Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Prince's Reign 3
Yan Mo and Qi Ming followed the prince to the East Palace, and the prince looked at the elegant Qi Ming with a disgusted expression on his face in front of the palace and said, "The second emperor brother is really rare today, why didn't he bring a gift to the palace?" ”
"Entering the palace in a hurry today, the imperial brother is not strange, and the younger brother will present more treasures in the future." Qi Ming smiled lightly.
"Humph! Just your poor sour stuff, but it adds a lot of fun to this palace! The prince smirked.
Qi Ming continued to laugh and said: "This is very good, it is not in vain for Brother Fei Chen's search." The royal brother is delicate and frail, and if there is anything in the future, he can announce that his younger brother will enter the palace, and he does not have to bother to come to the palace of his younger brother in person. ”
Prince: "Hehe, the second emperor brother acted arbitrarily, the palace had to take care of it, and he would visit the palace more in the future, and the second emperor brother could make more preparations, and deal with what should not be hidden." ”
Qi Ming: "The royal brother is too worried, and the only thing that the courtiers want to hide is the golden house, so why shouldn't they hide?" ”
This one has a delicious astringency! Yan Mo said in disgust: "Smashing fun? Is a three-year-old prince? Kanaya Zangjiao? Do you have what it takes? Are you black? Or is it self-blackening? ”
The palace people behind the three of them couldn't help their shoulders that wanted to tremble, and lowered their heads to hide their smiles.
The three of them looked at each other secretly and walked into the inner courtyard with a smile. After isolating the sight of the outer palace, the prince finally took a long breath, took off the mask, and let Bai Xue and Lan Xue serve tea and food.
Yan Mo also saw the difference between the inner and outer courtyards, and teased: "All these years, have you two brothers come over like this? ”
After smiling at Qi Ming, the prince looked at Yan Mo and said, "Brother Ming has a clever mind, so it has saved me a lot of trouble." ”
Lan Xue and Bai Xue, sisters and brothers, who came in with exquisite food and tea, their faces were as white as pearls and jade, their lowered eyes could not hide their smart light, their walking was steady, their movements were neat and elegant, and they finished separating tea and food in a while.
One hand pinched Bai Xue's face and laughed, "Such cute two snowmen? Where did it come from? Yan Mo pinched Lan Xue's face again.
"The princess doesn't want to bully my sister and brother." Lan Xue's voice was glutinous and authentic.
After the prince sat down, he said: "They are the disciples of the shogunate faction, Lan Xue and Bai Xue, Lan Xue is the elder sister, and Bai Xue is the younger brother. ”
"No wonder, it turned out to be that all-white decency!" Yan Mo let go of Bai Xue and Lan Xue's faces and said, "Get up, where is your master?" ”
Qi Ming: "Two years ago, Master left the capital to travel all over the world, and there has been no news since. ”
Prince: "Master left a scroll of heart decision, I hope I will understand it well, I have neglected the practice when I come, I am afraid that I will not be the opponent of the two of you for a long time." ”
Yan Mo looked at the food and said to the prince: "When I saw that Brother Jin was also a martial artist, with time of practice, he would definitely be able to catch up with the two of us!" ”
"If Miss Yan is willing to teach, maybe I still have hope." The prince looked at Yan Mo and said.
Yan Mo said lightly: "It's a matter, it's not a problem!" ”
Qi Ming didn't pick up the pastry when he saw that Yan Mo didn't look at it, and asked with a smile: "But do you miss Longjing Crisp?" ”
Prince: "Longjing crisp? Isn't that Brother Ming's favorite pastry? ”
Yan Mo: "Hehe, I don't like tea-flavored pastries either, it's my village... The kitchen lady in the courtyard made it delicious, and it became my favorite pastry. ”
The prince looked at the various pastries on the table, and said a little lonely: "It seems that I am not well prepared..."
"What pastry would the princess want to eat? It's better to go down to the back kitchen with your subordinates to pick. Lan Xue noticed the prince's strange appearance and hurriedly played a round, "The subordinates don't know the princess's taste, so they go to His Royal Highness the prince's usual favorite food." ”
"Okay!" Yan Mo happily followed Bai Xue and Lan Xue to the back kitchen, leaving the brothers indoors.
The crown prince was the first to speak: "Today's audience, but my father accepted her?" ”
Qi Ming: "You and I know the temperament of my father best, today's scene is just acting, so as to block the mouths of the people, if you really accept her, how can you not mention anything about the wedding." ”
"Wedding..."The crown prince secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately his father had not accepted Yan Mo to delay the establishment of their relationship.
Qi Ming saw what the prince was thinking, and there was a strange atmosphere between the two who were looking at each other at the moment, Yan Mo had never been so real before, and now the person in the hearts of the two was close at hand... And they are no longer children, the thorny way of seven emotions and six desires, paved with selfishness and exclusivity in love... Will there be a day in the future when the three of them get together to make fun of each other?
On the other side, in the Qinzheng Palace, Ji Shenwen held two fruits in his hand, hung his head and didn't dare to make a sound, the prime minister wanted to take him away after he arrived, but the princess didn't let him.
"He's the flower gentleman of his own! You can't take him! The princess pulled the corner of Ji Shenwen's clothes, pouting and being cute and fierce!
The prime minister said softly: "Your Royal Highness the princess, Weichen is under the order of the Queen Mother, and takes the dog to ask for peace, if the princess is willing, it is better to go together." ”
Qi Ling thought about it, not only was he forced to see the second emperor brother today, but he was also forced to ask his father for peace, and he was forced to say goodbye to the queen mother? She can't see through these three people, neither the gentleness of the prince's brother, nor the fun of the ninth brother, she really doesn't want that...
"Ling'er, you go with the prime minister, and ask for peace to your imperial grandmother by the way." The emperor spoke, "You are eight years old, you should be sensible, if you are obedient, I will often summon the prime minister's eldest son to be your companion, okay?" ”
"Really?" The princess was very happy to hear that she could often see the flower gentleman, "Ling'er is obedient!" Ling'er retires! After hurriedly finishing the salute, he took Ji Shenwen and Prime Minister Ji Yun's hands and ran out happily!
"Hey..."When the emperor saw that he had finally sent them away, he took a long breath and said to Liu Gong, "Go ahead and bring my message to the prince." ”
"Yes." Father-in-law Liu withdrew.
In the back kitchen of the East Palace, Yan Mo wanted to show off her skills when she saw the kitchen, in the cottage, the kitchen aunt never let her get involved in the kitchen, and she was always kicked out, but there was no kitchen aunt's clamp here!
Lan Xue brought flour: "Does the princess really want to do it herself?" ”
"Hmmm! You taught me how to make faces? Yan Mo's eyes lit up.
"Stir while putting water like this..."Bai Xue brought water and poured it into the basin, "You can't put too much in it at first..."
"Good, good! It's not hard, it's not hard! Yan Mo began to make peace according to Bai Xue's guidance, the three of them were happy, Lan Xue took care of the pastries on the steamer, occasionally helped Yan Mo, and Bai Xue took care of the fire... After a short time, Lan Xue and Yan Mo made a few dough balls, garnished them with various condiments, and put them in the steamer... Yan Mo looked at it seriously, his eyes were full of anticipation! This time, I must take it back and show off to my aunt!
Gonggong Liu hurriedly came to the East Palace, saluted the two highnesses, and said, "Your Majesty, please ask the prince to act as the government tomorrow." ”
Both the crown prince and the king of Yi'an were surprised.
Prince: "Why did my father suddenly let this palace act as his behalf?" ”
Gonggong Liu: "Oh, His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty has finally dealt with the Pengzhou flood in the past few days... And the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Shangshu quarreled in court for several days because of the county order of Anyan Town! A headache for His Majesty... I got a chill last night... The doctor must rest well, and he must not work too hard..."
Qi Ming snickered after hearing this, and thought to himself, worthy of his father, he is really scheming, and if he throws his royal brother directly into the court, what will the ministers do?
"I saw that my father and the emperor were all right in this palace, how could I..." The prince suddenly understood, and glanced at Qi Ming, and the two of them knew in their hearts.
Prince: "There is Father-in-law Lao, and this palace respects the will of my father." ”
"The old slave retired." Father-in-law Liu withdrew.
After seeing Gonggong Liu leave, Qi Ming asked the prince, "Does the imperial brother have a countermeasure?" ”
The prince took out the recital of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Household from the side and placed it on the table, and said: "This palace has indeed been thinking about this matter for a long time...", and then said with a smile, "Brother Ming don't worry, you just need to cooperate with the palace." ”
"The ministers and brothers should do their best to join forces." Qi Ming said.
The two quietly summed up for a long time, and they didn't see Yan Mo come back until the end.
"Hmm... Get up..."The prince put down the song and looked out the door, "Why are the three of them so slow?" ”
Qi Ming: "Why don't we go and have a look together?" ”
"Let's go."
The two came to the porch of the back kitchen, and saw the white mist in the kitchen from a distance, as if there was a coughing sound, and the two quickened their pace.
"Ahem... Which! Lan Xue's pale face is now gray and black, "It's all good in front, but it's messy when it comes to firewood!" Ahem! ”
"Ahem! No matter how good the internal force is, it is not this usage! Bai Xue wiped her face and pulled Yan Mo to flee!
"What's wrong?" The prince said nervously, "Are you hurt?" ”
Yan Mo's gorgeous clothes were covered with dust: "It's nothing... It's just that the pot burned out..."
"Hehehe~" Qi Ming saw that Yan Mo's face was pale, and when he remembered the past, he couldn't help but smile, "It's the same as when you use internal force to play the piano, you still use internal force to make a fire?" ”
"I want to use internal force to generate wind and increase the heat, who knows... With just one move, the pot will burn through the phosphorus..."Yan Mo fanned the fog in front of him with his hand and said.
One person touched Yan Mo's hair horn with one hand at the same time, flicked away the cigarette ash, and the three of them were shocked! You look at me, I look at you...
A mirror is empty, and the old things are on the top. Ten years have passed, and each has grown up. Fate is interspersed, and whose heart is chaotic...
With a bang, Lan Xue and Bai Xue closed the door of the back kitchen and shouted in a muffled voice: "In the future, you must not come to the kitchen!" ”
was stunned to pull the three of them back to reality, breaking the deadlock atmosphere just now.
The prince smiled into an embarrassed eyebrow: "Everything in the kitchen is the hard work of Lan Xue and Bai Xue... In the future, if you want to get along with them, I'm afraid you'll have to work hard..."
Yan Mo stared at the door for a long time, and said bitterly: "Hey... I just don't have anything to do with the kitchen..."
After returning to the palace, Zhushui saw that the princess was covered in dust, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister, what's wrong with you?" Could it be that someone in the palace is bullying you? ”
"Zhushui, where do you want to go... Nothing... It's just a mishap to start a fire..."Yan Mo reassured.
Qi Ming: "The princess needs to take a bath, go and prepare." ”
"Yes." When the bamboo water was ordered, he began to spread out and let the maids go to the bath room with their clothes.
Not long after, Yan Mo had been soaking in the bath for a while, and she was thinking about what she had seen today's concubine and the prince... Then she shook her head desperately: "The business is important, I have to find a way to stay in the palace, it is really inconvenient to enter the palace so intermittently, and it is very difficult to investigate..."
Knock knock, knock knock, knock on the door, come to the soil: "Yan'er." ”
Qi Ming pushed the door and entered without waiting for anything, stood sideways in front of the screen, and said with one hand: "Tomorrow I will take you into the palace again, and I will come to the Yueming Courtyard for dinner later, and you can rest in the mansion today." ”
Yan Mo sank a little, and his hands were full of internal strength and said vigilantly: "Fox... I didn't even let you in... How do you..."
"Heh~" Qi Ming chuckled and said softly, "You wash slowly." With that, he turned gracefully and went out.
"......" Yan Mo looked at the screen that was no longer visible, scattered the internal force in his hand, frowned, and said, "Why does it seem that I am overconscious..."
The next day, in the Yanming Courtyard of Yi'an Palace, Qi Ming stared at Yan Mo's gauze clothes, looked up and down for a long time, and then said, "When you enter the palace today, you have to change your clothes." ”
Yan Mo, who had taken a lot of effort to get dressed, twisted his eyebrows and looked at Qi Ming suspiciously, but he only smiled at the other party's thief.
Outside the Xuxiong Hall of the Imperial Palace, the ministers who had not waited for the emperor had long been unable to hold back, and they could hear the high-pitched noise from afar, and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household were arguing.
"Do you want to be faced?! How much tax money was collected in these years? The pen and pen are all confused! "The words are from the head of the household, Yuan Xiao, his voice is rough and his tone is aggressive!
"How good is your household!! Just you Yuan Shangshu! It's a big problem! Look at your recitals in the past few years! I'm afraid it can be stacked into a mountain!! The opposite is the Ministry of Works, Su Zhou, whose voice is not as loud as the other party, but the momentum has not diminished at all!
As soon as the prince arrived outside the palace gate, he couldn't help frowning, and it was terrible to hear it... I turn around and want to run...
Gonggong Liu smiled, stopped in front of the prince and said, "What does Your Highness command?" "The smile is as bright as it gets!
The prince had no choice but to turn around, his father didn't want to face such a mess, so he left it to his son.... Thinking so, he moved with difficulty, and when he stepped into the temple, he saw a group of adults gathered around with their backs to him, and they did not notice his coming.
Su Zhou (Ministry of Industry Shangshu): "The Ministry of Industry has always been law-abiding, and the traffic tax right has always been levied by the Ministry of Industry, and it has never been exceeded!" ”
Yuan Xiao (Hubu Shangshu): "The traffic tax should be returned to our Hubu!" ”
Su Zhou: "Opening roads and setting up cards has always been a matter for the Ministry of Industry, so what's wrong with collecting traffic taxes?!! ”
The prince tried to speak gently, "Ladies and gentlemen. ”
Yuan Xiao squirted Mo Xingzi and scolded: "It's all your Ministry of Industry that has nothing to do with people!" Delay the decision of the officials! It's just that your Ministry of Engineering is wrong!! Lord Deng, are you right?!! ”
Deng Curie, the secretary of the ministry, avoided Yuan Xiao with a disgusted look and said: "What does your fight for the right to pay taxes for transportation have to do with my ministry?!! ”
Yuan Xiao continued to spray Mo Xingzi: "Why is it okay?!" We are in charge of six departments, and each has its own duties! He divides the duties and powers of my household department today! Tomorrow I will divide the duties and powers of your ministry!! ”
The prince raised his voice and said, "Ladies and gentlemen! ”
Deng Curie (Ministry of Officials): "Yuan Shangshu's words are wrong, there is no connection between the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Industry, and there is no division of powers!" ”
Yuan Xiao continued to spray Mo Xingzi: "Old man Deng, which side are you standing on?!! ”
"I don't stand with anyone!" Deng Curie hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with a big water sleeve and said in disgust.
"Lord Yuan! Don't be a faction here! Lord Zhou, who was on Su Zhou's side, came out and accused!
The prince raised his voice again and said, "Ladies and gentlemen!! ”
Nanda, who was standing on Yuan Xiao's side, was dissatisfied: "Who are you pulling a faction?!" ”
"Isn't it a party to ask on the spot?!! As soon as Lord Zhou got angry, he started to do it, and the other adults stepped forward to stop him and were pushed away by him!
"Lord Zhou!! Don't overdo it!! "Nanda people are desperately struggling, trying to get rid of Zhou Darao's clamp!
"Zhou Luosheng, you deceive people too much!! Let go of Nan-sama!! Yuan Xiao roared and pulled with his hands, and for a while, the adult group exploded in an instant! Chaos and scuffle, accompanied by all sorts of upgraded foul language!
"You're a thousand-knife killer! Bastard! ”
"Don't be rampant! The eight kings are going to be angry with you! ”
"Reversing black and white, brazen! Foul language! Heart: Pus on your feet, bubbling on your mouth!! ”
"Heroes don't fight young chickens! People and rude! Hu Bu died! ”
"Pickled! It's still bouncing! Get up and let me come!! ”
There seems to be some kind of fierce march in the hall!! The prince of Zhijiao frowned, so he became quiet, avoided the courtiers and walked up the stairs, and asked Gonggong Liu to move a chair and sit in front of the throne.
Deng Curie, the secretary of the ministry, is the eldest brother of Concubine Xuan's mother, and Concubine Zhu gave birth to twelve princes, so Lord Deng can't wait to see them fighting, so that he can see the stitches and needles, and seek some court interests for his nephew... He struggled to get out of the group of beatings, completely ignoring the image of the minister, sitting on the ground and wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, panting for breath...
At this moment, the father-in-law outside the palace said, "King Yi'an asks to see——"