Chapter 245: Summoned to the Palace
After Lu Jing was pushed out of the room by Daiyu and Yinglian, he came to Yinglian's room to rest, and soon fell asleep due to the rising alcohol.
When I got up early the next morning, I was slightly surprised when I saw Zijuan coming in with water, so I asked, "Why are you here, is Madame up?" Who's serving over there? ”
After Zijuan put down the washing water, he hurriedly replied: "Zijuan came to serve the master, and the lady and Miss Yinglian have all gotten up, and they have all been freshened up." ”
After hearing this, Lu Jing nodded slightly, and after freshening up, he came to the Nuan Yu Hall with Zijuan, and happened to see Daiyu going out.
Daiyu and Yinglian hurriedly dressed up, and didn't care about taking care of their makeup, so they were anxious to see how Lu Jing rested last night, and as soon as they went out and saw that he had come over, Daiyu snorted lightly and turned back.
Lu Jing remembered that when she was slightly drunk yesterday, she impulsively made excessive demands, which made Daiyu angry, and hurriedly stepped forward, ready to apologize.
When Daiyu saw him coming, she was still a little angry in her heart, so she stopped at the door, put one foot outside the door, put one foot in the door, turned around and said, "Husband, guess I go out or enter the door?" If you're guessing correctly, I'll let you in, or I'll have to eat somewhere else. ”
Lu Jing thought about it, if she said that she would go out, she would enter the door, and if she entered the door, she would go out, so she smiled and said, "Madame, guess I'm here to send you out, or to send you in?" ”
Seeing his wit, Daiyu couldn't help but smile, and thought that she couldn't let him pass the test so easily, so she quickly restrained her smile and continued to embarrass him: "You guess mine first, and then I'll guess yours?" ”
Lu Jing noticed the change in her expression, and said with a smile: "Madame can enter the door if she wants to, and go out if she wants to go out." ”
Daiyu continued to ask, "Then what do you think I think?" ”
Lu Jing smiled and asked, "If I guess what you think in your heart, can you also enter the door?" ”
Daiyu thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes!" ”
Lu Jing smiled when he heard this: "Madam must be a person who matches her words and deeds, I guess you definitely want to enter the door." ”
After finishing speaking, he said: "I'll answer your first question again, I guess you're going out." ”
After hearing this, Daiyu immediately realized that she had fallen for him, and she was slightly annoyed in her heart, and after thinking about it, she thought of a countermeasure, shook her head and said: "The husband and the two guessed wrong, I just want to enter the door, and now I want to go out." ”
Lu Jing said with a smile: "Madame is just going to enter the door, and what she wants must be entering the door, what I guessed was Madame's idea at that moment, so I guessed correctly." After speaking, he hurriedly pulled Daiyu's hand and wanted to go hand in hand.
Although Daiyu had a counterattack, she didn't want to argue with him around and around, so she said: "My husband won a debate yesterday, but he is becoming more and more able to speak, and he has used this majesty at home." After speaking, he shook off Lu Jing and entered the door.
Seeing this, Lu Jing hurriedly entered the door to apologize to Daiyu, and finally got her forgiveness after a soft apology, and the husband and wife talked and laughed again, and reconciled as before.
After a few people had breakfast, Lu Jing went to the outer study to deal with yesterday's greetings and gifts, classified them, and sent all the congratulatory gifts in return.
In the morning, he personally went to Feng Yanji, Xu Jingnian, and Song Xuequan's three houses, and did not return to the house until Shen Shizheng, and just rested for less than half an hour, the palace sent someone to announce his entry into the palace.
Lu Jing thought that it might be some reward from the emperor, so he hurriedly changed into his official uniform and entered the palace.
When he arrived at the Xinuan Pavilion, he saw that Yang Fengyi, the secretary of Honglu Temple, Ishikawa Yi, the deputy envoy of Qianxiangguo, Liu Di, the commander-in-chief of the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division, and Wu Bingxuan, the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, were all there, and a bad premonition immediately appeared in his heart.
After a while, Lu Jing completely figured out what happened, it turned out that after Mu Zhengnan's test yesterday, he said that he was going out to relax, but he has not returned yet, and the mission of Qianxiang Kingdom searched for a day, but failed to find Mu Zhengnan's trace, so he came to the emperor for help.
The reason why he recruited himself was that Ishikawa Yoshiyu told him that Mu Zhengnan said that he was going to look for him before he disappeared.
Lu Jing hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, after Weichen finished the competition yesterday, he went to drink with a few colleagues from the Hanlin Academy, until the first moment of Xuzheng left for home, and there were also Zhao Xian along the way, and he did not see the prince of Qianxiang, Zhao Xian and Chen Ting can testify for the ministers." ”
After hearing this, Emperor Yuanyong looked at Ishikawa Yi and asked, "I believe that what Lu Aiqing said is true, what do you have to say?" ”
Ishikawa Yoshimichi: "Master Lu didn't see the prince of his country after he went home? ”
Lu Jing shook his head and said: "I haven't seen it, when I arrived home, it was already close to the hour, the curfew had begun on the road, and there were soldiers patrolling, if your prince was still outside, he would definitely meet patrol soldiers." ”
Liu Di immediately said: "When Emperor Fang Cai handed over the decree, I had already gathered everyone to inquire and checked the records, but I did not see Prince Qianxiang after the curfew. ”
Ishikawa Yoshido: "Even if Master Lu doesn't see the prince of his country, the disappearance of the sixth prince has nothing to do with him!" ”
Emperor Yuan Yong didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then interrupted him and said, "What do you mean, Lu Aiqing and your prince can only lose and not win in the competition?" ”
Ishikawa Yoshishi hurriedly bowed down and said, "Please calm the emperor's anger, the foreign minister did not mean this." ”
Emperor Yuanyong said unhappily: "Yesterday's competition, although I didn't watch it, I also know that Lu Jing won the dignity, and this matter is indisputable, I don't want anyone to use this matter as an excuse to stir up trouble, do you understand?" ”
Ishikawa Yoshishi saw that the emperor's expression was cold, and hurriedly replied: "It's the minister's words, it's the emperor's forgiveness!" ”
Emperor Yuanyong said in a deep voice: "I miss that you are anxious, so I won't care about it this time, but as an envoy to the lower country, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, this is not the court of Qianxiang Kingdom, and you cannot be presumptuous." ”
Ishikawa Yoshishi hurriedly apologized for his sins and thanks, and then apologized to Lu Jing: "Please also ask Master Lu for forgiveness." ”
Lu Jing nodded, accepting his apology.
Ishikawa Yoshinori said again: "The foreign minister wants to ask Master Lu to help find the prince of his country, and I implore the emperor for permission." ”
Emperor Yuanyong shook his head and said: "Since Lu Jing has nothing to do with this matter, don't involve him in it, I have my own arrangements for this matter." ”
After finishing speaking, he said to Yang Fengyi and Wu Bingxuan: "It is up to you to assist the Qianxiang Kingdom mission to find Mu Zhengnan." ”
Wu Bingxuan and Yang Fengyi replied in unison: "The ministers obey the order." ”
Seeing this, Ishikawa Yi had to nod helplessly and responded: "Foreign Minister Xie Emperor Longen." ”
Emperor Yuanyong nodded, and then sent a few people away, not taking this seriously in his heart, and even felt that Ishikawa Yi was making a big fuss.
Now Mu Zhengnan has disappeared for less than a day, if it weren't for Ishikawa Yoshi's request, Mu Zhengnan has a special identity, he wouldn't have seen it, not to mention that Mu Zhengnan has a very deep involvement with Nan'an Junwang and others, and has been provoking himself since he entered Beijing.
Out of Xinuan Pavilion, Lu Jing secretly said unlucky in his heart, he thought he was rewarded, but he didn't expect it to be a disaster, Ishikawa Yoshishi was obviously doing nothing, and wanted to pull himself into the water, Mu Zhengnan wanted to find himself It was nonsense.
Several people walked out of the palace in silence all the way, and Yang Fengyi, the secretary of Honglu Temple, had an extremely ugly face, and he was reprimanded by the emperor for this matter, and he was slightly worried in his heart, if Mu Zhengnan was drunk yesterday, it would be good to stay there, otherwise the matter would be serious.
In case Mu Zhengnan is really not found, only he has the most to do with the three, Lu Jing himself has nothing to do with this matter, Wu Bingxuan is at most reprimanded, and he is in danger of being dismissed.
As soon as they left the palace, Yang Fengyi and Ishikawa Yoshishi invited Lu Jing and Wu Bingxuan to come to Honglu Temple.
Lu Jing didn't want to go, but Ishikawa Yoshishi tried his best to invite him, and it seemed that he had something to say, and he himself wanted to know why Ishikawa Yoshiki wanted to involve him, so he walked with the three of them.
Several people sat down, Yang Fengyi ordered people to serve tea, and after the tea was served, Lu Jing and Wu Bingxuan bowed their heads to drink tea.
Seeing that the three of them were all leisurely and unhurried, Ishikawa Yoshishi hurriedly got up and bowed: "Please also ask the three adults to do their best, if you can find the sixth prince, you will be grateful, and you will definitely be grateful for it." ”
Lu Jing was noncommittal, he just came to listen.
When Yang Fengyi and Wu Bingxuan heard this, they both put down their teacups and agreed with a smile on their faces.
Wu Bingxuan asked: "Could the little prince have a hangover yesterday, where to rest, and he hasn't woken up yet?" ”
Lu Jing also had the same guess in his heart, with Mu Zhengnan's conceited character, if he lost, he might vent fiercely, and then he would come out again, he went out last night, and now it's only afternoon, and it's normal that he doesn't come back.
Yang Fengyi nodded and said, "What Lord Wu said makes sense, could Prince Mu have hid somewhere, or go back by himself?" ”
Ishikawa immediately denied it: "The sixth prince is well aware of the righteousness, and there is absolutely no possibility of going back selfishly, and it is unlikely that he will hide." ”
After speaking, he was a little worried: "There are some possibilities where to stay, but with the character of the prince, even if he was drunk yesterday, he will send someone back today to say, and I am worried about what happens to the prince!" Speaking of this, Ishikawa Yoshikawa stopped worrying and didn't say any more.
Wu Bingxuan asked, "You didn't send anyone to follow Prince Mu yesterday?" ”
Ishikawa sighed and said, "Yesterday there were four guards who followed the prince, but the prince drove them all back and said that they were going to go alone. ”
When Lu Jing heard this, he couldn't help but interject and asked, "Since you are going to walk alone, why did Lord Shi say that he was going to find him?" ”
Ishikawa Yi's face froze, he knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "I will explain this matter to Master Lu later, and I also ask Master Lu to put this matter aside for the time being and help find the sixth prince." ”
Seeing him say this, Lu Jing didn't let go of the matter for the time being, picked up the tea and continued to drink, wondering why Ishikawa Yoshishi had to involve himself, whether it was just to take revenge on himself for winning his king.
Seeing Lu Jing's attitude, Ishikawa couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Yang Fengyi, Wu Bingxuan, and Ishikawa Yoshishi chatted about the details of the meeting again, and then discussed that people from Honglu Temple would send people from the Honglu Temple and take the people from the Akane Xiang Kingdom to inquire about the news along the way where Mu Zhengnan finally disappeared. And Shuntianfu sent people to the nearby restaurants and brothels to explore the traces.
The discussion was decided, Yang Fengyi and Wu Bingxuan went to deploy their own manpower, and Ishikawa Yoshishi left Lu Jing to explain the reason.