Incidents on the outskirts of the capital have not happened in these days, and it should be said that they have not happened since the government participated in the investigation. The people of the government did not find anything in the village that Xu Shizi had told him to find.

When the people below told the news to Xushizi, Xushizi was not surprised at all. Looking at Xu Shizi's calm face, Lord Liu was a little uneasy. Xu Shizi's reaction was as if she had known that this would be the outcome. Xu Shizi is not only strong in doing things, but now he has another ability, which is to be like a god.

At this moment, Lord Liu's heart lit up with admiration for the young prince. But Lord Liu didn't know that Lord Yanagi had instructed Lord Liu to lead people to search the mountains near the village, and it was just a way for him to divert Lord Yanagi's surprised eyes from knowing the cause of the villagers' deaths.

"Is there anything else?" Under the gaze of a big man like Lord Liu, Xu Shizi was very uncomfortable, frowned, and raised his head and asked.

"No, it's fine." Lord Liu replied with a grin.

"Let's go down if it's okay." Xu Shizi said lightly.

"The next official retired." Lord Liu turned around in response, stopped again when he walked to the door of the room, turned back, rubbed his hands and asked, "Shizi, did you expect that we wouldn't find anything in the mountains, did you?" ”

"Why do you think that?" Xu Shizi's writing hand paused, he put the pen back on the pen stand, looked up at Lord Liu seriously, and said, "How could this kind of thing be thought of by this Shizi?" Ben Shizi just thought that this matter would not go so smoothly. ”

Xu Shizi asked Lord Liu again: "Lord Liu has thought of it a long time ago?" ”

"No, Xia Guan didn't think about it so thoroughly." Lord Liu rubbed the back of his hand embarrassedly, "Xiaguan has gone down." ”

After speaking, Lord Liu withdrew.

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"It's the New Year's banquet in a few days, Xiaoya, have you prepared?" Today's lunch Princess Pi was used in Shen Yafei's courtyard, and the two played with Huaxin for a while after lunch. Hua Xin was tired of playing, and Yan Yan took him down to rest. Princess Pi and Shen Yafei sat at the stone table chatting, and Princess Pi suddenly thought that it was the end of the year again, and it would be time for the palace banquet in a few days.

Every year when there is a banquet in the palace, there will be performances in the palace, and the performances are prepared by the palace and the prefectures. The Liwang Mansion did not prepare a show before or after Shen Yafei married into the mansion. However, this year is different, this year is the crown prince in power, and he still has to give some face to the prince, so Princess Pi thought that she would have to prepare a show this year no matter what.

"No, I don't. Mother, didn't we always prepare these things in our house? Shen Yafei replied directly.

"It used to be like this. But this year is a little different! Princess Lili made it clear.

"Just because of the prince?" Shen Yafei saw that Princess Pi was winking at her, and immediately understood why Princess Lili did this, but, "As for it?" He's just a prince now, so there's no need, right? ”

Shen Yafei thought to herself: I don't know what will happen next? The crown prince hasn't even sat on the throne yet, so he is in a hurry to show his attitude to him, and he doesn't want to. Moreover, it is not certain who will do this throne after that?

"We have to give some face!" Princess Pi said.

"Then, I'll leave it to the mother concubine to prepare!" Shen Yafei shook Princess Li's arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, you know, your daughter-in-law doesn't understand these things at all. ”

"But I don't understand either." Princess Pi is also confused about this, and she has not performed. In the past, she was protected by the prince of the thunderbolt, she did whatever she wanted, and never forced herself to do what she didn't want to do because of who she wanted to give face.

"Then it's just the same as in previous years." Shen Yafei said nonchalantly, but after seeing Princess Li's slightly troubled face, Shen Yafei comforted again, "Besides, there are so many things now, where does the prince have the heart to care about this kind of thing?" ”

"Yes." The sadness on Princess Li's face instantly dissipated, and her eyebrows relaxed.

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"The prince has been working hard lately. You see that it is the end of the year again, and there are many things to be busy in and out of the palace, and King Ning is now being imprisoned again. Prince, your body hasn't been back for long, so you still have to pay attention to your body. Now that your father is like this again, the world will depend on you in the future. The Queen Mother looked at the prince with great sorrow, her eyes were full of pity, and she wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with the corners of her clothes as she spoke. When it came to the end, the Queen Mother hid her face and wept, and it was difficult to say any more.

Seeing this, Mama Hui immediately stepped forward with a handkerchief to help the Queen Mother wipe her "tears", and the Queen Mother was appeased. Mama Hui said pityingly: "Queen Mother, you care too much about the prince, the prince is now an adult, and the prince will take care of himself." Right, Prince? Mama Hui turned her gaze to the crown prince.

"The mourning family is worried about his body, there are so many things to deal with in the court, and everything has to be done by the prince himself. His most powerful assistant, King Ning, was imprisoned again, and the mourning family feared that the crown prince would burn down his body. The Queen Mother pressed the corners of her eyes a few times with the corner of her clothes, and in an instant her eyes were filled with tears.

The prince nodded with a touched face, but he sneered in his heart: It's disgusting.

"Queen Mother, you have thought about it a lot, although King Ning made a mistake and was imprisoned, but there are also King Yuan and King Lang, these two princes are also very good, and they will definitely be able to help the prince share the burden." Mama Hui persuaded the Queen Mother again.

When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had just thought of this stubble, and immediately said to the prince with concern: "Yes, prince, you have so many things on your hands, you let King Yuan and King Lang share some of it for you, you don't have to be so tired." ”

"Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern. However, you don't have to worry about the imperial grandmother, the palace is not tired. The affairs in the court were originally arranged by the father and emperor in an orderly manner, and there were people who adhered to each post, and there were not many things to do in the palace. The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry. Besides, King Yuan and King Lang also have their own things to do, and they are busy with their own affairs for a while. How could Hongu be embarrassed to bother them? The prince was moved, but he used the words of King Yuan and King Lang to shirk the "care" of the queen mother.

"They are your brothers, so what's the point of doing something more for you? Later, when you sit on the throne, they will also be sent for you. They are there to assist you. The Queen Mother persuaded.

"If that's the case, the two younger brothers will blame the emperor's grandmother for being partial." The prince pretended to shake his head helplessly, and said with a smile, "Then this palace will not become an unfilial son and grandson." The imperial grandmother is eccentric, but this palace is not so kind to the imperial grandmother. Imperial grandmother, don't worry, there are so many people inside and outside the palace, and the palace is not tired. ”

The prince's words were not leaky, and there were some Ming Dynasty ironies, but the smile and emotion on his face were very real, and the Queen Mother and Mama Hui were a little puzzled. When the queen mother saw that the prince did not enter the oil and salt, she was a little unhappy, and her face couldn't hold back.

"Oh well. Prince, you know that your body is fine, but don't burn it. If your body is broken, our Celestial Empire will depend on you in the future. The Queen Mother's face collapsed, but her tone still had to pretend.

"Hongu will pay attention. Imperial grandmother don't worry. The prince smiled very warmly.

"Hmm." The queen mother felt uncomfortable, and after seeing the smile on the prince's face, she was even more panicked, and she didn't want to deal with the prince anymore, so she only responded perfunctorily.

The queen mother was silent, and the prince was too lazy to deal with it, so he was silent.

"Queen Mother," at this time, Gonggong Wu walked in, he was the first to shout the Queen Mother, and when he saw that the prince was also present, he immediately made a big salute to the prince, "The slave sees His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Get up." The prince looked at Gonggong Wu with a faint smile and asked curiously, "Is there anything urgent about Gonggong Wu?" So anxious. ”

"Uh," Gonggong Wu did not directly answer the prince's words, his eyes kept glancing at the queen mother, and he stopped talking.

"Is there anything Grandpa Wu can say? The crown prince is not an outsider. The Queen Mother glanced at Gonggong Wu fiercely, and soon a kind smile fell back on her face, "Say! ”

The Queen Mother's tone was the same as his face, very gentle, but Gonggong Wu was in a cold sweat in his heart, and after several glances at the Queen Mother's expression, the Queen Mother still looked at him with a smile. Gonggong Wu said in a cold sweat on his forehead: "The slave has already taken the emperor to Ningshou Palace, and everything in the palace is arranged." ”

The crown prince was shocked and asked, "What is the imperial grandmother doing when she takes my father to Ningshou Palace?" ”

"The emperor's health has never been better, he is the son of the mourning family, and the mourning family naturally wants to take care of him. Now that you are in charge of the world, it is inconvenient to live in the East Palace. Since the mourning family wants to take care of the emperor, the mourning family will take him to the vicinity of the mourning family if they want to, so that it is convenient to take care of the emperor and give you a convenient place to work. The Queen Mother looked like she was thinking about the prince.

"I'm afraid that's not polite, right? Besides, the imperial grandmother, you have not consulted with the ministers of the court when you made this decision, nor did you tell the palace in advance, and the ministers of the court will definitely have opinions. The prince's face was gloomy, and his hands were quietly clenched into fists.

"It is natural for a mother to take care of her son, so there is no need for the consent of the court officials in this matter, besides, this is a matter of the heavenly family, when it is their turn to call the shots of our heavenly family." The Queen Mother said with a sinking face.

The crown prince narrowed his eyes, he didn't expect that the queen mother would use such despicable means to deal with a person who was seriously ill, and this person was still her son.

"Ningshou Palace was originally built for the first emperor to live in, since the first emperor can live, there is nothing unruly for the emperor to live there." Seeing that the prince's expression was wrong, the queen mother added an explanation.