Bianjing City is still bustling and prosperous, and the court and the market repeat the same life every day.
The ministers were red-faced as they argued about whether a certain national policy should exist, and the common people were quarreling over the price of two feet of linen. Everything went on in this noisy but calm state day after day, without any disturbance.
No one knows that under this calm appearance, there is a coming storm hidden.
In the ninth year of God's blessing, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival passed as smoothly as water, and the emperor still feasted on the ministers as in previous years.
Various wealthy families in Bianjing City also invited their relatives and friends to gather together to drink and admire the moon.
As early as more than three months ago, all the large and small gardens in and around Bianjing City were booked by all the wealthy families.
Especially the Qionglin Garden, Yujin Garden, Jinming Pool and Yichun Garden around Bianjing City are being competed by top wealthy families.
These four places belong to the royal gardens and are not usually open to the public. If you can reserve one in a private name, even if it is only available for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be a symbol of identity and right to speak.
Over the years, Concubine Rong has always been Zhao Zhen's most beloved concubine, even worse than Empress Cao. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, no matter how the best royal gardens are divided, the Rong family always has a share.
This has happened every year for several years, and the entire Rong family has long been accustomed to this. This year, just like previous years, they distributed invitations, invited guests, and prepared for various matters for the Mid-Autumn Festival Party.
However, just one month before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Rong Xian, the head of the Rong family, suddenly received news that the Yujin Garden originally reserved for the Rong family had been temporarily allocated to King Yong by Zhao Zhen.
As compensation, Zhao Zhen allocated another Huanxi Garden for the Rong family to use.
Although Huanxi Garden is also a royal garden, it is much smaller than Yujin Garden. Moreover, Huanxi Garden is more than ten miles away from Bianjing City. It can be said that nothing can compare with Yujin Garden.
The good Yujin Garden was suddenly replaced by the small and remote Huanxi Garden. Naturally, Rong Xian felt that the boss was not happy. If it were anyone else, he would definitely tell his sister Concubine Rong about this and ask her to give Zhao Zhen a pillow blow.
Bianfeng, change the garden back.
However, as soon as he heard the name King Yong, Rongxian immediately gave up the idea of asking his sister for help.
After the auspicious sign of the Heavenly Book, Zhao Zhen's intention to establish King Yong has been exposed. As long as the established process is completed step by step, King Yong will be the confirmed candidate for the throne.
Everyone in the government and the public knows this.
Rong Xian is the deputy commander of the Imperial Palace, and he is in the imperial city all year round. He also has a beloved sister who is always by his side. Naturally, he can see Zhao Zhen's thoughts more clearly.
Therefore, after learning that it was Queen Yong who occupied Yujin Garden, Rongxian no longer had the idea of competing with the other party, and gave up the Yujin Garden that originally belonged to him, acting very obediently.
Not only that, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Rongxian also asked his sister Rong Feiyan to dress up and attend the banquet held by Princess Yong in Yujin Garden to support Princess Yong.
Rongxian's original intention was to show favor to King Yong, but he forgot to consider his sister's character.
When Rong Feiyan was young, Concubine Rong had already attracted the attention of Zhao Zhen with her beauty. The Rong family also followed the trend and rose to prominence in Bianjing City, becoming very prosperous for a while.
Growing up in such an environment, Rong Xian and Rong Fei both doted on their biological sister, which naturally developed Rong Feiyan's arrogant, domineering and arrogant character.
In the past, no matter how big trouble Rong Feiyan got into, her brothers and sisters would wipe her butt. But now is the special period of the transition between the old and the new. In order to maintain their current position of power, the Rong family has to keep a low profile, even to the point of being groveling to please. King Yong.
At this time, Rong Feiyan's domineering character turned into a hidden mine that could detonate at any time.
At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in Yujin Garden, Rong Feiyan met the youngest daughter of King Yong and the head of Jiacheng County.
These two people are of similar age. One is a proud daughter of the royal family, and the other is a newly wealthy lady who has risen from the grass roots. They have always disliked each other. When they met at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this time, they couldn't help but say some strange words to each other.< /p>
This scene happened to be seen by Princess Yong who was passing by.
Princess Yong is naturally on her daughter's side. She now considers herself to be the future queen and is very ambitious. She doesn't think much of the Rong family who came from a humble background. Seeing Rong Feiyan speak rudely to the head of Jiacheng County, He immediately scolded Rong Feiyan with a straight face.
Rong Feiyan has been pampered since she was a child. How has she ever experienced such grievances?
In anger, Rongxian's earnest advice to Rong Feiyan before she came was forgotten by her. In front of all the guests, she retorted to Princess Yong with sarcasm, sarcasm, and a small mouth. The babble was like a volley of firecrackers, and Princess Yong was so angry that her face turned livid and she couldn't even speak.
Seeing this, Rong Feiyan felt so happy that she did not even attend the subsequent banquet. Under the watch of everyone, she left Yujin Garden alone and proudly.
It didn't take long for the Rong family to know what happened in Yujin Garden. After Rong Xian learned about Rong Feiyan's stupidity, he was so angry that he smashed the table gum with his palm.
Although he knew that his little sister had an outspoken personality, he did not expect that she would be so ignorant and speak freely in public. This time, Princess Yong was completely offended.
If I had known this, I wouldn't have let her go to the banquet.
Rong Xian made up his mind to prepare a generous gift tomorrow and take Rong Feiyan to Prince Yong's Mansion to apologize to Princess Yong and seek her forgiveness. After the incident, he would confine Rong Feiyan at home and let her reflect on herself. .
Rong Xian has always loved his little sister Rong Feiyan the most, and this time he is also determined to move out of the family and punish Rong Feiyan properly. He must teach her a profound lesson this time.
Rong Xian sat at the head of the main hall, holding an ancestral rattan in his hand, waiting for Rong Feiyan to come home, but he waited left and right, but Rong Feiyan was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that it was approaching Haishi and no carriage had returned, Rongxian immediately realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered his servants to search for him along the way.
However, the Rong family searched Bianjing all night long, and only found an empty carriage in the bushes not far from Yujin Garden, with a large word "Rong" embroidered on the curtain.
This is the carriage that Rong Feiyan used to travel, but in addition to the carriage itself, Rong Feiyan, who was supposed to be sitting here, and the accompanying coachmen, servants, guards, etc., together there were more than ten people in total.
All disappeared, as if they had disappeared from the world.
Early the next morning, the Kaifeng Government Office, the Imperial City Department, and the Five City Military and Horse Department mobilized in large numbers, setting up blockades at the entrances and exits of Bianjing, and strictly checking people coming and going. Sergeants and government officials could be seen everywhere on the road, knocking on doors and asking questions.
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For a time, people in Bianjing City were panicked.
At the same time, a piece of news that shocked everyone began to spread in the streets of Bianjing.
Rong Feiyan, the jewel in the eye of the Rong family and the biological sister of Concubine Rong, the favorite concubine of the official family, was robbed by thieves last night and her whereabouts are still missing.