Dingjiangshan

Ning Huaijin has lived for 30 years, and has never been so helpless.

Ning Yan seemed to be more difficult than all the problems he had encountered in his life combined. The dignified Prince Gong who held a lot of power was caught in a dilemma by him.

He originally thought that Ning Yan was sad for him that day and didn't want to be with him anymore, so although he was reluctant in his heart, he still felt that it would be good for Ning Yanruo to walk on the right path.

——But now, what is it now!

The night before yesterday, in order to ask His Majesty to take back his order, Mr. Jiang knelt down at the gate of the Zichen Palace and fainted, as if he had wings. It spread all over the capital overnight. I heard that he didn't even go to court the next day. Or the national teacher sued for him.

I heard that even Miss Jiang, who has been living in the palace, went home overnight, which shows that the situation is not good.

Ning Huaijin is also feeling uncomfortable these days, and every now and then she excuses herself to go to the Forbidden Army patrol battalion and refuses to go to court. This news was brought to him by Wei Ji when he came back. He only said that the famous people in Beijing had spread the word, saying one by one. Those who have a nose and an eye are like seeing it with their own eyes at the gate of the Zichen Palace.

"What do others say?" Ning Huaijin asked.

"What else can others say? Mr. Jiang is on leave today, so who dares to say more." Wei Ji handed a cup of tea to Ning Huaijin, and said, "I heard that after the court today, the cabinet is dead, don't Speaking of the draft, it means that the court responds tremblingly to His Majesty, for fear of getting His Majesty's temper."

"You know it very well." Ning Huaijin took the teacup and was not in the mood to drink it. She put it aside and threw a handful of fish food into the lake. Abnormal."

"The main reason is that all the adults gathered together to discuss, left and right, and the servants around him naturally listened a lot." Wei Ji said: "In short, listening to them, His Majesty is not very happy today, his face is gloomy. .”

Not to mention Ning Yan, Ning Huaijin herself was also confused.He couldn't figure it out, he didn't know what happened to Ning Yan - if he didn't want to be with him anymore, it didn't seem to be the case after seeing what he did.But if they wanted to be with him, they would have communicated with each other a long time ago, so why is Ning Yan refusing to accept him now.

The more Ning Huaijin thought about it, the more confused he became. He frowned, grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it into the lake.

Most of the fish in winter don’t know how hungry they are. Groups of koi gathered on the lake, each one’s round belly turned white. Wei Ji let out an ouch and hurried up to grab his fish food.

"My lord, if you feed it again, you will feed the fish to death." Wei Ji persuaded: "If there is anything on your mind, you have to think about it in the lake pavilion surrounded by wind. Even if you think about it, drink some tea to warm up your body first."

Ning Huaijin sighed and waved her hands, feeling that she was in no mood for anything.

Wei Ji didn't know what happened to him, Ning Huaijin had only been home for a few days since he came back from suppressing the rebellion.But in the past few days, I was also unhappy looking at it every day, as if I was full of thoughts, being pulled left and right by something, and my brows were always furrowed.

Wei Ji asked twice on the sidelines, and the answer he got was nothing, but anyone with long eyes could tell that he was clearly out of his mind every day, and it was clearly "what's the matter".

Ning Huaijin sat for a while, hesitating in his heart, he wanted to go to the palace to see Ning Yan again, but he was afraid that Ning Yan would still refuse to see him, and it would make him even more unhappy.

It was the first time in 12 years that Ning Huaijin hesitated about "whether or not to enter the palace", and it was hard to believe it.

"...Didn't Mingyuan go to court or go to the cabinet?" Ning Huaijin asked suddenly.

"I didn't go. I said I was caught with the cold and asked for leave for a few days." Wei Ji said: "After the next court, several adults came to the door, but they were all rejected by the Jiang family, saying that it was inconvenient for Mr. Zuo Xiang to see guests."

Ning Huaijin hummed.

In fact, others don't know, but he doesn't really believe that Jiang Xiaohan can really fight with Ning Yan over this matter. Based on his understanding of the two of them, it is likely that he made a show for others to watch.

"Go and prepare a little gift, this king will go to visit Mingyuan." Ning Huaijin said.

Wei Ji was not surprised, and left after answering.

In fact, if there is another way, Ning Huaijin doesn't want to make this matter known to the world, but he always feels that if he doesn't do something now, Ning Yan will probably torment himself.

In addition, Ning Huaijin really had no choice. He couldn't figure it out. He obviously gave up everything for Ning Yan, but the more he gave in, the more Ning Yan couldn't accept it.

Ning Huaijin was occasionally impatient, and couldn't help wondering what the child was thinking about.

Ning Huaijin herself is quite self-aware, she thinks that she is a young man who has not yet discussed marriage, and if she gets up, she can't find a way out, so she can only think of finding a rescuer who knows everything.

When Jiang Xiaohan heard that Ning Huaijin came to visit, he was not surprised at all.

Prince Gong had been at odds with His Majesty for several days. One day he moved out of the palace, and the next day he took leave of absence from court. Not to mention him, all civil and military officials in the court could clearly see it.It's just that what happened to Ruan Yin two years ago was the basis, and these people couldn't tell whether the two of them were really having an awkward relationship, or if they were "acting" like two years ago, so they didn't dare to spread any rumors. .

In addition, he kneeled and fainted at the entrance of Zichen Palace in name because he persuaded Ning Yan, so Ning Huaijin had to make this trip due to emotion and reason.

The concierge of Jiang's mansion had received orders in advance, seeing that it was Ning Huaijin who had arrived, he didn't chase him away, but welcomed him into the door well.

Jiang Xiaohan claimed that he was ill and could not go to court, so it was not convenient for him to come out to meet guests, so Jiang Mo, the housekeeper of Jiang's mansion, came out in person and led Ning Huaijin to the inner courtyard.

As soon as he entered the room, Ning Huaijin saw Mr. Jiang, who was "suffering from the wind and cold" and "couldn't get up", wearing a coat, sitting on the couch at his desk writing something.

Ning Huaijin thought he was on official business, but when he got closer, he realized that there was a copy of "Thousand Character Essay" spread out on Jiang Xiaohan's desk.

Ning Huaijin: "..."

"The lord is here?" Jiang Xiaohan said politely: "Your lord, sit down first, and you will finish copying a few words."

Ning Huaijin didn't expect Master Jiang to play a full set of plays and actually pretend to be sick at home, so she gave a dry cough and sat down on the side of the couch.

"What did you copy?" Ning Huaijin asked.

Jiang Xiaohan didn't stop talking. After finishing the last few words, he put down his pen, pushed the whole small table aside, and waved his hand to signal for someone to come and collect it.

When he heard the words, he pursed his lips and smiled helplessly and embarrassingly, and opened his mouth to say two words: "Family law."

Ning Huaijin: "..."

"Jiangfu's family style is strict." Ning Huaijin tried hard: "As expected of a family of civil servants, the family law is also so...unique."

"The rule set by Mr. Yan at home is that you have to copy books when you are sick. The prince laughed at me." Jiang Xiaohan said.

Ning Huaijin said in her heart that the family management is so strict that even pretending to be sick has to be punished, which is really pitiful.

"Cough, I just found out about what happened yesterday." Ning Huaijin said, "Your Majesty is young and ignorant, and sometimes he does things inappropriately. Prime Minister Zuo, don't take it too seriously."

"Where is it?" Jiang Xiaohan said politely to him with his usual face: "It's because I'm getting old and not in good health. That's why I'm sick. It has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

However, Mr. Jiang's complexion is rosy, and he is full of spirit, and he doesn't know where these words are connected.So much so that Ning Huaijin looked at him twice and couldn't bear to be polite anymore.

"Your Majesty's politeness is over, why don't you relax, I see you are stretching yourself into a bowstring." Jiang Xiaohan said and waved his hand, signaling for the servants to come and serve tea.

The young servants came over with their heads buried, quickly gathered the books that Jiang Xiaohan had finished copying into a handful and took them away, and then served tea, bringing up trays of exquisite refreshments.

Ning Huaijin has worked with him for more than ten years, and they know each other's temperament, so they stopped making rounds and asked bluntly, "How has your Majesty been these past two days?"

"Fortunately, it's just a little sleepy and lack of energy." Jiang Xiaohan said truthfully: "But the prince also knows that it's cold now after all, and it will be fine after the spring."

Ning Huaijin was silent for a while.

"Actually, the prince is worried, so why don't you go into the palace to see it yourself." Jiang Xiaohan said euphemistically: "After all, it wasn't two years ago... This time when I return to Beijing, I see that your majesty and the prince are inseparable. What's the big deal worth making such a fuss about?"

"Your Majesty does not want to see this king." Ning Huaijin said in a low voice.

He leaned on his forehead and rested his elbows on the small table, looking distressed in every possible way, obviously he had been holding back these words for a long time.

Jiang Xiaohan was also quite surprised, he could see that the two of them were having a fight, but he never expected that this time it was actually Ning Yan's pick.

Master Jiang suddenly felt extremely novel, as if the sun came out from the west.

He regained his energy, pushed the teacup towards Ning Huaijin, and euphemistically expressed the urging of "continue talking".

Ning Huaijin opened her mouth, and also felt that this matter was a little difficult to talk about, and she didn't know where to start.

"Mingyuan." Ning Huaijin asked: "...Do you usually make Mr. Yan angry?"

"That's a lot of times." Jiang Xiaohan said honestly: "Otherwise, the prince would think that the family law came from it."

Ning Huaijin: "..."

"However, according to my understanding of His Majesty, His Majesty is not frivolous." Jiang Xiaohan changed the subject and said, "If I think about it, I won't really get angry with the prince, otherwise I wouldn't be arguing with the courtiers openly and secretly these days. .If the prince said that, there must be some misunderstanding."

After much deliberation, Ning Huaijin decided to start with the key point of "being awkward". After thinking about it, he cut the beginning and end of the dispute with Ning Yan that day, saved some private words, and probably picked the important one with Jiang Xiaohan. Said it.

Jiang Xiaohan listened carefully at first, but his expression became more subtle as he listened.

"Actually, this king doesn't understand either." Ning Huaijin looked downcastly, "Ming Yuan, you are also a man—if your majesty wants to, this king is willing to endure serving the king with other women. Enough concessions, how can His Majesty be dissatisfied?"

Jiang Xiaohan said in his heart that there is nothing dissatisfied with this, and Ning Yan is sincere if he is not satisfied.

These two people, if one is affectionate and the other is unintentional, it's fine. From what he's heard, it's clear that both of them have a deep friendship, so why did they mess up such a simple thing.

"My lord." Jiang Xiaohan was silent for a while, and finally couldn't hold it back, and said sincerely: "You just forget the four words of loyalty and patriotism, so you can be a favorite minister with peace of mind."