"Grandma, don't look back, the two old emperors are here!" Abao quickly dropped the shovel, ran to Concubine Qing, held Concubine Qing's hand and whispered.
Qing Fei was stunned and stood there stiffly.
Lu Ping, who was standing by, panicked and almost burst into tears and said: "What should I do? Now that I and my wife are not at home, what if the two old princes recognize the old lady, then...
…”
Abao bit his lip, his face full of eagerness, but when he turned his head, he saw two old princes walking towards them, especially Prince Lu. When he saw Abao, he said with a smile: "Abao, old man
Grandpa’s great-great-grandson, you didn’t even bother to check on me when my grandpa was sick, but you secretly came here by yourself. Why, don’t you want to see these two grandpas?”
Abao immediately passed Concubine Qing and walked to Prince Lu and said: "Grandpa, how could it be? I heard that the two old grandfathers were sick, and it was too late for Ah Bao to worry. Isn't it that Ah Bao was digging cicadas for the two old grandfathers?
As for the turtle, Lei Lei said that the two old men will not be itchy after eating this thing!"[
"Really?" Prince Yu stepped forward, slowly narrowed his gleaming little eyes, suddenly pointed at Concubine Qing's back and asked, "Who is this? It seems that he has never seen her before!"
Abao bit his lip, not knowing how to explain, when he heard Concubine Qing's voice: "Hello, two old princes, I am Chu Yiqing's aunt, and I would like to pay my respects to the two old princes!"
Abao turned around and saw Concubine Qing squatting down and saluting, her head hanging low.
"So it's my in-laws, why have I never heard Chu Yiqing mention it? Are you Chu Yiqing's biological aunt or a relative of the old lady in the house?" Prince Lu asked gently.
Abao quickly said: "Grandpa, my great-aunt's surname is Pan!"
When Abao said this, Prince Lu and Prince Yu understood. Prince Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "So, he is a relative of Mrs. Huangfu in that house!"
Concubine Qing nodded with a downcast face and whispered: "When Yiqing is pregnant, there must be someone by her side to take care of her. There are so many people in my sister's house that I really can't leave, so let me take care of you!"
"But judging by your accent, it sounds like you're from the capital city!" Prince Yu asked again.
Concubine Qing said calmly: "My sister and I are indeed from the capital. Our maiden name is Pan. Thirty years ago, we were considered a wealthy family in the capital!"
"But the Pan family of Shangshufu?" Prince Lu suddenly asked.
Qing Fei nodded.
"I didn't expect it to be the Pan family. Speaking of which, they were indeed a big family in the capital back then!" Prince Lu nodded.
Prince Yu frowned and said abruptly: "My in-laws don't have to be so polite. Now we are visiting privately incognito. There is no need to pay such a courtesy. Come on!"
Concubine Qing had no choice but to stand up and raised her face slightly, but she still lowered her eyes and eyebrows so that the two old princes could not see clearly.
"Grandpas, let's go inside and drink some iced watermelon juice. The weather is too hot!" Abao suddenly came to his senses and rushed forward to get between the two old princes. He held one in each hand and pulled the two together.
The old prince dragged him toward the yard.
Prince Lu was naturally very happy, but Prince Yu kept staring at Concubine Qing's profile, thoughtfully.
When the two princes entered the courtyard, Lu Ping beat her frightened legs and stepped forward, saying in a low voice: "Old madam, Lu Ping is scared to death. Do you think the two old princes didn't recognize you?"
"
Qing Fei nodded and lowered her voice and said: "After so many years, my appearance has changed a long time ago. In addition, Yiqing helped me design this makeup. Unless you are someone who is very familiar with me, I'm afraid,
It’s hard to recognize!”
Lu Ping patted her chest gently and said: "Thank God, I was scared to death. Now my husband and wife are not at home. What if something happens..." [
"Calm down, look, you are a few years older than Ah Bao, but not as clever as Ah Bao!" Concubine Qing raised her head and whispered, "Okay, let's go back through the back door quickly, so as not to run into them again!"
"
Luping nodded quickly, stepped forward and took Po's shovel, and the two of them entered the backyard through the back door.
In the hall, Prince Lu didn't take his encounter with Concubine Qing to heart at all, and was still lobbying Abao. Prince Yu was silent, thoughtful, and kept staring at the courtyard door, as if
What are you waiting for?
"Old Yutou, do you think so?" Prince Lu suddenly looked back and asked.
Prince Yu was stunned for a moment, then recovered and asked: "What?"
"I said the palace is very fun. There are all kinds of new things. If Po can follow us back to the palace, we can have fun for ten days and ten nights without stopping!" Prince Lu said with a smile.
Prince Yu nodded and said: "That's natural. There are also famous horses from foreign countries in the palace. Ah Bao, do you like riding horses?"
Thinking of his last horse riding experience, Abao quickly shook his head and said, "I don't like riding horses!"
Prince Lu immediately said with a straight face: "That's not possible. You are a descendant of Li State. Our Li State is a country conquered on horseback. The descendants of these children will all be able to ride horses. Your grandpa, your father,
They are all good horseback riders!”
Abao immediately said with a smile: "Abao is still young. When he grows up, he will be able to ride!"
"Yes, look at me, an old fool. I only think that A Bao is so sensible, but I actually forget that A Bao is only six years old. Look at his little arms and legs. I'm afraid he can't control that horse, but a kid can ride a pony.
When you follow us back to the palace, I will personally pick out a pony for you, which is definitely suitable for Po to ride!" Prince Lu laughed and seemed to think of Po riding the pony.
Abao nodded perfunctorily. Just as he was about to say something, he saw two attendants bowing and moving in. He was stunned and deliberately pretended to be confused and asked: "Two old emperors, what are these?"
"What else could it be? It's the luggage of the two of us. If A Bao doesn't go back, we will stay here with him for a few days. Anyway, without A Bao and your parents, the house will be very deserted.
Not popular!" Prince Lu said with raised eyebrows.
Abao was stunned and said secretly: "It's broken, something big is going to happen! We have to find a way to notify dad and mom quickly!"
Outside the city, Chu Yiqing looked at the river blocked by mud and weeds and couldn't help but frown.
"Your Majesty, Madam!" Mr. Fang and Ma Yunfei finally arrived, both of them were frightened.
"Did Baiyuan Zeng tell you to build a smooth river before he left?" Li Huang asked coldly.
Mr. Fang nodded quickly and said: "Sir Bai, I have mentioned it, and we have been working hard in this area for the past two years, but the court does not allocate funds, and we have nothing to do. Chu Han has become rich in these years, but the taxes paid
They were all turned over to the treasury. How can there be so much silver in this yamen to repair the rivers? My lord, this clever woman can’t make a meal out of rice!”
Ma Yunfei hesitated for a moment and then said: "When Lord Bai was in power, he mentioned to the junior officials that there should be a special fund in the city government office that Madam allocated at that time for the purpose of regulating the river. Although it was not enough to repair the river, this quarterly dredging
It can be achieved with maintenance. In the past two years, the town government office had received money from the city government office, but it has not been there in the past two years. Previously, the official had asked Mr. Fang for advice on this matter. Mr. Fang
It was said that the money was used to build bridges and pave roads. However, according to the investigation of the junior officials, Chu Han had a total of thirty-four towns in the past two years. It is true that two towns built bridges, but the one who built the bridges
The money was all raised by the villagers themselves and has nothing to do with the imperial court!"
Fang Yun was startled. He didn't seem to have expected that Ma Yunfei, a small town government, would actually put him in front of Li Huang. He quickly knelt down and explained: "Reporting to the prince, the weather was good the year before last, and the river was just renovated.
So the lower official took the initiative and used the money for other purposes. All the expenditures were recorded in the yamen’s public accounts. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. As for last year, last year..."
"Last year, several villages in our famous town suffered from waterlogging. Regarding this matter, Xiaguan went to ask Mr. Fang, and Mr. Fang gave him this reply!" Ma Yunfei took over the words.
Fang Yun turned pale with fright, but she still tried her best to explain: "That's it, last year..." [
Li Huang's eyes darkened, and when he saw Fang Yun chirping, he knew there must be something fishy in this, and immediately said: "Since Mr. Fang said that this sum of money is used to build bridges and pave roads, there must be accounts to rely on. Ma Yunfei
, I will order you to go check this account, find out as soon as possible, and find a way to dredge the river and alleviate the drought in Chu Han!"
Ma Yunfei raised his eyes, quickly clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Fang Yun's face turned pale.
After Li Huang finished the matter, he looked back and saw that Chu Yiqing was also tired, so he said: "We have been out for two hours and it's time to go back. Your body is no better than before, so you can't be tired!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, held Li Huang's shoulders, and walked towards the official road step by step.
After Li Huang and his wife left, Fang Yun immediately asked Ma Yunfei: "My dear Ma Yunfei, you really don't know how deep the sky is and how high it is. With your small town government, you still want to shake this big tree like me? Look at me.
You don’t know how you died!”
Ma Yunfei said coldly: "I am lowering my official position for the sake of the people of the famous town. I am ashamed of my heart!"
"Okay, okay, I want to see if you are really ashamed!" Fang Yun said coldly and walked away!
Ma Quan, who had been following Ma Yunfei, stepped forward and said worriedly: "Master, why do you think of participating in the magistrate's book in front of the prince? What if this..."
"I am just a small town government, when can I make a difference? Now the Fifth Prince is an opportunity, I must seize it!" Ma Yunfei said in a deep voice, "Let's go back quickly and discuss with Li Tieshuan about the relationship between Li Tieshuan and the prince's wife.
Qinhou, as long as he is willing to stand with me, there is a 90% chance of winning this matter, even if it is Fang Yun, I am not afraid!"
Ma Quan sighed quietly and said: "If the marriage between the young master and Miss Mai Xiang had not been dissolved, the young master..."
Ma Yunfei interrupted Ma Quan and said: "Old steward, let's not talk about the past. Now I just want to dredge the river and alleviate Chu Han's drought!"
Ma Quan nodded quickly.
The marriage between Tieshuan and Xu Zhi has been scheduled for the end of the year, but the two have not gotten married after all, so Tieshuan has been living in the yamen, helping Ma Yunfei handle political affairs while studying to prepare for next year's general election, while Xu Zhi is working in the town.
Xu Zhi opened a pharmacy, specifically for pregnant and postpartum women. Due to several cases in the past, Xu Zhi's business was not bad.
On this day, Xu Zhi prepared several recipes for herbal meals and went to the Yamen, preparing to call Tieshuan to visit Chu Mansion together. Before he could leave, he was stopped by Ma Yunfei.
"Zhi'er, wait for me first. I'll be back as soon as I go!" Tie Shuan shook Xu Zhi's hand and followed Ma Yunfei to the back office hall.
In the hall, Ma Yunfei told what happened today, and then said: "Although what happened today is a bit reckless, I feel really sorry to see the people in the famous town suffer. Besides, the money was originally used by Miss Chu to benefit.
How can the common people let those corrupt officials usurp it? Tieshuan, I know that you have a close relationship with Miss Chu, and I hope you can help me in this matter!"
When the Ma family broke off their engagement, Li Tieshuan also approached Ma Yunfei, but Ma Yunfei swore that the matter had nothing to do with him. Later, Ma Yunfei went to the house in person to apologize. Tieshuan also saw Ma Yunfei's sincerity, but towards the Ma family,
Li Tieshuan still had some complaints, so he was not close to Ma Yunfei these days. Now hearing his words, Tieshuan felt slightly hesitant, and finally had to say: "Since the prince asked you to check the account of that amount of money, your Excellency will go first.
Check it out, if there is really a problem, for the sake of the people of Li and the hard-earned money of Aunt Chu, I, Li Tieshuan, cannot sit idly by and do nothing!"
Ma Yunfei was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said: "As expected of our friends for so many years, okay, then it's settled!"
Li Tieshuan nodded.
On the way to the Chu Mansion, Xu Zhi heard Tieshuan talk about this, and she couldn't help but worry a little: "Then Fang Yun is also the prefect, and Lord Ma is just a small town manor, can this arm be twisted past the thigh?
And when did Ma Yunfei love the people so much? Could he be using this incident to plot something?"
Tie Shuan said: "Ma Yunfei is actually not a bad person. At least he is sincere towards Mai Xiang. It's not like you don't know about Mai Xiang and Liu Yi. I think it's a good thing that he and Mai Xiang are in the same field now. Mai Xiang's
My thoughts have always been on Liu Yi. If I really married Ma Yunfei in such a confused way, I am afraid that the future will be difficult!"
Xu Zhi still said: "No matter what, you'd better be careful, I'm afraid you will be taken advantage of by Ma Yunfei!"
Tie Shuan smiled and said: "This is a good thing that benefits the people. Even if I am used by him, I am willing to do it. I just go today to hear what Aunt Chu wants!"
Xu Zhi nodded.
As soon as Li Huang and Chu Yiqing arrived at the gate of the mansion, they saw Yingrun coming out and saying in a low voice: "Master, Madam, the two old princes have moved to Chu Mansion!"
Li Huang's eyes darkened and he asked coldly: "Where is the old lady?"
"When we were outside the door just now, the old lady met the two old princes. Fortunately, the two old princes did not recognize the old lady! Now the old lady is in her room!" Yingrun said quickly.
When Li Huang heard this, he couldn't help but frown: "It took us two days to calm down, but these two people are causing trouble again. It seems that we can't do anything if we don't drive them away!" After Li Huang finished speaking, he entered the yard first.
Chu Yiqing sighed. She knew that if she intervened, the matter would be worse, so she immediately said: "Yingrun, let's go back to the house!"
Yingrun responded quickly.
In the hall, Prince Yu and Prince Lu were teasing A Bao. When they saw Li Huang coming back, they were about to say something when they saw Li Huang asking with a cold face: "How did the two imperial grandfathers get here? This is Yiqing."
Mom, it seems a little inappropriate for the two imperial grandfathers to be here, right?"
When Prince Lu heard this, he raised his beard and glared: "You still have the nerve to question us? When we were both bedridden and unable to go out, you came here with your wife and children on purpose.
Are you avoiding us two? If you really hate us, just say so. We are not the kind of people who don’t wink!"
Li Huang's face darkened, he raised his head and said: "Two imperial grandfathers, my grandson must be honest here. The arrival of the two imperial grandfathers has indeed disturbed my grandson's life!"
Prince Lu was startled, then anger appeared on his face, and he said coldly: "Li Huang, you have grown up. Why, are you planning to drive us out now?"
Li Huang said coldly: "It's not that the grandson is disrespectful to the two imperial grandfathers, it's because the grandson doesn't want to have anything to do with the royal family anymore. Since the imperial grandfather came, he wants to find a woman for his grandson.
He teased the relationship between A Bao and us, and even said some nonsense about A Bao's unknown origin. The grandson didn't want to break his face, so he hid here, but the two imperial grandfathers unexpectedly followed him.
You've disturbed your grandson's life. If you don't abduct A Bao, he won't leave, right?"
Prince Lu's face flushed red when Li Huang suddenly hit his mind, and he was speechless.
"Huang'er, how can you talk like this? We are full of hope for you and Abao. We..." Prince Yu quickly took over the conversation and said, but after just a few words, he was interrupted by Li Huang
.
"Two imperial grandfathers, do you also want A Bao to grow up like a grandchild?" Li Huang asked coldly.
Prince Yu was also stunned.
"When my grandson was in the cold palace, he had no food or clothing. Even if he wanted to drink some water, he had to look at the faces of the palace maids and eunuchs. Where were the two imperial grandfathers at that time? When my grandson made military exploits,
The two imperial grandfathers knew that they cared about their grandson, and they said some high-sounding words. But when the grandson took medicine and injured his body in order to avoid being framed by the shy flower, where were the two imperial grandfathers? Now that their grandson has grown up, they have enough food and clothing.
Worry, there is no need for the two imperial grandfathers to take care of me, but the two imperial grandfathers have come to give advice at my grandson's home!" Li Huang said in a deep voice.
"Li Huang, are you blaming the two of us when you say this? Among these princes, we have always supported you in inheriting the throne and have wholeheartedly wanted to help you become a talented person. Now that we see you taking a detour, we have gone all the way.
Come on, you are saying these words now! Old Lutou, it turns out that all our efforts these years have been in vain!" Prince Yu also turned red with anger, his fair and tender face turning red.