The appearance of Xiao Xu caused another sensation.
Civil and military officials were shocked by his aura and admired his young and promising.
The young man worships him as a god of war, capable of writing and martial arts, protecting his family and defending his country, and has a great reputation.
The ladies admired him for his excellent temperament, and he was a hero in the eyes of the common people.
Xiao Hou looked at Xiao Xu, who walked in without dust, with his fingers lightly holding the cup, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. This king would like to see, there are so many levels set for you tonight, do you have any? Can you get out one by one
Xiao Xu ignored everyone's gaze and walked directly to his seat. Tang Lanhan and Jin Yueqing immediately retreated to their seats with great discernment to make room for the young couple.
Chu Qingyan smiled at the two of them, then raised her head and said to the person who sat down, "Is everything done?"
Xiao Xu took the cup she handed over, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly, giving her a unique tenderness that others could not enjoy, "The troops are well deployed, there is no big problem."
She nodded. At such a large-scale palace banquet, the most worrying thing is the accident. As long as no one risked their own death to assassinate the palace, then basically they would be at peace with each other.
"By the way, I heard just now that His Majesty seems to intend to marry the Second Prince and Princess Nancang." She asked in a low voice.
Xiao Xu raised his eyebrows slightly. Recently, he was busy with official business and rarely paid attention to these things. "I don't know about this matter. The father has this plan? But if it is the second brother, it is not impossible."
The second brother has already reached the age of marriage, but because of his loose personality, he has been procrastinating again and again. Now this Princess Nancang has an embarrassing status. No matter which prince he is betrothed to, it is not appropriate, but regardless of his identity or personality, And for the future cooperation between the two countries, the second brother is a good candidate.
"It seems that the answer will be revealed tonight."
Chu Qingyan's eyes brightened with anticipation, this palace banquet was just to choose a quick son-in-law for Princess Nancang under the guise of catching the wind and washing the dust for the envoys.
No matter who it is, it is a matter of curiosity.
Although she doesn't like Xiao Hou, Xiao Yao and Xiao Ran are both worthy candidates.
As soon as she thought of Xiao Ran, she realized that a line of sight had been falling on her body. She raised her head and saw Xiao Ran, who had never been seen since returning from Huguo Temple, sitting on the seat opposite.
Although the two's window paper was not pierced, she still felt unnatural when facing Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran has been paying attention to her since she entered the hall, but she only saw his eldest brother in her eyes, and did not see him who came in with the eldest brother, which made him a little disappointed, but when he thought of what might happen tonight He was in a good mood again. Although he didn't know what method the concubine used, it would be great if he could get rid of the marriage and let him pursue power in an upright manner.
After Xiao Xu and Xiao Ran entered the hall, most people's eyes turned around the two of them.
One is today's hot and popular prince, and the other is the little prince who is much favored by His Majesty.
No matter who you climb, the future is limitless.
Yu Tianyue sat on the side, propped her chin and complained very much, "If only I could sit next to Sister Qingyan, chatting with her is the happiest, she speaks like a spring breeze, and she can know many stories that are not available in Kyoto. "
"These positions are arranged according to their titles, so naturally we can't sit with them." Qi Lingyi replied with a smile after listening to her complaint.
Since Xiao Xu appeared, her attention has been on him, and she was looking forward to meeting him before coming. Now that he is here, it seems that he has been disturbed by a pool of spring water. Can't help getting hot.
Yu Tianyue didn't notice the change of her friend, she turned her head to look at the person opposite, "Look at today, everyone is dressed very carefully, even people like Jing Mingzhu have put a lot of effort into dressing up."
Yu Tianyue would say this because a few days ago, a new batch of goods arrived in a good jewelry store in Kyoto. Jing Mingzhu and Meng Shishu both took a fancy to the same treasure of the town shop, and sparks flew during the period. In the end, the highest bidder won, and was bought by Jing Mingzhu. Meng Shishu's grievance was hard to calm, and for a while, it became the talk of everyone after dinner.
"That's natural. It's not a few times a year to be able to gather celebrities and noble ladies from all over the capital, so everyone cherishes such an opportunity." Qi Lingyi's mind was not here, so she blurted out some words without thinking. Yu Tianyue took a few more glances.
"It's not like what Sister Lingyi would say." Yu Tianyue pursed her lips and smiled.
Only then did Qi Lingyi realize that she had made a slip of the tongue. She immediately lowered her eyes and smiled and said, "I listened to what others said, don't talk nonsense."
The chat and laughter between the two came to an end.
Because it was still early for the palace banquet, neither the Empress Xixuan nor the concubines were present.
Everyone chatted, men talked about politics and academics, and women talked about women's beauty, but they were happy.
However, after drinking two cups of tea, Xiao Hou felt his brows beating. He turned to look at Pang Zhijing not far away. She seemed too quiet tonight.
He thought about it for a while, then explained a few words to the subordinate beside him, then covered his lips and coughed and left.
Soon, a palace servant appeared beside Pang Zhijing. After listening to what the palace said, she subconsciously looked at Xiao Hou's seat, but it was already empty. She didn't want to go out at this time, but in the end she obeyed. Find an excuse to leave the temple.
Under the guidance of the palace servants, she stood under a remote palace wall, and not far away was Xiao Hou, who ordered her to come out.
"Call me out at this time, not afraid of being seen by someone who wants to make an article?" Pang Zhijing clenched her fingers and acted preemptively.
Xiao Hou was a little surprised by her stubbornness at this time, he smiled lightly, "This king is afraid that the princess and nobles will forget too much and forget our plan, so I specially invited the princess out at this moment to reiterate that we will cooperate tonight. Target."
Pang Zhijing thought that it was the case, but she said angrily, "Xiao Hou, you just think that everything is under your control, won't there be any accident?"
Xiao Hou looked at her alertly, "Princess what does this mean?"
Pang Zhijing waved her hand, and said a little sickly, "Okay, okay, don't worry, I will follow your request and choose Xiao Xu when your father asks who you want to marry, so don't make a fuss!"
Although he was still a little worried, seeing her haggard face, Xiao Hou did not continue the topic, "King Zhiben is looking forward to the next performance of the princess."
Pang Zhijing smiled calmly at him, and then said, "I can't leave for too long, so I'll leave first."
After she turned around, she took a deep breath and slowly loosened her clenched fingers. She didn't want to be so obedient this time!
Don't be a puppet anymore!
Xiao Hou watched her retreating back, silent for a moment, and finally followed her back to the hall.