Chapter 865 Zhou Yuan, Lin Xin, Full Moon Banquet
Although Concubine Jing is now the favored concubine in the harem, she actually doesn't care about her status in the harem. If it wasn't to help her son Jingyan fight for the supreme position, she would not participate in those conspiracies to compete for favor.
She has always been a calm and uncontroversial character. Now, in this world, there are not many people who can make her care about her. Apart from her son Jingyan, the only one left is Lin Shu.
She was really happy to know that Lin Shu was still alive. During that time, she even ignored her son in order to make snacks for Lin Shu, because at that time, she really put Lin Shu first in her heart.
"Jingyan, your current achievements are all due to Mr. Su's help. Since tomorrow is the full moon banquet for Mr. Su's child, I will also prepare a gift."
Jamel Xiao waved his hand and said: "No, mother, I will prepare it."
But Concubine Jing snorted softly: "What you gave is your own, and what I gave is mine. Can it be the same?"
Jamel Xiao looked stunned. They were mother and son. Is there any difference?
However, seeing that his mother was unhappy, he did not dare to refute, so he could only respond: "Then I will come and get it when mother is ready, and then send it to Mr. Su's house together."
Concubine Jing nodded with satisfaction. She was sincere in giving the gift, because Lin Shu was the person she cared about most besides her son. Even Emperor Liang was far less important than a finger of Lin Shu.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Although there was nothing visible from the outside of the Su Mansion today, it was extremely festive inside.
The first lunar month has not yet passed, and the hanging lanterns, spring couplets, etc. are still there. Now there are many more festive items, especially the pavilion and the main hall in the courtyard, which are decorated with many items and are no longer deserted as before.
Zhou Chen and Gong Yu came here early in the morning with their children. Now Gong Yu is taking a rest in the room with his two children, Aunt Ji, Ziyu Lanyu and others.
Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu were sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, and today's banquet would still be held in this pavilion.
Zhou Chen drank tea and asked Mei Changsu: "It's now, have you thought of Xiaobao's name?"
Mei Changsu sighed: "I have thought about too many things, simple and complicated, countless, but after much thought, I still chose the word 'new'."
"New means new life. Xiaobao is a new life to me, and he is also Lin's new life."
"Xin, Lin Xin, not bad."
Zhou Chen nodded. Regarding the name, in fact, as long as he is not a particularly particular person, he would not have much of an opinion.
In this day and age, there shouldn’t be too many names like Big Dog, Ergou, Goudan, Ersi, etc. A normal name is already considered good.
The most important thing for children in this era is to feed them.
Mei Changsu asked: "Have you decided on Dabao's name?"
"Get up, Yuan, Zhou Yuan, of course, now I can only call you Chen Yuan."
Zhou Chen has long been accustomed to naming. He has had many children, and as a father, he has chosen names many times.
Mei Changsu said: "I also prepared some gadgets for Dabao, but Dabao and Xiaobao are both young now and can't use them yet. We can only play with them when they grow up."
Because there is a playful child like Fei Liu around him, he often makes small gadgets. After all, his body and strength cannot make big things, so he can only make small things.
The two chatted, and time passed quickly, from morning to afternoon, and soon the first customer came to the door.
The first person to come to the door was none other than Yan Yujin, who loved the excitement most. Ever since Xiao Jingrui left, Yan Yujin had been much lonely. Although there were many aristocratic children playing with him, compared to Xiao Jingrui, his relationship was poor. A lot.
Immediately afterwards, Meng Zhi also came, Xia Dong also arrived soon, and Prince Jing Xiao Jingyan also came to Su Mansion...
Although Xiao Jingrui did not come back from Nanchu, Princess Liyang sent someone to deliver a double gift.
Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu's friends from the capital all came this time. There weren't many people, but they were all very close.
But what surprised Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu was that when the banquet was about to begin, another person came.
"Junior brother, and Chang Su, you two are really interesting. You didn't invite me for such an important event?"
When the elegant Lin Chen walked into the courtyard, Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu were particularly surprised.
Zhou Chen even asked: "Why are you here? Master, has he already set off?"
"Yes, my father set off after the Lantern Festival. Junior brother, you are really unworthy. If Chang Su hadn't sent me a message, I wouldn't have known that you had two more sons. I am their junior uncle, and you actually Won’t notify me?”
Lin Chen complained unhappily to Zhou Chen, baring his teeth and claws as if he wanted to take action.
Zhou Chen pushed him aside: "Didn't I tell you the approximate time earlier? You didn't worry about it. Do you blame me?"
"Why don't I blame you? You should have written to me personally about such an important matter, instead of asking me to come to you and ask, do you still regard me as your senior brother?"
"Lin Chen, let me tell you, today is my son's full moon, so don't force me."
"Why, do you still want to do something to me?"
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Seeing Lin Chen and Zhou Chen starting to fight each other out of habit, Mei Changsu shook his head helplessly and stepped forward to persuade them both.
Witnessed by everyone, the two children were given a full moon, and then they witnessed Xiaobao's adoption ceremony. From today on, Xiaobao is Lin Xin.
Of course, this name cannot be made public now, and now his name is Mei Xin.
It's just that Zhou Chen thinks that the name Lin Xin is okay, but the name Mei Xin always feels weird.
Although Xiaobao had been adopted by Mei Changsu, Mei Changsu did not ask for Xiaobao to be placed beside him to take care of him. He still asked Zhou Chen and Gong Yu to take him back and raise him.
He cares about his son very much, so he puts it beside Zhou Chen and Gong Yu, because he still has things to do and cannot take care of Xiaobao all the time. With Zhou Chen and Gong Yu taking care of him, he can feel completely at ease.
However, although he did not stay with him to take care of them, he would visit them every other day. Anyway, they lived in Changzhifang. If they wanted to go, they could be there in a quarter of an hour, which was very convenient.
Time flies so fast, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Also during this month, a major event occurred in Daliang that shocked both the government and the public.
That is Prince Qizhu, Prince Jing Xiao Jingyan, who has officially become the Crown Prince of the East Palace and the Crown Prince of Daliang.
As Jamel Xiao became the prince, the entire Daliang Court ushered in a new trend.
In the past, although there were princes, there was also Prince Yu. The two sides fought against each other, causing chaos throughout the court, and even Emperor Liang found it difficult to have full control.
But now that Jamel Xiao has become the prince, although Prince Yu is still there, he has basically retired now and does not even attend the morning court, so there is no sound in the court.
The current Daliang Chaotang cannot be said to be dominated by Jamel Xiao, but he is indeed the most respected prince in the court.
As Jamel Xiao became the crown prince, Yan, as the queen, no longer made things difficult for Concubine Jing, and was now in a state of neither fighting nor grabbing.
She has been a queen for decades, so how could she not see the current situation clearly? King Yu has no hope of making a comeback. She is a queen. As long as she doesn't do anything too ridiculous and endanger the court, she will be fine in the future. Jamel Xiao has ascended the throne, and she is also the legitimate empress dowager.
So she thought for a long time and finally decided to settle down and stop fighting with Concubine Jing.
As for another former noble concubine, Concubine Yue, she was no longer favored after the fall of the former prince. Although she was not relegated to the cold palace, she disappeared from the sight of the concubines in the harem.
The changes in Beijing over the past two years have really made many people feel emotional.
Before Jamel Xiao came to power, I am afraid that no one in the court, including the harem, would have thought that this unpopular and marginal prince would ever see this day.
After Jamel Xiao became the prince, he worked diligently on his duties. Now that he has taken this position, he will fulfill his duties.
What's more, sitting on the position of prince is far from his ultimate goal. He has bigger and more goals to accomplish.
March has arrived in a blink of an eye, and the March spring hunting has begun with great fanfare.
But this had nothing to do with Zhou Chen. He had no intention of going to participate in this March spring hunt.
If, like in the original plot, King Yu dared to rebel and led tens of thousands of troops to rebel, he would still be somewhat interested in participating.
Because his current side mission has not been completed, a war involving more than ten thousand people is not that easy.
But now King Yu no longer has the ability to rebel, and Zhou Chen is too lazy to participate in the so-called Spring Hunting in March.
The spring hunt in March is indeed a good opportunity for the royal family and nobles' children to show their faces, but Zhou Chen doesn't need this opportunity at all.
Mei Changsu, on the other hand, was preparing to go to Jiu'an Mountain to participate in the March Spring Hunting at Jamel Xiao's invitation.
Spring hunting in March takes almost half a month including the round trip time. After all, a large army is going there, and there are stops and starts along the way, which is a waste of time.
In fact, spring hunting and autumn hunting like this are a good opportunity to train the army. However, the nature of the spring hunting led by Emperor Liang is completely different from what Zhou Chen thought. It is more like a show, hunting some small animals. Animals are far from training an army.
Emperor Liang's trip this time took away many noble courtiers, which made the atmosphere in the capital much more relaxed.
Zhou Chen finally had a relaxing time. The two children basically didn't need him to ask questions now. Gong Yu and the maids could take care of them very well.
Perhaps because Emperor Liang was not in the capital, Zhou Chen's mother Xiao Zhihan also brought Jin Yu to the Chen Mansion every day to visit her two eldest grandsons.
The family looked happy and happy, and Zhou Chen was also very satisfied.
But Zhou Chen still has not forgotten his mission. Whether it is a main mission or a side mission, he will try his best to complete it.
The two main quests are now more than half completed. The first one is about survival. There are still a few years left. The second one is just short of the final step.
Zhou Chen looked helplessly at Lin Chen, who occupied his recliner.
"Let me tell you, Lin Chen, you are now the master of Langya Pavilion. If you don't go back to Langya Mountain to take charge of the overall situation, why do you have to stay here with me?"
Lin Chen didn't move and said lightly: "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not relying on you. I just came to have fun with you. In fact, I live in Chang Su's house."
Zhou Chen said: "You have been in the capital for more than a month. Is there really nothing for you to deal with in Langya Pavilion?"
Lin Chen said with an indifferent expression: "What are you dealing with? There are so many professional people in Langya Pavilion. Even if I am not here, they can handle it well. Besides, the list was just changed a year ago, and nothing bad has happened recently." Big things don’t get in the way.”
Langya Pavilion is naturally most famous for its several Langya lists. They rely on the authority of the Langya lists to achieve such a large-scale intelligence business.
"It's been two months since Master left. Isn't there still no letter sent back?"
"No, my father went to sea by boat this time. The sea is different from the land. Even a homing pigeon can find it difficult to identify the direction in the vast sea. You don't need to worry too much. From what I know about my father, he will be fine."
Zhou Chen was worried about his master, Old Pavilion Master Lin, but Lin Chen was very tolerant and not too worried. This may have something to do with his free and easy personality.
"By the way, the books I brought you were all my father told me to give you. They were carefully selected by him. To be honest, he doesn't care about you that much. I really doubt that I am. Is he his old man’s biological son?”
Zhou Chen sneered and said, "Don't complain about this in front of me. Next time, you can say it in front of Master."
With nothing to do, Zhou Chen and Lin Chen went to the Su Mansion together, preparing to talk to Nie Feng and Xia Dong.
But what surprised him was that he actually discovered Wei Zheng.
"Wei Zheng, why are you still in the capital? Didn't you and Master Su Valley go back to Yaowang Valley?"
When Wei Zheng saw Zhou Chen, he was quite embarrassed. Zhou Chen had already reminded him of what happened last time, but he was still careless and was caught by Xia Jiang.
If Zhou Chen hadn't successfully rescued him in the end, he might have caused a lot of trouble to Mei Changsu.
"I went back to Yaowang Valley with my adoptive father, but after the New Year, I still didn't trust you, so I came back again."
Zhou Chen frowned and said, "Your identity has been exposed. If you are discovered, it will be very troublesome."
Wei Zheng said confidently: "I will stay here with Brother Nie, and no one will find me. Brother Nie has also lived here for more than a year, and no one has discovered him."
"Are you and Brother Nie the same? Now that he is out, who do you think can recognize him? But what about you? When you were arrested by the Xuanjing Division, many people saw your face."
Wei Zheng was told by Zhou Chen that he did not dare to talk back.
However, Xia Dong helped to persuade: "Xiao Chen, don't talk about Wei Zheng. He is also worried about Xiao Shu and you, so he came back. Let him stay with Brother Feng here so that no one will find him."
What else could Zhou Chen say, Wei Zheng was already here, he couldn't drive him away again.
"When Xiao Shu comes back, tell him yourself."
Wei Zheng laughed a few times, but he wasn't worried about Mei Changsu. Anyway, if he refused to leave, the young marshal couldn't do anything to him.
"Xiao Chen, I heard from Brother Nie that you are loyal enough to adopt a son for Xiao Shu."
"What about you? Miss Yun has been waiting for you for so many years and has been married for so long. Why is there still no movement at all?"
Speaking of his wife, Wei Zheng, an honest man, also had a smile on his face.
"We didn't think too much about it and let everything take its course."
In fact, Wei Zheng is only a few years older than Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu. He is in his thirties when he is physically strong.
"By the way, Wei Zheng, since you are here, it saves me writing to you. I need a batch of precious medicinal materials. Please help me find a way to get some."
Wei Zheng agreed: "This is what we at Yaowang Valley do, leave it to me, don't worry."