Chapter seven hundred and ninety-eight annoyed the queen
Wang Junlin took Shen Guoer, Changsun Sheng, Pei Shiju and other familiar veterans to greet each other for a while. Then the palace door slowly opened, and guests poured into the three halls from all directions. Since there were thousands of guests, one in each hall The main hall could not accommodate enough seats, so it was divided into three main halls. According to the official position and title, the seats were divided from the main hall to the two secondary halls.
Wang Junlin is not only in the first hall, but also only behind the position of the emperor, just behind the princes, the generals and the chief officials of the three provinces and six ministries.
The grand hall is magnificent, with giant trees supporting a broad dome. The giant trees are painted vermilion and decorated with dragons and phoenixes, which are extremely exquisite. In the middle of the hall is a walking area about five feet wide, which is used for singing, dancing and opera performances. Both sides are filled with single-seat couches. From ancient times to the present, banquets have been divided into separate meals, with each person having a piece of tableware. Only after the mid-Tang Dynasty, with the appearance of high-legged seats, did the shared meal system gradually begin to appear.
In the main hall, teams of palace maids shuttled back and forth between the couches carrying food trays. Dozens of eunuchs were guiding the ministers to their seats. Seats were assigned according to number. Generally, male guests were on the left and female guests were on the right. At this time The ministers who found their seats all sat down to rest. Many ministers had been waiting outside for nearly half an hour. Their mouths were dry and their legs were sore from waiting. As soon as they sat down, they poured themselves a cup of tea and drank it all in one breath.
Wang Junlin also found his seat and sat down. Shen Guoer was standing behind him. On his left was Pei Shiju, and on his right were Chen Sansi, Han Qinhu, Chang Sun Sheng and his backer Wang Yang Lin. They were unwell and did not attend.
There are five or six pieces of tableware on the table, including carved silver chopsticks, a silver plate with four curves of a double fish pattern, a fine celadon begonia bowl from Yue kiln, a yellow green and brown bowl with bird pattern from Changsha kiln, and a The merchants from the Western Regions brought the thin-necked, long-bodied silver hip flask and the two Xing kiln white porcelain wine glasses. In the Sui Dynasty, there was a saying that "Xing porcelain is like snow, and Yue porcelain is like ice."
Although the tableware was exquisite, what Wang Junlin was thinking about at the moment was that he had angered Yang Jian so much today. Although the other party first intended to humiliate him and he fought back, it was actually his plan.
Recently, Yang Jian was taught by the woman in the palace to become smarter, act more cautiously, and even learned to win over the ministers. This was not what Wang Junlin wanted to see, so he deliberately angered him and made him lose control. In order to retaliate against him, he did some stupid things. , and eventually made himself stupid to death. The reason for this is because Wang Junlin does not want to have such an enemy secretly. Whether it is Yu Shi, Yang Su, Yang Liang or Gao Ying before, it can be seen that he does not like to guard against it. , but likes to take the initiative and destroy enemies who threaten his life and death in advance.
At this time, a chamberlain came forward and bowed to Wang Junlin and said: "My lord, Your Highness the Crown Prince has invited you."
This chamberlain, whom Wang Junlin knew, was the person next to Prince Yang Zhao, named Zhou Qingsong. He nodded, got up and followed Zhou Qingsong quickly, walking out of the main hall. The several main halls seemed to be next to each other, but in fact The distance is very long, and it is not a straight road. There are twists and turns in the middle and there are many courtyards.
They walked for about half a stick of incense, then walked around to the other end of the Zuoci Hall and walked into a gate. This was a place for the emperor's relatives to rest, but it was usually in the main hall, because Yang Zhao was meeting the king. King's Landing was considered a secret matter, so it was placed in the secondary hall.
Wang Junlin followed Zhou Qingsong to a house. There were several eunuchs standing at the door. After a while, a eunuch came out and said to Wang Junlin: "My lord, please, your highness is waiting for your lord inside!"
Wang Junlin walked into the room and saw Yang Zhao leaning on a couch. His complexion was not very good and his energy was also weak. It was obvious that he was not in good health recently.
"Your Majesty, I have come to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Wang Junlin spoke and bowed. Yang Zhao waved his hand and said, "Why are you so polite here? Come and sit down with me!"
Wang Junlin was indeed rude. After sitting down, he asked with concern: "Your Highness doesn't look very good. Could it be that he is itchy?"
Yang Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "My health has never been good, let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about you first. You had a conflict with King Qi in front of the palace gate. His Majesty learned about it and scolded him. Qi
The king then went to his mother to cry and complain. I don’t know what he said. Now I have received news that the queen is extremely angry with you."
Wang Junlin frowned when he heard this, but he had not thought of this before. Yang Guang's love for Queen Xiao can be seen from the number of concubines in the harem and the number of princes and princesses. If something happens to Queen Xiao, it will be fine.
Saying bad things about Yang Guang in front of him is likely to cause a lot of trouble. Since ancient times, the effect of turning a deaf ear has been very obvious.
We can't blame Wang Junlin for not thinking carefully, thinking that Yang Jian is also twenty years old. As a prince, he went to his mother to cry after suffering a loss. This is obviously a child's trick, okay?
Thinking of this, Wang Junlin smiled bitterly and said, "Who would have thought that His Highness Prince Qi would go to the Queen and cry like a child."
Yang Zhao also sighed, and said to Wang Junlin with some worry: "You don't know my brother. He has been unscrupulous in doing things since he was a child. If it weren't for your great supernatural powers, he would have tried his best to kill you. Now he uses you
There is no other way. Going to the Queen Mother to cry and complain is nothing given his character. The most important thing is that the father has always respected the Queen Mother, so you must not be careless."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the warning. I will definitely be careful."
In fact, Wang Junlin also had a headache at this time. He was not afraid of any overt or covert attacks from Yang Jian, but Queen Xiao was Yang Jian's mother and Yang Zhao's biological mother. Although he liked to strike first, he still had a bottom line and bottom line in everything he did.
In principle, what's more, Empress Xiao is in the harem, with countless masters in the palace, and the palace is heavily defended. Empress Xiao is not that easy to move, let alone touching Empress Xiao. Yang Guang's crazy anger is enough to burn the entire world.
Yang Zhao looked at Wang Junlin's frown and said, "You don't have to worry too much. I'll look for a chance to explain it to you later. I think my mother won't speak ill of you in front of my father for this matter!"
There was not much confidence in Yang Zhao's words. Obviously he also knew that his mother had always doted on Yang Jian, and Wang Junlin knew that no matter how virtuous and sensible a woman was, when it came to her own children, her mentality of protecting her calf would only make her jealous.
He was completely biased towards his own son. Wang Junlin must have become a despicable villain in Empress Xiao's heart now.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Regardless of whether it was useful or not, Wang Junlin stood up to express his gratitude to Yang Zhao. At this time, a eunuch at the door reported, "Your Highness, the Queen has sent someone over to ask Qin An Gong to see her."
Yang Zhao smiled bitterly, Wang Junlin's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart, thinking that the queen was so impatient because she wanted to vent her anger on her son's behalf.