The upgrade of Concubine Xian in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 191 Welcome Banquet

Near noon, the front hall of Dashuifa was decorated with lights and festoons. This place looked like a Western building. Therefore, many envoys entered through the side door and came here directly. William took a chance and passed through the garden. However, he kept saying that he was lost and did not keep up with the two little Suras.

Su Peisheng had doubts in his heart and suffered from lack of evidence, so he had to choose to compromise.

In the carriage, Zarafin leaned on Hongli's shoulder, his little face was a little sleepy, and he nodded indifferently.

In the Old Summer Palace, the Dashuifa was jointly designed by Castiglione and the Lei family. The fountain in front of the Dashuifa amazed the envoys.

Some envoys came early, stood in the front hall of Dashuifa, and began to talk with the ministers in charge of the Lifan Academy. Yinxiang and Yinli were in charge of the banquet.

Little Sula approached Yinxiang, told him about William, and said that William had given Zarafin a bag of snacks, which made the little girl feel elated.

After hearing this, Yinxiang raised his guard against this person to the highest level. In the palace of a prince, there was only one little Gege, who was about the same age as Zarafin, and Zarafin was raised by the queen's side. Yinxiang often When he could see her, he loved her as if he were his own daughter.

"Let people keep an eye on William." After Yinxiang finished speaking, he went to socialize again.

According to Castiglione's proposal, Dashuifa was decorated in a Western style. Many envoys looked at the layout here and sighed inwardly about the luxury. Even William felt that the French royal palace probably did not have the luxury here.

On the left side of the hanging ladder, there is a clock. The movement inside is imported from France, and the outside is carved according to the flowers and birds painted by Yongzheng. The dial is made of magnolia pattern embroidered in Suzhou. It is Emperor Yongzheng's favorite.

Inside the Duobao Pavilion, the envoys were dazzled by the dazzling array of porcelain. Any piece of porcelain brought back to their country could be sold at a higher price.

The carriage stopped in the courtyard of Dashuifa, just in time to hear the horse's head spitting out a jet of water. Zarafin stood in front of the fountain and looked at the horse's head in cassock with a loving expression as the water jet sprayed into the pool in front of him.

"Ah, this is really beautiful." Zarafin would sigh every time he came over. The twelve beast heads had been the dream of many people, and they hoped that they could return to the country of China. Now, the fountain of the twelve beast heads is on display. in front of her.

"The banquet is over. I'll bring you over to see it. Otherwise, we'll be living in Dashuifa today." Hongli coaxed Zarafin to check the time. Yongzheng and the emperor came to the banquet together.

Hongli and Zarafin walked into the banquet hall one after the other, and Zarafin saw that one-third of the hall was filled with Westerners.

"Thirteen Uncles" Hongli and Zarafen had just walked a few steps when Yinxiang came over directly.

After the two greeted Yinxiang first, Yinxiang waved his hands and hugged Zarafin.

"Jiaojiao, what did William give you?" Yinxiang frowned slightly, and the smile on his face was gone.

"Uncle Thirteen is a snack, and I brought you one!" Zarafin took it out of the purse, and the purse that William gave had already been sent to the Imperial Hospital.

Yinxiang opened his mouth to eat a snack: "It tastes good, who tried it?"

"Jiaojiao." Hongli said directly.

what? !

Yinxiang asked in a low voice: "Let Jiaojiao try it?"

"Uncle Thirteen, if I eat it, no one will be surprised. If you try it, won't it make outsiders feel weird?" Zarafin hurriedly explained.

"Don't take this as an example," Yinxiang pinched Zarafin's little nose, "Yuan Shou, next time, please watch carefully, and don't let Jiaojiao do something out of the ordinary."

"Uncle Thirteen, I understand!" Zarafin said.

"Jiaojiao, from now on, don't do this again." Yinxiang said Zarafin.

"Yes!" Zarafin nodded.

"Uncle Thirteen, go and entertain the envoys first, I'll take Jiaojiao to the side to have something to eat." Hongli looked at Yinxiang and talked to Jiaojiao for a long time, then hurriedly said to Yinxiang.

Yinxiang put Zarafin down: "Yuanshou, take care of Jiaojiao, those envoys want to get close to the princes, you should pay special attention."

Hongli nodded quickly: "Understood, don't worry."

In the hall, the envoys watched Hongli bring Jiaojiao in, and some well-informed people found out that this was the fourth elder brother, whom both the emperor and Yongzheng valued very much.

"Ah, are you here to accompany me?" Zarafin noticed that the eyes of the envoys couldn't help looking this way. "Would you like to entertain some people?"

"No, Uncle Thirteen will stop talking, just let me watch over you!" Hongli said looking at Zarafin.

Zarafin pouted slightly: "Ah Hun, if you say that, I won't be happy."

puff!

Hong Zhou's laughter sounded behind the two of them, Zarafin turned around, glared at Hong Zhou angrily, and found Wu Zaku in a pale pink checkered dress, appearing beside Hong Zhou.

"Sister Ha Yihu, why are you here?" Zarafin asked curiously.

"No, the fifth master said that there will be many envoys coming today, let me open my eyes!" Wu Zakushi covered his mouth and laughed.

"Wu Zaku doesn't have any friends here, Jiaojiao, you should spend more time with her." Hong Zhou's cheeks were slightly red, and he hastily brought Wu Zaku here, which might cause her trouble.

Hongli took a look at Hong Zhou: "Did you tell Yu Erniang?"

"Of course, I also told Ama Khan, and Ama Khan agreed, so my mother-in-law can be picked up!" Hong Zhou still knew this rule.

All kinds of royal banquets are rarely attended by courtiers. If the princes come to attend, they will probably be the future female relatives.

"Jiaojiao, there will be a buffet dinner soon. It was Erniang who said that today we will entertain envoys from the West and combine Chinese and Western cultures." Hongli told Zarafin sideways.

Uh uh uh!
Zarafin smiled awkwardly: "Ah, you forgot, when my aunt ordered the menu, I spent seven days with Western food."

She didn't like the current watercress, many of them were not cooked, which made her lose her appetite.

"On those few days, you always come to Wuling Chunse to eat with me?" Hongli suddenly remembered that for a few days, Zarafen basically stopped eating at Xinghuachun restaurant.

"Yeah, my aunt said that Wanfang Anhe's dining room can't be used, and can only be made in the small dining room of Xinghuachun Pavilion." Zarafin really wanted to cry in those few days.

Hehehe!
Hongzhou laughed unkindly: "Jiaojiao, it's really hard work for you, if possible, we really want to help you."

snort!
Zarafin turned his head arrogantly: "Sister Ha Yihu, Tianshen Hun is definitely not happy with meat, if there is a banquet, even raw meat will be eaten!"

"Jiaojiao. That day was just a coincidence. There happened to be Han Erniang. Yes, the steak, how do I know how ripe it is, and it still tastes good." Hong Zhou said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)