female concubine

The king of Chu got off his horse, and Xiao Liuzi led the horse to a stable beside him.

"How long has your arm been so restless?" Xiao Youqing took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Idle is idle, just treat it as exercising."

"The upstart you mentioned just now is the second place in the new department who has become a living man?"

King Chu nodded, walked to the stone table, stared straight at the tempting plate of jujube cakes, "Is the cake made by my sister herself, it smells so good!" She washed her hands and dried the water, then waved the The female envoy sent her back, and then saw that the chopsticks were not used, so she grabbed a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, "It's delicious!"

Xiao Youqing looked at her, and slowly shook his head, "You, you always act like you have nothing to do with yourself. Then Han Bang becomes a living man, so he will have more chances to walk in front of the imperial court. He is also a member of King Zhao."

King Chu swallowed the pastry he was chewing, "Isn't there a lot of opportunities for King Zhao to walk in front of the emperor? There is a flying bridge in King Zhao's mansion, and there is no hindrance in entering and exiting. As long as he wants, he can see His Majesty every day."

Feeling thirsty, I drank another sip of tea, "The martial arts is about to start, sister should go and supervise my second brother more!"

"This martial arts competition, my brother should be determined to win."

"If he wins the martial arts examination, next month will be the Cold Food Festival, and there will be Cuju in the palace. Although His Majesty values ​​martial arts, he will not be appointed as an official in the martial arts examination immediately. If he wins the first prize, he will have the opportunity to be an official. It can also save the trouble of the trial court."

"If Liu Lang doesn't say anything, the concubine will forget about it. Is it the Cold Food Festival so soon..."

"The court will let all officials rest for seven days during the cold food festival. I will accompany my sister to go outing and plant willows. If my sister wants to go back to Jinling to pay homage to my mother-in-law, it's okay. Anyway, there are seven days. Last time..." After finishing speaking, King Chu frowned Kwan, approached Xiao Youqing, held her hand, bowed his head and said guiltily: "I didn't go with my sister last time, I didn't realize my sister's good intentions, Liu Lang..."

"It's because I didn't tell you beforehand. In the end, didn't you come? It can make you feel bad, and make you admit that it's not a big bad thing to go through hell!"

As she spoke, King Chu frowned even deeper.

"Look at you, you're talking about a concubine!" Xiao Youqing stretched out his hand and lightly placed between King Chu's brows, and gently stroked his eyebrows with his fingers: "Is Liu Lang frowning to make my concubine feel bad?"

The King of Chu slipped his hands down to her waist and hugged her into his arms

Xiao Youqing said softly in her arms: "It's enough to go to Jinling this year, and it's not good to go to Jinling too often."

"Liulang always listens to his sister."

"Ah Lang, Ma'am, Imperial Physician Sun is here."

"Let him come over..."

"Wait!" The King of Chu stopped him, "Let Imperial Physician Sun wait first. I just practiced riding and archery all over my sweat, so it is not suitable to see guests. I will go there after I change my clothes."

"You are this?"

The King of Chu looked sideways at Han's house, Xiao Youqing nodded, and ordered to the female envoy: "Let Dr. Sun wait in the study first, and serve tea."

"Yes."

Coming out of the courtyard, Xiao Youqing asked: "You just wanted to say that the partition wall has ears, right? Han Si is on the other side of the wall."

"It's not Han Bang, but the entire Han residence. I don't know if it's His Majesty, King Zhao, or both."

"Isn't that what we said in the courtyard just now..."

"I shouldn't be able to hear it, but it's okay even if everyone knows this kind of words, but Imperial Physician Sun is different!" King Chu smiled slightly, "Although there are so many imperial physicians, there are so many imperial physicians in Chu. But there is only one Deputy Sun of the king!"

In the study, the deputy medical officer stood with his back bowed.

"Why did Uncle Sun come early?"

"My lord, Doctor Yang has something to tell the next official to forward to your lord."

King Chu nodded.

"What the six kings want, the East Palace does."

The person who seemed to be expected nodded and smiled, "Uncle Sun has passed his forties, so take care of your health."

Fushi Sun knew what the King of Chu meant, "Your official understands."

"The next official is checking the pulse of the prince and the princess. The pulse is stable, but the prince still needs to pay more attention to rest and don't be too tired."

The King of Chu put his hand to his lips, and coughed softly: "Ahem, I know."

Deputy Envoy Sun put away the medicine box, "I will resign."

"Please trouble uncle to go this way."

After the deputy medical officer left, the King of Chu smiled again: "My eldest brother, he doesn't seem very smart. He has been in the East Palace for nearly 20 years, and he has no understanding of the king's heart. That's why he suffered." Second uncle's deceit."

"The establishment of the emperor's grandson is a very important matter. Does your majesty really intend to protect the East Palace?"

"If you really intend to protect the East Palace, Your Majesty will not send the second uncle to spread the word. If you want to protect the East Palace, you can directly issue an imperial edict. Verbal promises are mostly false."

Xiao Youqing breathed a sigh of relief, remembering that she had something to talk about when she went to the East Chamber, "By the way, the person you asked Second Uncle to investigate has already been found."

"Oh? It's so fast, the ability of the Imperial City Secretary is really amazing!"

"Shen Tu was originally Shen Yi'an's subordinate. Although his surname is Shen, this Shen has nothing to do with Zhao Wangmu's family. Shen Tu was an official during the reign of Emperor Taizong through martial arts. His Majesty was with him during his conquests. Under Shen Yi'an's command, he was valued by Shen Yi'an because of his bravery. He was promoted all the way, and was later named Hussar General. He obeys orders, and he has not made any mistakes in his service for so many years."

"Even the Imperial City Secretary can't find out?"

Xiao Youqing shook his head.

"If this is the case, it is almost impossible to win over."

"Have you taken a fancy to Ma Junsi?"

"No, what I want is the entire Sanya!" Chu Wang immediately darkened his face, his eyes became extremely deep, "Since we can't win over, we can only get rid of it!"

Xiao Youqing was a little worried, "There are no omissions, should we remove them secretly? He is a military general who has been on the battlefield, he has so many forbidden troops under his command, and he is also an official of the imperial court. Would it be too risky to do so?"

King Chu smiled, "There is no mistake, it is the biggest mistake!" Then he approached Xiao Youqing and whispered in Xiao Youqing's ear for a while.

"you..."

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"I know that Mr. is currently in the Hanlin Academy, so it's inconvenient to meet with me, but the situation is urgent. I don't want to cause any more trouble to Weng Weng who is in Zhongshu, but I can't make up my mind, so I thought of Mister." Come on, the crown prince personally poured Liang Wenfu a cup of tea.

Liang Wenfu took it flattered, and comforted him: "Your Highness, don't worry, what is it that makes His Highness so worried?"

"I listened to my master's words and stayed in the East Palace all the time. His Majesty really came to send a message."

"..."

Liang Wenfu was shocked when he heard this, "Your Majesty wants to register the grandson?"

The prince nodded slightly.

Liang Wenfu asked again: "Who passed on the decree?"

"His Majesty's confidant, Xiao Xianfu, official of the Imperial City Office."

"Xiao Xianfu..." Liang Wenfu lowered his head in thought, "Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much. Now that the Emperor Liangdi of the Eastern Palace is happy, your Majesty suddenly wants to register as the grandson of the emperor, and establish a heir. Could it be that Xiao Xianfu changed the holy intention without authorization when he appointed the sons of other concubine kings as the grandsons of the emperor?"

"Your Majesty hates disobedience and rebellion the most. Xiao Xianfu knows it best after following His Majesty for decades. How dare he?"

"What if His Majesty allows it?"

"Your Majesty agrees? This decree is His Majesty's. Besides, how can Your Majesty be sure that Xiao Xianfu will do this."

Liang Wenfu shook his head, "Your Highness, don't forget that there is another person besides Zhao Wang who is playing games with His Highness."

"Compared to King Zhao, everyone knows nothing about him. This is the scariest thing. Perhaps Your Majesty is also aware of this."

The prince came to his senses, and immediately gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "I shouldn't have let him come back in the first place!" He sighed again, "Now, what should I do?"

"Your Highness, please be at ease. Although the unknown is scary, I have told Your Highness that I understand him!"

"However, I am now troubled by some past events, so I still want to ask His Highness for one thing."

"As long as I can get it out, sir, feel free to ask."

next day

The crown prince recovered from his illness, and put on his official uniform again to take over the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion.

It was night, except for the locked city gates in the imperial city, supper was not allowed in the city, and the tiles in each city were brightly lit, and a variety of songs, dances and dramas were staged.

After midnight, most of the hustle and bustle died down, leaving only flower restaurants and brothels under the red light of gardenia lamps, a beautiful scene.

The servant in a side room of Lanyue Building smiled and took a piece of silver, and called the mother in charge of Lanyue Building according to the guest's order.

As soon as she entered the door, her mother's tense and bitter face instantly burst into a smile, "Oh, who am I? It turns out that our new champion is here!"

Mom took another look at the person sitting opposite Zhuangyuan Lang. He was handsome, about [-] years old, and had an extraordinary bearing. He didn't look like an ordinary gentleman from an official family. When he took a closer look, he felt quite familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but In a short time, she couldn't remember who it was, so she continued to apologize to Zhuangyuanlang, "The title of Zhuangyuanlang's gold list, why did you come to my small building, isn't it?" Mom twisted the handkerchief, pointed outside the room, her eyes It also turned to the side.

"I'm here to redeem Si Niang!"

It really is!The mother's smile immediately became very bitter, and she said pitifully and embarrassingly: "The champion also knows how difficult it is to raise a Bodhisattva in our small temple. You don't need money, except for the top-notch girls, the rest of the girls are losers, and the slave family is suffering too, Zhuangyuan Lang..."

Liang Wenfu calmly said impatiently: "Let's make a price!"

Mom carefully stretched out two fingers.

Liang Wenfu narrowed his eyes, "2000 taels?"

Mom added: "Gold!"

Liang Wenfu slapped the table and was furious, "Why don't you go grab it, your whole Lanyue Building is not worth 2000 taels of gold!"

The young man sitting opposite pulled Liang Wenfu to sit down, poured a cup of tea unhurriedly, "Sir, don't worry!"

"Are you the mother in charge of Lanyue Building?"

As soon as the young man opened his mouth, his mother felt oppressed, so she carefully replied: "Yes."

"Who is worth 2000 taels of gold? You know, His Majesty's reward to the prime minister is only a hundred taels of gold at most."

Mother was startled. This person is so clear about the rewards in the palace. Could it be that he is a government official or a high-ranking official who looks like he has a lot of money and might be able to kill a fortune. "What the champion wants is to take The oiran lady of Yuelou, I want the 2000 taels for the sake of the champion, and with the current reputation of the oiran lady, if I change someone else, I won’t change the 2 taels."

He lowered his head and smiled, "When you buy something, you have to inspect the goods first. Bring someone here, and I'll see if it's worth 2000 taels, gold!"

Mother was startled, it seemed that she really met a rich man today, and seeing that this posture was a good one, she immediately turned her smile and said, "Officials, wait a moment."

"Cui Lan, Cui Lan."

"Hey, mom, are you calling my slave's house?"

"Go quickly, Si Niang called over, a distinguished guest is coming."

"But, Si Niang is accompanying the guests..."

"Hey, what kind of guests are you accompanying? Go and tell Si Niang that her better days are coming soon!"

"Oh."

Not long after, a woman who looked like she was only about double ten came in holding a piano, with a face scarf on her face.

"It's the number one scholar and not someone else, why are you wearing a face towel!" Mom stepped forward and pulled it off.

Seeing this, Liang Wenfu quickly walked over to the woman and pushed her mother away, roaring angrily, "It's too deceitful!"

His mother was taken aback by Zhuang Yuanlang's actions, "This..."

The woman's face towel fell down, making the tea eater stunned, and his hands were hanging in the air. He didn't recover until the tea in the cup poured out and burned his hands, so he gently put down the teacup, "This is 2000 taels, I gave!"