It's been almost half a month since Ye Cheng returned to Yujing.

During this time, he kept a low profile, going back and forth between the Taiwu Palace, the Miwu Mansion, the East Palace and the Sword Marquis Mansion.

Except for some basic work, put all your thoughts on cultivation, or go to the Tiandu Arsenal to read books.

On this day, Ye Cheng checked the daily records of a group of trainee guard eunuchs in the Miwu Mansion.

He usually goes through it himself.

"Mansion master, don't look at it, go to Qingyuan Building to drink."

Bai Yulang walked in and said.

"No, no."

Ye Cheng said without raising his head.

"Mansion Master, it's been almost half a month since you returned to Jade Kyoto, and you haven't been to Qingyuan Tower? Shopkeeper Su asked me, why didn't you go? ”

Bai Yulang said.

"Lao Bai, I have a question."

Ye Cheng put down the booklet in his hand and said.

"Mansion Master, if you have any questions, just ask."

Bai Yulang sat down next to him.

"I see that you often go to Qingyuan Building, should it be that the drunkard is not in the bar?"

Ye Cheng said with a smile.

Bai Yulang looked embarrassed, scratched his hair, and looked at him left and right, "Of course it's drinking, otherwise what are you going to do in the restaurant?" ”

"Not necessarily, right?"

Ye Cheng said with a smile.

"Mansion master, didn't I tell you before, the Su sake of Qingyuan Building is famous all over the world, and the Su shopkeeper of Qingyuan Building is even more famous."

Bai Yulang looked embarrassed, and then smiled.

Ye Cheng showed a look that was really like this.

I really didn't expect that this eldest son of the Bai family would also lick a dog.

"Lao Bai, when you refused to marry the emperor, could it be because of this shopkeeper Su?"

Ye Cheng was very curious.

Although it is rumored that Bai Yulang is disabled and has low self-esteem in his heart, so he resisted this marriage.

But Ye Cheng knew that it shouldn't be so simple.

"How is this possible, I am in my forties, and Shopkeeper Su is only less than thirty years old now, twenty years ago, how old was Shopkeeper Su?"

Bai Yulang was stunned, and immediately understood that Ye Cheng had thought of something.

"And why?"

Ye Cheng was surprised.

"Mansion master, you don't usually look like a person who likes gossip?"

Bai Yulang couldn't help but say.

"Am I not curious?"

Ye Cheng said with a smile.

"Actually, the reason why I refused to marry was because of Yuzhu's mother."

Bai Yulang sighed and said.

"Su's mother?"

Ye Cheng was stunned.

"Yes, more than 20 years ago, Qingyuanlou was not there, just a tavern, the tavern shopkeeper at that time was Yuzhu's mother, how to say, the first time I saw her mother, I felt that I was destined for this life, although she was a widow, although with a daughter. However, I am the eldest prince of Bai Guofu, the future heir of the prince, they will not agree at all, and then the emperor gave me a marriage, and I refused to marry. Although I have lost my status as heir, as long as I can be with her, I don't care. ”

Bai Yulang talked about the past that was engraved in the depths of his memory.

Ye Cheng didn't expect that Bai Yulang refused to marry the emperor because of this.

No wonder the real reason didn't get out.

I'm afraid that for the royal family and for the White House, this is definitely a shame that cannot be made public.

A future prince actually fell in love with a widow.

"Actually, Yuzhu is also a descendant of the Weiwangfu, her mother is the granddaughter of the eighteenth generation of Weiwang, but she fell in love with a scholar who has been making wine for generations at home, eloped to Yujing, and opened a tavern to make a living, but unfortunately later this book fell ill and died that year, I also happened to meet Yuzhu's mother and daughter."

Bai Yulang continued.

Ye Cheng didn't know what to say.

He could almost guess the follow-up.

"Mansion Master, I guess you want to laugh at me."

Bai Yulang seemed to be in a much depressed mood, and said with a wry smile.

"Sort of."

Ye Cheng nodded.

Originally, he thought that the prince was licking enough, but he didn't expect that there was an old white who was even better.

At least the prince chose to give up, and then married the princess and had a son and a daughter.

And Lao Baidu, who is in his forties, is still alone.

Obviously, he is still living in the world of Su Yuzhu's mother.

"Mansion master, I told you so much, if you don't accompany me to drink, you will be too unsophisticated."

Bai Yulang said suddenly.

"Okay, let's drink."

Ye Cheng smiled.

"That's all right, we're going to get drunk today."

Bai Yulang said.

"No problem."

Ye Cheng nodded.

He is a grandmaster, and it is almost impossible to get drunk.

After all, the reason why people are drunk is not only physical, but also mental.

So the two of them left the Miwu Mansion in a carriage.

In the evening, Ye Cheng had just returned to the Sword Marquis Mansion from Qingyuan Tower, and a eunuch to Ye Cheng's surprise was already waiting here.

"Grandpa Xu, when did you come?"

Ye Cheng arched his hand.

"Father-in-law Ye, our family has been here for a while."

The eunuch Xu Heng said with a smile.

"Father-in-law Xu has been here for so long, why didn't you send someone to inform me?"

Ye Cheng looked at the subordinates of the Hou Mansion and said.

Although Xu Heng is only a eunuch and a waiter, he can't compare to him in terms of power, after all, he is the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the person next to the emperor, so naturally he can't be despised anymore.

"Our family didn't let them know, and it's not in a hurry anyway."

Xu Heng chuckled.

After the two sat down in the main hall, they exchanged a few simple words.

"Father-in-law Ye, there is a big court meeting tomorrow, and Your Majesty asked you to participate."

Xu Heng finally got to the point.

"Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"

Ye Cheng was puzzled in his heart, although he was made a marquis, he only had the status of a minister, and did not have any foreign minister's authority, so he could not participate in the court meeting under normal circumstances.

"Nope."

Xu Heng shook his head and smiled.

Ye Cheng knew that an old man like Xu Heng beside the emperor, even if he knew, he would not say it easily.

"Father-in-law Ye, our family will not be disturbed, and we will go back to the palace to report to Your Majesty."

Xu Heng got up and said.

Ye Cheng hurriedly sent Xu Heng out of the Hou Mansion.

After Xu Heng left, Ye Cheng was a little puzzled, why did he let himself participate in the Great Dynasty Meeting?

He really wanted to go back to the East Palace and ask about the situation of the crown prince Su Zhe, but he thought of what the prince said last time, and he probably wouldn't say it.

It seems that everything can only be seen tomorrow at the court meeting.

The next day.

Before dawn, the palace of the Marquis of Zhijian was brightly lit, and many servants began to get busy.

Ye Cheng had also gotten up, holding the sword to ward off evil spirits, and was practicing his sword in the courtyard.

After practicing, he put away his sword, then took the towel handed by the maid, wiped his face and hands, and then entered the house.

The servant has already prepared breakfast.

Ye Cheng is still quite particular about eating.

When he is not in the palace, he will eat well, whether it is breakfast or lunch, it is extremely rich.

There are several great enjoyments in life, and some of them have no chance for the time being, but when it comes to eating, they must not treat themselves badly.

After eating, Ye Cheng changed into a python robe and left the Sword Marquis Mansion in a carriage.

As the marquis of the sword, he can wear the robe of the marquis embroidered with nine pythons.

Since it is to participate in the Great Dynasty Meeting, it is not suitable to wear the purple silk robe of the great eunuch.

Wait for the carriage to arrive at the east side gate of the noon gate.

There is a stone monument more than four meters high and one meter wide.

The two sides of the stele are engraved with the words 'dismount here'.

Ye Cheng got out of the carriage.

At this moment, there have been many carriages and sedan chairs here, and the civil and military ministers will enter from this gate and go to the Fengtian Hall to participate in the great court meeting.

"Grandpa Ye?"

Suddenly, someone let out a sound of surprise.

Obviously, it was a surprise to see a eunuch in Yecheng who would also appear here.

This has attracted the attention of other ministers of culture and military affairs.

"Father-in-law Ye, as a minister, you are not going through this door, it should be over there."

An old man in a second-grade official uniform pointed in one direction, with a hint of contempt in his tone.

For a eunuch, he was actually made a marquis. Many ministers of civil and military affairs are very unhappy.

"Master Li, it's not up to you to take which door Ben Hou takes."

Ye Cheng glanced at this person and said indifferently.

Then he walked straight in.

"Hmph."

That Lord Xu snorted coldly.

When the other civil and military ministers saw this, they were all discussing.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, although this Ye Gonggong was canonized as a marquis, but he has no foreign minister authority, how could he come to participate in the court meeting?"

"Hey, a eunuch participates in the court meeting, and the rules are out of order."

Fengtian Temple.

This is the first time Ye Cheng has come in.

Sure enough, it's magnificent.

Standing in it, you can feel a majestic atmosphere.

At this moment, the morning light appeared in the distance, and a golden light gradually shone into the main hall.

The hall was lit up.

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, arranged on both sides, according to rank.

The head of the civil officials is Prime Minister Xiao Rong.

This person used to be the literary minister of King Jing's Mansion.

With King Jing succeeding to the throne as emperor, Xiao Rong also rose to the top, entered Beijing as an official, and went all the way from the servant of the ministry to the post of prime minister.

And the head of the military attache is Taiwei Chi Yan.

He used to be the commander of the guards of King Jing's Mansion.

Ye Cheng chose to stand at the end of the ranks of military attachés and be a transparent person.

Even the civilian and military generals standing in the back row didn't look at him and selectively ignored him.

Ye Cheng didn't care, just stood and closed his eyes.

However, his ears are amazing, and even if there is a commotion in the hall, and the ministers whisper to each other, he can hear it clearly.

These ministers discussed all kinds of important matters of the imperial court.

I don't know how long it has been, but suddenly a song sounds.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

Immediately after, from the side hall, the Emperor Qianhuang walked out in a dragon robe, and the crown prince Su Zhe followed him.

Wait until the Emperor sits on the dragon chair.

The crown prince stood on the side below.

Then, the ministers knelt down to make a great prostration and shouted long live.

"Zhongqing is flat."

The Emperor sat high on the dragon chair, and his voice was majestic.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Many ministers of civil and military affairs thanked him and then got up.

Next is a variety of major court events, such as the reconstruction and pacification of the six southeastern states is the top priority.

This short period of time was basically discussed around this aspect.

And just like that, it was almost noon.

Ye Cheng was so bored that he listened to the ministers arguing about various things, and even the situation of abuse might break out, and he was also speechless.

In the end, Prime Minister Xiao Rong suddenly walked over, came to the front of the hall, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the position of the head of the Shenwu Academy has been vacant for more than a month, and I also ask Your Majesty to appoint the new master of the academy." ”

Although the Shenwu Academy is a martial arts academy, its political status in the Qianguo Imperial Court is extremely high.

The position of the head of the courtyard basically belongs to the members of the Zhengyi product.

Originally, the Shenwu Academy had two masters, namely Wang Tiangang, the grandmaster of the Hetian Wang family, and Zhao Zanglong, the grandmaster of the Longmen Zhao family.

A month ago, due to being implicated in the rebellion of bandits in the six southeastern states, the two grandmasters resigned from the position of the head of the academy.

After the permission of the emperor, the position of the head of the courtyard has been vacant.

This incident caused a huge repercussion in the court at that time.

In the past, for the position of the head of the court, the forces of all parties in the court naturally caused extremely fierce competition.

It's just that the Emperor has never chosen the master of the hand-picked courtyard.

Prime Minister Xiao Rong, who has never spoken on this matter, took the initiative to mention it today, which immediately made many civil and military ministers present show solemn expressions.

Today's Great Dynasty Meeting is probably about to give birth to a new master of Shenwu Academy.

(End of chapter)