Chapter 155 Uncle-nephew meeting
Chapter 155 Uncle-nephew meeting
"Okay, everyone, please sit down, they will be here soon." After the Queen Mother stabilized, she said to everyone.
The atmosphere was different at this time. The fact that Xiao Jinyao and Shu Yunzhao were able to invite the eldest princess to attend a palace banquet that they had not attended for many years sent another signal, that is, the eldest princess, whom none of them could win over, seemed to be gone. I chose the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
The eldest prince Xiao Yian looked here, with thoughts swirling in his heart.
As long as the power of the aunt is used properly, it will definitely be a huge help. After all, the queen mother and the emperor will have a full level of guilt bonus for the prince-in-law's sacrifice to heaven, as long as the emperor does not abdicate or do anything else that goes too far. If the eldest princess asks, she can definitely do it.
However, this force was actually tilting towards Xiao Jinyao.
He was not anxious to make enemies, nor was he planning how to deal with Xiao Jinyao. On the contrary, he was thinking of having one more friend and more options. If Xiao Jinyao was taken away, he could still use the power of the eldest princess.
As for Xiao Xiang'er, she was just jealous. Not only was she jealous of Shu Yunzhao, she was also jealous of Xiao Luoqing.
They were both princesses and she was still a legitimate daughter. How come Xiao Luoqing was able to attract all the attention when she first arrived?
Including the imperial grandmother, everyone kept asking her to get things.
She knew that the imperial grandmother was deliberately being nice to Xiao Luoqing in order to please her aunt, but she still felt uncomfortable.
The person who felt the deepest emotion was Wang Zuomei.
The eldest princess went to the auction before, and this news was enough to shock her. They could assume that the store was the property of the eldest princess after all, and she went to inspect it.
Now, she had no way to comfort herself about this matter.
She felt a strong sense of crisis. Shu Yunzhao, this little bitch, seemed to be trying to play a big game with their Su family.
First it was the emperor, and now it is the eldest princess. Next, will the queen mother also become the force behind her?
"Bitch, just a bitch!"
She cursed quietly, but the emotion was already in place.
Su Wenshan, who was next to her, felt it and quickly told her to be quiet and be careful not to be overheard.
Wang Zuomei endured it again and again, feeling a dull pain in her heart before she suppressed the anger.
This episode did not last long and ended with Xiao Jinyao and Shu Yunzhao's victory, and the atmosphere completely changed.
The chamberlain finally walked in and told the emperor that they had arrived at the palace gate.
The emperor also felt that they arrived in time, and quickly ordered to prepare a welcome.
Everyone instantly forgot what had just happened and adjusted their mentality. Some ladies even started to touch up their makeup.
Over at the Wei family, Wei Wuji barely concealed his admiring eyes and followed Princess Qing.
Ever since the last auction, she is still so gentle and lovely, making people's hearts flutter.
When the sound of gongs and drums sounded outside, everyone stretched their necks and looked outside. People from the etiquette department had prepared various welcome props in advance, making it lively and not boring.
King An and the chief envoy this time, Marquis of Jing'an Zhao Jie, walked in front, followed by Wang Jie, his father and son from the Yao family, and several other officials from the Northern Jin Dynasty.
When he saw Yao Shen in the crowd, Shu Yunzhao felt that this is what a man in the army should look like.
"That's the uncle?" She was almost certain.
After all, there were so many people, except for the younger one next to him, no one else had the same momentum as him.
Xiao Jinyao nodded: "Although I haven't seen him before, he should be him. The uncle is just like what I imagined."
These words made Shu Yunzhao's scalp numb.
Yao Shen was steady and never looked around, but Yao Heqing beside him couldn't control it and started looking around a long time ago.
When he saw a thin man in the crowd looking at them with deep and touching eyes, he was sure that that person must be his cousin.
"Father, I saw my aunt's son." Yao Heqing reminded in a low voice.
Yao Shen said, "Just see it, I'll look at it later..."
God knows how much effort it took him to restrain himself from asking, "Where is it? Where is it?"
"Your cousin seems to have seen you..." Shu Yunzhao reminded again.
Xiao Jinyao not only saw it, but also nodded towards Yao Heqing.
The two cousins met for the first time in their lives. They were separated by a distance, but they could see the deep affection in each other's eyes.
This kind of strong feeling was something Xiao Jinyao had never felt from King An in all these years.
King An and the others finally arrived at the front and stood there to deliver business to the emperor and the queen mother.
"Reporting to your Majesty, my brother has successfully brought the envoy from the Northern Jin Dynasty."
Wang Jie also took a step forward and said, "I am the Minister of Rites, Wang Jie. Fortunately, I have lived up to my command."
At this time, it was Zhao Jie's turn to speak: "Zhao Jie, the envoy of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and a delegation of two hundred people came to see the Emperor of Daxia."
He held up the talisman representing the envoy with both hands, with a respectful attitude.
Master Yao and other officials followed him and bowed.
As an envoy, he represents his own emperor, and there is no need to kneel down when seeing the emperor.
The emperor took the talisman passed by the servant, looked at it symbolically, and then passed it back to Zhao Jie.
"Marquis Zhao has come at the right time. Today happens to be our Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet in Daxia. Hundreds of officials and their families are gathered together. Please take a seat. Let's talk about other things slowly."
Zhao Jie had this preparation in mind, so he naturally thanked him and agreed.
The palace had already reserved a place for them, and soon someone led them to their respective tables.
Some people with low official positions cannot be here, but have to move to a place farther away.
The Queen Mother spoke at this time: "The Ai family has seen the list of entourage this time, and there are actually relatives coming."
The Yao family father and son hurriedly came out of the queue. Their tall and straight postures and deep and heroic temperaments attracted the attention of many people.
"Yao Shen and Yao Heqing of the Northern Jin Dynasty met the Queen Mother..."
Everyone was looking at them. These two people were the mother-in-law of Princess An.
He looks really manly, but I don't know how to greet Xiao Jinyao later.
Before they could think too much, Xiao Jinyao had already walked out of his seat and knelt directly on the ground: "Nephew Xiao Jinyao, meet my uncle..."
Yao Shen, who had always been strong, broke through his defense instantly and gratefully bent down to help him up.
"Good boy, get up and talk."
"Cousin, you are the heir apparent of the Great Xia Guoan Palace, and you cannot kneel down casually."
Yao Heqing was also a little uncomfortable, but he still held on.
This scene left people who saw it with polarized opinions.
One is that he felt that the prince's life had been really hard these years, and he finally met the people of his mother's clan. There was nowhere to release the grievances in his heart, so he took this action.
The other is that the prince's move is a bit insulting to his status. The Yao family has ignored him for so many years, so why should he lower his status and kneel...
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