The old ancestor sneered, "How dare I be angry with your mother?" You are now the prime minister that everyone wants to hold, and my old wife must have no status in your heart. ”

The old ancestor always used this way to test whether I was as loyal to the Marquis of Wei Ying's Mansion as ever, which was really boring.

I lifted my clothes and knelt in front of her.

"It's my grandson who said the wrong thing."

The old ancestor glanced at me and said lightly, "Do you take your father's affairs to heart?" There has been no movement for so many days. ”

I replied obediently, "My grandson has done it recently, and I am waiting for my father to go to the ministry when he is free." ”

Seeing that I was still as obedient as before, the ancestor relaxed a little, and his originally cold face became a lot softer.

"It seems that my ancestor, I have misunderstood you, and Brother Yang still has the interests of our Hou Mansion at heart."

I lowered my head and said yes.

"Oops." The ancestor's tone changed, and the whole person looked extremely worried, "Brother Yang." ”

"Ancestor, do you have anything to worry about?" I asked along with her.

"The old ancestor knows that you have always looked down on your second brother and your third sister, but ...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. The old ancestor looked at me directly, but hesitated not to say anything.

Actually, I'm tired of this kind of game, but I can only endure it at the moment.

"Although the grandson is not close to them, they are the younger siblings of the grandson after all, if they have any difficulties and can help, the grandson will still try his best to help."

"It's rare that Brother Yang has this heart." The old ancestor looked at me with a smile, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that when your second brother went to study in the academy, he was always teased by some indiscriminate people, and he cried several times in a row and ran back." Oops, my heart is really distressed. ”

"The grandson can handle this matter, the ancestor, please be relieved." I took it in one gulp.

The old ancestor looked at me with satisfaction, she stood up on crutches, and said, "I have invited some troupes to the children's theater today, so you can go with the old ancestor to have a look?" ”

When I heard this, I thought it was a little strange.

Because the ancestors liked to watch operas, there were a lot of operas in the Hou Mansion, why did they invite another opera troupe to sing today?

"Ancestor, does this troupe have any special performances to sing?" I asked.

The old ancestor glanced at me meaningfully, and walked out with the help of his mother-in-law, ""Li Sanzi", the play that just came out, I heard that the third son of the Li family was able to ascend to a high position in the shadow of his ancestors. ”

"It seems to be an interesting play." My expression did not change at all, and I followed the ancestor and went to the theater with everyone.

After spending an hour in the theater, the drama on the stage was almost over, so I found an excuse to leave the house.

"Master, where do you want to go?" Wang Jie saw that as soon as I left the house, he walked north silently, and immediately followed.

"Go and meet the emperor." I said with a blank face.

"To see the emperor? Is there anything important about the master? Wang Jie asked.

"Benxiang is going to Jiangnan, Benxiang doesn't want to stay here!" I said coldly.

As long as my mother is still Mrs. Hou of Wei Yinghou's mansion for a day, they will have all kinds of reasons to come to me. Since I can't do anything about them for the time being, then I can only hide.

"But ......"

"Xiao Jie, why are you like a woman today, so verbose?" I stopped and glared at him.

Wang Jie's face darkened, and the hilt of his sword pointed to the carriage that was hanging in front of the Marquis Wei Ying's mansion, and said, "How far the palace is from here, isn't it clear in the master's heart?" ”

If there were a crack in the ground now, I would definitely put aside my demeanor and get into it without hesitation.

Taking a deep breath, I calmed myself down.

Wang Jie looked at me and said, "Why is it that as soon as the master enters the Hou Mansion, his emotions are so difficult to control?" ”

I don't know how to answer him.

"Probably because...... It's always a knot in my heart. "It's a nightmare I can't get rid of.

Maybe, maybe I can only really let it go when I destroy it with my own hands.

"The master should restrain himself a little more, otherwise he will suffer endlessly." Wang Jie reminded.

"I'll pay attention to it later." I sighed, "The old ancestor said that Shen Lin has some disputes with people in the academy, you can send someone to deal with it." ”

"Yes."

Glancing ahead, I coughed lightly, but decided to turn around and go to the carriage.

The carriage was moving fast, and before I could think of a speech, I was already standing at the door of the imperial study.

"Lord Shen Xiang, the emperor let you in." Li Quan came out and said to me.

I nodded, straightened my clothes, and went in with Li Quan.

When Emperor Cen heard the movement, he looked up at me, and without waiting for me to salute, he said, "Aiqing has been in poor health recently, and she is not recuperating in the mansion, why did she still enter the palace?" ”

I finished my salute unhurriedly and replied respectfully, "The affairs of the country are very important, how dare Weichen delay the affairs of the state because of a little discomfort?" ”

After Emperor Cen listened to my high-sounding words, he snorted coldly.

"I haven't seen you care about state affairs on weekdays, let's say, what is the matter with coming to me this time?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the emperor." I smiled embarrassedly, "That's right, Weichen heard that Jiangnan is not only picturesque, but also very suitable for recuperation, and he couldn't bear it, so he wanted to go and see it for himself." ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Is that really the case?" ”

I lowered my head, "That's it." ”

The emperor closed the fold and nodded, "Since it's 'just like this', Aiqing should go back to the house to rest." ”

"Your Majesty." I pleaded with him, "The sooner Weichen's illness is cured, the sooner he can serve my Daqin." Instead of Weichen curling up in the mansion and wasting the precious medicine given by the emperor, it is better to let Weichen go to Jiangnan to recuperate for a few days, the best of both worlds. ”

Emperor Cen glanced at me lightly, "Finished?" ”

I thought about it, but I couldn't think of anything else to say, so I nodded.

"Let's go down when we're done." Cen Emperor said.

"......" I opened my mouth, and finally said, "The emperor who inspected the imperial history must have also seen it, and Weichen is willing to deal with this matter." ”

Hearing the answer he wanted, Emperor Cen no longer embarrassed me, he looked at me and said, "Aiqing is willing to recommend himself, I am very pleased, then let Aiqing play." ”

That's it, yesterday the emperor sent a eunuch to call it condolences, but isn't it actually a hint that I will take this matter down? Anyway, Gu Yuancheng's guy is going to Jiangnan, so I'll go and see what means he can use.

"Your Majesty." I fell to my knees.

Emperor Cen smiled, and his words changed, "But Aiqing is sick after all, so don't work too everything." In this way, let Xi'er go with you, you host, and he will be the deputy. During this period, you can also run in and exercise. ”

The emperor has already spoken, and no matter what I think in my heart, I can only bite the bullet and thank you.

Emperor Cen was very satisfied with my reaction, he stood up and walked over to me, looking condescendingly at me on my knees.

"Aiqing, as a courtier, there should be a measure of a courtier. The king has wronged you, misunderstood you, forced you, and you must not take it to heart, and not only that, but you must be more faithful and more careful than before, only in this way can you go steadily and go far. ”

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is not that people have changed, but people's hearts have changed. Going with the flow and going with the flow is sometimes not a bad thing, you know? ”

My heart was pounding, I didn't dare to look at Emperor Cen at all, and I bowed my head and bowed.

"Weichen will definitely keep the emperor's words in mind today and carefully understand them."

For many years to come, I would always think of what Emperor Cen said to me today when no one was around, and it was then that I realized that he had already told me my final fate and gave me the opportunity to escape from it all.

"Stand down." Emperor Cen turned his back and waved his hand at me.

I left the study in silence.

Standing on the high jade steps, I looked at the pavilions and pavilions in the distance, and I only felt that there was an indescribable heaviness in my heart that was constantly creeping and entwining.

I don't believe that the emperor will say some inconsequential nonsense to me, but what do his puzzling words mean?

Once a son of heaven and a courtier? Is the emperor reminding me to speed up the purge?

Also, the emperor specifically mentioned Cen Xi today, did he already know that Cen Xi wanted to assassinate me, or did he just guess that Cen Xi would do something to me?

Or, did the emperor know that Gu Yuancheng was going to Jiangnan, and he wanted to test me and Cen Xi?

Ahh

I put my hands on my forehead and closed my eyes, intending to clear my mind.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Sixth princess, Weichen has a name." I opened my eyes helplessly, "Weichen's name is Shen Qingzhi." ”

"Princess Ben knows that your name is Shen Qingzhi." Cen Yuhe raised his head and looked at me proudly.

"Oh." I don't know what else to say to her other than that.

Speaking of which, except for the last time she pointed her nose and glared, we didn't have much intersection at all, and we didn't know each other, why did this sixth princess love to come to me for trouble?

"You!" Cen Yu blushed angrily, "You are bold!"

"The sixth princess, don't wronged Weichen, Weichen's courage is such a small piece, where does the 'boldness' come from?" I gave her a thumbs up and looked at her with grievances.

"Shen Qingzhi!" Cen Yuhe was provoked by me, and he was so angry that he went directly to grab my placket.

When I saw the situation, I immediately leaned back, and my steps quickly followed, and then I deflected my whole body diagonally, and with my hands in front of me, I held her in my arms.

"Why is Her Royal Highness so bad?" I put my head on her ear and deliberately blew lightly, "Let others see it, isn't it to misunderstand that Weichen bullied the princess?" ”

Cen Yuhe had never met anyone who dared to be so presumptuous to her, she looked at me with wide eyes and stunned, and her mind was blank.

"Weichen is so suave, the princess doesn't even have a shy expression?" I felt that my self-esteem had been deeply hit, "It seems that I still have to go to Hua Niang's cultivation when I have time." ”

Gently letting go of Cen Yuhe, I muttered to myself as I walked out of the palace.

"Hey, hey, Shen Qingzhi, wait a minute!"