After all, it was on Beiqi's territory. Qin Jiyan wanted to give Beiqi some face, and it would look bad to everyone if he broke up with him.
After the regent repeatedly lowered his stance and apologized, Qin Jiyan finally relented and agreed to attend tonight's palace banquet, and asked the regent to send someone to pick him up when the time came.
Although His Highness Qin agreed to attend the palace banquet, his posture was appropriate, so that he did not lose his prestige and did not make the Regent too shameless. Although the Regent was dissatisfied, he could only endure it and leave with a smile on his face.
go.
From the conversation last night, Gu Qiancheng guessed that Qin Jiyan would attend tonight's palace banquet. After all, no matter how much they supported the Northern Qi Emperor, they would not offend the Queen Mother. The person in power in Northern Qi is now the Queen Mother.
They are not idiots like Hu Yan Qian Ting, and they will never stop themselves no matter what.
However, what puzzles Gu Qiancheng is, what does it have to do with her to attend Beiqi's palace banquet?
"Should I go too?" Looking at the dress sent by the servant, Gu Qiancheng felt his temples throbbing in pain. Seeing Qin Jiyan nodding, he asked again: "In what capacity?"
"My lady officer, how are you?" Qin Jiyan sat down aside and picked up the tea cup on the table. He didn't care that Gu Qiancheng had drank the tea and drank it all in one gulp.
Gu Qiancheng's eyes twitched and he pretended not to see it. He flipped through the sets of clothes and jewelry on the table. Gu Qiancheng frowned and asked, "Does the female official want to be so gorgeous?" Qin Jiyan had this set of clothes sent to him.
, the princess can wear it.
"Of course, we can't lose... Da Qin's face." Qin Jiyan looked stern, without any hint of joking: "Tonight's palace banquet is said to be an apology, but the reality is that everyone knows in their hearts that making some preparations only has advantages and no disadvantages.
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Gu Qiancheng raised his eyebrows, stood up, turned around, went forward and turned the clothes inside and out, but found nothing unusual, "Is there anything special about these clothes?"
"Yes," Qin Jiyan walked up to Gu Qiancheng, shook off his clothes and said, "The clothes are made of golden silk, which cannot be pierced by ordinary daggers. The outside is coated with a layer of medicine to prevent poison."
Putting the clothes back, His Highness Qin picked up two more hairpins: "The silver hairpin has a poison inside, which cannot be detected with a silver needle; the pearl hairpin is hollow and can be broken with a pinch.
There is a life-saving pill inside, which comes from the Palace of Medicine King."
In addition to clothes and hairpins, boots and belts also have their own origins. They are simply arming Gu Qiancheng from head to toe. Gu Qiancheng couldn't help but said: "Is tonight's palace banquet so scary?" Please don't participate, she is very strategic.
Scumbag.
"It is essential to be on guard against others. We are not familiar with the place in Northern Qi. Northern Qi openly does not dare to attack us, but... what about our sudden death?" Qin Jiyan grew up in the palace. He saw the palace.
Too many people died "normally" here.
"I understand." It's impossible not to participate. Qin Jiyan would never agree.
After being served by the servants, he put on his clothes one by one and tried out the uses one by one. Then he felt relieved. When Gu Qiancheng had packed up, the regent came again and personally came to take Qin Jiyan into the palace.
For Qin Jiyan's face, even Feng Yuqian felt that there was something wrong with Rong.
Gu Qiancheng dressed as a female official, and it was not out of the ordinary to follow Qin Jiyan. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, when the Queen Mother was in power, female officials were very common, and all the capable people around the Queen Mother were female officials.
Although the regent was curious that Qin Jiyan would bring a female official here, he did not ask.
With the regent leading the way, Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng walked into the Northern Qi Palace unobstructed and arrived at the banquet hall.
The lights outside the palace were brightly lit, and eunuchs and maids were coming and going. It looked extremely lively. Once inside, the dancers wearing only tulle were dancing lightly on the stage. Apart from the cold wind outside the palace, it felt like they were back in early summer.
The dancer was very beautiful, and her dancing posture was very enchanting. Many people couldn't take their eyes away. His Highness Qin only took one look and then looked away. He approached the hall without squinting. In the center sat the Queen Mother of Northern Qi, and the Emperor of Northern Qi?
Not even a human figure.
The Emperor of Northern Qi never appeared on such an occasion, which shows how low the status of the Emperor of Northern Qi was in Northern Qi.
Qin Jiyan pretended not to see him and walked straight towards the palace. The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty also made a gesture. Before Qin Jiyan came forward, she got down from the phoenix throne and, with the support of the female officer, stepped down the steps to greet him personally.
Qin Jiyan.
"On behalf of the Northern Qi Dynasty, I would like to welcome the arrival of the King of Qin." The Queen Mother spoke proactively, speaking kindly, without any condescension and pride, and instead acted like an ordinary noblewoman.
Gu Qiancheng took a quick glance and saw that the Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty was dignified and slightly plump. She looked like a beautiful woman in her early thirties. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with water. She did not look very tough from the outside.
, let alone see that this woman controls the power of a country.
From the Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty, one sentence has been verified, that is: people should not be judged by their appearance!
The Queen Mother of the Northern Qi Dynasty took the initiative to seek peace, and Qin Jiyan would not slap the Queen Mother in the face. He responded with a few gentle words. Although it was not called enthusiastic, it was not rude, and it did not embarrass the Queen Mother of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The Queen Mother of the Northern Qi Dynasty stood there with a smile on her face and exchanged greetings with Qin Jiyan. She looked extremely enthusiastic. However, due to Qin Jiyan's lack of cooperation, the Queen Mother of the Northern Qi Dynasty soon couldn't find the topic. She turned her eyes and landed on Gu Qiancheng.
"I heard that the King of Qin has not yet married. Who is this girl?" These words are very meaningful, and the way the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi looked at Gu Qiancheng was also very ambiguous, as if...
Gu Qiancheng is a shameless person.
This look made people dislike it, but in this situation, Gu Qiancheng had no room to speak, so he could only stand quietly behind Qin Jiyan and let Qin Jiyan stand up for her.
Qin Jiyan did not disappoint Gu Qiancheng, his face darkened, and his voice was three points colder than before, "What about my lady official? Does the Queen Mother have any opinions?" A Queen Mother of the Northern Qi Dynasty is too lenient.
Qin Jiyan was so rude and his voice was not quiet. Many people heard it. The smile on the Queen Mother's face froze and she said with some reluctance: "The King of Qin is joking. I am just surprised. After all, only the female officials of Great Qin are included."
Palace, I have never seen a woman in Da Qin walking around as a female official, and the female official beside King Qin seems to be the first one."
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty obviously did not believe in Gu Qiancheng's identity as a female official, and her words were full of contempt.
Qin Jiyan was not annoyed. He raised the corners of his lips and said with a half-smile: "I am also curious, Queen Mother, aren't you supposed to listen to politics from behind the curtain? Why did you come to the curtain? On the contrary, the emperor of your country is nowhere to be seen.
?Could it be behind the curtain?"
While talking, Qin Jiyan looked specifically at the Phoenix Seat. There was no seat for the emperor next to the Phoenix Seat. This showed that the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi had never thought about letting the Emperor of Northern Qi come out to meet people.
As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent. No one present expected that Qin Jiyan would mention the Emperor of Northern Qi at the banquet. Wouldn't this be a slap in the face of the Queen Mother?
Since you want to slap the Queen Mother in the face, then Your Highness Qin, please don’t attend tonight’s banquet!
Not to mention the officials of Northern Qi, even Gu Qiancheng was startled and secretly sighed: Your Highness Qin, is this what you meant by not offending the Queen Mother in person?
Your Highness Qin, you are mighty!
A message to readers: It’s late, sorry. My hands and feet are still weak, typing is slow... my hands get sore easily.