Li Yuan held a large banquet on the third day of the Lunar New Year, in addition to entertaining envoys from various countries, it also meant inviting relatives and friends to the palace to pass on the throne, that is, the royal family, but also to respect customs.

Yin Shiju is considered to be a small uncle, and he is also in the ranks of the invitation, who has no fame.

As soon as he entered the Vermilion Bird Gate, Yin Shiju was admitted to the palace by the palace maid who had been waiting for a long time, and Concubine Yin De, who was in charge of the harem, was the most favored by this younger brother, and took Yin Shiju with him.

The emperor has rewards every three or five times, and those concubines in the palace compete to please Concubine Yin De in order to get on the throne, and they give filial piety every New Year's Day, those gifts are piled up, many of them have not been opened, and Concubine Yin De let Yin Shiju pick them himself.

"Thank you, sister." Yin Shiju said happily.

Concubine Yin Defei gently patted Yin Shiju's shoulder, looked at her younger brother who was still injured on his hand, a trace of murderous aura flashed in her eyes, and she said with some heartache: "We are sisters and brothers, thank you, brother, the people of the Du family dare to treat you like this, really don't need Sister A to be angry for you?" ”

The boy of the Du family, beat his brother so much, Concubine Yin De knew that she was about to go berserk, and wanted to avenge him, so she begged the emperor to put all the people of the Du family in prison, and even the uncle of the small country dared to beat him, it was simply lawless, but Yin Shiju couldn't retaliate with the threat of hunger strike, so he endured it.

What puzzled Concubine Yin Defei was that Ah Di was sent to the door for people to beat, and he didn't fight back the whole process, and he also signed a contract of life and death, so she couldn't figure it out, and the little brother who had always been shrewd suddenly became stupid.

"Sister, I really don't need to" Yin Shiju said beautifully: "Soon I will be able to take revenge with my own hands, and the pain I suffered at that time will be repaid tenfold." ”

As soon as he thought that he had practiced the golden bell jar of peerless magic skills, and he was beating the four Tianshenu of Da Changjin alone, the people of Chang'an shouted "Great Ranger" as soon as they saw him, and Yin Shiju's heart was hot.

Concubine Yin Defei lightly poked her brother's forehead, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want, if you want Sister A to help you get angry one day, just say it, with Sister A, no one in Datang can bully you." ”

Concubine Yin De really has no choice about this brother, and I don't know what the hell he wants, just like it.

While talking, a eunuch trotted in and said flatteringly: "Concubine De Niangniang, the list of programs for the banquet is out, please take a look." ”

The banquet held by the emperor is grand and lively, and the programs performed are in order, and Concubine De can see the list of performances before it starts, so that she can know what programs are there, when your favorite programs will be performed, and if you don't like it, you can also adjust it temporarily.

Concubine Yin Defei was bringing her younger brother the pastries in the palace to eat, and she didn't raise her head when she heard this, and said casually: "Nian, let's see what interesting programs there are this year." ”

"The old slave obeys" The eunuch responded, and soon read aloud: "The list of banquet programs, there are the song and dance "Sun and Moon of the Tang Dynasty" by the Jiaofang Division, the pipa solo "Touching the Fish", "Wrestling Force", "Jiu-Jitsu Drill Barrel", "Beauty Dancing Sword", as well as "Spitting Fire", "Oil Pot Picking"..."

Before he finished reading, Yin Shiju suddenly shouted: "Wait, take things from the oil pot?" What is it? ”

It was Concubine De's younger brother who spoke, the little uncle of the Tang Dynasty, and the eunuch didn't dare to have a trace of dissatisfaction, so he hurriedly explained: "If you return to the uncle, the oil pot is a juggling, and the old slave happened to be present when the show was screened, and that person could fish things out of the tumbling oil pot with his bare hands, which is very magical." ”

"Fetching from a tumbling pan of oil with your bare hands? Is there such a stranger in the world? Concubine Yin Defei was also curious.

The eunuch smiled and hurriedly explained: "Back to Niangniang's words, these are all tricks to deceive people, in advance in the pot to do tricks, the oil in the pot seems to be very hot, in fact, it is lukewarm, the magic of this lukewarm can only last for a short period of time, after this time, the oil in the oil pot is scary, as long as you grasp the time, even if you want to test it, you can't find a flaw." ”

With a "snap", something suddenly fell to the ground, a trace of unhappiness flashed in Concubine Yin's eyes, thinking that the palace maid had dropped something, she glanced at it and found that it was the pastry in her hand that fell to the ground, and asked anxiously: "Brother, are you okay?" Is it a wound attack, do you want to pass it on to the imperial doctor? ”

Yin Shiju, who was still red and energetic just now, seemed to be a different person, his face was pale and his eyes were dull, as if he had fallen into an evil spirit, which startled Concubine Yin De.

"Sister, no... It's okay, it's just a momentary mistake, and there is no need to pass on the imperial doctor. Yin Shiju said with a smile.

No, no, the people who go to the rivers and lakes are to cheat money, the master he met, fighting righteousness and squandering money, must have real skills, by the way, he also drank so much wine later, and he must have profound martial arts to melt the wine, so that he will not get drunk until a thousand cups, yes, the master he met must be a master, Yin Shiju secretly comforted himself.

Concubine Yin Defei saw that her brother's face had improved, and her eyes were also bright, so she was a little relieved: "It may be that you are not in good health and stay here, which hurts your vitality, Sister Ah asked the imperial dining room to make a few cups of tonic soup, and I will make up for you in a while." ”

sent someone to inquire, saying that Ah Di was fine, and he was afraid that he would be bored, so he invited him to the palace to watch a play to relieve his boredom, but he didn't expect him to be well, and he knew that it would be better not to invite him, Concubine Yin Defei flashed a trace of unhappiness in her heart, and the little eunuch who inquired didn't ask clearly, and he would be rewarded with forty boards in a while.

Waste, you can't do a little thing at all, what's the use of keeping it.

Yin Shiju answered, thanked Sister A, sat there with some complicated feelings, I don't know why, the uneasiness in my heart always lingers.

"What's the show, let's talk about it."

The eunuch hurriedly read the rest of the program list.

After listening to the list of programs, Concubine Yin Defei became a lot of interest, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of new programs, this time I have paid attention." ”

Without waiting for the eunuch to respond, Concubine Yin Defei said with some concern: "This time I invited so many people, those barbarians, I like to toast Your Majesty the most, Your Majesty is afraid that you will have to get drunk again, and you will go to court tomorrow." ”

These days, the banquets in the palace are non-stop, Li Yuan has been drunk several times, and every time he vomits and vomits, Concubine Yin De is helpless and pity.

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Niangniang, please rest assured, Imperial Doctor Zhang recently got a secret recipe from the people, made into a small hangover pill in his mouth, those wines were dissolved before he spit out his stomach, drinking wine is like drinking water, no matter how much he drinks, he will not get drunk, even if the emperor drinks more, tomorrow's court meeting will definitely not be delayed..."

Speaking of this, the eunuch's eyes suddenly widened, and he shouted in some panic: "Uncle Guo fainted, Niangniang, Uncle Guo fainted." ”

Concubine Yin Defei turned her head and looked at it, and couldn't help but be startled, only to see her brother Yin Shiju fainting to the ground with a pale face, and her body was still twitching, so frightened that she shouted regardless of her demeanor: "What about people, quickly, pass on the imperial doctor, quickly pass on the imperial doctor.....

The holiday of the first day is three days before the festival and three days after the holiday, including the first day of a total of seven days, to the fourth day of the first month, the officials should pack up their mood and return to the original post on duty, and the next holiday will wait until the Shangyuan Festival.

Lu Ting is not an official, but on the fourth day of the first lunar month, he appeared in front of the Qin Palace, ready to accept his first job.

It's useless to come early, Fang Xuanling and they want to participate in the court meeting, which was explained when the Fang family passed on.

I don't know what kind of position I will arrange for myself.

It is better to come early than to come by chance, and the guard who led the way said that Fang Xuanling and his party had just returned to the Qin Palace, less than a quarter of an hour.

After entering the Qin Palace, Lu Ting did not see Fang Xuanling immediately, and a director surnamed Li said that they were meeting in the secret room, and asked Lu Ting to wait in a side hall first.

Qin Wangfu is Li Er's service, all operations are to revolve around Li Er, every time the court meeting is over, there will be a small meeting, summarize the gains and losses, and formulate corresponding countermeasures, now the Turks are retreating, like Cheng Biting Jin, Fang Xuanling, the backbone of the Qin Wangfu who was transferred back to Chang'an through the war, the prince's mansion will definitely not let go, and now every court meeting is a contest.

Although the cunning rabbit is not dead, but it ran away, whether the lackeys are cooked, released or raised, mainly depends on what the people in the prince's mansion think.

The best luck is Du Ruhui, stepping on Wei Zheng's position, snatching the household servant, and not worrying about being expelled from Chang'an for the time being, but most of the people in the household department are towards the prince, and Wei Zheng has also been in business for a few months.

It is still the fourth day of the first lunar month, and the atmosphere of the New Year is still strong, but the struggle between the prince's mansion and the Qin prince's mansion has not stopped.