It was late at night, and in Bai Yujing's palace, in a brightly lit hall, the emperor was still reviewing the folds. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At this time, the world was peaceful, and the emperor also worked hard, reviewing and folding until the early hours of the morning every night, and the national strength was also thriving. It's just that recently, the flooding of the Dingjiang River has continued, and most of the twists and turns in the case in front of him are presented by officials along the Dingjiang River.

After reading a book, the emperor wrote a few approvals, and then closed it and put it aside.

At this time, a small eunuch beside the emperor stepped forward: "Your Majesty, it's time to go, if you don't go to bed, then it's time for some supper." ”

The emperor rubbed his brows at this time, revealing fatigue: "Then let's have a little soup, the lotus heart Yungen porridge is just right." ”

The little eunuch was ordered to go down, and after a while, he came up with a piece of porridge. The porridge was covered with a small jar on the outside, and a small candle was lit underneath.

When the little eunuch lifted the lid, a burst of heat came up. The combination of the fragrance of the lotus heart and the richness of the cloud leaves makes people feel refreshed.

"Your Majesty, the servant will serve you half a bowl, I'm afraid of accumulating food if there is more. "The little eunuch is the emperor's personal attendant, so he is concerned at this time.

"En", the emperor snorted while sitting and answered lazily.

Soon, half a bowl of porridge was loosened in front of the emperor. It is contained in a delicate porcelain bowl, and a ruyi is painted on the surface of the bowl, on which are written two small characters of Wenqu.

"Hey, today's bowl doesn't look like the usual pattern. The emperor scooped two mouthfuls of porridge with a small spoon and said thoughtfully.

"The imperial dining room has changed a porcelain bowl today, saying that it was recently purchased by the palace. The little eunuch replied with a smile: "Because of the meeting, Bai Yujingzhong, Wenqu Tu has been popular recently, and there are many new products on the market, so the Purchasing Bureau bought a batch." ”

"I see. The emperor asked, then drank half a bowl of porridge and put down the spoon. "Speaking of which, I'll try it in the next few days. ”

"Back to the emperor, according to the schedule, the test has ended today. The little eunuch quickly cleaned up the scraps and opened his mouth to say.

"Then you go to the Tribute Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites and give instructions, I want to take a look at the scroll of Jinling Jieyuan Fang Guancheng in advance, and have a look. The emperor continued to open the book and said lightly.

"Yes. The little eunuch handed the cutlery to a maid, and went down with the order.

In the main hall, there were also several eunuchs and palace maids at this time, and there were also guards at the entrance of the palace.

This Jinling student is already in the emperor's heart, and before he arrives at the palace examination, the emperor already wants to see the papers of his examination. This is a slight inconsistency with etiquette, and it is a rare exception.

Although the emperor is a lonely man, there are many eyes and ears in the palace, and it is night, and after the emperor finishes approving the recital and goes to bed late at night, news spreads from the palace.

When the son was about to arrive, the eldest prince's mansion received the news first.

A servant hurriedly came to the steward's room in the outer mansion and called Wen Lin, who had just fallen asleep: "Steward, there is news from the palace, please take a look." ”

Wenlin got up from the bed and took the letter, which had been sealed by special means. "Well, it's hard for you to come late at night, you go down first, I'll take a look." ”

After speaking, he first looked at the envelope, checked the secret mark on the envelope, and made sure that it was not forged by the opponent, so he opened the letter with the corresponding method, and inside was a thin piece of paper.

With a sweep of his eyes, Wenlin finished reading the secret documents. He smiled, "The people of the Encai Buying Bureau are really good, and they will be hooked for some silver taels, and they still don't know that they have done a big thing for the eldest prince without a trace." ”

After laughing, Wenlin didn't rest, put on his clothes and walked out of the wing, and walked for a few minutes to an office room, with the words "Si Ming Room" hanging on the door.

Wen Lin entered the room, which was still manned, and a man in gray sat quietly reading some secret information.

"Clerk. The man in gray didn't expect the steward to come suddenly, so he stood up and greeted him respectfully.

"You send someone to send this secret letter and the letter I wrote in advance last time to the front line of Dingjiang to the eldest prince. Wen Lin solemnly put the secret document into the hands of the gray-clothed man.

Not to mention this scene in the Great Prince's Mansion, a little later, the Seventh Prince's Mansion also received news from the palace.

A subordinate woke Qi Huang up from his sleep: "Steward Qi, it's not good." ”

"What's going on?" Qi Huang was suddenly awakened from his deep sleep, and his heart was bored, and he forced his emotions to say at this time.

"There was a news from the palace, and after reading it, the little one didn't dare to specialize, so he had to come late at night to ask the steward. The man said.

"There are things that can't be mentioned tomorrow, and there are a few things that need to be asked overnight for our government. Qi Huang shook his head, but finally spoke: "Say, what is the news." ”

"Tonight, the emperor passed an order when he was reviewing the recital, asking the Ministry of Rites to send a copy of the examination paper of the prince of Jinling Fang to the palace in advance. The man's voice was a little nervous.

"What did you say?" Qi Huang was still a little confused, but suddenly came to his senses. "This is a big deal, why did the emperor suddenly ask about it. ”

The people in front of them and Qi Huang all knew about the scandal of the Ministry of Rites presiding over the examination, and they knew that under the auspices of the Seventh Prince during the day, they had confused this scandal, especially the Fang Gongzi who had appeased Jinling, and the Seventh Prince was not in a happy mood.

Now I don't want to, and this scandal may be exposed at night. Qi Huang knew that with the emperor's inquiry, the Ministry of Rites had to deal with it.

But once you want to reply, how can you hide this matter?

"Quick, bring the secret documents. Let's hurry up and pack up, and you follow me to see the prince. Qi Huang immediately decided.

He knew that at this moment, there could be no delay. Just wait for the dawn of the day, the emperor's order will reach the Ministry of Rites, and it will definitely be too late to deal with it temporarily.

The matter was urgent, and it took Qi Huang less than a few minutes to hurriedly get dressed, all the way through the corridor and eaves, and came to the depths of the Seven Princes' Mansion.

Moments later, the two stopped in front of an imposingly decorated main house. Qi Huang said to a servant girl on duty at the door: "Go and wake up the prince, and say that I have something important to report." ”

"Call the prince at this time?" the maid frowned and said, "It's already the time of the son, the prince is asleep, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

"Go quickly, if the prince is to blame, I will take care of it. Seeing that the servant girl didn't want to act, Qi Huang lowered his voice and said irritably.

"Of course, regardless of whether the prince is to blame or not, I will definitely say that it is Steward Qi's orders. The maid's eyes sloped. Those who can be on duty in front of the prince's door at night naturally have some status in the mansion, so they are not afraid of Qi Huang.

"Yes, you go in quickly, the matter is big, even involving the third or fourth grade of the big people, if you report late, you have to think about your life. Qi Huang said impatiently.