When the emperor celebrates his birthday, the pomp and circumstance cannot be the same as that of ordinary people. The schedule arranged by the Twelve Supervisors and the Ministry of Rites alone is enough for seven days. After all, it is the sixtieth birthday, so the style cannot be low.
Lu Hanjiang also has a high position of power, so his name is definitely on the list of the palace banquet. Every day, the palace banquet is roughly divided into two. At noon, there is a banquet for ministers and celebrities. They will send congratulations on behalf of the common people and gentry from all over the country.
The dinner was a banquet at the emperor's house, and all the princes and nobles were invited.
So in simple terms, based on Lu Hanjiang's rank as the governor of the town, he could probably have a meal in the palace on the first day, and Mr. Meng could probably eat it for a week. Well, he has a good appetite.
Today Lu Hanjiang had no choice but to get up early, and Old Qian solemnly arranged his clothes before riding to Commander Meng's home. He was new to this kind of thing and had no experience, so naturally he had to find a reliable person to take him with him.
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Meng Yuan was used to seeing Lu Hanjiang's lazy and leisurely appearance. It was rare to see him so serious, which made Meng Yuan feel a little emotional.
"Let's go. You will stay with me today. Stop talking and ignore other things."
"understand."
Meng Yuan also rode out on horseback. Although he was an old man, even if a carriage was waiting at the palace gate, no one would dare to say anything.
The two of them got off their horses all the way to the palace gate. Many high-ranking officials and ministers had gathered here. After all, when the emperor held a banquet was a matter of regulations, and when they, the ministers, came, it was a matter of attitude.
Lu Hanjiang took a quick look and saw that although the scene was not crowded, it was full of autumn leaves, more or less in large swaths.
More than 80% of the people attending the banquet today are elderly people with gray hair. A young and outrageous person like him really stands out among them.
Master Meng's cards are naturally indispensable. He attracted everyone's attention as soon as he arrived. As soon as he got on his horse, ministers came up to say hello, and his words were very respectful.
Lu Hanjiang, who followed Meng Yuan, was naturally noticed by all the adults. After whispering to each other, they roughly knew his background.
According to official records, Lu Hanjiang is a middle-aged man in his early forties, but he looks younger. However, in fact, at first glance, he is a young man in his twenties. What kind of miracle cure is so outrageous?
Because Lu Hanjiang's appearance was so different from his records, he also enjoyed Meng Yuan's feeling of being in the spotlight today.
I don't know how long I waited, but when Lu Hanjiang couldn't help but start yawning, a eunuch walked out of the palace gate and announced loudly that he could enter the palace.
After stepping through a piece of Qionglou and Yuyu, and admiring the Guidianlan Palace, everyone was led to today's banquet venue, the Taihuang Palace. This majestic palace is majestic and magnificent, and the beautiful decorations are like a fairyland on earth.
There are all kinds of treasures, and the priceless screens are placed randomly like piles of debris, which makes Lu Hanjiang full of emotions.
There was an order of hierarchy, and once Lu Hanjiang arrived here, it was inconvenient to follow Meng Yuan. He was a close minister and a relative, and he was only a stone's throw away from the emperor.
Lu Hanjiang is just a fourth-rank governor, so naturally it is impossible for him to sit in front of him.
However, as they were both junior officials, Lu Hanjiang was personally led by the eunuch of the palm seal, who was very cordial in greetings and greetings along the way. Over there, the old man who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy was only accompanied by his young father-in-law, who looked stern as if someone owed him something.
It's like money.
This made the old man who offered the wine look at Lu Hanjiang very unkindly. Lu Hanjiang was speechless. You always have the ability to glare at Commander Meng. Why are you venting your anger on him?
In order not to stare at the old man, Lu Hanjiang told the eunuch who was leading the way that he had to go to the toilet. The eunuch readily summoned the maid to lead the way. After all, given his status as a palm print, going too far would appear to be vulgar.
Lu Hanjiang followed the taciturn palace maid to the place of reincarnation of grains. After he cleaned up and came out, the little palace maid disappeared, replaced by a pink and jade-like little girl, with skin as smooth as snow and red lips that were not dotted.
Petite and exquisite, very cute.
He looked back at the bathroom in confusion, then turned back to the little girl and asked: "Is there only one place to change clothes in this palace?"
The little girl seemed to understand what he meant, her little face turned crimson, a green-white finger pointed at Lu Hanjiang and flew up and down, stumbling and saying: "You, you, stop, I...
I have something to ask you!"
Lu Hanjiang doesn't have any special hobbies, and he has no interest in this little girl who has no hair. Besides, he is not stupid, and he can guess the details of this girl.
Although there are family members of the ministers entering the palace to celebrate today, they are not in the same palace as them. The huge palace city is not really so poor that there is only one place to relax. Besides, this little girl is dressed in pearls and emeralds, which is better than that.
The maidservants are much more gorgeous, and they are most likely to be noble people like princesses.
So based on what Meng Yuan said to him when he came, Lu Hanjiang planned to pretend to be stupid. He waved his hands at the little girl in disgust and said: "A little maid dares to question me, why don't you get out of the way quickly?
I still have to go to the banquet."
The little girl was angry at first, and then secretly happy in her heart. She was mistaken for a palace maid, which made it easier to act. So instead of getting out of the way, she stopped in front of Lu Hanjiang, coughed twice and said
: "I... am from the imperial concubine's palace. The empress sent me here to ask you something."
There is only one concubine in the palace, and that is Commander Meng Yuan's sister.
If it was anyone else, Lu Hanjiang would pull his face and talk nonsense, but he really couldn't avoid this person, so he had to put his outstretched foot back.
"I wonder what your orders are?" Lu Hanjiang asked helplessly.
The little girl walked towards that station with her hands on her hips happily, raised her face and asked, "Let me ask you, did Lu Zhenfu come into the palace today?"
Lu Hanjiang raised his brows and said with a subtle smile, "Your Majesty's birthday party, Mr. Lu is naturally here."
"Well, you call him here, I... the imperial concubine wants to see him." The little girl almost let it slip.
Lu Hanjiang groaned and said awkwardly: "Master Lu is a foreign minister. I'm afraid it's not in line with etiquette."
The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Then you call him over, and I can come and see him."
"I don't know if your Majesty has anything to do with Mr. Lu. If it's nothing serious, I'll let you know." At this time, Lu Hanjiang still couldn't see that this girl was pulling tiger skin, so he was blind, but he was too lazy to expose it.
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"It's nothing serious... Oh, forget it."
The little girl was discouraged and pouted in annoyance. After a long while, she raised her head to look at Lu Hanjiang and asked, "Let me ask you, how is Lu Zhenfu doing?"
This question really stumped Lu Hanjiang. He thought in silence for a long time before he said: "Master Lu, with his jade trees facing the wind, extraordinary talents, extraordinary talents, and rich knowledge. His talent is loved by everyone. It seems that he is unparalleled in the world."
Shows humility and, all in all, is a good person.”
"Pooh."
The little girl didn't give him any face. She said angrily: "Then Lu Zhenfu is over forty, and he still talks about Yushu Linfeng. You must have taken advantage of him to speak for him like this!"