As evening approached, the state banquet began.
The palace people shuttled between the banquets, and the table table was set up at the beginning. Daxuan was used to sitting cross-legged or kneeling, especially among the upper-class nobles, which symbolized a kind of etiquette.
On the contrary, it is more common in the folk tables and chairs. The people are busy with their livelihood and have to eat a meal in a hurry. They are not so poor and pay attention, and they all eat on stools.
State banquets have always followed the etiquette of sitting cross-legged, with a thick wool blanket on the floor, and a long table for three people to share one by one.
Before the start, before the emperor arrived, the palace people placed the items and served the appetizers under the leadership of the principal.
The so-called object refers to the flowers used for placing and adjusting. The Dachen National Flower is a kind of blue flower, which blooms beautifully and compellingly. , It is beautiful, and it is not inferior to the richness of peony, but it adds some noble and glamorous temperament, which is loved by people.
This flower is called the blue tail, and it is also called the emperor flower. It can be seen that the people of Dachen love and respect it. On each table, there is a vase with a flawless white jade, and a blue tail is inserted in the vase alone. , both elegant and beautiful.
The appetizers are some fruit desserts. Fruits are unique tributes in the palace, and they are not usually eaten outside. All the officials of the fourth rank and above of the imperial court have brought their families into the palace, but all direct children can follow their fathers into the palace. Unlimited number of people.
This is a rare good opportunity to see the world. The ministers have brought all their wives and children, even the three or five-year-old baby.
The dumpling was held by the emperor, she was too short, and her father was too tall, her little hand was a little hard to stretch, Wei Jue bent down slightly, and Xiao Yuzi repeatedly stopped: "Emperor, this is a state banquet that only occurs once a year, or Let the little princess go."
He didn't say anything unreasonable. After all, the emperor could take people to Zaochao and sit on the dragon chair with his arms in his arms. Would he still care about these etiquettes
But the emperor is not afraid of anything. The princess is a girl after all. If she has a good reputation in the future, she will be able to find a good concubine when she grows up. Xiao Yuzi is really heartbroken.
"The ministers are watching. You are the master of the world, and the ministers can't control you, but if the princess has a good reputation in the court, she will be better off when she grows up."
Eunuch Xiaoyuzi means that this is the first time that the little princess has appeared in a formal occasion. Not only those ministers in the court are here, but also several senior ministers and clan elders who have long since retired. Better pay attention.
Wei Jue slowed down and accommodated the short legs of the dumplings without realizing it. Fortunately, the road to go was only a few steps away. He had come in the imperial carriage before, and he went up the steps and walked a few steps.
Xiao Huangmen sang loudly: "The emperor is here, and Princess Chaoyang is here!"
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, the princess is a thousand years old!" After the ministers knelt down and saluted, they said in a low voice: "No salute."
Just stood up and took a seat.
As for the three-year-old little princess brought back by the emperor from outside the palace, I heard that he still loved it very much.
The civil and military officials in the court have only seen the back of the princess's head, but not the face. After all, every time the emperor hugs the little princess, the little princess is sleeping and has been curious for a long time, not to mention those who have heard the rumors and can't believe it. family.
Everyone quietly raised their heads and looked over, and now they can see clearly.
The emperor led the little princess and walked slowly, the little princess was wearing a bright yellow palace dress, the same color as the dragon robe on the emperor's body, and was led by the emperor, everyone was shocked, the emperor valued the princess Pampering appears to be far more than rumored.
Then look at the little princess, who was raised to be white and plump, and looked like a pink and jade carving. It was very cute.
A small person, but he imitated the emperor with a small fat face. In the end, he was small, and his big clear eyes couldn't bear curiosity. His eyes twitched around, touching the eyes of others, and his face was red. He seemed a little shy and a little excited.
Looking at it this way, it is a lively and innocent personality, which is far from the image of the emperor's ruthless and ruthless, but the two wear the same color clothes and look like father and daughter.
After waiting for the seat, the dumplings naturally sat on the dragon chair under the emperor's buttocks, and shared a chair with the emperor. Although the dragon chair was large, it would be enough to sit two dumplings, but in the eyes of everyone, they were also shocked. Jump.
After all, it was a festive day, no one wanted to pursue anything, let alone spoil the fun in front of the emperor, so they pretended to be fine.
The so-called state banquet is that the monarch and his ministers have fun together, and then it is really the same as the monarch and his ministers, unlike the Longevity Festival, where you have to present gifts or something, there is no such rule.
The ritual official sang the ritual and said that the auspicious time was coming, the state banquet was held, and he spread out the booklet and read it for a while, to the effect of what major events have happened in the past year, and what achievements did the emperor have. The minister listens.
After reciting, I prayed that the next year's state banquet would be better every year. After the lengthy opening remarks, the banquet began like this.
Tuanzi is a three-year-old child, and after half an hour had passed after reading this passage, she couldn't sit still, but in order not to embarrass her father, she held back her little fat face tightly, her little paws clenched secretly. He was pinching the cuff of his father next to him.
When the official said that the banquet was ready to eat, she let out a long breath, stuck out her little tongue, and was finally able to eat, Yinyin starved to death!
I was hungry, and the dumplings thought that my father should be hungry too. I couldn't wait to grab the nearest plate of cakes, squeezed two, stuffed one in my mouth, and handed the other to Wei Jue, and said in a milky voice, "Father. Your Majesty, you eat too."
Some of the ministers noticed this scene and secretly thought that the emperor was a person who was obsessed with cleanliness to the death. The three-year-old child was so naive, he was so spoiled by the emperor that he dared to feed the emperor? Even if it is his own, the emperor may not like it, right
Unexpectedly, the highly clean and picky emperor in his heart took the cake and ate it into his mouth expressionlessly...
That's pastry! Sweet and greasy, or someone else's claws touched it, the emperor actually ate it? !
He widened his eyes and turned around in a daze, unable to believe that the elbow touched the person beside him, and asked, "Did you just see the emperor eating the cakes fed by the little princess?"
The person next to him was also in a trance, "It seems, seems to have met..."
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It's more than this that made everyone stunned. This state banquet has made the group stand out and left a deep impression on the hearts of these high-ranking ministers and officials.
Because of the appearance of the little princess, after asking the emperor's opinion, the father-in-law of the fisherman specially told the Ministry of Rites and the principal in charge of the banquet, but all songs and dances that had a bit of meaning were put away, and the style of the whole banquet was painted. It is quite satisfactory.
If it weren't for a dignified occasion such as a state banquet, the little fisherman even wanted to suggest that he should get some children's programs, so that the little princess could also open his eyes.
This dignified and unruly banquet program made the ministers couldn't help but turn their eyes to the emperor again and again, and the little fisherman was waiting by the side, showing a reserved smile, hiding his merit and fame.
But in the end it is the singing and dancing of the royal family, and the style of painting is dignified and rules. It also opened the eyes of this illiterate little dumpling who had not seen much of the world. She watched with bright eyes, her mouth was slightly open, and even her favorite food was eaten. He couldn't care less, his eyes were glued to the beautiful big sisters who were dancing and playing the piano. Did you clap your little hands and exclaimed, "Wow! It's amazing, the beautiful sisters are really amazing, they dance really well!"
Danzi has some longing and some envy. Even the small danzi likes to be smug, and there is a dream in his heart. He fantasizes about whether he can be as beautiful as these big sisters when he grows up, can dance, play the piano, and be the most beautiful girl. child!
Wei Jue raised his eyelids and glanced at the dancers indifferently, and lowered his eyes in disinterest. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Danzi's expression of excitement and admiration. His eyes were sparkling, just like he usually looked at him.
He frowned without a trace, reached out and put a chopstick of chicken to the mouth of the dumpling, and said succinctly: "Eat."
The dumpling's attention was drawn back, and he turned his head to look at his father, and opened his mouth to eat with a smile, and did not forget to praise that the meat that Daddy's sandwiched was delicious!
Only then did I share what I saw with him, "Father, these beautiful sisters dance really well, and they look good!"
She was a little anxious and a little longing to ask: "Dad, do you think Yinyin can be so powerful in the future?"
The man looked at Danzi's big bright eyes, was silent for a while, and said, "Are you the second most beautiful person?"
If she told this to others, she might not understand, but Tuanzi knew it too well, her eyes lit up, she clapped her little hands and said, "Well, yes, Father Huang is right, Yinyin is the second most beautiful person in the world, How can it not be amazing! When I grow up, I may be more powerful than the beautiful sisters!"
The corners of the man's stern mouth twitched for the first time in the world, and everyone who caught a glimpse of this scene was stunned. From the moment when the princess fed the emperor's cakes, and then the emperor raised his noble dragon hand to feed the princess with his own hands, everyone's psychological endurance. Improve step by step.
It's even more incredible to see the emperor's sincere smile in his eyes at this moment!
That is the emperor who dared to chop people's heads with his own hands when he was young, and kill people without blinking an eye, and he was as hard-hearted as an emperor! The emperor smiled, and the smile was confusing, but everyone's cognition was shattered and shattered into scum.
The dumplings don't understand Ji Feng, in her opinion, it's strange that Daddy doesn't hurt her!
When the group of dancers did the concluding ceremony and the performance was over, the troupe clapped in a big way, and the little hands clapped very hard.
The dancers were stunned for a moment, bent over, and had been staring at them with an extraordinarily fiery gaze since just now. When dancing, the most important thing is to focus on it. little princess.
Appreciated by the three-year-old little princess, but not appreciated by the emperor, the dancers are also very happy, the little princess is very sincere when she praises people, look at her bright big eyes, there are stars in them, and a pair of small hands patted them all. It's red, and you can see how much you like them dancing.
When the dancers left the stage, a few bravely raised their heads secretly and glanced at the little princess who was sitting beside the emperor.
The little princess is small, and the big table covers her body, but her face is exposed. She looks delicate and cute, and she waved her little paws to say goodbye to them when they saw them.
From this day on, there is a legend of a little princess in the dance workshop in the palace. The dancers love that little princess very much, but it is a pity that the difference between high and low can't be easily seen, but it does not prevent them from practicing dance harder and fighting for I can be selected again at the next banquet to dance a dance for the little princess.
The world sees them as lowly maikos, and it is rare to appreciate them. Only such a little Bole appreciates them sincerely. Who wouldn't be happy
The officials of this state banquet brought their family and their mouths, and the children in the family brought everything they could bring to see the world. The father with a high-ranking father even brought his children to sit in the front, closer to the emperor's seat.
The adults were secretly watching the emperor and the little princess, and they didn't dare to be blatant. The little dolls didn't have so many scruples. They opened their eyes wide and looked at the little princess next to the emperor.
I heard that it was picked up from outside the emperor's palace.
The younger dumplings watched for a while, eating and watching. They weren't interested in singing and dancing, and they didn't dare to be interested in the emperor, but they were very interested in this little princess. Admiration for the little princess.
Look, the little princess is so daring to sit next to the emperor who is so fierce that he can stop the children from crying at night, how amazing!
In the hearts of young children, under the influence of the adults in the family, the impression of the emperor is fierce and scary, can eat people, and is as scary as a big tiger.
So the little princess who dared to sit beside the emperor aroused their respect.
Sitting in the front row, the little grandson of the Grand Master Taishi looked at the little princess with bright eyes, without blinking, his mother patted him and told him to sit down and eat, don't look blindly, and joined his son. The ear frightened softly: "Look further, the emperor will throw you to feed the tiger."
Cao Lian, the grandson of the Grand Master, reluctantly retracted his gaze, "Mother, I like the little princess, can I make friends with her?"
This scene also happened to several other children.
Usually arrogant, arrogant, and well-born dangos all have a heart for the little princess who is not afraid of the emperor.
The great-grandson of the old prime minister's family took two bites, swallowed the contents of his mouth whole, and did not forget to ask his great-grandfather for advice: "Zuzu, why is the little princess not afraid of the emperor?"
The old Prime Minister squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "Because, the princess is the emperor's child."
A child who is spoiled has no reason to be afraid of his father
The child didn't hear clearly, "What did you say, Zuzu?"
The old prime minister touched his head and lovingly teased his great grandson: "Would you like to make friends with the little princess?"
The child blushed and nodded.
Think.