[mouse cat] Shiyi

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Bao Zheng's heart trembled, he subconsciously observed the expression of the Holy Majesty, and realized that the news must not be simple, it would make Pang Ji and the Holy Majesty attach so much importance, and then think of the secrets of the royal family, it immediately became clear.

Zhao Zhen's expression remained unchanged, as if he just heard "It's going to rain tomorrow", and nodded to Pang Ji to continue.

Pang Ji broke out in a cold sweat, gritted his teeth and said, "It is reported that the King of Xiangyang raised private soldiers in his own territory to recruit strangers, and it seems that he has... the heart of disobedience..."

Zhao Zhen held up the teacup, blew lightly, and said lightly: "I invited the emperor's uncle to the state banquet, but the emperor's uncle was unable to come because of his illness. Since the emperor's uncle is unwell, as a junior, I naturally I can't ignore it. When the state banquet is over, find someone to give gifts to me, or stay there to help take care of the emperor."

Pang Ji and Bao Zheng looked at each other in dismay, and they all cupped their hands: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Zhao Zhen sighed, got up and walked out: "Let's go, it's getting late, and the banquet is about to start."

The two followed behind Zhao Zhen, not daring to speak, and faintly heard a low sigh coming from ahead.

"I hope this year will pass smoothly..."

In the evening, the banquet begins.Even though it was a state banquet, it was only attended by all the courtiers.Bao Zheng's popularity has always been very good, before the official banquet, many officials came to say hello to him.Bao Zheng adjusted his facial expression, but no one saw anything wrong, but someone greeted him and asked, "Why don't you see Guard Zhan?"

Bao Zheng stroked his beard and smiled: "Guard Zhan, the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion is here."

After the state banquet began, the singing and dancing were performed, and the officials in the hall, regardless of whether they had any grievances or not, all seemed to be talking and laughing. In fact, who knows what each is thinking in their hearts when they are talking and laughing.

Behind the screen were the seats for the women's relatives. Zhao Ling quietly looked outside. After looking for a long time, she didn't find the person she wanted to see, and shrank back in frustration.

The queen mother looked at her lovingly, and joked with a smile: "Ling'er has grown up so much before I know it, but which young man are you thinking about?"

"Queen!" Zhao Ling blushed when she was told about the central matter, "Don't make fun of Ling'er, queen."

"What are you afraid of? Our Ling'er is the princess of the Great Song Dynasty. There is nothing to be embarrassed about." The Queen Mother gently patted her head, "Which young Yinglang has your fancy, tell the Queen Mother about it."

Zhao Ling bit her lip, and shook her head after thinking about it: "Thank you Queen Mother, no need, left and right are just Ling'er's own thoughts, so don't disturb that person. That person... is very good."

Empress Dowager felt compassionate, patted her hand, and said softly: "Okay, I don't know which family's kid is so lucky. Don't worry, Ling'er will definitely find a satisfactory consort in the future."

Zhao Ling burst out laughing, and held the Queen Mother's hand coquettishly: "Thank you Queen Mother for your auspicious words~ After such a day, Ling'er will definitely be the first to tell the Queen Mother!"

Needless to say about the turmoil at the state banquet, on this side, several island owners of Xingkong Island gathered in front of the pier, looking forward to each one.

The impatient Xu Qing kept muttering: "Why isn't the fifth brother here? It's so late. Could it be that something happened on the way?"

Aunt Lu's sister-in-law Min Xiuxiu couldn't help but slapped him: "You can't hope for better, what are you talking about when you have a big festival?!"

Lu Fang turned his head and asked Jiang Ping: "You corresponded with Fifth Brother, did he mean to come back tonight?"

Even on a cool autumn night, Jiang Ping still shook his goose feather fan leisurely: "Yes, it's tonight, and he will bring someone back. Brother, don't worry, when will you miss the appointment with the fifth brother?" Yes? Maybe it was delayed on the way?"

Han Zhang expressed the feelings of several brothers and sisters-in-law: "It would be great if I brought a sister-in-law back."

Jiang Ping thought that in recent days Bai Yutang had mentioned someone more and more times in his letters, and his tone became more and more intimate... He seemed to have discovered something serious... Forget it, let's just pretend that we don't know anything and let it be.

"Hey!" Xu Qing pointed to a wooden boat in the distance and shouted, "Do you think the person at the bow is the Fifth Brother?!"

A few people looked at them from a distance, and saw a small boat slowly crossing the river. There were two tall men standing on the bow. One of them must be their fifth younger brother, and the other... looked nothing like him. a woman.

On the boat, Zhan Zhao patted Bai Yutang on the back, a little amused: "Outside the five members of Tangtang Island, who can't swim, they're still seasick? If word of this gets out, where will you put Fifth Master Bai's face?"

Bai Yutang's face was pale, unconvinced: "Why, no? Even if Grandpa Bai gets seasick, he will still be a good man on the shore!"

Zhan Zhao was almost amused by Bai Yutang's logic. Looking at his expression, he still supported him with distress and said, "Yes, yes, Fifth Master Bai is as upright as the sky. Take a break now and don't be brave. We'll go ashore soon, you don't want to see Didn't he still look like this when he was brother and sister-in-law?"

Bai Yutang pursed his lips, still obediently leaned on Zhan Zhao's shoulder, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath slowly.Zhan Zhao looked at him with a smile, sat firmly, and looked up at the shore.

The boat slowly sailed towards the pier, and the brothers and sisters-in-law were dumbfounded at the increasingly clear figure—when did they see Fifth Brother being so quiet besides sleeping, reading a book and working as an office?Who is that person next to him, so capable?Alas, it looks a bit familiar up close...

"Isn't this Zhan Xiaomao?" Xu Qing called out first, "I didn't expect that my fifth brother didn't bring a girl back, but brought a brother."

"Third brother!" Lu Fang came to his senses and said to him, "How do you talk!"

Zhan Zhao has good hearing, and shook his head with a grumpy smile.Seeing that the boat was about to dock, he gently woke Bai Yutang up: "Yutang, are you feeling better? We are ready to disembark."

Bai Yutang rubbed against his shoulder, let out a "hmm", opened his eyes and recovered his spirits, he couldn't see the listless look before, jumped off the boat as soon as it touched the shore, and said with a loud smile: " Haha, brother, sister-in-law, little brother is back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Zhan Zhao was behind him, paid the old man who was rowing the boat, and then walked off the boat without haste.

Seeing the atmosphere between Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, Jiang Ping really thought so. He took a step forward and said, "Fifth brother! Master Zhan! You've worked hard all the way. Go down and pack up. We've prepared a feast for you."

"You don't need to address me sir, just call Zhan Zhan Zhao." Zhan Zhao clasped his fists at them, "Zhan has been bothering you all these days."

"Hey, why are you being so polite? Didn't you always call him Xiao Zhao before? It's been a long time since we saw each other and you've become a stranger?" Min Xiuxiu liked Zhan Zhao's gentle and gentle appearance very much, and pulled him in. Let's go, "Come, come, you must be exhausted after driving for so long. I asked the servants to boil the hot water, and I sent them to the fifth brother's room. You can repair it well, there is no rush."

Bai Yutang stared blankly from behind: "Sister-in-law is too partial, who is the real younger brother?"

Jiang Ping sneered, and said pointedly beside him: "Okay, sister-in-law is so fond of Zhan kittens, you should be more happy, right?"

Bai Yutang glanced at him, and knew that he couldn't hide anything from his shrewd fourth brother.I don't know what the fourth brother's attitude is towards this matter, it seems... not very opposed?

Han Zhang followed Lu Fang in, and said, "Sister-in-law is happy today, our five brothers haven't been together like this for a long time."

Bai Yutang hesitated in his heart, whether he should explain his relationship with Zhan Zhao tonight.Originally, I wanted to find a time when my brothers and sisters-in-law were all there, but... I haven’t been back since I went to Kaifeng last time, and today is indeed the first reunion in months. interest...

Bai Yutang was about to be entangled to death, Zhan Zhao was waiting for him outside the door, seeing his worried look but smiled without saying a word.

Seeing the expression on Zhan Zhao's face, Bai Yutang envied the cat as if it didn't care about anything after it opened its eyes, and at the same time felt a little proud. This is the person Grandpa Bai has his eyes on, and once he decides, nothing can change his mind .Thinking of this, he smiled helplessly and sighed.Forget it, let's take it one step at a time, brother and sister-in-law are not conservative people, so they won't end up hurting both sides.

While taking a bath, Bai Yutang stared at Zhan Zhao with a good look, until his face flushed red.Although the two of them were in the same wooden barrel and the water was up to their shoulders, Zhan Zhao felt that Bai Yutang's gaze could pass right through the wooden barrel, and finally couldn't bear it any longer, so he threw a handful of water over: "Bai! Yu! Tang! !"

"Haha, why are cats so shy?" Bai Yutang laughed and teased him, "It's not like I haven't seen it before."

Zhan Zhao gasped, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about here!"

"It's okay, brothers and sisters-in-law have all gone to the lobby, and there is no one around." Bai Yutang squinted his eyes, looking at Zhan Zhao's shoulders and collarbone exposed in the steaming water, feeling a little greedy.

Zhan Zhao sensed something was wrong the moment Bai Yutang's gaze changed, and quickly dived down and glared at him: "I don't even look at what time it is, I'm not serious!"

Bai Yutang licked his tongue and lamented, "Why is it so difficult to eat cats..."

"You!" Zhan Zhao was so choked that he couldn't speak, so he got up and wiped water and changed his clothes while he was not paying attention.Bai Yutang couldn't make him happy, he stepped out of the barrel and wanted to chase him, but he was caught off guard by the cold wind and sneezed.Seeing this, Zhan Zhao hurriedly threw a towel to cover his face: "Crazy mouse, do you want to catch a cold! Hurry up and wipe it off!"

So it was half an hour after the two of them finished their tossing.The family banquet on the empty island is placed in the open space outside the hall, so you can watch the moon while eating.Bai Yutang came late with Zhan Zhao, so he was caught by his brothers and punished each with a drink, and then he sat down to have a good meal.

After two or three glasses of wine during the banquet, the island owners let go of the conversation. Min Xiuxiu and the other women