Chapter Ninety-Six: The Dinner Table Meeting in the Imperial Study
Sitting in the carriage to the palace, Sui Ge still looked puzzled, but in the presence of the eunuch in the car, there were some things that were not good to say to Ji Liren.
Just before leaving the General's Mansion, Sui Ge handed Yin Dongsheng a color, Yin Dongsheng nodded secretly, and Sui Ge and Ji Li followed the eunuch into the palace.
"Father-in-law looks familiar, have we met before?" Sui Ge glanced at the young face of the eunuch, and always felt that he had seen this person somewhere.
The eunuch covered his mouth and laughed, "Our family has indeed met with Lord Sui. Do you remember the day you watched the palace opera? Sui and General Ji got lost in the palace, and it was our family that led the way to the two adults. ”
After he said this, Sui Ge finally remembered that there was indeed such a thing, no wonder she had an impression of his face.
"I'm really sorry, I forgot to ask my father-in-law for so long?"
"Hehe, our family name is Li."
Sui Ge nodded respectfully at him, "I don't know if Gonggong Li knows what His Majesty meant by summoning the two of us into the palace?" ”
Gonggong Li also has skills in speaking, "Our family is just a small minion, this time Meng Dien was ordered to pick up the two adults at the General's Mansion, why His Majesty summoned him, our family does not know." The two adults will know when they go. ”
Sui Song nodded and didn't ask any more.
It's just that when they looked at Ji Liren, both of them knew that the motives for entering the palace this time were not pure.
Sent a fair-faced man to the military government early in the morning to summon him, could it be because of the three kings competing for the throne?
Ji Liren did not shy away from it, and held Sui Ge's hand in his big palm in front of Gonggong Li and pinched it. I followed the song, didn't think much about it, and tried to make my expression as natural as possible.
Gonggong Li sat opposite, looking at the two of them sometimes looking at each other, sometimes holding hands affectionately, only to say that the two were more in love than Jin Jian and love, and he coughed lightly and turned his head.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the carriage was not allowed to enter, and several people got out of the carriage.
Li Gongcheng wanted to call a sedan chair, but Sui Ge waved his hand and refused.
"Let's just walk in."
Gonggong Li was a little surprised, "This ...... After all, the adult is a woman, and the way into the palace is still quite far, so don't you really take a sedan chair to go? ”
Sui Ge shook his head, indicating that he didn't need it, and led Ji Liren forward.
Gonggong Li glanced at Sui Ge a few more times behind him, and then hurriedly followed.
Gonggong Li, a person who walks around the palace all the year round, has a fast foot, but he didn't expect that Ji Liren's footsteps are faster than him, and he has to wait for Gonggong Li who walks briskly under the eaves every time he walks.
If Ji Liren walked fast, Gonggong Li had nothing to say, but a woman walked faster than him, he was surprised.
"Whew...... Whew, with the adults...... You, you're walking so fast. ”
Sui Ge smiled slightly, "When I usually go out to investigate cases, I always have to go faster." If it is a minute slower, the evidence and the prisoner are afraid that it will be gone, it is a big sin. ”
Gonggong Li was amazed in his heart, and at the same time glanced at Sui Ge admiringly.
has a smart brain to investigate the interests of the case, no wonder he can become a celebrity in front of the prince.
When he thought about it like this, Gonggong Li's attitude towards Sui Ge was better.
Sui Song didn't know the details of this, and he still secretly thought about the emperor's purpose for summoning them to the palace.
The journey from the palace gate to the imperial study took half an hour, but Sui Song had no intention of lamenting the luxury in this palace, and lightly complained that it was a waste to build such a luxurious house on such a vast land but only live in so many people.
Gonggong Li looked around nervously, and reminded kindly: "Our family should not have heard what Lord Sui said." This entered the palace, and there were ears everywhere, and if the words of the lord fell into anyone's ears, and the meaning was forcibly misinterpreted, he would be killed. ”
was stunned for a moment with the song, and when he came back to his senses, he was about to thank him, but he was preempted by Ji Liren.
"Thank you Gonggong Li for the reminder."
Although Ji Liren's smile was faint, it made Gonggong Li feel good instantly.
It is a great honor to have the general express his gratitude.
Gonggong Li covered his mouth and smiled, and after a few polite words, he walked quickly to the front to lead the way, and said as he walked: "It's almost here, it's almost there, the two adults are tired." ”
With a smile on the song, he walked beside Ji Liren, and whispered in a voice he had just heard: "I didn't expect that the charm of the general can not only attract Miss Guimen and the imperial relatives, but even the little father-in-law in the palace can be hooked by you, it seems that I underestimated the general." ”
Ji Liren's footsteps trembled, and he almost tripped over the stones on the ground.
Seeing that Suige was in a happy mood and went forward with a smile, he sighed helplessly.
Able to laugh at the Pomeranian and be teased, he also admitted.
Along the way, I found two or three people to pass it on, and Ji Liren and Sui Ge were led into the imperial study by another little eunuch.
Before entering, Sui Ge secretly took out a gold ingot and stuffed it into Grandpa Li's hand, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law has made this trip." ”
Gonggong Li's eyes lit up, and he happily accepted it secretly, and happily waved at Suige, until he saw the two of them enter the room, and then left happily.
Ji Liren asked quietly: "Another trick to bribe with money?" ”
Sui Song shrugged his shoulders, "Money can make ghosts grind, this is called taking precautions, maybe the reward will come back one day." ”
Ji Liren smiled at her simple and crude method of bribing people.
Came to the place where I stood last time, and in front of the golden desk was still the emperor who was magnificent, and next to him was still the old father-in-law with gray sideburns.
But Sui Ge's eyes when he looked at Emperor Long Hao this time were much lighter.
I was somewhat associated with Bai Susu's words.
Who would have thought that this emperor, who seemed to be open-minded and powerful, would do so much in private in order to maintain this throne.
But what Yin Dongsheng said at that time is also worth studying.
Is leukin's words credible? This is a serious problem.
And in order to get the answer to this question, Sui Ge didn't want to easily believe Long Hao with a compassionate smile in front of him.
Since ancient times, a companion is like a tiger.
"Wechen knocks to see the emperor."
Ji Liren bowed down with the song.
Long Hao raised his hand, and his voice was like a dragon bell: "Aiqing doesn't need to be polite." Sit down. ”
"Your Majesty."
The two of them didn't squirm, picked the two gold-plated chairs on the left and sat down.
A few palace maids standing on the side immediately served fresh porridge and pastries, and after a while, the fragrant breakfast was filled with the whole low table.
"Your Majesty...... This ......"
Sui Ge frowned slightly, although he understood Long Hao's intentions, but if you didn't say anything, how could you dare to move?
Long Hao looked at the two of them with a smile, and invited in a friendly tone: "It's only so early, it is estimated that the two Qing families have not yet had breakfast, so why don't they eat with me while we talk?" ”
Sui Ge glanced at the desk in front of the emperor that there were indeed several plates of breakfast, and after retracting his eyes, he respectfully obeyed Long Hao's proposal.
During the whole process, Ji Liren sat calmly, and only when he met Long Hao's gaze, he nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Emperor." It is better to be respectful than to obey fate. ”
"Hahaha, the two Aiqing don't need to be too restrained, I just want to chat about some idle things when I invite them here today, and I don't have to bring the court to the court."
Just follow the song.
I was called to the palace early in the morning to talk about gossip, and I haven't eaten breakfast yet.
Sui Ge and Ji Liren glanced at each other secretly, and they both calmly picked up the bowl and ate breakfast.
At first, Long Hao just smiled and talked to the two about the subtlety of this breakfast, discussing which breakfast was better. As he spoke, he talked from this breakfast to a buffet-like banquet on the day of the palace opera.
"What happened that day, I haven't thanked the Suiqing family for saving their lives. I didn't expect the Suiqing family to be so bold and block a knife for me. After ordering the imperial doctor to help Suiqing's family see it that day, I was busy dealing with the dead and injured officials, so I still had time to see Suiqing's family, and I was negligent. Long Hao's face showed a sincere and apologetic expression.
Sui Ge put down the bowl in his hand and hurriedly responded: "Weichen's injury is not a big problem, and he has also suffered this kind of trauma when he goes to work on weekdays, so it is not in the way." ”
"The Suiqing family is really a woman, and it is really overkill to succumb to the small Zhengzhou Mansion."
Sui Song's eyes flashed slightly, and when he saw the move, "The emperor praised it falsely, but he didn't do his duty with the song." ”
"Good sentence, do your duty." Long Hao looked at her with burning eyes, and his smile was even worse, "No wonder the prince has promoted the Suiqing family in front of me many times. It seems that the prince really has a good eye, first there is a Yin Qing family, then there is a Suiqing family, and now there is a person to help each other, which can be said to be able to make full use of it. ”
This is said lightly, but Ji Liren and Sui Ge are smart after all, and they immediately heard the coldness behind it.
Ji Liren smiled lightly, raised his hand, and said respectfully: "No matter how discerning the prince is, it is just to recognize the pearl for the emperor." Looking at the court, which capable person is not doing his best for the emperor. ”
Long Hao laughed out loud: "I found that I have changed a lot from people. There's so much more to say than before. ”
Sui Ge also raised his eyebrows slightly, it was rare to hear from Ji Liren's mouth that his EQ was so high, and he was talking about a thousand catties.
Ji Liren's face was slightly embarrassed, and he didn't answer again.
"I still remember that at that time, the Suiqing family was the first person to find out that there was something strange about that group of actors." Long Hao raised his hand and asked the palace maid to remove the food scraps in front of him from the table, "If it weren't for the Suiqing family, it is estimated that there would be more than those few people who died that day." Even the Persian envoys and the king of Yu died at the hands of those assassins, and I was devastated. ”
Thinking of the dead officials, although they don't have a deep friendship with Ji Liren on weekdays, Ji Liren still feels sorry for them.
"The emperor is kind-hearted, and he has appeased his family and calmed down the rumors in the palace in the past few days. Even the Praetorian Guards have been dispatched to investigate the case, and it is believed that everything will fall into place soon. ”
"That's what I wanted, too. This case can be described as a big scandal in our Qingyun Kingdom. In the heavily guarded palace, at the banquet I set up to entertain the envoys of several countries, such a farce took place. The news of the Persian envoys has been sent back to Persia, and the Persian king has asked me to give them an account as soon as possible. So I am looking for two Aiqing to come here today, I want to hear their thoughts, and I also want to see the process of handling the case with my own eyes. ”
Sui Ge breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the emperor asked them to enter the palace just to investigate the case.