Looking at Si Junlin with profound gratitude, the official finally prepared to change Gu Jingtian's seat. But with a sweep of the brush, he arranged Gu Jingtian at the last seat in the left row of the long table. Wasn't this exactly diagonally opposite General Wei? The distance was really far.
Fang Xi, the palace steward, stood there with his eyes fixed on his nose and his nose on his heart, not daring to say a word. His daily job was like this. Clearly, he knew everything, but he had to act as if he knew nothing. He quickly praised the emperor for his wisdom.
After the arrangements were made, the Minister of Rites withdrew with a sweaty forehead.
"Have there been any good news these days? Where are Wan'er and the others now?"
Si Junlin used to be rather melancholy. Not only did he not allow the mention of Su Wan'er's name in the palace, but he also forbade the name of General Wei.
But since he had come to his senses, he had cheerfully dismissed the concubines in the harem and vowed to pursue Su Wan'er himself. Now he called her Wan'er affectionately.
"Your Majesty, the secret agent you sent back yesterday. He said that the Su family's army would enter the capital soon."
"Who told him to come back? Why didn't he continue to follow them? Didn't they say they would be back soon? Why haven't they shown up yet?"
Fang Xi looked helpless. They had already followed them to the foot of the capital. What was the point of continuing to follow? Besides, the secret agent was highly skilled and rode the best horse. Naturally, he would return much earlier than the others. The emperor didn't need to be so impatient. Whether they came early or late, they would still arrive.
Finally, as dusk approached, Su Wan'er and her entourage entered the capital. When they reached the city gate, the imperial guards who had been arranged in advance conveyed the emperor's oral order, asking General Su and her entourage to go to the palace first to settle down. The emperor had personally prepared a welcome banquet to celebrate their victory.
If Su Wan'er didn't recognize the leader of the imperial guards, whom she had often played tricks on in the past, she might have suspected that it was a false imperial edict. What a joke! It was almost dark. A celebration banquet? Even if they were in a hurry, they should wait until tomorrow. Everyone didn't come for the celebration banquet. They all came for their wives, children, and a warm home.
Naturally, perhaps some generals dared to have such thoughts, but most people didn't even dare to think about it. Therefore, the group obediently prepared to enter the palace.
This celebration banquet was really hasty. The invitation cards should have been distributed to each general's mansion, but unexpectedly, they were distributed one by one at the city gate.
Su Wan'er missed her grandmother very much. She almost cursed, "Are you in such a hurry to go to hell?" Angrily, she took the invitation card and led the group into the palace in a grand manner, as if going to ask for an explanation.
The guide led them to the Xihua Gate. Su Wan'er was very familiar with this place in the palace. After all, she had pretended to be the queen for two years. But in the past, she always entered through the main gate. Therefore, she felt very uncomfortable when turning west.
After thinking for a while, she lowered her pride. Although she was now a marshal, she was still a proper subject. Her rank was much lower than that of the former queen. Since she intended to have a clear and proper relationship with Si Junlin as a subject and a monarch in the future, she naturally had to lower her status and attend the celebration banquet properly.
"Brother Jingtian, although I've been in a few battles, I don't often attend celebration banquets. Do we need to report something later?" Su Wan'er was very practical and started to plan ahead.
Gu Jingtian was feeling awkward. He knew that Su Wan'er had cried for someone that night and still missed that person in her heart. But unexpectedly, she would say such a thing at this moment. At this moment, what she was thinking about was really to report on her duties seriously. This was like a miraculous elixir to him. He immediately felt refreshed.
"We military generals don't pay much attention to this. Anyway, we've won the battle. Reporting on our duties is just about telling how the battle went, how many enemies were injured, and how many of our own soldiers were injured. You don't need to be too detailed later. Otherwise, it will make us military men uncomfortable."
Su Wan'er just thought it was funny. He kept saying "we military men" all the time. But looking at the long robe he had changed into as soon as he entered, where was there any trace of a military man? He was clearly from a scholarly family. No matter how many battles he fought, he couldn't hide his scholarly air.
"Okay, then I'll say a few words first. If there's anything wrong, Brother Jingtian can supplement it."
Before entering the palace gate of Jiuzhou Qingyan, Su Wan'er didn't even think of looking at the invitation card. Now she opened it and saw that the seating arrangement was made by some irresponsible person. How could it be? Si Jingcheng, the only prince, who was cherished by the emperor and the queen mother like a precious gem, was actually sitting below her. Looking again, there was the emperor on one side of her and the prince on the other. Where was her deputy general?
"Brother Jingtian, quickly look at your invitation card. Where will you be sitting later?" Su Wan'er couldn't stand his slow pace. She quickly opened it for him and unexpectedly found that he was sitting at the bottom of the left row.
"This is simply absurd!" Su Wan'er finally couldn't help complaining.
"Let me see... What's there to care about? It's just a meal. Besides, I'm just a deputy marshal. You're such a powerful marshal. Who will notice me then?" Gu Jingtian was very open - minded. But it was easy to guess that this must be Si Junlin's idea. He was the monarch, and they were the subjects. No matter what, it was just that when the monarch wanted the subject to die, the subject had to die.
But originally, it was good for them military generals to blow the river wind at the border all year round. They only returned to the capital once every two or three months. There was no need to argue with him.
"This is too embarrassing for you. No, Brother Jingtian will sit next to me later. Anyway, all the ministers are polite people. Those censors always talk about such things. You sit next to me, and no one can say anything." Su Wan'er felt indignant for him.
"Wan'er... The more you act like this, the more people will think you care. Since you've decided to come out, you shouldn't care about what he does in the future. Besides, it's just for the duration of a meal. What difference does it make where I sit? You and I have known each other for so many years, and we still have a lifetime..."
"Who said I cared? I'm just thinking about you. You still mock me like this. I should have ignored you earlier." Su Wan'er got angry to hide the turmoil in her heart. But when she was about to enter the door, she felt nervous about her first report on her duties. So she obediently shrank back and walked in side by side with Gu Jingtian.
Unexpectedly, this scene happened to fall into Si Junlin's eyes. Normally, at such a banquet, the emperor should be the last one to arrive and receive the worship of everyone. But God knows how long Si Junlin had been waiting. Not only had he been waiting since he issued that imperial edict today. So he naturally arrived very early.