After sending away the Ministry of Rites, Su Tingjing's face immediately fell, and he turned his head to the housekeeper and reprimanded in a low voice: "Confused! Why are you so confused today? ”

The housekeeper thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "The old slave is stupid! I don't know what the old man is referring to? ”

Su Tingjing turned around and paced a few steps into the hall, looked up at the picture of the eight horses hanging on the middle wall, and said in a deep voice: "Then Tang came up and asked you about the East Palace, not only did you deny it, but also tried your best to justify, isn't this not three hundred taels of silver here?" ”

"But Lord Na Tang clearly said that someone saw the old slave......"

Su Tingjing turned around and sat down on the Taishi chair, "Someone saw it?" Who? What about people? If he had any proof, would he have come alone today? Thou hast fallen into his way.

He had come today just to probe the rumors and prove his suspicion that what he said about someone was nothing more than a pretense of bluffing.

Originally, the old man didn't take this case to heart, but he dared to come to Su Mansion today to make a fuss, I was afraid that he really found some clues. ”

"The old slave should die, the old slave should die!" The housekeeper knelt on the ground and kept slapping himself, "It's the old slave who is confused, and he has affected the Xiangye!" ”

Su Tingjing got up and walked to the butler's side and patted him, "Okay, get up, you are also the old man of Su Mansion, for the sake of your decades of loyalty, today's affairs, the past is not to blame, and you need to be more cautious in the future!" ”

"Yes! Xie Xiangye, the old slave is guilty! The butler lifted his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead, knelt for a long time, and when he got up, his legs were a little disobedient.

The housekeeper was sad, he had been by Su Tingjing's side for more than 30 years, from his youth to his gray temples, he had always been the master's right-hand man, what happened today? Maybe I'm really old.

"Prepare the car, the old man wants to go to the palace."

Nan Xiao's complexion today is good, and he is more energetic than before, taking advantage of the fine weather, his father-in-law accompanied him to the Imperial Garden.

The flowers and trees in the rest of the palace have begun to wither, but in this garden, you can enjoy the scenery all year round, depending on the flowering season.

In spring, there are peach blossoms in March, and the cherry blossoms are flying; In summer, there are lotus flowers in June, lotus leaves and fields; In autumn, chrysanthemums bloom all over the garden, inch by inch lovesickness; In winter, there are plum blossoms fragrant, standing proudly in the snow.

"I haven't been out and walked around for a long time, but the air outside is good, cough cough ......" Nan Xiao grabbed his father-in-law's arm and strolled along the road of the Imperial Garden, looking at the beautiful scenery of the courtyard, and his mood was cheerful.

Behind Nan Xiao were the attendants holding the canopy, and the attendants behind were carrying the chariots, and the maids were carrying tea and snacks, holding cloaks and thin brocade jackets, and they did not dare to slack off.

The father-in-law heard Nan Xiaoqing's cough, and beckoned to the maid holding the cloak, the maid bowed her head and stepped forward, and the father-in-law picked up the cloak and put it on for Nan Xiao, "It's cold, Your Majesty take care of the dragon body." ”

"My body, if you don't say it, I know it myself, the imperial doctors don't dare to say it, it's because they are afraid of me."

The father-in-law was terrified, "The imperial doctor said, Your Majesty's body only needs to be carefully recuperated, and in time, it will be like before, and the slave will look at it, Your Majesty's complexion today is very good." ”

Nan Xiao raised his eyes and saw that Nan Jinyan was walking towards him, his father-in-law followed Nan Xiao's gaze, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Slave see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"The sons see their father, is the saint safe today?" Nan Jinyan knelt and bowed.

"Get up." Nan Xiao turned around and got on the chariot, his father-in-law hurriedly covered him with a thin brocade to shield him from the cool breeze, Nan Xiao glanced at Nan Jinyan, waved his hand lightly, and his father-in-law said loudly: "Get up and go back to the palace." ”

Nan Jinyan blocked the road, "Father, the son has something to do!" ”

"I'm tired, what's the matter to discuss another day." After Nan Xiao finished speaking, he closed his eyes and waved his finger lightly, but Nan Jinyan was still in the way, and he had no intention of getting out of the way at all.

Nan Jinyan arched his hand and said: "Father, it seems that it is the Xia Yuan Festival, and the son wants to do a ritual for his mother and concubine in Taihua Temple, so as to comfort her in the spirit of heaven and hope that his father will be gracious." ”

Nan Xiao sat on the chariot, his eyes closed, without saying a word, before Nan Jinyan faced the saint, Su Tingjing had entered the palace to see Nan Xiao, and he was also talking about the affairs of Concubine Hui, but the ministers led by Su Tingjing were just the opposite of Nan Jinyan's opinions.

And the views of those ministers seem to be more in line with Nan Xiao's mind, Concubine Hui did enjoy great honor when she was alive, even if Nan Xiao really loved Concubine Hui, she would never agree to Nan Jinyan's request.

"Father!"

The father-in-law stepped forward and said softly: "Your Highness, it's cold outside, let's let Your Majesty return to the palace as soon as possible, it's not too late to talk about anything later." ”

Nan Jinyan looked at Nan Xiao on the chariot, his father-in-law's words were indeed reasonable, his father was already in poor health, and he couldn't stand the cold, so he hurriedly turned sideways, took a step to the side, and got out of the way.

He followed on the side, until he came to Nan Xiao's dormitory before stopping, Nan Xiao slowly opened his eyes, got down from the step, Nan Jinyan stood aside, Nan Xiao didn't look at him, and went straight back to the dormitory.

Nan Jin didn't have a word, so he could only wait outside, and after a while, his father-in-law came out of the dormitory and said to Nan Jinyan: "Your Highness, Your Majesty asked you to go back first." ”

"Father!" Nan Jinyan said loudly outside the dormitory: "Father, why don't you see your son?" Did Erchen do something wrong? ”

Nan Xiao leaned on the bed, listening to Nan Jinyan shouting loudly outside the dormitory, his father-in-law hurriedly walked in, and when he saw Nan Xiao's unhappy face, he leaned in and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, or ...... You better let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come in first, so that you can warm up. ”

"Announce it."

Nan Jinyan followed her father-in-law to Nan Xiao's bed, and Nan Xiao glanced at him lightly.

"Father's ......" Nan Jinyan knelt down, "The son-in-law disturbed Sheng'an, please ask the father to forgive the sin, today the son-in-law is here for the matter of the mother's concubine, and wants to do a ritual for the mother's concubine in Taihua Temple, and I hope that the father's favor will be approved." ”

In fact, Nan Jinyan not only wanted to do things, but more importantly, through this ritual, he could search for everything about his mother in the palace openly.

He has been secretly searching for so many years, but he has found nothing, his mother is a noble concubine, if he is not instructed by his father, who would dare, and who can cover the sky with one hand and erase his mother from this palace?

Therefore, Nan Jin was sure that Nan Xiao must have something about her mother, including the portrait, he just wanted to know who his mother was, and he just wanted to be able to see her face clearly when he saw her in his dream again.

"I don't agree with this matter, so I don't need to discuss it again."

This answer was something Nan Jinyan never expected, in his memory, everyone in the palace said that his mother was the most favored back then, and since she was a favorite, why didn't she let him do things?

Nan Jin was stunned and looked at Nan Xiao suspiciously, "Why?" Erchen wondered why not? ”

"I said it, I don't agree, as for the reason, you don't have to know, go back."