The True Winner of the Red Chamber

In two days it will be New Year's Eve, and the whole family of Zhen's family will get together to celebrate the new year.

Zhen Yingjia looked at Zhen's mother who was sitting on top of her hand, with a relaxed look on her face, and she couldn't help nodding and smiling at him, knowing that she had already admitted in her heart that this son was responsible, and she completely let go of the burden on her heart.

The same is true for Zhiyin. The unhappiness caused by the murder of the princess in the early days has completely disappeared because of the arrival of her younger siblings and the food and drink problems of the Zhen family. She looked at the fireworks outside the window, revealing her Smile at this age.

Not to mention the younger ones, who should have been heartless at first, but now they are even more entangled with Zhiyin, discussing which street to go to watch the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Zhen Yingjia looked at the gift list sent by the Jia family and the Wang family, which was [-]% less than in previous years. This was because the Fourth Prince was unable to win over and was tricked by him again. Did he finally find out that the families are not from the same way?

Zhen Yingjia smiled, it seemed that apart from Kang He, there was nothing to worry about.

On the third day of the first lunar month, at the invitation of the emperor, Zhen Yingjia went to the palace to attend the grand banquet of the Qianqing Palace.

In Zhen Yingjia's eyes, although the emperor's position is noble, but...it is indeed unbearable for ordinary people, besides, from time to time, there will be someone who has power, or has an excellent reputation, which makes the emperor's teeth itch with hatred, but he can't move. The courtier jumped out to block him.

In addition to this, the emperor's work and rest are also unbearable.

Of course, the morning court in this dynasty is once every three days, starting at the hour of Chen in the morning. For the emperor who lives in the palace, at least he can sleep until dawn and then get up, which is not bad.

But this dry Qing palace banquet is not so comfortable.

Every year from the first day to the third day of the first lunar month, the courtiers can only go to the three-day banquet, and the emperor has to accompany him for three days, which is really hard.

Moreover, it was the main hall that was used to go to court on weekdays. It was tall and majestic...in other words, the eaves were built extremely high, and it was extremely cool in summer. As for winter...it was a place where no number of braziers could be used to warm it up.

While thinking, Zhen Yingjia followed the little eunuch to his place.

As soon as he sat down, someone next to him greeted him.

"Lord Zhen." The man smiled...complicatedly, seemed a little gloating and a little proud?

Zhen Yingjia was very strange, smiled and asked: "You are?"

The expression on the man's face froze, he relieved himself and said: "Oh, you are a nobleman who forgets a lot, and Meng Wushang, the supervisor of the Imperial Academy."

Zhen Yingjia said: "Disrespect, disrespect." But he thought in his heart: Guozijian Jiancheng?It seems that he is an official of the eighth grade, which is equivalent to the current school dean. Basically, except when the school starts, you can't see him if you don't commit crimes.

Firstly, Zhen Yingjia was a transfer student, and secondly, he hadn't studied in Guozijian for several months, so he should not have known him.

After saying hello, Zhen Yingjia originally wanted to sit upright, but Meng Wujing next to him didn't want to let him go.

"If I hadn't been in the Guozijian, I would not be able to participate in this grand banquet of the Qianqing Palace." Meng Wujiu sighed, and then looked at Zhen Yingjia, "Why did you come on the third day? I missed you It should be on the first day, and you didn’t dare to admit it when you saw it just now, and you always feel that you have misread it.”

Now Zhen Yingjia understood why he was gloating. Meng Wujiu was just laughing at the fact that the emperor was so partial to him and actually arranged him for the big banquet on the last day.

Zhen Yingjia smiled, glanced at him, and whispered in his ear: "This is where the Holy One is sympathetic."

Seeing that he had attracted all his attention, Zhen Yingjia straightened her body and said, "Think about it, do you have to watch the New Year's Eve?"

Meng Wujiu nodded, "Naturally."

"Did you sleep at dawn?"

Meng Wujiu nodded again.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, "If you come here on the first day of the junior high school, you won't be able to sleep for an hour, and it will hurt your health. Your Majesty is so considerate, don't you realize the deep meaning behind it?"

Meng Wujiu was stunned, he really hadn't thought about this direction.

All the people are desperately fighting for the quota on the first day of the new year, saying that the earlier the person who goes, the more favored by the emperor, besides...Meng Wujiu recalled carefully, it is true that many important officials of the court went to the first day of the new year ,But……

He looked at Zhen Yingjia's smile, so confident, Meng Wujiu was a little less sure.

Zhen Yingjia saw that he kept looking up at him, and she was at a loss again, she hesitated to say something, she thought it would be fine if she didn't want to talk to him, and it happened that he was thinking about something.

As for the emperor's intentions, it is true that he is sympathetic to Zhen Yingjia, but Meng Wujiu is hard to say.

Not long after, the emperor came in, followed by the princes and grandchildren, and the banquet officially began.

Prince Yizhong didn't come, but Kang He, who was on the cusp of the storm, appeared. Not only Zhen Yingjia, but many ministers realized this.

Zhen Yingjia felt that the emperor had discovered the trick of the two people in Prince Yizhong's mansion, so he could finally drink with peace of mind.

A banquet is nothing more than eating, drinking, and singing and dancing.

After drinking for three rounds, the emperor stood up and said with a smile, "I've been tired for days and I can't hold it any longer. You should drink well. I'll leave these princes and grandchildren to come down to toast you." The emperor laughed, while eunuchs Come up to help him, "I'm gone, you can also let go and drink!"

When the emperor left, the atmosphere really relaxed a lot.

It's just that Zhen Yingjia saw the eunuchs in the hall, although they were standing in a hidden place, hiding under the light, but wasn't this the emperor's eyes and ears?

Observe which officials the prince interacts with, and are familiar with those officials?

Zhen Yingjia can think of this, can't these officials think of it?

It's just that if the boundary is stretched at this time, it will become more suspicious.

Zhen Yingjia took the wine glass and walked straight towards Kang He. The other princes and grandchildren were surrounded by people, but there was no one around Kang He.

Seeing him coming, Kang He raised his wine glass and smiled at him, whispering, "It's you."

Zhen Yingjia shook her head and said, "I'm just a new imperial examination candidate, and I haven't even gotten into the ranks of low-ranking officials, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

"That's not necessarily true." Kang He smiled, pointed around Zhen Yingjia and said, "Look at my uncles and brothers, which one didn't look at you?"

The two talked while walking, and found a place where there was no one, and the topic changed immediately.

Zhen Yingjia talked about the last time he went to the palace to meet Prince Yizhong, and emphasized that all the things were done by Kang Quan.

Kang He shook his head when he heard his retelling, and said, "In the end, it's still Prince Yizhong's indulgence, why did he..." Kang He squeezed the glass hard, and the wine spilled out.

Zhen Yingjia reached out to take his cup, Kang He took a few breaths, and said calmly, "Although our father and son have reached this point, but...sometimes I still feel sad when I think about it."

"you should not--"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Kang He, "I don't care anymore. All these years, his father seems to be nothing, and I am not as good as he is."

"It's just reciprocity." Kang He sneered, and said: "A few days ago, it was rumored that the emperor's grandfather wanted to make me the emperor's grandson, but I knelt for two hours and begged him to go to Daxiangguo Temple to be ordained as a monk. It can be regarded as barely dispelling the suspicion of the imperial grandfather."

This is really a dangerous strategy to win, maybe it is really a monk to become a monk.It's just... Zhen Yingjia looked at the two eunuchs not far away, and felt that the emperor's suspicion was not so easy to dispel.

Following his line of sight, Kang He also saw the two eunuchs, and he said, "It's not just me, look at the people who came today, even my uncles are staring at them."

Zhen Yingjia laughed while watching, "Your fourth uncle is very laid back."

"It's still thanks to you." Kang He poured Zhen Yingjia a glass of wine, "He quit the team fighting for the big position without any effort."

Zhen Yingjia accepted Kang He's toast with a smile, and said, "Why don't you see Prince Yizhong?" He remembered seeing Prince Yizhong drunk last time, frowned and said, "He won't get drunk again on this occasion. Alright."

Kang He shook his head, his face darkened, and said: "Ms. Zhao is dead, he... is so sad that he can't get out of bed."

Zhen Yingjia was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't help blurting out, "Is it the queen?" After she finished speaking, she was a little annoyed, because it was still influenced by Kang Quan.

"I don't know." Kang He shook his head, "If it's the imperial grandmother, why don't you move your hands earlier."

Zhen Yingjia knew that he didn't need to respond to this sentence, so she was silent for a moment, and Kang said, "Let's take a closer look."

In the center of the hall, the ministers gathered in groups of twos and threes, toasting the princes around them.

"Fourth Uncle went down, I didn't expect Fifth Uncle to come up again." Kang He had a calm expression on his face. If he hadn't heard their conversation, he would never have guessed that they were talking about this.

Zhen Yingjia poked in along the homepage of the fourth prince, and saw the profile picture of the fifth prince in the column of common followers, subconsciously asked: "Is the fifth prince related to him?"

Kang He glanced at him in surprise, and said, "Have you seen the clue? They were not far or close at first, but they formed an alliance long ago. Now the fourth uncle has fallen, and the power in his hand has been taken over by the fifth uncle." .”

"There are five more people." After a while, Zhen Yingjia said suddenly.

Kang He was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "That's right, it's Uncle Qi. Although he is young, he spends his days around the emperor's grandfather doing his filial piety. Anyone can see why."

After finishing speaking, he frowned, "Second Uncle doesn't quite look like that, he has been cold and alone all these years... I always wonder if he has military power in his hands, should I contact—"

Zhen Yingjia didn't hear what was said later.

Because he subconsciously poked into the second prince's homepage, he was stunned when he saw a row of mutual followers on the right, the second prince and him both followed one person——

Kangquan!

Zhen Yingjia has poked into Kangquan's homepage, and there is still the second prince among the common followers!

What does this prove?

Kang Quan has contacts with the second prince in private!

Zhen Yingjia subconsciously grabbed Kang He's arm and held it firmly.

"Kang Quan! Kang Quan has a very close personal relationship with the Second Prince!"

"what!"