Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 282
"A Weng, why are you sighing? Is it because, like A Bao, you are hungry and want to eat pancakes?"

Little Lolita looked up at Xue Lang with her dark, beady eyes.Xue Lang squatted down and sighed: "No, Ah Weng is just afraid."

Little Lolita was very righteous, she stretched out her short hand, stood on tiptoe, patted Xue Lang on the shoulder hard, and asked him: "What is Ah Weng afraid of?"

Xue Lang sighed: "Ah Weng is afraid that he will be too conspicuous later, and he will be proclaimed by a matchmaker again."

"Hahaha!"

This is Li Gang's unkind smile.Xue Lang looked up sadly at the old man who was smiling happily, deeply feeling the malice from the world.

Only the little Lolita is a real friend, and pulls Xue Lang's robe: "Aunt, what do you mean by a matchmaker? Don't be afraid, Aunt, the baby will protect you!"

"Really?"

"real!"

Little Lolita has a very serious expression, although this serious expression looks very cute on her round face with baby fat, but Xue Lang still took the opportunity to say: "Did Li Gong hear that? Ah Bao said he would help me, let me Ah Bao accompany me to the banquet!"

Before Li Gang could speak, the little Lolita immediately became unhappy when she heard that she was going to leave her Azu: "Baby wants to be with Azu!"

Xue Lang... Xue Lang felt that his heart was hurt, and just now he said to protect him, but then changed his mind in a blink of an eye, did he agree to not give up or give up?
Li Gang had a helpless expression on his face, and smiled happily. He patted Xue Lang without any sincerity, and said, "You Yang cherishes it, the old man and A Bao go first."

Xue Lang bitterly asked: "Mr. Li, please stay, and let me go in with you."

Li Gang looked Xue Lang up and down with deep meaning in his eyes, for a long time, Xue Lang thought that the old man was going to die, Li Gang just nodded: "Forget it, You Yang will follow."

Only then did Xue Lang breathe a sigh of relief, and quickly followed, not forgetting to thank Li Gang: "Thank you, Mr. Li!"

Li Gang smiled and said, "Can it be counted as doing a good deed every day?"

Xue Lang... Xue Lang's face was flushed from holding back, and he felt a little "too much to talk about".

There is still a long distance from the Xiama Bridge to the Linde Hall where the palace banquet is held. The little loli has short legs, and she screams for a hug after walking for a while.Xue Lang looked at Li Gang, who had white beard and hair, and took the initiative to take on the task of holding the child.

Old Li Gang actually acted like a good boy when he got a bargain, he said with a smile: "My Abao will lend you a hug from Youyang, so that when Youyang has a child in the future, he won't be in a hurry."

Xue Lang resisted the urge to give the old man a big roll of his eyes, and sighed: "Mr. Li, there is a saying that you can be cheap and behave well. Have you heard of it?"

"Hahahaha!"

Li Gang raised his head and laughed, showing no shame at all, and his face was well-tested, it seemed.

A child over three years old didn't feel heavy when he hugged him for the first time, but when he carried him all the way to Linde Hall, Xue Lang felt that his hands were no longer his own, they were sore and soft.Hurry up and return the child, rest your arms, lest you won't be able to pick up the chopsticks later.

"Mr. Changping County, your seat is here, please come with your servant."

As soon as he entered Linde Hall, a servant came up to lead the way——

Xue Lang was able to attend the banquet because of his title, while Li Gang was because of his official position, the two were not in the same position.Guided by the servant, Xue Lang sat in his own seat, and none of the officials sitting next to him knew him.

Xue Lang arrived neither early nor late, most of the seats in the hall were already occupied, and there were still vacant seats in the front row. Looking at the people present, saints and princesses would also attend the palace banquet.Xue Lang glanced up, seeing that Princess Pingyang hadn't come yet.

Xue Lang was not a sociable person, and he sat quietly when he didn't know anyone, but the female family members next to him seemed to know him a lot, and they cast several scrutinizing glances.

Xue Lang smiled when he met his scrutinizing eyes, lowered his head slightly, and cupped his fists as a salute.Those receiving gifts, who are of a higher rank than him, will often return the salute with a nod and smile, and those who are of a lower rank will also bow and clasp their fists in return.

After sitting for a while, Princess Pingyang came, seeing her gracefully coming in from the door, Xue Lang got up, and when Princess Pingyang passed by him, he bowed to salute.

Princess Pingyang stopped in her tracks, and glanced lightly, as if the warm sun swept across her body, Xue Lang felt extremely comfortable physically and mentally: "I have seen Your Highness."

Princess Pingyang nodded: "Youyang is free, just sit down."

Xue Lang couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, today's New Year's Day should be the first day of the sixth year of Wude, right?"

Princess Pingyang's eyes flickered, she nodded, but she didn't speak, and walked straight to her seat.The corner of Xue Lang's mouth couldn't help showing a smile, and sat down, refraining from looking at Princess Pingyang.

"The saint is here!"

After the kings arrived, the sage finally came with Concubine Wan Gui and Concubine Yin De, and the officials paid homage to them.

In the Tang Dynasty, the winter solstice and New Year's Day were very grand festivals.On New Year's Day, according to etiquette, a grand court meeting will be held in the Taiji Hall. Saints will wear crowns, and queens, princes, kings and officials will wear court clothes. Rituals and music will be displayed in the hall. The Lingshang played the congratulations of the local governors, the servant of the Huangmen played the auspicious and auspicious omens, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs played the gifts of the states, and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites played the contributions of the feudal clans.Then he met with envoys from various countries and received congratulations from all countries.

Xue Lang has no official position in the court, nor is he a relative of the emperor, so of course he cannot participate in such a grand court meeting.He can only participate in the palace banquet after the court meeting.

Like all state banquets, the banquet begins with the saint's New Year's address, a gorgeous parallel essay.Xue Lang was half-knowledgeable, and tried his best not to show a dazed expression.

In the past year or so, he has also learned a lot of ancient prose, "Shuowen Jiezi" is almost fluent, and he can understand ordinary documents, but he still has a half-knowledge of parallel prose that involves allusions.The understanding of allusions requires not only the accumulation of a lot of knowledge, but also the accumulation of knowledge of ancient folk customs. However, Xue Lang lacks these, so there has been no progress.

After the sage finished his speech, all the ministers sat down, and the dishes from Shangshi Bureau came up like water.Tables for the ministers to have a banquet are distributed around, the middle is empty, and musicians with various musical instruments are sitting in the corner.

The saint said loudly: "Today in Sanyuan, I will hold a palace banquet in the palace, and I would like to share the joy of the New Year with you. Come, let's sing and dance."

"Here!"

The dancers come on stage, the musicians play the music, and the cabaret begins—

Although Xue Lang is not good at music, it does not hinder his appreciation level.Moreover, these dancers who can perform at the palace banquets of the court are quite pleasing to the eye. When you are bored, it is also quite good to be seductive.

The sage sat on the throne with a smile, his eyes glanced at Xue Lang who was watching the song and dance, he seemed to remember suddenly, he turned around and asked Concubine Wan Gui beside him: "Ah Wan, regarding Xue Lang's marriage partner, is there any suitable candidate? "

Concubine Wan Gui said in a low voice: "My sage, regarding this matter, the Crown Princess once recommended a person. She is Tai Changqing's younger sister, the seventh mother of my uncle's family. Because of obedience to filial piety, she has delayed her age, so she is just a match for Duke Xue."

"Oh, since there are candidates, can someone ask Xue Lang if he has?"

asked the saint.Concubine Wan Gui said: "The princess concubine asked Pingyang politely about this matter, and Pingyang agreed to send someone to ask Xue Jungong. I don't know how Xue Jungong will answer."

Upon hearing this, the sage turned to Princess Pingyang and asked, "Jianling, can Xue Lang reply to this matter? How?"

(End of this chapter)