On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 83 The Prince holds a banquet

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 83 The Prince holds a banquet

When Cui Che received Yang Yong's invitation, his first reaction was to reject it because he was afraid that Yang Guang would misunderstand it.

But after thinking about it carefully, I still took it, not only for myself but also for Yang Guang.

During the period when he was out of town and bound to the state, Yang Guang frequently showed his kindness to Yang Yong in order to paralyze his brother and trick him into letting down his guard. As Yang Guang's confidant, Cui Che refused to stay thousands of miles away, which aroused suspicion.

Besides, offending the crown prince would not be good for Cui Che's career.

And Yang Jian only gave him a hint, and it was not certain. He might turn his back on him at any time. At this critical moment, Cui Che didn't want to provoke Yang Yong to do something bad.

He is destined to be the son-in-law of the Yang family!

On August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Cui Che took the gifts he had picked out, and the coachman in the mansion drove the carriage to the East Palace for the banquet.

The carriage stopped not far from the palace gate. Cui Che got out of the carriage and was about to enter the palace when he heard someone calling from behind:

"Zicheng!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Cui Che turned his head in surprise and saw his former classmate and friend Dou Wei, but there was a woman beside him, the second sister of Princess Jin and Dou Wei's wife.

Dou Wei got married last year. Cui Che, Yang Xuangan, and Pei Xiu were all in Bingzhou and couldn't come back in time to congratulate her. Today was also the first time Cui Che saw his wife.

Cui Che saluted the two of them and said:

"Wen Wei, Mrs. Sister-in-law."

"This is Cui Che and Cui Zicheng, who was my roommate and close friend when I was studying. Now I am working in Daoxingtai, Hebei Province, assisting your sister-in-law, His Royal Highness the King of Jin."

After Dou Wei introduced his wife, he turned to Cui Che and pretended to blame him:

"Well, you Cui Zicheng, you didn't come to look for me when you returned to Chang'an!"

Cui Che repeatedly confessed. He returned to Chang'an on the 13th. He drank late at night at the palace banquet that day before returning home. Yesterday, he had to visit Cui Xuanyou, Cui Hongdu and other clan elders, as well as his mentor Xu Wenyuan outside the city. How could he have time again?

Go visit friends.

However, Dou Wei also knew that he had not returned for a long time and was busy with work, so he did not really blame him. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and then revealed the matter.

Madam Dou Xiao on the side saw Cui Che coming alone and asked curiously:

"Could it be that the husband of the Cui family is not married yet?"

Although Cui Che is young, only thirteen, his height is the same as that of a sixteen or seventeen year old. It is not surprising that Dou Xiao has such doubts. After all, in this era, men from noble families get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, which is considered a late marriage.

"The marriage was decided by my grandmother at home, and Che never interfered."

Dou Wei saw through it but did not tell him what his grandmother was suggesting. When Cui Che was less than seven years old, he followed Yang Xuangan to go to his cousin Dou Yi's house to apply for election. Why did he ask his grandmother who was far away in Hebei?

Thinking of this, Dou Wei felt sad again. Dou Yi passed away at the beginning of the year at the age of sixty-four.

Dou Wei and Cui Che entered the palace hand in hand. On the way to the East Palace, they mentioned Dou Yi's death.

Cui Che sighed with emotion. When he was young, he loved to be pushy. Fortunately, Dou Yi and Dou Wei gave him some advice, so he put away his sharp edge and concentrated on studying under Xu Wenyuan's family. Only then did he have the ability to serve as Yang Jian's shogunate chronicler and join the army.

When Dou Yi chose a husband for his daughter, he set the threshold for becoming a prince, which made Cui Che resentful.

Now that I heard the news of his death, I had mixed feelings for a while. The daughter of the Dou family lost her father, but I couldn't comfort her properly. I always felt ashamed of Emperor Wu of Zhou Yuwen Yong.

When he burned the paper for Yu Wenyong, he promised to take good care of his niece on his behalf, and Yu Wenyong also tacitly agreed.

After entering the East Palace, Cui Che separated from Dou Wei and his wife, and each went to say hello to familiar people. There were many familiar faces here, such as Li Chong, the Cui family, and former shogunate colleagues including Gao Jiong.

Yang Yong held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and Gao Jun, his father-in-law, naturally had to attend.

At today's banquet, Yang Yong brought three women to meet his guests, one of whom was naturally the Crown Princess Yuanshi, the second was Gao Liangdi, the daughter of Gao Jiong, and the third was Yun Zhaoxun, the biological mother of the eldest son Yang Yan.

Gao Liangdi was able to attend, naturally because of her father Gao Jiong, just to win over Gao Jiong. Gao Liangdi was quite favored by Yang Yong, but among the women in the East Palace, the one who could rival the crown prince was Yun Zhaoxun.

Yun Zhaoxun and Yang Yong got acquainted among the people, got married and got pregnant. They got on the bus first, then paid for the ticket, and gave birth to Yang Yong's eldest son, Yang Yan.

But this eldest grandson was not favored by Yang Jian and his wife. Needless to say, Dugu Jialuo was a person who valued bloodline the most. How could a concubine who had been conceived in a wild union give birth to a child?

Even Yang Jian sighed with emotion when he saw his eldest grandson for the first time:

"This is the emperor's grandson, why can't he be born in a land?"

I also regret that this eldest grandson is not the son of the crown prince.

This is why Yang Yong clearly has an heir and is still working hard to create humans.

Cui Che said hello to the acquaintances and bowed to the prince, then he was led to his seat by the servants in the East Palace and sat down.

Of course, Yang Yong would not go out of his way to win over Cui Che. Inviting him to the East Palace was already showing his goodwill, and Cui Che's official position was not worthy of the condescension of Prince Yu of the Sui Dynasty.

Cui Che was sitting on his seat drinking wine while secretly looking at the livid face of Crown Princess Yuan Shi.

Who would want two concubines to share the glory of being a head wife?

As far as Cui Che knew, Yuan was so angry that he had a heart attack in the end. To be honest, no woman could bear to meet a husband who spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife.

But if you ask yourself, in Cui Che's opinion, Yun Zhaoxun is far more beautiful than the princess. It's no wonder that Yang Yong couldn't control himself and had a wild affair with her.

But Yun Zhaoxun had a father who was holding him back.

Cui Che turned his attention to Yun Dingxing, who was dressed in fine clothes and chatting with others.

Yun Dingxing was originally an official in the Northern Qi Dynasty. After the fall of Qi, he moved to Chang'an. His daughter was canonized as Zhaoxun, and he became prosperous. He often went to the East Palace and presented Yang Yong with strange clothes and precious jade articles. He also tempted Yang Yong to neglect government affairs and indulge in music.

It just so happens that Yang Jian and his wife advocate frugality and hate luxury. Yun Dingxing's behavior is not a good thing in their eyes.

However, the pig teammates next to Yang Yong are the great assists of his camp. Cui Che looked at Yun Dingxing and thought he was very cute.

Of course, if this person is his father-in-law, Brother Che must get rid of him.

After all, after Yang Yong died, Yun Dingxing turned to Yang Guang and treated Yang Yong's sons and his own grandchildren decisively and cruelly:

'For these useless, homeless dogs, I advise the emperor to kill them.'

At this banquet, Yang Yong was busy communicating with Gao Jiong and other ministers, and did not pay much attention to Cui Che.

Cui Che was also happy to eat wine and meat. After eating too much, Cui Che felt something in his stomach, so he asked his slaves and got up to go to the toilet.

Following the slave's guidance, Cui Che passed by a garden and saw a woman in palace clothes sitting alone in the pavilion, holding her chin and looking at the bright moon in the sky.

Take a closer look at the woman. She is probably in her early twenties, with an oval face and beautiful eyebrows. She is looking at the moon in the sky intently, giving people a sense of elegance and tranquility.

Seeing her wearing a bun, Cui Che thought to herself:

‘Could this girl be Yang Yong’s concubine?’

(End of chapter)