Chapter 35: The Year of Cardamom

Wan Ye Pavilion

"I've seen Miss" The maid in front of the courtyard saw that Ye Yan was coming, so she stepped forward to say goodbye.

"Is today's incident disturbing my mother?" Ye Yan saw that the candlelight in the room had been extinguished, and thought that the two guys had rested.

"Miss Hui, today's events have not disturbed Madame, and now that she is a child, Madame has rested early, but the master is still in the study" The maid paused, "Madame ordered before resting, if Miss comes back, she will call her"

"No need, I'll come back tomorrow morning to say goodbye to my mother, I'll go to the study" came late at night to confirm whether the second guy is okay, and now it is known that the second guy is safe and sound.

The gatekeeper squatted slightly and saluted "yes"

So Ye Yan took a detour to the study.

There was a small maid waiting in front of the door of the study, and he was napping, and he thought that he saw a fairy in a neon dress and feather coat, and he opened his eyes wide and found that it was the second miss who was walking in the distance, and immediately came to the spirit of "seeing the second miss"

"Father is still in the study" Ye Yan nodded and politely returned to the small house.

"Yes, the master is still inside," the little servant replied.

"Go and report it" and then turned to Chu Xin and said, "Go, prepare some fruit tea, and prepare some fruit food"

Chu Xin answered and went to the house.

As soon as Chu Zhaiyu heard the little maid's report, her daughter came back, and asked the little maid to hurry up to welcome Ye Yan in.

"Daddy, my daughter is late, please punish Daddy" Ye Yan was about to kneel down and ask for guilt, but Chu Zhaiyu held his elbow.

"What are you guilty of, it's your father's business, and besides, you are a great meritorious, don't talk nonsense, you know?"

"Daddy, this matter of killing the minions of the King of the South is all investigated by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and my daughter doesn't know anything about it in the academy."

Chu Zhaiyu is so smart, he knows what his daughter is thinking at once, "You don't want this?" ”

"My daughter doesn't know what to do," Ye Yan looked at Chu Zhaiyu with good eyes, "But my daughter has heard that the eldest brother has said a thing or two"

"You" Chu Zhaiyu asked Ye Yan to sit down, and he sat down too.

"The daughter and the third brother are now the sons of the Imperial Capital Academy, and this kind of glory should belong to the father and the eldest brother."

At this time, Chu Xin had already brought the fruit tea, and Ye Yan stepped forward to pour the tea and handed it to Chu Zhaiyu.

"The emperor has always been suspicious and suspicious, and my father is loyal to the saint, and it is right to solve problems for the saint," Ye Yan pushed the fruit plate again.

"Indeed" Chu Zhaiyu casually picked up a piece of fruit food and sent it to his mouth, the entrance was slightly astringent, and after chewing it, the sweetness spread throughout his mouth.

"Daddy, it's late at night, but you have to take care of your body, and you have to rest early, and your daughter will come to ask for peace tomorrow" Ye Yan saluted Chu Zhaiyu and went back.

Chu Zhaiyu looked at the fruit food with good taste, then looked down at the case, and sighed, "My daughter said so, rewrite it, rewrite it."

Following

When Chu Zhaiyu sorted out the excerpts of the play, it was already about to be the end of the day, he had not closed his eyes, wore court clothes, and went to the morning court.

At the end of the day, when the drum on the tower of the noon gate was beating, the civil and military officials entered the hall one after another, kneeling and kowtowing three times.

Gonggong Qian, who was beside the Emperor of Western Xia, naturally bent over, and his shrill voice pierced the quiet hall, "Something to start, nothing to retreat"

"The Minister's Performance"

"The Minister's Performance"

"The minister also plays"

The Emperor of Western Xia snorted coldly, and the power of the Son of Heaven rolled to the ministers, and the ministers who had just said 'You' didn't dare to speak, kneeling on the ground, the sweat on their heads and the slightest trembling betrayed the panic of several people.

Chu Zhaiyu lowered his eyes and walked out respectfully

With a sound of "quasi", Gonggong Qian did not dare to hesitate, and immediately stepped forward, held the fold high with both hands, and handed it to the Western Xia Emperor.

There are too many characters involved in this case, and the Western Xia Emperor looked at it for a while, "a good Fan Fengchang"

This sound, it is not difficult to hear the anger of the Western Xia Emperor.

Immediately, some officials were weak-footed and came out to kneel one after another, and these officials had more or less personal relations with Fan Fengchang.

It is better to recruit it yourself and ask for a light haircut, than for the Western Xia Emperor to find out.

In fact, the Emperor of Western Xia had long known that those officials kneeling on the ground had any personal relations with Fan Fengchang, and they were all goosebumps, and this move just depended on whether these people still had loyalty.

And the people who participated in the matter with Fan Fengchang were all exterminated by Prime Minister Chu yesterday.

"Hmph, you guys are frank, you form a party all day long, and read the sage books that have been blind for so many years!" The sarcastic words came into my ears one by one, and 'forming a party for personal gain' is a serious crime, like a heavy hat on the heads of several people.

"The minister is wronged!"

"The minister is also wronged!" When a few people heard it, they hurriedly shouted injustice, they were really dumb and ate coptis, who would have expected that they would make friends with them and cause this disaster.

The Emperor of Western Xia was disgusted with the noise, looked down, and flattened his voice, "Who have I ever wronged?"

Suddenly, there was silence in the hall, and it was as if the cry had never happened.

"Where is the historian?"

"The Minister"

"Remember all the ugly things about them! Fines for half a year, 20 canes each, and retreat from the dynasty"

The "Minister's Decree" historian gave up.

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live," the officials kneeling on the ground knelt down in unison.

"Congratulations to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live" The rest of the civil and military officials knelt down together to send off the Western Xia Emperor.

Subsequently, the civil and military officials dispersed one by one.

When Chu Zhaiyu also walked out of the main hall together, he was blocked by Lord Taiwei and Li Ziyu, "The Prime Minister's Mansion is really a good means, such a great achievement, congratulations to Lord Chu"

Such a yin and yang weirdness, Chu Zhaiyu smiled, "What's the matter, the safety of the saint can't be sloppy" I wanted to show off and leave, but suddenly thought of the third lady Taiwei bullying my Yan'er.

So he turned his head and thought deeply, "Oh, I remember, some time ago, Fan Fengchang went to the door of the Taiwei Mansion, and Fan Fengchang's daughter is a friend of the third lady of your mansion."

Li Zicheng clenched his fists, his long-time rival was screaming in front of him, and he couldn't wait to punch it over, but this was still in front of the palace, so it was not good to be so rude.

I had to clear my throat, "Ahem, I came to visit some time ago, just fiddling with some gadgets, as for the little girl, it's not a friend, a classmate, a classmate."

Chu Zhaiyu also knew that this matter had nothing to do with the Taiwei Mansion, at most the third lady of the Taiwei had a good relationship with Fan Fengchang's daughter.

The Prime Minister's Office has always said one thing and does not do anything to frame him.

"That doesn't prevent Master Li from going to the historian, Chu will retire first" Chu Zhai Yu arched his hand and walked out of the front of the hall.

Li Ziyu, who was behind him, stared at Chu Zhaiyu's back with a gloomy face, snorted coldly, and walked away.

Chu Zhaiyu, who had not yet walked out of the palace gate, was led to the imperial study by a small eunuch.

"Knock on the emperor" As soon as Chu Zhaiyu entered the door, he took a few steps forward and knelt down to greet him.

"Aiqing, please hurry up" The Western Xia Emperor in front of him had the majesty of the court, and let Chu Zhaiyu get up from the ground with a pleasant face.

"Thank you, Emperor" Chu Zhaiyu was still respectful and saluted before getting up.

"Chu Aiqing, this time the matter of the minions of the king of the south has been done well, I have sent someone to the northern country (Zhu Lan)"

"This is the duty of the minister, and the emperor's safety is urgent"

"Okay, the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the hundred boards know the sincere ministers"

Half an hour later, Chu Zhaiyu retreated and walked out of the imperial study.

The eunuchs outside the door saw Chu Zhai Yu bending down one after another.

Chu Zhaiyu frowned slightly, and walked straight to the outside of the palace.

The carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been waiting outside the palace gate.

The little guy put down the horse early, and Chu Zhaiyu stepped on the horse and got into the carriage, and his brows never relaxed.

"Aiqing, let love be happy"

"Back to the emperor, it's the year of cardamom"

The Imperial Study

As soon as Chu Zhaiyu left, Gonggong Qian went in to refill the emperor's hot tea.

"Father-in-law Qian, what do the second young ladies of the Prime Minister's Mansion think" The Emperor of Western Xia picked up the teacup and blew on the side of the cup, but did not drink it.

Father-in-law Qian, who was standing on the side, was suddenly asked, so he bent down and took two steps forward, recalling the arrogance and rudeness of the second lady when she first met the saint.

But if you want to comment on the daughter of the minister in front of the emperor, if you are not careful, it will cause trouble, and Father-in-law Qian pinched his shrill voice, "Back to the emperor, the second lady of the prime minister sinks the fish and the goose, covers the moon and is ashamed of the flower, the temperament is like an orchid, and she is erudite and talented"

The Emperor of Western Xia put the teacup back on the table, and listened to Father-in-law Qian's praise vigorously, and this was still a little familiar, as if he had asked Father-in-law Qian's concubine who had just entered the palace before, and he answered the same way.

"You cunning old man, go to Huaning Palace" The Western Xia Emperor did not blame Father-in-law Qian.

Father-in-law Qian looked flattering, walked quickly to the door and shouted, "Swing and drive-"

Prime Minister's Office

Chu Zhaiyu returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and changed into court clothes, dressed in crescent-colored silk.

When I went to the main hall, several people were already waiting.

"Daddy" brother and sister said hello one by one.

"Hmm" Chu Zhaiyu sat down first, and Su Zhaiyu sat down in turn.

"Let's eat" breakfast is served one by one.

Ye Yan saw that Chu Zhaiyu's face seemed to be a little sad, could it be that something went wrong with the matter of King Nan?

Su Lai knew that Chu Zhaiyu hadn't slept all night, and said worriedly, "Master, eat something to rest."

Chu Zhaiyu patted his wife's hand, "Okay"

Seeing this, Ye Yan swallowed the words that had just come to his mouth.

After meals

Ye Yan and Chu Yanyan went to the Spring Rain Building.

"That means that the matter of the King of the South has been settled?" Ye Yan looked at the information handed over by Chu Shen.

"It's decided, once the Western Xia envoy goes to the north, then this turmoil is estimated to have just begun" Chu Shen paused, "Our people have not yet infiltrated the north and the south"

Ye Yan thought about these words carefully, that is, it is very likely that the Prime Minister's Mansion will also be plotted.

"Chu Moxuan, I have asked Chu Xiao to find people well, and after a while, the number of people on the second floor will increase, but you have to take good care of it, if you are not careful, it will be a matter of losing your head."

"Yes, miss," the two of them bent down and replied.

Ye Yan opened the space bag that was transformed into a jade pendant, and with a flick of his fingers, there was a pile of crystal nuclei on the ground.

Several people in the hall, including Chu Yanyan, were stunned to see the diamond-shaped crystal nucleus shining with a shimmering light.

"Second sister... It's ......"

"A cultivable crystal nucleus!"

A few people also knew that it was a crystal nucleus, but this pile was wantonly thrown on the ground, and a crystal nucleus was held in the palm of his hand on weekdays, and then he found a private place to secretly refine it.

The crystal nucleus is the core of the spirit beast, which is generally in the brain, and once the crystal nucleus is taken, the spirit beast will die.

Spirit beasts with different attributes and realms have different crystal nuclei.

The higher the realm, the more rare the crystal nucleus.

Besides, spirit beasts are already much more difficult than ordinary beasts, and the junction between the outer and inner enclosures of the Maple Fire Forest is full of hordes of wild beasts, and the inner enclosure is the range of activities of the spirit beasts.

Experienced cultivators only dare to move at the junction.

The pile of crystal nuclei in front of them now has been obtained by a year of training in the Divine Capital Academy, and a few people can not be surprised.

Ye Yan also knew that the crystal nucleus was not easy, but he didn't think it was so difficult.

"Divided" waved arrogantly, at this time, Chu Xiao and Chu Ge were seeing their masters splitting the crystal nucleus!?

The two at the door did not dare to move.

"You're coming?" Ye Yan saw that Chu Xiao and Chu Ge seemed to be pointed, and they didn't move, but the expressions on their faces were a little funny...

"Come, Chu Qing and Chu Moxuan's nine men are also divided."

With a word, a room of people, except for Chu Yanyan, all knelt down one by one.

Several people were shocked by this sentence.

"What are you doing?" Ye Yan still can't get used to the custom of kneeling at every turn.

"Miss... This is a crystal nucleus! Chu Xiao's usually calm face also showed consternation.

"That's right, didn't I tell you a few days ago that you can't fall behind in your cultivation?"

"But, this is the crystal nucleus..."

"The crystal nucleus can be used for cultivation, that's right."

Chu Xiao looked at his master with an innocent look... I was stunned and felt that I was the one who was deceived and deceived.