Eastward Flow

Zhong lisuo never thought that she would see the queen again because of this.

She wants to see the queen.

From the moment she promised the queen to fight for her, and from the moment she personally put on the battle clothes for the queen, she began to miss her.She originally thought that such long and hopeless thoughts would disappear with that fire.But she never thought that there would be a day when she would open her eyes again.

Everything starts from scratch.

To the queen, she is already a complete stranger.But for her, the queen is still the only cherished person in the memory of her previous life.

Whether it's joy, fear, or anxiety.

With inexplicable expectations, Zhong Lisuo waited until New Year's Eve, when the Queen hosted a banquet in the Yulong Pavilion.At sunset, the young nobles and children of high-ranking officials in Yuanzhou City rode their horses and drove towards the Yulong Pavilion on the east side of the imperial city.

The imperial city, which has experienced the Xiayuan Rebellion, has regained its brilliance as a capital of a country under the Queen's governance.Colorful lights adorn the cold and hard palace walls, exuding soft light in the cold winter night.Zhong Lisuo sat in the carriage heading to Yulong Pavilion, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain and looked out.At a glance, it was full of young men and women walking side by side.

In front of them, a long queue of carriages was entering the gate of Yulong Pavilion in an orderly manner.

Not far away, fireworks exploded.Zhong Lisu looked up, and the bright light fell on her fair face, reflecting the youthful and beautiful face of a young man.

What a lively New Year's Eve night.

She was delighted by the grand scene, and her face was filled with the unique innocence and romance of young people, so young and energetic that she couldn't hide it no matter what.Looking at the young and energetic faces that appeared along the way, Zhong Lisuo turned his head, looked at Le Zhengying who was driving beside the carriage and asked, "Elder Sister, are all the court officials so young?"

Before tonight, Zhonglisuo was a child who had never seen a feast.During this journey, Le Zhengying saw her looking around, probably out of curiosity.And today she is wearing a bright red brocade gown with a high jade crown, which makes her look even more lovely and handsome against that fair face.As the eldest sister, seeing her like this, the love and affection in her heart surged, and she had been waiting for her sister to pull her to ask questions.

Now she was asking, but it wasn't the question she had been preparing to answer for a long time.

Le Zhengying thought about it for a while, and was afraid that he would ask this question because he saw a lot of young people and little sisters along the way, so he replied after a while: "Your Majesty likes to use young and energetic officials. The old ministers are basically young."

"Are the young men and women who just passed by the court officials?" This is the question Zhong Lisuo really wants to ask.

"Yes and no." Le Zhengying thought, her sister really noticed those young faces.But what should she say, most of these were urged by the family to have a blind date with His Majesty?

Naturally, she would not tell her sister about such an insignificant matter.What's more, she can't do anything to criticize the queen's private affairs.So she said: "Tonight is a rare feast. Your Majesty's feast for the ministers is the first grand event since the founding of Daqing. They, like Asu, came here under His Majesty's grace."

Zhong Lisuo got the answer he wanted, nodded and put down the curtain, and sat safely in the carriage again.His body swayed with the bumping carriage, and Zhong Lisuo felt a little more emotional when he thought about the young men and women he had just met.

The young Qing State made great use of vigorous officials, everything was flourishing, and the decadent Great Chu was finally a thing of the past.

The carriage drove past the Fish Dragon Gate and stopped in front of the pavilion.The guards numbered the adults' carriages and led them to the place where the carriages were stored.Zhong Lisuo got off the carriage, looked up at the flying characters "Yulong Pavilion", and followed the elder sister into the pavilion.

As soon as he walked to the door, the noise poured into his ears turbulently.The lanterns are put on at night, and the whole Yulong Pavilion is as bright as day.Zhong Lisuo followed behind the elder sister, looking at everything around him from the corner of his eye.

As soon as they entered, a waiter led them upstairs.

"Master Lezheng..."

"Master Lezheng..."

Walking all the way to the third floor, many young men and women saluted Le Zhengying, and Le Zhengying all answered one by one.The young man's eyes fell on the Minister of War, and also on the handsome young Zhong Lisuo.The young men and women who knew the meaning of the emperor's banquet were all curiously looking at this legendary young man who looked like Emperor Zhao, to see if she was their strongest competitor.

Such a veiled gaze fell on Zhonglisuo's eyes, although it made her curious, it wasn't worth paying more attention to.The only thing that caught her attention was the extremely wide and incomparably wide Lotus Leaf Platform for Fish Playing in the center of the Yulong Pavilion on the first floor.

Yulong Pavilion has always been the place where the royal family of Da Chu feasts and feasts for officials. Although Zhong Lisuo was once an emperor, he only came here once in his previous life.She looked at the platform that seemed to be surrounded by countless golden lotuses, shining brightly like a platform made of jade, and the long-sealed picture flashed by.

That was the year she was canonized as the crown prince, and the Emperor Assassin gave a feast to all the ministers.When the feast was at its peak, the Emperor Assassin asked her to play the song Seeing the Moon.

Pushing through the clouds and mist to see the moon, it was such a joyful and lingering Shakuhachi, which made the cold and solemn Assassin so happy that he even danced a consonant tune.It was at this banquet that she thought that all the hardships before the age of 16 would be the past, and her mother would teach herself to be a good emperor.

Now that I think about it, this is probably the only warmth between her and the assassin.

Zhong Lisuo took his seat, looking at the bright fish play lotus leaf platform downstairs, hiding all his thoughts.

Tonight, the lanterns are shining brightly, and all the golden lotuses around the lotus leaf platform are in full bloom.The charcoal fires hidden under the tables in each pavilion began to be lit, and the waiters brought out the prepared cakes one after another. Amidst the noisy voices, the musicians hidden behind the lotus-leaf platform changed their joyful tune.

Zhong Lisuo's eyes scanned the seats on each floor from bottom to top, and finally landed on the first seat on the east side of the same floor as hers.

According to the layout of the Ministry of Etiquette planning for the banquet in the palace, the three floors are full of six important ministers and princes and nobles.So, her queen, will be there tonight.

But there, it happened to be a blind spot.She couldn't see the queen, and the queen couldn't see her.Realizing this, her originally uneasy heart became a little more ups and downs.

Maybe it was because she looked around too obviously, after greeting her colleagues one by one, Le Zhengying set his eyes on her.

"What are you looking at? Parents are over there, staying with the elders of each family. If you want to find them, we will go there in a while." Le Zhengying looked at his younger sister's immature face, said softly.

The areas for officials with families and young people were also divided. Zhong lisuo came with his eldest sister, so he was in a different place from his parents.The younger sister had never participated in such an occasion, Le Zhengying only thought that she was afraid of strangers and wanted to go to her parents.

Zhong Lisuo shook his head, and replied softly: "It's fine to follow my sister back. I'm afraid my parents are reminiscing with old friends, so I'd better not bother them."

Saying such words, the immature boy looked so fresh and lovely under the bright lanterns.Looking at her fair face, Le Zhengying couldn't help but said, "Well, His Majesty hasn't arrived yet, and there's at least half an hour before the banquet. If you're hungry, eat some sweet cakes to fill your belly."

"En." The young man nodded obediently, and his eyes focused on the lotus leaf platform on the first floor.

The ministers who participated in the banquet arrived one after another, and more and more young men and women appeared in the Yulong Pavilion.During the period, people kept coming to say hello to Le Zhengying, and Zhong Lisuo, who was a junior, had to follow the eldest sister back.

"Master Xu..."

"Master Xu..."

"Master Xu..."

The voices of the young men and women moved from far to near, just like after their eldest sister appeared, they expressed their respect for one person one after another.Zhong Lisuo couldn't help but follow the prestige, and at a glance he saw the person who was walking ahead like many stars.

It was a man, wearing a purple brocade robe and a high jade crown.Sword-shaped brows into the temples, a straight nose, lips like blades, and eyes with cold frost.This is a man with a handsome appearance, an awe-inspiring uprightness, but a dignified and aloof man.

Zhong lisuo recognized him. Many years ago, Zhong lisuo heard an interesting story.This man, who looks handsome and upright, and the elegant and elegant military minister beside him are collectively called "Double Flowers".

He is one of the most outstanding young heroes of the former Chu court, and now the servant of the household department, the eldest son of Daqing Zuocheng Xu Mingyi——

Xu Renqing.

Xu Renqing, who was born in the Xu family of a noble family in Yuanzhou, is just like Le Zhengying, and has a childhood friendship with His Majesty today.At that time, the assassin emperor ordered all the children of important officials to study in the Hongwen Museum, which created an indescribable fate between the three teenagers and girls.

Xu Renqing, who followed the empress in the north and south, was highly regarded by His Majesty just like Le Zhengying.And the Xu family, which belonged to the former Chu aristocrats, also gained a firm foothold in the Qing Dynasty because of the Conglong's achievements, and gradually formed a new group together with the elders of the previous dynasty.

Party disputes are unavoidable at any time, especially after the Qing Dynasty gradually became peaceful this year, small fights within the court became more frequent.Fortunately, Her Majesty holds the military power in her hands and speaks her mind, and many disputes are silently dissipated when she comes to her.

But even so, those teenage friendships were alienated by mounting disputes.Le Zhengying, who had never been used to the Xu family's style, and Xu Renqing, his childhood partner, also got to the point where they hated each other.

Therefore, when Xu Renqing led the group of young people from the household department to pass by her, Master Lezheng, who was very enthusiastic towards people, only smiled and said hello: "Master Xu."

The cold and serious man stopped, stood beside Le Zhengying, looked at her and replied indifferently: "Lord Le Zheng." His gaze passed Le Zhengying, and finally stopped beside her. On the young man in the crimson brocade robe.