However, Yeluya who was in the post house was not idle either. She took out the princess's crown dress from the Beiyuan Royal Court and braided the braids on her head one by one with brand new gold threads.
Even in the palace, before dawn, the maids and eunuchs from all over the place had already started running around. The banquet that was originally set was temporarily added to the banquet by Eunuch Dexiang.
Inside Qiwu Palace
Concubine Yu Guibi was sitting in the Shuangluan Bronze Mirror dressing up. She picked up a small snow jade fruit and asked, "Did Dexiang also borrow people from our palace?"
The female official holding the jade plate on the side looked back with lowered eyebrows: "Eunuch Dexiang said that the people in other palaces were not as reliable as the people in our palace, so he borrowed it."
Yu Guifei didn't take it seriously: "How can the palace people be reliable? Your Majesty is the one who warned me that my work is unreliable. I just used words to deal with it. Forget it and let him go."
Concubine Yu Gui had just passed the age of hairpins and was recommended by the various families to enter the palace. She was originally the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. If she had not wanted to control the harem of Emperor Zhou on behalf of the late Empress Yuan, who died young, she would have been given the crown prince's position. In the hands of aristocratic family, how could she be trapped in this world, being sour and jealous with others?
It was originally agreed that she would become a queen after the birth of the emperor's eldest son, but the Emperor Zhou dragged her back and forth for various reasons, the only one being that he didn't want to see the aristocratic family, and he favored the bitch who married as a commoner for the second time.
Thinking of this, she felt unlucky.
"What is that bitch Xiao Yunjiao doing?"
The female officer had long been accustomed to the name of the concubine to the man in Cheng'en Hall. She replied without raising her eyes: "I'm dressing up. I heard that I went to the Imperial Academy to read all the articles written by the fourth prince." .”
Concubine Yu used her hand to crush the white jade fruit in an instant, and the milky white juice splashed everywhere.
"Then the bitch wants to earn face for her son in front of the minister? She is daydreaming about the blue sky, and she doesn't care about her identity."
The female officer hurriedly took the handkerchief and cleaned her hands before speaking to comfort her: "Madam, calm down~ Mrs. Xihua has no family background and has nothing to rely on except His Majesty's favor. Why should you be angry with her?" It's better to watch her full of joy come to nothing in the end."
Yu Guifei snorted coldly: "She thought that bringing another beauty to His Majesty would shake my position. She is so petty and has no eyesight. Standing behind me is not only my mother-in-law, but also the powerful An Da. Everyone is watching, big or small, the next emperor of Qian'an can only come from aristocratic families."
A strange look flashed in her eyes, and she turned to ask: "Have the people sent to Weizhou to investigate Xue Qinglan come back with a message?"
The female officer shook her head: "Never."
In the afternoon, the sky was blue and the sun filled the bluestone road.
The only road from Zhongcheng to the Imperial City was bustling with people, many carriages passed through, and the sound of horse hooves kept ringing. People are jostling one after another, and the dazzling variety of goods is dazzling.
Xie Fengyue wanted to back out.
Before, she thought it was an ordinary poetry gathering, where people from aristocratic families were just arty and good at writing, so they thought of using it to get into the palace.
But if it becomes a palace banquet, it will be different. The Qian'an palace banquet can be attended by all invited nobles, regardless of their rank. The head of the Xie family is one of the three princes, and there are no female members of the Xie family in the capital, so he will definitely attend the banquet.
Then isn't she looking for death?
Xie Fengyue hesitated for a moment, but decided to put safety first: "Sister Lin, I feel dizzy now. If I feel unwell after entering the palace, it will be rude, so let's forget about it today."
Lin Qishu had no objection to this: "Then you go back. If you faint at the palace banquet, you will be embarrassed in front of the Beiyuan people."
Xie Fengyue had just strolled back to the courtyard. In the Qinghui Hall of the palace, there was music of silk, bamboo and drums. Emperor Zhou was sitting alone on the throne of the palace. There was no queen in the palace now. Concubine Yu Gui and Mrs. Xihua were sitting on the left and right. First of all, although the three of them all had decent smiles on their faces, they each had their own troubles in their hearts.
Emperor Zhou was angry. He wanted to take Concubine Lan Shu to the table, and even went to the Yuhua Palace in person for this purpose, but he couldn't even get in. The palace maids and eunuchs all said in unison that Concubine Lan Shu was not feeling well. Already drank medicine and fell asleep.
He was really angry about the woman Kuishui!
It was obvious that Concubine Yu and Mrs. Xihua were annoyed.
The two of them despised each other, but they wanted to show harmony in Emperor Zhou's harem on this occasion.
At the palace banquet, the dishes were rich and fragrant. The palace maids and eunuchs held food vessels and respectfully served the food to the dining table. Their clothes were bright and gorgeous, their expressions were focused, and every movement was just right and solemn.
There was a dazzling array of expensive dishes and famous wines, and the banquet was in a lively atmosphere. The men and ladies were chatting enthusiastically underneath, but the invited officials were sitting upright, as if they were deliberately showing off the power of the imperial court to the people of Beiyuan. The demeanor is average.
After all the delicacies were served, Emperor Zhou coughed twice and signaled the silk and bamboo wind music to stop: "Today's banquet is for the third princess Yeluya and the second prince Yelujing of the Beiyuan Royal Court to receive the wind and wash away the dust. Dear ladies, don't be restrained."
After Emperor Zhou started, the Beiyuan envoy immediately stood up and saluted, and said with sincerity: "Your Majesty Qian'an, our royal court sincerely establishes diplomatic relations with Qian'an, and now sends us to escort the three princesses to Qian'an for marriage, in order to secure the marriage between the two countries." Peace on the border, mutual opening of trade and common development. ”
As he spoke, he took out a golden letter from his chest: "This is the letter of alliance between the two countries written by me, King Beiyuan."
Dozens of pairs of eyes in the hall stared directly at the golden envelope with different expressions.
After waiting for Emperor Zhou to receive the alliance letter sent by Dexiang, he glanced at San Gong for a few times as if unintentionally before opening it.
After he looked carefully, the smile on his face became more and more obvious, until he finally let out a hearty laugh: "Beiyuan and Qian'an are hundreds of miles apart, and there are chaos on the border from time to time. Now there is this alliance letter from the King of Beiyuan. What a blessing it is for me, Qian'an, and Beiyuan to avoid the displacement of the people and the death of the soldiers in the battlefield, what a blessing! ”
After listening to what Emperor Zhou had said, an official who looked like a military general below refuted: "Your Majesty also forgives me for being a reckless man. If you don't understand, just ask, Your Majesty, why do your words sound so like my defeat in Qian'an and asking for peace?" Ah? Although our Qian'an Dynasty is not a warlike country, we have tens of thousands of soldiers in the six prefectures, not to mention the private soldiers of major families. How can we be so lucky?
This person is Xie Ji, the third-generation official of the Xie family. He has reached the rank of Taiwei at this time. If the Wang family hadn't caused trouble, the Taiwei would have been forced to sit in Shengjing and only have military and political deployment rights. It's time for the Xie family to take the position of a large family.
When Emperor Zhou heard him being questioned in public, he clenched his back molars and could hardly hold back the smile on his face.