humble minister

The time is long when there is nothing to do, and the time is short when there is something to do. In the blink of an eye, it is the day of the engagement banquet.

In the past few days, Lian Ying has finally integrated into the entire Duanmu family. Although it is a bit awkward to get along with the head mother Jiang Mingrou, it is indeed much better than before.

To Lian Ying's surprise, this engagement banquet was held in the prime minister's mansion, which was their Duanmu's house, which was a very strange thing.

You must know that although the engagement banquet is not as good as a real big wedding banquet, it should not be held at the home of the ministers, especially if this is the engagement banquet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It sounds good that the prime minister is considered to be less than one person and more than ten thousand people. , but in the end he is still a courtier, so it seems inappropriate for the engagement banquet to be held in the prime minister's mansion.

But Lian Ying thought about it again, thinking that this is also a favor sold by the emperor to the Duanmu family, and the combination of kindness and power can make the subordinates more loyal to the lord. Besides, the most important thing about the engagement banquet is the imperial decree from the emperor to the world, so At first, it seems that this move is not impossible.

As early as the day before, the mansion was almost packed and arranged, but everyone was still busy early this morning: welcoming guests, receiving gifts, making arrangements, and making arrangements for the cloth banquet, in short, it was very lively , Extraordinary festive.

During the banquet, the main table on the top floor was empty, presumably reserved for the emperor and the concubines, and the table slightly lower next to the main table was for Prime Minister Duanmu Liang and his wife Jiang Mingrou.

On the upper side of the second floor are a couple of newcomers, and on the lower side are the court ministers, the first is the Han family, the second is the Jiang family, and the next is arranged in order of official positions.The six seats at the beginning of the table on the other side belong to the princes and princesses, that's right, there are six seats. Because of such a happy event and the intercession of the prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince's mother and concubine, the two princes finally lifted the restraint.Then there are some upstarts of the imperial court, that is, those young talents, who are also arranged in order of official position, wealth, and talent. In short, there is a clear priority.

Lian Ying's position arrangement is a bit difficult, after all, he is not going to reveal his identity as the prime minister's only son, but he also needs to have a decent identity to sit in the top seat, anyway, this is my sister He didn't want to be too far away from his sister at the engagement banquet.

So he chose a seat, um, at the table behind those princes, it wasn't him who favored him, but he, "Young Master Ting Yun", should be able to take this seat.

The people who came to participate were basically all there, but no one was seated, because the people at the top hadn't come yet, and the emperor hadn't come, how dare they take a seat, they had to wait.

Waiting left and right, but waiting for an imperial decree and an unexpected person.

"The emperor's body has been a little sick recently, and I can't come in person this time. I specially ordered this king to come and preside over it temporarily, and let me tell everyone present to have fun." The visitor was dressed in a purple robe, with a handsome face. , the end is suave and suave, the jade tree is facing the wind, but his complexion is slightly unhappy, and the corners of his eyes and brows are even more tired and frustrated.

After the prince announced the marriage edict written by the emperor himself for the crown prince Shi Yang and the prime minister's daughter Duanmu Xiwei, the banquet really began.

Lian Ying watched as the prince and sister finished speaking with the prince, and many ministers including his own father went to greet the prince, but they were all dismissed with a few words. Of course, his father is not bad. , Anyway, I said a few words, and walked silently to the seat I liked, but I didn't want someone to make trouble right away.

"Who are you, how dare you sit at this table? Are you worthy?"

Lian Ying followed his reputation, and the young man who raised the question in a polite tone looked like a dog, but at first glance, he had a sarcastic expression on his face.

He was holding a jade fan in his hand, staring at Lian Ying, but his face was full of disdain, there was a group of young men sitting next to him, it seemed like a small gang, because of this young man, he also looked badly towards Lian Ying.

Lian Ying was just about to show his identity with the jade badge, although it might cause some inconvenience to him in the future, it's better to solve the trouble now.Unexpectedly, at this time a person was lying on his back, one arm was dangling in front of his chest, and the other hand was also clinging to the jade bone fan. He didn't even need to turn his head, he could guess who this person was up.

Sure enough, the lazy voice of the flamboyant Prince Xiang sounded above his head——

"Hey, who is this king so crazy? It turns out to be the noble son of Taifu Han's family~ Ah, by the way, Han Qiu, don't you know the person in front of you? Oh, it's no wonder, after all, Ah Ying is usually very low-key Well! But I think you guys are no strangers to 'Master Tingyun' after all~"

Shi Xiang's smiling fox eyes slowly glanced at all the young princes and brothers present. As he expected, all of them immediately changed their expressions, and they dared not do it again. Even the man named "Han Qiu" Arrogant but not an idiot, although there was disdain on the face, he restrained a lot, turned his face away, and no longer intentionally found fault.

Lian Ying finally got Shi Xiang off her body, turned around and saw that Shi Xiang had sat beside her at some point.

"I really didn't expect the name 'Master Tingyun' to have such a deterrent effect." At this moment, Lian Ying realized that Mr. Tingyun was so famous.

"So I want you to keep that jade card carefully. After all, it is the professional certification of Xiaman Pavilion. You don't know what the rumors about you have become outside now. Some people say that you have the talent to guide the world and help the country. I deserve you." Whoever wins the world, so now many people want to make friends with you~ It’s too late to flatter you, who would foolishly offend you!” Shi Xiang shook his head while popularizing these “common senses” to him.

"Fortunately, this king told those idiots just now, and didn't let the princes above, especially my third and fourth brothers, hear, otherwise you will not be able to live in peace now!" Shi Xiang glanced over there. The princes are still some distance away, and I saw that his good third and fourth brothers are already rushing to talk to their uncle Wang.

"Mr. Tingyun's identity will be spread out sooner or later." Lian Ying followed his gaze, but what he saw at a glance was the fifth prince, Shi Yu, and found that even on such a happy day, he was Cold, expressionless.

"That's something that can't be helped. How long do you think you can keep it a secret? Fortunately, your identity as the prime minister's only son has not been revealed. Then you can still pat your ass and leave directly! Speaking of which, I really envy you." Shi Xiang withdrew his eyes from the old god and said, seeing that Lian Ying's gaze was still there, he couldn't help saying, "Don't look at my two stupid brothers, sooner or later they will both die on the word 'stupid'. "

Lian Ying really wanted to say that he actually didn't look at the two princes, but it was hard to say that he was looking at the fifth prince, so he had to diverge: "Do you know who that prince is? I always feel that he seems to be in a bad mood today."

"Oh, that's my Nine Emperor Uncle——Mu An Wang, who is the late Emperor, the youngest son of Grandpa Huang, and he has a close relationship with his father, otherwise he would never come to preside over this time with his uncle's temperament. This engagement banquet."

"'At this time'?" Lian Ying grasped the key point at once.

"Well, I find it unbelievable to say it. In the past, my Nine Emperor Uncle was a vagrant, and he had the title of 'the best color in the world', but he fell in love with him later. A man really fell in love with him. This incident caused a sensation in the entire capital. But then the man he loved seemed to have left. The emperor's uncle had been looking for it for almost half a year, but he couldn't find it anywhere, so I've been depressed for almost half a year, and I basically don't come out to move around." Shi Xiang sighed.

"So that's how it is." Unexpectedly, this King Mu An is actually a broken sleeve, but fortunately, Bei Chao can't help this, otherwise this relationship might be even more difficult.

"Okay, I've told you so much that I should go back, otherwise this place will attract people's attention." Shi Xiang simply left after speaking. No one at their table noticed Shi Xiang coming and going.

Although the banquet was lively, Ying even drank a few glasses of beer and stopped drinking too much, after all his health was indeed not in good shape.

During this period, those noble children at the same table wanted to say hello, but they were afraid to come up because of the cold face of Mr. Han.

He also looked at Jiang Bailang and wanted to come over for a chat, but gave him a look to stop him. After all, although Jiang Mingrou accepted him, the entire Jiang family was still at odds with him. It was true that Jiang Bailang treated him so sincerely. Exception, so he can't trouble Jiang Bailang anymore.

After eating and drinking for a while, Lian Ying couldn't sit still, thinking that he still had a secret place in the prime minister's mansion, which he discovered when he was a child. The scenery must be pretty good in this season, and he will not be free to go there these days Look, it's better to go now than to stay here bored.

Of course, it's not that he doesn't want to congratulate his sister, it's just that his identity as "Mr. Tingyun" will be exposed faster, and he doesn't want to be entangled.Besides, he can silently bless his sister in his heart~

In fact, this secret place is not difficult to find, it is in the grove behind the prime minister's mansion.In fact, this is an unowned grove, but because it is behind the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone also defaults that this is the site of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This grove is actually quite big. I don't know where the end leads to. Even Ying has never been to the end. He just built a thatched hut by a small lake in the forest and opened up a small yard.

When he was young, he often felt that he was out of place with the Duanmu family. Whenever he was sad, he would live in this small hut for a few days. Because no one in the mansion cared about him, even though he disappeared for a few days, no one was there. Discover.The only elder sister who cares about him knows this place, and her elder sister respects his ideas and practices, so all she does is send people to bring food over every day, although sometimes he doesn't need it, because some fruit trees in the woods bear fruit The fruit can satisfy one's hunger.

Of course, this time Lian Ying, who had completely untied his knots, came to this secret place with a completely different mood. He came here with the intention of admiring the beautiful scenery, so naturally he did not feel the sadness of the past.

Walking in the forest, the wind is rustling, the fallen leaves are fluttering, and the greenery is everywhere. It is extremely quiet and beautiful. Occasionally, there are hares and wild deer scurrying in the forest, which adds a bit of dynamic beauty to the tranquility.

After walking for a while, we came to the small yard by the lake.

I haven't been here for many years, the yard has already accumulated a thick layer of fallen leaves, even the smooth stone couch where he often lies is covered with a layer of fallen leaves and a layer of dust. You don't need to open the door of the thatched hut to know that the inside must be dusty. Fluttering, I simply brushed off the fallen leaves on the stone couch with my sleeves, and then roughly wiped it again, and then I lay down on it when I saw that it was almost done, so that I could feel at ease.

Looking at the white clouds floating above his head, letting the breeze blow by his ears, smelling the fragrance of the forest, Lian Ying slowly closed his eyes.

Hey, after a few glasses of thin wine, he is already very sleepy, let him have a rest...

The author has something to say:

In fact, there is nothing to say, but I still have to say - I am so slow to advance the plot...