Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 265
Speaking of which, she had squeezed one and stuffed it into her mouth. Although the other maids were dissatisfied with her, they couldn't control her, so they had to cover the box and put it there for Xianglai to keep.

The poisonous pastry that Mrs. Zhu gave to Mrs. Lin is not the kind that will kill people immediately, and it will not cause pain when the poison occurs.

After eating the cakes, Nian Tong played with the maids for a while, and when it was midnight, she felt too sleepy, so she said to everyone: "No, I'm sleepy, I'll go back to sleep first."

The other servant girls said: "Why are you sleeping now? You haven't finished watching the New Year's Eve yet, and the young lady hasn't come back yet, so you can go to sleep by yourself."

Someone else gave her some advice, saying: "I think you might as well wash your face with cold water to refresh yourself, you'll have to live with it no matter what."

Nian Tong heard that it made sense, so she went to the water room alone, and the other maids didn't care, but continued to play.

Besides, Xianglai, I got the news early this morning that the king of Beiliao will have a banquet for his officials in the evening, and all officials of sufficient rank must participate.

In fact, Xianglai was eligible to participate in many gatherings in the past, but after all, she was the only female official in the court, so she was usually reluctant to attend, and the officials only regarded her official position as the king and son of the Beiliao. Yes, they didn't take her seriously.

She didn't want to go today, but King Beiliao ordered that if she didn't go, she would be disobeying the king's order. She had no choice but to bring Huiling and Xu Che to the palace on time.

Xu Che and Hui Ling were not qualified to enter the palace, so they waited in the carriage outside the palace gate.

Xiang Lai entered the palace together with other officials attending the banquet.

Because Beiliao did not have women's official uniforms, Xianglai dressed in men's clothing, and she seldom appeared in front of people, so even though the officials walking beside her saw that she was really pretty with thin skin and tender flesh, they didn't expect that she was The history of the female farmer who is like a rarity.

There were so many people attending the banquet that they lined up from the entrance of the main hall to behind the pillars.

And the grade of Xianglai was just behind the first pillar of the palace gate, so that after the King of Beiliao and Luo Jin walked in, everyone saluted and kowtowed to Xianglai, and they couldn't find the right direction.

It was a cold day, and the hall where the banquet was held was too empty. Although a lot of charcoal fires were lit in the hall, it was still terribly cold. Xianglai sat there shivering from the cold, how could he have the mood to eat those cold pawns on the table? He just rubbed his hands under the table in disbelief, hoping that this tortured palace banquet would end soon.

As the eldest son, Luo Jinxing had to attend such an occasion, but he begged the king of Beiliao to leave when he was halfway through the meal.

His annual palace banquet never lasted until the end, the king of Beiliao took it for granted and granted his request.

However, after Luo Jinxing left the banquet, he did not go out from the side door at the back, but walked directly towards the main hall door. The King of Beiliao looked at his son's behavior a little strangely, but saw that he passed the crowd and walked behind a pillar. King Liao calculated the grades of officials there in his heart, and suddenly realized.

After he figured it out, he sat on the king's seat holding his wine glass and pondered, secretly thinking about what to do with this matter.

At this time, Luo Jinxing had already found Xianglai's place among the officials, and walked straight to her.

Xianglai didn't realize that Luo Jinxing would come to her like this, she just sat there frowning and fiddling with her fingers and hair, thinking that it would be great if she could roast charcoal fire at home and chat with Huiling and others while eating melon seeds, otherwise Wouldn't it be better to eat something crispy on the outside and tender on the inside than trembling at a table of cold dishes like this.

Just when she was slandering in her heart that the king of Beiliao had nothing to do to make troubles for others, the already dim light in front of her was blocked by something.

She looked up, but saw the figure that made her feel warm when she saw it appeared in front of her.

She sat there in a daze for a while, then quickly got up and went out to the table to salute Luo Jin according to the palace rules.

Luo Jinxing raised his hand to hold her back, and said, "Okay, it's already so cold, so don't kneel on the ground anymore."

Xianglai stopped when she heard the words, thinking that if I am willing to kneel to you, is this a last resort, just kneel down to a painting, don't think that I will approve of any husband like other women Wives and such...

Luo Jinxing took her hand and didn't let go. He didn't care about the surprised eyes of the officials next to him, and said: "It's too cold here, let's go, take you to warm up."

After speaking, he pulled Xianglai and walked out from behind the pillar.

Xiang Lai never thought that he would be so unabashed in public, and he became shy in a rare way. He remembered it when he was dragging him towards the gate of the palace, and bowed his head and said: "I, I haven't asked the king for leave yet. Woolen cloth."

Luo Jinxing stopped for her when he heard the words, turned to face the King of Beiliao, and said: "Father, the new Nong Shi is weak, and my son will take her away from the table temporarily, and send her back when she is warm."

When he said this, the officials in the palace were startled, and it turned out that the official who was holding the hand of the prince was actually the legendary female farmer Shi Lian Xianglai.

In this way, the eyes of everyone looking at the two of them are even more weird.

Under such circumstances, Luo Jinxing held hands with Xianglai and walked upright in front of others, which meant it was self-evident, and it was tantamount to declaring his relationship with Xianglai to everyone.

Hearing what he said, the King of Beiliao sat there silently, staring at his son and Shen Xianglai.

Although Xianglai took up the post of agricultural historian in winter, she still had some official duties to do. The king of the Beiliao Dynasty once looked at the official documents she handled. Out of selfishness, many of Xianglai's suggestions are extremely beneficial to the agricultural development of Beiliao, and she does have her unique talents in these aspects.

The recognition of Xianglai's ability eased his rejection of Xianglai's identity a lot. Now seeing his son standing there holding Xianglai, his face seemed calm when facing him, but his earnestness could not be concealed in his eyes.

After being silent for a long time, he let out a breath, and said with a smile on his face, "Go."

With his words, Luo Jinxing was completely relieved. This meant that his father recognized his relationship with Xianglai. He immediately beamed with joy, and said, "I thank my father."

As he spoke, he pinched Xianglai's hand as a signal.

Xianglai was still a little dazed at this moment, not knowing what the simple words of their father and son meant, so she followed normal etiquette and said, "I have thanked the king, and I will take my leave for the time being."

After speaking, he and Luo Jinxing left the banquet palace and went outside.

After coming outside, it turned out that both Huiling and Xu Che were brought into the palace by Xu Lin, and they were waiting outside with Xu Lin, An Guang and Luo Jinxing's entourage.

Seeing Xianglai and Luo Jinxing coming out together, Huiling came over with her cloak and said, "I told you to wear more and you don't wear too much, it's cold now."

Xiang Lai said: "I didn't expect it to be so cold in the palace."

(End of this chapter)