"What my aunt is referring to is ...... The prince's business? Yan Zhen raised his eyes and asked.

Since he couldn't hide it, blindly quibbling is just adding fuel to the fire and asking for his own hardships.

Hearing her admit, Concubine Ning sneered: "This palace is still when you really forgot it, it turns out that you still remember it!" ”

Yan Zhen said in a low voice: "Could it be ...... Is it because things didn't work out? ”

After she confessed the matter that day, she left the palace. For now, the only way to counteract the suspicion and anger in my aunt's heart is to pretend not to know what happened later.

Ning Guifei was even more annoyed when she heard this.

"I don't know if I can do it or not, this palace only knows that the emperor has been punished to Changchun Palace!"

When Yan Zhen heard this, he made a surprised appearance, and immediately knelt down at Ning Guifei.

"Yan Zhen really didn't know that such a simple thing would go on a business trip, and he never expected that it would affect his aunt - Yan Zhen is really stupid, please punish my aunt!"

"You used the people in the Changchun Palace, but now you are telling the palace that you didn't expect it?" Concubine Ning looked at her condescendingly and said, "This palace wants to hear why you are doing this!" ”

"Yan Zhen originally thought that if the two alchemy boys were asked to recognize the prince, the prince's repeated private trips out of the palace would definitely be exposed—"

Before she finished speaking, Ning Guifei interrupted with a sneer: "It's exposed, what's the benefit to this palace and to you?" Or are you so stupid that you would think that the emperor really doesn't know anything about what even you see? - He will even punish the prince for this matter! ”

Yan Zhen lowered his head.

"If this thing is really so useful, this palace will not take any action, and let you self-righteously worry about this for this palace!" Concubine Ning was still furious.

"It's a banquet that is really ill-conceived...... It's just that Yan Zhen thought at first that the prince was out of the palace without permission, not so much to have fun and fun, but more like secretly befriending ministers and stabilizing people's hearts......"

Ning Guifei's eyes changed slightly.

"What did you say?"

"Auntie, have you ever thought that although the prince hides his identity in front of people when he leaves the palace, how many people in the court, especially those from Hanlin, will not recognize the prince?" Yan Zhen said in a low voice: "The prince placed another courtyard outside the palace and didn't mention it, and the most common place to stay is a family surnamed Zhang——"

Concubine Jia pursed her lips.

The prince has a lot of dealings with this Zhang family, and she is naturally clear.

It's just that this Zhang family is not worth mentioning anything except that it has been praised by the Holy Decree, and the current head of the family is just a five-grade official in the Ministry of Industry.

And the other party didn't know the true identity of the prince, and just treated him as an ordinary person.

"Auntie, do you know why the prince chose the Zhang family?"

Hearing this, Ning Guifei said impatiently: "It's just because the Zhang family and Wang Hua are closer, and a group of children are messing around together!" ”

Yan Zhen didn't think so before...... My aunt didn't know that although the Zhang family seemed to be just an ordinary scholarly family, Zhang Luan, who worked in the Ministry of Industry, had a wide range of friends. Not only Wang Hua, Cangbin, but even Liu Jian and others, who have been close to each other for many years, also have close contacts with them. Zhang Luan didn't know the identity of the prince, how could they not know? ”

Ning Guifei's eyes rose and fell.

Even though she is in the harem, she is not unfamiliar with these names.

Wang Hua, born in the champion, was just transferred to the Ministry of Rites not long ago.

Cangbin is one of the thousand households of Jinyi Wei, and now he is very reused by Lu Yuan.

Not to mention Liu Jian, an old minister with a stable position in the DPRK, she has even faintly heard that the current household department Shangshu has the intention of telling the old man to return to his hometown, and Liu Jian has the highest voice among the candidates.

"It is the champion Xie Qian two years ago, and he is also the proud student of the second master of the Zhang family."

When Yan Zhen said this, his voice was lowered: "...... What's more, in this square inch of the capital, you come and go between the eunuchs, and personal relations are indispensable in secret. Just one Zhang Luan can bring out these ministers, not to mention the connections behind these adults-"

"Enough!"

Concubine Ning interrupted her words in a loud voice, and sat back on the couch with a change of eyes.

Yan Zhen said: "Maybe Yan Zhen is self-righteous and cranky." ”

When Concubine Ning heard this, she temporarily suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and sneered: "No matter how much you say, you are also hiding your own private affairs from this palace!" ”

"Yan Zhen is really wrong, Yan Zhen just saw that his aunt has been disturbed by too many troubles recently, and he felt that he didn't need to make much effort in this matter, so he was confused for a while and made the main ...... without authorization."

As he spoke, he touched his forehead to the ground and said guiltily: "Yan Zhen really never thought that it would cause such trouble to his aunt, not to mention that he would let his aunt be punished for Yan Zhen - Yan Zhen went to see Your Majesty, explained the truth to Your Majesty, and returned her aunt's innocence." ”

Seeing that she was really going to get up, Concubine Ning said coldly.

"Has Hongu allowed you to get up?"

"Auntie......"

"This matter is put on the palace, but it is just a copy of the Buddhist scriptures, but if you confess your guilt instead, I am afraid that it will be light to remove the position of the county lord - honestly kneel here, don't go to the palace to embarrass people!"

Besides, even if she goes, the emperor may not believe it, I'm afraid that she will think that she forced Yan Zhen to take the blame!

This matter is not a big deal, but if it is so troublesome, it will be more troublesome, and maybe it will be involved with the Ning family, which is annoying.

"Thank you, auntie......" Yan Zhen's eyes were slightly red.

"This palace is not protecting you."

Concubine Ning glanced at her, and said in a disgusted and disappointed tone: "This palace takes pity on you for losing your mother at a young age, and brings you into the palace, and begs the emperor to give you the title of the county lord, and favors you everywhere - but now it seems that this palace has spoiled you!" ”

"It's Yan Zhen who has failed my aunt's love, please punish my aunt."

"And kneel here for an hour, and when you return to Ningfu, you will be grounded for three months, so that you can reflect!"

Yan Zhen kowtowed: "Yes...... Yan Zhen thanked my aunt for forgiveness. ”

"This palace thinks that you are a first offense, and spare you this time, if you dare to commit it again, you will not blame this palace for being ruthless!"

"Aunt's teachings, Yan Zhen wrote it down."

Concubine Ning got up from the couch and left with her sleeves upset.

Yan Zhen knelt in place, only to feel that the blood in her body was gradually coagulating, so cold that her teeth trembled.

Even though she knew that the palace maid on the side might not have the courage to dare to look at her jokes, she still felt that countless eyes fell on her face.

Since her appearance was ruined, she can't leave the shield in front of people for a moment.

At this moment, she even felt that the wound on her face had been uncovered again, and it was gradually drenched in blood.

The pride and self-esteem of the body are also trampled on today.

Yan Zhen restrained his trembling desire, staring closely at the power fence that was clearly in front of him, but could not be touched, and the expression in his eyes was hideous.

……

In the following days, Zhang's family was particularly lively.

Today, Lord Wang came to the door and brought a calligraphy and painting.

Seeing his friend unfolding the painting with a smile on the side, Zhang Luan lifted his eyelids and looked at it, but did not speak.