The Tenth Prince felt that the Queen Mother must have known something, and asked tentatively: "Mother, did someone tell you something?"

After thinking about it, it seemed that the emperor had just arrived.

Could it be that the emperor found something?

What did they find? He has dealt with it very cleanly, is there any omissions?

After all, he was only eight years old, and although he tried his best to hide his emotions, he still did not escape the Queen Mother's eyes.

The Queen Mother did not want to worry the tenth prince, so she hurriedly said: "The Ai family is just expressing feelings. Your imperial brother always dislikes the Ai family for being too meddlesome and does not discuss anything with the Ai family. My son is sensible and knows what the Ai family is thinking.

I think I can still share the worries of the mourning family."

The tenth prince said solemnly and maturely: "The son was born to the queen, and the son has seen the suffering that the queen has endured for her son over the years. He must put the queen first in everything and share her worries."

The Queen Mother's eyes were moist and she choked with sobs: "Ling'er..."

The tenth prince said nervously: "Mother, what's wrong with you? But what did your son do or say wrong?"

The Queen Mother shook her head slightly, "No, my son is too considerate. If your imperial brother were half as filial and half as worry-free as you, the Ai family would be so happy that they wouldn't be able to sleep."

The tenth prince stepped forward to give the Queen Mother a squeeze on her shoulders, "Mother, my brother is busy with state affairs, and as long as your sons and ministers are filial to you, it will be fine."

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and sighed contentedly, "It would have been better if Ling'er had been born a few years earlier. It's the Queen Mother's fault."

This is not the first time that the Queen Mother has expressed such emotion. The Tenth Prince smiled slightly, his eyes fell on a few pieces of paper on the small table, and asked seemingly unintentionally: "Mother, is that the list of officials' wives at the palace banquet?"

The Queen Mother nodded, "Yes, this year is the first New Year since your imperial brother ascended the throne. Although the mourning period of the late emperor has not yet passed, and it is not suitable for feasting, singing and dancing in the palace, I still want to express that tea and a meal are still necessary.

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The tenth prince nodded, "Did you invite Yan Wen and his young master?"

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows slightly, "Yan Wen's official position is too low. This time, we invited officials of third rank or above, their wives, and a few noble daughters favored by the Ai family."

The tenth prince pouted and said with some regret: "My son is similar in age to his young master, and we can play together quite well. I thought we could play together during the New Year. The New Year's holiday is only a few days, and we are bored in the palace.

It’s really boring.”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "That's not easy. Just ask him to come to the palace to play with you. Anyway, Yan Wen is a royal guard and is on duty every day. Just ask him to bring the child into the palace."

The tenth prince said happily: "Thank you so much, Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother smiled approvingly, "You are the son of the Ai family, and you are not satisfied with finding a playmate? Later, you will be promoted to the official position of Yan Wen, and his young master will come to the palace to be your companion."

The tenth prince hurriedly knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, kowtowed and said, "My son, I would like to thank my mother for her kindness."

The Queen Mother pulled him up and said with a smile: "Although your imperial brother does not listen to the Ai family, the Ai family can still get a fourth-grade official position."

The tenth prince said: "The position of deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard is still vacant, which is suitable for Yan Wen."

The Queen Mother nodded, "The Ai family has this intention."

She knew what the tenth prince meant. Yan Wen was Gu Lingran's confidant and knew many secrets of the Jin Yiwei. However, he had been suppressed by Gu Lingran all these years and had not been promoted.

If you win over this person, some things will be much easier.

Yan Wen has become the deputy commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei. It is hard to say whether he can become the confidant of the commander-in-chief Gu Lingran.

Gu Lingran had a good relationship with King Xuan and only obeyed the emperor's command. They were not easy to subdue, but Yan Wen could take advantage of them.

When the time comes, let Yan Wen's son be Xiao Shi's escort. His son's future is in the hands of the Tenth Prince, and he will be promoted and rich, so that he won't be afraid of being disobedient.

The tenth prince achieved his goal and felt happy in his heart. He accidentally glanced at the banquet list and saw the names of Wang Feng and Bai Qingqing. His eyes turned cold and he said, "Mother, why did you invite Wang Feng and Bai Qingqing? They refuted the queen.

His kindness made it impossible for the queen mother to step down in public."

The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly turned cold as she recalled the previous humiliation. "Don't you want to save some reputation? Besides, Bai Qingqing is a miracle doctor, so she can't offend her to death."

The tenth prince disagreed and said: "What kind of miracle doctor? No matter how good her medical skills are, if she has the guts to take advantage of you, you still dare to use her to treat diseases? You must know that medicine has never separated the family from poison."

The Queen Mother pursed her lips, and a trace of viciousness flashed in her eyes, "Ling'er is right. You really shouldn't hire useless people."

The Tenth Prince said: "You are the Queen Mother. Apart from the Emperor, you are the oldest. Why do you need to please those servants?"

The Queen Mother smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that your royal brother doesn't think so."

The tenth prince's eyes flashed slightly and he apologized: "The son thought so himself. If it is wrong, the mother should not blame the son. This world belongs to the emperor's brother, and the emperor's words are imperial edicts and are right."

The Queen Mother looked a little lonely, sighed and stopped talking.

The tenth prince comforted the queen mother for a few words, left the Cining Palace, and ordered the eunuch beside him: "Come on, let someone find out who Bai Qingqing's enemies are?"

Laixi responded: "Yes!"

…

Dongming Ziyu and Shangguan Ruoli had a smooth road, and on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month of the lunar year, they arrived at an unknown small dock in Yue County, the southwest fiefdom.

Shangguan Ruoli wanted to keep Shangguan Tianxiao to celebrate the New Year, but Shangguan Tianxiao "guessed" the holy will to send them off and had to go back to resume his duties immediately, so he asked him to lead his troops back.

Of course, Dongming Ziyu ordered people to purchase a large amount of supplies, even on the ship, so that the sailors and sergeants could have a good year.

However, Feng Jinxing went to Prince Xuan's Mansion in Yue County to celebrate the New Year under Xiao Fei's suggestion of being "good at doing things".

The spies of the fiefdom officials had been guarding the dock for a long time. When they saw King Xuan's ship, they sent someone back to report the news.

As soon as everyone's motorcade saw Yuejuncheng, they saw local officials, big and small, and squires knelt in the cold wind to pick them up.

Because of Yuancheng, Dongming Ziyu had already replaced the officials of the fiefdom with his own people, so he didn't have to worry about being offended by local snakes when he first arrived.

However, those squires were obviously interested, as many of them brought their families with them, and there were also a few good-looking girls among them.

Of course, they didn't dare to come forward, so they just showed up on the first day to get acquainted with each other.

On the first day, Dongming Ziyu did not greet them and let them disperse without even showing his face in the carriage.

Prince Xuan's Mansion is not big. Compared with the mansions in the capital, it is only one-third the size. It is not as big as the front yard of Prince Xuan's Mansion in the capital.

Fortunately, there are only a few of them. Currently, the main leaders are Dongming Ziyu, Shangguan Ruoli and Ling Yao.

The house is divided into three main entrances, the outer courtyard, the backyard and the garden. The outer courtyard is further divided into the living room, study room and guest courtyard.

The residences of the guards and secret guards are all built around Prince Xuan's Mansion, surrounding Prince Xuan's Mansion in the middle. The entire area of ​​Prince Xuan's Mansion will be like an independent small town.

Dongming Ziyu had already sent someone to clean it up, and many of the furnishings had been transported from the capital's mansion, so they seemed familiar.

It's just that some of the maids, Shangguan Ruoli, looked strange. They had a smooth appearance, soft waists, and delicate skin on their hands. They didn't look like they were doing rough work at all.
Chapter completed!