moon walk

Chapter 4 Banquet for King Zhuhou

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at night,

The grand banquet has already begun, and the emperor is still recuperating in the Qianqing Palace
He asked Su Yan to let him go out, but the other party looked calm, but said helplessly:
"Your majesty, you are embarrassing me. The queen mother has already issued an order to let me watch you carefully. If something goes wrong at this time, my head will be gone."

"Believe it or not, I can make your head go away right now."

After speaking indignantly, he casually picked up an orange in the bamboo basket and threw it on Su Bing's head, hitting his forehead directly.

I saw that Su Yan rubbed his red forehead with his hands calmly,

Said perfunctorily:

"I believe, Your Majesty, you are the Ninth Five-Year King, the emperor of a country, who dares to disobey your words, and whoever you let lose their heads, isn't it just whoever loses their heads?"

"But what I'm doing now is an errand that both ends will lose their heads. Your majesty, please tell me, if I listen to you, what should the queen dowager do?"

The emperor was furious.

Su Bing stepped forward to appease him:

"I asked the imperial dining room to prepare more food and bring it to you, the emperor. It just so happens that the Empress Dowager is hosting a banquet for the prince tonight. The dishes will be rich and the dancers will also be pleasing to the eye. I should be ready to inspect to avoid any trouble."

The emperor was very excited when he heard the word dancer, his eyes lit up, he got up and grabbed his neckline with both hands:

"How could I miss such a lively occasion, you can take me there now, or else..."

Before the emperor could finish the second half of the sentence, Su Yan opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has asked you to rest in the Qianqing Palace, so don't think about the outside world, just follow the Empress Dowager's wishes and rest, maybe in a few days, the Empress Dowager's order will be withdrawn, so you can't play happy?

"I won't disturb the emperor's peace, I will leave."

Su Yan's words were all about the emperor's appetite, and in the end he played hard to get,
He turned around and left gracefully, leaving a group of people guarding the emperor, and rushed to the banquet by himself.

As soon as Su Yan left, there was the sound of roaring and smashing things in the house.
Most of the guards at the gate were so frightened that they didn't dare to take a breath, only the Mibusi guards looked calm.

——One side of the banquet at this time...

The empress dowager sat alone on the top, looking at everyone,
She is dignified, sitting with a strong aura,

The important ministers and some concubines below, as well as King Zhuhou who specially invited him into the palace, all enjoyed the delicious food in front of them one by one.
With a smile on her face, she raised her glass to Hou Wang:
"King Zhu Hou came to the capital in person. Ai's family failed to invite Hou Wang into the palace in time. What a neglect. Please forgive me."

King Zhu Hou also raised his glass heartily:
"What did the empress dowager say? Now that I am entertaining this king with delicious food and wine, I can see that the empress dowager's sincerity still wants peace to be the most important thing."

As he said that, his body also stood up, that tall and mighty body, only less than 28 years old, but he looked a bit more mature, with a red face and a smile on his face.

at this time,

Prime Minister Liu also said: "Hou Wang is too right, I still hope that peace with Jin is still the most important thing."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha" There was a little arrogance in the laughter.

The three drank the wine in the cup at the same time.

Immediately afterwards,

A group of dancers came forward. When the instruments sounded, they danced one after another
Everyone began to appreciate the beauty of their dancing.
At this time,

King Zhu Hou, however, came to the Empress Dowager with a jug and a wine glass,
Asked: "Why don't you see the emperor? I heard that the emperor loves beautiful women the most. Isn't the excitement at this time just in line with the emperor's wishes?"

The tone was a little arrogant and rude.

The empress dowager also expressed the meaning in the other party's words. Although she was displeased, she still said with a smile:
"Recently, it's been cold and the emperor is suffering from a cold. The imperial doctor said that he needs to rest for a while, and he should not walk around at will. Aijia asked the emperor to rest in the palace with the dragon's body as the most important thing."

"Oh, oh, I'm sick. I have to rest well. It doesn't matter if I rest for a few more days. After all, with the Queen Mother here, this country can be defended."

The Empress Dowager laughed and said nothing.
He raised his hand and told the maids on the side:
"Don't be stunned, drink well with King Hou, and entertain you well, don't neglect King Hou."

As soon as the voice of "嗻" fell, the three court ladies swarmed up, pulled King Zhuhou past him, and returned to his seat
Seeing that it was almost time to end, Xiangyue got up and wanted to leave first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they got up together, Su Wei stood in front of her, and the two looked at each other.

If the crispy response comes forward in a timely manner:
"I've seen Lord Su's Palace. My mother is tired and wants to go back to rest. Please let the Lord Palace go."

Xiangyue lowered her head, put her hands on her stomach, and waited quietly.
Su Yan's expression was serious and he kept silent, but after two seconds, he still stepped back to let the two of them leave.

Just as she passed Su Yang, Xiangyue deliberately nodded her head towards him, and kept walking forward.

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Just when Su Yan was still watching her leaving back, unable to regain his senses for a long time.

The cute and arrogant Princess Chenyang ran to his side and patted his shoulder lightly:

"What are you looking at? Which beauty hooked your soul."

Su Bing immediately turned around in an evasive manner, and said:

"The princess is joking, isn't the minister's heart already on the princess? How can he look at others."

"Look at your sweet mouth, no wonder Elder Brother likes you. When Elder Brother Huang comes out of confinement, I must ask Elder Brother to give us a marriage."

As she said that, Princess Chenyang hugged each other's arms cheerfully.
But at this time, Su Yan smiled on the skin, as if he was dealing with the people around him.

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And not far away, Xiang Yue, who hadn't gone far, had already stopped in her tracks, seeing all this in her eyes, as if she was thinking about something in her eyes.
Rusu keenly sensed something wrong with her master, and asked curiously:

"Niang Niang, have you been paying too much attention to the Lord Su's Palace recently? Don't forget, you."

"He's a good mover."

"what?"

The expression was like a mist in the clouds, completely ignoring the other party's meaning,
Just when she was about to ask, she saw that the master beside her had already left, so she hurried to catch up in a daze.

— the next day.
It was drizzling outside the house, and the gentle breeze was blowing, revealing a trace of coolness...

In the room, the empress dowager was sitting quietly, holding Buddhist beads in her hand, moving beads one by one with her fingertips,

Ripple standing behind was tapping her shoulders and back.
the other side,
With steady footsteps and a black saber in his hand, Su Bing came towards the Empress Dowager's bedroom step by step, with several subordinates behind him,
When they reached the door, the other three people were waiting outside the door, and the sword was also handed over to Zhao Xian, who entered inside alone,

Bending his head down, he clenched his fists and paid homage: "Chen, please pay respects to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is blessed and safe."

The Empress Dowager raised her eyes and said slowly, "Get up."

"Thank you, Empress."

After the words fell, he stood straight and looked at the other party, waiting for orders.

The other party stopped what they were doing and said:
"Hou Wang is leaving Beijing today, Su Zhugong thinks, should the Ai family send someone to secretly send Hou Wang off?"

"In order to avoid any accidents on the road, it would be bad if you belong to the Liao Kingdom. The Ai family wants to leave this matter to you. Can the Ai family trust you?"

What she said inside and outside the words hinted at something, and the keen Su Wei naturally understood it in his heart.

"Please Queen Mother, I understand what you mean. I leave this matter to the minister, and there will be no difference!"

The Empress Dowager smiled: "Really?"

"Empress Dowager, please rest assured that I will do it now." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the room neatly,

When he walked to the door, he took the sword handed by Zhao Xian, led his own people with a serious expression, and strode away.

Subsequently.

The scheming Ripples leaned close to the Empress Dowager's ear, and said with profound eyes:

"Queen, do you really believe what Su Bing said?"

"Believe it or not, it depends on whether he can handle the affairs of the prince, and it doesn't hurt to give it a try."

After speaking, she slowly lay down.

Lianyi supported her, and said with a treacherous smile: "You are still thoughtful, Queen Mother."

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(End of this chapter)