The banquet in the Yulong Pavilion did not end until the bell rang for the arrival of the new year. In the congratulatory speech of Her Majesty the Queen, the people who ushered in the new year lit firecrackers and went home hand in hand amid the blooming fireworks.
No one knows who His Majesty chose at the banquet at Yulong Pavilion. After the banquet, all the events that happened at the banquet will be remembered in the eyes of those who have a heart. Take Lin Mengdie as an example, those who have long been remembered by the ministers. The person who added a bit of weight after the banquet.
The golden-robed guards carried lanterns and escorted His Majesty's dragon carriage towards the palace. The bright lights formed a piece in the breeze of the cold night, forming a mighty light road, which flickered under the bright fireworks. Zhong Lishuo stood on the Yulong Pavilion and sighed lowly as he watched His Majesty's dragon chariot, which seemed to be blooming in the sea of lights, go away.
Don't know when we can meet again? The people who can always accompany His Majesty are the members of the Privy Council. If she worked harder, would she be able to be her daily clerk
Completely unaware of the situation that the Queen is being urged by the ministers to get married, Zhong Lishuo thought very optimistically. After following the ministers to send His Majesty back to the palace, she followed behind her eldest sister and returned to her Qionghua Lane with the fireworks in the sky.
There was a hustle and bustle outside the imperial city, and as the palace got closer, the peace that belonged to the palace was revealed little by little. His Majesty, wrapped in a fox fur cloak, got off the dragon chariot and went to Qianyuan Hall with his two younger sisters. The three sisters ate together, and after giving red envelopes to the sisters like ordinary people, His Majesty left Princess Ping An to talk to her alone.
Her Majesty the Queen, who once ruled thousands of troops, has always been upright. Whether it's a government decree or a memorandum, one by one is said directly in the vernacular. Taking the review of memorials as an example, the queen never used any euphemistic words, always "acceptable."
Under the leadership of the Queen, it was also very straightforward when asked the officials of the Ministry of Household to write the terms. For example, "You don't need so much money to hold a banquet. It is recommended that your family refer to the practice of Emperor Jingwen of the previous dynasty." "Have your family investigated the market price? After asking, make a reasonable application and send it over."
The queen, who studied at Hongwenguan when she was young, did not like Wenxuanxuan's choice of words and sentences. She liked to speak clearly. She is the emperor, the commander-in-chief, and she speaks the truth, and does not need to beat around the bush. Therefore, at this moment, when facing the marriage of Princess Ping'an, the queen is as straightforward as ever: "What does An An think of Miki? Do you want to marry him?"
The eldest princess never imagined that His Majesty kept her here for this matter. Xuan Jingan, who has done the eldest princess very well, after many trials, when he heard this, he couldn't help blushing. Miki is the nickname of Zhongli Mu, the king of clouds, and it seems that her slow-witted elder sister is paying attention to her.
"Emperor Sis..." The eldest princess sat on her knees on the couch and looked at the majesty in front of her through the cup in front of the low table. She couldn't help covering her face and called out, "You are really..."
"I'm blushing." The queen sighed, looked at the beautiful sister in front of her, and said, "That's why she likes that kid. The emperor gave you an decree to confer marriage, and let the ministers who supervise Tiansi choose. Would it be time for you to get married?"
"Well." After blushing, the eldest princess nodded, trying her best to maintain the princess's demeanor, and generously suggested: "However, the matter of marriage, it is better if both parties are willing. Regarding the marriage, the royal sister will first Put it aside for now. When he comes to ask for a kiss, can you relax?"
The queen nodded, thinking that was the truth. After thinking about it, he quickly reacted. Looking at his younger sister who was smiling at him, he shook his head and sighed, "You, you, so you two have already agreed? I still need to be blind to this." He also said that he came to ask for relatives, but I was afraid that the kid had already found his sister to talk about it.
The eldest princess smiled softly, thinking of the gossip in the court, and said a little embarrassedly: "Could the emperor blame me for not explaining it to you, causing you a lot of trouble?" The princess knew that the king of Yunzhong left the curtain In the eyes of many ministers, she is a suitable candidate for the imperial husband, and her imperial sister is troubled by being forced to marry. If I told the royal sister earlier, would I be able to solve the matter of King Yunzhong earlier
"Miki doesn't bother me yet."
"I know that it's the bereaved old people who are bothering them. That's why Miki has been afraid to explain it to you." The eldest princess looked at the emperor and said warmly. As the only bloodline left by the Chu Dynasty, with an orthodox status, how many people are worth using? It is a pity that King Yunzhong does not have the world in his heart, but he can use his status advantage in exchange for his sincerity to marry the eldest princess.
Wisdom as a queen understood what King Yunzhong was going to do from just a few words, smiled softly, and said, "He really has a heart."
"That's the sincerity he should have." The eldest princess said with a frank face. This is also the reason why she is not in a hurry to find the emperor to marry her. With the King of Clouds here, he can divide the power of the court into three parts, so that the emperor's sister will not be under so much pressure, and he can find other people along the way.
Zhong Limu is her sweetheart, and King Yunzhong is a bait for Daqing Chaotang. As long as there is a chance, the cloud king Zhongli Mu will do his best to go through fire and water for His Majesty.
The eldest princess thought, they all thought the same, to protect your majesty well for a certain person. This is the tacit understanding that she and Zhong Limu have known each other since they were young.
After listening to her sister's words, and looking at her calm expression, the queen suddenly wondered why her sister didn't tell her that she admired the King of Clouds. She was still worried that she had neglected her sisters because of her busy state affairs, which caused them to stop talking to her.
After thinking about it, the queen smiled helplessly, looked at her sister and said softly: "I don't want you to be like this, those old people can't get in my way. I will announce Sanmu to the palace in a few days, and you all get ready for the big wedding. ."
"Imperial sister..." The eldest princess knew that the eldest sister didn't want them to do this, so she kept delaying her speech, so she sighed: "Isn't the eldest sister worried that I won't be able to marry?"
"Of course not." His Majesty smiled softly, held up the cup in front of him, took a sip, and said in a low voice, "I just hope that some lovers can end their families sooner rather than later."
Her Majesty the Queen, who is almost thirty years old, has a delicate face like a twenty-eight girl. She was holding a cup at the moment, her shiny black hair was rolled up on the black dragon robe, looking beautiful and slightly heroic. Those clear eyes shone with a soft light, filled with tenderness at this moment.
In the memory of the eldest princess, her eldest sister is such a majestic heroine who mounts a horse, and a noble lady who takes off her shirt and is gentle and moving. The princess admired her eldest sister so much, admired her, and felt sorry for her.
Especially this girly appearance, in her impression, is the appearance of the eldest sister at all times when facing Emperor Zhao.
Are lovers married? For the eldest sister, her lover has been buried in the mud. The Prince Zhaoming who has the appearance that everyone likes is no longer there, but will there be another lover
The princess thought so, she couldn't bear to recall the late Emperor Zhao. She looked at the cup in the eldest sister's hand and remembered her appearance after drinking. She wanted to take it, but she couldn't bear it, so she said to the eldest sister: "What about the emperor? Everyone is anxiously waiting for your lover. Appeared. Did you see something suitable today?"
The queen tilted her head, thought for a while, and said, "They are all children who haven't grown up, they are so tender."
"Lin Mengdie, Young Master Lin? The shakuhachi blows very well, and the stamina should be good." The eldest princess, who has been in the army for a long time, is also quite bad in some respects.
"It's better than Your Highness." But His Highness's body is very weak. The queen thought so in her heart, and it seemed that she couldn't stand the toss.
The queen never avoided mentioning Emperor Zhao in front of people, but everyone regarded that person as her taboo, and did not dare to mention it at all. But tonight, she suddenly wanted to tell others about that person, so she drank another glass of wine.
Some things can only be said without scruples after drinking alcohol.
"An An, you don't know, His Highness plays shakuhachi very well. It stands to reason that he plays wind instruments, and his body must be very good. But His Highness looks tall and thin, without any flesh. The first time I saw her , she stood in front of the horse and looked like she would fall over when the wind blew."
"Can such a thin person be a prince? But she is very good-looking. I have never seen a young man who is better-looking than her." It was so good to see that she couldn't take her eyes away again when she raised her eyes.
Her lips were soaked with wine, and her clear eyes were covered with a mist of water. No one knows that Her Majesty, the majestic and majestic outside, is a cup that cannot be touched by a drop of wine. The queen, who usually drinks white water at banquets, said everything about Prince Zhaoming intermittently after drinking it tonight.
The eldest princess has listened to it many times. In the first year after Emperor Zhao's death, after meeting the drunk eldest sister for the first time, she listened to it a lot on and off. She knew the first encounter between the prince and the eldest sister, the secret that couldn't be revealed, and the ignorant and inextricable love of the eldest sister.
Before the emperor's death couch, his eldest sister dedicated her life to Prince Zhaoming. The princess thought that if she were the eldest sister, she would be willing to be bound by the other party for a lifetime if she met such a person who was willing to fight with her life to save her.
But that person is not her, she is not the party. So when the client was her eldest sister, from the perspective of a bystander, she hoped that the eldest sister would have a better life.
She took off the cup from the eldest sister's hand, interrupting the Queen's intermittent talk to herself.
"Sister, you are drinking too much." The princess said, looking at the eldest sister who was only willing to talk in front of her and sighed softly.
In response to the eldest princess, only His Majesty whispered softly: "His Royal Highness..."
As if the night wind whispered, lingering and biting bones.