Lord Prime Minister

Mian Ziling, the object of intercourse.The appearance is like a copper bead, or shaped like a broad bean, and the inside is hollow, which can be filled with mercury or other rolling objects.

Mu Zihuai still took a closer look, but couldn't think of any way out.Ren Danfeng held it up through the white cloth with green patterns on the corners, and even his own dust could be found on it with careful and careful movements.But even so, after only a cup of tea, he put it down again.

"How about it?"

Ren Danfeng shook his head, "I have no clue."

Even Ren Danfeng was at a loss, and Mu Zihuai couldn't help wondering, could it be that the prince was just doing it for a prank?I sent off Mr. Jiao with great fanfare before, but now that my life is at stake, why don't I send this?

In the middle of the night, there was the sound of the second watch outside, and Mu Zihuai yawned, tears streaming down his face.

"Go to sleep first, and go to the Hanlin Academy tomorrow as usual." Ren Danfeng persuaded him to go back to sleep seeing that his face was sleepy but still strongly supportive.

Mu Zihuai was really sleepy, nodded and stood up, his wide sleeves were pressed under the teacup at some point.With this movement of the sleeves, the cup was overturned, and the entire table was covered with water, dripping to the ground again.

The sound of the teacups colliding made Mu Zihuai startled, and instantly woke up. He quickly reached out to hold the teacup, but it was already too late.

The herbal tea in the cup was poured out and already wet the things that had just been placed on the table, and the brown tea stained the white cloth with a faint color.

In desperation, Ren Danfeng took out his handkerchief and wrapped Mian Ziling to wipe it.Mu Zihuai smiled awkwardly, picked up the wet white cloth and wiped the table and the tea.

"I'm going back first. If you find anything, please let me know. Fortunately, I am the eldest brother."

Ren Danfeng nodded, and Mu Zihuai came out of the study, and returned to Yixiang Courtyard in a bit of trouble.

Qingyi was still waiting in front of the door, and when he saw Mu Zihuai came back, he brought hot water for him to wash.

Mu Zihuai asked him to step back and rest, raised his hand to wash his face, only to find that he was holding the white cloth in his hand.It became wet with brown tea, and it was a little yellow.Thinking of wrapping that kind of thing before, Mu Zihuai was disgusted for a while, and put it on the table casually.

I took off my clothes and lay down but couldn't fall asleep again. I tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep in a daze.

On the second day, after drinking the decoction sent by Su Ye, Qingyi sent a handkerchief sachet, Mu Zihuai put them away one by one, put on a string of jade pendants and went out.

The other three members of the Hanlin Academy had already arrived, and Mu Zihuai went into the compilation and inspection office, and began to sort out the materials that were not completed yesterday. In the afternoon, Shen Li took a notebook and went to Si Tianjian, and Zi Shujian also went to other places. Only Mu Zihuai and Qiao Ji remained in the Imperial Academy.

"We're going to start sorting out the history books from the past few years. You and I will bring them out to dry." Qiao Ji walked to Mu Zihuai's desk and knocked on his desk when he noticed that he was wandering away.

Mu Zihuai raised his head. Just now he was thinking about the reason why the prince sent Mian Ziling out. At this moment, he didn't mind Qiao Ji's impolite behavior, so he closed his book and stood up. "OK."

After exiting the editorial office and going back, the east and west rooms are library libraries. Qiao Ji took Mu Zihuai into the room on the left.

"Be careful, don't damage it." While speaking, Qiao Ji took out a handkerchief and wiped off the dust that had fallen on the books over the years, and carried a stack of books out.

Mu Zihuai touched the book with his index finger, and a thick layer of dust immediately covered his fingers.I had no choice but to follow Qiao Ji's example and take out a handkerchief, but found that the handkerchief was clean and white. Wouldn't it be a pity to use this to remove dust?

Unfolding the handkerchief, Mu Zihuai took a closer look and found it familiar, and saw a small pattern outlined with green silk thread on the corner of the handkerchief, which was exactly the same as the white cloth that the prince used to wrap Mian Ziling before.

Could it be that Qing Yi brought back that piece of white cloth last night and used it as a handkerchief?

Mu Zihuai turned it over and looked again, but felt something was wrong. Last night, he used it to wipe the tea-stained table, but he still kept it aside when he came back. How could it look as white as new now?

After thinking about it, Qiao Ji outside the house urged him again, so Mu Zihuai had no choice but to put away his handkerchief indiscriminately, picked up a stack of books and carried them out.

There are at least a hundred volumes of historical records in the past few years. Mu Zihuai and Qiao Ji moved for about an hour, and then spread out the books one by one to dry.

After finishing all this, Mu Zihuai sat on a chair to rest, then remembered the handkerchief, and quickly took it out to look through it.

Qiao Ji was also sweating profusely from exhaustion, so he went to get herbal tea, remembering that Mu Zihuai had brought another cup, and when he entered the door, he saw his handkerchiefs in a daze.

"Sipa from Jinxiufang, which girl gave it to you?" Qiao Ji put down the teacup with one hand, poured the tea and took a sip before saying with a smile.

When Mu Zihuai saw it was him, he put away the handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Where is a girl interested in me?" After speaking, he remembered that Qiao Ji said it was a silk handkerchief from Jinxiufang. "Splendid Workshop? How do you know this is the silk handkerchief from Fairview Workshop?"

Qiao Ji sat down on the chair with a smile and poured another cup of tea. "Isn't there a pattern of Jinxiufang on it? But this is a treasure of Jinxiufang. I heard that it is a precious cloth tributed from the Western Regions. It is not stained by dust and does not wrinkle in water. No matter how long it is used, it is as white as new. It is a pity. There are only less than fifty pieces in one batch." After speaking, he sighed and turned to look at Mu Zihuai: "This silk handkerchief is usually used by women, and you said it wasn't given to you by the girl's family?"

"Won't it wrinkle in the water?" Mu Zihuai repeated, reaching out to take out the handkerchief to have a look.

"That's not it," Qiao Ji stretched out his hand to snatch Si Pa, but Mu Zihuai deftly dodged it, and immediately left bored. "It's fine if you don't show me."

Mu Zihuai held a silk handkerchief in his hand, looking at the green sign and fell into deep thought. "Senior Qiao, what's so special about this Jinxiu workshop? How can you get such a rare thing?"

Qiao Ji, who was unfolding a book and reading, took a sip of tea without looking up. "You don't know this? Jinxiufang is the property of the imperial court, and this kind of fabric is also available in the palace. The latest batch was sent to the palace half a year ago. First, I left some for the queen and the ladies. In the end, there was only one piece of cloth to go to the palace. Jinxiufang."

"Since it is a tribute from the Western Regions, there should be records. I wonder if the Imperial Academy has any records at that time?"

"Here," Qiao Ji pointed to the books laid out to dry outside the door, "Go and find them yourself."

Mu Zihuai glanced out, most of the yard was covered with books, and the white paper reflected the sunlight, which was a bit dazzling. "Thank you." Saiba went out, and plunged into the pile of books to rummage through one by one.

The historical records recorded in the Imperial Academy have to be revised many times, and often they will be changed beyond recognition. Of course, there are not many reasons for this. Historical materials that are not conducive to the royal family must be revised or even deleted in large numbers. If the emperor is in a bad mood that day Well, it's not impossible to obliterate the existence of a person casually.

However, things that belong to the royal glory such as paying tribute to foreign countries are generally publicized, and all the gorgeous rhetoric and praise must be used to embellish it.

After searching for more than an hour, Mu Zihuai finally saw the historical book that recorded the foreign country's entry into the palace.

"In the middle of June, at the end of summer. At the right time, the country paid tribute. The envoy Stanford offered thirty pieces of cloth, three thousand horses, one thousand taels of gold, and ten thousand taels of silver. The emperor was overjoyed and gave his envoy Stanford a calligraphy and painting and a pair of Shu embroidery. The sheep are under the management of the Taipu Temple, the gold and silver are sent to the treasury, twenty bolts of cloth are left for the royal use, and the rest are sent to the harem, five for the empress, four for the imperial concubine Lan, and the remaining one is sent to the Jinxiufang to benefit the people."

So the cloth was sent to Jinxiufang by the empress?If it is said that it was the eldest prince who blamed the prince, then it should also be related to Concubine Yulan, and why did he come to the empress?

At sunset, Mu Zihuai came out of the Hanlin Academy and did not go to the palace, but came to another street.

This is the busiest street in the capital city, the sky is gradually turning dark, and the lights on both sides of the street are already on.Mu Zihuai walked along the road for a while and came to a shop.

Before I walked in, there was a faint fragrance floating in front of me, which made me feel refreshed.

Stepping into the gate decorated with azure blue curtains, you can only see all kinds of embroidery hanging in the hall, such as Su embroidery, Shu embroidery, and cloud embroidery abound.

Standing in front of the counter was a beautiful woman. She was combing the Chaoyun Jinxiang bun and decorated with a golden double-button beaded knot. She was wearing a pink double-breasted dress with heavy makeup and was very glamorous.Seeing Mu Zihuai coming in at this time, a pair of charming peach blossom eyes looked him up and down.

At this time Mu Zihuai was still wearing an official uniform, the light blue style with open sleeves and straight drop, which was the clothes of the sixth-rank officials.

The beautiful woman's eyes were vicious, and she could see the official position of the person at a glance. She raised her hand to call for someone to wait on her, but found that several of her subordinates were already busy.

It's really a little high-spirited for a little sixth-rank to ask her to go out in person, but she is an official anyway, and it will be useful after she is recruited.Thinking of this, the beautiful woman put down her work, smiled and walked over.

"Sir, what do you need when you come to Jinxiu Pavilion?"

Mu Zihuai also hooked his lips into a smile, and took out the handkerchief. "Is this something from Jinxiu Pavilion? I wonder if there are any more?"

When the beautiful woman saw Si Pa, the smile on her face became even stronger.Back then the Eldest Prince took a piece of cloth from the palace and made fifty silk handkerchiefs in total, but they were all sent to important people in the capital. How did such a sixth-rank official get it?

With a thousand turns in my heart, the smile on the beautiful woman's face did not diminish. "Sir, this is exactly the silk handkerchief that the shop sold a few months ago. Is there something wrong with the silk handkerchief?"

Mu Zihuai quickly waved his hand, shook his head and said, "No, I found this by chance and I like it very much, so I also came to see if there is any more."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman raised her head slightly, with pride unconsciously on her face. "The things I sell in Jinxiu Pavilion are still top-notch, but there are only fifty silk handkerchiefs in total, and they were all sold out within a day after they came out."

"That's it." Mu Zihuai bowed his head, rebuilt the silk handkerchief and put it away, thought for a while and said: "Can you tell me who bought this silk handkerchief, I want to buy it from them."

"The name of the customer is not disclosed in this store, please forgive me." Saying this, Mrs. Mei couldn't help muttering, this person is also strange, although this silk handkerchief is really good, but you can't like it so much that others have used it, right?Those people are all famous families, big officials and wealthy businessmen, so why do they care about such a little money.

"That's all." Looking across a group of people in the store, only four or five women were shopping for embroidery. There was nothing strange about it, and Mu Zihuai pondered for a moment. "Then I'll come again next time."

The beautiful woman didn't hold back much either, as soon as she stepped out of the Jinxiu Pavilion, Mu Zihuai lowered her head, feeling as if she passed by someone, and then remembered the disappointed voice of the beautiful woman behind her.

"The eldest son is not here today?"

Muzi looked back suspiciously, and saw the beautiful woman with her eyes downcast, her face full of disappointment, the man was slightly hunched over just now.He just turned around when he looked over, revealing a bland side face.

Mu Zihuai only felt that this face looked familiar, but he didn't think much about it, thinking that it was getting late and hurried to the palace.

He slapped his leg when he was walking halfway. He had indeed seen that person just now, and it was the little eunuch who had been by the side of the eldest prince before.

So, the eldest son in that beautiful woman's mouth is the eldest prince?