There has been no banquet in the palace for a long time.
When he was in Xijing, the world's major events were still unresolved, and the emperor was never in the mood to have fun.
But things are different now. The affairs of the princes have basically been resolved, and the relocation of the capital to Zhangjing has been stabilized. It is time for the young people to have fun and relax.
So when Zhou Xuan mentioned to the emperor that he wanted to hold a banquet, the emperor immediately agreed.
The news spread quickly, and all the powerful families in the capital became lively. Although the banquet was not held in the palace, it was because the emperor wanted to show off to Lord Zhou. Except that the venue was not in the palace, all the princes came to attend and host the banquet.
They were all in the House of Internal Affairs, and Zhou Xuan's elder brother was not here, so the emperor specially asked the concubine Xian to come to the Marquis Mansion to sit in charge, which was completely equivalent to a royal banquet.
This was a gathering of young people. Almost all the famous families had received invitations. For a while, every family was preparing gifts and dressing up, and the capital was aroused by another bustle.
On the quiet Peach Blossom Mountain, Chen Danzhu also received the invitation.
"Qingfeng." She held it in her hand and turned it over, "What does your Marquis think? He held a banquet in my house and invited me to attend. Do you think I will be very happy?"
Qingfeng sat in the corridor, happily drinking tea and eating snacks, nodding and telling the truth: "It should be our Marquis who is happier."
Li Minglou flicked the invitation: "Then why should I go?"
Qingfeng smiled and said: "Because our Lord Marquis said that if you don't go, Miss Danzhu, he will abandon all the guests on the day of the banquet and come to the Peach Blossom View."
Chen Danzhu stared: "Come as soon as you come. Am I afraid of him?"
"I know Miss Danzhu is not afraid." Qingfeng held up the snacks and said with a smile, "But Miss Danzhu is too troublesome. You don't know that it is really annoying if our young master makes trouble."
Chen Danzhu was amused by his words: "You still don't protect your shortcomings."
"Our young master does not need to guard against his shortcomings." Qing Feng smiled and sincerely advised, "Miss Danzhu, just go and have a look. Our young master has been very careful in repairing and decorating the Hou Mansion. He also found out your Chen Chen from the old classics of Wudu.
I'm comparing it with various government records. Why don't you go see the person or the house?"
Chen's residence has not been burned down yet, so she should take a good look at it. Chen Danzhu looked at the invitation in her hand: "I won't bring any gifts when I go."
Qingfeng jumped up, grabbed two more snacks and stuffed them into his mouth: "Our Lord Marquis has everything, just leave Miss Danzhu." After that, he happily climbed up the wall and left.
The guard learned very quickly from his master, Chen Danzhu curled his lips.
A Tian laughed at the side: "Maybe I learned it from the lady."
Chen Danzhu denied: "Nonsense, did you learn from me? Zhulin doesn't know how to do it yet."
Zhu Lin, who had just walked in from the outside, was a little confused. What bad things did Miss Danzhu say about him again?
"I said you worked hard." Chen Danzhu smiled and waved, pointing in front of him, "Come on, you can see snacks and tea are prepared for you."
Zhu Lin rolled his eyes, thinking he didn't see Zhou Xuan's stupid guard passing by? Only this kind of people always eat other people's food randomly.
"Princess Jinyao said she didn't want to go originally." Zhulin replied directly, "But the Queen insisted on letting her go, so if Miss Danzhu goes, she can be her companion."
The empress insisted that the princess go. Chen Danzhu thought about other things, whether he was already preparing to arrange the marriage between the princess and Zhou Xuan. Counting the time, it was almost time.
Chen Danzhu clasped his hands. Now it seems that the princess and Zhou Xuan have a good relationship, but there is no love between men and women. In the last life, were Zhou Xuan and the princess loving partners or enemies?
"Is the third prince going?" Chen Danzhu asked again, "Have you gone to see the third prince?" Zhu Lin shook his head without waiting for an answer, "The third prince is so busy, he probably won't go."
Zhu Lin said: "I didn't go to see the third prince, but the third prince has told Princess Jin Yao that he will go."
After saying this, I saw a smile on Chen Danzhu's face.
What’s so funny!
Zhu Lin groaned in his heart and said proactively: "I also went to see the general——"
Chen Danzhu smiled and said, "Will the general go too?"
Zhu Lin muttered: "I won't go."
"That's it." Chen Danzhu waved his hand clearly, "How can Zhou Xuan be qualified to invite a general? There is no need for a general to condescend to join in the fun. The noise made by a group of young people is very boring."
Zhu Lin looked at her sideways.
"I'm not here to cause trouble." Chen Danzhu said, sighing sadly, "I can't help it, I can't help myself, I'm all alone, and Zhou Xuan threatens me, so what can I do - I haven't finished talking yet!"
The last sentence was naturally shouted to the bamboo forest that could not be seen when flying up to the roof.
Zhulin flew away and couldn't come back if there was no business. Chen Danzhu shook his head helplessly and said to A Tian: "What I said is all the truth."
A Tian also nodded: "That's right, that's right." She was beaming, "Miss, let's quickly pick out the clothes and jewelry for the banquet?"
Although young people's banquets are said to be noisy, they are young people after all. They are young only once in life, just like flowers bloom for only a hundred days. This is the best time to live a lively life.
Chen Danzhu snorted: "When you go to Zhou Xuan's banquet, you can dress casually and be worthy of him."
A Tian smiled and pushed her into the room: "Yes, if the lady is pretty, you can wear whatever you want."
The young girls are busy choosing clothes and accessories, and the young men are also carefully preparing.
The Prince of Qi was naturally invited to try on new clothes and crowns while standing in front of the bronze mirror.
The clothes and hats were sent by the King of Qi, as well as the shoes and socks sewn by his wife, but the Prince of Qi did not feel sad at all and frowned: "This is the style of Qi, which is a little different from Xijing and Wudu.
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The eunuch accompanying him was a little uneasy: "Are you afraid that something will go wrong, Your Highness?"
Because Chen Danzhu falsely accused the Crown Prince of Qi in front of the emperor, the Crown Prince sent away his friends and guests, closed the door to thank guests, and did not go out for a long time. He was very cautious.
The Prince of Qi thought for a moment: "Use the cloth sent by your father to make a style that is most popular among the princes in the capital."
It was most appropriate to not only miss the hometown but also follow the customs of the capital. The eunuch accompanying him responded, and the maids standing on both sides stepped forward and gently undressed the crown prince of Qi.
The Crown Prince of Qi looked at himself in the mirror. In terms of appearance, he was better-looking than the princes. Look at this graceful man. His beauty was blocked by the head of a palace maid in the mirror. The Crown Prince of Qi frowned and turned his head -
The palace maid noticed it and immediately stepped back and knelt down: "This slave is guilty."
Prince Qi lowered his head and saw the necklace hanging in front of the palace maid. The palace maid would not dress like this. To wear such a necklace, it must be a treasure in the family——
"You." Prince Qi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered when he saw the light mole on the maid's mouth, "It's you——"
The palace maid raised her head and looked at Prince Qi with her beautiful eyes.
"Why did you do this?" Prince Qi hurriedly motioned for her to get up. Of course, this girl is not a palace maid, but a young lady from her grandmother's clan. In terms of seniority, she should be called younger sister.
The palace maid stood up and smiled calmly: "The Queen Mother sent her here to serve His Highness the Crown Prince."
What King Qi sent this time was a palace maid, not a palace maid. After all, Princess Qi could not come, and the Crown Prince of Qi was lonely outside, so he selected some noble girls from the country and sent them to the Crown Prince as concubines.
This girl is a noble girl from the Queen Mother's family, so it would be considered honorable to take her out.
Prince Qi said with a smile: "Stop waiting for me to change clothes here. Go pick out some clothes and jewelry yourself and attend the banquet of the Marquis of Guannei with me."
The palace maid lowered her head and knelt down and said yes.
