The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 199: A wall of ghosts?

The Sima of Xingzhou is named Qiu Zhao.

Unlike other officials who were exiled to this place, he seemed content most of the time. He also said to the outside world that his wife liked tranquility and loved the view of Nanshan Mountain.

But he became restless these days.

Seeing this, Mrs. Sima frowned and asked with concern: "I heard that your husband offended Princess Xuan? Are you worried about this?"

As soon as he heard the three words "Princess Xuan", Sima Qiu couldn't help shuddering.

"No, no, Madam, don't talk nonsense, I... I didn't offend Princess Xuan. The princess is broad-minded, how can I offend her?" Sima Qiu said repeatedly.

"Really?" Mrs. Sima looked puzzled.

"Sima, Madam." A servant came in and reported, "The ministers of the palace are here to drink with Sima."

Sima Qiu was stunned: "How could the ministers of the palace be here? Shouldn't they have arrived in Yizhou first?"

The servant was also confused. What Sima didn't know, he naturally didn't know.

It was still Madam Sima who persuaded: "Since they are the ministers of the palace, you should not neglect them. Maybe in the future, you will follow the lead of King Xuan, and you are also a colleague."

Sima Qiu forced a smile.

He thought he was the emperor's man, what kind of colleague?

That day, King Xuan asked him if he had sent a message to His Majesty, and he was scared to death in an instant. This was much more terrible than the threat of Princess Xuan.

"Lead the way, I will go to see him." Sima Qiu barely found his voice.

Sima Qiu came to the North Hall and met Wan Shirong and others.

After learning about Wan Shirong's identity, Sima Qiu naturally couldn't neglect him. After all, he was the most senior official among the subordinates.

But...

"I see bruises on your face, brother Wan? Where did you get hit? Have you asked a doctor to take a look?" Sima Qiu was also enthusiastic.

Wan Shirong would naturally not repeat how they had the unfortunate experience of being held down as soon as they entered Yizhou.

He just said, "It's okay."

The young man next to him bowed and said, "I am the chief priest of the East Pavilion of the palace. I heard that your highness had just arrived in Xingzhou a few days ago. I don't know why you and Princess Xuan were unhappy?"

"Nonsense!" Sima Qiu's reaction was very strong.

"Sima, don't misunderstand, we have no intention of holding you accountable. It's just that we have never met His Highness and Princess Xuan before, and His Highness has stayed in Xingzhou for a long time. I think you know His Highness better than us..."

Sima Qiu breathed a sigh of relief: "You should have said it earlier, but do you want to ask what His Highness and Princess like?"

"That's right!"

"Your Highness likes..." Sima Qiu got stuck just after he started.

Like... His Highness likes the princess.

Apart from this, he really couldn't figure out anything else.

Sima Qiu's face suddenly became awkward and strange, and he didn't know how to express it.

"Sima?"

"Why didn't Sima continue?"

Several officials in the palace looked at each other, and they all suspected that Sima Qiu was deliberately hiding something?

"His Highness doesn't have any hobbies. He doesn't covet food, doesn't like beautiful scenery, and doesn't like to play with calligraphy and antiques." Sima Qiu said.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

"Then His Highness's behavior..."

"How dare we speculate on His Highness's behavior?" Sima Qiu shook his head. The main thing is that he couldn't guess it.

"But you can rest assured. If you are afraid of offending His Highness, just remember one thing." Sima Qiu sighed, with a kind of vicissitudes of life on his face.

Wan Shirong and others were immediately refreshed and refreshed.

"Sima, please give me some advice." They said.

"Don't ask the dancers to dance in front of the hall." "Singing is not allowed."

"?"

"Don't act as a matchmaker for others and send beauties to His Highness."

"?"

"No more." Sima Qiu spread his hands.

Wan Shirong and others just felt puzzled.

They had inquired before coming, and people in Xingzhou said that this Sima Qiu was a big shot.

Wan Shirong's face was slightly gloomy and said: "What is Sima talking about? How could we do such a vulgar thing?"

Sima Qiu opened his mouth.

Well, only they would do such a vulgar thing.

Wan Shirong was working in a remote fiefdom after all, and he didn't know that sleeping with prostitutes was popular in the capital. Those literati were not elegant enough if they didn't write two poems for the musicians and dancers.

He really looked down on such things and thought Qiu Zhao was playing a trick on him.

"I see that Sima Qiu is distracted, so I don't want to bother him today. Goodbye." Wan Shirong took the initiative to speak.

Sima Qiu said helplessly: "Don't you want to listen to the preferences of the Princess Xuan?"

"No need."

Sima Qiu opened his mouth and closed it again. He thought, isn't that equivalent to saying it in vain? The preferences of the Princess Xuan determine the "preferences" of the King Xuan.

But Wan Shirong and others were in a hurry, so Sima Qiu didn't reach out to stop them.

When he turned around, Sima Qiu thought about it and felt something was wrong. He said with a slightly gloomy face: "Get a pen and ink."

He wanted to write a secret letter.

Sima Qiu couldn't figure out why Wan Shirong and others appeared here, each with a scratch on his face.

If they were here to welcome the King Xuan, one person would be enough, why did they have to come several times? There are still many matters in the fiefdom for them to take over.

Wait...

Sima Qiu's face changed drastically, and he ran into the study quickly, picking up the pen and writing quickly.

The faces of Wan Shirong and others here were not much better.

"It seems that the Sima of Xingzhou doesn't welcome us very much."

"It doesn't matter, let's go visit the Chief Secretary."

"Listen to Master Wan."

Soon, they arrived at the door of the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary was also very enthusiastic. They heard that they wanted to know the prince's preferences and style of doing things...

"The prince doesn't have any preferences." The Chief Secretary said the same thing.

The Chief Secretary sighed: "The prince is a very good person. But it's easy to offend him, just remember..."

"Please teach me, Chief Secretary."

"Hold a banquet if you want, don't find dancers."

"?"

"Musicians are not allowed."

"???"

After listening to the words, it was almost the same as what Qiu Sima said.

They looked at each other and felt something strange.

This time they were more patient and listened carefully to what the Chief Secretary said about the preferences of Princess Xuan.

"Princess Xuan's preferences are quite a lot. She likes delicious food, she likes beautiful clothes, pearls and jade, gold and silver carriages, and she likes to watch the Huntuo dance. Also, you can't put salt or pepper in tea..."

Wan Shirong and others frowned when they heard it.

They wanted to ask the Chief Secretary.

Listen to these words yourself, do they make sense? You don't know anything about the preferences of the king. But you know a lot about the princess!

And the preferences of the princess... sound a bit extravagant.

They have left the capital and moved to their fiefdoms. Yizhou and Xingzhou are not wealthy places. How can they still act the same as they do in the capital?

"Isn't what the chief secretary said contradictory?" The East Pavilion Master of Wine interrupted in surprise.

"Where is the contradiction?" The chief secretary frowned. He had clearly covered everything.

"You first said that you couldn't invite dancers, and then you said that the princess liked to watch Huntuo dance..."

"Oh, you said this. These two are not contradictory. Your Highness doesn't watch dancing, but the princess does."

"..."

When Wan Shirong and his party walked out of the chief secretary's house again, they couldn't help but frowned.

"The official in Xingzhou is really talking strangely."

"Let's visit the governor again, but the governor may not have time to talk to us."

"Let's go." Wan Shirong said in a deep voice, like a magic needle that stabilizes the minds of the other people.

Fortunately, the governor was not very busy in this broken place of Xingzhou. He was also polite to the ministers of Prince Xuan's mansion and welcomed them in.

"Your Highness has no preferences."

"But I know a thing or two about the preferences of Princess Xuan." The governor talked freely.

At that moment, Wan Shirong and others were a little suspicious, whether they had encountered a ghost wall.

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