At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, hundreds of officials gathered together, the sound of strings and bamboo strings was heard, fine wine and delicious food, dancing girls as companions, the monarch and his ministers had fun together, it was so happy.
Just when the atmosphere of the banquet was getting better.
Murong Chengze and Murong Fu looked at each other understandingly, and then he, the prince, made the connection and asked his senior sister Fang Baihua to be the matchmaker.
Zhao Ding, who was still drinking, heard this and immediately raised his head with a nervous expression. He glanced at Fang Baihua, who was a little confused, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.
He just thought that the other party would eventually find a destination, and he no longer had to be in a dilemma.
But he should have let go, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a strong sense of unwillingness in his heart. He felt agitated and inexplicable. He couldn't help but drink all the strong wine in the glass, and his eyes gradually became blurred.
Everyone gets drunk without being drunk. Zhao Ding's face was already a bit drunk. Just when he was about to stand up, when he saw the prince standing in front of His Majesty to protect Fang Baihua, he sat back down with a complicated mood. .
Murong Fu pretended to be surprised and asked the prince who he would recommend as a matchmaker. ?.?????.???
Murong Chengze said, "He must be the son of General Zhe Yanzhi of Huaihua, and the young minister of Honglu Temple, Zhe Zhichang."
As soon as he said this, Zhe Yanzhi in the crowd looked at the incompetent son behind him who gave up martial arts and turned to literature with some surprise.
The latter also smiled sarcastically, and walked out of the crowd with some embarrassment, and said to Murong Fu, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty, and to the Queen and ladies!"
Then he cupped his hands to Fang Baihua who was looking puzzled and said, "I've seen Miss Fang!"
There was a warm spring smile on his face, and he was a handsome man with handsome features.
Fang Baihua ignored him, but stared at the prince without saying a word, with an eager look in her eyes, thinking that this was completely different from what she had agreed in advance.
Murong Chengze turned a blind eye to this senior sister's eyes, and bowed to Murong Fu and said, "Although Shaoqing Zhe is three years younger than General Fang, they are both talented and beautiful, and they complement each other perfectly." !”
"So I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant marriage to the two of them. I think it will definitely be a happy marriage."
Speaking of this, Murong Chengze glanced at Zhe Zhichang beside him. He realized later and said, "Your Majesty, I am a humble minister... Miss Fang has admired me for a long time. Today, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I specially invite the prince to take my place." I have made the decision to propose marriage to Your Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!"
Murong Fu nodded slightly, and with a smile on his face, he glanced at Zhao Ding who was drinking sullenly at the side, and said, "Zhe Shaoqing is a talented person, and he is indeed a person worthy of trust. In this case, I will..."
"I disagree!"
Before Murong Fu finished speaking, Fang Baihua stood up and interrupted.
After all, she was born into a family of martial arts. Although she followed Murong Fu to Dayan and now holds an official position, her free and easy willfulness has not been diminished much by the constraints of various rules. This matter is related to her lifelong happiness. Even if the other party is the master and the emperor of Dayan, she will never swallow her anger and give in.
Seeing that Fang Baihua dared to contradict His Majesty, all the officials suppressed the smiles on their faces and did not dare to make a sound. The entire Yongnian Hall suddenly became audible.
Murong Fu said displeasedly, "Baihua, why don't you agree?"
Fang Baihua saw the serious look on her master's face, put away her stubbornness and said, "I...I don't like him. I haven't even met him a few times."
She had dealt with Orihiko's father, Orihiko, but she didn't have much impression of him, let alone like him.
Zhe Zhichang stood there in embarrassment and wanted to ask the prince for help, but Murong Chengze shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Zhe Yanzhi was holding his head in pain during the dinner. He couldn't figure out what his son was doing for a moment. He said that a son is like a father, but he had never heard his son say that he liked Fang Baihua. Otherwise, he, as a father, would risk his life. This old face will also show up to say a few good words to him.
But now he had no idea what was going on, so naturally he didn't dare to act rashly.
When Murong Fu saw Fang Baihua lowering his head slightly, with a bit of struggle in his eyes, he gradually said in a cold tone, "It is the order of your parents and the words of the matchmaker. Now that your parents have died early, I can be regarded as half of your elders, and I will preside over the marriage for you. Is there any reason for you to act willfully?"
Fang Baihua raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes and said, "I don't agree, I don't like him at all, I...I..."
She couldn't help but glance at Zhao Ding, whose face was red, with a bit of begging, a bit of expectation, a bit of pain, but in the end she didn't say anything.
Zhao Ding met her gaze, his heart suddenly felt like a knife, and the hand holding the wine glass couldn't stop trembling.
He drank the strong wine in the cup and became more courageous with the strength of the wine.
Murong Fu said, "How dare you be so disobedient? Do you really think that I dare not punish you?"
Fang Baihua clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. No matter what her master said, she would not let go.
Seeing that Murong Fu was about to punish him, Zhao Ding suddenly stood up.
And his stop naturally stood out in the entire hall, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Zhao Ding's face was drunk, and his face was as red as burning coals. As soon as he took a step, he fell to the ground because he drank too much. In the process, it overturned the wooden table, and the wine and food spilled all over him. , the whole person looked extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, he held an important position and was someone whom His Majesty trusted immensely, so no one among the officials dared to laugh.
Zhao Ding felt ashamed, but he didn't bother to adjust his clothes at the moment. Then he staggered to the palace and knelt in front of Murong Fu, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty... your Majesty... your Majesty..."
Seeing that Zhao Ding's lips were numb and he couldn't even speak clearly, Murong Fu directly interrupted his nonsense and said, "Speak directly if you have anything to say, I love you!"
Zhao Ding nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to take back your order and not to punish General Fang for this."
Murong Fu said with a bad look on his face, "Fang Baihuamu has no respect for her elders. How dare you ask me not to punish her for the following crime? Zhao Ding, why are you so reckless today? If you can't explain why, I will even kill you." Punishment.”
"this……"
Zhao Ding subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Fang Baihua, and saw that she was also looking at him. The deep affection in her eyes was as firm as gold and stone. In an instant, the softness in Zhao Ding's heart was deeply touched.
Then he took advantage of the wine and plucked up the courage to say, "I'm going to report back to your majesty, because Wei Chen and Miss Fang have already made an engagement, so I beg your majesty to grant a marriage for the two of us."
"As for Miss Fang's offense, it was all caused by one person, Wei Chen. If Your Majesty wants to punish the crime, punish Wei Chen alone!"
When Fang Baihua saw that Zhao Ding finally confessed his feelings to her, and at the same time in such a crisis situation, she was immediately moved beyond measure and knelt down beside Zhao Ding, willing to bear the blame with him.
"So, it's me who messed up the rules?"
"Alas, I am also at fault in this matter, so I ask Your Majesty to show mercy and treat him leniently!"
When Murong Chengze saw this, his attitude immediately changed and he began to plead for mercy for the two of them.
Seeing that the prince was kneeling, all the civil and military officials also left the table and knelt down to plead with Zhao and Ding.
