A sudden change.
The entire Jinling Imperial City fell silent instantly.
The second prince, who was originally aggressive, was beaten until he collapsed on the bed to recover from his injuries. The same was true for all the famous generals, including Qi Guogong Qiu Fu, who could only lie down on the bed.
Although thirty sticks may not seem like much, they are all taken according to reality.
His Majesty the Emperor just wants to teach them a lesson. This is a slap and a warning.
Some things should not be taken too far. Once the limit is exceeded, His Majesty the Emperor will not tolerate it.
Qiu Fu, Li Yuan and others could only suffer the consequences and recuperate at home.
The same is true for Li Hongbi. He was lucky and received ten less canes than Zhu Gaoxu, but the problem is that his body is not as strong as Zhu Gaoxu and others!
Bai Huahua’s delicate butt was spanked into eight petals again!
After Li Hongbi was sent back to the Duke's Mansion by Li Jinglong and others, the whole Duke's Mansion was in a state of panic again.
Sheng Yin simply did not go to Qinhuai, which is ten miles away, and An Xin treated Li Hongbi's injuries at home.
In three days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Oiran Convention will be held as scheduled. Cheng Dieyi is rehearsing the song and dance nervously, and has no time to fall in love with him.
In this way, Jinling City became much quieter.
However, as time passed, when the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi entered the capital, the atmosphere in the Jinling Imperial Capital suddenly changed!
It seems peaceful and peaceful on the surface, but secretly there is an undercurrent.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with Li Hongbi. He is enjoying his butt leisurely under Sixiang's service.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qiuxiang also reported on the profitability of the two businesses, facial cream and toothpaste.
Overall, it is very impressive. The beauty cream is a monopoly business and has occupied the high-end market in Jinling City. Those ladies will come to buy it regularly and have become long-term stable customers of the beauty cream.
And every three months, the eunuch Yi Shiha would send someone to collect the money, which was the dog emperor's dividend. All the cartloads of money were put into the internal funds.
Li Hongbi nodded happily after hearing this, and his heart rested in his stomach.
As long as this business still exists, the Dog Emperor and the Old Li family are a community of interests. He will never do anything to himself if it is not necessary.
Time passed day by day, and soon it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Li Jinglong and Li Hongbi, father and son, had already received the notice and were ready to go to the banquet.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was finalized in the Tang Dynasty, but flourished in the Song Dynasty.
When Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, was in power, he designated the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as the three major festivals.
Therefore, every Mid-Autumn Festival, various grand celebrations will be held. The scenes are grand and lively. It is known as "the city that never sleeps, celebrates all night, and does not rest until dawn."
However, there were only three statutory holidays in the Ming Dynasty: Zhengdan Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, and Lantern Festival.
The Zhengdan Festival starts from the first day of the first lunar month, and all civil and military officials have a five-day holiday; the Winter Solstice Festival starts from the winter solstice and has a three-day holiday; and the Lantern Festival starts from the seventh year of Yongle. Starting from the first day to the twentieth day, it became a routine not to go to court or do anything for ten days.
Therefore, the status of the Mid-Autumn Festival has declined, but due to the influence of the former Song Dynasty, it is still a festival for people to reunite and celebrate.
A custom that has been passed down is to enjoy lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Lantern Festival is a custom of the Lantern Festival. Lantern appreciation in the Mid-Autumn Festival means putting out water lanterns on the Mid-Autumn night and hanging lanterns on high places in every household.
Every household’s krathong floats on the water, decorating the waterway like the Milky Way in the sky. The stars are dotted, lighting up the Mid-Autumn night and illuminating people's hearts.
The imperial palace was even more gorgeous and extravagant, with all kinds of lanterns made by skilled craftsmen. The lanterns hung between high-rise buildings and palaces could be several feet high, exquisite and beautiful.
Li Hongbi followed Li Jinglong into the palace, admiring the beautiful scenery and couldn't help but sigh.
From the emperor's royal family to the poor commoners, they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in their own way. This is life!
"Dad, how long will this party last?"
Li Hongbi asked in a low voice.
Li Jinglong was stunned when he heard this, and then he spoke with a half-smile.
"What? Do you still have a date?"
Well, not just one date, but two dates!
One is invited by the beautiful daughter-in-law to enjoy the flower lanterns together, and the other is invited by the brother-in-law Cheng Dieyi to watch the oiran convention!
Li Hongbi really hadn't thought about how to tell his wife later.
"No, my wife invited me to go see the lanterns together!"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You guy, you were unwilling in every possible way before, but after meeting this person, now you just want a woman?"
"How shameless!"
Li Hongbi was too lazy to pay attention to this old dude.
"Hurry up and tell me how long it will take to go on a date!"
Li Jinglong rolled his eyes helplessly and sighed: "No one can be sure of the specific time. In addition to admiring the lanterns, the palace will also arrange some games such as kicking Cuju, arranging dragon lanterns, and ministers fighting over wine and discussing poems, etc. to entertain. "
"The princes and ministers will naturally seize the opportunity to express themselves in front of His Majesty the Emperor in order to please Long Yan, so the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival in the palace has an excellent atmosphere and is full of enthusiasm. Anyway, it is just for fun, let everyone have fun together Celebrate the holidays with heart.”
The specific time is uncertain?
That would be a bit troublesome!
Li Hongbi frowned, turned around and wanted to run away.
As a result, I ran into Zhu Gaoxu head-on. He was still limping when he walked. Apparently his butt was not healed yet!
"Oh, isn't this the Second Prince?"
"Why are you walking with a limp? What kind of posture is this?"
Hearing Li Hongbi's strange voice, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly became furious.
"Li Hongbi, you fucking bastard, I will kill you sooner or later!"
"No, no, no, no one is really so narrow-minded, right?"
Li Hongbi's face was full of fear and uneasiness, pretending to be the same.
Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he was about to fight with this bastard.
"That's enough!" Zhu Neng suddenly appeared, "This is the important place of the palace, not a place for you two to run wild!"
"Didn't the lesson His Majesty gave you last time be enough? Do you want to get dozens more blows?"
When Zhu Neng spoke like this, Li Hongbi and Zhu Gaoxu were immediately frightened.
There's nothing I can do about it, it hurts so much when I hit the board!
Zhu Gaoxu gave Li Hongbi a vicious look, turned around and left.
He was not very familiar with Zhu Neng, or Zhu Neng did this intentionally, so Zhu Gaoxu was too lazy to win over Zhu Neng.
After Zhu Gaoxu left, Zhu Neng looked at Li Hongbi, his brows knitted together.
"Third brother, can't you, can't you just calm down?"
It was only after Zhu Neng returned home that he learned from Zhu Yong what had happened, which actually scared him into a cold sweat.
This third brother is a little too courageous.
He dared to kill even Tianhuang nobles, and even used explosive packs to blow them up. He looked like a madman!
"Third brother, please listen to my advice. No matter how badass Zhu Gaoxu is, he is still the second prince of the dynasty and the biological son of His Majesty the Emperor. You really should stop being so impulsive!"
"Don't worry, second brother, I know." Li Hongbi chuckled, "Last time it was just a show, so that this guy wouldn't dare to provoke me anymore."
"You kid!" Zhu Neng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
However, he looked around and whispered a reminder.
"The eldest prince came to the capital yesterday and met with Xie Jin, Huang Huai and others. I'm afraid something will go wrong at today's banquet, and His Majesty is also planning to announce the plan to reduce the vassal vassal at today's banquet. So tonight, no matter what, you will give me Be calm and don't make any noise, do you understand?"
Hearing these secrets, Li Hongbi was suddenly shocked.
The battle for the right to inherit the throne.
Coupled with the discussion of cutting down the vassal vassal.
Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is probably not a good one!
"Second brother, don't worry, Hongbi understands."
"Then big brother's side..."
Li Hongbi spoke with some worry.
Their eldest brother Qiu Fu is an out-and-out die-hard member of Zhu Gaoxu's party.
Zhu Neng also sighed after hearing this and said: "Your eldest brother is a person who cannot be persuaded. He is too loyal. Let's take a look later!"
"Understood."
