Time-traveling Bastards Are Politics

Chapter 376 Feng Lanjiu

At this time, Feng Yong saw that Feng Langjiu was timidly standing at the door, as if he wanted to say something.

Feng Yong smiled: "What are you doing, Lanjiu? If you have something to do, you can come in and say, what are you doing in hiding?"

"My lord... My lord... I don't know what to say... Well, there is a maid named Yun Xin in our house, do you have any impression..." Feng Langjiu spoke hesitantly.

Feng Yong thought for a while: "I have a little impression, what's wrong?"

"My lord... Yunxin died suddenly..." Feng Langjiu said it very embarrassingly...

Feng Yong was a little surprised: "How could this happen? Where is it?"

"This is the important point... Yun Xin died suddenly in Jingyang Palace... This... Now that the person has been pulled out, it's nothing... But the empress... something happened..." Feng Lan It's been a long time.

Feng Yong pretended to be even more excited: "What's going on? What's wrong with the empress?"

"I heard that after seeing Yun Xin, Empress Empress sometimes became sober and sometimes comatose... When she was sober, she was still crazy. It is said that she looked very scary..." Feng Langjiu's face was wrinkled into a ball.

"Your Majesty, are you preparing to go out?"

"Well, let's go out for a walk. In a few days, the show girls will come. Then we won't have time. What's wrong? What's the matter?"

"It's okay. The emperor has given orders. The capital has not been very peaceful recently. Let us protect the prince here. The prince is going out now, so we naturally have to follow him to protect him. The prince will be here for a while. The younger one will call the brothers to accompany the prince. Let’s hang out together.”

"No, no, I'm just in these few streets. You say that people near my mansion are either rich or expensive. What's the danger? Besides, I'm used to being alone. I'm afraid I'm uncomfortable if you follow me like this. "

"Oh, my lord, that's not what you said. Think about it, you were assassinated so many times when you were still in the capital. Didn't you also live here at that time? It can be seen that if there are evil people, This does not matter where. Since we have received the order, we must be ordered to protect the prince. If the prince feels uncomfortable for us to follow, we can follow secretly without letting you know, so you will be much more comfortable."

"When you say it, I know it. Is it meaningful to be so sneaky? You don't understand. I just don't like too many people following me, making me look like a patrol. Otherwise, you can call another one, Then let's go together, anyway, you are also strong in martial arts, two people are enough. Besides, what's the point of the blue sky and daylight? No matter how stupid you are, you know the truth of killing people and setting fire to the sky when the moon is dark and the wind is high."

"Okay then, the lord is waiting for me here, I'll ask my brother to accompany me to the streets with the lord."

"Go quickly, go and talk to the princess by the way, and ask if the gardenia powder is used up last time. If it is used up, let's go to the street to see if there is any for sale on the street."

"Your Majesty, you and the princess are together. Isn't it a bit insufficient for the two of us? How about calling a few more people?"

"Oh, you are so troublesome. I just asked you to ask, whether the princess will go or not is still a problem. You talk about looking for someone first. Which lady did you see go out and bring a bunch of men? Besides, I will go out They are all going to those tea shop calligraphy and painting shops, so the princess may not necessarily want to go."

"Okay, okay, the prince will be here later, and the younger one will report first."

"Junior sister, the season is coming. I wonder if there will be eight-year-old Fengqing paper produced by Qiqiao Pavilion for sale in this capital. I want to go shopping. I am not back here, but I didn't buy the Fengqing paper I promised to the prince last time. I want to go shopping. I quickly bought it and sent it over to apologize. I wonder if you have run out of gardenia powder and whether you want to go out and buy some together."

"I won't go with you. There are so many people behind you. The one I went to was a cosmetics shop, not an arsenal. Once you entered, the boss would have scared the hell out of you. I'm going, and I'm going to bring the maid with me. go."

"Look at what I said, the princess will definitely not follow, that's all, let's go by ourselves, if the princess wants to go out, then let the servant girl accompany her, let's go first."

"That's fine. If the princess wants to go out, she should find a few more servant girls to accompany her. This is the emperor's newly recognized righteous sister, and she is also a princess who has never been married to the prince. If something goes wrong, your whole family will not be able to pay for it if you die."

"understood."

"Just tell me, why be so scary, everyone is raised by their parents, why bother?"

"Yes, it's a slave's fault."

"Okay, let's go first. Go earlier and come back earlier, otherwise they will have lunch again soon, and they should rest again."

"Guest officer, the shop is closed today."

"It's not open? Why is it still open when it's not open? Is it closed to me, or is it really closed?"

"Hey, it turned out to be the lord. My lord, I didn't intend to offend you. It is true that we are closed today. This is because our boss came to check the accounts today, so we opened the door to welcome the boss."

"Why are you doing this, buddy? Don't you know that you are a customer when you enter the door? Besides, is this king just looking to see if it will affect your boss's audit? Why do you want to drive us out immediately?"

"My lord, my lord, it's not that I'm chasing you. It's just that on this audit day, all the things in the store have been collected and counted. Now, there is nothing to look at in this store. Do you think it will be another day? Come again?"

"You can wait, but this king can't wait. In a few days, this king will be busy, how can I have time to come?"

"My lord, if you don't have time, you can write a list and we can send it to your house."

"Give it away? Are you joking with me? Is it the four treasures of the ordinary study that I want? How about giving it away? In case someone drops the package or breaks it along the way, who will I turn to? Have a look. This store of yours is not professional, and you have no common sense, maybe the goods sold in this store are not good. Otherwise, how come you don’t know this bit of common sense?”

"Hey, my lord, I don't like to listen to your words. What do you mean the store is unprofessional and doesn't sell any good things? I'm afraid you have stayed in Wenzhou for a long time, and you don't know what the capital is like. We But the No. [-] calligraphy and painting store in the capital, not to mention good things, as long as you can name it, it is a tribute, and we have the ability to get it! It's just that you, an unfavored prince, may not be able to afford that price. ?”

"Hehe, you little guy still dare to mock this king? What can this king not afford? Isn't it just ordinary things like pens, ink, paper and inkstones? If this king hadn't forgotten in Wenzhou, how could he be angry at your crappy place? What do you want?" Listen up, my lord! What I want is Wenzhou Qiqiao Pavilion's unique Fengqing paper, which is still eight years old. Do you have it? If not, just put this face away, don't look down on people look."

"Yes! Why not! Our Luying Pavilion is the only store that sells Fengqing paper! It's just that the prince has no common sense. This Fengqing paper is of good quality and as thin as a cicada's wing. It can't be stored at all. Let alone eight years, it's August. , most people can’t store it. You think it’s wine, and it’s still eight years old. Why don’t you want it to be 80 years old?”

"Heh, you little boy, you don't have it yourself, and you still laugh at others for their lack of common sense. This paper was asked for by the name of Lord Luo, who is side by side. Are you laughing at Lord Luo's lack of common sense?"

"Hey! Lord Luo? Our shop is Lord Luo's property! If there is such a piece of paper, why don't the prince come to us directly? Why are you looking for a semi-exiled prince like you?"

"We have eight-year-old Fengqing paper, but I don't know. How much do you want, distinguished guest?"

"This must be Lu Yingge's boss, Lu Yinglu's boss. Boss Lu, as long as you have it, we can negotiate the price. I bought it as a gift, so naturally I don't care about the price."

"Your Majesty is so refreshing. It's just that the eight-year-old Fengqing paper has high storage conditions and cannot be exposed to wind or light. Your Majesty has brought so many people. If they go in, I'm afraid they will destroy the things I have hidden. I don't know, Your Majesty." Can you ask these two guards to wait outside for a while, and we can go in and take a look before coming out."

"Wait for me outside. This paper is too expensive. It's not good if you go in and break it. Besides, this is just going in to read the paper. What danger can there be? No matter what, there will be no assassin hiding In a storage room with no light or ventilation, right?"

"Master guards, don't worry, our storage room in Lu Yinge is small and safe. If the prince enters for more than a quarter of an hour, he will easily suffocate, so we will come out as soon as possible. Please wait, master guards. Zhishi, give me A guard pours tea."

"My lord, are you resting?"

"come in."

"My lord, the emperor has decreed that concubine Wan's father will be the protector of the country, and concubine Wan will be conferred the title of empress. The canonization ceremony will be held on the eighth day of next month. Now those ministers have prepared congratulatory gifts and are going to send them to the palace. Are we Also prepare earlier?"

"That's natural. You discuss it with the princess and prepare two congratulatory gifts, which will be sent to the palace in the name of both of us."

"Also, the emperor said that the draft will be held on the [-]th of next month. If you have selected the list of show girls, please submit it to the emperor for review as soon as possible."

"This king knows, it's not just arrived, this king is still watching. The people selected by the House of Internal Affairs are all excellent, all of a sudden, this king doesn't know which one to choose."

"Then the prince will take a look at it slowly. If it's really not good, just submit it all to the emperor for the emperor to choose. Anyway, it's the emperor's draft, isn't it?"

"You're right, but with so many things, the emperor is busy with state affairs, so I'm afraid he can finish reading them sometime."

"Of course, the emperor is naturally busy, but outside the palace, several officials have asked to meet, saying that they want their daughters to participate in this draft. They have been waiting for a while. Will the prince take the time to meet?"

"How do you see it? If I see you, I'm afraid I will never be free. Besides, this draft, it doesn't count if I say it. If they have this thought, they will hand over the roster and portrait to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After registration Give it to me, and I will present it together."

"My lord, that's not what I said. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will naturally screen, but they think that your side is more important than the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it weren't for this, why would the emperor specifically order you to be in charge of the draft? It can be seen that you are here In the emperor's heart, he must be more capable than the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is normal for them to please you, isn't it?"

"What you said makes me think that you are as interested in promoting the king as they are. The emperor's selection in this election is mainly to give some favors to the veterans who have returned home, and to show sympathy for the veterans. And those ministers in the government need not Worry, the draft will come sooner or later. The emperor has not long since ascended the throne, and there are many concubines in the harem. The draft is inevitable, so why bother with this time? By then, the emperor may reject them in order to leave a place for the daughters of veteran officials. , they turned from empresses and mistresses to maids and officials overnight. Isn't that a pity? Everyone sends their daughters to the palace, isn't that just to take care of their mother's family and shine the lintel? Naturally, they can wait until the meeting in the future. It’s better.”

"My lord is justified. The little one will go back to the adults outside and let them wait for the next draft. But you also know, my lord, that there are a lot of girls in this draft, and many tribes have participated in the election. They are also afraid The emperor has chosen too many people, and there will be many people in the harem, and the next draft will be far away. In fact, some of the daughters of those adults have reached the age of entering the palace. If they are waiting for a few years, they will probably pass the draft age gone."

"There is some truth in what you said, but this time it won't work, and the king can't do anything about it. Moreover, if the daughters of the ministers of the court are involved, it is inevitable that some old ministers' children will be selected as female officials. In the end, these favors will change, isn't it? Is it against the emperor's wishes? Besides, Concubine Wangui has been crowned empress. From now on, the draft is a matter for the empress and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now that they come in first, won't they offend the empress and leave the empress with nothing to do? What's more, after entering the palace, if the daughter of the old minister is okay, the daughter of the current minister will inevitably lead to a fight for favor in the harem. At that time, what will the emperor do? It should not be said Yes, among those ministers, which one can surpass the old Xia Ge in power and status? If not, isn’t entering the palace equivalent to staying alone? It’s better to choose a good son-in-law in the court and let the emperor marry him, which is safer. Now most of the adults in the court are unmarried, and they will be the main important ministers in the court in the future, if they can get married now, it may not be worse than entering the palace in the future."

"I understand what the prince means. I will go and tell the adults about the prince's plan. Those adults will definitely be grateful to the prince."

"It's not necessary to be grateful. Don't blame the king for not being helpful. In fact, the king is also very embarrassed. If the emperor's will is not sealed today, it's okay for the daughters of these ministers to draft together, but today there is a queen. According to the will, we can only leave the matter of the draft to the queen."

"When those adults think of this, they will definitely thank the prince. The young one will leave first."

"By the way, where will those beautiful girls live when they come?"

"My lord, the emperor didn't give special instructions this time, but when the Ministry of Internal Affairs handed over the roster and portraits, they were already cleaning Chuxiu Palace and Zhongcui Palace. Presumably those beautiful girls will live there now, waiting for the general election. Of course, if you present In the roster above, if the name is directly removed by the emperor, then he will not even be eligible to enter the palace."

(End of this chapter)