Finally, the day of the emperor’s birthday arrived. Every household in the capital was decorated with lanterns, and all the restaurants and restaurants were decorated with red lanterns. Children on the street were running around laughing and cheering. It was a bustling scene, exactly like the Chinese New Year. No different!
Early in the morning, before Zhao Xuanyi woke up, he heard a burst of firecrackers outside. Zhao Xuanyi was very unhappy when he was awakened.
"It's a birthday and not an anniversary. What are you doing? You don't want anyone to sleep with you?" Zi Yuan, who was lying next to her, hurriedly covered Zhao Xuanyi's mouth.
"My ancestors, don't say this nonsense, you will be beheaded if you hear it!" Zhao Xuanyi smiled, took Zi Yuan's hand and kissed him on the mouth a few times
"Who can hear it except you? Sleep a little longer!" After saying that, he buried his face in Zi Yuan's arms and continued to sleep.
"Don't sleep. There are a lot of things to be busy with today. Get up!" Zi Yuan pulled Zhao Xuanyi up as if coaxing a child, then brought a new set of clothes for Zhao Xuanyi to put on!
Zhao Xuanyi disliked this smoke-colored gown very much.
"Don't I have red and white clothes? Why wear such an old color?"
"You still have purple and gold ones, but today you are going to the palace, can you wear them? The emperor asked you to attend the banquet to give face to the ministers, and you also have to give face to the royal family! Don't worry, those attending the banquet today are not wearing any. Bright colors, all gray, black, etc., not even white! This can highlight the majesty of the royal family!" Zi Yuan said while helping Zhao Xuanyi sort out his clothes.
"What a disease! Only state officials are allowed to set fires, right?"
"Almost! It's just for this day! Just bear with it!" Zi Yuan helped Zhao Xuanyi fasten his belt, took two steps back and took a look, showing a satisfied expression.
"Yeah! It looks good!" Zhao Xuanyi looked at himself in the mirror and hummed. This was the first time he wore such old clothes. I would be sorry if I didn't get back my money today!
When he went out and saw the carriage, Zhao Xuanyi got in. Because he couldn't get wrinkles out of his clothes, he couldn't ride a horse!
Shen Wei drove the carriage to the General's Mansion, and Zi Yuan accompanied Zhao Xuanyi in the car! The carriage arrived in front of the General's Mansion, and Shen Wei took the reins.
"Young Master, the General's Mansion has arrived!" Zhao Xuanyi took his hand out from under Zi Yuan's skirt.
"So fast?" After saying that, he opened the curtain and got out of the car. Zi Yuan followed him out with a blushing face. The two of them walked into the general's mansion as if nothing happened!
When he came to the front hall, he saw that Li Yukun was wearing a blue shirt, and Li Hanrui was wearing a light gray gown. Zhao Xuanyi took a look and thought that Zi Yuan was really right, and she really wanted to give face to the royal family. ah!
Li Hanyan came to Zhao Xuanyi, looked at Zhao Xuanyi's clothes, and smiled.
"Not bad, very interesting!"
"You're not going to lie, just say it's ugly!" Zhao Xuanyi said unhappily.
"Hahaha!" Li Hanyan smiled so happily!
"Okay, we're almost ready, let's go! We don't know how long we have to wait when we get to the palace gate!" After Li Yukun finished speaking, everyone walked out of the general's mansion together.
At the door, Li Yukun got on his carriage, while Zhao Xuanyi and Li Hanrui got on Zhao Xuanyi's carriage. The two carriages rushed to the palace under the watchful eyes of everyone!
The street was very lively, and the sound of various firecrackers and fireworks never stopped. Because there were too many people, the carriage was not very fast and walked slowly among the crowd!
Li Hanrui opened the curtain and saw a variety of snacks selling on the street. Li Hanrui saw that the carriage was moving very slowly, so he simply jumped off the carriage and bought five sesame cakes. After buying it, the carriage had not gone twenty meters. Li Hanrui walked quickly and got on the carriage!
"Brother-in-law, how about some sesame cakes?" Li Hanrui smiled and placed the sesame cakes in front of Zhao Xuanyi! Zhao Xuanyi shook his head
"No, I didn't even eat breakfast. I'm just waiting to go to the palace to try the food in the imperial dining room. I must be full today!" Li Hanrui laughed when he heard this
"I advise you to eat two!"
"No! Let me refuse!" Zhao Xuanyi said firmly. Li Hanrui nodded, took the sesame cakes back, and ate them one bite after another. Although the journey was not very far, there were too many people and traffic jams on the road. It took two-quarters of an hour to walk, and almost an hour in the car. Finally, we arrived at the palace for lunch. In front of the door.
When Zhao Xuanyi got out of the car, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. He saw about two to three hundred people outside the Meridian Gate, some in official uniforms, some in plain clothes, some with children, and so on. With so many people, Zhao Xuanyi really didn’t know a few of them!
Li Yukun got off the carriage, Li Hanrui and Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly came to him, Li Yukun looked at Zhao Xuanyi
"Is this your first time seeing such a scene?" Zhao Xuanyi smiled and nodded.
"This is the first time I've seen so many officials!" Li Yukun smiled, looking at so many people in front of him, and whispered
"If you look carefully, you will find that there is everything here, loyal dogs, ambitious wolves, man-eating fish, rootless beasts, they are all there!"
"Hahaha!" Zhao Xuanyi covered his mouth and laughed. He didn't expect that his father-in-law had such a powerful mouth! Li Hanrui also laughed
"Brother-in-law, it's your first time here, so you must abide by the rules. Don't talk to people you don't know. When you see elders, you'd better be a fool the whole time. Don't laugh, everyone is like this!"
"I understand, I'll do whatever you want in a minute!" Li Hanrui raised his thumb, that's smart!
"Let's go and meet these people!" After Li Yukun finished speaking, he led the two of them towards the crowd. When this group of people saw Li Yukun coming, they all came over with smiles on their faces.
"Ouch, the old general is here!"
"General, long time no see!" Everyone came up, clasped their fists, saluted, and greeted each other very warmly!
Li Yukun responded one by one
"Everyone, long time no see! How are you all? Hey, Mr. Wang, are you still so strong?" Seeing Li Yukun moving smoothly among these officials, Zhao Xuanyi had to capitalize on Li Yukun. Who is he?
He has a fiery temper and draws his sword whenever he wants to kill. I have always thought that he is a very unsociable person. General generals are very cold and indifferent, making everyone afraid!
But seeing Li Yukun with a smile on his face, Zhao Xuanyi realized that he was wrong. Li Yukun could clearly remember the names of so many people, even their family members. This was enough to show that Li Yukun was not a foolhardy soldier!
"General! You are here!" A middle-aged man with a very serious face came over, followed by a young man. This man was none other than Li Hanrui's good brother, Wang Heming!
"Hey, brother Wang, you came early enough today!" Li Yukun said with a smile. The man came to Li Yukun and grabbed Li Yukun's hand.
"General, are you in good health recently?"
"TOEFL, I can still practice shooting every day, which is not bad. What about you? I haven't seen you for a long time!"
"I spent the whole day in solitary confinement or in jail. What's there to see?" the man said with a smile.
"Han Rui, Xuanyi, come and see Mr. Wang!" Li Yukun said with a smile.
"I've met Mr. Wang!" Li Hanrui and Zhao Xuanyi saluted and said. Zhao Xuanyi didn't even know this person. Who is this?
Li Hanrui introduced
"Brother-in-law, this is Mr. Wang Mingcai, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Justice, and the father of Wang Heming's brother!" Only then did Zhao Xuanyi realize that he was Wang Heming's biological father.
"Brother Wang is here too!" Wang Heming then walked over from behind his father.
"I've seen the general! My second brother, Mr. Zhao, has been missing for a while! Dad, this is Mr. Zhao Xuanyi, Mr. Zhao!" Wang Mingcai looked at Zhao Xuanyi and couldn't help but nod.
"I heard that you helped my son solve two major cases?" Zhao Xuanyi smiled.
"It's all luck, just a coincidence!" Wang Mingcai couldn't help but nodded and looked at Li Yukun
"General, you have found a good son-in-law!" Li Yukun laughed happily.
"Brother Zhao taught me well. After raising me for more than ten years, I finally lost weight! Hahaha! Hey, didn't Brother Zhao see it?"
"I'm not looking, I guess I'll wait a while before coming!" Wang Mingcai looked around, but he didn't see Zhao Mingqing!
When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he thought to himself: Dad is coming too today? You didn’t give me a letter! Wang Heming suddenly shouted
"Come, come, where are you! Zhao Shibo, here!" Zhao Mingqing, wearing a red official suit, walked into the crowd and came directly in front of a few people
"General, Lord Wang, long time no see!" Wang Mingcai smiled.
"Look at you, I was talking about you just now, and you are so careless about it, here you are!"
"Oh? Are you talking about me? Could it be that you have caught evidence of my corruption?" Zhao Mingqing said with a smile. Everyone laughed
"We were saying that you taught well and raised such a good son!" Li Yukun said with a smile. Zhao Mingqing looked at Zhao Xuanyi, who lowered his head slightly.
"Father!" Zhao Mingqing smiled with great satisfaction.
"This is not taught, it depends on the child's nature. My Xuanyi has been smart since he was a child, so follow me!"
"Look, look, you said he was fat and he still had asthma!" Li Yukun said, everyone laughed again, and the small group of several people was still having a good time chatting!
After about a quarter of an hour, I suddenly heard someone shouting
"Uncle Guo is here, Uncle Guo is here!" The voice spread instantly, and all the officials turned their heads and ran outside.
Zhao Xuanyi turned around and saw a very luxurious carriage slowly walking away. The carriage stopped. The first person to get off was Ye Yaoming, whom Zhao Xuanyi knew. The one who got off next was Ye Yuanzhi!
Zhao Xuanyi took a closer look. This was the first time that Zhao Xuanyi saw Ye Yuanzhi in person. Although he had always known him, he had never seen him before. Today he was able to see him.
He has a Chinese character face and two thick eyebrows. His facial features are quite good and his appearance is very domineering. After all, Ye Yuanzhi is also a general who has been on the battlefield!
Ye Yuanzhi was wearing a brown robe. When he got off the carriage, he saw everyone smiling and greeting everyone with fists in his hands. He looked very friendly to the people.
"Humph! You are really well-received!" Wang Mingcai said disdainfully.
"After all, he is also the brother of the emperor's favorite concubine! Even if he is not high-minded, he would not dare to offend me!" Zhao Mingqing said.
Li Yukun shook his head
"Look at this group of people, is there anyone who doesn't want to climb high?" Wang Mingcai and Zhao Mingqing looked at each other and both laughed!
"It's nothing more than a group of flies that saw the food!" Zhao Xuanyi said casually, and when everyone around him heard it, they immediately understood and laughed!
Ye Yuanzhi saw Li Yukun, Zhao Mingqing and Wang Mingcai, and walked over quickly with Ye Yaoming.
"Hey, General Li, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Wang, you are here!" Ye Yuanzhi said with a smile.
The three of them also clasped their fists and saluted
"Isn't this uncle Guo? He came so early!" Li Yukun said lightly, as if he had no intention of giving Ye Yuanzhi face.
"Don't mention it, I came out a long time ago. It turned out that today was a good day. There were too many people on the road. I had to walk for an hour. If I had known it would be so slow, I might as well have come here on my feet!" Ye Yuanzhi finished speaking and turned around. Looking at Zhao Xuanyi aside, his eyes were full of bright eyes.
"This is Mr. Zhao's second son, Zhao Xuanyi, right?" Zhao Xuanyi bowed his head and saluted.
"I'm going to see my uncle!"
"In the past six months, among the younger generation in Beijing, you have been the most prosperous!" Zhao Xuanyi smiled and shook his head.
"My uncle is too praised, and it's all because of the concessions from all the young masters!" Ye Yuanzhi smiled slightly, with a strange expression on his face, as if he said something, but he seemed to say nothing at all. This feeling made Zhao Xuanyi very uncomfortable!
The Meridian Gate opened, and dozens of guards in armor walked out, followed by a dozen eunuchs. The group of people walked out and divided into two sides. Finally, Nan Zhu walked out wearing a pink dress.
"My lords, the banquet has been prepared. Please come aside to register and take out some items that are not allowed to be brought into the palace for safekeeping. Then you can follow your father-in-law to Shengde Hall to attend the banquet!" Nanzhu shouted loudly.
Everyone began to slowly go to the places on the left and right sides of the Meridian Gate to register, and they also had to search themselves. After all, they were attending a royal banquet, so they should not be careless!
Ye Yuanzhi looked at Li Yukun
"General, let's go in too!"
"Uncle, please!" Li Yukun made a concession gesture.
