"Cheng Guogong, is the young man next to Qingtong Shen Yichen?"

After watching this scene, Tai Ninghou asked Zhu Yong.

"Hmm."

"It doesn't look like the rumors......

Chen Ying said meaningfully.

It is rumored that Shen Yichen is stupid, he can't even pass the exam as a child after several years of study, and he is still playful and has no enterprising heart, so he was disgusted by Chengguo Gong and was not allowed to go to the genealogy.

Although Chen Ying is familiar with Zhu Yong, with their status as a prince, it is impossible to talk about this kind of family matter too much. Therefore, the understanding of Shen Yichen, the son of a servant, is basically to occasionally hear some rumors of subordinates.

But today, Chen Ying looked at Shen Yichen's conversation and demeanor, which seemed to be far from the rumors. Not to mention anything else, at least in the face of the second son, Zhu Ji, he was not weak at all, and even vaguely overwhelmed the other party in terms of momentum.

"Taininghou, let's not stand, let's take a seat first."

Zhu Yong did not take Chen Ying's words, but stretched out his hand to invite him to sit first.

"Please."

Taining Hou Chen Ying also reached out and made a gesture of please. Everyone is a smart person, it is obvious that Zhu Yong does not want to talk more on this topic, and Chen Ying will not continue to say more.

The family banquet of the princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty, although it is called "family banquet", is completely different from the common meal of later generations, and there are rules and exquisiteness everywhere.

Take the most basic seat as an example, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and a number of top nobles and powerful ministers in Nanjing sat in the first seat. Slightly lower than the knighthood and other high-ranking officials, sit in the three seats below the first seat, of which the left is the top.

The military generals of the second place sat in the second seat relative to the first seat, and the next level sat in the fourth seat below the second seat. It can be said that the entire ranking order is strictly hierarchical, and what grade and grade people will sit in what kind of position, and the arrangement is clear.

The only exception to this is that the students of the inner courtyard of the Chengguo Mansion are not placed in the "four" at the end according to their official ranks, but the "two" in the middle grade.

The first arrangement is that Chengguo Gong wants to put the children of the clan in a more conspicuous position and get the attention of more important ministers. Another point is that the family background of this group of people is not simple, and the future prospects of ordinary officials are really not as good as theirs.

When the family banquet was seated, Chen Qingtong wanted to pull Shen Yichen and sit together in the "lower three" belonging to high-ranking officials, but Shen Yichen politely refused.

The reason is also very simple, in the name of the Marquis of Taining, it was purely to pull the banner as a tiger skin, and it was a last resort in order to suppress Zhu Ji.

If he really went to sit at the table of high-ranking officials and relatives, and let everyone see Zhu Yong's son under the banner of Taining Hou, it would have a big impact. At that time, whether it is Chengguo Gong or Taining Hou, it is estimated that they will not be able to step down.

So as for his true identity and status, Shen Yichen is still a little forced in his heart, and he doesn't know how to write the dead word when he has no capital. So he simply walked to the last seat and sat down in an inconspicuous corner.

The guests at Shen Yichen's table are basically the kind of people who are not of high rank, but they hold real power or have a very prominent political status. For example, the prefect and the county magistrate, the local parent official, and the Nanjing Metropolitan Inspectorate's imperial history.

Don't look at the low rank of this group of officials, but you must know that Nanjing is the capital of Yingtianfu, and its administrative status is special. Maybe there is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in this group of people, and they have the right to listen directly to the heavens.

But it's a pity that Shen Yichen doesn't know anyone......

Although Shen Yichen didn't know him, he sat down as a young student, which aroused the curiosity and speculation of other officials at the same table.

"This little friend, I don't know what to call it?"

A young official sitting to the left of Shen Yichen took the initiative to greet him.

"Shen Yichen, a late-born student, a student of the Guogong Mansion, I don't know the honorific title of the adult?"

Shen Yichen briefly introduced himself, and also asked about the identity of the other party, after all, this table is full of dignitaries, and it will be troublesome if you offend.

"I am Zhou Shun of Jiangning Zhixian County, and I am fortunate to meet."

Zhou Shun only went to Jiangning Zhixian this year, so he didn't know that Shen Yichen was the illegitimate son of Chengguo. It was precisely because of his low qualifications and the fact that he was the lowest-ranking official invited this time that he took the initiative to say hello to Shen Yichen.

When Shen Yichen said his name, several officials sitting next to him all looked at him. From the strange eyes, it was obvious that they understood who Shen Yichen was, and they could see me today.

However, compared with Zhou Shun, other officials knew that they did not say anything about it. After all, the identity of an illegitimate child is particularly sensitive, and how to treat Shen Yichen is a problem, so it is better to pretend not to know.

"I saw Lord Zhou in my late life."

After Shen Yichen learned the identity of the other party's county magistrate, he immediately took the initiative to salute.

In fact, seriously speaking, Jiangning Zhixian is Shen Yichen's parent official, and he is now an ordinary person without any fame.

But Shen Yichen is a post-generation thinker after all, but he doesn't have the hobby of kneeling at every turn, anyway, the other party doesn't know if he has a reputation, so it's almost enough to give a bow.

"Little friends don't have to be polite."

Zhou Shun also hurriedly waved his hand, there are some bigwigs here today, and he himself is a junior, but he didn't want to find a late student to play the score.

Just when Zhou Shun was about to talk a few more words, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, had already stood up and thanked the guests according to the custom, so everyone in the audience sat up.

The content of the speech was basically the polite words of some loyal and patriotic colleagues who helped each other, and Shen Yichen was also very bored when he listened to it, his eyes were directly on the table delicacies, and he swallowed his saliva from time to time.

As a result, he didn't expect that his appearance couldn't help but feel disdain after being seen by the officials at the same table. No wonder Cheng Guogong doesn't recognize this illegitimate child, it is really rotten wood that cannot be carved......

finally waited for Zhu Yong to finish saying that the banquet officially began, facing the "three major pieces", "six cold dishes", "eight hot dishes" and other delicacies on the table, Shen Yichen had been salivating for a long time, and was waiting to move the chopsticks.

As a result, I didn't expect that just after eating two bites, one of the students in the inner courtyard stood up, held a wine glass and said to Zhu Yong: "Grandpa, today's family banquet is so enjoyable, how can there be no poetry to help the fun?" ”

"The late Zhu Jin is brave, and he is willing to offer an ugly poem, please be upright."

Zhu Jin's words came out, which attracted a burst of applause from the students in the inner courtyard, and the other guests also put down their wine glasses and chopsticks, ready to listen to his works.

After all, few of these noble and high-ranking officials who participated in the banquet of the grandfather of the country really came for dinner.

However, Shen Yichen was full of complaints, although you are a group of children from the inner courtyard family, the family banquet is just to show off. But pretend to be forced to choose an hour, you don't want to eat, brother, I can endure it for a long time!

Of course, Shen Yichen didn't say anything about it, but after Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, heard it, he replied with a smile: "Okay, Zhu Jin, you can write a poem and let the adults comment on the following." ”

"Grandpa Xie."

Zhu Jin looked around with confidence on his face, but when he looked at Shen Yichen, he deliberately paused for a moment, revealing a sneer.