80 Chapter 80
◎Attending a banquet.◎
The Wang family's banquet was held on the second day of September. Although everything was busy in the last month before the New Year, there was still a constant stream of people coming to the Wang family for the banquet. The carriages and horses outside the main gate were lined up in a row, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Fusu did not join the crowd in the front, but ordered someone to drive the carriage to the back door where the servants walked.
Wang Li felt a little uneasy: "How can Your Highness use the backdoor..."
Fusu smiled and said, "The front door and the back door are both doors. They are the same. Don't mind this little thing."
The Crown Prince usually didn't pay much attention to these trivial matters, but Wang Li was still a little hesitant. Should he tell his grandfather and father about this? Otherwise, what if they blamed him later?
His expression was written all over his face. Fusu smiled and said, "Relax, Generals! You've finally been able to leave the palace today. Just have fun and don't think about anything else."
Seeing the prince in a relaxed state, Wang Lili said, "Okay, the prince's happiness is the most important thing anyway."
Entering from the back, he walked along the garden to the front hall, where he saw a bustling crowd. Wang Li said, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will go and tell my grandfather and father that Your Highness has arrived."
"No need," Fusu said briskly, waving his hand. "Didn't my father tell you not to reveal my identity? The two generals are busy, so let's have fun on our own."
That being said, none of the important officials from the Wang family who came today knew what the prince looked like. Not telling the truth would be like trying to cover up one's mistake.
But if the most noble father and son in Qin State wanted to cover their ears and steal the bell, everyone had to play this trick with them.
Mi Qing quietly signaled Wang Li to send a servant to tell his family that the prince had arrived, asking them not to make it public, but to keep it in mind so that they would not disobey the orders of the king and the prince.
Of the four companions who went out with Fusu, only Meng Hua was the most caring. He said to Fusu, "Your Highness, my father will also go to the army next year. When he returns, our family will also hold a celebration banquet. Do you want to join us?"
"I would like to go, but it depends on my father's opinion." Fusu said, "But when I have free time, I will definitely go and play."
Fusu was already busy, and he became even busier after being named the crown prince. Meng Hua saw all of this and said, "My father is already able to share the worries for the king. When I grow up a few more years and learn more skills, I can also help Your Highness."
Fusu smiled and said, "Great, Mi Qing and Li You are both capable now. They will arrive at Wang Li in two or three years. We are all waiting for you."
Meng Hua suddenly felt the pressure coming: "Your Highness, don't scare me. It would be so embarrassing if I were the only one studying. How about you keep Wang Li for a few more years?"
Wang Li heard these two words as soon as he came over. He hurriedly said, "Hey...Meng Hua, don't talk nonsense! Your Highness, there is no need to wait two or three years. I am willing to serve Your Highness next year!"
"What's the hurry?" Fusu said with a smile, "Wang Li, you will surely be able to be awarded a title for your military achievements like the two generals Wang in the future."
Wang Li puffed out his chest and smiled proudly at Meng Hua.
Meng Hua snorted with a laugh and said, "I will be like my grandfather and father, Your Highness, don't you think so?"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Fusu's words were a bit perfunctory, "Let's go find something to eat. I'm a little hungry."
After Fusu mentioned this, Menghua also felt hungry. He immediately put everything else behind him and concentrated on finding something delicious with Fusu.
There were many people in front, so naturally some people recognized Fusu's identity. However, most of the people in the court were smart. Even if they didn't hear what the king said that day, they understood 90% of it when they saw it. A small number of people were not smart, so someone would remind them.
Fusu and others sat down in the back garden, ate some snacks and drank some fruit drinks. Meng Hua couldn't sit still, so he stood up and called over the younger generations of their four families who had come to the banquet with their masters today.
"It's boring to sit around, Your Highness. I've found someone to talk to you." Meng Hua asked for credit.
Shi Lan was naturally among them. Fusu's eyes swept over her. She was only one year older than Fusu, but because girls develop early, she seemed to be taller than Fusu.
Fusu remembered that in his previous life, although Shi Lan was also tall, she was definitely a head shorter than him, so he just grew up late and didn't have to worry about not growing taller.
Fusu put his heart at ease, asked everyone to sit down, and said to Meng Hua, "You are noisier than ten people. I won't be bored when you are here."
Everyone laughed softly when they heard this. Meng Hua pinched his cousin's arm and said with a stern face, "What are you laughing at? Don't laugh!"
Fusu also said with a stern face: "Menghua, don't bully children."
Meng Hua said anxiously: "Your Highness, I am your elder brother now, you have to give me face!"
"That makes sense." Fusu spread his hands and said, "Little guy, I can't save you. Go and tell your grandfather about your brother."
After a while of commotion, the banquet started in the front. Fusu heard that it was very lively in the front, so in order to prevent everyone from feeling uncomfortable, he did not move forward, but asked someone to send the food to the back.
Fusu whispered, "Menghua, send them to the front for dinner."
Meng Hua also whispered, "No need, Your Highness, we are all here. I have told Wang Li."
Fusu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid they won't be able to eat if they see me like that."
Meng Hua was surprised and said, "Not really, Your Highness, you are not ugly."
Fusu: “…”
"Forget it." Fusu said, "Let's eat."
Meng Hua scratched his head, not understanding what he meant, but Fusu had already ordered the meal to be served, so he had no choice but to sit down quietly.
After a moment of silence, Meng Hua finally understood that His Highness was afraid that everyone would feel uncomfortable eating with him.
Meng Hua then suggested that everyone go out and play on their own, using the excuse of digesting food after a meal, and Fusu naturally agreed.
Watching everyone leave, Meng Hua breathed a sigh of relief and asked Fusu, "Your Highness, I guess... I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
Fusu patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "It's rare that you can recognize that you are wrong."
Meng Hua scratched his head and said, "I was thinking that with more people around, it would be more lively. It would be easier for His Highness to go out and relax, and it would be more refreshing."
Fusu nodded affirmatively and said, "I am indeed very happy..." Seeing Meng Hua smile, he added, "But it has nothing to do with you."
Meng Hua immediately drooped his face.
Fusu stood there pondering for a while, then said, "Menghua, I think I've been too lenient with you. Wait until tomorrow, no, wait until we return to the palace this afternoon, and I'll arrange some homework for you."
Meng Hua was stunned for a moment. He suddenly missed the processing class, but in fact, he was valued more. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad: "Okay... Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely study hard."
Fusu nodded and chuckled.
Fusu always came to the celebration banquet, and he couldn't always avoid the protagonist, so before leaving, he went to say some polite words to the Wang father and son.
After playing outside for a long time, Fusu returned to the palace to pay his respects to Ying Zheng, looking very energetic.
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "You are so happy to go out and play. I will take you hunting in a few days."
"Huh?" This was something that hadn't been planned before. Fusu had been learning horseback archery for a while, but he hadn't put it into practice yet. He was very surprised to hear this. "Father, are we the only ones going?"
"This isn't a hunting trip, so I don't plan to bring too many people." Ying Zheng handed the pen to Fusu, motioning him to write it down. "Wang's father and son, Meng Tian's brothers, Li Si..." After naming a few, he added, "You can add a few more too."
Fusu thought for a while, wrote a few names on the paper, and then presented the paper to his father for review.
Ying Zheng first looked at the people Fusu had brought with him, and saw that they were indeed Li You, Mi Qing, Wang Li, and Meng Hua. He smiled and said, "You can't forget them."
Fusu laughed and said, "Just like my father can't forget Li Tingwei, General Meng and Meng Qing!"
Ying Zheng rubbed his head and praised him generously: "Not bad."
In Fusu's opinion, the upcoming hunting activity was small-scale and did not require much preparation. In addition, the New Year was approaching, so it was like an extension of the previous celebration banquet and also like an annual meeting. A relaxed atmosphere was maintained between the monarch and his ministers.
Fusu hunted two small prey, which was very insignificant considering that almost everyone had a big harvest. However, considering that this was the first time in his life that he had hunted prey with his own hands, his father Ying Zheng was extremely happy.
Of course, Fusu did not want to spoil his father's fun, and immediately said that he would grill the meat for his father himself, and Ying Zheng readily agreed.
Although he said he was grilling the meat himself, someone naturally prepared the charcoal fire and someone also marinated the meat, so there was actually very little that Fusu needed to do.
This activity was really boring, and after a while, Meng Hua found an excuse to slip away.
Fusu simply waved his hand and said, "Don't gather here anymore."
Soon, Fusu's side was empty except for Mi Qing and two servants.
Mi Qing sat down next to Fusu and whispered, "Your Highness is really too busy today. I have something to say to you that I haven't found the right time to do."
Fusu turned the meat over, looked at its color, and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"When I returned home yesterday, my mother told me something and told me to report it to His Highness," Mi Qing whispered. "My mother discovered that my father was contacting the Chu people."
Fusu's eyes immediately turned cold: "From Xianyang?"
Ying Zheng planned to discuss the plan to attack Chu and Wei after the New Year, but not many people knew about this.
Mi Qing shook her head and said, "My mother only knows that he is from Chu because she saw the note my father wrote, but she doesn't know if the person he contacted is from Shouchun or is an official in Xianyang."
"My mother observed carefully for several days and discovered that my father was using the servants who were doing the shopping to pass on messages. She didn't want to disturb him, so she only told me about it and didn't send anyone to follow him." Mi Qing continued, "Now that Han, Zhao, and Yan are all dead, perhaps someone in Shouchun was anxious and took the initiative to contact Xianyang; or perhaps..."
Or perhaps Changping Jun was thinking of his homeland and wanted to warn the Chu people before Qin took the next step so that they would not be unable to respond in time.
Although the result is the same, the latter is because Changping Jun took the initiative to rebel against Qin, so the nature is different.
Mi Qing was afraid that the second possibility would be the case, because then he and his mother, sisters and brothers would have no place to stand in Xianyang.
Fusu whispered, "Mi Qing, do you remember what I said?"
Mi Qing was stunned.
Fusu said: "Changping Jun can only be a Qin person."
Mi Qing suddenly remembered that Fusu had said the same thing before. At that time, this sentence saved his father's life, but now...
This sentence has a different meaning.
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