Zhong Lishuo never thought that she would see the queen again because of this.
She wants to see the queen.
From the moment she promised the queen to go on a personal journey for her, and the moment she put on the battle clothes for the queen herself, she began to miss her. She originally thought that such long and hopeless thoughts would disappear with the fire. But she never thought that the day when she would open her eyes again.
Everything, start over.
For the queen, she was already a complete stranger. But to her, the queen is still the only person she cherishes in her past life memory.
Is it joy, or fear, or anxiety.
With inexplicable anticipation, Zhong Lishuo waited for the New Year's Eve, when the Queen feasted on the ministers at the Yulong Pavilion. At sunset, the young nobles and sons of senior officials in Yuanzhou City rode their horses towards the Yulong Pavilion on the east side of the imperial city.
The imperial city that experienced the chaos of Xiayuan, under the governance of the queen, has regained its glory as a capital of a country. Colorful lights adorned the cold and hard palace walls, exuding soft light in the cold winter night. Zhong Lishuo sat in the carriage heading for the Yulong Pavilion, reached out and lifted the curtain and looked out. At a glance, it was full of young men and women walking side by side.
In front of them, carriages formed a long queue, entering the gate of Yulong Pavilion in an orderly manner.
Not far away, fireworks exploded. Zhong Lisu raised her head, the bright light fell on her fair face, reflecting the youthful and beautiful face of the young man.
What a lively New Year's Eve.
She rejoiced at the grand scene, her face was filled with the innocence and romance unique to young people, and she was so young and energetic that she couldn't hide it no matter what. Looking at the young and energetic faces that appeared along the way, Zhong Lishuo turned his head, looked at Le Zhengying who was riding a horse beside the carriage and asked, "Eldest sister, are the officials of the imperial court so young?"
Before tonight, Zhong Lishuo was a child who had never seen a feast. This way, Le Zhengying saw her looking around, afraid she was too curious. And today, she was wearing a bright red robe, a jade crown and a high beam, which made her fair face more and more cute and handsome. As the eldest sister, looking at her like this, the love and love in her heart also surged, and she waited for her sister to pull her to ask questions.
Now she is asking, but it is not the question she has prepared for a long time to answer.
Le Zhengying thought for a while, afraid that he would ask this question when he saw many young and little sisters along the way. An old minister, basically very young."
"Are the young men and women who just walked past all court officials?" This was the question Zhong Lishuo really wanted to ask.
"Yes or no." Le Zhengying thought to himself, his sister really noticed those young faces. But what should she say, most of these were urged by the family to come out and have a blind date with His Majesty
Naturally, she wouldn't tell her sister about such an insignificant thing. What's more, she can't do anything to criticize the Queen's private affairs. So she said, "Tonight is a rare feast. Your Majesty's feast for all the ministers is the first event since the founding of Daqing. Like A Su, they came here under His Majesty's grace."
Zhong Lishuo got the answer he wanted, nodded, lowered the curtain, and sat down in the carriage again. As his body swayed with the bumpy carriage, Zhong Lishuo thought about the young men and women he had just seen, and his emotion increased a little.
The young Qing Kingdom reused vigorous officials, everything was thriving, and the decadent Great Chu was finally a thing of the past.
The carriage drove past Yulongmen and stopped in front of the pavilion. The guards numbered the adults' carriages and led them to the place where the carriages were stored. Zhong Lishuo got off the carriage, looked up at the three characters "Fish and Dragon Pavilion", and followed behind the eldest sister into the pavilion.
When he was about to walk to the door, the clamor was pouring into his ears. The lanterns are put on at night, and the entire Yulong Pavilion is as bright as day. Zhong Lishuo followed behind the eldest sister, looking at everything around him from the corner of his eyes.
As soon as they entered, a waiter led them upstairs.
"Lord Lezheng..."
"Lord Lezheng..."
Walking all the way to the third floor, many young men and women saluted Le Zhengying, and Le Zhengying all responded one by one. The young man's eyes fell on the Minister of War, and on the handsome young Zhong Lishuo. The young men and women who knew the meaning of the emperor's banquet were all curiously looking at this legendary young man who looked like Emperor Zhao to see if she was their strongest competitor.
Such an obscure gaze fell on Zhong Lishuo's eyes, although it made her curious, it was not worth paying more attention to. The only thing that caught her attention was the incomparably wide lotus leaf platform in the center of Yulong Pavilion on the first floor.
Yulong Pavilion has always been the place where the royal family of Great Chu feasted their officials. Although Zhong Lishuo was once an emperor, he had only been here once in his previous life. She looked at the table that seemed to be surrounded by countless golden lotuses, shimmering like a jade table, and the long-held image flashed by.
That was the year when she was canonized as the crown prince, and the emperor had a feast for the ministers. When the banquet was at its peak, Emperor Thorn asked her to play a song to see the moon.
Clearing the clouds and mist to see the moonlight, it was such a joyous and touching shakuhachi, which made the cold and solemn Thorn Emperor so happy that he actually danced a consonance. It was at this banquet that she thought that all the hardships before the age of sixteen would be over, and that her mother would teach herself to be a good emperor.
Now that I think about it, this is probably the only warmth between her and the Emperor.
Zhong Lishuo sat down and looked down at the bright fish play lotus leaf platform downstairs, hiding all his thoughts.
Tonight, the lights are bright, and all the golden lotuses around the lotus leaf platform of the fish show are in full bloom. The charcoal fire hidden under the table in the pavilion on each floor began to ignite, and the waiters served the prepared cakes one after another. Amidst the many noisy sounds, the musicians hidden behind the lotus leaf stage changed a joyful tune.
Zhong Lishuo's eyes swept over the seats on each floor from bottom to top, and finally landed on the first place on the east side of the same floor as hers.
According to the planning pattern of the Ministry of Rites of the banquet in the palace, the third floor is full of six important ministers and princes and nobles, which are divided into nine districts. So, her queen, will be there tonight.
But there, it happens to be a blind spot. She can't see the queen, and the queen can't see her either. Realizing this, her originally uneasy heart became a little more ups and downs.
Xu was too obvious to look around. After greeting his colleagues one by one, Le Zhengying set his eyes on her.
"What are you looking at? Father and mother are on the other side, staying with the elders of each family. If you want to find them, we will go over in a while." Le Zhengying looked at his younger sister's immature face, said softly.
The areas for officials with families and young people are also divided. Zhong Lishuo came with the eldest sister and was in a different place from his parents. The young sister had never participated in such an occasion. Le Zhengying only thought that she was afraid of life and wanted to find her parents.
Zhong Lishuo shook his head and replied softly, "Just follow my elder sister. My parents are just reminiscing with old friends. It's better for me not to disturb them."
Saying such words, the young boy looked so fresh and cute under the bright lights. Looking at her fair face, Le Zhengying couldn't help but say, "Well, His Majesty hasn't arrived yet, at least half an hour before the banquet. If you're hungry, eat some sweet cake to cushion your stomach."
"Yeah." The boy nodded obediently, his eyes focused on the lotus leaf stage of the fish show on the first floor.
The ministers who attended the banquet came one after another, and more and more young men and women appeared in the Yulong Pavilion. During this period, people kept coming to say hello to Le Zhengying, and Zhong Lishuo, who was a junior, had to return the salute with his elder sister.
"Hello Mr. Xu..."
"Master Xu..."
"Master Xu..."
The voices of the young men and women ranged from far to near, just like after their elder sister appeared, they gradually expressed their respect for one person. Zhong Lishuo couldn't help looking at the sound, and at a glance, he saw the person walking in front like a starry sky.
It was a man, wearing a purple tang-colored brocade robe and a jade crown with a high beam. The eyebrows are drawn into the temples, the nose is high and straight, the lips are like a blade, and the eyes are cold. This is a handsome-looking man with a dignified and upright but noble and cold-hearted man.
Zhong Lishuo knew him. Many years ago, Zhong Lishuo had heard an anecdote. This man who seems to be quite upright and upright, and the elegant and elegant military minister beside him are collectively called "Shuanghua".
He is one of the most outstanding young heroes in the former Chu court, and the eldest son of Xu Mingyi, the Zuo Cheng of Daqing, who is now the minister of the household.
Xu Renqing.
Xu Renqing, who was born in the Xu family, a great nobleman in Yuanzhou, is like Le Zhengying, and has a childhood friendship with His Majesty today. At that time, the emperor ordered all the sons and daughters of important officials to enter the Hongwen Museum for further study, which created an unspeakable fate among the three boys and girls.
Xu Renqing, who followed the Queen in the Southern War and the Northern War, was like Le Zhengying and was highly regarded by His Majesty. The Xu family, which belonged to the former Chu nobles, also gained a firm foothold in the Qing Dynasty because of the achievements of the dragon, and gradually formed a new group by uniting with the old people of the former Dynasty.
Partisan disputes are unavoidable at any time, especially after the Qing Dynasty gradually became peaceful this year, petty fights within the court became more and more frequent. Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen held the military power, and she said that many disputes were silently dissipated when she came to her.
But even so, those teenage friendships were estranged by growing disputes. Le Zhengying, who didn't like Xu's style in the first place, and Xu Renqing, his childhood partner, also got to the point where they hated each other.
Therefore, when Xu Renqing brought the group of young people from the household department past her, Mr. Lezheng, who was very enthusiastic about people, greeted him with a smile: "Master Xu."
The cold and solemn man stopped, stood beside Le Zhengying, looked at her and replied indifferently, "Lord Lezheng." His eyes glazed over Le Zhengying, and finally stopped beside him On the boy in the crimson robe.