Chapter 45: Hongu likes sweets
Wen Chen blushed, took pen and ink from the table next to him, and drew a circle on the white paper.
"This is the entrance to the inner city gate, now close your eyes and draw the route map of the carriage that pulled you through according to your memory!"
Ruyi sighed, followed Wen Chen's instructions, took the brush, closed his eyes, and slowly began to draw from the starting point.
Straight, hook, straight, crutch......
After the small half-pillar incense, a neat road map appeared in front of Wen Chen's eyes.
Wen Chen looked at the map and frowned.
"Godfather, what's wrong with you?" Ruyi asked timidly.
"It's okay, you just stay at home, your dad will be back in a while, remember, if you don't see your godfather, whoever told you to go out won't be allowed to go out!"
With that, he turned around and left the Wen Mansion.
Wen Chen had just walked for a while, and Hexiang walked in the door, looked at Xiao Ruyi with an ignorant face, and said with a smile, "Miss, it's time to eat." ”
"Meals?" Ruyi scratched her head, "What is a meal?" ”
"It's just eating." Hexiang explained unhurriedly.
"What about Godfather?"
"The lord said that he wants to enter the palace to do business, and there is no need to wait for him."
Ruyi sighed, and then hugged Hexiang's arm with a smile, "Godmother, can you tell me, what is a eunuch~"
Hexiang was stunned for a moment, her cheeks were slightly red, "Miss, don't dare to talk nonsense, adults don't have a wife......"
"That beautiful sister, what is a eunuch?"
"Well......" Hexiang touched Ruyi's little head, "Eunuch ......, the man who wants to squat to relieve his hands......"
"Isn't that the same as Ruyi?"
He Xiang sneered, not knowing how to answer, "Actually, it's not the same, it's very complicated anyway, and when the young lady grows up, she will naturally understand." ”
……
Wen Chen's expression on the way into the palace was gloomy, and he was familiar with the end point of the road map drawn by Ruyi, which was very close to the imperial city, just west of the Zhenguo Division.
This also means that the person who kidnapped Ruyi last night was not an ordinary wealthy merchant in the inner city, but a powerful official in the Dasheng court.
As for how big an official it is, Wen Chen doesn't know yet.
The mansion that the little emperor rewarded him with had to walk two quarters of an hour before entering the palace, and the officials who could live near the Zhenguo Division were at least above the third grade!
Combined with the abnormal behavior of the previous six doors, Wen Chen felt that the person involved in this matter was probably another heavyweight, at least at Wei Cheng's level!
"This can't be said yet......"
With the pass token given by the little emperor, the road is unimpeded.
In the Qian'an Palace, Concubine Jing looked at the purple and red bones in the flower pond and was secretly fascinated.
Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps in his ears, and when he looked up, he saw Wen Chen striding into the small courtyard.
"Weichen has seen Concubine Jingniang."
Concubine Jing's face was slightly happy, but she immediately returned to normal, and gently waved her hand to the left and right, "You guys go down first, this palace has something to tell Gonggong Wen." ”
"Yes, sissy."
Seeing that she retreated left and right, Concubine Jing pointed to the gazebo on the side, "Your Majesty will come back in a while, Wen ...... Father-in-law Wen waits first. ”
Wen Chen shook his head, "Wei Chen didn't come to find Your Majesty this time. ”
Concubine Jing's cheeks flushed slightly when she heard this, and she bit her lip, "You...... You must not be so blatant in the future, this palace knows your thoughts, but there are many people in the palace, and it will not be good if it is detected......"
Wen Chen smiled helplessly, knowing that Concubine Jing was thinking too much, but she couldn't bear to say it.
"Is it okay for Concubine Jing to come in?"
"Everything is fine, it's just ......"
"Just what?" Wen Chen asked.
"It's just that Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently, and it's just a little boring to stay alone in this palace......" Concubine Jing said, and secretly glanced at Wen Chen.
"That Weichen will often come to see the concubine in the future, tell jokes, and relieve the concubine's boredom."
Although they are two people who have had negative distance contact, they are very stiff when they chat.
"No, no, no." Concubine Jing waved her hand again and again like a shy little girl. "I'll let the palace gossip."
"Weichen is a eunuch, what gossip are you afraid of?" Wen Chen said with a smile.
"That'...... That's not going to work, Your Majesty will be unhappy......" Concubine Jing whispered.
Wen Chen let out a long sigh, "If Concubine Jing doesn't like to see Weichen, then Weichen will come less in the future." ”
This concubine Jing is really interesting, when she didn't know each other, she treated herself generously and decently, and even dared to joke about the little emperor.
But today's performance is like a frightened rabbit, twisting and pinching, with a hint of cuteness in the cramped, like an eight or nine-year-old child.
Concubine Jing was silent, and after a long time, she spoke softly, "Lord Wen should come over at night in the future, there are few people at night......"
"At night?" Wen Chen smiled meaningfully, "Okay, then Weichen will find a concubine at night when His Majesty is not there next time." ”
"Hongu didn't mean that!" Concubine Jing was so anxious that she stomped her feet, "You still don't want to come!" ”
With that, turn your head to the side and gamble.
"Crying?" Wen Chen leaned in front of him and looked at Concubine Jing who had tears rolling in her eyes and smiled.
"Nope!"
"How is the Queen Mother's health lately?"
"The Queen Mother will return to Ziwei Palace in two days, and Lord Wen will visit by herself at that time!" Concubine Jing didn't have a good airway.
Wen Chen grinned and whispered into her ear, "Weichen knows that the Queen Mother has not been eating well recently, and it just so happens that Weichen likes to study cooking skills when he is a child, and he also asks the concubine to introduce him in front of the Queen Mother, so that Weichen will have the opportunity to walk around in this Qian'an Palace more......"
As soon as she heard this, the smart and clever Concubine Jing knew that Wen Chen was giving herself a step, and her stiff face gradually relaxed.
"This palace thinks about it."
Wen Chen bowed slightly, "Wei Chen took the liberty to ask the concubine about one more thing......
Before the words fell, Concubine Jing couldn't wait to reply, "This palace is the same as the queen mother, and she likes sweets." ”
"It's not like this, Weichen wants to ask, can Father-in-law Qiu Delu Qiu be in the Qian'an Palace?" Wechen plays with taste.
Concubine Jing's expression froze, and she immediately realized that she was being amorous again, and hurriedly made up for it, "Grandpa Qiu also likes sweets, he was still watering the flowers here just now, he should have gone to the courtyard to the west......"
"Thank you for your advice." Wen Chen responded, turned around and was about to get down to business.
"Wen Chen!"
"What?"
"Hongu loves sweets!" Concubine Jing pouted angrily.
"Written down, written down!" Wen Chen waved his hand casually and trotted to the west courtyard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw that the old eunuch Jude Lu had his ears attached to the wall, and the corners of his mouth were grinning.
"Master Qiu, eavesdropping on the secrets in the palace is to kill your head!" Wen Chen said helplessly.
This old thing is too improper.
Jude Lu patted the soil on his body and snorted, "Our family is helping Your Majesty keep an eye on your little thing, don't talk nonsense!" ”
"Also, our family doesn't like sweets, we like to eat sour!"
"Alright, okay, got it!" Wen Chen glanced at him, "I also asked Master Qiu to do me a favor." ”
"Don't do it!"
"The little one hasn't said anything he's helping?"
"No matter what, I don't help if I don't have oil and water!" Jude replied, picked up the bucket at his feet and began to water the flowers again.
"Two bottles of men's incense!" Wen Chen raised the chips.
"Five bottles!" The old eunuch counteroffered.
"Deal!"
The two hit it off and took each other to the side corner with their shoulders exposed.
"Isn't Master Qiu doing a lot of work, help the little one explore a place......"
"What place? You are about to become a member of the Dongchang factory, and Your Majesty's bedroom is free to come and go, where you can't go? Jude was puzzled.
"Here!" Wen Chen took out the map drawn by Ruyi, unfolded it and put it in front of the old eunuch's eyes.
Jude Lu's pupils shrank, and he said in surprise, "Taifu Mansion?!" ”