Lord Prime Minister

On the night of the bridal chamber, let the bride stay alone in the empty room. Is this the treatment of the princess?

Xu Caicai woke up and looked at the cold bed beside her and wanted to question the prince on the spot. Although this kind of thing was a bit difficult to say, but the consul's mother-in-law had taught her before marriage, and she had already prepared for it, but she didn't expect it to be useless.

"Last night, there was a temporary delay. It is really my fault for ignoring the concubine." Huangfu Yunhua didn't look up at her, he was apologizing, but his attitude was really perfunctory.

Xu Caicai could hear it naturally, but she couldn't get angry, so she endured the grievance in her heart and asked, "Then tonight..."

"I haven't finished what I did last night. I won't be going home tonight." Before Xu Caicai could finish asking, Huangfu Yunhua interrupted her impatiently.

Xu Caicai took a breath, and lost enthusiasm when she looked at the prince. "My lord, I want to build a martial arts platform in the courtyard."

Huangfu Yunhua didn't raise his head, and his attitude was even more perfunctory. "kindness."

Xu Caicai's breath was stuffed in her chest, and she couldn't let it go. She had never suffered such grievances since she was a child. "My lord."

When Huangfu Yunhua heard her calling him, he fell silent, and finally raised his head. "how?"

"The lord has no intention of marrying a wife, so why welcome someone into the mansion." Xu Caicai looked directly at Huangfu Yunhua with a stubborn face. If the lord thought she was easy to bully, he would be wrong. Since childhood, she was the only one. She has never been wronged to make others sad.

Huangfu Yunhua raised his eyebrows, looking at the somewhat similar facial features of the princess and Mu Zihuai, especially at this time, the eyes full of vitality made her facial features brighten, attracting attention.

"What does the princess mean?" Huangfu Yunhua asked with a smile, putting the brush on the inkstone, seeming a little interested.

Xu Caicai's face froze, and she remained silent.

"Wangfei can do whatever she wants in the future, there is no need to ask this king, and please don't ask about this king's affairs." Huangfu Yunhua said, he has given the greatest tolerance to this princess, and hopes that the other party can Get out of trouble and act in peace.

Xu Caicai clenched her lower lip tightly, and her vermilion lips were bitten white by her, and she opened her mouth for a long time. "Thank you, my lord."

Huangfu Yunhua watched the brilliance on Xu Caicai's face disappear and turned gray, he was a little bored and looked away. "Leave if you have nothing else to do."

Xu Caicai was unwilling, but she had no choice but to leave.

The operation to eliminate the alien party went very smoothly. After discussing with the prince Huangfu Hongguang, he obtained the list of alien parties, and then Mu Zihuai took advantage of his position to find out what these people had committed in the past.

Officials, how many of them are innocent, as long as they have the heart, they can find a fatal mistake by looking through the records carefully.Mu Zihuai sent the sorted news to the palace, and someone will finish the rest of the work.

Showing the guards the badges for entering and exiting the palace, Mu Zihuai passed the Meridian Gate and walked towards the East Palace.The work of eradicating dissidents must be completed by the cooperation of both parties. I don't know how the fourth prince, who is the prince, feels in his heart, helping outsiders to remove officials who support him from the court one by one.

Go in through the side door, because you have already greeted him, and there is a maid waiting for you, leading Mu Zihuai to the Prince's study by the path.

Entering a small door, passing through the garden is the prince's study, the little maid in Tsing Yi stopped in front of the door, lowered her head and said in a low voice: "My lord, just go in from here." After speaking, she stopped going in.

Mu Zihuai thanked him, thinking that the fourth prince was not as uninhibited as he looked, and walked in. This courtyard is very quiet, maybe it is for the princes of all generations to study quietly. The location of the courtyard is a bit biased, and the decoration inside and outside Very plain.

Since he entered through the side door, Mu Zihuai had to walk under the window of the study for a while, and make a circle and a half to reach the main entrance of the study.

Mu Zihuai walked carefully along the path, no one stepped on the snowflakes on the ground, it can be seen that there are few people walking on this road, the window of the study room is open, Mu Zihuai took a step while holding the window sash, and glanced at the study room inside the scene.

The crown prince Huangfu Hongguang was indeed in the study, sitting behind the desk, with a thick book spread out on the table, but the crown prince's eyes did not fall on the book in front, but tilted his head slightly backwards, looking at it affectionately. Yuebi looked at the rear obliquely.He didn't hold a writing brush in his hand, but clasped his fingers with Yue Bi's. The two of them were talking for some reason, and Yue Bi's fair face was pink, and he looked shy.

While the two were talking, the prince put his wrist around Yue Bi's waist, pressed his face against her abdomen, and smiled softly.

Mu Zihuai was taken aback for a moment, the concubine and princess were maidservants in this palace, I don't know how Yue Bi got in, and was hidden in the prince's study.

Walking under the window with ease, Mu Zihuai came to the main entrance, cleared the soil under his feet, and then knocked on the door.

"His Royal Highness, the next official Mu Zihuai, I have something to see."

After a while, there was a response from the study. "come in."

Mu Zihuai tidied up his clothes, opened the door and went in, saw Yuebi standing behind the prince with his head bowed, and didn't shy away from him.

"His Royal Highness," Mu Zihuai glanced at Yue Bi before continuing: "The list sent last time has been handed over to the prince, and there will be a big move in the future. Please help me then."

Crown Prince Huangfu Hongguang nodded, as if he didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Thank you Empress and Prince, I will definitely move out of the East Palace and return it to the original owner."

Mu Zihuai smiled and said nothing.

"At that time, the prince can protect himself. If those officials ask to see him, please stay behind closed doors." Mu Zihuai cupped his hands.

"Lord Mu, don't worry." The prince stood up, walked around the desk a few steps and came to Mu Zihuai's side, his voice was a little urgent, "I can move out of the East Palace after the incident, right?"

Mu Zihuai nodded, "At that time, the queen empress will tell the emperor to remove the crown prince from the East Palace."

Seeing the crown prince breathed a sigh of relief, Mu Zihuai also relaxed.How many people in history can escape from the position of prince?At that time, it will not be so easy to abandon the East Palace. Once you enter here, there are only two ways to go out, one is to lie down, the other is to ascend the throne, and the prince will never give Huangfu Hongguang the second way, only the first way …

Huangfu Hongguang didn't know whether he was really stupid or fake, but he believed the prince's words, but he didn't know that the day he left the palace was the day he died.Thinking wildly in his heart, Mu Zihuai comforted the prince to wait with peace of mind.

After staying in the study for a while, the sky gradually darkened, and Mu Zihuai got up to say goodbye.

The prince didn't hold back either, but a quiet Yuebi said: "I'll send Master Mu out."

The other two were taken aback for a moment, and the prince even spoke out to stop them. "You can just sit down, why don't you run, if you want to send it, I can go."

Yue Bi smiled, the black clothes made her skin look crystal clear. "It's good for the prince to rest, let the slaves go."

The prince wanted to refute, but seeing Yuebi's firm attitude, he had no choice but to compromise, took out a cloak for her to put on, and stood at the door watching worriedly.

Yue Bi wrapped up his cloak and walked obliquely in front of Mu Zihuai, wrapped tightly up and down, led Mu Zihuai out of the garden, and out of the East Palace by the path.

"Lord Mu, I can only send you here." Yue Bi stopped, stood sideways inside the door, and smiled apologetically.

"Excuse me, miss." Mu Zihuai cupped his hands in thanks, a gust of cold wind blew in front of him, making his fingers stiff. "It will probably snow again in a while, Miss Yue, go back soon."

Yue Bi lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking: "Lord Mu, the crown prince told me before that if he leaves the palace, he will find a place far away from the world, don't care about worldly affairs, and be with him forever."

Mu Zihuai's eyes stayed on her hand on her abdomen for a while, "When all these things are understood, the crown prince will move out of the East Palace, and his wish will come true."

"When the time comes, will the crown prince really be able to leave the palace?" Yue Bi lowered his head, gently stroking his abdomen with his palm, "Cunning rabbits are like dogs, Yue Bi still understands the truth. , He also has no intention of participating in politics, how could he be involved in this ball of thread that is constantly being cut and untangled."

"Miss Yue, don't worry too much, everything will go according to plan, don't worry." Mu Zihuai turned his head to look elsewhere, comforting again.

"Since Mr. Mu said so, then I don't worry. Mr. Mu, let's go, it will snow soon, when the snow is strong and the wind blows, the road will be more difficult." Yue Bi raised her head, she can't come out for too long , if someone finds out, the prince will be blamed, and there will be a handle at that time.

Mu Zihuai nodded, watched Yue Bi turn around and disappear into the night, then sighed and walked away slowly.

The prince's disfavor can be seen from the maids in the East Palace. Mu Zihuai didn't meet many people along the way.After the fourth prince moved into the East Palace, the emperor never summoned him, let alone gave him any rewards, as if he had already forgotten about the prince.People in the palace are the most able to distinguish winks, and when they saw that the prince was not favored, they began to neglect him.

Mu Zihuai walked along the wall for a while, and the snowflakes fell profusely, and a few palace lanterns in the distance were lit up, and the people holding the lanterns walked very fast, getting closer and closer.

The leader was Concubine Qing with an eager face, holding the hem of her skirt in her hand, and walked ahead quickly. Behind her were two maids carrying lanterns, and the others behind were carrying things. The team of seven or eight people passed Mu Zihuai all the way into the East Palace.

Mu Zihuai hung his head and waited for someone to pass before he patted the snowflakes on his shoulders. After the heavy snow fell, Concubine Qing took warm clothes and went to the East Palace, which showed that she knew that the crown prince would be neglected.After all, they are parents and children. Although the fourth prince has not entered the palace to pay respects to his mother and concubine for several years after leaving the palace, now that his son has been wronged, he is still the first to take care of him.

This mother and son can survive in the palace entrenched by wolves, tigers and leopards. It is not just fate or some mysterious reason, but now it seems that it is really sad.

Mu Zihuai sighed, and walked for a while before meeting the little eunuch guarding the gate, who told him to prepare a sedan chair and left the palace gate.

The heavy snow fell for seven or eight days. During the three days of internal rectification, several officials were dragged out along the chain of interests. Although those who fell were all officials below the fourth rank, they were arrested because there were more than ten people. recorded in history.

Mu Zihuai was listening to the news in the Hanlin Academy while compiling and revising historical records.Qiao Ji walked in with a few books in his arms, took off his hooded cloak, and patted the snowflakes on the hem of his clothes.

"I heard that Weiyang Weiwei was also investigated. His home was confiscated this morning and he was sent to Dali Temple." Floor heating was installed in the editorial inspection hall, which was much warmer than outside. Qiao Ji came in and drank a cup of hot tea first. While giving the book to Mu Zihuai, he was talking about gossip.

Mu Zihuai took the proofreading puzi to read it, and put it away. "Don't go out to discuss, and make decisions freely at home."

Qiao Ji curled his lips. Since Mu Zihuai became an associate academician, he has become more and more rigid, and he can't please him.A little bored, he walked away from Mu Zihuai's desk, saw that there was no one sitting in Academician Shen Li's seat, and asked, "Where is Academician Shen?"

"I'm going to Sitianjian." Mu Zihuai said back to him, keeping on doing today's work, and stood up. "I'm going back first, you guys pack up and go home too. It's snowing and it's getting dark early, so it's easier to go back earlier."

Qiao Ji agreed with a smile, and sat down by the stove. "I'll leave after I've warmed up. It's cold outside. Would you like to stop wearing a coat?"

Mu Zihuai was about to shake his head, and pushed open the door. Sure enough, a gust of wind mixed with ice and snow came in, hitting his face and giving him a jolt.

Closing the door behind his back to prevent the heat from dissipating, Mu Zihuai tucked his hands into his sleeves, lowered his head and walked forward against the wind and snow.

There were basically not many people left on the street. Mu Zihuai's body was already stiff, his cheeks seemed to be frozen, and he was so stiff that he couldn't express any expression.

A carriage came across, hung with thick cotton cloth, it looked very warm.Mu Zihuai walked quickly with his head down, it was only a few streets away from the palace.Let's rush back in one go, Mu Zihuai cheered himself up, he was too hasty when he went out in the morning, he didn't expect the weather to drop suddenly, it was so cold that he couldn't move even an inch.

"Mr. Mu!"

Crouching his neck, he was about to pass by the carriage, when a man sitting in the driver's seat called him abruptly.

Mu Zihuai looked over against the wind and snow, but felt that the voice was a bit familiar, and after a closer look, the person who was driving was not Qingyi.

Wearing a thick gray padded jacket and a facial hat on his head, half of his exposed face was flushed red from the cold, and he called Mu Zihuai to stop with a smiling face.

"Come up quickly, sir."

Mu Zihuai was only stunned for a moment, then ran over, stepped on the carriage, walked in the snow for too long, his legs were so stiff that he couldn't lift up, so Qingyi pulled him into the carriage, and he couldn't wait to open the curtain He went in and asked him, "Why did you come to pick me up today?"

The curtain opened, and a gust of warm air rushed in. Mu Zihuai got in, and before he sat down, he saw a person sitting in the carriage, looking at him with a smile.

At this time, Qingyi's voice just came from outside.

"It's the prince who is coming to pick up Mr."

Seeing him sitting down, Huangfu Yunhua was shivering from the cold, so he took out the prepared cotton cloak and put it on him. "Why did you wear so little clothes when you went out? If I hadn't come, would you have been frozen on the road and couldn't go back?"

Mu Zihuai opened his mouth and let the prince put on his clothes. "Why is the prince here?"

"When I went out in the morning, I saw that you were not wearing enough clothes. Just as I was about to remind you, you disappeared in a flash." Huangfu Yunhua helped him fasten the belt, touched his shirt again, and frowned. "Take off your coat, how can you stay warm when you're wet?"

Mu Zihuai shook his head and refused. "It's not far from the palace, so you don't need to take it off."

Seeing that Mu Zihuai didn't understand, Huangfu Yunhua did it himself, helped him take off the cloak, and reached out to take off the wet outer shirt as well.

Mu Zihuai hurriedly stopped him, holding on to the collar, for fear that he would take off the wine glass if he let go. "My lord, there is really no need."

How could Huangfu Yunhua listen to him, pulled Mu Zihuai's hand away, and said, "Who told you to go back to the palace?"

Mu Zihuai was taken aback for a moment, but the prince caught the gap and took off his outer shirt.

Huangfu Yunhua threw the wet clothes aside, and reached out to touch Mu Zi's inner shirt, and felt a little wet, so he frowned. "This one is wet too."

Mu Zihuai stepped back suddenly, avoiding the prince's hand, and said in a panic: "This, no need, it will be dry after wearing it for a while."

This time the prince didn't insist anymore, he took out a cotton shirt with blue pattern on the white feet and handed it to Mu Zihuai to wear. "Put this on first."

Mu Zihuai changed his clothes, and was stuffed with a heater in his arms by the prince. His body gradually warmed up, and he gradually felt a little hot in the carriage, and his face was a little hot.

Huangfu Yunhua didn't seem to pay attention, and from time to time he spoke to Mu Zihuai, asking him where he was going so late, but he smiled mysteriously and kept silent.

After walking for a while, the carriage gradually slowed down. Mu Zihuai heard the noise from outside the carriage getting louder and louder, and finally disappeared gradually, and the carriage stopped.

Mu Zihuai got out of the carriage with some doubts. When he stood still, he realized that they were by the lake.

A large ship was heard on the shore, with dark red curtains and lanterns hung, and two people were standing on the deck.

"Today, there will be an ice play on the lake." The prince got off the carriage and stood next to Mu Zihuai at some point, pointing to the frozen lake, and said.

Xi Bing Mu Zihuai knew about it, but he had never seen it before. With such a heavy snowstorm tonight, he did not expect such an event.

Huangfu Yunhua took the hooded cloak and put it on Mu Zihuai, took him into the boat, several people came out to greet them, and led them into the cabin.

Warm blankets are spread in the cabin, there are stoves at the four corners, tea is burning by the table, and there are two thick blankets. Sitting in the blankets, even if the open windows are closed and the cold wind blows in, you won’t feel cold.

When someone brought some food and wine to eat, Huangfu Yunhua waved his hand to make everyone retreat, only him and Mu Zihuai were left in the spacious cabin.

He took the tea leaves and put them in the pot, Huangfu Yunhua raised the boiling hot water and scalded the pot of tea.Looking up, he saw Mu Zihuai standing motionless in front of the window, and called him again with a smile.

"What are you still standing for? Come and sit down, the activity will start later."

Mu Zihuai stood in front of the open window sill, with the warm air behind him, and the cold wind from the lake blowing on his face made him a little stiff.

The prince called him again, but Mu Zihuai still turned around and took off his cloak, hung it up, and got into the warm blanket.

Because the prince had been lying down for a while, the blanket was especially warm, and he really didn't feel the cold outside.

After drinking the hot tea handed over by the prince, Mu Zihuai felt that his whole body was steaming, and his whole body was warm.