prince attendant

Mu Qing took them to the Prince's Mansion. When the attendants saw Mu Qing coming in, they just saluted lightly, didn't say much, and then went about their own business.

There are scattered flower trees, pavilions and platforms in the mansion, and there are bluestone pavements. On the long corridors, there are sometimes staggered white tulle paintings with peonies and phoenixes hanging down, and a wreath of vermilion beads and pure white jade hanging on the side. , when the wind blows, it dances gently, and the garden is full of vegetation. It doesn't look like a solemn and majestic Prince's Mansion, but more like a garden displaying flowers and plants.In addition to the gorgeousness, it adds a lot of wildness. When walking, the wind removes the scent of flowers and plants, and there is another scent that seems to be absent. It smells like sulfur, but it is very light, as if it is mixed with Something that doesn't smell pungent to people, but instead gives off an exceptionally deserted demeanor.

Mu Qing led them to the courtyard for receiving guests with ease. Except for the house, the courtyard was completely hollowed out to make a pond. The undercurrent connected the lake outside the back door of the Prince's Mansion. On top of this pond, a pavilion was built that occupied most of the pond. The platform is like a very wide house with joints. The pavilion is equipped with a screen couch, desks and chairs, and the four treasures of the study. It is surrounded by soft gauze and jade like an external promenade, and there are bamboo curtains rolled on it. The eight bamboo bridges are connected to the outside for people to enter and exit. Here you can rest on the couch, drink tea and meet guests. If it rains, it will be like sitting in a water curtain treasure cave. It is a must, but it is the best in summer place to cool off.

Although it is not summer now, the sun is already very bright at the end of spring. It was not long ago that someone cleaned up the place and placed the daily utensils. Now the sun is shining, and it looks very warm.

Such a pavilion, the brighter it looks, the more amazed it is. Naturally, there is a pond in his home, but the area is not so wide, but it is unexpected that the pavilion in the pond is directly built into a huge room.

Mu Qing led them up from the bridge, greeted the guards outside, then pushed aside the soft veil and went in, passed the heavy screens, and saw a person wearing a scarlet robe, leaning on the slump Lying down, a maid stood beside her and waited.

Mu Qing asked Qinghu and Yue Mingguang to stand where they were, and walked over by herself first. The maid saw him coming by mistake, smiled lightly, and stepped back without making a sound. Mu Qing stood at her original position, His Royal Highness He was holding a long arrow in his hand and was looking at it. On the table in front of him, there were a few books scattered and an open letter. It was a silver-white envelope. It didn't seem to be an urgent matter, but the The letter paper unique to the prince here should be some news from His Highness's people.

As soon as Mu Qing stood still, His Royal Highness said

"came back?"

While talking, she was still looking at the long arrow in her hand, Mu Qing looked at it more carefully, bent down, and replied softly

"Yes, Your Highness, Qinghu and Mingguang have been invited to come."

Ji Yi looked up at him, hummed, and sat up.

Mu Qing waved to the maid, and the maid left quietly, and Mu Qing said to Qinghu and Mingguang

"Qinghu, Mingguang, Your Highness has been waiting for a long time, please come here."

Saying this, although it was still a very gentle and gentle voice, but in the ears of people, somehow, it suddenly made people feel nervous and cautious.

Especially seeing the back of His Highness the Crown Prince, perhaps, this is also human nature, after all, it is inevitable for ordinary people to be nervous when seeing the legendary His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the first time.

The two walked over, and after standing still in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, they just went to pay their respects when they heard His Highness smile and said

"The two of you are Ruyu's good friends, there is no need to be formal, I invite you two here today, just chatting, please sit down."

Inviting them over just to gossip is unlikely.

Qinghu squinted his eyes slightly, and did not speak. After looking at Mingguang, he sat on the opposite seat and raised his head to see the face of His Royal Highness. Looking at it from such a close distance, it was such a bright day. Then I felt an extraordinary aura, the phoenix eyes were not angry and prestige, and the thin lips were sharp. Looking at it like this, I felt a "shocking" feeling in my heart.

However, Mu Qing has long been used to seeing the face of His Highness the Crown Prince, although occasionally he still feels that His Highness the Crown Prince is really a person favored by heaven, but her heart has already calmed down, and after Qinghu and the other two sat down, Mu Qing also knelt down At the position next to His Highness the Prince, he opened his mouth and said

"Your Highness, since you called someone over, what are you going to talk about?"

"I just want to discuss something between merchants."

Ji Yi smiled slightly, took a panoramic view of the expressions of the two, and said

"I heard that one of you is the smartest person among the current students of the academy, and one of you runs a very prosperous business at home. It just so happened that this palace recently encountered a slightly troublesome matter. This matter is related to the way of buying and selling. So if you want to talk about this matter, please ask the two of you.”

Your Highness the Crown Prince, is there even a need to ask for advice?It's amazing.

Qinghu said directly

"Even if His Highness is concerned, it is a great honor for us to be able to explain His Highness's doubts. How dare you say the word "ask for advice." Your Highness's words really frustrate students."

Yue Mingguang also hastily said

"If Your Highness needs us, just say so."

Mu Qing was also very puzzled. When did His Highness the Crown Prince encounter something that troubled him, and something that troubled His Highness did not discuss it with the ministers in the court or Xie Jin? A friend to help, no matter how I look at it, I feel something is wrong.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his actions. He smiled and said when he heard the two people's answers.

"Since you say that, I will first tell you the ins and outs of this matter."

Several people immediately listened, lest they miss any important words.

Then I heard His Royal Highness say

"I have a shop in the city, so the shop here is a little more prosperous, which arouses the concern of some young people. I know their nature. Although they don't usually make special moves to expel them, they are also very careful. Sure enough. , This day and night, these gangsters actually attacked my shop, but I didn't expect that they stunned the guards and destroyed them wantonly. I also called the guards very hard to subdue them just now. With a benevolent heart, I don’t want to be suppressed by power. I want them to be used by me and teach me to be good, but I don’t think that they are arrogant and unreasonable, and some of them are quite sophistry. The mistake of not extending favors widely, his sophistry and rude behavior, so it makes me very headache."

His Royal Highness finished the matter slowly, raised his head and looked at the few people who had listened seriously, and said

"This is what troubles me, so, do you know why I saw you today?"