Chapter 775: Birthday Banquet (Part 2)
About a quarter of an hour later.
Sun Shaozong frowned again and returned to his original position.
Jia Yucun really caused him a big trouble!
Speaking of which, Sun Shaozong had heard of this matter a long time ago - it was related to Shi Daizi who had gone to the Dali Temple to appeal for justice.
But some time ago, Jia Yucun was entrusted by Jia She, the eldest master of Rongguo Mansion, to bring this stupid stone back to the prison and give him a good "training".
Originally, this was not a big deal. After all, Shi Daizi was just a powerless and impoverished man with nothing at home. Even if he was born with a stubborn spirit, could he really break down the south wall of the prison?
But who would have thought that just as the Shuntian Prefecture's bailiffs were about to take action against Shi Daizi, someone suddenly intervened.
If he was just an ordinary person, it would be fine, but this man has a very important background. He is the younger brother of Queen Zhao and the legitimate uncle of the emperor!
Back then, when Jiang Yuhan set up a stage to perform a play near the Prison God Temple, Jia Lian, the fake uncle of the emperor, had a confrontation with this uncle of the emperor, Zhao. As a result, the brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng were forced to go to the emperor's house together to apologize, and the matter was finally settled after much persuasion.
However, this time, the situation has changed again.
Although Uncle Zhao was still domineering, Jia She refused to bow his head.
On the one hand, it was because Jia Yuanchun was pregnant, and the Rongguo Mansion's status rose accordingly . Jia She felt that his status was very different, so naturally he was unwilling to bow to an uncle who was destined to be eliminated.
On the other hand, Uncle Zhao kept saying that he wanted to seek justice for Shi Daizi, but it didn't seem like he could come to an agreement.
So the two sides came to a stalemate.
Jia She is a tough guy, and Zhao Guojiu is also a stubborn person. They are competing with each other and neither of them is willing to give in. Instead, Jia Yucun is caught in the middle and is very anxious.
The first person that Shi Daizi wanted to sue was naturally the cunning and treacherous Jia She; but the second person he wanted to sue was Jia Yucun, the accomplice.
Both sides are royal relatives. If the matter really comes to the emperor, Jia She may not be spared, but Jia Yucun will definitely be in trouble - regardless of whether he was instructed by someone or not, the charge of abusing his power is set in stone.
Therefore, in the past few days, Jia Yucun has tried every means to make peace between the two sides.
But this matter, after all, involves a dispute over the imperial succession - although Jia Yuanchun's child has not been born yet, the Taoists have collectively concluded that she is most likely pregnant with a son - who would be willing to back down at this moment?
In the end, not only did Jia Yucun fail to achieve his goal, but his repeated persuasion angered Jia She, who ordered him to settle the matter with Uncle Zhao as soon as possible, otherwise he would not recognize him as his "uncle".
But Jia Yucun couldn't even deal with him, so how could he deal with Uncle Zhao?
What's more, Uncle Zhao occupies the dual high grounds of morality and law.
Just when Jia Yucun was at a loss, he suddenly saw Sun Shaozong in the team, and a plan immediately came to his mind.
Although Sun Shaozong did not have a close relationship with Uncle Zhao, he was the prince's confidant - Uncle Zhao did not give face to others, so could he not care about the prince's face?
So Jia Yucun went to Sun Shaozong for help.
However, this matter was not so easy for Sun Shaozong to handle.
After all, the prince's fear and hatred of the Rongguo Mansion is probably even greater than that of the Niu family, which has already been destroyed. Isn't it just a pipe dream to want him to come forward to clean up Jia She's mess?
But...
But he couldn't just reject Jia Yucun directly. After all, Sun Shaozong didn't want Jia Yucun to hate him - this guy was a complete villain, and an extremely smart one at that. If he really had his eyes on him, he would probably have to sleep with one eye open in the middle of the night.
Um……
Let's first see what effect the prince's appearance has. If it's okay, maybe I can go with the flow.
If the prince fails in his appearance or incurs the emperor's wrath, then there is no hope for this matter, needless to say.
By then, I should be able to use this excuse to fool Jia Yucun.
…
However, after Sun Shaozong made up his mind, he waited for about half an hour before he saw two of the three gates opened - this was already a great honor, after all, under normal circumstances, civil and military officials could only enter and exit through the side doors on both sides.
However, with the sound of the ox horn, the officials who had received instructions in advance immediately divided into two rows on the left and right, and entered one after another, led by the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Rites respectively.
Speaking of which, this was the first time that Sun Shaozong entered the imperial palace through the Meridian Gate since he traveled through time - before, he either went through the Xuanwu Gate or the Xihua Gate.
So he was a little curious, and looked around as he moved forward with the team.
After crossing the Jinshui Bridge and passing through the Zhaode Gate, you will see clusters of flowers already arranged on the platform in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Opposite the main entrance to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there was a stage about two meters high. At this moment, the stage and the audience were bustling with people dressed in red and green, making it a lively scene.
These are all actors kept in the palace, so their level is naturally impeccable.
But they are not the protagonists today.
In the stone fences on both sides of the Hall of Supreme Harmony stood many palace maids and eunuchs, all dressed in brocade and colorful ribbons, obviously they were also going to participate in the performance.
If they were just palace maids or eunuchs, they naturally couldn't be the protagonists - besides, if they were just people of lowly status, there was no need to deliberately distinguish them from the actors.
Therefore, when he saw this scene, Sun Shaozong guessed that the concubines in the palace must be among them.
Sure enough, when he got a little closer, he saw a familiar face - Rong Fei, who was waiting for her pregnancy in Jingren Palace with Jia Yuanchun.
In fact, in addition to Concubine Rong, Sun Shaozong had also seen several other concubines when he entered and left the palace, but there were so many people that it was difficult to distinguish them.
The only difference was that although Concubine Rong was petite, she had a pair of "weapons" that were as dazzling as searchlights from a distance, making it hard not to notice her.
Sun Shaozong saluted silently, and couldn't help but guess what Rong Fei was feeling at the moment.
Especially when he saw the three tables placed in a triangular shape in front of the sixteen screens in the middle, Sun Shaozong felt that this woman was even more pathetic and pitiful.
Originally, they were both waiting for pregnancy in Jingren Palace. Although one had a higher status than the other, there was no difference in their treatment.
But now, she is waiting on both sides to entertain people with her beauty, while Jia Yuanchun has almost obtained a status equivalent to that of the queen.
Even an extra-large weapon cannot withstand the weapon of the uterus!
Seeing that they were about to sit down to eat, Sun Shaozong was just about to take his eyes off Concubine Rong, but he suddenly saw another familiar face - the Crown Princess!
The Crown Princess also wants to participate in the performance?
Although wearing colorful clothes to entertain parents is a tradition since ancient times, at this sensitive moment, letting the Crown Princess show up in public...
Could it be that the emperor has already made up his mind to revoke the title of crown prince? !
