"Your Majesty."

Chen Hengge did not panic, got up and gave another salute, and returned to his seat with steady steps.

Qing Ming Dili stared at him with good eyes.

"You're steady. Ordinary six- or seven-year-old dolls are afraid that they will be so frightened that they can't speak when they enter the palace for the first time. ”

As soon as he entered the hall, he noticed that Chen Hengge did not have the restraint and timidity of an ordinary six- or seven-year-old doll, and he could even dominate when playing with the five princes and the six princes.

You must know that the five princes and the six princes began to enlighten two years ago, and many children of the clan and the children of the high families accompanied them to study, surrounded by the stars and the moon, which is the arrogance of some royal children. Chen Hengge can make them put down their bodies, even close and obedient.

As soon as Chen Hengge sat down, he hurriedly got up again, and replied with a slight bow, "Emperor Xie praises." ”

He has been with the King of Jin for several months, and he has long understood the royal dignity and majesty, and he even saw the King of Jin slaughtering in the palace of the King of Xiliang, and saw the King of Jin and the King of Xiliang face off at the peak, which can be described as well-informed. Emperor Qingming, on scheming can not compare to King Jin, on ruthlessness can not compare to King Xiliang, what is there to be afraid of?

Emperor Qingming raised his hand and signaled, "Sit down." ”

Chen Hengge thanked him again, and Fang sat down.

The five princes and six princes on the opposite side cast adoring glances, the seventh uncle is really powerful, and the father and emperor have not praised them!

Emperor Qingming said the opening remarks, and the palace banquet officially began.

He looked around the main hall, and the seats of the crown prince and the third prince were empty, and the palace banquet seemed a lot more deserted.

The adult son is only one of the four princes, and he always can't get to the point, and he frequently shows timidity, and Emperor Qingming's brows are getting tighter and tighter.

He used to be too strict with the prince, but now it seems that if he wants to stand up to the sky and support the situation, he still has the prince.

The clan relatives and concubines toasted one after another, but Emperor Qingming was not interested, he only symbolically drank a glass of wine with everyone, and sat there looking at a pot of camellia on the table to drink alone, lonely, not knowing what he was thinking.

The queen mother's interest was not high, and her eyebrows were depressed.

Now the whereabouts of the crown prince are unknown, the three princes live in Yuming Mansion, Nanzhang has obtained a blood certificate, the Wang family is in trouble, and Danyang's relatives are sad......

She couldn't bear any of these things alone, but she squeezed them together.

This year, she really felt like she couldn't get by.

Han Youning lowered her head and ate the dishes, but she was hoping that the emperor would leave the table quickly, as long as the emperor left, she and Zhao Chengyuan could leave, and they didn't have to spend the last time here.

The voice of the Queen Mother came from above, "The emperor doesn't like to be lively, so he will let Lao Qi accompany you to drink." ”

Han Youning stopped his chopsticks and looked up at Emperor Qingming.

Tonight, Wang Caidan set up a game through Hu Mingzhu's hand, but I don't know if the Queen Mother knows about it or whether she is involved.

Her suggestion this time was to support Zhao Chengyuan, or was it an unintentional move?

Emperor Qingming had already drunk a pot of wine, and there was a little heat on his face, which dispelled a little yin owl, and there was a rare feeling of loneliness between his eyebrows and eyes.

When he heard the Queen Mother's proposal, he first thought about it for a moment, and then put down the wine glass and said, "The Queen Mother's proposal is good, and you should drink more wine to enjoy the New Year." ”

He looked at Zhao Chengyuan, "Now the one who can accompany me to drink is you, the seventh brother, I have two new jars of good wine there, and our brothers will not return if they are not drunk?" ”

Han Youning held Zhao Chengyuan's hand a few times and squeezed it gently.

Zhao Chengyuan shook her hand, patted it soothingly, and then got up with a smile, "I'm afraid the two jars of wine for the imperial brother are not enough." ”

Emperor Qingming laughed, strode down and raised his hand to put his shoulder, "I like the boldness of your drinking!" ”

After the two left the Zhenghe Palace, the atmosphere in the hall was much more relaxed, and everyone was not as restrained and serious as Fang Cai, and began to greet each other and drink.

There was singing and dancing in the center of the main hall, which added more joy to the New Year. Emperor Qingming didn't like singing and dancing, and only when he left could he let the singer enter the palace to perform.

Chen Hengge was not interested in singing and dancing, and he was not nervous about Zhao Chengyuan's departure, but concentrated on feasting on the plate of roasted venison in front of him.

Han Youning put some bamboo shoots on his plate, "Eat more vegetables." ”

She then lowered her voice, "You have to be in good spirits, and don't eat anything else except this table." ”

The dishes on this table are non-toxic, and she has smelled them all. Zhao Chengyuan has never been very worried about her nose, and she has tried poison with the silver needle hidden in her palm.

Chen Hengge nodded, "Don't worry, I'm smart." ”

Emperor Qingming and Zhao Chengyuan went to Fenglou.

The two climbed high and looked into the distance, the orange and red lights in the city were connected, and the sound of firecrackers came and went, full of thick smoke and fireworks, prosperous and noisy.

Emperor Qingming looked at it for a long time, and there was deep melancholy in his eyes.

He said, "This phoenix tower was built by me for the queen, and I designed it myself, down to the wood and stone used in each place, the color of the stone, and the lines painted on the pillars. No matter how busy I am every day, I have to come to see the progress, and I have been busy with the Ministry of Engineering for three years, and the Fenglou has been completed. ”

Zhao Chengyuan said, "The younger brother is still young, but he knows that if he can't find the imperial brother in the imperial study, he will come to Fenglou." ”

Emperor Qingming took the wine glass from Wu Jian's hand and handed Zhao Chengyuan a glass, the two touched it, and Emperor Qingming drank it all.

"It's a pity that this phoenix tower has been built, but the queen's health has not been good, and the number of times she has come here for more than ten years is only a handful. Just like tonight, the lights of thousands of homes are on, and the people are happy and peaceful in their family reunion, but the queen can only stay in the palace and suffer from the pain alone. ”

Emperor Qingming raised the empty wine glass in his hand and shouted at Wu Jian, "Pour wine!" ”

Wu Jian didn't dare to persuade him, so he had to pour wine again.

Emperor Qingming picked up the wine glass and drank it all, after a few glasses, the wine rushed to his eyebrows, and Emperor Qingming's eyes were red, "She hurts, but I can't do anything in my eyes." I can only go to her palace less, so that she can still cry out when she is in pain, and she doesn't have to endure it. ”

Zhao Chengyuan's face was calm, if there was anyone in this palace who could get some favor from him, it would be this Queen Ding.

Compared with the intrigue of others, Queen Ding was generous to others, and she never connived at the growth of her mother's power. The Ding family lives in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, and although Empress Ding's father is a national uncle, he is only a five-grade official in the Mangzhou prefect.

Governor Ding is quite practical, although he is over sixty years old, he often goes to the people to observe the people's feelings and care for the people's livelihood. Under his governance, Mangzhou does not close its doors at night and does not leave any roads, just like a pure land in Dazhou.

The sons and nephews of the Ding family are all strictly restricted, and they are not allowed to rely on the queen to act, and each of them relies on their own ability or enterprising fame or business.

Now the best thing in the nephew is the brother of Queen Ding, who has the status of a lifter, and failed in the examination for several years, and finally gave up the scientific examination and started to teach in the academy. Don't say that he relies on his sister's reputation, he can't even rely on his father.

Such a Queen Ding is still worthy of Zhao Chengyuan's respect.

He said, "Have you ever thought about letting Master Xuanzhi diagnose and treat the imperial sister-in-law?" ”

(End of chapter)