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"Where are you going?" Su Lang asked casually, and then turned to Yan Huabin, "Brother Yan, you are safe here, what wind brought you here?"

They are all walking in the imperial capital all the year round, and it is obviously unreasonable not to exchange pleasantries, so Yan Huabin had no choice but to stop and bow his head in return, "It's Alang, long time no see. Yun Feixiu Mu today, I'll come and pick him up. "

"Go back home?" Su Lang's brows moved slightly, his eyes turned around Yun Fei, and then swept over Yan Huabin's clenched palms, he caught something in his heart, without showing any expression on his face, he just said in surprise, "Now? So early?"

He looked at Yun Fei and said with a smile: "Didn't we make an appointment yesterday to play polo with the imperial guards and the others at Qingsi Hall? How to win?"

Yun Fei was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Ma...?"

"All the big talk is out, whoever loses is a dog." Su Lang raised his voice to interrupt him immediately, reached out and patted Yun Fei on the shoulder, "Isn't it interesting to escape temporarily?"

His eyes were dark for a few breaths, and Yun Fei was slightly taken aback.

On the side, Yan Huabin's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition, so he quickly spoke up for Yun Fei, apologizing, "That's really unfortunate, my family ancestor came to Beijing, and my cousins ​​were all rushing to visit. Look Can I change someone later?"

Su Lang got it right with the first try, and became more and more sure of his guess.It's just that Yan Huabin brought old Mrs. Yan out, not to mention him as an outsider, even Yun Fei couldn't say "no".

——If you can't stop it, you have to come forward.

Su Lang's thoughts turned, and he was slightly surprised: "The old man has come to Beijing? Say hello to him for me."

"Be sure to bring it." Yan Huabin smiled, "Yunfei, let's go."

The moment they passed each other, Su Lang seemed to suddenly remember something, "Hey, wait—"

Yan Huabin's heart that had just been let go rose again, so he had no choice but to turn around.

"Look, I almost forgot." Su Lang looked at Yun Fei, "When he came from the front in the morning, Commander Xie said that there was an errand that I had to tell you to come in advance, and asked us to go to Qingsi Hall later."

As he was speaking, it happened that Lu Ji came from the side hall, Su Lang didn't wait for Yan Huabin to respond, he immediately stepped forward and waved: "Lu Ji! Go ahead and see if Commander Xie is back?"

Lu Ji was at a loss and almost blurted out: "Commander Xie..."

Didn't you go to court...

"Go!" With his back turned to Yan Huabin, Su Lang frowned and gestured quietly.After receiving the order, Lu Ji looked at Yan Huabin and Yun Fei behind, and replied, "Oh, okay, I'll go right away!"

After the words fell, he ran out of the hall in a hurry.

The smile on Yan Huabin's face froze, "...Did Commander Xie not go to court?"

Su Lang turned around and nonsense without changing his face: "Today it happens to be Commander Xie's turn to inspect the palace. Brother Yan, you shouldn't be in a hurry right now?"

Yan Huabin forced a smile, and slowly clenched his hands under the sleeves. He looked at Su Lang's curved eyes, and always felt that the other party had noticed something.

At this moment, Yun Fei already realized that Su Lang was deliberately preventing him from leaving the palace. He recalled the young servant in Tsing Yi in the Duke's Mansion, his cousin Yan Huabin flickered from the corner of his eye, he hesitated for a moment, and chose Trusting Su Lang, he said, "No hurry, wait, Commander Xie should have some important orders."

Yan Huabin glanced at him and had no choice but to agree.

Su Lang slightly raised his lips when he heard the words, and immediately called for tea.

……

On the palace road, Lu Ji sprinted all the way out of the west road, and met Chu Heng who hurried over head-on, "Has Yun Fei left the palace yet?"

"Ah?" Lu Ji was taken aback, "How do you know? Not yet, Su Lang gestured for me to find a shadow guard in front of the imperial court, no, what's the matter? What's wrong with Yan Huabin?"

"You don't need to look for it." Chu Heng was slightly relieved when he heard that.

Just now, Jingcheng Hall received the news from Lingguang Guan Yingwei that the old master Yan had secretly entered Beijing and arrived in the imperial capital in a few days.

Today coincided with the [-]th day, Yun Feixiu Mu, and Ling Ye mentioned something in front of the Xuanzheng Hall, Chu Heng was careful.Sure enough, Duke Qing's government moved faster than expected, Yan Huabin came to pick up Yun Fei almost as soon as the Xuanzheng Hall's court meeting opened.

Chu Heng said in a low voice: "If you go out of the palace, you won't be able to come back."

Lu Ji's eyes widened in an instant, and he said incredulously, "...You mean his cousin Yan Huabin has no good intentions?"

Chu Heng gave a low "um" without any further explanation, and rushed straight to the Hall of Martial Arts without stopping.

……

In the hall, Yan Huabin took the tea from Su Lang, feeling more and more anxious, but the other party didn't give him a chance to urge him at all. After chatting for a while, he asked again: "Has the old man arrived yet? Today just happens to be When I turned around, I prepared gifts and came to visit his old man. A while ago, I went to Beijing to visit relatives, and my ancestors often mentioned it.”

Su Lang's grandfather and Mrs. Yan used to be friends with each other. The current Duke of Ying, Su Que, and Duke of Qing, Yan Yu, have also been officials in the same court for decades.Su Lang really did not force himself to say this, it could be called decent.

Yan Huabin and Su Lang don't have a deep friendship, they only knew that the second son Yinghai was difficult to deal with, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.

He forced the corner of his mouth, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say truthfully: "Not yet, it's just that today and tomorrow are about the same, and the family is preparing in advance."

"Oh, that's it." Su Lang smiled slightly, nodded, picked up the teacup, and said nothing more.

——Since you haven’t arrived, there’s no need to rush, just wait.

Yan Huabin's urging words were blocked by Su Lang's few words, and his heart became more and more anxious.He looked at the silent Yun Fei beside him, and his eyelids jumped a few times.

Come here for whatever you are afraid of, outside the door Lu Ji followed Chu Heng and walked in quickly, and the three people in the hall put down their teacups and stood up.

Chu Heng seemed to be surprised: "The Prince Qing is here?"

Yan Huabin nodded in return: "Chu Shimo."

Seeing that Lu Ji left and returned quickly, Su Lang felt a little uncertain, and said casually: "Chu Heng, aren't you on duty, why did you come back from the imperial court?" Then he turned to Lu Ji: "Where is Commander Xie? "

Lu Ji choked.

Chu Heng immediately took over the words: "Commander Xie is still ahead, I bumped into Lu Ji on the way and had a chat to prevent him from running away again. Yun Fei——"

The latter looked up.

Chu Heng said: "Your Majesty has left a message, ordering you to wait in Jingcheng Hall, and I will give you an order later. Come with me."

Yun Feigong said yes.

Yan Huabin's heart sank. At this moment, there was nothing that could be seen. The three of them were clearly acting in partnership and deliberately stopped them.His chest was filled with anger, but his face still had to be gentle and polite: "Hey, wait, isn't it Yun Feixiu's turn to take a bath today?"

Chu Heng and Yan Hui said: "Don't dare to presume the sacred meaning, but the emperor's guards will be there at any time, this is the rule."

Yan Huabin was choked up when he tried his best, but if he didn't take Yun Fei away today, he might not have another chance in the future.Yan Huabin gritted his teeth secretly, and said with a forced smile: "My ancestor has come to the imperial capital. The old man hasn't seen his grandson for a long time. He thought that Yun Feixiu would go back to his residence today, so that we can welcome him together..."

Chu Heng twitched the corners of his lips lightly, and interrupted in a low voice: "As a minister, you should first be loyal and then filial. Could it be the other way around in Duke Qing's mansion?"

Yan Huabin quickly bowed his head: "Don't dare, please waiter Mo be careful."

Chu Heng stopped looking at him, and looked directly at Yun Fei: "Let's go."

Yan Huabin clenched his fists tightly. Seeing Yun Fei lowering his eyebrows and about to follow him out, his heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something anxiously, and said loudly: "Shi Mo stay away—"

Chu Heng turned around: "Is there something else for Shizi Yan?"

Yan Huabin hooked the corners of his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Servant Mo came to deliver His Majesty's oral instructions, do you have a letter?"

Chu Heng didn't speak.

Su Lang and Lu Ji's faces changed.

The smile in Yan Huabin's eyes became wider, and he continued in a manly voice: "If there is no letter, what Shi Mo said may be inappropriate, right?"

Not only is it inappropriate, it is not an exaggeration to prosecute the crime by falsely preaching the imperial decree, drag it out and beat him to death.

Chu Heng frowned, as if he was stumped by this question.

Yan Huabin raised his lips, and pursued the victory: "In this case, then Yunfei..."

Chu Heng took out a jade pendant with a pearl as a tassel from his bosom, surrounded by golden nine-dragon patterns, with a person's name written in the middle - "Ling Ye". ①

The jade worn by the Son of Heaven is as sacred as a face.

Su Lang, Yun Fei, and Lu Ji were all stunned, and Yan Huabin froze on the spot. After several breaths, they all recovered from their astonishment, knelt down in unison, and said long live.

Chu Heng put the jade pendant back into his arms, and looked down at Yan Huabin: "Is Shizi Yan still busy?"

Yan Huabin fell on the ground, his complexion completely changed, his fingers pressing the ground turned blue and white, he was silent, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Yun Fei, do your job well."

Yun Fei stood up and walked out with Chu Heng, "Don't worry, cousin."

When their backs disappeared outside the door, and the remaining three stood up, Yan Huabin lost all thought of being polite, cast a bitter glance at Su Lang, and left with a wave of his sleeves.

Su Lang slightly bent his eyes: "Brother Yan, go slowly, I still have to play polo, so I won't send it off."

He rubbed his chin, his mind was full of the nine dragon pattern jade pendant.

The jade worn by Dagon is a sacrificial vessel for the Son of Heaven. It was worn by the emperor when he ascended the throne. It is the symbol of the emperor. There is only one piece in the world.Using this as oral evidence, life is boundless!Unbelievable.

Su Lang thought about it for a long time, but he still felt that something was wrong, he struggled for a long time, and decided to ask later or not.

……

Speechless all the way, Yun Fei followed Chu Heng to Jingcheng Hall, the palace road to and fro was very long, and when the wind blew past his face, it would bring coolness all over his body.After walking for a long time, Yun Fei said in a low voice: "The Duke's Mansion asked me to go back, what do you want to do?"

Before Chu Heng could answer, he laughed self-deprecatingly: "Someone like me will be taken hostage one day... To blackmail someone, Yan Xiang? He won't care."

They are all children of aristocratic families who have been familiar with the Kyushu court affairs since childhood, who is worse than whom?No matter how slow he is, he should react now.I was fooled once, twice or three times, how could I not understand?Yan Xiang took the lead in stopping the book, which shook the foundation of the family. If the big family wants to deal with him, the first step is to pick the weak spot first.

It's a pity that they rushed to the doctor in a hurry and misunderstood.

Yan Yunfei was not.

As he thought about it, Chu Heng didn't speak.

After another half a cup of tea, Chu Heng felt that the hem of his clothes was slightly pulled by someone, and when he turned his head, he saw that Yun Fei's eyes were lowered and he couldn't see his expression clearly, and his voice was as light as the wind: "...Chu Heng, is it... Is something going to happen to him?"

Chu Heng looked at the young man in front of him, his heart finally softened, he sighed and stroked his shoulder, "Let's go."

Yun Fei's eye sockets suddenly turned red.

……

At the end of the time, the emperor returned to the Hall of Jingcheng.

Chu Heng and Yun Fei were already waiting in the study, and Su Lang also came over.Seeing the emperor coming in, he leaned over to salute, and at the same time glanced at the jade pendant on his waist. The court dress was decorated with an ancient jade similar to the Nine Dragons pattern. The real piece of the jade pendant - and until now, Su Lang has not seen Chu Heng return the jade pendant - this is intriguing.

Stealing is absolutely impossible, so it can only be...Su Langfu thought of something suddenly, and his expression slowly changed.

Ling Ye glanced at the three people who were saluting, and called out in a low voice, and said "come here" when passing by Chu Heng's side.Under Su Lang's indescribable gaze, Chu Heng followed the emperor into the Nuan Pavilion.

Chu Heng briefly talked about the affairs in the Hall of Martial Heroes during the time when he was changing into regular clothes.

Ling Ye sighed softly, at today's court meeting, Yan Xiang presented the regulations for the imperial examination after the suspension of papers, which has already been discussed in the court.Although the aristocratic party members strongly opposed it, they were unable to argue against their appearance. In addition, Lantai doctor Han Zhuo strongly supported it, and Wen Xinhou and Shen Wende did not deny it. Others can only worry if they are dissatisfied.

In this way, the matter of suspending the filing has been preliminarily settled. The imperial decree announcing the Kyushu is the highest level. It is different from the ordinary handbook. It will take three days to go through the whole process of the central government.It's only a few days before the Yan Chuan family's aristocratic party wants to take action.

Ling Ye thought for a while and said, "Wait to draw up an order to call Yong'an Marquis Xiao Wencong back to Beijing immediately."

Chu Heng said yes.

Ling Ye changed into normal clothes and went back to the study, wrote the handbook and handed it to the shadow guard, Fang raised his eyes to look at Yun Fei below, and said: "From now on, anyone who calls you is not allowed to leave the palace without my order. "

Yun Fei replied in a low voice, "Minister Zunzhi", he is not a child, and the reason behind these words can naturally be understood, but——

Yun Fei lingered for a while with his head down, and finally couldn't help but stepped forward and knelt down. He looked up at the emperor, his eyes were red, and when he spoke, his voice became a little hoarse: "Your Majesty, can I... ...Can I go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I..."

"No." The emperor didn't agree. "During this time, if you stay in the Hall of Martial Heroes well, if you don't step out of the nine-fold gate, you are helping your father."

As soon as the words fell, the hope in Yun Fei's eyes suddenly went out, and he looked away sadly.

Looking at him, Ling Ye couldn't bear it. After thinking for a while, he softened his tone: "If you want to see Yan Xiang, you should stay in Jingzhang Palace for a few days, and you will have a chance."

Yun Fei suddenly felt a kind of joy in his heart, and knocked his head on the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Get up." Ling Ye said, "Let Imperial Attendant Mo take you to make arrangements."

Yun Fei followed Chu Heng out of the hall, and when he walked to the door of the study, the emperor suddenly told him: "We've met, let's talk well."

Yun Fei froze, fell silent for a moment, and said "yes" in a low voice.

After the two figures walked out, Ling Ye looked down at Su Lang, who was clearly out of state, and tapped on the case with his fingers: "What's the matter with you? Do you want to ask me for a reward?"

"Uh..." Su Lang came back to his senses and shook his head, the expression on his face was a bit indescribable, he had figured out the answer by himself now, looked up at the emperor, hesitantly said "uh" for a long time, and finally simply Said: "I'm fine, I'm leaving."

Ling Ye glanced at him, said nothing more, reached out to pick up a pen, and opened the memorial.

Su Lang took a few steps back, but he was really curious in his heart, couldn't help but turned back again, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty..."

"Ok?"

He took a few glances outside the study door to confirm that there was no one outside. After thinking about it, he changed his address again, "Brother?"

Ling Ye glanced sideways: "Say."

Su Lang coughed lightly, and looked away, "I can ask, that, Chu Heng..."

"?" Ling Ye was a little puzzled, and seeing Su Lang's uneasy and eager to know expression, he suddenly understood that he saw the Nine Dragon Pattern Piece.He put down his pen, leaned against the back of the imperial seat, and said in a natural tone: "I told you from the beginning that Chu Heng is very special."②

Su Lang was stunned for a moment, and after a while he realized, "...is that special?"

Ling Ye didn't say yes or no, he smiled slightly, and picked up his pen again.

……

Outside the study, the imperial servant Mo came in again, nodded towards Su Lang, walked to the side of the imperial case without stopping, picked up the ink ingot and began to grind ink.

No, it's "Tim Xiang".

Su Lang immediately backed out.

He walked to the steps outside the hall, and looked back in the direction of the study.

Others don't know, but he and the emperor grew up together. Once in the Taimiao ancestor worship, he accompanied the sacrifice. He once asked Ling Ye in private that he had regained his power, why he still didn't want to choose a concubine.

The young emperor was wearing a gown, and the female attendant just happened to be fastening the Nine Dragons pattern around his waist. He glanced down and said, "It's better to be short than to be indiscriminate."

"If one day, I can send it out, and return to the emperor's mausoleum together after a hundred years, it will be the happiest emperor's life."

At that time, Su Lang thought he was just talking casually, but he didn't want to see the "special" of this one today.

……

In the evening of this day, Duke Qing's mansion.

Old Master Yan finally arrived at the imperial capital after a long journey.

After the children and grandchildren paid their respects and greeted them, they returned to the study. Duke Yan Yu of the Qing Dynasty mentioned Yan Mao. Before he finished talking about the countermeasures that the family had discussed all afternoon, Old Master Yan interrupted in a cold voice: "I used to think that although this rebellious son He has a rebellious character, but he still does not cross the line, now... Humph! What use is there for a kite with a broken string?"

Yan Yu was taken aback for a moment, family interests were more important than everything else, so this is to...

Old Mrs. Yan's face was sullen, "As for Yan Yunfei, I used to think of him as a good man... After all, he is a real father and son, very good! Since you don't come back today, you don't have to go back to Tanchuan again."

Old Mrs. Yan's tone was indifferent, coughed a few times, and said coldly, "Don't worry about him, without the father who is the minister, there are many people from the major families who will take care of him. In the future, the court in the imperial capital will only let him It's hard to move."

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This chapter is even slower because there are [-] words~

①For the Nine Dragons pattern, see Chapter 116 Keeping the Year Old.