After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

In the end, Qi Zizhen reopened the door in the room and asked him, "Is it the time?"

Cui Liang nodded blankly, still out of the situation.

Qi Zizhen stepped out calmly and closed the door, and then said to Cui Liang: "Last night, I talked with His Highness by candlelight. His Highness rests late, let him sleep for an extra quarter of an hour."

"Okay." Cui Liang immediately understood that the two of them must have forgotten the time because they were discussing political issues. Before leaving, he added worriedly, "Overwork can easily cause health problems. Young Master Qi and His Highness must remember to take a good rest."

Qi Zizhen, who said this to Song Yaoxu just yesterday, touched his nose, nodded in response, asked Cui Liang for a candle, went back to his room, and went to sleep for a while before dawn.

When he woke up again, it was already the right time, and the morning court was halfway through.

After getting up, Qi Zizhen washed up briefly, changed into elegant black clothes, found Cui Liang and told him that he was going out today, without specifying where he was going, and told him that if Song Yaoxu asked, he would go out for a walk.

The honest Cui Liang didn't think much about it, and after he agreed, Qi Zizhen secretly went to the secret passage beside the palace wall and sneaked out of the palace.

Ever since he became the young tower master of the National Teacher Tower, Song Yaoxu gave him a token to leave the palace, indicating that he can leave the palace freely within the normal time.

According to the rules, in order for Shaota to gain the approval of the masses when he succeeds in the future, he needs to attend a folk banquet within the first thirty days.All kinds of folk banquets will also be sent an invitation card at least in front of the pagoda owner when they are held.

Many officials' children who wanted to curry favor with Qi Zizhen sent invitations to him after hearing the news, and Song Jiqi, who hadn't broken his face, also came to him again.

He was too lazy to deal with those flattery, and he didn't respond to all of them.

But today is different this time.

Today this time is a mid-spring outing party proposed by a scholar surnamed Lu. Most of the attendees are literati, or have been inscribed on the gold list as Jinshi, civil servants with moderate official positions, or are still studying hard in the cold window. A scholar with great ambitions.

Only one came from a family of military generals—it was the young general Tang Leyuan who would become famous at a young age in the battle in the near future.

It is rumored that Tang Leyuan is an upright person with a straightforward temperament, and is not interested in those literary principles except the art of war and martial arts, but unexpectedly he was able to have a good conversation with many literati.

Lu Yuanbai, a scholar surnamed Lu who hosted the outing banquet today, is Tang Leyuan's close friend.

Qi Zizhen didn't have much impression of Lu Yuanbai, but felt that the invitation he handed over was sincere and sincere, without the blatant ingratiating intentions of other officials' children.

He briefly asked Ning Qingwei and learned that this person had a good relationship with Tang Leyuan, so he planned to be invited to attend.

He was invited this time because he wanted to know more about Tang Leyuan's personality, and he didn't intend to win him over so quickly, and he also didn't intend to let Song Yaoxu know about this person before he was sure he was available.

The outing banquet hosted by Lu Yuanbai was ingenious, and it was set at Chenshi in the morning. It was the first time Qi Zizhen had seen breakfast as a banquet.

The location is quite satisfactory, it is set in Xinhe Garden, where literati and inkmen gather most often.

Xinhe Garden is a well-known garden in the capital. In spring, a hundred flowers bloom and all things are revived, and the gurgling water is clear and ding-dong.

There is also a pear garden, full of pear blossoms in full bloom, fragrant.Under the pear tree is a large piece of soft and flat grass, which is most suitable for holding small open-air banquets.

When Qi Zizhen arrived at Lihua Bieyuan according to the stipulated time, all the banquet guests had arrived.

In the Lihua Bieyuan, there is a small table that can be used by one person. There is a small futon behind the table, which can be used for kneeling.

The people present were divided into two rows and sat facing each other. At a glance, there were about a dozen people, and there was still a vacant seat on the side of the pavilion.

In front of the pavilion, there was a person with seats facing the two rows. The person was dressed in plain white clothes and wore a white crown. He was about the age of a weak crown, with a handsome face.

He was stunned for a while when he saw Qi Zizhen, then hurriedly got up and walked in front of him, bowing and saying: "Congratulations to the young pagoda master, I don't know that the young pagoda master really came here with honor, it's too far to welcome."

Qi Zizhen took a look at him, then retracted his gaze and nodded indifferently in response, his attitude was not very good.

Among all the people present, he had the highest status. Even if he acted very arrogantly, no one would dare to say anything in person.

Lu Yuanbai in front of him was still humble, and after introducing himself briefly, he was invited to take a seat.Qi Zizhen Shi Shiran followed behind him and sat down on the only vacant seat left.

However, as soon as he sat down on the seat, he heard the young man on the opposite side snort lightly with disdain and mutter something like "a fox pretends to be a tiger".

The young man's voice was not too loud, just enough for people nearby to hear.

Lu Yuanbai's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly reprimanded in a low voice: "A Yuan, don't be rude."

Then he looked at Qi Zizhen again, smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, A Yuan is outspoken, and he didn't mean to offend."

Qi Zizhen didn't care, and replied calmly: "It's okay, just call a few times."

His demeanor was cold and cold, and he could still figure out a bit of disdain when he listened casually.

The young man obviously over-interpreted it, his face was worried, and he turned his head away with a cold snort, as if he was just looking to calm down temporarily for Lu Yuanbai's sake.

The brief "communication" came to an end, and Lu Yuanbai rounded things up again, announcing the start of today's banquet.

The theme of this banquet is the mid-spring morning scene. Through the hazy mist and the fresh fragrance of flowers and plants in the morning, they can show their talents and exchange their ambitions.

However, just after that, the people present were somewhat reluctant to let go, for fear that they would be killed if they were not careful.

Qi Zizhen glanced around indifferently in this delicate atmosphere, and confirmed that there were no lackeys of Song Jiqi among the people present, then picked up the teacup in front of the table and stood up leisurely.

Most of the rest of the people, who were basically paying attention to his state, immediately became nervous, and Qiqi turned their eyes to him.

"I have no intention of revealing my whereabouts, so it is really presumptuous to come here so abruptly. I am also very interested in Bunraku, and here I will pay my respects with tea instead of wine. I hope you will not be restrained."

Qi Zizhen has always been cold-tempered, but his clear voice is clean and transparent, and it doesn't sound perfunctory or indifferent.

The rest looked at each other in pairs, and finally looked at Lu Yuanbai cautiously.

They didn't know much about Qi Zizhen, and they didn't know if this was a false temptation. They could only place their hopes on Lu Yuanbai, the only person who had contact with Qi Zizhen.

However, before Lu Yuanbai could say anything, Tang Leyuan, who was opposite to Qi Zizhen, suddenly took out a wine jar from his side and put it on the table, and said, "What's the point of replacing wine with tea? According to the rules here, if you want to show respect, you have to use Real wine!"

Tang Leyuan sat cross-legged casually, with several similar small wine jars beside him, presumably he was a good wine drinker.

Qi Zizhen didn't respond hastily, but turned to look at Lu Yuanbai: "Is this rule true?"

Lu Yuanbai forced a smile, and responded: "There is indeed such a rule between us, but it's just that the young pagoda master is here for the first time, so you don't have to follow it."

Qi Zizhen didn't follow his steps down, and took a look at Tang Leyuan: "It's okay. Since it's a rule, I have no reason to shirk it."

There is no warmth in the cold eyes, they are cold, as if they don't care about everything.

The atmosphere in the banquet suddenly became stalemate again.

On the contrary, Tang Leyuan raised his eyebrows, put away a little bit of disdain when they first met, lifted the wine jar that he put on the table, and waited calmly for Qi Zizhen to take it by himself.

The overflowing aroma of wine wafted leisurely over the banquet, and one didn't need to get close to Qi Zizhen to know that this was by no means the light wine that ordinary literati often drink.

He didn't care about Tang Leyuan's attitude at all, walked up to him, went straight to the whole wine jar, made a gesture of toasting to him, and then looked up at the wine jar and proudly finished most of the jar.

The spicy and cool liquid slid into the throat hotly, scorching Qi Zizhen's empty stomach.But as if nothing happened, he drank the whole small jar of wine in one breath, and then smashed the completely empty wine jar on the table in front of Tang Leyuan.

Qi Zizhen raised his hand to wipe off the water stains around his lips, making his thin lips more rosy.He squinted his eyes slightly, looking down at Tang Leyuan from above, his eyes were cold and clear.

Dressed in a simple and elegant black dress soaked in the strong aroma of wine, her indifferent and free and easy posture stands tall and straight under the fluttering white and tender petals.

"Is that enough for me to show my respect?"