Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Brother Xiao, I'll treat you to dinner another day."
"Another day?" Xiao Ye asked: "What day will it be?"
Xu Qing laughed and said: "This is a blank check."
Xiao Ye was slightly startled when he heard this, then he understood and followed Xu Qing inside.
Li Ming, who stayed where he was, took a deep breath and walked out of the palace. He knew Su Qian's identity, and naturally saw Xu Qing walking not far away. He had warned Song before the incident started.
Mingzhe, it's a pity that he didn't listen to the advice just to curry favor with Qin Zihong, and he couldn't tell the truth like this when Qin Zihong and other top dudes were present.
He couldn't persuade him, and a top dandy like Qin Zihong was patting his chest to ensure that Su Qian's husband was definitely from a lowly background, so he could only watch Song Mingzhe go further and further down the road of seeking death.
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The hall used to celebrate the Queen's birthday is only so big, and it will definitely not be able to accommodate all the guests.
Those who can occupy the seats in the main hall are those with high authority in the court, such as: two prime ministers, several high-ranking generals, six ministers, ministers of various ministries, as well as favored princes and princesses.
And the patrol guards here are also the strictest.
Those in the side hall are the families of the officials in the main hall. Of course, most of them are married women with official status. Some of the favored concubines of the Emperor of Chu also sit here. It is a palace exclusively for the women's family members.
In the palace a little further away, those who are above the fifth rank and below the third rank can find a place to sit by themselves.
Of course, there is also a very special group of people, those who have no official position but have the support of their elders in the family.
They can also get invitations to attend the Queen's birthday banquet because they have high-ranking adults in their families, but the place where they sit has almost no connection with the main hall. As long as there are no vicious incidents such as fights,
You can eat and drink as you like inside, the degree of freedom is very high, and no one will care about you anyway.
It stands to reason that Xu Qing, as the dean of the Guoshang Academy, can also help Enyin's family members. However, most of these people are Enyin's descendants. Has anyone heard of Enyin's father-in-law?
In this way, poor Magistrate Su can only eat alone tonight.
As soon as Xu Qing and Xiao Ye entered the hall, a big hand appeared on their shoulders, and then General Liu's voice came from behind: "What are you two boys doing? You're here so late. Why don't you come here?"
, follow me and sit over there."
Even Xiao Ye's terrifying force level couldn't break free from General Liu's hand, so the two simply gave up their struggle.
Old General Liu looked at Xiao Ye and said: "Your father learned all his martial arts and military skills from me. You are my half disciple. Come here with me honestly."
Then General Liu turned his head and looked at Xu Qing: "I haven't seen you in court for several times, but this aura is getting stronger and stronger. It seems that I practice a lot on weekdays, but it's a pity that I started a little late.
, but the blessing is pretty good.”
"Hey, boy, why do you think so of me?"
Xu Qing looked at Old General Liu and said, "Old General, are you missing a junior brother?"
Xiao Ye on the side suddenly widened his eyes when he heard this: "Huh?"
Old General Liu smiled and patted Xu Qing's shoulder, and scolded him with a smile: "You know how to take advantage of me. Are you addicted to being a junior? If you become my junior, I'm afraid you will become the uncle of most of the court.
Sit over here honestly."
After the wise king and princess, the emperor and the queen have taken their seats, and everyone has bowed, the banquet can begin.
The emperor looked at an empty seat in the palace, looked at the wise king and asked: "Brother, where has Xue'er gone? Why didn't you come here?"
The wise king smiled and said: "That girl followed Uncle Anding's wife to the side hall. This girl has her own ideas more and more."
The emperor nodded and said with a smile: "I see, then let's have a banquet."
It was also the first time for Xu Qing to see the appearance of a queen. To become a queen, she had no choice in her appearance. She was dressed in a phoenix robe that was graceful and luxurious, and her headdress was also made of gold and jade, which made her look exquisite.
It's nice to look at, but the weight of this outfit is definitely not light, allowing a small body like the Queen to attend a banquet dignifiedly with such a set of clothes.
At night, if the emperor has any special hobbies, he still has to wear it...
It's really not easy.
On the Queen's birthday, the opening remarks are indispensable. The Emperor of Chu said: "Last year, our Chu country suffered a lot of disasters. Fortunately, our great Chu monarch and ministers worked together to overcome this difficulty. All of you, my dear friends, have contributed a lot. Today, I would like to celebrate the Queen's birthday."
On that day, I will gather together with all my loved ones to enjoy a wonderful banquet."
Naturally, the ministers of civil and military affairs quickly stood up and bowed and said in unison: "It's all thanks to your majesty's great blessings. Your majesty has honored the world, and I don't dare to take credit for it!"
After sitting down again, Xu Qing whispered doubtfully: "Have you rehearsed in advance?"
Xiao Ye shook his head and said, "I don't know, no one told me."
At this time, the voice of Old General Liu on the side came: "You are really rare and strange. You will know it after you come here a few times. It is like this every year. At most, I just change my rhetoric. The year before last, I said that my country is very lucky and the emperor and ministers are united."
Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ye: "Brother Xiao, have you been here many times?"
Xiao Ye said: "No one told me every time."
Xu Qing: "..."
The opening ceremony was over, and Xu Qing had not eaten a few mouthfuls of food. Then came the birthday speech. Of course, as in previous years, it was almost all a personal show for civil servants. No one here among the generals knew how to write such a thing.
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Several princesses and princes gave birthday messages. The previous words were all normal, but I always felt that there was something wrong with King Xin’s birthday message.
What kind of empress and mother-in-law honors the world, the phoenix speaks the right words, and the sons and ministers are enlightened and enlightened.
A few sentences later, there is the Empress who has blessed the common people. She has done it right, and her sons and ministers have benefited a lot.
On the surface, they are praising the queen, but if you listen carefully, don’t they mean that you are right to say it and what you did is right?
Such a birthday message is obviously full of perfunctory words!
Isn’t it true that the whole article is: yes, yes, what you said is right, what you did is right?
However, the Emperor of Chu had quite a lot of sons and daughters, and it took a lot of time just for them to send their birthday messages.
It’s really possible to give birth!
Especially the King of Shu, the eldest son of the emperor, appears to be of the same generation as Xiao Ye, but in fact the children are all tricked out.
Mingming Xian Wang is still the elder brother, but the result is that the children are not only younger than his younger brother, but also younger than his younger brother.
This is understandable. After all, the Emperor of Chu was well protected by the wise king since he was a child. When the wise king was fighting openly and secretly with various emperors to win the heir, the Emperor of Chu had nothing to do but create people.
While the wise king was fighting for his country on the battlefield, the Emperor of Chu had nothing to do and continued to create people.
There are only so many creations, which is quite surprising.
After Prince Wenchen and the princess finished their birthday speeches, Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and was able to eat normally.
At this moment, the Xian King looked at Xu Qing and said with a smile: "Xu Qing, don't think that I can't see you when you are around General Liu. Many ministers have sent birthday messages. Where is your birthday message? Do you want to hide it?