Gu Hanzhang's words had already reached this point. Of course Chaoli couldn't understand. She understood the nature of this so-called banquet almost in an instant.
Logically speaking, the banquet organized by the Ministry of Rites should not be like this. After all, it is to congratulate future Jinshis and should not be messed up.
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem difficult to understand.
The reason why the Ministry of Etiquette holds such a banquet is actually to let the candidates relax.
During this period, all the candidates were very nervous and there was no chance to relax, so the officials from the Ministry of Rites gave them such an opportunity.
Of course, it's not like taking off your clothes and messing around during the dinner. It's just looking for someone to drink with you. If there is a girl you like, you can take her away later, but these are all open secrets and no one will tell them.
When everyone follows the crowd, it is not a good thing for the sober person.
However, these things will not be spread outside the country.
After Chaoli figured it out, he looked at Gu Hanzhang with a smile and leaned closer.
"The prince has said so. Of course I believe him. How about we also set a rule that we are not allowed to enter the house until we return at the end of the year?"
With that said, Chaoli leaned close to Gu Hanzhang's ear and whispered a few words.
After hearing this, Gu Hanzhang hugged him and said, "My wife has said so, how dare you not obey her husband."
"This is what the Crown Prince promised himself. I didn't force him. Don't blame me for not giving the Crown Prince a chance to be free and unrestrained." Chaoli looked arrogant.
Perhaps because he is now favored by Gu Hanzhang, Chaoli has become more temperamental now and no longer treats Gu Hanzhang cautiously.
Someone once said that people who are favored are confident, and that is probably the case.
It's just that now the situation between the two of them has been reversed.
"Madam, you know what I want in my heart." Gu Hanzhang stared at Chaoli with burning eyes.
Chaoli was almost burned by such a gaze, so she quickly looked away.
"I, I understand."
Gu Hanzhang smiled and did not force Chao Li. He could bear it.
The two talked for a while, and then Gu Hanzhang went back to the study to deal with business, and set off in the evening to the restaurant arranged by the Ministry of Etiquette.
The Ministry of Rites held a banquet and had already cleared the restaurant in advance. After all, the banquet was for the candidates for the imperial examination or the candidates for the upcoming palace examination. Naturally, no one else was allowed to be included.
However, there were still more than a dozen tables in total. Gu Hanzhang sat at the main table with Xiang Haoran, the Minister of Rites, and there were three princes at the same table.
It is not difficult to see the purpose of the three princes attending this banquet. In fact, they wanted to see if there was a suitable person. If they met a suitable person, they would also be included in their own camp after the results of the palace examination came out.
It's just that these three princes came and sat down, and on the surface they were having a pleasant conversation, but in fact they were trying to trick each other to see if they had completed the tasks assigned by Emperor Renxiao a few days ago.
There were ten people at this table, followed by the other examiners, followed by the tributes for this examination, but among these people there was one person who didn't fit in, and that was Cheng Feng, who was sitting at the table to the right of the main table.
Logically speaking, Cheng Feng would not be invited to such a banquet, but Cheng Feng came on behalf of Duke Cheng, so no one dared to say anything.
As one of the ministers of Da Qi, Cheng Guogong was unable to attend the banquet due to illness. Of course, no one would say anything if Cheng Feng attended on his behalf.
Chengfeng was very happy when he came over. After all, he knew that he had attended such a banquet before and knew that there would be other tricks.
But who would have thought that Lin Shoufu would also come.
He even sat next to Cheng Feng!
This time, Cheng Feng regretted that he would not have come if he had known it earlier. At this moment, he could only wink at Gu Hanzhang aggrievedly.
As a result, Gu Hanzhang was as blind as a blind man. He didn't see Cheng Feng's wink, which made Cheng Feng speechless and asked the sky.
As the banquet began, the dancers filed in from the door, all with graceful and enchanting figures.
The dancer in the middle is even worse. She has an outstanding appearance and a beautiful figure. There is a hint of charm in her eyes. Her gestures are full of coquettishness. Her eyes are like hooks, which makes people unable to help but feel sad.
Unbearable itching.
The musicians had been waiting aside to play music for the dancer, and the whole restaurant was filled with sweet music.
The people sitting there were all men, and almost all of their eyes fell on the dancers.
The position where Gu Hanzhang sat was specially arranged. It happened to be directly opposite the dancer in the middle of the main table. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. His eyes glanced at the dancer, and then he looked away.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the dancer was really shy and her dancing was moving, but Gu Hanzhang felt that this dance was not good either.
As my thoughts drifted away, I wondered if Chaoli could dance. Would it be more moving when dancing?
"Your Majesty, are you interested in that dancing girl?" Xiang Haoran asked with a smile.
Gu Hanzhang retracted his thoughts, and then realized that he was staring in front of him in a daze, thinking about Chao Li's dancing, which had actually misunderstood Xiang Haoran, the Minister of Rites, who obviously had a plan.
"I'm joking, sir, I'm just thinking about something." Gu Hanzhang replied.
Unfortunately, Xiang Haoran didn't believe it. Even if Gu Hanzhang was telling the truth, he still felt that Gu Hanzhang didn't show it.
You know, he had been looking for this dancing girl for a long time before he came across it, and he didn't even want to touch it.
"Your Majesty, are you joking? We are all men and we all understand. Is it possible that Your Majesty is worried that she is not clean?" Xiang Haoran lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this dancer is very clean and has never been touched. The same is true today.
Appearing in front of people for the first time."
Gu Hanzhang frowned. He had long known that these people had a lot of fun, so he didn't like to talk to them.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for your kindness. I'd better keep it for myself and enjoy it, Mr. Xiang." Gu Hanzhang still refused the kindness.
Xiang Haoran suppressed his smile slightly, feeling that he had been humiliated by Gu Hanzhang, and was in a bad mood, but he could not say anything more to Gu Hanzhang.
I thought I could give Gu Hanzhang a girl to build some relationship with him, but I didn't expect that Gu Hanzhang was so disrespectful that he would even reject such a beauty.
"Since the prince doesn't like it, I won't force it." Xiang Haoran found a step for himself.
When the song ended, the dancers stopped and stood in the hall, still performing the ending movements.
Cheng Feng was relatively close to Gu Hanzhang. When he heard the conversation between Xiang Haoran and Gu Hanzhang, he suddenly had the idea of teasing Gu Hanzhang.
Who told him not to help just now?
Tsk tsk, he couldn't make Gu Hanzhang suffer, but his sister-in-law could.
As a result, before Cheng Feng could speak, someone at Gu Hanzhang's table spoke up.
"I just saw the Crown Prince staring intently at the dancing girl in the middle. I wonder if the Crown Prince is somewhat interested in that dancing girl?"
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