Funing Hall

The palace banquet is placed in the side hall of Zichen Hall.

After Yelu Yanli arrived, many people came up to talk to him.After all, he is the emperor of the Liao Kingdom. He showed up yesterday, and all the way back to the Duting post from Donghua gate, there is always a wall of ventilation.It's a pity that the people present had hardly seen Zhao Shiqi before, so naturally they didn't know what was wrong.

The banquet was accompanied by officials of the Song Dynasty, but I don't know if Zhao Cong did it on purpose, but there were also high-ranking officials, but they were all transferred back to Beijing from other places in the past few years, and I have never seen Zhao Shiqi before.

Seeing Yelu Yanli coming in, they enthusiastically stepped forward to salute.

No one is a fool, and now only Song and Liao can fight against each other. These are two high mountains that no one can overcome.Therefore, they had to come in person when Emperor Song celebrated the Ruiqing Festival.But Emperor Liao himself is here, and they can't neglect it.The atmosphere in the hall was very good, even the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanli who showed his face for the first time was gloomy, but it did not prevent others from currying favor with him.

Yelu Yanli only listened to what others said, and did not agree at all.

He was not a talkative person in the first place, but with his current status, how could he easily talk to others.He sat in the first seat on the left, staring at the high seat above the stairs, feeling a little anxious.

Zhao Cong is still in the future.

About a quarter of an hour later, when it was time to start the banquet, footsteps finally came from outside.

The people in the hall knew that it was Emperor Song who came.

The officials of the Song Dynasty got up immediately, and the rest of the envoys followed suit.

In fact, Yelu Yanli was the first to want to stand up.But he clenched his fist and just sat there.Others saw that he couldn't get up, and thought that this was to show Emperor Song a good-looking face, but they didn't care, after all, he did have the capital, right?

Everyone focused their eyes, and waited to shout out "Wishing all blessings to Your Majesty", they were good at saluting.

But I heard the eunuch outside singing loudly: "Song Guobao Princess Ningchang is here!"

Yelu Yanli, who was still pretending to be calm, shifted his gaze to the gate of the palace. Zhao Zongning was dressed in red, with long hair combed into a high bun, gold hairpins and step shakers, and tassels all made of rubies.There is a gemstone flower inlaid on her forehead, and when she walks, the gemstone tassels in her hair are only slightly swaying, and her etiquette is excellent.

He looked at her.

She looked at him too.

At the gate of the palace, the autumn sun was shining, the tassels were shining brightly, and the mottled light reflected on Zhao Zongning's face, making her look extravagant and extravagant.

Although everyone didn't know why the princess came, they knew that this princess was not an ordinary princess.

Anyway, they are all small countries, relying on the state of Song to live, and whoever kneels is not kneeling.The princess is also very good, she looks so beautiful, they are also willing to look at it, and salute to Princess Baoning one after another.

Only Yelu Yanli remained unmoved.

Zhao Zongning sneered, and asked directly: "I don't know who the person sitting alone is."

Fu Lu raised his head high, his face was arrogant, but his eyes were drooping, and he said loudly: "Princess, this is the emperor of Liao Kingdom."

"Hey, Emperor Liao actually came to our Song Dynasty in person."

Fulu responded: "Make my Song Dynasty flourish!"

Zhao Zongning nodded: "It's really a matter of great fortune!" After she finished speaking, she frowned again, "It's just that the princess doesn't understand, this is obviously His Majesty of the Liao Kingdom, why is he dressed like me in the Song Dynasty?"

Fulu said again: "Princess, I don't know. Liao people like to shave their heads. It's really not elegant, even the Liao emperor doesn't like it!"

Zhao Zongning smiled: "That's how it is." After laughing, she asked, "Your Majesty of the Liao Kingdom loves my Great Song Dynasty very much? Why don't you submit to my Great Song Dynasty? How many crowns have been awarded to you by this princess, which are more beautiful than the one on your head?" , jeweled."

The followers behind Yelu Yanli were very dissatisfied, and they were about to draw their swords.

Zhao Zongning glanced at them lightly and "hummed".Yelu Yanli also pressed his hands, but they finally withdrew their hands.

Zhao Zongning wanted to be sarcastic, but the others figured out that the princess did it on purpose, and immediately someone came out to laugh and compliment Zhao Zongning vigorously.

Only then did Zhao Zongning smile again: "This princess likes Chen envoys like this."

"Ouch! The little one is flattered!"

"Everyone get up, sit down, sit down." Zhao Zongning glanced at Yelu Yanli again, "Look at how comfortable Emperor Liao is sitting."

Seeing that it was about to start again, the envoy Chen hurriedly tried to curry favor and changed the subject first: "Princess, where is Your Majesty? We haven't seen Your Majesty for a year, and we really miss him."

"Your Majesty is busy with political affairs, so he appointed me. Don't feel neglected, everyone."

"Where is that!" Everyone praised Zhao Zongning again.

Zhao Zongning held Fu Lu's hand in a stately manner, and slowly went up to the high seat, even keeping to the left.When she passed by Yeluyan, she stopped specially and smiled sweetly: "Your Majesty, please taste today's dishes, all of which are specially prepared for His Majesty."

There was a silence in the field, and I thought to myself, it must be that this princess has taken a fancy to the emperor of Liao Kingdom.Thinking about it, even though the emperor had a gloomy temper, his appearance was first-class.It was said that this princess also had a face-head in her family, and her temper was extremely arrogant, and the two were a good match.

Zhao Zongning sat down, nodded to Fu Lu, and Fu Lu called someone to serve.

The feast begins.Zhao Zongning got up and raised the wine bottle in his hand: "On behalf of my elder brother, welcome everyone to my Song Dynasty."

Everyone in the audience toasted together and drank the glass of wine happily.

Yeluyan still remained motionless.

Zhao Zongning was so angry that he wished he could pick up the wine glass and hit him in the face, what's so great about being the emperor of the Liao Kingdom? !But with a calm face, she smiled and said to Yelu Yanli: "I don't know if the small dishes suit Your Majesty's appetite?"

Yelu Yanli looked at her.

Zhao Zongning was smiling, and his eyes were full of threats and resentment.

He sighed, took the initiative to pick up the wine glass, and raised it to her: "It fits well, thank you princess."

On the contrary, Zhao Zongning was not easy to answer, she was here to ridicule him, he was indifferent, she felt guilty in his heart.It's so calm and breezy, it's like punching cotton with a punch, it's boring.

As soon as she stopped smiling, her face turned cold, and she stopped talking after drinking.

But the atmosphere in the hall was reconciled by someone, even though everything was wrong with her, the hall was happy and harmonious as usual.When the third course was served, Yelu Yanli finally got up, walked up to Zhao Zongning with a wine glass, and asked normally, "Where are the others?"

Zhao Zongning raised his eyelids, unable to pretend, glared at him angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

"he--"

Zhao Zongning stood up gracefully, and said with a loud laugh: "There will be music and dancing later on, I hope you all have fun. I still have something to do, so I won't be with you any more."

Everyone said "I dare not take it" again, and saluted her one after another.

Zhao Zongning took Fu Lu out of Zichen Hall, and as soon as she walked out of the hall door and turned into the veranda, she reached out and slapped the pillars: "It's really shameless!"

Fulu shared the same hatred: "No way!"

"Don't let him know that brother fainted. He is used to acting. He has been in the Liao Kingdom for so many years. He must have malicious intentions. I don't know what bad thoughts are in his head. You must not ask him to play with him again. Meet me, brother! He was like that back then, and my brother would not be willing to kill him."

"Princess, don't worry, the little ones know about it."

"Let's go to my brother's place."

Zhao Zhongqi was held by her eldest maid and brought back to Funing Hall to change clothes.

She didn't want to go back at all, but Qian Yuemo coaxed her uncle to wake up and wanted to see her in beautiful clothes, so she agreed to go back.Qian Yue silently asked the maid to coax her to sleep when bathing and changing her clothes.She didn't sleep well last night, the most important thing for a child is to lack sleep.

Zhao Zhongqi began to doze off halfway through the walk, the maid held her in her arms, and she fell asleep on the maid's shoulder.Squinting her eyes, she saw a line of people coming in at the corner, all of them carrying boxes, many boxes.The clothes on those people were the same as those behind the uncle yesterday.

Zhao Zhongqi's eyes lit up, and he immediately patted the maid on the shoulder.

"The county lord."

"Look! Uncle!"

The palace maid hurriedly turned her head to look at her, she smiled and said, "It's a gift from foreign envoys to His Majesty."

Zhao Zhongqi patted the beads on his body: "Uncle give Rongrong beautiful beads!"

"That's right." The palace maid smiled and hugged her and still walked towards Funing Hall, and the group of people gradually came to Zhao Zhongqi under the leadership of the little palace maids and eunuchs.One of them happened to be the one who followed Yelu Yanli yesterday, and he immediately knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to Princess Jiarong."

"Get up!" Zhao Zhongqi raised his hand like a little adult, and asked again, "Uncle is here?"

Whoever likes a little girl like her, he immediately nodded with a smile: "If you go back to the Princess, our Majesty will have a banquet in the front hall."

Zhao Zhongqi still couldn't tell the difference between His Majesty and His Majesty, she only knew that her uncle was His Majesty.

Hearing the word "Your Majesty", her face darkened, she leaned on the maid's shoulder, and murmured: "Rong Rong wants to talk to uncle."

The man didn't know how to strike up a conversation, so he smiled and continued to lead people to carry things.

They listed the things outside the Funing Hall, and the maids and eunuchs of the Funing Hall went to collect them.

Seeing that the maids and eunuchs accepted them neatly, he was relieved. He thought that His Majesty would explain everything to them and taught them many ways to deal with them, so he was afraid that they would not accept them.

This is not well received.

How did he know that the key people were not there. After the incident that year, almost all the people in the temple were changed, and people today don't know the reason.He delivered something and went back to the front hall.Yeluyanli naturally had a lot of questions, he said everything, even the little princess's words.

Originally, it was strange that Rantao and others were not in the Palace of Funing. Zhao Cong invited him yesterday. Although he hated him extremely, Zhao Cong always said he would do what he said, but Zhao Cong did not come. It was Zhao Zongning who came .

Yelu Yanli lowered his head and thought for a moment, then got up and walked out.

The rest of the people were admiring the new court dance, and were so fascinated by Da Song Meijiao Niang, no one cared about him, and they didn't have the capital to care.

Yeluyanli took a shortcut and quickly walked to the entrance of Funing Hall.

After many years, standing at the gate of the hall, he was still a little confused.But before he could stand still, he heard the little girl's cry: "I want to see my uncle, I don't sleep, I want to accompany my uncle..."

The maids kept coaxing, but Zhao Zhongqi ran out from inside.

Zhao Zhongqi was thinking about his uncle, and it was not easy to coax him at this time, he didn't fall asleep in the bath, and he had to go back to Chongzheng Hall after changing his clothes.The palace maid was unwilling and did not dare to hurt her, so she just ran out.

At first glance, yesterday's uncle blocked the door.

The corners of her lips twitched immediately: "Uncle, take me to the Chongzheng Hall." The maids and eunuchs who came behind her saluted him.He already felt something was wrong in his heart, bent down and hugged Zhao Zhongqi into his arms, and asked softly, "Where is uncle?"

"Hmm." Zhao Zhongqi's voice was nasal, and she couldn't help crying, "Uncle is sleeping and won't wake up, I'm afraid."

Yelu Yanli patted her on the back lightly, and said softly, "I'll take you there."