As soon as the emperor said this, the whole audience was silent. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. It stands to reason that as long as it is the emperor's reward, even a single hair is precious, not to mention the delicacies made by the royal chef of the palace, but these ten drumsticks, no matter how you listen to them, feel awkward.
You Qing is the number one scholar in the new department, and his talent and learning are obvious to all. Although it is the Taiping Year, there are many talented people who prefer to recite poems and write poems, but the poems he just wrote are completely indescribable, which is really impressive.
To let such a person with a clear temperament sit there and nibble on the chicken legs, making his hands and mouths full of oil...
Everyone shuddered and felt goosebumps. I don't know what the emperor and his old man think, and he doesn't know how much he wants to be like this champion.
Eunuch Li, the servant beside the emperor, has always been a shrewd person, but he was stunned for a while. Fortunately, he was quick to respond and glanced at the master quickly. Seeing that he was not joking, he quickly turned around and turned to the person behind him. The little eunuch went down to deliver the decree.
Bai Li kept looking at the emperor, because he successfully blocked his mouth, he even won ten chicken legs for himself. He obviously ate a lot of food, but he couldn't help drooling, and he quickly raised his sleeves. Zha Zha, contentedly walked back to You Qing, grabbed his sleeve and kissed him on the face, squatting on the ground happily.
You Qing's face was as usual, but deep in his eyes there was a look of helplessness. He sighed angrily and hilariously, and knelt down respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor raised his hand with a smile, and was just about to say "Excuse the ceremony", when suddenly a shock, his eyes widened, he came to his senses, frowned and squinted at Eunuch Li, who was standing beside him.
Eunuch Li quickly received his hint, and quickly leaned over to lower his voice and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
The emperor's face was blue and white for a while, he took a deep breath, and lowered his voice lower than his: "I just said that I will reward chicken legs?"
"Exactly." Eunuch Li bent down.
The emperor was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes widened again, looking at him with great majesty.
Eunuch Li was in a cold sweat, thinking that this was what you ordered yourself, why did he stare at me, but his face was respectful: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"Are you right?!" The emperor was obviously angry.
Eunuch Li is about to die wrongly, and he is a messenger. The orders given by the master, there is no room for him to be a servant, and he does not know what the emperor is doing. He has to bite the bullet and ask. : "Then this chicken leg... is it a reward or not?"
"Bullshit! I've said everything, there is no reason to take back what I say!"
"Yes, yes... the servants are stupid..." Eunuch Li pretended to slap himself on the face, and his movements were so light that it was even more ticklish. Seeing that the emperor did not express his anger, he laughed again, "Your Majesty, the champion is still kneeling..."
The emperor's whispers made the following group of people stupid.
You Qing's reward is really not on the table, and now he is kneeling on the ground to hang out for a long time. If you want to say that the emperor appreciates him, it doesn't look like it. If you say that the emperor doesn't want to see him, it doesn't look like it. It's really... The Sacred Heart is unpredictable...
Hearing the conversation between the master and servant above, You Qing held back his laughter until his stomach cramped. Seeing Bai Li rolling on the ground happily, his teeth were itchy, and he wanted to pick him up and toss him hard.
Everyone present, whether it was a prince or a minister, whether it was a servant or a maid, everyone was busy trying to figure out the holy meaning, and only one person was tasting wine leisurely, and this person was Xue Chang.
Although Xue Chang also felt that the emperor's behavior was a little weird, he was just a little curious, and he didn't speculate on the saint's mind. The talents, scheming, and courage of the people who came up can be seen from this. Now, at the age of 30, the mind is not comparable to ordinary people.
When others were thinking in secret, he could see at a glance the flickering confusion in the emperor's eyes. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he was sure that this matter was not worth going into, so he didn't bother to think about it. Besides, after so many years of intrigue and intrigue, I was really tired, and I don't know why those old officials were so energetic when they had gray hair.
Xue Chang glanced casually and landed on You Qing. The hand holding the wine glass returned to normal after a brief pause. With the movement of drinking, he scrutinized it carefully, feeling a little surprised in his heart.
You Qing's eyes drooped slightly, and the people around the table could not see his expression. The emperor was sitting high in the main seat, and he couldn't see clearly, but Xue Chang was right in front of him, and keenly caught the hidden eyes He smiled, and even found that his eyes swept to the ground on the side inadvertently.
Xue Chang put down the wine glass and followed him to the ground, but he didn't see anything. He was wondering when he saw him looking up at him with a perceptive look. He smiled slightly.
The emperor over there listened to Eunuch Li's reminder, and his face was a little unbearable, and he didn't put on any air, so he quickly raised his hand: "Get up! Get up!"
The crowd was stunned by his incomparably easy-going tone.
You Qing thanked him and stood up from the ground, his expression exposed to everyone's eyes, so he didn't look at Bai Li again, but returned to his seat calmly.
The emperor originally planned to give You Qing a marriage, and the two other people also gave some other gifts, but now You Qing only got ten chicken drumsticks, and the two of them won't know what to reward, so they can't give two plates of peanuts. ? In the end, I had no choice but to give a verbal compliment.
The banquet resumed the excitement again, Zhang Yuancai wanted to congratulate You Qingdao, but when he thought that the reward he received was chicken legs, he felt that the words of congratulations were really hard to say, hesitantly raised the glass, and couldn't hold back a word for a long time. , I had to take a sip and put it down by myself.
You Qing had no choice but to continue laughing.
But after a while, the imperial kitchen had already sent someone to serve the chicken legs with honey sauce, and with the emperor's permission, they walked over to You Qing's seat with a plate. You Qing thanked him again, and took the plate in his hands.
The emperor was chatting with everyone as usual, but he was thinking about it. The elegant anecdotes at the Luming Banquet in previous years would have been circulated among the people.
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Li leaned to the emperor's ear and whispered, "The princess is making trouble!"
The emperor's face twitched, rubbed his forehead with a headache, and waved his hand: "I know, I know, let her relax, I know what to do."
"Yes!" Eunuch Li whispered to the little palace maid behind him, waving her hand to let her leave.
This palace maid was served by the princess, and the princes could recognize it at a glance. Although the minister did not recognize anyone, he could guess it, and he couldn't help but become more active.
In front of You Qing is an exquisite fine porcelain tray. On the plate are ten chicken legs, in two rows and five columns, neatly arranged. Each chicken leg is poured with sweet and attractive honey juice, and lotus meat is embedded around the chicken legs. , red dates, longan and other eight treasures ingredients, the bottom is cushioned with verdant lotus leaves, which really deserves the good name.
But... You Qing took a deep breath and turned his eyes away... Seeing it was really boring!
Bai Li didn't think so, he was wiping his saliva desperately at these chicken legs, his eyes were rolling around, and he saw that others were chatting about the emperor's new topic, and You Qing was also talking to the people next to him. He sneakily stretched out his hand and quickly stole the chicken leg on the side.
In the blink of an eye, there was one less chicken leg on the plate, but no one noticed. After You Qing finished speaking, he didn't pay attention. He felt disgusted when he looked at the plate, so he had to admire the surrounding scenery. When he bury his head in the glass again, he realized that Bai Li was already squatting there, nibbling on the food. Woke up.
You Qing looked at his mouth full of oil, pursed his lips, and turned his eyes weakly to the peony bushes diagonally in front of him. After watching for a while, he couldn't help but turn his eyes back to see Bai Li squinting and brushing his hands with satisfaction. Fingers, he couldn't help but want to laugh, so he clenched his fist against his lips and coughed slightly.
"Huh? Brother You, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Yuancai quickly turned to look at him when he heard his voice, his face full of sincere concern.
You Qing quickly regained his expression and said with a light smile, "It's nothing, I just accidentally choked on drinking."
"Oh!" Zhang Yuancai saw that he was okay, nodded, glanced over his desk inadvertently, and said again, "Huh?"
You Qing followed his gaze and looked at the plate with one chicken leg missing. He suddenly felt a headache, and before he had time to respond, he suddenly felt that there were more sights falling on him, and the headache suddenly became stronger.
But for a moment, everyone noticed his plate, not only found that a chicken leg was missing, but also found that there was not even half a chicken bone on the table, so Qi Qi couldn't help but set his eyes on his face with a strange look.
How edible is this champion! No bones left...
You Qing really wanted to drag Bai Li over and give him a good beating. He took a breath and pretended to not know anything. He sat there calmly and let others look at it, but he couldn't control the tingling of his scalp.
The emperor noticed the silence for a moment, and followed Chao Youqing to look over, but he didn't look carefully, didn't find anything, just pondered his daughter's thoughts, and felt that he still needed to mention it again, so he turned his head and instructed Eunuch Li. two sentences.
After Eunuch Li passed on the words, he turned his head to look at the people below, and said with a loud laugh: "Just now, I have been fighting poetry well, and I don't need rituals and music to help. As he spoke, he ordered the music officer who was on call at any time to arrange the music.
The sound of silk and bamboo sounded slowly, and the atmosphere in the banquet was even more lively. Bai Li finished brushing his fingers, listened to the song shaking his head, observed everyone's expressions, and reached out his hand again after seeing the opportunity.
You Qing Yuguang caught sight of his movements, but he didn't know how his stomach could hold it. He was really afraid that he would endure it, so he just casually pulled the tray towards him, with a calm expression on the side of the Ministry of Works. The waiter talked about the water conservancy in the fields.
Bai Li lost his hand, looked up at him, saw that he was chatting vigorously, took a step forward, and extended his hand again.
You Qing suddenly turned his head.
Bai Li was startled, for fear that the chicken legs would disappear out of thin air and frighten him, he quickly retracted his hand, regretting secretly in his heart, and should have told Ah Qing that he would use the stealth technique earlier.
You Qing added a little wine to himself, but before he could put down the jug in his hand, he turned his head to continue talking to the minister of the Ministry of Engineering, who seemed to have met his confidant. Yu Guang glanced at Bai Li and stretched out his hand again. With a smile, he put the jug out of the tray, blocking his claws that were about to move.
Bai Li suddenly had a bitter face, so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, looked left and right, and stretched out his hand again.
You Qing suddenly turned his head, reached out and took a tender grape from a small plate, lowered his eyes and began to slowly peel the grapes.
"..." Bai Li sniffled in dejection, sat on the ground, and rolled around in a hurry.
You Qing glanced at him, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his lips.
The two of them were secretly fighting over a plate of chicken drumsticks, and the emperor over there suddenly burst out laughing: "Okay, change the music, and let my daughter, Princess Yian, come to cheer you up!"
Bai Li was stunned when he heard the compliments from the ministers, and then saw Princess Yian wearing a light water-colored dress, standing behind her back with a sword in one hand, and walking out with a smile and a graceful smile.
Bai Li jumped up from the ground in shock, like a female beast protecting her calf, blocking You Qing angrily.
Princess Yi'an didn't look sideways, she bent down and drew her hands along with the music, and danced her sword with both firmness and softness. Amid the cheers of the ministers, she quickly glanced at You Qing.
Bai Li's face froze, and he finally realized that he couldn't block her line of sight at all. He stared at her for a while with a stinky face, turned around and sat down beside You Qing, grabbed his arm and put his face on his shoulder. I feel a little more at ease.
You Qing remembered the hardships he had endured in several lifetimes, and his heart was sad again. He wanted to hold him in his arms, but couldn't do it for the time being, so he sighed secretly, and listened to the song with his eyes lowered, occasionally raising his eyes to look at it to avoid him. Arousing suspicion from the emperor, his expression has always been cold and indifferent.
Bai Li has been paying attention to his expression, and the joy in his heart is about to blossom, and all the discomfort just now disappeared.
Princess Yi'an has a beautiful appearance, graceful figure, smooth movements, softness and firmness, and dances a soft sword in her hand as if she has life. Attitude to win applause.
The emperor looked at his daughter and felt only 10,000 satisfied, and quickly waved her hand to sit next to him, smiling and saying, "I have received so many new talents, it is a blessing for my dynasty, I am really happy! Happy events come in pairs, you might as well take advantage of this festive day to add another happy event!"
The people below all understood seventy-seven-eighty-eight, and it seemed that they were obviously preparing to give marriage, but they didn't know who the princess was going to be given. There were also several young officials in the court, but when watching Princess Cai dancing, his eyes drifted to Sandingjia from time to time. Nine times out of ten, he was one of the three, and You Qing performed extremely well. Who will be the flower will tell for yourself.
The emperor wanted Princess Yi'an to go to the back to avoid it, but she refused to obey. The father and daughter stared at each other for a while. The emperor had no choice but to be defeated. It's very, the palace really can't support her, it's better to throw her out early."
The remarks elicited a good-natured laughter.
Bai Li was immediately annoyed: How come this old emperor is endless! His eyes turned around in the field, and he was angry at first, but he squinted and laughed again, ran up to the emperor again, and blew at him.
The emperor's eyebrows twitched, and he was in a trance again. He smiled and said kindly: "Zhang Yuancai, second in the list!"
Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly attended to kneel and kowtow.
Everyone in the room was a little surprised, secretly thinking that he had guessed wrong.
Princess Yian blinked, not knowing why.
The emperor smiled and said: "Zhang Yuancai is excellent in appearance and talent. He is honest, loyal and reliable. He is really the first choice for a good son-in-law. I will call you as a concubine today, and choose a day to marry Princess Yi'an."
Zhang Yuancai's eyelids jumped suddenly, stupid...
The princess' complexion changed suddenly, she turned around and anxiously tugged at the emperor's sleeve: "Father!"
Bai Li hurriedly looked at Princess Yian, and was really disgusted with her, so he didn't bother to approach, and waved his sleeves directly at her.
Princess Yian shook her body, and her pale cheeks were suddenly dyed with a layer of crimson. She was just panicked and anxious, but in a blink of an eye, she changed to a look of embarrassment. She stood up and glanced at Zhang Yuancai, stomped her feet with blush on her face, and ran away. to leave the banquet.
Ministers: "..."
"Hahaha! This girl actually knows how to be shy!" The emperor smiled and watched his precious daughter run away, then turned to look at the prospective concubine who was kneeling on the ground, "Zhang Yuancai, are you still not accepting the order?"
Zhang Yuancai was stunned for a long time, and suddenly heard the emperor talking to him, and quickly bowed his head subconsciously: "Zhang Yuancai accepted the order, thank you Lord Longen!"
Thank you, but still can't figure out the situation.