Chapter 24 Princess's birthday party

At the fourth update, Yang Yuanqing got up. Today, he not only had to practice martial arts, but also had an important thing to do. There was a well in the yard where he lived. He usually drew water from the well. But today he was sitting by the well, barefoot, wearing only a pair of shorts all over his body. He was trying hard to wash his military uniform, and at his feet was a small box of powder made of dried saponica beans.

Today he is going to attend Princess Leping's birthday party. It is definitely not possible to wear blue clothes and cloth robes, but he only has four clothes in total, two sets of cloth robes, one set of military uniforms, and one set of bright light armor. After thinking about it, he could only wear military uniforms, which to some extent also represents his identity.

However, his military uniform was a bit bloody and had to be washed clean. Yang Yuanqing grabbed a handful of soap bean powder, evenly applied it to the corners of his clothes and chest, and began to rub it hard. The military uniform fabric was woven from fine linen cloth, which was very strong and comfortable to wear on his body.

Washing clothes by himself is completely unimaginable to other children of the Yang family, but for Yang Yuanqing, this is very normal. He started washing clothes since he was five years old. When he was a child, he often followed his aunt to the riverside of Wuben to help his aunt wash clothes together.

With the faint moonlight, the dark blood stains on his chest and shoulders had faded. Yang Yuanqing put two buckets of water on his back and washed his clothes. Then he wrung the clothes, shook them, and hung them on the thin rope in the yard. In this way, the military uniform should be dry by noon.

After washing clothes, it was still early. Yang Yuanqing gently moved his shoulders, pulled out a horizontal knife from under the tree, slowly walked to the yard, calmed his spirit, and found the best condition. He slashed out with a sudden knife, and the bright sword light flashed by under the moonlight.

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Princess Leping Yang Lihua's birthday was prepared a month ago. According to Yang Lihua's quiet personality, she did not like this extravagant celebration. The best birthday for a family to have a quiet meal, and this is not a big birthday.

But she couldn't help but do this. This was the first major birthday since Yang Guang ascended the throne. The filial piety clothes had been removed. Yang Guang decided to use Princess Leping's birthday to invite all officials to win over the feelings of the ministers. In order to make the birthday more grand and lively, Yang Guang made a decision to invite not only officials above the fifth rank, but also their family, wife and daughter.

But in this way, it would be inappropriate to hold the birthday party in the palace. The ministers discussed and decided to move the birthday party to Lanting Mansion. Lanting Mansion, the original residence of King Yang Liang of Han, was a huge residence that was just closed and could be used to hold this birthday party.

Yang Guang paid a lot of money for Princess Leping's birthday banquet, which not only cost a lot, but also ordered Zongzheng Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taichang Temple, the Provincial Eunuchs, and Jingzhao Prefecture to prepare for the birthday banquet. The ministers knew that the emperor's drunkard was not about wine, and the birthday banquet was also very dedicated.

Lanting Mansion is located in Chongyefang. It is a mansion covering an area of ​​200 acres. The mansion is particularly magnificent and spectacular. There are three main halls that only accommodate more than a thousand people, not to mention the various strange flowers and plants in the mansion, various pavilions, towers, lakes and water pavilions. It is exquisite and luxurious, comparable to an imperial palace.

At this time, the lights were already decorated in front of the mansion, and it was full of joy. Two days ago, five hundred palace maids and eunuchs entered the mansion and used various silks, silks, satin, and lanterns and tiles to decorate the birthday banquet mansion in a bunch of flowers and auspicious atmosphere.

The officials and family members who are qualified to attend the birthday ceremony are all above the fifth rank, but it is not limited to officials, military officers, scattered officials, honorary officials, and title officials. All officials in Beijing are qualified to participate. However, depending on the official position, the number of family members they carry is limited. Even so, the scale will immediately expand several times, and the number of people attending the banquet will be as many as thousands.

However, compared with the largest gift banquet, this gift banquet can only be considered a small-scale one. Gifts usually last for a few days, and the whole country will be carnival. That is when the emperor ascends the throne, enthrones the crown prince, change the emperor's reign, suburban temples, and celebrates the harvest.

From noon, officials and their families who came to attend the birthday party came one after another, including horse-drawn carriages, ox carriages, horse-drawn horses, and donkeys. The street in front of the Hanwang Mansion was endless. Although there was a square in front of the door, it was impossible to park hundreds of carriages. Moreover, there were emperor's chariots and foreign distinguished guests, so all the vehicles had to go back, and no servants were allowed to stay.

Hundreds of Chang'an County and Daxing County yamen runners were guiding traffic in front of the gate. In addition, the left and right military guards dispatched nearly 10,000 soldiers to patrol and guard the palace, and the defense was very well-organized.

Yang Yuanqing appeared in the square in front of the palace around the afternoon. He rode a horse to avoid crowds and walked forward with difficulty. It was the peak period for guests to arrive, and the crowd was surging, especially in the square in front of the palace, horse-drawn carriages were turning around. The owner was explaining things to the people. The road was blocked and it seemed crowded.

But after passing the square, there was a different scene in front of the mansion. More than a dozen large tables lined up, and twenty officials were busy registering their names for the guests and changing banquet signs. Many familiar officials met at the door and were always inseparable from greetings.

Most of the guests came with wives and daughters. The men dressed similarly, wearing regular clothes, gauze hats, and black leather boots, but the women were light and whispered. Although it was late autumn, most of the ladies were wearing half-month high buns, narrow-sleeved shirts, striped long skirts, half-arm short jackets, and a long cloak on their shoulders and arms, looking slender and pretty. They were covered with green belts, each of them was as fine as fat and as greasy as pink. From a distance, there was a floating green elixir in front of Lanting Mansion, which was dazzling.

Yang Yuanqing's horse had been taken away by a special person and changed into a horse sign. He looked empty and came to an empty table. His face felt a little hot. He found that everyone was dressed in bright clothes, but he was wearing a half-old military uniform, which had been washed white. Especially in the morning, his chest and left shoulder were washed too hard, and the color had dropped, revealing two large pieces of mottled old white. He didn't feel it all the way, but compared with the shiny robe and long skirt, his military uniform looked very cold.

There were also people who came in military uniforms, but they were wearing neat and glamorous palace guard uniforms, with silk materials on them, with straight and straight uniforms, long swords on their waists and horse boots on their feet, which looked particularly energetic. It was not like his military uniforms, which were old, yellow and wrinkled. The frontier uniforms he wore were actually the worst-quality ones of all military uniforms, and even the clothes of the servants were not as good as those of the servants.

Fortunately, he was tall and tall, and although his clothes were shabby, it did not affect his mental outlook. He was barely stopped by the guards, but countless pairs of contemptuous eyes swept towards him. The feeling of being looked down upon did make him feel a little uncomfortable.

The registered official saw that he was wearing a military uniform and holding an invitation in his hand, bowed and smiled: "This general, please register first."

There were several large registration books on the table, among which Huang Pi was a guest of the Ministry of War. He opened the books and searched them one by one. He found his name on the fourth page. He picked up the pen and signed his name behind him, drew a circle in the house bar, put it down and said with a smile: "Is this OK?"

"It's OK!"

The registered official had exchanged his invitation for the banquet sign. No. 531, which is not bad. It is probably because he has a title. The registered official smiled at him and said, "Okay, General Yang, please come in!"

At this time, Yang Yuanqing had already seen a pair of sisters breaking the enamel bottle, talking to the Zheng girl he met in the Zheng Mansion the day before yesterday. Yang Yuanqing was afraid that they would be in a hurry to pay back his money. Just as he was about to enter the mansion, someone behind him suddenly called him, "Yuan Qing!"

When Yang Yuanqing turned around, he saw that Changsun Sheng was calling him. He was stunned. Isn’t Changsun Sheng in Taiyuan? When did he come back? Did his grandfather come back?

He hurried forward to salute, "General Changsun, when will you come back?"

Changsun Sheng laughed and said, "I came back in the morning. Your grandfather went to Luoyang and received the order halfway through to inspect the Xindu site. It is estimated that it will take two days to come back. He is very worried about you!"

Yang Yuanqing's face turned hot. It was probably Changsun Sheng already knew something about He Ruobi, so he had something to say. When he saw that Changsun Sheng was following a boy, about ** years old, wearing a brocade robe, handsome and looked quite like Changsun Sheng, he smiled and said, "Is this a man?"

"This is Dog Zi Wuji."

Changsun Sheng pulled his son, "Why don't you give me a greeting to my brother?"

Changsun Wuji quickly bowed to Yang Yuanqing with his fists and said loudly: "The younger generation Wuji, see Brother Yuanqing."

"So you are Changsun Wuji."

Yang Yuanqing also bowed to him and smiled, "I heard that my brother is a prodigy for a long time. I saw him today, and he is indeed very handsome."

Changsun Sheng loved his youngest son very much. Yang Yuanqing praised Wuji, which made him extremely happy. He stroked his beard and smiled: "It's a pity that my son is not willing to do anything about martial arts, unlike my other disciple, who is both civil and military."

"General Changsun is talking about Shimin, the son of Li Longzhou! I have seen him, it's true. He has a rare prime minister and is extraordinary when he grows up."

"That kid, many people say that."

While talking to Yang Yuanqing, Changsun Sheng nodded to the people on both sides. He was an old minister in the court and had a wide connection. Seeing that he had taken too much time, Yang Yuanqing bowed and smiled, "General Changsun, please let me talk if I have time."

He patted Changsun Wuji on the shoulder and whispered: "You must have the ambition to be the prime minister to be more vigorous."

Changsun Wuji's eyes shot with eager eyes and he clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your encouragement from Brother Yang, Wuji remembers it."

Changsun Sheng was moved, but he did have many people who wanted to say hello, so he nodded and said, "Okay, go in by yourself! I'll come to you later if I have time."

Changsun Sheng took his son to the other side, and several ministers were waving to him. From a distance, Changsun Sheng smiled and said, "Suiangguo, it's been a long time since I saw him. I heard that he married a concubine again? I'm still stronger!"

Yang Yuanqing shook his head and was about to enter the door. At this time, there was a noise behind him. A guard shouted, "Your Highness King Qi is here!"
Chapter completed!