Can Drink A Cup of Nothing

"Put it away, Yuan Jia."

It is said that emperors are not easily angered, but an old man like Yuan Jia who has served Emperor Yuan for many years can still see some clues.

Your Majesty should be a little unhappy.

Yuan Jia quickly took the order, and quickly put away the two brocade boxes, and put them together with the things presented by the previous princes.

Seeing that this level passed without any danger, Zong Luo felt guilty for a moment, and brought Zong Ruichen back to the banquet.

But it's not over yet.

Originally, according to the arrangement, Zong Luo should be the last in line to give the gift, but he came up with Zong Ruichen, and there was another Zong Hongjiu behind.

When Zong Luo presented the gift, Zong Hongjiu glanced at him, and there was an undisguised disgust on his face.

Even if you can't pick the wrong spot, it's still a lot worse than the three princes in front.

Even if the father is highly regarded, it is not a waste.

He glanced vaguely at Zong Ruichen who was following Zong Luo.

After coming out of the palace, with the support of the emperor's brother, Zong Ruichen slowly regained the appearance of a young man, but now he is just silent, and he can't see much abnormality. The same day in Zong Hongjiu's memory only smirks and drools every day. The foolish look that drooped down to his chin was completely different.

There was an evil fire in Zong Hongjiu's heart.

How dare this rubbish pretend to be in front of him for so many years.

But now is not the time.

Thinking of his plan with the Fourth Emperor, Zong Hongjiu's face turned cloudy and sunny, thinking maliciously.

Soon, Zong Ruichen will be out of luck.

"Xuanjiu Prince Zong Hongjiu."

He got up from his seat and trotted all the way to the center of the hall to offer his gifts.

The congratulatory gift that Zong Hongjiu sent was not a very precious thing. After all, he had not left the palace to build the mansion. He usually lived and traveled in the palace, and the things he sent out were also given by the emperor.

However, at the age of ten, he is still a child, so he doesn't need to send anything valuable, he just needs to show his heart.

The waiter said with a stern look: "One cup of pear blossom white has been brewed in five years."

Zong Hongjiu saluted uprightly: "These are just the pear blossom white that my father gave me at the time. I didn't want to drink it, so I buried it under the tree secretly, and now I will borrow flowers to offer to Buddha."

Any bottle of Pear Flower White in the wine cellar in the palace is older than the year given by Zong Hongjiu, but this bottle of Pear Flower White was given to him by Emperor Yuan that year, and its symbolic meaning is even more important.

"Today is a day of great joy for the father and the emperor. I wish the father the emperor's birthday and the sky, good health and well-being, and rule the world."

Things are mediocre, better than Zong Hongjiu's sweet mouth.

He has been favored in the palace for so many years, and he has relied on this, but he was overwhelmed by jealousy twice before and failed to show it.

Zong Hongjiu stood in the center of the hall with all his might, and the emperor's complexion improved a little from the condensation.

"Okay, let's go back to dinner after presenting the gifts."

Emperor Yuan raised his hand and motioned for Zong Ruichen to take his seat.

Zong Hongjiu was overjoyed when he saw this.

Since the father was willing to take care of him, after his birthday tonight, the previous ban would probably be over.

The rest of the people who didn't know why saw it, and only sighed that the ninth prince was really favored.

After the princes finished presenting their gifts, it was time for toasting and dancing.

The inner servant raised his voice: "Let's dance—"

Immediately, a dancer dressed in fancy clothes entered the hall, her sleeves stretched in the air like a cloud, and the waves of light flowed when she smiled and looked back, and the atmosphere in the banquet was mobilized at once.

Here, there are not so many rules and regulations as before. Ministers can drink and feast freely, or they can toast and toast with wine glasses.

Of course, this round of toasting has to start with the prince's toast.

Zong Luo also followed behind, and went up to pay a respect.

When toasting, Emperor Yuan said, "Yuanjia."

The old servant respectfully brought down the jade pot and poured one for Zong Luo.

Zong Luo held the cup in both hands and said in a low voice, "I wish the father emperor a healthy and long life."

When he lowered his head and opened his mouth, he was shocked to realize that what Yuan Jia poured out was light cyan tea, not the fine wines on his birthday in previous years.

This jade pot was the one that Emperor Yuan drank when his ministers were toasting.

Emperor Yuan was fond of wine, and when he was young, it is said that he even went to the Xiongnu side, just to taste the taste of milk wine and wine. Later, when he became an emperor, he restrained a lot. After all, it doesn't matter whether he is good at drinking or not. The body of a thousand gold does not sit in the hall, and only drinks a few cups when the palace banquet is held every year.

"Um."

Emperor Yuan's expression did not change at all.

After Zong Luo returned to his seat, he felt a little more inexplicable in his heart.

Because there was no birthday banquet last year, this year's birthday banquet is a combination of two times in the previous life.

According to the time, in another year, Emperor Yuan will have a sudden illness.

Recalling the words Yuan Jia whispered to him when he was in the Great Witch Temple last time, Zong Luo was startled, and everything had already been foreshadowed.

He shook his head, suddenly raised his eyes, and looked at the whole scene.

Today's birthday, Yu Beizhou has been absent from the beginning to the end, and it is estimated that he took the Tianji Army to guard the imperial city. When Fang Cai Zongluo walked in, he seemed to have heard someone in the palace mention King Beining, and also said that something major happened outside the palace, which seemed to be related to Tingwei, but the details were unclear.

The opposite Gongsun You saw the prince in white looking up, bent his knuckles, knocked on the table three times, suddenly got up, and walked outside the hall.

Zong Chengsi went up to make a toast, and the retainers naturally wouldn't follow him, so he left Gongsun You on the spot.

This is the secret code that Zongluo and Gongsun You agreed upon earlier.

It seemed that Gongsun You had discovered some new information.

Zong Luo thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I'll go out to get some air."

The dream that Zong Ruichen told him still made him care.

In the last life, Zong Ruichen was drugged by Zong Hongjiu at this banquet, so that the imperial court lost his honor and ended up like that.

Now it is free to leave the table, many people are waiting to line up to toast in front of the imperial court, and many courtiers are immersed in their meals, chatting with others over wine, and enjoying the dance and music performances. There are many people who feel that the atmosphere of the main hall is lively, and they go to the imperial garden adjacent to the hall to let the wind blow.

Ye Linghan, who had been sitting silently behind him, listened and got up.

Zong Luo said: "You don't have to follow me, just protect Ruichen here."

Gongsun You is now keeping everyone's identities a secret, and talking about secret matters, so Zong Luo naturally couldn't bring Zong Ruichen to see him.

Adults worry about what to worry about, and children only need to be happy.

However, Zong Luo still didn't quite trust Ye Linghan.

It's just that they have only Pei Qianxue besides Ye Linghan. Neither of them were enough to trust him, so Zong Luo had to whisper to Zong Ruichen to stay at the banquet and not to run around, especially not to go to the imperial garden.

Zong Ruichen was a little embarrassed: "but third brother, I just accidentally drank too much water, what if I want to go to Gongfang"

Zong Luo thought for a while: "Then take Ye Linghan with you. Remember, don't drink anything from unknown sources. Once you see bad signs, don't care if your martial arts will be exposed or not, and run away. What happened? Your third brother will take care of you."

Hearing this, Zong Ruichen nodded heavily: "Okay, I see."

He watched Zong Luo's back disappear outside the palace gate, and then lowered his head to eat again.

In the past, the birthday of the emperor's father was the happiest day for Zong Ruichen every year. Because only on this day can he take a hot bath, change into beautiful new clothes, eat hot food at the banquet, and fill his stomach.

So every year at the banquet, Zong Ruichen not only eats it by himself, but also secretly packs some cloth and brings it back.

It's just that from now on, it won't be used again.

Because his third brother is back.

Thinking of this, Zong Ruichen couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Zong Hongjiu, who was sitting across from him and stared at him without blinking, felt a burst of anger.

He patiently waited for Zong Chengsi to return from the toast, and then he winked at the other party, and said in a row, the fourth brother, the fourth brother.

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Zong Chengsi scolded Zong Hongjiu over and over in his heart.

Just now he sent such an elixir up, and I don't know how many people present put their eyes on him. What's more, he had been suspicious for a long time, and later Zong Yongliu, who had received information about the third prince at the Huinan Xiaozhu Night Party, received information from Zong Chengsi.

Zong Hongjiu's obvious action was really afraid that others would not know that he was about to do something bad.

never mind. Think of the secret that you don't know yet.

Zong Chengsi temporarily suppressed the irritability rising in his heart.

He glanced without a trace, and found that Zong Luo was not there, and he had a little more intention in his heart.

A piece of cakes staggered, and between the fragrant clothes and the temples, Zong Luo slowly retreated and walked towards the outside of the hall.

In order to hide from the public, he did not follow directly in the direction Gongsun You left, but turned sideways, walked behind a rockery, and stood in the shadows for a while.

After about ten breaths, a figure hurriedly walked out of the hall.

Zong Luo stood behind the rockery and frowned.

Zong Yuanwu? What is he doing out there?

As early as when he first entered the table, Zong Luo noticed the unnatural look on Zong Yuanwu's face when he saw him. It's just that due to the occasion, and now there are more urgent matters, Zong Luo didn't think much about it.

Seeing Zong Yuanwu's anxious appearance now, it was obvious that he was following him.

Zong Luo couldn't help thinking.

Could it be that Zong Chengsi and Zong Hongjiu have turned into Zong Yuanwu? After all, he and Zong Chengsi are on the same boat on the surface. No matter what, Zong Chengsi, who is now lacking his followers, can't possibly offend him.

However, Zong Yuanwu had taught him to flog him, and he had no guts.

Zong Luo is indeed more familiar with him than the sixth and fourth, but in the end, people have to be guarded against.

After watching Zong Yuanwu walk into the Imperial Garden, Zong Luo turned and walked towards another path.

On the night of the twelfth lunar month, the shadows of the trees swirled, and the plum blossoms in the imperial garden.

After some snow fell on the day of the Qing Dynasty, the temperature rose a little strangely in the next week, and at most it only fell a little frost. According to the news from the Great Witch Temple, it is said that the weather this year is rather strange. The severe cold has shifted from the imperial city to the north, causing disasters in the north. It is estimated that it will have to endure a long winter.

Zongluo turned left and right, only to see Gongsun You carrying a lantern not far away.

Seeing him coming, Gongsun You didn't say hello, but turned off the lantern and walked towards the depths of the Imperial Garden. When Zong Luo saw this, he followed behind him not far or near, until he reached a quiet and uninhabited dead corner, and then stopped.

"Lord."

After confirming that there were no ears on the surrounding walls, Gongsun You said: "The fourth prince and the ninth prince do not know what secret agreement they have reached, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to you at the banquet."

If the force value is related, Gongsun You definitely won't worry about his lord.

But the problem is that the two princes are more sinister than the other, Zong Hongjiu will not say it, and his mind is vicious at a young age, Zong Chengsi can only say that it is worse than the other.