"Your Majesty, what are you doing in the Chu Prime Minister's Mansion so late?"

Xiao Dezi asked as she packed her things. At this point, Chu Xiang is about to fall asleep, right?

For some reason, Xiao Dezi felt that His Majesty was very sensible today, and even knew how to prepare some tonic gifts or something to send.

Mu Yuanqi kicked behind Xiao Dezi's buttocks, and said angrily: "I can clean up if you clean up, where is the nonsense!! ”

"Yes, the slave is talkative, the slave is ready to be numb, Your Majesty, don't be angry."

After a stick of incense, a carriage slowly drove out of the palace gate and went in the direction of Chu Xiangfuzhong.

There was no one on the road, until the wild cat jumped off the wall and ran away.

The carriage stopped, Mu Yuanqi personally went to knock on the door, and the little guy who opened the door saw that it was a stranger, so he said politely: "This son, my family is already resting." “

"Oh? All right. I'll sit here and wait, and when Xiangye wakes up, you call me. ”

After Mu Yuanqi finished speaking, he really wanted to sit down, which frightened Xiao Dezi into a clever way, and hurriedly lay on the ground, "Sit, be a slave." ”

"Roll it up!!"

Mu Yuanqi looked at Xiao Dezi helplessly, funny and angry, this little guy didn't even report it, obviously he didn't take himself seriously. Since then, the little guy has been quite helpless, he has never seen such a guest, and he said: "Don't, don't sit at the door, you two don't sit at the door, please wait, I'll go in and report." ”

The report didn't take long, and when the little guy came out, his face turned pale, and he almost crawled over, "Childe, hurry, please come in, Xiangye said, the study is waiting for you." ”

Xiao Dezi got up from the ground, patted the ashes on his body, and helped Mu Yuanqi to go in.

Chu Xiang really didn't sleep, but it was almost the same, just as I closed my eyes on the soft couch, I heard the movement, opened my eyes, got up slowly, and was about to salute Mu Yuan: "Your Majesty, why did you run out by yourself in the middle of the night?" ”

"Grandpa, Yuan Qi can't sleep, so I'll come to talk to you."

Mu Yuanqi held Chu Xiang and looked pitiful.

Chu Xiang was stunned, suddenly smiled, pointed to the table on the side, and said, "The tea is ready, sit down." ”

"Did you know that Yuanqi would come to you?"

"The old minister doesn't know. However, this tea was prepared by Lao Chen's sensible little apprentice. Your Majesty, what is the matter with your late night visit? ”

Mu Yuanqi picked up the cup, took a sip lightly, raised his eyes and replied, "Grandpa, Yuanqi wants to ask you about the current situation in the court." ”

The night was not too deep, in the courtyard outside the study, Su Jing was dressed in light-colored clothes, holding a cup in his hand, sitting in the courtyard, glancing at the two shadows of the old and the small one printed by the candle in the room, and suddenly the corners of his mouth were shallow and bent, revealing a smile.

Early the next morning, after the morning court, it was rare to have a quiet morning, no one made any trouble, Mu Yuanqi was relaxed, and the ministers were also relaxed. But the only thing that is not easy is the little eunuchs who are waiting by Mu Yuanqi's side.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what the hell are you going to do here? What are you going to do with this, so many red belly pockets? ”

As soon as Mu Yuanqi wore a robe and a plain shirt, he was much more energetic. The dragon robe was like a thousand-pound dragon on its body, and even if it jumped two steps, it felt out of breath. Or put on this dress lightly.

"Stupid!! Don't you see that I'm going to give a gift? ”

Send, give a gift?

Xiao Dezi's feet shook, and he almost didn't plant his head on the ground, who, who gave gifts to his belly pocket?

Mu Yuanqi glanced at Xiao Dezi with disdain, and said with disgust: "I don't know." My sister-in-law said that giving someone a gift is like hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, and you have to hit it right. I inquired clearly, and the military department Shangshu Cen Ji sent more than ten beauties to Cao Xi, a hundred taels of gold, which allowed Cao Xi to stand on his side and be a gunman. I thought, if I also give Cao Xi a gift, you say, then Cao Xi is not polite and still exchanges, and I will be a return gun in the future. “

"Your Majesty, you are so bad! ——”

Xiao Dezi covered her mouth, and her mother teased in a girlish manner, her small waist was twisted like a water snake, and she was almost wrapped around Mu Yuanqi. Before it could be glued, it was slapped in the face by Mu Yuanqi and pushed away several meters away.

"Your Majesty, you're so bad—"

"Disgusting!! Shut up!! ”

Flicking his sleeves, Mu Yuanqi rolled his eyes all the way and went to Cao Xi's mansion, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor came in person, the Cao Mansion knelt down and blocked the door tightly.

"Your Majesty is here, the old minister is shining, this is the eldest daughter of the old minister, Cao Jing, this is the second daughter of the old minister-"

Then Cao Xi was like a salesman, pushing his daughters in front of Mu Yuanqi one by one, hoping that Mu Yuanqi could take a fancy to one, or both, and bring them back to the palace, so that he would have hope for the glory and wealth of the Cao family in the future.

However, after Cao Xi finished his introduction, he noticed that their majesty actually counted the ants with his head down, and would rather count the ants than open his eyes to look at his daughters.

"Master Cao, have you finished your introduction?"

Finding that there was no sound, Mu Yuanqi raised his head, smiled with sincerity on his face, and asked word by word, plus that face, a smile seemed to be like the peach blossoms blooming in the garden, and it was even more fascinated by the faces of several girls of the Cao family.

Cao Xi heard this, nodded, and finished the introduction. only hates his own girls, none of them can overwhelm the country and the city, standing in front of Mu Yuanqi, they all lost their brilliance.

Fortunately, Mu Yuanqi didn't care about this, and only looked at the sun overhead, "Lord Cao, the sun is so big, it will tan my skin." ”

Tanned?

Cao Xi looked up at the sky as if he had been struck by lightning, and then lowered his eyes to look at Mu Yuanqi, who had fine skin and tender meat, suddenly patted his head, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please inside." ”

This kind of person is too slow to react, and I don't know if it's a gift given by the Ministry of Rites. Mu Yuanqi sighed silently in his heart and stepped in.

Cao Xi's mansion, speaking of which, is impeccable and decently decorated, but it is in line with his identity as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, but if you take a closer look, you can find that even if the grass grows on the roadside, it is all varied and exquisite.

However, Mu Yuanqi was not wrong, and followed Cao Xi to the flower hall of Cao's mansion.

The next person offered a cup of tea, Mu Yuanqi closed his eyes and smelled it, and knew that this tea was a high-quality tea, and ordinary people really couldn't afford to drink it, but he didn't like to drink it.

"Your Majesty has something, Xuan Laochen enters the palace, why do you need to go on this trip in person? If there is an accident on the way, how can the old minister be worthy of the first emperor!! ”

The expression on that face, which I missed the first emperor, really moved the living, and I couldn't wait to jump out and take him with me.

"It's nothing, I'm here, but I just want to give a gift to Lord Cao."

"Huh?"

Cao Xi was startled, his legs were weak, he sat on the ground with his buttocks, and he was in a trance for a long time before he got up, looking at Mu Yuanqi with some flattery, but he deliberately said polite words: "Your Majesty is serious, it is the duty of a minister to be loyal to Your Majesty, and you can't accept Your Majesty's gifts." ”

"Hey, what's not to dare."

Mu Yuanqi interrupted Cao Xi's words, raised his eyebrows and smiled harmlessly: "Lord Cao has worked hard for the country, and Lord Cen has given me gifts, how can I not give a gift in person?" You're welcome, you're welcome, come, hurry, bring the gift in. ”

On this day, the red belly pocket of the royal assassination was transported into the Cao Mansion by two carriages, and the Cao Mansion was stupid up and down, Your Majesty is going to drown them with the red belly pocket!!

And Lord Cao, who was the one who was given the gift, saw the red belly pocket that the fish penetrated in, and his legs were weak again, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks.

"Lord Cao is still satisfied?"

After the prank was over, Mu Yuanqi was not embarrassed at all, but asked Cao Xi very indifferently, and was still satisfied with his gift. If this was a change of others, Cao Xi would have already split his head and cover his face with a pure heart sutra, and let you send your belly pocket indiscriminately, I don't know if when you see the red belly pocket, it will sound the little red heart in Yichun Courtyard?

Cao Xi gritted his teeth, nodded with a sad and indignant face, and at the same time began to beat a small drum in his heart, His Majesty knew about Lord Cen giving him a gift?

The new emperor ascended the throne, in order to ensure the interests of the family, it was inevitable that he would form a faction, Cen Ji wanted to pull him Cao Xi into their camp, taking advantage of the fact that the little emperor's foundation was not stable, and the prince of Sheng'an almost didn't care about this gap, and hurried to concentrate the power.

Mu Yuanqi looked at Cao Xi with an innocent face, and said in a low voice: "Lord Cao is not satisfied with my gift? You see, this belly pocket is divided into three models, large, medium and small, no matter what model of girl Lord Cen sends, it can be used, Lord Cao, you say, right? ”

You say yes, right?

Cao Xi, who has been an official for many years, didn't know how to answer for a while.

This little emperor, although it seems to be nonsense, is reminding him in a serious way that no matter what Cen Ji has done with him behind his back, he knows it clearly.

This is also what surprised Cao Xi. Mu Yuanqi is no better than Mu Zexi, at the age of sixteen, he is like a court, intimidating the ministers. In the early years, His Majesty's reputation circulated among the people was the same as that of Princess Sheng'an, what kind of good emperor could such a gentleman be?

But today's events have happened, and Cao Xi feels that Xu Yes, the choice of Prince Sheng'an is right.

"Yes, what Your Majesty said, it's all right."

Cao Xi made his attitude clear, he couldn't forget that behind Mu Yuanqi, no matter what, there was still a Sheng'an prince.

Seeing that Cao Xi knew how to read his eyes, Mu Yuanqi nodded, smiling heartlessly, "Lord Cao, since this is the case, then, Lord Cao, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, should know the word "etiquette exchange", right?" ”

Pay somebody back in the same coin?

I gave two cars of red belly pockets, do you want to return the gift?

Cao Xi was another stumbling and almost didn't fall to the ground.

However, Mu Yuanqi took out a notebook from his arms, handed it to Cao Xi, and said in a low voice: "Lord Cao, just help me with this." If this matter is done, I don't care about the previous etiquette, and if this matter fails, then I will settle the accounts together. ”

Obviously, the words of a half-old child made Cao Xi tremble and be a little afraid.

Mu Yuanqi looked at Cao Xi's reaction with satisfaction, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that he can go to the Bird's Nest to watch a play, and he can also go to the Sheng'an Palace.

On this day, for the first time, he made his own choice, although it was not a clever trick, but he just wanted to let those courtiers know that he was the Son of Heaven, and don't want to treat him as deaf and blind.