Dingjiangshan

Since the young national teacher listened to the "in-depth" teaching at home, he didn't run to the Zichen Palace very much.

He returned to the previous fairy-tale bluffing posture, not to mention ghosts and ghosts every day, and from time to time, he would haunt Ningyan Palace in the afternoon, and he would go away after eating snacks - without even saying thank you.

However, Ning Yan didn't have much time to take care of him. The date of reaching the crown was tightly set, and the remaining days were less than a month. Jiang Xiaohan returned to Beijing. Things still need to be finalized by him himself.

For such a big event as the crown, the most busy thing is the Ministry of Rites.Emperors like Ning Yan who enthroned at such a young age are rare after all, and the Ministry of Rites has no ready-made precedents to follow, so everything has to be started from scratch.I can only turn to the previous chapter, trying to find a charter to advise the staff.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of Taichang Temple joined together to add to the regulations, for fear of losing face for Ning Yan.

It wasn't until the sixth day of March that Minister of Rites, Guan Hongcai, and Minister of Taichang Temple, Chang Jianbai, finally discussed a preliminary charter and went to the palace to answer Ning Yan.

The two adults racked their brains, for fear that there would be omissions in the etiquette and pomp, but Ning Yan grew up in the palace, and actually didn't care much about pomp and such things, most of the time he just listened quietly behind the desk, from time to time. One sound, indicating that he was not distracted.

The little mink nestled on his lap under the cover of the desk, holding his index finger and licking the milk powder on it.

In the whole world, no one knows more about etiquette regulations than the two adults in front of me.In a sense, Ning Yan was a talkative majesty. Most of the regulations were dispensable and he nodded, and he didn't come up with any opinions that would cause headaches for the two adults.

"Besides, it's a big deal for your majesty to be crowned, but after all, this age is a bit earlier than normal people." Guan Hongcai said: "I have discussed with Taichang Temple, why don't we pardon the world on that day, so as to give your majesty more blessings?" some fortune."

"That's not necessary." After the book case, Ning Yan finally had some reactions. He shook his head and refuted the matter: "I and Guan have nothing to do with those wicked people who have done wrong things. Why should they escape punishment? .”

"It's not about escaping sanctions." Guan Hongcai said hastily: "If His Majesty thinks it's inappropriate, the sentence can be reduced appropriately, and only those with lighter sentences will be released."

Ning Yan took out his index finger from Xiao Diao's mouth, tapped on the handrail, and asked, "Can't the prisons in various places and Beijing be loaded?"

Guan Hongcai was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "That's not true."

"Then you don't have to think about such things." Ning Yan said: "If the perpetrators can escape their guilt like this, what will those innocent people who are waiting for the sinners to punish them think? There is no deterrence."

All dynasties and dynasties have more or less such things. Some emperors do it to accumulate virtue, and some do it to gain a good reputation. Guan Hongcai did not expect that Ning Yan would be so on the line.

"It's a trivial matter." Chang Jianbai smoothed things over for his colleagues, bowed and saluted, and took over the conversation: "It's just that Taichang Temple has something to ask His Majesty, the one who officiates for His Majesty and Crown, Your Majesty Do you have a choice in mind? Whether to choose a respected elder from the clan, or someone His Majesty has a preference for."

"of course--"

Ning Yan subconsciously wanted to mention Ning Huaijin, but he remembered that he and Ning Huaijin hadn't seen each other for more than three months.

Ever since they broke up at the hunting ground until now, Ning Huaijin seemed determined to avoid him, and never left the palace no matter what happened, and refused to reply to his letters.Even if He Wenting went to deliver things occasionally, Wei Ji came out to greet him.

Although Ning Yan was calm on the surface, he was not completely worried in his heart.

Ning Huaijin is gentle and easy to talk most of the time, but if he touches his bottom line, waiting for him to bow his head first is probably more difficult than the sun coming out from the west.

Ning Yan didn't dare to think about how much weight such a "shameless" nephew like himself still had in his heart, whether Ning Huaijin's avoidance was to protect him, or because he no longer wanted to see him anymore.

For the past three months, he has been forcing himself not to think about Ning Huaijin. People's hearts are easily shaken. In this kind of pass where there are wolves in the front and tigers in the back, Ning Yan doesn't want to plant any hidden dangers for himself.

But he still seems to have returned to the time when he just learned of his intentions three years ago, and he was greeted repeatedly by suspicion and self-hate every day.

The only difference is that his goal now is clearer and firmer than that of three years ago, and he can always drag himself back when these melancholy appear.

But Ning Yan knew in his heart that the things he had been avoiding all along were still there, and they would not disappear by themselves for no reason.

Ning Yan thinks that he will not regret choosing this path, but he is not afraid of traps, and he is not afraid of hidden arrows from behind. Ning Huaijin rejected his reasons.

If this is the case, how will he deal with himself.

Ning Yan suddenly realized that his mind was sinking a little bit, he closed his eyes, stretched out his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, using this small movement to divert his attention, so as to get out of that emotion.

This trick was figured out by him earlier, and he has used it with great proficiency over the years.

He was silent for a long time, Chang Jianbai couldn't tell whether he was distracted or thinking, he hesitated for a moment, and after looking at Guan Hongcai, he called softly: "Your Majesty?"

"—Let's make two copies of the regulations, one for the left minister, and one for Prince Gong." Ning Yan said: "If the uncle can't get up, let the teacher do it."

Getting the crown is a big day, and it only happens once in a lifetime, Ning Yan still hopes that Ning Huaijin can come to the crown ceremony.

But he also knew that it was too late for Ning Huaijin to hide from him, and there was a high probability that he would not be able to come.It's just that despite his rationality, Ning Yan kept a bit of luck, thinking what if it happened.

——Then it’s earned, he thought to himself mockingly.

The courtiers outside who didn't know the truth couldn't figure out what kind of riddle was going on between Ning Yan and Ning Huaijin, and the two adults in front of them were also the same.In the end, no matter how big the game is, Ning Huaijin has to show up for such a big matter as Ning Yan and Guan.

But judging from Ning Yan's words, it seemed that he was not sure whether Ning Huaijin would appear or not.

Guan Hongcai didn't dare to ask more questions, and privately tugged Chang Jianbai's sleeve, signaling him to accept it as soon as he was good.Chang Jianbai had guarded the ancestral temple etiquette for more than ten years, and he was not an idiot, so he went downhill when he was busy, and resigned with Guan Hongcai.

What happened afterwards was similar to Ning Yan's thought. After the post from Taichang Temple was sent to Prince Gong's residence, it seemed that nothing came of it. No one from the palace came to Taichang Temple to discuss the regulations, nor did Ning Huaijin enter the palace.

On the tenth day of March, the maid beside Ruan Yin insisted on going out to the palace to buy, saying that Ruan Yin wanted to eat the deep-fried crispy fish from Chunqiu Building on a whim.Since it was past the time for the female officer to leave the palace, the imperial guards refused to let her go, and a little incident occurred.

At that time, the Commander of the Forbidden Army returned to Ning Yan. Ning Yan was suffering from the spring tax, and he didn't want to get the reputation of treating his aunt harshly, so he casually asked someone to let her go.

Ruan Yin has settled down a lot recently, and Ning Yan is also willing to give her mother and son face, so she doesn't refute her much on these trivial matters.

Prince Gong's mansion has been closed all the time, and the closer the day of crowning the crown, the Ministry of Rites and the Taichang Temple have roughly figured out the situation - so they probably won't come.

Except for a few people who knew the inside story, the others couldn't understand what kind of charades these uncles and nephews were playing, but they didn't dare to ask.

This scene was actually expected by Ning Yan, but he hadn't seen Ning Huaijin for a long time, and when he thought that Ning Huaijin didn't even want to show up, he was inevitably disappointed.

Ning Yan originally thought that Ning Huaijin would hide from him like this forever, but he didn't expect that the night before the crown ceremony, Ning Huaijin actually sent him to the door for the first time.

Ning Huaijin had always entered the palace without notification, but he had always followed the rules.Although he hadn't entered the palace for three months, but without Ning Yanming's attitude, no one dared to slight him.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he entered the palace unimpeded all the way, and when he arrived at the gate of Zichen Hall, Ning Yan inside the gate hadn't recovered from his senses.

"Who?" Ning Yan asked incredulously, "Who wants to see you?"

"The prince is here." He Wenting repeated: "Just wait outside the door."

"Quickly——" Ning Yan put down his pen quickly, walked out from behind the table, patted the hem of his clothes at a loss, tugged at his cuffs, and urged, "Come in, please."

Ning Yan was ignited by the surprise almost instantly, and a very pure joy surged from the inside out.He couldn't help feeling some hope in his heart, thinking that Ning Huaijin was still soft-hearted, even if he was angry, he would not be willing to let him down after all.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the screen, and the soft and slow one was He Wenting, who was on duty in front of the imperial court and was used to light hands and feet.The other one with a slightly heavier footstep was Ning Huaijin, who sounded slower than usual, maybe it was because of his mood.

Ning Huaijin silently followed He Wenting and turned into the inner room. He Wenting gave him a long look, and then retreated after he was brought in, leaving enough space for the two of them.

Ning Huaijin looked up at the young man next to the desk, and felt that Ning Yan had lost weight again, and her stature had also shrunk.

The young emperor probably hasn't had a good time these few months, his face looks a little haggard, the casual clothes he's used to wearing look looser, and the cuffs don't fit as well as before, and he slid left and right during his movements, revealing a little Fair wrist.

Why are you so stubborn, Ning Huaijin thought.

Seeing that Ning Yan was not doing well, he felt uncomfortable. While he felt sorry for his hard work, he was also annoyed at why he refused to bow his head.

For such a disgraceful thing, as long as Ning Yan admits a mistake, he can pretend that nothing happened—isn't that enough?

Young people are like children, they look different every day. He and Ning Yanzu haven't seen each other for three months, but now they suddenly see each other, and there is an inexplicable sense of strangeness.

It's just that those eyes were too soft-hearted. When he saw him coming in, even his eyes lit up a little. The eagerness and intimacy in them were too obvious, as if they could burn people.

Ning Huaijin lowered her eyes, subconsciously avoiding Ning Yan's eyes, not daring to look at him.

"I came here to ask His Majesty a word." Ning Huaijin knelt down politely and asked, "It's been three months, Your Majesty has thought it through."

Ning Huaijin's words were like icy water, which wiped out the joy and expectation that had just risen in Ning Yan's heart, and made him calm down instantly.

——He didn't come to congratulate me on winning the crown, Ning Yan thought.

He wanted to rush to Ji Guan to ask me one last time, whether he wanted to take back his love.

Ning Yan had no doubts, if he made it clear, Ning Huaijin would definitely appear at tomorrow's crowning ceremony, and the monarch and his ministers would have a blind date, which would be enjoyable.And if he remains stubborn, the result is probably just the opposite.

Ning Yan knew in his heart that Ning Huaijin was not that kind of person, but he still inevitably felt a sense of threat.