Bianjing City is still bustling and prosperous, and the same life is repeated in the court and market every day.
The ministers were red-faced as they argued over whether a certain national policy should exist, and the common people were quarreling over the price of two feet of linen. Everything goes on day after day in this noisy but calm state, calm and calm.
No one knew that beneath this calm surface was the coming storm.
In the ninth year of God's blessing, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival passed as smoothly as water, and the emperor still feasted on the ministers as in previous years.
Various wealthy families in Bianjing City also invited their relatives and friends to gather together to drink and admire the moon.
As early as more than three months ago, all the large and small gardens in and around Bianjing City were booked by all the wealthy families.
In particular, Qionglin Garden, Yujin Garden, Jinmingchi and Yichun Garden around Bianjing City are being competed by top wealthy families.
These four places belong to the royal gardens and are not usually open to the public. If you can reserve one in a private name, even if it is only used for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be a symbol of identity and right to speak.
Over the years, Concubine Rong has always been Zhao Zhen's favorite concubine, even Empress Cao is inferior to her in this regard. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, no matter how the best royal gardens are divided, the Rong family always has a share.
This has been the case every year for several years, and the Rong family has long been accustomed to this. This year, as in previous years, they sent out invitations, invited guests, and prepared for various matters for the Mid-Autumn Garden Party.
However, just one month before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Rong Xian, the head of the Rong family, suddenly received news that the Yujin Garden originally reserved for the Rong family had been temporarily allocated to King Yong by Zhao Zhen.
As compensation, Zhao Zhen allocated another Huanxi Garden for the Rong family to use.
Although Huanxi Garden is also a royal garden, it is much smaller than Yujin Garden. Moreover, Huanxi Garden is more than ten miles away from Bianjing City. It can be said that nothing can compare with Yujin Garden.
The good Yujin Garden was suddenly replaced by the small and remote Huanxi Garden. Naturally, Rong Xian felt that the boss was not happy. If it were anyone else, he would definitely tell his sister Concubine Rong about this and ask her to give Zhao Zhen a pillow blow. Bian Feng, change the garden back.
However, as soon as he heard the name King Yong, Rongxian immediately gave up the idea of asking his sister for help.
After the auspicious sign of the Heavenly Book, Zhao Zhen's intention to establish King Yong was completely exposed. As long as the established process was completed step by step, King Yong would be the confirmed candidate for the throne.
Everyone in the government and the public knows this.
Rong Xian was the deputy commander of the Imperial Palace, and he was in the imperial city all year round. He also had a beloved concubine who was always by his side. Naturally, he could see Zhao Zhen's thoughts more clearly.
Therefore, after learning that it was Queen Yong who occupied Yujin Garden, Rongxian no longer had the idea of competing with the other party, and gave up the Yujin Garden that originally belonged to him, acting very obediently.
Not only that, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Rong Xian also asked his sister Rong Feiyan to dress up and attend the banquet held by Princess Yong in Yujin Garden to support Princess Yong.
Rongxian's original intention was to show favor to King Yong, but he forgot to consider his sister's character.
When Rong Feiyan was young, Concubine Rong had already attracted the attention of Zhao Zhen with her beauty. The Rong family also followed the trend and rose to prominence in Bianjing City, becoming very prosperous for a while.
Growing up in such an environment, Rong Xian and Rong Fei both doted on their biological sister, which naturally developed Rong Feiyan's arrogant, domineering and arrogant character.
In the past, no matter how big trouble Rong Feiyan got into, her brothers and sisters would wipe her butt. But now is the special period of the transition between the old and the new. In order to maintain their current position of power, the Rong family has to keep a low profile, even to the point of being groveling to please. King Yong.
At this time, Rong Feiyan's domineering character turned into a hidden thunder that could explode at any time.
At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in Yujin Garden, Rong Feiyan met the youngest daughter of King Yong and the head of Jiacheng County.
The two of them were similar in age. One was a proud daughter of royal blood, and the other was a rising young lady. They had always disliked each other. When they met at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, they couldn't help but make some strange remarks to each other.
This scene happened to be seen by Princess Yong who was passing by.
Princess Yong is naturally on her daughter's side. She now considers herself to be the future queen, and she is very ambitious. She doesn't think much of the Rong family who came from a humble background. Seeing Rong Feiyan speak rudely to the head of Jiacheng County, He immediately scolded Rong Feiyan with a straight face.
Rong Feiyan had been pampered since she was a child, how could she have ever suffered such grievances?
In anger, Rongxian's earnest advice to Rong Feiyan before she came was forgotten by her. She actually retorted to Princess Yong in front of all the guests, with sarcasm, sarcasm, and a small mouth. The banging was like a barrage of firecrackers, which made Princess Yong's face turn green with anger and she couldn't even speak.
Seeing this, Rong Feiyan felt so happy that she did not even attend the subsequent banquet. Under the watch of everyone, she left Yujin Garden alone and proudly.
It didn't take long for the Rong family to know what happened in Yujin Garden. After Rong Xian learned about Rong Feiyan's stupidity, he was so angry that he smashed the table gum with his palm.
Although he knew that his little sister was outspoken, he did not expect that she would be so ignorant and speak freely in public. This time he completely offended Princess Yong.
If I had known this, I wouldn't have let her go to the banquet.
Rong Xian made up his mind to prepare a generous gift tomorrow and take Rong Feiyan to Prince Yong's Mansion to apologize to Princess Yong and seek her forgiveness. After the incident, he would confine Rong Feiyan at home and let her reflect on herself. .
Rong Xian has always loved his little sister Rong Feiyan the most, and this time he was determined to punish Rong Feiyan thoroughly by taking out the family law. He must teach her a profound lesson this time.
Rong Xian sat at the head of the main hall, holding an ancestral rattan in his hand, waiting for Rong Feiyan to come home, but he waited around, but Rong Feiyan was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that it was approaching Haishi and no carriage had returned, Rongxian immediately realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered his servants to search for him along the way.
However, the Rong family searched Bianjing all night long, and only found an empty carriage in the bushes not far from Yujin Garden, with a large word "Rong" embroidered on the curtain.
This is the carriage that Rong Feiyan used to travel, but in addition to the carriage itself, Rong Feiyan, who was supposed to be sitting here, and the accompanying coachmen, servants, guards, etc., together totaling more than ten people, unexpectedly All disappeared, as if they had disappeared from the world.
In the early morning of the next day, Kaifeng Government Office, Imperial City Department, and Wucheng Military and Horse Department mobilized in large numbers to blockade the entrances and exits of Bianjing and strictly check the people coming and going. You can see sergeants and government officials everywhere on the road, knocking on doors and asking questions.
For a time, people in Bianjing City were panicked.
At the same time, a piece of news that shocked everyone began to spread in the streets of Bianjing.
Rong Feiyan, the jewel in the eye of the Rong family and the biological sister of Concubine Rong, the favorite concubine of the current official family, was robbed by thieves last night and her whereabouts are still missing.
