Chapter 278: The Banquet
The third mother's mother is in charge of the internal affairs of the palace, and she is the niece of the old lady, and it has long been rumored in the house that as long as the prince returns, the third aunt will be supported as the main room, that is the mother of the house, which of the servants in the house dares to offend the third young master, as soon as he heard what he said, he immediately started to do things.
Fuxi didn't dare to make a sound, and was quickly dragged out.
Although the fourth child is not very shrewd, he has always looked forward to the third child, and when he sees him arranging it like this, even if he is dissatisfied, he will not say anything to stop him.
After a while, the servant who had gone out to look for someone also returned, but it was not the chief steward who was invited, but the master with a bitter and vengeful face.
This person is an old Confucian student, and he has always been unwilling, because he is related to the old lady, so he teaches here to make a living.
As soon as he saw that the courtyard was in disarray, and there were blood stains on the ground, he was also frightened, and saw that several young masters were standing on the spot, intact, so he put his mind at ease, and said with a bitter face: "Why do you bother with the three young masters? What kind of big deal, I want to attack on such a happy day today, seeing that the prince is coming, I must inspect the homework of the young masters at night, if I have such leisure, it is better to read a book, as long as it can make the prince happy, it is better than anything else." ”
"What the gentleman said is that there was just a little misunderstanding, and we have already talked about it. The third child bowed his hand and said respectfully, "I'll go to Wen Shu later, and ask Mr., don't tell Taijun about this, so as not to spoil her old man's good mood." ”
"Of course, that's of course. The old man nodded repeatedly. He naturally wants to cover this matter, and it's just a matter of normality, today the prince returns, and the whole Hefu is happy, if he touches the old lady's moldy head, then he can't eat and walk around.
Lin Zhihui didn't speak, threw the stick in his hand to the ground, glanced at Ji Xiang, turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
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Dingkang City is the fief of King Zhuang Kang, and the return of the lord of a city is naturally a big thing.
The palace began to congratulate guests from noon, and the whole palace was busy with all sides, until night fell, and the lights were on, and the ceremonial form outside was over. At the beginning of the dinner, the main hall was full of guests and friends, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless, a lively scene.
King Zhuang Kang is on the throne, and there is an old Taoist in Tsing Yi sitting beside him, with a peaceful face and a fairy wind, at this time, everyone already knows that this old Taoist is called extremely true, and he is a master of Taoism, and has been assisting King Zhuang Kang for several years, which makes him able to survive in that treacherous and bitter cold place, and make great achievements, and return with glory. More than half of the banquet.
The old concubine Zhuang, the mother of King Kang, who was sitting in the partial position, heard that the extreme truth Taoism was profound, especially proficient in fortune-telling, so she asked him to see the roots and bones of several descendants.
The way of judging one's life is extremely popular in the world, the son of the prince, when he is born, must be ordered by the Xingjian Division, and at the banquet, please have a person who has the way, divination and fortune-telling is a common thing, but no one thinks it is strange.
As soon as the old lady said this, everyone echoed, and the atmosphere at the banquet rose again.
Lin Zhihui noticed that Qi Shi, who was sitting at the very edge of the women's table, suddenly changed his face after hearing this, and even knocked over the tea cup in front of him, but no one noticed her, just wiped the water stains on the table with a handkerchief, his expression became more and more sad, and he looked up at him.
Lin Zhihui withdrew his gaze in advance, and did not try to comfort his panicked mother, there was no point in doing that.
Qi has a gentle and cowardly temperament, seeing herself at this time will only have the opposite effect, if she is sad and out of shape, it will bring disaster to her.
Zhuang Kang Wang Gang on the throne seems to be very interested, when he went on an expedition to the border, the five children were still young, especially the youngest one, just two days after he was born, this time he returned with merit, and the president will live in Beijing in the future, and he also needs to test the heirs for a while, and choose the right heir as soon as possible, just take this opportunity to preliminarily judge the character and qualifications of the sons.
The Extreme True Daoist has been served by King Zhuang Kang as the master, so naturally he will not refute the old lady's face, and nods his head with a smile and agrees.
The chief steward was ordered to invite the five young masters to come forward, and when he saw Lin Zhihui, he hesitated slightly.
In the entire palace, everyone knows that the old lady is extremely taboo about Lin Zhihui, but at this time, the guests are full, and the prince personally instructed that he should invite five young masters, if Lin Zhihui is only omitted, in the eyes of those who have a heart, it will inevitably cause right and wrong, and the big steward is not sure, the prince has been gone for ten years, whether he forgot about that incident, or he didn't care, and he didn't dare to make decisions at will, so he still invited Lin Zhizhi over. It has nothing to do with him, just do his part.
The five of them were brought to the front of the main hall, and immediately attracted the attention of many guests.
The first four young masters are all dressed in brocade clothes, tall and big, and they are treated as eugenics at a glance, while Lin Zhihui, who is standing at the end, is thin and small, dressed plainly, and is dressed in a cyan robe, although it is not shabby, but it is obviously a little ill-fitting, and the boots on his feet are also a little old, standing on such a glorious occasion, it looks a little funny and abrupt.
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"The last one is the legendary Fifth Young Master, right?"
"It's that Heavenly Lone Star fate? Oh, it's really bad luck for such a child to stay in the mansion. ”
"No, I heard that as soon as he was born, the prince was implicated in the case and had to invite himself to go to the border to fight the enemy. Therefore, the old ancestor was extremely disgusted with him. ”
"Alas, with such a number of lives, how can it be born in the future. ”
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Lin Zhihui stood quietly under the hall, letting all kinds of eyes fall on him, as if he had not heard the whispers of the guests, his expression was indifferent, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.
"Please come with me. One of the stewards received the signal from the chief steward, whispered a greeting, and led the way in front, and the five followed him into the main hall of the royal banquet.
King Zhuang Kang had five sons.
The eldest is sixteen years old, studied in Taixue, good at poetry and songs, has been quite famous in the capital, and his mother is the daughter of a big man, and has a family origin.
The old twenty-five years old, his mother is the queen of the general, since childhood martial arts, skilled in archery and horses, with the help of the mother's family, entered the forbidden military camp, has already established a foothold in the army. The old thirty-four years old, just entered Taixue this year, his mother is the old Taijun family, also from the Guogong Mansion, strict discipline since childhood, and his uncle has recently been promoted to a cabinet scholar.
The fourth and the third are in the same year, although his mother is from the family of Shangjia, but because he has a twisted relationship with the old lady, so the life in the palace is not bad, he also followed the third child to study Taixue, planning to follow the way of literature.
The fifth child is naturally Lin Zhihui, only eleven years old, although Qi is the daughter of the waiter, but his parents died early and he was alone, plus Lin Zhihui was criticized for the fate of the heavens, because since the day he was born, he was sent to the cold palace, and naturally no one planned his future, and it was great luck to be able to study at home.