Zhuo Qihua

The guard of honor turned around, and the two stewards and the two teaching nuns stood up wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.Eunuch Yang, the leader of the team, turned his head and reminded again: "Yelu nobles, Yeluya people, ladies, brothers, slaves and maidservants here to remind you again. The rules in Danyang Palace are strict, no matter what status you are before entering the palace, you can enter the palace. Once you enter Danyang Palace, you have to abide by the rules of Danyang Palace. If you break the rules, you will be punished. Especially in front of Shunyuchu, you can't make a mistake. At this time, the empress dowager and the masters of the palaces I have already gone to Daxing Palace to present a gift and congratulate His Majesty on his birthday, but I don’t have to go if you want to. I hope that the nobles, elegant people, girls, and brothers have something to worry about."

Neither Jin Shu nor the noble concubine was granted a gift, and they were not serious girls or Duan Miao, so they were called "girls and brothers".

Yelu Tangkuo immediately asked, "Is he His Majesty's servant?"

Eunuch Yang gave the northern barbarian nobleman a bewildering smile: "Shun's palace status and ceremonial guards are comparable to your noble lady's." Sometimes even higher than the imperial noble lady's.Of course, he couldn't say that.

There was a sound of gasping, but the hearts of Yelu Tangkuo and Yelu Buyan sank.Eunuch Yang: "It's getting late, let's go there quickly, we can't be late."

This group of people is also going to Chonghuimen to take a car to Daxing Palace.After all, Daxing Palace is a bit far away, and walking there will not only waste time, but also these pampered women and buddies do not have that much physical strength.Outside Chonghui's gate, the energetic Lam Yi led a musketeer team of 20 people.Qin Zhongyi, who was armed with a sword, waited for him with 20 elite soldiers he selected from the special battalion.The shoulders of Yu Zu came over, and Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi led their subordinates to salute immediately.

When the shoulders fell to the ground, Zhuo Ji helped Chang Jing's hand down, and laughed: "Why is there such a big fight?"

Lin Yi: "There are many people in Daxing Palace today. Although there are guards on the way, His Majesty is still worried about the safety of you. He specially ordered the two of us to come here to pick you up."

Zhuo Ji went to the carriage, stepped on the step stool, got into the carriage under the protection of Wang Bao and Chang Jing, turned around and said, "When the gun is on the back, the aura is different."

Lin Yi immediately stood at attention and smirked.Qin Zhongyi was not happy anymore: "Cui, what I brought today are soldiers from the special battalion."

Zhuo Ji was surprised and looked over. The 20 members of the special battalion immediately stood at attention neatly, with their chests raised and their heads raised.Zhuo Ji praised: "True spirit. Let the Military Research Institute design some exclusive weapons for you, no worse than the Musketeers."

Qin Zhongyi immediately said happily: "You are humble, just wait for this sentence!"

Zhuo Ji smiled and got into the carriage, the curtain was lowered.Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi ordered that the musketeers and the soldiers of the special battalion mounted their horses and escorted Zuo to Daxing Palace.The wheels are rolling, and the guard of honor is moving forward.The guard of ceremonies in Shunyuan were all gone, and a few simple carriages appeared from the corner and came to the gate of Chonghuimen.Soon, Yelu Tangkuo and Yelu Buyan also appeared.Yelu Tangkuo and Yelu Buyan have a car, and the other five or six people have a car.

In the car, neither Yelu Buyan nor Yelu Tangkuo spoke.The two of them are serious noble lords, so they don't need to perform at night, and they wear the concubine costumes of the harem of Mata country.Those Jin Shu and noble concubines wore costumes full of local ethnic customs specially prepared for tonight's palace banquet.Yelu Buyan and Yelu Tangkuo's minds were filled with the majesty of the guard of honor.It is normal for the emperor of the Mata country to have a concubine whom he loves, but I just heard from that father-in-law that this Shunxiu is not only very favored, but also has a very unusual status in the palace.

At this time, in the Zhongcheng Hall of Daxing Palace, the officials of the court and the members of the mission had already been seated.The reason why Zhongcheng Palace was chosen is because Zhongcheng Palace is as huge as Taiji Palace, and it can handle the extremely large palace banquet tonight.Emperor Yong'an had already accepted the gifts from the prince and concubines, and was currently resting in the side hall of the Zhongcheng Hall. By the way, he chatted with the Empress Dowager, Huang Guixie, Deguixie, and Xi Guifei, while everyone else was in the side hall on the other side rest.

The queen mother was very curious: "What is Shunxi's birthday gift?"

In fact, Huangguixie, Deguixie and Xiguifei are also very curious.It's just that they can't ask.Now that the Empress Dowager asked, they immediately fixed their eyes on the Emperor.

Emperor Yong'an smiled and said: "I really don't know. He didn't give it to me this morning."

The queen mother joked: "Could it be that you forgot to prepare?"

Emperor Yong'an stared: "He dares!"

Huanggui Xie, Degui Xie and Xi Guifei all covered their mouths and laughed.

Feng Xi came in from the outside and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I'm here by the way."

Emperor Yong'an: "Call him over quickly."

After waiting for a while, the maid guarding the door opened the cotton curtain from the left and right sides, and Zhuo Ji, who was all dressed up, walked in.Zhuo Ji who came in greeted the Empress Dowager, Huangguixie, Deguixie and Xiguifei first, then solemnly knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Yong'an: "I wish Your Majesty a happy birthday, and wish Your Majesty all wishes come true and everything will come true." Satisfactory."

Emperor Yong'an got up and went to help Zhuo Ji up with both hands, looking very happy.At this time, other people noticed that Zhuo Ji was wearing earrings on his ears.Chang Jing came over to take off the forehead and cloak for you, and the queen mother said, "Soon, come and sit next to me. It's His Majesty's birthday today, what about your birthday gift?"

Zhuo Ji walked over and sat down next to the queen mother, and Wang Bao came over with a delicately packaged slender box.Zhang Xian stepped forward to take it for His Majesty, Emperor Yong'an said directly: "Open me and have a look."

Zhang Xian opened the package, but it was a crystal pen case, a silver pen with a golden dragon lying on it quietly.Wang Bao handed the crystal pen case to His Majesty, and Emperor Yong'an opened the pen case and took out the pen inside.The surface of the pen has a metallic texture, and he looked at Zhuo Ji.Zhuo Ji got up and went over, took the pen, and unscrewed the cap, Emperor Yong'an's eyes lit up a little, he knew what it was!

Queen Mother: "Shun, what is this?"

Huangguixie, Deguixie and Xiguifei all came together.Emperor Yong'an replied, "Is this a fountain pen?"

Zhuo Ji: "Yes. This is a pen."

Zhuo Ji handed the pen back to Emperor Yong'an, but Emperor Yong'an screwed back the cap of the pen and put it back in the box: "I will take a look after I return to the palace."

mean! ——The Empress Dowager, Huang Guixie, Deguixie and Concubine Xi looked at the emperor with the same meaning in their eyes.Emperor Yong'an pretended not to see it, handed the pen case to Zhang Xian, and said: "Take it away for me."

Zhang Xian suppressed his laughter.

Huang Guixie asked: "Shunxi, what kind of pen is this?"

Zhuo Ji simply said: "It's the same as the quill pen used by the waiter. It is easy to carry with you when you dip it in ink. The disadvantage is that it is troublesome to make and it is much finer than the quill pen. It was made with the help of the Academy of Sciences. Your Majesty is the first one, and I don’t know if it will be useful or not. If it is available, our Zhuoyuan Trading Company can launch it, and let His Majesty advertise for us first.”

Emperor Yong'an was not happy: "This is my birthday gift!"

Zhuo Ji: "Mass production is not so fast, at least it will be in the next year or two years. Your Majesty will only have this one, which is designed by Sishen himself."

Emperor Yong'an was satisfied.

Zhang Xian who went out came back again: "Your Majesty, the hour is almost here."

Emperor Yong'an straightened his face and said: "This year, I will take the Queen Mother, Huang Guixie and Shunxi to the last, you go to prepare."

No one showed surprise, Degui Xie and Xi Guifei stood up: "Yes, Your Majesty, the servants/concubines will go first." After saluting, the two left with their personal servants.

At this time, Huang Guixie said: "Shunxi, when did you get your ears pierced? Aren't you the most afraid of pain?"

Emperor Yong'an answered on his behalf again: "Let him have two ears pierced, and always remember that he is Brother Lao."

The queen mother was stunned for a moment, embarrassing, and Huang Guixie hurriedly said: "It looks good. This dress looks better." Huang Guixie has pierced ears, but only the left earlobe has one.

Zhuo Ji immediately suggested: "You can also tie the other side. When the Ministry of Industry can cut out the diamonds, ask the Ministry of Industry to make some pairs of diamond earrings for us. It will look good when worn."

"diamond?"

Zhuo Ji explained with great interest what a diamond is, and Huang Guixie was very moved when he heard it, and finally said: "When His Majesty's birthday is over, I will also tie the right side. Call Deguixie and Mingxie them."

"Yes, call on everyone." One person's pain is worse than everyone's pain, Zhuo Ji's mind is balanced.

Emperor Yong'an gave Zhuo Ji a disgusted look, guessing his little thoughts.

Zhuo Ji quickly diverted the conversation to diamond jewelry, and finally the queen mother couldn't help asking: "When will the diamond work department be able to cut it?"

Zhuo Ji looked at Emperor Yong'an, and Emperor Yong'an said, "When you see Shi Yu, go and ask."

In the Zhongcheng Hall, all the officials and members of the mission were seated.Following the chanting of the eunuch Chuanxin, the concubines of Emperor Yong'an began to enter the arena.The first to enter the arena is the low-ranking concubine.The concubines sat in the area close to the throne, but the low-ranking concubines were at the back, and the tables were next to each other, which was relatively crowded.The Beiman mission saw that the princess and brother Wang who had just been sent to the palace today were among this group of people.

Yelu Buyan and Yelu Tangkuo, who finally showed their true colors, naturally attracted the attention of many people present.Seeing the appearance of the two, the officials of the Mata country felt a little uncomfortable. It is really unreasonable that this northern barbarian king should have such a beautiful (handsome) heir.Qin Zhongyi was already dark enough, but now his face was so dark that he couldn't bear to look directly at him.Lin Yi was different from him, but he was muttering in his heart, wouldn't he like this?

The low-ranking concubines sat down.The eunuch began to sing: "Ms. Jing concubine arrives—"

All the Matata officials present stood up, and the Beiman, Nanzhao, and Nanyue missions immediately followed suit when they saw this.

"Congratulations, Concubine Jing——"

As the first concubine, Liu Yanling, entered the hall from another entrance, the atmosphere at the scene reached its first climax.After Concubine Jing, Concubine Zhuang Jing Lanzhen.

"Chun Yu came to—"

"Congratulations to Chunyu-"

Qi Yiguo endured his nervousness and walked into Zhongcheng Hall.This was the first time he faced so many people, even missions from other countries, if Tong Yifeng hadn't come over soon, he would have been too weak to walk.Qi Yiguo tried his best to keep his face dignified and sat down.

"It's time to—"

Tong Yifeng walked into Zhongcheng Hall with a cold expression.He didn't look around, but only looked at Qi Yiguo, and he didn't notice that after he entered the arena, a person in the arena was startled and almost lost his composure.Tong Yifeng didn't notice, but someone did.

"Miss Concubine Wen is here—"

"Concubine Xiao is here—"

Concubine Wen and Concubine Xiao sat down amidst the sound of greetings.

"Tomorrow I will arrive—"

Ming Xi, who was dressed extremely noblely, walked out with a bit of aloofness.Now that he has a career, a dragon by his side, and the emperor's favor, Ming Xi has been completely reborn. At this moment, there is no trace of his timidity and cowardice in the past.

Mingyu's father, brother, and uncle were all present.They shouted excitedly: "Welcome to Mingyu——" Mingxi's father even got wet at the corners of his eyes.It wasn't the first time I saw my son at a palace banquet, but this time, it felt very different.

After Mingyu sat down, the eunuch continued: "The imperial concubine is here——"

People from Beiman, Nanyue and Nanzhao missions calmly watched the concubines of Emperor Yong'an come out one by one.Officials from other places knew more or less about the obedience, why didn't they see it?The people in the mission thought that Emperor Yong'an had only one attendant, but Yelu Buyan and Yelu Tangkuo's hearts fell straight down, and that Shunyu didn't come out? !Yelu Buyan looked in the direction of Yelu Tangkuo, and the other party just happened to look over, both of them had solemn faces.They saw with their own eyes that Shun Yuqi left the palace!

Yelu Washeng's position happened to be able to see Yelu Buyan's side. Seeing that the other person's face was not very good, he thought she didn't like such an occasion.Yelv Washeng is not very optimistic at the moment. Although the princess and brother Wang won the position of the main palace, but from the current point of view, it is actually nothing at all.In Emperor Yong'an's harem, only the real lord of the first palace has status.The identities of Princess and Brother Wang are completely unqualified to be called to attend.

"Welcome to the imperial concubine——"

Concubine Xi wore a crimson cloak that was dragged to the ground, exquisite makeup, jewelry and clothing that represented her status, once again clearly telling some people what the status of a noble concubine in Danyang Palace means.Concubine Xi held Ruyi's wrist with one hand, and walked slowly to her seat. After Ruyi unbuttoned her cloak, she slowly sat down.

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

"Welcome to your lord——"

De Guixie appeared.With two princes by his side, he did not have a cold expression like the imperial concubine Ruoxi. He had a faint smile on his face and held Huaiqing's wrist with one hand, appearing gracefully and luxuriously.Of the concubines who came in first, only Concubine Xi remained seated, while the others stood up and saluted.

After Huaiqing took off his cloak, De Guixie sat down facing Concubine Xi Gui, only then did Concubine Xi smile, and the two nodded slightly to each other as a greeting.

"His Royal Highness King Qin, His Royal Highness King Qi arrived—"

The princess was not present at the palace banquet that night, and only King Qin and King Qi were present for the prince.Concubine Xi and Deguixie were sitting, and the others stood up again to greet them.King Qin led his younger brother, walked to their prince's position with a serious expression, and sat down.The crowd shouted greetings and sat down.

Next, the ritual officer didn't yell and sing immediately.But many people present noticed a strange situation.That is, there is an empty seat between De Guixie and Mingxie!There were drinks, melons and fruits on the empty table, obviously someone should be sitting there, but why didn't they sing?

The officials in the capital are very calm, chatting and drinking.Officials from other places, like members of the mission, were a little confused.Yelu Washeng observed the servants of Emperor Yong'an calmly. Among the high-ranking ones, only one had pierced ears (Chunyu), but this was definitely not him, and his stature was much smaller.Those with low status, even those with pierced ears, didn't look like they would be taken out of the palace by Emperor Yong'an that day.Could it be that that person was actually not Emperor Yong'an's maid, but was raised outside the palace by Emperor Yong'an?Yelu Washeng was even more confused, who could do with the status of Emperor Yong'an, why should he be raised outside the palace?Could it be that she is actually not a maid, but a concubine disguised as a man?

Yelv Washeng went to observe the concubine again, but he didn't think it was the same.Emperor Yong'an's concubine was not as tall as that man.Perhaps, he was wrong?Is that person a member of the royal family?

At this time, the ceremony official sang: "Your Majesty is here——The Empress Dowager is here——The emperor is here, and you are here—"

Many people at the scene were stunned, and the people from the Beiman Mission were even more frightened.Shun "傛" 俍俍?How could a waiter enter the arena with Emperor Yong'an? !

But before they could figure it out, all the officials of the Mata country stood up, and Yelu Washeng and others could only get up in a hurry.The faces of Yelu Buyan and Yelu Tangkuo were extremely ugly.

Emperor Yong'an, who was dressed in bright yellow, supported the queen mother with his left hand, and took Zhuo Ji's hand with his right hand, and brought Huang Guixie to the stage.The actions of Emperor Yong'an hit many people's heads with a hammer, but the officials in the capital, especially the important officials of the imperial court, looked normal and shouted: "Welcome to your majesty—long live your majesty, long live your majesty! Long live—greetings to the empress dowager——greetings to the imperial concubine, congratulations, sympathy—”

The imperial concubine wore a purple phoenix and begonia cloak, a hairpin with southern pearls on her head, and a ring with southern pearls on her finger, fully demonstrating her status as the lord of the harem.But Zhuo Ji who was directly led out by Emperor Yong'an was wearing a deep purple Begonia Luoyun Crane cloak, a Nanzhu fell on his forehead, a Nanzhu ring on his finger, a phoenix crown and a phoenix crown on his head. Like Huang Guixie's phoenix crown, they all have Nanzhu.

Yelu Washeng's eyes were fixed on the earlobe of Shun Xun who was led out by Emperor Yong'an, who was wearing earrings!As an attendant, on such a grand occasion today, His Majesty led him into the arena together with the Empress Dowager and the Royal Concubine. Officials from other places did not dare to show their pride, but what surprised them was that , such as Sui Guogong, Haishoufu, and the others, none of them disapproved!Even Chen Changgeng, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Mr. Chen, is all there with the old god, as if he didn't see it!The new champion, the second place and Tanhua were dumbfounded. What's going on?No matter how unaware of the rules in the palace, they also know that this is absolutely against the rules!

Emperor Yong'an led Zhuo Ji up to the steps before letting go, and then he made an extremely intimate move in public. He patted Zhuo Ji's waist lightly and said in a low voice, "Go."

After Zhuo Ji saluted the Empress Dowager and the noble concubine, he put his hand on Feng Xi's outstretched arm and walked towards his position.Deguixie and Mingxie looked at him with a smile, Chang Jing took off the cloak for the master, Feng Xi sat down with his hands on the pagoda, then bowed and returned to the seated Majesty.

Is that the eunuch of His Majesty (Emperor Yong'an)? !

Dizzy, dizzy!Is Your Majesty blinded by sex?

Zhuo Ji pretended not to see the many eyes cast on him, and looked in the direction of Emperor Yong'an.Lin Yi, who was stunned, suddenly came back to his senses, and said to himself: 【Fortunately, Xiaohu didn't come back with him. 】Today's dress is so amazing!It looks even better than at the Chinese New Year banquet!