Lin Wanyue followed behind Li Xian and looked at the furnishings in the hall. The floor of the entire hall was paved with bright black floor tiles. As soon as she entered the door, a red blanket was spread, extending to the front of the big case on the high platform. , On both sides of the red carpet, a pair of Changxin palace lanterns are placed opposite each other every five steps.
Behind the palace lanterns are two rows of food tables. At this moment, some people have been seated behind the tables, and some are still empty.
Suddenly, Lin Wanyue keenly noticed that there was a pair of eyes looking at this side. She looked up and saw a young man with stubble sitting behind the second case on the right, holding a wine bottle in his hand, and his face was not good. staring at this.
After Lin Wanyue and Chu King Li Xuan exchanged their eyes for a short time, they withdrew their gazes.
Li Zhu walked towards the high platform, while Li Xian and Lin Wanyue were led by the eunuch to the row on the left.
This palace banquet was mainly to celebrate Li Xian's safe return, so Li Xian's position was arranged in front of the first case on the left hand, opposite to the king of Qi Li Zhen.
"Commander Lin, Your Majesty ordered that you are a hero, and I will give you to sit beside His Royal Highness the eldest princess."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lin Wanyue bowed to the high vacant seat, and then followed the leader of the road to the small case next to Li Xian and sat upright on her knees.
The case in front of Lin Wanyue was only half the size of Li Xian's, and her position was slightly behind.
"His Royal Highness King Yong is here, Prince Pei is here, and the second princess is here!"
Lin Wanyue looked at the prestige, and saw a burly young man walking in at the door, followed by a boy in Chinese clothes who looked a little older than Li Zhu, and finally a girl who was in the age of cardamom.
Li Xian's soft voice came from her ear: "The one who came in at the head was Li Min, the elder brother of King Yong, from the concubine Shu. The younger prince is Pei'er, who is twelve years old, and Huan'er is a brother of a compatriot. , are all from the concubine De. The last princess is Yan'er, fourteen years old, and brother of Chu Wang is a compatriot."
Lin Wanyue nodded, and Li Xian continued to whisper to Lin Wanyue, "The one sitting directly across from us is Prince Qi's brother Li Zhen, who came from the concubine Xian. Brother Wang is most favored by his father and has ten thousand households in Shiyi, which is the highest among all feudal kings. Brother Qi is famous and has 9,000 households in Shiyi. The father has entrusted him with military power and responsibility. Brother Yong is brave and good at fighting. My uncle lost the battle, and Brother Yong has been recommending himself to lead the army, but he was refuted by his father."
Lin Wanyue nodded, silently taking Li Xian's words into her heart. Since she had already made up her mind to take the path Li Xian suggested her to take, she absolutely couldn't keep her ears out of the window as she did before. Lin Wanyue knew that Li Xian wouldn't talk nonsense to herself at this juncture. Even if she couldn't understand Li Xian's intention at this time, it was always good to learn more and remember more...
"Pei'er has seen the emperor!"
As soon as Lin Wanyue raised her head, the prince Li Pei had already walked over to Li Xian and gave Li Xian a respectful salute.
"Pei'er doesn't need to be polite, I haven't seen Pei'er grow taller for a few days."
"Pei'er congratulates Huangjie on her safe return. Brother Huan is ill and cannot attend the banquet today. Pei'er pleads guilty to Huangjie on behalf of brother Huan."
Hearing this, Li Xian smiled softly: "Pei'er doesn't have to be like this, Huan'er's temperament is known to Ben Gong. If he came, it would be surprising."
"So, Pei'er will be seated first."
After speaking, Li Pei gave Li Xian another salute and turned to sit behind the case next to Li Yan.
"Emperor Sister!"
Lin Wanyue looked at the sound, and saw that it was the Chu King Li Xuan who had just stared at her.
"Brother Chu Wang."
"Imperial sister, Li Zhong, the prince of Pingyang Hou, returned to Beijing together with the imperial sister. Why did the imperial sister return safely, and the whereabouts of the prince of Zhong are still unknown?"
Hearing this, Lin Wanyue frowned. At this time, Lin Wanyue had a very bad impression of the King of Chu. Whether it was when the King of Chu looked at their expressions when they first entered the hall, or the unpleasant questions at this time, they were all unpleasant. It made Lin Wanyue very disgusted.
As an elder brother, it is a great blessing for my younger sister to come back safely. Even if you don't say a few words of relief, you shouldn't ask such a question...
Before Li Xian could speak, Li Zhuxian, who was sitting in a high position, couldn't sit still, and retorted: "Brother Chu, what does this mean? Could it be that I, the dignified princess of Li Guo, are not as noble as a little prince of the Hou family? ?"
"Heh, why did the prince say this? This king is just asking curiously, the little prince's mansion? If the prince's words are known to the Marquis of Pingyang, I am afraid it will make him sad. The Marquis of Pingyang has also left the country. A hero, the crown prince, as the heir, doesn't care about the son of a hero, so why is he so mean?"
"Brother Chu Wang said very much, thinking that His Royal Highness is living in the East Palace, under one person, above ten thousand people, we small Houfu, Wangfu, naturally can't enter the noble eyes of His Royal Highness."
Lin Wanyue turned her head to look, and found that this group of speakers was King Yong Li Ji.
Li Zhu was sitting in a high position, her beautiful face flushed red and her chest heaving, obviously she was choked with anger, but she couldn't think of a rebuttal for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Lin Wanyue turned her head to look at Li Xian beside her, and saw that Li Xian lowered her eyes and had no expression on her face.
Obviously there is no intention to fight back.
Seeing this scene, Lin Wanyue felt as if something had blocked her heart. Recalling what Li Xian said to herself at the Tongfu Inn that night, Lin Wanyue was a little unconvinced at first: What happened to the princess and prince from the main palace? Will life be difficult? Lin Wanyue completely believed it until she saw the scene just now with her own eyes!
Although Li Zhu was young, he was the crown prince of the East Palace. Although it was a palace banquet within the royal family at this time, there were also many servants and servants who were serving them. With so many eyes on them, these two vassal kings did not care about Li Zhu in the slightest. In my eyes, let alone Li Xian...
"Princess… "
Lin Wanyue called Li Xian softly, and Li Xian turned her head, but instead gave Lin Wanyue a relieved look.
Lin Wanyue looked at the expression on Li Xian's face that she was accustomed to, and her heart became more and more uncomfortable.
King Qi Li Zhen played with the wine bottle in his hand, quietly watched the scene in front of him, and thought to himself: Stupid.
The King of Chu, Li Xuan, turned his head, and saw that the King of Qi, Li Zhen, was looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.
King Qi Li Zhen chuckled and shook his head, secretly thinking in his heart: If you are still thinking about the throne like this, King Yong is nothing but a brave and resourceful husband. You, Li Xuan, are so lost now? Don't you think about it, why is the father late coming? I'm afraid I have already arranged eyeliner to observe your performance...
Thinking of this, King Qi glanced approvingly at Li Xian, who lowered her head. It's a pity that a girl has such a scheming means. If she was born as a man, she would definitely be the best choice for the prince. If someone like Li Xian was made the prince, The vassal kings below did not dare to be so presumptuous, but he saved himself a lot of troubles. It's a pity, a pity!
"Your Majesty is here!" Li Zhao walked into the hall as the steward eunuch sang loudly.
"My son, see the father."
"Caomin, see Your Majesty."
Li Zhao strode into the hall with a big stride, and waved his sleeves: "No ceremony is required. Today's palace banquet, there are no outsiders." After speaking, he walked to a high position and sat down on the big case next to Li Zhu.
"Thank you, Father."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
It was not until Li Zhao took his seat that everyone thanked him and sat down again.
"Today's palace banquet is mainly to celebrate Xian'er's safe return. The widow has dismissed the speaker, and our family will talk together."
"Xian'er, you are the eldest son of a widow. Tell me, who do you think would assassinate Xian'er?"
"Yes."
Li Zhen wanted to stand up from his seat to answer, but was stopped by Li Zhao: "Today's family banquet, you don't need to bow, just sit and talk."
"Yes."
"Go back to the emperor..."
Li Zhen turned his head and glanced at Li Xuan, the king of Chu who was sitting next to him. He felt King Qi's gaze, and King Chu's face was very unnatural. Seeing this, King Qi hooked the corner of his mouth, turned his head, and continued: "My son thinks that the imperial sister may be implicated..."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"The emperor's temperament is very good, and this is the first time she has lived in the palace since she was a child. I don't think anyone will have a grudge with the emperor, but Li Zhong, the prince of the Marquis of Pingyang, is different. Maybe it is Someone wanted Li Zhong's life and accidentally hurt the emperor's sister, and the son heard that Li Zhong, the prince of the Marquis of Pingyang, is still missing, but the emperor's sister was able to escape unharmed, which also confirmed the conjecture of the son. ."
"Oh? King Chu, what do you think?"
"Erchen...Erchen thinks what Brother Qi Wang said is very true."
"Well, King Yong, how about you?"
"My son also thinks what Brother Qi Wang said is right."
"If that's the case, then it's the best. The odious Li Zhong almost endangered the widow's pearl in the palm of his hand. This time he doesn't come back, and he deserves it. Even if he does, the widow will punish him heavily!"
King Qi propped his chin up and looked sideways at King Chu beside him. Seeing King Chu's expression gloomy and uncertain, King Qi hooked the corner of his mouth: Fortunately, he wasn't too stupid.
"Before the banquet starts, the widow has to reward one person. Where is Lin Feixing?"
"The little guy is here!"
Hearing Li Zhao suddenly read her own name, Lin Wanyue couldn't help but feel tight, got up from her seat, walked to the center of the hall, and bowed respectfully: "Little man Lin Feixing, see Your Majesty."
"Retire without courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lin Wanyue got up from the ground, bowed her head and stood there, waiting for Li Zhao to speak, but she didn't want Li Zhao to say again, "Young man raise his head and show the widow."