If it is said that the chiseled testimony of Zhang Xianli, the former prefect of Huaiyu, stirred up storms, then the widow of Tan Youwei, the former prefect of Shao'an, went to Beijing to sue the imperial court, which caused an uproar.

Up to now, although the emperor has not directly held the king accountable, the officials know that the emperor will never really care. King Jian, who stood behind the prince every morning, seemed to have become an ornament, and the news that Concubine Lan was snubbed in the harem soon came out.

It is impossible for Ji Sihong not to understand the truth that even the hundred officials understand, but Concubine Lan sent a message to him not to act rashly, Ji Chengyu and Ji Lingyun also calmed down, everyone was waiting for Emperor Yuanhe's final decision, but the person who didn't want to be called into the palace in the end was Ji Yuren, the king of Ning, who had always been forgotten by everyone.

Not to mention others, even Ji Yuren himself was unexpected, until he stood in the Deshang Palace, he still had a feeling of being in a trance in a dream.

Emperor Yuanhe called this emperor, who was even exempted from the early dynasty due to leg disease, into the palace, but only gave him tea and cared for his homely life, Ji Yuren could not hide the surprise on his face, Emperor Yuanhe nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "I summoned you into the palace today, in fact, it is also for the sake of your three emperor brothers." You've probably heard a little bit about this, right? ”

Ji Yuren swallowed nervously, as if he didn't know what to say.

"This, this ......"

Emperor Yuanhe sighed and said, "I know that this matter is all over the city, and it is not surprising that you have heard some news. ”

Ji Yuren looked at Emperor Yuanhe's expression at this time, got up and knelt down and said cautiously: "Although Erchen and the Third Emperor Brother do not have much contact with each other on weekdays, I believe that the Third Emperor Brother is not the person rumored, there must be some misunderstanding in this, and I ask my father to consider it again." ”

Emperor Yuanhe's unfathomable eyes looked at him motionlessly, and after a while, he looked away and said in a deep voice: "I naturally believe in my own emperor, but this matter is widely implicated, and I need to give an explanation to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty." It is precisely because I know that you don't have much contact with Jianwang Suri, so I am ready to leave this matter to you, what do you think? ”

Ji Yuren raised his head suddenly, as if he couldn't come back to his senses.

"Father, father, son, son, son, ......"

Emperor Yuanhe's face sank, got up and patted Ji Yuren's shoulder, interrupted him: "This matter is related to the royal reputation, and it is inconvenient for others to handle it. Only you can entrust this matter with important responsibilities, and you must not disappoint your father. ”

Ji Yuren opened his mouth, and finally lowered his head and nodded: "Erchen understands, he will do his best not to disappoint his father." ”

Emperor Yuanhe's face softened slightly, and he nodded: "It's rare for you to enter the palace, so let's take a look at the nobles by the way." ”

When Ji Yuren walked out of the Deshang Palace, it was already two hours later, Chen Heng had been waiting for a long time, although he was anxious, but the palace was full of ears and eyes, and it was inconvenient to ask more, and when he got out of the palace and got into the carriage, he said: "I don't know why the emperor summoned the master?" Why has the master been gone for so long? ”

Ji Yuren's originally peaceful and usual face sank completely, and he said in a deep voice: "Father asked this king to investigate the case of forced taxation in Shao'an and Huaiyu when King Jianwang was established. ”

Chen Heng was stunned for a moment, and then said with an angry face: "On weekdays, the palace ignores the master, but now he hands over this hot potato to the master, such a thankless errand, why not hand it over to the prince and King An?" ”

Ji Yuren glanced at him coldly, "You are confused, with the relationship between the crown prince and King An and King Jian, if this matter is handed over to them, how can King Jian's faction be willing." ”

Chen Heng knew that he was speechless, but he was still indignant and said: "The master has endured for many years and ignored the affairs of the court, but now he is caught between the prince and the king of Jian's faction, where can there be a peaceful son in the future." ”

Ji Yuren was slightly stunned and thoughtful.

Chen Heng said again: "So does the master have a plan in his heart about this matter?" ”

Ji Yuren chuckled, but his smile was very cold.

"It's about King Jian, how can my father really leave it to me to decide, I'm just a knife for him, so it's convenient to do things that are inconvenient for him to do."

Chen Heng said suspiciously: "What does the master mean that the emperor has already made a conclusion in his heart about this matter?" ”

Ji Yuren said coldly: "My mother has not served the qin for nearly half a year, but the day before yesterday, she was suddenly passed to accompany her, and when I went to Fangfei Pavilion, there were still many rewards from the queen in the palace. If it weren't for the father and the queen leaking their mouths, how could the queen know and make plans early. ”

He sighed, and said sarcastically: "The mother concubine didn't know the reason for this at all, and she was overjoyed to tell me that my father intended to mention her position. It's ridiculous that the mother concubine gave birth to the prince back then and only got a noble position, but now she can be promoted to the concubine position, and the father is really generous. ”

Chen Heng was silent for a moment before continuing: "Then what should we do next?" ”

Ji Yuren took a deep breath, restrained his expression, and said lightly: "Go back to the house first, and go to Dali Temple tomorrow to meet Zhang Xianli and Mrs. Tan." Now that my father has laid out the situation, let's go down step by step, and after all, this fire can't burn me, let them fight by themselves. ”

Ji Yuren left the palace with the front foot, and the news of the back foot reached the prince's mansion. At that time, Ji Chengyu was playing chess with Ji Lingyun, and the black and white pieces on the chessboard were glued, and they were equal. Xu Quan came in a hurry, and he didn't shy away from Ji Lingyun, and said: "The people in the palace have news that the emperor handed over the case of King Jianwang to King Ning for investigation. ”

Ji Lingyun raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "The rumor that the queen mother got is actually true, is my father's move intended to protect King Jian?" ”

Everyone knows that King Ning is a peacemaker, and King Jian is not a good person, so if you leave this matter to him to investigate, what can you find out?

Ji Chengyu kept taking the action, Bai Zi fell steadily, and the chess game changed rapidly.

"It's too early to make a conclusion, you might as well wait and see how the palace reacts."

Ji Lingyun nodded and said, "We still have evidence in our hands, and I can't help but want to calm things down." ”

He said that he was not paying attention to the next hand, and the sunspot fell from his fingertips, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. If you make a mistake, you will lose the whole game. Ji Chengyu put down a son unhurriedly, and the victory and defeat were divided.

"You've lost."

Ji Lingyun said depressedly: "No, don't count, do it again." ”

Ji Chengyu took a sip of the teacup, and said casually: "Go back and rest early, you can accompany me to Qi's house early tomorrow morning." ”

Ji Lingyun was still looking at the chess game depressedly, and asked casually, "What are you doing at the Qi family?" ”

Ji Chengyu put down the teacup with a smile in his eyes.

"Propose."

The proposal that Ji Chengyu said was naturally not a serious gift, but with the previous matter, Ji Chengyu wanted to go to the Qi family to inform him before proposing marriage.

The prince came to visit, and the Qi family really didn't expect it. However, the Qi family has experienced strong winds and waves, and the other men of the Qi family are still in the court, so Qi Changping personally went to accompany the guests.

"The old minister has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King An."

Ji Chengyu personally stepped forward to help him up and said, "Old General Qi, please get up quickly." ”

The three of them sat down to watch the tea, and Ji Chengyu got straight to the point and said: "This king wants to ask the emperor to marry this king and Simin, I don't know what the Qi family thinks, this king will do his best." ”

Qi Changping's heart sank, his eyes went straight to Ji Chengyu's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If the old minister says that the daughter of the Qi family will not enter the waiting door, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to dispel this idea?" ”

Ji Chengyu's face was as usual, and he replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "This king, I don't want to." ”

"Why?"

Ji Chengyu replied without hesitation: "Because this king is happy and sensitive." ”

Qi Changping was stunned, and Ji Lingyun on the side also raised his eyebrows.

Qi Changping looked at the look on Ji Chengyu's face, and it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false for a while, and after a while, he sighed: "Simin has always been innocent and simple, and he has been pampered since he was a child, so he is really not a suitable candidate for the crown princess, and please think twice about His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Ji Chengyu showed a shallow smile on his lips and said: "The crown princess is the wife of this king, it doesn't have to be suitable, just like this king." ”

Ji Lingyun also spoke: "Old General Qi, this king knows that you are thinking about your heart and cherishes your granddaughter. It's just that the Qi family has such a family background, what King Jianwang has done several times before, presumably the Qi family also understands the stakes. As the only daughter of the Qi family, how can Miss Qi be alone. ”

Ji Chengyu got up and solemnly bowed to Qi Chang.

"This king can promise the old general Qi that he will protect Si Min and be thoughtful no matter when and where, and will never let her suffer the slightest grievance."

Qi Changping looked at the coral bracelet on Ji Chengyu's wrist in a daze, if he didn't have old eyes and faint, it was obviously Simin's thing. In the past, she loved her like a treasure, and Zhang An didn't want to give her a look when she asked for it, and was teased by Zhang An. And now, this bracelet is worn on Ji Chengyu's wrist.

Qi Changping was really stunned, and it took a while before he came back to his senses and hurriedly returned the salute.

"Since that's the case, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went and asked Simin what he meant. This is her marriage, and she has to nod herself. ”

Ji Chengyu was led to a pavilion in the backyard of the Qi family, on the table in front of Qi Simin were three plates of delicate dim sum, she was spoonful by spoonful of the iced sour plum soup in the bowl, and said with joy: "I don't know when Yanran will come, if it is earlier, we can go to the teahouse to listen to the story." ”

Joy's eyes were sharp, and when he saw someone coming here, he hurriedly said, "Miss, Miss, someone is coming." ”

Qi Simin was immediately overjoyed and got up to greet him.

"Yanran, you're finally here...... His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

Qi Simin was startled when he saw the person coming, and then hurriedly saluted: "Father and brother have not returned yet, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something urgent, I will send someone to call my grandfather." ”

Ji Chengyu said: "This king has already met the old general Qi, and now he has made a special trip to see you." ”

Qi Simin said suspiciously: "I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a suitable order?" ”

Ji Chengyu looked at her for a moment and said, "This king remembers, you once said that you would send me two cats, I don't know if you still count them now?" ”

Qi Simin blinked his eyes and asked in disbelief: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here to ask the courtiers for two cats?" ”

Ji Chengyu nodded, then shook his head, with a shallow smile on his lips.

"By the way, I'll ask for someone again."

"Who?"

"You."