In the Xue family mansion, Xue Rong, Xue Rong's son Xue Zhichao, Xue Gui, Xue Song and others gathered together. Regarding Xue Zhiqi's death, the Xue family has been investigating for a long time, but they have not found any clues. Xue Gui left very reluctantly. Xue Rong saw his younger brother Xue Gui's departure as if he had aged several years. The loss of his first-born son was really a big blow to his younger brother Xue Gui.
Xue Rong sighed, "In the days to come, be sure to urge all the sons and nephews in the family to restrain themselves and not be ostentatious outside, I always feel that the storm is coming..."
"Father, you mean..." Xue Zhichao was also silent.
"Zhichao, go and write a letter to His Royal Highness King Li to see if you can send the two grandsons to Licheng..." King Li's place was their Xue family's last retreat. Xue Rong knew that the emperor would liquidate them sooner or later. home's. No emperor will tolerate the existence of such a family that has been against him before, and now the Xue family is over. The emperor's throne has been stabilized, and there is such an excellent heir. Xue Rong knew in his heart that there was no hope for King Li, and that King Li was also the direct son of the late emperor. As long as King Li did not make any mistakes and was just an idle prince, the emperor would not be able to kill them all...
"No. Father, I'm going to write a letter to His Royal Highness King Li."
In Prince Li's mansion, Prince Li Xuanyuan Zhaohong was looking over the letter sent from the capital fast horse. Looking at the letter from Xue Rong and the others, requesting to send his grandson to Licheng, Xuanyuan Zhaohong sneered in his heart: "This Xue Rong is getting more and more timid..."
Xuanyuan Zhaohong continued to read, and when he saw the news written in the letter that the prince favored a twin servant, and the news that the prince was sick in bed and could not see it. Xuanyuan Zhaohong's brows furrowed, it seems that something is wrong... Thinking of the secret between him and Xue Caiyu...
Xuanyuan Zhaohong hadn't contacted Xue Caiyu for a long time. Recently, he was going to send someone to send some powder of Huanhuacao. But the flowering period of raccoon grass is very short, and he is also sending people to collect it now.
Xuanyuan Zhaohong summoned his confidants and ordered them to go to the capital first, to meet with the spies in the Prince's East Palace, to find out what happened to the Crown Princess, whether she was really sick or...
After the cause of Xue Zhiqi's death is unknown, the most painful one is Xue Zhiqi's mother Zhao. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became, the Zhao family invited his confidantes to discuss...
Zhang Yingxiang got his father's orders, and at first he was obedient and could not go out, but after a long time he couldn't be bored anymore. Zhang Yingxiang saw that the past few days were calm, and the Xue family asked him twice and never came back.
Zhang Yingxiang slipped out of the house quietly and went to the restaurant to drink tea. A few days later, nothing happened. Zhang Yingxiang gradually took it seriously, and continued to have fun with some friends.
That night, when Zhang Yingxiang came out of the brothel, just as he walked to the corner, he was put in a sack and beaten... Zhang Yingxiang only felt that his eyes were dark, and then he was hit with dense sticks, which made him sore. Post your voice. In particular, he felt so many blows on his leg that he had to curl up and roll on the ground in pain.
Xue Gui angrily came to question Zhao, "Did you do that Zhang Yingxiang? I told you that Zhiqi's death had nothing to do with the Zhang family..."
"So what? We clearly asked him to follow our Zhiqi. We Zhiqi died, but he was fine. I didn't ask him to pay for my son's life..." Zhao was almost crazy.
"It's unreasonable, you are like this... What will Zhang Jihe think when he knows..." Xue Gui thought about Zhang Jihe, who had been with him for more than 20 years, and knew many of his secrets. The Zhao family has gone crazy, and it is difficult for the other concubines in the family to be the big ones. Fortunately, he had an illegitimate child outside his early years, but now he is a good child...
Zhang Jihe stayed alone in the study with a heavy expression on his face. I remember my son lying in bed and unable to move. Zhang Yingxiang's hamstrings were all broken. Thinking of his son who might not be able to walk well in the future, Zhang Jihe hated him and struggled in his heart.
Suddenly the window was blown open by a gust of wind, and a man in black flashed in, and Zhang Jihe was startled.
The man in black gave Zhang Jihe a medicine box and said, "His Royal Highness said that your son will need this."
After seeing Zhang Jihe accept it, the man in black jumped into the night and disappeared without waiting for him to say anything. Zhang Jihe excitedly took the medicine box and opened it, the ointment inside was crystal clear and glowed with green light, and a medicinal fragrance came to his face. Zhang Jihe thought that his son's leg should be saved, he clenched the medicine box and made up his mind...
Half a month later, Xuanyuan Zhaohong found out that the person he sent had disappeared, and he knew that something was wrong... Prince Xuanyuan Hancheng must have known about Huanhuacao. And the Crown Princess's illness must be the Crown Prince's fault.
Xuanyuan Zhaohong invited his confidants to discuss for a long time, and finally Xuanyuan Zhaohong decided to take a preemptive gamble...
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Chinese New Year officially kicked off. The period between the small year and the big year is called the "busy year", and the Prince's East Palace received tribute from many officials and officials. The tribute items are mainly wild and rare objects from various places. Madam Qiu also sorted them out one by one and made a book for His Royal Highness to review, and then put them into the library.
Xuanyuan Hancheng also deliberately let Lin Jiabao participate in understanding all of these, and then the rewards to the courtiers during the Spring Festival will also be handed over to Jiabao. In this way, Jiabao's status has also been improved invisibly, making Lin Jiabao look up to the court, both inside and outside of the country.
On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, red lanterns are hung in the palace, and the inside and outside of the palace must be cleaned. A few days before New Year's Eve, window grilles and blessing characters are still posted in the palace.
Lin Jiabao gave Yuan Qing, Shu Ya and Shu Qin the blessings he had written. From a palace servant waiting to be rewarded in the past, he has now become a noble person who can give rewards to others.
On New Year's Eve, the royal family banquet was held in the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Only the emperor, queen, prince, princess and concubines of the harem attended the New Year's Eve feast. Xuanyuan Hancheng naturally went with Lin Jiabao.
Lin Jiabao looked very festive in dark red embroidered clothes, Xuanyuan Hancheng held Jiabao's hand tightly: "Don't be nervous, dear."
Xuanyuan Hancheng and Lin Jiabao greeted the father and mother together. After that, he took Lin Jiabao to the seat very naturally, and let Jiabao sit next to him.
For a while, the eyes of Lin Jiabao gathered, and the place next to His Royal Highness was always the position of the Crown Princess. Now that the Crown Princess was ill, His Royal Highness actually let a pair of young servants sit down in a grand manner. Everyone in the Hall of Preserving Harmony couldn't help but look at him.
Lin Jiabao also appeared in front of everyone in the harem for the first time, causing many people to watch curiously. Everyone is guessing that this appearance is not without the rumored beautiful twins, and how did he win the favor of His Royal Highness...
The seats of the banquet were divided into east and west sides. The emperor and the queen sat on top. The crown prince Xuanyuan Hancheng was at the front in the east, followed by the second prince Xuanyuan Hanqi, then the third prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince, and finally the princess. Sitting in the front seat on the west side was the concubine who had a good face in front of the emperor, and the concubines and other concubines of the nobles and His Royal Highness were seated in the back. Because only His Royal Highness is married now, the other four princes have no female relatives to participate.
Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Song were sitting at the back, but Mrs. Song didn't feel anything, but Mrs. Yu was different. Yu Qin twisted the handkerchief in her hand, jealous. Why can the twins sit next to His Royal Highness...
Both the emperor and the queen naturally saw the action of the prince, but neither of them seemed to realize that this was a violation of the rules, and they chose to laugh without saying a word, as if this was a normal thing. It made everyone more curious about this young master Lin...
The emperor announced the start of the family banquet, and the music reminded the palace maids dancing. There are many kinds of dishes at the family banquet, and the singing and dancing performances are also beautifully arranged. It was the first time that Lin Jiabao participated in such a big banquet, and he exclaimed in his heart.
Lin Jiabao ate carefully, paying attention to his movements. Always remind yourself not to make mistakes and make His Royal Highness ashamed...
When the dish was half used, Xuanyuan Hancheng brought Lin Jiabao to toast the emperor and the queen.
Emperor Xuanyuan Zhao deeply saw that the prince brought the pair of little waiters to the wine and drank the prince's toast with a smile.
The queen looked at the prince's baby to Lin Jiabao, and secretly thought in her heart that she would remind the prince one day. Although it is said that he wants to favor Lin Xiaoshi, the prince's actions in recent days have become more and more excessive.
The Queen is still very satisfied with Lin Jiabao, and thinks that he is well-behaved and sensible, not arrogant, and has a simple and lovable temperament. The queen has seen countless people. It is not easy for Lin Xiaoshi to stay in the palace for two years, and also to be the prince's servant. But after all, they are twins, and the queen felt that she still had to remind the prince not to be too addicted to fake dramas.
After His Royal Highness finished the toast, the other princes and princesses also stepped forward to drink, and then the concubines.
After three rounds of drinking, the second prince Xuanyuan Hanqi came to Xuanyuan Hancheng, "Brother Huang, I respect you..." Xuanyuan Hanqi was already a little drunk, "Brother Huang, you must take me with you next time you go on an expedition. …”
Xuanyuan Hancheng smiled and drank with him, "Okay...Okay...you have to practice martial arts with your heart..."
Xuanyuan Hanqi patted his chest and promised loudly, "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely... I will definitely study hard..."
The third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince also came to toast to His Royal Highness, the oldest of them was twelve years old and the youngest was only nine years old. Facing this prince and brother, he is both admiring and awe-inspiring. "Brother Jing..."
After the emperor seized the throne when he was alive, they were taught by their mother and concubine since childhood that they should respect their two elder brothers and fulfill their duties. They also adored the prince's elder brother, who was extraordinary in martial arts.
Xuanyuan Hancheng first cared about their homework cordially, and then encouraged them: "Study in the study, so that in the future, I will share the burden for the father and the emperor and serve the empire."
"No." The three imperial brothers were very excited to receive the encouragement from His Royal Highness, and the three of them held their chests straight.
Xuanyuan Hancheng decided that he would not be as vigilant about the three imperial brothers as he was in his previous life, and only let them be idle princes. In this life, he can prepare to train these three imperial brothers well, and in the future, he will make full use of their talents to prosper the Xuanyuan Dynasty.
In this world, Xuanyuan Hancheng has too many things he wants to accomplish, but in order to spend more and longer time with Jiabao in the future, and to keep his body from being overworked, it is of course necessary to find more helpers.
Later, some people came to toast, and Lin Jiabao also accompanied him and drank a few glasses of water and wine. Fortunately, Xuanyuan Hancheng had foresight and instructed Yuanqing to only pour Jiabao fruit wine that was not easy to get drunk.
Even so, Lin Jiabao was still incapable of drinking, and his little face was flushed red, like a red apple.
Fireworks were set off at the end of the banquet, and Lin Jiabao was intoxicated by the dazzling fireworks. Lin Jiabao praised: "It's so beautiful..."
After the banquet, Xuanyuan Hancheng and Lin Jiabao rode back together in a chariot, and the fireworks continued to bloom along the way.
On the carriage, Xuanyuan Hancheng looked at the baby under the light of fireworks, and looked at Lin Jiabao's eyes softly. "Baby, I love you..."
Lin Jiabao's head was a little dizzy, and after hearing Xuanyuan Hancheng's words, he felt as if he was in the clouds. "I am also happy with Xianggong, Jiabao really likes Xianggong... I like him so much..."
"My darling..." Xuanyuan Hancheng kissed Jiabao tenderly, nothing could make him feel more happy than being in love with the baby.
Lin Jiabao fell asleep in Xuanyuan Hancheng's warm and comfortable embrace and tender kiss...
Xuanyuan Hancheng placed a kiss on the baby's forehead, pulled Lin Jiabao's cloak, and held him in his arms, feeling extremely satisfied...