"Your Majesty, am I good at drawing?" The imperial concubine spoke, looking at him fixedly.

The only special feature of the two moon cakes is that on the surface of the pattern, the shape outlined by the rose-colored lines, the one on the left is a man, the right is a woman, and then carefully distinguish, the clothes of the two people are the most ordinary military uniforms in the Dayuan infantry barracks, put the two cakes in one place, you can find that these two individual portraits are combined into a painting, the willow branch stretches obliquely in the upper left corner, the moon hangs in the upper right corner, and the two figures sit together with each other...

When Emperor Yuan Hong saw it clearly, he felt that his eyes were hot, this was the best memory of their personal expedition with the army sixteen years ago, and it was also on this night that there was Hao Xiao...

"Jinjin painted very well" The emperor wanted to laugh, but felt that his eyes were hot.

The other people at the banquet were noncommittal, did this gift have any special meaning to the emperor? In short, in the eyes of everyone, this gift is too ordinary...

Rong Qianhua felt moved when he saw this, he was in a high position, most of the gifts were for others to see, and it was rare that this was only dedicated to specific people and people who understood. smiled and said: "No matter how high the production skills are, no matter how delicate and romantic the mind is, it is not as sincere as the imperial concubine Niangniang herself." ”

When the imperial concubine heard this, she was even more full of warmth, and the emperor said: "Fu Ling, the imperial concubine and the second prince have been in good health recently, and with the credit of your lucky star, I want to reward you today." ”

"Fu Ling doesn't dare to take credit." Rong Qianhua knew that the emperor was Aiwu and Wu, so he walked out from behind the table and knelt down humbly.

"At the end of this year, the royal ancestor worship will reward you with a blessing ceremony." The emperor said very easily, but the entire banquet was quiet for three seconds in an instant.

Large-scale ancestor worship activities once every five years, is the internal worship activities of the royal people, can formally observe the ceremony is only a few important ministers in the court, the county lord is a grade to watch the ceremony, but the blessing worship is the most important part of the ancestor worship...

There are only three people at most each blessing, the emperor and the queen participate every year, and the other person needs to be carefully selected by the emperor, Emperor Yuanhong has succeeded to the throne until now, this is the first time that there are three people saluting, generally speaking, it can be selected, either the prince, or the prince's wife....

This reward is like a pebble thrown into the water, and even the apparent calm can no longer be maintained....

....

Jiang Zhongzheng, the right minister outside the hall, didn't know what was happening at the banquet at this time, and he was frowning to listen to the cuckoo.

"Xiangye, Niangniang asked me to pass the word, today's banquet of the second prince is not a bluff, and the emperor is very bound to win this. A few days ago, you didn't stop Xiao Jin when he returned to the palace, but he suffered the loss of seeking stability in everything, this time you must make a decision immediately, no matter what method you think, you can't let the second prince be present today. ”

Jiang Zhongzheng also regretted the events of the previous days, and at this time, listening to the words of the concubine, he also knew that the matter was urgent, but... There has been no news of Yuan Haoxiao, and I don't know where he is, what he looks like, and how he is coming today.

Seeing that he was sullen and didn't speak, Du Juan said again: "Niangniang said that she had an idea, and we inquired about the news before based on the traces of Xiao Jin and the Xiao family, but she felt that the reason why we had not broken through was that we were in the wrong direction. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Jiang Zhongzheng was suspicious.

"This person, maybe he is closer to the emperor, even if he is not a person close to him, it is extremely convenient to contact..."

Jiang Zhongzheng only felt enlightened, and his face changed a few times, could it be him? Otherwise, why is it so coincidental, there has been no news of him for nearly a month, it seems that the emperor wants to give a surprise to the harem of the former dynasty, don't turn into a fright in the end, this is interesting.

"You go back and tell your mother, this matter will be done."

The cuckoo took the order and left.

"Old ghost!" Jiang Zhongzheng let out a low shout, the figure flickered, and a person with a scar on his face appeared in front of him.

The right minister whispered for a while, and the surprise in the old ghost's eyes was fleeting, and it was replaced by ruthlessness.

"Don't worry, Brother Zheng, this time the brothers are desperate to stop him." After saying that, the man was gone.

Jiang Zhongzheng walked back, thinking about the situation now, should I tell that one....

Halfway through, he saw Rong Wanli walking towards him with a young man.

Jiang Zhongzheng unconsciously narrowed his eyes.

The reward in the palace just now made Rong Wanli's heart rise, if this reward was given to several other children, it was given to Rong Qianhua, the enemy of the family. He didn't mean to be happy in his heart, he just felt annoyed, so he took his second son Rong Lingfeng out to breathe, but he saw Prime Minister Jiang Cheng.

Rong Wanli took Rong Lingfeng and bowed: "I've seen Prime Minister Jiang." I didn't hear an echo for a long time, and when I looked up, I saw that the right minister was looking at him carefully, and I felt a burst of hair in my heart.

"It turned out to be Rong Yuanwai, you have been in Xuzhou for more than ten years, and your official rank has not changed at all... I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing."

Rong Wanli endured his unhappiness: "Back to the prime minister, he is a minister who is not talented, and he has not contributed to the emperor." ”

"Not necessarily" Jiang Zhongzheng sneered at this man with different hearts. "The father of the youngest imperial historian in history, how can he say that he has not contributed to the emperor, but I haven't seen your eldest son today, what's the matter, is he sick?"

Rong Wanli only said that Rong Ling'an's official position in the court was promoted very quickly, which must have made people's eyes hot, but his tone was a little calmer: "The eldest son Ling'an did things for the emperor, and he didn't return today after leaving last month, even his father is not easy to find out his whereabouts." ”

"Hmph" Jiang Zhongzheng flicked his sleeves, walked a few steps and turned back and said: "Rong Lingan is unparalleled in intelligence, in the court, one person is wise enough to rival the strength of other countries and countries, such a person is actually from the Rong family, with a father like you, you have never doubted?" ”

.... Suspect what? Rong Wanli looked at Jiang Zhongzheng's figure in the distance in a daze.

At the banquet, the turmoil just now seemed to have passed, but many people seemed to have a thorn in their hearts.

Rong Qianhua could feel that there were a lot of eyes staring at her around her, but she had never felt flattered, looking at the emperor's feelings for the imperial concubine, thinking that the second prince must be the prince who the emperor expects the most. She doesn't care about these princes' disputes, she is just slightly distressed about this marriage contract, and it will be over in a few years, if she can't withdraw from the marriage in time, she is afraid that it will become more troublesome.

Fortunately... The imperial concubine not only has a teacher and kindness to her, but also exists like a friend, and when she finds an opportunity to make it clear, she will definitely not force her to marry her son.

At this time, Rong Qianhua didn't know how much the imperial concubine was looking forward to their marriage, if it weren't for the fact that the second prince would have to stand in front of Qianhua and explain to her in person, the imperial concubine must have been unable to help but tell her the truth....

"Little Miss, Zichu is back." Nine in a row in her ear....

Rong Lingan went to the southwest a month ago? So he was no longer in Xuzhou after that letter? Even if he is doing secret things for the emperor, why don't you tell her? Xu is the only emperor who knows when he will return...

"Little Miss, it takes a lot of effort to inquire about this matter, and neither the Chaozhong nor the Rong family knows." Jiulian's implication is that he wants the master not to be disappointed, the young master must have something important to do, and the emperor's order cannot be violated.

Rong Qianhua pressed down on his disappointment, but he was faintly worried, the southwest road is far away, and it will take at least 10 days for a fast horse to go back and forth, and there are many barbarians there, what if there is any danger?

The offering continued, and the eldest prince had already walked to the center of the banquet.

The eldest prince Yuan Haozhen is twenty-five years old this year, serving in the household department of the central government, and has also dealt with many large and small cases.

Yuan Haozhen is a pragmatist, he is not jealous of his father's favor for other princes, he only cares about who his father uses more in court affairs. In his opinion, holding office and doing things is the most powerful guarantee of inheritance. He can tolerate his father's partiality towards Yuan Hao's partridge in terms of care, but he must be the most virtuous and diligent prince.

Because he believes that his father is a wise man, and choosing an heir is not to choose his favorite emotionally, but to consider the prudence of the family and the country, and choose the one with the strongest ability.

"Father, today's son is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, this is a gift from the soldiers in the Northeast Region barracks." Yuan Haozhen slowly unfolded the thing in his hand, which turned out to be a pair of armor. "They are always grateful for the majestic posture of their father and emperor on that day, this armor was worn by you in the battle of Kunyun that year, and now it is returned to its original owner, expressing their admiration for you."

Emperor Yuan Hong looked at this dress and was also full of emotion: "I think you asked your uncle to bring it all the way back." The boss has a heart, and General Zhang has also worked hard, so he returned to the barracks this time and doubled the military salary for each of the soldiers. ”

Zhandong General Zhang Zhicheng is a straightforward general, and at this moment he is happy for his soldiers and comes out to thank the emperor.

The queen looked at her son, and her face softened slightly.

After Yuan Haozhen, it should be Yuan Haoxiao, but... The second prince has not yet arrived.

"Hao Xiao will definitely arrive today, you don't have to wonder where he went, he went to do great things for me." The emperor saw that the imperial concubine seemed to be nervous in her eyes, so he continued to speak: "I wanted to hang your appetite, but since it is a great thing, I announced it in advance, and Hao Xiao went to the southwest a month ago. ”

Rong Qianhua was stunned, southwest? So... Is Ling An walking with the second prince?

The emperor continued to speak: "Hao Xiao's illness has long been cured, but he is studying in the palace so he has not been out, the Lhoba people in the southwest have not been very peaceful recently, I know that Hao Xiao is strategic, talented and outstanding, so he asked him to go to the southwest border for me to negotiate peace, ten days ago there was news, I can't help but appease the Lhoba people, and the patriarch and all the clansmen in Daliang Mountain have all returned to obedience, count the days, maybe this child has now arrived at the city gate." ”

Jiang Zhongzheng stood up: "Congratulations to the emperor, this is really a great thing, the second prince is so good, it is really a blessing for my great yuan." Everyone was thinking about it, and they all rejoiced when they saw this.

Jiang Guifei smiled very beautifully, and said: "Your Majesty, I think you want to give some more rewards to the lord of Fuling, the concubine still remembers that the second prince was not in good health when he was born, so there is an old Taoist criticism of Xuandu Guan that the life of the second prince is extremely expensive, but he is unlucky, and he needs to be blessed by a blessed person.... Isn't it the credit of Lord Fuling now..."

Rong Qianhua frowned slightly when he heard this, Yuan Haoxiao has not been out for many years, and the emperor only used hard work to prevaricate, and praised him for his excellent strategy and outstanding thinking. Now let the concubine say it, but exaggerate the impact of the blessing blessing, but the implication is that the second prince is lucky to do all this.

And he is still unlucky, and even this blessing is borrowed, relying on a boudoir woman.....

"Your Majesty—" Father-in-law Cheng hurriedly came in with a person.

I saw that the man was disheveled, embarrassed, and had an extremely strong bloody smell.

Rong Qianhua was the first to recognize it, Sedum! It's Sedum! She stood up and stared at him closely, Rong Ling'an....

Sedum couldn't care about the blood and sweat of the pain, and spoke eagerly

"Your Majesty, as soon as we entered the Imperial City, we encountered a group of assassins, these people have extremely high martial arts, and we finally escaped."

"I carried the second prince back to the Qilin Palace, but... He was badly wounded and is now unconscious..."