Chapter 1129 Surge
Manbao and Mingda sat side by side, looking across curiously, and saw the familiar prince sitting in the first seat opposite. The third prince and several other princes also took their seats. Coincidentally, the fifth prince and the sixth prince happened to be sitting opposite them.
Because they had just communicated and were quite familiar with each other, the fifth prince and the sixth prince looked directly past Mingda at Bai Shan and the other two and started winking at them.
There's nothing they can do, they are the only boys among the princesses over there.
Bai Shan also felt that they were very conspicuous sitting here, and scratched his head in distress.
The Fifth Prince saw this and immediately stood up and ran over, holding him and saying, "Come on, what's the fun of sitting here? Come over and sit with me and my Sixth Brother."
When the palace servants in charge of taking care of their tables saw this, they immediately moved their seats over there.
Bai Shan looked down at Manbao, who nodded slightly, and the three of them followed the fifth prince.
The Fifth Prince rarely leaves the palace, so he is quite interested in the outside world. The capital is okay, but when he heard that Bai Shan and the others were from Jiannan Road, he and the Sixth Prince became even more interested.
The five of them simply gathered together and talked in low voices.
The fourth prince had been granted the title of Prince of Guangping, and his fiefdom was in Xiangzhou. He came back to celebrate the birthday after receiving the emperor's edict.
Seeing his two younger brothers looking at three teenagers he didn't know with envy, and looking like they wanted to go out and play immediately, he shook his head and smiled.
Although being a vassal is quite comfortable, that is only at the beginning. Once you really get to the local area, you will know that being a vassal is just like that. It is better to stay in the capital.
Because a vassal king, especially one like him who is the son of the current emperor, is not allowed to leave his fiefdom at will.
Oh, and he can’t be like his uncle either.
If you stay in Xiangzhou and its vicinity for your whole life, and have to report to the court before visiting your neighbor's fiefdom, you might as well stay in the capital.
At least Beijing is big, and my parents are right in front of me. If I really want to go out and play, I can act coquettishly and roll around, and maybe I'll get permission.
He glanced at his two carefree younger brothers, then turned his head to look at his third brother who was sitting above him. He was obviously older than him but had not yet gone to the fiefdom, and sighed softly.
This is why people have different fates.
The second prince also came back from his fiefdom. He had a simple and honest face and a simple and honest personality. As soon as he sat down, he poured wine and toasted the crown prince first, and then went to toast the third and fourth princes.
The fifth and sixth sons were still young, but they could drink at this age, so the second prince did not show any favoritism and directly gave them a glass of wine.
After they had finished drinking, he noticed Bai Shan and the other two sitting behind Lao Wu and Lao Liu. He looked at them and found that they all had good temperaments, especially Bai Shan, who was the most outstanding. He smiled and said, "I have been away from the capital for so long that I don't recognize the young men here. Who are these three young men?"
Bai Shan glanced at Yin Huo and saw that he had his head down. Knowing that he didn't want to, and couldn't, drink, he stood up, smiled, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Prince Anping. This is Bai Shan, my cousin Bai Cheng, and this is Yin Huo, son of the Jingzhao Yin."
The Second Prince looked at Yin Huo, chuckled, and asked, "Is Young Master Yin recovered? Fifth and Sixth Princes, when did you become friends with Yin Huo?"
The fifth prince said with a smile, "It just happened."
The second prince was about to ask more questions when he heard the sound of drums outside. He knew that his father and others were coming here, so he quickly stopped talking and sat back in his seat.
However, it was not only the Second Prince who noticed Bai Shan and the others. Everyone in the palace noticed them to some extent.
Old Madam Yin was sitting not far below Manbao and the others. She glanced at her grandson who was sitting behind the Sixth Prince and breathed a sigh of relief.
She was reluctant to bring Yin Huo into the palace because, no matter how their family fared outside, once inside the palace they would be mere subjects. If Yin Huo had any meritorious service, it would be fine, so he could naturally take his place early. But if he didn't, even if he came in with her, he would have to sit across from the men. If he was bullied then...
Old Madam Su and Liu Huan's grandmother also saw them, were slightly surprised at where they were sitting, and then pretended to talk to the people around them.
On the men's side, many people were secretly paying attention to the three young men sitting there, as well as Zhou Man who was sitting next to Princess Mingda.
Princess Mingda was the youngest daughter of the emperor and empress. She was the most favored and intelligent. Many ministers in the court liked her very much.
Seeing her sitting with a commoner, he couldn't help but pay more attention to her.
Wei Zhi heard a colleague behind him whisper to someone nearby, "I heard the Queen's health has improved a lot recently. Seeing how close Princess Mingda is to this young doctor, it seems the rumors are true."
"She doesn't look very old. Could it be that her medical skills are really that great?"
"There are always some people in this world with special talents that are incomparable. Look over there, isn't the Duke of Pi's youngest son here today?" The colleague chuckled and said, "You and I both saw what he looked like when he was carried back."
"That really is like snatching a life back from the hands of the King of Hell."
"Maybe it's because he's young. I heard that Doctor Ji was seriously injured and is still bedridden."
"The East Palace is too rude. He attacked people simply because he couldn't save their lives. He is at least a fifth-rank imperial physician."
"It's too arrogant."
Wei Zhi frowned and coughed heavily, and the discussions behind him instantly stopped.
Old Master Tang, who was sitting below him, turned his head and smiled slightly. He picked up the wine jug beside him, walked over to him, sat down, poured him a glass of wine, and asked in a low voice, "Was this your idea?"
Wei Zhi said expressionlessly, "I'm not stupid. I wouldn't choose today no matter what."
Old Master Tang breathed a sigh of relief, "Then it shouldn't be today."
Wei Zhi nodded slightly. Even if the emperor wanted to make the empress dowager uncomfortable, he would not choose to do it today. Today was probably because he wanted Bai Shanlu to show her face.
Zhou Man’s reputation is already enough, and now he has entered the palace and even has some prestige, but he is still missing Bai Shan.
I don't know where His Majesty plans to use Bai Shan.
Wei Zhi picked up the glass of wine and drank it all.
Old Lord Tang glanced up at Bai Shan and the others, then returned to his seat.
They all didn't know that there was a young man in the corner staring upwards. He looked at Manbao, then turned to look at Baishan, rubbed his eyes and looked again. After confirming that he was not mistaken, he widened his eyes in surprise.
Ji Xiang was chatting with his colleagues with a smile, and occasionally looked back at his little grandson. Seeing that he was staring upwards, he followed his gaze and coughed lightly after finding out who he was looking at.
Ji Hao didn't come back to his senses.
Ji Xiang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, knocked on his desk, and whispered a warning: "What are you looking at Princess Mingda for?"
Ji Hao came back to his senses and said, "No, I didn't look at her."
Ji Xiang snorted lightly. How could he not see it whether he saw it or not?
He frowned and looked up. At this moment, the eunuch called out the number and the Queen Mother and others arrived.
Ji Lian quickly stood up and knelt with the others, then congratulated the Queen Mother on her birthday. The auspicious words to be sung today had been planned early in the morning, and the eunuchs had even reminded them of them one by one when they entered the venue.
Manbao had naturally been reminded, so no one made a mistake at this time. In fact, even if one or two people made a mistake, it would not be obvious because the sound of the correct answer was so loud that the little one could not hear it.
The emperor smiled and exempted them from the formalities. The empress dowager was very happy and also exempted them from the formalities. Everyone stood up and saw that it was the King of Yizhou who helped the empress dowager out. He was still standing beside the empress dowager.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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