The guard saw a carriage approaching and stopped him: "Whose family do you belong to? You can't park here."
The attendant sitting next to the coachman looked at him arrogantly, and without even bothering to explain, he took out a token and waved it in front of him.
The guard recognized the sign from the palace and couldn't help being surprised. Then he saw that his face was white and beardless, and he was inexplicably similar to the chamberlain beside the prince. He couldn't help but respectfully said: "So you are an honored guest, but I don't know why you are here?"
The attendant said calmly: "How can we, a mere slave, dare to think of ourselves as a distinguished guest? The real noble is the one inside."
The guard was startled for a moment, and looked at the carriage nervously. Being called a noble by the chamberlain, he is the master of the palace. It is strange, it is already dark, which master will come out of the palace? The palace concubine cannot come out, the second prince and the third prince
The prince, mother and concubine would not do such an outrageous thing after losing power. Could it be...
"Look, you are also from the Forbidden Army. Don't you recognize the brand?" the attendant added.
The guard held up a lantern and shined it, and was immediately shocked: "This is..."
The attendant no longer paid attention to him, turned around and greeted the people inside respectfully.
This man is of medium build, wearing a black robe and a hood on his head. His face cannot be seen, but the jade pendant around his waist is in the shape of a Kowloon.
The guard suddenly knelt down and was about to say something when the attendant glared at him and swallowed it back.
The man didn't even look at him and just walked in.
"Don't say anything, otherwise..." The attendant made a gesture.
The guard did not dare to look directly and lowered his head silently.
"Your Majesty, this way." Zhang Huaide said softly.
The emperor said nothing, and he led the way to the place where the music was played.
This villa is obviously newly built, and you can still smell the fresh smell of wood while walking in the verandah. The lanterns hanging on the verandah are exquisite and elegant, the wisteria hanging from the flower stand, and the staggered flowers and plants on both sides are all just right.
The emperor's face became increasingly ugly.
He knew very well how much money the East Palace had, and the amount to build such a garden was definitely not something the prince could afford.
As for the princes' mansions, it is not strange to give gifts to the prince. For example, the Yang family of the descendants has always supported the prince's expenses. But for such a big thing as giving a garden, who would dare not go through him?
In the courtyard, teenagers are playing drums and passing flowers.
At this moment, it was passed to the prince. He knew neither poetry nor art, so he was going to tell a joke.
"It is said that ten henpecked men decided to swear a blood oath to support each other. Just as they were drinking and swearing, the wives heard about it and came together to fight. Nine of them were so frightened that they hid everywhere, and only one could not sit upright.
Move. Those nine people admired him very much and said one after another that they didn't expect someone to be so calm and that he should be the big brother! When the wives leave, guess what?"
Everyone has heard this old joke, but the prince still had to give him face, so he asked in a joke, "What's the matter?"
The prince laughed and said hilariously: "It turns out that he, he has been..."
Before the last two words could be uttered, the prince suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure striding towards him. His legs went weak and he sat down on the stool.
Mom, he was really scared to death.
The teenagers thought that the prince was imitating the person in the joke, so they laughed along with him.
Yan Ling, who was sitting on the side, realized something was wrong first. He turned around and immediately left his seat, knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty!"
The teenagers were stunned for a moment, then jumped up in fright, just like the people in the joke, wanting to find a place to hide.
They were going to die, they were fooling around outside with the prince, and the emperor found out!
But they couldn't really hide. In the end, they knelt down one by one and buried their heads low.
The emperor glanced at it with cold eyes. The delicious food and wine on the table, the musicians and dancers beside him, it was really a pleasure.
The prince finally reacted, knelt down with a plop, and asked in a trembling voice: "Father! Why are you here?"
The emperor's face was gloomy: "If I didn't come, you wouldn't have returned to the palace today?"
The prince moved his lips and did not dare to speak.
The emperor was so angry that he shouted: "Come here! The prince is greedy and greedy, please take him back to me!"
…
The prince was taken back.
Also brought back was Yan Ling, who had just regained his freedom.
I don't know whether to say the situation is good or bad. This time he was not sent back to the palace, but was escorted back to the palace together with the prince.
On the carriage, the prince was panic-stricken. He pulled Yan Ling and said, "It's over! My father is so angry. No matter what happened before, he never arrested anyone himself."
He thought for a while and felt confused again: "Aling, don't you think it's a little strange? What kind of status is my father? He just gets angry and calls for people to escort the orphan back. It's so dangerous to leave the palace in the middle of the night with just a few people.
ah!"
It's just that the prince is fooling around outside, of course he can't do it. The emperor himself also likes to have fun, how can he not understand? He is acting like this today for other reasons.
Yan Ling knew it well and comforted him: "His Majesty is probably worried about you too. The palace gates are closed and you haven't gone back yet. You did something wrong indeed. It's all my fault for not reminding His Highness."
The prince waved his hands quickly: "It's Gu's own fault. I had so much fun today. I got carried away and wanted to take advantage of it. Alas, you are all implicated by me."
Even though everyone else has gone back, my family members will definitely take legal action from house to house if they know about it.
The prince was worried and frightened. He only thought that the journey back to the palace was so short. Not long after, the carriage stopped, and the emperor shouted from outside: "Get out of there yet! Do you want me to invite you?"
The chamberlain opened the car door: "Your Highness, please."
The prince shrunk down and followed the emperor slowly.
Yan Ling also got out of the car and asked hesitantly: "Father-in-law, don't I need to go?"
The chamberlain smiled and replied: "Your Majesty told you."
Yan Ling grimaced and followed in.
As soon as the palace door was closed, the emperor grabbed a memorial and smashed it over.
"Plop!" "Plop!"
The two people knelt down very neatly.
If it were normal, the emperor would have been laughed out of anger by them, and the matter would probably be settled. But this time, his face was gloomy, without any smile.
"Father, father, I am wrong." The prince buried his head low, "It's all my fault that I can't control myself. I won't dare to mess around again in the future."
The emperor said coldly: "Is this your only fault?"
The prince was stunned for a moment: "My son..."
The emperor looked at Yan Ling again, his face as dark as water: "Yan Er! What are your intentions in bribing the prince privately and sending money to various families?!"
Yan Ling said "Ah" and replied stupidly: "Your Majesty, I don't have one!"
"No?" Emperor Lei Lei was furious, "Do you think I don't know anything? Since you came to Beijing, you have spent a lot of money, right? Do you dare to say that you have never sent money to the officials of the East Palace? You have not sent money to the Yang family or the An family.
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Yan Ling hurriedly kowtowed and defended: "Yes, yes, but Your Majesty, this is the custom!"
He is a foreigner who comes to Beijing as an errand, but he is not allowed to run around?
The emperor sneered: "Sophistry! You have ulterior motives!"