Soon it was the birthday of the old saint.

Early that morning, Hua Tian dressed neatly and followed the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo and the third aunt of Zhongli into the palace.

Zhong Liche, Lao Zhen Guogong, and Zhong Lide entered the palace one step ahead of them.

Because he was afraid of a large number of people and blocked the entrance of the palace, the old sage issued an order early to let the princes, princes, and county kings enter the palace in turn according to their identities.

Zhen Guogong was from Yipin, and the time to enter was also early, Hua Tian and others arrived, and saw many carriages that arrived early waiting by the palace gate.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the carriage could no longer enter, so Hua Tian and Zhongli helped the old town duchess to get off the car and go to the palace gate.

Many people who came early next to the palace gate opened the curtain of the carriage door to see who the people who advanced to the palace, wanting to see who they were.

The people here, some of whom are not from the capital, are getting acquainted with the people who have advanced to the palace through the curtain of the carriage.

In one of the luxurious carriages, a clever woman looked at the person who entered the palace gate and whispered an introduction, and opposite her sat a handsome young man, who listened to the woman's introduction with some disapproval.

A young man next to the young man whispered, "Mother Hao, we are from a family, why do we have to associate with those powerful people who are covered in copper smell?" ”

"What did you say? On weekdays, it is you who talk nonsense, and the son is not obedient. Look at me back to the old lady and get you out. That Hao's mother glanced at the little guy sideways and scolded in a low voice.

When the little guy heard this, he shrank his shoulders and didn't dare to say anything.

Then the young man said, "All right. Hao's mother, you continue to introduce, I will remember it. ”

"Childe just remember. Both the old lady and the old lady have instructed that the son must be friendly with the powerful family. Now that the saint suppresses the family and promotes the Shu family, maybe the status of the family will be nothing in the future. The old and the new are alternated here, and the son needs to seize the opportunity. Hao's mother said earnestly to the young man.

The young man nodded, but he was still a little disapproving.

He came from a first-class family, but in fact, he didn't look down on the royal family, let alone a courtier who once became powerful. These people. It is only a few decades of power. and his family, which has been inherited for hundreds or thousands of years, is not comparable at all.

But this time, his grandfather and grandmother asked him to go to Beijing to attend the saint's birthday, and he could enter in his own capacity. In this way, he cannot put on the identity of a family. And he was left at the palace gate. Wait for the dignitaries to enter the palace.

His grandfather and even his father said. The decline of the family is the trend, so let him enter Beijing for a long time, so that he can participate in the imperial examination.

"Look. It was the female dependant of the Zhenguo Mansion, the old lady in the center was the previous Zhenguo Duchess, the woman on her right hand was the current Zhenguo Duchess, and the one with a big belly on the left was Miss Hua Liu from the Hua clan in Shanyang Town, Qingzhou. ”

"What? Miss Hua Liu? The little guy was taken aback, and his voice could barely contain his exclamation.

The young man's face was also extremely surprised, and he lifted the curtain a little wider.

They were on the side close to the palace gate, so only one side could be seen.

"What? What's so strange? This Hua family is a legend, from a declining second-rate family to now, even the old lady is admired on weekdays. Miss Hua Liu is a poet and is the county lord of the saint. She married into the Zhenguo Mansion, and several major families secretly said that she was low-married. ”

Hao's mother said, with a complicated look on her face.

She waited beside the old lady and knew a lot about the Hua family. Because she knows, she also admires the Hua family. When she was young, when she heard someone mention the Hua family, she laughed at most once or twice, but now when she hears it, she has to be convinced.

"Which son of the Zhenguo Mansion is this Miss Hua Liu married?" The young man asked.

Hao's mother replied, "I am married to the eldest grandson of the Zhenguo Mansion, and the general of the Zhenguo Mansion, Zhongli is thoroughly enlightened. ”

"The woman on the other side is Zhongli's enlightened mother, right? How come I heard that Zhongli has passed away from his biological mother? The young man asked.

Hao's mother said, "General Zhongli's biological mother did pass away, and her stepmother straightened the concubine and was abandoned from the house. That woman is the wife of General Zhongli's third uncle. ”

"Strange, isn't it the Zhongli General Chengjue? How can the third room inherit the knighthood? The little guy was shocked.

The young man also looked at Hao's mother with a puzzled face.

Hao's mother shook her head, "It is said that General Zhongli is unwilling to accept the title, and he hopes to continue to guard the northwest and guard the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future." ”

As he spoke, a look of admiration appeared on his face.

When the young man and his little servant heard this, they couldn't help but change color.

The young son asked himself that he was from a family, and he could be regarded as having seen the world, and he would not be as small as a small family. But when it comes to giving up the title of Duke of Zhenguo, he still can't do it.

"Why are you so curious about the Zhenguo Mansion?" Hao's mother asked suspiciously. She was asking this restrainedly, she actually wanted to ask why they were so curious about Miss Hua Liu.

There were a lot of people she had just whispered, but her son-in-law never made a sound when he listened, and there was even impatience on his face. When he introduced this Hua Liuniang, he asked each other one after another, which was really incomprehensible.

"Seven or eight years ago, Gongzi and I went to Shanyang Town, Qingzhou, and entered Huajia Academy. At that time, we had heard of this Miss Hua Liu. The little guy whispered.

Back then, he didn't think much of this so-called Miss Hua Liu, and thought that it was inferior to everyone's maids. Now that I see it again, I have to sigh at the magic of fate.

At the beginning, he and Gongzi looked down on Miss Hua Liu, but now he and Gongzi can only watch Miss Hua Liu enter the palace gracefully and luxuriously by the palace gate.

"When you say that, I remember. You did go to Shanyang Town, Qingzhou to visit Mr. Zhanbo. Hao's mother said, and couldn't help asking, "This Miss Hua Liu was still young back then, have you ever seen it?" ”

"I haven't seen it, but Miss Hua Liu was already famous at that time." Your little guy replied.

When Hao's mother heard this, she frowned, "This young lady of the family should be raised in the deep boudoir, how can she be famous." Didn't you coax me? ”

"Where dare you coax? Because of this, the son also said, 'I'd rather marry everyone's maid than marry a little girl'. Now that we think about it, we have lost our eyes. The little guy sighed.

"Miss Hua Liu is a disciple recognized by Mr. Zhanbo, and she has her own merits, so I think we can't see through it." Hao's mother said, and began to point out the people who entered the palace gate, and continued to introduce.

The little guy and the young man listened much more seriously, and they no longer had the same impatience as before.

After meeting Hua Tian, they understood. The world is moving really fast. They shouldn't sit back and watch.

Seeing this, Hao's mother nodded secretly in her heart, and couldn't help but feel a little grateful to Hua Tiansheng.

Hua Tian helped the old town Duchess into the palace gate, and after walking a short distance, three soft sedan chairs came. Took them all in.

When they arrived. There weren't many people at the table. But they were all high-ranking people, and they were sitting around laughing.

The Duchess of Lao Zhenguo took Aunt Zhongli and Hua Tian and walked to the circle of noblewomen. Let's talk.

After that, many people came one after another, but there was still a long time before the banquet began.

Hua Tian was a little drowsy, so he asked the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo to go to a special place for the wife to rest.

Afraid that something would happen, she found Zhong Liche, and he arranged for the palace maid to guard it.

After sleeping for a long time, the palace maid pulled her clothes and said that the palace banquet was ready to start, and asked her to get up in advance to prepare.

Hua Tian woke up, tidied up his clothes again, and then followed the palace maid back to the banquet hall.

Seeing Zhong Liche's worried eyes from a distance, she smiled and said that it was okay, and returned to the old town Duchess.

At this time, all the people who came to the banquet had already arrived.

After waiting for a while, the old sage arrived with the queen, and the birthday banquet officially began.

Everyone shouted long live, and the old sage was in a good mood to let everyone be exempted, so he sat back and glanced at the great eunuch Shen You beside him.

That Shen You whispered to a little eunuch beside him, the little eunuch walked to the side, waved his hand, and soon, the pillar of the Fengyue Opera troupe appeared on the stage, and she led more than a dozen beautiful little ladies to sing and dance on the stage.

The Fengyue Opera Troupe has become the most prestigious opera troupe in the capital, so the people who participated in the birthday banquet appreciated the singing and dancing of the Fengyue Opera Troupe very seriously. It must be known that outside, it is very expensive to invite the Fengyue Opera Troupe. Sometimes, if you take out money, you may not be able to invite the Fengyue Opera Troupe to the house.

After the opening song and dance, the atmosphere was slightly more restrained. At this time, singing and dancing became a cheer, and the civil and military officials offered gifts to the old sage.

It was the crown prince back then, and he presented a book of poems copied by his own hands. The author of this collection of poems is no stranger, but an old sage.

After receiving this gift, the old sage Long Yan Dayue praised the prince several times in succession.

The gifts offered by the kings after that were as valuable as they were, but their thoughts were far less than those of the crown prince.

Hua Tian sat under the stage, and the gift would be offered by Zhong Liche when the time came, so she didn't have to get up.

I have listened to many eunuchs read out the gifts, but her paintings have never appeared!

It didn't take long for Zhong Li Toru to come up, and he presented a picture of a saint dotting flowers.

When the old sage heard this, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, he understood that it was made for him, and immediately smiled, "General Zhenguo has a heart!" Come on, bring the painting, I want to take a closer look at it and see how General Zhenguo's painting skills are! ”

The eunuch did not read out who the author of the painting was, so the old sage thought that Zhong Liche had painted it specifically for him.

When the old sage got the painting in his hands, he was shocked by the familiar painting techniques and techniques, which are exactly the methods of Mr. Shuangcheng!

He didn't even have time to look at his own figure on the painting, first to see the payment.

At this glance, he was sure that it was Mr. Shuangcheng who made it.

His face flushed with excitement, and his eyes began to look at what was being painted on the painting.

The painting depicts a majestic but kind old man sitting on a stone bench and pointing to the flowers around him. The flowers around him, the ordinary varieties have all opened, but the more precious they are, the more tightly closed the flower bones are. Therefore, looking at it this way, some of the flowers in the painting are fully open, some are half-open, and some are still tightly closed.

However, although not all flowers are blooming, you can also see the sense of splendor.

"Good! Good! Good! The old sage was so happy that he walked down with the painting in his hand and patted Zhong Liche on the shoulder a few times.

"It's hard for the Qing family to be sincere, and I'm very happy!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but look back at the painting.

If it weren't for the fact that all the civil and military officials were here, he couldn't help but ask Zhong Liche if the Hua family had a lot to do with Mr. Shuangcheng. Otherwise, how could Mr. Twin Cities paint a painting specifically for him?

The old saint is not proud, although he himself is the lord of the world, he also knows that when he reaches the level of Mr. Shuangcheng and Mr. Zhanbo, he does not look down on the royal family, or even him as a saint.

"Your Majesty is so happy, I don't know what is the birthday gift offered by General Zhenguo?" Kang Guogong asked loudly.

The old sage laughed, "This is really precious, this birthday gift is a painting by Mr. Shuangcheng." ”

Wow -

The civil and military officials were in an uproar, when the eunuch sang the birthday ceremony, everyone clearly heard that this painting was called "The Saint Dotted the Flower Picture". Now the saint actually said that this painting was made by Mr. Shuangcheng, doesn't it mean that Mr. Shuangcheng painted a painting specifically for the saint?

Almost a little bit of power, a little elegant people know that Mr. Shuangcheng's paintings have exceeded 10,000 taels of gold. Now, Mr. Shuangcheng, whose paintings are noble, actually paints the saint himself.

Mr. Twin Cities is a Baume & Mercier! What is Baume & Mercier? A fierce man who has learned all the time, is uninhibited, and does not bend his waist for fame and fortune, such a fierce man actually painted for the old saint? Does this mean that the old sage is actually a wise man who has not been seen for thousands of years?

All of a sudden, almost everyone muttered in their hearts.

However, when someone asked Zhong Li Che what his relationship with Mr. Twin Cities was, everyone stopped muttering to themselves and looked at Zhong Li Che with concern, wondering what he had to do with Mr. Twin Cities.

Zhongli pulled his thin lips, and the corners of his lips curled slightly, "It has a lot to do with it." ”

"Boom-"

Almost everyone's gaze was on him, as if it were substantial.

"General Zhenguo, is it possible that Mr. Shuangcheng lives in the capital?" Someone asked in a loud voice.

Zhong Liche smiled slightly and nodded, "Yes, Mr. Shuangcheng lives in the capital. When he said this, he paused, and when he saw that the crowd around him was more excited, he coughed softly, and suddenly the surroundings fell silent.

"And you've probably all seen Mr. Twincity."

Boom -

This time, the civil and military officials were even more excited, it turned out that Mr. Shuangcheng was in the capital, and he often walked outside, they may have inadvertently seen Mr. Shuangcheng!

After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the most mysterious celebrity! Painting is the most accomplished celebrity! He's right next to him, and maybe even brush shoulders with himself on the street one day!

"General Zhenguo, can you tell me where Mr. Shuangcheng lives, what is his surname, and what is the character?" Someone asked loudly with a red face with excitement.

Zhong Li Che shook his head slightly, "I'm sorry - I can't tell you about this." ”

All the officials were a little disappointed, but many people quickly looked at Hua Heng and Hua Ke. (To be continued......)

PS: I was going to change it on the 27th, but after I finished writing, it will be on the 28th~~