Chapter 551 Family Banquet
While thinking about it, a palace maid came in and reported: "Your Highness, the Empress sent a servant to invite you."
Zhu Biao nodded and asked, "Where is the arrangement?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, it is the Renhe Palace, and the Empress, the Crown Princess and the Princess have already arrived."
"Understood, after going back to mother, we will pass by in a while."
"No"
Zhu Biao got up and sorted out the memorial in front of him, told Liu An to send it to Zhongshu Province, and then walked towards the side hall. Halfway through the walk, he could vaguely hear Lao Zhu and Xu Da talking and laughing.
"Tiande, do you still remember that when we first took Yingtian, there were the Yuan army in the north, Zhang Shicheng in the east, Chen Youliang and Xu Shouhui in the west, Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding in the south, and there were enemies on all sides, but in the end, our brothers were wiped out. ,Hahaha!"
"It was difficult at that time, strong or weak and weak or weak did not have a big territory, but there were still wolves, tigers and leopards around, and it was risky to fight anyone, maybe someone else would take the opportunity to take the home, thanks to the big brother With good leadership, our brothers have the glory and wealth we have today."
Zhu Biao walked in and said with a smile: "Father, the emperor fought hard from Chuyang. Although it is the destiny to control the four directions, it is also because of Uncle Xu's strength. Uncle Xu is serious and ambitious. In spite of this, being loyal and humble, and good at maintaining his fame, he deserves to be the crown of founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty."
Before Xu Da got up and said a few words of humility, Old Zhu beside him said cheerfully: "Listen to what our prince said, but we have never heard him praise anyone so much."
Xu Da got up quickly, but was pulled by the shoulder by Lao Zhu, then looked at his son and asked, "It's ready over there."
"The banquet is arranged in Renhe Palace."
"Okay, I don't think it's fun to talk without wine, let's go there."
After saying that, the three of them walked out, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled Xu Da in front, Zhu Biao naturally fell behind by half a body, at first Xu Da was a little reluctant, after all, it was against etiquette to walk in front of the prince. But the emperor's hand was really tight, and it would be disrespectful to force him to break free, so he could only walk on like this.
The two were still talking along the way, and Zhu Biao echoed from time to time. After passing through the Qianqing Gate and turning left, he arrived at the Palace of Renhe, and there was an endless stream of court ladies and eunuchs waiting to greet him along the way.
I have to say that the palace may not have the beautiful and exquisite scenery of Jiangnan gardens, but as long as you have enough status, you can enjoy honor and inner satisfaction that cannot be given elsewhere.
Because everyone knows that as long as they can receive courtesy here, it will be the same everywhere in the world.
The three of them were flocked to the Renhe Palace. Empress Ma, Chang Luohua, Xie family and Li family all came out to greet them with smiles.
"The concubine (the minister's daughter) welcomes the holy driver..."
Except for Empress Ma who gave a little salute, everyone else was serious. Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Everyone is exempt from the ceremony. Today is a family banquet, and these red tapes are temporarily exempted."
Xu Da and Zhu Biao bowed to Empress Ma, and then Xu Da returned to the Crown Princess. Only the emperor in this world can say that he can do whatever he wants to a certain extent, and no one else can.
Empress Ma laughed and said: "Tiande is born with me. They used to be called sister-in-law, but now they are the same as others."
Xu Da scratched the back of his head unconsciously, bowed to accompany him with a smile, and said, "It's my brother's fault. I will apologize to you at the table later."
Zhu Yuanzhang noticed Xu Yihua on the side: "Yihua is also a big girl, and I can see that I have two little nephews."
Xu Yihua magnanimously praised how smart and cute the two little ones are, and Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Li naturally followed suit. For a moment, Zhu Biao doubted that his two cubs were really so good?
The bridal sedan chairs were carried by everyone. For Lao Zhu and Empress Ma, who had just been promoted to grandparents, they had no feeling of being praised for themselves, but it was very fresh and naturally happy for others to praise their grandchildren.
Xu Da also acted as if he couldn't wait to meet the two imperial grandchildren, and the happy old Zhu couldn't wait to show off his two fat grandsons. Back then, you, Xu Da, had sons earlier than us, and now you finally He was overtaken by us, and Xu Da was naturally happy to be overtaken by the superior.
So it hit it off and everyone happily entered the hall. Mrs. Xie didn't dare to look at the emperor, but followed Empress Ma closely. Her own mother-in-law was like this, and Mrs. Li shrank a little. This made Xu Yihua look more natural, which Empress Ma liked. Such a girl.
When entering the side hall, two children could be seen. Old Zhu Xuda walked in without stopping, while the rest of the people did not follow. They had just watched enough around the two children. As for Zhu Biao, he thought to himself, He was pinched by Xu Da back then, and now it's his son's turn. As a father, I really can't bear to see him.
In less than a moment, the founding emperor and prince of Ming Dynasty came out laughing amidst the howling of children, and Xu Da muttered: "It's not small, it's worthy of being a dragon..."
The banquet was divided into two seats, with a screen in the middle as a barrier, but Empress Ma had a few drinks here before going back. At that time, Xu Da had already drunk a pot of self-punishment, as an apology for saying something wrong just now.
Afterwards, Zhu Biao didn't know what was going on there. His father was probably also a glutton for drinking. In fact, drinking has lost a lot of fun because of his status. With no room to hide, Cup Cup went down.
The two of them were talking about the glorious years of the year through the strength of the wine, Zhu Biao was holding it by the side, the wine was drinking faster and faster, Zhu Biao's drinking capacity could not be compared with these two ruthless people who used wine as water Feeling a little too much, I took the initiative to bring the topic to my younger brothers.
When Lao Zhu was in high spirits, he ordered the three elder princes to be called. After a while, the three brothers arrived in a daze. When they arrived, Lao Zhu pointed at them and scolded them for being useless. Xu Da was looking for various advantages to help. They excused.
In the end, the three brothers naturally went to the wine table, and it is not easy for the dignified prince to kneel down and be scolded all the time. It will be easier for someone to share Zhu Biao. The second and third brothers dare not drink recently, for fear that their father will find an excuse to be there. It is a rare opportunity to practice for a while, which also shows the essence of the wine barrel.
As for the fourth child, he was a little absent-minded, and cast his eyes on the screen in the middle from time to time. He was engaged to Miss Xu's family very early, but the Xu family has always kept a distance from him, whether it is the father-in-law or the uncle. Talk to him less.
However, my fiancée often sends me trinkets embroidered by myself. Among other things, this kindness has already made Zhu Di very happy. What's more, compared to him, the inconspicuous fourth prince, Miss Xu's reputation is very high in the capital. But everyone has heard it.
When Zhu Biao saw others, he naturally saw them too. As soon as they exchanged eyes, they all burst into laughter. Zhu Di recovered from his shock and blushed. This in-laws will soon be married."
Xu Da is fine with everything else, but when it comes to his daughter, he feels a little bit reluctant and hastily toasted the emperor with a glass of wine: "No hurry, no rush, both of them are still young, we don't think it's too late to wait for a few years."
Naturally, the news from this side has also spread to the other side, and I can vaguely hear Empress Ma praising Zhu Di. Empress Ma is fair and just to her concubines, but she can't say that she is very close, but she treats all princes and princesses extremely kindly, big and small. matters will be concerned.
This was just a small episode, and no one mentioned it again after a while, but the drinks were never heard, and the dishes on the table were basically unchanged, except for the two dishes made by Empress Ma herself. It was Xu Da who ate it.
Towards the end, the three brothers had already got down on the ground. Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da hung their shoulders and talked with their heads lowered and shaking their heads. Only Zhu Biao, who was deliberately controlling, was still awake.
"Tiande, hiccup~, listen to us, it's not easy for us, the world has been defeated, and we have also become the emperor, but why do we feel that we are not as happy as when we were the commander in chief, so beat Zhang Shicheng Chen Youliang, it was really good at that time, don't you think..."
Xu Da didn't know whether to nod or shake his head, and he took a while to say: "Brother, we are not the emperor, I don't understand these things, but we feel that life is better, at least we don't need to lick blood with a knife to live, and we can afford wine and meat. The mother-in-law can also marry, how wonderful!"
(end of this chapter)