C98 Feast at the Imperial Consort Palace

When the ceremony was finished, the Ninth Prince began to wail.

The civil and military officials, fourth rank and above, immediately kneeled on the floor and cried out.

Following that, he read out the words of pardon, then announced the appointment of Huang Qianshan as Vice Prime Minister, Wang Boyan as the Vice President of the Privy Council, and all the officials in the civil and military fields were given a rank.

When it came to the imperial concubines' turn, all the powerful nobles who had contributed to the beautiful ladies held their breaths in anticipation. He only heard the New Emperor clearly say, "After I leave the imperial court, I will continue to study without stopping, and I will not enjoy staying with this woman for too long …" In other words, the imperial court was in a hurry right now. Every title added to the imperial government would result in more spending. The kingdom was struggling, and the king himself was not in a time of pleasure. He hoped that the imperial concubines would struggle in time of need.

The officials called me a wise man. Chinese tradition, "bad womanhood", was also one of the soft indicators to measure a king's cleverness. The ministers seemed to see the empire's hope in this decision and were overjoyed.

The group of concubines were naturally disappointed with this decision, especially Zhang Yingying and Pan Yingying who had made his wish on the bed when she was having fun. Fortunately, no one received any rewards, and they all stood at the same starting line. But everyone also understood that the position of Empress belonged to Pan Yingying who was about to give birth to a prince.

After a long morning of ceremony, New Emperor returned to the palace for lunch. In the afternoon, they would continue their discussion.

Although the group of consorts were disappointed, none of them dared to offer any rewards, and only carefully served him with their congratulations. Even Pan Yingying was no exception as she puffed up her stomach, afraid that she would lose the Shangguan Family's favor.

Hua Rong originally wanted to go eat with Xu Caizhi and the others, but the Emperor left him behind, saying that he would treat all of his old friends to a meal together. Hua Rong was unable to refuse because she thought that the Shangguan Family was someone who was "nostalgic". But when she looked around, all of them were women, the only exception being Wan Wan.

Wan Wan was very happy to see her: "flower sister, I haven't seen you for a few days."

She forced a smile, feeling a faint unease in her heart.

Hua Rong and Wan Wan enjoyed the honor of sitting by the side of the emperor, while the concubines sat on either side of them. New Emperor was full of smiles: "Wan Wan, when you saw flower sister today, did you not beg elder sister for help?"

When Hua Rong thought about it again, she heard Wan Wan speaking in a hushed tone, and pouted playfully, "The elder brother of the nine, you're joking again."

New Emperor sternly replied: "Wan Wan, I am not joking. Yue Pengju had to follow your flower sister's instructions the most after you grew up. The eldest sister is her mother, it's definitely not wrong for you to beg her. "

Hua Rong's face flushed red, but Wan Wan resolutely said in a loud voice: "Since Big Brother Yue doesn't like me, begging is useless."

Hua Rong sat at the side, remaining silent, as she understood that today was the Hong Gate banquet.

The emperor didn't stop there, he turned to Hua Rong and smiled: "Rong Er, Wan Wan worships you that much, you have to help her advise Pengju. If you were to speak, how could Pengju not listen? What kind of girl did he meet, to actually be better than Wan Wan? "

Hua Rong said indifferently, "Shangguan Family knows that I am only called brother and sister. How could I care about his matters?"

Wan Wan interrupted: "The elder brother of the nine, don't be like this, how can flower sister know about this? Actually, I was just grateful to him for saving me, but I don't really like him. Since he has another girl he likes, why make things difficult for him? "

New Emperor was very unhappy, thinking that this girl really did not know what was good for herself.

He smiled: "Then does Rong Er know what kind of woman he likes?" Seeing that Hua Rong was about to answer, he suddenly remembered that it was not appropriate, and immediately said: "Let's not talk about this today. Come, Rong Er is eating.

Hua Rong carried the bowl, but felt like she could not swallow the poison in it. The emperor's mood seemed to be very good. "Rong Er, you've worked hard today.

She was forced to take his food. When she raised her head, the eyes of the concubines were like needles. They were all restless.

No matter how much they were spoiled, they would never dare to be disobedient in front of the emperor. Now that they saw the seating arrangements in the Shangguan Family, and also saw his casual yet meticulous warmth, he actually took the initiative to give food to a girl.

No matter how charming and charming the women in the palace were, because they were facing the emperor, they would never be able to enjoy the arrogance and happiness that ordinary women pursued. Naturally, these women had never experienced it before, so, looking at Hua Rong, was even more eye-catching.

Especially Pan Yingying, ever since she became pregnant, she had never been given the chance to sleep. As she had a big belly, she did not feel that it was safe either, seeing Hua Rong sitting beside Shangguan Family in her military uniform, and the way the Shangguan Family talked and acted, was especially careful. She actually carried a little bit of unintentional flattery, it was completely the kind of flattery a man would give to a woman.

This Jealousy, however, didn't dare to vent, and could only anger until its stomach hurt.

This woman served beside Shangguan Family all day and was also Shangguan Family's most trusted guard. If she relied on this identity, how would he still be her opponent in the future?

Hua Rong felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. She ate two bowls without knowing what she was eating. The various imperial concubines were all well-mannered in front of the emperor, and when they saw that she had actually eaten two bowls, they were all taken aback.

When Hua Rong saw that they were looking at him strangely, she immediately put down her chopsticks.

"Rong Er, this crab meat is not bad, try it again."

"Thank you, Shangguan Family."

She did not dare not eat it, but when the other concubines saw this, their eyes burned with anger. Only Wu Jinnu remained calm and only praised her generously.

However, Wan Wan didn't seem to realize that this dark tide was surging like a Flower of Interpretation, occasionally teasing him properly. The Emperor was overjoyed, his first meal since he ascended the throne was extremely happy.

Hua Rong became even more vigilant, did the Emperor's actions add him to the list of women?

She had already decided to follow Yue Pengju to battle and leave this place as soon as possible.

When they opened it, they found that it was a book written by Yue Pengju, pointing out that Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and the others were flattering and fawning on them, telling the Emperor to be aggressive, to restore the Central Plains, and not be fooled by villains. The emperor looked at the imperial report but didn't say anything. He casually placed it aside.

The discussion quickly turned to the topic at hand. The emperor asked, "At the beginning of ZTE, there were countless national affairs. What should be the first priority?"

Wang Boyan deliberately acted modestly, looking at Huang Qianshan and said: "Bo Yan is wise and resourceful, I cannot compare with you. Please Bo Yan, please enlighten His Majesty first."

Huang Qianshan did not bother with pleasantries with Wang Boyan, and said: "I am an idiot, the world knows of everything, the only thing that I am anxious about is being on patrol in the southeast of the world and being peaceful."

The emperor pondered for a moment. "Father and brother are covered in dust. At this moment, we should train our troops and horses diligently in order to save them."

Wang Boyan hurriedly said: "When the country is rebuilt, you can't fight against the people from the Tulip Family. In my foolish opinion, it would be better to stop and draw the river with the prisoners as a boundary. The situation was a bit better, so he was lucky to be patrolling in the southeast. "In the humid lands of the southeast, the barbarians fear the cold and will not dare to invade from afar …"

When Hua Rong heard how these two people were preaching for the emperor to seek peace and move to the capital, she was afraid and anxious at the same time. If the capital moves to the south and the river, wouldn't the northern lands of the Song Kingdom have no chance of regaining it?

She looked at the emperor nervously, but saw that he was frowning. "Since we can't discuss this in the southeast region for now, if we let the two emperors go, we can naturally make peace." "But, in the opinion of second minister, how should we order it?"

Huang Qianshan said: "In order to obtain the good faith of the abductors, I have to humbly reward them. His Majesty being so filial was enough to move the gods of this world. The return of the Second Sage was just around the corner. It would be better to send envoy Xu Bingzhe to the Jinguo. "

"Permission granted."

The disappointment in his heart gradually increased, and he faintly knew that his desire to follow Yue Pengju to the battlefield, to kill the Golden Army, and to restore the mountains and rivers, seemed to be just an illusory dream.

After the courtier knelt and kowtowed, he turned around and went down the hall. Hua Rong bowed and said, "Hua Rong will take her leave."

"Rong Er, you can follow us for dinner."

"Please forgive Shangguan Family, Hua Rong Barracks still have some matters to settle."

The emperor stopped, "Rong Er, now that we have ascended the throne and have come all the way here, you don't have to go through so much trouble."

Hua Rong knew what he meant. She wanted to enter the palace to serve him. The Emperor saw the unease on her face and waved her hand, "Fine, go and prepare the dishes first."

"Hua Rong will be leaving now."

Even though Yue Pengju won greatly this time, due to him rescinding the marriage with the Princess, "three great achievements will not be rewarded" as a punishment, so he could not add anyone to the list. However, there were eunuchs who passed down orders, going in and out of the city from time to time. Those who were unable to list themselves could only rely on the eunuchs who were walking around to report all kinds of news.

From the afternoon onwards, the entire Ying Tian Palace was filled with the fragrance of meat and wine. The large kitchen was cooking and frying non-stop all night long, and in the evening, all sorts of delicacies were placed in front of the emperor and his subordinates.

The military camp was also rewarded, and all the soldiers who had been in battle for a long time were rewarded with one tael of silver each. All of them were overjoyed.

When Hua Rong left the palace, she immediately went to the cafeteria, but realized that Yue Pengju was not there yet. She went to get a piece of fat about two fingers thick and waited. She knew his style, and he was sure that she would not be eating and drinking with the other generals. Instead, she would be eating with the soldiers in the cafeteria.

Just as she was looking around, she saw Yue Pengju hurrying over and seeing her from afar. Her face was full of smiles, but there was not a single trace of weariness on her face even though he had not slept for the night.

"Pengju, hurry up and come to eat. I've already prepared some food for you."

"Alright."

The King Qin who was hiding in the crowd, saw Hua Rong helping Yue Pengju carry the food out, her expression extremely intimate. Hua Rong took the fat in his own bowl and placed it into Yue Pengju's bowl, he did not mind at all, she started to eat with gusto, and the movements between the two of them were just like a loving couple.

His eyes looked as if they were about to spit fire. An unfamiliar pain lingered in his heart as it surged forward like a snake biting its snake. Envy, jealousy, jealousy … It was so much so that he was on the verge of going crazy.

After dinner, she and Yue Pengju went out to patrol together, and when they arrived at a secluded place, she couldn't help but tell him about the situation of the day when the Emperor ascended the throne.

"Penga, I really don't know why the emperor wishes to place so much importance on the people of Wang Boyan?"

Yue Pengju was also furious: "I once heard from Master Zong that these two are both evil people, and only know how to welcome someone."

"If the emperor places importance on the two of them, I can see that this Jiang Shan …"

"She did not finish her sentence because she saw a person walking past from a distance." It is one of the most heinous crimes to criticize His Majesty. She clearly felt what it meant to be "a companion monarch with a tiger", and silently walked back with Yue Pengju.

During the entire day, King Qin's line of sight followed the two of them secretly. On the drill grounds, the two of them patrolled together. Finally, it was time for him to go to bed. Hiding in the darkness, he picked up a big wine pot and drank until his eyes turned red, staring at Hua Rong's room.