Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

So just knelt down for half an hour with so many stars holding the moon.

Taking the handkerchief from Sheng An, and wiping off the crumbs of Longjing crisps from his lips, Ming Tan gathered the thick cloak around his body, feeling that he was already full from eating snacks.

What kind of VIP treatment is this...

At this time, a little eunuch with an anxious expression suddenly came running from a distance, he saluted Ming Tan hastily, and then moved closer to Sheng An, whispering to the latter.

After hearing this, Sheng An's complexion changed, and he hurriedly turned away the maids holding trays around him, lowered his body, and apologized to Ming Tan: "Your Highness..."

Ming Tan blinked, and immediately understood, pulled off the cloak on his body, straightened the skirt to cover the knee pads, straightened his back, and knelt upright on the spot.

Sheng An quickly took the cloak, and just as the little eunuch who sent the message took it away, there was the sound of footsteps in the distance, someone was hurriedly walking towards Tianhong Hall.

"Concubine Yi!"

Ming Tan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look, only to see Sheng An trotting up to meet the person, accompanied by a smiling face, his posture and tone were cautious enough.

"Your Majesty is discussing matters with Concubine Ning in the palace..."

Ming Tan also recognized this Concubine Yi.She is the only daughter of General Dingyuan and one of the three concubines in the palace.Her boudoir name is Hua Rong.

In the night, the latter was wearing a black cloak with golden patterns. He was slender and tall, and looked very sassy; his long hair was pulled up casually, as if he was leaving the door in a hurry, and his eyes were as cold and sharp as frost blades. Her beauty is full of vigor, but it is impossible to move away from her eyes.

Hua Rong raised her eyes, looked lightly at Ming Tan who was kneeling in front of the hall, and said in a voice that cracked like ice, "Coincidentally, I'm here tonight, and I have something important to discuss with Your Majesty."

Sheng An laughed dryly, hesitated in embarrassment: "This..."

"Thank you, Eunuch Sheng, for passing me a message." Hua Rong hooked the corners of her lips, and spoke slowly, "It depends on whether His Majesty wants to see me or not."

The other party said so, and Sheng An couldn't find a reason to refuse for a while, so he saluted with a sad face, and went into the palace to ask the emperor what he meant.

Seeing his figure disappear into the palace, Hua Rong looked away, walked up to Ming Tan who was kneeling, and glanced at her indifferently, "Ninth Princess, please go back to Kunning Palace."

Ming Tan looked up blankly, and just about to speak, Hua Rong leaned over and scooped her up, took off her cloak and wrapped it around her, and said to the maid behind her, "Qi Xing, send Jiu Princess back. "

Ming Tan opened his mouth wide, not expecting the development of the matter, "Empress Yi Concubine...?"

"As ordered."

The maid Qixing bowed and walked to Mingtan, bowed to her deeply and said, "Princess Nine, please ask the maid to escort you back to the palace."

"Wait, ma'am!"

Ming Tan was a little bit at a loss by this incident, but his head was still clear, and he immediately asked worriedly: "If I leave like this, won't the empress anger Father?"

Seeing that she knew how to think of herself, Hua Rong was stunned for a moment, her eyes could not help but soften, she shook her head slightly and said: "It's okay. When I discuss matters with Your Majesty, no outsiders are allowed to stay outside the Tianhong Palace. You can return to the palace with peace of mind." Can."

Ming Tan was still hesitating, but Sheng An happened to come out from the hall.He turned a blind eye to Ming Tan who had already got up, and only bowed to Hua Rong, and said respectfully: "Concubine Yi, please wait a moment, Concubine Ning is washing and grooming in the hall, Your Majesty will let you in in a while."

Hua Rong sneered mockingly.

Sheng An is worthy of being Sheng An, as if he didn't hear the sneer, he turned to Ming Tan again, and said with a smile: "Princess Ninth, please come back too... However, Your Majesty has ordered, please remember that after school tomorrow, I will go back to heaven." Hongdian is here to take a walk."

Ming Tan gave a thoughtful "Oh" and before he could speak, Hua Rong frowned first, and scolded sullenly: "The fourth princess just scratched a few red marks on her face. It's just a small injury, even the ointment has to be applied, so it's going to be endless!"

Sheng An was taken aback by her sudden attack, and hurriedly said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, you don't know..."

This word got stuck halfway.

On the surface, the emperor supported Concubine Ning and Ming Xiao, but secretly he was afraid that Princess Ninth would suffer a little bit... With such inconsistency, Director Sheng Da didn't know whether to say it or not.

Fortunately, Ming Tan reacted quickly, quickly tugged at the corner of Hua Rong's clothes, and said with a sweet smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Father always finishes today's business today!" Then he added, "If he wants to punish me tomorrow, I will definitely send someone to complain to my mother immediately, and I will definitely not suffer in vain."

I don't know if Ming Tan's smile is cute enough, or she mentioned some key words... When Hua Rong heard the words, the hostility in her body suddenly subsided, and she couldn't help softening her complexion again.

She raised her hand, stroked Mingtan's hair lightly, and sighed slightly, "Your mother's meek temper, how can she protect you... Forget it, go back first, I will definitely invite the ninth princess to come some other day." I’m a guest in the palace for snacks.”

Seeing that the other party let go, Ming Tan immediately deepened his smile and nodded vigorously, "Then Ming Tan will wait for your empress' invitation!"

……

Accompanied by Qixing, Ming Tan returned to Kunning Palace safely.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the queen stood outside the palace door in cloaked clothes, as if she had been waiting for a long time, when she saw Ming Tan, she rushed forward and asked nervously, "Tan'er! How did your father punish you? Where is it hurt?"

Ming Tan: "Uh..."

She hesitated for a while, rolled her eyes, and resorted to that child's trick again, pulling on the queen's sleeve to change the subject: "Leave this alone! Mother and stepmother, this is the concubine Yi's maid Qi Xing, is it?" She sent me back to Kunning Palace!"

The queen frowned, as if realizing something, reached out and tapped Ming Tan's forehead fiercely, poking the latter until he screamed in pain, then got up, and smiled gratefully at Qixing, "Ah Yu has worked so hard this time. gone."

Ayu?

Who is Ayu?

Ming Tan widened his eyes.Could it be Concubine Yi's fine print?

And what about "this hard work"... Could it be that Concubine Yi's timely rescue tonight was actually entrusted by her empress?

Qixing smiled slightly, bowed his head respectfully, and said suggestively: "Your Majesty is serious, what happened tonight is just a coincidence. My mother had important matters to discuss with His Majesty, and just happened to see the Ninth Princess kneeling outside the hall as punishment, so she ordered There is no such thing as 'hard work' for the servant girl to escort the princess back to the palace."

When she said the first half of the sentence, the queen was still nodding knowingly; but when she heard the second half, her face changed, and she was furious immediately, covering her chest and coughing several times, not daring to say: "Punish to kneel?! Your Majesty always loves Tan Son, how can you bear it...how can...cough cough..."

Ming Tan was so frightened that he quickly supported the queen, and while patting her on the back to comfort her, he hurriedly said: "Mother, don't be angry! There is another hidden story in it, Tan'er will tell you in detail later..."

Qixing took advantage of the opportunity to resign, and Mallow cleverly went to see him off.Ming Tan and Du Ye supported the queen back to the palace, drank two cups of hot water, and managed to suppress the latter's cough.

"Tan'er," the queen waved her hand, making Du Ye step back, and asked worriedly, "What happened tonight?"

Ming Tan then told the truth about what Sheng An and the eunuchs of Tianhong Palace did, and also specifically stated that they were "ordered by the emperor", which finally calmed the empress down.

Because of this, the hall was silent for a while, the queen supported her forehead, and said in a depressed mood: "It's all because of the mother's incompetence..."

Ming Tan knew what she was referring to.

The Queen's background is not prominent.She is the daughter of the royal family of Huai Ling County, and she is not as honorable as Concubine Wan's family, nor is she as noble as Concubine Yi.

In the early years, the county king fought for the late emperor in the northwest and repelled the invading Qiangmi country. Unfortunately, he suffered from the root cause of his illness during the war and had to return to Beijing to recuperate. Since then, he has been inactive for many years and has been silent.

If the old prince Ming Yi hadn't made up his mind and asked to marry Gu Ying, the daughter of the county king by name... Otherwise, with the queen's family background, she would absolutely not be able to enter the East Palace as the crown princess.

Her mother's family is unknown in Beijing, and she is a meek person who doesn't want to fight, how can she overwhelm Concubine Ning, whose father is an important minister in the court and domineering all day long?

What's more, it is still a special period of severe drought in Yuanzhou, the emperor naturally wants to give Concubine Ning a big face.

Due to various problems left over from past dynasties in Tiancheng Dynasty, officials and courtiers firmly controlled their duties.Even if the emperor is the most honorable son of heaven, he is supreme, but he has to be restrained everywhere, and his hands are tied.

For example this time.

If Ning Shangshu refused to let go of the money, the victims of the disaster in Yuanzhou really couldn't wait for this life-saving food.

"..."

Ming Tan subconsciously tightened his fingertips, regretting for the first time that he acted impulsively.

She was obviously the one who kicked Ming Xiao, but she wanted to make Miss Sanhuang feel guilty for herself, her father to take care of her aftermath, and her mother to blame herself for herself...

She lowered her eyes, held the queen's hand, and said in a low voice: "Mother, Tan'er knows she's wrong."

The queen looked at her daughter in surprise, as if she suddenly understood something.She stretched out her hand, patted Ming Tan's shoulder tenderly, and said slowly: "No, Tan'er, you are not wrong."

"but I……"

"Of course you can do what you think is right."

The queen smiled and said, "Tan'er, you are a princess."

Ming Tan suddenly opened his eyes wide.

After a long time, she bit her lips, tried her best to swallow the soreness in her throat, closed her eyes and nodded heavily.

"Yes. Tan'er is a princess."

Go to the study the next day.

"I haven't come here for a day, why did such a big thing happen to Your Highness?"

Lin Shurong knelt beside Ming Tan, glanced at Ming Xiao's empty seat meaningfully, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that you acted impulsively again?"

"You're so annoying." Ming Tan pouted lazily, not wanting to talk to her at all, "Don't ask, don't ask."

"...It seems that I hit the spot." Lin Shurong laughed.

Ming Tan rolled his eyes like a dead fish at her.

It's rare that Princess Jiu didn't yell at herself, she just lay down on the table in a low mood and shut herself up, the whole gloomy and gloomy, Lin Shurong couldn't help but look at it strangely.

She thought for a while, bent down to open the bookcase, and slowly took out a small food box, put it in front of Ming Tan, and said with a smile: "Here, Your Highness."

"..." Ming Tan straightened up, glanced at her, and murmured, stretched out his hand to open the food box, "You won't poison it..."

Lin Shurong raised his eyebrows, his face was calm and calm, "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense."

Ming Tan stuck out his tongue at her, and put the lid of the food box aside.I saw some snow-white and soft pastries inside, each with small balls of golden honey; around the soft cakes were sprinkled with fragrant petals, like jelly pudding, trembling with Mingtan's movements of the food box Trembling, just looking at it, you can tell that the taste must be full of softness.

"what is this?"

"Gardenia cake made by my mother." Lin Shurong smiled slightly, "I heard that His Highness was wronged last night, so I specially brought it here for you to taste."

"... Where did you hear that?" Ming Tan narrowed his eyes.

Lin Shurong took out a pair of chopsticks from the bookcase again like a conjuring act, handed it to her, and said meaningfully: "The news of His Highness's punishment has spread throughout most of the capital this morning. Don't you know?"

"..."

You can guess whose handwriting is by the heel of your heel.

Her reputation has been ruined little by little.

Ming Tan took the chopsticks sullenly, sighed sadly again, picked up a piece of flower cake and put it in his mouth.

The sweetness of gardenia lingered on the tip of the tongue immediately, and the pastry was as soft and smooth as she expected, like double-skin milk, which could not help chewing, almost melting in the mouth.

The honey flows down with the shape of the flower cake, adding a little sweetness to this dessert. Although the elegance is two points less, the taste is two points more. It is really suitable for Ming Tan who loves sweets. little girl.

"Oh!" She swallowed the pastry, and exclaimed to Lin Shurong in astonishment, "It's so delicious, Mrs. Lin has such good craftsmanship!"

"My mother would be very happy if she knew that His Highness praised her so much."

Seeing that her face was no longer full of sorrow, Lin Shurong didn't show any humility for Mrs. Lin, she just squinted her eyes and smiled, and pushed a small light blue porcelain bottle in front of Ming Tan.

The latter paused with his chopsticks, and held the bottle in front of his eyes curiously, "What is this?"

"Huayu ointment can cure kneeling injuries," Lin Shurong said. "The younger brother in the family is stubborn and good at martial arts, and he is often injured. His Highness suffered a lot last night, so he must be in need of this, so I asked him for a bottle."

Huh?

Why is the Great Demon King so considerate today?

Ming Tan tilted his head in surprise, Lin Shurong looked back calmly, with a face full of reason, as if he hadn't noticed his transformation at all.

"...Okay," the two sides looked at each other for a while, Ming Tan finally reached out to fish for the porcelain bottle, and said awkwardly, "Then you thank the younger brother of the Lin family for me."

Lin Shurong raised his eyebrows, and didn't care why she didn't thank him, instead he took out a stack of thick paper from the box, patted it in front of Ming Tan, and smiled warmly at him.

"Come, Your Highness," she said cruelly and cruelly, "this is the copybook that needs to be finished today, please have a look."

Ming Tan: "..."

The flower cake in my mouth suddenly tasted bad.

She put down her chopsticks expressionlessly, curled her lips, and rolled her big eyes at Lin Shurong again.