The son crosses every night

Since returning to the palace, every time Tang Hua went back to Ruan Shijie, he had to sneak around, trying to hide from everyone in the palace and from Jiang Pingyuan, which was really hard work.

That night, after listening to the movement outside, he bolted the doors and windows, quietly hugged a box and pushed open the door with his buttocks. While pushing, he looked into his room to make sure everything was safe.

Ruan Shijie saw that he looked like a thief, and smiled as he walked towards him, "Why are you always like this recently?"

Tang Hua whispered: "The guards in the palace are not vegetarians, I'm afraid they will notice."

The guards of the palace have always kept their eyes on the outside world and did not check on the master. Tang Hua was worried that he had revealed something wrong, which would attract Jing Xun's suspicion, and then followed him to find him.

After closing the door, Tang Hua breathed a sigh of relief, holding a box briskly, "Sir, this is for you, see if you like it?"

"What is this?" Ruan Shijie had already discovered the box he was holding, and asked with a smile.

Tang Hua's eyes were extremely bright, and he put the box on Ruan Shijie's table with slanted eyebrows. It was rare for him to pass it off, and he said a little proudly: "Sir, you will know when you open it and have a look."

Ruan Shijie took the box, and the inside was so heavy that it was too heavy for his hands. He opened the box gently, but saw a white jade chessboard inlaid with gold thread inside, and there were two small boxes inside. When he opened it, there were vermilion agate chess pieces and snow-white white jade chess pieces. .

The two chess pieces are crystal clear and valuable.

Tang Hua looked at Ruan Shijie's expression, and said in a low voice, "I saw a set of Go in your study, you sometimes play Go, don't you?"

Ruan Shijie couldn't help but stretched out his big palm and rubbed his head, "I can play Go and you gave me such a precious gift?"

Tang Hua said: "It's not that expensive, just over 3000 taels of silver."

Ruan Shijie didn't expect him to cheat out of him, staring at him, "You bought this yourself?"

Tang Hua felt a little guilty for no reason, and his voice became softer, "Thanks to the porcelain making recipe you gave me, I earned some money this year, so I bought this."

Ruan Shijie almost sighed, he hadn't received such pure kindness for a long time, his heart was sore and soft, "Didn't you plan to open a fabric business after the New Year, and now that you have spent all your money, where will you get money to start a business after the New Year?"

Tang Hua hurriedly said: "There are more than 3000 taels, which is enough. Sir, you can accept this chessboard. I saw it at a glance, and I think it is very suitable for you."

Ruan Shijie hugged the chessboard, looked at him for a while, smiled, "Okay, then I'll accept it, and don't buy such an expensive gift next time."

Tang Hua gave him a smirk, but didn't answer.

Ruan Shijie held the heavy chessboard in his hands, almost holding his heavy heart, sighed inwardly, and said, "Come play a game with me, I haven't played Go for a long time."

Tang Hua was still happy before, but when he heard this, his face collapsed, wondering: "Sir, I'm not good at chess."

"Huh? Don't you all want to learn Go?"

Tang Hua explained in a low voice, "Learning is learning, but I'm not good at learning. I haven't played Go for several years."

Ruan Shi relieved his hands, "It's okay, if you don't know how to play Go, just play backgammon with me."

It was the first time Tanghua heard such a novel way of playing. After Ruan Shi finished explaining the rules, he became interested and confidently said: "Sir, if I win, will I be rewarded?"

"Whatever you say, are you going to lose?"

Tang Hua froze for a moment, looked at the chessboard hesitantly, and said, "Improbable? Even if I don't win, I shouldn't lose."

At least someone who has learned chess.

Ruan Shijie looked at him and smiled. Seeing this, Tang Hua gritted his teeth and said, "If I lose, the reward is up to you!"

It was the first time for Tang Hua to play this game, Ruan Shijie took care of him and told him that the first three games were not counted, and the fourth game started.

Even so, Tang Hua still lost ten games in a row, and finally drifted back to his room with a suspicious expression on his face like a wandering soul.

In the next few days, Ruan Shijie was going back to his parents' house, so Tang Hua didn't bother him.

This year's snowstorm, Tanghua's father and eldest brother have not returned, leaving only three masters in the big palace, but the New Year's procedures such as worshiping ancestors are still indispensable.

The concubine is a woman, and as the mistress of the house, she is only responsible for presiding over the preparation of the items needed for the sacrifice. The real sacrifice has to be done by the two sons of the Gu family, Gu Tanghan and Tanghua.

Tanghua was too old to fight with Gu Tanghan, and he was not angry when he saw him standing in the front row like a big rooster to sacrifice, and just silently followed him through the process.

On the 29th day of the year, the two brothers worshiped their ancestors at home, and on the first day of the new year, they will sacrifice together with the entire royal family.

This link is guided by officials from the Ministry of Rites, and Tang Hua and the others just need to follow step by step.

Even so, after wearing a heavy formal dress and blowing in the cold wind for a whole day, Tang Hua still couldn't bear it, and had a headache when he went back at night.

Jiang Pingyuan was worried, so he hurriedly asked the servant girl to prepare soup and medicine, and fed him carefully. He was wrapped in a thick quilt so that he could sweat in the bed.

Tanghua didn't expect the severe typhoid fever. On the first day of the new year, he just had a headache. On the second day, he was groggy and sore all over. He didn't even want to lift his arms. He also lost his temper.

After the princess knew that he was ill, she gave him medicine and invited the imperial physician.

It's okay for the doctor to say that he is covered with a quilt and eat soup and medicine for a few days to sweat well, and take advantage of these few days to recuperate, but it's best not to get out of bed and go out these few days, and to recuperate at home.

Jiang Pingyuan agreed for him, poured him soup and medicine, and stuffed him back under the quilt to recuperate.

Tang Hua was drowsy, and he didn't know how long he had slept. Today, the housekeeper Gu Ende hurried in, bent over to probe, and whispered beside his bed, "Second Young Master, Your Majesty has called you into the palace."

Tang Hua raised his eyelids, gave him a fixed look, then closed his eyes sleepily, and shrank under the quilt, unmoved.

"Oh, ancestor, it's not burnt." Gu Ende was terrified, and called the doctor behind him to come up, "Quickly, let the second son have a look, see if it doesn't matter? Mist, you go and prepare the second son to enter The clothes that Gongmian Sheng is going to wear have been tidied up properly!"

The doctor stepped forward to feel his pulse, and said for a while: "Second young master, don't worry, I guess I slept a lot, and I still feel sleepy."

When Gu Ende heard this, his heart relaxed slightly, and he said in a loud voice: "Hurry up and get a hot towel, and wait for the second young master to wash up."

Jiang Pingyuan was inside the house, seeing this, he said, "I'll do it."

Knowing that Tang Hua trusted him, Gu Ende didn't say anything, but waved his hands to urge him to hurry up.Your Majesty has announced that no one dares to waste time.

Tang Hua was woken up a little by them, sat up, covered his mouth and yawned, "But did you find out what Uncle Huang wants me to do?"

"Emperor's secret, what is it that we can inquire about?!" Gu Ende saw that he was moving slowly, so he couldn't help coming over to help him put on his clothes, "Young Master, you must be more careful when you meet the saint this time."

"I know, the head grows on my body."

After being served by them, Tanghua washed and put on the clothes of the upper saint, and briefly used two milk buns. After rinsing his mouth, he was surrounded by a group of people and sent to the waiting carriage.

Tanghua has seen such a big scene several times these days, and he seemed more and more calm. After getting into the car, he told the driver, "Let's go."

The coachman ran to drive the car, and Jiang Pingyuan sat beside the coachman, waiting for orders at any time.

Tang Hua Da Ma Jin Dao sat in the carriage, his eyes were quiet, thinking about the intention of the Holy Majesty to announce him.

This time entering the palace was very smooth. When he reached the gate of the palace, he got out of the car and didn't even need to change legs. There was already a small sedan chair waiting inside. stand up.

Tang Hua felt more and more uneasy after receiving this preferential treatment.

Seeing the emperor, he saluted, the emperor gave him a seat, stared at him and said: "The frontier has changed, [-] Tartars gathered into an army and attacked the mountain of the camp."

Tanghua was good at geography, and he immediately remembered where Yingzhi Mountain was.

Yingzhi Mountain is one of the northern barriers. Once you climb over the mountain, you will find the Inner Sea Plain, which is known as the fortress of Jiangnan. Beyond the Inner Sea Plain, there is a Qiyun Mountain Range. If the Inner Sea Plain is occupied by the Tartars, it will be recovered in the future extremely difficult.

The emperor looked at his expression, saw that his expression changed again and again, and asked: "Did you dream about this in your dream?"

Tang Hua shook his head, "Return to Your Majesty, no."

"What instructions does the person in your dream have, tell me again."

Tang Hua had already memorized the lie he had told by heart, and said it again after hearing the words.The emperor heard that there was no discrepancy with what he said last time, he nodded and said: "In your opinion, can the mountain of the camp be turned into good fortune this time?"

Tanghua guessed that this time he used the dream as an excuse to warn the frontiers of changes in advance. The emperor and the others might feel that they were miraculous, so they wanted him to say those words to please him.

After thinking it over clearly, Tang Hua said without hesitation: "God bless me, Dasheng, this time I will surely turn danger into good luck!"

The emperor didn't have any hope in him, and after hearing what he said, he was sent out again.

Tang Hua felt uneasy, fearing that his father and brother would be impacted.

After the news spread, there was an uproar in the imperial capital, and many people felt it was inconceivable, but they didn't expect that Zhuanghua's dream turned out to be real!

For a moment, Gu Kuang's reputation became even more famous.

Many people came here to visit Tang Hua quietly, seeing him with a handsome face and the appearance of a fairy boy, they were even more convinced in their hearts.

Tanghua didn't have any channels to inquire about the situation in the frontier. He was anxious, so he asked Jing Xun to ask again and again. Although Jing Xun was the guard of the palace, the palace also had secret guards, but he was not able to inquire about such things. Even if there were any secrets, the prince If he didn't speak, he didn't dare to tell the second son.

Seeing that Tang Hua was as anxious as a headless fly, he couldn't bear it, and quietly comforted him: "In autumn and winter, the frontiers are already strictly guarded, not to mention that we got the news in advance, and the Holy Majesty also gave instructions. The defense is stricter, even if the Tartars break through the pass, they can still be stopped."

"It can be stopped in many ways. A big victory and a miserable victory are not the same thing." Tang Hua shook his head, and then asked: "Can we still send letters to the frontier?"

Jing Xun shook his head and refused, "It's best not to, I have no official or position in the court, and I will take the liberty to inquire about the border wars. If I am careless, I will be punished as a fine-tuned case."

Tanghua knew this rule, but he was a little unwilling, he sighed, "Forget it, once there is news, please let me know as soon as possible."

Jing Xun responded, "Definitely."

Tang Hua took Jiang Pingyuan back to the yard, let out a long breath, and lowered his voice with some melancholy: "Wait for me. In the future, if I have money and people, I must build a complete news network, so that I don't have to rely on others for everything. "

Jiang Pingyuan comforted him, "My lord is still young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"That's what you say." Tang Hua sighed, "We have to start the fabric business well. If you don't have money, no one can do anything. Once you encounter a major event, you can only stay at home and worry about it."