Feeling the appraising eyes from a distance, Guo Bin looked up and saw that the first of the four concubines, Wang Guifei, was coming here with Xiao Wenjun.
Concubine Guo spent twelve hours in fear since she returned to the Prince's Mansion yesterday. During this period, she invited numerous doctors to look at her face, but she could only come up with one sentence, "I'm not good at medicine, so please wait patiently."
Nonsense, if I can wait until twelve hours later, why would I ask you to come? Every minute and second of waiting is torture. On the one hand, I am afraid that I will be disfigured, and on the other hand, I want to cut Xiao Wenjun into thousands of pieces.
Fortunately, that bitch Song Yu was bluffing him. When the time came, his face returned to its original state. This made him surprised and happy. Xiao Wenjun really didn't dare to do anything to him.
Concubine Guo glanced around Xiao Wenjun with her reserved eyes, confirming that she entered the palace alone and did not bring anyone with her.
"Hey, isn't this the disrespectful Princess Lanling? Why do you dare to come into the palace today?" Guo Concubine thought of Yu Wenyao's plan, resisted the urge to kill him, and only said a few words with strange connotations.
This voice attracted the attention of the nobles waiting at the palace gate. Xiao Wenjun knew the unspoken rules of this palace very well. The more you wanted to prove your innocence, the more excited you became at a loss. The more they watched, the more enthusiastic they were, and even
Will step on it.
Therefore, Xiao Wenjun obediently followed the royal concubine and greeted the nobles of various palaces. Everyone's eyes were on her face, and they saw that her expression was calm, her behavior was generous, and she was polite. She was not as bad as Concubine Guo said.
At this moment, the laughter of boys and girls came. It was this afternoon that the princes and princesses who had finished competing in horse riding and shooting at the racecourse came over. Their bright smiling faces seemed to instantly light up the dull sky.
Everyone's attention was attracted by this group of young people. No one paid attention to Xiao Wenjun anymore, and even more ignored the existence of Guo Bin.
Concubine Shu took out a handkerchief to wipe the fifth prince's sweat, and scolded with a smile: "The banquet is about to begin, how can you behave like this?"
"My mother taught me a lesson! I had a lot of fun today, and I ran a few more laps than before without realizing it." The fifth prince let Concubine Shu wipe the sweat from her face and said with a smile.
"Really? Why are you in such a good mood suddenly?" Concubine Shu asked in surprise.
The fifth prince's riding and shooting skills were taught by the emperor himself, and he was considered outstanding among the princes and grandsons. He rarely encountered opponents and usually fell apart after only a few games with his companions.
"Today, Third Brother is free, so I have the honor to see Third Brother's riding and shooting skills. He is really handsome, but I was arrogant before."
Hearing this, Concubine Shu couldn't help but frown slightly. If the third prince had been hiding his clumsiness for so many years, why did he suddenly show his talent today? Thinking of this, Concubine Shu looked around, and when it fell on Concubine Yang, she froze, and then turned away
Guo Bin.
When everyone hears this sentence, they have different thoughts.
Their thoughts were interrupted by the official's loud singing, "The Emperor has arrived! The Queen has arrived!"
Immediately, a crowd of people knelt outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"I, my concubine, see the Emperor, and see the Queen."
"My sons and ministers will see their father, the emperor, and their mother the queen."
"No formalities, stay on your own terms."
The heavy door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony sounded, and several palace residents worked together to push open the main hall door.
The emperor, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, wearing a folded-up black gauze scarf on his head, and a belt of gold, jade, amber, and translucent rhinoceros around his waist, walked towards the main entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony with everyone kneeling.
The queen stood beside him dignifiedly, half a step behind. She wore a emerald crown with dragon and phoenix pearls on her head, a red coat with large sleeves, a Xiapei trousers, with thumb-sized jade beads hanging on each end, a long red skirt, and embroidered woven fabrics.
Golden dragon and phoenix pattern.
The emperor and empress entered first, followed closely by the empresses of each palace, and then the princes and princesses. Xiao Wenjun could no longer be next to Wang Guifei at this moment, and fell alone at the end.
The clothes are fluttering, colorful, and instantly beautiful. No wonder everyone wants to sit in that position, but this palace full of beauties, fat and thin, makes people's hearts sway when they look at it.
Because it was an ordinary family banquet, there was no etiquette department to entertain the big music. After the emperor and the empress were enthroned, the concubines of the palaces went to the palace in order according to their rank and sat in the west seat, facing east. The princes and princesses went to the palace in order of age and sat on the
East position, to the west.
Xiao Wenjun walked at the end. When she entered the hall, everyone was full on both sides and there was no room left.
A sudden jeer sounded from the seats on the west side, and the malicious eyes in the hall suddenly seemed to be focused. They all looked at the girl standing quietly in the hall. Her face did not have the embarrassment or anger that they expected, but she was calm and composed.
Indifferent.
The emperor glanced at her with great interest, and the empress, who had been watching the emperor from his side, scolded with a low face: "Where is the deacon Shang Baosi? You can't handle such a small thing. I'll demote you two levels and get fifty boards on your own."
Be a warning!"
"You can arrange the table for Princess Lanling according to the ancestral system." The queen pointed to the deputy deacon of Shang Baosi.
"Yes!" The deputy deacon was sweating coldly. How long did it take him to get to this position? Couldn't he be the deacon with the shortest tenure and be laid off on the same day he came on duty?
Her mind was running fast, she had never invited outsiders to the family banquet, and Princess Lanling was of high rank and was engaged to the third prince.
Suddenly, an idea flashed, and he could sit next to the third prince, his mother, and his concubine. After thinking about it, the position beside Concubine Yang was too conspicuous, and the position was greatly changed, which might make other nobles dissatisfied. Concubine Guo's side was just right.
Hearing this, the emperor's eyes became more interested. It turned out that this little girl was Xiao Wenjun. This calm and unhurried demeanor did not disgrace the Xiao family.
The deputy deacon ordered someone to lift the table again and place it next to Guo Concubine. Then he stepped aside and looked at the queen from the corner of his eye. Seeing that she did not object any more, his heart finally calmed down.
Yu Wenyao glanced here calmly, lowering his eyes to hide the pride in his eyes.
The internal official got Yu Wenyao's instruction and deliberately forgot Xiao Wenjun's location, so he arranged Xiao Wenjun's seat next to Guo Bin. From this point of view, the result was consistent with Yu Wenyao's plan.
Eunuch An leaned into the emperor's ear and said, "Your Majesty, the Deputy Superintendent of Qin Tian Jian has arrived."
At this time, a heavenly master with a celestial spirit walked slowly into the hall, holding a star chart in his hand, and spoke with confidence: "Wei Chen, Deputy Supervisor of Qin Tianjian, long live your majesty!"
Xiao Wenjun knew that this person was Yu Wenyao's internal adviser who was placed in Qintian Prison. Although this position was not high, his words and deeds had a great influence on the emperor.
The emperor frowned and said, "Why are you here? Where is the prisoner?"
The Heavenly Master replied with sincerity and fear: "Your Majesty, you are in prison and are ill, so you have sent me to meet you."
The emperor didn't ask any more questions and directly stated the purpose of inviting Qin Tianjian here: "That's all. I have read the memorials reported recently. You can tell me and listen to the princes."
"The Sui star conjuncts the moon, and Taibai conjuncts the moon, which are both omens of great auspiciousness. On the sixteenth day of the last month, the Sui star and the Taibai Venus conjunct the moon at the same time. This is a sign of great auspiciousness and auspiciousness!"
"Is this true? The memorial says that next year will also be a good harvest year?"
"Absolutely true!"
"good!"
Xiao Wenjun looked at this guy coldly, but he knew that Daqi would be another troubled year next year, and even the prosperous Jiangnan Province would be flooded.