After washing up, a teaching nun walked into the room and began to teach Su Qiuyue various etiquettes when entering the palace. Su Qiuyue naturally did not dare to be careless and started to study seriously.

In the afternoon, everything was ready. Chu Feng and Su Qiuyue got into the luxurious carriage and drove towards the palace gate.

On the carriage, Su Qiuyue was uneasy. She kept twirling her fingers. Chu Feng seemed to see what she was thinking and comforted: "Father is a reasonable person. Even if something happens, don't you still have me?" , you don’t have to worry." Su Qiuyue nodded, feeling relieved.

When they arrived at the palace, it was already dusk. They followed the palace people through the magnificent and magnificent hall. They came to the Changchun Palace of Concubine Xian. After paying homage to Concubine Xian, they were led by Concubine Xian to Chonghua Palace.

Chonghua Hall is a palace specially used for family banquets. The eunuchs and maids looked solemnly as they shuttled among the guests. At this time, the royal family and nobles had already arrived in the main hall. When these people saw Concubine Xian, Chu Feng, and Su Qiuyue, they all saluted.

Concubine Xian walked to the chair on the right side in front of the throne and sat down. Chu Feng and Concubine Su Qiuyue sat down behind the table under Concubine Xian.

Those who can attend the banquet in Chonghua Hall today are all powerful people. There are the emperor's brothers, sisters, children and nephews in the hall.

Many of these royal relatives saw Princess Xuan Su Qiuyue for the first time, and they all stared at Su Qiuyue curiously. But I saw that the corners of Princess Xuan's mouth were raised, her posture was calm and calm, and every move she made was generous and decent, showing the demeanor of a lady from a famous family.

In fact, Su Qiuyue was panicking at this time. Chu Feng was one of Su Qiuyue's relatives and relatives, and Su Qiuyue kept it in her heart.

"The Crown Prince has arrived, the Crown Princess has arrived." At this time, a high-pitched voice sounded outside the door, and everyone stood up after hearing it.

Su Qiuyue also stood up and saluted the prince and concubine who walked into the hall. The prince smiled like a spring breeze. After saluting the concubine, he did not sit down in his seat, but met with many relatives of the emperor and the country. Start a conversation.

Chu Feng looked at his brother with meaningful eyes. The prince walked among the royal relatives and exchanged cups with them, and laughter could be heard from time to time. At this time, the lanterns in the palace were first lit, which added to the magnificence.

At this time, the high-pitched voice sounded again: "The emperor has arrived, the queen has arrived." Everyone in the hall knelt down and worshiped.

The emperor slowly stepped into the Chonghua Hall and sat on the dragon chair. The queen sat on the left side of the dragon chair. The people in the hall knelt on the ground and shouted three long live to the emperor on the dragon chair.

After the emperor sat down, he waved his hands and said, "Everyone, please get down."

Su Qiuyue sat back on her seat and raised her head slightly. Only then did she see the true face of the Emperor. She saw that the Emperor's face was full of majesty, the majesty of not being angry, and he was the only one, but there was a sense of tiredness. There is no way to hide it.

Looking closely, I saw that the emperor's eye sockets were blue and his face was yellow and white. He was obviously ill.

The emperor waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down, and said slowly: "Today is a family banquet. Everyone, feel free to eat and drink. No need to be polite."

"Yes." Everyone sat back in their seats.

At this time, a group of dancing girls and musicians came in from outside the hall. The musicians played instruments, and the dancers danced in the center of the hall. At this moment, the melodious sound of silk and bamboo is intoxicating.

Su Qiuyue just ate the delicious food on the table, praising it profusely as she ate. Sure enough, the palace was great, the food was so exquisitely cooked and so delicious.

Halfway through the banquet, the highlight came. The first to come out to send congratulatory gifts were the emperor's biological sister, Princess Hui Shu, and her consort.

The eldest princess smiled brightly, opened a brocade box, and said: "My sister presents a pair of emeralds and jadeite, wishing my emperor a long life, a healthy body, and a prosperous country. Long live, long live, long live."

The emperor hurriedly helped Princess Hui Shu up and rewarded her with thirty pieces of brocade, ten strings of pearls, two boxes of gems, and a thousand acres of fertile land.

Next, the consort sent congratulatory gifts. The consort ordered two eunuchs to open a scroll, and a piece of calligraphy appeared in front of the emperor.

When the emperor saw this calligraphy, his face was full of surprise and joy. He stepped down from the throne and excitedly took the scroll and read it again and again.

The emperor was delighted and asked: "Is this the original work of Wang Zhengxun?" The consort smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it is the original work of Wang Zhengxun. I spent a lot of money to buy it from a collector."

When the guests present heard that it was an authentic work by Wang Zhengxun, they all put down their wine glasses and stretched out their heads to take a look curiously.

Chu Feng also opened his eyes wide and stared at the calligraphy in trance, his eyes full of envy. No wonder he cared so much about this calligraphy. Wang Zhengxun was a calligrapher of the same level as Wang Xizhi in this world.

The legend of this calligraphy was lost in the previous dynasty, which was a great pity for the calligraphy community and even for the entire Dayi. Now that this calligraphy has reappeared in the world, how can we not be excited?

The emperor was very excited and kept saying: "Okay, okay, it seems that I am lucky to be able to see the authentic work of Wang Zongwen with my own eyes. Prince Consort, I am very happy. I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold today. There are two mansions, and the title of earldom has been added." The consort kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

The emperor couldn't put it down with Wang Zhenxun's calligraphy. After admiring it for a long time, he ordered the calligraphy to be hung in the Qianqing Palace.

Next came the gifts from various princes, including several rare jewelry and porcelains, precious celebrity calligraphy and paintings, famous cigarettes and wines, and so on. Su Qiuyue was dazzled by the sight.

The prince and his concubine walked up to the emperor. After bowing, the prince took out a small box. As soon as the box was opened, a faint fragrance rushed towards Su Qiuyue, and Su Qiuyue suddenly felt comfortable all over.

The prince said: "Father, this is the golden elixir that I personally went to Qingcheng Mountain to ask for from Taoist Master Ziyun several times. I wish my father good health and longevity."

The emperor stroked his beard, nodded and said, "The prince is interested. I will take Taoist Priest Ziyun's elixir at night."

It seems that the prince also knows how to figure out the emperor's thoughts, and the emperor will definitely be happy when he offers this elixir.

At this time, the Crown Princess presented a bright yellow Yunjin Fu quilt. She held the brocade quilt in her hand, bowed to the emperor Yingying, and said: "I went to ask the abbots of major temples in the capital and wrote one thousand and eighty-eight blessing words. It took me a year of hard work. After embroidering this word "Fu", I wish my emperor to be as blessed as the East Sea, live as long as the Nanshan Mountains, have a bright sea and clear rivers, and may the country be peaceful and the people be safe."

The emperor's men are blessed with quilts. He praised: "The gift from the Crown Princess is very dear to my heart. This quilt will definitely bring me blessings when it is placed on me."

The prince and princess looked at each other and smiled, then returned to their seats together.

"Your Majesty, I present you a box of fresh tea leaves from Kunlun Mushi Mountain." The Emperor's younger brother, King Huai Chu Chen, knelt in front of the Emperor and presented a small box carved from jade with both hands.

Everyone was amazed when they heard that it was fresh tea from Mushi Mountain. Legend has it that this fresh tea is extremely rare, and the tea tree grows on the top of Mushi Peak.

Due to the harsh climate on the mountain, it takes eight years for a batch of new leaves to grow. Only two taels of these leaves can be used to make tea, and Mushi Peak is extremely difficult to climb. I don’t know how many people fell off the cliff just for this mere box of tea leaves. Buried in a sea of ​​snow.

Chu Feng sighed softly: "I heard that this Qingxin tea can make people feel cold all over even if they drink it in the middle of summer. It's really magical." After hearing Chu Feng's explanation, Su Qiuyue felt itchy and wanted to have a taste. .

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