Jiaqing fifty-three years, the suburbs of Luoyang.

A splendid Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Luoyang, the imperial capital, is holding a feast.

The so-called winding water flow banquet is the most popular poetry gathering among the sons and young masters of the dignitaries and dignitaries in the imperial capital, that is, the wine is placed in the stream, and the floating water from the upstream slowly descends, passing through the winding stream, who turns or stops in front of whom, who has to take a cup to drink the wine and improvise a poem, and if he can't make a poem, he will be punished with three wines.

The Zhuangzi who can hold a feast is indispensable to the scenery of the wind and snow, and there are streams gurgling through it, friends who are accompanied by three or five people, singing poems and papers, drinking and enjoying the scenery, and the elegance is all romantic.

Being invited to such a banquet is naturally a matter of great significance.

There are more than 30 well-dressed young men gathered in the garden, casually in pairs of threes and threes, sitting by the stream, talking and laughing.

The musician who hides behind the flowers and trees in the nearby forest strokes the piano and plays the strings, the three or two tones of Ling Ling are in tune, the spring breeze is blowing, the stream is rippling and harmonious, only the sound of it is not seen, this situation and this scene, such as stepping on the secluded realm, seeks to be this looming elegant mood.

Different from the people around who sat together, laughing and talking, under a green apricot tree sat a young man in dark clothes, with handsome facial features, eyebrows and eyes, and a young and warm demeanor.

It's a bit of a middle-of-the-road position, not too good, not too bad.

He frowned slightly, staring apprehensively at the gurgling stream in front of him, and there was always a bit of sweet and sour aroma of green apricots lingering in his nose, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the moment.

He was secretly looking forward to it.

If only the feather cup had stopped in front of him.

It's good to have it all at once.

It was not so lucky, and every time, the feather cup, which was carefully carved into the wings of a bird, went down the river, just swirling in front of him, and soon slipped away.

This time, it stopped a few places in front of him.

He sighed secretly and watched as the feather cup was taken away by a young man.

Inevitably, there is a bit of loss.

The young man got up with the wine cup under the push of his companions, smiled and saluted, and wrote a poem aloud.

He didn't have much interest in listening to what he said, rubbing a green apricot that had been knocked down by the rain between his fingers, secretly annoyed.

"Fourth brother...... Huh?

Suddenly he heard a familiar voice calling him, he came back to his senses, quickly gathered his emotions, hurriedly stood up, and saluted to the highest seat.

"Big brother. ”

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The upper reaches of the Liuyu feast are generally the most distinguished seats at the banquet, and today is no exception.

There sat a tall man, richly dressed, with a jade waist and an extraordinary bearing.

The sitting posture is extraordinarily elegant and decent, and there is no fault with it, and it is not impossible to say that it is a model for the children of the family, but it vaguely reveals a just right amount of arrogance.

is different from the "cold court" beside him, it is obvious that you can see a large group of people around the man in Chinese clothes, who know and don't know, all of them are talking to the man intentionally or unintentionally, and even when everyone is selected by Liuyu and gets up to compose poems, they will pay homage to him first.

Everyone carries just the right amount of compliment, so that the banquet is not too restrictive.

Of course, this is also a matter of course, the man in Chinese clothes is the host of this feast, and he is also the favorite prince of Emperor Jiaqing today, the prince Wei Ze.

In the imperial capital, only the crown prince Wei Ze has such a great appeal that he can gather the children of the most powerful families in the entire imperial capital with a casual banquet.

No one would have swept the face of Prince Wei Ze, and they wouldn't dare.

And today, he was also invited by Wei Ze to participate in this banquet.

As for a banquet, why did he say that he could only participate in it, it was just because he was not favored.

Although he is a prince, he is the kind of person who does not enter the stream in the eyes of others.

The dignitaries and dignitaries of the imperial capital family are the most observant - Emperor Jiaqing has different favors for several princes under his knees, however, when it comes to the most favored, it is none other than Wei Ze, the least favored, except for Wei Feng, there is no one else to choose, and this alone determines the social circle of this group of people.

Naturally, no child of the family is willing to take the initiative to deal with Wei Feng, although he is polite when he meets, he respects him to His Royal Highness, and he may not be disgusted behind his back.

Besides, for a banquet like this, the people who set up the banquet generally invited friends from the circle they knew, or famous and promising nobles in the imperial capital, and Wei Feng was naturally not in this consideration.

Although it is a little too philistine, but this is also understandable, after all, after these children are powerful, the wind and grass in the court naturally have to be dealt with carefully, since Emperor Jiaqing's attitude is already clear, they also have to be a clear-eyed person.

Maybe he will become a monarch and minister in the future, if he doesn't build a good relationship now, when will he stay?

In addition to the eldest prince Wei Ze, there were five or six other princes, each of whom was very prosperous, and threw off Wei Feng several streets.

In the final analysis, Wei Feng's background is a little embarrassing.

The crown prince Wei Ze, whose biological mother is the queen of the dynasty, is behind the huge family power of the Xu family of the maternal family, and his position in the court is very important, coupled with Wei Ze's reputation for virtue and reputation are known as the model of the children of the family, he is naturally the first choice for the prince, and it can be said that becoming the prince is a matter of course.

And the fourth prince, Wei Feng, has many congenital conditions that are no longer comparable.

Wei Feng's mother, Ruan's family, the family can only be regarded as the bottom of the famous family, Ruan's is the concubine of the family, the appearance is beautiful, stained with the light of appearance, was favored by Emperor Jiaqing, this is the palace, and he has been favored for a while, but there are many concubines in the palace, and the most important thing is beauty.

Emperor Jiaqing probably couldn't remember that there was such a concubine, more than ten years ago, even if he gave birth to a prince in his stomach, he was still a concubine.

The mother concubine is not favored, and the mother family has no power, so this child has no place to rely on at all.

In addition, Wei Feng himself does not like Emperor Jiaqing, his qualifications are mediocre, his temperament is restrained, and he is a little submissive, so he doesn't pay much attention to it, and it is no different from looking at ordinary courtiers.

Wei Ze's adult feudal palace occupies a good place, close to the palace, and the place is big, speaking of which, in fact, the mansions of each prince are quite good, only Wei Feng's mansion is really a little difficult to explain.

It's just that his mother is still a coward, and her son is angry, and he doesn't dare to squeak, but he just tells Wei Feng every day to be cautious in his words and deeds, to make less trouble, and to endure everything and pass.

Under such brainwashing teachings, Wei Feng's temperament became more and more gentle, and there was rarely a time when he was brilliant, which made Emperor Jiaqing more and more disdainful.

In short, they were also born in the emperor's family, but their lives are two very different lives.

When Emperor Jiaqing's likes and dislikes were not so obvious, he could still occupy a place in the banquet of the children of the family, and now, after the establishment of the prince, his situation became more and more embarrassing, and he didn't even have any friends to talk to, and he hadn't been invited to a banquet between his peers for almost three years.

When he received the prince's invitation three days ago, he still wondered if the little servant had sent the letter to the wrong place.

It's not that he doesn't know the attitude of others, but what can he do if he knows, he can only endure it like his mother and concubine talk about every day.

is also the crown prince Wei Zeren is generous, treats him with nothing bad, and always takes care of him.

However, for various reasons, he was born a head shorter than Wei Ze, even if he was of compatriot blood, he was friendly to him, however, he was still cautious and even more cautious when facing Wei Ze.

He knew all too well that they were people of two worlds. It sounded in the imperial tent, as if it brought a bit of echo, and asked Wei Feng in his heart.

How did he die?

Emperor Jing Wei Feng was still furious, but now he has returned to a normal expression, the most emperor, moody.

After listening to his words, his eyes moved slightly, and he became deeper and deeper, like a bottomless pool, unable to understand his emotions.

Or perhaps, he himself is not sure what kind of mood to use to face it.

Yimen seemed to remember a lot of old things, and after being silent for a while, Wei Feng looked at Zhu'an and laughed meaninglessly.

"Hmph, you're direct. ”

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