Chapter 8 The Royal Academy
"Master Jiangxue! You are Master Jiang Xue, this princess has met you in the palace, do you remember! The fourth princess immediately walked quickly towards Liu Mengyan, and Liu Mengyan retreated again and again.
"Have you seen it, Xia Guan doesn't remember." Liu Mengyan replied with an embarrassed face.
The fourth princess shouted, naturally everyone looked over, fortunately, Jin Fu and Chu Jiangliu saw him dressed in men's clothes, and did not open their mouths to shout a title that exposed her identity, as for the fourth prince Jin Chen, who did not match his name, he just smiled at her and did not ask about her identity.
These four princes can't be said to be stupid, but they are relatively ordinary, not as brilliant as his royal brothers or even imperial uncles, and not as miserable as Jin Qiu, the sixth prince, so it seems that he has no sense of existence among the princes. When talking about today's princes, few people will mention Jin Chen.
"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it, it's good that Princess Ben remembers you. I didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence. What case has Master Jiang been dealing with recently, are you busy, why haven't you entered the palace again......" The fourth princess said a lot, but she didn't ask why she appeared in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, and Liu Mengyan felt helpless about this.
If she doesn't ask at this time, she is not sure that the fourth princess has not asked, it is better for the fourth princess to go back to the palace as soon as possible, and as soon as she leaves, she will not have to worry about anything.
But she doesn't have the position to let the fourth princess leave from the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion now. The fourth princess didn't leave, so she had to leave by herself.
"The matter of the Criminal Department, forgive the inconvenience of the official to inform him. Xia Guan suddenly remembered that there were still a few cases that had not been dealt with by the Criminal Department, so he took his leave first and asked the princess for forgiveness. After speaking, Liu Mengyan was about to turn around and leave.
The fourth princess said enthusiastically: "This princess just wants to go to the Criminal Department to have a look, so let's go with Master Jiang Xue." ”
Liu Mengyan has a big head, her charm is really not small, she can make a princess like this, and she has no face and no skin to follow her. I've seen them twice, and she didn't find out that she, Jiang Xue, was the same person as the eldest lady of the Chu family who had an argument with her on the bridge.
is arrogant and ignorant, with a person like the fourth princess, living in the palace, and not missing an arm or leg to be poisoned, it is really a miracle.
It's probably too stupid, it's really not a threat, and the others don't bother to deal with her.
"Princess, please stay, the criminal department is not suitable for princesses." Liu Mengyan turned around and motioned to the fourth princess not to follow.
"You said that it is not suitable for this princess to go, and it is not that this princess cannot go. Whether it's suitable or not, this princess wants to go! "If the fourth princess gives up so easily, she is not wonderful, and Liu Mengyan's words are of no use to her at all.
"The main thing is that the public wants to go to the Criminal Department to have a look, so naturally he can go. But Xia Guan suddenly remembered that there would be guests at home today, and he had to go home first, and the Criminal Department couldn't go, so Xia Guan took the first step. "The fourth princess doesn't change her mind, as long as Liu Mengyan finds another way out and finds a way to get rid of the fourth princess, it's really not an easy task.
"Jiang Xue! Did you mean it, one moment you said that there was still a case in the Criminal Department, and the other time you said that there were guests at home, you just avoided this princess and made these excuses! The fourth princess's face suddenly changed, and she shouted.
It was obvious that Liu Mengyan was talking nonsense, but with her understanding of the fourth princess, it was really surprising that the fourth princess could notice that she was lying.
"Fourth Emperor Sister, what are you angry about, this son may really have something, you can't pester her unreasonably." The fourth prince, Jin Chen, put on a brotherly posture and taught the four princesses a lesson, but no matter how it was, it made people feel that this reprimand was not powerful.
And the fourth princess also directly thought that she hadn't heard it, in terms of status, her mother's status as a concubine was low, so her status was definitely not as good as Jin Chen's prince, but she knew that the fourth brother was good-tempered, and she wouldn't be angry if others offended, so she wasn't afraid of Jin Chen.
"Fourth princess, please respect yourself, Lord Jiang will tell you the truth, but you have to entangle him, this is your fault." Chu Jiangliu already had a very bad impression of the fourth princess, and he couldn't help but say something at this time.
Hengzhu, as the eldest son of his Chu family, is not afraid of her as a fourth princess, and outsiders are extremely arrogant with the emperor's daughter, but in a group of people with real noble status, they have no qualifications to be arrogant at all, and the two sisters and brothers of the Chu family also belong to the members of this noble group.
"This princess can't teach you a lesson!" The fourth princess who offended Liu Mengyan, the eldest daughter of the Chu family, is a good learner this time, and knows what kind of existence the Chu family is, although she is angry with Chu Jiangliu, she doesn't dare to fight with Chu Jiangliu. “
"How dare I teach you a lesson, Fourth Princess, just tell the truth." Chu Jiangliu said sarcastically.
"Chu Jiangliu, shut up!" The fourth princess was so angry that she knew that she couldn't threaten Chu Jiangliu by saying anything, so she could only stomp her feet in anger.
"Shut up first!" Chu Jiangliu did not admit defeat.
The fourth princess couldn't cure Chu Jiangliu by herself, so she turned to Jin Chen for help, "Fourth Emperor Brother, are you watching Chu Jiangliu treat this princess like this, he is despising the majesty of our royal family!" ”
The four princes looked like good people, and instead of looking at Chu Jiangliu, they looked at Liu Mengyan and said: "Lord Jiang, you can stay, if the four emperor sisters make trouble, this Zuo Xiangfu will turn the sky upside down, and you won't be able to be quiet." ”
How can this be said by the four princes, Liu Mengyan herself already knows.
What she didn't expect the last thing she expected was that the fourth princess would directly expose her, and it was all revealed that it was really difficult for her to leave directly as Jiang Xue.
"If the lower official stays, let it stay, the princess wants to force it, how dare the lower official go against the will of the princess. Please also ask the princess not to quarrel with Chu Xiaogongzi anymore. Liu Mengyan had no choice but to say.
"That's it, Master Jiang Xue was in a hurry to leave as soon as he saw Princess Ben, it's really unusual!" The fourth princess immediately regained her smile, and as she spoke, she also came up to hold Liu Mengyan's arm.
For the bold behavior of the four princesses, Liu Mengyan had a headache, which woman in the Holy Dynasty would be open enough to take the initiative to contact the man's body, and she is not a traverser, how can her thinking and behavior be so maverick.
Liu Mengyan was too lazy to respond to the words of the fourth princess, the most unpleasant thing here belonged to the fourth princess herself, and it was too tiring to talk to such a strange person.
"Master Jiang Xue." Jin Xuan had a smile on his face and shouted her pseudonym, he naturally knew that Jiang Xue and Liu Mengyan were the same person.
"I've seen His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince." Liu Mengyan said politely.
"It's been a while, why haven't you come to the palace to see me?" Jin Yu continued.
Without waiting for Liu Mengyan to answer, the fourth princess next to her said impatiently: "Jin Wu, where did you come from so much nonsense, what kind of thing are you, Lord Jiang Xue wants to enter the palace to see you?" ”
Regarding the four princesses' difficult words, Jin Wu was silent, just looked at Liu Mengyan and waited for Liu Mengyan's answer.
It's true that she hasn't seen her for a long time, she stayed in the Taishi Mansion for a while, and then went to the mountains for a while, and a month passed quickly. This month has passed, and when she sees Jin Disaster again, Liu Mengyan feels that Jin Disaster has changed.
In the past, as soon as he was scolded by the fourth princess, he would immediately bow his head and shrink his back in fright, although he did not resist the fourth princess at this moment, but his attitude was clearly neither humble nor arrogant.
But compared to saying that Jin Wu has become more bold, Liu Mengyan feels that Jin Wu is more confident than before, and seems to have fewer worries.
"Recently, I have been riddled with trivial matters, and I have not been free." Liu Mengyan replied vaguely, but it was indeed the truth.
"But it's okay, if you don't come to me, I'll come to you." Jin Fu didn't care about the strange gazes that Jin Chen and the fourth princess threw at him, and continued.
No one knows Jiang Xue's origin and origin, but the six princes who are the most excluded in the palace are actually familiar with Jiang Xue, isn't it strange, Jin Wu has always been alone, no one will approach him, he is also very self-aware that he will not approach others, it is really unbelievable that a person outside the palace has an extraordinary relationship with Jin Xue.
"Lord Jiang and the Sixth Emperor Brother know each other?" The fourth prince, Jin Chen, was the first to ask.
Chu Jiangliu, who knew that Liu Mengyan and Jin Wei were in a relationship that was given marriage by the saint, felt that his mood was very delicate. So why does my sister want to dress up as a man in a good manner, once the deception starts, it will not end well. Even if she wants her sister to confess her identity as a woman now, the fourth princess is afraid that she will have to fight hard with her sister.
"Acquaintance, Xia Guan and His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince are familiar with each other." Liu Mengyan is also telling the truth, and there is no flaw.
Jin Chen still had a strange look on his face, but he didn't ask any more, but changed the question.
"By the way, what is the matter with Lord Jiang coming to Zuo Xiangfu?"
This question finally came, and Liu Mengyan had already thought of a rhetoric.
"Xia Guan and Lord Zuo Xiang are New Year's friends, and today I happened to pass by Zuo Xiang's mansion, so I thought about coming in to visit Lord Zuo Xiang."
Liu Mengyan believed this statement of the four princes and the four princesses, and a few days ago I heard that the newly appointed chief of the criminal department was because he persuaded Zuo Xiang to obey the emperor's wishes in the matter of dealing with the Zhao family, and as soon as the emperor was happy, he gave her a position as the chief of punishment.
In this way, the so-called Jiang Xue naturally knows Zuo Xiang.
Finally dealing with the brother and sister of the royal family for the time being, Liu Mengyan walked to Chu Jiangliu and walked side by side with him.
"On the first day you go to study with you, you can bring these three home together, and tomorrow are you going to bring the emperor too?" Liu Mengyan glared at Chu Jiangliu and complained.
"Sister, I don't want to. It was the six princes who first said that they wanted to come to Zuo Xiang's Mansion, and then as soon as the four princes heard about it, they also asked to come together, and the four princesses were on the side, and when they heard about it, they just wanted to come and have a good time...... "Chu Jiangliu explained innocently.
"They said you would say yes if they wanted to come, don't you know how to refuse them......"
"What reason do I have to refuse them, they just want to come to the courtier's house. You can't refuse the four princesses, how can I refuse the three of them. ”
"Chu Jiangliu, you just wait to clean up the mess." Liu Mengyan sighed and said no more.
The group was walking towards the courtyard of the head of the family of the Zuo Xiangfu, and two children ran over.
"Momo nephew, you can play with your aunt for a while, and kick the shuttlecock with your aunt." Chu Linglong chased after her, shouting.
Chu Mo ran in front with a look of disgust.
Although these two are of the same age, they are really different, and it is really difficult to play together.
Chu Linglong chased happily, but when she saw the fourth princess, she couldn't laugh, and subconsciously ran behind Liu Mengyan to hide.
"Big ......" Chu Linglong doesn't care whether Liu Mengyan is a man or a woman, she wants to call someone when she opens her mouth.
Liu Mengyan reacted and hurriedly reached out to block Chu Linglong's mouth.
"Aren't you the girl who got Ben Princess's handkerchief into the water last time! What are you pestering Master Jiang Xue! "What made the fourth princess the most unhappy was not Chu Linglong, but Chu Linglong naturally hugged the arm of "Jiang Xue".
Chu Linglong roared startled, shrunk her neck, and grabbed Liu Mengyan's hand tighter.
When the fourth princess saw it, she was so angry that she stepped forward directly to break Chu Linglong's hand.
Liu Mengyan was still busy covering Chu Linglong's mouth, and she couldn't stop the fourth princess.
"Big sister, Linglong is afraid of ......" As soon as Liu Mengyan's hand was released, Chu Linglong cried and shouted loudly.
Liu Mengyan and Chu Jiangliu looked embarrassed, Chu Linglong called her like this, and her identity couldn't be hidden.
"What are you shouting big sister, are you trying to call Liu Mengyan here! This princess told you that even if you call her, it's useless, this princess wants to teach you a lesson, and she really can't protect you! As a result, the fourth princess understood Chu Linglong's words crookedly, and Liu Mengyan saved the explanation.
Liu Mengyan and Chu Jiangliu glanced at each other, impressed by the sluggishness of the fourth princess.
"Liu Mengyan is the eldest lady of the Chu family who was praised by her father as 'a river of cold snow and happiness', isn't she in the house, this king really wants to meet Miss Chu herself." The fourth prince, Jin Chen, also looked unaware, but he was full of interest in Liu Mengyan herself.
Jin Ji glanced at Jin Chen, and a look of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"Sister is not here today, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is destined to be disappointed." Chu Jiangliu hurriedly said.
"Chu Mo, come and take your Aunt Linglong to play." Liu Mengyan beckoned to Chu Mo, she didn't have the energy to take care of Chu Linglong at this time.
Chu Mo looked reluctant, but he was not Chu Linglong, he knew what the situation was now, and he had to help his aunt with this.
Chu Linglong leaned on Liu Mengyan's side and was reluctant to leave, but she finally understood that she couldn't call her "sister" after grinding for a while, she was still pulled away by Chu Mo.
Sending Chu Linglong and Chu Mo away, the five of them came to the study where Chu Shaoyuan was, the window of the study was wide open, Chu Shaoyuan sat in front of the bookcase, and when he turned his head, he saw his daughter dressed as a man coming from the path, as well as several uninvited guests following Liu Mengyan.
Chu Shaoyuan frowned, wondering what trouble Liu Mengyan had caused here.
"Oops, Princess Ben's feet seem to be twisted." Halfway through, the fourth princess suddenly stopped, stepped back, and shouted.
The fourth princess didn't bring a maid with her today, and she suddenly said that her feet were twisted at this time, and her intentions can be imagined.
The fourth prince Jin Chen looked at Liu Mengyan, this person is rotten and kind, obviously his status is higher than the fourth princess, but because of the weakness of his own character, he can't suppress the fourth princess at all.
Liu Mengyan smiled back at Jin Chen, "How can the four princesses walk, there are no maids here, men and women can't kiss, so they can only be supported by His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." ”
This is so reasonable, even if you want to help, it shouldn't be her help, no matter how Jin Chen looks at her, it's useless.
Jin Chen was dumbfounded, unable to say half a word to refute, so he could only step forward to help the fourth princess.
The fourth princess was so angry that she shook off Jin Chen's hand and said, "Okay, this princess doesn't hurt anymore!" ”
Chu Shaoyuan saw that the three royal people couldn't pretend that they hadn't seen it, and they had already come out of the study and greeted them.
With his status as the left minister, the prince and princess also have to respect him for three points, but Chu Shaoyuan will not lose the rules that he should have.
"I don't know if the three highnesses are coming, and the ministers are not welcome. I don't know what the three highnesses are doing this time? Chu Shaoyuan was also confused by this formation.
"Chu Xiang doesn't have to care, this king, the fourth emperor sister, and the sixth emperor brother are here as friends of Jiang Liu. Thinking that when I came to your mansion, I had to visit Chu Xiang, so I came here. The fourth prince said, his eyes wandered between Liu Mengyan and Chu Shaoyuan, and then he spoke: "I just don't know what is important for Lord Jiang to come here, whether the three of us have delayed Lord Jiang." ”
Chu Shaoyuan is not an eight-year-old girl like Chu Linglong, he didn't have a look, he knew at a glance that the fourth prince and the fourth princess didn't know the true identity of "Jiang Xue", so they would naturally pay attention to their words and keep it secret for Liu Mengyan.
"It was Weichen who asked Master Jiang to come to the mansion to discuss some things, and it's not too late to come over at this time." Chu Shaoyuan said.
"Zuo Xiang, this princess has something to do with Lord Jiang, can't you discuss your matter later?" The fourth princess spoke again despite her reserve.
Chu Shaoyuan didn't have a good impression of this fourth princess at all, which princess dared to talk like this to him, the left minister, this princess was really brainless, but this appearance was a little similar to Liu Mengyan before.
"The princess said with a smile, Weichen and Lord Jiang have an appointment first, I believe that the princess is also a person who values promises, and she will not come first and come later." Chu Shaoyuan made a straight face and rejected the unreasonable request of the fourth princess.
Chu Shaoyuan's words are good, even if the fourth princess is used to being used to it, but if she is said like this, it is not easy to force it, even if she is a person who does not know the severity, she will not admit it herself.
"Actually, this king is curious, how did Chu Xiang and Master Jiang meet?" Jin Chen suddenly spoke up and asked a question that was quite difficult to answer.
"The lower officials heard about the case of the servant of the ministry, and heard that the current saint and Lord Chu have different opinions, and the saint is distressed about this. And the lower officials felt that the Zhao family should be punished, so he took the liberty to come to the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion and directly found Lord Chu. Liu Mengyan made up a fairly credible statement.
"What Weichen appreciates most is Jiang Xue's courage." Chu Shaoyuan followed up with a comment, making Liu Mengyan's statement more true.
"Speaking of guts, I really have to mention Chu Xiang's daughter, Miss Chu's courage is admirable. This king has seen Miss Chu a few times when he was a child, but he has not seen it all these years, these days, my father always mentions Miss Chu in front of our brothers, which makes this king want to see Ling Qianjin again. Jin Chen suddenly mentioned Liu Mengyan again.
"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has won the award, and the little girl has been stubborn since she was a child, how can there be anything to admire." Chu Shaoyuan replied politely, he had never expected someone to praise his daughter in front of him before, but he often had this kind of treatment recently.