The reborn worthy minister is difficult to do

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been busy arranging grand ceremonies these days, and today is finally a chance to breathe.He missed Xu Ci so much that he ran to Song Taigong's house as soon as he was free.

Song Taigong is recuperating at home all day now, and he does not go to court on weekdays. He rarely sees the busy Crown Prince.

Today, when he was teasing the starling who just arrived, he suddenly heard the news from his servants that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming to visit.Song Taigong was overjoyed and hurriedly sent someone to lead the prince into the garden.

"Grandpa, are you teasing mynah?" Li Haochen wore a crescent robe today, and the white gown concealed Li Haochen's usual coldness and sternness.

Li Haochen approached from afar, handsome and handsome, with sword eyebrows slanted into his temples, with elegant demeanor, with the attitude of a good son in troubled times.

Song Taigong's eyes lit up when he saw Li Haochen's appearance, "Hey, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you are really dressed so handsomely today."

Li Haochen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but did not refute.He straightened his sleeves and went over to help Song Taigong to sit on the coffee table beside him, "Grandpa, where is Xiaoci?"

Song Taigong is old, but he is served well by Wang, and he is still in good spirits, not deaf and not blind.Hearing Li Haochen's question, recalling it for a while, he squinted his eyebrows and smiled and said, "Xiao Ci, why do you both have to look for him."

"Who is still looking for him?" Li Haochen's pouring hand slightly paused, "Xiaoci is not at the house now?"

"Yeah, you're late. The special envoy of the Xue Kingdom came to visit just now, and said that the prince of the Xue Kingdom invited Xiaoci to go to Yueyang Tower for a while. Xiaoci tidied up and went out."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Li Haochen said "Oh" in a drawn-out voice, "Grandpa, are you in good health these days?"

Song Taigong had a childish face, and took a sip of the Longjing that Li Haochen handed over, "It's really good, my goddaughter changes ways to coax me to eat every day, and recently my health is better than ten years ago."

Li Haochen also smiled when he heard the words, he took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and put it on the table, "Grandpa, this is the white ginseng tribute from Jialou Kingdom, it is mild and nourishing, delicious and sweet, it is most suitable for you to use."

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is worried." Song Taigong smiled, and rubbed the wooden box on his hand a few times, "Your Highness has been working day and night for the grand ceremony these days, how come you have time to come to my house now?"

His Royal Highness stroked the hem of his clothes and spread them flat on his lap, "Grandpa, I just want to ask you something."

"Is it important? It's almost noon now. If you're not in a hurry, then His Royal Highness might as well stay and have dinner together at noon." Li Haochen came to the Taigong's mansion once in a while, and Song Taigong was very rare. Taste your Aunt Wang's cooking skills, and today you will be able to cook in person, you will be blessed."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned slightly, pinched his nose and smiled awkwardly, "No Grandpa, this matter is not in a hurry. And Gu just suddenly remembered that there are still important things to do, so Gu will visit again some other day."

He will meet his mother-in-law in person again, let's forget about it for today, he has never seen Xiaoci during his visit, so how could he let it go.

I also don't know what the idea of ​​the snow country prince meeting Xiaoci alone was.

Song Taigong chuckled, showing his sparse teeth, "Then tell me what you want to ask the old man."

"The five-year grand ceremony of the friendly nations coming to court is organized by Gulai. Gulai is young and ignorant, and there are many things he doesn't understand. Grandpa, you are the elder of the three dynasties. My grandson is here this time to ask grandpa about many things."

"Oh, His Royal Highness, the crown prince is serious. The old man can't keep you for a meal, so why ask for advice." Song Taigong snorted, got up and silently teased mynah.

Li Haochen stepped forward to support Song Taigong, "Grandpa, I have been working day and night for the grand ceremony these few days, and now I come to visit you when I have time, don't you understand what it means to be a grandson?"

"Oh, since that's the case, it's inconvenient for me to keep you any longer," Song Taigong stroked his gray beard, "Slow down on your way."

His Royal Highness smiled and bowed to Song Taigong, "Grandpa, the orphan will go first."

Song Taigong ignored him, went back to the coffee table and took a sip of tea. He didn't know whether it was intentional or not, and said regretfully to Li Haochen's back, "Before leaving, Xiaoci said that he would come back for lunch, and Niaoyou specially made him My favorite favorites are glazed white jade soup and emerald auspicious cloud cakes, it seems that you don't have such a good taste."

Li Haochen stopped half of his steps.

Song Taigong took another sip of tea in his spare time, muttering, "Glass white jade soup, emerald auspicious cloud cake, crystal dumplings, four treasures brocade, shrimp roe winter bamboo shoots, sand boat tacui, Yangzhou lion head..."

Li Haochen turned his head, sat back on the chair again, and couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "Grandpa, don't read it anymore, can't grandson stay?"

Only then did Song Taigong open his half-closed eyes, and smiled, showing his two front teeth, "That's right, Xiaoci will bring two pots of daughter's red from Yueyang Tower later, and you can chat while eating. The old man is very happy just watching."

Although he is accompanied by Mrs. Wang all day long, he still misses his grandson in his heart.It's been a long time since we saw each other, but now he feels satisfied to have a meal together.

His Royal Highness was about to leave, so in order to have a meal with his grandson, he had no choice but to play with his cheek and insist on keeping him.

Li Haochen also knew what Song Taigong was thinking, and he felt ashamed. Song Taigong was old, and he didn't know how many more years he could enjoy the blessings, and he didn't know how many times he could see him again.

Looking at Song Taigong's gray hair and beard, Li Haochen smiled softly, "Grandpa, what's your opinion on the arrangement of the meeting with allies in the pilgrimage?"

"Snow Country has always been friendly with us. In previous years, Snow Country ranked first. This year should be no exception, but His Royal Highness has just conquered Garou Country. You have to carefully weigh the position of Garou Country. Look down on them, and don't set them too high to make them self-righteous."

His Royal Highness heard the words and nodded, "It should be so, then there is..."

Under the gentle sunlight, the grandfather and grandson chatted for half an hour without knowing what they said, and when they talked about speculation, they didn't even notice that someone was coming beside them.

Xu Ci carried two pots of good Nurhong, and watched the grandpa and grandson who were coming and going from a distance. The bright sunlight at noon filtered through the leaves and fell on the ground, forming mottled light and shadows.

The sunlight that was blocked by the leaves of the escape tree shone on the prince's face, and several white rays of light fell down, making His Highness's knife-carved face look as holy and beautiful as a god.

Xu Ci looked at it from a distance, but he didn't want to disturb the beautiful scenery in the past.

The prince of Xue Country, who was following him, was very excited when he saw Li Haochen. Standing far away, he pointed to Li Haochen and asked Xu Ci, "Brother Xu, this is the one who joined the army at the age of 14 and made the Jialou army frightened." The crown prince "Li Haochen?"

As soon as he made a sound, Li Haochen noticed something, and turned his head to look this way.

At a glance, Xu Ci was seen in white clothes and a red veil.

Across two corridors, Xu Ci raised the daughter Hong in his hand and gave Li Haochen a big smile.

The sun shone on Xu Ci's face, making his appearance more beautiful and charming, and making everything around him eclipsed.

Li Haochen only felt that everything around him had turned into ethereal nothingness, and there was only that bright red in his eyes, and that bright smile.

He returned a shallow and gentle pampering smile, Li Haochen didn't speak, and the two of them looked at me and you across the corridor, as if all the friendship had been conveyed clearly without saying a word.

The prince of Xue Country was stupefied watching from the side, the two obviously didn't say anything, they just looked at each other, but it gave him the illusion that he couldn't get involved.

After a long time, Xu Ci tilted his head and smiled mischievously, "His Royal Highness, do you want some wine? Nurhong is the best at the top of Yueyang Tower."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waved at Xu Ci across the corridor, "That Gu was worth it this time, come over to Xiao Ci, let Gu have a look, I haven't seen you in half a month, but you have grown taller."

Xu Ci laughed, and headed towards the back garden with the jug in hand. Seeing this, Prince Xue Guoman led two personal guards and followed closely behind.

Li Haochen saw Xu Ci rushing towards him like a sparrow, and quickly stretched out his arms to pass him under both arms, lifted him up, and then reluctantly put him down, "It's a bit heavier."

His Royal Highness has been dealing with Lao Youbang's visit day and night recently, dealing with the Ministry of Rites every day.He, the prince Xianma who was supposed to accompany the prince every day, was left in the cold instead, and he hadn't seen His Highness the prince for many days.

Xu Changzonggui was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he originally participated in this matter in person.But because Lin's and Lin Xiao's dirty water was splashed on him, even his own master, Fei Yuanzheng, didn't like him very much.

Fei Yuanzheng also used Xu Changzong's tricks. Fei Yuanzheng didn't want to use him, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense, so he had to give up the opportunity to make meritorious service to the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and let the minister of the Ministry of Rites and His Royal Highness discuss the grand ceremony together. .

If the minister of the Ministry of Rites manages this grand ceremony well, the emperor will be happy, and Fei Yuanzheng will make a request for praise in the court, and he will be transferred to a idle position, and it is unknown whether he will be promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Rites.

The prince of Snow Country is now twenty-five years old, although he is six years older than Li Haochen, he has admired him for a long time.

Now seeing the heroic and mighty His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he was very excited, but seeing the gentle appearance of the Crown Prince, which was extremely inconsistent with the cold-blooded and ruthless image in the rumors, he thought that the rumors could not be believed.

After weighing Xu Ci, His Royal Highness noticed the young man in purple beside him.The young man's body is slightly fatter, and when he smiles, there are two small dimples at the corners of his mouth, his eyebrows and eyes are curved, and he always looks smiling.

Behind the young man were two expressionless men who looked serious, they seemed to be the young man's personal bodyguards.

"This must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Xue Country." Li Haochen nodded slightly, the tenderness he had given Xu Ci just now disappeared, and the atmosphere condensed in an instant.

The young man's round apple face raised a smile, "Xiao Wang has met His Highness the Crown Prince, and Xiao Wang has heard many anecdotes about His Highness the Crown Prince when he was in Snow Country. A king's wish."

The prince of the snow country rubbed his forehead secretly, how could it be the atmosphere of spring and flowers blooming just now, but in the blink of an eye, it became the feeling of Lajiu's cold winter.

No wonder people in the world say that the "Evil God Prince" is cold-blooded and ruthless. It seems that the rumors are not deceiving me!

But he still admires His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!The prince of the Snow Country thought so, mustered up the courage to meet the deep gaze of His Highness the Prince.