There was a banquet in the palace of King Qin, which was the most lively year since Zhao Ta left the palace and built the mansion.

In addition to Huang Gu's absence, Wu Song returned to Shandong to take care of his brother, even Ouyang Bei rushed back from outside.

There are more than 30 seats, the female dependents are in the back hall, and the subordinates are the most, and the tables spread from the middle hall to the front hall, even if the servants have a place to sit down and eat the New Year's dinner.

With the sound of firecrackers, Zhao Ta's words were handed down, and he handed them to his head layer by layer, and distributed New Year's red envelopes to everyone, everyone had them, and he had a lot of harvest this year, and the red envelopes were bigger than ever.

And there is a happy event this year, when the winter moon officially married Zhu Xiuniang, now Zhu Xiuniang is pregnant a lot, and it is estimated that she will give birth in the spring.

Zhao Ta sat in the back hall of the main seat, next to Zhang Zhenniang and Zhu Xiuniang, Zhao Yuannu was also called by him, although because of the same surname is not close, I haven't figured out how to get started, but I can't let her be alone outside for the New Year, after all, she has left Fan Lou.

In addition to the three, it is the big and small maids, Qi Hongyu and Jian Suyi, as the big maids of the palace, are also in the back hall, leaving Jin'er, Langyu, Mei Niang, Hexiang, Qingxing, and the two little maids Cui Yu and Hongling who were newly found for Zhu Xiuniang, all sat at the side table.

After the red envelope was distributed, Zhao Ta spoke, and at this moment, even if it was Zhu Xiuniang, whether it was true or not, he also smiled.

Then, Zhao Ta raised his glass, and the annual banquet began.

Most of the heroes in the palace do not have a home, and it can be said that the most lively and joyful time of the year is to celebrate the New Year in the palace.

Zhao Ta moved a few chopsticks on the main table, then stood up and went to the middle hall to eat wine.

Zhu Xiuniang raised her head slightly at this time, and looked at Zhao Ta with a pair of water-cut eyes: "Lord Wang......"

"Huh?" Zhao Ta looked at her: "What's the matter with Xiuniang?" ”

Zhu Xiuniang said: "There is a difference between respect and inferiority, you ...... the prince"

Zhao Ta squinted, didn't say a word, and walked straight out.

Zhu Xiuniang went to look at Zhang Zhenniang: "Sister, why don't you persuade the prince, how can you sit at the same table with your subordinates?" ”

Xiao Niang already knew about the grievances between her and Zhao Ta at this time, but she didn't know that she was deliberately blocking Zhao Ta, so she had to explain with a smile: "The prince is used to fighting on the battlefield, and he was born and died with his subordinates, and his feelings are deep, and drinking a few glasses of wine is nothing." ”

Zhu Xiuniang was about to speak again, and the little lady said again: "Sister and eat vegetables, this braised Yellow River carp, but it is specially made for my sister, and it is said that a woman with a body eating fish will make the fetus in her womb smart, my sister hurry up and taste it." ”

Zhu Xiuniang heard this and looked at the plate, the little lady gave her a piece of cloth, she tasted it and showed joy: "Sure enough, it tastes good, thank you sister." ”

Zhao Ta ate in the middle hall until midnight, and after the New Year's Eve, this banquet was not over, he staggered to the study to rest, and slept until dawn.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, and continued to hold a banquet in the second house, eating and drinking until the seventh day of the new year, but I received a post, which was sent by Tong Guan, and it was set to be a banquet ceremony on the fourteenth day of the first month, and Mu Shuang was the son of the righteous son.

Zhao Ta has always felt that Mu Shuang's eyes are familiar, and he can't remember where he has seen it, but Mu Shuang is Tong Guan's person, Tong Guan will definitely investigate secretly, so he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

When the day came, he ordered someone to prepare gifts, set up a carriage and went straight to the alley to ward off evil spirits, and at this time Tong Guan's house was already overcrowded.

Tong Guan has been operating in the court army for many years, with a wide range of contacts, but because he is a eunuch, he has no heirs, and he is only a birthday, so he has never put a wedding wine.

Even Emperor Daojun sent people to give gifts, and he also specially wrote a letter, and Tong Guan ordered people to hang it on the wall of the middle hall, and introduced it when he saw someone.

Tong Guan has a lot of houses in the capital, but he has always liked to live in the evil alley, this house is not very big, but the ceremony is held here, and the wine is wrapped up in the whole Pan Building.

Pan Lou is also one of the 72 main restaurants in Tokyo, and ranks among the top five, and the wine and food are no worse than Fan Lou and Gaoyang Restaurant.

Zhao Ta watched the ceremony, and saw that Mu Shuang was still covered with a mask, he knew that he was disfigured, but others didn't know, and Tong Guan explained it one by one.

Although Tong Guan has no children, he has brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, and it was very lively for a while, and the ceremony took two or three hours to end.

Then went to Pan Lou to have a banquet, Zhao Ta naturally sat on the head, and the wooden pair came to toast, Zhao Ta saw his illusory steps, and couldn't help asking: "Have you ever started martial arts?" ”

Mu Shuang hurriedly saluted: "The prince cares, the villain has just practiced, and he can't get started." ”

Zhao Ta nodded, there are only three people in the world who know the martial art of turning the sun needle, Tong Guan, Mu Shuang and him, but he practiced fakely, and originally thought that he had two or three percent power, but he didn't know until he went to Hero Island that the sun needle was so powerful that even the grandmaster-level six-way firmament change was invincible, and he couldn't help but feel a little concerned in his heart.

But no matter how much he cares about greed, he can't practice the original, but just think about it.

After eating Tong Guan's harvesting wine, time flew quickly, and in a blink of an eye, there was news in the palace that Emperor Maode would be married to Cai Jing's fifth son, Cai Ying.

Zhao Ta was a little surprised when he first heard this, but he knew that Cai Ying, this person was appointed as a servant of the Xuanhe Palace, and he was considered a close minister of the emperor, and his character was not good or bad, but he was a member of the Cai family after all!

The princesses of the Great Song Dynasty generally choose the noble court when they get married, this is an unwritten rule since the time of Taizu, on the one hand, to show the royal favor, not forgetting the hardships of the founding of the country, so the marriage of the two parties, on the other hand, there is also the meaning of surveillance, but now the noble of the Great Song Dynasty has declined, and there is no talk of monitoring or surveillance.

In addition to the nobles, there are also those who are married to officials, but they are also young talents, born in two lists, gentle and elegant, and gentlemanly.

But this is an extremely rare thing, and the palace will study and delay for a long time to determine, where is it so hasty? And Cai Yan is not a young talent, so deciding this matter can't help but make people wonder.

Zhao Ta intuitively felt that something was wrong, if Emperor Daojun's favorite son was Zhao Kai, then there was no doubt that the most favored daughter was Zhao Fujin.

Even Zhao Ta had thought before that if Fujin was a man, I was afraid that if it wasn't for Zhao Kai, there would be no drama, and if Emperor Daojun wanted to change the crown prince, he would go directly to establish Fujin.

Since he loves Fujin so much, how could he let him marry into the Cai family? The Cai family does not have a hereditary title, although Cai Jing has been crowned the Duke of Lu, but he cannot be hereditary, not to mention Cai Ying, even Cai You, the eldest son, cannot inherit it.

Other princesses marry the noble court, and in the future, the elders will pass away, and the husband will be the lord, that is the duchess of the country, what is this Cai Ying?

Xuanhe Palace's servant system, although the Son of Heaven is a close minister, is a good official in the eyes of outsiders, but he is not even a straight bachelor, and even if he is a straight bachelor, it is just a name, just an honorary title.

Emperor Daojun was in such a hurry to marry Fujin, and the court was wrong, Zhao Ta was puzzled.

He has some right to speak in this matter, after all, his sister-in-law, although she is not a sibling of the same mother, but the Fujin sisters and brothers, whose mothers died early, were all taken care of by Empress Zheng, and his brother can still say something.

If Fujin's family agrees, then there is no need to worry about it, it is impossible to say that the two have met before, and they are interested in each other, even if the Cai family is not a good match, he will not care, if there is really chaos in the world in the future, it is a big deal to take the two to a safe place.

If Emperor Daojun indiscriminately proposed marriage, or the Cai family had a malicious proposal, Fujin did not agree to this matter, and he could not resist, but he had to take care of it.

When Zhao Tan was thinking wildly, someone suddenly came from outside to report that Zhao Yan was coming.

This time, Zhao Yan was alone, and after being expelled from the palace, Zhao Yan had gradually distanced himself from the princes, even if it was his own brother Zhao Mo and others, if they didn't have Fujin with them, they would rarely meet him.

Zhao Yan's face was not very good-looking, Zhao Ta asked him to sit down, and he said anxiously: "Second brother, was the fifth sister married to Cai Yan by the official family?" ”

Since being demoted to a concubine and thrown out of the palace, Zhao Yan no longer calls Emperor Jun Daddy, but only calls the official family.

Zhao Taqi said: "Where did you find out?" Fokine went to you? ”

Zhao Yan lives by himself, although it is a house purchased by Empress Zheng, but there is no palace person to serve him, Zhao Yan does his daily life by himself, and he goes outside to solve the problem when he eats, according to this kind of secret news in the palace, he should not know.

Zhao Yan shook his head: "No, the fifth sister came to deliver a snack on the third day of junior high school, but I didn't see it again, even if I didn't have any information." ”

Zhao Ta said: "Where did you know about this?" ”

Zhao Yan said: "Second brother, there is a discussion outside, even in some tea shops and wine shops, and the people are talking about it. ”

Zhao Ta frowned, how is this possible? It stands to reason that this kind of royal matter, the people will never know about it so soon, they have just knew, why is it rumored in the market?

Mo is the Cai family...... Zhao Ta touched his chin, it must have been deliberately spread by the Cai family, but why did the Cai family do this? In the name of marrying a princess, build momentum for the family? The Cai family doesn't seem to need to use such clumsy means, after all, they have long been extremely popular ministers and have power in favor of the government and the opposition.

"Second brother, I can't enter the imperial city and can't see the fifth sister, I heard that although Cai Ying's kid is not a bad embryo who robs men and women, but, it's ......"

"But what?" Zhao Ta has never heard of any bad news about this Cai Yan, and he is not as famous in Tokyo as Gao Yanei.

"But he likes to go to the Qinglou!" Zhao Yan said bitterly: "He is twenty-five years old, and he hasn't married yet, just because he likes to go to the Qinglou, he lives there for half a year, and he doesn't even go home!" ”

"Go to the Qinglou......" Zhao Ta was stunned, to be honest, in the era of the Great Song Dynasty, visiting the Qinglou is really not a problem, and it is even a kind of elegance among the literati, but you have lived in the Qinglou for half of the year, so you can't say it, do you think you are Liu Sanchang?

"It's not a walk, it's a home!" Zhao Yan said angrily: "I heard from the people in the tea shop that he hooked up with an Oiran before, and he actually wanted to marry back to Cai's mansion as a concubine, but Taishi Cai didn't agree to do it, how could the fifth sister marry this kind of person!" ”

Zhao Ta was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and frowned: "The rumors in the market may not be taken seriously, it still depends on the meaning of Fujin." ”

"Second brother, I, I have a letter here, please trouble the second brother to enter the palace and bring it to the fifth sister." Zhao Yan took out a double carp seal from his arms and handed it over.

Zhao Ta took it and said: "It's no problem to bring the letter, it just so happens that I am also going to enter the palace, but if Fujin's family agrees to this family business, the starling brother should not worry about it anymore." ”

Zhao Yan lowered his head and said, "If the fifth sister reads the letter and agrees, then I can't help it." ”

Zhao Ta smiled: "You've been wandering the streets recently?" ”

Zhao Yan smiled bitterly: "Second brother, I don't have any skills, I can do much except hang out, I have only been studying since I was a child, and I don't have any skills on the side, and I can't take the imperial examination, just eat and wait for death." ”

Zhao Ta thought for a while: "I'll find something for you, are you willing to do it?" ”

Zhao Yan hurriedly said: "Of course I do, if I continue like this, I'm afraid I'm going to rot." ”

Zhao Ta nodded: "This matter has something to do with reading, you should do it, wait for my news." ”

Zhao Yan hurriedly said: "This is the best, if it is a dance knife and a stick, I will not either, I knew that I would learn some boxing and kicking with Brother Jiu'er when I was a child." ”

Zhao Ta shook his head: "He was born with half-hung strength, and he learned a lot, so I'll go into the palace now to take a look." ”

The two went out together, Zhao Ta asked someone to prepare the car, and then went straight to the imperial city.

After entering the palace, he first went to Zheng Niangniang's place, a large group of concubines were chatting and eating fruits, and he didn't go out of the way when he saw him, and after the etiquette, he talked about the marriage given by Emperor Daojun, and they were also a little puzzled why they gave the Cai family.

Zhao Ta listened for a while and asked where did Fujin go?

Xiao Qiao Guifei said: "I was still here just now, and after listening to us, I ran away with a thin skin, and I was happy to go back to my residence." ”

Zhao Ta thought about it, went out and left, and walked not far next to the palace where the emperors lived, and saw Zhao Fujin building a snowman with Zhao Hu'er.

However, there was no joy on both faces, and Zhao Hu'er had a melancholy look even if she was young.

Hearing Zhao Tan's footsteps, the two looked over, and Zhao Hu'er then ran over and said, "Second brother, the fifth sister is getting married, I don't want the fifth sister to get married." ”

Fujin said in a low voice: "I don't marry anyone, and I won't marry anyone." ”

Zhao Ta smiled: "What kind of bastard is this, there must be a reason not to marry, but it's not that you don't want to marry." ”

After speaking, he handed over Zhao Yan's letter: "Starling just went to me and brought it to you." ”

Fujin took the letter and opened it, and his little face suddenly turned pale: "Second brother, I, I ......"

Zhao Ta said: "Although I haven't read this letter, I can guess what is written, but it is just some hearsay, which may not be completely credible, but Starling asked me to give it to you, and you don't have to listen to him, after all, what he smells may not be true." ”

Fujin shook his head and said, "Second brother, I won't marry if I don't have this letter." ”

Zhao Ta said: "But why? ”

Fujin said: "...... I, I don't have any plans to get married right now, I don't want to get married. ”

Zhao Ta pondered: "But my father's side has already given the marriage, although the specific date has not been set, I am afraid that it will not be this year." ”

Fujin said: "No matter what, I just won't marry!" ”

Then she turned and walked away, heading for her home.

Zhao Hu'er pulled Zhao Ta's hand: "Second brother, you go and beg your father, don't let the fifth sister marry so early." ”

Zhao Ta looked at Fujin's back and sighed: "Second brother, let's try it." ”

When Zhao Hu'er heard this, she immediately clapped her little hands and chased after Fujin: "Fifth sister, fifth sister, second brother promised to find her father, and the fifth sister doesn't have to marry." ”

Fujin's body trembled when he heard this, and he turned around and said, "Second brother, how can my father agree to such a thing?" ”

Zhao Ta said: "Let's try it, I also think that the Cai family is not a good choice, I don't know what my father thinks, there are so many noble families, why did I choose the Cai family." ”

He walked as he spoke, heading towards Yanfu Palace.

Fujin watched him walk away and whispered, "I won't marry ...... Xungui."

(End of chapter)