"Tut-tut, what kind of fairy-like character can make the prince so attentive!"

"Don't say it, that young lady is so good-looking, I heard that she showed off at the Hundred Flowers Banquet!"

"I've also heard that the plum blossom costume that is rumored in the market is the original of this young lady."

"This Miss Xi is really a blessing from her previous life, she can marry such a graceful person as His Royal Highness King Ning, which of the young ladies of this family doesn't want to marry His Royal Highness King Ning!"

"No, I heard that last time there was an official eunuch lady who heard that she was going to marry His Royal Highness King Ning, and she fainted on the spot, and then she didn't eat or drink for three days before this family affair was dismissed. The young lady said that His Royal Highness King Ning was ugly, and his personality was very violent, and he would get sick at every turn and attack the people around him, and those who stayed by his side and waited for him would not live for more than three months. ”

When everyone was talking about Ling Xiqian, an abrupt voice interjected.

A few people turned their heads and found that it was a new fishmonger, and they couldn't help but show disdain.

"You're new here, haven't you heard that His Royal Highness King Ning has just returned from disaster relief in the south, there is not only desolate but also a bunch of dog officials colluding with each other, after His Royal Highness King Ning went down, not only personally guided farming, cured the plague, but also punished those corrupt officials who had bad stomachs, killed them all, and sent all those gold, silver, and millet and wheat to the disaster victims, such a figure in the world, how can you say that he is cruel!"

The fishmonger was soon ashamed of the gossip of this group of brainless fans, and hurriedly ran away with the burden. He pursed his lips, gave a helpless look at this place, and shouted earnestly at his fish.

And on the second floor of a teahouse, a man drinking tea by the window frowned, and the cup in his hand was almost crushed.

The little guy who was waiting on the side was shocked when he saw this, and he didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere.

With a "bang-", the cup was slammed on the table, making a terrifying sound, and the body of the little guy next to him couldn't help but tremble, and his legs fell to his knees as soon as he became weak.

"Too ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince calmed his anger. ”

"Joy and anger, what anger can I have, what anger can I have! That Ling Xiqian is so popular with the people, can I still pay attention to the mouths of those ordinary people, or kill all those who oppose me and praise Ling Xiqian? ”

Looking at the bloodthirsty smile on his face, the little guy was speechless for a while, and finally spoke: "Your Highness is wise and martial, and he is a future Ming monarch, so he doesn't need to deal with rebellious ministers and thieves." ”

Hearing this, Ling Xirui turned his head violently, his eyes full of anger.

"You are so bold, do you dislike that our court is too stable to give the imperial uncle of the current dynasty the big hat of 'chaotic ministers and thieves', or let the world rumor that my Yan Dynasty can't keep the prince with a foreign surname, and try my best to kill this great good man?!"

The little guy's face turned pale in an instant, and he knocked his head to the ground a few times, even his head was broken, and the blood flowed from his face without any consciousness.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives his sins, it is a small mouthful, please don't worry about me with Your Highness."

Ling Xirui's brows furrowed, and although there was a look of anger and displeasure on his face, he finally waved his hand impatiently.

"You take the punishment according to the rules."

The little man hurriedly retreated, and closed the door.

After the surroundings were empty, Ling Xirui was silent outside the window for a while, and then snapped his fingers at the air.

A man in black suddenly jumped down from the beam and knelt respectfully in front of him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please command."

Ling Xirui glanced at him and asked in a deep voice, "Are there any new trends recently?" ”

The man in black said: "His Royal Highness King Ning is still drinking tea and teasing birds every day, and it is no different. On Miss Xi's side, because of that overboard incident, she was closed all day long, and there was no intersection between the two. ”

"But I heard that His Royal Highness King Ning suddenly went to Miss Xi's house today to propose marriage, and the momentum is very huge......

"Okay," Ling Xirui interrupted him impatiently, pointing to the group of people below, "I've already heard everything from these people, do you think I still need your report?" ”

The man in black lowered his head respectfully, not daring to touch the scales of this highness. After thinking about it, he still said: "Recently, I found out something in Xia, maybe it is related to His Royal Highness King Ning. "Flying

Ling Xirui turned his head sharply: "What's the matter, say it quickly!" ”

The man in black didn't dare to delay, and immediately said: "There has been a wave of bandits in Jiangnan recently, raiding and looting everywhere, and a bandit den has also been opened in the location of Xishan. ”

"Raiding and looting?" Ling Xirui frowned, "It's just a group of villains with broken skins, what does this have to do with Ling Xiqian?" Hehe, don't say that Ling Xiqian is going to ask for orders to get rid of those mountain bandits? ”

Although getting rid of these mountain bandits may benefit the people and make his considerate image more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but now that his father is already jealous of the good reputation of His Royal Highness King Ning, he will naturally not let him participate in this crackdown on bandits.

"You mean to let me take the initiative to get rid of the bandits?"

The man in black said: "I don't dare to make decisions for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince without authorization, but I found out that this mountain bandit has a certain connection with His Royal Highness King Ning." ”

Ling Xirui's eyes widened suddenly, mixed with joy and excitement: "You mean...... These are all Ling Xiqian's subordinates? ”

"I only guessed that these mountain bandits had contacts with His Royal Highness King Ning, and the place where they lived was very close to His Royal Highness King Ning's house, so I didn't dare to make any conclusions."

Ling Xirui pondered for a while and nodded: "Indeed, these evidences are not enough. He paused and said, "You go and find out the situation of this group of mountain bandits, how many people they have, who they are dealing with in Ningwangfu, and what their combat effectiveness is, and then report to me one by one." ”

The man in black immediately nodded yes, and disappeared into the room in an instant.

The room was silent again, and Ling Xirui sat for a while before returning to the palace in a sedan chair.

These days he has not been smooth, first in the backyard of the Hundred Flowers Banquet assassinated by the assassins, and then the deep courtyard fire, injured several ladies, the emperor sent him to investigate the matter thoroughly, but because of the interrogation forced the only assassin caught, several officials who helped him were scolded by the emperor when they played, and then they were crowned with the big hat of "wooing officials", so that the emperor was suspicious, exempted from the rights of his body, and was confined in the palace.

In the days of confinement, I heard that my maternal brother was taking bribes outside, and rolled up a large amount of silver, which involved a lot of corrupt officials, and was found out by the supervision envoy, and the spearhead pointed straight at himself, and was scolded by the emperor, and what he was most worried about was not these, but what has always made him look unpleasant, and the younger brother who always pretends to be serious is like good luck, not only successfully held this session of the Spring Festival and the examination, but also selected a particularly outstanding pillar of the country, so that the old emperor was very satisfied, and praised again and again.

Even because of this incident, the court, which had been quiet in the past, began to be turbulent, and some officials who were obviously towards themselves also moved closer to the three princes intentionally or unintentionally, making some connections, which is a typical untrustworthy wallgrass. Even the Taifu, who has always been proud of him, is secretly beating him to put away his edge, don't anger the old emperor anymore.

All this shows that the position of the crown prince under his ass is no longer stable, how can this be!

He felt angry for a while, feeling that these things were planned against him, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he ran out in a depressed mood.

Ling Xirui's face was extremely gloomy, one day, he would make the person who harmed him pay the price.

……

Soon it was the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, which was the last few days of the New Year.

Early in the morning, after a long silence, it became noisy, and the crowd lined up on both sides of the street, wearing new clothes and excitedly looking towards a certain location in the distance. From time to time, a few small merchants and vendors from outside the city will walk in from outside the city, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity of the New Year to make a profit, but they are suddenly startled when they see the bustling city full of excitement.

"Brother, what are you all looking at, so excited." In this formation, I'm afraid I'm going to catch up with the emperor to travel!

The brother who was disturbed was not angry, and said happily: "His Royal Highness King Ning is going to marry, let's help His Royal Highness King Ning congratulate!" ”

"Yo he, marrying such a big formation, it's almost time for the princess to get married, what kind of immortal-like character is it?"

"Hehe, His Royal Highness King Ning's favorite character is naturally like a fairy," the man said unceremoniously, "His Royal Highness is a living Bodhisattva-like person, and if he can look at it, he is naturally a good-hearted princess." ”

After speaking, he heard the sound of gongs and drums in the distance, and he didn't explain much, so he quickly stretched his neck and squeezed forward, wanting to take a look at the new princess's entry into the palace.

It is said that this princess is the treasure in the palm of His Royal Highness King Ning, and the dowry alone is stuffed into a courtyard, and this time there are more than 1,000 people who come to greet her, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is ten miles of red makeup.

However, even if they waited for a long time, they could only see a red sedan chair, but the real princess was hidden in the sedan chair, and they did not have the honor to see the real face.

At this moment, Xi Gu'an sat in the sedan chair nervously, listening to the banging outside, occasionally looking at the cheering crowd around him through the curtain raised, and he really had the illusion that he was a princess.

"Little cutie, the husband of this world is not too high-profile," she looked at the layers of people worriedly, "Is it too late to dislike the emperor?" ”

The system sneered: "Maybe that big guy thinks that simple words will surprise you." But it doesn't matter, according to this person's status in the current plane, you still don't have to worry about your life for the time being. ”