Xianggui

Chapter 402 Family Dinner
  After the grandfather and grandson traveled together for more than two-quarters of an hour, the emperor felt comfortable and refreshed, and was able to concentrate on handling the affairs of the state again.

He stopped and said, "Xiangxiang goes back and prepares. We will go to Dasi Palace for a royal banquet at Youshi."

Today, a royal family banquet was held at Dasi Palace in Youshi. The purpose was of course to grandly welcome Princess Xiangxiang back.

The Dici Palace is next to the Tai Chi Palace, where royal banquets are usually held.

Xunxiang returned to Kunning Palace and was tidied up again.

The clothes were made overnight by the Shangyi Bureau, and the long red tapestry with peony pattern was made of red tapestry. The jewelry was selected by Queen Ye several times in the private treasury.

It's a pity that gold and pearl jewelry can't be released, otherwise I would wear that kind of jewelry.

Dongyang sighed again, no matter how much the emperor and empress liked Xunfeng, they never treated her like this.

Dongyang finally knew that this girl was not just a country girl, she was much more scheming than Xunfeng.

I underestimated her before.

Several people went to Dasi Palace.

Before the emperor came, most of the people had arrived, including Xun Consort and Xun Yibo.

As soon as Xunxiang entered, all eyes were focused on her.

Dongyang and Xunxiang sat at the table where Xun Consort and Xun Yibo sat.

Xunxiang was not frightened and glanced around the hall.

The hall is magnificent, with marble and Persian velvet carpets on the floor, dozens of glazed palace lanterns hanging down, and layers of curtains hung on it.

In this dynasty, the protection of men and women was not too strict. Sons, wives, daughters and sons-in-law all came. There is a long small square table for one to four people, and most families sit together.

The emperor and queen sit at the same table, sitting in the middle of the main table at the end.

Sitting at the small table on the left is a woman in her forties and the sixth princess. The woman should be Concubine Cai Shu. Among the several princesses, only the sixth princess did not have a consort, and the emperor favored her and allowed her to sit here. Concubine Cai Shu gave birth to the fourth prince Gao Yun.

Sitting behind the small table on the right is a woman in her late fifties, probably Li Lifei. Although she is from Goryeo, she is virtuous, respectful, beautiful and gentle. She is highly valued by the emperor and the queen likes her. He has the third prince Gao Jie.

Concubine Cai Shu and Concubine Li Li are the most noble women besides the queen. They both have sons and sit at the main table.

There were a dozen or so women sitting at a table of four at the left and right.

Xunxiang didn't know who was who.

They lower their heads, with the prince and his family on the left and the princess and her family on the right.

Five princes came, the eldest prince, Prince Duan, the third prince, Prince Qi, the fourth prince, Prince Kang, the fifth prince, Prince Ji, and the seventh prince, who had not yet married a wife.

The second prince Gao Feng and the sixth prince died of illness, and the eighth prince Gao Guang was "ill" and imprisoned. Only Xunxiang knew that the eighth prince had become a monk.

Among the few princes, there will definitely be a future emperor.

First of all, exclude the eighth prince, he became a monk.

Secondly, exclude the King of Qi, who has foreign ancestry.

King Kang is also unlikely. Nowadays, most people in the court call on King Kang to be the crown prince, but Xun Xiang thinks it is impossible for him. He and his mother-in-law are particularly ambitious. They have started planning for a long time. They have also fought against Gao Feng for many years. They saved the emperor last time...

The emperor just didn't make him the prince, but it seemed that the emperor didn't recognize him.

There are still the eldest prince, Prince Duan, the fifth prince, Prince Ji, and the seventh prince.

On the surface, of these three, Prince Duan is dull, Prince Ji is slippery, and the Seventh Prince is grinning widely and looking unstable...

Among all the princes, the one who seemed to have the most imperial appearance was King Qi, who was steady, majestic and unsmiling.

Now, several forces are wooing Dongyang, and wooing her is equivalent to wooing the queen. The queen and the Xun family kept suppressing her to prevent Dongyang, who was optimistic about King Ji, from taking sides again.

Xunxiang thought that she would find a way to let Ding Chi meet these princes in the future to see who is the "nine-five extremely prosperous". If you build a good relationship first, you can also earn the merit of following the dragon. If you don’t like his behavior and disdain to be associated with him, at least don’t go against him so that you can live your own life.

Xunxiang is still more convinced of Ding Chi's ability to read fortune tellers.

For example, she is extremely prosperous, and she fully believes that she can prosper her family, husband, and the world.

Another example is Dong Yihe's "nine-five extremely prosperous". She also fully believes that he can create a new world overseas...

Two major events happened this year. On the way to escorting the guilty ministers to Qiongzhou twice, the big ships crashed in the sea. The seven capable and young guilty ministers were neither alive nor dead.

Xunxiang guessed that it should have been quietly robbed by Dong Yihe's people.

Such a capable person can only occupy a few islands. In the future, I will look for opportunities to remind him that if he goes further south, there will be a vast and fertile oasis, and he will try to occupy it before the "yellow-haired ghost"...

The four princesses are Dongyang, Nanyang, Xiyang, and Beiyang. Another princess died of illness in her early years. The sixth princess was still young and had no title.

Sitting at the far end on the right is a white-haired old lady in her sixties, and sitting next to her is Qiu Yuhan.

When Qiu Yuhan saw Xun Xiang come in, she wanted to run over to say hello, but the old lady held her tightly.

Xunxiang knew who she was. She was Qiu Wangzhi's grandmother, Mrs. Qiu.

She is just the emperor's cousin. Being able to invite her to today's family banquet shows that the emperor values ​​her very much.

Thinking again that Qiu Wangzhi often visits Mingyuan, it should actually be to visit Monk Hong. Even leaving such an important matter to him, the emperor had absolute trust in Qiu Wangzhi.

Dongyang has always looked down upon Qiu Wangzhi. Not only does he have bad eyesight, but he is also stupid.

Seeing that Aunt Xiang finally looked at him, Qiu Yuhan shook off her grandmother's hand and ran over staggeringly.

"Xiangdudu, daddy said you are Dudu, not an aunt. Feifei, miss it..."

Xunxiang smiled and brought her over, picked up the snacks on the table and fed her.

Dongyang also had a smile on his face and seemed to like this child very much. She hates Qiu Wangzhi, and she must like children because of Mrs. Qiu who knows how to behave.

Not long after, the ritual music sounded and the emperor came.

Behind him were two eunuchs and two guards, including Sun Yumu.

Everyone knelt down except the queen.

After the emperor pulled the queen to sit down, he said, "Sit down flat."

Everyone stood up and sat down.

The emperor looked at Xun Xiang and waved, "Xiang Xiang, come here."

Xunxiang was stunned, and all eyes were focused on her.

Xun Yibo happily whispered, "Sister, come over quickly."

Xunxiang stood up, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Grandfather Emperor, for your favor."

There are two steps to the main seat. Before going up the steps, Xunxiang knelt down and blessed him again, then climbed up the steps and sat down on the other side of the emperor.

This was an unprecedented favor, which made everyone envious and jealous. The sixth princess, who had been sitting on the left side of the main table, secretly gritted her silver teeth.

The emperor then said to Gao Shanzhu below, "Mingshan, sit down and go to Concubine Li."

Gao Shanzhu, who was still angry at first, was no longer angry. He smiled and thanked her and sat down next to Li Fei.

Behind Xunxiang is Sun Yumu. Sun and Mu looked straight ahead like sculptures without any expression.

But my heart was so beautiful. He had already seen that the little girl was not simple. She had only been in the palace for a few days, but she was so favored by the emperor.

(End of this chapter)