On the day of Empress Dowager Wei's birthday banquet, Emperor Gaozong held a grand banquet in Zichen Hall, attended by all civil and military officials.
The entire hall was decorated as gracefully and luxuriously as if celebrating a harvest year. The red carpet was paved on the floor, extending from the dragon throne to hundreds of meters down the stairs outside the hall. There were soldiers with spears guarding both sides every tens of meters.
In the Zichen Hall, neatly arranged food tables are placed under the dragon throne on both sides of the red carpet. These food tables are all carved from pear wood and are carefully crafted. Each table has a different shape.
On the dragon throne, Gaozong was sitting on the left side of Empress Dowager Wei, and Zhao Yu was sitting on the right side of Empress Dowager Wei. I don't know what he said to Empress Dowager Wei, which caused Empress Dowager Wei to burst into laughter and pat him on the face.
hand.
Hearing the announcement of Zhao Yuan's arrival, Queen Mother Wei slowly suppressed the smile on her face, looking a little aloof and distant. Zhao Yu snorted quietly, curled his lips proudly, and glanced lightly at the person standing there.
His Highness Zhao Yuan. When Wu Cairen, the adoptive mother sitting next to Zhao Yuan, saw Zhao Yuan, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
When entering the palace, Zhao Yuan had already calmly looked into everyone's expressions.
Standing in front of the palace, he bowed respectfully to Emperor Gaozong and Empress Dowager Wei. After saying hello, he took a box half a person's height from Yun Ting's hand, handed it to the eunuch on the side and said, "It's the birthday of Grandma the Empress Dowager.
My grandson is in a hurry, so I couldn't prepare some special gifts for you. This is a thousand-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain. It is said to have the effect of prolonging life and strengthening the body and bones. My son and I asked people to find it specially to honor the Queen Mother. I hope that the Queen Mother
Don’t take it personally.”
Empress Dowager Wei took the box handed over by the eunuch, opened it, and saw that it was indeed a good thing. The ginseng had an exquisite body, with clearly separable legs, extending laterally. It had a tawny old skin, a tight and shiny texture, and a long and tough beard.
Clear and long, decorated with millet-like pearl spots.
Emperor Gaozong glanced at the ginseng and praised: "It's really a good ginseng."
Queen Mother Wei could only nod her head, closed the box, and ordered people to put it away: "Take a seat."
Queen Mother Wei said calmly and pointed to the food table under Zhao Yu's mother and son.
Zhao Yuan thanked him and took his seat.
From ancient times to the present, seating has been an exquisite science. It fully reflects a person's status, distance, and various relationships. At this time, the seat arranged by Empress Dowager Wei for Zhao Yuan is so wonderful that people with discerning eyes can see it.
You can see various connotations - high status, but not favored.
But Zhao Yuan obviously didn't care about these things at all. He just sat in front of the food table and said nothing. He only answered a few questions when he was asked some questions by name.
"Prime Minister Qin has arrived -" a high-pitched voice at the door shouted loudly, and the bustling crowd in the hall suddenly stopped. Empress Dowager Wei was heard to chuckle and say: "This Qin Hui has finally arrived."
Well-known, Zhao Yuan raised his eyes slightly and looked at this middle-aged man. He was majestic and noble, and the years had not worn away his handsome face at all. His deep and slender eyes were filled with spring light.
After entering the palace, Qin Hui briefly saluted Gaozong and Queen Mother Wei, and was then arranged to sit first on Gaozong's left and at the head of the hundred officials.
Feeling that the eyes were constantly looking at him, Qin Hui raised his head and met Zhao Yuan's eyes. Zhao Yuan looked away as if nothing had happened.
Afterwards, the palace people began to serve the banquet, and plates of exquisite dishes were served one by one. The hall was full of people, singing and dancing.
But Zhao Yuan had no intention of such a banquet.
After staying in the palace for several days, he felt less and less free, and his longing for Leng Changxi became deeper and deeper. He often took out the note that Leng Zhanchen passed to him and read it carefully, and almost all the contents on it could be read.
Memorized it.
Every time he thought of Leng Zhanchen's helpless words in that note, he couldn't help but laugh. As expected, his little baby could only rest peacefully in his arms.
"Yun Ting," Zhao Yuan called to Yun Ting who was standing behind her. Seeing him leaning forward, Zhao Yuan spoke again: "What do you think Little Bao'er is doing now?"
"This..." Obviously Yun Ting did not expect Zhao Yuan to ask such a question, and was dumbfounded.
"How many days are left until the New Year's Eve?"
"About seven or eight days."
"You should go back to the palace now and get ready. We will set off tomorrow morning."
Zhao Yuan's eyes darkened, and Yunting immediately understood what he meant.
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