The Shangshu of the Criminal Department arched his hand to face the emperor, but he glanced at Xiao Pan's expression with his spare eyes. The criminal department Shangshu pondered it in his heart, and then said to the emperor: "The eldest prince is already the prince of Qizhu, the sixth prince is also Wuzhu, and the second prince is only three beads, this is ...... Whether the emperor wants to take this opportunity to crown the second prince as the prince of Sizhu can be regarded as living up to the second prince's love for the people. "No amount of reward can compare to the value of this seal.

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence at the banquet, this matter of sealing the prince is not trivial, if the second prince has done a good job of disaster relief, it is indeed understandable to seal a pearl, but this has just arrived in Hubei and there has been a loss of disaster relief funds, so negligent, how can it be sealed?

For this suggestion, the imperial doctor was the first to be dissatisfied, and the addition of other princes would endanger the status of the eldest prince. "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the two princes really deserve to be rewarded, but the matter of sealing the Prince of Sizhu is still to be discussed, it is better to reward some valuable objects this time, and wait for the second prince to make contributions in the future, and it will not be too late to add the seal at that time." As the most important minister in the court, Dr. Yushi naturally spoke with great weight, and the other courtiers who participated in the reception banquet also responded one after another.

Since the Shangshu of the Criminal Department had already spoken, there was no reason to take it back, and he continued to speak: "I don't know why the Imperial Doctor thinks that it will be inappropriate to seal it at this time, hasn't the Imperial Doctor heard how the people praise the second prince?" It is rare to be praised by the people, which shows that the second prince is not only capable, but also always focuses on the people, how can he not be worthy of the crown of Prince Sizhu? "The Shangshu of the Criminal Department has always been outspoken, so he did not give an inch to the Imperial Doctor, and directly refuted his words.

Doctor Yu Shi turned his head to look at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, the expression on his face was very unkind, and there seemed to be a threat in his eyes. "The old minister has always acted according to the rules, and if he has merit, he will be rewarded, and he has been punished, and the second prince has both merit and fault, but he can be rewarded, but he can't receive this heavy reward, I don't know why the criminal department is obsessed with this, do you ignore the etiquette system?"

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department wanted to say something, but the emperor had a serious face and stopped loudly: "Enough! "At the reception banquet of the second prince, the two of them actually quarreled, didn't they want to embarrass the second prince?

The emperor was angry, and naturally no one dared to say anything anymore. The second prince took this opportunity and took the initiative to say: "What the imperial doctor said is right, since the son is a person who has been wrong, he naturally can't stand the seal, the father does not punish the son, the son is already grateful, how dare he be rewarded by the father?" ”

The words of the second prince touched the softness of the emperor's heart. If this matter is changed to the eldest prince and the sixth prince, the emperor will definitely add the seal despite the opposition of the courtiers, but when it comes to the second prince, the emperor is a little hesitant. Just when the second prince said those words, the emperor realized that the second prince was so sensible, which made people feel a little distressed, and the emperor would inevitably not be moved.

The emperor sighed silently, and then said solemnly: "The second prince is indeed a little inappropriate as the prince of Sanzhu, after all, the six princes are already Wuzhu, and this time the second prince has made a great contribution, just taking this opportunity to seal it." ”

"The emperor ......" Doctor Yu Shi didn't expect the emperor to accept the suggestion of the secretary of the criminal department, he just wanted to persuade the emperor to withdraw his will, but the emperor raised his hand to stop Doctor Yushi, so that he didn't have to say much.

"There is no need to discuss this matter, I have made up my mind." The emperor picked up the wine glass on the table and said to everyone seated: "Come, happy today, you are free, you don't have to be restrained." ”

The emperor deliberately didn't want to talk about this anymore, and the ministers were also very discerning, and from the emperor's expression, anyone could guess a few points. Therefore, they all kept silent, pushing their glasses and changing lamps, and swallowing their thoughts mixed with wine.

The second prince got up and nodded in the direction of Chu Qingli and Xiao Pan, they had been planning for so long, and now they finally got some improvement. Although the second prince is now sealed, he is only a prince of Sizhu, if he is more low-key, it will not arouse the vigilance of the eldest prince and the sixth prince.

After three rounds of drinking, Chu Qingli felt a little stuffy, so he said to Xiao Pan, "I'll go out to breathe." Xiao Pan was talking to the other ministers, and he couldn't pull out, so he had to remind Chu Qingli to come back soon.

Chu Qingli took Du Qinghe out of the palace gate and walked slowly against the wind. Now it is early autumn, the breeze is blowing on her body, and it is already a little cool, but fortunately, Du Qinghe has her clothes with her, she stepped forward to put them on Chu Qingli, "Princess, it's cold at night, don't freeze your body." ”

Chu Qing tightened his collar, and inadvertently, he walked to the rockery. The rockery towers, covering a lot of light in the courtyard, and only a few candles can be seen through the gaps.

Walking to the depths of the rockery, Chu Qingli suddenly felt a cold touch on his neck. Chu Qingli frowned and whispered, "Qinghe? ”

"What's the matter, Princess?" There is not enough light here, Du Qinghe can only see Chu Qingli's figure, but he can't see the expression on her face.

Judging from Du Qinghe's voice, she should be a few steps away from Chu Qingli, then there should be someone else behind her.

Chu Qingli immediately calmed down, calmly asked the person behind him, and said, "Who are you?" Since it wasn't Du Qinghe, Chu Qingli could judge that the cold feeling on her neck should have been brought by a sharp weapon touching her skin.

Chu Qingli could hear the breathing of the person behind her, and the hot breath between her breaths sprayed into Chu Qingli's ears, making her feel itchy.

Du Qinghe heard Chu Qingli's abnormality, and walked in the direction of Chu Qingli very nervously, "Princess, what's wrong with you?" Don't scare the slaves! ”

"Stop! Or I'll kill her right now. Du Qinghe hadn't taken two steps before he was scolded by the man.

Du Qinghe stood in place, not daring to move, "Okay, I won't move, you must not hurt the princess." ”

Hearing Du Qinghe stop, Chu Qingli calmed down the people behind him, lowered his head and asked Chu Qingli, "Can't you guess?" After a long silence, the man behind him spoke again.

Chu Qingli searched carefully for this voice in her mind, so hoarse, she seemed to have never heard this voice in the palace.

Seeing that Chu Qingli didn't speak, the person behind him seemed to be a little crazy, and the thing he was holding in his hand stabbed deep into Chu Qingli's skin. The pain in his neck quickly spread throughout his body, and Chu Qingli had to gasp.

The laughter of the person behind him made people feel a little scary, "Can't guess? Do you think my voice is particularly ugly? Yes? ”

Chu Qing looked back from the afterglow, but couldn't see anything, "Who are you, have we met?" ”