The atmosphere in the Queen Mother's Palace was heavy, with crisp sounds of slaps echoing.
"It's my slave's fault, it's my slave's fault."
A waiter knelt on the ground and slapped himself loudly, with blood oozing from his mouth.
"This servant is afraid that your Majesty will be worried about Your Highness, so I took it upon myself to invite you here."
"It was my servant who failed to take good care of His Highness Prince Qing... and bumped into the princesses..."
The Queen Mother, who had her eyes closed, seemed to be annoyed by the noisy voice, and she took pictures of several cases.
"Take it down." She shouted.
The waiter on the side immediately gagged the person and dragged him out.
Silence returned to the palace.
After what seemed like a long time or just a blink of an eye, the Queen Mother looked outside.
"How are the princesses?" she asked.
"I've already seen it and prescribed some soothing medicine. She said there was nothing serious. She was frightened. However, when the little princess woke up, she still had signs of a convulsion. Your Majesty is with you over there." The palace maid said in a low voice.
The Queen Mother let out a long breath.
Just as the sound fell, a pop was heard from the side.
"My child, please forgive me."
Prince Jin'an said.
"Why are you causing trouble again?" the Queen Mother said, raising her hand to let him get up.
Prince Jin'an did not stand up, but kowtowed.
"Please allow me to leave the palace with Prince Qing," he said.
The Queen Mother suddenly frowned and looked at Prince Jin'an who was kowtowing and leaning over.
"Wei Lang, are you blaming the Ai family?" she said.
"No, the child blames himself." Prince Jin'an raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother, "Empress, the child only knows how to be protected and favored by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, but has no thought of repaying it. It has been two years, and it will be three years. My child
But he is still like an ignorant child, unwilling and daring to accept the reality. The child is already nineteen years old, but he still lives in the palace, enjoying the care of the empress and your majesty, but he has forgotten to let the empress and your majesty bear the jokes of the world."
"The Ai family has said that no one dares to laugh at you!" the Queen Mother shouted, snapping up several cases, "This is a family matter of the Ai family, how dare foreign ministers criticize it."
Prince Jin'an smiled and shook his head, kneeling and taking a step forward.
"My dear, the child is not afraid of other people's laughter. The child will also laugh at himself." He said, "The child thinks that by hiding in a corner and not seeing anyone, everything will remain the same as before. But in fact, everything has changed. It is not the child who hides.
It doesn’t exist if you don’t ask or look at it if you don’t want to get up.”
"It's okay, it's okay. The Ai family will find a palace for you so that others won't disturb you." The Queen Mother said hurriedly, extending her hand to help Prince Jin'an.
Prince Jin'an knelt down straight.
"My dear, please don't hide. Prince Qing is injured. It's not a shameful thing. My dear, I have to live an upright and aboveboard life." He said, kowtowing again, "My dear, please leave the palace, but you have to embarrass your queen again.
One pampering at a time.”
The Queen Mother burst into tears and reached out to hold him.
"Say." she finally said.
you say…
Prince Jin'an, who was leaning on the ground, closed his eyes, opened his eyes again and raised his head.
"My child, please stay in the capital and live with Prince Qing," he said.
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"He actually invited him first?"
Gao Lingbo asked in surprise.
He nodded his head.
"That's what the Queen said." He said.
Gao Lingbo smiled, waved his hand, and hurriedly retreated.
"Let me just say that this guy is not as careless and heartless as he appears." He said to his staff.
"You can understand the key to the matter at a glance and break it when it's time. This kind of intelligence should not be underestimated." A staff member nodded and said.
"Yes, after seeing the reaction of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty this time, it is not uncommon to guess that the desire to protect Prince Qing is not as good as before. Most people can do it by looking at the eyes, but after seeing that
Decision is rare." Another staff member also sighed and said, "Even though I know that the holy family is not what it used to be, there is still a holy family after all."
Even if you lose the Holy Family, life in the palace will not be too bad, but if you leave the palace, you will never go back. Faced with an unknown future, not everyone can make a resolute choice immediately.
"Instead of waiting for the affection to fade away, it is better to take a step back. This time, His Majesty and the Queen Mother owe him a favor." Gao Lingbo said.
"Sir, do you think His Majesty will agree?" the staff asked, "After all, Prince Jin'an has lived in the palace for so many years. It is better to be a father than a son."
"If it's not father and son, it's not father and son." Gao Lingbo said with a sneer, "How affectionate do you think the emperor really is? It's just a matter of saving face and fearing being laughed at by the world for being ruthless. Now a foreign official has witnessed what happened and served as a witness for him.
It is reasonable and reasonable to let Prince Jin'an leave the palace at this time. How could he not be willing? You know, the Prince is already nineteen, and other people's children have become fathers at this time."
Gao Lingbo emphasized the word "father".
The staff nodded.
"In terms of love, our eldest prince is the one who has the deepest affection for his father and son." Gao Lingbo said, "He is willing to leave the palace and live in peace. What else can the world say?"
When Chen Shao heard the news, the emperor had already made the decision.
"The eldest prince came out of the palace to open a palace, named Ping Wang, and led the Changyi Army Jiedushi. King Qing came out of the palace to open a palace, leading Wei Shaoqing. The prince of Jin'an County led the right guard general to live in Prince Qing's palace. The palace secretary immediately repaired the palace and chose a day.
Check in.”
After hearing what the servant was saying, Chen Shao, who was flipping through another memorial in his hand, just stopped writing for a moment.
"It should have been like this a long time ago." He said, "How unbecoming it is to support a prince and a palace to believe what a woman says."
"Now that the princes have left their palaces, it has put the censors in a difficult position." The staff laughed and said, "I'm afraid the monthly lectures will have to find another way."
Because of the long-term residence of the prince, especially the long-term residence of the prince in the palace, the imperial censors have impeached more and more people in recent years. Although they have been ignored, this does not prevent them from saying what they should say.
Chen Shao sneered when he heard this.
"The princes are not the only ones who violate the rules, and the princes are not the only ones who should go out," he said.
And Gao Lingbo.
As a relative of the emperor, it is logical for him to let his officials go.
only…..
"Currently, Northwest has achieved its wish. I'm afraid His Majesty will not agree to any other personnel changes in the short term." The staff member said in a low voice.
Not to mention driving Gao Lingbo out, which was absolutely impossible for the emperor who liked to play with checks and balances.
Chen Shao obviously knew this too.
"You can hear about small things. The drought in Maoping this summer is getting worse and worse." He dropped the topic and stopped talking, instead frowning and looking at a document.
"It's not relieved yet?" The staff was also surprised.
"There is no hope for the winter harvest." Chen Shao said, throwing the memorial back on the desk and frowning, "There will be a big disaster next year. The Transportation Department must allocate money and food as soon as possible to let them survive the winter safely, at least until next spring sowing.
"
The clerk on the side quickly responded, picked up the memorial and turned around to go out.
At the end of September and the beginning of October, two things happened in the capital. One was that half of the house of the Li family, a big fireworks and firecracker merchant in the capital, was burned down, causing half of the people in the capital to fall on their knees. However, the Li family was very wealthy, so they spent a large sum of money to give it to the people.
The affected families built their houses, and the children of the family who caused the fire were kidnapped and surrendered, so the matter was quickly settled.
The other thing is that the two princes in the palace and the prince who sent the boy have left the palace to open a mansion.
This means that the marriages of the princes should also be put on the agenda.
"...It is said that those who propose marriage will break through the palace gate..."
"...The palace gate of the Tian family is as easy to be stepped on as your home gate..."
"...I don't know which family's young lady can be the Princess Ping. I heard that Your Majesty likes the Wanping Kang family..."
"...Come on, it's strange that the Kang family would agree. Their family wants to join the court and regain the reputation of Xianggong Kang. If they marry the prince, wouldn't they be ruining their future?"
Lively discussions arose in teahouses and restaurants in the capital.
Although there have been ups and downs this month, overall, everyone seems to be more or less satisfied with the results.
Although the emperor lost a bit of face because he was coerced by public opinion, he got a magic weapon and won several great victories. Chen Shao lost Zhou Fengxiang, but he finally took control of the northwest military and political affairs. Although Gao Lingbo was in this incident
He gave in in embarrassment, but succeeded in driving the King of Jin'an County out of the palace, which was not considered a gain.
It seems that only Prince Jin'an has finally become useless and abandoned.
The nineteen-year-old delivery boy really couldn't scream anymore. If he continued to scream, the meaning would change.
Although all the princes were asked to leave the palace, the concubines in the palace were obviously reluctant to leave. The residence they chose was also near the inner city closest to the palace.
Compared to the eldest prince who was still studying peacefully without being disturbed by foreign affairs, the prince of Jin'an County who did not need to study was much busier. He ran out of the palace every three days to see how the palace was being repaired by the capital government office.
"...This is good, you can go out casually." Prince Jin'an said with a bit of pride, while walking around the palace with his attendants.
The maintenance official from the front office of the front office carefully and respectfully led the way. While introducing him, he secretly curled his lips when he heard this.
No wonder people say that this prince is heartless and has such good looks in vain.
It seems that children cannot be raised by others, otherwise they will have to be raised to waste.
"...We can't have a lake and fill up all the water." Prince Jin'an said, "If you can't see it for a while, it will be dangerous. He doesn't know the depth."
The officials of the government office hurriedly responded yes.
Prince Jin'an walked around in a circle, pointing and picking in a long way.
"People say that the mansion you built can collapse if the wind blows. I don't want the same to happen to the Prince's Mansion," he said.
Even if this is the case, they can't say it like this. Even the emperor has to save face for them. Is this prince heartless and childish, or is he a rogue who dares to say and do what he says?
The official's face turned dark and he said he didn't dare.
Prince Jin'an then left with his people and stood at the door of the mansion, looking around.
"Your Highness, shall we return to the palace?" the attendant asked.
"Why are you going back to the palace? I can do whatever I want from now on." Prince Jin'an said with a smile, his eyes falling in one direction, "I want to go to her house as a guest."
The waiter looked at his smile and sighed.
This is the only way to comfort me.
When the wall was knocked again, everyone in the yard was startled.
"Is the neighbor over there building a wall?" Huang said while holding her child. Before she finished speaking, she saw a man sticking out from above.
Huang screamed in fright.
"Hurry up!" she shouted to the boy.
The maid who came out of the house after hearing the sound took a look and sighed helplessly.
"Madam, you can't beat me like this." She said, while curtsying to the people on the wall, "I have seen His Highness the County Prince."
Prince?
Huang was even more frightened and stared at the young man on the wall with a smile.
It turns out that this is how the royal relatives in the capital treat each other. (To be continued)
