CHAPTER XXI
There have been great changes in the house, and many people think that the Su family will be over. No one expected that the one who took on the great cause of the Su family would be a woman.
Dealing, traveling far and wide...... Step by step difficulties and obstacles, bit by bit of hard work and persistence, the unshakable position of the richest man in Su Mansion today. In addition, Helian Minghuai later ascended the throne, regardless of the angry words of the first emperor before his death, he re-recognized this aunt. The Su family has the protection of the emperor, and on the business road, others have to give a few thin noodles.
Now, the emperor's aunt has also reached the age of sixties, and the burden of the Su family will fall on Su Ziqing, the only seedling of the Su family.
Today's dinner is for the queen to recover from illness, Mrs. Su is old, so she doesn't have to be there in person, just let her grandson go to the palace.
Before leaving, Mrs. Su also specially instructed, "When you enter the palace, you must be more disciplined, but don't be as willful as usual......"
"Grandmother!" Su Ziqing interrupted Mrs. Su's words, but the next moment she said obediently: "Grandson has entered the palace more than once, besides, grandson is an adult, whether it is advancing or retreating, whether it is black or white, grandson can tell the difference!"
Old Madam Su was holding a scepter made of agarwood, her old face was full of wrinkles, and she smiled kindly, "It's good to know...... That's right! You haven't told your grandmother what the name of the girl in your heart is. ”
Su Ziqing blushed for a while, and quickly denied it: "Grandmother is talking nonsense! There is no one in the grandson's heart...... Someone, that's grandmother too! Grandmother...... Does grandmother want her grandson to say grandmother's name?! ”
Mrs. Su smiled again and again, "That's it, you kid, you just don't admit it, it must be that the girl hasn't answered you yet, and when the girl answers, bring it over to grandmother to see......"
"Grandmother! It's not too early! If you're late, you don't know how to count! After Su Ziqing finished speaking, he ran away.
When Mrs. Su came back to her senses, Su Ziqing had long since disappeared. For decades, she has always called herself Su, and she has never forgotten her surname Helian and her name Chaohui.
On the other side of the Taishi Mansion, several pretty-looking maids were waiting for Ying Qi to dress. The palace dinner, no one will be missing the emperor without Lord Ying......
Shi Yan's face was like frost, and she rarely spoke to people, and at this moment, she was holding the jade wrench that Ying Qi had forgotten in the study, and was walking towards Ying Qi's bedroom.
She stopped suddenly, didn't make any movement, just listened quietly to the movement in her ears.
Shi Yan seemed to know something, lowered her chin, and slowly glanced behind her, and soon, a masked secret guard appeared behind her.
The secret guard held a secret letter in his hand and presented it to Shi Yan, and there was a little panic in his eyes, "This letter was given by an anonymous person last night, and the person said that the news of the county lord of Nanchu was ...... in this letter."
Shi Yan turned around neatly, and simply took the secret letter from the secret guard's hand, his face did not change, "Have you ever dealt with the person who sent the secret letter?" ”
The Dark Guard shook his head, "That man only sent the secret letter, and he didn't stay long. ”
Shi Yan clenched the secret letter, lowered his eyes, and his tone was a little silent, "The secret letter...... I'll hand it over to you, so step down first......"
Secret guard Gu retreated, Shi Yan held the envelope, and did not dare to take a step for a long time, whether the letter was true or not, Shi Yan had a rush to burn the envelope in her heart, just as she had never had the impulse, she was selfish, and she also had jealousy that had been buried for a long time, no matter how hard she tried to find it at the beginning, she still didn't want Ying Qi to know the news of that person......
However, if this secret letter is not handed over to Ying Qi, she will betray him! That way, he wouldn't keep her with him, and she would never see him again.
Shi Yan's legs were as heavy as a thousand catties of iron, and she didn't want to give it to him, nor did she want to betray him...... A tear streak inadvertently slipped through the corner of his eyes, and his face, which was originally like frost, gradually became sad and sad......
When she walked to Ying Qi's bedroom, Shi Yan trembled slightly, and she only felt that she had never found that the distance from the study to the bedroom was so close before, so close that she was not fully prepared to hand over the secret letter to Ying Qi.
Ying Qi was extremely sharp, and he could see Shi Yan's strange appearance at a glance, and his voice was low, "What happened?" ”
Shi Yan slowly handed over the secret letter, his voice was a little hoarse, but Ying Qi didn't notice it, "This secret letter was sent by an anonymous person, and it was about ...... The ...... of the Lord of Southern Chu County"
Before Shi Yan could react, the envelope had already been pulled out of his palm...... Sure enough, he was always so impatient about the matter of the county lord of Nanchu.
Ying Qi quickly opened the secret letter, the letter mentioned Mu Xin, but did not say the news of Mu Xin, and this person must know that he will be present at the palace banquet tonight. There was no money in the letter, and an earring fell out upside down.
This earring is very familiar to Qi Ying, the earring is a pair, it is a small country affiliated to Nanchu, but Ah Xue and A Xin looked at it at the same time, I thought that the two would have a conflict, who expected, the two of them were divided into one person. Later, Ah Xin accidentally dropped the earrings into the lake due to a play.
Ying Qi knew in his heart, "Ah Xue" was too familiar to him, she was not dead, he should have been happy, but this letter hid too many calculations and conspiracies, after many years, he had to start to re-examine this princess of Nanchu.
When the dinner party is gathered, he will go! Even if it's just a little news from Ah Xin, he's going to go!
In winter, the sky is dark early, only the lights in the hall are bright, the singing and dancing are leveling, it is very lively, everyone is wrapped in warm clothes and stepped into the hall one after another, waiting for His Majesty to arrive.
Ning Bai arrived early in the morning, just because His Royal Highness asked Xu Feng to talk to her at noon and let her arrive early for dinner, okay! If you arrive early, you will arrive early, who will make the family the master? But Ning Bai walked around several times, but he didn't see anyone, Ning Bai thought about it, and estimated that these two highnesses did not have a good memory.
It's late, it's late, she's always been atmospheric and informal, just forgive that Second Highness!
Ning Bai quietly took a big apple in his hand, and sat in a place where I could see people, but people couldn't see me, and gnawed on the apple.
At the dinner in the palace, many princes and ministers brought their families together, Ning Bai glanced at them, most of them were young sons and daughters, and the surface was only the surface, and the subconscious meaning was that everyone knew it, and they saw through each other without saying anything.
Tilt less, Xu Feng didn't know when he arrived, Ning Bai only heard the voice behind him, "Doctor Ning." ”
Ning Bai held the apple in his hand, and while sending it to his mouth, he turned around and went straight to the point, "Didn't His Second Highness have something to explain to Ning Bai?" Why did you only see Xu Guard? ”
Xu Feng looked at Ning Bai and bowed slightly, "Second Highness may arrive later, but Second Highness has something to tell Xu Feng to convey to Doctor Ning." ”
Ning Bai paused, looked at Xu Feng with a leisurely gaze, and asked, "What words?"
"His Royal Highness said that if the queen promised Dr. Ning any reward, Dr. Ning must remember to promise His Highness, don't break his word." Xu Fengdao.
Ning Bai felt uneasy from the bottom of his heart, and his expression couldn't help but become serious, and said: "If this matter involves my master, even if it offends His Royal Highness, Ning Bai will not accept it!"
Xu Feng suddenly smiled, "Second Highness said that there is only one doctor in this matter, and please rest assured that Doctor Ning is here." ”
This matter has nothing to do with the master, Ning Bai is relieved, but he still feels that something is going to happen in his heart.
After Xu Feng finished speaking, after all, he still had to return to Helian Jinyi's side, and it was his duty to protect His Royal Highness.
From the moment he got into the carriage, Su Ziqing treasured the jar of drunken immortal brew in his arms, and never left his body.
Since he was a child, he has been followed by a larger follower, and it is also Su Da who carried Ning Bai up like a chick at that time.
"Why did Childe hold that wine so tightly?" Su Da scratched the back of his head.
Su Ziqing stammered suddenly, and said intermittently: "God...... It's too cold, and I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that this wine will be frozen, and it won't taste good! ”
Su Da suddenly woke up, "Oh~, but ...... Childe's body is expensive, so it's better to ...... Su Da will help you hold it! ”
Su Ziqing immediately stretched out his hand to stop, "No need!" This son is holding himself, if he falls, he will let you be confined in the house and write a few days and nights! ”
Su Da was afraid of reading and literacy since he was a child, and when it came to moving texts, Su Da shrank his head, secretly couldn't help but make a noise, and chatted with the little guy driving the carriage.
Su Ziqing seemed to bite the wine in his arms, and refused to let go of anything, and finally arrived at the banquet hall, and met His Majesty and the Queen.
Su Ziqing stepped forward and saluted, but the wine in his hand still did not put down. The emperor looked at the wine in Su Ziqing's arms at a glance, and said: "The wine in Ziqing's arms is full of fragrance, I smelled it from afar, thinking it was the wine at the banquet, I still feel strange, when is there such a fragrant wine in the palace!"
The queen hid her face and laughed softly: "I'm afraid that this wine fragrance will make Your Majesty hungry, I don't know if Ziqing can give the imperial aunt a glass, how about relieving Your Majesty's cravings?"
Su Ziqing was entangled in his heart, the person in front of him was the Son of Heaven, and it would be an honor to drink a sip of your wine. However, Su Ziqing's brain was a little dull, and he spoke, "Please also ask the imperial uncle and imperial aunt to forgive the sin, this wine is given to a friend today, and it cannot be given away again." ”
"Friends?" Now the emperor was interested, "I heard the imperial aunt say that you have an independent personality since you were a child, and you don't often pay attention to others, why did you open your mind and make friends recently?" ”
Speaking of this "friend", Su Ziqing's heart was stagnant, and he couldn't help stammering, "Uncle Huang laughed, Ziqing has grown up, and his feelings are sophisticated...... I also understand that it is okay to make more friends...... You can make a lot of money, peace and joy! ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter behind the emperor, and the faint candlelight on the side hit Su Ziqing's blushing face, and the color was extremely even.
The emperor smiled and waved his hand, "That's it, I won't make fun of you, the hour is coming, let's enter the hall together!" ”
Su Ziqing's voice was subtle, and he said in a whisper, "Yes......"
On the top of the main hall, everyone bowed to the ninety-five supreme who was sitting in front of the hall, the emperor was happy, and the unnecessary etiquette was waived, and everyone returned to their seats, and the song and dance were played immediately, which was very lively.
Qingyuan's master and apprentice had a meritorious role in healing the queen, so they put their seats in front of the left, and in front of them were the three highnesses and the four princesses. On the right side of the front are His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness and Lord Ying. The opposite of Ning Bai's seat is Lord Ying. In the future, all the important ministers of the court are ranked in turn, and the concubines are not allowed to show up except for the queen and Zhang Guifei.
No matter when, Ying Qi still smiled lightly, looked at the wonderful singing and dancing, and played with the jade wrench in his hand, which seemed casual to others, but Ying Qi had been thinking about Ah Xin for a long time in his heart.
Suddenly, the jade wrench slipped from his hand, Ying Qi lowered his head, turned sideways to pick it up, but he caught a glimpse of a cold person, who had seen a scene in the court before, and on closer inspection, this second highness had no other discomfort except for his pale face, his body was straight, and he did not see a sickly rickety, and his cold and handsome face attracted many young ladies to cast their eyes on this second highness.
Ying Qi retracted his afterglow and continued to play with the jade wrench.
Xu Feng stood behind Helian Jinyi, but Mu Guixue and Rong Si did not arrive, Helian Jianyi always sat cross-legged, his hands wrapped around and hidden in the open robe, and the various dishes on the table remained unchanged. The daughters looked at him with twinkling eyes, but he looked at Ning Bai lightly, because compared to others, it was still Dr. Ning who looked pleasing to the eye.
Su Ziqing sat in the back row and in the front, but he sat in the front of the right, which happened to be facing His Royal Highness. He looked at Ning Bai, then at the wine on the table, and could only look at each other from a distance.
Helian Sumire's gaze kept stopping at Ying Qi's body, but Ying Qi watched the song and dance for a long time and didn't see her. She insisted on it while being angry.