Lu Zifeng was quite open-minded. He would discuss the matter of taking a concubine later. Who knew if the princess from Prince Zhong’s family was a jealous person?
After having a reunion dinner at Duke Dingguo’s Mansion, Lu Zifeng also returned to his own courtyard.
New Year's Eve soon arrived, and he had to go to the palace to attend a palace banquet today. Lu Zifeng did not return to the Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion these days, but had been staying in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
So he entered the palace with his uncle today. As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he met the three brothers Situ Hao and Situ Yi. Then the two brothers Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo also came.
Because it was still early for the banquet to start, the group went directly to the Prince's Eastern Palace to find Situ Jin.
When he arrived at the Prince's Eastern Palace, he met King Qin Situ Li again. Seeing that everyone had come here, the Prince spoke directly.
"You guys sit here, I'll go make some arrangements, we brothers can have a drink and a bite to eat here first."
Everyone knew what the palace banquet was about, so no one spoke.
"Situ Yi said with a smile.
"Oh, does the prince know why we are here?"
Everyone just smiled and said nothing. Lu Zifeng understood it immediately because he had read the novel in his previous life and knew some things but was not sure. But when they said this, he knew that the novel was not nonsense.
Lu Zifeng on the side looked at this and that with curiosity and confusion on his face. Lu Zifeng really didn't want to see him look so silly, so he whispered a few words in his ear, and he suddenly realized.
"Okay, I understand. I'll definitely eat more later, otherwise I'll be hungry."
Situ Yi, who was not far away, heard it and burst into laughter, pointing at Lu Ziyan.
"This is a living treasure. When has the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion ever let you go hungry?"
Lu Zifeng also looked at Lu Ziyan speechlessly. This younger brother was hopeless. He didn't see that he was talking to him quietly, but he couldn't even speak more quietly.
Soon, the wine and food were served, and the brothers began to clink glasses and chat. After three rounds of conversation, they drank five kinds of wine.
Lu Zifeng pulled Situ Hao and said.
"Brother Hao, I saw two people walking on the street a few days ago, but I felt that the way they looked at me was a little strange, as if they really disliked me, but I didn't know them."
Situ Hao looked at Lu Zifeng when he heard that.
"If you don't know them, you can tell me what they look like."
Lu Zifeng then described the characteristics of the two people. You should know that Lu Zifeng used his mental power to see, and what he saw was imprinted in his mind, so he could easily describe the two people.
After hearing this, Situ Hao chuckled a few times.
"Those are the princes of the Changsha and Xiliang palaces, but they are just idle members of the royal family. They have no power at all and are just living a life of idleness. When Taizu ascended the throne, he saw that the royal family was too weak, so he conferred the second-class nobility on several brothers with good character in the family, had them come to the capital, and granted them palaces."
"Try not to bother with those people. If they get into trouble with you, just deal with them. However, the Changsha prince is not bad and knows how to deal with things. But the Xiliang prince is a man with high expectations but low skills. Among all the royal families, he is the most disliked."
Situ Chen also said this and looked at the sky again.
"Let's go! The palace banquet is about to begin."
Led by the Crown Prince, the group left the East Palace and headed towards the Taihe Palace.
Because of their different status, everyone's seating arrangements were also different. Among the group, only the Lu brothers had the lowest status, so they went directly to the seats of Duke Dingguo's Mansion and Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion.
Lu Zifeng went to sit next to Duke Dingguo Lu Minghan and Cui, while the two brothers Lu Ziyan went to the seats at the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion in the back.
Several princes and nobles went to sit down under the dragon throne.
The Emperor, the Empress and the Queen Mother have not arrived yet, but this is normal, as the big boss usually appears last!
"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived, and the Empress Dowager has arrived."
The eunuch's unique voice sounded outside the hall, and all the ministers stood up and bowed.
"Your Majesty, Your ...."
Situ Yong strode with the Queen and the Queen Mother to the Dragon Throne and sat down.
"My dear ministers, please stand. Today, we, the ruler and our subjects, celebrate the arrival of the new year. Let us raise our glasses and drink from this cup together."
After saying this, Situ Yong drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and the ministers below also drank the wine in their cups.
"Everyone, please sit down. Today, there is no ruler or subject, so everyone must drink freely."
After Lu Zifeng finished his drink, he sat down and looked at the dishes on the table. He suddenly lost his appetite. Just as what was said in the novel, most of these dishes were already cold. In this cold winter, everyone in the hall would probably have diarrhea after eating them.
Actually, palace banquets were really boring. The singing and dancing had already begun, and Lu Zifeng was about to enjoy it when he felt a gaze sizing him up. Lu Zifeng didn't look with his eyes, but instead used his mental power to see where they were. He saw that it was the seat at Prince Zhong's mansion. The middle-aged lady sitting next to Prince Zhong must be his wife! She looked a good deal like Situ Yao. If the wife wasn't pretty, then Situ Yao wouldn't have caught his eye.
What's more, Prince Zhong's appearance is really not good-looking at all. If he hadn't known what Situ Yao looked like long ago, if he had known Prince Zhong's appearance first, Lu Zifeng really wouldn't dare to think about marrying Situ Yao. It seems that Situ Yao inherited the appearance of Prince Zhong's wife!
Lu Zifeng knew that it was Situ Yao who was looking at him, so he looked in her direction. Situ Yao was stunned for a moment when Lu Zifeng suddenly looked at her. Her face suddenly turned red and she immediately lowered her head and dared not look at Lu Zifeng again.
Lu Zifeng's mouth curled up slightly: Haha, I didn't expect that my fiancée would be shy. Isn't it just because I caught you peeking at me?
Princess Zhong, who was sitting opposite, had just spoken to her daughter but received no reply. She then looked towards Situ Yao, only to see her daughter blushing and lowering her head. She blinked, then thought of something and looked towards the seat of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, just in time to see Lu Zifeng's slightly raised mouth.
I suddenly felt funny in my heart. This young man is really good. Not only Prince Zhong is willing to marry into the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but Prince Zhong's wife also attaches great importance to it. The reason is that it has been nearly a year since the Duke Dingguo's son came to Beijing to recognize his ancestors, but I have never heard of any romantic affairs of this young man. He is usually either busy with official duties or staying at home. He is not as romantic and casual as the young masters of the noble families in the capital.
Princess Zhong attached the most importance to this point. She had suffered from having concubines, and it seemed that this young man was a decent person, so she felt at ease to marry her daughter to him.
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