Chen Chongjin glanced at Jiang Wang, raised his eyebrows and said to the stunned chamberlain: "The arrival of the Marquis is the biggest gift. I think the emperor thinks the same way, so hurry up and register, don't waste time!"
Naturally, the chamberlain understands that those invited by His Highness the Crown Prince are those he cannot afford to offend. Although he has been given the registration errand, he is only a small chamberlain. There is no need to make things difficult for the guests because of whether there are gifts or not. It is not a wise move to rely on His Highness's pretentiousness. Just let me know later.
He also heard that His Highness the Fourth Prince said the word "Hou Ye", and he immediately realized who the person in front of him was, so he took up his pen and wrote down the name of Xunyang Hou Jiang Wang.
Before Chen Chongjin could drag Jiang Wang into the palace, a voice sounded from behind him, "It's the prince's birthday. His thoughts are the most important thing. How can you judge your status with gifts? Look at me, I didn't bring any gifts either."
Jiang Wang looked back, but it was Zhang Qinian who was walking towards him. His hands were empty, and Mu Xia, who was following behind, only held a sword in his arms.
The chamberlain did not hesitate and wrote Zhang Qinian's name again.
"This must be Marquis Xunyang. As expected, he is really good-looking, as rumored. He is much prettier than His Highness the Fourth Prince."
Chen Chongjin's face sank and he retorted: "Brother Jiang and I are clearly on par."
Zhang Qinian smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is right."
He then looked at Jiang Wang and said, "I heard about the Jiaofang Division. When the Marquis first arrived in the capital of God, the dreams of all the powerful children were shattered like phantoms. Ordinary people may only be envious and jealous, but there are a few people. I’m afraid I hate the Marquis very much.”
Jiang Wang asked calmly: "Are you among these few people?"
Zhang Qinian was slightly startled, shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm just envious. After all, the girl with red sleeves is very famous. Whether it's figure, appearance, or talent, not to mention women, there are not many scholars in the capital of God who can surpass her."
"Actually speaking, it is inevitable that people will feel sad. The girl with red sleeves also came from a wealthy family, but that wealthy family committed something wrong and all the female relatives were put into the Jiaofangsi. Some of them committed suicide that day. To this day, for various reasons, only the girl with red sleeves is left. one person."
"No matter how famous she is, no matter how much gold and silver she brings to the Jiaofang Division, the girl with red sleeves still has no right to speak except in insignificant places. The appearance of the Marquis at this time can be regarded as bringing dawn to the girl with red sleeves. If she can Taking her as a concubine is a good talk, I think."
After all, he is the Marquis. Zhang Qinian did not say that Jiang Wang would marry the girl with red sleeves, but even if he only took a concubine, the fate of the girl with red sleeves would be completely changed.
Jiang Wang glanced at Mu Xia, who was standing next to Zhang Qinian with a cold face. He didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, then turned around and entered the Qianlong Hall, followed closely by Tan Jinghao.
Zhang Qinian and Chen Chongjin looked at each other for a moment, and they entered the hall one after another.
The Qianlong Hall is magnificent and spacious.
The seating arrangements are also particular.
There were standing maids leading the guests to their respective places.
Chen Chongjin was the fourth prince no matter what, so of course he had to sit in the first row on the right.
Jiang Wang's seat is in the first row on the left, but Tan Jinghao's seat is in the second row on the right.
Many seats are now occupied.
Seeing that Tan Jinghao was hesitant and seemed not to want to go to the assigned position, Jiang Wang pulled her directly to the left.
In front of the eyes, Shangguan Mingyue is sitting in the front row of the first row.
Jiang Wang raised his eyebrows slightly.
This seating arrangement seems interesting.
Although Tan Jinghao is not Gan Li's biological daughter, Shangguan Mingyue is just the son of Gan Li's servant Pu She. No matter how bad things are, she should sit in an equal position. As a result, Tan Jinghao's position is inferior to Shangguan Mingyue. .
Jiang Wang didn't care that his position was only fifth in the first row on the left.
In the Sui Dynasty, those on the right were respected, those on the left were ranked second, but only the first place was taken, leaving the ranking of status, without comparing with the opposite side.
The main seats were also in a row, which were undoubtedly the seats of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Queen and several noble concubines. As a prince, Chen Chongjin sat at the first place on the right side, which was a natural rule.
Jiang Wang could probably guess that the first person on the left might be Zhang Qinian.
Facts have proved that Zhang Qinian, who entered the palace on his own feet, was led by the palace maid to sit on the left side.
Side first.
Mu Xia is at the top of the second row on the left, just behind Zhang Qinian.
He didn't think about who was sitting second, third or fourth.
I'm just slightly curious. Mu Xia is only Zhang Qinian's bodyguard. No other bodyguard is qualified to enter the palace, only Mu Xia can. It seems that Chen Futu attaches great importance to Zhang Qinian.
Glancing at Shangguan Mingyue, who was in the seventh position on the left, Jiang Wang pulled Tan Jinghao and asked her to sit in the fifth position, while he sat in the sixth position. Shangguan Mingyue frowned slightly when he saw this, but did not He didn't say anything because he knew who was supposed to sit in the sixth seat.
Tan Jinghao was a little nervous. She leaned a little closer to Jiang Wang and whispered: "I'm sitting here, and you are sitting in someone else's seat. When the original owner comes, where will others sit? I'd better go back to my seat."
Jiang Wang said calmly: "No problem."
People around were talking to each other, or seeing acquaintances outside the hall, and rushed forward to say hello, but few people noticed what was going on at Jiang Wang's side.
Chen Chongjin, who was always watching Jiang Wang, also had no intention of reminding him. He ate the cakes casually, no one said anything to him, and he was quite happy.
Soon, You Xuanzhi's figure appeared, and he was led by the palace maid to the first row on the right.
Not only was he ranked first in the palace examination, but as the chief true successor of Huanjianzhai, he also represented the Sui Dynasty against the younger generation of Xitan. Even if his performance was not so impressive, with the triple glory, he would be in the front position on the right side.
In addition to Chen Chongjin, there are also many royal children among the top five. He is the only eldest son of the Sui Dynasty prince's family. Although Chen Jinghuai's brothers are gone, several of his heirs are still alive and living leisurely in the divine capital. One is more low-key than the other.
Even when facing Chen Chongjin, they greeted him with trembling smiles.
Jiang Wang looked at it thoughtfully.
The hour is approaching, and the banquet is approaching.
Prince Chen Futu is already in place.
He looked slightly pale, smiled and chatted with people who came up to congratulate him one after another.
As heavy footsteps sounded outside the hall.
A tall man wearing light armor walked into the hall.
There was an obvious murderous aura about him.
Without Chen Chongjin's reminder, Jiang Wang could guess that this person was Shen Tusi.
It sounds quite similar to Shentu Wuyan, more like a younger version of Shentu Wuyan, but in fact, the two are brothers, not father and son.
With the palace maid leading the way, Shentu Si walked directly to Jiang Wang.
The palace maid looked at Jiang Wang who was sitting in the seat and was a little confused. Then she looked at Tan Jinghao and whispered, "That's where your seat is."
Jiang Wang said expressionlessly, "I know."
The maid looked at His Highness the Crown Prince in embarrassment. Read the book
Chen Futu didn't notice what was going on here.
There are really too many people congratulating me.
Shangguan Mingyue stood up and raised her hands towards Shentu Si Gong, "Captain Shentu."
Shentu Si also returned the courtesy lightly, then looked at Jiang Wang and said, "Marquis Xunyang, right? You are sitting in my seat, please move."
Shangguan Mingyue was standing aside. He didn't show any expression of watching a show, but he was sneering in his heart.
The Xiaoguo Army was the strongest army in the Sui Dynasty, and it was also the rock that guarded the divine capital. In the face of famous but powerless princes, no one above the rank of captain was afraid.
What's more, Shentu Si controls the Zuowei Mansion. Apart from the so-called Zuolang General, only Commander Xiaoguo and Youlang General Fu Nanzhu are the ones who undoubtedly hold great power in Xiaoguo's army.
Even if His Majesty had an order in the Jiaofang Division to allow Jiang Wang to break the rules without being punished, but under the same unreasonable circumstances, if the two of them had a conflict, even if the Shentu Division did not have the power to directly kill Jiang Wang, it would still be reasonable. Beat him up.
If Jiang Wang dared to resist or even hurt Shen Tusi, he would only cause greater trouble. No matter what Jiang Wang did, even if he gave in and returned his position, Shangguan Mingyue could ease his bad mood a little.
But Jiang Wang didn't even look at Shen Tusi and said, "I'll take this seat. You go to the second row."
Shen Tusi's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Shangguan Mingyue couldn't help but said: "As Captain Shentu, how can you sit in the second row? Compared to this, who is the girl next to you? If she doesn't have a higher status than you, she is not qualified to sit in the second row. over there."
On the surface, Tan Jinghao looks soft and weak, as if she can fall down at the slightest breeze, and she looks like someone who is easy to bully. If she was born into a noble family, even if she didn't develop a unruly temperament, she should still have the temperament of a noble.
But Shangguan Mingyue didn't see the slightest trace of the demeanor of a daughter from a powerful family in the divine capital from her.
Although she is a princess, the Pingyang Marquis Mansion is far more depressed than the Xunyang Marquis Mansion. Tan Jinghao has been studying and practicing since he was a child. He often practices outside to subjugate demons and eliminate demons. Later, due to persecution, he lost all his cultivation and went to prison. Appear weak.
In terms of temperament, there is naturally no comparison with those wealthy ladies in the divine capital.
She seemed like a humble, pitiful, and extremely bullied little girl.
From Shangguan Mingyue's point of view, apart from his status as Marquis of Xunyang, Jiang Wang was still a monk at the peak of Bathing Snow. His Royal Highness allowed him to bring a girl like Zhang Qinian, so there was nothing incomprehensible or a big deal.
But Jiang Wang took Shentu Si's seat and gave his own seat to the girl, which made Shangguan Mingyue feel that something was wrong.
Even if she is a beloved concubine, she cannot be so unruly at the prince's birthday banquet.
But thinking about Jiaofangsi, Jiang Wang didn't seem to be a rule-abiding person.
Therefore, Shangguan Mingyue still took Tanjing to talk things over.
Especially when Tan Jinghao heard the words, he looked even more pitiful and a bit on pins and needles. Shangguan Mingyue was generally convinced that Tan Jinghao did not have a distinguished status, so in any aspect, Tan Jinghao was not qualified to sit here.
In fact, the reason why Tan Jinghao is sitting on pins and needles is because he is hesitating whether to get up, and this getting up is not to give up his position.
Her uncle treated her very well. If she used his power to bully others, she was worried that she would get into trouble for her uncle.
But she finally stood up, walked to Shangguan Mingyue, raised her limp palm, and slapped him in the face with Shangguan Mingyue's incomprehensible eyes.
The snap was very crisp.
It was also accompanied by a scream.
The bustling Qianlong Hall suddenly fell silent.
I saw that Shangguan Mingyue had fallen several feet away.
The right side of his face was clearly swollen and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Most people don't know why.
But those who had already noticed the situation here opened their mouths wide and felt a little unbelievable.
Because Tan Jinghao looks really weak. He can't carry it on his standard shoulders or lift it. His face is also extremely pale. Just standing up gives people the feeling that he will fall down at any time. A light slap can actually He beat Shangguan Mingyue so far and was injured so badly! ? ap..
Mu Xia moved closer and whispered from behind Zhang Qinian: "She just beat Shangguan Mingyue with Qi. Although her aura was only exposed for a moment, it can basically confirm the cultivation level of Half-step Baoxue."
Zhang Qinian looked at Tan Jinghao's back and was very surprised, "But there seems to be something wrong with her body. Her weakness is not a disguise. Even if she is just half-stepping into the snow, she is not already in the snow bathing state. Her physical condition should not be this bad. , were you seriously injured?"
Mu Xia said nothing, obviously she couldn't guess the reason.
Because Tan Jinghao's situation seems to be caused by injuries, but in fact there is no injury.
Shangguan Mingyue covered her face. He did not shout angrily, but stared at Tan Jinghao dumbfounded.
"Is your father a right servant?"
"My uncle is Amri, the master of the Kamshou Pavilion."
"You can sit in the front row, why can't I?"
"Or is it that Lord Youpu She doesn't take the master of Shenshou Pavilion seriously anymore?"
