"That's so boring to eat, Bihai every time there is a celebration and a banquet, although I am also well-behaved. But if I eat like this on weekdays, I can't stand it. What about your aunt? Do you also like to talk and eat with your head bored? Zhu Zhitong asked wherever he wanted, forgetting for a moment that he had asked for his uncle.

When it comes to her aunt, Su Xiaochen's face is obviously much softer, "My aunt is much kinder, never loses her temper, and treats me very well, although I don't have a mother, but my aunt is like a mother."

Zhu Zhitong said with a smile: "Then it must be your uncle who has the final say on weekdays, and your aunt is tolerant in every way." ”

Su Xiaochen shook his head and said: "Then you say the opposite, when I was a child, I once went out to play and didn't come back until dark, and my uncle was so anxious that he insisted on beating me, but my aunt didn't let me." That time my uncle was furious, but my aunt just glared at him, and he went back to his room without speaking. Even if my aunt doesn't lose her temper, as long as she looks at her, my uncle always loses first. In fact...... I never understood why. ”

"So your uncle is very strict with you, right?"

Su Xiaochen nodded: "Yes, my uncle's discipline of me is far better than that of my cousin." I also read and write, and I always do more homework than my cousin. ”

"Do you still have a cousin? Why did you never mention it? Zhu Zhitong suddenly felt very dissatisfied.

"What is it to bring it up for no reason...... However, my uncle didn't care much about her, and sometimes let her mess around. ”

"Xu is your uncle who has no children under his knees, and he hopes for you and raises you as a son."

Su Xiaochen listened thoughtfully: "What you said is very reasonable, otherwise, he would not have done everything possible to send me to Uncle You to be taught." It's just that he once said that I will leave after all in the future, and I just hope that I will not forget their good at that time. But since ancient times, haven't daughters married out and daughters-in-law married into the door? If you really think of me as a son, how can I leave...... Besides, how could I forget my roots. ”

Zhu Zhitong was also stunned when she heard it: "That's really strange." Didn't your uncle say why? ”

"He said that the man's ambitions are in all directions, how can he be confined to every square inch, but he always feels that this is not his intention."

Zhu Zhitong sighed: "Hey, it would be nice if I were in front of me, I would be able to know his mind by looking at him with the technique of contemplating the mind." ”

"No! He is my uncle, although he does discipline me strictly, but they all say that my father and mother are strict, and I only respect him and respect him in my heart, how can I doubt him, isn't it disrespectful? Su Xiaochen frowned.

"Don't you really want to know what your uncle is thinking? The art of contemplation is not for nothing. Zhu Zhitong smiled evilly.

Uncle, sometimes it's really hard to figure out. He never befriended the minister, but sent himself to Uncle You. I never like to go out, but I know the scenery of various places. Treat yourself like a child, but sometimes that look at yourself like a stranger.

Thinking of this, Su Xiaochen quickly collected his thoughts and replied firmly: "I don't want to!" ”

Zhu Zhitong looked at his face and muttered secretly in her heart: Lie......

In fact, she didn't understand Su Xiaochen's feelings, when she asked her mother before, what kind of person her father was, her mother always excused herself and said that she didn't want to mention it, but she always felt that she wanted to just endure it and not mention it, otherwise how could there be golden wisps. But she didn't dare to use the mind-contemplation technique to look at her mother, which would only make her more angry, and over time, she would pretend not to care about her father.

Children are always good at speculating on their parents' minds and then unconsciously catering to them. After a long time, it becomes a habit.

When the boat was about to arrive at Huliang Pavilion, Su Xiaochen suddenly asked, "When will your sister's general court meeting end?" ”

Zhu Zhitong knew what he meant, he wanted to go to Fuxingtai to say goodbye to his sister after the court meeting, and he was a little depressed in his heart.

“…… At this moment, Zhu Zhitong really hoped that he didn't know when he would go to court. She watched Su Xiaochen get off the boat, and when she turned around to leave, her heart was like a cloud surging like a wave, and she finally couldn't help but stop him: "Da Su...... Can you ...... Can you wait three days and then go to my sister? ”

"Why three days?" Su Xiaochen said curiously, and as soon as the words came out, he laughed out loud: "You don't really believe Lao Yang's nonsense, right?" After laughing a few times, he suddenly realized that the situation was not right.

In Zhu Zhitong's eyes, tears filled up and went straight down.

Yes! She asked my uncle all the way, did she want to use the method that Lao Yang said? She didn't know my uncle, so she naturally had to ask for clarity before she could talk about it.

Su Xiaochen suddenly woke up like a dream, this may be the first time in his life that he first met the heart of a girl. The sensation of hitting him in the face caught him off guard, and he couldn't help but breathe fast.

Zhu Zhitong didn't know why she felt so melancholy when she looked at Su Xiaochen's departing figure, and when she was surprised, two hot streams had already passed over her face, and she hurriedly turned her back.

There was silence all around, the reeds on the shore were still like clouds and mist, and where the wind passed, there was only a rustle. The two young men stood there like this, and after a long time, Su Xiaochen spoke: "...... Okay, so I'm ...... I'll go back to your sister in three days. ”

When Zhu Zhitong heard the words "three days later", it was obviously a request he had made just now, but now that he agreed, he became even more sad. She got on the boat without looking back, and refused to look at him again, and with a few quick shakes of her hand, the boat went out of the reeds, leaving only a faint string of ripples rippling away.

* * * * * *

Last night's begonias were thick today, and the early flowers were redder.

As soon as the hour passed, the Liufang Gate opened, and the ministers drove in one after another, arriving at Fuxingtai as usual. Entering the Yingze Palace, I saw Princess Zhu Zhiling wearing a golden crown and purple robe, and she was already sitting in the palace.

It's just that...... Why is the princess sitting on the side of the palace today?

The ministers were a little strange, among them, Lu Qiusheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was the most meticulous, and secretly wondered, isn't His Majesty going to come in person today? While pondering, a voice came from outside the hall:

"Your Majesty has arrived."

When the ministers heard this, they fell on their faces and bowed before they saw anyone coming.

Lu Qiusheng also knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, only to hear someone walking by in his ears, his body was surrounded by each other, the sound was in his ears, and everywhere he went, the dark fragrance floated. After a while, I heard another voice from the temple:

"Zhu Aiqing is flat."

Only then did the ministers get up and look up, and there was a person sitting on the throne, dressed in an apricot yellow robe with a phoenix pattern, and wearing a purple and gold crown of the nine phoenixes, which was Zhu Yutang, the emperor of the blue sea.

The head of Fuxing Station came to report in history: "Today's court, there is a lack of Lu Wenchi, the secretary of the household department, Zhao Wuyin, the waiter of the household department, and Qin Daoyuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Emperor Ming leaned sideways and asked, "Why is Zhao Wuyun not here today?" ”

Zhu Zhiling bowed and replied: "Back to the mother emperor, Zhao Shilang contracted the wind cold the night before, and he has been in bed in the back of the palace for the past two days. ”

Emperor Ming glanced at her and let out a faint sigh. Turning to the ministers, he said: "Winter and spring alternate, cold and heat are easy, the most important thing for Zhu Aiqing is to take care of his body first." For the country and the people, hard work is a good thing, if because of this, there is no time to eat, sleep is not good, the light is sick in bed, the heavy oil runs out of lamp, then the gain outweighs the loss. ”

The ministers saw that what Emperor Ming said was obviously a painless thing, but his words were extremely solemn, and when they were puzzled, they heard Emperor Ming continue:

"For example, the three people who failed to enter the palace today, Zhao Shilang is fine. The other two did not want to recuperate, and they suddenly died at home last night, which really made me feel sorry for it. ”

As soon as these words came out, except for Lu Xingyuan, the Duke of Peiguo, Lu Wenji, the Qing of Honglu Temple, and Lu Wenbi, the Admiral of Jiumen, who were silent, the ministers whispered when they were neutral.

Qin Daoyuan has been ill for several months, and he is nearly fifty years old, so it is not surprising to say that he died of illness. But Lu Wenchi was fine a few days ago, why did he suddenly die of illness?

Only Lu Qiusheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, neither whispered nor raised his head. He was like a mirror in his heart, and he had concluded that Emperor Ming didn't want to turn Lu Wenchi's case on the table, except for Peiguo Gong Lu Xingyuan, he was the only one among all the ministers who had personally experienced the impeachment turmoil in front of the emperor the day before yesterday, and even Lu Xingyuan didn't speak, of course it was best to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

But at this time, Emperor Ming looked at him and asked in a harmonious voice: "Lu Shangshu, what do you say?" ”

Your Majesty must have asked me on purpose!

Lu Qiusheng's reaction was very fast: "The minister thinks that what His Majesty said is extremely true!" The ministers are stupid, and sometimes they can't perceive whether the day before yesterday should be cold in winter or warm in spring, and they are at a loss. Thanks to His Majesty's guidance, the ministers should be cautious in their words and deeds, pay more attention to recuperation, and live up to Your Majesty. ”

Emperor Ming smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "That's fine." Now that the two senior members have died of illness, Rong Zhen, the candidate for the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, thinks about it again, the head of the household department is the head of the department, and it is not missing, it is better to ......" seemed to think for a moment, turned to Zhu Zhiling and said: "I think...... Zhao Shilang walked to the household department very much, it is better to promote him as a scholar, what do you think? ”

Zhu Zhiling smiled faintly and said, "But by the will of the Mother Emperor." He didn't care about it, as if it was the first time he had talked about it today.

Emperor Ming glanced at the ministers, and saw that Lu Xingyuan was standing down with tears in his eyes, and said with relief: "It is really a great misfortune to lose a son in the twilight of life, and I hope that the Duke of Peiguo will mourn." ”

Lu Xingyuan hurriedly sobbed and replied: "The fool is careless, and he is responsible for Your Majesty, and the Lu family is up and down, and he is grateful." There is another thing, the minister is already eighty and three this year, the old and sick body, overwhelmed by the burden, if he occupies the position of prime minister again, I am afraid to live up to His Majesty's expectations. The minister asked His Majesty for permission to resign from all official positions and return to his hometown. ”

There was another exchange of words among the ministers.

You must know that when some of the ministers had not yet given birth, Lu Xingyuan was already standing on top of the court. His existence is even older than the dragon pillar in the main hall, why is he suddenly going to grow old now? The Lu clan is in power, how can he be willing to do it? Isn't it that his son died and was too sad to say such a thing? No, no, no, when Jinquan died back then, I didn't see him grieve like this. must be a show, the Ming Emperor will not allow it.