The capital is particularly bright at night.
I don't know whose young master or young lady is getting married. Fireworks kept blooming in the black sky, causing countless people to stop and watch.
He Xiao walked quietly on the street and unknowingly came to the door of the He family's mansion. He spent his time here before he was five years old. After he was five years old, he was sent to learn martial arts. He would only be brought back to have dinner with him during holidays. The eldest brother is the favored eldest son of the He family, so he is the invisible second son of the He family.
He stood at the door for a long time. The two boys guarding the door looked at him strangely. When he was about to come over and ask, the vermilion door suddenly opened and a group of people walked out.
He Xiao quickly stepped aside and stood next to the stone lion, blocking his figure.
He looked around and saw three people. The one in the middle was the biological mother who gave birth to him and raised him. She was still the same as a year ago, with no wrinkles visible at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, as if the "death" of her biological son had not caused any blow to her. .
Standing on the left side of his mother was his half-brother, who was even more handsome and handsome, with a sharp edge hidden in his eyes.
The young woman on the right was the one he once loved. He and her were in love, but in the end, she chose to marry her eldest brother as a sequel.
Now that she has become the eldest young lady of the He family, is she happy?
"Okay, you two should leave early and come back early."
Mrs. He stood at the door and sent He Ling and the eldest daughter-in-law into the carriage with a smile.
When the carriage went away, she suddenly turned around and looked behind the stone lion. She walked over step by step and suddenly tightened her collar.
She turned back to look at the maids and women behind her: "My earring seems to have fallen off. You all should go back and look for it."
The maids and women hurriedly followed the path they came from to find the earrings.
Mrs. He suddenly quickened her pace and grabbed the person who was about to leave: "Xiao'er, is that you?"
The man turned around and saw an extremely unfamiliar face: "Madam, you recognized the wrong person."
Mrs. He didn't recognize the face in front of her, but she could hear the familiar voice, and her tears immediately fell down: "Xiao'er, you are still alive, you are really alive, great, great... Let’s go, go to the other courtyard with your mother first, and have a good talk with her about what happened in the past year..."
He Xiao freed his hand, with an unknown smile on his lips: "Since you are sure that I am He Xiao, why don't you let me go home?"
"Xiao'er, you..." Mrs. He's eyes filled with tears, "You are a traitor recognized by the court. If you go home and are discovered, the He family will be charged with harboring a traitor... Those things in the past It doesn’t matter anymore, as long as you are still alive. Mom can let someone reassign you a new identity... If your father and eldest brother know that you are still alive, they will be very happy!"
He Xiao's face turned cold: "Have you really never doubted He Ling? I am in this situation because of him..."
"Xiao'er!" Mrs. He said sternly, "How can you still doubt your elder brother? When you were convicted by the court, it was your elder brother who had been running for you. Later, when you fled, it was your elder brother who arranged for someone to secretly protect you... You Big brother really has nothing to say to you, how can you always judge a gentleman with a villain's heart."
He Xiao didn't want to say anything anymore. He smiled softly: "Mother, just think of me as dead."
He suddenly knelt down, kowtowed three times, then stood up, turned around and left, his figure resolute.
"Xiao'er..."
Mrs. He covered her mouth and cried bitterly.
The weather is getting colder and colder, especially in the northern capital, where it starts to snow as soon as November enters.
After Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng witnessed the prosperity of the capital, they rented another courtyard to live in and began to study knowledge quietly.
Once a person is serious about doing something, time will pass very quickly, and before he knows it, it will be December 12th. This day is the 40th birthday of the current saint, and it is also the Longevity Festival that occurs once every ten years.
Starting early that morning, the atmosphere in the capital was a little different. Every house was decorated with lights and the streets were lively and joyful.
The entrance to the palace is even more lively. Officials of fifth rank and above can enter the palace to participate in the Longevity Festival, and can also bring their families. Starting from early in the morning, there is a traffic jam at the entrance of the palace. The carriage has to stop after it reaches the entrance of the palace, and then one by one Register to enter.
The banquet had been prepared in the imperial garden for a long time, and all the maids and eunuchs in the palace had been preparing carefully for a long time before they had this flowery feast.
After all the officials and concubines arrived, the birthday boy arrived belatedly. As soon as Eunuch Ming announced that the emperor had arrived, everyone stood up and knelt down to say hello.
"Everyone loves you." The emperor raised his hands, sat down on the dragon chair, and said with a big smile, "This year, most parts of our country will have good weather, the treasury will be full, and the country and the people will be safe. Otherwise, I would not dare to hold a longevity banquet. "
The officials below raised their hands and said: "The emperor is devoted to the country and the people, and God also has the virtue of a good life. This is the blessing of the people of our Dayu Dynasty."
Immediately afterwards, a group of people followed suit.
The queen smiled and said: "Stop talking about this, let's sit down and eat. You must taste the snacks before the meal carefully."
Concubine Lin beside her was very dignified and asked: "May I ask the Queen, is there anything fishy about this snack... Hmm, it's really good. This snack doesn't seem to be on the list of the imperial dining room."
After the people below tasted it, they all marveled. This snack was very different from the snacks they had eaten before. It was very delicious. Even some people couldn't bear to eat it, and they would flatter the Queen. For a while, there was endless praise.
The queen then said: "These are wine-flavored bean paste and goat milk puffs. These two snacks were presented by the people of Sui'an. The emperor liked them very much, so he asked the imperial kitchen to make more and share them with all his beloved ladies. "
When it comes to Sui'an people, almost everyone present knows about it.
Officials naturally look forward to being promoted every day, but looking at the entire Daewoo Dynasty, I am afraid that this is the only person from Sui'an who has been promoted so quickly.
"The people in Sui'an are very kind, and the snacks they make are so ingenious." The emperor put down his chopsticks, "I heard Eunuch Ming say that the food in the Sui'an family tastes very different, even better than the imperial dining room. Nothing less... It seems that people in Sui'an have wolves in their homes, so how can wolves understand human nature?"
Eunuch Ming lowered his head and said: "The people of Sui'an have two wolves. They usually look as docile as dogs. Once a stranger approaches, they will immediately reveal their wild wolf nature. The chickens, ducks and geese at home also seem to have become spirits." Oh... the people of Sui'an may have the ability to control beasts."
The queen smiled and said: "I want to go to Sui'an's house and have a look."
Since the people of Sui'an were mentioned, Taifu Lin stood up and said, "On the Emperor's birthday, the people of Sui'an also presented birthday gifts. I know that the people of Sui'an always think differently from ordinary people, so this birthday gift is particularly unusual." Normally, the old minister is very curious, why don’t the Emperor take a look in public?"
He received a letter from the Sui'an people and knew that this birthday gift was unusual and something extraordinary, so it naturally had to be shown in front of everyone. In this way, when the emperor promoted the Sui'an people, those old stubborns would not do everything possible to stop them. .
