Chapter 1362 The Queen Mother's birthday banquet is about to begin!
After Zhu Wenyu heard this, his expression softened: "Ai Qing, please go down and have a rest. We will have a banquet at Baohe Hall at seven o'clock in the evening."
"yes."
Qiu Yutang responded.
It was only after six o'clock that night, and the outside of the Baohe Hall was already overcrowded. There were about 400 tables outside the hall, and the chief eunuch Zhang Hua was personally responsible for the reception outside.
"Master Qiu, Master Liu, please go and take a seat in the hall."
When Zhang Hua saw Qiu Yutang and Liu Pengfei coming, he immediately stepped forward and said.
Qiu Yutang just nodded indifferently. He was a high-ranking member of the Ministry of War, and everyone was still in the study room, so he should be treated like this.
Liu Pengfei was very surprised: "Eunuch Zhang, I can also sit in the palace, so I don't deserve it, right?"
The top banquets in the palace have special seats. Although he is a feudal official and the governor of a region, he can only sit outside and must be at the end of the queue.
Zhang Hua said lightly: "Mr. Liu, you are very self-aware. Originally, you did not have this qualification. It's just that the emperor wants to talk to you after the birthday banquet. Okay, let's go in with the Za family."
Liu Pengfei smiled and followed him inside.
The Baohe Palace was obviously carefully decorated, luxurious and magnificent. Small tables were placed on both sides of the hall. There were various cold snacks, fruits, and delicacies on the tables. Many people were already seated, including court officials and ministers from various palaces.
host.
Qiu Yutang found a seat and sat down casually, while Liu Pengfei came up to talk to the mistresses of the various palaces, but no one paid any attention.
Liu Pengfei could only retreat and sit next to Qiu Yutang.
"Then who came here to talk to us?"
"He's a little governor who wants to curry favor with us."
"No wonder, a little guy like this has the least discernment. Don't talk about him, it's boring."
The little masters pointed and pointed with disdain.
Liu Pengfei's face turned red for a moment.
Extremely embarrassed.
"Sit down and don't embarrass yourself or embarrass yourself. Are these young masters you can talk to and socialize with?"
Qiu Yutang said.
"Yes, yes, thank you, Sir, for reminding me."
Liu Pengfei nodded repeatedly, "Hey, Sir, look, isn't it Li Yang or Li Dutong who is wearing the eunuch uniform outside the palace?"
When Qiu Yutang heard this, he couldn't help but snorted heavily.
Although it was just a silhouette, he could still recognize Li Yang, the rebellious official and traitor, at a glance.
"My lord, what do you mean by Li Dutong's singing? The Crown Princess is pregnant and her position is stable and safe. Why does he still stay in the palace?"
Qiu Yutang wondered.
"The Crown Princess is ridiculously pregnant. How could such a coincidence happen? The Emperor ordered her to be buried immediately, and then she became pregnant. This is obviously not right. I estimate that it is most likely Li Yang who used a trick to deceive her.
He tricked the imperial doctor and deceived the emperor. He, Li Yang, didn't abduct the princess, so how could he leave?"
Qiu Yutang said angrily.
To say that Qiu Yutang is indeed a virtuous minister with outstanding abilities, once you think about it, it is very different. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that he and Li Yang have spoken to each other many times and have a certain understanding of it.
"Ah, you are saying that the Crown Princess had a false pregnancy and Li Dutong wanted to abduct the Crown Princess. Is Li Dutong so courageous?"
Liu Pengfei said in disbelief.
"Li Yang doesn't dare to do anything. He is a treacherous minister and traitor, and he will die a good death!"
Qiu Yutang scolded coldly.
Liu Pengfei didn't say anything anymore, but he felt that he had really made a mistake. Li Yang dared to kill the prince, so it didn't matter if he abducted the princess. However, if Li Yang had only three heads and six arms, it would be extremely difficult to kidnap the princess. With such wishful thinking, the emperor
It is impossible for the Lord to allow the Crown Princess to go out.
Not only did he think so, Qiu Yutang also had the same view. If you want to abduct the princess, just dream! Li Yang sneezed and murmured: "Why hasn't Concubine Xi come yet?"
He was standing outside the palace waiting for Concubine Xi. His current identity was a eunuch. Without his master to lead him, it was impossible for him to enter the Palace of Preservation and Harmony.
He lowered his head and looked at his watch. It was half past six, only half an hour before the birthday banquet officially started.
After another five minutes, Concubine Xi finally walked over slowly from far to near, surrounded by the palace maids. Wherever she passed, all the civil and military officials stood up and bowed to greet her.
But Yang Huanhuan never raised his eyelids and didn't stop for a moment.
"Empress."
Li Yang cupped his fists and saluted.
"You stinky boy, where did you die last night? You are so shameless. Let's see how I deal with you later.
"Yang Huanhuan gave him a fierce look and said coldly. After saying that, he deliberately stepped on Li Yang's foot with high heels, and then stepped into the palace.
She repeatedly asked Li Yang to come back before dark and watch TV with her in bed, but Li Yang disappeared without a trace. She couldn't help but be angry and didn't sleep all night. Li Yang, a fool, didn't know that these were other men.
What you dream of but can't get! Just as Li Yang was about to take a step to keep up, his foot was stepped heavily by a leather boot.
"You bitch slave, you've offended me!"
Zhou Xue said angrily.
Without waiting for Li Yang to respond, he led the people into the palace. Li Yang's heart was full of bitterness and his face was helpless. Damn, I really can't afford to offend them both.
Qiu Yutang and Liu Pengfei were sitting at the door, completely witnessing this "flirting" scene, and couldn't help but be stunned. This Li Yang was simply a monster. Not only did he seduce the crown prince, but also the concubine Xi Guifei fell into the trap.
"Cough, cough..." Liu Pengfei coughed violently when Li Yang walked by.
Li Yang glanced, startled for a moment, and then said: "Hey, you two are here too?"
"Yes, yes, it's the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. We have been summoned to the court to celebrate her birthday."
Liu Pengfei responded with a smile on his face.
Li Yang ignored him, but looked at Qiu Yutang and said calmly: "I told you why I sneezed just now. The minister must have scolded me behind my back, right?"
Qiu Yutang sneered: "You kid is not confused!"
Li Yang was indeed not annoyed, he walked away with a smile, went straight to Concubine Xi and stood next to her, scanning the venue with his eyes.
"This kid has a pair of evil eyes. He looks around everywhere. It's better not to hold it back. I have a feeling something big is going to happen at the Queen Mother's birthday party today, and someone is going to be unlucky."
Qiu Yutang whispered.
"I, I also have this hunch. Wherever this Li Yang goes, there will be no peace. I just hope that he will stay in the palace and not come back to my Qingyang City to harm me again."
Liu Pengfei followed closely.
Yang Huanhuan noticed their gazes and was slightly stunned for a moment, then woke up.
Liu Pengfei paid homage to the governor of Qingyang City, and Qiu Yutang supervised the Shanhe Army in Qingyang City. It was impossible not to know Li Yang.
"If they know your identity, will they tell the emperor?"
Yang Huanhuan said indifferently.
"No, although these two people don't agree with me, they certainly won't fall out with me."
Li Yang said angrily.
"That's good. The person sitting in third place opposite us is Concubine Hua's father, Deputy Commander Hu Yidao. I thought he would not dare to come back because he was fighting the chaos in Saibei, but he still came back. This is a variable.
Hu Yidao wields a large number of troops and wields power in both the government and the public. Even the emperor is afraid of him."
Yang Huanhuan reminded.
"Your Majesty, I understand. We should proceed as planned. It is a serious crime to harm the emperor's heir. I'm afraid Hu Yidao won't be able to protect him even if he wants to!"
Li Yang responded.
"See the Concubine Hua!"
Suddenly too many people stood up and shouted in unison.