In a blink of an eye, it is the deep winter season, the beginning of spring is about to begin, the spring is bright, the ice and snow piled up on the mountain road have vague signs of melting, and the weather is colder.

However, it is not unreasonable to be quiet and vivid for a long time, and it is not unreasonable to get up in the morning, and the city begins to be busy, whether it is a farmer, a businessman, an ordinary person, a hundred civil and military officials of the imperial court, lords and magnates, and even foreign envoys and business travelers, without exception, all of them are busy, because today is the birthday of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the heavenly khan Li Shimin, so it is natural to celebrate the whole world, clean the streets, wear red and green, sing and dance, drum beats, and are extremely lively.

These are just the celebrations of ordinary people, in the palace city, naturally it is another situation, almost all night without sleep, Li Chengqian, who got up on the fourth watch, hurried to Xuanwu Gate, but found that several ceremonial officials who were preparing for the celebration had already mentioned the arrival, commanding hundreds of craftsmen, building a high platform, laying a mat carpet, and decorating beads.

Seeing the prince coming, everyone naturally hurriedly greeted and saluted, Li Chengqian waved his hand, the so-called people are in good spirits on happy occasions, which is to describe his current appearance, although he doesn't sleep much, but his spirit is extremely excited, glorious, and radiant, and now it is just like Han Rui's words, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

Celebration is celebration, but the early dynasty is still held, in the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin's mood is comfortable, civil and military officials are also very knowledgeable, even Wei Zheng is a minister, will not say today, take some annoying things, to destroy Li Shimin's good mood, after all, no matter how picky the official, I have to admit that since Li Shimin ascended the throne, whether it is governing the country and the country, or marching to war, in general, can be called a rare Ming monarch in ancient times.

Naturally, Li Shimin's performance is not flawless, with such and such small shortcomings, but it is just a small section, it is a rare birthday, and there is no need to block him, so Li Shimin was able to easily spend the early dynasty, accept the congratulations of the ministers, return to the inner palace, and receive the lip of the concubine and maid.

What words such as "eternal generations" and "longevity" have been passed down repeatedly, Li Shimin at this time is extremely wise and martial, and he naturally does not take this kind of flattery to heart, but it is auspicious and pleasant, it sounds quite comfortable, and it can also be seen from his face, with a pleasant face, a smile at the corner of his mouth, and his majesty is a little lighter than before.

The last appearance is naturally the lord of the inner palace, the eldest grandson queen of the world, a full dress, a large-sleeved robe, gorgeous and bright phoenix patterns, crystal shining with jewelry, brilliant and dazzling, accompanied by four gorgeous beauties behind him, gorgeous and glamorous, with different appearances and different temperaments, all of which are beautiful in the world.

The money came and knelt down together: "May Your Majesty be prosperous for a thousand years, Emperor Wen and martial arts, and Zeyin and the common people will be ......."

"Okay, my own family, don't be so grand." Li Shimin said with a smile, personally supported the eldest grandson queen, and at the same time motioned for the four people next to him to get up, and then, with the eldest grandson queen, sat on the red sandalwood carved dragon bed, ready to accept the congratulations of the prince and princess.

The tiger glanced at it, Li Shimin frowned and said, "What about Qian'er?" ”

"Prepare a feast in the inner garden." Empress Eldest Sun said with a smile.

Nodding slightly, Li Shimin said with a smile: "There is a beginning and an end, and I am dedicated." ”

"That's natural, listen to him, to surprise His Majesty." Empress Eldest Sun said, reminding her in advance.

"I've heard about it, and I'm looking forward to it." Li Shimin smiled heartily and waved his hand, naturally a palace maid hurriedly went down and summoned Li Chengqian to come.

Your Royal Highness, the prince and princess have arrived, even if they are swaddling babies, let the nurse bring them, as long as Li Chengqian comes, it can be regarded as a family reunion, of course Li Yuan does not have to come, after all, there is no son's birthday in the world, and the reason why the father came to congratulate him, Li Shimin will go to the West Palace to greet him later.

Just when he was enjoying the joy of family life in the house of the Son of Heaven, Han Rui was not idle, kneeling in front of the dresser, bowing his head obediently, letting two pairs of white and tender little hands rub and comb on the head, and after fixing and forming, he bandaged it with a scarf, followed by a sharp knife, carefully scraped off the velvet whiskers, wiped it with wet wipes, powdered and greased, and ...... "Ping'er, you are mistaken, balsam gouache, that is used by Naoyu." Han Rui said, trying to get by.

It's a pity that Zheng Naoyue was next to him, and said with a light smile: "Ping'er, ignore him and continue." ”

Obviously, in the boudoir, Zheng Naoyue's status is higher, the painting screen nodded lightly, smeared a little fat powder on the tender white palm, and directly applied it on Han Rui's face, gently and delicately.

It's also a tragedy, three to one, there is no room for opposition, so I have to accept it obediently, Han Rui closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and let the two beauties paint and smear, sketch lightly, repeatedly, and after two quarters of an hour, he was satisfied.

"Lang Jun, really handsome." Liuyi said with a grin.

"You mean, before I put on makeup, I wasn't handsome." Han Rui feigned anger.

Liuying pursed her lips and smiled, walked fast, ran far away, and said coquettishly: "It seems that Lang Jun is also very self-aware, which is very admirable." ”

Han Rui raised his eyebrows, and when he was about to open his teeth and dance his claws, Zheng Nao said softly: "Husband, don't make trouble, change your clothes, it's time to set off, meet your father and mother, and then go to Miyagi." ”

"Got it, it's still Xiaoping'er who is the most well-behaved." Han Rui sighed, suddenly reached out and hugged the painting screen next to him, his face was in the middle of the two delicate and soft soft meats, grinding them, the warm fragrance was fragrant, the taste was indescribable, and he also took the opportunity to wipe off the nasty fat powder.

Ah, the painting screen was caught off guard, couldn't help but exclaim, struggled twice, and saw that there was no effect, the little face was red, delicate, and seemed to be dripping blood.

"Lang Jun is a bad guy, he knows how to bully Ping'er." Liuying said angrily, and stepped forward to pull in a huff.

"Hehe, are you blaming me for not bullying you?" Han Rui said with a smile, taking the opportunity to catch Liuying and scratching her lightly under her ribs, which naturally caused a burst of coquettish laughter and begging for mercy.

After frolicking for a while, Han Rui didn't dare to delay the business, so he was satisfied and took Zheng Nao out of the house, at this time, Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ping'er, why is your chest white...... Ah, it's a coated powder grease, you know, Lang Jun is really a scoundrel. ”

The carriage was leisurely, and soon after, he arrived at the Zheng Mansion, the palace banquet, Han Rui had no official or position, logically speaking, he was naturally not qualified to participate, but with Li Chengqian's care, there must be no problem with the invitation, and there is also Zheng Renji, with his official rank, he can also bring his children to the banquet.

The son-in-law and half of the son-in-law can also say that it is reasonable, seeing the two of them coming hand in hand, intimate and affectionate, Zheng Renji stroked his beard and smiled: "Everyone is together, then let's go, otherwise it will be late, the palace gate will be closed, and it will be difficult to get in." ”

Everyone naturally has no opinion, the birthday of the Son of Heaven, the etiquette rules are naturally cumbersome, and there are a large number of participants, for safety reasons, layers of inspections must be unavoidable, go late, there is really a possibility of being late.

After traveling, divided into cars, Anxingfang is very close to the palace, knowing that the banquet is held in Xuanwu Gate, go directly, get off at Jianfu Gate, pass the preliminary inspection, and under the guidance of the palace maid, walk towards the inner garden.

All the way, it can be said that it is three steps and a sentry, five steps and a post, many military guards are waiting for them, no matter what the identity of the person who comes, they will all pay attention to it, if they find an abnormal place, immediately come forward to intercept, who dares to act rashly, will not listen to any explanation, first capture and buckle, enter the prison, and then deal with it afterwards.

The palace city is heavy, as deep as the sea, resplendent in gold, majestic and magnificent, but at this time, where do everyone have the mood of appreciation, they have bowed their heads and are silent, walking cautiously, how can they look around, arouse suspicion, after arriving at the inner garden, the situation is better.

It is worthy of being a royal garden, Han Rui exclaimed, although it is in the harsh winter, it is like a warm spring, strange flowers and plants, competing to bloom, full of greenery, beautiful, and it also confirms the sentence, there is no early, only earlier, between the flower beds, many lords and magnates have been received, three or five in groups, laughter, quite lively.

I was embarrassed to go to the woman's side to make do, and I separated from Zheng Nao, Han Rui followed Zheng Renji, and traveled among the powerful, and he was already familiar with this kind of socializing, although he couldn't be called like a fish in water, but at least he was not arrogant or humble, and he was like a stream.

Slowly, the sky is getting twilight, the palace hangs lanterns and candles, brilliant, rough calculation, there are thousands of candle wax at least, it can also be called a luxury move, however, at present, this point of pomp, from the luxury of the Sui Palace is still far away, when the night banquet is not lit, but hang hundreds of night pearls with a diameter of several inches under the corridor, and then set up dozens of flame mountains in front of the hall, burn sandalwood and spices, which can make the palace shine like day, and there is a strange fragrance around the beam, just like a fairyland.

In the field, there are many Sui Dynasty relics, but they have not forgotten the grand occasion of the year, naturally do not take the luxury in front of them seriously, relatively speaking, this banquet is already very frugal, the lanterns are on, it also means that the banquet is about to begin, and things are as expected, only to hear a sharp voice come out: "Your Majesty is coming, and hundreds of officials are congratulating." ”

Looking for prestige, when they saw Li Shimin coming in a tiger, everyone naturally said in unison: "Greetings to Your Majesty......"

"The ministers are exempt from courtesy, and there is no need to be restrained." Li Shimin said with a smile, and walked to the front desk with the concubine, the prince, and the princess, and sat down according to their honorable status.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officials, the imperial relatives, lords and dignitaries, civil and military officials, foreign envoys, and noblewomen who participated in the banquet also checked their positions one by one.

Before the banquet, it is natural to congratulate Li Shimin on his birthday, every year there are auspicious words such as today, every year there are auspicious words such as today, a set of etiquette, Li Shimin is full of red face, smiling, and his heart must be extremely comforted, his hands are caressing, let everyone return to the table and sit down, and then it is the performance time of several princes.

There was no need to be reminded by the courtesy, Li Chengqian took the lead in getting up, smiled in the direction of Han Rui, held a scroll in both hands, walked calmly in front of Li Shimin, knelt down and said: "Son-in-law presents a gift, I wish my father a long life and good health, in the year of Vance." ”

(To be continued)