"Your Highness, it's late. It's time for you to enter the palace." The housekeeper has prepared the horses, arranged the guards, and urged the prince Zhao to go out. However late, he would not be able to catch the new year's Eve banquet.
Prince Zhao wrapped the paper version of the three character Sutra in red silk and put it in a sandalwood box to present it to the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty tonight.
For the new year's Eve banquet over the years, all officials will present gifts to the king, and the princes are no exception. He was not allowed to return at the border in the past years, and he would also ask the housekeeper to back up the gifts and send them to the palace.
It is said that every year for this gift giving thing, his brothers make a lot of trouble, and even secretly swap the gifts of their opponents.
"Your Highness, do you still need to take the gift we have prepared?"
"No, this is enough!" Prince Zhao throws the box to Wang Dingjun and goes out with Tang Yue, who has changed his clothes.
Time was running out, and they rode horses instead of carriages.
When it was cold, Tang Yue didn't want to ride by himself, so he leaned on Prince Zhao's horse and shrank in his arms. He felt the cold wind whistling by from both sides.
When they enter the palace, they arrive at the main hall just before the king's appearance. Under the complicated eyes of the officials and royal families, they go to their seats and sit down.
"You don't have to be polite. This year is a good year. The border is peaceful. The crown prince has returned triumphantly and saved the danger. I can have a light new year. Come on, fill up the wine, and I'll give you a toast first!"
"Thank you, king. Long live your king
After drinking the first glass of wine, someone in the palace stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you forgot to say a big happy event just now."
"Oh? What is it? "
"Did you forget? The prince's highness is getting married. The crown princess is still a famous doctor. This is also a great event to celebrate. "
The smiling face of the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty cracked in an instant, and his interest was not very high. He said, "well, if you have this talent in the Southern Jin Dynasty, you will be able to keep the peace and prosperity of the whole world."
What he said was a little empty. Tang Yue took a look at the man who said it. It was his rival's father, the old princess.
All the people in the hall know that although the king agreed with the crown prince to marry a male concubine, his face still can't be hung. When he said that, others really thought that he was afraid of the prince to give him a man to be his wife.
Therefore, Tang Yue didn't go into the palace very often. Only when he had to go to the palace to ask for his respects would he come with the crown prince Zhao. Anyway, he was a man, and he could not go alone to greet the queen, let alone serve beside him, which saved him a lot of trouble.
"Father, my son's Minister got a piece of strange stone a few days ago, which looks like a flying dragon. It's said that it appeared suddenly. It must be the father's holiness that moved the heaven, so it's the auspicious omen." Wang Zixian was the first to offer his treasure.
"The third brother is so precious that he also wants to open his eyes for him. But I'm afraid you don't see me as brother Wang. Oh, the new crown prince this year will not make you the first one in terms of seniority or identity."
Since the eldest prince was banned, the first person who offered the treasure at New Year's Eve every year became the third prince. The second prince died in his early years and was no longer in the world. His legitimate son was fighting outside and was not in the palace.
After being forbidden, the eldest prince was frustrated. Even after three years, he did not leave the palace. He locked himself in his study, burned incense, boiled tea or wrote and painted. He never participated in activities in the palace.
So that everyone completely forgot his existence.
Wang Zixian was stunned, then bowed his hand in shame and said, "brother Wang, excuse me, this I'm used to it. It's all rash of my younger brother. I'd like to invite brother Wang to present a congratulatory gift to my father. "
The eldest prince glanced at him, shook his head and said, "no, brother Wang is so poor in financial resources that he can't afford to send good things. It's better to see what kind of strange stone has fallen from the sky and can look like a flying dragon."
The king of Southern Jin looked at his eldest son and said faintly, "Xu'er is here today. You should go out and walk. Don't become crystal and shrink in your own one mu and three-part land."
"Well, my son obeys the orders."
The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty changed his smiling face and urged the three princes: "xian'er, quickly lift up your strange stone and let me open my eyes."
Wang Zixian raised his chin, straightened his chest, and ordered people to lift the stone up.
Four strong men came in carrying a piece of red cloth. From their steps and expressions, we can see that the weight of this stone is not light.
When things were put down, the crowd listened to the dull sound and stretched their necks to wait.
Everyone has curiosity, and Tang Yue is no exception. He stabbed Prince Zhao next to him and asked in a low voice, "do you think the stone he's looking for is really natural?"
It looks like a flying dragon. I'm kidding. What's the probability of a stone like this?
"Father, please uncover the red cloth yourself." Wang Zixian looks filial.
The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty laughed loudly, "good!" Then he strode down from the throne. First, he walked around the stone twice. Then he lifted it hard to reveal the true face of the gem under the red cloth.
"Ah..." They took a breath of surprise and praised, "what a miracle It's really like a flying dragon... "Tang Yue looked at the stone with his critical eyes for a long time, but he had to admit that the stone was quite strange. The flying dragon stone had a head and feet. Although it was not 100% similar, it had a complete outline. If you could draw a pair of wonderful eyes, it would be more vivid.
"What a treasure, such a sacred stone really fell from the sky?" The king of Southern Jin stroked the big stone inch by inch, and his eyes were full of appreciation.
"Father Wang, you can ask the local magistrate. This is the first one discovered by villagers in a certain place. Because it is too magical to hide it privately, it is reported to the government."
"Why did the things reported to the government appear in the third prince's mansion? It is reasonable to say that the county magistrate should present this stone to his father as soon as possible. " The prince choked again.
The king of South Asia looked cold, "if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"
"Well, my father doesn't mind. There's nothing to say."
People look at me and I see you, secretly sighing: I haven't seen Prince mood for many years, why has his temperament changed so much? The big prince in their memory is gentle, knowledgeable and reasonable.
"You brother Wang It's like negative energy all over the body. " Tang Yue felt that if he could be given an atomic bomb, he would blow up the people here.
Prince Zhao has not met with this elder brother for many years. He has limited understanding of him. He only vaguely remembers the big mistakes he made in those years. He has no sympathy at all.
"If you come here, you are not the same as what you see. It's better for you to have less contact with him in the future."
Tang Yue was about to agree, when Prince Xu looked in his direction, he also gave him a friendly smile and nodded his head.
Tang more habitually want to return a smile, the head was broken off by Prince Zhao, he helplessly replied: "I know."
"Well, this man is not good-natured and lustful. Don't pay attention to him."
Tang Yue tentatively asked: "Lust What a man.
Prince Zhao nodded with a gloomy face. At that time, the great prince had colluded with the king's man's pet and was only banned for three years. Fortunately, he was a man's pet. If he was a palace lady, it would not be as simple as three years.
His ears were also filled with ministers' praise of the stone. Tang Yue felt that the palace was gloomy and cool, and people were easy to be abnormal after a long time.
"Good, good thing! Come on It's a gift from heaven to put this gem into my room. I must pay homage every day! "
"The king is wise!" People will not go to sweep the king of Southern Jin at this time. All kinds of nice words are offered.
Wang Zixian was also rewarded by the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty. Although it was only a couple of pearls and a few BMWs, he was out of the limelight.
"Brother Wang, what gift have you prepared for your father?" He turned to Prince Xu.
When Prince Zhao was still young, the two were not equal in status, so they were naturally tit for tat.
"As I said just now, my family is so poor that I can't afford such a good treasure. I can only give it to my father. I hope my father won't give up on the pictures and characters I drew myself." As soon as his voice dropped, a valet came in carrying a long box.
The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty did not give any hope, but when he opened the box and took out the scroll to open it, his eyes widened in surprise.
Everyone knows that the gift given by the prince is not simple, so they stretch their necks to see it.
"Ha ha Good! Good! Good painting! Good word! Good moral After a few good words, everyone was even more itchy. The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty didn't want to lose his appetite. He directly asked people to hang the painting in the center of the hall.
On such a large scroll, there is a picture of mountains and rivers, clouds and people. The painter, even those who don't know how to draw, has to praise it.
Some people sigh: it seems that the big prince is coming back, and he wants to make a big splash.