Chapter 195: The icing on the cake
Zhu Rong wore a moon white gold thread embroidered auspicious cloud round-necked robe tonight, with a five-finger-wide light gold inlaid jade belt, and a straight-necked gauze robe covered with a placket, walking like the wind, and the extravagance was compelling.
Mo said that Yunzhi looked fresh, even Zhu Chengqian had never seen his son's elaborate appearance, and when he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, he also looked at him again and again.
The eldest lady was full of disdain, and whispered sarcastically on the side: "Master, so many people are watching, what are you smirking at?" ”
With such a talented and dignified son, how could Zhu Chengqian not be happy, but said to his wife: "There must be many people complimenting you tonight, why don't you be happy, how good is it to have light on your face?" ”
The eldest lady gave him a blank look, and when the chamberlain came to invite, she stepped forward to support her mother-in-law, and the family went to the main hall to salute and meet the emperor.
Let's say that General Jin arrived in the capital in the morning, and the emperor sent the crown prince and the princes to greet each other under the gate of the imperial city.
This time, General Jin swept away the Minglian Sect, which was the first time that the emperor took the initiative to declare war and won the victory, so he naturally wanted to celebrate his achievements in a big way, and he hated to let the whole world know.
Zhu Chengqian, a nobleman who has been immersed in officialdom for decades and inherited a family business for three hundred years, does not care about the sudden favor of the Jin family, and knows that the emperor's favor is not in the noble and low, but in the long term.
This newly sealed Pingnanhou has not even been replaced by hereditary succession, so it is not worth mentioning at all.
The emperor exempted the Zhu family from the audience, and only the three Zhu Chengqian brothers entered the main hall with their respective sons, and the upstart Pingnan Marquis Jin Dongsheng, along with several other imperial relatives and nobles, were already sitting in the main hall.
Father and two uncles in front, Zhu Rong and eldest brother Pingli followed behind, the moment he crossed the threshold of the main hall, Zhu Rong looked up at Pingli, and his younger brother smiled at him, still the same as usual, with a bit of childish hearty chic.
Zhu Rong settled down, retracted his gaze, and the three brothers came to salute in front of the palace.
Emperor Jiasheng saw them and said: "If you don't come together, I don't feel anything, this time it will be neat and tidy, only to find that there is one person missing, the second child of your family, I haven't found it yet?" ”
Zhu Chengye and Ping Luo hurriedly knelt down to ask the emperor for their guilt, and said some helpless and angry words, Zhu Chengye was cross-minded, and he didn't want that son.
The emperor sighed: "Father and son, why be so decisive, there are only children in the world who don't want parents, and there are no fathers and mothers who abandon their children. If one day father and son can reunite and the family can be harmonious, I hope that you will abandon your past suspicions and accept your son well, so that the family and everything can be prosperous. ”
Zhu Chengye didn't dare to refute the emperor, knocked on the leader's order to thank him, and as soon as he stood up, he saw Jin Dongsheng step forward and said to the emperor: "The matter of my brother-in-law's family is naturally also the matter of the minister, and the minister is willing to send his subordinates to find the second son, just because of the suspicion of private use of military power, and ask the emperor to show it." ”
Emperor Jiasheng agreed: "It's okay, send five or six people, find someone enough, and it will have no impact on the army." ”
Zhu Chengye said busily: "I really don't dare to bother the general, how dare I alarm the soldiers who protect the country about these family affairs, and ask the emperor to take back his order, and ask General Jin not to worry about the dog." ”
Jin Dongsheng said: "The family doesn't talk to two families, the second son is my sister and brother-in-law's own nephew, that is my own nephew, you can rest assured, within half a month, I will definitely get my son back for you." ”
Zhu Chengye is one head and two big, and it is not good to argue about anything, so he can only endure it silently.
"Thank you, General!"
But very suddenly, the unrelated Zhu Rong stepped forward half a step forward and hugged his fist to thank him, but the nephew on the side was even, as if he hadn't reacted to what had happened.
Zhu Chengqian looked back at his son, although it is not strange to have many people, but he should be cautious in everything in front of the emperor, and he should not interfere with things that have nothing to do with him, and do not mix with him, which is the minimum rule, this is the first time that Rong'er entered the palace with his family when he was a child, he repeatedly told and warned him.
If his son is a person who talks a lot on weekdays, it would be fine, but he is not, even if there is no unusual behavior in the eyes of others at this moment, in Zhu Chengqian's opinion, it is also very abnormal.
What's more, he is dressed in a grand and luxurious dress today, almost comparing the princes and princes, as if he wants everyone to focus on him, such a swagger is by no means his son's usual style.
After that, there were ministers and relatives of the emperor to salute, and the Prime Minister's Office followed closely behind the Zhu family.
His smile was full of curiosity, Zhu Rong was dazzling today, I didn't know, I thought he was the great hero of the Ming Lotus Sect.
When Kaijiang came to salute with his father and brother, when he looked up and saw Zhu Rong, he was suddenly startled, and then looked down to see that he was wearing an azure robe.
The emperor asked them to wear a ceremonial dress to accompany the parade and secretly escort the car, the word "dress", is it Zhu Rong's misunderstanding, or is their Mu family poorer than the Duke's Palace, 108,000 li?
At the auspicious time, the celebration banquet began, and the emperor gave the banquet to the harem to save everyone from thanking, but the concubines and concubines still followed the queen and bowed in the direction where the main hall was located.
After sitting down, Yun Zhi bowed his head sideways and said, "Have you seen it, the fourth princess just smiled at me." ”
"Second sister?" Ying Yi looked at her blankly, "Sister Yan is in Kishu." ”
Yun Zhi's heart sank, touched her sister's head, and turned around in disappointment, she had long been accustomed to helping her by her side, when would they be able to meet again.
She raised her head and saw that the palace maid had brought a glass of wine to her mother's table, and when she left, she whispered a few words, and her mother's face turned red and white, and it took a long time to calm down.
Yunzhi felt strange in his heart, and then looked at his mother a few times, and the glass of wine was never moved, until the queen asked everyone not to be restrained, to be more comfortable, and the ladies went to toast, and the mother picked up the wine glass.
But the second lady did not go to the queen, but took advantage of the crowd to come to the banquet of Princess Min, and when Yunzhi saw it, the princess had already drunk the wine in her mother's hand, and laughed affectionately, turned around and drank someone else's toast.
"Second sister, what are you looking at?" On Yunzhi's side, my sister suddenly asked, "Your face is very bad." ”
"I've never liked going to the palace for banquets, you know, I'm in a daze." Yunzhi said casually, "Stay up a little longer, and just go home." ”
Yingzhi smiled and said: "Sister Yan is not here, you can't lift your spirits in what you do, even the county lord, who is sullen today, and doesn't come to joke with us." ”
Yunzhi looked at Yao Nian, she was not by the princess's side, her slender body propped up the brocade clothes, and sat quietly with the queen, not knowing what she was thinking, she didn't care about anything at the table, along with the movement of the princess Niangniang.
"I don't know if I understand it." Yun Zhi muttered, "She should have replied quickly." ”
However, thousands of miles away, Fu Yi had already understood the hint in Yun Zhixin, and guessed what the county lord was going to tell her, but she couldn't go to the palace, in fact, if she didn't run secretly, she wouldn't even be able to get out of this door.
At night, Fuyi brought a citron to ask his father for good night, since that day he was disrespectful to his father, Yan Jingshan had not seen his daughter for a long time, and he always sent them away outside the door.
Tonight is the same, Mrs. Yan came out embarrassedly and said to her daughter, "Daddy is tired, I'll see you tomorrow morning." ”
I didn't force it, and I was about to leave after leaving my mother, but Mrs. Yan suddenly said: "I heard your father say that someone came to the palace in the afternoon, saying that there were several heavy rains this summer, and they were negligent for a while, so that the study leaked, and many books were soaked. They came to ask your father to help take care of it, and to get some of the secretaries who can still be identified, so that they can buy new ones. ”
"Did Daddy answer?" Fu Yi hurriedly asked, I couldn't believe that there was such an opportunity.
"Naturally, your father asked me to go with me to help dry the book, saying that it would be more convenient to bring a female dependent." Mrs. Yan smiled, "You have been back for a few days, and you have never left the door, wait for my mother to talk to him, and we will go together." ”
Fu Yi didn't dare to be too excited, and he was afraid that his father would not agree, so he deliberately said: "I'm afraid that my father won't agree, and my mother still shouldn't embarrass herself." ”
Mrs. Yan really said: "What's so difficult about this, as long as you are willing, my mother will take you there." ”
Fu Yi thanked his mother in a proper manner, and as soon as he turned around, there was a smile on his face, it was God who helped her, no, it was God who helped the county lord, but ...... Fu Yi calmed down, she really couldn't understand, what did the koi in the pond mean?
I saw the citron pointing to the sky and saying, "Miss, look, the moon is so bright tonight." ”
"Yes...... "Fuyi raised his eyes to admire the moon, "Kishu is already high and crisp in autumn, and the moonlight is getting brighter and brighter. ”
Under the same moonlight, I don't know if Brother Rong has the leisure to look up, when he was a child, he recited poetry, and he didn't know the feelings of the day and the end of the day, but now he understands it.
At this moment, in the palace hall, after three rounds of wine, Jin Dongsheng was already slightly drunk, and told the emperor and those present how to fight the Minglian Sect.
Emperor Jiasheng said: "Aiqing has made a great contribution, I still don't feel enough to give you the marquis's mansion, I don't know what else I want, let's hear it." ”
Everyone in the banquet has a sense of proportion, and the emperor asked this, not really asking you to ask for anything, but to tell everyone that he was long, but it was just polite words.
"Your Majesty!" Jin Dongsheng stood in front of the emperor, his body shook slightly, "The minister still has a please." ”
During the banquet, Zhu Chengqian raised his glass to drink, with a contemptuous sneer in the corner of his eyes, and the straw bag was indeed a straw bag.
Ke Er heard Jin Dongsheng say: "The minister has a daughter, who has not yet been married, and is originally an in-law with the Zhongguo Mansion. The emperor, the minister is willing to marry the little girl to the third son of the Zhu family, and ask the emperor to give him a marriage, which is the icing on the cake for the two families. ”