Chapter 106: Going to the Feast
The next day, it was Wu Sansi's birthday, and according to the recent high-profile style of the Liang Palace, it was natural to arrange a grand pomp and circumstance early in the morning, and invited the magnates in Beijing to come to the banquet. Yes, from early in the morning, the gate of the Liang Wangfu was a crowded scene, and the originally wide streets were blocked, and the scene was so big that Li Chongjun, who came early, subconsciously frowned: "This time, is the Liang Wangfu too public?" ”
"It is said that this birthday banquet was organized by Princess An Le, and even the guest list was drawn up by her personally, and everyone dared not give face, so it became like this." Beside the carriage was the same guard from yesterday, who did not squint, and in a deep voice he replied to Li Chongjun about the news he had heard.
"It's no wonder that I said that there are a lot more people who give gifts than in previous years." When he thought of that arrogant woman, Li Chongjun also understood. He said, even when Emperor Wu was on the throne and the Wu family was gaining power, Wu Sansi had never put on such a big show, and now it seems that he still has the blessing of his precious daughter-in-law.
After getting out of the carriage, Li Chongjun raised his eyes and saw Wu Sansi who was standing at the gate of the mansion to greet guests. Probably people are in good spirits on happy occasions, today he is wearing a dark red brocade robe, smiling when he meets people, and looks radiant, but he is not quite like the gloomy man with a shrewd and calculating face in the past. Li Chongjun gathered his mind and was about to step forward, but Wu Sansi also saw him at this time, and when he took three steps and two steps down the steps, he bowed his hand and greeted him: "The old minister sees His Royal Highness the Prince!" I haven't greeted him from afar, and I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will forgive his sins! ”
"It's okay, it's the palace that came back a little early." Smiling and bowing, Li Chongjun motioned to the guards behind him to hand over the congratulatory gift: "Today, King Liang is the birthday star, and the palace should say a word of congratulations, how can there be any reason for you to ask me to plead guilty." ”
"Oh, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can come to give the old minister face!" Receiving the gift with his own hands, the smile on Wu Sansi's face was humble and sincere, as if it was about to overflow: "Please also ask Your Highness to enter the mansion for a while, Xiao'er and Princess Anle have been waiting in the mansion for a long time, and they can just accompany Your Highness to pass the time." As he spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned the housekeeper of the palace: "Lead His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the flower hall for the banquet, so that the princess and the concubine can be entertained." ”
"Okay, then the palace won't bother for now, and when the banquet is held in a while, I will come to salute King Liang with a glass of water and wine." After saying hello, Li Chongjun walked towards the mansion. Compared with the hustle and bustle at the door, it can be regarded as quiet after bypassing the Zhaobi, Li Chongjun breathed a long sigh of relief, followed the housekeeper for a while, and suddenly asked, "Is there an invitation to Princess Taiping for today's birthday banquet?" ”
The steps under his feet were unhurried, and the butler leaned half sideways, with a respectful face: "If you go back to Your Highness, you will naturally be invited." However, Her Royal Highness the princess has never liked to arrive early, and it is estimated that it will be a while before she shows up. "Although Princess Taiping hasn't been out for a long time recently, she used to be a frequent visitor to the major banquets in the Divine Capital, so no one doesn't know about her habit as long as she is a servant in each mansion for a little more than a few years.
"Hmm." Nodding casually, Li Chongjun blinked and didn't say anything more. The group of three walked for a while, and when they saw that they were about to reach the place where they were feasting after passing through the garden in front of them, a little boy hurried up from behind them and blocked the way in front of the moon cave gate.
"Steward Wu, something happened in the theater garden, and a martial artist fell off the stage. The little ones don't know what to do, so please come over and have a look! Without waiting for the housekeeper to reprimand, the boy had already poured beans into a bamboo tube, and explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly. He seemed to be running in a hurry, sweating on his forehead, and gasping when he spoke, obviously panicked.
But it's no wonder that today is a great joy in the house, and if something goes wrong during the host's birthday banquet, it's not a joke. Moreover, if that Wusheng is fine, it will be fine, if he is seriously injured and sees blood, it will be a great bad luck, not to mention that the banquet has not yet started, and the loss of face in the palace is small, and it will be really bad if he shocks the distinguished guests in the palace.
"Panic what! Didn't you see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here?! The butler scolded in a low voice, and his face became extremely ugly at this moment. But because Li Chongjun was here, he didn't have a seizure on the spot, seeing that the little boy knelt down with a thud, he turned around, and then bowed to the person behind him to plead guilty: "The people in the house don't know what to do, they collided with His Highness, and please let His Highness calm his anger!" ”
"That's it, since there is something in the house, then you can go and get busy, and the palace will go to the flower hall by yourself." Although the banquets held in the mansions of the powerful are all old things, and there are usually no mistakes, sometimes accidents are always inevitable, and Li Chongjun is considerate of this, and he does not mean to think too much. He hasn't been to this Liang Wangfu once or twice, but it's not that he can't even find a place to hold a banquet.
"But...... This ......" The housekeeper hesitated for a while with an embarrassed face, but when he thought that there was still a mess waiting for him to clean up on the other side of the opera garden, he really couldn't care about being rude for a while, and immediately gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Royal Highness the Prince!" The flower hall is in front, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can enjoy the flowers all the way and walk slowly all the way, and the small ones will retire first. ”
"Go ahead." Li Chongjun replied lightly, raised his legs and was about to walk through the moon cave door, but he didn't know what he thought, he turned his head and looked at the backs of the two people who were leaving quickly, and the thoughts between his eyebrows were obvious.
"Your Highness, do you think there is something wrong with these two people?" The guard, who had been falling behind like a shadow but didn't say a word, took a step forward at this time, followed his master's line of sight, and then asked, "Do you need your subordinates to follow up and take a look?" Although he didn't find anything unusual from those two people, the master is the master, and if Li Chongjun wants to explore, he can only find out to the end.
"It stands to reason that there shouldn't be." Li Chongjun frowned unconsciously: "However, I always feel that something is strange...... At least, it doesn't feel right to me...... "It's just that he can't tell where that weirdness is, and it's impossible to let his men investigate."
"Forget it, maybe I'm overthinking." Rubbing his temples, Li Chongjun finally withdrew his gaze and stepped into the garden.