On this day, because of the royal family's wedding, Jiankang City was also very lively. After all, the person marrying his daughter was not a small family. Starting early in the morning, there were dragon and lion dance artists in the streets and alleys. People walked around the streets to announce this happy event.
Officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing basically received invitations, inviting them to come and have a wedding banquet.
This is the marriage between His Majesty's biological brother and General Zhao's young daughter. Anyone with a name in Jiankang City must give some face to these two families. Therefore, at this time, except for the ministers who are returning home during the New Year, there is no way to attend. In addition, the other ministers in Jiankang City, including princes, nobles, and generals, are basically going to attend this wedding.
Shen Yi is no exception.
Although his current level is only level six, he still received invitations, and there were two of them.
Faced with these two invitations, Shen Yi naturally went to Prince Yue's Mansion without hesitation.
After all, he just didn't know the young His Highness the King of Yue, and he only had enmity with the Zhao family. Comparing the two, he would definitely go to the family with a better relationship.
After all, the main venue of the wedding is the groom's house, the Anping Marquis Mansion. The banquet was only held because of the family's great business. If it were an ordinary family, they would probably just invite a few tables of relatives to take care of the matter.
As the evening approached, Shen Yi went out for a wedding banquet. Originally, he wanted to take his family with him, but Lu Ruoxi had to take care of his son at home and was unwilling to go out. Neither his father nor his father-in-law wanted to attend the wedding, so Shen Yi simply went alone.
Although Shen's residence occupies a small area, it is in a pretty good location. It is located in the North City of Jiankang, so it is not too far from the Yue Prince's Mansion, which is also in the North City. Shen Yi walked for a while and arrived near the Yue Prince's Mansion.
After arriving at the main entrance of Prince Yue's Mansion, Mr. Shen looked around and saw the courtyard wall of Prince Jin's Mansion across only one street.
The two palaces are located in the same building, very close to each other.
On such a happy day like today, the Yue Prince's Mansion is naturally overcrowded. At this moment, the door of the Yue Prince's Mansion is still crowded with people. Shen Yi finally walked to the door and handed over the invitation. The concierge at the door caught a glimpse of the words on Shen Yi's invitation. After receiving the official position, he glanced at Shen Yi first, and then muttered in a low voice: "Why is the sixth-grade official here too..."
But having said that, because there was an invitation, he still let Shen Yi in, pointed out the direction to Shen Yi casually, and said lazily: "Sir, you sit in the room in the outer courtyard, and you can take a seat yourself. "
To the local people, sixth-grade officials are like gods. But in a capital city like Jiankang, the most indispensable thing is officials, various yamen, and various official grades. , there are countless sixth-grade officials, not to mention too numerous to mention.
People have said that if you randomly arrest anyone in the antique alley of Dongshi Street, as long as they have jade around their waists, they will all be charged with corruption, and at most half of them will be unjust.
And the half who were wrongly accused...most of them are not officials.
Therefore, a sixth-grade official like Shen Yi was not conspicuous in Jiankang City.
If it weren't for Zhang Jian's relationship, if he knocked on the door of Prime Minister Zhang Jing to ask for an audience, he would probably be looked down upon by the Zhang family's concierge.
Shen Yi didn't feel angry about being underestimated by the concierge. He didn't originally want to go into the inner courtyard for a meal. He just took the invitation and it was unreasonable not to come. He could find a table in the outer courtyard to have a meal. , leaving right after eating is actually a good thing for him.
Therefore, Mr. Shen entered Prince Yue's Mansion with a smile. He found a corner room in the outer courtyard. After pushing the door in, he found a seat and sat down.
At this moment, there are not many people at this table.
Because when we go to the Prince of Yue's Mansion for dinner, everyone naturally wants to sit in a more conspicuous place, preferably a place where they can see His Highness the Prince of Yue. Although the civil servants will not have any close contact with the Prince of Yue, everyone is trying to keep things fresh. I want to see what this brother of His Majesty looks like.
After sitting in the corner, Shen Yi watched his nose, nose and heart quietly, waiting for the food to be served.
Soon it was evening and the sun was slowly setting.
Because it was winter, the sun set very early and quickly, and soon the sky became dark.
In this era, weddings were held at dusk, which means the delivery of heaven and earth. The twilight of yin and yang means the union of yin and yang.
Because he didn't like to watch the excitement, Shen Yi did not go to the main hall of the palace to watch the wedding, but quietly waited for the food to be served. Not long after he sat down, a familiar figure opened the door and walked in. He looked around After looking around for a few times, I saw Shen Yi. He strode over immediately and sat next to Shen Yi with a smile: "I knew that Ziheng, you didn't go back to the lobby to watch the ceremony. After looking for you for a long time, you found a place to hide by yourself." Woke up."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely and said, "The concierge told me to find a place to eat in the outer courtyard, but he didn't let me go to the lobby. How could I dare to go there?"
"Listen to those watchdogs talking nonsense."
Zhang Jian rolled his eyes and said angrily: "A bunch of dogs look down on others. We came with invitations. We can sit wherever we want. It's their turn to make arrangements?"
"Senior brother, you are naturally different."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "You are the grandson of Prime Minister Zhang, and you must have a place in the inner court."
Zhang Jian snorted: "What's different? I'm also a sixth-grade official. I'm sitting here with you and Zi Heng today."
Because this room is relatively remote, and everyone has gone to the main hall to watch the fun, there are only two people in the room at the moment. Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "I left after eating. It's the same wherever I sit, senior brother You'd better go inside, maybe Mr. Zhang will introduce you to some people."
"You know people but don't know them."
Zhang Jian shook his head slightly and said: "After the old man retreated, he still shouted like a prime minister on the surface, but secretly he knew that the old man was no longer in charge."
"Those who should be known have already been known to each other, and those who have not been known to each other, there is no use in knowing them now."
"correct."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and asked, "I heard that Ziheng, you are going south again after the Lantern Festival. When are you planning to leave?"
"It's estimated to be around the seventeenth or eighteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Tsk..."
Zhang Jian made an envious sound and said with emotion: "Sometimes I imagine that like Zi Heng, I would go out and do some facts for the court and Da Chen, but my grandfather has already arranged my future for me, and I can only follow the path he set. , not even the slightest bit of freedom.”
"Stop talking sarcastically."
Shen Yi looked at Zhang Jian and cursed with a smile: "If Prime Minister Zhang is willing to pave the way for me, I will submit a letter to Your Majesty right now to resign, saying that I won't go to the south to suffer."
While the two brothers were talking, the room was pushed open again.
A young man about the same age as Zhang Jian, followed by a younger woman, opened the door and walked in.
After the young man pushed the door open and came in, he glanced at the two people in the room, then he frowned subconsciously, turned around and was about to leave.
Zhang Jian naturally saw this young man. He stood up with a smile and said with a smile: "Aren't these Mr. Zhao and Ms. Zhao Si?"
As he spoke, he looked at the young woman and asked with a smile.
"The young ladies of the Zhao family have already married as princesses. I wonder when I can drink the wedding wine of the fourth girl?"
As soon as Zhang Jian finished speaking, the brother and sister frowned at the same time.
Especially this fourth girl, with her eyebrows raised upright, looked at Zhang Jian angrily.
"The person named Zhang has such a bad mouth, so be careful of retribution!"