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And at this moment, the third prince, Ji Rongchen, also noticed that the eldest brother on the opposite side also had Prince Xiangbei's son.

In fact, Ji Rongchen already knew that the two would be arranged to sit together, and he was also very curious about how the prince of Xiangbei would react when he saw that his elder brother was actually the current crown prince!

But what surprised him was that his elder brother and the prince of Xiangbei seemed to know their respective identities a long time ago. Although they were sitting together, they didn't look at each other, and their expressions were extremely indifferent. Ji Rongchen couldn't help feeling a little Get curious.

These days he wanted to ask about the son, but a few days ago, when he asked what progress the two had made since they met in the restaurant that day, his elder brother cut him off indifferently, saying that he was too idle, A lot of things were arranged, so Ji Rongchen didn't dare to ask any more questions.

But looking at the current situation, the relationship between the two seems to be a bit discordant, what is going on?Could it be that the fact that the eldest brother concealed his identity was exposed?

Ji Rongchen couldn't help but wondered, at this moment he suddenly found that the prince of Xiangbei was looking at him frequently, he was inevitably a little guilty, and had to show a bright smile.

When he saw this smile, Ji Lingfeng became a little puzzled. At first, he didn't think much about it. After all, his third brother is outstanding. What about a smile?

Could it be,

The third younger brother has taken a fancy to the prince of Xiangbei!

Thinking of this possibility, Ji Lingfeng couldn't help but feel his heart thump. The identity of the prince of Xiangbei is like a hot potato, and the father and emperor can't easily touch it, let alone give a marriage at will. As for the marriage involving the prince, it is even more difficult!

Ji Lingfeng laughed when he thought of this, but he didn't expect that the third brother's goal was even more difficult than his!

At this time, Chi Yuan couldn't help but feel strange, because just now when he took a look, he found that the third prince seemed to have a face similar to that of his friend. Although the outline was not as deep and handsome as his, but between the eyebrows and eyes There is indeed a sense of déjà vu.

But how is this possible?

Not to mention that the possibility of two people being similar is very low, and the third prince is the son of the current emperor, and it is even less likely that he has any relationship with his good friend.

Just when Chi Yuan was thinking silently, he saw the third prince suddenly showing him a bright smile. Only then did Chi Yuan realize that his behavior was indeed a little conspicuous. He smiled and looked away.

As the sound of gold, stone, silk and bamboo is played again, it means that the birthday banquet is about to begin.

Although this birthday banquet is grand, the process is not too complicated. The music played at this time is also very soft and gentle. Ears can be heard.

And first of all, the first process of the banquet is to give the imperial tea. The princes and ministers will go to the emperor's seat in person to wait for the imperial tea to be given, and then say some birthday wishes, and then drink it up.

Of course, not everyone has this "honor". Only princes and ministers of the first rank will be recruited by the emperor himself.

However, if you count it down like this, there are as many as 40 to [-] people.

However, given the cumbersome etiquette of Chinese banquets, this beginning is not too long.

But the key point is that when Chi Yuan and others are under the imperial court, he can't just say a few words of congratulations to perfunctory the past.

At this time, the female officer proclaimed the salute, and the banquet officially began.

The first person to come forward to celebrate his birthday was naturally the crown prince. After noticing the movement of the person beside him, Chi Yuan couldn't help turning his head to look. At this time, the other party had already stood up, so Chi Yuan only saw his tall and slender lower body .

He didn't bow his head, but gently smoothed the folds of his sleeves with his hands slowly, and at the same time lifted his robe

Hem, then took a step.

However, at this moment, Chi Yuan suddenly saw that the prince Jifu's waist embroidered with red bat patterns was not only a leather belt decorated with beautiful jade, but also a jade ring that he felt very familiar with. .

This piece of jade was shaped like a half moon, with hollow carvings in the middle. Although it was only a short glance, Chi Yuan recognized it.

That piece of jade was clearly what he gave to his friend a month ago!

Besides, the glyphs on it are so special, it's impossible for Chi Yuan to admit his mistake!

At this time, Chi Yuan thought about it for a while, connected all the previous scenes together, and finally understood a lot of things. Where did he make friends with was the third prince on the opposite side, and it was clearly the prince next to him!It's no wonder why I recognized the wrong person at the first meeting. It is very likely that the third prince and the prince were both there at the time, but why did only the prince come forward to talk to him?

Could it be that the crown prince recognized him a long time ago!

Thinking of this possibility, Chi Yuan suddenly felt a chill all over his back. If this is the case, then he is equivalent to being played in the hands of others without knowing it.

Although Chi Yuan didn't want to believe this possibility, his rationality told him that it was probably the case, because the unavoidable smile that the third prince gave him just now could explain many things.

So is this friendship really just a coincidence?

I approached him with the purpose of wooing the prince, and he knew his identity a long time ago, so he went along with it...

Chi Yuan's heart was a little complicated. Although he thought of His Royal Highness, he still didn't feel that the other party's sincere performance was not a disguise, and the two people's togetherness these few times was not entirely just a false friendship. However, the inference just now It was he who connected all the clues together and analyzed them, but it was precisely because of his dialectical thinking that he knew how true this reasoning was.

At this time, Chi Yuan has neither the loss of hindsight nor the shame of being inferior to others. He just feels that this month is not completely meaningless. At least every time the two meet each other is very pleasant, and there is no need to try to get rid of it. memories.

In fact, Chi Yuan didn't care much about the truth. After all, he was mentally prepared just now, but he didn't expect such a dramatic thing to happen.

At this moment, I only heard the calm and powerful voice of the young prince from above the hall: "My son hereby wishes my father the emperor's holy body to be healthy and prosperous for the country."

This sentence was brief, but when the other party's familiar voice came, Chi Yuan's heart sank, yes, he was indeed his friend.

Ji Shengfang was not surprised after hearing this simple congratulatory speech. He naturally knew his eldest son very well, but he heard the report from his subordinates that the eldest son's temperament has changed a little this month.

Thinking of this, his eyes swept across the eyebrows of the eldest son. He was familiar with that cold and indifferent expression. Even the smile he showed when celebrating his birthday could not conceal that feeling, but his eyes now are more beautiful than before. Much sharper.

Ji Shengfang frowned slightly, then averted his gaze, and casually asked the female officer to give the imperial tea, and he didn't want to say anything else.

Next, is what he really cares about.

That's about Prince Xiangbei!

The king of Xiangbei has always been Ji Shengfang's big worry, and the vast and empty northern land is also the fiefdom he has always wanted to take back.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to do this.

Because the achievements of King Xiangbei's ancestors are too conspicuous, he is not only the only person who can be crowned king by Emperor Tai and Zu, but also granted him 20 military power.

And because the border of Xiangbei is close to the barbarian land in the north, nomads often plunder the nearby towns, so it is difficult to take back this military power.

What makes Ji Shengfang even more worried is that the current king of Xiangbei is quite ambitious and has a very tough wrist. If he is really rebellious, it will be a great threat to his dynasty.

So Ji Shengfang took advantage of this birthday celebration

In name, let the son of King Xiangbei enter the capital. In fact, this is also a temptation. If King Xiangbei is unwilling, or if something goes wrong, then he has a legitimate reason to confiscate King Xiangbei's throne and military power together.

But I didn't expect that King Xiangbei would be so forthright this time, and directly handed over his son, which made Ji Shengfang even more worried.

After all, according to the information he collected, King Xiangbei attached great importance to this talented son. How could he let him go to the capital so smoothly?

Naturally, Ji Shengfang wanted to inquire carefully. Of course, another reason was that he happened to know something these days.

Seeing that the prince did not return to his seat immediately after receiving the imperial tea, he held it in his hand and stood aside.

At this moment, Chi Yuan understood that although this was the tea bestowed by the emperor, it could not be drunk directly, and he had to wait for the emperor to drink the tea before drinking it up.

But obviously, the emperor didn't want to drink tea so many times, so he didn't leave, so His Royal Highness had to stand until the emperor took his first sip of tea.

Thinking about it this way, Chi Yuan felt that the prince was not so easy to do. After all, although he was above ten thousand people, he was still under one person.

What's more, in ancient times, monarchs and ministers came first, followed by father and son. Even if he was the son of an emperor, he still had to regard his father as the emperor first. As for things like family affection, they were not worth mentioning in front of power. Wasn't the original owner of this body best proof?

But now is not the time to think about this, Chi Yuan knows very well that he will be the next female official to call.

He should think about how to deal with the emperor, and because he relied too much on the plot in the book before, the plan went wrong, resulting in this erroneous result.

Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be uniform, and there will be other changes when the emperor's inquiry is made.

But even knowing this, Chi Yuan would inevitably think of the situation where he would step forward and look at each other with the prince, and he didn't know how the other party would react.

Is it the surprise that will continue to be disguised?Or did he take off his false cloak to reveal his true thoughts?

These are all unknowns, but I don't know why thinking of the prince by his side, Chi Yuan is not as nervous as he was at the beginning, because although the prince gave him the feeling that he was caught off guard by the truth, it was after all that he was here. A very small portion of reality that is touched in the world.

At this moment, the female officer's solemn and high-pitched voice sounded: "Yu Shuo, the son of Xuanxiang North Prince, stepped forward!"

Chi Yuan took a deep breath, stood up slowly, and walked towards the high seat in front of him step by step.