The palace was particularly lively today. Red lanterns were hung all over the palace entrance, and red carpets were spread directly from the palace entrance to the main hall of the palace.
The guests entering the palace for the annual banquet today are all people with a certain status in Daning Kingdom, so everyone is dressed up to attend.
As soon as Luo Lan got off the carriage, Leng Yu came to greet her. He held her hand directly, as tenderly as an eagle protecting his baby.
Luo Lan always felt that this was a bit inappropriate. She wanted to withdraw her hand, but he pulled her tighter.
He strode forward, her close behind him.
When they entered the palace gate, Yu Qiaoqiao, who was walking behind them, caught up with her and greeted her.
"Princess Yu..."
She raised her eyes and saw the friendly-looking Miss Yu, she immediately narrowed her eyes and chuckled,
"Miss Yu is here too..."
Yu Qiaoqiao nodded with a smile. The moment she raised her eyes and saw Leng Yu, her face suddenly turned red for no reason. When she saw him, she felt like she couldn't take her eyes away.
Luo Lan saw her eyes fixed on Leng Yu's face, and Leng Yu frowned in embarrassment, so she hurriedly said something to resolve it.
"Miss Yu, this is my husband Leng Yu, Prince Yu. I don't know if you have recognized him before."
Only then did Yu Qiaoqiao come back to her senses, hurriedly shook her head, raised her face and smiled bitterly.
How could they not recognize it? When she first entered the palace and saw Leng Yu, he had taken up residence in her heart. Her father, Yu Shiming, had also intended to betroth Qiao Qiao to Leng Yu as his wife, and had already asked the emperor for a marriage. It wasn't that something happened to him suddenly. The wife standing next to him at this time must be him!
Thinking of this, Yu Qiaoqiao sighed secretly. After a few words with Luo Lan, she hurriedly left with the girl. She felt that she did not have the courage to look at Leng Yu. His eyes were too much for her to look at. Inextricable.
Today's annual banquet is held in Baohe Hall, which is where the royal family holds large banquets.
When Leng Yu and Luo Lan came in, the place was already surrounded by a rectangular shape, and the tables covered with soft gold cloth were packed. Luo Lan glanced around. She really wanted to find a quiet corner to sit down, but when she saw her come in , Chang Guifei didn't know whether it was kind or intentional, she waved to her directly and motioned for her to sit over.
Although Luo Lan didn't like her, seeing that the place where she was sitting was filled with women, she could only whisper to Leng Yu:
"Ms. sir, I'm going over there..."
Leng Yu frowned and glanced darkly at Concubine Chang. There was only a spot in the corner behind Concubine Chang, and that position looked like a girl's position.
He held her hand and never let go. He raised his handsome eyes, looked at her sideways, and whispered in her ear with a gentle voice,
"My wife, you don't have to cater to anyone, just follow me."
As he spoke, he took her hand and sat down next to him. Seeing this scene, Concubine Chang's expression suddenly became cold.
The seating arrangement at the royal annual banquet is very particular. The seats are usually arranged according to the status of these people. The seat is next to the head of the golden dragon table. Sitting on the right is the King of Zhennan. During Leng Yun's ban, The seat next to Leng Zian was taken by Leng Yu, and the seat that was supposed to be for Leng Yu was now taken by Luo Lan, followed by Leng Xi, Leng Ming, then Taishi Wu, Wu Hong, Yu Shiming and the relatively high-status ministers in the court.
On the left, sitting next to the golden dragon table are Concubine Chang, Concubine Li, Liu Dechang, Huang Shixiong, and important officials in the palace.
The rest of the concubines and the ministers' family members were sitting in the back, including Yu Qiaoqiao, whose eyes were burning. Her beautiful eyes looked towards Leng Yu from time to time, although Leng Yu's eyes never looked towards him. On her side, the rosiness on her cheeks was still clearly visible.
At this time, Liu Xi's voice sounded like a drake's voice,
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After hearing this, everyone stood up and saluted the emperor in unison.
"Your Majesty, good luck..."
The emperor came dressed in a golden dragon robe with a shrewd look in his eyes.
He came to the golden dragon table at the front, sat down with his clothes swung, looked at everyone, and said with a gentle expression:
"Today is the New Year, no need to be formal, please sit down!"
After everyone heard this, they all sat back to their seats.
At this time, the emperor glanced at the person sitting below him and said loudly with a serious face:
"Today is the annual banquet of Daning Kingdom. I am very happy that all the vassal kings have come from thousands of miles away."
Having said this, he glanced at King Zhennan. This brother he had not seen for twenty years looked much older.
King Zhennan also noticed his gaze. His eyes were widened, and he cupped his fists with cold eyes and said:
"I haven't seen you for many years, but the emperor's heroism is still as good as before. I feel deeply relieved. I would like to wish the emperor a new year and a new life. He is as strong as an iron ox. I sincerely wish that the country of Daning will be peaceful and peaceful, and that the people will be prosperous and healthy."
"Hahaha!"
The emperor looked up to the sky and roared. This laughter did not come from his heart, but it seemed to shake the sky.
After laughing, he looked at King Zhennan with a serious and gentle look on his face.
"Your words make sense. I haven't seen you for twenty years. I am deeply pleased that your body has become stronger and stronger. However, I heard that your emperor has no heirs yet? This really makes me feel..." How sad!”
As soon as the emperor said these words, Leng Zian's face turned pale. He said this in front of a large audience, obviously mocking himself for having no children.
If it had been in the past, he would have gotten furious, thrown up his sleeves and left.
But not anymore, because he has ambitions.
He had known that the emperor would make trouble about this matter, so in the morning, he wanted to bring Xiaozhi.
Thinking of this, he raised his head and laughed proudly,
"Hahaha…"
Hearing his reasonless laughter, the emperor was a little confused as to what was going on.
After the laughter stopped, Leng Zian raised his head proudly, looked at the emperor with burning eyes, and said loudly with a rosy face:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for worrying about my younger brother. However, my younger brother not only has an heir, but also a son. He is smart, cute and smart. He looks like my younger brother. He is brave and mighty. He will definitely be a general and prime minister in the future."
"oh?"
Hearing what he said, the emperor's brows tightened for no reason, with a trace of ridicule and contempt on his face.
Everyone knows that Leng Zi An has no children, but now he says that he has a son. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that he is telling lies.
So, the emperor raised his eyebrows, looked at him curiously, and said with disdain:
"Since I have a son, why don't you bring it to me and everyone else? Let him get to know Yu'er, Xi'er and Ming'er? Is there any inconvenience?"
There was a hint of doubt in the emperor's words. Leng Zian twitched his lips, cleared his throat, and said proudly:
"My son is in Prince Yu's Mansion, but he is still young and doesn't like such occasions, so I didn't bring him with me..."
