Chapter 258 Dinner

When everyone heard the words, they got up and saluted, "See you, emperor! See the Empress Dowager!"

Mo Ziyao lowered her head and waited for the group to pass in front of her before slowly raising her eyes. The two princes followed Ruan Lingzheng. Next to him was the empress dowager. Noble Concubine Hui gently supported her and walked carefully beside her.

When the emperor and the empress dowager took their seats, all the people took their seats.

Hui Guifei sat down on the right side of Ruan Lingzheng. Suddenly, she raised her eyes and looked at Mo Ziyao, and her eyes were full of pride.

Mo Ziyao sneered in her heart, but it was just a seat. I, Mo Ziyao, was not so rare.

The eyes quietly fell on the people around him. And this is Ruan Lingjun, the prince who has had two faces.

Compared with his two younger brothers, Ruan Lingjun's figure is longer and thinner, and there is always an inexplicable sadness between his eyebrows, and his expression is sometimes trance and sometimes bright.

He seemed to feel someone looking at him and suddenly looked back at Mo Ziyao. Mo Ziyao was suddenly shocked and hurriedly returned to her eyes. However, the king of Pingren opposite also looked this way and smiled faintly at her.

The corners of his mouth moved slightly, and when he recovered, he inadvertently saw Ruan Lingzheng looking straight at himself. Mo Ziyao's heart trembled slightly, but she did not quickly withdraw her eyes and only looked at him calmly. It was not until he looked away that he breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, I heard him laugh and said, "Time flies so fast. It's been nearly two years since the last New Year's Eve dinner. I haven't seen you for a long time. If it hadn't been for my mother's birthday, I'm afraid I don't know when we can see each other.

When the Empress Dowager heard Ruan Lingzheng call her mother, her eyebrows were stained with joy, and she also said with a smile, "The emperor has always advocated thrift, and this birthday is also an idea from my family. My family is also selfish and wants to see your brothers. She sighed, "I'm sorry for the old man. This man is old, just look at your younger generation."

When the Empress Dowager talked about "the emperor's thrift", Mo Ziyao saw a trace of elusive displeasure on King Pingren's face. He must have remembered Ruan Lingzheng's insistence on hunting. Looking at his expression, he didn't mention it to Ruan Lingzheng.

When he met him in the palace, he went to the Tairen Palace, but it was just a request. Did the Empress Dowager say anything else to him? Otherwise, why don't you have time to meet Ruan Lingzheng?

Just thinking about it, he listened to Ruan Lingjun beside him and said, "The mother is too worried. It's a blessing for the emperor not to summon his ministers."

Mo Ziyao was slightly shocked. What he meant was that the Empress Dowager intended to take this opportunity to call them back to the imperial capital this time. The purpose is to explore whether the two of them have different intentions.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager's face changed slightly, but there was no attack. On the contrary, King Pingren said, "Brother's words are still so straightforward. Fortunately, the mother also knows your temper well. After so many years, you can't change it."

King Pingren picked up the glass in front of him and said to his head: "I haven't said a few more words to the emperor when I returned to the imperial capital this time. I will be punished for a cup first." After saying that, he looked up and drank all the wine in the glass.

The awkward atmosphere was disintegrated in an instant. Ruan Lingzheng raised his glass with a smile and said, "Anyway, I have to stay for a while this time. I'm not afraid that I won't have time to catch up with my seventh brother." He smiled and said to Ruan Lingjun, "I toast you two."

"I dare not wait." Ruan Lingjun and King Pingren hurriedly raised their glasses and drank up.

At this moment, the displeasure on the Empress Dowager's face has long dissipated. She is a very tolerant person, and her smile can reappear. He said to Ruan Lingjun, "I heard that Lingjun, you registered the princess two years ago? Or the daughter of the Ministry of Household? Ha ha, you are finally willing to let go of that girl.

As soon as the Empress Dowager said this, Ruan Lingjun's face changed, as if he had been poked in pain. He frowned and said, "Don't mention the past."

The Empress Dowager was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon changed her words and asked, "How is the princess? When I came back, how can I not bring her to show the mourning family? The mourning family also wants to hug the grandson of the mourning family.

Ruan Lingjun relaxed his expression and said, "Thank you for your care. It's inconvenient to bring them here. The child is still young and can't live without the princess, so my son came alone."

Since he suspected that the Empress Dowager called them back as a temptation, he would naturally not bring his wife and children. After all, it is safest to stay away from the emperor. It's just that the Empress Dowager said so much, I'm afraid it's just to say the last sentence.

Sun. Son, it's a pity that he is the son of the deposed prince Ruan Lingjun, not Ruan Lingzheng's.

So she is anxious for the concubine of the harem to give birth to a prince. Otherwise, once something happens, there will be no children to inherit the foundation. Although Ruan Lingjun can also call her the Empress Dowager, it's different. Although Ruan Lingzheng is not her own, she brought it up. The only thing she can rely on is this son.

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager just smiled and said, "The child is small and can't stand the toss, and the mourner understands."

As soon as she finished her words, she heard Ruan Lingzheng smile and said, "My mother is patronize with her eldest brother, but she doesn't ask how the seventh brother is. The seventh brother has already reached the age of getting a family."

His words reminded Mo Ziyao of what he said that he wanted to marry Emperor Yuchi's sister to King Pingren.

But the empress dowager smiled and said, "I have an idea about this for a long time."

"Oh?" Ruan Lingzheng looked back at her and asked with a smile, "Did the mother personally choose the princess for her seventh brother?"

Mo Ziyao couldn't help looking at King Pingren and saw that his face was pale, as if it had nothing to do with him. She really feels a little strange. Isn't marriage a big deal? Unlike Ruan Lingzheng, he is just a prince and still has some choice.

Mo Ziyao just feels that something is wrong. How can he be crowned? How can this matter be handled too later? Didn't the princess of King Pingren be crowned by himself? At most, it's just an invitation to Ruan Lingzheng. But really, it's just a walk.

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Of course, the mourning family should care about it. In the afternoon, Ling Yu arrived earlier. Thinking that you still had something to deal with, theai family sent someone to summon him to the palace. I also told him about it."

Mo Ziyao's heart was slightly shocked. Obviously, King Pingren came into the palace by himself and went to find the empress dowager for the sake of Ruan Lingzheng's spring hunting. Although he did not mention this matter in the end, the Empress Dowager said that she summoned King Pingren to the palace and discuss the title of princess...

No wonder King Pingren stayed in the Tairen Palace for so long. It turned out that the Empress Dowager talked about marriage with him.

What about King Pingren? Why does his face look so calm? Calmly, Mo Ziyao felt a little abnormal.

Ruan Lingzheng's face showed a slightly surprised look. He instinctively glanced at King Pingren and said, "I don't know which lady it is. My mother actually had to discuss with her seventh brother without even notice?"

It's not only Ruan Lingzheng, but even Mo Ziyao wants to know. Hui, the noble concubine above, also showed a curious face and looked at the empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager still smiled and said, "Do you remember that a month ago, the news came from Yutan that the sister of Emperor Chi, the princess of the country, was going to come to my Ruan Nan Dynasty to make peace? Ai's family thought that Yutan's princess was both talented and beautiful, virtuous and virtuous, and it would be most appropriate for her to be the princess of Ling Yu.

Mo Ziyao was stunned. And she happened to see that Ruan Lingzheng's hand holding the wine glass was obviously stagnant, and he planned to give the princess to King Pingren as his concubine early in the morning. However, the Empress Dowager said it earlier than him. Looking at his expression, Mo Ziyao was more and more sure that King Pingren had not told him about the paddock hunting.

I remember what Ruan Lingzheng said that King Ping Ren did not change what he said in the memorial that day before he agreed to give the princess a marriage to him.

Despite Ruan Lingzheng's slightly sinking face, the empress dowager only continued, "I was afraid that Ling Yu would refuse. When I asked him, he said that it was all up to the mourning family. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"I..." Ruan Lingzheng paused and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to... Oh, my mother is one step faster."

His face was a little strange. Mo Ziyao knew that he had planned to do so, but he didn't want to be preempted by the Empress Dowager. But it's really strange. How did the Empress Dowager manage this? We also need to talk about this matter with King Pingren before Ruan Lingzheng.

Mo Ziyao was thinking about it, and then she heard the Empress Dowager laugh and said, "So, don't Ling Yu thank you?"

King Pingren got up and knelt down and said, "Thank you for your grace!"

What a fast speed. Before Yutan's princess arrived, she solved her marriage. Mo Ziyao thought that Emperor Yuchi still wanted his sister to live in the harem of the Ruan Dynasty, but he married King Pingren as a princess. I don't know what will happen if he knows at this moment?

Also, why did the Empress Dowager do this so quickly, are you afraid that the princess of Yutan will become Ruan Lingzheng? However, does she know the fact that Ruan Lingzheng doesn't want her at all?

Mo Ziyao shook her head. Where should she take care of these?

The person at the top paused for a moment and said, "Get up, then I will do everything for the upcoming good things of the seventh brother!" After saying that, he drank all the wine in the glass in one breath.

"Thank you, Emperor." King Pingren also said a cup of toast.

Everyone drank again, and Mo Ziyao saw that the prince beside her seemed to drink a little too much. He smiled and said, "I heard that my third brother, fifth brother and sixth brother will also go to Huangtian City tomorrow. I don't know why the emperor doesn't want them to have a banquet together?" His smile was mixed with indifferent sarcasm.

Although Ruan Lingjun doesn't care about the throne, he seems to have a lot of opinions about Ruan Lingzheng!

It's also true. You should know that in those years, when Emperor Ling Tian was in the country, their seven brothers would take time to gather in the palace every year. But later, for the sake of the throne, their brothers turned against each other. Lao Si died inexplicably. Lao San was imprisoned in Taiguo Temple without seeing the sun. Lao Wu was not allowed to enter the imperial city. Lao Liu and Ruan Lingzheng fought until now, and the youngest Lao Qi, who was still a minor, was crowned king and sent to the border area.

Nowadays, where do they have brotherhood? Yes, it's just suspicion and defense.

They were just born in the emperor's family, and they have too much helplessness. The throne is like a shackle, binding their fate.

Mo Ziyao looked up at Ruan Lingzheng on the stage and wanted to know how he would answer. He said without changing his face, "They are all my brothers, and naturally they don't treat them differently. Unfortunately, they can't make it to the banquet today.