The undercover agent sent by the imperial court

Sending Chu Ziyan away, Ling Xuan closed the door of the dark room, "I can't help it." But today I was really scared, Chu Ziyan was not from the prime minister, but the prime minister did have only one child, that is to say Does the prime minister have no children of his own?Moreover, I thought it was Chu Ziyan's own decision not to be an official, but was it actually the prime minister's request?

There is also the matter of grandpa. Although it is said that the grandpa died before Ling Xuan was born, and Ling Xuan has never seen it, it is very strange that the person who worshiped in the past was not his grandpa. magic.

Speaking of which, did the royal father know about this?But if this is the case, why does Brother Huang have to find this book?

"My lord, there will be a market tomorrow night." Chu Yuan didn't leave and stayed, looked at Ling Xuan and asked gently, "Can I invite my lord to join me?"

"New Year's Gathering." Ling Xuan thought for a while and said with emotion, "I really miss it. The last time I participated in this gathering was a few years ago."

When I was a child, my favorite thing was the time of Chinese New Year every year. Whether it was the New Year’s party or the atmosphere of the New Year’s Eve, the city would be completely boiled, “I will go together.”

Chu Yuan's smile became more genuine, "Then the minister will come to the palace tomorrow night."

"En." Ling Xuan replied, then took off the cloak and shook, "You can change into a cloak, it feels like it smells." I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that there is a smell left on the clothes.

Chu Yuan didn't care, "Don't bother the prince, the mansion of Wei Chen is not far away."

"OK then."

Chu Ziyan calmed down when he returned to the prime minister's mansion. His father, or adoptive father, from the bottom of his heart, as the only child of the prime minister, had never been harsh on himself, but was just loyal to the imperial court.

It's ridiculous that the officials of the imperial dynasty have the royal blood of the Chu State. I don't know what the emperor who valued the blood will do if he finds out.

"Heh." A chuckle made the book boy next to him look over.

"Master seems to be in a good mood today?" The book boy also said with a smile.

"Well, that's right. It's just that I encountered something very interesting. It's the first time I've seen this person's joke." Chu Ziyan said with a half-smile, "Where's father?"

"The master is making tea in the backyard. He said that he had been busy for so long a while ago, so he should have a good time this year."

"Yeah, this year should be a good one." Chu Ziyan looked at the snowy sky, "The prince also said that we should celebrate the New Year first."

The book boy didn't dare to answer this question, but just quietly closed his mouth and held up an umbrella to follow Chu Ziyan's pace. As soon as he entered the room, Chu Ziyan asked everyone to leave.

The prime minister was making tea leisurely while admiring the snow, when he heard the news of Chu Ziyan's return, "What's the matter, shut yourself in the room again?"

"After the young master came back from the palace, he said that he saw someone's joke and then closed the door to prevent anyone from disturbing him." Shutong said holding an umbrella.

"It has something to do with the prince." Upon hearing that Ling Xuan was involved, the prime minister hurriedly lay back down, "It doesn't matter, let the two of them toss about it, and the old man will not get involved with this old bone."

Adding Ling Xuan to something is definitely not a good thing. This is called Ling Xuan's theorem.

The prime minister lay there for a while feeling something was wrong, "Come back, what's going on with Chu Yuan?"

"Master Chu seems to be very happy." The book boy thought for a while and said, "After leaving the palace, he even bought pastries to go back."

The prime minister patted his leg, "It's not good now, help the old man up quickly."

The book boy hurriedly stepped forward to help the prime minister up, "Old man, what a crime this is to raise such a careless kid."

Chu Ziyan read the whole book carefully from the beginning to the end, mainly talking about the important affairs of the royal family and some secrets. Except that the Chu family had written it in detail when the country was founded, the later emperors seemed not to care about Chu. home affairs.

The last emperor sent the Chu family to the state of Chu in a simple and rude manner. If you read it again, there is no information. When Chu Ziyan put down the book, he heard the knock on the door and the voice of the prime minister, "What is this kid? Lock the door again, you should throw it out, and find trouble for me one day."

Chu Ziyan stuffed the book into his arms and opened the door, "Hey, when did I lock the door, what do you want to do without drinking your tea for a long time?"

"Young Master." The bookboy shouted while supporting the prime minister and withdrawing his hand from knocking on the door.

Chu Ziyan didn't care that the book boy looked at the bearded and staring prime minister in doubt, "What's the matter, is that emperor calling you again when he has nothing to do? I won't go for you."

"I knew it!" The prime minister knocked on the ground with his crutch angrily, "I don't care what you say every day. Is this the attitude towards your father!"

Chu Ziyan almost blurted out, you are not my father, "I know, so what's the matter?"

"There is something wrong with you coming back from the palace. What happened?" The Prime Minister suddenly said with a serious expression, "If Lord Yu wants you to do something, don't listen to him. I managed to persuade the emperor to let him go out."

Chu Ziyan was taken aback for a moment, "I said, how could that brother-in-law agree, so that's how it is."

"Speak well!" The prime minister knocked on the floor again.

"I see, how could the emperor agree?" Chu Ziyan poured a cup of tea and put it in the prime minister's hand, "Now we are preparing to start a war, so it's okay to let the scourge of the prince go out to find trouble?"

"Let him go out and see what's wrong." The Prime Minister shook his head, "Ye Wangye is not a little leek like you who can't stand the wind and rain."

"Hey, hello." Chu Ziyan suddenly had a blue vein.

The prime minister took a sip of tea leisurely, "This battle won't end in two or three years. Is it really necessary to trap the prince in the capital? It's better to let him go out and have a look when it's not too dangerous in the early stage. Isn't it true for children? The more you don't let him go, the more he wants to go."

Seems to make sense, Chu Ziyan nodded, "Then it's up to you, is there anything else, it's okay, I have something else to do."

The prime minister finally went back with a beard and a stare. Chu Ziyan calmly opened the book and read it for a while and put it in the box. He didn't have to do anything, but he really wanted to see what kind of person his father was.

If there is a problem with the timeline, Chu Huai is likely to be his father or grandfather. No matter what, this is the only person he can find.

So here comes the question. Chu Ziyan had the same question in his mind as Ling Xuan. If the scandal of Lord Qi was something that the late emperor must have concealed, why did Huang Puwen care so much about this book? what place?

Thinking about the poison in the book, Chu Ziyan just closed the box calmly and locked it.

Ling Xuan also invited Chu Ziyan to the gathering on January [-] but was rejected. Thinking about this time, Ling Xuan went out with Chu Yuan without forcing him.

After talking with the queen mother during the day, Ling Xuan and Huang Puwen said hello, then changed clothes and went out with Chu Yuan who came over.

The meeting was held in the street near the inner city, between the outer city and the imperial palace, and further on was the place where the officials lived. On the street decorated with lights, Ling Xuan saw many familiar figures wearing ordinary clothes like himself walking among the crowds. middle.

Could it be that Chu Yuan wearing red clothes is not conspicuous in the crowd, but Ling Xuan who is wearing the same red dress next to him has attracted the attention of the people around him, even in the crowd of people, he is still conspicuous.

Occasionally someone recognized Ling Xuan who had appeared at the poetry meeting, but they didn't dare to approach him.

"It's really lively. Are there so many people in the capital?" Ling Xuan and Chu Yuan said with emotion as they shuttled through the crowd.

"Because of the New Year, entry and exit are relaxed, and only the defense of the inner city has been strengthened, so many people from the vicinity of the capital also came. At this time, there are no rooms in the tavern." Chu Yuan said while walking with Ling Xuan.

There are artists and sugar paintings on the side of the road, but these are more attractive to children. Ling Xuan passed by this street full of food without stopping. Compared with these, Ling Xuan is more interested in the activities ahead.

There are no rivers in the capital, but there are several lakes, large and small, in front of which are cruise ships and lantern riddles for poems.

"It will be even more lively after the New Year's Eve." Ling Xuan watched the brightly lit boats pass by from the shore, "It's a pity that we won't be able to get out by then."

The palace doesn’t pay much attention to the one-month-old on New Year’s Eve. No matter how willful Ling Xuan is, he won’t come out at this time. Chu Yuan put his hands on the fence on the bank, “During the New Year’s Eve It's not so lively, everyone will go home to celebrate the New Year, and most of the evenings will be at home for dinner, but there will be many people in the restaurant."

"That's right, it's New Year's Eve and I will definitely go home." Ling Xuan smiled, "Are you going to stay in the palace to celebrate the New Year this year? Is there anyone in your house?"

"There is a group of students, all homeless children, who will spend the Chinese New Year together." Chu Yuan smiled, "Because they are all orphans, they can form a family."

"That's pretty good." Ling Xuan nodded and straightened up, "Let's go to the boat. I wanted to talk about what happened to me in Zhamu today, but Chu Ziyan had a problem first."

"He'll be fine, probably because he wants to find clues so he's not free." Chu Yuan wasn't worried about Chu Ziyan at all, as far as Chu Ziyan's relationship with the prime minister was going to be fine.

"I hope." Ling Xuan followed the flow of people getting on and off the boat, paid a little money and boarded the boat with Chu Yuan. The fee for this boat is not high. After the trip, it was just a simple circle around the lake. Ling Xuan came up It was only when I discovered this that most of the people around me were noisy and noisy watching the scenery by the boat.

Chu Yuan was quite used to such an environment. Seeing Ling Xuan frowning, he asked, "Don't you like it, my lord? Do you want to stop the boat?"

"It's too noisy." Ling Xuan rubbed his forehead, and the seating position obviously didn't match the number of people. Ling Xuan wanted to come up to drink tea and enjoy the scenery. It seemed that he had made a mistake.

"Then Weichen went to find the captain." Chu Yuan said, looking around, "My lord, let's sit on the second floor first."

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." Ling Xuan suddenly pointed to another boat beside him, "Whose boat is that?"

"It should be the ship of Shangshufu." Chu Yuan looked around for a while and said uncertainly.

"Then let's go over there." Ling Xuan stretched out one hand and hugged Chu Yuan under his arm and said, "Catch it, we have to go."

Chu Yuan quickly stretched out his hand to grab Ling Xuan's arm, and took a few steps to run Ling Xuan straight over the heads of the crowd. After all, there was another Chu Yuan, so Ling Xuan still had to descend on the lake and take a few steps to jump to the place he saw just now. Shang Shufu's boat.

There were bursts of applause and cheers coming from behind, Ling Xuan put down Chu Yuan and ignored them, and smiled at the stunned people, "Let everyone laugh at me and come to cruise."

"Where is it, it is our honor to have the prince come." Li Shangshu is also a human being, and he did not lose his composure from the beginning to the end. He naturally stretched out his hand and asked Ling Xuan to sit down.

This kind of boat is still better, Ling Xuan sat down comfortably, Chu Yuan straightened his clothes and nodded and sat down.

Not only Li Shangshu, but also many people are there. As a person who once supported Ling Xuan, Li Shangshu is obviously familiar with Ling Xuan's habit of making people serve a pot of hot water and put it next to Ling Xuan, "My lord is not in the palace today to accompany me at home. people?"

"I chatted with them all day." Ling Xuan said casually, "Go out for a stroll at night, and my father often came out when he was alive."

The first emperor was famous for his fondness for traveling in mountains and rivers, Li Shangshu smiled, and the few officials beside him were not high enough to interrupt, so they could only talk to Chu Yuan carefully.

It was rare for Chu Yuan to talk to a few people, and the atmosphere on the boat was good for a while, until there was a sudden scream from behind, Ling Xuan looked up, it seemed that a child had been playing in the lake, Ling Xuan didn't move He glanced away in disinterest.

The people on the boat were obviously very experienced. A small boat picked up the child and everything was safe. Ling Xuan moved slightly and changed his posture, "This kind of thing happens every year."

"That's right." Li Shangshu looked at it and said, "Today we lost two."

Because people died before, I specially arranged for a small boat to patrol the lake to save people at any time. Nothing happened, but the behavior of these people is really puzzling. It happens every year, but no one cares. It's helpless.

Li Shangshu paused, looked at Ling Xuan and said, "Does the lord know about Dongfang Chejian in Dongfang Mansion."

Ling Xuan frowned and found this person from the corner of his mind, and responded casually, "En."

Now that I know it, Li Shangshu continued, "He invented a plowing cart, saying that he was inspired by the prince and wanted to see him again."

Ling Xuan thought for a while before he realized what Li Shangshu meant by plowing carts, "Plowing carts? I don't remember this happening. What is he trying to do?"

"He only said that he wanted to see the prince." But Ling Xuan had been in the palace all this time and didn't know there was such a person, so he could see him whenever he wanted?It's really like a palace for decoration.

Unexpectedly, he could even ask Shangshu, Ling Xuan sat up, "This is really true, how could you listen to such a person."

First it was Yu Liang, and later they were from the Dongfang Mansion. Li Shangshu wiped his sweat off what the lord was trying to do, "He wants to see the lord with this design."

"Ah, I remembered." Ling Xuan said suddenly, "My lord said that he could come to me." It's just polite words, are you serious?

Li Shangshu did not speak quietly, Ling Xuan hesitated for a while, "That's fine, let him do the design and hand it over to the Ministry of Industry."

After saying that, Ling Xuan stood up, "By the way, this king is going to the frontier, and he will come back in about two years."

Ling Xuan looked at Li Shangshu calmly, "During this time, Lord Shangshu must take care of his subordinates' affairs."

Li Shangshu swallowed a mouthful of saliva under Ling Xuan's see-through eyes, "Your official knows."

Ling Xuan nodded slightly, "Chu Yuan, let's go!"