Tang Tiantian, the Zhu of crossing

010 Welcome Spring

In the court hall the next day, the emperor issued an order that the sixth prince will organize this year's Spring Festival banquet, and the Minister of Internal Affairs will only assist from the side.

After retiring from the court, there were many discussions among the ministers in private.Most of them said that the sixth prince was beginning to be reused by the emperor, and it must be a matter of time before he was established as the prince.

Now the second prince is crazy and stupid, the third prince doesn't go out of his palace all day long, the fifth prince doesn't care about government affairs, and only knows to go out of the palace to have fun all day long.It seems that only His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince who has made military exploits can take the position of prince.

In the days that followed, Zhang Xike was a little busy. Not only did he have to arrange his own songs, but he also had to coordinate the overall situation of the banquet, which was really stressful.

However, he also enjoyed it.

On this day, the emperor summoned Zhang Xi and made an appointment at the Banyue Pavilion.But this time, the emperor was wearing a brocade suit, and there was a large group of guards around the Banyue Pavilion. After all, his identity was exposed, and after the assassination incident last time, it was already impossible to meet alone.

The purpose of the emperor's summoning was to inquire about the progress of the preparations for the Spring Festival banquet.

Zhang Xi was not too cautious, and told the truth.

Later, after the report was over, Zhang Xi asked cautiously, "Does your majesty know where the People's Republic of China is?"

"China... people... what country? I only know that once this Lu country is destroyed, we, Zhutang, are the only country in the world today." The emperor shook his head.

In fact, Zhang Xi already knew that the emperor didn't wear clothes, but he still wanted to make sure.Now it seems that some modern elements of this Zhutang are just coincidences. After all, it is not a dynasty in Chinese history, maybe it is just a parallel time and space!

Seeing Zhang Xi's strange eyes and what he was thinking in his eyes, the emperor was a little curious: "What are you thinking about?"

"No..." Zhang Xi quickly came back to his senses and gave a big smile, "I was just thinking about the Spring Festival banquet."

After taking a sip of hot tea, the emperor darkened his face and asked, "I entrust this task to Shimin. Is it worth it for you to work so hard to help him?"

"I'm his concubine, I should." Zhang Xi said some polite words.

"Then how do you think I will reward you after the Spring Festival banquet?" the emperor asked again.

"Forget about the reward, as long as you are happy!" The emperor has always had a kind face in front of Zhang Xi, but Zhang Xi has seen him show off his power. When talking to him, Zhang Xi feels that it is better to be conservative.

"Then I'll reward the people of the world. What do you think I should reward him? How about rewarding the prince to do something for him?" The emperor suddenly changed his tone, obviously trying to test Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi is not a fool, he heard the meaning of the emperor's words, and quickly said seriously: "What the emperor wants to reward is your business, I don't understand these, and I don't want to ask, I just want to make a good Spring Festival banquet and make the emperor happy Just do it!"

The corner of the emperor's mouth was slightly curved, and finally he smiled: "Okay, I'll ask the people of the world later, come, drink tea."

Zhang Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Do you know why I care so much about the establishment of the crown prince?" the emperor suddenly asked lightly.

Zhang Xi shook his head, who could guess what the king was thinking.

"When the eldest prince was just born, I made him the crown prince," the emperor recalled, "but he relied on his own power to run amok with the fourth prince, and finally wanted to kill the king and usurp the throne! Later, they were They are my most cherished children, and I have also suffered a serious illness because of this."

Zhang Xi listened with wide-eyed eyes. Although he was a little sad, it was similar to what he played in the TV series. He could only pretend to be very shocked.

"Two years later, I appointed the second prince as the crown prince," the emperor continued, "Who would have thought that he would become insane overnight, and he would be no different from a three-year-old child ever since!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xi really felt a little sympathetic to the emperor.

"So, for so many years, I have not dared to establish a prince again, because I am afraid that once I do, someone will have trouble, but not having a prince is not a long-term solution, after all, my health is not getting better every year." The emperor said. A look of melancholy appeared on his face.

Zhang Xi didn't dare to say anything about this kind of state affairs. In order to ease the atmosphere, he had no choice but to pick up the guqin at the side and start playing and singing.

"Ordinary is the most beautiful dream..." It was the song "An Ordinary Dream" that they had co-authored.

Gradually, the emperor also calmed down, regained his senses from the sad memories, and quietly enjoyed the beautiful music.

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In the evening, Yuhua Palace.

"The emperor summoned you today?" Zhang Xi asked while eating a pastry.

Qiao Shimin nodded: "Well, at noon."

"Did he ask you if you want to be the prince?" Zhang Xi revealed a gossip look.

Qiao Shimin was taken aback, and asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

Zhang Xi smiled: "The emperor has nothing to say to me, so tell me quickly, have you agreed?"

"What do you promise? Can I directly agree to this kind of thing? Of course I refuse without hesitation! Who knows what is going on in Father's head!" Qiao Shimin said truthfully.

"That's right, if the emperor really wanted to establish a crown prince, he wouldn't have asked you!" Zhang Xi analyzed.

"Hey! Wait!" Qiao Shimin suddenly put on an aggressive posture and approached Zhang Xi, "The emperor summoned you today, did he do anything strange to you?"

"Strange thing? What do you mean?" Zhang Xi already understood what Qiao Shimin was thinking, but pretended to be stupid on purpose.

"You..." Qiao Shimin gritted his teeth, but he didn't say anything after all, "Forget it, it's okay!"

Zhang Xi suppressed a mouthful of laughter, and his mood suddenly improved inexplicably.

"How are you preparing for the Spring Festival banquet?" Qiao Shimin changed the subject.

"Don't worry, the Minister of Internal Affairs is quite capable. He can basically arrange everything I say! I also learned a lot from him!" Zhang Xi was full of confidence.

"Thank you." Qiao Shimin said warmly, putting a hand on Zhang Xi's.

Zhang Xi was no stranger to Qiao Shimin's physical touch. From being embarrassed at the beginning to becoming accustomed to it later, everything was so natural.

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Finally, Zhutang's spring came quietly.

The Spring Festival Banquet is held in the Jinfu Palace. The princes and concubines in the palace, ministers and their families outside the palace will all come on the day of Lichun to celebrate together.

This can be regarded as an annual grand event in the Zhutang Palace.

And this year's Spring Festival banquet is particularly exciting.

As night fell, the firecrackers sounded outside the Jinfu Palace, and the guests in the Jinfu Palace were all seated.

Sitting in the front seat is the emperor and queen, followed by the second prince, third prince, fifth prince and sixth prince.

The second prince has two attendants who are always watching, for fear that the master will cause any absurd things; while the third prince is actually unkempt, sitting and dozing in his seat; the fifth prince is much quieter today, perhaps The prince and concubine sitting next to him had too much aura, and he didn't dare to make a fuss for a moment; Qiao Shimin was naturally the most normal, sitting on his seat alone.

Finally, the Spring Festival Banquet officially began.

The layout of Jinfu Palace today is very different from before, full of joy, and the plates of food served here are even more delicious. Zhang Xi has added a lot of modern ideas.

Then, the performance officially began. In addition to singing and dancing, Zhang Xi even arranged a cross talk sketch.

All the ministers were amazed and applauded again and again!

The second prince was even more amused, completely immersed in the childlike world of joy.

Obviously, the Spring Festival banquet was held quite successfully.

And amidst the laughter, the disheveled third prince held a bamboo knife in one hand and a fork in the other, staring blankly at the "steak" on the table in front of him.

After staying there for a long time, he raised his head slightly again, shot out of his messy bangs, and then stared fixedly at the performers.

As if he had seen something unexpected, he stared wide-eyed and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

After a while, the third prince called softly: "Ah Jiu."

Ah Jiu is the attendant next to the third prince. He was immersed in the wonderful program, and he seemed to hear a little sound in his ear, but he thought it was the voice in the program, and he didn't notice the master's call.

Without getting a response from Ah Jiu, the third prince frowned slightly in his messy bangs, and his voice became heavier, and he repeated two more sentences: "Ah Jiu! Ah Jiu!"

This time Ah Jiu really heard it, she bent over in shock and leaned forward: "Your Highness, are you calling me?"

"Um……"

Just as the third prince hummed, Ah Jiu became more and more excited: "My God! Your Highness, you haven't spoken for ten days! That's great! What are your orders, Your Highness?"

The third prince was depressed for a while, then pointed to the steak on the plate and asked: "Is this also a dish often made by the imperial dining room?"

Ah Jiu shook her head happily: "No, this is today's new dish. It is said that it was invented by the prince of Lucheng! He also arranged many of today's programs! It's amazing!"

"Prince Lucheng..." After hearing Ah Jiu's words, the third prince fell into deep thought.

Originally thinking that the master would say something more, Ah Jiu waited excitedly, but he didn't expect the third prince to stop talking after only asking such a question!

The surroundings were so lively, but Ah Jiu felt that the third prince's side was extraordinarily quiet.

"Alas..." Ah Jiu sighed alone, resumed her standing posture and retreated to the back, continuing to watch the show alone.

However, it was only a matter of turning around, Ah Jiu just took one more look at the dancing beauty, and when she turned her head again, the third prince who was still sitting in the seat just now disappeared!

Ah Jiu quickly looked around, but there was no trace of the third prince in the hall, so anxious, he hurriedly walked out of the hall from behind and searched around.

At the moment, in the apse of Jinfu Palace, Zhang Xi and the Minister of Internal Affairs are busy in full swing.

From the makeup of the actors to their lines and dance steps, Zhang Xi didn't want to make any mistakes. After all, he has been busy for nearly two months, and success or failure depends on tonight.

However, what Zhang Xi didn't notice was that behind a certain gauze curtain in the apse, the third prince was standing there fixedly, behind his messy bangs, a pair of eagle eyes stared at him like torches.