imperial princess

Chapter 065: Palace Banquet (2) - Princess Duanfang

Yongning Palace, the palace specially used by the royal family to host banquets, is located on the south side of the imperial garden. In September, autumn is breezy and warm, and the sun is pleasant. The palace banquet is set in the open garden outside the palace. The beauty of blooming flowers in the imperial garden in the distance.

Under normal circumstances, the palace banquet is organized by the Queen himself in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If there is no queen, the high-ranking concubine in charge of Fengyin will be in charge, but today is different. Everything about the palace banquet is fully organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Concubine Yi, who was originally in charge of Fengyin, offended Shengyan because of the matter of the third prince, Rong Fan, and was downgraded. Not to mention, Fengyin, who had been in charge of Fengyin for more than ten years, was also confiscated, and she is still under confinement.

Around Si time, before noon, the banquet venue was full of people. The men were dressed in fragrant clothes, their sons were luxurious and wealthy, and the women were even more gorgeous, competing for beauty. The circle seems to be harmonious, but in fact, there seems to be an invisible wall between them.

"The emperor is here, the prince is here, and the princess is here!"

Accompanied by the eunuch's high-pitched singing, everyone stopped communicating at the same time, and their eyes turned to the entrance of the venue. The emperor, who had already reached his age, stepped off the Luanjia with Zhang Tian's hand in his hand. While the palace people were moving, the prince's Luanjia also drove over and took the lead. The prince who appeared did not walk towards the emperor after dismounting, but stretched out his hand towards Luanjia instead, and stretched out a white and slender hand to rest on his hand. Following closely, everyone felt a dazzling fiery red flash. In a second, the domineering and beautiful figure dressed in a bright red luxurious brocade suit squeezed into the sight of everyone present.

Is he the Crown Princess Ye Zhao?

Whether they have seen him or not, they all have the same doubts at this moment. Mainly, before that, Ye Zhao usually appeared in pure cotton plain clothes with a big ponytail, and he had never been formally dressed. Hair and make-up, not to mention luxurious clothes, dressed up carefully, suddenly seeing his dazzling side, most people dare not recognize him from the bottom of their hearts.

Ye Zhao!

In the crowd, Rong Fan, who was dressed in the prince's python robe, quickly had greedy desire and resentment in his eyes, but soon he clenched his fists and lowered his eyes to suppress all emotions, and raised his head again, although his eyes were still almost hungrily locked on Ye Zhao , other emotions disappeared without a trace.

"Father!"

Ignoring the scorching gazes around him, Rong Che led Ye Zhao to the side of the emperor, the husband and wife had the same smile on their lips.

"Well, let's go in."

Looking at him with satisfaction, the emperor turned around first. As early as two months ago, he had met Ye Zhao, and he was completely satisfied with him. He wished that time would pass by and preside over their wedding as soon as possible.

The husband and wife looked at each other and followed each other hand in hand.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, His Highness, thousand years old!"

All the guests knelt down to greet them one after another, shouting long live, neat and tidy, with a monstrous momentum.

"Flat body."

The emperor waved as he walked, with an appropriate smile on his face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After thanking in unison, everyone got up one after another. The emperor walked towards the throne with the support of Zhang Tian, ​​while Rong Che took Ye Zhao to sit down in the seat reserved for the crown prince. It stands to reason that a fiancé should not be so close , can't sit together, but Rong Che is dignified and strong, Ye Zhao has made great contributions, and the emperor always acquiesces, but no one dares to raise objections on this occasion.

"You don't need to be too polite. The purpose of holding a palace banquet today is to celebrate the unprecedented bumper harvest in the south and to reward your hard work. Today, let's temporarily put aside the differences between monarchs and ministers and drink this cup to the full. Monarchs and ministers Fun!"

Sitting high on the dragon chair, the emperor picked up the wine glass, looked around, said loudly, and raised his head to drink the wine in the glass first. It is not difficult to see from this that he is really in a good mood.

"Yes."

Everyone stood up, held their glasses high and drank freely. It had been four or five months since Ye Zhao had been here, and it was the first time for Ye Zhao to drink alcohol. However, when the wine stained his lips and filled his teeth, he But there was a slight pause in his movements, and even Rong Che didn't notice it for less than a second.

"Next, I'm going to have a drink alone with the prince and his wife. If it wasn't for Zhao'er who donated new agricultural machinery, made suggestions, and developed fertilizers, and Cheer was not for his outstanding ability to personally lead all the officials to manufacture and promote it, it would be impossible for all parts of the south to welcome such A proud harvest, Che'er, Zhao'er, my father toasts to you, and may you husband and wife work together to achieve great success again."

Filling up the cup and turning to the husband and wife, the emperor said affectionately. He was proud of what he said. This is his eldest son and daughter-in-law. As long as they are here in the future, the world will surely be more prosperous.

"Thank you, Father!"

The couple stood up again. Although they were not taciturn people, there was no need to say too much on this occasion.

"Finally, I would like to respect the six ministries of the cabinet and the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture..."

Since it was a celebration banquet, the emperor's opening could not be as simple as a sentence and a glass of wine. After Zhang Tian filled his glass again, he turned to the civil and military officials.

"Don't you like this kind of occasion?"

Seeing Ye Zhao staring at the wine glass, Rong Che leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Ok?"

Looking up at him, Ye Zhao shook his head, brought the wine glass to his lips and took another sip: "I just don't think this wine has any alcohol taste at all, it feels like drinking sweet water."

Although in the interstellar era he was in, even food was basically replaced by nutrient solution, but as a major general of the empire, he has a noble status, and occasionally tastes delicious food and wine when he is not fighting. Compared with those high-level wines, the wine here Isn't it like sugar water?According to his estimation, the alcohol content should not exceed five degrees at most.

[Host, this is because the ancient brewing technology is too backward, and this small world doesn't even have distillation technology. 】

The system's tyrannical voice suddenly sounded, and Ye Zhao suddenly realized it, but Rong Che couldn't help but noticed something strange, so he didn't respond, nor did he inquire deeply.

"do not like?"

Glancing at the wine in the glass, Rong Che raised his eyebrows lightly. If he remembered correctly, the peach blossom wine that Jiangnan paid tribute to was used for this palace banquet. It is said that it is deeply loved by talented scholars in Jiangnan.

"No, it's delicious. It's sweet but not greasy, and it also has a little peach blossom fragrance."

With that said, Ye Zhao drank another glass. He said he could drink a jar of this kind of wine. No wonder there is a section in the plot that described the original owner drinking with Ye Tong in a big bowl, slightly drunk but not drunk. At first he thought the original owner had a good drink capacity Well, looking now, where does the capacity for alcohol come from? A three-year-old can drink it, okay?

"The Prince's Mansion also has a lot. If you like, I will ask Zhao An to send you a few altars."

"Crown princess, I've made a note of it, and I'll send it when I get back."

Zhao An, who was waiting beside them, seemed to be a fine person, and quickly took up the conversation with a smile.

"Ha ha···"

Seeing their master and servant being so attentive, Ye Zhao couldn't help laughing, but he didn't refuse. He is not addicted to alcohol, but he doesn't object to tasting a couple of glasses once in a while. Drinking it as sugar water is also good.

"This is the legendary princess, she looks so handsome, no wonder His Highness loves her so much."

The opening of the emperor did not know when it ended. A voice that looked like praise was directed at Ye Zhao. The couple who were biting their ears instantly became the focus of attention of the audience. Ye Zhao raised his head and looked in the direction from which the voice came. I saw an old woman in her sixties with a sapphire broad-brimmed embroidered forehead and looked at them solemnly. The middle-aged men and women sitting with her were fine, but there was something faint in the bottom of their eyes. They are picky and disliked, but the couples and ladies behind them have eyes that are not eyes, and noses that are not noses.

"I'm happy with Zhao'er, I don't just look at her appearance."

Glancing at them lightly, Rong Che's tone was not without warning, even though they were from his mother clan.

"cousin!"

The old lady's face didn't fluctuate too much, but her eyes darkened a bit, and the middle-aged men and women were similar, but a young girl sitting behind them suddenly jumped up, and Jian Shuiqiu's eyes were charming and resentful The betting was on Rong Che, the emperor sitting on the dragon chair frowned almost imperceptibly, and the rest of the people were silent, but they all pricked up their ears in unison, waiting for the good show to start.

"Who is this?"

Cousin?

Rolling his eyes and squinting at His Royal Highness, Ye Zhao smiled and asked the question knowingly.

"you···"

He doesn't know her?

Feeling as if she had been insulted in public, the girl raised her chin slightly, and looked at him disdainfully: "I am Princess Duanfang, the cousin of the crown prince's cousin."

The emperor loved the late queen, and he also loved her mother's family, Anjiahou's house. The current Anjiahou is the younger brother of the empress's mother. His eldest daughter was named Duanfang Princess at birth. The degree of dignity is second only to the princess princess of the royal family, and because of the love of the emperor, the crown prince is noble. On weekdays, the princess princess of the royal family would give her three points. It is no exaggeration to say that she is one of the most honorable women in the entire southern country .

"So it's my cousin, but I'm ignorant."

The imaginative amazement did not appear, Ye Zhao just smiled suddenly, and called cousin, undoubtedly reminding them of each other's identities, Princess Duanfang, this person Ye Zhao is really no stranger, because in the original plot, She is quite a villain. She was previously described as deeply in love with Rong Che. Since she was sensible, her only goal was to marry Rong Che. She became a side concubine, and here comes the funny thing, she, who loves Rong Che deeply, fell in love with Rong Fan in a blink of an eye, in order to be jealous, she made all kinds of troubles with the original owner, and finally was thrown into the cold palace after Rong Fan ascended the throne, An Jiahou The mansion was quickly ransacked and exterminated.

"Who is your cousin?"

"drink···"

Princess Duanfang is used to being domineering, and she reflexively retorted, causing an uproar in the audience. From the beginning of the palace banquet to the present, anyone with eyes can tell that Rong Che is not the only one who is satisfied with Ye Zhao?His Majesty's compliments from one princess to another are enough to show how satisfied he is with Ye Zhao, the eldest daughter-in-law. No matter how holy the family is, the Marquis of Anjia's mansion is so expensive, can it be more expensive than the current sage?

"Duanfang, don't be presumptuous!"

Seeing that the emperor's face changed, and the crown prince looked straight at them, the old lady hurriedly scolded her granddaughter. She was dissatisfied with Ye Zhao becoming the crown princess and rejected the invitation of the Marquis Mansion many times, but she also knew that, How great is Ye Zhao's contribution, and how much His Majesty and His Highness value him, Ming Chao sneered a few words to vent his anger, and let him know how powerful the Hou Mansion is.

"grandmother!"

She didn't feel that she was wrong at all, Princess Duanfang acted coquettishly and stomped her feet. Her aunt is the queen, uncle is the emperor, cousin is the prince, and her father is also a first-class honorable man. Ye Zhao is just a fiancé who beat his mother to death. His father dotes on him, and he is just a widow and orphan with a history of marriage. What right does he have to snatch her crown princess, and what right does he have to call her cousin?Seeing his charming face, he might have used some means to confuse her cousin. She wanted her cousin to see clearly that she was the only one worthy of him in the whole world!

【End of this chapter】

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