royal husband

In order to show that Ying Zhengjing attached great importance to the banquet, the banquet was held in Baoqing Hall.

I see.

The Palace of Baoqing was decorated very delicately, revealing low-key luxury everywhere. The tables were placed on the left and right sides. The concubines sat on the left side, and the courtiers sat on the right side.

"Congratulations to the eldest prince on his triumphant return." All the courtiers came with their families, and as soon as they saw the eldest prince Ying Zihui, they immediately went up to congratulate him, and some even mentioned their daughters.

Ying Zihui nodded with a smile, and immediately started talking with the ministers.

Ying Zijun is now nineteen years old. He was not married because he went out with the army when he was 17 years old.

"Brother is really showing off this time, and the position of the crown prince is none other than elder brother. Second brother, you probably have no chance, right?" Ying Zijun said this with sourness and jealousy in his tone.

What a shame, if I had been born earlier, such a good thing would have happened to him.

Ying Ziheng looked at Ying Zijun, and said in a deep voice, "Fifth brother, the crown prince is decided by the emperor, and it's not your turn to comment."

"Aren't I saying that you are worthless for the second brother?" Ying Zijun didn't hold back at all, "Who of us brothers don't know that the eldest brother can play together this time, and it is because he is older than us. "

While Ying Zijun said these words, he looked at Ying Yuan in a demonstration.

With the lessons learned from last time, Ying Zijun restrained himself a lot this time, and he didn't dare to say something wrong with Ying Yuan on the surface, but he kept his eyes on him secretly.

Yingyuan expressed indifference to this, and directly ignored Ying Zijun's sharp eyes.

Ying Ziqi has always been on good terms with Ying Ziheng, so he calmly reminded, "Fifth brother, have you forgotten the lesson from last time? Be careful that you will be heard by the emperor again this time."

"..."

As soon as Ying Ziqi said this, Ying Zijun choked.

Seeing that Ying Zijun didn't dare to continue, Ying Ziqi withdrew his gaze from Ying Zijun, and turned to Ying Ziheng, "I heard that my second brother is getting married soon, so I, the younger brother, will give my second brother here first." Brother Dao is happy."

Ying Ziheng smiled and said, "Third brother, it's too early to say, seniors and young are in order, and my marriage will have to wait until the elder brother gets married."

"The emperor, the queen is here."

Suddenly, following the eunuch's shouts, Ying Zhengjing and Gu Rushuang walked into Baoqing Palace together.

All the people immediately saluted in unison, "My ministers (children/concubines) see the emperor, the empress. Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor! The empress is a thousand years old."

"Pingshen, please sit down, everyone."

Ying Zhengjing sat at the main seat and waved his hand downward.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After thanking everyone, they sat down according to the seats arranged by the palace staff when they came.

he is?

When everyone raised their heads and looked in Gu Rushuang's direction, they were all dumbfounded. Except for those who had met Li Jin before, they all showed astonished eyes in unison.

Yes, not bad.

Li Jin came in after Gu Rushuang, instead of coming in alone.

Speaking of which, this was also Gu Rushuang's arrangement. After all, Li Jin was young and came alone. Gu Rushuang was afraid that others would neglect Li Jin because of this, so she simply asked Zhiqiu to call Li Jin over and go to Baoqing Hall together.

Ying Zhengjing felt a little guilty towards Li Jin because of plotting against Li Jin, so he didn't stop Gu Rushuang from doing this.

Gu Rushuang accepted it as soon as she saw it, and whispered to Li Jin, "Jin'er, go and sit down by Yuan'er."

"Yes, Your Highness the Empress." Li Jin saluted Gu Rushuang and Ying Zhengjing immediately, then walked to where the princes were, and sat at the same table with Ying Yuan.

"Here, don't get sick again." Li Jin just sat down when Ying Yuan stuffed a hand stove in his hand.

Li Jin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I thank the Seventh Prince."

There is no need to guess that Li Jin already knew that his body that is prone to illness is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, otherwise Ying Yuan would not have started from the last time, and whenever he saw him, he would put his hands on the stove.

of course.

Regarding his misunderstood weak constitution, Li Jin did not intend to explain it, but instead planned to use it to check and balance those who wanted to deal with him.

"Li Jin, why don't you bring a hand stove when you come?"

Li Jin smiled back, "I was too hasty to come out, I forgot for a while, it's the Seventh Prince who is careful."

"..."

"Don't worry, Seventh Prince, I will remember to bring it next time."

Ying Yuan shook his head, "Li Jin, it's better not to bring it with you. I'll ask the eunuch to prepare one more for me about the hand stove, so that you won't forget it at some point."

Ying Ziqi deliberately raised his voice, "Li Shizi, the relationship between you and the seventh brother is still so good, I really envy my elder brother. Come to think of it, it won't change in the future."

In an instant.

As Ying Ziqi uttered the words 'Li Shizi', Li Jin's identity as Prince Dingbei's son was finally exposed/exposed/, and the courtiers/exposed/showed their ulterior motives one after another.

As we all know, the current Dingbei Prince's son was born of the former princess Gu Rulan, so it is reasonable to come out with Gu Rushuang.

only……

Why didn't the current Dingbei Wangji Wangfei attend?Could it be that the queen concubine is not as virtuous as the rumors?Otherwise, how could the young Prince Dingbei come to the banquet alone?Ang or the queen won't allow her to come?

Li Jin's attendance alone caused people present to think about it, but since Ying Zhengjing and Gu Rushuang were both there, they only dared to think about it in their hearts.

"According to the auspicious words of the third brother."

Ying Yuan couldn't tell that Ying Ziqi was doing it on purpose, so he choked back silently.

Ying Ziqi smiled and didn't continue talking.

Although Li Jin didn't intervene, he could tell from years of understanding that Ying Ziqi's smile was fake.

"Everyone, let me offer you a toast first."

Ying Zhengjing picked up Zhuo Shang's noble cup and drank it down in one gulp.

"Congratulations to the emperor for successfully recovering the lost city." All the people present also picked up their cups and drank them all in one gulp.

"Good good."

Ying Zhengjing was overjoyed and said yes repeatedly.

The city that was taken away was something that happened when the late emperor was still alive, and it was also a big worry for Ying Zhengjing after he ascended the throne. Now that it was finally taken back, how could Ying Zhengjing not be happy.

It's just that among the congratulators, only Li Jin had a strange look in his eyes.

Others don't know, but it doesn't mean that Li Jin doesn't know. The biggest hero who really defeated Qianluo and successfully captured the lost city was obviously a general surnamed Zhou. Unfortunately, the general surnamed Zhou was seriously injured after the victory and couldn't bear to die. Naturally, Ying Zihui is cheaper.

Li Jin felt strange about the death of General Zhou in his previous life, so he asked people to investigate secretly. Unfortunately, the family of General Zhou was burned down when he was still on the battlefield, and the general's mansion where he lived was burned down. What? If they didn't stay, the people Li Jin sent could only return without success.

In this life, Li Jin also wanted to send someone to investigate, but now he is too young, and there are not many people around him, so it is difficult to escape the secret surveillance of Wei Shiwan and other people with ulterior motives.

Now that I think about it carefully, I am afraid that there is something strange about the death of the general surnamed Zhou.

Just above Yingzheng Jingxing's head, a courtier suddenly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the position of the crown prince is still vacant. The eldest prince has always had both talents and virtues. This time he defeated Qianluo and returned triumphantly. Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity?" , to seal the eldest prince as the crown prince, to rectify the foundation of the country."