The emperor was happy, and so were those present. Despite the different thoughts in everyone's hearts, on the surface, this Chinese New Year's Eve feast began peacefully.

When the emperor and empress left the stage early, everyone became more active. Seeing that the little prince who was hanging before was walking towards him with a wine bottle, Zhong Zhuyu cheered up again.

"Sister of the county lord, this is the first time you and I have met, and I am determined to toast you. I'll toast you at will. After speaking, without waiting for Zhong Zhuyu's reaction, he drank all the wine in the wine bottle.

Zhong Shuyu was a little embarrassed, he still didn't know who this person was...... Fortunately, my father solved the siege in time: "It is the honor of the little girl to be able to enter the eyes of the little prince, but the little girl, the sister of the little prince, cannot afford it." ”

The king of Zhenbei is the prince, and this little prince is also the prince, if you are senior, Zhong Zhuoyu is their junior.

"Also, I saw that the county lord was the same age as me, so I unconsciously called my sister. It should be punished. The little prince was not embarrassed, took the wine handed over by the little eunuch on the side, and made a gesture to toast again.

"Slow down." Zhong Zhuyu hurriedly stopped: "How can there be any reason for the prince to drink all the time, this cup should be made by Yuyu to respect you." ”

After speaking, he took the wine bottle in the hand of the little eunuch waiting on the side and drank it all, obviously behaving well, but it was so unprovoked that it made people feel a sense of pride.

In order to look good at the banquet, all the small white porcelain cups were prepared, and in order to worry that someone would get drunk and make trouble, the emperor lost his manners, and all the fruit wine was not of high concentration, and the ladies and girls drank it.

Only this little prince's wine is different, he ranks ninth, and he is the only prince who has no fief and no title, and because he is extremely good at wine, he is often called "wine king".

The wine of the wine prince is naturally brewed in his own house, that is, it will spicy the throat of men who don't drink often, but Zhong Zhiyu didn't even blush, put down the wine bottle and praised: "Good wine!" ”

“…… The county lord has a good amount of alcohol. The wine prince boasted, but he thought it was strange to say this to a woman.

"The prince praised it falsely." Zhong Shuyu said modestly.

Her amount of alcohol was practiced in Beiyi, and the people of Beiyi pay attention to drinking wine and eating meat in large bowls, and after living for a long time, she has also learned to enjoy it.

What's more, the prince's wine is really good!

"Fragrant but not choking, bitter but not astringent, mellow and gloomy aftertaste. It's the prince, this wine is really good. ”

The more the wine prince listens, the brighter his eyes become, this is a bosom friend!

"I can't imagine that the county lord knows so much about wine!" The wine prince spoke a little fast, and he lost the strength of the hanger: "There are still a lot of good wines in my house, but no one tastes them with me, how about a good drink in my house next time?" ”

"Ahem."

Without waiting for Zhong Zhuyu to answer, the king of Zhenbei, who had been eyeing him beside him, coughed and looked at the wine prince with a warning face.

“…… It's abrupt under it. Swept away by the murderous eyes of the king of Zhenbei, the wine prince suddenly withered, and said unwillingly: "Then I will hold a banquet next time, and the county lord must appreciate it." ”

"Hmph." King Zhenbei still looked unhappy.

Zhong Zhiyu smiled embarrassedly, couldn't he think that his father was so rigid?

The wine prince rushed in high spirits, walked away with a languid face, and the "royal relatives" who watched the whole process covered their mouths and laughed good-naturedly. The wine prince is the old son of the first emperor, and only the name of the prince has no substantive rights, and everyone is willing to spoil him.

"King Zhenbei is still so genuine."

A woman at the front of the seat also led a little girl in a fine costume forward. The little girl is about ten years old, and her etiquette posture is first-class, so she stepped forward and saluted the king of Zhenbei with a serious face: "Yao Ling has seen the king of Zhenbei and the sister of the county lord. ”

Zhong Zhuyu turned sideways and replied with a half-salute, and looked at each other curiously with the little girl who claimed to be Yao Ling.

"Princess Ning." The king of Zhenbei bowed his hand to her, which can be regarded as a greeting.

This woman is the concubine of King Ning, she looks dignified and elegant, and she is also famous for her good temper in Lin'an.

"King Zhenbei is also too strict with his daughter's family." Princess Ning said with a smile: "When the county lord first returned to Lin'an, he was a good playmate who didn't have a good playmate, and he was bored in the mansion every day. ”

As he spoke, he took Zhong Zhuyu's hand and patted it, smiling even more kindly: "My prince is a little older than your father, if the county lord doesn't mind, you can call me aunt." If you are bored in the house, you can come to Yao Ling to play. ”

No, I'm not bored at all, I can still go to the barracks to practice martial arts with the soldiers, I'm very happy.

Zhong Zhiyu complained in his heart, but he still smiled on his face, and on the other hand, he wondered how these two were friendly to him, and did his father's face be so big?

As if feeling the adoring eyes of his daughter, King Zhenbei stood up straight, trying his best to show his heroic posture to his daughter. Suddenly, I heard a slightly shrill female voice: "Princess Ning is still so unavoidable, she actually let the Holy Lord Yaoling play with the wild county lord who doesn't know where to come out, it's really everyone who is stuttering!" ”

When King Zhenbei heard this, he turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and sure enough, it was Princess Qi.

The smile on Princess Ning's face didn't even pause, and she didn't seem to be able to hear Princess Qi's voice, but she ...... Looking at the father and daughter who were also squinting at Princess Qi in front of them, the rumors of the county lord Xiao's father were indeed true.

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Knowing that this banquet is just for the emperor to find a person to see Zhong Yuanyu from the beginning, after all, there are not many people, King Ning is counted as one, and the wine prince is also counted as one, and there are many other "imperial relatives" who have no words but show a kind smile next to them, but like Princess Qi, it is obviously not the emperor's "own people" circle.

On weekdays, these dignitaries also hold banquets from time to time. What chrysanthemum banquet, laurel banquet, Qingming outing, and poetry will be a lot, in addition to the wind, it is also an opportunity for the school-age sons and ladies to look at each other.

Princess Qi, who does not have her own news channels, obviously regards this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet as a "blind date banquet" on weekdays. In her opinion, Zhong Zhuoyu, the county lord who appeared out of nowhere, really stole the limelight of her daughter.

Like Princess Qi, there were not a few courtiers who thought it was just a simple Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.

Chen Jinglan specially dressed up. She knew that her appearance was a little bland, so she was in a white shirt and green clothes, and she insisted on concave herself with the temperament of a "person as light as a chrysanthemum" - as long as she didn't open her mouth to speak.

There are "people as light as chrysanthemums", and naturally there are also "faces like peaches and plums", but whether it is "clear" or "strong", "thick" or "light", the best candidate in the hearts of ninety percent of school-age girls is the wine prince sitting on the high platform.

I saw that the wine prince took the initiative to talk to Zhong Shuyu, although he couldn't hear the content clearly, the smile and appreciation on the wine prince's face were really real, which made Chen Jinglan bubble sourly.

"That county lord must not be a good girl, how can a good girl drink like this!" A woman at the table next to her said hatefully.

Chen Jinglan had sharp ears, and when she saw that someone said something she didn't dare to say, she hurriedly echoed and said, coming and going, and she became a good sister who hated to see each other late.

Although the two of them spoke in a restrained manner, the girls at these two tables were in their ears, and there was one who was also sour, and she couldn't help but interject, seeing that the topic was becoming more and more unfocused, Wan Jinxiu frowned and wanted to stop.

But she didn't want anyone to speak before her: "What kind of leopard gall did you eat, and you dared to arrange the county lord?" ”

Wan Jinxiu raised her eyes and saw that it was a girl at the next table, with an angry face: "The protection of the king of Zhenbei to Dayu is well known, from the white-haired old man to the drooping young child, no one does not miss the merits of the king of Zhenbei, the county lord is even more for Dayu, he went deep into the belly of the enemy at a young age, and exchanged so many years of time for Dayu to recuperate, you arrange people like this just for the careful thinking of some daughters, do you still have a conscience?" ”

Those who didn't speak out at the right time are also like the same enemy, and you have opened the accusation with one word at a time.

Wan Jinxiu looked at this scene, carefully recognized a few of the ladies he knew, and was stunned to find that the distribution of power in this court was so clearly placed in front of his eyes.

The people who took the lead in ridiculing the county lord were the "unclean" officials who were strictly guarded by their own fathers, and most of the people who echoed them were the daughters of petty officials, and these people were completely excluded from the emperor's "own people";

And the first to speak for the county lord was actually the queen's niece, and the daughter of an official who was very important to the emperor in recent years was also echoed;

And the ...... who didn't make a sound like himself Wan Jinxiu put gold on himself in his heart: he is a smart person with brains!

The noise here was soon heard by the lady table on the other side, and the prime minister's wife sent a personal girl to ask the reason, and the girls stopped, after all, the word of jealousy spread, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find a good family.

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The nobles here had a storm because of themselves, and Zhong Zhuyu didn't know about it. I don't know if it's because she has a big stomach or because she gives too little things, Zhong Xiyu only feels that she hasn't eaten enough after the banquet is over.

Zhong Zhiyu glanced at the surrounding Xi case, well, there must be too few things.

However, the king of Zhenbei didn't eat much, and on the way back, he also took a carriage with Zhong Zhiyu. Seeing that he was about to go to the palace, Zhong Zhiyu looked at his father who didn't speak, and finally asked himself: "Daddy, what do you want to say?" ”

King Zhenbei choked and said, "Buns...... Today, Princess Qi's words, don't take it to heart. ”

"Princess Qi?" Zhong Shuyu paused for a moment, but he didn't expect that this was what his father cared about.

"yes!" As soon as the words were spoken, the back was much smoother, and the king of Zhenbei slapped the wall in the car and said angrily: "This King Qi is a good one, but Princess Qi is a stupid!" Don't worry, Daddy will give you this breath. ”

"Thank you, Dad." Zhong Shuyu was moved in his heart, but he had to say what he was worried about: "If Daddy targets King Qi because of this, will it not be good?" ”

"What's not so good." Feeling that his daughter was worried about him, the king of Zhenbei also softened his heart: "Although we are not from a family, but your father and I are the only king with a different surname in this dynasty, not to mention that I have military power, who dares to offend easily?" ”

What King Zhenbei said was awe-inspiring, but Zhong Zhiyu was shocked, this was really a bit rebellious. Throughout history, the person who sat in the seat of his father... But none of them ended well.

Zhong Zhuyu frowned, only feeling a mess in his head.