Chapter 128 Palace Banquet

"I don't have much appetite for the moment." Shen Yu walked over and looked at the bundle on the ground.

She had checked this baggage last time and found nothing unusual, but the other party obviously cared about a certain thing, so she checked it again and again. When she couldn't find it, she even thought of setting it on fire.

Shen Yu pinched the fabric and took out a dagger to pick apart the threads. The winter coat was very thick, but when she tore it open, there was nothing inside.

"Green medicine." Shen Yu turned her head and shouted, balling up the bundle and throwing it out, "Tear them all apart for me and look carefully."

Lu Yao caught it, put it on the ground and started tearing off his clothes.

Changliu looked amused and stepped forward to help.

Shen Yu said to Xie Tingzhou: "After so many days, the body has already rotted. Why should they burn it again?"

Xie Tingzhou pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I haven't figured this out yet."

Shen Yu was about to speak when she suddenly heard the green medicine in the courtyard yell, "Rhubarb, don't bite."

Looking back, I saw Dahuang running into the yard with a legging in his mouth.

Lu Yao had just arrived at the palace not long ago, and he was not familiar with Dahuang. Dahuang didn't listen at all, and one of them chased behind and the other ran in front.

"Dahuang." Shen Yu shouted loudly.

Dahuang ran over with his leggings in his mouth.

Shen Yu took the leggings from its mouth. The cloth outside the leggings had torn, exposing the iron inside.

Unfortunately, after tearing it open, nothing was found except the hammered iron.

"So lively."

Shen Yu looked back and saw Li Jifeng walking into the yard and looking down when he passed Lu Yao and Chang Liu.

"What are you doing, tearing your clothes to play with?"

Shen Yu pursed her lips, but before she could think of a reply, Xie Tingzhou came out of the room.

"Have you not suffered enough from last night? Come here again."

Li Jifeng rubbed his shoulders with lingering fear, "Boy, that was so cruel. My prince is still in pain."

He glanced at Xie Tingzhou and said to Shen Yu: "You give me a rub, and I will let you go."

Xie Tingzhou snorted coldly, "Would you like me to rub it for you?"

"It's just a joke." Li Jifeng said with a smile, "I knew you couldn't bear it."

"What's the matter with coming so early?" Xie Tingzhou got straight to the point.

"Oh." Li Jifeng remembered now, "There is a banquet in the palace tonight, and you and I will go together."

Xie Tingzhou glanced at him, "I'm grounded now."

Li Jifeng said: "Those are all false. You know my father, he wants face and is most afraid of being criticized. Although you are banned, the palace held a banquet and your grand prince, Beilin, was actually banned from home, and he pointed out No matter what others say, they will definitely say that he is afraid of Beilin targeting you, and he will not let such a thing happen. "

The maids and guards in the courtyard all lowered their heads.

If Li Jifeng wasn't a prince, these words would be truly disrespectful.

In fact, everyone tacitly understood what Li Jifeng said, but no one would say it so straightforwardly.

It looked like he was talking without thinking.

Li Jifeng seemed not to notice, and raised his hand to throw something to Xie Tingzhou, "I'll tell you if it came from the palace, my father must let you go."

Li Jifeng left after not staying for a while.

Xie Tingzhou took the invitation and patted it in his palm a few times, then turned his head and asked, "Do you think I want to go?"

Shen Yu took the post and looked at it. It was Zhang Changping's post, and threw the question back to him, "Do you want to go?"

Xie Tingzhou smiled lightly and said, "Go, since Emperor Tongxu is so afraid of being criticized, of course I have to help him and give him face. Maybe there will be some good shows."

"What's the show?"

She was shorter than Xie Tingzhou, and her eyes were so wide when she looked up at him that people couldn't help but want to scratch her nose off, "I'll tell you when I get back."

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Emperor Tongxu was the best at superficiality.

Last year, something as big as Yanliangguan happened. The banquet of hundreds of officials in the palace on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month was also cancelled. The palace banquet on New Year's Eve was also simplified. The euphemistic name was to save money to support the families of deceased soldiers, which won Emperor Tongxu some favors. Good reputation.

This was the first banquet held in the palace in the eighteenth year of Tongxu.

Guanglu Temple cheered up, but he couldn't be extravagant, and he had to save face for the emperor.

Emperor Tongxu sat at the top, with the queen and concubines on his left and right, followed by the princes, princes, and civil and military officials.

Behind Xie Tingzhou was the entire Beilin, so the seat was naturally not low. After sitting down, Li Jifeng squeezed his way to his side, but Emperor Tongxu scolded him back, saying that he didn't look like a prince at all.

Guanglu Temple passed the meal and officially opened the banquet.

It was rare for the palace to be so lively, and everyone was very happy. The Queen Mother was old and in poor health, so she sat hastily for a while and then left.

Emperor Tongxu sighed: "Finally, another year has passed. This cup is dedicated to my 100,000 soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Prince Li Jincheng immediately held up his hands and said: "Father, please don't be upset. Father is aware of everything and can find out the traitors. This can be considered as a way for all the soldiers to rest in peace."

Li Jifeng rolled his eyes, whispered "flattery" under his breath, and winked at Xie Tingzhou.

Emperor Tongxu nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I must have contributed a lot to keeping Yanliang Pass and stopping the boat."

Xie Tingzhou held the wine and said, "Your Majesty has given rewards to my ministers. I feel very comfortable in directing my affairs."

Can you feel uncomfortable whispering in the palace? I haven't been there a few times since taking office, and I haven't been to court a few times.

Emperor Tongxu smiled and said, "Tingzhou is now twenty-two."

"It's coming soon." Xie Tingzhou said, "Your Majesty, please be concerned."

"I already had an heir at the age of 21, and you are not married yet. Isn't King Beilin in a hurry?"

"I'm in a hurry." Xie Tingzhou smiled, "I haven't found the right one yet, Your Majesty, do you want to grant me a marriage?"

"This kid." Emperor Tongxu pointed with a smile, "Do you have someone you like?"

Jiang Lianzhi stared at Xie Tingzhou intently, and saw Xie Tingzhou turn his head to look at him, that look was very deliberate, with a bit of provocation.

Xie Tingzhou: "That's not the case."

Jiang Lianzhi's clenched fist loosened, and a sneer appeared in his heart.

That's all.

Xie Tingzhou said again: "But I heard that the daughters of the Minister of War, Mr. Wen, and the Grand Tutor Yu are both talented and beautiful. I don't care, one or two will do. If Your Majesty grants me a marriage, I will be overjoyed."

This sounded like he wanted to enjoy the blessing of having two wives.

Who doesn't know that Xie Tingzhou had a big fight with a young prostitute in the Chu Pavilion the day before yesterday.

"What a mess!" A low shout sounded in the hall.

Emperor Tongxu's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled again and said, "Your marriage is naturally decided by the King of Beilin, and I can't extend my hand too far."

Xie Tingzhou sighed, "That's a pity."

He drank a glass of wine and looked at Jiang Lianzhi diagonally across from him.

Everything was as he expected. How could Emperor Tongxu grant him a marriage? If the family background was high, Emperor Tongxu was afraid that he would gain power, and if the family background was low, he was afraid that people would say he was treating Beilin harshly.