As the maid served two cups of hot tea, the elegant fragrance of tea gradually spread in the air.

Cen Yin smiled, and his narrow and charming eyes met Duanmu Xian's suspicious eyes, "This seat likes the four girls in the mansion quite a lot, and has always regarded her as a sister," his feminine voice revealed an undisguised smile, and said slowly, "Today, the four girls are small, and this seat will come to the mansion to disturb it." ”

After the words fell, his slender fingers as jade bamboo picked up the white porcelain embossed teacup on the side, and slowly drank the tea in it.

There was silence in the hall.

Cen Yin's words were really beyond Duanmu Xian's expectations, and he stood there stunned.

The two little chamberlains who followed Cen Yin here were also shocked and opened their mouths.

Time seemed to freeze in this moment, until a gust of wind suddenly blew in from outside the hall, and the two little chamberlains suddenly woke up and looked at each other, both of them with "I see" written on their faces.

No wonder the Overseer has always been so friendly to the four girls of Duanmu, it turns out that she recognizes her as a righteous sister!

They spontaneously replaced the "as a sister" in Cen Yin's mouth with an established fact.

Both of them were secretly glad in their hearts: fortunately, they were "shrewd" and had eyes, and they had never offended this Duanmu Fourth Girl, and when they met her and Duanmu Girl before, they were very respectful.

However, the Governor's sister has a small gift today, so are they all subordinates going to give gifts!

The two exchanged a look again, and said in their hearts: Yes, the overseer has given gifts, how can they not give them, it is too eyeless. When I go back, I have to hurry up and prepare a generous gift to send to Duanmu's family!

It's just a blink of an eye, and the thoughts of these two little chamberlains have turned nine and eighteen times.

Duanmu Xian had also come back to his senses, and after he sat down, he smiled and arched his hand at Cen Yin and said, "Lord Cen Governor, this is really a blessing for my granddaughter!" I thank the Overseer for my four granddaughters. ”

Duanmuxian laughed very warmly, talking and laughing, but he was still shocked in his heart: I didn't expect that my four girls would be able to get the other look of Lord Cen from the other, this is really ......

Duanmu Xian almost wanted to pinch himself to confirm if he was dreaming.

Duanmu Xian settled down, and said with a smile: "I am tired of waiting here for the overseer, so I will send someone to call my four granddaughters......

Cen Yin raised his right hand, signaling that Duanmu Xian didn't need it, and said, "This seat has just returned to Beijing, and I have to go to the emperor to report my life, so I won't bother Shoufu." With that, he stood up and casually arched his hand at Duanmu Xian to sign his farewell.

Duanmu Xian didn't dare to stay with Cen Yin, just said polite words such as "I'll send the overseer", and personally sent people to Yimen, until Cen Yin's carriage drove out of the main gate, Duanmu Xian still had a feeling of being like a dream, and finally couldn't help but quietly twist himself.

…… Not a dream.

yes!

The four girls in their own house are indeed smart, cute, clever, versatile, and knowledgeable...... That's really nothing bad, Lord Cen really has a vision!

After Cen Yin's carriage in front drove out of Duanmu Mansion, it sped all the way along Quanyu Street and drove towards the palace.

After a stick of incense, his carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, and after Cen Yin got out of the car, he took a small chamberlain and went straight to the imperial study.

The sun had begun to set in the west, and the golden-red sunlight was shining gently.

Some chamberlains had already gone to the emperor to communicate, so as soon as Cen Yin arrived, he was immediately introduced into the imperial study.

"Ah Yin, you're back!"

The emperor was overjoyed when he saw Cen Yin returning, and his brows, which had been frowning for several days, stretched out, and his face was full of smiles. When Ah Yin came back, he could breathe a sigh of relief, and he didn't have to deal with those annoying folds day and night.

"See the Emperor." Cen Yin respectfully saluted the emperor while looking around quietly.

The imperial study was still the familiar imperial study, the furnishings had not changed much as before he left, but it seemed to be a little different, the once neat imperial case was messy, and several folds were piled up haphazardly, several of which were put aside together or spread out.

"Ah Yin, sit down and talk." The emperor said in a friendly tone, "You have worked hard all the way! "Ah Yin has traveled thousands of miles for himself, and he has to reward Ah Yin greatly.

"Emperor Xie, the food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king. This is the duty of the minister! ”

Cen Yinyun said lightly, and then followed him to sit down on a rosewood circle chair by the window.

The two monarchs and ministers only said a few words politely, but the dark clouds that had shrouded the imperial study for a long time were swept away between these three words.

The chamberlain serving in the imperial study tiptoed tea for Cen Yin, and thought happily in his heart: I have been looking forward to it, the Overseer has finally returned, and their life will be much better in the future.

After serving the tea, the waiter stepped back silently, and heard Cen Yin say lightly: "Your Majesty, the minister is one step late, the minister went to Duanmu's house before entering the palace, today is the fourth girl of Duanmu, Xiaoding, and the minister specially went to send a congratulatory gift." ”

What the?! When the chamberlain heard this, his feet were soft, his feet almost staggered, his eyes flashed slightly, and he sighed and said in his heart: The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, when they came back from going out of Beijing on a business trip, dared not to enter the palace, but to go to other places first, I am afraid that only Lord Cen will be the only one!

The emperor was stunned, his face was neither angry nor displeased, but thoughtful.

The emperor immediately "understood" Cen Yin's intentions.

The importance of the marriage between Feng Yan and Duanmu Fei is well known to both himself and Ah Yin, but they can't publicize it widely, so it is not convenient for him to personally issue a reward. The court knows that Ah Yin represents himself, and Ah Yin's congratulatory gift can naturally let the courtiers see their attitude towards this marriage, and no one will jump up and down like the He family and the He family without long eyes.

"Ah Yin, you did a good job." The emperor praised without hesitation, and only felt that it was Ah Yin who knew his mind best, and he was anxious about everything and thoughtful.

"The emperor has won the award." Cen Yin clenched his fists at the emperor, his lips like Zhu Ran raised slightly, and then said, "When the minister just went, I heard Duanmu Shoufu say that the ceremony had been completed, and everything was going well. Today, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Anping personally went to Duanmu's house to ...... Xiaoding," he said, and he seemed to sigh with some emotion, "It's really a pity for the world's motherly heart." ”

Outside the window, the spring breeze blew, blowing a few strands of broken hair on Cen Yin's cheeks flying with the wind, the hair gently caressed his beautiful cheeks, adding a bit of uninhibition to him, and under the slanted sword eyebrows, the dark and narrow eyes were quiet and waveless.

The Emperor curled the corners of his mouth with a smile, and his eyes were full of smiles. But no, no matter how strong and capable An Ping is, Feng Yan will always be her weakness and weakness.

Now Anping can take a step back, and he will be able to take countless steps back in the future!

The emperor slowly picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup on the imperial case, and his mood was a little happier again.

Cen Yin quietly observed the changes in the emperor's expression, the corners of his lips curled higher, and he said again: "The minister went out this time, and finally lived up to the emperor's order, and found the shadow guard in a small town called Nanshan Town at the foot of Changbi Mountain. The shadow guards have been living there in seclusion for more than ten years, and the minister has now subdued them. They all swore allegiance to the emperor and went to the soup to fight the fire. ”

When the emperor heard this, his eyes were bright, and he stroked his palms with joy: "Okay! So much better! "The matter is handed over to Ah Yin, and it is really the safest!

At this time, Cen Yin stood up, bowed his head and took out a golden token from his sleeve, his long and thick eyelashes were half drooping, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, which flashed away.

He took a few steps forward casually, respectfully presented the token in his hand to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers will live up to their trust, and the things will be returned to the original owner." ”

The emperor played with this token casually, and the corners of his mouth were raised, and he said: "Ah Yin, according to what I said before, from now on, the shadow guard will be merged into the East Factory, and it will be handed over to you to control!" ”

The emperor has also carefully considered it many times during this time, this shadow guard has been outside for more than ten years, and it is inevitable that it will be "wild", whether it is available or not, and it must be observed again. Handed over to Cen Yin to manage, firstly, the things that the shadow guard does are similar to those of the East Factory, and secondly, Cen Yin can also monitor and train nearby, so that he can rest easy.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cen Yin solemnly said to the emperor.

The Emperor laughed loudly, feeling that a matter on his mind had only now been completely put down. He told Cen Yin to sit down again, then picked up the teacup in front of him and drank a few sips of hot tea.

The emperor was just a few steps away, but Cen Yin was completely unrestrained, as if he was in his own study, he also picked up the teacup leisurely, took a sip, and praised "good tea".

The emperor immediately ordered the chamberlain on the side to send Cen Yin some dragon wells later, and the chamberlain hurriedly responded.

In the imperial study, the monarch and the ministers are harmonious, since Cen Yin's return, the emperor's brows have not been wrinkled, and the heart of the servant is completely determined: Anyway, as long as the overseer is there, anything can be solved.

The breeze outside is not stopped, and the wind in late May is warm, blowing the branches and leaves of several poplars in the courtyard swaying, and the unique smell of plants and trees wafts into the imperial study with the wind.

The emperor looked out the window at the few poplars, also known as poplars...... The emperor's eyes flashed, he remembered something, and said again: "Ah Yin, have you heard about King Pu's death half a month ago?" ”

Cen Yin's teacup held in mid-air stopped, put it down again, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has just returned to Beijing, and he hasn't heard of it yet. His feminine voice was still as unhurried as usual, and a soothing smile appeared on his face.

"I plan to send an envoy to Puguo to offer condolences, but I don't know who to send for the envoy." The emperor's right hand turned into a fist, and he knocked twice on the imperial case at will, and he couldn't hide the meaning of complaint in his tone, "The hundreds of officials have been discussing it for several days, and it is just such a trivial matter, they are fighting endlessly, pushing back and forth!" ”

The emperor remembered the commotion in the early morning, but his eyes sank, and then he looked at Cen Yin not far away, and asked, "Ah Yin, what do you think?" ”

Cen Yin's slender and good-looking fingers rubbed slightly on the teacup twice, as if there was a deep groan.

After a while, he opened his mouth and proposed: "Your Majesty, why don't you let Feng Gongzi run, what do you think?" ”

Seal the flame?! The emperor's hand stiffened, the teacup in his hand almost didn't slip, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. This is a candidate that neither he nor the civil and military officials have ever considered.

The emperor hesitated, pursed his thin lips into a straight line, did not say anything, just put down the teacup in silence.

Cen Yin was not in a hurry, and continued unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, between the ministers, I Dasheng and Pu Guo can only make peace, and there must be no mistakes. ”

This was completely in line with the emperor's wishes, and the emperor raised his eyebrows and motioned for Cen Yin to continue.

"As far as the minister knows, the first Pu king Lang Rima has the eldest son left by the original spouse, if this eldest son succeeds to the throne, according to the tradition of Pu country, the lord of Xinle will marry this eldest son...... I'm afraid that the county lord of Xinle will definitely be unwilling. ”

The emperor listened, bowing slightly. Dasheng women have always been from the beginning, although it is not uncommon to remarry, but remarrying to a stepson is unheard of, in Dasheng, this is unruly!

Cen Yin continued in an orderly manner: "...... Once this happens, there will be turmoil between the two countries, and according to the 'relationship' between the eldest princess of Anping and the lord of Xinle, only Feng Yan can 'persuade' her to follow the rules of Pu Guo. ”

The emperor narrowed his eyes, feeling that what Cen Yin said was not unreasonable.

The county lord of Xinle and the county lord of Xinle have not heard from her for many years, and the Xu family has long been out of the court, and now only Anping and the county lord of Xinle still have a little bit of old love in the past.

If Feng Yan goes to Puguo, if he wants to come to Xinle County Lord, he will also give Feng Yan some face, and besides, the Xu family is still in Dasheng after all, and he needs a suitable person to "euphemistically" remind Xinle County Lord of this.

But......

The emperor's right fist began to gently tap on the table again, and he still hesitated a little in his heart: just let Feng Yan leave Beijing and go to Puguo, he really didn't feel at ease! What if the flame is gone forever?

Cen Yin seemed to casually mention it again: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness Princess Anping is staying in Beijing, and she will be 'cautious and careful' if she wants to come to Feng Gongzi...... Moreover, he has already made a marriage. ”

The implication of his words is that with Anping and Duanmu Fei in Beijing, even if Feng Yan leaves Beijing, he will have some scruples and dare not make any crooked brains.

The Emperor narrowed his shrewd eyes and looked pensive, but he still did not speak.

Cen Yin didn't speak again, and the room fell silent.

Cen Yin slowly drank his tea and looked out the window.

There was no ripple on his beautiful face, and his long and narrow eyes were as calm as a windless lake, and the poplar trees dancing in the wind outside the window were reflected in his dark pupils, and the swaying shadows of the trees made his eyes look deeper and deeper.

Most people in the world only know that the poplar withers early in autumn, but they don't know that it is soft and tough, and its vitality is extremely strong, even if it is in the dry riverbed, it can take root and survive.

The chamberlain on the side had been carefully observing the emperor and Cen Yin, and saw that Cen Yin had drunk most of the tea, and was about to add tea to him, when he heard the emperor suddenly say: "Ah Yin, you go and prepare a ......."

The sound of the waiter's pouring of tea stopped abruptly, and Cen Yin stood up, stroked his robe, and obeyed the order.

In the evening of the same day, the main gate of the mansion of the eldest princess of Anping was opened, and a group of angels were ushered in.

At this time, Feng Yan had already changed into the new clothes sewn by his own Zhen Zhen, and looked at his new robe with some reluctance, fortunately the robe was still wearing old pants. He carefully lifted his precious new robe, knelt on the ground and received the order.

"The minister takes the order."

Feng Yan raised his hands and took the bright yellow holy decree, his eyes drooped slightly, the beautiful phoenix eyes seemed to be clear and deep, and the eyes were so complicated that they were elusive.

The angels who came to deliver the decree came and went in a hurry, and after only a cup of tea, the princess's mansion closed its doors and regained its peace.

The holy decree required Feng Yan to set off in three days, and Feng Yan drew up a list that night, and the next morning, he appeared in the imperial study.

"The emperor's cousin, nephew is going to Puguo this time, and I want to add a few more candidates to the envoy group." Feng Yan said as he presented the list in his hand to the emperor.

Feng Yan was still wearing the purple robe that Duanmu Fei made for him, and he felt beautiful in his heart: this robe was not only made by Zhen Zhen herself, but also her mother said that depending on the color and material, it should be the same as Zhen Zhen's new clothes.

The emperor after the imperial case didn't pay attention to Feng Yan's careful thoughts, and silently lowered his eyes and looked at the list in his hand.

The first name on this list is Wen Wuchen.

The emperor stared at the three words "Wen Wuchen", frowned slightly, his pupils became darker, and he seemed to say casually: "Ah Yan, Wuchen has always been idle and wild, and never pays attention to the government, are you sure to convince him?" ”

Feng Yan seemed to have low eyebrows, but in fact, his eyes were looking at the bamboo leaves at the corners of the robe stupidly, and he admired in his heart, his own embroidery is really good.

Hearing the emperor's question, he reluctantly raised his eyes to look at the emperor, hugged his fists and said: "The emperor's cousin, this trip to Puguo, in order to express my friendship with the new king of Puguo, my nephew is martial arts, he is young, and he has never been to other countries, so I am afraid that I will not think about it carefully enough. ”

He said as a matter of course: "As long as the emperor's cousin makes an order, Wuchen will agree." The implication was that he hadn't consulted Wen Wuchen at all.

The emperor looked at Feng Yan a few steps away, and the young man's jump made him feel both relieved and not very relieved.

The emperor didn't say anything more, lowered his head and looked at the list again, the names listed on this silk paper, in addition to Wen Wuchen, there was another name that attracted the emperor's attention.

Mu Jinfan.

The emperor stared at Mu Jinfan's name for another long time.

Mu Jinfan is a member of the clan, the emperor just punished the king of Taijun for him to be the master, and he suspended the punishment of Mu Jinfan's mother's family, thinking that Mu Jinfan must be sincerely grateful to himself now, Feng Yan deliberately added Mu Jinfan's name this time, I am afraid that he is also showing his attitude towards himself, and he wants to make himself feel at ease.

The emperor actually didn't guess completely, although the emperor took the initiative to order the errand to send the envoy to Pu Guo to Feng Yan, but with the emperor's suspicious nature, he would definitely put a few henchmen in the envoy group to really feel at ease. Feng Yan took the initiative to put Mu Jinfan in, which could be regarded as occupying a place, so as not to make him too passive.

The Emperor stared at the list silently for another moment, his brow moving slightly.

The subtle changes in the emperor's expression of the attendant who served the pen and ink on the side had already seen the emperor's thoughts, and he hurriedly sharpened the ink, and added a faint fragrance of ink to the original incense, book and tea fragrance in the room.

The emperor picked up a wolf pen on the side, the tip of the pen was dipped in ink, and in Feng Yan's careless gaze, another name was added to the list.

The emperor put down the wolf's pen, looked at Feng Yan who was across his case again, and asked casually, "Ah Yan, what do you think?" ”

Feng Yan shrugged, meaning, it doesn't matter.

At this point, the members of the envoy group were completely decided.

The emperor's heart was half relaxed, a slight smile flashed in his eyes, and he started to talk to Feng Yandao: "I heard that your mother made a small decision for you to go to Duanmu's house yesterday?" ”

As soon as he talked about this topic, Feng Yan's face blossomed with joy, and the handsome face, which was originally a little arrogant and two careless, smiled a little silly, nodded and said, "Yes, the emperor's cousin." ”

is married, Zhen Zhen is half of his family.

The emperor looked at his stupid face, and the simple and lovely face of the little girl of the Duanmu family once again appeared in his mind, and once again he had the feeling that he had pushed a good female doll into the wolf's den...... Hey, fortunately, Ah Yin sensed the holy will and sent a congratulatory gift for himself, which can be regarded as making up for it a little.

As soon as the emperor saw Feng Yan, he thought of Duanmu Fei, and suddenly felt that he couldn't face this nephew, so he waved his hand and sent him away.

Feng Yan retreated from the good ground, he still had other places to go, and he didn't have time to spend time with the emperor in the palace.

Feng Yan went out of the palace without stopping, rode on Benxiao, and only chose one direction, and the old horse's Benxiao knew his intentions, and galloped all the way towards Quanyu Street.

So, before noon, he appeared in the Zhanqing Courtyard, and of course he walked not at the main gate.

"Quack!"

"Bad, bad, bad!"

The little starling was jumping on the square table of the window and flapping his wings.

Duanmu looked at the little starling with dull eyes, and his mind had already flown out of the clouds, deaf to him.

This little starling is really not easy to please, she kindly helped it clean up the bird's nest today, replaced the old hay inside, filled it with new hay, and put a few dried flowers of five-colored peaches that it liked.

As a result, the unpredictable starling of this "bird" became angry, jumped to his feet and asked about its old hay, and shouted at the new nest for half an hour without stopping, scaring away several maids.

Well, it's still a dumpling!

Duanmu raised his hand and touched the little white fox curled up in another nest, and suddenly his hand trembled, and the little fox raised his head vigilantly, and at the same time, the little starling seemed to be dumb and stopped screaming.

In the next moment, it was dark, as if something was blocking the sunlight from the window.

As long as he looks at the little starling and the little fox, Duanmu Fei can guess who the adult is, and only "he" can achieve such an effect.

Duanmu Fei didn't know whether to sympathize with the two little guys or sympathize with himself.

Duanmu Fei turned his head and intuitively smiled at Feng Yan outside the window.

"Feng Gongzi."

Of course, Duanmu Fei recognized the purple robe on Feng Yan's body as the one he had only given out yesterday, and his eyes subconsciously lingered on him.

The robe was just right for Feng Yan, too long if it was increased by one point, and too short if it was subtracted, and the bamboo leaves embroidered with peacock feather thread and golden thread on the corners of the robe were shining in the sun, adding a touch of nobility to this robe.

Not. My craftsmanship is very good, and I drove out the robe in just three days, and it fits so well! Although she played in the palace for a few more days, she didn't delay the waste of business, right? Duanmu Fei was quite complacent in his heart.

Feng Yan was a little embarrassed by Duanmu's scorching gaze, and thought hesitantly: I don't know if he should turn around in a circle and let Zhen Zhen see how good this dress fits and looks on him......

However, if he suddenly turns in circles, will Zhen Zhen think that he is strange?

Feng Yan was hesitating, the little starling who was originally "stiff" moved again, flapping its wings and flying down the square table, it seemed to have forgotten how to fly, like a hen running out while flying, and the cry of "bad, bad" came from afar......

Duanmu Sfei was really ashamed of his pet who was less courageous than a sparrow, and said politely: "See you and laugh." ”

"Where, where." Feng Yan blurted out without thinking.

Then there was a silence, and the two looked at each other for a moment, feeling that their conversation was a little strange, and they both bowed their heads silently, looking at the little fox in the nest together.

The little fox looked at both of them with disdain in his ice-blue eyes, and did not bother to pay attention to them, but closed his eyes and went to sleep.

The silence spread for a moment, Feng Yan cleared his throat, and said without words: "Zhen Zhen, I am going to Puguo soon." ”