Chapter 234: The Dragon Banquet (2)
Huo Jingcheng pressed his shoulder and asked him to sit back: "Eldest brother, don't move, the monarchs and ministers outside, the brothers inside, today is another family banquet, you and I will treat it as brothers, how can we say that we are condescending to dignity?" Talking about the disease of the tiger wind, it hurts in the eldest brother, why doesn't it hurt in the brother's heart? The brother specially prepared the best medicine, and this was smeared for the eldest brother. β
When King Zhennan heard this, his eyes were burning, relieved, moved, admired, and all kinds of emotions were intertwined, making his mind turbulent and difficult to speak. Even Princess Zhennan was flattered.
Qin An opened the medicine box, Huo Jingcheng dipped some of it, rubbed it on King Zhennan's feet, and patiently massaged it unhurriedly until the plaster was absorbed.
The scene was silent for a while, and everyone watched silently as the king in front of him took off his boots and rubbed his feet for the eldest brother. This scene shows something extraordinary. Maybe it's the priceless affection of the emperor, maybe it's the extraordinary status of the king of Zhennan, or maybe it's ...... It's up to the world to say what they say.
King Zhennan spoke up again: "Your Majesty, this medicine works wonders, my brother's foot doesn't hurt in an instant, and my heart is also hot!" I think I have to bother Your Majesty to give my brother a drunk! β
"Haha - what's so hard about that? Brother will give the eldest brother a drunk today! Huo Jingcheng smiled and put on his shoes and socks for him, then got up, and ordered Qin An to present the medicine to Princess Zhennan, and said: "Take this medicine away from the eldest sister-in-law, I hope that the eldest sister-in-law will always tell the eldest brother that this medicine is wiped three times a day, although it is not cured, but the symptoms are self-reduced." β
Princess Zhennan took the medicine, stood up with admiration on her face and thanked her.
King Zhennan also got up again and said, "Your Majesty will apply medicine to your brother, and your brother will come to clean your hands." Come on, prepare water! β
The imperial chamberlain quickly prepared a basin of water and presented it between the two brothers.
King Zhennan took Huo Jingcheng's hands and dipped them in the water, carefully washing him. The hands of the two brothers overlapped and rubbed together in the water, and this scene was actually heartwarming.
Huo Jingcheng let him clean his hands and said with a smile: "In front of the eldest brother, the brother feels like he is back to his youth. β
"Haha-" King Zhennan suddenly laughed and said: "When you were a teenager, you were so afraid of water, and your brothers made fun of you, saying that you are so afraid of water, if you marry a wife in the future, I am afraid that you will not even go to fish for your wife if she falls into the water, haha-"
"Hahaha-" The princes burst out laughing.
Huo Jingcheng said with a smile: "I also said, when I was sixteen years old, I fell in love with the daughter of a scholar of the palace, and several love poems were sent out, and finally got a response, people invited me to go boating on the lake, and when I heard that I was going to the water, I didn't dare to go after thinking about it for a long time!" β
"Haha-" Everyone laughed again, and now even several princesses covered their mouths and laughed wildly.
King Shuozhong smiled: "Your Majesty, what about later?" Why haven't I seen you have anything to do with others? β
Huo Jingcheng said: "Later, I went to look at the wall of the bachelor's mansion, but I saw that she was bullying and bullying my sister-in-law, and I immediately had a big impression of her, and I had no good impression of her, and I was secretly worried about why I had such a bad vision?" β
"Haha-"
In the laughter of everyone, the two brothers finally finished cleaning their hands, and the king of Zhennan took the white handkerchief and wiped the water droplets on his hands for him, and then smiled: "Your Majesty go back to your seat, and then our brothers have a good drink!" β
Huo Jingcheng glanced at the audience with a smile and said, "Today's banquet, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!" β
The kings were full of excitement and responded in unison: "If you don't get drunk, you won't return!" β
When Huo Jingcheng just returned to his seat, an announcement suddenly came from outside the hall.
"The Great Prince has arrivedβ"
The scene was quiet, and everyone's eyes gathered at the temple gate. I saw Huo Yizheng entering steadily and calmly, his handsome little face was warm and smiling, and he stopped in front of Huo Jingcheng's seat to salute.
"The sons and daughters knock to see their father, long live their father. The sons knocked on the queen mother, and the queen mother was a thousand years old. β
Huo Jingcheng looked at his son with a smile and said, "No courtesy." β
"Thank you, Father." Huo Yizheng turned to the elders again and saluted respectfully: "Yizheng welcomes all Uncle Wang back to Beijing, and welcomes all brothers and sisters back to Beijing." I also hope that Uncle Wang will forgive Yi Zheng for being late, Yi Zheng just left the study, and he has already taken leave with his husband, so he doesn't have to go again in the afternoon, and he should accompany his rare relatives. β
When King Zhennan heard this, his eyes were full of surprise and appreciation: "Yi Zheng! I haven't seen him for a few years, but this kid has developed such a bearing and eloquence? Good! Good! Have the demeanor of your father! β
King Huaichuan also praised again and again: "Yes, your father was like this when he was young." β
King Pingzhou said with a smile: "Yi Zheng's size is also with your father, he is only ten years old, and his height is as tall as Cheng Ze of the fourth family." β
King Shuozhong vulgarly came up with a sentence: "This is called Lao Tzu's hero!" β
Yi Zheng smiled again and saluted: "Uncle Wang has praised it." β
Huo Jingcheng had arrogance hidden in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Yi Zheng, replace wine with tea, and salute your Uncle Wang one by one." β
"The retainers obeyed."
Huo Jingcheng waited for him to finish, and instructed: "Yi Zheng, invite your brothers and sisters to have fun together, you are not common, and now you should have a good gathering." β
King Zhennan said: "Yes, let them get together separately." Here, the elders and juniors are not mixed up. After that, he said to the second son beside him: "Wen Tao, go, go and play with Yi Zheng and your sisters of the same generation." β
Wen Tao and Huo Yizheng responded together.
Huo Jingcheng said again: "Since the juniors want to get together, then call Shangyishuang to go together, and the others are still young, so that's it." β
In this way, several brothers and sisters of the younger generation at the banquet left the table together.
Huo Jingcheng called for a wine war, and the kings responded one after another and drank heavily.
On the side of the concubine seat, Concubine Li and Concubine Shu were talking and laughing and drinking, Concubine Shu spoke straightforwardly and wittily, which made Concubine Li laugh frequently. Further down, Concubine Wen and Concubine Rong chatted softly, drinking a cup from time to time.
Suddenly the red sleeves were fragrant in front of her, and Concubine Jing actually poured wine for Yao Dui herself, and said, "Sister Concubine Chen, let's drink a few glasses before the time is right, otherwise it will be like no one is waiting to see you." β
Yao Duran smiled, held a cup and saluted her: "What Sister Concubine Jing said is, then my sister will give my sister a cup first." β
The long-sleeved peach blossom noodles were half-hidden, and the two drank together.
The concubines played together, and the queen accompanied the princesses with a dignified smile to talk and drink, everyone was busy and lively.
After a few glasses of wine, the mood is really soothing and relaxed. Yao Duran said softly: "Sister Concubine Jing, with all due respect, although I have been in the palace for a short time, I also know that my sister has always lived in a simple house, and she disdains to be with the concubines, why is my sister willing to ignore me?" β
Concubine Jing smiled faintly, as clean and beautiful as a pear blossom, but also as cold as a pear blossom. She said: "I really don't disdain to be in their company, the deep palace is bottomless, and the hearts of people are even more bottomless, I don't want to hear ugly words from them and see dirty things." But you're different, and you have similarities with me. β
Yao Duran listened to her words, and was impressed by her noble temperament, and said with appreciation: "My sister treats people with affection, and she is even more thorough in seeing people and things, and her consciousness is very high, and my sister admires her." β
Concubine Jing said: "I have been in the East Palace for many years, if I can't even understand this, what else is there to live." β
Yao Duran said: "What my sister said is true. β
Concubine Jing held the cup again and invited: "I would like to have a drink with my sister today." β
Yao Duran smiled: "My sister is also willing to accompany me." β
Looking at the wine war of the kings, it is naturally fierce. The king of Zhennan drank to the point of excitement, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, brothers, how about dancing a sword for your brother?" β
"Okayβ"
"Okayβ"
When the kings heard this, they all sought after and agreed. The women also looked away.
Huo Jingcheng said with a smile: "The eldest brother is willing to help the fun, but the brother can't ask for it!" In other words, the sword is matched with the hero, so I will order someone to get the Qiankun sword! β
King Zhennan smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" β
Qin An took the order and hurriedly went.
Everyone waited while drinking, and after a while, Qin An took the sword and presented it to the king of Zhennan with both hands.
King Zhennan took it, weighed and appreciated it, and finally said in a sonorous tone: "It's really a good sword that is unique in a thousand miles!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and drew his sword, who knows, the Qiankun sword did not move at all, the king of Zhennan did not believe in evil, and pulled it out again and again, but he still did not pull the sword out of the sheath, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Your Majesty?" This ......"
"Haha-" Huo Jingcheng got up with a smile, came to the table of King Zhennan and took the sword, and said, "Eldest brother doesn't know, this Qiankun sword has Qiankun inside." As he spoke, he raised his sword with one hand and flipped it so that the tip of the sword was pointing upwards and the hilt was pointing downward. At this moment, the hilt of the sword suddenly loosened and fell rapidly! At the same time, Huo Jingcheng's other hand was already like a swift wind, and he grasped the hilt of the sword with quick movements, and pulled out the sword with a 'swish'. In an instant, everyone only felt that the blue light flashed in front of them, and then disappeared without a trace, and when they looked at the sword body again, there was a faint cold light.
Everyone watched it wonderful and fresh.
Huo Jingcheng said with a smile: "Eldest brother, when Qiankun is unsheathed, it is necessary to point the sword into the sky to be able to control Qiankun." Haha - to put it bluntly, you just have to pull it upside down, haha. β
"Haha β interesting, interesting!" King Zhennan was so happy that he put the sword back into the sheath again, and said, "Try it for my brother!" β
Huo Jingcheng said: "Eldest brother beware, the Qiankun sword is out of the sheath and falls to the ground very quickly, if there is no considerable hand speed, it is not the hilt but the blade, but it will hurt the palm." β
King Zhennan said without hesitation: "Be a man, be afraid of this!" "Anyway, follow Huo Jingcheng to draw his sword, the sword body flipped, pointing straight into the sky, sure enough, Qiankun fell out of the sheath quickly, and the other hand of the king of Zhennan quickly stretched out the handle, only to hear a loud sound of 'swish', the hilt of the sword of Qiankun was in his hand, and the king of Zhennan drew the sword successfully.
"Eldest brother mighty!" Huo Jingcheng smiled.
The king of Zhennan was even more happy, and said proudly: "Your Majesty, please go back to your seat, and dance it with a sword for your brother!" β
"Okay, brother wait and see!" Huo Jingcheng said goodbye and returned to his seat.
When he sat down, the king of Zhennan came to the middle of the main hall with his sword, and in the silence, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he flipped the sword and danced. He moves steadily and swiftly, neatly and briskly. The place where he passed was full of light and shadow, and the temple was like a silver snake breaking through the sky, like frost and snow falling in a pocket.
King Zhennan slowly recited while dancing the sword.
"Half a life of Rong Ma, fighting for thousands of milesββ"
"Suppress this Southern Dynasty and guard the first national ancestry-"
"Pride is here, and loyalty is also buried here-"
"Don't be afraid of the smoke, and the blood will be conquered again-"