At the end of the hour, the subordinates of the Meng Mansion had already started their busy preparations for the luncheon, cleaning the courtyard, wiping the doors and windows, chopping firewood, cooking, and tidying up the hall, and they were very busy.

Even Song Xiaofei, who doesn't touch the spring water with his fingers on weekdays, is also directing and helping in the kitchen, just like the mother of the mansion, and the crisp shouts reached the ears of the four idle men in the backyard.

Li Haoran plucked out his ears, glanced at Meng Ran, who was practicing wielding a knife, and smiled at Geng Huyuan beside him: "Brother Geng, did you say that Meng Xiaozi had a ...... last night?"

Hearing this, Geng Huyuan knew the deep meaning, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he shook his head and said, "No." However, Meng Ran's qi suddenly circulated extremely fast in the middle of the night, which was quite strange. ”

Li Haoran pouted and said, "This kid is timid, and he doesn't dare to eat the meat in his mouth, what a waste." ”

Before Geng Huyuan could speak, the swordsman surnamed Lin on the side laughed 'poof'.

Li Haoran glared at him and asked very dissatisfiedly, "What are you kid laughing at?"

The swordsman immediately pursed his lips and shook his head.

Geng Huyuan took over the conversation and said softly: "Don't look at Meng Ran's tall figure, but he is still young, this kind of thing will be talked about in the future, if you indulge in it, I am afraid it will affect your martial arts cultivation in the future." ”

Meng Ran put away the long knife in his hand, looked at the three idle old men in the pavilion with a sad and angry face, gritted his teeth and said: "If you can't hold it back, you can go to Zuihualou, I will come out of the silver, if you only call a girl, don't blame me for looking down on you." ”

Li Haoran, Geng Huyuan, and the swordsman surnamed Lin who were sitting in the pavilion laughed loudly.

This laughter was quite penetrating, attracting Song Xiaofei, who was directing in the kitchen.

She walked to the backyard lightly, looked at Meng Ran with a smile, and obviously heard the words about the Drunken Flower Building.

Meng Ran smiled unnaturally and said, "That... I still have to practice knives, you are busy, you are busy. ”

Before the long knife could be wielded, Meng Ran already had an extra hand on his ear.

Song Xiaofei twisted slightly, and said coquettishly: "What nonsense, there is no proper way all day long, can't you stop your mouth when practicing knives?"

Meng Ran coughed lightly and said seriously: "Of course, practicing the knife can gag your mouth." ”

The corners of Song Xiaofei's mouth curled slightly, and he smiled: "You just play stupid." ”

Meng Ran echoed very badly: "I'm stupid, I don't need to pretend anymore." ”

Song Xiaofei snorted lightly, turned around and left, and when he was about to step through the small door, he said: "You can stop practicing for a while, and you will have to take a shower and change your clothes later, don't let the guests look down on you." ”

Meng Ran responded to Qianying, who had disappeared at the door: "I know, it's okay right away." ”

After Song Xiaofei returned to the kitchen, Li Haoran teased: "Meng boy, are you sure you left such a good girl in Jiaxing?

Meng Ran sighed softly and said, "Where can I take it?" I'm going to the Taoist Sect, not to go to the mountains and rivers, dragging my family and talking like something." ”

When Li Haoran heard this answer, he didn't say anything, just sighed faintly, as if he was the one who was about to leave home.

Geng Huyuan looked at Meng Ran with a look of relief, and said with a smile: "This matter is not in a hurry, when you solve your personal affairs, it doesn't matter if you go back to Jiaxing, it's just a few years." ”

Meng Ran nodded slightly.

However, the swordsman surnamed Lin was a little confused, just listened silently and did not interject.

......

Study in the palace.

After leaving the Xuanzheng Palace, the emperor entered his inner study, first sighed for a while, then sat behind the desk, took out the note in his sleeve again, and stared at the four words on it seriously, his tired cheeks looked a little anxious.

"What is this damn vision, just a four-word criticism? Chen Beiwang that kid went to the north, and Mr. Li refused to show up under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries, which is really heartbreaking...... Forget it, let them toss it. ”

Liang Heng chattered for a while, then threw the note on the table, let out a long sigh of relief, and then walked to the bookshelf, pulled out a book and read it carefully.

Just as he was in his trance, there was a commotion outside the door.

The emperor's brows furrowed slightly, he put the book fold in his hand back on the shelf, sat back in his chair, and asked in a deep voice outside the door, "What's the matter?"

The great eunuch Yu pushed the door and entered, followed by a young woman dressed in palace clothes and unpowdered, who looked three points similar to the emperor.

The emperor raised his eyes slightly and looked at the visitor: "Is there something wrong with Xiao Yue'er?"

The woman in the palace costume is the second daughter of His Majesty the current Emperor, called Liang Bingyue, who ranks eighth among the brothers and sisters, and is quite popular with her parents and grandparents. She was named the county lord by the emperor when she was young, and after Liang Heng ascended the throne, she was named Princess Yongle, which means eternal happiness.

Liang Bingyue bowed to the emperor and greeted quite respectfully: "Erchen has seen my father. ”

Liang Heng smiled lightly and said, "Xiao Yue'er, do you have something to ask for, right? Say, if it is not too excessive, I will agree." ”

Liang Bingyue did not rush to explain her intentions, but glanced at Yu Chaoen on the side.

The emperor made up his mind and made a color to the big eunuch, and Yu Chaoen slowly retreated.

After waiting for only the most noble father and daughter in the world to be left in the room, Liang Bingyue took a few steps forward, stood next to the desk, looked at her father across the table, and begged softly: "Father, if I want to go to the Taoist Sect, you will allow it, okay?"

For this matter, Princess Yongle has begged the emperor many times, but she has not been answered, so she gradually gave up this idea.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, but after thinking for a moment, he noticed that there was something unusual in it, and asked softly, "Oh, why did you think of this stubble again? Who is muttering in front of you?"

Liang Bingyue pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "They all said that Brother Chen left the Qin Heavenly Prison and went to the north. ”

The emperor looked at his daughter with a strange expression, and asked rather puzzledly, "Then according to your intentions, you should go to the north, why do you want to go to the Dao Sect?"

Liang Bingyue's hands were intertwined, and after a long time, she whispered, "I want to go to the Dao Sect to cultivate the Dao so that I can help Brother Chen in the future." ”

The emperor smiled and teased: "Haven't you thought about helping me after you finish your studies? Just thinking about your big brother Chen who only knows how to do things and doesn't know how to be a person?"

Liang Bingyue's cheeks flushed, and she said softly: "Father has many ministers of civil and military affairs who can drive, and Brother Chen is the only one who can drive him. ”

The emperor took a serious look at his daughter and sighed: "Xiao Yue'er has grown up and knows that she is thinking about her lover." In that case, then you can go, but life in the mountains is hard, you have to be prepared. ”

Liang Bingyue was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and cheered: "Thank you father, my son is not afraid of hardship, and he will definitely learn to be famous." ”

The emperor looked at his inexplicable daughter who was happy in front of him, and his heart was filled with a sourness, and then he began to be angry, angry with those who were behind the scenes and causing trouble.

Liang Bingyue looked at her father, slowly took a few steps back, bowed very seriously, and said softly: "Father, the son will leave Beijing soon, I hope you will have smooth political affairs in the future, a happy mood, and good health." ”

Liang Heng stepped forward, gently helped Liang Bingyue up, and stroked her hair very dotingly, just like a loving father of ordinary people, reluctant to go out of his daughter.

The father and daughter chatted a few more words, and the inner study fell completely silent.

After Liang Bingyue left, Liang Heng reached out and wiped the slightly moist corners of his eyes, and then shouted outside the door: "Yu Chaoen come in." ”

The great eunuch Yu pushed the door in, cautiously walked to the emperor's side, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?"

The emperor glanced at this confidant and asked coldly, "Do you really not know what is going on?"

Yu Chaoen's body bowed slightly, and he asked uncertainly, "Your Majesty, is it Princess Yongle's business?"

The emperor's eyebrows were furrowed, and he said irritably, "Otherwise, what do you think will happen?"

Liang Heng slapped his palm on the table and reprimanded angrily: "Chen Beiwang just left with his front foot, Xiao Yue'er knew it with his back foot, and he was still clamoring to go to the Taoist Sect to learn art, I want to see if there are any rules in this palace, and who doesn't take me seriously." ”

Yu Chaoen was silent, and there was a vague clue in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it directly, so he just lowered his head a little.

"What? what did you think of?" the emperor looked coldly at Yu Chaoen's figure.

Yu Chaoen smiled reluctantly and said, "Could it be just a coincidence?" After all, there are many people in the palace, and the movement last night was indeed a bit big, so ......"

The emperor glared at Yu Chaoen and reprimanded: "Isn't it a coincidence that you don't count in your heart? Don't talk to the mud anymore, if you don't figure out this matter, you can go out of the palace to retire." ”

After listening to these extremely heavy words, Yu Chaoen's face became much more ugly, and then he hummed lightly and slowly withdrew from the inner study.

After he closed the door of the inner study, he slowly straightened up and stood on the bluestone steps, and under the cold autumn wind, he realized that his back was cold, and his clothes were wet with sweat.

After a while, in a remote and cold room not far from the inner study, Yu Chaoen looked coldly at a handsome and young eunuch, gritted his teeth and said: "You are also an old man who has been in the palace for many years, why are you still so ignorant of the seriousness?

The little eunuch knelt on the ground with a pale face, and said in a trembling voice: "I thought it was just an ordinary thing, so I said it casually, but I didn't expect them to make a fuss here and provoke Princess Yongle." ”

Yu Chaoen snorted coldly and reprimanded: "What's the use of talking about this now? The matter has happened, and you must give an explanation to Your Majesty." ”

The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, then cried out loud, and choked up: "Father-in-law, you want to save me, I am just confused for a while, and I don't mean to leak it, please give me a chance." ”

Yu Chaoen said hatefully: "Now that you know that you are crying, why did you go earlier? Don't you say the names of those people?"

The little eunuch recited two names, a man and a woman.

After getting the answer, Yu Chaoen brushed his sleeves away, completely ignoring the crying and chirping son.