MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 59 into the eye
On the day of the Longevity Festival, Emperor Hui led the concubines of the harem and the princes and princesses to pay homage to the Empress Dowager Xiao in Shou'an Palace.
Empress Dowager Xiao was not the biological mother of Emperor Hui, but as the first-mother Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Xiao could also bear the gift of thanks for Emperor Hui's birthday.
It is worth mentioning that the prince Feng Zhan was not present due to his busy business. And the prince sent someone to enter the palace early in the morning to inform that the staff of the prince's house and some courtiers will enter the palace later.
When the second prince Feng Xian got the news that the prince was going to be late in his Chonghua Palace, he was angry and envious.
Crown Prince Feng Zhan, who was in the position at a young age with high power and monopoly of power. On the day of the father's birthday, on the grounds of official business, he would be late for the birthday banquet, and he was not afraid of being included in the previous book in the name of unfilial piety.
But now the government and the opposition are up and down, who dares to ignore the words and deeds of the prince, oh, this is power.
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Empress Dowager Xiao did not stay with Emperor Hui and others for too long, but in the time of a cup of tea, Emperor Hui and his party left Shou'an Palace.
Emperor Hui and the Empress immediately went to the Fengtian Temple to receive congratulations and gifts from their clansmen and officials.
In order to prepare the sage's birthday gift, everyone racked their brains and tried their best to find rare things. Even if they couldn't win the sage's approval, it would be good to leave an impression or two in front of the sage.
However, the birthday gifts prepared by two of them were a bit different. One was Fengsui, Prince Ning, who was a permanent resident of Wanning Temple, and the other was Fengyi, the third prince who had just returned to the palace.
King Ning was only taken back to Beijing by the Beiya Imperial Army two days ago, but Xu Shi was worried about Queen Mother Xiao's dislike of King Ning. King Ning was not brought into the palace, but was placed in a post house, where he stayed with the Imperial Army day and night. guard.
King Ning Fengsui was the beloved son of the late emperor in middle age. This year, there are six in twenty.
King Ning was dressed in a moon-white silver embroidered dark-patterned brocade robe.
His appearance is only two points similar to that of the elder brother, Emperor Hui, but Feng Sui's facial features are more like Concubine Li of the past, with profound facial features, but Jun Yi is not tough.
In the hall, King Ning held up a rattan bookcase with both hands and presented it to him. Li Fuquan took the box and presented it to the imperial front. He opened it, and there was a set of scriptures inside.
King Ning bowed to Emperor Hui and said:
"The younger brother has a clear air, and he has nothing very valuable. He can only copy a few Buddhist scriptures to congratulate the emperor on his birthday."
When the previous emperor gave King Ning the title, he gave Qingzhou to King Ning as a fief. Unexpectedly, since the death of the previous emperor, King Ning was imprisoned in Wanning Temple by the Queen Mother Xiao. He has not been a vassal until now, and is kept by the royal family.
Emperor Hui looked at King Ning Fengsui, the younger brother's face was sullen, but it was unknown whether he was really as hopeless as he was on the surface.
"King Ning has a heart." Emperor Hui motioned to Li Fuquan to accept the gift.
The third prince, Feng Xian, presented a roll of brocade silk with wishful cloud patterns. Li Fuquan took it and let the palace attendants unfold it in the hall. On the brocade silk, there were actually countless "longevity characters" with different handwriting.
The third prince, Feng Xian, saluted to Emperor Hui on the throne and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the past year that my son has visited famous mountains and ancient temples in various states of Daxia, and invited thousands of monks with excellent morality and cultivation in the temples to write down 10,000 characters for his birthday, and asked the eminent monks to recite sutras and pray for the emperor's father. , I wish my father a long life without boundaries."
The Sacred Heart of Emperor Hui was overjoyed, and even claimed it was good.
After the ceremony, the emperor and the queen went back to the palace to change their clothes.
The Ministry of Rites announced that today is the official day, and a birthday banquet will be held in Fengxian Hall to entertain the royal family, officials and their relatives. The Holy Master will reward the courtiers after the banquet.
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At the beginning, the imperial city, Fengtian Temple.
Jiaofang musicians play ritual music, silk and bamboo symphony, clear and pleasant.
In addition to the queen, the concubines and concubines of the harem, the princes and princesses, the royal clansmen, princes and civil and military officials, all joined their families one after another.
The seat of the royal family is close to the throne, and the seats of the courtiers and their families are divided under it.
The right minister, Qin Wenzheng, brought his wife Song Mei, his son Qin Ming, and his second daughter Qin Nian to the table. But this family is not neat. Qin Yan, the eldest daughter of the right prime minister, is now the county master with a title, and the seat is arranged above Qin Wenzheng.
Except for Qin Ming, several people in Qin Prime Minister's residence were quite unhappy about this.
Thinking back to a few months ago, they all felt that Qin Yan was a little girl, and they would be at their mercy when they returned to Beijing. Who would have thought that Qin Yan would be on the front line with them since the first day he entered Beijing, without even a trace of affection.
Now Qin Yan is the first-grade county master who built his own mansion, and they all heard that Qin Yan had recently joined the staff of the Prince's Mansion. Qin Wenzheng, as Qin Yan's father, could only meet Qin Yan a few times when he went to the Prince's Mansion due to official business in the DPRK.
However, Song Mei, the wife of Qin Xiangfu, and Qin Nian, the second daughter of the so-called Xiangfu, are not enough to match Qin Yan.
However, it has only been a few months, and it seems that time has changed, which makes people sigh.
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Sizheng, Emperor Hui in a bright yellow dragon robe, and the queen in a dress with gold and silver filigree embroidered with phoenix patterns, came to Fengtian Temple.
The crowd stood up and bowed.
"Welcome your majesty, welcome the queen."
Emperor Hui and the Empress entered the hall together, and walked slowly to the top of the Fengtian Hall to take their seats.
"No ceremony, flat body." Emperor Hui said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone returned to their seats.
At this moment, there are still a lot of empty seats in the hall. Except for the queen mother who should have been on the left side of the throne, there is no one in the place of the prince Feng Zhan.
Everyone has different thoughts, but there is no doubt that it is a fact that the prince is powerful.
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Emperor Hui on the throne instructed Li Fuquan:
"Give wine."
In the past, the wine utensils at the palace banquets were customized, such as wine pots and wine cups, and the same grades were used.
But today, the wine utensils served by the palace servants to each seat are still in accordance with the usual rules, except for the ordinary civil and military officials and their families. Every seat is different.
Wine pots and cups, or white jade, or sapphire, or colored glass, or porcelain of various colors...
The maid of honor filled the wine glass on the food table with the wine in the jug and stepped aside.
Emperor Hui observed the splendid expressions on everyone's faces, raised the white jade wine glass in his hand, and said:
"The king and his ministers drink together."
Emperor Hui raised his head and drank the fine wine from the glass, put down the glass, and squinted at the reaction of everyone in the banquet.
Some low-level courtiers did not think much about it, and tasted the imperial wine in the palace happily.
And the closer you are to the throne, the more uneasy and bottomless everyone is in their hearts.
The sage was suspicious. They also knew that his Majesty was assassinated a few days ago by Qiu Xie. Soon after, the Prince’s Mansion called the princes and their families to Beijing to celebrate the sage’s birthday on the grounds of the Longevity Festival. When people enter the capital, they are properly testing their reactions, so they dare not refuse to obey.
At this moment, they are in the heavily guarded palace, and they have to drink the wine bestowed by the royal family.
The princes, who were slow to move, drank the wine in their hands one after another. Seeing this, they and their families also raised their heads and drank the wine in their cups.
The wine passes through the intestines, and there is no severe pain in the abdomen, then it is not poisonous, but fortunately...
At the banquet, he used wine to test, just to deter. Emperor Hui watched with satisfaction as everyone put down the wine cups and announced the opening of the banquet:
"Today, everyone is happy to drink, and you don't have to be restrained."
Gong Le changed a chapter, and the atmosphere in the hall began to gradually become warm from the subtle stagnation just now.
And some people in the feast, but they don't know how to eat.
Today's lively birthday banquet, for them, is a feast of the family.
At this time, a palace man entered the palace,
"Report to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager left the King of Yizhou to talk in Shou'an Palace, saying that she will arrive later."
After speaking, the servants of Shou'an Palace saluted and left.
Hui Di's face is not very good.
The queen mother was late for the banquet, and even the king of Yizhou was so arrogant.
The King of Yizhou should have just entered the capital. When he entered the palace, he first went to Shou'an Palace to meet the Queen Mother Xiao, instead of seeing himself as the emperor.
Emperor Hui's heart was a little cold, and this kind of behavior by the King of Yizhou could only be the courage that the Empress Dowager Xiao gave him...
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Seeing the different expression on the saint's face, the concubine Xian, who was headed by the queen, spoke at the right time:
"Your Majesty, the concubine asked the young ladies of noble families in Beijing to prepare some talent shows to congratulate His Majesty on his birthday. Please allow His Majesty's permission."
Concubine Xian had reported this matter in advance, and Emperor Hui nodded in agreement.
Concubine Xian arranged it immediately.
Soon, brightly dressed young sons and young ladies entered the hall, playing the piano and playing the flute, or dancing with water sleeves, which was quite pleasing to the eyes.
There are also six bookcases at the end of the hall, and several young masters and young ladies are painting. And one of them is A Yan, the fiancée of Xie Shizi of Yongding Houfu.
Everyone has also heard that Miss A Yan is a disciple of the emperor's master Yishan, and it is not surprising that she can show her face at a palace banquet of this size today.
Concubine Xian organized such a show to show the young ladies of aristocratic families in front of the royal family.
But how much can a childless concubine make waves?
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After a while, there seemed to be a commotion outside the hall, and a palace person sang:
"Master Yishan is here."
Everyone was amazed, it was actually the Grand Master Yishan!
The voice fell, and an old man wearing a loose Confucian robe with a clear face strode forward.
Emperor Hui stood up, "Master."
Yishan nodded, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Hui had previously received news from the prince that the master would enter the capital on the Longevity Festival. At this time, he had reserved the seat of the master over King Duan.
"Come on, take the master to a seat."
Yishan frowned and looked around in the room, why didn't one or two people see anyone?
The crowd whispered.
"Master hasn't been to Beijing for some years."
"It is my honor to be able to look up to the master's demeanor today."
"A Yan, the fiancée of Xie Shizi, is the master's disciple. Did the master come to support her."
"That Ayan is really lucky."
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Little did they know that A Yan, who was called "good luck" by everyone, was shocked and apprehensive at the moment.
She didn't know that Master Yishan would be there today, and the painting she was about to finish at the moment was based on the sketches she took in Wanxuezhai, Meishan.
This is also the last workable manuscript that she has not shown to Brother Zhang Yuan and others.
But, isn't it the drawing of the "Little Yanyan"? The master probably won't remember, I hope so...
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Not long after, the performance in the hall ended, and the palace music started.
Emperor Hui applauded:
"All rewards."
Concubine Xian was very satisfied with the performance when she saw the saint, and hit the railway while it was hot:
"Your Majesty, my concubine is bold and wants to ask Master Yishan to comment on the young masters and young ladies who are painting in the hall today, I don't know..." Concubine Xian glanced at Emperor Hui and then at Yishan who was drinking.
Master Yishan is an imperial teacher, who is knowledgeable about the past and the present, good at tactics, good at strategy, and skilled in all six arts, especially calligraphy and painting.
Concubine Xian's proposal is to greatly promote the young ladies of noble families who are painting on the temple today. If their paintings are criticized by Master Yishan, their worth will naturally rise.
Concubine Xian is the ultimate in human affection.
Yishan was drinking impatiently, frowning when he heard the words, and was about to refuse when the palace man outside the palace suddenly sang:
"His Royal Highness is here."
After he finished speaking, Feng Zhankuo, the prince wearing a golden crown, dressed in a black brocade robe embroidered with gold thread and five-clawed golden dragon pattern, walked into the hall.
The crowd stood up and bowed:
"Congratulations, Your Royal Highness."
Feng Zhan stopped and his voice was cold:
"Exemption."
Everyone got up and returned to their seats, but the prince did not continue to step forward, but looked sideways behind him.
Then came Qin Yan, the master of Zhaoren County, who was wearing a brocade robe with moon silver thread embroidery and dark patterns, and then An Wenjing, the scholar's residence.
They and several other courtiers only came to discuss matters from the Prince's Mansion.
Qin Yan entered the hall with An Wenjing and was about to bow to Emperor Hui and the Empress, when Emperor Hui said:
"No gift, give a seat."
people...
It seems that the rumors are true, this Zhaoren County Lord, indeed, has the eyes of His Majesty, and cannot be offended.
At this time, Emperor Shi Yishan suddenly laughed loudly and opened his mouth, with a sound like a bell,
"Xiao Yanyan, just in time, you come to see if these paintings are eye-catching for my teacher."
