Posthouse.
Su Xian's room.
The affairs of the Liao Kingdom were over, and Su Xian planned to recuperate for two days before heading back to the court with his troops.
This mission to the Liao Kingdom was originally thought to be a "tour", but so many things happened. The Queen, Lan Ling, and the ladies must be very worried, right?
In addition, there was another point that made him feel embarrassed.
That was Nalan Festival. He was so enthusiastic that he had to stay in Liao for ten days and a half...
Ten days and a half is impossible. It's too long. Wouldn't it be nice to have this time to go home and be with the ladies?
Therefore, Su Xian ordered his luggage to be packed early this morning. He planned to bid farewell to Nalan Festival for another two days and return south to Daliang.
At noon, the luggage has been basically packed, and the cars are placed in the courtyard of the post house. If necessary, we can set off directly in the afternoon.
At this time, someone came to report: "A eunuch came from the palace and asked for an audience outside the gate of the post house. It is said that he was sent by His Majesty the Liao Emperor."
"A person sent by Brother Nalan?"
Su Xian glanced at the cart after cart of luggage in the courtyard and said, "I packed my luggage in advance. I must not let Brother Nalan know that I went to see him outside the post house."
Quickly walking out of the door of the post house, I saw a eunuch waiting respectfully there. After a brief greeting, the eunuch said:
"Your Majesty said: I am very happy today. I have specially prepared a banquet table and invited Su Aiqing to the palace to have a drink. Our brothers will not come home until they are drunk today!"
"Are you having a banquet again?" Su Xian did not nod immediately, his face full of suspicion: "Since three days ago, Your Majesty has invited me to a banquet every day. The first three times were to celebrate the eradication of female gangsters. Why this time?"
The eunuch was not annoyed at all when Su Xian said this, because he knew that His Majesty regarded Su Xian as brothers. If it had been anyone else, he would have gone crazy on the spot.
He smiled and said, "Your envoy is right. Your Majesty's invitation to the palace to have a drink this time is indeed not to celebrate the eradication of the female gangsters, but... to discuss rewards."
"Discussing rewards?" Su Xian wondered.
"Yes, the main issue is how to reward your envoy. Your Majesty has always been undecided and decided to talk to your envoy face to face." The eunuch said.
Su Xian waved his hand:
"Please convey it to me, father-in-law. I understand your Majesty's wishes. The reward is actually unnecessary. The reason why I help eliminate the female cadres in the court is also for Daliang."
"This is what I should do. I don't deserve any reward. Please understand, Your Majesty."
The eunuch said quickly:
"Your Majesty has long guessed that your envoy would say this... Your Majesty said: Daliang is Daliang, and Liao is Liao. Su Aiqing's move can be regarded as saving the country of Liao, and we must reward it!"
Seeing this, Su Xian could only nod his head and asked casually: "Besides Your Majesty and me, is there anyone else at today's banquet?"
The eunuch smiled and replied: "And Her Royal Highness Princess Ruyi!"
"she?"
Su Xian frowned on the spot.
Regarding Nalan Yan, since the day of the enthronement ceremony, Nalan Yan has been a stranger to him, as if she didn't know him.
Su Xian originally thought that after they cooperated and went through some hardships together, their relationship would ease, or at least they could become friends.
But it turned out that Su Xian thought too much.
On the second day after the enthronement celebration, there was a banquet for all ministers on the Nalan Festival. Su Xian saw Nalan Yan at the banquet and stepped forward to say hello with a smile.
As a result... Nalan Yan didn't seem to see him, and walked straight past him with her head held high...
Although Su Xian was puzzled, he didn't take her seriously and ignored her. He had nothing to lose. From that time on, Su Xian regarded her as nothing.
Therefore, Su Xian frowned when he heard that Nalan Yan was also present at today's banquet. Wouldn't it really be embarrassing if Nalan Yan was also there?
After thinking about this, Su Xian hesitated.
The eunuch continued: "Your Majesty will only entertain the most important meritorious officials today. At the enthronement ceremony a few days ago, apart from the noble envoy, the most important meritorious official was Princess Ruyi."
"Okay, sir
The public leads the way. "Su Xian finally nodded. What is he afraid of as a man? If Nalan Yan felt embarrassed, it was probably Nalan Yan who felt it.
Enter the palace.
Come to the side hall next to Dazheng Hall.
The banquet prepared for the Nalan Festival was set up here.
Su Xian stepped into the door of the side hall and looked up to see Nalan Yan there. A round table was placed in the middle of the side hall, and Nalan brother and sister were already seated.
"Your Majesty, Su Xian, pay homage to Your Majesty and Princess Ruyi." Su Xian greeted with a smile.
"Su Aiqing, you're welcome. Please take a seat." Nalanjie stood up to greet her.
"Brother Emperor, didn't you say there are only two of us today? Why is he here too?" Nalan Yan first glanced at Su Xian with a look of astonishment on her face, and then expressed her dissatisfaction with Nalan Jie.
"Yan'er, don't make trouble!" Nalan Jie looked a little worried.
"Since there are outsiders, I will leave first without disturbing you." Nalan Yan said before leaving, without looking at Su Xian again.
Nalanjie quickly grabbed her, comforted her, and then pressed her back on the seat...
Seeing this scene, Su Xian felt a little shocked. Was Nalanyan tricked into attending today's banquet by Nalan Jie? What is the purpose of Nalan Festival?
After Nalanjie comforted the imperial sister, he warmly invited Su Xian to take a seat.
After Su Xian took his seat, many palace maids began to serve the dishes. After a while, the table was covered with cups and plates, and the aroma of the food was mixed with the aroma of the wine, which was very tempting.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Nalanjie kept chatting with Su Xian, never mentioning the "reward".
Su Xian didn't dare to mention it voluntarily, but he secretly wondered what kind of medicine was buried in the gourd of Nalan Festival?
Nalan Yan didn't speak the whole time, just lowering her head to eat her own food. She looked like a complete outsider, and she was not interested in Su Xian and the others' topics at all.
Suddenly, Nalan Jie put down his wine glass, turned to look at the imperial sister Nalan Yan beside him, and said seriously:
"Yan'er, why didn't you say a word? I almost forgot about you. Come on, come on, hurry up and toast Su Aiqing a glass of wine."
As he said this, he personally picked up the pot and poured a glass of wine, then thrust it into Nalanyan's hand.
"What? I want to toast him?" Nalan Yan exploded on the spot. If she hadn't taken Nalan Jie's face into consideration, she would have thrown the glasses of wine to the ground.
"I don't dare bother Her Royal Highness with a toast." Su Xian hurriedly expressed his position. To be honest, he was a little unpredictable about this hot girl's thoughts, so it was better not to provoke her.
"Yan'er, why are you so ignorant?" Nalan Jie looked solemn, with an imperial tone in his tone, which frightened the hot-tempered Nalan Yan.
Nalanjie continued in a solemn voice:
"At the coronation celebration a few days ago, if Brother Su hadn't turned the tide, where would the country of Liao be? What would have happened to you and me? I didn't ask you to do anything. I just asked you to offer Brother Su a glass of wine, and you didn't want to?"
"Respect yourself!" Nalan Yan's aura was obviously much weaker, but she still rolled her eyes.
"Just now I have toasted Brother Su so many times, didn't you see? As the princess of our Liao Kingdom, you also have a share in the Liao Kingdom, and you didn't even show the slightest expression?" Nalan Jie frowned. .
