I am the master of this world

Chapter 127 Showing affection in front of the elders (Part 1)
Shen Ning personally inspected the defense situation in the palace, how to patrol, and set up secret guards there to ensure that there were no dead ends, and then night fell.

The first day in the imperial capital was spent busy.

In the early morning of the next day, Shen Ning got up early to practice the spear. With the daily practice, the current marksmanship has been handy, but Shen Ning has never developed the feeling of inner strength.Shen Ning is not in a hurry, this kind of thing can't be rushed, it's a matter of course.

After washing up, Zhang Liao was already waiting outside the door.

"Master, this is the collected information." Zhang Liao handed a stack of papers to Shen Ning.

Shen Ning thanked and simply flipped through the pages.

For the emperor's birthday, the princes and princes from all over the world were called together. There were eight princes and ten military princes.

The eight kings are Sima Liang, king of Runan, Sima Wei, king of Chu, Sima Lun, king of Zhao, Sima Jiong, king of Qi, Sima Ai, king of Changsha, Sima Ying, king of Chengdu, Sima Yong, king of Hejian, and Sima Yue, king of Donghai.

The ten military lords are Dongwuhou who is in Youzhou; Pingyanghou who is in the north of Bingzhou; Chiyanghou who is in the north of Yongzhou; Baizhanhou who is in Qinzhou; Xihaihou who is in Liangzhou; Marquis of Huaiyu in Jingzhou; Marquis of Pochuan in southern Guangzhou; Marquis of Pingbo in Yizhou; Marquis of Dandong in Pingzhou.

Needless to say, the eight kings, the princes of the royal family, control the fiefs and soldiers, constantly expand their own strength, and have clear ambitions.And from the places where the ten military lords are guarding, it can be seen that most of them are at the border, guarding the country's territory. With the growth of ambition, coupled with the fact that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the ten military lords are also a little obedient and keep expanding themselves. Now the old emperor can't move if he wants to. The only good thing is that the families of the ten princes are all in the imperial city, which can be regarded as a handle.

According to the information collected by Shen Ning, except for King Sima Jiong of Qingzhou, all other princes have arrived in the imperial capital. As for the ten major military princes, only four came because of the long distance.

There are still more than a month and a few days left before the emperor's birthday. As the princes and military princes gather in the imperial capital, the situation becomes more and more turbulent. Many people think that this may be the last big reunion. After all, if they wait any longer, someone will rise up. If you establish yourself as an emperor, you will surely start a prairie fire. When the time comes, the world will be in chaos, and everyone will be your opponent.

Shen Ning sent the information to Sima Haiyun, Sima Haiyun didn't bother to read it, so he asked Shen Ning to talk briefly, while he lay on the soft bed and let the beauty feed him.

After Shen Ning introduced the situation, he asked, "When will Your Highness enter the palace to meet the saint?"

Sima Haiyun returned to Beijing to celebrate the birthday instead of the Southeast King, and he had to enter the palace to pay his respects instead of his father. This is the rule.

Sima Haiyun snorted coldly, and said: "Yesterday I specifically asked Zongzheng Temple, and the other party's answer was to wait for His Majesty to summon him. I heard from them that His Majesty has not been in court for half a month, and is addicted to beauty and elixirs. Your Majesty is not in a hurry, so I am even less in a hurry, anyway, the memorial to please Ann has already been delivered to the palace, it would be better not to see it, let me keep a low profile."

Shen Ning nodded, not surprised.

Today, His Majesty is well-known and has three hobbies: beauty, metaphysics, and longevity.

Don't look at the age of 60, but Na'vi people enter the palace every year, and the degree of lust can be imagined.The former empresses and imperial concubines were all old and decrepit, how could they meet his appetite. Look at the four favorite concubines who are now favored by him. The average age is 20 years younger. It is said that each of them is beautiful and has its own characteristics.

Like metaphysics can be seen from the reuse of celestial masters.

As for the study of longevity, it is probably the common problem and pursuit of every emperor, who wants to be the emperor and dote on beautiful girls all the time.Since ancient times, the way of longevity has been in pills, and now alchemy is prevalent in the Great Jin Dynasty. Many dignitaries like to take pills because His Majesty likes it.

It is said that the emperor built a special alchemy room in the harem, and summoned alchemists to make alchemy for him, hoping to refine the golden alchemy, in case he became immortal and ascended to immortality.

"Since His Highness will not enter the palace for the time being, why don't you visit some princes?" Shen Ning asked.

Sima Haiyun nodded. Before he came to the capital, Sima Yue specifically told him to visit several princes with whom he was close. Only with their care could Sima Haiyun's safety be guaranteed.

"Shen Ning, please come to my door first and deliver the greeting card for me. I will go to see the King of Runan tomorrow. Let's forget about today. I don't want to move, I just want to eat delicious food." Sima Haiyun said.

Shen Ning agreed and chatted a few more words before he left.

People prepared invitations, Shen Ning took several experts of Yin Yang Dao to protect him, changed into casual clothes, and left the palace.

First, go to Runan King Sima Liang's mansion to send a greeting card, and after an appointment, Shen Ning is ready to stroll around the bustling imperial capital.

The mansions living in this area are all dignitaries. After all, they are close to the imperial city. When Shen Ning accidentally passed a mansion, he was stunned.

I saw that the mansion was desolate and dilapidated, even the gate of the mansion lost its vermilion color and was covered with mottled spots.However, in front of the gate of the mansion stands a stone tablet of Zhang high, with four large characters written on it: "Pillar of Protecting the Country". Although it has gone through vicissitudes, its majesty remains.

The plaque in front of the mansion is no longer there, and it is impossible to tell who's mansion it is, but Shen Ning understands that this is his former home, Shen Mansion.

The Shen family has always been loyal and brave, Shen Ning's Shen Lie is a first-rank military marquis and a general of hussars.Grandpa Shen Yue, servant under the door, the elder of the three dynasties.Further up, the Shen family are all extremely human ministers.

Now, drop this field.

Shen Ning didn't go in to take a look. The mansion had been desolate for 18 years. There was no point in going in. It would only add to the sadness.

Next, Shen Ning wandered around, got acquainted with the locations of the various mansions briefly, kept them in mind, and then returned to the Southeast Prince's Mansion.

After going back, he told Sima Haiyun that the greeting card had been delivered, and Shen Ning went to see Yu Xuefei again.

Yu Xuefei was embroidering a sachet, when she saw Shen Ning coming, she shyly hid the sachet, unwilling to let Shen Ning see it.

Shen Ning pretended not to know, but asked: "When are you going to go home?"

Yu's family is in Shouchun County, Huainan County, Yangzhou, and there is still some distance from Jiankang. Since Yu Meiqian promised to send Yu Xuefei home safely, Shen Ning must talk about it, and he just happened to visit Yu Qianchou.

Yu Xuefei's cheeks flushed, she was quite shy, as if she was shy at the thought of seeing her parents.

"I'm not in a hurry. You have just arrived in the imperial capital. You must have a lot of things to do. After celebrating the emperor's birthday, it's not too late for you to send me home." Yu Xuefei said.

Shen Ning asked: "Will your parents and grandpa be very worried?"

"It's okay, it's not bad for a few days. Besides, my aunt is in the imperial capital, and I was thinking of going to her house. It's inconvenient here." After all, Yunying is not married, so it's not suitable for Yu Xuefei to live in the southeast palace , although she didn't want to leave either.

Shen Ning knew that Aunt Yu Xuefei's husband was the servant of the Ministry of Industry, and that Yu Xuefei was going to live there temporarily, so Shen Ning was relieved.

"Okay! I happen to have time in the afternoon, so I'll take you there!" Shen Ning smiled.

Yu Xuefei felt elated immediately.

After lunch, after Shen Ning reported to Sima Haiyun, he took four guards and escorted Yu Xuefei to the Qiu Mansion.

"dong dong dong"

Shen Ning ordered someone to knock on the door of the mansion, and a door official poked his head out.

"Young master, what is your business?" the door official asked.

Shen Ning didn't intend to ask for the post, and pointed to the carriage directly and said: "Please tell Madam Qiu, her niece Yu Xuefei is asking to see her."

Upon hearing this, the door officer hurried back to the mansion to report.

Not long after waiting, I heard her voice before I saw her, and heard a woman's voice coming from the door of the mansion: "Xue Fei, Xue Fei, you stinky girl, why are you here in the imperial capital?"

I saw a well-dressed woman come out.

Yu Xuefei had already got off the carriage. When she saw the woman, she quickly went to greet her and said obediently: "Auntie!"

The woman looked Yu Xuefei up and down, then nodded her forehead angrily, and said, "I heard that you ran away to Pengcheng, you are making a fool of yourself. Why are you now in the imperial capital again? Does your father know?"

"I haven't told my father and grandfather yet, I came to see my aunt just after arriving in the imperial capital." Yu Xuefei said coquettishly.

The woman took her hand, glared at her, then looked at Shen Ning, and asked, "Who is this?"

Yu Xuefei introduced: "He is Li Yuanxiao's nephew, he serves as the head of the Xuzhou Guard, and escorts the son of the Southeast Prince to Beijing to celebrate his birthday."

Shen Ning cupped his hands and said: "Junior Shen Ning, pay my respects to Madam."

The woman's real name is Yu Qingqiu. Seeing Yu Xuefei's expression, she frowned slightly, and immediately guessed something, so she said with a smile: "Thank you, Junzhu Shen, for sending her back. Since Junzhu Shen wants to protect the prince of the southeast and is busy with business, I won't I leave you."

Shen Ning was happy, the door hasn't entered yet, is it time to see off the guests?
It seems that he didn't provoke her?

Yu Xuefei on the side was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Auntie, there are many masters around the Prince of the Southeast, and there is no need for Shen Ning to protect him personally."

After finishing speaking, he went to shake Yu Qingqiu's arm, a little annoyed.

Yu Qingqiu smiled, and said: "Please also invite Mr. Shen to the house for a cup of tea. I hope Mr. Shen will be considerate of the negligence."

Shen Ning said with a smile: "Then disturb Madam."

I don't know the source of this woman's hostility, but it must have something to do with Yu Xuefei.Yu Xuefei's plan for Shen Ning's revenge is very important, and absolutely no mistakes are allowed, so Shen Ning wants to stay and see what Yu Qingqiu is up to.

In this way, Shen Ning followed them into the mansion and came to the teahouse to rest.

Yu Qingqiu sent someone to bring tea to entertain Shen Ning.

"Mr. Shen is still young, and he is the leader of the army. It seems that he is highly regarded by the southeast palace. I wonder if Mr. Shen has a marriage contract?" Yu Qingqiu asked.

Why do women always like to talk about the marriage contract when they chat.

"This junior doesn't have a marriage contract yet, but he already has someone in mind." After Shen Ning finished speaking, he deliberately looked at Yu Xuefei with fiery eyes.

Yu Xuefei blushed happily, showing affection in front of her elders, so shy.

Yu Qingqiu's face darkened, and he smiled embarrassingly: "It's a good thing to have someone you like, Mr. Shen is a good-looking talent, and the person you want to come to is also a daughter of everyone. Unlike Yu Xuefei, a girl who escapes all day long and has no shape."

After speaking, she said to Yu Xuefei: "Xuefei, since you have come to the imperial capital, are you willing to enter the palace?"

Yu Xuefei said helplessly: "Auntie, Grandpa has asked my cousin to replace me, why do you still want me to enter the palace, I won't. If you talk about this again, I will leave now!"

"Ok, ok, aunt, don't tell me, aunt won't say anything." Yu Qingqiu said hastily.

Only then did Shen Ning understand the reason.

It seems that Yu Qingqiu advocated letting Yu Xuefei enter the palace as a female official. With Yu Xuefei's appearance, once she is valued by the old perverted emperor, she might be the next favorite concubine.

Look at the natal families of the four favorite concubines, each of them is very powerful. The Yu family is only a middle-rank family. Once they become the emperor's relatives, it is not difficult to become a top-rank family.

(End of this chapter)