Although not all ministers are qualified to board the dragon boat to participate in the blessing ceremony on February 2, there are still a lot of people who are eligible to board the boat today, and the ministers who participate in the dragon boat cruise will basically bring their direct family members, so they wait in line to board. There are so many people on the boat.
Xia Luotong followed Wu Zechen directly onto the ship and was taken to an exclusive room by his servants. A person of high status like Prince An would have an exclusive lounge. As for some ministers with lower status and their families, Some need to share a lounge with others.
But even so, there are still many people who want to join the Dragon Boat Festival to pray. After all, being able to get this limited quota is enough to enhance their status.
The furnishings in the house couldn't be said to be too luxurious, but they had all the necessary items and a small couch for resting, which was completely enough. After all, they didn't need to spend the night on the boat.
"You must not let Lindong leave your side today, and I will try my best to stay by your side. You must be more careful." Wu Zechen warned uneasily, with a touch of worry in his eyes.
Xia Luotong knew that Wu Zechen was caring about him, so he nodded extremely seriously and said, "Don't worry, I will stay by your side faithfully, and I will take Lindong with me wherever I go."
She knew that it would be difficult for Wu Zechen to stay by her side all the time, and when the time came to drive on the vast canal, she would not joke about her own safety at this time.
Although she has been cultivating internal strength with Wu Zechen for some time, after all, it has not been long and her strength is limited. Even if poison is around her, she still needs to be more careful.
Seeing that Xia Luotong agreed, Wu Zechen was somewhat relieved. As long as Xia Luotong could be more vigilant, he believed that not many people could harm Xia Luotong. After all, regarding Xia Luotong's strength and level of poisoning, He is still very confident.
By the time everyone had boarded the ship, it was already bright and the long-lost scorching sun was high in the sky. The emperor's chariot was belatedly arriving.
After the emperor finished boarding, the dragon boat started to sail slowly, all the way south along the canal. All the ships along the way gave way to make way for the dragon boat.
When the dragon boat started sailing, a group of ministers who boarded the boat in advance came out of the cabin one after another, stood on the deck, and began to pray under the leadership of the emperor.
The process of praying on a dragon boat is very complicated, but most of the time, everyone does not need to do anything else. They just need to stand still and watch the priests go through the process.
Xia Luotong looked around boredly. She was in a relatively forward position and was surrounded by dignitaries, so she saw a lot of acquaintances.
First of all, Xi Menghan, who also looked at Xia Luotong and winked at her for a while. As the only legitimate daughter of General Dingnan and the only female general in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xi Menghan would naturally not miss such an event.
Not only Xi Menghan, but the entire four members of the Xi family came and stood not far from Xia Luotong, quietly watching the priests' actions.
Xia Luotong saw Xi Menghan's funny look and couldn't help but curled her lips and winked at Xi Menghan in response.
Xia Luotong had known earlier that Xi's family would come to the Dragon Boat Festival, but Si Hanyan did not participate in the Dragon Boat Festival this time. She stayed in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was now too old to participate in such activities, so she did not go out. palace.
In addition to Xi Menghan, Xia Luotong also saw many familiar faces, including several princes who often appeared in front of people, and even the ninth prince Wu Fengyan, who had just been named King of Qi, was present.
The most sensational news in the past few days is the Ninth Prince who was named King of Qi. He had been unknown before, and many people did not even know that the Ninth Prince was such a figure. However, it was recently revealed that the Yan family was rehabilitated. incident, and then it was revealed that Wu Fengyan was reused.
As the only descendant of the Yan family's daughter and concubine Li, it is not surprising that Wu Fengyan received such treatment, and then came the matter of being granted the title of King of Qi.
Not all princes can be crowned kings, so Wu Fengyan can be crowned king at such a time, which shows the emperor's attitude towards Wu Fengyan and the Yan family.
For a time, Wu Fengyan immediately became a popular figure, and many people came to him with various ideas. They even planned to get married to Wu Fengyan regardless of his age of only fourteen years old.
However, the rise of Wu Fengyan has made the situation in the capital more and more uncertain, and it seems that there is a bit more tension.
The Yan family returned to the court and immediately gained the support of many scholars. Coupled with the existing connections, almost as soon as they returned to the court, they had a power that was hard to ignore.
With the support of this force, Wu Fengyan has become a figure that cannot be underestimated.
Although Xia Luotong had not seen Wu Fengyan since the temple fair that day, she had been paying attention to the news about Wu Fengyan. After all, Wu Fengyan called her sister.
Moreover, Wu Fengyan was obviously very serious about the word "sister". Although he never made a special trip to find Xia Luotong, he would bring some delicious and fun items to Lingshan Pavilion from time to time for Wu Haoying and others to deliver them to him. .
Thinking of these heartwarming little gestures, Xia Luotong couldn't help but smile at Wu Fengyan. Unexpectedly, this boy, who usually looked cold and cold, was actually a warm boy inside?
Wu Fengyan had been paying attention to Xia Luotong, but suddenly saw Xia Luotong smiling at him, and hurriedly looked away, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face.
When Xia Luotong saw this, he couldn't help but laugh silently. He didn't expect that this little ice cube would be embarrassed.
In addition to many princes present, there were also many princesses. However, among these princesses, Xia Luotong only recognized one, the sixth princess Wu Xuanmeng.
Wu Xuanmeng still looked cold and arrogant, not paying attention to others at all, but she was still looking around as if looking for someone.
Xia Luotong raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't pay too much attention and continued to look around.
Zuo Xiyan also came today, as did Liu Zimo and Liu Yingxue, and even He Jingyao and Yang Hongan were present, but Xia Luotong always felt that something was missing.
When her eyes finally fell on everyone in Fengguo Palace, she realized what was missing. It turned out to be the second daughter of Fengguo Palace, and the Lord of Ruirong County was not present today.
Not only the Lord of Ruirong County, but also the female relatives of Duke Fengguo who came to the palace this time were really very few, which was a bit abnormal.
Ordinarily, as the head of Ruirong County, she should not be absent from such a dragon boat blessing event, and Xia Luotong knew that the head of Ruirong County had thoughts about Wu Zechen, so this kind of event would definitely be attended by Prince An. , the Lord of Ruirong County should also be present.
But now, not only the lord of Ruirong County has not come, but even Zheng, the princess of Fengguo Palace, has not come to participate in the dragon boat prayer, which is a bit unusual.
