Emperor's Trophy

This year the weather seems to be getting hotter, Beijing is carrying out military system reform again, and the emperor is very annoyed every time the court is disturbed. The clan's children and companions who were studying were all taken away, and they only said that they wanted to teach them well.

The Xishan Palace is actually the royal hunting ground, with verdant green hills and winding clear water. The palace is built close to the mountains and rivers, and there is also a royal temple enshrined. The mountain is surrounded by streams and rivers. Along the river, there are many flowering trees and willows, blooming like brocades. The willows are full of shade.

There are a lot of auspicious small animals in the palace. When Yunzhen and his group got out of the car, they saw flocks of deer, butterflies, and pheasants walking under the flower trees. After tidying up, some naughty students couldn't wait to take their slingshots to shoot those pheasants and deer.

The students live in the Tingfeng Pavilion, which is a beautiful palace with painted pillars and carved beams, and corridors on all sides. Looking down from the corridors, there are many mountains and mountains at the bottom of the feet, and the scenery is very beautiful.

Zhu Jiang happily followed Yun Zhen and said: "I asked just now, the room on the east side of this side is the brightest and coolest, we will choose a room on the east side to live together in a while, it is rare to come out, I will sleep with you tonight I brought a lot of picture books, and I happened to read them with you!"

Yun Zhen nodded casually, thinking in his heart that Ji Bingyuan would come to Xishan Palace so early this year to escape the summer heat for some reason, but Qingsong greeted him on the opposite side. I know that Lord Hou has been a little slack in his homework recently. This time, the palace invites Lord Hou to live in the same courtyard with the emperor so that the emperor can supervise his homework. Lord Hou's luggage has just been ordered to move to the main courtyard. , the emperor is about to invite Lord Hou to have lunch with him."

Yun Zhen opened his eyes wide: "What?!" It was agreed to come out and relax!Isn't this worse than being in the palace!Anyway, the palace can go home and let the wind go!Live in the same courtyard with the emperor!What's the difference between that and going to jail!

Zhu Jiang was also a little disappointed: "Go to the same yard as the emperor, then I won't be able to find you casually."

Qingsong said with a smile: "Your Majesty can invite a classmate to live in with you. The Emperor specifically explained that someone will do homework with Master Hou. I'm afraid Master Hou will be able to improve."

Zhu Jiang's face turned blue slightly, and her heart was trembling, ah... let's forget it... under the eyes of the emperor... Yun Zhen was overjoyed and held Zhu Jiang's hand: "That's great, I'll take Zitong with me !" With Zhu Jiang at the bottom, maybe she would be better off as a foil!A dead fellow is not a poor fellow!

Zhu Jiang looked desperately at Qingsong commanding the servants and guards to take away his luggage neatly, swallowed his saliva, okay... At least he can live with Yunzhen, and share the blessings when we are in trouble.

Just, it's still miserable.

Hunting is so fun, Zhu Jiang no longer has any sense of existence in his heart. He tremblingly got into the carriage with Yun Zhen, and left Tingfeng Pavilion under the envious eyes of all the students.

Ji Huaisu stood on one side of the pine tree, watching Yunzhen take Zhu Jiang away from a distance, feeling a little lost in his heart, and heard Ji Huaiqing talking to others: "I used to come here with my father when I was young. When I hunted a white deer once, my father was very happy at that time, thinking it was auspicious, maybe I will have some luck in the future, so I have always refused to indulge me, only let me be serious."

Immediately, a group of accompanying readers complimented him: "White Deer! It really is a very auspicious omen!" There was a lot of flattery and flattery for a while, some students couldn't understand it, and looked sideways one after another.

Ji Huaisu sneered in his heart, but he also knew that Ji Huaiqing's family placed high hopes on him. As for himself, only after he entered Beijing did his father and king respect his mother and concubine again. help.

Once the crown prince makes a decision, he will be beaten back to his original form, and his mother will return to the embarrassing and neglected position... The son and his mother are not the same mother, his mother and concubine are step concubines, so he has a bunch of concubines. Brothers and a bunch of concubine brothers, sons are the most worthless in Kang Wang's place, and Concubine Lou has nothing to do except that she was born in a relatively noble family in the Imperial Academy.

Only when he became the crown prince and trampled under the feet of all the people who looked down on him in the past, could he be proud and feel ashamed.

He looked at the car that had gone far away, and thought of the enigmatic Zhaoxin Hou Yunzhen. He would cry when he heard his piano, but he would rather open an escort agency with Ji Huaisheng to do business, but completely rejected him. Why?He doesn't understand.

That day when Yun Zhen played "The Return of the White Horse", the sadness and resentment in his eyes touched him.

Marquis Zhaoxin, who is deeply favored by the emperor, what has he experienced at such an age, how could he play such a heavy tune?Is he being wronged?The eldest princess and Xian Zhaoxin Hou passed away one after another, so it is very difficult for him alone?

Ji Huaisu went back to his room with mixed feelings, and it was no surprise that the location of his room was not good—just like his current position.

Zhu Jiang, an ignorant dude, just played with Zhaoxinhou since he was a child, so he can follow Zhaoxinhou to live with the emperor. If he wins Zhaoxinhou himself, the one who goes to Yunlong Palace with him to face the saint at this moment should be You are right.

In the Yunlong Palace, Zhu Jiang, who was envied and hated by countless people, was sitting at the dining table tremblingly, unable to eat.Yun Zhen gave him candy pine nuts generously: "Try this, the method in the palace is different from that outside, it's all fried with rock sugar crumbs, it's very delicious—— Your Majesty, why don't you see Director Ding?"

Ji Bingyuan said indifferently: "He and Gao Xin still have some things to do in Beijing before they come back—there's no appetite for a few bites of rice, just eat snacks."

Yun Zhen giggled: "Both of them have gone on business, is there someone around you who can order you, Your Majesty? Just order me if you have anything to do. Zitong come and taste this emerald lion head. It tastes good too."

Zhu Jiang couldn't pick up the lion's head with a pair of chopsticks for a long time, and her back was covered with sweat. Really, the emperor's eyes are too terrifying!How can this be eaten? Although the emperor speaks very kindly, his eyes seem to have no temperature at all, sinking and cold. Why can Ji Xianger eat so naturally!

Ji Bingyuan saw that the kid looked like he was going to die in three minutes, so he finally looked away and ate alone silently.

The number one suspect is naturally Duke Ding's kid. He and Yun Zhen have played together since they were young, and I heard that he is also a dude. His appearance is indeed not bad. He may be the one who brought his own child into trouble. ?

He looked at Yun Zhen's silly eating and drinking again, it was so stupid that it hurt his eyes, but one of the two teenagers was wearing a garnet red robe, the other was wearing a purple marquis suit, and the same purple gold crown, sitting side by side, Like two colts running wild in the wild, youthful vigor rushes towards our faces.

Judging only by his appearance, he is still worthy, but judging by Ji Xianger's behavior, it doesn't seem like there is any secret business.

There's still time, anyway, I've got this kid under my nose anyway, if it's really affectionate, I can't hide it, Ji Bingyuan thought.

In Beijing, Zhaoxinhou Mansion.

Luo Caiqing was welcoming the two big men, one was Ding Dai, the chief executive of the imperial court, and he looked for the Chief Shi Luo Caiqing with a smile: "It's still the same as last time, Master Hou is not in good health these days, the emperor sent a young man to come to the mansion to see and ask If you ask about his daily life, you have to trouble Mr. Chang Shi to invite the servants, stewards, and maids who are serving Lord Hou in the yard, so I can ask you."

Gao Xin, the other commander of the Longxiang camp, with a baby face and crescent eyes, said to Luo Caiqing very kindly: "I sent Director Ding over on the way. The emperor heard that Lord Hou has taken many children to train in the mansion. Call me I will point them out when I have time, and I just drop by today, so I will take a look, and if there are any good ones, I will put them in the Longxiang camp."

Luo Caiqing said happily: "That would be the best! Please sit down, two adults, and wait for my arrangement."

Ding Dai and Gao Xin exchanged glances, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to trouble your lord, let's do things separately, as long as we finish our errands as soon as possible."

Luo Caiqing said: "Actually, Mr. Gao came here by accident. The former son Hou Ye opened an escort agency, and asked several veterans to take a lot of children out to practice. Maybe Mr. Gao will not see many of them. Now they stay There are really not many people."

Gao Xin smiled and said: "It's okay, let's ask a few children more, and make up your mind first - I heard that the child prodigy of Linghu's family is also in the Hou's mansion now, right? It is said that he is serving in the study ? I don’t know if I went out this time?”

Luo Caiqing said: "He is mainly serving Lord Hou's pen and ink, so naturally he won't go out, but he doesn't have much talent in martial arts."

"Then I'll call him here to give Commander Gao the palm of his eye."

Gao Xin said with a smile: "Coincidentally, we just met together, so I can ask about Lord Hou's daily life."

In the flower hall, Linghu Yi stood in front of Ding Dai anxiously, and Ding Dai poured tea for him with a smile: "Drink tea, you are the little prodigy of Linghu's family, right? Our family went to your house back then, remember that time It's Xiangye Linghu's [-]th birthday, I went to celebrate my birthday, and Xiangye wrote me a letter..."

"How is your stay in Hou's mansion now? Is Master Hou easy to get along with? Master Hou is a kind-hearted person. When he was a child..." Ding Dai chattered about the past, and then talked about Zhaoxin Hou's childhood. For a while, he talked about the old things with Master Linghu, and for a while, he asked about the daily life of Lord Hou, what he likes to eat, what time he goes to bed, bits and pieces, and rambling.

Linghu Yi was very nervous at first, and he thought about every sentence before answering. Seeing that Ding Dai was smiling all the time like a kind elder, and talking about the daily routine, he gradually relaxed, and finally he even felt a little nervous. He became impatient because Ding Dai seemed to be confused, and sometimes asked the same question several times. After answering several times, he finally reminded Ding Dai in a low voice: "My father-in-law asked this question just now."

Ding Dai was stunned, patted his head and smiled: "Have you asked? Hey, look at my memory, what did you just say? Young Master Zhu wants Fang Luyun to leave, right?"

Linghu Yi said: "Yes."

Ding Dai asked again: "Then have you seen Fang Luyun after this?"

Linghu Yi said: "Young Master Zhu will occasionally bring him over when he comes here, and when Young Master Zhu has a leg injury and is recuperating at home, he also sends him over to pass on a few times." This is obviously what he asked just now, Linghu Yi is the young master's temper , I have been kept in the study these days, and I have become more delicate. I drank a few sips of tea just now, and gradually became anxious and impatient.

However, Ding Dai seemed to not remember asking him before, and continued to ask him: "How many times exactly? What did you send me to say?"

Linghu Yi suppressed his impatience and said: "I just hoped that Master Hou would visit him and said he was bored at home, so I told him that Master Hou was listening to the music and was not at home. Later, when Master Hou came back, I reported to Master Hou, Lord Hou asked Si Yan to buy a lot of scripts the next day, and then went to visit Mr. Zhu."

Ding Dai asked out of the blue: "Some people say that you and Fang Luyun have an affair and colluded in private, is there such a thing?"

Linghu Yi was taken aback and opened his eyes wide: "Who said that! What is an affair? He used to be my companion. Since he went to Zhu Wuzi's side, I have never contacted him again. Although I told him once when he came to find out where Master Hou had gone, it was also because of the close relationship between Master Zhu and Lord Hou that I also reported the truth to him after Master Hou came back, and there was no private communication! "

Ding Dai smiled and said: "Sure enough, you and Fang Luyun have nothing to do with each other?"

Linghu Yi said in a daze: "What's a matter of ignorance..." He suddenly realized, his face flushed: "We are all men... What is a matter of ignorance... Who said it! I want to confront him! "

Ding Dai didn't answer, but continued to ask: "Who do you think will testify and expose you?"

Linghu Yi was at a loss for a while, and after a while he said in panic: "I don't know... I won't be welcomed by other people when I arrive at the Hou's Mansion..." He was a little depressed, remembering that Fang Luyun was protecting him back then but was still being pushed out all the time Who was talking nonsense during those bullying days?

Ding Dai was persuasive: "Is there anyone who was jealous of you being favored by Master Hou, so they framed you? Do you know who was favored by Master Hou the most before you entered the study?"

Linghu Yi's face was full of doubts: "Master Hou treats us as normal... There is no one who is particularly important. He is very busy every day. He is either studying in the palace or practicing archery. He occasionally goes out to listen to us. Qu'er, you rarely talk to us."

Ding Dai said: "Master Hou is very lively on weekdays, why doesn't he chat with you?"

Linghu Yi said: "We are all slaves, what did he say to us?"

Ding Dai nodded: "Then Houye didn't make fun of him at home?"

Linghu Yi said: "I think...it's probably because of Lord Hou. I think since I entered the mansion, I have rarely seen Lord Hou smile, let alone make jokes with us. Those uncles and uncles talking, talking to the chief historian, is also an ordinary entertainment."

Ding Dai asked, "What about Mr. Zhu Jiang?"

Linghu Yi thought for a while and said: "I heard that Young Master Zhu and Lord Hou had a good friendship when I entered the mansion, and it was very good. But when I look at it on weekdays, I feel that it is the fifth young master Zhu who is rushing to meet our Lord Hou. Talking, playing, Master Hou is very busy, it seems that there are more entertainments, but if you don't communicate with others at all, then Mr. Zhu Wu is indeed the person who communicates the most in our house."

"Master Hou doesn't have any other friends of the same age who are better. Mr. Huaisheng came here twice a few days ago, but they both talked about business, not like a close friend." Speaking of which, Linghu Yi I feel weird to myself—how can you say that Master Hou seems to be hot on the outside and cold on the inside, why he seems to be lively and naughty when talking about Master Hou, is it because Mr. Zhu Wu is on the sidelines?

Ding Dai looked at Linghu Yi, and saw that the once delicate young master of the Xiangfu had a ignorant and innocent face, and there should be no lies.

It's just that Marquis Zhaoxin is not a few years older than him. It seems that there is not a single confidant in the manor of the Marquis?