Seeing this, Qi Shaoqing didn't say much after that, but his face was obviously gloomy.
After the first court meeting, the Xuanping Hou Mansion received many invitations, all of which invited Zhao Jin to attend various banquets.
Zhao Jin looked at the pile of invitations in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.
"Master Marquis, are you going?" Jin Quan asked, raising his chin towards the invitation on the table.
If Zhao Jin is going to a banquet, he has to prepare in advance.
Zhao Jin slowly exhaled and opened several invitations rather helplessly, "Of course I don't want to go, but it's obvious that I can't go."
He casually opened three invitations. The inviters on them were either marquises, dukes, or high-ranking court officials. They were not something that Zhao Jin could refuse now.
I'm afraid if he refuses with his front foot, he will offend others with his back foot.
Zhao Jin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Get ready, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop until the end of the year."
For several days, Zhao Jin changed his clothes and went to the banquet as soon as he returned to the Hou Mansion.
Zhao Jin was not very patient with these old foxes. Every time after a banquet, he would greet everyone for a while, and when the banquet started, he would hold the plate, lower his head, drink and eat without saying a word.
If someone mentioned him, Zhao Jin would mostly just smile and say a few casual words.
As time passed, everyone realized that Zhao Jin did not like this kind of banquet, and the Hou Mansion received gradually fewer invitations.
Zhao Jin specially spared Xiu Mu that day and prepared to go to the guest building with Zhao Xingzhi.
Of course, drinking is secondary, mainly for discussing future matters.
Zhao Xingzhi obviously knows more about the affairs of Bianzhou in recent years than Ning Ce. Zhao Jin also wants to ask about Su Qing and the prince.
Unexpectedly, two days before Zhao Jin's funeral, the prince sent a letter to Zhao Jin.
Looking at the gilded invitation in his hand, Zhao Jin squinted his eyes. I am afraid that this banquet is more likely to be the Hongmen Banquet.
However, Zhao Jin could not refuse the prince's invitation, so he had no choice but to make an appointment with Zhao Xingzhi next time.
On the day of rest, Zhao Jin changed into a black robe, and the outer fur coat was also black. At a glance, it made people think that this person was a martial arts practitioner.
The banquet held by the prince was a plum appreciation banquet, and all the guests were literati and elegant people, wearing wide robes and mostly fine fur coats.
Therefore, as soon as Zhao Jin came in, everyone paused when they saw Zhao Jin's dress.
The attendant of the East Palace led Zhao Jin to the action. Before leaving, he hesitated and asked: "Do you want to go down and change clothes?"
The attendant asked this question very carefully.
Regardless of the conflict between Zhao Jin and the prince, it is the prince who is hosting the banquet. If there is anything wrong with the etiquette, it will be a loss of the prince's face. When the time comes, they will not be able to afford it.
The attendant didn't want to ask questions at first, but Zhao Jin's appearance was too conspicuous.
It was as if a martial artist had slipped into a group of literati.
They were originally going to do something elegant during the Plum Appreciation Banquet, but as a result, Zhao Jin was dressed as if he was going to kill him at any time.
Hearing this, Zhao Jin looked up at the attendants and said with a half-smile, "Is His Royal Highness the Prince's banquet still requiring a dress code?"
Zhao Jin did not hold back his voice when he said this. It happened that everyone in the banquet fell silent just because of seeing Zhao Jin.
So everyone heard this.
At the banquet there were either some important officials of the imperial court or some nobles from aristocratic families.
Everyone looked at the attendant with a slightly subtle look.
They were surprised that Zhao Jin was still wearing a strong robe. The host's words seemed a little dissatisfied with Zhao Jin wearing a strong robe.
The attendant's face suddenly turned pale, and he realized that no matter how cautiously he asked, it was already inappropriate to ask this question.
"No need." Zhao Jin said softly.
"Yes." The attendant hurriedly went down.
Zhao Jin naturally knew that the prince was hosting a plum blossom appreciation banquet, but as he just said, this banquet did not have any dress code, and Zhao Jin did not want to come to the banquet and had to wear a toga that made him uncomfortable.
After the farce, everyone soon became lively again.
Zhao Jin sent away group after group of people who came to greet him, until half an hour later, the prince came.
The prince's eyes paused on Zhao Jin for a moment, and then looked away again.
"Thank you for coming to participate in this plum blossom appreciation banquet." The prince said with a smile on his face and bowed to everyone.
All the guests stood up and said one after another: "Your Highness has spoken seriously."
After another round of pleasantries, the plum blossom feast officially began.
This banquet was held directly in the plum garden. Plum blossoms of various colors bloomed in the snow, creating a rare and gorgeous color in the white.
Zhao Jin's position can be considered relatively forward. He sat comfortably behind the table, holding a wine glass in his hand and supporting his face with one hand, while his eyes wandered among the various plum blossoms.
The sound of conversation in my ears seemed to reach my ears, but it seemed that they did not.
He listened to literati commenting on plum blossoms, recited poems and sang poems with plum blossoms as the theme.
Zhao Jin just listened and said nothing.
But the prince did not invite Zhao Jin here just to let Zhao Jin spend such a comfortable time.
He narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "I heard that Marquis Xuanping was very talented in literature. When he was in Yanyang, he wrote poems that were sung by everyone."
The prince shook the wine glass in his hand and said, "How about Marquis Xuanping compose a poem about plum blossoms so that we can enjoy it."
Hearing this, Zhao Jin was not surprised. It would be a strange thing if the prince had not raised any objections.
Many people who wanted to curry favor with the prince heard this and agreed: "Yes, I heard His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince repeatedly praising Xuan Pinghou's literary talent earlier. Why don't we let us see it."
Someone sneered, "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is just giving Marquis Xuanping some face."
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man, wearing a scribe's square scarf and only a light coat. He looked elegant, but his lips were so cold that they turned white.
"Brother Wen, that's wrong. Marquis Xuanping's literary talents may indeed be among the best in Yanyang, but that's not necessarily the case in Bianzhou."
The words of those who agree are full of ridicule.
Zhao Jin raised his eyes, glanced at the two of them, and then looked away boredly.
Two idiots.
The prince's expression also froze for a moment.
Although he didn't believe that Zhao Jin really had any talent, as for Zhao Jin's good reputation, he was more inclined to have someone behind Zhao Jin to guide him.
After all, what accomplishments can an abandoned prince have in poetry and literature?
However, the prince's original intention was to wait until Zhao Jin composed the poem before ridiculing him.
Being ridiculed by these two people turned them into discriminating and mocking Marquis Xuan Ping who had just made great achievements.
"Is that enough?" the prince said coldly.
The two people who ridiculed Zhao Jin were both stunned.
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