Royal Palace.

Huagai Hall.

After Zhu Di took his seat, Hu Fei also sat up again. However, as the civil and military officials arrived one after another, people came up to say hello. However, Hu Fei did not get up after that. He just sat where he was, politely

Return the gift.

Although it was a bit rude, it didn't matter. If he had to stand up for everyone who came up to say hello, he would probably be paralyzed from exhaustion in a short time.

Half of the people have arrived, and the food has not yet been served, but the wine has already been served.

The wine was Hong Binlou’s red wine, which was very popular. However, the banquet had not started yet. Although everyone present could no longer hold back, they could only endure it. You couldn’t get drunk before the banquet even started, right? And it wasn’t appropriate either.

rule.

What they didn't know was that all the food and drinks for this year's annual banquet were provided by Hong Binlou. This was Zhu Yuanzhang's special order two days ago. It was also because of this order that Hu Fei thought of asking the lonely old people in the capital city to go with them.

Thoughts on attending a banquet at Hongbinlou.

Although everyone looked at the salivating red wine and dared not move, Hu Fei, who was sitting at the end of the door, didn't care. He had already opened the red wine bottle, poured himself a glass, and was sipping it carefully.

Although the people around him saw it, no one dared to say anything. His reputation for being unruly was nothing new and everyone was used to it.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came again, and the consort Mei Yin slowly walked in from outside the palace with Princess Ning Guo.

Seeing the two men, all the civil and military officials present stood up to greet them again.

Hu Fei glanced at it but did not get up. He was too lazy to move.

But he really sympathized with those ministers. It seemed that arriving early was not a good thing. Who could bear it if he had to stand up to greet someone older than himself?

However, although she had no intention of welcoming him, Mei Yin took Princess Ning Guo and walked directly towards him after looking around.

Looking at the two people walking towards him, Hu Fei couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and had no choice but to stand up again.

After all, it was the consort and the princess who came here. If he still just sat there and returned the gift casually like before, someone might have complained to Zhu Yuanzhang secretly.

"Master Hu, long time no see."

Mei Yin walked closer, cupped her hands, and said politely.

"I've seen the prince-in-law, I've met the princess."

Hu Fei lazily raised his hand as a greeting, but he didn't look very enthusiastic.

Mei Yin didn't mind, but Princess Ning Guo frowned visibly, with a trace of dissatisfaction flashing in her eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Princess Ning Guo whispered to Mei Yin, turned around and walked directly inside. It was obvious that Hu Fei's neglect had made her dissatisfied.

"Sister, walk slowly."

Hu Fei curled his lips, cupped his hands towards Princess Ning Guo who was about to leave, and said loudly.

Upon hearing Hu Fei's words, Mei Yin was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly.

According to the relationship between Princess Anqing and Princess Ningguo, it is reasonable for Hu Fei to call Princess Ningguo sister, but it is a bit abrupt to call Princess Ningguo suddenly at this time.

Sure enough, after hearing Hu Fei's words, Princess Ning Guo suddenly stopped, turned around and glanced at Hu Fei in surprise, then hesitantly continued walking inside, but her expression was much calmer than before.

"I hope Mr. Hu won't mind what happened at Hong Bin Tower last time. Everything was done for Chang Shu and there was no ill intention."

Then, Mei Yin cupped her hands towards Hu Fei and said seriously, with apologetic eyes.

"What's the matter? I forgot about it a long time ago."

Hu Fei smiled, shook his head and said.

Although the last time Mei Yin went to Hong Bin Tower to test him on behalf of Queen Ma made him a little unhappy at the time, he still admired Mei Yin, so he felt relieved soon after.

"Master Hu has a broad mind, and Mei admires him."

When Mei Yin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he held his hands and said gratefully.

"The prince-in-law made a strong statement."

Hu Fei smiled and said.

"By the way, after Mr. Hu wrote that poem last time, he said that there was a riddle hidden in the poem. What is the answer? Can you tell Mei today?"

Mei Yin looked at Hu Fei and asked curiously.

These days, he has been thinking hard, but he still can't guess the answer to the mystery hidden in the poem. He remembers that Hu Fei said last time that if he couldn't guess it, he would tell him personally.

After hearing Mei Yin's words, Hu Fei couldn't help but smile bitterly. Unexpectedly, Mei Yin was still thinking about the answer to the poem.

"It's just a poem written casually, why should it be more serious?"

Hu Fei said with a helpless smile.

"Which of Hu Gongzi's poems is not shocking? Although the words and sentences are a bit rough, the meaning of the poem contains the irony of being arrogant and arrogant. Mei has benefited a lot and feels ashamed. It's just a mystery.

But I still can't figure it out, so I asked Mr. Hu for advice."

Mei Yin looked at Hu Fei and said seriously, her eyes full of expectation.

"Well, it's actually very simple. The whole poem is actually describing a common thing in life."

"It's the needle."

Hu Fei smiled, stopped being pretentious, and said slowly.

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Mei Yin suddenly understood, but then she felt ashamed.

"Master Hu, you have learned a lesson."

Mei Yin smiled bitterly and bowed again, showing great respect.

He has understood the meaning of the answer. The so-called needle actually refers to the eye of a needle, which means that people are narrow-minded and judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. The poem is a pun, which not only derogates him for being arrogant, but also points out that he is smart and has a narrow-minded mind.

The eye of a needle is generally small.

"It's just a joke, Prince Consort, please don't mind it."

Hu Fei saw that Mei Yin had figured it out, so he cupped his hands and said.

"Master Hu hit the nail on the head with his words, which made Mei ashamed."

Mei Yin looked at Hu Fei and said with some emotion.

That day, in order to test Hu Fei, he deliberately made things difficult, and even threatened that if Hu Fei lost, he would tell the people in the capital that the Hongbinlou shop was a big bully, and Hu Fei actually argued with the customers over a waiter.

Thinking about it now, Xiaojiazi was indeed a little angry at that time.

"We don't know each other until we get to know each other. I hope that in the future I can often walk around with my consort and make friends. Talking about it, I have to call you my brother-in-law."

Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.

"It is Mei's honor to have a brother-in-law like Mr. Hu."

Mei Yin smiled and nodded.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and the awkward atmosphere gradually eased. In order to show his goodwill, Hu Fei personally sent Mei Yin to his seat.

Princess Ning Guo, who didn't know why, looked at Hu Fei and Mei Yin with a look of confusion on her face, but she didn't say much.

After sending Mei Yin off, Hu Fei smiled at Zhu Di, and then came to the front of Qin King Zhu Xi and Jin King Zhu Fan.

"Your Highnesses, I was very negligent just now. Please don't mind me."

Hu Fei smiled and bowed respectfully to the two of them.

Seeing Hu Fei suddenly approaching to strike up a conversation, the two of them were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, the expressions on their faces obviously softened a lot.

You must know that these two were the only people in the audience who were actively approached by Hu Fei to express his kindness, so they immediately felt something different in their hearts.

"Young Master Hu is overly worried. There is no need to be sloppy. You're being polite."

Zhu Xiang cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Yes, Mr. Hu, it's just that the two of us have been away from Beijing for a year. We haven't participated in such an occasion for a long time, so we are a little unaccustomed to it."

Zhu Fan also raised his hands and said.

"My two highnesses are in Xi'an and Taiyuan respectively. They are young and promising. I have long wanted to get acquainted with them. However, Xi'an and Taiyuan are far away from the capital. I have always suffered from no opportunity. I am deeply grateful that I can get to know your two highnesses today.

pleasure."

Hu Fei looked at the two of them and said seriously.

No matter how non-serious he says, his attitude must be serious. Although he hates these two people, as the second of the four vassal kings, it is inevitable that they will be useful in the future. Building a good relationship at this time is also to make it possible for them to be used in the future.

These two people were used by him.

Among the four vassal kings, Zhu Di is the most powerful, and Ning Wang Zhu Quan is still young. If he can win over Qin Wang and Jin Wang, it will be beneficial to his future plans.

Listening to Hu Fei's compliments, the smiles on the faces of Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan became more and more obvious, and the original unwillingness due to the close relationship between Zhu Di and Hu Fei also dissipated.

Zhu Di, who was sitting not far away, looked at Hu Fei who was chatting happily with his two younger brothers. He couldn't help but frowned secretly and fell into deep thought...
Chapter completed!