The palace banquet was held in a spacious and bright hall, and there was a stove inside, so it didn't feel cold.

After Chu Chen entered, he walked to the seat next to the fifth prince and sat down. After a while, several princes and concubines also arrived.

Previously, Chu Chen had sorted out the status and characteristics of the people in the palace according to the original owner's memory. When he saw the real person today, he couldn't help but take a closer look.Among the six princes in the court, the most outstanding one is naturally the third prince Chu Xiao. He is 26 and seven years old, with outstanding appearance and extraordinary bearing. Sitting at the head of all the princes, he looks like a prince.

As for the other princes, the eldest prince was weak, and the second prince, mother and concubine died early, so they didn't have any sense of existence.

The fourth prince and the fifth prince are both descendants of noble concubines, one looks very shrewd, and the other is foolishly bubbling...

Among the empresses and concubines present today, only the empress, imperial concubine, concubine Rong and the only male concubine in the palace—Concubine Ning.Concubine Ning is the eldest prince's biological father and the only male concubine in the Great Chu Palace. It is said that he was very dangerous when he gave birth, which made the eldest prince always weak and sick.

Chu Chen glanced at it, and the beautifully dressed imperial concubine seemed to be the focus of the audience. On the other hand, although the empress was dressed in a low-key manner, she couldn't hide her extravagance. Concubine Rong and Concubine Ning were gentle and elegant, while the other was calm and indifferent.

"Hey, isn't this the Sixth Highness who just fell into the lake last night?" The imperial concubine glanced at Chu Chen with a smile, squeezed her throat and said, "In order to play with the little girl in the Nanfeng Hall, the Sixth Highness, I almost lost my life, but it was Sheben'er."

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Chu Chen.

Chu Chen smiled nonchalantly, and said, "Thank you Fifth Brother for taking me with you. I'm not familiar with this kind of place."

The imperial concubine gave him a blank look when she heard the words, and said nothing.

This old sixth is usually the most limp and easy to bully, but today he has become so eloquent.

"Your Majesty is here." The chief eunuch's voice came from outside the hall, and everyone got up to salute.

Chu Chen took a sneak look at the emperor, and saw that the other party was about fifty years old, looking graceful and luxurious, quite regal.

"Today is a family banquet, so there is no need to be formal." The emperor said and stretched out his hand to support the queen, and the two walked to the main seat and sat down.

The noble concubine rolled her eyes behind the queen, looking confident.

"It's rare that several princes are here today, and His Majesty is very pleased with the good news from the front line. It's a happy day." The queen said.The emperor smiled and exchanged glances with the queen when he heard the words, it seemed that the two were quite affectionate.

The imperial concubine heard the words and said: "The concubines have never heard of the good news from the front line, but the queen is well informed."

The imperial concubine's words were half finding fault and half being coquettish. The emperor didn't take it seriously when he heard the words, and said, "It's what I and the empress said."

"The Cangsui Kingdom suffered a defeat in the northwest, and the sons of the Great Chu raised our country's prestige. I think it's time for the wolves who coveted our Great Chu to rein in their ambitions, no matter whether it is the Northwest or the Northern Xinjiang." The prince said.

The emperor nodded frequently when he heard the words, raised a glass of wine and said: "Then, for the first glass of wine, I will respect Da Chu Erlang."

Everyone responded one after another, and after drinking a glass of wine, the atmosphere in the banquet suddenly relaxed a lot.

"The Cangsui Kingdom and the Yao Kingdom have always been in collusion. They have been staring at our big Chu for so many years. This time, we have learned a lesson. I guess the Yao Kingdom will also be shocked." The fifth prince whispered to Chu Shen.

Chu Chen nodded perfunctorily without saying anything.Judging from today's situation, the news of the defeat of the Cangsui Kingdom is not limited to the queen, even the crown prince has long known.No wonder the crown prince said last night that he needn't worry about the marriage. It was Yao who proposed the marriage.

It seems that the matter of getting married should be difficult to come true for the time being...

Unless there are any accidents in the follow-up battle.

"This is really a great happy event. In this way, Yao Kingdom's request for a marriage must be hopeless, right?" the noble concubine said.

As soon as she said this, the smile in the emperor's eyes suddenly faded a little, and everyone in the banquet also had different expressions.

Originally, everyone was discussing the great victory, but she didn't open which pot and which pot to lift.You must know that the request of the Yao State for marriage is a great humiliation to Da Chu. The emperor can't turn his face against the other party on the face, but he must hate the Yao State in private, otherwise he would not be so rude. Performance at the palace banquet.

"Yao Kingdom is just a land of barbarians. Six years ago, even the hostage was given to us, Da Chu. How could he have the face to propose marriage to us?" the prince said hastily.

When the imperial concubine asked those words, she sensed the emperor's emotions.

As soon as the prince said this, she suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "The prince is absolutely right."

"Our great Chu country is rich and the people are strong, how can we use such a cowardly act of marriage? Whether it is Cangsui or Yao country, let's just go all out and kill them all!" The fifth prince couldn't help being "passionate" when he heard that he gave up on the marriage. opened the mouth.

The emperor's face had already improved a little because of the prince's words, but now when he heard the fifth prince's words, his face sank again.However, the fifth prince didn't know it, and held the wine glass as if to drink three glasses in a row.

Chu Chen caught a glimpse of Concubine Rong who was sitting at the opposite table, and seeing the gloomy expression on the other side, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.The fifth prince said convincingly that the country of Chu is rich and powerful, and there is no need for such a cowardly act of marriage, but he forgot that seven years ago, the only Princess Ning'an in the dynasty was sent to Cang by the emperor himself. Sui and pro.

The 17-year-old princess was sent away as a bargaining chip in exchange for seven years of peace in Dachu.

Seven years later, the two countries went to war again, and I don't know how the princess is now.

When the fifth prince said this in front of the emperor, it was undoubtedly slapping the emperor in the face, bluntly saying that the emperor seven years ago was a cowardly and cowardly king.Seeing that the emperor's face was livid, and he was about to get angry, the fifth prince still didn't realize that he had said something wrong.

At this time, Chu Chen suddenly said: "Father, can we start the banquet? I have drunk a few glasses of wine, and I am a little hungry."

The emperor was startled when he heard the words, and looked at Chu Chen, and saw that he was wearing a light blue robe, sitting far behind the princes, and seemed out of place with the other princes.In particular, he wore a hair crown today, and a hosta that was similar in color to the robe was pinned to it. The color made Chu Chen, who was already good-looking, even more beautiful.

Especially his eyes looked clear and innocent when looking at the emperor.

The emperor looked at him with a dazed expression, and couldn't help thinking of Princess Ning'an who was sent away seven years ago.

The princess was also born to Concubine Rong, the elder sister of Chu Chen's mother. Both siblings look quite similar to Concubine Rong.

Especially at this moment, Chu Chen, who is 20 years old, is about the same age as the 17-year-old princess back then.The emperor looked at Chu Chen in front of him, as if seeing his only daughter, and the annoyance and shame in his heart suddenly turned into guilt and longing.

"The emperor is hungry...then let's have a feast." When the emperor said this, he looked at Chu Chen lovingly.

Chu Chen didn't look at him too much, he just sat there obediently and ate. Seeing his indifferent appearance, the emperor felt more and more emotional in his heart, and couldn't help but have a feeling for his son who had never been treated well by him. A trace of affection.

"I heard that you fell into Changning Lake last night?" the emperor asked Chu Chen.

Chu Chen still had something stuffed in his mouth, and he swallowed it hurriedly, almost choking.

The emperor hurriedly ordered: "Go and get a bowl of sweet soup for the sixth prince."

The palace people hurriedly left after hearing the words, and everyone at the banquet had different expressions. They did not expect that Chu Chen, who was the most inconspicuous in the past, would win the emperor's favor today by mistake.

Only Chu Chen knew that what he did today was not unintentional, but intentional.

He guessed the emperor's mood at that time, and then used his sister who had never met before to gamble with the emperor.

For no other reason, the prince must have had his intentions in letting him make the emperor happy.

So now that there is an opportunity, he will naturally not let it go, and he can show off the limelight, and he can also frighten the imperial concubine, why not do it?

"Father, my son was a little careless after drinking wine last night, and accidentally fell into the water, but it's all right." Chu Chen replied politely, and he glanced at the noble concubine and the fifth prince, the noble concubine Disapproving, the fifth prince couldn't help shivering in fright.

The emperor nodded and said: "The emperor is too far away from me, I can't even hear what I'm saying, come here, move the table of His Highness the Sixth Highness to my side."

Crowd: ...

This is a bit exaggerated, even the crown prince doesn't have this kind of treatment.

"Father, if you want to listen to my son, I will leave the palace later when I run out of meals. It's just that... my son heard that the Ministry of Rites arranged songs and dances to cheer me up, so I can see it clearly when I sit here." Chu Chen was a little displeased. She smiled sheepishly.

Everyone didn't expect that Chu Chen would refuse, so they couldn't help being very surprised.

Chu Chen was like a bright mirror in his heart, sitting beside the emperor to eat would not do him any good, and would cause embarrassment to the prince and attract unnecessary stares.He made an excuse to refuse, not only would not offend the emperor, but would make the emperor feel a little lost. This is the legendary "playing hard to get".

As an animal like a man, if you give everything you want once, your interest will weaken.

Only with a bit of appetite can the other party never forget...

"Okay, the emperor wants to watch singing and dancing, so I will let them arrange it first." After the emperor said, he gave the attendant next to him a look. Everyone saluted, and then said in a clear voice: "On the occasion of the Shangyuan Festival, the proton of the Yao Kingdom presents a song for His Majesty, His Highnesses, and ladies."

"Okay!" The emperor said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Yao's proton has a heart."

All the princes and concubines nodded one after another, but they didn't dare to show too much for a while. The emperor was too moody today, and everyone was a little scared.

Chu Chen was quite curious about this proton, and wanted to see what the rumored ugly proton looked like.He looked towards the gate of the palace, and saw a tall and straight figure wrapped in the chilly sunlight at noon in spring. At first glance, that person seemed to have stepped out of the light.

The man stopped when he reached the entrance of the hall. Due to the backlight, his appearance was a bit blurred from inside the hall, making him look unreal.

"Why don't you come in?" the emperor asked.

"Return to Your Majesty." Then I heard the person outside the hall say neither humble nor overbearing: "Shangyuan Festival, Your Majesty's family is reunited. Afraid of disturbing everyone's cleanliness, I will present a song outside the hall."

Proton's voice was a little deep, without the sonority of a young man at all.

Chu Chen couldn't help sighing secretly, this child must have suffered a lot of grievances, so he is so mature, so pitiful...

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