Chapter 10 Meeting Prince Daliang for the first time
Xiao Ling sneaked out several times in the past three days, but every time she was caught by the guard Yun who was sent by the emperor to her side.
"Liyou, Jiufeng, you are here too."
The four of them heard the sound and looked around, only to see one person wearing a blue cloud-woven brocade robe, gently shaking a paper folding fan from Mo Shan Qian Shui with one hand, smiling uninhibitedly, and lazily walking towards Si Li and the others.
"Hey, sister Si Li, are you here too?" The visitor slowly walked up to Ye Si Li and smiled.
Ye Sili also smiled at the young man, raised his hand in the direction of the dragon chair and bowed, saying: "Thanks to your majesty's kind invitation, it is natural that Sili will come."
"Fourth brother." Xiao Ling stepped forward and pulled Xiao Yu's sleeves like a coquettish person, saying, "You only see Sili and the others in your eyes, and someone as big as me is still standing here."
Xiao Yu turned his head slightly and looked at Xiao Ling beside him, touched Xiao Ling's head lovingly, and said with a unique free and easy voice: "Fourth brother naturally has a little spirit in his eyes, come on, let's
Fourth brother, look, Xiaoling has grown taller these days."
"Fourth brother, I'm not a child. How can I grow taller all day long?"
Xiao Ling took away Xiao Yu's hand in disgust.
"A Yu, you are not interesting enough. I haven't seen you for a few days." Mu Jiufeng patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder and said.
Speaking of this, Xiao Yu also looked helpless.
"Don't talk about looking for you. I haven't been out for a few days. Recently, the Taifu has been watching me too closely. He makes me memorize "National Policy" and "Art of War" all day long. When I have a little free time, he watches me practice martial arts again.
,No, today I finally found a legitimate excuse to take a day off."
"No wonder, when I saw you today, I always felt that you had changed a bit." Ye Sili touched his chin and looked Xiao Yu up and down, and said in a pretentious manner.
"What has changed?" Xiao Yu stared at Si Li curiously.
"You have become more like a resentful woman," Ye Sili joked: "Look at the resentment and exhaustion on your face, and those who don't know may think that the master has abused you."
Xiao Yu's face was even more resentful, and he said: "Sister Si Li, I managed to escape here with great difficulty. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I can't say anything nice."
"you……"
Ye Sili was about to speak when she heard a high-pitched, loud and harsh sound outside the hall.
"The Emperor has arrived~"
For a moment, the hall fell silent, and only the sound of sleeves fluttering and bowing in salute could be heard.
"Hail, Your Majesty! Long live my Emperor! Long live my Emperor!"
"Long live my father! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
Ye Sili and Xiao Ling bent their knees slightly and lowered their heads like everyone else.
The yellow clothes with the five-clawed dragon robe embroidered to represent the majesty of the royal family were the first to appear in everyone's sight. The clothes swayed lightly with the steps, and then everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the person entering the palace.
The emperor stepped into the hall and was very pleased to see the people bowing their heads. He walked straight to his throne, brushed his robes and sat down. Then, a steady and powerful voice sounded above everyone's heads.
"Everyone is safe."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Everyone stood up one after another, and saw the emperor wave his right hand and said:
"My lords, don't be rigid. It's almost time. Take your seats."
Everyone took their seats one after another according to the instructions of the palace officials.
Xiao Yu sits on the lower left hand side of the emperor, followed by Xiao Ling and Si Li next to each other, Ye Zhongyao sits on the right, followed by Gu Liyou and Mu Jiufeng. The first seat on the emperor's right is empty, presumably for entering the palace today.
prepared by the envoy.
"Si Li, what do you think this envoy is? His father actually reserved this position for him." Xiao Ling leaned slightly towards Si Li's side, leaned close to Si Li's ear, lowered his voice, and asked curiously
asked.
Ye Sili also looked at the empty seats, and silently scanned the people who came to the hall today, feeling a little confused.
It stands to reason that when an envoy comes to visit, the people who attend such a palace banquet should be more famous and respected veterans in the court and talented people in the country. This can create an invisible pressure on the envoy. To put it bluntly, it is... a demonstration!
However, most of the people invited to attend today are veterans of the country, but they all brought with them the wealth of each family.
Ye Sili's attendance today is partly because of her grandfather Ye Zhongyao's status, and partly because she has been close to the palace since she was a child. The emperor has always liked her and knows that she likes to be lively. Whenever there is a suitable occasion, she will be allowed to attend.
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Si Li also knew most of the rich ladies from various provinces present today. There were also a few who did not like to go out and liked to be sober. She did not know them well, but most of them were not in a position to attend the palace banquet.
"It's just to support the envoys. Why did the emperor ask them to bring their families?" Sili also asked in a low voice, but she was also muttering in her heart that she didn't know the background of this envoy.
Before the banquet started, the emperor greeted everyone as usual, and everyone was naturally in agreement. Si Li turned to look at Xiao Yu, and saw that he was looking at his eyes, nose, nose, and heart.
My head is buried.
"Yu'er."
The familiar voice finally came out, and a bitter smile flashed across Xiao Yu's face, and then he stood up calmly, with a slight smile on his face, and respectfully held his hands in his hands, saying:
"Father."
Although over the years, everyone in the court knew that the fourth prince Xiao Yu was the emperor's most beloved, and the fifth princess Xiao Ling was the most cherished, but every time the favored situation of the two brothers and sisters was mentioned, there would be a slight reaction.
If Concubine Rong was still alive, she would be so happy knowing that her two children were so favored.
Although the emperor treated Xiao Yu well, Xiao Yu had not been very close to the emperor since he was a child. It was not until Concubine Rong left that Xiao Yu slowly tried to have more contact with the emperor. In this regard, the brother and sister were completely different.
At this time, Xiao Yu stood up respectfully to say hello. The emperor casually asked a few questions about practicing and studying. Xiao Yu answered truthfully, but he did not want to say a word more. The emperor asked him questions and answered them respectfully.
No one can find fault with it.
However, after all this going back and forth, the emperor didn't know what to ask. Xiao Ling picked up the teacup and stood up, smiling brightly, as if his mouth had been smeared with honey. A few words made the emperor feel good, and then he
Xiao Yu solved the problem. Ye Sili also chatted pleasantly with the emperor for a few words. The emperor looked at the two sisters Xiao Ling and Sili, and was in a good mood for a while, smiling happily.
"Envoy Daliang has arrived~" A sharp and loud voice came from outside the hall, and the hall became quiet for a while. Everyone turned to look at the door, looking like they were watching a good show, waiting for Envoy Daliang to come out.
The courtiers present were somewhat disdainful. It was just an envoy coming to the court, so why bother with such a big battle? If it were normal, we would only need to send a few veterans and young talents to receive them, and it would be fine. After all, the envoys coming to our court are
Isn't there only one goal - summation?
But today, not only the important ministers of the country were present, but also the people who were ordered to bring their own daughters. Even the most favored fourth prince and fifth princess of the emperor were here. They came to see who could bear such a big deal.
Battle!
Ye Sili was also curious, and both she and Xiao Ling stared closely at the door.
Under the gaze of everyone, the four people appeared together in everyone's sight, and they felt that the light at the entrance of the palace seemed to dim.
Xiao Ling seemed to be frightened. He took a breath and whispered: "Si Li, are all the men in Daliang so...burly?"
Sili also looked at the four people walking towards them step by step. Maybe she had misunderstood the meaning of "tall and mighty". She always thought that Ayou and Jiufeng were quite tall, but she did not expect "tall and mighty".
"It's a way to describe their Daliang people, and it's so apt..."
"Maybe it's because Daliang is located in the north and it's too cold. Only by growing thicker can it withstand the biting cold wind." Ye Sili said with some uncertainty.
When the four of them came to the palace, they used their etiquette to put their right hands on their left chests and bowed respectfully to greet them.
The emperor glanced at the four people, his eyes seemed a little dissatisfied, but he still asked them not to be polite without losing his grace.
At this moment, a person appeared outside the hall. A man was wearing a black robe with a round collar and narrow sleeves. He had a solemn face and steady steps. He walked slowly towards the hall. Behind him was a person, holding a black wooden stick in both hands.
Golden wooden box.
There was silence in the hall for a while. I saw the man walking towards the hall. The four people just stepped back consciously to both sides, leaving a space in the middle. The man stopped in the middle of the four people. The position was indeed closer to the front. I heard the sound of "neither humble nor overbearing" in the hall.
the sound of.
"Prince Chu Jin of Daliang met with the Emperor."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in awe.
Ye Sili was also startled, suddenly remembering something, and looked around at the people attending today again, then immediately turned to look at Xiao Ling beside him, and then looked at Prince Daliang who was standing in the hall and bowed slightly to salute, and was secretly shocked.
, but her eyes met Gu Liyou who was looking at her. Gu Liyou seemed to have figured it out and shook his head slightly at her, signaling her not to act rashly and reassuring her at the same time.
Ye Sili calmed down, nodded slightly, and looked at Prince Daliang again.
The emperor stared at Chu Jin for a while, then slowly spoke:
"A good nephew doesn't need to be polite."
Hearing the emperor's title, Ye Sili remembered that the emperor of Zhou Dynasty and the emperor of Liang State were close friends. Although many years had passed and the two countries had changed emperors several times, after all, this relationship was
Still have to take care of it.
"My nephew heard that the emperor loves Daliang's brown-glazed porcelain stirrup pot, so he specially offered it in the hope that the emperor would accept it."
Having said that, the entourage following Chu Jin came forward and offered what he had in his hands. The prince looked at the emperor, and after receiving the emperor's acquiescence, he stepped forward to take the wooden box, opened it carefully, looked at it, and after confirming that it was correct, he presented it to him.
Gave it to the emperor.
The emperor opened it and took a look, and saw a brown-glazed porcelain stirrup pot lying in a wide and long wooden box. The pot was solid and covered with brown glaze, which was crystal clear and bright. The edge of the pot was piled with plastic clay strips to imitate it.
The leather seams are decorated with clear and realistic stitch patterns, shaped like a leather bag, it is indeed a good thing!
"I am deeply gratified that my nephew is so thoughtful. He must be rewarded with a good life. Does my nephew have anything he likes? I can satisfy him."