"You guys are here so early." Luo Junyao tilted his head and leaned on Shen Hongxiu's shoulder.
Shen Hongxiu raised her hand and poked her shoulder angrily, "You also said that I went to chase a thief the night before and never came back. The next day, the Luo family said that you had caught a cold, and we were still guessing. Are you injured?"
Luo Junyao stood up straight, turned around twice, and opened his upper arms to show them, "I'm fine. What can a little thief do to me? Huihui didn't come today."
Song Huandao: "She is still young, the Xu family does not have a head wife, and she has never participated in such banquets."
Luo Junyao thought for a while, this kind of palace night banquet was actually quite boring. Xu Hui was a child and it didn't matter whether he participated or not.
There was a lot of chaos at the banquet, and it would be troublesome if something went wrong.
"A Ning hasn't arrived yet."
Liang Shufeng smiled and said: "She followed the eldest princess to the harem to visit the Queen Mother. I heard that the Queen Mother has been better these two days. I wonder if she will attend the palace banquet tonight."
Speaking of the eldest princess of Changling, Luo Junyao remembered what happened at the princess' mansion again.
It's just that after so many days, the eldest princess's mansion is still peaceful and peaceful. Could it be that the eldest princess Changling really chose to forgive the Qin consort?
Luo Junyao felt a little itchy.
"Oh, that Prince Gaoyu is here!" Several girls were sitting on the edge of the white marble railing under the eaves of the hall, chatting and laughing. Liang Shufeng, who was facing the steps, said with a slightly changed expression.
Everyone turned around and saw several men wearing Gaoyu costumes walking up.
Shen Hongxiu frowned and said, "Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, what are they doing here?"
Song Yan, on the other hand, smiled and said: "The visitor is a guest. We can't just leave the guests in the post house during the festival, right?"
"Who is that person? He looks more powerful than that second prince."
Walking next to the second prince of Gaoyu, He Ruoqiuti, was a very tall young man, in his mid-twenties. His skin color was different from the fair skin of Zhongyuan and the brown color of Gaoyu, which was somewhere in between. The color and facial features are deep and three-dimensional.
Compared with He Ruoqiuti standing next to him, he was a bit more meticulous.
The most striking thing is that his eyes are not the light brown of Gaoyu people, but gray green. His hair color does not seem to be pure black, but has a hint of dark red, which is as bright as daylight on the Jade Terrace. The bottom is very eye-catching.
Liang Shufeng said: "He is He Ruomuti, the eldest prince of Gaoyu. I heard that his mother is an Orchid from the Western Regions, so his skin color and eyes are different from ordinary Gaoyu people."
Luo Junyao whispered: "Much better looking than that second prince."
Everyone turned to look at her. Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said innocently: "I'm not wrong."
"……"really.
The second prince of Gaoyu is naturally not ugly, and can even be said to be somewhat handsome. But the eldest prince is too good-looking, which makes people feel that he does not live in a place with dangerous mountains and rivers like Gaoyu. Someone who can.
The eldest prince Gaoyu seemed to notice that someone was looking at him, and turned his head and looked this way.
Luo Junyao happened to meet his eyes, and He Ruomuti showed a very friendly smile and nodded towards Luo Junyao.
However, he was quickly pulled away by the somewhat impatient He Ruoqiuti, leaving many people around him talking quietly.
Everyone has a love for beauty, and the eldest prince Gaoyu is indeed very handsome, worthy of people's secret discussion and criticism.
Just as the Gaoyu people went to the palace, several more foreigners were led up.
"Are there any other foreigners attending tonight?" Luo Junyao was a little surprised.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for Dasheng people, but not for foreigners.
Not to mention that no one would specially send an envoy to attend, but the people who came up at this time seemed to be from a different group of people from Gaoyu.
Song Yan sighed and couldn't help but reach out and poke her forehead, "What do you usually study? That's the Qi tribe!"
Hearing this, Luo Junyao's eyes flashed, and he stared at the foreigners who came up.
These people are obviously not as confident and relaxed as the previous Gaoyu people. They appear to be very reserved and guarded.
Luo Junyao, the young man walking in the front and middle position, once had a relationship with the prince named Ji Rong whom she met on the street a few days ago.
At this time, the young man changed out of his white clothes and wore the gold-woven narrow-sleeved brocade robe of the Qi people. He looked even more pale and sickly.
Shen Hongxiu said: "Is that the proton sent to Shangyong by the Qi tribe? Why does it look like a sick man?"
In the eyes of Dasheng people, the Qi people were ferocious and brutal, and most of them had the same image. This young man looked very different.
Song Huan nodded and said: "That should be it. Five years ago, the Qi people took advantage of the death of the late emperor and invaded the border city of Dasheng during the Three Kings' Rebellion. Within half a month, they slaughtered the three cities of Danrong, Wulan and Changwu in the northwest of Dasheng. This Once, General Luo and the Prince Regent attacked from both sides and beat the Qi people to the point of dying. Even the royal court of the Qi people was occupied. Now the Qi people can only retreat to the depths of the vast sea to survive, even offering protons to sue for peace. If the fight continues. , they may be exterminated."
Luo Junyao frowned and said, "That proton looks like he's from the Central Plains."
There was silence for a moment, and Luo Junyao was a little confused, "I...did I ask something wrong?"
Liang Shufeng said: "That is Ji Rong, the ninth prince of the Qi tribe. His mother is Mrs. Rong, the favorite wife of Ji Sui, the Zhancheng king of the Qi tribe. She is a native of the Central Plains."
"People from the Central Plains?"
Song Huan also whispered: "Let's just talk in private. Not many people mention this matter now. No wonder you don't know. More than thirty years ago, Mrs. Rong and the current Princess Mu were both called Dongling Stunning. It was just that Mrs. Rong's brother was fighting for the world with Emperor Gaozu, and formed an alliance with the Qi tribe at that time, so he married Mrs. Rong to the king of the Qi tribe. Later, the man was defeated and committed suicide, and Mrs. Rong stayed with the Qi tribe. Not only did the ninth prince She was born to her. She also has an eldest son who is the crown prince of the Qi tribe and a fourth prince. Five years ago, it was the fourth prince who massacred the city at the border. Last year, the fourth prince was shot by General Luo on the battlefield. He is blind in one eye, but it is a pity that he escaped. Originally, the regent asked the Qi people to hand over the fourth prince, but for some reason, it was the ninth prince who was sent."
"I heard that the regent had just returned to Beijing and had an unpleasant quarrel with several auxiliary ministers over this matter."
Luo Junyao thought for a while and whispered, "Did someone in the court go beyond the regent and agree to replace the fourth prince with the ninth prince?"
No one answered, but everyone knew that nine out of ten of them were like this. The fourth prince of the Qi tribe was a famous warrior of the Qi tribe, but the ninth prince was a little-known sick man.
Shen Hongxiu frowned and said, "It took the Regent and General Luo so many years to push the Qi people into despair, and now like this..." Sooner or later, the Qi people will come back and it will be troublesome.
But now it is impossible for Dasheng to send troops to attack the Qi tribe again.
Not to mention the difficulty of the Qi people's retreat into the Hanhai Desert, if we carefully calculate that from the end of Tangling to the present, there has been almost no year without troops for more than thirty years during the great prosperity. In the early years, it was internal, and later it was external, whether it was for the people or the army.
The soldiers were already overwhelmed.
It is precisely for this reason that the Prince Regent and General Luo tried their best to complete the battle in order to give the world time to recuperate.
Under such circumstances, no one in the government or the public will support just because the proton candidate proposes troops again.
Liang Shufeng shrugged and said: "We all understand the truth, how can those big figures in the court not understand it?" It's just that they understand, after all, it is not as important as their own interests.
"Your Majesty is here!"
"The Prince Regent has arrived!"
The slightly shrill voice of the palace chamberlain sounded under the jade terrace. People who were talking leisurely in groups immediately stood up straight and turned to the direction of the jade steps to welcome the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor and the Prince Regent.
Following the steady and orderly footsteps of the two ceremonial guards, there was silence outside the main hall on the Jade Terrace.
I don't know how long I waited before I saw a tall figure walking up leading a small child.
Xie Yan tonight was different from what Luo Junyao had seen before. He was wearing a black court dress embroidered with gold dragon patterns, and his hair was tied up with a gold crown. The autumn wind on the high platform ruffled the hem of his clothes, as if he was looking down at the world, which almost made people gasp.
Can't help but feel angry.
On the other hand, the little emperor he held in his hand was wearing a dragon robe. Although he tried to look serious and solemn, he was too young and had a delicate and cute appearance. He looked like a soft and cute little boy.
Dolls make people have the urge to play with them.
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
"Welcome to His Royal Highness the Regent!"
The people waiting outside the hall greeted him in unison.
After a while, the young emperor's childish voice sounded, "Your Majesty, please be at peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone stood up one after another.
Xie Yan held the little emperor's hand with one hand and glanced at the people outside the palace. He paused for a moment on Luo Junyao and then quickly moved away. He said in a deep voice: "The Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother have not arrived yet. You all can do it yourself."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Seeing Xie Yan holding the little emperor's hand and entering, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just that Xie Yan said it was up to him, but no one could do it.
So everyone turned around and walked into the main hall. After all, His Majesty and the Regent were already here, and it was inappropriate for them to hang around outside.
Luo Junyao couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, thinking that His Highness the Regent was really a killer of large events.
As soon as he appears, even if he does nothing, the originally lively and noisy scene can instantly cool down.
"You're still laughing!" Shen Hongxiu couldn't help but glare at Luo Junyao and whispered: "You are really not afraid at all."
Luo Junyao said: "What is there to be afraid of? No matter how powerful the regent is, he will not suddenly draw his sword and kill me."
"..." Several girls gave her looks like "You are young and don't understand."
If you have seen or heard about the great achievements of the regent during the Three Kings Rebellion, you are not a normal person who is not afraid, right?
"……"baffling!
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Today is a quiet day, tomorrow we will start to do things and things~~~(*￣3)(ε￣*)
