Before I knew it, it was September 26, and early in the morning, Zheng Peng, under the urging of Lin Xun'er, set off early.

The birthday banquet was set at the beginning of Youshi, Zheng Peng and his entourage had already entered the Vermilion Bird Gate, mainly because Lin Xun'er wanted to visit the palace earlier, if Zheng Peng hadn't said that it was inappropriate to go too early, Lin Xun'er wanted to set off just after breakfast, in her words, staying in the palace for a long time, she could absorb more luxury.

The banquet was held in the Imperial Garden, which was finalized by Concubine Wu Hui, because Concubine Wu Hui met Li Longji here for the first time, and Li Longji naturally agreed a hundred times.

"This is the Imperial City, so magnificent, husband, are you also working here?" Lin Xun'er entered the imperial city for the first time, and everything was fresh, so she asked Zheng Peng to take her around the imperial city first.

"In the past, when I assisted Honglu Temple in receiving the Turgish Khan, I used to work here, and I talked about it for some days." Zheng Peng said with some sighs.

After so many years, the imperial city is still the same, only a little more trace of time, however, the colleagues who used to work with him have been renovated several times, and most of them are unfamiliar faces, in response to the sentence "The face of the person does not know where to go, and the peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze".

Lin Xun'er nodded and said, "It's really convenient, it's all in the palace, and the emperor can pass it on." ”

Zheng Peng patiently explained: "The imperial palace is actually divided into the imperial city and the palace city, the imperial city is the place where the officials work, and the palace city is the place where the emperor deals with political affairs and lives, but there are exceptions, such as Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province, who are ready to assist the emperor in processing, reviewing and issuing all kinds of decrees and documents, so they do not work in the imperial city, but are separated from the left and right in the south of the Taiji Palace." ”

Now that there is still time, Zheng Peng took Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er to explain while touring the imperial city, talking about the composition and functions of each department, and occasionally interspersed with some interesting stories in the workplace, Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er listened to it with relish.

Less than two quarters of an hour after the tour, a middle-aged eunuch walked up to Zheng Peng and his entourage and made a salute: "I have seen the champion Hou and the two ladies, the mother has a will, saying that it is too early to leave the banquet, and invite the two ladies to the palace to talk." ”

Lu Shu asked with some surprise, "Niang Niang knows that we are coming?" ”

"Of course, the palace is full of Niangniang's eyes and ears, and the champion is waiting to bring the two ladies to the banquet, how can Niangniang not know the reason." The middle-aged eunuch said confidently.

Lin Xun'er was a little moved, gently pulled Zheng Peng's sleeve, and whispered: "It's still the husband's face, even the mother gives face like this, and the slave family is regarded as the light of the husband." ”

Being able to enter the palace to participate in the birthday banquet, Lin Xun'er felt like a dream, but she didn't expect to be personally received by her mother, which is a good thing that she never dreamed of, and she has the capital to brag about when she is old.

As long as Zheng Peng nodded, the two girls would enter the palace with this eunuch and be honored to chat with Niangniang.

Zheng Peng glanced at the eunuch and asked casually: "I don't know what my father-in-law is called, which lady is he with, and which palace is he doing errands?" ”

The eunuch froze for a moment, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Our family's surname is Hong, and we are on errand in front of Concubine Hui and Penglai Palace. ”

Zheng Peng was about to ask more carefully, when a sarcastic voice suddenly came from the side: "Yo, Gonggong Hong, if our family remembers correctly, you listened to the errand in Penglai Palace, it was ten years ago, what, reminiscing about the old things with the champion?" ”

Gonggong Hong's old bottom was revealed, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, he wanted to have a seizure, but when he turned his head and saw that it was Sun Zhongchang from the Inner Servant Province, his momentum shrank obviously, and he said in a panic: "Mr. Sun is in charge, the little one is chatting with the champion, just chatting." ”

is a eunuch, also divided into three, six, nine and so on, Gonggong Hong is just an errand, tasteless eunuch, and Sun Changshou is the second-in-command of the inner Changshi, the most powerful eunuch except Gao Lishi, the status of the two is very different, and he dare not refute it when he is sarcastic.

Zheng Peng's heart moved, and he asked, "Grandpa Sun, who is this?" ”

"The people of Hanxiang Hall worked as an errand in Penglai Hall ten years ago, hehe, our family is not wrong, Gonggong Hong." Sun Chang said with a smile.

"That's right, that's right" Gonggong Hong said in a bit of a panic: "Champion Hou, the two wives, and Manager Sun, the little one still has important things to do, so I won't bother you." ”

said goodbye in his mouth, but the person stood still, secretly looking at Sun Zhongchang with the corner of his eye, waiting for Sun Zhongchang's reaction.

Concubine Li fell out of favor, the proud Concubine Wu Hui has been suppressing, those people in the palace in order to please Concubine Wu Hui, do everything possible to target Concubine Li and the people around Concubine Li, in this way, the people in the entire Hanxiang Hall are not happy, and now even the people in the imperial dining room dare to disobey Concubine Li, not to mention Sun Zhongchang, who has real power, Gonggong Hong really didn't dare to leave before Sun Zhongchang's nod.

The corners of Sun Zhongchang's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a subtle sneer, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Gonggong Hong has something to do, go ahead." ”

Gonggong Hong agreed again and again like an amnesty, and after saluting everyone, he fled in embarrassment.

Seeing Zheng Peng and Father-in-law Sun chatting, Lin Xun'er asked in a low voice: "Lu Shu, why did Concubine Li send someone to pick us up, that person also deliberately concealed his identity, isn't it wrong for the husband and the prince?" ”

"It's too simple" Lu Shu lowered her voice and explained: "Concubine Li sent someone to pick us up, Concubine Wu Hui will definitely be unhappy when she knows about this, and maybe she will embarrass her husband, as long as the two conflict, Concubine Li will have the opportunity to recruit her husband for his son, no wonder when the husband asked that Hong Gonggong, that Hong Gonggong spoke and his eyes were evasive, and it was obvious that there was a ghost." ”

Lin Xun'er said angrily when she heard this: "Concubine Wu Hui's birthday banquet, can you be happy to please her rival?" Fortunately, the husband was careful, and he almost fell for Concubine Li. ”

"The waiting door is as deep as the sea, and when I enter the palace, I am careful in everything, step by step,?? There are very few people like Concubine Wu Hui, and the concubines in the palace have to turn around in their stomachs a few times when they say a word, for fear of saying the wrong thing; It is more prudent to do things, sometimes a small thing has to hesitate again and again, for fear of inadvertently offending others, and the slightest carelessness is the abyss, too tired, much like our sisters, marrying a husband, is easier than ever. ”

With Zheng Peng's blessing, Lu Shu went to the palace for a few banquets, and her yearning for the palace had long been shattered, in her eyes, don't look at the palace looks brilliant, for most of the concubines in the palace, it is just a beautiful bird cage.

Lin Xun'er nodded again and again when she heard this, for her, this is too right, now that she is by Zheng Peng's side, she has long been not envious of mandarin ducks and immortals.

"Two ladies, please here, Concubine Hui is waiting for the two of you in Penglai Palace." Suddenly, Sun Zhongchang bowed respectfully to the second daughter.

Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er did not respond immediately, but set their eyes on Zheng Peng, and after what happened just now, the two of them were also a little afraid.

Zheng Peng nodded and said, "Grandpa Sun was entrusted by Concubine Hui to take you in, go ahead, it's okay." ”

I don't have the right eye with the prince, maybe I have hatred, it's good if the well water doesn't interfere with the river water, but Concubine Wu Hui's face has to be given, and today is Concubine Wu Hui's birthday banquet, go and chat with the birthday star, no one can say anything.

Fortunately, Li Longji has seen Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er a few times, and he can see that the second daughter is not his "dish", otherwise with his "criminal record" of robbing his daughter-in-law, Zheng Peng really didn't dare to let the second daughter enter the palace like this.

To sum up, Zheng Peng likes to be tall and slender, while Li Longji has a soft spot for plump style, and the difference in aesthetics is the most reassuring to Zheng Peng.