No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 68
After entering the main hall, Luo Junyao quickly found the place where the Luo family was, trotted all the way and slipped there, and sat between the Su family and Luo Mingxiang.

There are countless seats in the hall. The seats of the Luo family are in the front closest to the little emperor and the regent in the hall, but Shen Lingxiang can only be arranged to sit in the corners of the back rows.

Shen Lingxiang and the two female family members who were also brought in by exception, let alone the little emperor and the regent in the palace, they could only see the back of the Luo family sitting in front, not to mention.

Shen Lingxiang stared at Luo Junyao's back, his eyes were so deep that he didn't even hear the girl next to her talking to her.

She was a little disappointed that Xie Chengyou didn't come to the palace banquet tonight.

"Big sister, who is the future brother-in-law?" Luo Junyao whispered to Luo Mingxiang next to him.

Luo Mingxiang's cheeks were slightly red, and he whispered: "Don't talk nonsense."

Luo Jun said: "I'm not wrong, he is my future brother-in-law. If you don't tell me, if you meet me outside but don't recognize me, wouldn't it be embarrassing."

Luo Jinyan, who was sitting next to Luo Yun, raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and whispered to her through Luo Jinxing, "You have been in Shangyong for more than ten years, but you don't know the son of Chun'an Bofu, isn't it embarrassing?"

"..." It's not my fault, I really don't have the appearance of her future brother-in-law in my memory.

The eldest sister made up her mind that Luo Junyao would not be in the mansion that day, so naturally she did not see anyone.

After teasing his sister, Luo Jinyan said: "The second row diagonally opposite, the one in Tsing Yi. Xu Zhaolin is also one of the Seven Talents of the Imperial City, and he is as famous as Xie Chengyou. Don't you know this?"

Luo Junyao glanced over there, and Xu Zhaolin was talking to the person next to him with his head turned sideways, and only saw a side face, which looked pretty handsome.

But he refused to admit defeat, and said in a low voice: "Then the Seven Talents of the Imperial City are the only ones on the list, and they also said that Xie Chengyou is the most beautiful man in the capital." After speaking, he remembered that he seemed to have lost his future brother-in-law, He hurriedly looked at Luo Mingxiang flatteringly.

Luo Mingxiang didn't care, instead he raised his eyebrows and smiled and said: "So, Yao Yao now thinks that Xie Chengyou is not the most beautiful man in the capital?" I have to say, Xie Chengyou's face is quite good.

Luo Junyao said as a matter of course: "That's natural, the most beautiful man or something, at least should..." While speaking, his eyes couldn't help looking at the main hall.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yan happened to be looking in this direction as well, their eyes collided, and Luo Jun's words froze when they reached the tip of his mouth.

"What should it be?" Luo Mingxiang was puzzled after hearing half of the words.

Luo Junyao quickly averted his eyes, and said with a guilty conscience, "No...it's nothing, I mean the most beautiful man should be at least a hundred times more handsome than Xie Chengyou!"

"...This, it seems a bit difficult." Luo Mingxiang murmured.

The disgusted Xie Chengyou did not attend the banquet tonight, Luo Yun kicked angrily, even if he had controlled his strength, Xie Chengyou would not be able to get up from the bed today.

Therefore, Xie Chengyou naturally wouldn't know about Luo Junyao's complaints about him.

"Uncle Huang, what are you looking at?" The little emperor who was sitting in the hall whispered next to Xie Yan.

He was not very afraid of Xie Yan at such a young age, maybe he was too young to understand the fear of adults towards Xie Yan, or he was too sensible to know that he could not live without this uncle.

Xie Yan withdrew his gaze, looked down at the little emperor and said, "It's nothing, Your Majesty is bored? After the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager come, we can have a banquet."

Although there were singing and dancing performances in the hall at this time, it was not surprising that the children were not interested in these and couldn't sit still.

But the little emperor said very solemnly: "Waiting for the emperor's grandmother and queen mother is what I should do as a junior, and I don't dare to feel bored."

Xie Yan's downcast eyes were slightly gentle, and he moved his fingers on his knee slightly, but he didn't do anything.

He just said: "Your Majesty's filial piety is commendable, and he can set an example for the world." Although this child is young, he already has a bit of the demeanor of the late emperor.

The little emperor who had been praised was obviously very happy, and it was rare for him to put aside the solemnity he had always insisted on, and showed a cute smile.

Looking at the child in front of him, Xie Yan couldn't help but sighed softly in his heart.

Looking at the child, he couldn't help but think of his late cousin.

People in the world say that the first emperor was a gentle and elegant gentleman, but it's a pity that there are no holidays, otherwise he should be a generation of wise emperors.

But in fact, the first emperor was only four years older than him, and the two grew up together.When he entered the palace at the age of eight, the first emperor was already a 12-year-old boy.

It's the time when young people are showing off, but they always have to appear calm and dignified in front of people.

In fact, the queen is another look.

At that time, Xie Yan, who was young and mature, felt that this person was childish and liked to pretend. It was not until later that he experienced and learned a lot that he gradually understood the pressure on him.

"The Empress Dowager is here!"

"The Queen Mother is here!"

As soon as the dancing and music stopped in the hall, the originally noisy hall was instantly quiet.

Everyone hurriedly got up and adjusted their clothes to welcome the arrival of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

Xie Yan also stood up, and the little emperor who was sitting in the middle also quickly got up and got down to the ground with the help of the servant next to him.

The empress dowager had flowery hair and her face looked a little thin. Although she put on makeup, she still couldn't hide her faint sickness.

She walked into the hall with the support of Changling Princess Changling and Qin Ning, and Empress Dowager Zhu followed beside her in a splendid dress.

Seeing the appearance of the Empress Dowager, some people were happy while others were worried.

The empress dowager's presence here at least proved that her illness was not as serious as the legend said, and it seemed that nothing would happen for a while.

"Your servant welcomes the Empress Dowager, welcomes the Empress Dowager!"

"The grandson welcomes the emperor's grandmother, and the sons and ministers welcome the queen mother." The little emperor also respectfully said.

The Empress Dowager was all smiles, and said with a loving smile: "I know you are wrong, Cheng'er, please forgive me."

He also said to the people in the hall: "Your lords are exempt from courtesy. Tonight, the emperor and ministers will enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival, and those vain courtesy will be exempted."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

After the ceremony, everyone took their seats one after another. Xie Yan personally walked down to the hall, and Princess Changling supported the Empress Dowager to the hall to take her seats.

Qin Ning was afraid of Xie Yan, so she immediately backed away and slipped to the place belonging to the eldest princess' mansion.

Earlier, the eldest princess and Qin Ning went to see the empress dowager, and there was only Qin Qian, the son-in-law, in the seat.

When the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Zhu were seated, the regent gave the opening speech instead because the little emperor was young.

It's just that his expression was solemn, and his words were cold and dry, without any warmth. Listening to the mid-autumn festival speech well, everyone's ears always felt chilly.

In previous years, this link was represented by the Empress Dowager Zhu, but since the regent who has the power to oversee the country's regent has returned this year, even the Empress Dowager can only take a step back.

It was probably the first time for everyone to hear such an opening speech, and they couldn't react for a while.

It wasn't until the ritual officer felt Xie Yan's gaze on him that he shivered and quickly signaled the musicians to play.

The festive music sounded again, and the dancers who had just left also entered the venue and danced gracefully.

Everyone in the hall finally came to their senses and remembered that they were here for the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet and not for the funeral.

The atmosphere immediately calmed down, and soon became lively again, and it was a bit of the joy of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Luo Junyao couldn't help but secretly wanted to laugh, saying that these delicate and powerful people in the capital had too much prejudice against the regent.

It's just that before the corner of his mouth could be pulled away, he felt a sharp gaze falling on him.

When he raised his head, he saw Xie Yan's eyes fixed on him, Luo Junyao had no choice but to stiffen the corners of his lips that were about to be bent, and finally turned into a bun face.

Xie Yan naturally saw this scene in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Empress Dowager Zhu, who was sitting on the right hand side of the little emperor, suddenly said, "What are you looking at, Zhifei? Looks like you're in a good mood tonight?"

The empress dowager looked at Xie Yan when she heard the words, shook her head and said, "How can you tell that he is in a good mood? He didn't see a smiley face all day long. I remember Zhifei was not like this when he was young. The older he grows, the less handsome he is." popular."

Although Xie Yan was mature when he was young, he was still a little youthful.

At that time, the eldest son was still there, and the two were a few years apart in age, but they could still get into a ball when they quarreled in private, and she and her husband had to pull the two of them apart.

Empress Dowager Zhu said softly: "Perhaps you have worked so hard all these years and you know you are wrong. Don't blame him, Empress Mother."

The Empress Dowager could only sigh secretly when she thought about the events of the past few years, and felt even more guilty towards Xie Yan in her heart.

A few years ago, my son passed away suddenly. If Zhifei hadn't rushed back from the border to stabilize the situation, I'm afraid that their family would be dead by now, so how could there be peace now?

Think about it, this child went to the battlefield with Gaozu when he was only ten years old, and more than ten years have passed in a flash.Now Emperor Taining and Emperor Xian died successively, but this child is still alone.

After returning from the outside, there is no one around to inquire about his health, plus the unreliable family of Prince Mu's Mansion, can this temperament not be cold?

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but take a look at the location of Prince Mu's Mansion in the palace.Not surprisingly, it was found that only King Mu and his son and concubine Mu were present, and Princess Mu was nowhere to be seen.

The empress dowager was angry at her irresponsible sister-in-law.

My heart became more determined to find a princess for my nephew as soon as possible.

Otherwise, after she died, King Mu's family would not know how to deal with it.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Regent."

When Luo Junyao was enjoying the song and dance with great interest, one of the Gao Yu people sitting opposite stood up and said respectfully.

The hall fell silent in an instant, and it was none other than He Ruomuti, the great prince of Gao Yu who spoke.

The little emperor blinked, turned to look at Xie Yan, and then at Empress Dowager Zhu.

Xie Yan nodded slightly, as if he was not surprised by He Ruomuti's performance, "Prince He Ruo, don't be too polite."

He Ruomuti smiled and said: "Xiao Wang came here on behalf of his father to discuss the alliance with Dasheng. It happened to be the Dasheng Festival. Fortunately, His Majesty Dasheng and the Regent invited us sincerely, but the ceremony cannot be dismissed. I have specially prepared a congratulatory gift, and I hope His Majesty and the Regent will not dislike you."

In this situation, the little emperor has been taught many times, so naturally Xie Yan doesn't need to do it for him.

A clear and clear child's voice sounded in the hall, "Prince Gao Yu is a guest from afar, and I would like to thank you very much."

He Ruomuti smiled, and waved his hand to signal the people behind him to bring up the gift.

A moment later, a Gao Yu official walked in from the outside with a beautifully carved box under the guidance of a servant.

Walking into the main hall, he bowed respectfully towards the top, and said, "His Highness, Prince Gao Yu, wish His Majesty and the Regent a festive season."

The servant waiting in the hall came over and took the gift, then turned and walked into the hall, and respectfully delivered the box to the little emperor.

The little emperor was naturally curious at a young age, but he was well-bred, and he didn't talk or reach out to touch him.

A servant next to him came over and reached out to open the box.

Suddenly a hand stretched out and held the box.

(End of this chapter)