The Hexiang Palace was very busy, and the attendants were busy bringing cold cuts and dim sum to the table first, so that the princes and clansmen who came earlier would be the last ones, and they would not be embarrassed to face an empty table.
After Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang entered the palace, they first went to greet the empress before heading to Hexiang Palace. At this time, the people had almost arrived, and the two walked in unhurriedly. When Jun Liche saw the two of them, he quickly got up and helped Ling Qiyang pull the chair away. Now Ling Qiyang is much more expensive than their princes and princes, so there must be no mistakes.
"Thank you Sixth Brother." Ling Qiyang smiled and sat down.
"My dear brother, you are being polite. Sixth brother should thank you." Jun Liche said with a smile. He was referring to Xiaoying's visit to Prince Lin's mansion to celebrate the new year.
"It should be, let Xiaoying and Qingge celebrate the new year alone, it's too deserted. I also just let them accompany my father and master on my behalf." When it comes to celebrating the new year desertedly, Ling Qiyang will think of the past at Wangyangbo Mansion I don’t want to repeat that New Year’s Day again.
Jun Liche nodded with a smile, "It's also good to be able to accompany Emperor Mingqing and the Medical Sage."
Jun Lixuan glanced around the hall, most people's eyes were on their side, Ling Qiyang's belly was indeed too eye-catching, it would be strange not to pay attention.
"Why didn't you see third brother?" Jun Lixuan asked.
"The third brother and the second brother have gone to the father's place, and they should come with the father in a while." Jun Liche said.
Jun Lixuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
About a moment later, the attendants outside the hall sang and shouted: "The emperor is here! The queen is here!"
Everyone stood up and saluted the emperor and queen.
"Get up and sit down." The emperor walked to the main seat, and Jun Liyuan and Jun Chengjing, who entered the palace together with the emperor and queen, also walked to their respective seats.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone got up and sat down.
The emperor looked at all the people present, raised his cup and said: "This year, the weather in Daye has been smooth and smooth. Although there were wars, they were all calmed down smoothly. I am very pleased that you have contributed a lot to this. I hope that next year will be as smooth as it is." , I wish my Daye peace and prosperity for generations to come. I respect you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone raised their wine glasses, respected Emperor Yanxi from a distance, and drank in one gulp.
Yanxi waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down. Then the sound of singing and dancing sounded, and the waiters began to serve the hot dishes carefully prepared by the imperial dining room one after another.
Ling Qiyang can't drink alcohol, and neither can fruit wine, he can only use water instead of wine, which is indeed somewhat tasteless.
Emperor Yanxi sat on the main seat and looked towards Ling Qiyang, and said: "The road is slippery in snowy weather, and the carriage is also slow. Qiyang must be tired all the way into the palace."
Ling Qiyang got up and said: "Thank you, Father, for your concern, my son and minister are fine."
"Sit, sit." Emperor Yanxi asked him to sit down quickly, "I don't know what you like to eat, thinking that you are hot and hot when you are pregnant, so you might like light food, so I and the queen specially asked the imperial dining room to make a few meals. Here is a light dish, try it, do you like it?"
"Father Lao, the empress is bothering you." Ling Qiyang said with a smile. The waiter brought the dishes specially prepared for Ling Qiyang, and Ling Qiyang tried them with chopsticks. Although it was clear vegetables and tofu, it tasted like chicken, duck and fish, without the greasy taste of those meat dishes, it was indeed top grade.
Putting down the chopsticks, Ling Qiyang said with a smile: "It's delicious, thank you, Father and Queen."
Emperor Yanxi nodded in satisfaction, and said: "The imperial dining room is up and down, reward."
"Yes." The attendant replied immediately.
The queen said with a smile, "It's fine if you like it, eat more."
Ling Qiyang nodded and continued to eat.
Seeing this move in the eyes of everyone, it is natural to understand how much the emperor and queen value this emperor's grandson. He also began to think about what kind of generous gift he would have to prepare to win the eyes of the emperor when the child was born.
Jun Liyuan took the lead in toasting the emperor and queen, and the others followed closely behind. Although compared with last year, there were a few fewer people, but obviously no one cared about these things, they were still happy and harmonious, and they never felt deserted. After all, those people have become a thing of the past, and the struggle above the court is nothing more than a power struggle. Since Rong's party has no such value, no one will naturally mention it.
After drinking for three rounds, Emperor Yanxi put down his glass and said, "I have something to say during the New Year's Eve."
Everyone put down their glasses in unison and listened quietly to Emperor Yanxi's words.
"Among all my sons, only Che'er has never had a concubine. After thinking about it for the past few days, it is indeed not appropriate to procrastinate any longer." Emperor Yanxi said.
Jun Liche frowned slightly, fearing that the emperor would really point out a marriage that he didn't like, and was about to stand up and refuse, but was held down by Jun Liyuan calmly, then shook his head slightly, signaling him to stop. Take it easy.
Others didn't see these things, but Emperor Yanxi saw them, "When Concubine Xiangui was alive, she once told me that in the future, children's marriages should not be for fame and wealth, but for satisfaction and happiness. I have always dreamed of Concubine Xiangui these days. , although she didn't say anything, but I also understand what she means, and I can't bear to make her sad. Therefore, I decided to point out Tangxi Hanying, a child of Gao Mingqing Jun Tangxi's family, to Che'er as his concubine, and he happened to like it , I have also taken into account the thoughts of myself, the empress and Concubine Xian."
Hearing Emperor Yanxi's words, Jun Liche was stunned on the spot. His father didn't agree with him before, so why did he agree now? It's still the concubine, which made him feel surprised and pleasantly surprised.
Jun Liyuan pushed Jun Liche, who was in a daze, as if he knew it a long time ago. Only then did Jun Liche come back to his senses, and immediately got up and knelt down in the center of the hall, saluted, and said, "I thank my father for your kindness."
Ling Qiyang also smiled, stretched out his hand to grab Jun Lixuan's, and turned to look at him. In any case, Xiaoying and Sixth Brother have made it through. Seeing him happy, Jun Lixuan was naturally in a good mood.
"When I crowned you king, I said that when you get married, you will be crowned prince. Now is the New Year's Eve, and you are already busy. This is a great joy, so you can't be careless. So your wedding date is set on the ninth day of March. The date is set on March 19th, when the princess will be married to the princess." Emperor Yanxi said.
In this way, the first prince in Jun Lixuan's generation is finalized.
"Thank you, Father." Jun Liche saluted again.
"Congratulations sixth brother." Jun Chengjing said first. Although this favor is not his, he is indeed happy for Jun Liche, because according to this situation, he can really rest easy in the future.
Emperor Yanxi looked at Jun Chengjing with a smile, and said, "I know how to congratulate others, why don't you think about yourself."
Jun Chengjing was taken aback, not knowing what to say.
Emperor Yanxi smiled and said: "Cheng Jing went to fief the land, although I also conferred the title of king, but because of the urgent time to leave Beijing, I will not be able to perform the canonization ceremony in the future. Now that he is grown up, I should also give him a proper title and officially do it." Canonization ceremony."
Jun Lixuan and the others naturally have no objection to this proposal. The second brother has helped them a lot inside and out, and he is also very filial to his father, queen and queen. It is true that he should set a title as a reward.
"From now on, I will confer the title of King Chengjing on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and everything will be done according to the ceremonies of the sons." Emperor Yanxi laughed.
"Congratulations, second brother." Jun Lixuan and Jun Liyuan said in unison.
Jun Chengjing never thought that there would be such a day for him. All the etiquette of An Dizi is equivalent to acknowledging that he is the queen's son. This honor is rare in the history of Daye, not to mention the situation between him and Jun Liche. Different, it is really a surprise to be able to do so.
"My son, thank you for your kindness." Jun Chengjing knelt down and said.
"Okay, let's all get up." Emperor Yanxi asked Jun Chengjing and Jun Liche to get up, and the feast continued.
The emperor agreed to the marriage, Jun Liche also fulfilled his wish, and the smile on his face never stopped. After respecting the emperor and queen again, he admitted his mistake to the emperor, saying that he was self-willed a few days ago and made his father sad. Emperor Yanxi saw the smile on his favorite son's face, and couldn't bear to say something to him, so he could only sigh in his heart, and let the matter go. Anyway, as long as Jun Liche is happy, Gu Yao won't be able to choke him with words anymore.
After eating 80% full, Ling Qiyang wanted to go out for a walk, but the smell of alcohol in the hall made him feel a little bored, so he leaned sideways and whispered to Jun Lixuan: "I want to go out for a walk, the hall is a little bored."
"I'll accompany you." Jun Lixuan said immediately.
Ling Qiyang waved his hand, he saw that many clan relatives wanted to come to toast, it might not be good for him to leave like this, "No, it's good for Mingli to accompany me for a walk. This is the palace, nothing will happen."
Jun Lixuan thought for a while, and seeing her clan members walking towards her, she nodded and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, go to the emperor's place to rest."
"En." Ling Qiyang responded with a smile, stood up slowly, and quietly walked out of the hall.
"Princess, be careful about the cold weather." Ming Li took the cloak and hat and put them on Ling Qiyang, and then helped him to walk slowly in the corridor.
"Have you eaten yet?" Ling Qiyang asked. Ever since Luo Su was given to Daddy Ling, Mingli has worked a little harder. One person has to serve two masters, so Ling Qiyang should be concerned.
"The little one is not hungry. Before leaving the mansion, the palace has made the little one full before going out." Ming Li laughed. At this time, he couldn't leave his master for a moment, even if he didn't enter the palace, he had to wait outside. The palace is no better than the palace, and it is not convenient to eat quietly.
Ling Qiyang smiled and took out something wrapped in a handkerchief from his cuff and put it in Mingli's hand, and said, "I took some snacks before I came out, you can eat some." The handkerchief is new, no matter how dare Ling Qiyang use it to eat Bag.
Ming Li took the dessert unexpectedly, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Princess."
Ling Qiyang nodded, and sat on the side of a corridor sheltered from the wind, so that Mingli would not eat while standing in the wind.
The sound of silk and bamboo lingers in my ears, and the lanterns on the corridor are also very beautiful and festive. Sit down and enjoy it carefully, but it doesn't have a good view.
Mingli finished his snacks, wiped his mouth, and was about to ask Ling Qiyang if he wanted to go back to the palace, when a figure flashed out from the side, "Wangfei, be careful!"
Before Mingli's voice fell, Ling Qiyang felt that something hit his body, and then there was the sound of firecrackers. Mingli reacted quickly, pulling off the tie of Ling Qiyang's cloak, and then pulling Ling Qiyang a few steps towards him. The firecrackers were covered by the cloak, and several holes were blasted out of the cloak with crackling sounds, and the flames were faintly shining.
Ling Qiyang came back from the shock, and saw about five meters in front of the two, the person who threw him with firecrackers did not run away, but stood there clapping his hands and laughing, which seemed a little abnormal.
Ming Li stood in front of Ling Qiyang, staring at the man tensely, as if as long as the man made another move, he would make up for it.
"What's going on?!" Jun Lixuan's figure flew into the corridor, after seeing the bombed cloak, his face darkened, and he quickly hugged Ling Qiyang to protect him.
Ling Qiyang was so frightened just now, the child in his stomach was making a lot of noise, which made his face a little pale.
Jun Lixuan carefully inspected Ling Qiyang's injury with the help of the weak light. Fortunately, it was tightly wrapped and a hat was worn on the head, only the exposed face was burned a little, it was not serious, it was just a little red, but it also made Jun Lixuan feel distressed.
Emperor Yanxi and his concubines and princes also rushed over upon hearing the sound. Fireworks and firecrackers in the palace are all set off at the gate of the palace at midnight. How could it suddenly sound at the gate of Hexiang Palace
"Who is it!" Emperor Yanxi's personal attendant saw the person standing there sharply and shouted.
The guards rushed forward, trying to arrest him. And the man seemed to have reacted at this time, turned around and ran away.
"What's going on here?" Emperor Yanxi asked angrily. He also saw the cloak on the ground, which should belong to Ling Qiyang.
Ming Li immediately knelt down and said: "It's all the fault of the little one, the little one didn't protect the princess well, the little one deserves to die."
Ling Qiyang leaned on Jun Lixuan, covered his stomach with one hand, and said: "Don't care about the tea ceremony. My son doesn't feel like drinking, so I went out for a walk. When I came here, I heard the music was very good and the scenery was comfortable, so I sat down Come down to rest for a while. Unexpectedly, someone ran out suddenly and threw the lit firecrackers on Erchen. Fortunately, Mingli reacted quickly, and Erchen was not injured." This matter has nothing to do with Mingli. , This kind of thing will happen under the eyes of the emperor.
The queen stepped forward, looked at Ling Qiyang who had a bad complexion, and asked with concern: "But the stomach is uncomfortable? The complexion is so ugly."
Ling Qiyang forced a smile, and said: "The child is probably also frightened, it's very troublesome."
Jun Lixuan couldn't care less about the banquets and festivals anymore, and said to Emperor Yanxi and the empress: "Father, Emperor, Qiyang looks bad, and my son is a little worried, and wants to go back to the mansion first, so that the senior medical sage will give him Just look at it and feel at ease."
Emperor Yanxi nodded immediately, "Hurry up. Slow down on the road, let someone report anything at any time."
"Yes. My son will leave." Jun Lixuan saluted, and left with Ling Qiyang and Mingli. As for who did it, he no longer cares about it.
Not long after the two left, the guards pressed a man with disheveled hair and came forward, kneeling in front of Emperor Yanxi.
"Your Majesty, this person is the one who threw firecrackers at Princess Lin." The leader of the guard knelt down and said.
"Raise your head, let me see who is so bold as to hurt my Erqing and grandson!" Emperor Yanxi shouted angrily.
The man raised his head when he heard the words, and then showed a innocent smirk. Everyone was shocked—this person turned out to be the Rong family who had been thrown into limbo, and she seemed to have gone crazy...