On the tenth day of April in the seventeenth year of Hongde's reign in the Great Wei Dynasty, there was a green dragon in the zodiac. It is forbidden to be buried, and everything else is auspicious.
On this day, the emperor formally issued an edict in Zhongshu Province, and held a banquet in Jiying Palace for the meritorious people who resisted the invading army of Chu State, and rewarded them based on their merits.
For this celebration banquet, those invited in advance were King Su Zhao Hongrun, General Baili Ba of the Junshui Camp, and five generals of the Junshui Camp including Li Ji, Cao Jie, Gong Yuan, Yu Chun, and Wu Ben.
There are also Sima An, the general of the Dangshan camp, Xu Yin, the general of the Fenxing fortress, Pei Zhan, the former magistrate of Yanling County, Wuwei of Yanling, Chen Shi, the current commander of the 10,000 Yanling army, and deputy generals Wang Shu and Ma Zhang.
There were also many officials who accompanied the army on this expedition, headed by Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Even Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other meritorious surrendered generals from Chu were included in the invitation.
In addition to this, there are still princes headed by Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, and officials above the rank of Lang Guan of the Six Ministries of the DPRK.
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that this banquet in Jiying Hall will be the largest banquet in the Wei Dynasty in recent years. There are as many as three hundred people invited. According to rumors, this banquet will be the largest in the history of the Wei Dynasty in recent years.
The chamberlain in Fanhuang Palace assigned a total of 500 maids and a total of 800 eunuchs to serve the banquet. There were also more than 100 musicians, music officers, and dancers. It was a grand event.
On this day, Zhao Hongrun was called up early by his imperial sister, Princess Yulong, and tried on one set of clothes in Wenzhao Pavilion.
Although Zhao Hongrun doesn't care about his clothes, Princess Yulong doesn't think so. In her opinion, her brother Hongrun is the most eye-catching protagonist in today's banquet. She doesn't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at her. How can she
So-so?
"How does it look like?"
Princess Yulong took out a dark green almost light gray brocade dress from the wardrobe, asked Shen Yu and Lu Mu to spread it out, and then asked the other three women in the palace, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, and Yang Yanxing.
Perhaps because she had lived in a deep palace for a long time, Princess Yulong did not hate the Chu people like some Wei people, so she did not feel any resistance after learning about the origins of Mi Jiang and others. On the contrary, because the four girls were all the same age,
Mutually
Imitation, they all started playing together very quickly. Especially the heartless and stupid girl Ji Rui. A few plates of exquisite pastries from the palace persuaded Ji Rui to call Princess Yulong her sister repeatedly, leaving her real sister Mi Jiang
He shook his head secretly.
"The color of the clothes is too dark." From a distance, Mi Jiang said lightly while holding a tea cup and slowly sipping tea.
As soon as he finished speaking, the cute little girl Yang Yanxing also suggested tactfully: "Sister Yulong, I think it might be better for Your Highness to wear brighter clothes today..."
Only the heartless little witch Mi Rui was sitting next to her sister Mi Jiang, throwing the fruit from the plate in her hand into her mouth, and the way she was eating it was hard to look at.
"Hmm..." After listening to Mi Jiang and Yang Shi Xing's suggestions, Princess Yulong walked around the hall with her fragrant cheeks in hand, thinking: "What color of clothing do the two sisters think can better complement Hong's appearance?"
Where is Run?"
"Crimson."
"Crimson." Mijiang and Yangtonixing replied in unison.
Perhaps because she didn't expect that the other party had the same idea as hers, Mi Jiang turned her head to look at Yang Yanxing with some surprise, only to see Yang Yanxing's little face was red and she lowered her head shyly.
Thinking about it, when Zhao Hongrun stayed at the Yangyan family's house, he was wearing a crimson brocade suit, which left a deep impression on Yangyanxing.
The reason why Mi Jiang mentioned crimson was because when Zhao Hongrun carried her on his back while trekking through the snowy mountains and deserted mountains, he was also wearing crimson-like clothes.
"Crimson red..." Princess Yulong thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Mu Qing, Gao Kuo, you put these away. Shen Yu, Lu Mu, take out all the crimson clothes from the cabinet."
The guards of the clans looked at each other and sighed silently. They followed the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess honestly.
After a short while, all the crimson brocade clothes in the cabinet were taken out, the patterns were removed, and there were eleven pieces in total of similar styles.
As a result, each of the ten Zongwei grabbed a suit and lined up in front of the girls. Even Zhao Hongrun was not spared this time. He held the brocade suit with a speechless expression and stood among the Zongwei. .
Maybe it was because she saw Zhao Hongrun's stiff expression. Even though Mi Jiang had no expression on her face, she felt a little funny in her heart.
She had a vague feeling that the small circle around Zhao Hongrun seemed different from the general aristocrats she knew. Of course, it was very different from the aristocrats of their Chu country.
It seems to have a very warm feeling.
After choosing for a long time, the three women reached an agreement and chose one for Zhao Hongrun. The brocade robe had a crimson background and was embroidered with dark ink silk thread on it with an auspicious beast Qilin with its feet on auspicious clouds. It also symbolized good fortune. , and show majesty.
After Zhao Hongrun finished bathing and changed into his brocade clothes, Princess Yulong combed his hair herself and tied it up with a crimson hairband. However, because Zhao Hongrun was not weak yet, she had to wear the crown as a gift. Therefore, I can only use a dark-black hosta to fix the hair bundle.
Later, Zhao Hongrun tied on the jade belt with ink and gold patterns and put on the purple brocade outer garment. Not to mention, not only Princess Yulong and Yang Yanxing saw a pair of beautiful eyes, but even Mi Jiang also rarely showed his face. A bit of surprise.
I don't know whether it was because he had been on the battlefield, but it was entirely because of the brocade uniform that made Zhao Hongrun, who was only fifteen years old, look very heroic and imposing.
However, several women were satisfied, but Zhao Hongrun himself was not so satisfied. Especially the coat. To be honest, he hated this kind of flashy clothing. Apart from the fact that it looked pretty good, it was useless and would get scratched at every turn. No matter what you do, it is inconvenient.
However, seeing that Princess Yulong was very happy, Zhao Hongrun endured it for the time being.
After finally putting on her boots, Princess Yulong personally hung a jade hook on the jade belt for Zhao Hongrun, and then hung a jade pendant with a scribe's tassel on the jade hook. Prince Su's attire was finally brought to an end.
After that, Princess Yulong began to be busy selecting clothes for herself and for Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, Yang Shixing and others. After selecting clothes, she had to choose clothes for Shen Yu and other Zongwei. See how excited she was. He seemed not to feel tired at all.
While Princess Yulong went to her bedroom to change her clothes, Mi Jiang put down the tea cup in her hand, sat next to where Zhao Hongrun was sitting, and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure you want to take my sister and me to the banquet?"
As if he had read through her thoughts, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said, "Don't you feel lonely if you two are left alone in Wenzhao Pavilion? ... It doesn't matter, this banquet is quite grand, and bringing a few family members is nothing. .but……"
family?
Mi Jiang blushed slightly and asked puzzledly: "But what?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Mi Rui, who was opposite him, and lowered his voice and said, "You must look at that stupid girl for me!"
…
Mi Jiang rolled her eyes at Zhao Hongrun wordlessly and said lightly: "I understand."
Just as they were talking in a low voice, a palace maid hurriedly walked out of the bedroom at the back of the palace and called out respectfully: "Miss Jiang, Miss Rui, the princess is here to help you two."
"Then... I'll come as soon as I go." Looking at Zhao Hongrun, Mi Jiang said something unnaturally, stood up, walked to her sister Mi Rui, reached out and gently tapped her sister on the head, and said angrily
Said: "Stop eating, go change clothes quickly."
"Oh." Maybe she had heard that there would be many delicious dishes at the banquet, so the greedy girl seemed very interested and ran to the back hall.
After waiting for an hour, when the women appeared again, not to mention all the sect guards were dumbfounded, even Zhao Hongrun was slightly absent-minded.
The most eye-catching among the four girls should be Princess Yulong. She is dressed in a light rouge red dress with a white gauze outer dress, which makes Zhao Hongrun feel as if he is seeing the blossoming frost plums in the ice and snow, noble and elegant.
However, what surprised Zhao Hongrun even more was Mi Jiang.
For some unknown reason, Princess Yulong chose a crimson-red inner and crimson-purple outer dress for her, which perfectly matched Zhao Hongrun's brocade attire. It was undeniable that Mi Jiang was wearing women's clothing when she first saw him.
, and couldn't help but be shocked by the beauty of this Chu woman.
"That's not what I meant..." Mijiang explained to Zhao Hongrun with a reddish face for some unknown reason.
Zhao Hongrun looked at Princess Yulong who was smiling, thought for a while and praised: "I match you very well."
When Mi Jiang heard this, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. After all, the witch is also a woman, so she naturally likes bright clothes. However, Princess Yulong "unintentionally" chose a colorful dress for her that was similar to Zhao Hongrun's, which made her feel a little agitated.
It's hard to adapt.
Having said that, Yang Yanxing and Mi Rui are also dressed quite well. The former is mainly dressed in emerald green, and against the white outer clothes, he looks very pure, lively, sweet and pleasant; while the latter is dressed in freckles.
The rouge white inner dress with plum blossom pattern as the background color is lined with the pink gauze outer dress, which makes it look pure and pretty.
At this time, the sky was already approaching the second quarter of Shenshi. Seeing that it was almost time, Zhao Hongrun did not delay much and took Princess Yulong, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, Yang Toxing, Shen Yu, Lu Mu, and Wei Jiao with him.
The ten clan guards waited for them to leave Wenzhao Pavilion and headed towards Jiying Hall, where the palace banquet was held.
Today's celebration banquet was held between the third quarter of Shenshi and Youshi. By the time Zhao Hongrun and his party arrived at Jiying Hall, the hall was already filled with banquet guests.
Zhao Hongrun stood outside the threshold of the Jiying Hall and took a cursory look inside, and saw many familiar faces, such as his brothers, the generals of the Jun Shui Army, and Qu Cheng and Yan of the Shang Shui Army and Yan Shui Army.
Mo et al., etc., etc.
"His Royal Highness Su Wang Jirun is here!"
As the little eunuch waiting outside the hall screamed out to sign up for singing, the banquets in the hall who were talking, laughing or whispering suddenly shut their mouths and turned their heads in unison.
Looking towards the entrance of the main hall, Jiying Hall, which was noisy just now, turned silent.
call……
Zhao Hongrun let out a breath and walked into the hall first.
It has to be said that although there were only two or three hundred banquet guests in the palace at this time, the pressure brought by those staring eyes was no less than when he said he would surrender the 50,000 Chu soldiers. (To be completed.)