There aren't enough good days.

Even if Ning Chen made up his mind to shake the pot, the development of the situation could no longer allow him to sit and watch like this.

The Ah Zi girl in the palace came to Ning Mansion.

did not bring the emperor's decree, or the queen's decree, but just brought a sentence: "Today the lady asked me to come out to breathe, and by the way, I brought a word to the adults and Mrs. - the queen is worried about the body of the lady, so let the lady go to the palace on a certain day... Niang Niang arranged for a professional female medical officer..."

"Since it's the meaning of the mother. Ning Chen sighed lightly, and then said, "Yao'er, I think you might as well follow Miss Ah Zi into the palace today." ”

"Hmm. Xia Yao nodded, and then said, "Wait for me to clean up." ”

After all, it was the first time for Xia Yao to give birth to a child, and the maids in the Ning Mansion were all Yunying's unmarried daughters, how could they know how to take care of pregnant women?

Even Ning Chen invited an experienced old mother, but after all, she was not as talented as the queen's mother.

Coupled with the fact that Jinling City was so stormy, Ning Chen thought that it would be better if Xia Yao took refuge in the palace for a while.

Although this fire doesn't seem to be able to reach Jinyiwei, I'm afraid that it will leave a mess... When the time comes, even Jinyiwei will not be able to hold on.

After all, Jinyiwei is a violent spy agency, and even law enforcement agencies are not qualified... If the Donglin Party is ruined, I am afraid that the politics of the Ming Dynasty will be set back by 20 years.

The so-called art industry has a specialization.

This is Jiang Li's motto, Jin Yiwei never participates in the decision-making of the administrative organs, because he knows that he does not understand.

That group of literati is not necessarily a bad thing, but in the hands of Jinyiwei, there will inevitably be problems.

Guarding one's own one-third of an acre of land is the goal Jiang Li set when he became the master of Jinyiwei, I will not participate in your field, and others will not want to interfere in the affairs of Jinyiwei.

Even the East Factory, which nominally controls Jinyiwei, can't do it.

Ning Chen personally sent Xia Yao to the palace, and when he wanted to leave, he was stopped by a eunuch.

Not all eunuchs were from Dongchang.

is like the one in front of Ning Chen, he is the emperor's personal eunuch, and he has served by the emperor's side since the emperor was the prince of the East Palace.

What the emperor has done and what he has not done, it can be that this eunuch knows best.

It stands to reason that this eunuch has such a relationship with the emperor, and it is not a problem to enter the East Factory to control an important position.

It's just that this eunuch has extraordinary vision and has no desire for power.

In his opinion, it is better to give himself great rights than to serve the emperor comfortably, and be satisfied with the emperor's praise.

Besides, even if he doesn't have the slightest overt power now, who would dare to underestimate him?

People can see the emperor every day.

Occasionally, something is said inadvertently in the emperor's ear... Hehe, no one knows what the consequences will be.

Jiang Li confronted Wei Jiangxuan everywhere, but he neither stammered nor offended this eunuch, and he felt a little light as water... Although neither of them is a gentleman~

"Father-in-law Li. Ning Chen arched his hand at Gonggong Li and smiled slightly: "I don't know if my father-in-law is called to live down, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty knows that your majesty will come to the palace today, so you specially asked our family to wait for your lordship here. Gonggong Li knew that Ning Chen was quite favored by the emperor, and he himself was not a difficult person to speak, so he stretched out his hand lightly, made a gesture of invitation, and then said, "Your Majesty is invited." ”

"My father-in-law led the way. Ning Chen took a step back slightly, people are polite to themselves, and they naturally have to be polite to each other.

The smile on Gonggong Li's face didn't seem to have been interrupted, and he didn't shirk when he saw Ning Chen, so he took the lead and led the way in front.

The Emperor's Imperial Study.

"Ning Chen. The emperor beckoned happily, and without waiting for Ning Chen to speak, he directly asked Ning Chen to sit down and speak.

Ning Chen was not restrained, he honestly sat on a chair on the very edge, his body was straight, leaning forward slightly, and his butt was only sitting on two-thirds of the seat, ready to stand up at any time~

Ning Chen clearly saw an unconcealable joy on the emperor's body today, what was the good thing that made this emperor, who was famous for his city, unable or unwilling to control his emotions?

Ning Chen asked cautiously, "Your Majesty is overjoyed... Could it be that something good happened to me Daming?"

Leaders like their subordinates to ask themselves questions, and then they are pretending to be forced to answer~

"I'll tell you the truth. The emperor was shocked, and said happily: "The queen is also happy." ”

"What!" Ning Chen swayed, almost not sitting firmly.

This is definitely a true reflection of him, and this reaction also makes the emperor very satisfied.

"Empress Niang, she..."Ning Chen got up, arched his hand at the emperor, and then said: "It's really a happy event for my Daming!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on the addition of a new Ding. Ning Chen then congratulated.

There is no rumor about this matter outside, which means that Ning Chen is known to a few people, and the emperor himself told him.

"A happy event is a happy event. After the emperor was happy, his face gradually sank, and he looked at Ning Chen and said, "This joy needs to be maintained, and it can't be broken." ”

The emperor looked at Ning Chen, and then said, "I didn't announce this matter to the outside. ”

"There are five people who know about it. The emperor looked at Ning Chen and said, "I, the empress, Imperial Physician Song, you and Princess Qinghe." ”

Princess Qinghe is Xia Yao.

Ning Chen fell into silence, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What does Your Majesty need your ministers to do?"

"You'll be fine as always. The emperor paused, as if looking at Ning Chen's expression, then smiled lightly and said, "But Qinghe, you need to let her stay in the palace for a little longer." ”

"In this way, it will be more difficult for Your Majesty and Niangniang to bother. Ning Chen did not refuse, and he had no room to refuse.

"You're welcome. The emperor also smiled helplessly.

"It's just a minister..."Ning Chen's face suddenly turned embarrassed.

"Something to say. "The emperor is in a good mood and does everything smoothly.

"Occasionally, the minister also wants to enter the palace to meet Yao'er. Ning Chen lowered his head and said.

"Hmm..." The emperor looked at Ning Chen, who had his head down, and was quite amused in his heart, and then threw a card at Ning Chen, and then said: "Okay, okay... When you want to come in, take this card and enter the palace, and no one dares to stop you except me. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Ning Chen didn't hide his thoughts at all.

"One more thing. Ning Chen paused, looked at the emperor and said, "The minister found out some of the whereabouts of the eldest prince before. ”

The eldest prince in Ning Chen's mouth is the prince who the emperor has left on the rivers and lakes.

I thought that I would find the eldest prince completely and then report the good news to the emperor, but I didn't expect that the queen mother would be pregnant at this time.

Ning Chen knew what the emperor originally meant, and he intended to cultivate this great prince, but now... Things are going in a completely different direction.

"Hmm. Although the emperor had some surprise in his eyes, he didn't take this matter very seriously: "Keep looking for it and find out his current identity..."

The Emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "But don't bother him yet... Do you understand what I mean?"

"I know. Ning Chen nodded and said.

Although the emperor still cares about this child... But before the queen gave birth to the little prince, I am afraid that she had no other thoughts.

Unless the queen gave birth to a princess...

Half the chance.

Ning Chen understood what the emperor meant, and he was also very amused about the fate of people.

This prince has been in exile for 16 years, and because of one of the emperor's thoughts, he has become a reasonable contender for the next emperor... But he was completely unaware of such a big thing.

is also the prince, because of the queen's sudden pregnancy, his status in the emperor's heart "plummeted".

In fact, for every candidate who has the ability to compete for the throne, from the first priority to the second priority, the change in status is a plummet.

This matter, the prince also did not know.

Another point, whether this prince can become the most powerful successor to the throne is not in himself, but in whether the queen gives birth to a man or a woman!

There is no royal irony more than this.

Although Ning Chen sighed for him, it was nothing more.

Even if you can't sit on the throne, your life in the future will definitely be much better than now.

Ning Chen thought so.

Ning Che said goodbye to the emperor, and this trip to the palace also made him unable to calm down for a long time.

This was this time, which made Ning Chen understand his position in the emperor's heart.

The emperor trusts himself, otherwise he doesn't have to use such a routine to envelop himself.

But the emperor guarded against Ning Chen and let Xia Yao enter the palace in the name of the queen... Even if the original intentions of the queen and the emperor are bad or not, it depends on whether Ning Chen is loyal or disloyal.

Regarding Xia Yao's safety, Ning Chen was very relieved.

Because he maintained his loyalty to the imperial court, there was no one in the world who was in a safe place in the palace than Xia Yao.

Similarly, the emperor and empress will try their best to meet Xia Yao's needs, after all, if something happens to Xia Yao in the palace, I'm afraid that the first one to blow up will be Ning Chen.

Which is more important, Ning Chen and the emperor both weigh it clearly.

It doesn't pay lip service, but it's a potential deal.

However, Ning Chen was in a passive situation in this transaction.

Fortunately, it's not a big problem.

Ning Chen returned to Ning Mansion, selected a few precious medicinal materials from his father-in-law, Jiang Li, and went out.

When I was about to go out, I met Ah Zhu.

"Azhu. Ning Chen waved his hand at Azhu and motioned for her to come over.

"Sir. Ah Zhu Yingying saluted, looked left and right and asked curiously, "What about Madame?"

"Madame is in the palace. Ning Chen paused, and then said: "If you want to live in the palace for a few days, I'm worried that it's not my own person, and it will be inconvenient for Mrs. to call, so you can take a few clever girls into the palace." ”

"Can this work?" Ah Zhu's brows furrowed slightly, they couldn't easily enter the palace.

"Go ahead. Ning Chen chuckled: "Today is Zhu Tianxin and Zhu Commander on duty, you can ask him to send someone to ask the queen in the palace to ask the queen." ”

"Yes. Azhu agreed, and then said, "Do you need to prepare anything?"

"There are more things in the palace than in our house. Ning Chen chuckled lightly and said, "Let's take advantage of it this time, it's enough for you to bring people." ”

Ning Chen informed him that he would play with Azhu, so he went out directly.

The target is Xiao Zhang's Mansion in the capital.

Zhang is a big surname, and there are really a lot of officials in the court with the surname Zhang.

The Dongting Zhang family also has a lot of industries in Jinling City.

Da Zhang Mansion is naturally the mansion of Mr. Zhang.

Although there are several Xiao Zhang Mansions, the one that makes Ning Chen worth visiting is the mansion of Zhang Lingfeng, the servant of the Criminal Department.

"Brother Zhang suffered. Ning Chen saw Zhang Chengxuan, who was punished for kneeling every day, and he was quite helpless in his heart.

"Let the old man vent. Zhang Chengxuan grinned: "Don't say it, at first~ I was really uncomfortable, but now..."

Zhang Chengxuan didn't have the slightest sense of shame on his face: "Brother, even if I kneel for three hours in a row, it's not a problem at all, and even if I don't kneel for a few hours a day, I feel uncomfortable." ”

This is very helpless, and he accidentally excavated Zhang Chengxuan's masochistic attributes.

"Xuan'er, who is here!" asked Zhang Lingfeng in the room.

"It's Ning Chen of Jinyiwei, Lord Ning. Zhang Chengxuan knelt on the ground and said in a throat.

"Come in, please. Zhang Lingfeng shouted in the room.

"It's not time to kneel yet. Zhang Chengxuan said: "Your old man personally came out to greet you~"

"You!" Ning Chen smiled helplessly, and pulled Zhang Chengxuan up: "It's just because of the inconvenience of my uncle's legs that I dare to be so hard-mouthed." ”

Ning Chen pushed open the door and saw Zhang Lingfeng, who was about to force himself to go to the ground, and was suddenly startled.

A few rushed forward and helped Zhang Lingfeng to the bed: "Uncle, what are you doing, don't break the little nephew." ”

Ning Chen and Zhang Chengxuan had a relationship with their peers, and it was naturally within his duty to call Zhang Lingfeng an uncle.

"The little nephew should have come a long time ago. Ning Chen said with self-reproach: "It's just that I went to run for a wave because of the things in Yunnan before, so I came late for the evil demons, and I hope my uncle won't be surprised." ”

"That's where the words are. Zhang Lingfeng was very useful, and said to Ning Chen: "Lord Ning can come to see the old man, it is already the luck of the old man." ”

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Xiliang.

Qi Shaoshang, who had a broken arm, stopped outside the door of a house.

The door is very large, not like ordinary people's houses, but this door is tightly closed.

The two stone lions in front of the door show that this family is either rich or expensive.

Qi Shaoshang turned around, as if he wanted to go up and knock on the door.

But a young man hurried up to him and handed him a note.

Qi Shaoshang's face changed slightly after seeing it, and he shattered the note.

Qi Shaoshang stopped his figure of knocking on the door and strode forward directly.

At this time, the door opened.

A rich young master from a rich family of about 16 years old sneaked out of the gate one by one, and shouted loudly into the gate: "Mother, I'm going to play! I won't come at noon today." ”