mtl008 Chapter 193 So You Are Such a Prince
Chapter 193 So You Are Such a Prince
"No, father, how can they go back to their room to rest?" Princess Mingzhu widened her eyes: "My daughter is sleepy too!"
Emperor Yuanwu treated him differently: "You have to stay up all night."
"why?"
"You can't compare yourself to your cousin. Your cousin suffered a lot in the countryside. He often didn't have enough food or warm clothes. He was weak and couldn't stay up late."
Princess Mingzhu and the people present: "......"
Xiao Jingxuan doesn't look like a weak person.
Your Majesty, you are lying with open eyes!
"Finally free!" Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan returned to their room, immediately took off their outer clothes and rolled around on the bed.
"So sleepy, so sleepy, really so sleepy!" Ye Tang lifted the quilt and covered himself with it: "Husband, did you see the expressions of those concubines just now? They were quite interesting."
"I saw it, but it's not as pretty as yours." Jamel Xiao hugged her and closed his eyes to sleep: "Don't think about those people, concentrate on sleeping, there will be a tough battle tomorrow."
On the first day of the new year tomorrow, the emperor will offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple and hold a grand court assembly. All officials will come to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor. Not only that, the vassal states will also come to pay tribute and send gifts.
Xiao Jingxuan and Ye Tang had to go through the whole process, because they had special identities now!
"There are so many things going on in the capital." Jamel Xiao's voice was filled with powerlessness.
Ye Tang touched his chest and said, "It's just that there are a lot of things going on these two days. It will be fine after these few days."
"Actually, I really want to sneak out of the palace."
"Then take action."
"I can't move. I'm too sleepy!"
"..."
Jamel Xiao sighed again: "I wonder if Dad and the others are asleep?"
"Shouldn't you be asleep?"
The two didn't know when they fell asleep. When they woke up, it was already daybreak and there were busy sounds coming from outside.
Everyone in the palace was preparing for the ancestor worship and the grand court meeting.
The two of them allowed the palace servants to serve them and changed into the gorgeous clothes that King Pingshan and Princess Pingshan should wear. They also wore gorgeous clothes yesterday, but today's clothes were different from yesterday. Today's clothes were more imposing and complicated.
The princess dress that Ye Tang wore was bright red. Her skin was naturally very fair. It got a little tanned in the summer and autumn, but it became fair again in the winter. She had a tall figure, smooth facial lines, a slender and fair neck, and she looked radiant. Wearing this gorgeous dress, she became even more dazzling and attracted people's attention.
"Madam, you look really good in this." Jamel Xiao's eyes lit up.
The palace maids who came to serve them were also amazed. They all said that Princess Pingshan came from the countryside and was a poor peasant girl who worked in the fields all year round. She worked from sunrise to sunset every day, experienced countless wind and rain, and her skin was sunburned. She was a very ugly woman.
But what's so ugly about the woman in front of me!
Not only was she not ugly, her temperament and appearance were in no way inferior to those well-educated daughters of the capital, and she was even better than them.
What kind of countryside can produce such a beautiful girl?
"You look handsome in this!" Ye Tang looked Xiao Jingxuan up and down.
Xiao Jingxuan wore a black royal robe and a jade crown on his head. The crown was fixed with a long black hairpin. On both sides of the hairpin were thin ropes woven with red tassels that extended to his waist. He looked handsome and domineering.
"Clothes really make the man!" The more Ye Tang looked at her husband, the more she felt that he was very charming: "Turn around, let me take a closer look."
Jamel Xiao smiled dotingly and turned around.
Ye Tang's eyes became brighter.
She asked the palace maids to leave, and then said to Jamel Xiao, "Pose two poses."
Jamel Xiao not only posed twice, but also hugged her and gave her a big kiss.
Ye Tang pushed: "Gently, gently, don't make my lip balm disappear."
The two of them rubbed each other's ears for a while, and their hair became messy.
Ye Tang rolled her eyes at Jamel Xiao, and Jamel Xiao helped her tidy up her clothes and hair.
"Prince, Princess, the Queen Mother has sent someone to invite you." The voice of the eunuch in charge sounded outside.
Ye Tang stood up: "Okay, we can go out now."
Jamel Xiao became listless in a second: "I don't want to go out. I feel weak all over."
Ye Tang kissed him on the cheek: "Are you excited?"
Jamel Xiao pointed to the other side of his face: "Three more kisses and you'll have it."
Ye Tang satisfied him.
When he opened the door and went out, Jamel Xiao was full of energy, his back was straight, his smile was bright, and he walked with the wind. Before he knew it, he left Ye Tang behind.
The eunuch in charge and the palace servants who came to deliver the message.
Ye Tang raised his hand: "Don't make any noise, I want to know when he will realize that I've been left behind."
After a turn, Jamel Xiao disappeared.
The aura on Ye Tang's body turned cold.
The palace servants nearby broke out in cold sweats.
The prince is seeking death!
After a while, Jamel Xiao ran back from the corner.
"My lady, I was just dragged away by a ghost. Fortunately, you summoned me back."
Ye Tang: “…”
Palace people: "......"
So you are such a prince.
The ancestor worship ceremony was very grand and all civil and military officials had to participate.
When Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan arrived at the place, they saw Shangguan Zhenhua standing among the officials.
Shangguan Zhenhua hadn't slept all night and was yawning. When he saw his granddaughter, whom he had missed all night, he immediately perked up and raised his hand high to greet her.
He even proudly told his colleagues: "See? That's my granddaughter, my dear granddaughter. The other one is my grandson-in-law. They spent New Year's Eve in the palace last night."
"My granddaughter is the Princess of Pingshan. Are you envious?"
Colleagues: "......"
The ancestor worship process was complicated and took a long time, and Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan were drowsy.
The lazy look of the two was seen by all the officials and princes and princesses.
"Is that our cousin?" Prince Duan looked at Xiao Jingxuan curiously: "He looks very handsome, but why does he look so lazy?"
The Ninth Prince behind him said, "I didn't sleep all night, so of course I'm not energetic."
"Didn't you and I sleep too?" Prince Duan snorted.
The Ninth Prince said calmly, "He is weak! We have practiced martial arts for many years, how can he compare with us? We will just need to train him more in the future. As elder brothers, it is only natural for us to teach our younger brothers."
This cousin was born into a lucky family. He had just arrived in the capital and he had already snatched the favor of my father.
Among the officials, there were also people who couldn't stand Xiao Jingxuan's lazy and ostentatious appearance.
"There are really no rules. They don't even take ancestor worship seriously. Fortunately, I was only given the title of king without any real power. Otherwise, I would have protested to the end."
"After all, he just came from the countryside. He has never been to school or learned the rules. We can't be too strict with him!"
"King Pingshan has been dead for so many years. It's rare that he has a son to inherit the family business. We should be happy for King Pingshan."
After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, the ministers’ families would come to attend the subsequent grand court meeting.
The grand court meeting was held in the central hall. All officials sat according to their ranks. The concubines, princes and grandchildren also sat according to their ranks. The empress dowager sat on the right of the emperor, the empress sat on the left, followed by the noble concubine, the four concubines...