The yamen of the Ministry of Rites is still very busy.
Li Shao sat on the big chair, absent-minded.
Eunuch Shi walked in quickly, glanced at Xu Jian on the other side of the room, then looked away, and leaned over Li Shao.
"Your Highness," Eunuch Shi said in a low voice, "They have all been sent back, and they have been counted in the warehouse. They have been completed."
Li Shao snorted lightly.
Seeing Eunuch Shi glance at Xu Jian quietly again, he asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Eunuch Shi smiled sarcastically.
Today is his first day working with His Highness.
They are all chamberlains in the East Palace, and they all serve His Highness, but compared to Eunuch Hu, they lag behind.
Eunuch Hu followed His Highness whenever he came in and out, shouting at them secretly.
It's fine now.
The chief steward, Eunuch Cao, spoke, and Eunuch Hu was beaten so hard that he couldn't get up from bed.
The good thing of running for His Highness just fell on his father-in-law Shi.
He must seize the opportunity.
I have no choice but to serve His Highness well and gain His Highness's trust. Even if Eunuch Hu recovers from his injuries, there is no way he can take this job back again.
"I'll figure it out by myself..." Eunuch Shi was afraid that Xu Jian would hear it, so he just said that he hadn't figured it out yet.
When Li Shao saw this, he wasn't interested in listening, so he didn't ask any more questions.
When he arrived at the Yamen, Li Shao stood up and stretched his muscles.
After lightly greeting Xu Jian, he strode outside.
Thinking that Xu Jian was going to take care of things again, he walked outside the Yamen. Li Shao turned around and didn't see Xu Jian.
"Weird." Li Shao muttered.
Eunuch Shi rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "In front of Duke Fu, I didn't dare to say anything. I was just thinking, could it be that the incident yesterday was brought about by the Duke?"
Li Shao frowned: "He stabbed him? Are you sure?"
"While we were still at the thank-you banquet, the princess entered the palace and happened to point her finger at the wine." Eunuch Shi curled his lips, "I thought that the matter was leaked and the princess came to find her. p>
I heard that after you left yesterday, the Holy Father summoned Duke Fu into the palace and said a lot of things behind closed doors.
If it wasn't about the wine tribute, why would we be so anxious? I'll just call them after the court today."
The more Li Shao listened, the more it made sense.
That’s what he said!
How could we be so unlucky?
It turns out that Xu Jian was plotting against him behind his back!
But so what?
The thunder was loud and the raindrops were light. It ended last night.
Apart from those who were present at the time, who else knew?
This morning, no one mentioned it at all because no one knew.
Xu Jian was scolded by his father in the evening, so shouldn’t he have to settle the matter?
From beginning to end, Xu Jian could not do anything to him.
It doesn’t hurt or itch!
On the contrary, it is extremely enjoyable.
He was very happy when Xu Jian was frustrated; he was also very happy about the excitement of hiding it from his father.
He also has to thank Xu Jian for letting him know what it feels like to do these things under the nose of his father.
"I don't have time to argue with him!" Li Shao said proudly, "Let's go, I have important things to do."
Li Shao's so-called important thing is, of course, to go have a good time with Liu Xun.
Entering the house, a variety of delicious dishes were already placed in the private room.
Eunuch Shi held a jar of wine and placed it on the table.
Liu Xun's eyes lit up: "Could it be that the Guyue tribute wine is contained here?"
Li Shao said: "That's right."
Eunuch Shi poured two cups and gave them to Li Shao first and then to Liu Xun.
Liu Xun held it with both hands, smelled the aroma of the wine, looked at the color of the wine, and his mind was moved for a while, and he recited several poems about wine.
After he finished reading, he said: "I used to think that these poets were too exaggerated. Wine is still wine, no matter how good it is, it's just the same thing. But now I know, all the descriptions make sense. The cup in my hand
Wine is completely worthy of those kind words."
Li Shao laughed.
Liu Xun took a sip of wine.
Of course it tastes good, but to be honest, it would make people drunk with one sip, so that’s not the case.
However, Your Highness is waiting for him to brag!
Liu Xun could see that what he had just boasted was in line with His Highness's wishes, and he would definitely continue to do so now.
What leaves a lasting impression on one’s mouth, and what brings endless aftertaste.
After complimenting you on the wine, of course, you cannot thank Your Highness enough.
"If it hadn't been for the reward from His Highness, how would I have had the chance to taste this fine wine?"
"After taking this sip of wine, my heart is really burning."
Li Shao raised his head and took a full sip. His Adam's apple rolled and the drink fell into his stomach.
"It's just a little tribute wine, you are exaggerating," he motioned to Eunuch Shi to add some more, "If you work with me, how can I let you not even drink this wine?"
"For Your Highness, you are the crown prince, so this is a simple task, but for me, being able to taste a sip of tribute wine is no simple matter."
Li Shao glanced at his "little effort", the small wine jar.
Most of the tribute wine that was moved out of the palace has been sent back.
He left only a small part to himself.
It is impossible for him to calculate this difference in the warehouse. Even if some ignorant people ask, it means that it was transported back and forth and some wasted.
After having an idea in front of his father yesterday, Li Shao would not take these minor mistakes seriously at all.
Besides, after giving away the big ones, how can the father pursue these small ones?
If she has the ability, Xu Jian will go to the warehouse by herself and pack buckets and jars of them to see if she can tell the difference.
For being so picky, let's see if Father will scold him or Xu Jian.
When he thought of Xu Jian, Li Shao couldn't help but look at Liu Xun again.
Obviously they are two brothers, but Liu Xun talks a lot more than Xu Jianzhong listens to.
As for what happened in the warehouse last night, Li Shao would not tell Liu Xun.
How embarrassing it would be to let Liu Xun know that he was tricked by Xu Jian and blocked by Ning An!
The majestic Crown Prince, it’s shameless to speak out.
"If you like it, just keep drinking." Li Shao looked like he didn't care.
Half a jar full of wine.
Liu Xun felt a little elated.
Outside, the music is playing, and the dancers are ready.
Li Shao and Liu Xun put on their masks and watched the young girls swaying in.
This joke didn’t stop until the third update.
Liu Xun was physically exhausted, but still energetic.
When I got home, I walked into the room, and then Liu Jing knocked on the door.
"Aren't you asleep yet?" Liu Xun was excited.
"You also know that this is the time to go to bed?" Liu Jing suppressed his voice, "I'm not at home in the middle of the night, and I still smell like makeup!"
Liu Xun hurriedly explained: "I am just accompanying His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Liu Jing's eyes suddenly sank.
After listening to Liu Xun talk about what happened with Li Shao these days, Liu Jing's face became more and more gloomy.
Liu Xun was quite surprised when he saw it.
Is my father an old-fashioned person?
The father even thought of hinting to the people around the prince to kidnap someone, would he care about the prince's debauchery?
Liu Jing saw Liu Xun's thoughts and said: "These are two different things!"
When someone is kidnapped, whatever the prince does to the kidnapped person is all behind his back.
But this kind of debauchery...
Look at the time, it won’t be long before you’re ready to go to court!
That is to say, His Highness is young and energetic, but if he were a middle-aged man, I am afraid that the entire Jinluan Palace would be filled with yawns.
The prince stayed outside the palace for one or two days in the first ten days. If the news reached the ears of the Holy Emperor, trouble might arise.
Besides, how can there be a truly safe place...
"Who gave you the connection? Are you sure the other party is reliable? Who owns that house? Who raises the dancers? Is the other party really unaware of His Highness's identity?" Liu Jing asked a series of questions in one breath. p>
Liu Xun was speechless when asked.
When Liu Jing saw this, he said angrily: "Be careful, someone else specially arranged this!"
"No, it can't be?" Liu Xun couldn't believe it.
"Be careful when sailing for thousands of years," Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "It would be better for you and His Highness to go to that place less often. You are getting married next month, and when the girl from Yunyang's house comes in, you will too.
After playing like this until the middle of the night and then returning home, you still smell like makeup?"
Liu Xun hesitated and said: "Then how should I explain to His Highness?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jing felt angry.
Yue Niang, what a pity!
However, now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in dwelling on impossible things.
Touching his beard, Liu Jing said: "Just say that there is something wrong with the recent rumors in that house. Please wait for now. Since you can speak with dignity in front of His Highness, why can't these things be settled? The most important thing for you is to get married and settle down.
Study and walk step by step."
Of course he hopes Xun'er can walk faster.
You can take shortcuts, but you have to be quick on your feet.
Xun'er's journey back to Beijing was not smooth.
Especially when I learned to fall, I fell too hard.
Previously, after the news about Xun'er reached Xu Miao's ears, he reorganized Xun'er's homework as agreed with his wife.
Liu Jing got some clues from this question.
There are indeed many shortcomings in Xun'er's homework, but to say that he knows nothing, it is not enough to read so many years of books in vain.
At first, Xun'er stumbled a bit with his answers. The more questions he asked, the smoother he became, and he even came up with some very good points in the end.
This is Liu Jing’s impression of Liu Xun’s true level.
He was extremely confused at the time.
With this level, even if you are unprepared, you will not be unable to answer the questions at all.
After asking a few more questions, Liu Jing finally understood.
Liu Xun is easily nervous when dealing with these questions, so that his mind goes blank, and the more anxious he is, the less he can answer.
When facing the couple, the tension gradually subsided, especially after the beginning, and the follow-up became smoother naturally.
To put it bluntly, I am just too nervous.
But in Liu Jing's view, being nervous is never a good thing.
He has seen many candidates who are full of knowledge. As soon as they enter the examination room and pick up the pen, they are sweating profusely and cannot write a word.
But tension can also be overcome.
No matter what, it's better than having no ink at all in your stomach.
"Your mother wants to arrange your marriage," Liu Jing patted his son on the shoulder, "She has been restless lately. Don't let her see anything anymore."
Liu Xun agreed.
Another half month has passed in a hurry.
The yamen of the Ministry of Rites is still so busy.
Xu Jian glanced at Li Shao.
It can be seen that His Highness the Crown Prince is in low spirits and even tends to doze off.
According to the results reported by Xuansu, Liu Xun had not played with Li Shao for some time until midnight.
Maybe it's because of the relationship, but Liu Xun has been much more honest recently.
Li Shao seemed a little dissatisfied with this, but he was familiar with the house anyway. Even if Liu Xun was not around, he would go to the house from time to time.
But it’s just not very exciting.
Li Shao is indeed a little tired.
When having fun, without someone like Liu Xun who can brag around, the fun is indeed less.
And those dancers, regardless of whether they are Yangzhou thin horses or foreign dancers, they always come and go.
It was very refreshing the first few times, but later on, it wasn’t exciting enough!
But if he said he would never go back to the past, Li Shao couldn't think of any other fun for a while.
It’s really boring!
It seems that we still have to wait until Liu Xun has more free time and let him come up with new ideas.
In early April, when spring flowers were blooming, Liu Xun and Zheng Liu got married.
The wedding was quite lively.
Common people love to participate in weddings, gathering around the wedding procession and waiting to receive wedding money.
Liu Xun rode a big horse to welcome his bride, with loud music playing in his ears and firecrackers blasting so hard that he almost lost his seat.
The steward was standing by, and he quickly helped him.
Liu Xun finally sat still and heard a few laughs from the people watching the excitement.
What a joke!
He muttered in his heart.
These people were either laughing at his instability on horseback or at the reason for his marriage.
At least he can still ride a horse to welcome the bride. When Xu Jian gets married, he will want to see if his injured leg can still ride a horse.
Anyway, since Xu Jian was injured and returned to Beijing, I heard that he was either in a sedan or a carriage when he went out, and he had never ridden a horse.
Wan Yue was also among the people receiving the wedding money.
It's not that I care about these few copper coins, but...
But their princess said that all matchmakers must receive matchmaker red envelopes, otherwise their own luck will be ruined.
Wan Yue doesn’t believe it.
She always felt that the princess was tricking her.
But the princess vowed that not only would she get it herself, but also the Duke of Guo would have to take it. If this marriage can happen, she and the Duke of Guo are great matchmakers...
Wan Yue cannot question the princess, and honestly comes to receive the red envelope for the princess.
Copper plates are also red envelopes.
Don’t just focus on getting rich, just don’t have bad luck.
After a lot of beating, Liu Xun took Zheng Liu's sedan chair home, and after paying attention to all the etiquette...
In the new house, the two of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and they didn't like each other.
Liu Xun took a step back first.
This marriage was considered the best choice at the time. Now that it is done, there will be many uses for Zheng Liu and Yunyang's house in the future.
"I know that you are not very satisfied with me," he said. "In Zhangping Garden, you have never thought of getting such a marriage for yourself."
Zheng Liu snorted.
"But now that we are married, I will tell you frankly," Liu Xun continued, "I know that you hate the sisters in Chengyi Mansion, especially the princess, and you have become enemies with her.
I don’t like Xu Jian either. He and I have no brotherhood at all.
At this point, the two of us are on the same journey."
Zheng Liu raised his eyes and looked Liu Xun up and down: "What? I am a married woman who is not valued by the family, and you are a scholar with a bad reputation. The two of us can handle the Duke and the Princess.
Not?"
Liu Xun frowned.
This scholar was obviously mocking him.
But he had to endure: "Who knows? Maybe there will be a chance."
Zheng Liu sneered, and after a while, he said: "Okay, let's try cooperation."
Ten days later, as a collaborator, Zheng Liu arrived in Shuixian Hutong in a sedan, knocked on the door of the house, and stood in front of Yue Niang.
