The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Mrs. Xu didn't know that Master Ji brought Brother Heng into the palace to receive the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet because he wanted Brother Heng to be the emperor's companion, so Master Ji wanted to bring Brother Heng into the palace. She thought it was Master Ji who valued Heng very much. Brother, it is Brother Heng's blessing, and she is very happy because of it.

She didn't pay much attention to the mid-autumn banquet at home. Instead, she put all her heart into dressing up Brother Heng, but she was afraid that if she dressed too much, she would make Brother Heng stand out too much. She couldn't get this kind of cautiousness in the palace. Alright, in the end, it was just for Brother Heng to dress properly.

In the evening of the same day, after packing up, Master Ji took Brother Heng into the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. Sitting in the carriage, Master Ji told Brother Heng some precautions, nothing more than telling him to be cautious in his words and deeds, not to what happened.

Brother Heng solemnly agreed, Master Ji is actually very reassuring about Brother Heng, after all, he has gotten to know Brother Heng very well in the past year since Brother Heng returned to Beijing.

Master Ji thinks that Brother Heng is because of his health, so he is much more cautious, silent and steady than ordinary children. He is also born smart, hard-working, and willing to study hard. He is not naughty like ordinary children at all.

Because of Brother Heng's excellence, Mr. Ji is very grateful to Mrs. Xu, so much so that he forgets Brother Heng's physical defects.

Yong'an Palace, the political center of Dayong.

Yong'an Palace is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The outer court has the Taiji Hall for worship, the Shang Dynasty's Xuanzheng Hall, and the Qinzheng Hall for the emperor's daily affairs. The main official office is also in the outer court, and the inner court is the emperor. In the inner courtyard of the palace, lived the beauties of the harem, but now the little emperor is only 11 years old, and there is no harem yet, so naturally the queen mother has the final say in the inner court.

There is a large lake in the northwest of the inner court—Penglai Pool. Several temples were built beside the Penglai Pool, which were often used to receive foreign envoys or hold banquets for ministers.

As usual, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be held in Penglai Pool.

Lord Ji's carriage drove to the gate of Shaoyang Gate on the west side of the imperial city, got off the carriage and passed the name card, and Lord Ji took Brother Heng into the palace.

Brother Heng is small and short, in his eyes the tall city tower is even more majestic and majestic. The deep door opening, the huge city gate, and the inside and outside separated, in Brother Heng's eyes at this time, it seems It's like two worlds.

Although his soul had the idea that everyone is equal in modern times, before this majestic building, there was still an inexplicable feeling of wanting to kneel down and worship.

He had short legs and walked slowly, Master Ji also had to slow down and let him keep walking by his side.

Because it is in the palace, what people are required to do is not to squint and not to look around, but Brother Heng still couldn't restrain his curiosity and secretly glanced around, only to see the imperial guards in the palace lined up on both sides wearing armor. Sensei has a sense of solemnity.

Walking through the door, there are already eunuchs and maids waiting to guide them, and the female family members who are leading the banquet are not walking the same way as they are led by the eunuchs.

Brother Heng paid more attention to the female relatives who were walking to the other side. The female relatives were all wearing grand gowns, they were not too young, their faces were painted with heavy makeup, their faces were straightened, expressionless, and they could not even see beauty. It's ugly, Brother Heng doesn't know whether it's the few people he saw like this, or the female relatives with imperial status, and they will end up with this solemn and implied majesty in the end.

Because he was going to see the female relatives, he stumbled and almost fell, but he quickly stabilized himself, but Master Ji and the little eunuch next to him stopped to look at him, Brother Heng quickly lowered his head and followed closely Step by step, although Master Ji didn't say anything to him, he was obviously unhappy, so Brother Heng had to be more cautious.

In addition to him, there are other adults with children, most of whom are in their teens, and they are also trained to follow in a well-behaved manner like him. Of course, there are also bold ones who look around.

Master Ji met a few adults along the way, and they all just said hello lightly. After walking a long way, they arrived at Fengxiang Hall next to Penglai Pond.

Penglai Pool is a large lake. Corridors and walkways are built along the lake, connecting pavilions, halls, halls and pavilions. All kinds of flowers and trees are planted all over, just like a fairyland.

Fengxiang Hall is the largest hall next to Penglai Pool, surrounded by side halls and towers, where palace banquets are held most of the time.

Mr. Ji should have received many banquets, so he is very familiar with the procedure. Following the guidance of the little eunuch, he took Brother Heng to sit down on a chair beside him.

Master Ji came early, and there were not too many people sitting in the hall, and people came in one after another. Master Ji took Brother Heng to meet them one by one. Brother Heng is small and a junior, almost the whole process He saluted with his head down. The children he saw were all much older than him. Brother Heng paid more attention to them and observed them. When entering the palace, most of them are dragons and phoenixes, and it is rare to see dandies. Even if they are really dandies, they have to pretend to be well-behaved in front of a lot of elders.

When a child greeted him, Brother Heng would return it politely.

Soon, he saw among the crowd the young man who had slapped his horse's head before. Zhao Zhili was wearing a purple cloud satin round neck and large sleeves. The hostility and arrogance in his expression didn't hold back at all.

When he followed his father and saluted the elders, he still had a stinky expression on his face.

Brother Heng looked at him twice, and he felt it. He looked at Brother Heng. Brother Heng was small, and quickly hid beside another adult. Zhao Zhili didn't notice him, so he frowned and turned away again. Opened the line of sight.

Brother Heng didn't expect his senses to be so sensitive, so he didn't dare to show his dislike for him anymore, and just followed Master Ji obediently.

Hundreds of large candles as thick as arms were lit in the hall, illuminating the hall as brightly as day.

Soon, a courteous official sang a salute, and the emperor arrived.

Everyone returned to their positions and knelt down to welcome the emperor.

But there are also people who just stand and bow to greet him. Li Ge's doing this as the emperor's teacher has already made many people disapprove in their hearts. Uncle Zhao Guo didn't bow down, which made more upright ministers angry, but the Zhao family is now in full swing. Even if some ministers are upset, they dare not show it blatantly.

Brother Heng knelt on the ground, only heard the sound of very small footsteps, walked to the upper seat and sat down, and then heard a clear and gentle voice with a child's voice saying, "Everyone, please sit down. .”

So everyone stood up and sat down while thanking the gift.

The child's voice continued, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I set up a banquet here to celebrate the festive season with the families of the nobles. I don't want to separate the families of the nobles. I apologize in my heart."

Brother Heng didn't expect the little emperor to speak so politely, so he sneaked a look towards the superior, because the distance was not close, so he couldn't see clearly. He only saw a child in a bright yellow emperor's uniform, sitting upright, Brother Heng When the son looked at him, he was looking at Elder Li Ge who was sitting at the bottom of the emperor's throne.

Mr. Li Ge seemed to nod his head, and the emperor said something to the eunuch beside him, and then the ceremony officer sang a salute and said that he would give a banquet.

As the banquet was given, there was music playing, and the dancer danced on a huge pavilion outside the main hall. From the inside of the hall, everything could not be seen clearly, only shadows and shadows, but the atmosphere was good.

Brother Heng didn't know whether it was because the occasion was solemn, so the dancer could only dance on the pavilion outside, or the emperor was too young, so he made this arrangement.

After giving the banquet, all the ministers toasted the emperor first, and the little emperor drank it unambiguously. He didn't know if it was real wine. , the scene suddenly became lively.

On the contrary, the emperor was sitting in a high position, and seemed a little bored. Brother Heng observed him secretly, and saw him talking to the Huangmen officer next to him several times, as if he was asking for advice, and seemed to want to leave, but the Huangmen officer just Shaking his head slightly, he had no choice but to look at Mr. Li Ge again, but Mr. Li was talking about other things and didn't look at him.

Brother Heng thinks this palace banquet is both interesting and boring. It's interesting because you can see a lot of things from a palace banquet. Boring puts a mask on everyone's face, even if Master Ji cares so much about the little emperor. Man, at the palace banquet, he did not show even a little more concern and respect for the little emperor.

The little emperor is more like a decoration, except for the first few words, it is useless after that.

Brother Heng is considered to be the youngest of the children who came to the palace. He sat there in a good manner, and he also attracted greetings from several elders. He just asked Mr. Ji, and Mr. Ji took out his eldest son to introduce him. , Brother Heng naturally had to toast to the elders.

When I was outside, it was physically embarrassing. Brother Heng always paid attention not to drink or eat, so as not to change clothes, but now he had to drink, so after a while, he said to Mr. Ji, "Father , I went to change clothes."

Master Ji nodded, and he went to find a very honest and reliable Xiao Huangmen to take him to clean the room.

The design of the imperial palace is quite reasonable. Go out from the Fengxiang Hall and walk along the corridor to the side hall next to it.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, as time goes by, the moon has risen to the sky, hanging above the majestic pavilions, reflected in the endless Penglai Pool, and the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance is very strong from the garden.

The design of the clean room next to the side hall is very reasonable. Brother Heng didn't let Xiao Huangmen serve him. He came out of the screen compartment. After wiping his hands, he was about to take him out.

Brother Heng took two small silver ingots from his purse and handed them to him, "Thank you very much."

After Xiao Huangmen took it, he quickly bowed to thank him, and said, "Young master is really good-looking."

Brother Heng froze for a moment and smiled.

Going out from the side hall, there are sweet-scented osmanthus trees outside, the smell is so strong that it makes people sneeze, Brother Heng walked a little slower, turned around a corridor, and suddenly several other people walked by.

Brother Heng couldn't react in time, but Xiao Huangmen had already knelt down and saluted, "All blessings, Your Majesty."

The little emperor looked at Brother Heng, and Brother Heng looked at the little emperor at such a close distance, only to realize that his gaze was quite deep, because he was still young, and there was still a little baby fat on his face, but he could already see that he was handsome. In terms of outline, the royal family has accumulated several generations of beautiful genes, and the offspring will not be too ugly.

Brother Heng saw the deep meaning in the little emperor's eyes, so he reacted instantly and quickly knelt down.

The little emperor stood there, glanced at the bright moon in the sky, and said, "Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Only then did Brother Heng get up and stand respectfully.

The little emperor looked at him all the time, and then said, "How old are you?"

It seems that he is only curious about children who are about his own age.

"Nine years old." Brother Heng's voice was crisp, but his tone was very calm and steady.

The little emperor stepped forward and pulled his arm, Brother Heng raised his head and looked at him, the little emperor smiled at him and said, "Which family are you the son of?"

Brother Heng said, "Father is the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, Ji..." Because he wanted to avoid the taboo of his father's name, he didn't say his name.

The little emperor froze for a moment, frowned and thought carefully, then shook his head, as if he hadn't remembered who the left servant of the punishment department was.So I changed the subject and said, "What's your name?"

Brother Heng said, "Ji Heng, there are no words."

The little emperor smiled and said, "Your face is very red."

He even reached out to touch his cheek. Brother Heng was young after all, and his face was as tender as tofu. He was touched by the little emperor, and the little emperor was still too young, so he didn't think much, just bowed and replied, "Just now I drank wine, so my cheeks turned red."

The little emperor said "Yes", and Brother Heng looked at him again and said, "I don't drink alcohol when I'm at home. My mother said that drinking alcohol is harmful to the body, especially for children. Drinking it will make you stupid. Drinking goat's milk is better. I can grow taller."

The little emperor seemed to be taken aback by his words, but Brother Heng's face was pure and his speech was childish, he really couldn't tell that Brother Heng wanted to tell him this.

Just as the little emperor was about to say something, several other people came out from the corner of the corridor, Zhao Zhili and the little yellow gate that led him.

Zhao Zhili saw the little emperor holding Brother Heng's arm, and Brother Heng was even more white and tender in the moonlight, like the bright moonlight in the sky, Zhao Zhili was taken aback for a moment, obviously he didn't remember being at the gate of the city with Ji's family before I don't remember Brother Heng's events at that time, and it was not the first time he encountered the problem at the gate of the city, so he didn't pay attention to it afterwards.

When Zhao Zhili saw the emperor, he didn't salute. Instead, he strode over and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have been looking for you, but I didn't expect you to come here because of this kind of kid."

Naturally, there was no respect in his tone.

The little emperor quickly let go of Brother Heng's arm and said, "Cousin, what do you want from me?"

Zhao Zhili took another look at Brother Heng, and then said, "It's the Empress Dowager who asked you to go over to Bixi Hall."

The little emperor seemed to have just remembered, "Oh" and said, "The queen mother did say that I should go and meet the imperial concubines."

Saying that, he smiled at Brother Heng again, and said, "Then I'll go first."

Brother Heng hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Respectfully send off the emperor."

But the little emperor turned around after walking a few steps, as if reluctant to part with Brother Heng, "I will call you into the palace to play with me later, okay?"

Brother Heng acted like a timid child, "If father allows..."

His words made Zhao Zhili who was beside him amused, and Zhao Zhili looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, hurry over."

The little emperor glanced at Brother Heng again, and left quickly.

Brother Heng said to Zhao Zhili, "His Royal Highness, Caomin retreat first."

Saying to go.

Zhao Zhili suddenly grabbed his arm, because he was much taller than Brother Heng, so grabbing Brother Heng like that made him very uncomfortable.

Zhao Zhili stretched out two fingers and pinched Brother Heng's cheek, holding Brother Heng in his heart and constantly slandering him, but he still had innocent eyes, showing a trace of panic.

Zhao Zhili showed a trace of contempt towards him, let him go, and said, "Let's go."

Brother Heng quickly thanked him, and left in a panic. After walking for a while, because the corridor turned two corners, he could vaguely see where they were standing just now. Zhao Zhili was still standing there, and Brother Heng Not sure if the little emperor cut himself there on purpose.