Chapter 3196 Tea
Nan Yan just turned her head and saw Xiao Shunzi running over hurriedly. He bowed to her and said, "Your Majesty, please go out and take a look. Master Gu and Master Tong are back!"
"What?!"
Not only was Nan Yan shocked, even Gu Qiqing, who had been sitting upright, stood up suddenly.
Nan Yan hurriedly reached out and held her hand, then turned to look at Xiao Shunzi: "You said, Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian, are they back?"
"yes!"
Xiao Shunzi naturally knew what the two young masters' return meant. Moreover, today was the Crown Prince and Miss Gu's wedding, so he said with a beaming face, "They learned about the Crown Prince's wedding when they entered the pass, and they heard about it in Handong Guard. They didn't even take a break, and rushed back at full speed."
Gu Qiqing was very excited: "This, this is great."
Nan Yan also laughed.
Just now she mentioned this regret, but unexpectedly, it was immediately made up. It was as if God wanted to make today's happy event perfect. She patted Gu Qiqing's hand and said, "Okay, okay, it's good that he's back. Don't get too excited, the auspicious time will arrive soon, and we still have to get married."
Gu Qiqing tried his best to suppress his inner excitement and said softly, "Yes."
Nan Yan said, "Just sit here and I'll go out and take a look. You two, serve me well."
Xi Po and Hong Dou immediately obeyed the order and came forward to help Gu Qiqing sit down again. Nan Yan asked Xiao Shunzi to lead the way and walked out with Ruoshui and the others.
There was already a lot of noise outside.
Although everyone knew that it was a big deal that the emperor sent special envoys to the Western Regions, this event had happened more than three years ago, and the two of them had not brought back any news, so everyone gradually forgot about it. However, they did not expect that the two of them would rush back on such a big day today.
All the officials in the court gathered together.
As soon as Nan Yan walked out, she saw two familiar figures walking in, looking exhausted. However, because they were not officials, they could not come directly to meet the emperor.
Zhu Feng waved his hand and said, "Come here."
Then, the two of them walked straight to Zhu Feng and knelt down at the same time: "Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
Zhu Feng looked at them both in surprise.
Others may have forgotten this incident, but he has always kept it in his mind and engraved it in his heart. It has been on his mind since he got the news of their return a few months ago. He didn't expect that he would rush back today to attend the wedding banquet of the prince's wedding. He was very happy, but there was still a very self-controlled faint smile on his face.
"You two, come back."
Gu Yiyou said, "We were sent on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions by the Emperor's order. Now that our mission has been completed, we have returned to report."
Tong Sinian also lowered his head, pulled out a booklet from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands, saying seriously, "In addition to paying homage to the King of Parthia, our caravan also engaged in trade and mutual benefit with the countries along the way. We, the common people, spread the prestige and culture of our Great Yan Dynasty, which spread far and wide, and won the admiration of the monarchs of various countries. The gifts we received along the way have been registered and specially presented to Your Majesty for review. In addition, the items we received are now parked at the post station outside the city and can be brought into the city tomorrow."
"Okay, very good."
Zhu Feng took the booklet and flipped through it.
Because today was the Crown Prince's wedding, the two of them had rushed back to see their sister off to marry, so many other things couldn't be rushed on this one. In fact, just hearing the words "it's been completed," Zhu Feng probably understood that they would definitely live up to their mission, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just had the book put away and said, "You've all worked hard. Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The two of them then slowly stood up.
As soon as they stood up, Nan Yan came out, looked at them with a smile, and said, "I didn't expect you could come back to attend the prince's wedding. This is great. Come, send the two gentlemen down to rest. The auspicious time will arrive soon."
When Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian heard her voice, they subconsciously looked up at her.
You know, although Zhu Feng often took his imperial concubine in and out, and even traveled all over the country, the rule that outsiders could not easily meet concubines had long been ineffective in her place, but the ministers, especially the children taught by Gu Tingqiu were still very cautious. Even if they had a close relationship with the imperial concubine, they never dared to look up and look directly at the imperial concubine's face when they met.
But this time, they both looked up at Nan Yan as if by coincidence.
Moreover, the gaze stayed a little too long.
Nan Yan sensed something and frowned slightly, while Ruoshui, who was standing behind her, immediately frowned and glared at the two men. Tong Sinian reacted quickly, lowering his head and holding Gu Yiyou's sleeve with his mecha hand. Gu Yiyou also hurriedly lowered his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Nan Yan looked at them for a while, then smiled faintly and said, "Go down and rest."
"yes."
So, the people from the Prince's Mansion immediately led them down, and the two of them hurried down to rest for a while.
Soon, the auspicious time arrived.
For a moment, the palace was filled with the sound of gongs and drums, and someone set off firecrackers at the door. For a moment, the originally dark sky was illuminated by the lights of the Prince's Palace, and half of the sky was lit up.
Although the prince's wedding was more lively and grand than other families' weddings, what he did was the same as that of ordinary people. The bride was carefully helped to the front hall by the matchmaker, and together with the groom, she bowed to heaven and earth, and then to her parents. After the couple bowed to each other, they were supposed to be sent to the bridal chamber, but the prince took his bride's hand and walked to the imperial concubine who was sitting to the bottom of Zhu Feng.
Although everyone knew that the Imperial Concubine was the most favored concubine by the Emperor, for example, this time, other concubines in the palace only sent gifts and could not come to the Prince's Mansion to attend the wedding banquet in person. Only the Imperial Concubine followed His Majesty the Emperor, but she was just a concubine after all, not the Prince's mother, so the Prince and the bride would not kowtow to her.
But this time, Zhu Chengxuan stood in front of her with his bride.
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment: "Your Highness, what are you doing——"
"My Lady,"
Zhu Chengxuan looked at her and said softly, "Although the Empress is not my biological mother, she has taught me a lot since I was young and has been very kind to me. I also know that the Empress has put a lot of thought into this wedding banquet. Qi Qing and I can't do anything else but offer the Empress a cup of tea."
When Nan Yan heard this, her eyes turned red.
He hesitated again: "This, this is against the rules."
Zhu Feng, who was sitting above, smiled and said, "The child is offering you tea. What's the rules? Just accept it."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan immediately straightened her appearance and sat upright. The Crown Prince and the bride presented her with a cup of tea. Nan Yan took it, took a sip, and looked at them with a smile: "The two of you are so happy and harmonious. This palace is happier than anything else."
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