In the imperial city, in the Yanfu Palace, Empress Cao brought Zhao Zongshi here today.

Zhao Zongshi saluted respectfully, and then bowed and stood aside and waited.

Empress Cao actually doesn't like Zhao Zongshi, because Zhao Zongshi is not the emperor's own son, and Zhao Zongshi was not raised by her since he was a child.

Even if anyone in the palace has an heir, Queen Cao can directly bring it to raise herself, which is the best thing for her. However, when Zhao Zongshi entered the palace, he was already sensible, and now he has been an adult for a long time, and he has already begun to live outside the palace.

Empress Cao looked at Zhao Zongshi and asked, "Zong Shi, have you heard about some things in the palace recently?" ”

"I also ask the queen to make it clear that my nephew has rarely entered the palace recently, and I haven't heard much about things in the palace." I don't know if Zhao Zongshi really doesn't know or if he doesn't know.

Empress Cao said bluntly: "Concubine Chen's pregnancy, you really don't know?" ”

Zhao Zongshi thought for a while and replied: "I have heard a little about it before, but my nephew only thought it was a random rumor and didn't take it seriously. Is this true? ”

Empress Cao smiled and said, "Well, seriously. ”

Zhao Zongshi seemed to be completely indifferent, and bowed: "This matter is really a great joy, the joy of the family and the country, the joy of Your Majesty, and the joy of the queen." This is the joy of everyone in my Zhao family. ”

Empress Cao nodded: "So, you must abide by your duties recently, you shouldn't be too profligate, if the Sect of the King of Runan allows you at that time, you must set an example and set a good example for the royal children, so that you can convince the public." ”

Empress Cao brought Zhao Zongshi here, naturally for a purpose, and the reason was some of the words that Uncle Cao said before entering the palace. Empress Cao, this can be regarded as beating Zhao Zongshi.

Zhao Zongshi was an honest man, as if he didn't understand the deep meaning, and only replied: "Back to the queen, my nephew has always been careful in his duty, and he never dared to let himself go, let alone disgrace the royal family." ”

Zhao Zongshi didn't hear the deep meaning of the words, because Zhao Zongshi didn't know what was going on at all. The competition between Gan Qi and Cao Shan, where does Zhao Zongshi know?

"You've been doing this lately?" Empress Cao said another word, and her tone was questioning.

Zhao Zongshi listened to the questioning tone, frowning slightly, after so many years, how could he not know that Empress Cao didn't like him? Zhao Zongshi could only bow down again and replied: "My nephew should pay more attention, and he will definitely not dare to be rude, let alone misbehave." ”

When Empress Cao heard this, she nodded: "Well, that's the best, let's stay for lunch and have a meal." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Zongshi is such an honest person.

After eating an unpleasant lunch in Yanfu Palace, and then going to meet Emperor Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zongshi went back to the palace of Runan County.

To say that Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan County, also attaches great importance to Zhao Zongshi, he has more than 20 sons, and he is dying, and everyone has divided all kinds of property and things. Only this mansion and all the subordinates in the mansion were left to Zhao Zongshi.

The reason why Zhao Zongshi rushed back in the evening was because there was a banquet tonight, and the guest was Gan Qi.

The singers and dancers were ready, the food and drinks were ready, and the lights in the cloister hall were lit. Zhao Zongshi returned home and waited for Gan Qi to come to the door.

Gan Qi was not too late, prepared some gifts, and went to the palace of Runan County for the first time.

It also made Gan Qi have a sense of grandma Liu's sense of déjà vu when he entered the Grand View Garden, the mansion of the real nobles, Gan Qi was the first time to enter, what later villas and mansions, what Suzhou gardens, compared to the garden mansions of the Song Dynasty, it was 108,000 miles away.

The garden of the Song Dynasty can be said to be the most important in China for thousands of years. The Song Dynasty's pursuit of gardens also surpassed those of any era.

There are not only the grace of the small bridge in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the open atmosphere of the northern region, the vegetation is various, there are evergreen trees all year round, and even flowers bloom all year round, pavilions and pavilions, flying corridors are hanging, the paths are secluded, with strange stones and strange trees, and even there are artificial lakes that can be boated.

Gan Qi really gained some knowledge, which couldn't help but make Gan Qi think about what kind of scene was the Long Live Mountain Genyue built by Song Huizong with the strength of the whole country? For thousands of years, only the Song Dynasty could force the people to rebel for the sake of building gardens.

Zhao Zongshi stood at the door of the hall to greet the guests, which was already the greatest courtesy.

Gan Qi stepped forward to greet him, and Zhao Zongshi greeted him into the hall and arranged to sit down. Most of the men at home in the palace of Runan County also came out to meet guests, and this scene was a bit like a family banquet.

Zhao Zongshi also kept introducing his brothers to Gan Qi.

After the introduction was almost over, Gan Qi really sat down, and Wu Chengwu accompanied Gan Qi.

Needless to say, the delicacies came up to the table one by one.

When it comes to eating in the Song Dynasty, we have to talk about the Chinese dining system. In ancient China, there has always been a two-meal system, that is, one meal in the morning and one meal in the evening, only the real nobles have three meals, such as the emperor of the Han Dynasty ate four meals, the princes could eat three meals a day, and the rest of the people, etc., all two meals a day.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that Chinese society began to popularize the three meals. This is inextricably linked to the development of social productive forces, and also has a certain relationship with the complete abolition of curfews in the Song Dynasty.

In addition, the meal system and the meal sharing system, in ancient China, the special preparation was before the Song Dynasty, and it was mainly a separate meal system, that is, one table and one food for one person. From Zhou Li onwards, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, all of them are like this. It was not until the Song Dynasty that the meal system became common, and everyone began to eat at the same table and eat dishes on the same plate.

But on formal occasions, the people of the Song Dynasty still divided the meals, each person had a table, and each food was packed separately, one for each person.

In fact, the changes were also influenced by the northern ethnic minorities, from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, and then five generations and ten countries, repeatedly influenced by the northern ethnic minorities, and the meal system was slowly accepted by the Chinese.

Speaking of this, we can also talk about the habits of Chinese kneeling and sitting. The ancient Chinese did not have chairs. Zhou Li, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, to the Qin and Han Dynasties, and even the Wei and Jin Dynasties, sat on the ground and knelt on the ground, which also affected Japan, and Japan is still the same until later generations.

It was not until the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty that the furniture of the Chinese changed, and the chairs began to slowly become taller, and after the Tang Dynasty, to the Song Dynasty, there were really seats, and the Chinese began to sit on high chairs and benches. This also comes from the influence of ethnic minorities in the north. The earliest chairs and couches are called Hu chairs, Hu beds, and Hu people's Hu.

Including musical instruments, such as the erhu, which is the musical instrument of the Hu people to the Central Plains. Among the national musical instruments of the Chinese, the vast majority of the names are transmitted by the Hu people, such as erhu, pipa, and gonghou. The musical instruments of one word are all native, such as qin, se, soft, zheng, flute, bell, reed, xun, and xiao......

Even food, there are two food changes in China, one is influenced by the Hu people, such as carrots and grapes. The second is influenced by the Age of Discovery, such as potatoes and potatoes, and the follow-up slowly, such as apples, apples basically belong to the latest category, and later apples have only a history of more than 100 years in China. Most of the foods native to China have the same name, such as rice, millet, millet, wheat, and soybean......

Having said all this, it is said that the Song Dynasty was a watershed in ancient China. Compared with previous eras, the Song Dynasty was closer to later generations in terms of social atmosphere, various life styles and habits. The Ming and Qing dynasties inherited a lot, but there were also some deformities in many aspects, such as the really strict defense of men and women, such as women's small feet.

At the beginning of the banquet, the meal was divided and eaten, and the dancing girl danced in the sound of music, this kind of dance, in fact, has a lot of flavor of the folk dance of the Spring Festival Gala in later generations, in the same vein, the same thing, but there are some slight differences in the music.

Ganqi is very energetic, this is a real and authentic cultural inheritance, and it is also the first time that Ganqi has really opened his eyes.

At this time, a group of children also entered the hall, watching the dance, holding food, and smiling.

But from time to time, a child ran up to Gan Qi to look at him, and then ran away with a smile.

Seeing that Ganqi was confused, another child came up to look at Ganqi, Ganqi reached out and grabbed the little boy, and asked, "What's your name?" How old is it? ”

The eight- or nine-year-old child, who still had a milky voice, but did not have stage fright, replied: "My name is Zhong Zhen, and I am nine years old this year. ”

"Which Jane? Cherished Jane? Gan Qi was coaxing the children, just to find out why the children came to see him so often, and after reading it, he laughed and ran away.

"It's not cherished Jane, it's a needle of needlework." The child replied.

Gan Qi laughed when he heard this, wondering why there were still people named "Needle", and asked, "Why did you all come to see me?" Look at me and run away with a weird smile on my face? ”

The child couldn't hide it, so he replied directly: "My aunts asked me to come and see what you look like, and then go back and tell them." ”

Gan Qi understood this time, a little embarrassed, and asked, "Then what do you think I look like?" ”

The child thought for a moment, "Hmm...... It's not ugly, it's five big and three thick, and it's not very good-looking. ”

Gan Qi was even more embarrassed, and asked again: "Just look at the face, how does my face look?" ”

The child looked at it carefully again and replied, "The face is okay, but it is far worse than my little aunt." My little aunt is pretty. ”

"Whose family is this unlucky child?" Gan Qi asked.

Wu Chengwu replied softly in the back: "Zongshi's eldest son." ”

"Huh?" Gan Qi immediately said: "Oh, that's good, a good guy, promising, promising." Come on, Zhong Zhen, sit next to me, and I'll tell you some fun stories. ”

When the child heard this, he really sat down next to Gan Qi and asked, "What kind of fun story?" ”

"Joy and the gray wolf, how's that? How about Bear Big Bear II? Ganchi asked.

Zhongzhen's child looked confused: "What is a big bear, it's not good, I like it." ”

Gan Qi scratched his head and said, "Journey to the West? How about a story of a monkey becoming a sperm? Isn't it interesting? ”

"Well, monkey semen? This is good, you say, you say well, I will tell my little aunt that you are beautiful. "The children are very smart.

"No, let's do this, if I tell this story well, how about you tell your aunts that I am extremely ugly?" Gan Qi said again.

"Okay, you say it first." The child sits down, puts his hands on his cheeks, and sits and waits.