Pan Yu's eyes widened, then he said with indescribable envy, "Big brother really has incredible luck."
Pan Hong nodded deeply in agreement, then shot his second son a look of disdain. "You should get a move on too. Forget it, you blockhead—I'll look among my colleagues for someone suitable?"
"No. When you arranged a match for big brother, you already searched through them all. If you go looking now, won't it still be the same people?"
Pan Hong said, "Your brother is your brother. You are you."
"That won't do. If big brother doesn't like them, then I definitely won't like them either."
Pan Hong rubbed his forehead. "Forget it. When your Second Uncle comes to the Capital City, I'll ask him to look for someone for you back home."
Pan Yu opened his mouth, very much wanting to say, "With the realm not yet pacified, how can I start a family?" But remembering that his elder brother was not home, and that if his father started hitting him there would be no one to stop him, he forcibly swallowed the words.
The next day was Pan Yun's birthday. By coincidence, Pan Tao entered the city that morning with his son Pan Bai and managed to catch the imperial palace banquet.
The banquet began in the evening, but as soon as noon had passed, the invited guests began entering the palace one after another.
Officials of the Fourth Rank and above in the Capital City could enter the palace, each bringing two family members. The list had been submitted a month earlier;
Famous temples and monasteries throughout the realm had also sent Daoists and monks to attend. Beyond that, Zhang Liuzhen of the Celestial Master's Mansion personally led people to the Capital City. It was said that the Imperial Court