The palace banquet continued, and Mrs. Zhao felt anxious.
Mrs. Zhao, who has become a mature woman, took out a few gold ingots and handed them to the palace maids who were on duty at the banquet: "My granddaughter is afraid that she has lost her way in the imperial garden. I would like to trouble you two girls to go and look for it."
The two took the gold ingot and exited the banquet hall. They asked the palace servants who were on duty in the imperial garden and found out that no one was playing in the imperial garden at this time, so they took out their handkerchiefs and brushed the dust on the stone steps and sat down.
, planning to rest for a quarter of an hour, then go back and tell Mrs. Zhao that Miss Zhao was not found.
The originally arranged performance was canceled by the group, so Eunuch Ke had to temporarily fill in some piano music. Thinking that the Queen was still waiting to see the performances by the ladies from various houses, Eunuch Ke quickly stepped forward to report the situation.
Mingruo gently stroked the bracelet on her wrist, with a smile on her lips, looking very talkative: "The songs and dances that have been prepared will be performed next to each other, and the free time will be used later. There is no need to arrange any more performances."
"Old slave, let's do it now." Although Eunuch Ke didn't quite understand the Queen's intention, he was still very active in following orders.
The little man in Mingruo's heart looks up to the sky and smiles: I won't let you show your face, and won't stop chattering. Now I give you a chance to show off, but you can't show it, it's boring!
Halfway through the banquet, Mingruo stood up and planned to leave.
Si Haochen reached out and held his wife's wrist: "Where are you going?"
"Ahem." Ming Ruo pretended to straighten his sleeves, "I'm going to go to the side hall to change my clothes and let go of the alcohol."
"Hmm~" Si Haochen broke the argument rudely, "If you haven't had a sip of wine, where did the alcohol smell come from?"
"I'm like 'Everyone gets drunk even if he's not drunk'. Don't worry about these details." Mingruo had been sitting there like a queen for more than half an hour, and she was already impatient. She just wanted to sneak out and let Ah Ling transform into hers.
Like, sit for yourself until the end of the palace banquet.
"My husband will accompany you." The emperor and empress left the Jiuhua Palace hand in hand.
Arriving in the courtyard, Si Haochen held Mingruo's waist and easily jumped onto the roof with a tap of his toes.
"Yeah!" Mingruo quickly wrapped her arms around the thin waist and hung it on her husband.
"Ruo'er, do you want to go to the side hall to rest, or go back to the sleeping hall?" Si Haochen asked softly.
"The palace banquet is not over yet. It is not appropriate for you to leave for too long..." Mingruo felt that it was wrong for him to run away, but he could not lead Si Haochen astray.
"Didn't you already think of a way to deal with it?" Si Haochen looked like he knew what you were going to do.
"Ahem." It's a good idea not to break up if the situation is difficult, "There's only one Ah Ling, there's no way we can become two."
"Then what should we do?" Si Haochen took his wife over the eaves and walls and returned directly to the palace.
Mingruo had no choice but to let Ah Ling turn into Si Haochen and serve as the 'mascot' for the palace banquet. After all, 'you can't have a banquet without an owner', right?
After more than half of the banquet, the ministers and their families who had gone out to drink wine and changed their clothes came back one after another, and found that the huge banquet hall was quiet. After the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras stopped, no one dared to whisper in this quiet environment.
As the person most valued by His Majesty Yun Huang at present, the right minister was pushed out by his colleagues to inquire about the situation.
Ke Gongzheng said confidently: "The time that was previously reserved for the ladies from various prefectures to perform, but now there is no one to perform, so this is all we can do..."
Those ministers who gave Eunuch Ke the red envelopes were originally surprised. The palace banquet was almost over, why didn't they arrange for their daughters to perform? Could it be that all their money was wasted!
Hearing what Eunuch Ke said, they all looked towards the female guests' table. Although it was difficult to see clearly due to the bead curtain in the middle, you could still see the way his daughter lowered her head and pretended to be quail!
There is a story about a fox demon eating people in the palace, but it has not spread to the male guests. The ministers who want to put their daughters into the harem are very dissatisfied with their wives and daughters - the daughter is young and ignorant, and the wife does not tell the difference.
Is it serious?
Everyone felt that the 'quietness' in the banquet hall was getting more and more solemn. If it continued like this, the emperor was afraid that he would get angry.
The ministers, who secretly competed to put their daughter into the harem, rarely reached an agreement, and they all racked their brains to ease the tense atmosphere.
Zhao Shilang didn't know if the emperor would hate him because of what happened just now, so he decided to take this opportunity to test it out.
Minister Zhao took a deep breath and picked up the wine glass: "I wish my emperor good health and that the empire will last forever..."
Several ministers who couldn't think of a good idea suddenly brightened up. This way of toasting is a good one. They know a lot of auspicious words. A few more people will toast to the emperor. After a round of toasts, it's almost time to disperse!
Wait until the emperor is drunk, and then take the opportunity to mention the draft. If the matter can be settled while the emperor is drunk, it cannot be changed even if he sobers up - Jun is not joking.
The 'alliance' that had been formed now had a tacit understanding on the matter of filling the harem with people. They looked at each other, reached a consensus, and all stood up. They only waited for Minister Zhao to finish the toast, and they took turns.
Although Ah Ling didn't know what happened before, Zhao Shilang's eyes were wandering around, and he didn't look like a good person. Anyway, he was idle, so he might as well play with this person, and time would pass faster.
"Aiqing toasted with such a small cup, which seems not sincere enough." Ah Ling smiled slightly and said, "Come here, bring me the sea bowl!"
"Yes." Eunuch Ke thought that the emperor was going to 'clean up' the Zhao family, so he ordered someone to fetch the sea bowl, which was as big as a soup basin.
When Minister Zhao saw the full basin of wine brought in front of him, his scalp went numb. If he drank this bowl, he would probably be drunk to death.
Seeing that Minister Zhao was thinking of quitting, Ah Ling said to Eunuch Ke very boldly: "Pour some wine!"
Eunuch Ke was no longer calm now, he couldn't help shouting in his heart: Your Majesty, just let him drink, there is no need to fight so hard!
Ah Ling signaled Eunuch Ke to pour wine, but Eunuch Ke had to pour half a bowl. Drinking this with Minister Zhao was already giving him face.
"Fill it up!" Ah Ling said solemnly.
"Yes." Ke Gongtong poured a full basin of wine for Ah Ling.
Ah Ling picked up the sea bowl and drained it all in one breath. There was no wine stain on the corner of her lips, and she raised her eyebrows slightly: "I'm done, my dear, it's your turn!"
Minister Zhao hadn't even drunk the wine yet, but his head was already buzzing. What did the emperor mean? He must have been dissatisfied with himself by pouring himself such a large bowl of wine. But why did he drink another one first?
Although the holy will is unpredictable, the emperor has already done it, so he has no choice but to do the same.
Zhao Shilang picked up the heavy wine bowl and poured it into his mouth as if he was ready to die. As soon as the bowl of wine went down, Zhao Shilang's eyes went straight, and even the chairs had a double shadow. He plopped down and sat down, directly to the table.
under.
The little eunuch who was serving during the banquet went up to help him, and finally got him to the chair, and then he slipped down again...
After doing this several times, the young eunuch had no choice but to give up and let Minister Zhao stay under the table.
Ah Ling glanced at the ministers who had already stood up and planned to get the emperor drunk: "You also want to toast me?"
