Detective in the Red Chamber

After all, I am also the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and even a world-renowned "God Duan", so it should be common sense to entrust the investigation of Zhou Chang to myself, right?

Sun Shaozong couldn't figure it out, so he had no choice but to keep the matter in his heart.

I wanted to be the same as before, to be a large transparent salted fish, but suddenly found that the eyes around me were all probing and eager...

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Chapter 777 Above the Birthday Banquet [Part [-]]

Is there any way to make a different kind appear less conspicuous under the eyes of everyone?

There may be many answers, but more heterogeneous ones must be one of them.

Just after Sun Shaozong was summoned alone and all of them had to retreat, some utilitarian officials at the table had already planned to have a relationship with this young talent. The reason why they deliberately ignored Sun Shaozong just now was also The reason for the fear of being implicated.

Therefore, when an even more alien existence appeared at the birthday banquet, he was immediately regarded by the gentlemen at the banquet as an ally who shared the same hatred.

And this so-called more heterogeneous existence is actually a group of Taoist priests and alchemists.

Although long before the emperor favored alchemists, many monks and Taoist priests had already entered and left the court and became the guests of the Supreme Emperor.

But on such formal occasions, alchemists appeared majestically, and even ranked above the ministers, which made it difficult for the military officials to accept.

Especially for some moral gentlemen who were former officials, it was even more difficult to accept this scene, and they couldn't help but began to mutter about pity Midnight Empty.

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Today is Emperor Guangde's 55th birthday, and it would be a lot of fun if there was a scene of denouncing the emperor face to face.

With the idea of ​​gloating in his heart, Sun Shaozong echoed a few words, and looked at those Taoist priests and alchemists with great interest due to the condemnation and worry of his colleagues around him.

Not to mention, there are really two acquaintances here.

They were all mages who were invited by the Rongguo Mansion to subdue demons when Jia Baoyu was poisoned and went mad.

Compared with three years ago, these two are more and more immoral, even if they are pointed at by hundreds of officials and nobles in the square, they are still calm and composed.

But the most eye-catching one is the middle-aged warlock with thin clothes and bare chest at the top.

Listening to other people's comments, the name of this real Miao Yi, who is the most popular at the moment, sounds very familiar. As for whether his real name is Qi Shuming, no one knows.

It is said that this Miaoyi real person has already practiced the ability to be invulnerable to cold and heat, and to be invulnerable to weapons and guns, so in the early winter season, when he is naked, he still talks and laughs without any reluctance.

I don't know what the result will be if I step forward and punch him.

Sun Shaozong was looking at the heart of the real Miaoyi full of malice, when he suddenly saw the chief eunuch Qiu Shi'an holding Fuchen in his arms, walked to the central throne, and shouted in a melodious tone: "Long live Lord puts in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!"

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Regardless of whether they were filled with righteous indignation just now or had nothing to do with themselves, they all hurriedly got up from their seats at this time, bowed and lined up in front of the banquet.

Immediately afterwards, four princes took the lead, followed by elders and relatives of the emperor, standing in front of the two lines respectively.

Until then, the emperor's dragon chariot stopped at the edge of the square, and then, surrounded by a dozen eunuchs, walked up the steps unhurriedly and sat in the middle.

"present!"

Following Qiu Shi'an's yell, the twelve Luanyi guards slapped their clean whips neatly in two strokes.

For a time, inside and outside the square, on both sides of the corridor, before and after the stage, countless people turned over and knelt down and shouted long live:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

In fact, there is no need to shout long live three times like this usually, but isn't it the emperor's birthday banquet today, one should always say something the emperor likes to hear.

And it wasn't the emperor himself who spoke up next, saying that all the ministers were flat and so on.

Just another sound of the whip, and everyone stood up consciously, ready to listen to the hadith.

However, the emperor did not immediately start a long speech, but after looking around, he asked, "Where is the prince?"

The deputy manager Zhou Wuyou hastily stepped forward to report: "His Royal Highness is going to Kunning Palace to welcome the empress."

In addition to the ministers, there are also women of the second rank and above in the capital who entered the palace to celebrate the birthday.

As usual, the empress would be in charge of receiving these people first, and then the elders of the Zong family would take care of them after the initial scene had been dealt with, so that the empress could get out and have a banquet with the emperor.

And looking at the empty seats on the left and right, I am afraid that Jia Yuanchun will be added this time in charge of interviewing the married woman.

Although this approach is within the scope of etiquette, in Sun Shaozong's view, it is still suspected of going out of style.

Even if you really want to replace the prince, you should wait until the child is born and shows a healthy and growing physique, right?

Just because of the nonsense of a few sorcerers, isn't it obvious that he wants to make the harem restless by praising Jia Yuanchun like this?

However, this suspicion was resolved to a certain extent after hearing the instructions from Emperor Guangde.

The emperor is really old.

The bones of the body do not seem to be very healthy.

Because although his voice is still loud, but at the end of each sentence, he can't hide his shortness of breath.

According to Sun Shaozong's private speculation, this should be the great cause of sowing seeds in Jingren Palace caused by his body being hollowed out after excessive fatigue, but it lasted for two full years.

The emperor himself was probably aware of this, that's why he favored alchemists and asked immortals in recent years; that's why he seemed so urgent right now, regardless of how true or false the words of the warlocks were, he was busy helping Jia Yuanchun. The fetus in the womb paves the way.

If Jia Yuanchun gave birth to a daughter

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong's eyes quietly moved to the end of the line, where a handsome young man in uniform stood there with a dazed front.

I really don't know whether this incident will be a blessing or a curse to the Rongguo Mansion.

"Don't talk about state affairs today, just talk about love and romance, you might as well drink to your heart's content and have fun with the widows!"

But when Sun Shaozong was absent-minded, the emperor's instructions came to an end.

"Sit!"

Following Qiu Shi'an's cadenced cry for the third time, everyone bowed and took their seats.

Immediately afterwards, countless palace maids came out from the two steps, removed the dried fruits and snacks on the table, and replaced them with delicious delicacies one after another.

At the same time, there was leisurely joy on the stage, and dozens of dancers with wide sleeves and fluttering skirts poured out from behind the stage, and arrived at the center of the banquet like a willow in the wind, and then divided into three groups: front, middle and back. part, dancing to the music.

This dance is very good.

But since time travel, I have seen more dances than in previous lives, and I am really tired of aesthetics.

If it was midsummer, Sun Shaozong might take a closer look.

as for now

It's better to fill your stomach first.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong didn't care what other people said, he picked up the affordable food first and devoured it.

Of course, after all, this was on the emperor's birthday banquet, so eating was much more restrained than at home.

But right here.

A shoulder chair carried by two people suddenly came out from behind the stage, and the person sitting cross-legged on it was a little boy!

Chapter 778 Above the Birthday Banquet [Part [-]]

[Two thousand words and three changes, changed to three thousand words and two changes—it will be done before two o'clock. 】

The top shoulders moved forward slowly, and wherever it went, it was like cutting through waves, and the dancers in front of them bowed and retreated.

But the child's identity was ten times faster than Jianyu's, spreading to every corner of the birthday party like a plague.

Grandson of the emperor!

Prince's 'son'!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the hustle and bustle of pushing and changing glasses at the banquet was replaced by deathly silence.

Even the sound of dancing and music around seemed to be shielded from the square.

Among the civil and military honorable persons present, although it is inevitable that there will be a few who make up their numbers, most of them can be called official elites.

When they saw the three tables and chairs side by side in the middle, many people noticed that the emperor intended to promote Jia Yuanchun, or even depose the crown prince.

And in the blink of an eye, the emperor's grandson, who had been talked about in the streets for two full years but never showed his face, suddenly appeared at the birthday banquet with great fanfare.

If this is not the crown prince's counterattack, no fool would believe it!

So for a moment, hundreds of pairs of eyes stared straight at that small figure, but the emotions contained in them were different.

Among them, the one with the most special idea is naturally Sun Shaozong.

It was his idea to let the grandson appear on the stage at the birthday banquet, and just now through the abnormal behavior of the princess, he has already guessed that the grandson is going to appear on the stage.

Therefore, he naturally didn't have much horror in his heart. Instead, after staring at the grandson for a few times, he sighed leisurely:

It turns out that this child with a thick head and a thick head is the grandson of the emperor concocted by Lao Tzu!

Although the shoulders are moving forward slowly, there will always be an end to the distance of dozens of steps.

Seeing that the emperor was approaching, the two young eunuchs carefully removed it from their shoulders, and quickly knelt down on the left and right sides of the shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, I saw the little man, first turned around and lay on the shoulders, then twisted his figure and rubbed it down little by little. When his feet were firmly planted, he was not in a hurry to straighten up, Instead, he stretched out his hand and scratched something in that shoulder.

After a while, he finally straightened his back, but there was a fist-sized longevity peach in his hand.

Holding the birthday peach in his hands, the little man slowly turned his direction, first looked around in confusion, then spotted the emperor directly in front of him, and moved closer step by step.

The emperor was also watching him, watching him blankly.

But in the eyes of the emperor, there is probably not much kindness in it.

Therefore, the child was still a certain distance away from the royal case, so he stood timidly, shrugged his shoulders and raised his head, looking at the emperor with aggrieved eyes.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

At the birthday banquet of hundreds of people, the music was still melodious, and the dance steps never stopped, but all the guests during the banquet were like clay and wood sculptures, without making a sound.

Everyone's eyes were changing back and forth between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor's grandson, for fear of missing the slightest detail.

In all dynasties, the matter of seizing the heirloom has been the most dangerous court struggle, not to mention the winner and the loser, and there are countless innocent officials who have been implicated!

So even if you don't want to participate in the seizure of the heirloom, you can't help but hope to see some clues, so that you can use it to avoid disasters and avoid murder in the future.

It seems to have passed for a long time, and it seems to be just a short moment.

The grandson of the emperor, who was holding the birthday peach, finally took the initiative to break the stalemate - he avoided the emperor's gaze, and began to look back anxiously, as if he was expecting something.

And the figure he was looking forward to appeared at the right time.

Seeing a dignified and graceful figure flashing out from behind the stage, he hurried up.

Needless to say, this person is naturally the Crown Princess Sun.

But when she saw her approaching the emperor's grandson, she knelt down and said "Long live", then took the emperor's little hand, and said in a persuasive way: "My son, what did daddy teach you before? Let the emperor also listen to you." listen."

The warm words and graceful demeanor greatly relieved the panic of the emperor's grandson, so he tilted his head and scanned back and forth between the crown princess and Emperor Guangde several times, and suddenly said in a childish voice: " Emperor, Grandpa, Longevity."

As soon as the words fell, he threw himself into the arms of the princess, acting coquettishly.

Although this short sentence was divided into three paragraphs, and the words were still unclear, it was quite rare for a child who was less than two years old.

If it was at another birthday banquet, the grandson would congratulate him so much. I guess the guests would have already shouted "Hello" and made countless flattery.

however……

At this time, the birthday banquet was still deathly silent.

People are still waiting for the emperor's attitude, even Sun Shaozong, the instigator, dare not take the lead indiscriminately at this time.

Time seemed to freeze again, and this time because of the presence of the Crown Princess, the atmosphere seemed more dignified than before.

No one but the Emperor himself could break this second stalemate.

However, looking at the small figure, the emperor seemed to be lost in thought. He didn't see the slightest reaction for a long time, and he didn't intend to break the deadlock actively.

The dignified atmosphere gradually slipped into embarrassment.

If the stalemate continues like this, the emperor's grandson's first appearance may turn into an absurd farce.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

At this moment, a voice finally broke the silence.

Along with the voice, a middle-aged woman dressed in a phoenix crown and Xiapei, surrounded by several noble ladies, appeared on the stage.