In the Xinglong Tea House, Liu Feng, who was accompanying the emperor, saw the emperor and the queen mother chatting and laughing, tasting the skills of each famous chef. The third prince also performed well most of the time under the constant questioning of the supreme emperor and empress.
, as for Concubine Yu, his concubine, and several princesses and princesses, at least on the surface they seemed to be enjoying themselves, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
When Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, who are prone to trouble, get together as one, the world will really be at peace!
However, when he wasn't paying attention, the emperor yawned in a lackluster mood.
No matter how delicious the dish is, even if it is dragon liver and phoenix marrow, it is just like this if you eat too much. What's more, from just now to now, I have been eating and eating, and my sense of taste has almost become numb to the point where I can't taste the good taste.
When the emperor accidentally glanced at the third prince and saw that he was in a daze, he knew that his son was also bored.
If I had known, I wouldn't have let Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying go! Zhang Shou often brings troubles, but he also has a lot of witty words and is very good at sophistry. Zhu Ying is also quick to talk and never cares who the opponent is. With this pair of wonderful people
Now, he can eat a few more bites of food, but he is not as stable as he is now, and he doesn't even talk funny... Hey, the third prince is not as good as the fourth prince in this regard!
Thinking of this, the emperor put down his chopsticks and ordered angrily: "Go and inquire about Jiangdu Palace personally. If the young couple doesn't come back, forget it. Why is Shiro missing? It takes so long to watch the excitement?"
The third prince suddenly woke up, but he just opened his mouth. As if he knew what he was going to say, the emperor quickly picked up the drumsticks of a Cantonese salt-baked chicken dish on the plate and stuffed it directly into his son's mouth.
When the words came to his mouth, he was choked back, and then he clapped his hands leisurely.
"This dish tastes good. Since the Han Dynasty, the salt and iron monopoly has always been the best way for the court to make profits. Therefore, the price of salt is often so expensive that ordinary people cannot afford it, and private salt dealers are even more rampant. But Taizu
The emperor was born in response to the destiny of heaven. He emphasized agriculture as well as industry and commerce. He did not profit from salt. Even the method of cooking salt has been greatly improved. Now, although the cost of this dish is high, it cannot be said to be expensive."
The third prince choked on the chicken leg and his face turned red. But after hearing his father's words, he finally took the chicken leg out of his mouth and suddenly understood, and nodded with reverence.
But when this scene fell into the eyes of the Queen Mother, she was both angry and funny. She has been the Emperor of Taiping for twenty-seven years, and has a lot of children on her knees, but she is still so willful! She is obviously just teasing her son, but she is still serious about it.
To put it bluntly, only an honest child like the Third Prince would take it seriously. Such an innocent child is very good, but he still needs to learn more tricks...
Concubine Yu couldn't help but laugh when she saw the emperor teasing the third prince. Concubine He next to her had a quiet temperament. The two chatted casually, but they were not bored. However, she looked at the group of eldest daughters, Deyang, who was already famous and had his wife.
The three princesses were obviously very talkative, but they still had to take care of the unhappy Princess Yongping from time to time, which made them sigh in their hearts.
On the contrary, Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang were sitting at ease, and the two of them were even leisurely discussing how to arrange the marriage of Zhu Tingfang and Zhu Ying... As for the previous tit-for-tat confrontation between Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying, the two seemed completely
Didn't take it to heart.
Only Mr. Wu Ge and Grand Scholar Zhang Yu had no idea what they were here for today. They could only focus all their energy on the word "eat". They did their duty better than anyone else when commenting. Seeing that it was almost over,
The two of them were thinking about the emperor's reaction just now, and were discussing in low voices how many people would be selected later, when they suddenly heard someone stomping up the stairs.
Knowing that Lu Sanlang was greeting a group of civilian judges on the second floor, and that the idlers waiting would definitely not be put up at this time, Wu Gelao and Zhang Yu looked at each other, and both felt that this should be the return of the fourth prince. Sure enough, the next moment, the two of them
Then a loud voice was heard.
"Father, my son is back!"
Following the sound, an agile figure rushed up, and then trotted directly to the imperial palace. Seeing that the third prince was holding a big chicken drumstick in his hand and looking at him with a bewildered face, the fourth prince said with a smile:
"Third brother, don't worry. Although I'm hungry, I won't steal your food..."
While saying these nonsensical words, the fourth prince's eyes rolled around. He first went to the Queen Mother and Concubine Yu to say hello, and then returned to the emperor in a hurry, whispering in their ears, and said pitifully:
"Father, my son is in trouble!"
The veins on the emperor's forehead jumped, but then he remained calm and said lightly: "Oh, tell me?" Anyway, he was either eavesdropping and peeping and was caught by King Jiangdu, or he sneaked in again in King Jiangdu's palace.
His cousin broke something in his workshop... Anyway, this naughty kid has such a troublesome temperament!
However, the emperor's calm and unsurprised face soon froze. Because the fourth prince spoke quickly and quickly told about the strange drowning case and what he said in front of Magistrate Shen and the three scholars.
I confessed everything one by one.
If it were based on the temperament of the fourth prince, he would certainly not be so honest. However, Zhang Shou, who was also present, knew how much trouble the fourth prince caused by "Tong Yan Wuji" today. The most terrible thing is that the people present at the time were really
That’s a lot!
Therefore, when Magistrate Shen said the word impeachment, he immediately dragged the fourth prince over and sternly demanded that he return to Xinglong Tea House immediately and report the matter to the emperor without any concealment.
However, the fourth prince said that he had caused trouble, but in his heart he did not feel that he had caused any trouble. However, the emperor was shocked and angry. In the end, he could not help but squeeze the armrest with one hand, otherwise he would doubt it.
Will he grab Liu Feng next to him and kick this talkative steward downstairs?
The last time this guy leaked information to the fourth prince, he had already been severely punished, but this time he did it again!
Not only did he commit the crime again, but he also leaked the secrets of the Supervisor of Ceremonies! You must know how the eunuchs in the palace came and how they were trained. This is a secret that only a few people know. The elders may know a little bit about it, but ordinary courtiers
And readers absolutely don’t know!
Is Liu Feng getting tired of living?
Liu Feng, who was standing beside the emperor, suddenly felt cold all over, but he quickly glanced around, but didn't notice anything strange. For the moment, he could only attribute it to being too sensitive. He didn't notice at all, and he was playing with something.
The emperor who had just cut the leg of lamb with a knife had his lips pursed tightly and his eyes were deep, and he was extremely angry.
With great difficulty, he restrained his immediate impulse. He glanced at the fourth prince, who was as honest as a quail, and then asked angrily: "You're the only one who's back, where are they?"
When such a big thing happened, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying just hid like this? They couldn't escape on the 15th day of the lunar month!
Although the fourth prince is a naughty kid, he is the best at observing people's emotions. Seeing his father behave like this, he couldn't help but feel angry. He secretly thought that the teacher had really guessed it right, and his father was really angry!
Although he didn't know what he was wrong about, he still stepped forward and lay on his father's shoulder, whispering into his ear: "The teacher told Magistrate Shen and Lin Laohu and took the three scholars back to Zhang Yuan. went."
The emperor's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself that Zhang Shou finally knew how to control the three scholars who were likely to talk loudly. He also ordered Magistrate Shen and the two arresters. The former probably would not talk nonsense in Zhang Yuan. The latter was probably useless. There were so many talkative people in the county government that it would be difficult to stop them. But when the fourth prince said the next sentence, he felt like his head was exploding.
"County Magistrate Shen said that he wanted to impeach Liu Feng...Father, is it just such a trivial matter?"
"You little shit!" The emperor finally couldn't help but cursed. Seeing that the Queen Mother and others looked over in surprise, he forced a smile and explained, "Shiro, this kid doesn't do good things. He gets into trouble whenever he goes out. Jiuzhang and Yingying didn’t catch it, so I have to go and put an end to him! Let the queen decide who will be chosen to enter the imperial dining room next!"
Having said this, the emperor stood up directly, glanced at the bewildered third prince, and said decisively: "Sanlang, you are going to be the crown prince. Please help your royal grandmother to review the details of this matter." Think about it, you should know my likes and dislikes just now best! I'm not here, so you can take this seat!"
These last seven words had a clear meaning. For a moment, Wu Gelao and Zhang Yu couldn't help but stand up.
The Queen Mother was slightly startled, and immediately realized that the so-called trouble caused by the fourth prince was definitely not as simple as what he did in Jiangdu Palace. Seeing that Concubine Yu, Mrs. Tai and others also stood up, she thought for a while, and simply stood up and rushed towards him. The emperor nodded.
"Emperor, if you have something to do, go ahead and leave Sanlang alone. I can't stand your attitude of saying that the wind is like the rain. But it is safer for Sanlang to stay here than your father."
"That's good." The emperor forced a smile to the Queen Mother, then reached out to pull the third prince and pushed him onto the chair in the middle. He sat down in shock, and then his buttocks were shot as if they were burned. When he got up, he smiled and touched the person's head, then forced the person to sit on the chair, "Sanlang, if you do this well, this is the test I give you!"
The third prince nodded dully - even though he was confused at this moment and wished he could refuse. Even if he was asked to help the queen mother select the royal chef, he didn't have to sit in this position, right? However, when he saw the emperor pulling him like this As the fourth prince left in a hurry, Liu Feng hurriedly followed behind him, and a thought came to his mind.
Looking at his father's turbulent attitude, could it be possible that the fourth brother really got into some serious trouble? If he didn't go, if the father got angry at the fourth brother, wouldn't there be anyone to persuade him? Teacher Sister He Yingying didn't come, so why did the fourth brother come back alone to report? What is going on? Can someone tell him clearly?
The emperor couldn't care less about the third prince's mood at this moment. He only knew that with the Queen Mother holding the battle, the third prince would act prudently and nothing would go wrong. When he left the Xinglong Tea House, many guards gathered around him, and he got on his horse.
Seeing Liu Feng following behind him, he couldn't help but snorted coldly from his nose.
"Father, where are you going now?" Even though he was the fourth prince, he knew that the situation seemed to be more serious than he expected, so he asked cautiously. Seeing that the emperor had a dark face and did not speak, he could only forcefully
He raised his head and asked, "Should we go to the Wanping County Government Office or the teacher's place?"
"Go back to the palace!" The emperor burst out these two words, and then rode away without hesitation. Faced with this situation, the fourth prince was surprised and even more frightened, and hurriedly rode to follow.
And as a large number of soldiers and horses from the Rui Cavalry Battalion were well-trained to clear the way and escort them, Liu Feng, who was left behind, couldn't help but smile with some gloating.
Today, Chu Kuan was humbled in front of Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, and the fourth prince, who didn’t know how to be noble, had clearly angered the emperor. This was really a relief! One of the two never took him seriously, and the other harmed him.
He was punished by the emperor, was embarrassed, and almost lost his position... It would be best for the emperor to get angry and punish these two guys!
The emperor was driving all the way, and when he went straight from Dong'an Gate to Donghua Gate, and drove straight into the Qianqing Palace, he directly shouted away all the servants in the palace, leaving only the fourth prince and Liu Feng. Seeing Liu Feng, he looked at his nose and nose.
Guan Xin, with a calm expression that said it had nothing to do with him, became more and more angry as he watched, and finally couldn't help but slap the handrail heavily.
"You bastard, how dare you make trouble in front of Shiro? Who gave you the courage to do so!"
When Liu Feng first heard the words bastard, he didn't realize that he was scolding himself. When he heard the next words, he realized that something was wrong. He had no idea what was going on. He knelt down with a plop.
At the same time, he immediately started crying with runny nose and tears: "Your Majesty, this slave has done nothing..."
"Nothing has been done? Oh, nothing has been done. How did Shiro know how the Director of Ceremonies accepted people? How did he know that they were all orphans adopted by the charity? How did he know that he had to cut off family ties and nostalgia? How did he know that he had to go through the layers of
Layer filter!”
After a barrage of questions, the emperor saw Liu Feng's face gradually turning pale, and he sneered: "It seems you have remembered what you said to Shiro?"
When the fourth prince saw Liu Feng peeking at him, he glared at him in annoyance, and then just like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, he told Liu Feng what he had told him, and repeated what he had said in front of everyone, and finally said it again.
He said gloomily: "He swore that it was all true, and even took me to the inner study hall to see it... so I couldn't help but say it today!"
If he felt that he had been wronged to the extreme before, then at this moment, when Liu Feng saw the emperor's increasingly cold face, he knew that he was in doom this time. What he told the fourth prince, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, naturally made him
It was a bad intention, but he wanted the fourth prince to speak in front of the emperor. Who knew that the fourth prince would actually go out and talk nonsense, and even added four words.
What do you mean it was Liu Feng who said that? He was heartbroken, cried bitterly and kowtowed, but said with tears: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I only showed off because the fourth prince asked out of curiosity. I really didn't expect him to go outside."
Said... I just saw that the Chief of Ceremonies is a self-contained entity. Long Live Grandpas in the past did not know the tricks of selecting people, so I..."