In the end, Li Tai still did not retain Zhang San, and watched Zhang San's back walk into the wind and snow, and finally disappeared from sight.
"Your Highness, it's better for these disrespectful people to leave, so as not to affect everyone's elegance." Shuren picked up the wine glass and said.
"That's right, let's raise a toast to His Highness." Another person agreed.
Li Tai had mixed feelings in his heart. He could only sigh in his heart and raise his glass to drink with everyone. In any case, he organized this banquet by himself, and the progress of the banquet could not be disrupted by Zhang San's departure.
Zheng Shicai smiled, Zhang San left humiliated, and his goal was achieved.
Especially when Zhang San turned to leave just now, Li Tai's gloomy face made Zheng Shicai feel happy.
How the subsequent banquet will proceed, whether the literati from the aristocratic families will toast to celebrate, and how Li Tai will view himself, these are not things Zhang San wants to consider.
Walking alone in the wind and snow, Zhang San walked firmly and felt at ease. There were occasionally a few passers-by on Chang'an Avenue, but they did not attract Zhang San's attention.
After a serious illness, Zhang San became more open-minded, acted more casually, and of course cherished his life even more.
At the banquet, Zhang San couldn't figure out Li Tai's attitude towards him, but Zhang San knew the attitudes of other people at the banquet clearly.
Those people represent the most powerful force in the world. Even Li Shimin was very worried about the power behind them and dealt with them carefully, so he pushed Zhang San out to attract firepower.
Fang Xuanling also told herself that since she has entered the game, she can only face the difficulties and face the difficulties, or she will die if she retreats!
But Zhang San now has the intention to give up and live a new life. He just wants to live simply with his family.
As for making achievements, Zhang San originally had some ideas, but now he is not interested at all.
"I think what happened today will spread throughout Chang'an soon!" Zhang San looked up at the sky, stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, and murmured to himself.
It's not that Zhang San doesn't cherish his feathers, but the beautiful feathers become lifeless when they are separated from the body.
So Zhang San wanted to take this opportunity to pour some dirty water on himself, making his character unstable.
It’s not that I don’t contribute, it’s just that your son looks down on me. I can confront Zheng Shicai, but I dare not disrespect King Wei!
"Little Luo Luo is in trouble!" Zhang San sighed, rubbed his hands and walked towards Xing Sheng Shang.
…
"Zhang San left without refuting?" Li Shimin said after listening to Xu Huang's report, putting down the memorial in his hand.
"Yes, County Uncle Zhang even laughed at himself before leaving." Xu Huang replied truthfully.
"How did King Wei react?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei seemed a little angry, but he did not stop him and let him leave."
"I know, you go down first!" Li Shimin said irritably.
"Is this kid thinking of retreating?" Li Shimin said to himself.
"Come, King Xuan Wei comes to the palace to see me."
…
"Father, that Zhang San left like this today, should we take the opportunity to make a big publicity?" Zheng Shicai said to Zheng Xuan.
"That boy is a smart man!" Zheng Xuan sighed after listening to Zheng Shicai's story.
"Smart? What do you mean, father?" Zheng Shicai asked in confusion.
"It's nothing. You can make arrangements. Naturally, you should seize the opportunity that comes to your door." Zheng Xuan did not explain, and Zheng Shicai became more and more confused. He didn't know why his father said this.
…
"Sir, why are you back so early? If you had known I would not come back?" Zhang Fu was still at Xingsheng Trading Company. He was just about to wait outside Prince Wei's Mansion when he saw Zhang San walking back despite the wind and snow.
"It's okay. Pour me a cup of hot tea." Zhang San dusted off the snowflakes on his body, and Wang Hongping quickly brought a hand warmer bag to warm Zhang San.
Then he went to the back kitchen and asked someone to make ginger tea, fearing that Zhang San would catch a cold.
Zhang San held the hot water bottle, walked to the stove and sat down. Zhang Fu poured hot tea. Zhang San took a nice sip and felt warm all over.
Because of the snow today, the store was very deserted, so Zhang San asked people to close the store early so that the kitchen could prepare ingredients so that everyone could cook hot pot together in the evening.
If you want to say what people in Zhangjiacun like to eat most now, it is hot pot, especially in this cold winter.
"Have you ever encountered any problems in the store?" Zhang San asked as he fished the mutton into the bowl.
"I haven't encountered any problems yet. It's just that there has been too much rain and snow recently, and business has not been very good." After a period of evaluation, Wang Hongping was appointed by Zhang San as the shopkeeper of Xingsheng Trading Company.
"Normally, in such a cold weather, everyone must be staying at home." Zhang San said.
"Sire, I heard that Fuyun Candy Shop also built a candy house similar to ours, and those people would imitate us, but I went to see it secretly, and the house was too ugly." Zhang Shun said disdainfully.
"Brother Shun, don't even look at who came up with this." Zhang Fu said with a smile.
"That's right, how can Fuyun Candy Store be better than us? I heard that their trees have been broken several times." Zhang Yi agreed.
"Okay, just pay more attention to what's going on over there, and don't take it lightly. Our foundation is still too weak after all." Zhang San interrupted.
"Don't worry Sir, we will pay attention." Wang Hongping replied.
After finishing the hot pot, Zhang San went back to the house to rest. Lying on the bed, Zhang San was thinking that those in the Zheng family would seize the opportunity to discredit themselves. "You must be more forceful!"
The snow continued to fall until the next morning. Zhang San didn't want to stay in the trading house anymore, so he asked Zhang Fu to drive the carriage to prepare to go back.
"Sir, it's not easy to drive on this road, why don't you rest for one night before going back?" Wang Hongping said to Zhang San as she was worried about going on the road at this time.
"It's okay. The road is not icy and the snow is still soft. It'll be okay if you walk slowly."
Seeing that Zhang San insisted on leaving, Wang Hongping had no choice but to ask Zhang Fu to drive slower and remember to pay attention to safety.
Zhang San left Chang'an, but what happened to Zhang San at the banquet at the Wei Palace began to spread wildly in Chang'an.
"Did you hear about it? The famous Zhang County Uncle actually gained fame in vain. That day he failed to write a poem at the Palace of the Prince of Wei and was defeated by Wang Qi, so he fled..."
"I heard from someone that my cousin's neighbor works as an errand in Prince Wei's Mansion. I heard that County Uncle Zhang left the meeting angrily after being humiliated by the children of those aristocratic families."
"Brother Song, what you said is all gossip. I heard that Zhang County's uncle had a bad moral character and his wine quality was extremely poor. He drank too much and molested the maid of the Prince of Wei, so he was kicked out by the Prince of Wei."
"No, no, I heard that County Uncle Zhang was just a small farmer. When he arrived at Prince Wei's Mansion and saw the delicacies from the mountains and seas, he lost his mind. He had no literati style. He just ate and drank. He was despised by everyone, so he felt ashamed and had no shame to stay here.
It’s Prince Wei’s Mansion.”
"It's so irritating. Who is talking nonsense and slandering our lordship? Zhang Shun, please go back quickly and tell the lordship this." Wang Hongping said angrily in Xingsheng Trading Company.
"I'll go back soon..." Zhang Shun said, and hurried to the stable in the backyard, preparing to return to the village to tell Zhang San about Chang'an.
