Regarding the traces of the eldest princess, they also arranged for people to search for it, but there was still no movement.
After tracing the origin for a long time, the high priest said before his death that the eldest princess should be in Daqi, so Long Lin would arrange to come here.
"Third brother, if we can't find the eldest sister this time, our father will have no choice but to leave with regret. We will never have the chance to see the eldest sister again in this life." The fifth prince sighed.
The princes in Xilin are all called princes, and will only be crowned king after the new emperor ascends the throne.
It can be said that the status of the princes is indeed quite different.
Fortunately, the Queen treats them well. She doesn't treat her son as a pawn like Prince Gong. Only her daughter can speak in front of him, at least on the surface.
"So our task this time is very arduous. If the eldest sister is really in Daqi, we must find her and bring her back to see her father." The second prince said solemnly.
The fourth prince nodded, "The time is almost up. If there is no other way, you can seek help from Emperor Renxiao. Although he is old, he is on the throne and he will not refuse this proposal. Not to mention that the Huns are now facing Da Qi.
None of them are friendly, the northern barbarians are also taking action, and the attitude of southern Xinjiang is unclear."
"In that case, let's set off. I also want to meet the crown prince of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. I heard he is a very outstanding young man." The seventh prince smiled.
The seventh prince was the youngest, about the same age as Gu Hanzhang. He had heard a lot of rumors about Gu Hanzhang in Xilin, so he was somewhat interested in him and wanted to meet him.
The second prince nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's set off now."
At the same time, the carriages of Gu Hanzhang and Chao Li had stopped at the entrance of the palace, and after checking, they also entered the palace.
Tonight's palace banquet is different from the palace banquet a few months ago. There are not so many people entering the palace, and the requirements are slightly higher.
However, Chao Lu also came today. Perhaps the officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at Gu Hanzhang's relationship when drafting the list.
Because it was a banquet for envoys, the table used was relatively long, and the food and drinks must be much richer. Men and women also sat separately, with men on the left and women on the right.
Chaoli and Gu Hanzhang arrived relatively late, and at least 80% of the seats were already occupied.
For such a banquet, the later people arrive, the more distinguished they are, so Gu Hanzhang and Chaoli chose a slightly later time to arrive in a tacit understanding.
Due to health reasons, the Queen Mother will not attend tonight, so the Queen Mother will be the only one beside Emperor Renxiao.
Gu Hanzhang sent Chao Li to the women's seat, then turned around and went to the men's seat.
"Ali, Ali."
As soon as Chaoli sat down, without even having time to look at the people around her, she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind.
I turned around and saw that it was Lin Shanshan.
"Shanshan is here too." Chaoli smiled.
Lin Shanshan's position was diagonally behind Chao Li's position. Behind Chao Li was another young lady, who seemed to be the daughter of a first-class minister, otherwise she wouldn't be next to Lin Shanshan, but Chao Li didn't recognize her.
When Chaoli's eyes fell on the young lady behind him, the young lady smiled friendly at Chaoli.
Chaoli returned the smile and looked at Lin Shanshan again.
Lin Shanshan also spoke to Chaoli in a low voice, "I am bored in the house these days, and you are not in the capital, so I can only stay at home every day. But I heard that you are coming today, so I am here too, and I want to talk to you.
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Hearing this, Chaoli's smile became even bigger.
At this moment, she suddenly noticed that Lin Shanshan had some changes compared to before. The most obvious thing was that her cheeks seemed to be smaller.
Taking advantage of the fact that the banquet hadn't officially started yet, Chao Li simply stood up and bent over, walked to Lin Shanshan and sat down next to her.
"Shanshan, I see you have changed a lot during this time. Have you lost a lot of weight?" Chao Li asked.
Lin Shanshan was a little embarrassed when she heard Chaoli mention this.
"Speaking of which, Miss Huang helped me before. She prepared some medicinal food for me, and I was able to lose a lot of weight. But now the medicine is only effective to this extent. It was like this in the past two days, and there is no change now.
"Lin Shanshan replied.
When Lin Shanshan said this, Chaoli suddenly thought of Ruoruo. Since Ruoruo had good medical skills, she might be able to help.
Although Huang Ying prepared some medicinal foods, her medical skills should not be as good as Ruoruo's.
"Shanshan, there is a person next to me who has very good medical skills. I will help you ask if there is any way to lose weight." Chao Li said.
"That's great. I hope I can match Cheng Feng in terms of appearance." Lin Shanshan told the truth, "Before, I also thought about whether Cheng Feng and I were suitable. Maybe I don't necessarily like him in my heart. It's just an obsession."
However, my marriage to him is about to be finalized, and I am definitely happy with him."
Chaoli was stunned, but he didn't expect that after leaving Beijing, he would get the news that Cheng Feng and Lin Shanshan were about to get into trouble. Since Lin Shanshan insisted, she naturally wouldn't say anything more.
"It doesn't matter, you just have to decide."
As the two talked, the entire banquet hall became more and more lively, and it seemed that it was about to begin.
Chaoli stood up and returned to her seat, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Renxiao.
As the singing started, Emperor Renxiao walked into the banquet venue wearing a dragon robe, and everyone immediately greeted him.
Emperor Renxiao and the Queen came together. After all, he and the Queen had been husband and wife for many years. On such an occasion, he naturally wanted to give the Queen face.
"You don't have to be polite, tonight is to welcome the six princes from the west, so just keep them company." Emperor Renxiao said with a smile.
Since Xilin took the initiative to come to Daqi, he must have the intention of making good friends with them. It just so happened that both the Northern Barbarians and the Xiongnu were eyeing Daqi covetously. If they made good friends with Xilin, they would have one less enemy.
Therefore, Emperor Renxiao also made the Ministry of Rites worry about today's reception banquet.
The courtiers should have responded to Emperor Renxiao's words, but they all stretched their necks to look at the entrance, but they had not yet seen the envoys from the west.
Xilin was no stranger to the courtiers of Da Qi, but many courtiers looked down upon Xilin.
Not for anything else, just because a woman is in charge of the world in Xilin.
In the eyes of Daqi people, women are just an object in the back house. How can they guide the country in the court?
Just disdain can only be kept in the heart, no one will really say some inappropriate words.
Chaoli silently tightened her right hand and looked at the entrance. Later, the envoy from the west would walk in from there, and she would also be able to see several of her uncles.
At this moment, the eunuch at the entrance sang loudly.
"The envoy from Xilin Kingdom is here to meet you!"
Everyone's eyes fell on the door, and everyone sat up straight, wanting to see what men were like in a country where women were respected.
A dozen people walked in at the entrance. In addition to the six princes, their princes and concubines also entered and bowed at the same time.