Chapter 123: The Rivers and Lakes and the Court
"Let's go, this palace will take you to see the emperor."
Murong Qiuyue said to Lan Xing with a rare and pleasant face, and then took the lead in walking forward with the support of Cai Yue and Xiu'er, without asking Lan Xing and Yun Die if they were free.
Yun Die glanced at Lan Xing, and kept slandering in her heart, this is wave after wave, can't the family see each other together? I have to see this and that, troublesome?
"Let's go, it's good to go and see my father, sooner or later."
Lan Xing squeezed her little hand and whispered.
Yun Die flattened her mouth, so she reluctantly followed behind Lan Xing and followed the queen to meet the current emperor who was rumored to be the only one person in the harem.
When the group had just walked to the door of the main hall outside the imperial study, a tall middle-aged man over forty years old walked out of the hall, the man was dressed in gray clothes, and his head was covered by a big hood, and his face could not be seen clearly.
The middle-aged man walked steadily and loudly, but he walked past Lan Xing and the others with his head unusually lowered, for fear of being recognized.
Murong Qiuyue, who was walking in the front, glanced at the man with some doubts, that is, a glance, and then continued to walk forward. Lan Xing didn't look at that person, he didn't want to ask about his father's affairs, and he knew less about it.
Seeing that Lan Xing and Murong Qiuyue didn't greet that person, Yun Die, who was walking on the side, was very curious, it stands to reason that the person was not wearing an official uniform, and being able to enter the imperial study showed that his status was not ordinary, but why didn't the two of them, as the queen and the crown prince, greet him?
Don't you know?
Yun Die followed Lan Xing all the way, but the corner of his eye followed the figure of the person leaving, Lan Xing frowned and asked in a low voice, "What?" Do you know? ”
"Oh," Yun Die quickly came back to her senses, shaking her head and whispering, "I don't know." ”
"And what do you see?"
There was a hint of displeasure in Lan Xing's tone.
"Ugh. I just feel that the man is weird, and I can't say where it is. ”
Yundie explained in a whisper.
"The Queen Mother has arrived! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived! ”
The voice of the little eunuch at the door rang sharply, piercing people's eardrums a little "buzzing", Yun Die really wanted to cover her ears!
Soon, Gonggong Deng, who was beside the emperor, came out to pass the word, he respectfully saluted Lan Xing and Murong Qiuyue, and then said to Lan Xing, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor let you in!" ”
After hearing this, Lan Xing was about to take Yun Die's hand, but he was blocked by Gonggong Deng's hand, and he said seriously, "The emperor has ordered, only let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go in alone." ”
"What about Hongu?"
Murong Qiuyue frowned unhappily.
"Queen Mother, the emperor only ordered the servants to come and invite His Royal Highness the Prince, and also asked the mother to wait in the side hall." Although Gonggong Deng bent over, the words he said did not mean to give in at all, which made Murong Qiuyue's face dull for no reason, she flicked her sleeves fiercely, turned around and strode away.
"Queen Mother, take Fluttershy to the side hall as well."
Lan Xing thought about it and stopped Murong Qiuyue, who had already taken a step.
Murong Qiuyue turned her head, looking unhappy, but she didn't say much, she just said coldly to Yun Die, "Keep up." ”
After speaking, regardless of whether Yun Die wanted it or not, he walked forward.
"I... Can you not go? I'm waiting for you here...."
Hearing that she was going to leave Lanxing's sight, Yun Die was a little frightened, and she didn't have any sense of security when she was with the queen who wasn't a good person at first glance! I'm afraid that when Blue Star sees him again, he will just be a corpse.
"Good, go, it's okay, the queen mother won't embarrass you."
Lan Xing whispered the first half of the sentence, and the second half of the sentence increased the volume, and Murong Qiuyue, who was walking in front, paused, snorted coldly, and continued to move forward.
"Go ahead, I'll be there soon."
Lan Xing pushed her, and Yun Die reluctantly kept up with the queen's pace, and didn't forget to look back at Lan Xing step by step and blink her eyes vigorously, how pitiful and pitiful that look was.
Lan Xing smiled, muttering in his heart, will you still be so scared when the seal is lifted in the future?
He turned around and entered the imperial study, Lan Hongzhen raised his head from a pile of folds, then put down his pen, raised his hand and rubbed his temples, and showed a slight vicissitudes of life towards Lan Xing, "The prince is here?" ”
"Father?" Lan Xing was a little surprised, he hadn't seen him for a long time, his father seemed to be several years old, his sideburns began to turn white, and the wrinkles in his eyebrows seemed to have a few more, and his eyes were obviously a little dull.
"Father, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"
Lan Xing took a step forward and asked worriedly, although he didn't want to be the crown prince or emperor, but after all, Lan Hongzhen was his biological father, and he was still very distressed to see Lan Hongzhen so tired.
Lan Hongzhen smiled and beckoned to Lan Xing, signaling him to approach. After Lan Xing approached, he threw a notebook to Lan Xing, "As long as you can take care of state affairs for your father and emperor as soon as possible, I will naturally not be so tired, this day is ......"
"Father, son, ....."
Without waiting for Lan Xing to explain, Lan Hongzhen stopped him from putting back the action of the fold and motioned to him, "Look at it, the fold on Qinhuai in Luozhou, this time, Yue'er has made a great contribution." ”
"Yue'er?"
Lan Xing opened the fold suspiciously, and it briefly talked about the second prince Lan Yue finding the traces of disaster relief grain, Qin Huai wrote to ask the imperial court to send someone to retrieve the disaster relief grain, and also vaguely mentioned that the theft of disaster relief grain was related to the Jianghu organization.
This is also the reason why Lan Hongzhen can't make up his mind. For the Honored Academy
The imperial court and the Jianghu martial arts have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, even if there is sometimes some friction, it is just a small fight between small organizations and small sects. This time, so much relief grain really touched the scale of the imperial court.
Lan Hongzhen only prayed that no one from the imperial court would participate in it, otherwise, I am afraid that there would be a bloody storm. This continent has only been quiet for about a hundred years, is it going to be a mess again?
Lan Xing finished reading the recital, and felt relieved in his heart, although he had the help of Nangong, but Yue'er finally did not flinch and give up, so that he could find the trace of food. It's just that what he didn't expect was that it was really done by people in the rivers and lakes.
"Father, what are your plans?"
Bluestar asked, closing the fold.
He doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of the court, and he doesn't want to be the emperor, so he will do his best to cultivate Blue Moon into an emperor, so that he can have the possibility of lifting the burden. Otherwise, Lan Hongzhen only has two sons in total, he is not suitable, and Lan Yue is not competent, who will be it?
"Tell me what you think."
Lan Hongzhen threw the problem back to Lan Xing, looking at him expectantly, with deep hope in his eyes that no one could ignore.
"Father, the son thinks so, since it was done by the people in the rivers and lakes, it is estimated that it will not be able to get it back for a while and a half, we have to appease the people of Jizhou first."
"I have naturally taken this into account, and I have already sent someone to let the state capital near Jizhou with a surplus of harvest temporarily adjust the grain to deal with it first, and then return or make up for it when all the grain is recovered."
Lan Hongzhen nodded and said.
Lan Xing frowned and thought about it, and said, "Not only that, but we also have to close the traffic fortress on the border of Los Angeles to prevent a large amount of grain from being transported out of the city before we get the grain, and we must strictly control the grain buying and selling behavior, and we must report it immediately if we find an abnormality.....
Listening to Lan Xing's moves, Lan Hongzhen nodded approvingly, and he said that the prince he chose was right, but it was a pity.......
"It's just that Father, do you really want to send an army to bring back the grain? Will it ....."
Lan Xing was a little worried, for those ruthless Jianghu cults and the like, it was bound to use a lot of manpower. It's just that for the sergeants who generally go into battle to kill the enemy, the Jianghu people who are strong in martial arts and even use poisonous hidden weapons, will they be opponents?
It's not to defend the country, but to grab food......
I'm afraid of people laughing when I say it!
"Or else?"
Lan Hongzhen was also very helpless, according to Qin Huai's recital, it would have to take a lot of people.
"Prince, see if you can borrow some manpower from your master......
Lan Hongzhen hesitated for a moment and finally spoke, if it is not possible to rely on the power of the imperial court alone, it is still necessary to rely on the power of the rivers and lakes, and the only person with the best relationship is the master of Lanxing.
Seeing that Lan Xing didn't speak, he added, "It's okay to have as much, it's better than nothing..."
A quarter of an hour later, Lan Xing walked out of the imperial study with a frown, and he went straight to the side hall where the queen and Yun Die were next to the imperial study.
"Miss Yun, I heard that you have been living in the Prince's Mansion for a long time?"
Through the delicate double-sided carved large screen, Murong Qiuyue's lazy voice came out.
"Uh... The folk girl has no place to live for the time being, plus..."
"It was Erchen who let her live in the Prince's Mansion, and Fluttershy will be Erchen's man sooner or later, and Erchen wants to see her every day, what's wrong? Does the queen mother have any opinions? Before Yun Die finished speaking, Lan Xing's voice came from behind the screen, domineering like a hen guarding her cubs.
"Prince, this palace doesn't mean this, this palace is just chatting casually with Miss Yun about family life, Miss Yun, you say yes?"
Murong Qiuyue didn't care at all about Lan Xing's rudeness, and said with a smile. Her moodiness made Yun Die confused, and a second ago, she said domineeringly that she would punish her!
Could it be that she knew that Lanxing was coming in and deliberately acted for him?
Yun Die felt that they must be some old drama bones, and turning their faces was faster than turning a book.
"The queen mother didn't embarrass you, did she?"
When Lan Xing came in, Yun Die was kneeling in front of Murong Qiuyue, but there was a cushion under her knees. He hurriedly stepped forward to help her up and asked in a low voice.
Yun Die didn't speak, just shook her head, meow, is the language embarrassment considered an embarrassment? She has no evidence!
"Oh, look at this palace's memory, Miss Yun, this palace is happy at this time, and I forgot to tell you to get up when I chatted with you, I'm sorry, you won't blame this palace, right?"
Murong Qiuyue patted her head and said with a smile, as if she really forgot to ask Yun Die to get up because she was happy.
"The women don't dare."
Yun Die lowered her head and said in a muffled voice.
"The queen mother, the son-in-law took Fluttershy and left first, and the father had a task to explain to the son-in-law, and the son-in-law had to do it immediately."
After Lan Xing finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Murong Qiuyue, and left with Yun Die without looking back.
Looking at the two figures walking farther and farther away outside the hall, Murong Qiuyue put away the harmless smile on her face, her slender fingers painted red with Kodan tightly grasped the armrest of the chair beside her, and ordered Xiu'er beside her, "Go, call Gonggong Hao to the palace." ”
"Yes, sissy."
Xiu'er retreated.
Besides, Lan Xing hurriedly took Yun Die out of the palace gate, Le Nan was already standing by the carriage and waiting, and the two got into the carriage and quickly went out of the city gate, but the fast-moving carriage was pulled by someone.
"Master, look...."