Chapter Twenty-nine
He was sighing that Li Sipang, a brother-in-law, performed well, and someone came to greet Xu Qilin.
Du He had a harmless smile on his face, and he returned the favor to Xu Qilin. He made a speechless remark without any nutrition, and introduced another son-in-law, Chai Lingwu, to Xu Qilin.
Without introduction, Xu Qilin also recognized it. Otherwise, it would be no wonder that people were divided into groups and birds of feathers gathered together.
However, what Du He said later made Xu Qilin quite unhappy, and the smile on his face also closed down most of the time.
"The Princess loves the mirror that Xu Cheng sent to the mansion very much. He wants someone to thank him in person." Du He's words seemed to be grateful, but in front of Chai Lingwu, it was not the case.
It is obvious that Xu Qilin secretly contempts you. You are only capable of being so hard that you can't come up with any grand tricks.
The person who gave the mirror was His Majesty Li Er's legitimate son and daughter, so naturally not including Chai Lingwu's wife Princess Baling. Du He said this in front of Chai Lingwu, and he also regarded it as Xu Qilin's personal flattery.
Xu Qilin sneered inwardly and bowed, "The county magistrate is a bad word. Dayingku is an institution of the imperial court. How can the subordinates take it out and give it to others at will? Who will the mirror give it to? This is the list of your Majesty personally. If you want to thank him, please ask His Highness the Princess to thank Your Majesty himself."
Chai Lingwu's eyes flashed, and a wry smile appeared on his face. Xu Qilin's words were fine, so he could not please the princess with public property. His Majesty was naturally looking at the degree of favor, but he could not blame Xu Qilin.
Du He was speechless for a moment, so he naturally didn't dare to investigate this matter again. Do you have any objections to Your Majesty's reward and you wouldn't dare to say that if you beat him to death!
Xu Qilin was not going to let him go, and again and again, he didn't give him a ruthless person, and he really thought that he was a soft persimmon?
"If the county Duke feels unfair to other princesses, it is okay if the subordinate officials report to Your Majesty and then set the list." Xu Qilin looked at Du He with a smile, "Dayingku is always a royal institution, and the things they produce are for the royal relatives first."
Du He immediately realized that he wanted to treat me as a leader!
Although Da Yingku is considered a royal palace, Your Majesty has no meaning, and the other princesses and princesses are just waiting to stare at me. Who is he considered? He still has to complain for others and complain about Your Majesty’s unfairness?
"Haha, I am just thanking Xu Cheng on behalf of the princess. I have no other thoughts." Du He smiled uglyly and defended him: "Don't report Xu Cheng, please do not report the crime. I am I am unable to bear the crime of resentment."
"You can't bear the resentment, but you can do it very well!" Xu Qilin's face darkened and he sneered: "You are still in front of Prince Chai, why do you think of someone?"
Du He didn't expect Xu Qilin to suddenly turn against him, causing his thoughts to be overwhelmed, and he didn't pay attention to the rules in the officialdom at all, and he was dumbfounded for a moment.
"The former deceived Helan Chushi and instigated him to compete for power with someone in Dayingku. Now he has also promoted his relationship with Prince Chai. Are you shameless?" Xu Qilin's voice raised a little and scolded: "An incompetent idiot who relies on his father's elegance to the official position can only do these evil things that are not allowed to be on the table."
"Xu Chengxiu wants to speak ill of each other. Du Jungong did not mean that." Chai Lingwu had already understood Du He's thoughts, but he pretended to be stupid and stepped forward to persuade him: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."
Xu Qilin pretended to be angry, snorted coldly, and said, "It's so much that it's too much to deceive people. My family teacher said: If someone doesn't offend me, I won't offend me; if someone offends me, I will offend others. If someone offends me, I will offend others. If you treat some tolerance as weak or bully, it's really blind."
Seeing that many ministers around him were looking at him, Du He's face turned red, but he didn't dare to scold him loudly, so that more people would know.
"This is the palace, noisy, your Majesty will punish you." Chai Lingwu laughed and said, "I am a peacemaker and I will invite two of you to drink on a date, so I can just tell you the misunderstanding."
Xu Qilin shut up and glanced at Du He sideways.
Chai Lingwu hurriedly pulled Du He over and said with a smile: "Let's go, Brother Du, let's go to our seats, Your Majesty may be coming."
Du He gritted his teeth secretly, glared at Xu Qilin fiercely, and was pulled away by Chai Lingwu on the spot.
If you dare to mess with me again, you will scare you to death!
Xu Qilin rolled his eyes and just as soon as he returned to his seat, he reached out with one hand and patted his shoulder.
When he turned around, he found that it was Changsun Chong. He grinned at him and said, "I didn't expect to meet in the palace. Qi Lin is a busy person and doesn't come to a house for the New Year."
Xu Qilin hurriedly explained: "The officials are lazy and dare not enter the mansion to disturb them. Changsun Shaoqing, don't be surprised."
Changsun cried and said, "Why would you blame Qi Lin's character?" As he said that, he thrust his mouth towards Du He and lowered his voice, "How come he is not in harmony with Du Jun Gong?"
"A small matter." Xu Qilin didn't care and didn't treat Du He as a dish at all. "If you want to treat someone as a clay man, you insisted that clay man also has three parts of earthy nature."
Hahaha, Changsun laughed, patted Xu Qilin on the shoulder intimately, said he accused him of his crime, and went directly to his seat.
Xu Qilin sat down and this time he beat Du He, so that this guy would hide when he saw him in the future.
He is young and speaks without restraint. This advantage is something that Du He does not have. If Du He fights with him, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will not be able to afford to lose face in public!
Du He also didn't expect that Xu Qilin didn't play according to common sense and did not save any face. He seemed arrogant and rude, but it was his weakness.
Now, Du He who sat down not only resented, but also regretted. He originally wanted to make trouble for Xu Qilin, but he didn't expect that he would get angry and lose face.
Relying on his father's Yu Yin, he was incompetent idiot. These two comments were so fierce that Du He was deeply impressed. He was dissatisfied with his elder brother Du Gou's father's title, but Xu Qilin's harsh words were sprinkled with salt on his wounds.
Damn, I rely on my father's abilities, and you rely on my master's abilities.
Du He gritted his teeth and hated him so much that he wanted. When the prince ascended the throne, I will see how I deal with you.
Chai Lingwu, who was not far away, looked at Du He for a while, then secretly observed Xu Qilin. This guy was too savage, too rude, and too unruly.
There are conflicts between ministers, and they are mostly self-reliant in cultivation, or sarcasm, but they will never speak rudely and harshly like Xu Qilin.
Having suffered a loss once before, Chai Lingwu naturally had resentment. But seeing Du He being criticized with a pale face, how could he dare to provoke Xu Qilin?
Moreover, Du He's provocation and disagreement also made Chai Lingwu unwilling to conflict with Xu Qilin. He was regarded as a fool or a gunman, so he would not let Du He be wished!
Although they are both prince-consorts, they are different from each other. Chai Lingwu was inevitably jealous and dissatisfied with Du He marrying His Majesty's daughter, Princess Chengyang, and having to be named Duke of the County.
It was the fuse of this incident, the mirror, that was not led out because His Majesty only hated his son and daughter.
At this time, the palace servants shuttled around and started serving dishes and wine. This means that Your Majesty will arrive soon, and everyone can raise their glasses together, wishing Your Majesty a healthy dragon body, a prosperous and strong country in the Tang Dynasty, etc.
The ministers also ended their chats with each other, took their seats, and quietly waited for His Majesty's arrival.
As the music started, His Majesty Li Er finally appeared. Xu Qilin didn't know what music he was playing, but it was not an athlete's march anyway.
The ministers bowed and bowed, and shouted "Long live Your Majesty."
"All the ministers are exempted from courtesy." His Majesty Li Er seemed in a good mood. He sat on the couch, looked down at the ministers, and smiled on his face.
Next is a brief, nutritious opening remark, not "eating well and drinking", but the meaning of eliminating the old and welcoming the new, gathering and drinking together.
You can start to move. Xu Qilin saw others use chopsticks and then took the food to eat and drink. Well, the chefs in the palace have improved a lot, at least they have used their own exclusive Thirteen Scents.
The atmosphere at the banquet gradually became warmer. In the Tang Dynasty, the court etiquette was not so complicated and strict.
The most important thing is that His Majesty Li Er did not treat his ministers as dogs, and did not have the bad habit of killing his ministers because of improper verbal etiquette. By the Song and Ming dynasties, he would not kneel down or speak. By the Qing dynasty, he would become a slave.
From time to time, ministers raise their glasses to toast His Majesty Li Er. They are both first and second rank officials, praise and flattery, and they are also of different levels. You are at the end, so where are you the turn?
Xu Qilin didn't want to show off, so he hid behind and ate quietly. There were also officials he knew raised his glasses to greet him when his eyes met, and he wanted to give him a try.
The palace music was played, very elegant, and others listened to it with relish, but Xu Qilin couldn't appreciate it. The Royal Song and Dance Troupe made a show. Xu Qilin saw a few beauties, and his appearance and figure were really good.
In addition to singing and dancing, there are also lion dance performances, which surprised Xu Qilin a little. He always thought that lion dance was a trick in the south, and wasn’t Master Huang the best?
Eating and drinking are OK, singing and dancing are acceptable, and Xu Qilin's mood gradually becomes less depressed. Let's have fun together!
The entertainment program has come to an end, and poetry is no exception. In the Tang Dynasty, you can't live without poetry. No matter what size the party and banquet it is, you must make a poem if you have fun.
You said that this poem is so good, and the whole Tang Dynasty was in a state of chaos. By the Song Dynasty, all the poems were almost gone, so I had to do lyrics.
His Majesty Li Er came first and chanted loudly: "The four seasons of good fortune will turn into winter and spring overnight. Send the cold and the snow will be gone, and welcome the early plum blossoms."
Xu Qilin didn't hear it very clearly, but remembered the last sentence: Welcoming the New Year and the plum blossoms are in line with the meaning of the New Year.
Next is the response from the ministers, also known as the poems for the prose. This kind of poems for the prose are mostly praises and flattering the emperor. The words are usually gorgeous and the content is empty, and few famous works are passed down in later generations.
Fortunately, this poem is not that beautiful as five or six, and is quite ordinary, which means to get rid of the old and welcome the new.
Xu Qilin covered his mouth and yawned. He listened to the ministers being slutty, one on the left and the other on the right, chanting poems with rich emotions. He felt that there were no good sentences and could not lift his spirits.
It’s okay to write poetry by yourself, but if you can write it, just hold it in. If you don’t have it, just be afraid that the emperor will name it. It’s so embarrassing that you can’t write it. If you can’t be with the emperor, you must have a bit of literary talent. When the emperor is in an interest, you have to play two people even if you make a rumor.
At this time, a palace man approached Xu Qilin and whispered: "Cheng Xu, Princess Jinyang summoned him, please move outside the hall."
What did Xiao Yizi look for me? Xu Qilin was not sure about this and was about to go out and take a breath. So he quietly retreated while everyone was not paying attention.
In the small garden outside the hall, Princess Jinyang was enjoying the plum blossoms accompanied by her maids. Seeing Xu Qilin slipping out, she immediately waved with a smile and asked the maids to leave some distance.
"Your Highness Princess, what are you looking for?" Xu Qilin walked quickly, with no outsiders present, and no etiquette. He bowed his hands and asked with a smile.
Little Siezi smiled and said, "My uncle, I want you to help me. I knew you were here to go to the banquet today, so I rushed to find you."
Xu Qilin was so comfortable with his uncle's cry, and his eyes narrowed when he smiled, and he agreed: "You are so polite, let me say that, no matter what, I will definitely not refuse if I can help."
"That-" Yizi scratched her little face with a finger and said, "Is there still a mirror? Don't have big ones, just small ones."
Xu Qilin blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "What you want for someone else? OK, I won't ask who it is. Let Xiao Zhao send it in another day."
Seeing that his uncle agreed happily, Yizi felt a little embarrassed and said, "It's Aunt Chang Le. She is going to get married and wants a mirror."
Isn’t Changle your sister? Why do you call me aunt? Xu Qilin looked at Yizi in confusion.
"It's regular, not long-term." Weizi hurriedly explained: "She is very good, so I gave her my own."
It turned out to be Changle, not Changle. If you call me aunt, then you will be Li Yuan’s daughter, His Majesty Li Er’s sister! Well, you are willing to give your mirror to others, you are really a kind and kind little deed.
Xu Qilin nodded and said, "Actually, there is no need to go around in circles. Let Princess Changle ask His Majesty for a mirror as a dowry. How can Your Majesty not agree?"
Weizi said, "Aunt Changle is a strong-willed aunt. If her father didn't give her, she wouldn't ask for it."
Xu Qilin blinked his eyes, feeling that this didn't seem to have much to do with being strong. Is Princess Chang Le not satisfied with getting married, and thus was dissatisfied with His Majesty Li Er's brother?
Li Yuan has many children, and so many younger brothers and sisters may also be a burden to His Majesty Li Er. Of course, the one who married is not ordinary, but after all, he is not as concerned as his daughter.
But this Princess Changle is really as recorded in history, as Yizi said, and is indeed a bit rigid.
Historically, Princess Changle's daughter Zhao was Li Xian's first wife and Prince Ying's official concubine. Because of this relationship, Li Zhi was more polite to Princess Changle, who was both an aunt and a mother-in-law.
But this made Sister Wu unhappy. On the grounds that Zhao was disrespectful to her, she ordered her to be imprisoned in the female prison of the Eunuch Province. The food provided was all for birth, and Zhao was starved to death.
Chapter completed!