In the huge mansion, a man in a brocade robe shook his head, as if he wanted to get past the strength of the wine, and then hurriedly walked to the study in the backyard.

When he pushed the door in, the man in black who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Congratulations on the New Year!" ”

The brocade-robed man nodded and said, "Well, I served the old father for a banquet and made you wait for a long time!" ”

"It's okay, the lord is in a high position, but he still pays attention to filial piety and serves his father diligently, which has been passed down as a good story in Bianliang."

"Well, what are you here for? But there is important news. ”

The man in black reported: "Back to the lord, Empress Dowager Du set up a family banquet in the palace, and Zhao Zheng and Fu Yanqing took the seven county lords to the banquet. ”

"A family banquet in the palace?"

"Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, it should be a family banquet, except for these guests, they are all members of the royal family."

"Guests? Not necessarily, it should be a relative of the emperor. The brocade-robed man sneered: "It seems that there will be earth-shattering news tomorrow, are the things you want to prepare properly?" ”

"The wine in the five jars has been prepared, and it has not alarmed the wine shop."

"Then find a time to send it out, as expected, tomorrow is the best." The brocade-robed man commanded: "Sue the two again, show up at the right time, and remind ......"

"Lord, is this useful?"

"It's useful, I don't want to kill people, I just want to plant the seeds of suspicion and hatred in the hearts of some people, and I want to see if it will grow into a towering tree in the future."

The man in black said, "Yes, my subordinates have already found a few eunuchs, and it is most suitable to go and deliver wine...... Also, they were all once palace attendants, and it is said that there are former apprentices and partners who are still on errands in the palace, and it seems that they can also be contacted by the West Palace. ”

"Oh? Really? The brocade-robed man was pleasantly surprised, calmed down for a moment and then waved his hand and said, "Don't be careless, this matter is very important, don't act rashly first." So as not to startle the snake. ”

"Yes, my subordinates know the severity."

"The important thing at the moment is to let the people outside move first, at least let their minds move, there are too many restless people in this Bianliang City." A sneer flashed at the corner of the brocade-robed man's mouth, as if his face was full of banter and ridicule.

"Yes!" The man in black nodded and said, "By the way, my lord, the camel said that he wanted to go back to his hometown to worship his relatives, but his subordinates didn't stop him." ”

"That's it, filial piety comes first for the son of man, go back and worship Han Tong and say the past." The brocade-robed man said, "The camel is not a reckless person. He knew it in his own heart. Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, you should also go home early to spend time with your family! ”

……

There are many people who can't go home on Chinese New Year's Eve, such as Li Yuan, as a secret agent of the Imperial City Division, Zhao Zheng's personal companion, he can't go home tonight.

The more festive and critical the day, the more likely it is that there will be undercurrents, and institutions like the Imperial City Division will be operating at full capacity. Tonight. The imperial city made Zhao Zheng enter the palace for a banquet, and he couldn't personally preside over many things, so his personal entourage had to help keep an eye on it.

So far, Yiqiē has been quite stable. Li Yuan was also relieved, and when the five sons returned from the banquet, they would have a satisfactory explanation.

Li Yuan got up and looked out the window at the snowflakes. Originally, I poured a glass of wine to warm my body. I didn't want to just pick up the flask when I saw a spy come in a hurry.

"What happened?" Li Yuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Captain Lee. The fifth prince has arranged for me. ”

"What did the fifth prince arrange for you to do?" Li Yuan frowned, and in his impression, Zhao Zheng didn't seem to have made any special arrangements in the past few days.

"More than a month ago, the fifth prince asked me to wait for ......" The secret agent stepped forward and whispered a few words in Li Yuan's ear.

When Li Yuan heard this, his heart was suddenly shocked, and he asked, "What is the current situation?" ”

The secret agent said: "Our people are watching, and they don't dare to act rashly, for fear that they will miss the big event of the fifth son, so they are in a hurry to come back and report." ”

"But the fifth prince is in the palace right now, and it's too late to report it." Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, it is small."

The heart follows, how much can be found, don't startle the snake, presumably the fifth prince also wants to put a long line and catch a big fish. ”

"Yes!"

The spy left, and Li Yuan didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurried to the palace gate after pouring a sip of wine. He was going to wait there, and as soon as the fifth prince came out, he would report in time.

……

In the Shengping Building of the Imperial Palace, Empress Dowager Du appeared accompanied by Emperor Zhao Kuangyin, followed by Empress Wang, as well as Zhao Dezhao, Zhao Defang, and several princesses.

has just established the country, Zhao Kuangyin has not yet accepted a royal wife, the harem is empty, and the only few low-level palace people are not qualified to attend such family banquets.

"Meet the Queen Mother, meet Your Majesty!"

Everyone turned around to salute, the royal family is different, like Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Guangmei, they are obviously mother and son brothers, but they can't miss the courtesy of the monarch and ministers.

"Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, it's all my own family, so I don't need to be polite." Empress Dowager Du smiled kindly and ordered everyone to sit down.

"My father-in-law, my mother-in-law, let you leave your children and grandchildren to enter the palace today, and rob you of your family happiness, I am sorry!"

Fu Yanqing and his wife hurriedly said: "Being able to enter the palace to wait for the Queen Mother to drink a banquet is a blessing for the ministers and the world, and I can't ask for it!" ”

Empress Dowager Du nodded with a smile, turned to look at Zhao Zheng, and said with a smile: "Wulang, it's been a few more times, you have been running around for the official family for the past year, and you have worked hard." ”

"The Queen Mother's words are serious, and Her Majesty is heavy, this is the duty and honor of the minister, and it should be." Zhao Zheng hurriedly replied modestly.

"Well, you have the ability, you are excited, and you are also humble, very good!" Empress Dowager Du praised: "Also, now that I have grown my hair and changed my clothes, I have to be a handsome young man with handsome eyebrows, and I must have a talented and beautiful woman to be worthy." ”

"The Queen Mother praised it falsely!" Zhao Zheng said modestly, and when he looked over, Fu Li was already blushing slightly.

Empress Dowager Du also seemed to have found out, and said with a smile: "Look at my old eyes are dizzy, and I forgot about our Fu Li." ”

"Fu Li meets the Queen Mother!"

"Well, it's so beautiful that the more and more it falls, it's really good......" Empress Dowager Du sighed, and when she contacted Shicai's words of appreciating Zhao Zheng, she obviously meant something.

"You are really blessed, giving birth to such a good daughter, so that I can use the earth dragon to warm the kang, not afraid of the wind and snow." Empress Dowager Du and Princess Qin of Wei laughed, and everyone understood the meaning in the words, and the meaning of the reference was clearer.

"Where, the ministers can have this blessing, the Empress Dowager is merciful, and the official family is ......" Fu Yanqing and the Qin family replied modestly, the situation of their family was too complicated, but they didn't dare to support it at all.

Zhao Kuangyin took the opportunity to say: "That's it, don't be polite, Niangniang, is it okay to open the banquet at this time?" ”

"Okay, at the end of the year, you can't go hungry." Empress Dowager Du said this, so that everyone could really sit down with peace of mind. Because most of them are their own families, there is no need to avoid suspicion too much, and Queen Wang and Fu Rong and other female relatives are accompanied by each other.

The maid serves all kinds of delicacies like butterflies wearing flowers. Without waiting for everyone to move their chopsticks, they saw a plate of delicate pastries, and Zhao Defang, who was just over two years old, shouted: "Eat, Defang wants to eat......"

Because the queen mother and the emperor had not yet moved their chopsticks, the nurse naturally did not dare to come forward to fetch food for the prince. As a result, the little guy was in a hurry, broke free from the nurse's arms, and rushed to the table with staggering steps.

The anxious but playful and lovely look made the Empress Dowager Du laugh, her face was full of love, and she waved her hand to stop the queen who was about to apologize, where would she care about the rudeness of her little grandson?

Zhao Defang got permission and successfully arrived at the table, stretching out his fleshy little hand to grab the pastry, but unfortunately it was out of reach.

The tradition of sitting on the ground in the Song Dynasty has changed slightly, people began to use seats, and the height of the table is also increasing, and the height of the little guy is not enough, so naturally he can't reach it.

Zhao Kuangyin seemed to want to see what his son would do, so he stopped the nurse and palace maid who came forward to help, and simply ate pastries, as if it had become a test for Zhao Defang.

Xiao Defang was already on tiptoe, his body swaying, but he still couldn't reach it. At this time, he habitually remembered to ask for help from the nurse and the palace maid, but unfortunately everyone was indifferent.

In such a scene, the children in ordinary people may have cried, but Zhao Defang did not. There seemed to be some doubt in those clear eyes, and after a moment of loss, he turned to look at others.

Seeing that his father and mother were indifferent, his eyes turned to his back.

Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Guangmei both thought that their nephew was coming back to find him, and Zhao Dezhao was even ready to step forward to help his younger brother get pastries. Although the two brothers were not born to the same mother, they have a very good relationship.

But as a result, all of them were disappointed, and when Zhao Defang looked back at Zhao Zheng, his little face suddenly moved, as if he was a little surprised, and then a happy smile appeared on his face, and then he ran over quickly.

That speed couldn't help but make the nurse a little nervous, and sure enough, when she was about to get close to Zhao Zheng, the little guy was unsteady on his feet and fell all of a sudden.

fell, but did not fall, until his hand flew out and held him up. The young Zhao Defang chuckled and threw himself into Zhao Zheng's arms at once.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but feel a little lost, why didn't his nephew come to find his second uncle, but to find Zhao Zheng? Although it was only a very small thing, it only changed his mood.

Everyone was also amazed, and it could be seen that the little prince Zhao Defang and Zhao Zheng were very close, as if they were very fateful.

Fu Rong said with a smile: "That day in the Dingli Courtyard, Gorou also caught Defang like this. ”

"It seems that our Defang has a good memory, and he remembers that Gorou saved his life, and he is very close to his life-saving benefactor." Queen Wang also smiled and agreed.

Zhao Zheng thought so, and was still amazed at Zhao Defang's memory in his heart, could it be that the royal family was born with Chu "demons"? A one-year-old child remembers what he looks like, and he doesn't forget it after a year. Or maybe it's just a coincidence, or maybe the little one thinks he's more gracious!

I don't want the Empress Dowager Du to smile and say: "It's right that Defang is smart and has a good memory, in addition, he is also connected by blood, and he has a fate with his cousin." ”

Identity, cousin? Zhao Zheng's heart was shocked, what does this mean? Could it be that he is really a member of the Great Song Dynasty? (To be continued......)