Acceptance

Author: I am not Zhao Gao

Acceptance

Too many words lead to mistakes.

Ren Pingsheng just nodded, took the wild goose necessary for Nacai from the guard, held it in his arms, and followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

The wild goose in his arms also cooperated. He poked his head and looked around, his small eyes showing clarity that was not contaminated by knowledge.

The other guards followed closely behind, holding various gifts.

The last one was Li Yong, holding the leader sheep in his hand.

The sheep had a stubborn streak and had to be dragged hard before it would go away, which made him very angry.

The group passed through the Meridian Gate and saw a square paved with jade.

There are five exquisite white marble arch bridges on the square. There is a golden river under the bridge, shaped like a jade belt.

Going further inside is another gate.

Ren Pingsheng held the wild goose in his arms and followed the officials from the Ministry of Rites through the gate.

Looking up, a splendid palace stands in front of me, with gleaming yellow glazed tiles. From a distance, it looks like a mythical palace, majestic, solemn and solemn!

"Enough style." Ren Pingsheng praised in his heart.

"Your Majesty, please bow."

The voice of an official from the Ministry of Rites came.

Ren Pingsheng came back to his senses, gently put down the wild goose, and performed a salute in the direction of Fengtian Hall.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites stared at Ren Pingsheng and saw that his salute was impeccable, so they stepped forward and picked up the wild goose.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he hugged the wild goose and walked towards the distant hall.

behind.

The eunuchs in charge of the rites department had already taken the gifts from the guards and followed behind the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

The sheep was as stubborn as ever and refused to move away. Only two or three young eunuchs were able to pull it away. They were so angry that they itched their teeth.

The wild goose that was carried away by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, perhaps because he was used to living in the Ren Mansion, saw the familiar people getting farther and farther away from him, stretched his neck, and screamed sadly.

"quack--"

The sound was loud, spreading in all directions, and echoed for a long time in the quiet palace.

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The corners of Ren Pingsheng's mouth twitched and he was speechless for a moment.

The guards behind him wanted to laugh, but they held it back and remained silent.

I don't know how long I have been waiting.

The official of the Ministry of Rites returned to Ren Pingsheng and said calmly: "Your Majesty, your majesty has accepted the gift and the letter of selection, and the acceptance ends here."

Is this the end?

It's not quite what I imagined.

Ren Pingsheng thought he would be challenged, but in fact the whole process was harmonious.

It went so smoothly, maybe because the etiquette was wrong and some officials were punished?

As he was thinking this, he heard another official from the Ministry of Rites say:

"Her Royal Highness the Queen hosted a banquet for the Crown Prince in the Jinshen Hall and invited the Crown Prince to attend the banquet."

"good."

Ren Pingsheng nodded, looked at the guards behind him, waved his hands and said, "Wait for me outside the palace."

"yes!"

The guards saluted, turned and left.

after.

Under the guidance of the guards from the Ministry of Etiquette.

Ren Pingsheng came to the door of Jinshen Hall.

Looking up, what comes into view is a royal road stone carved with various patterns.

There are cliffs, sea water and flowing clouds. If you look carefully, you can see nine swimming dragons playing with pearls in their mouths. The image is full of dynamic and vitality.

Entering the main hall, you will see the floor paved with gold bricks.

Sitting north to south, there is a carved gold lacquered throne.

There is a woman sitting on it.

She was wearing a red robe with golden thorns and five phoenixes. She had exquisite facial features and fair skin. She had a dignified temperament as she looked around.

The first time he saw her, one word popped into Ren Pingsheng's mind - the charm is still there.

Then, I tortured myself hard in my heart. How could anyone use such words to describe the mother-in-law? She is despicable!

After a brief period of random thoughts, he calmed down and saluted uprightly:

"The Crown Prince of Zhenbei, Ren Pingsheng, is here to see Her Royal Highness the Queen!"

The queen on the throne nodded slightly and looked down at Ren Pingsheng, her expression neither sad nor happy.

"Please sit down and take your seat."

After the words fell, a palace maid moved the bench and placed it behind the desk at the front.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Ren Pingsheng saluted again, walked behind the case and sat down.

The queen looked around and asked, "Who hasn't arrived yet?"

"Back to Your Highness, Princess Yunhe and Prince Anguo are delayed because of something and they will arrive later."

"Then we won't wait."

This is a family dinner, there are not so many trivial etiquettes, just the main character comes in.

The queen waved her hand.

After a while, music started playing.

Along with the melody, a graceful dancer walked into the hall and danced gracefully.

At the same time, the palace maids brought all kinds of delicacies and placed them in front of everyone's tables.

Ren Pingsheng looked around and found that most of the people at the banquet were people of similar age to him.

There are men and women.

Judging from the costumes, there are officials from the six ministries and relatives of the emperor.

Most of them knew each other, and after the dishes were served, they exchanged glasses and chatted.

Ren Pingsheng was very sensible and kept his head down while eating his food, and did not stir up trouble.

I have to say that the royal chefs in the palace are very good at cooking, and the food they cook is delicious. They are more than a little better than the chefs recruited by Renfu.

Ren Pingsheng ate without any distractions for a while and found that the hall was becoming more and more lively.

Looking up, he saw that the throne was empty.

It turned out that at some point, the queen had quietly left with several concubines.

Ren Pingsheng thought:

"This queen is very understanding. She took all the elders away to leave room for everyone to develop."

A banquet is nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun.

No need to say much about eating and drinking.

The fun mainly revolves around "wine", including but not limited to pot throwing, flying flower order, and meandering water drinking.

In the presence of elders, if you drink too much, your behavior will inevitably be inappropriate.

So everyone restrains themselves and tries not to drink too much.

After the elders left, the situation was completely different.

People who are familiar with each other, no matter how drunk they are, can only have fun if they drink each other until they lie down.

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None of this has anything to do with Ren Pingsheng.
To be continued...