waved his hand, and the ministers hurriedly bowed their gratitude. He walked upstairs and sat down. Nangong Lizhu and Shen Rou sat on both sides, and also placed a side seat for Xiao Nianshen and Nianyun's nurse.

I stood behind Chang Qing and looked down. There were already many important civil and military officials in the hall. There were two ministers standing in front of each long table. There were military generals under the left hand and civil officials under the right hand. There were all kinds of delicacies on the table, and there were all kinds of nectar and jade liquid. When Eunuch Yu waved his hand, the musicians on both sides of the hall immediately cheered the throne and sing the music.

Only when the emperor and the empress and several concubines sat down, the civil and military officials all sat down together.

Fu Badai sat in the fourth seat below his right hand, but Wu Yanqiu, the second-ranked student in the new class.

I was stunned and my eyes fell beside me - Liu Qinghan was no longer serving behind him, nor even sitting with him. There was a separate hall for him, and another court official was sitting with him.

What's going on?

Even if Pei Yuanhao attaches great importance to him now and lets him take a seat alone, he should be the same seat as Fu Badai. How could he?

Looking back at the moment when he entered the hall, he stood alone with a cold face and the bruise on his forehead, I felt more and more uneasy.

Even Chang Qing saw some clues, looked down, and looked at me again.

The people in the hall felt something and whispered, but what surprised them was not only that Liu Qinghan did not sit with Fu Badai, but more importantly, the third seat below the left hand was alone with Shen Xiaokun, the Minister of War. Half of the table was empty.

You can count the officials in the hall, but there are no absent.

Who left this location for?

I frowned, but I found that the people in the hall looked a little puzzled, looking at the empty seat, only Fu Badai was sitting there holding a glass and drinking it directly.

Over time, the voices of discussion became louder and louder. At this moment, Eunuch Yu's voice came from outside the door—

"Nangong Jinhong, Minister of War, is here!"

The hall was silent for a moment, and then a burst of exclamations broke out immediately.

Nangong Jinhong!

Nangong Jinhong, the Minister of War who has been sick and retired for many years!

The court officials below were shocked and could not speak. The faces of the people sitting there changed drastically. Shen Gongyi's face turned pale at the first time. He looked at Shen Xiaokun in a blink of an eye. The young Minister of War was also shocked and could not react at all.

Even Chang Qing and Taishi Chang were surprised for a moment, but the Taishi was the Taishi after all, so they calmed down immediately and reached out to stroke their beard. The eyes flashed with a flash and soon stopped falling under the gray eyebrows.

At this time, I suddenly understood something, turned my head and looked at Nangong Lizhu sitting next to the emperor.

A faint smile appeared on her delicate face. Although it was cold, it was still charming.

So that's it...

No wonder she had always been a little alienated to Pei Yuanhao before, but that day she went out of the palace to greet him, and she was also kind to the emperor, gentle and gentle.

She was a concubine who had no hope in the harem, but it was another matter to her father, the dignified Minister of War.

No matter what, her family is not just her daughter, but other young people can wait for promotion. Even if she cannot have children, as long as the Nangong family does not fall and their relationship with the royal family will remain close, and future honors, favors, wealth and honor can continue from generation to generation!

At this time, hundreds of pairs of eyes in the hall were looking at the sunshine, and Nangong Jinhong slowly walked in. He was wearing a brocade robe and had agile body. Although he was older, he had some wrinkles on his face, but his eyebrows were clear. It was obvious that he was also a handsome man when he was young, otherwise he would not have such a stunning daughter.

Nangong Jinhong walked to the hall, knelt down, and shouted: "Old minister pays homage to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

"Your dear, please be calm."

Pei Yuanhao hurriedly raised his hand, Nangong Jinhong stood up, Pei Yuanhao looked at him with a flash of spirit and smiled: "I have been sick for the past two years. I am busy with state affairs and have never visited me, I don't know now-"

Nangong Jinhong clasped his fists and said, "I am protected by the emperor's long-loving, and the old minister's injuries have been cured."

"Oh, that's good, that's good."

One of them was still talking, and the court officials below had already fought fiercely, but at this time everyone had only one thought - Shen Xiaokun's Minister of War was vain!

The military affairs office had already divided the power of the Ministry of War by more than half, and was supervised by the Ministry of Revenue in the name of re-examination. Now Nangong Jinhong has eliminated his illness and has been in court. So the Secretary of the Shangshu is still the Secretary of the Shangshu, and the Minister of the Secretariat is still the Minister of the Secretariat, but the Class of the Minister of the past has been reduced by half and still more than half.

Shen Xiaokun sat there. He was still young and couldn't hold back even if he was angry. He frowned. His baby face was so angry that his cheeks bulged slightly. His fingers holding the wine glass kept spasming. If he didn't control it, he would be afraid that the wine glass would be crushed by him.

Shen Gongyi, who was sitting on the other side of him, was not having a good time, but the old minister was calm and he stared at Nangong Jinhong for a while, then raised his head to look at Shen Rou in the hall.

Even with the decoration of rouge and water powder, it could not hide Shen Rou's ugly face at this time. She couldn't hold back and turned her head fiercely to look at Nangong Lizhu. Her silver teeth clattered, and then she cursed softly: "Bitch!"

Nangong Lizhu, not sure whether she heard or felt it, turned her head and looked at her, with a proud smile in the corner of her eyes, looked at her with a hint of contempt, then lowered her head and took a sip of wine.

Shen Rou's face turned pale with anger.

In the eyes of their Shen family, this is the benefit that Nangong Lizhu foxes seduced the king.

only--

I raised my eyebrows and looked at Fu Badai, who was still alive.

The only one who can look like normal in the court is him and Qinghan, who is always indifferent and cold, but Qinghan is because he doesn't care, and he - the idea is his, how could he be surprised?

Adding one more piece to the nail is really good.

If it were someone else, he might not dare to accept this, but Nangong Jinhong, his daughter was originally Pei Yuanhao's favorite woman. She had been favored by the harem for many years, but was sterilized by Shen Rou from now on. However, this hatred would make him come back without hesitation.

What's more, he said he had not really given up his career completely in the past few years. It can be seen from just one point that it is also a heartbreaking tragedy. I will break up with the emperor and dare to say such words as hurting him. However, Nangong Lizhu never went to a dead end with Pei Yuanhao. No matter how painful or hated her, she still left a little room for her relationship with the emperor. There is also this reason for checks and balances.

I looked at the scene in front of me, and somehow I found it interesting and sad.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao had already raised his hand and said, "Sir Shangshu, please take your seat."

"Thank you the emperor to give the throne."

Nangong Jinhong bowed again, then turned around and walked to Shen Xiaokun to sit down. After weighing the pros and congratulations to him, several ministers around him immediately raised their glasses and congratulated him: "Congratulations to Lord Nangong for his recovery from his injury."

"Master Nangong returns to the court, which is the emperor's blessing and our blessing!"

"In the future, I hope Lord Nangong will take care of him."

Nangong Jinhong also smiled and raised his wine glass and said to the ministers around him: "Thank you, all of you."

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Shen Xiaokun, and smiled and said, "This must be the nephew of the Grand Tutor, the new top martial arts scholar, and the minister of the Grand Secretary of the Grand Tutor."

Shen Xiaokun held back and stood up: "Sir Shangshu, I'll pay my respects."

"Hahahaha, Lord Shin is so young and promising." Nangong Jinhong stood up, turned to look at Shen Gongyi, and smiled with a deep smile, saying, "Lord Shin, it's been a long time since I left."

Shen Gongyi also smiled and walked over with a wine glass, and walked to him: "I didn't expect that Lord Nangong's injury has been cured. Why don't you tell me that you can go and see Lord Nangong."
To be continued...