Xiu Ming felt that since he couldn't be persuaded in a short time, he was arrogant and took advantage of the heavenly fortune, so he closed his eyes and meditated and said no more. The two men were at a stalemate for about half an hour, when the door was pushed open and the silence was broken.

A head poked in, and then walked in from the side, a child of about seven or eight years old, his robe was a little too long for him to drag to the ground, he held in both hands a plate full of food, among which the golden bottle wine glass was very dazzling.

The child whispered, "Master, it's time to eat." He carefully put the rice plate on the table in front of Xiu Ming,

It didn't seem to notice the visitors in the hall, and when he turned his head, he found that Cheng Tianyun was tilting his head to look at him, and he smiled at himself, and hesitated for a moment as if he didn't see it.

"Master, the apprentice has something to ask Master. The child's mouth opened with a milky voice.

Xiu Mingxingjun opened his eyes, his gaze was rarely soft, he reached out and rubbed it on his head, and asked, "Do you want to change your name again?" What is it called now? Eggplant or garlic sprouts?"

The child muffled: "Now it's garlic sprouts." ”

Xiu Mingxingjun showed an expression of "sure enough" and said, "You see, you always change your name so often, Master can't even remember it." ”

He tugged at Xiu Ming's sleeve and said, "Master, over the years, the disciple has called cabbage, pumpkin, chives, eggplant, garlic sprouts, ......."

The children counted them one by one with their fingers, looking very cute, and then said with a bitter face: "The disciples in the garden have all called the names of the dishes almost again! Why does the master have to change my name? Isn't the original name of the disciple Wujing Sheng?"

Xiu Ming shook his head and said, "Didn't the teacher tell you that you can't mention your real name in front of others?"

Chengtianyun's face was expressionless, but the three words of Wujing Sheng caused some ripples in his heart: "This is the second prince that the uncle said?"

About four years ago, the emperor of the Tianteng Dynasty died without Minggong, and the crown prince Wuwei succeeded to the throne. The original Tianteng Dynasty was peaceful and peaceful, and the wind and rain were smooth. But the new emperor asked for immortals without doing anything, not asking the court. Relatives interfered in politics and expropriated violently, and the people were miserable. I don't know when, rumors appeared in the name: The former emperor still has a son, and there is a second prince in this world! As the people's lives become more and more difficult, the call for the second prince to succeed to the throne is getting higher and higher. Because of this, some people inevitably think of the past when they walk on the street-

It must have been six years ago.

There were thunderstorms at night, and the sky was constantly torn apart by lightning.

A carriage sped away, splashing with mud and mud, and came to a halt at the door of a mansion.

The thunder continued to roar, and the pure gold plaque was constantly illuminated. The "Chengfu" and an abacus sign on the plaque refracted a cold light from time to time.

Several figures jumped out of the carriage and kept knocking on the door and shouting: "Ride the adult, open the door quickly, take the ...... of the adult"

Huang Xuan galloped through the mansion, pushed open the door of a dormitory, bowed down and said, "Lord, Lord Weiguan Qianguan is in the front hall when he asks to see him." ”

The bed was turned over, and a middle-aged man got up and asked, "Why this time?"

Cheng Youpeng, the head of the family, is a Qi cultivator, with excellent eyesight, and it is like walking in the day without lighting in the dark night, Huang Xuan followed Cheng Youpeng to the front hall.

Cheng Youpeng saw the comer, "What is the matter with Lord Guan?"

Guan Qian looked at Cheng Youpeng's appearance, and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you wear a coat?"

Cheng Youpeng replied: "As the personal guard of the saint, Lord Guan must have something important to visit late at night, and he is really disrespectful to be rude in front of the adults for a while. ”

Guan Qian praised: "Take the big fruit as a holy confidant." ”

Cheng Youpeng lowered his head and whispered: "Lord Guan is overrated." ”

"The emperor's edict is that Concubine Dong is pregnant with a dragon in the palace, and she has no power or power, and she is afraid of danger, so she is placed in the palace to protect her. Guan Qian said and exposed a woman to one side.

Cheng Youpeng showed a hint of embarrassment and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

When Huang Xuan heard the conversation, he showed joy and thought, "The emperor sent the concubine with the dragon seed to the city government, which is a great trust!"

Taking advantage of a glance from a friend, Huang Xuan immediately bowed to the three people present and said, "Niangniang, please come here." After speaking, he took Concubine Dong down to rest.

Guan Qian saw that the emperor's order had been fulfilled, and said: "Then I will leave now, I will be disturbed in the middle of the night, and I hope that Lord Cheng will forgive me." ”

After Cheng Youpeng respectfully sent Guan Qian away, he sat down on a chair and looked out of the door to let the wind and thunderstorm blow.

After a night of rain and sunny weather, Huang Xuan got up and saw him still sitting there in his underwear, with a big cigarette stick in his hand and a pile of burnt tobacco leaves on the table, shaking his head and sighing while smoking.

Huang Xuan was shocked that something was wrong, firstly, because he felt that a good thing had fallen from the sky last night, he forgot to come back to see his master again. Second, it is rare to have friends like this, and every time you do this, you must have something big hidden in your heart. Before thinking about it, Huang Xuan hurriedly knelt down and said, "My subordinates are derelict in their duties, what is the Lord worthy of such sorrow?"

Cheng Youpeng squinted his eyes and took a deep breath of the cigarette stick, slowly exhaled a thick smoke ring and said: "Huang Xuanna, it seems that the emperor is really going to give up the Cheng family this time." ”

Huang Xuan was puzzled, and said cautiously: "Lord, the emperor sent the mother who was pregnant with the dragon seed to my family, how could it be a great trust? ”

Cheng Youpeng sighed and said, "Hey, didn't you hear Lord Wang say yesterday that this lady is powerless and powerless. It's a princess, but if it's a dragon son, how can she protect her to ascend to the throne? Besides, now that the prince is an adult, and the bamboo concubine has won the emperor's favor, how can my family be alone in this power struggle?"

Huang Xuan asked, "Lord, then how do you know if the mother is a man or a woman in her womb?"

Cheng Youpeng replied: "I have already asked the family doctor to check it." ”

Following

The servants kept going in and out of a door in the middle of the mansion with all kinds of utensils in the basin, and the woman's wailing continued to be heard from it, and with a supposed cry, the wailing stopped, and before the aftermath was dissipated, there was a noise: "Niangniang!

Guan Qian anxiously walked back and forth in the front hall of the Chengfu, since he sent Concubine Dong to the Chengfu, he had come to the Chengfu dozens of times, and this time was the most critical one.

Cheng Youpeng took out a crying baby from the inner hall, crying loudly, but the inner hall was no longer moving. Cheng Youpeng handed the baby to Guan Qian, and said in a dumb voice: "My lord, the second prince is safe and sound, but Concubine Dong died in childbirth." ”

Guan Qian's face remained unchanged, he took the child without saying a word, looked at his chest and touched it, and the whole person relaxed, and his tone was very indifferent: "Not bad, not bad, dragon seal birthmark." ”

A drop of sweat fell from Cheng Youpeng's forehead. He looked at Guan Gan's reaction, and sighed secretly in his heart, since he didn't care about Concubine Dong's death, it seemed that the saint really didn't have half of it.

Guan Qian looked at the blood stains on his fingers, erased them, and returned the baby to Cheng Youpeng.

Cheng Youpeng was just hiding his mood, and was about to raise his head, when he heard Guan Qian open his mouth: "Cheng Youpeng takes the order!" Guan Qian walked in the middle of the hall and took out a scroll of holy decrees from his arms.

When Cheng Youpeng heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "The minister accepts the order."

"Aiqing was awarded the title of Dasi Nong by having a friend to protect the dragon, with two hundred boxes of silver, forty boxes of exotic beast accessories, and seven divine soldiers. The prince gave the name of the birth, and hoped that the good student would teach him to practice the exercises in the future. In addition, Concubine Dong gave birth to the prince and made her a concubine——"

Cheng Youpeng saw Guan Qian's eyes looking directly at the seven divine weapons when he was reciting the holy decree.

"Qin this" Guan Qian finished reading the holy decree and handed it to Cheng Youpeng.

Cheng Youpeng took the holy decree, his throat was a little dry, and said, "Minister, thank you Lord Longen." ”

Guan Qian arched his hand and said: "Congratulations to Lord Cheng, the reward of the Holy Lord this time can be described as the greatest in history, and Lord Cheng's career will be bright in the future!"

Cheng Youpeng's face twitched, but he immediately said with a smile: "Hey, Master Guan has said, I am a businessman in the world, and I am fortunate to have a few connections with the saint, and I can't repay the emperor's trust." ”

Guan Qian didn't notice the strangeness of Cheng Youpeng, and said with a sleek smile: "It must be a great trust for the Holy Lord to hand over the world's financial affairs to you this time, don't forget Guan Mou in the future." ”

As soon as you raised your hand, one of the seven divine weapons flew into his hand, and handed it to Guan Qiandao: "Lord Guan, you are very suitable for this giant sword, this time thanks to the emperor's gift, I borrowed flowers to offer Buddha." ”

Guan Qian hesitated and said, "This can't be done, right?"

Cheng Youpeng revealed the politeness of some businessmen: "Eh, you also have credit for escorting Concubine Dong Niangniang." The emperor must have been negligent. As he spoke, he put the Juque Sword in Guan Qianwei's hand and squeezed Guan Gan's hand tightly.

Guan Qian was overjoyed and said: "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and now you have to go back to restore your life, so it is inconvenient to bother too much." ”

Cheng Youpeng lowered his head and sent people away respectfully as he had last time.

After Guan Qian left, Huang Xuan came out of the shadows and said in a low voice, "Lord." ”

"Is everything done?" asked Cheng Youpeng.

"That's it. ”

Cheng Youpeng nodded in satisfaction.

"There is something unknown to the subordinates. Huang Xuan hesitated for a moment, "I still hope that the head of the family will answer." ”

Cheng Youpeng seemed to know what he was going to ask, sighed, and the whole person was as sad as when Guan Qian visited in the middle of the night last year, "You don't understand, on the surface, it seems that the Cheng family is indeed infinitely glorious and has reached the peak of power." But in this way, once the Chengjia offends any force that cannot afford to offend, the house will be raided, and the money of the Chengjia will not still be the emperor's? Not to mention that it has now offended every force that cannot afford to offend. Second, those ignorant fools and fools in the DPRK and China will think that the family is about to climb and bribe me with all the good things in the house, and when the time comes, they can catch it all in one go, and the treasury will be full. ”

Huang Xuan frowned and said, "Then if someone sends it recently, do you want to refuse them one by one?"

Cheng Youpeng finally smiled and said, "No! Collect all according to the order! Not only will you collect it! You will also collect more." ”

"Report!" Suddenly a servant trotted over, "The five people outside the door ask to see you!"

Cheng Youpeng put away his sad face, smiled and said, "See!"