Chapter III: House Arrest

The maid's answer made Chen Ze feel very helpless: "It turns out that in your mind, I am a real woman?" ”

Li Xiang said nervously: "Xiang'er doesn't dare, but when she is close to the prince, she will unconsciously have this thought." ”

Chen Ze was speechless for a while, no wonder this girl's face was not red and her heart was not beating, it turned out that she regarded herself as the same sex.

After the long corridor, there is a beautiful sea of flowers, and several palace ladies are hugging a young man in a dragon robe, who is playing happily.

Chen Ze learned from his memory that the boy was Chen Guang, the new monarch of Pingxi Kingdom, who was only ten years old this year.

When Liang Xing saw this scene, he stopped him sharply: "The old minister has important matters to discuss today, Your Majesty, stop playing!" ”

For the first time, Chen Ze saw the status of an ancient minister, just like the emperor's own father, and he didn't even have to abide by basic etiquette.

The surrounding officials didn't seem to see this, and some even looked elsewhere, which showed that the emperor was already in name only.

In the eyes of everyone, Liang Xing's so-called discussion was just for the emperor to listen on the side and be a witness.

"Uncle doesn't let me participate in political affairs, so I can only play!" Chen Guang suddenly felt very aggrieved, no matter what he wanted to do, he would be restricted by the other party.

Liang Xing's face was gloomy, and he raised his hand to fight: "Little rabbit, you still learn to talk back!" ”

The officials are finally in a hurry, even if the emperor has no real power, he can't be bullied casually, right?

At the critical moment, an active official stood up: "Lord Liang, slow down, you are a famous minister through the ages, how can you be angry with a child emperor?" ”

Liang Xing turned around, glared at the official angrily and said, "Jian Qing! For the sake of your merit to the old man, I will give you this face today. ”

Jian Qing is a secretary of the ministry, and due to the importance of his position, even a powerful minister like Liang Xing is inconvenient to take him down easily.

Everyone admired Jian Qing's courage in their hearts, daring to stand up and speak at such a juncture.

Chen Ze silently wrote down in his heart, maybe this Jian Qing can be used in the future, after all, the appointment and dismissal of officials is a matter of his words.

At this time, Liang Xing thought of today's topic and decided not to waste any more time: "Bring the king of Zhennan over, the old man wants His Majesty to take a look, his good brother who has not seen him for a year." No, it should be a good sister. ”

"Yes!"

The two guards forcibly pulled Chen Ze away from Li Xiang's side, and then forced him to kneel on the ground.

Everyone was suddenly embarrassed, everyone knew that King Zhennan was a heroic and admirable little hero, but now he ended up in such a field.

"This ...... This is my big brother? Chen Guang couldn't believe that the peerless beauty in front of him turned out to be the king of Zhennan.

Liang Xing said coldly: "King Zhennan is delirious, Your Majesty should not get close." ”

Chen Guang's tears suddenly flowed like water: "Why, why did the eldest brother become like this?" ”

Liang Xing sneered: "Because he is disobedient and wants to kill the old man, Your Majesty must remember not to learn from him." ”

At the same time, the accompanying eunuchs began to read out the holy decree: "Carried by heaven, the emperor said." The king of Zhennan committed a rebellion and should have been Ling Chi, but he had a heart of repentance, so he changed Ling Chi to house arrest, and he could only live in a women's skirt for the rest of his life. ”

The result of the verdict is good, after all, life under house arrest is certainly much more comfortable than prison.

Chen Ze knew very well that the holy decree was written by Liang Xingdai, but this lifelong life in a women's dress was simply a matter of life.

Li Xiang took the opportunity to make a suggestion: "Lord Qiyu, Lord Liang, the prince should go out and walk around more when he is sick, please allow the slave maid to take the prince out for a walk every day." ”

Liang Xinghu looked at Li Xiang suspiciously, then nodded and said, "Yes, but you need to be accompanied by a soldier." ”

Chen Ze secretly said that the other party was an old fox, and he still refused to let himself go, and if he was followed by a soldier all day long, there would be no secret at all.

It seems that you have to find a way to divert the attention of the other party so that they don't care about targeting themselves.

Next, Liang Xing just discussed some trivial matters with the officials, and hurriedly ordered someone to send Chen Ze away, as if he didn't want to see him again.

It was exactly the same as when he was released from prison, and the carriage was tightly surrounded by armor, so that even a mouse could not get close.

The people have long been surprised, and every time the big man travels, the pomp will not be smaller than this time.

The place of house arrest was the Zhennan Palace, the largest residence in Yanjing, where many capable people once lived, including the previous emperor of Pingxi Kingdom.

The first time Chen Ze saw the palace, he immediately remembered the words of a certain boss before he crossed over.

'We are all ordinary families, nothing special, at most the house is a little bigger. ’

Such a mansion is worth at least tens of billions of soft girl coins in modern times, and it is not something that can be bought with money.

"It seems that the small life of this Zhennan King is also quite nourishing." Although Chen Ze was not poor in his previous life, he had never lived in such a big mansion.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "What are you talking about, aren't you the king of Zhennan?" ”

Chen Ze blushed with embarrassment, it has been a year, and he still hasn't been able to adapt to his new identity.

As soon as the carriage stopped, a person who looked like a butler immediately came to greet him: "The villain waits for three, I have seen the prince." ”

"Why haven't I seen you?"

Chen Ze searched in his mind and found that there was no information about this person, so he must not be from the original Zhennan Palace.

Hou San replied: "Since the prince was imprisoned, all the subordinates in the palace have been dismissed, and the younger ones are responsible for arranging for the subordinates to take care of the palace at the behest of His Majesty. ”

Chen Ze understood a little: "I see, so you are now the housekeeper of the palace." ”

Hou San smiled and said: "Yes, the villain manages the palace in an orderly manner, and he has never dared to be careless. ”

Chen Ze suddenly felt that this was a trap, ordinary people couldn't distinguish their true identity when they saw their appearance, but Hou San was not only not surprised, but also recognized it for the first time.

It can be seen that Liang Xing is a ghost again, on the surface he looks like a housekeeper, but he is actually secretly responsible for monitoring.

Chen Ze deliberately pretended to be unwell: "This king has been in a trance recently, so you have to worry about the affairs in the house." ”

"Yes, the prince's room has already been tidied up, so I'll take you to the small one." Hou San seems to have received the secret report a long time ago, and he is not surprised by this.

The palace as a whole is built in imitation of the imperial palace, which shows that the status of the previous masters is one of the best in the Pingxi Kingdom.

Through the observation along the way, Chen Ze found that except for Hou San, the rest of the subordinates were all behaving normally, and they were all surprised when they saw him, and even a few people were whispering.

From this point of view, there is only Hou Sanyi in the palace, and of course there is another Li Xiang who needs to be tested.

When he arrived at the master bedroom of the palace, Chen Ze found that it was divided into two rooms, inside and outside, and the outside was usually for henchmen to live in, or trusted personal servants.

Hou San skillfully brewed the hot tea, and then said with a smile: "The prince will wait for a while, and the little one will order someone to prepare the meal." ”

As soon as the eyeliner was gone, Chen Ze immediately began to observe the layout of the room, hoping to find a secret passage or an important secret room.

Li Xiang suddenly took a deep breath and said intentionally or unintentionally, "Lord Wang, have you ever thought that there is a woman by your side to serve?" ”

"I want to think about this later." Chen Ze is not a monk, and he will definitely marry a wife and have children in the future.

Of course, the most important thing is that the injuries on the lower body still need to be recuperated, and the principle of abstinence must be adhered to during the period.

"Xiang'er has always been innocent, if the prince can afford it, don't hesitate anymore."

Li Xiang was born in Fengyue place, so he naturally knows the importance of status, if he can really have a relationship with the prince, he will have a fate in the second half of his life.

"It has nothing to do with innocence, I just don't like women being too proactive." Chen Ze is not a fool, how can any woman stick it upside down as soon as they meet.

"I'm sorry, it's Xiang'er who is cheap." Li Xiang also felt that she was too anxious, and now it was self-defeating.

"If you have a problem, just say it and I'll do my best to help." As a modern person, Chen Ze still knows a little about ancient things.

In particular, women in ancient times were basically appendages of men, and they had few rights.

In the face of Chen Ze's honesty, Li Xiang finally said something in her heart: "Xiang'er doesn't have any big wishes, she just hopes to marry a man who loves her, and then live a good life." ”

Such a wish is simple and simple, but it is actually quite difficult to say that it is difficult, and the key is that both parties must be happy.

Chen Ze was silent, Li Xiang meant nothing more than wanting to marry him, but this matter still needs to be considered in the long run.

"Lord Wang, something is wrong!" Hou San's face was covered with sweat, and he ran in breathlessly, as if he was in trouble.

"What's going on?" Chen Ze had the impression that this housekeeper was a cautious person.

Hou San's face looked bitter: "There seems to be a thief in the palace, you go and take a look at the little one!" ”

"We'll go now." Chen Ze decided to take the opportunity to run away, after all, he was not good at dealing with women.

The two came to the place of the accident, in the kitchen of the palace, and according to the cooks, they lost something, all of which were some prepared food.

The food was originally well placed in the kitchen, but in the blink of an eye, it was gone, as if it had disappeared out of thin air.

Chen Ze thought it was very interesting, he had seen people stealing money and treasures, but he couldn't imagine that there were people stealing food.

"Lord Wang, what do you say to do?" Hou San was a little at a loss, the palace was heavily guarded on weekdays, and ordinary thieves couldn't get in at all.

"This thief has not shown any flaws, and it is not easy to catch it now, so today it is as if nothing happened."

Chen Ze roughly understood the other party's thoughts, stealing food first was to divert attention on the one hand, and preparing for a long-term battle on the other hand. It seems that this person is not only thoughtful, but also should still be in the palace.

It is irrational to send people to search, after all, the palace is so huge, not to mention hiding one person, it is more than enough to hide a group of armor soldiers.

The fox will eventually show its tail, as long as the hunter is patient enough not to be afraid that it will not take the bait.