King Qi rushed back to the palace angrily, entered the study, and issued orders again and again, asking several people to come over.
Wen Xunpeng got closer and knew that King Qi was always impatient, so he hurried over and heard King Qi say angrily: "Have you heard about what happened in the court?"
Wen Xunpeng bowed: "I heard just now that the emperor seems to have noticed that not only did he not invite Prince Xu, but he also wanted to canonize the dragon girl."
King Qi walked around in front of the screen: "Yes, do you think this is Lao Wu's fault?"
The fifth child is the King of Shu. Wen Xunpeng thought for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, although the King of Shu has gradually matured in recent years, it is not as good as the Prince. Where did we get the matter of the Dragon Girl? It is extremely confidential.
And it was only prepared for a day or two, how could it be leaked?"
"Is it possible that the King of Shu also has channels and is connected there?"
Wen Xunpeng was a cautious person. Even in the palace, in this study, which was an extremely confidential place, he still replaced the word "Monster Clan" with "Monster Clan" without leaving any excuse.
King Qi thought deeply and said: "It is possible, but it is not likely. If we don't talk about it, how should we deal with it now?"
"Actually, Mr. Chu's strategy is quite mature." Wen Xunpeng stood up straight and Zhuang Rong said, "The plan for now is to sit quietly to avoid the emperor's suspicion."
"Or maybe we can strike with thunder now before the imperial edict is issued."
"This is a very important matter. I don't dare to overstep it. Please let the prince make a decision." Wen Xunpeng took a breath and glanced at the people who just came over, including Chu Gurong.
King Qi listened very attentively, but the muscles on his face twitched.
After Wen Xunpeng finished speaking, King Qi picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. The tea was probably cold. He suddenly became furious, dropped the cup, and even kicked over the chair.
Everyone trembled subconsciously, and the palace maids and eunuchs near the door were all so frightened that their hearts were beating, and they looked pale and did not dare to speak.
"Damn it!" King Qi patted the table again, with a sullen face, turned around and ordered: "Send the order to Shen Jingshan and tell him to try again according to the alternative plan!"
King Qi said to the person at the door again: "Go and invite Master Liu Zhan and ask him to come to the house. Tell him that I have something to ask him and ask him to come over!"
"Your Majesty, Liu Zhan is not one of ours. I heard that he has a good relationship with the King of Shu and is very close..." Chu Gurong's heart sank when he saw Wen Xunpeng just now.
The competition among staff members is extremely fierce. Originally, Wen Xunpeng went to work to make himself stand out.
Now Wen Xunpeng came back, but he was as heavy as a stone, so he quickly persuaded him.
King Qi sneered: "But Liu Zhan is determined to eradicate the Dragon Lord. If he is given this opportunity, he will definitely seize it! At the same time, he can also add some trouble to my brother and see if he trusts him in the future!"
Killing two birds with one stone was already a casual matter. King Qi sent the two groups of people away, and then he felt that the depression in his chest was a little relieved. Someone had already rearranged the chair that had been kicked down. At this time, he sat on it.
, and motioned for a few people to sit down, and then asked: "Is there anyone from this king around Princess Xinping?"
Several people looked at each other, and Chu Gurong spoke again: "There is a palace maid who belongs to you. She happened to come to serve Princess Xinping, but she is not a female official or a grand palace maid, she is just a second-class palace servant who can just talk.
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"Although it's a little worse, it can still be used."
King Qi was a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't blame his subordinates. After all, not long ago, he still didn't take the princess Xinping seriously. If he hadn't learned that she seemed to have close contacts with Su Ziji, Su Ziji would even
Because of Xinping's anger and the pursuit of Lin Yuqing for the beauty, King Qi would not be curious about the relationship between the two, and then have other thoughts.
"Let her get closer to Xinping and Su Ziji on weekdays. It would be best if she can do something. Then..." He sneered. Although he didn't say the next words, several people present knew that Su Ziji was of the prince's blood.
, when I heard that King Qi actually wanted to use such a vicious trick to make something happen to my aunt and nephew, I agreed, and at the same time, my heart was trembling.
Even Wen Xunpeng shuddered, and everyone's lowered heads dropped even lower.
The spring rain continued, the cold wind had completely disappeared, and the inside of the oxcart was very gentle. I could only hear the sound of the oxen's hooves hitting the muddy water. The drizzle was heavy and slow. Su Ziji had just returned from the Royal Flower Banquet.
As a new scholar, banquets in the palace are unavoidable.
There was no emperor present at the banquet, but the ministers, as well as the chief and deputy examiners, ate and drank with the group of Jinshi. This was more of an honor and represented the acceptance of them into the officialdom.
From now on, they are not just scholars, but are on the same battlefield as the old officials. The other party will not treat them with tolerance, but will treat the new scholars with the same mentality as their colleagues.
When he got off the bullock cart, Su Ziji felt slightly drunk, but when he entered the door of Su's house in Taohua Lane, his slightly drunk eyes suddenly became clear.
Some people seemed to have a lot of dissatisfaction with him and did not dare to do anything openly, but they toasted to him through the banquet. Su Ziji drank all the wine offered by Jinshi who pretended to have a good attitude without saying a word.
He returned the favor, but Su Ziji didn't show any respect to the one with a bad attitude. Instead, he insulted two people who had no self-awareness.
After entering the courtyard, I found that the outer courtyard was also very lively. There were more than a dozen tables, and some people were sitting there eating and drinking. Looking at the door, a few people walking out immediately raised their hands and said congratulations.
When others saw it, they all stood up and gathered around to congratulate him.
Su Ziji hurriedly thanked him and smiled in his heart: "Now I understand that it is easy to talk about the King of Hell and the devil is difficult to deal with. In fact, these neighbors do not pose a threat at all, so they have a friendly attitude."
After exchanging pleasantries and entering the backyard, he stood in the corridor and looked at the rockery in the small courtyard. He drank as much as he wanted. The wild Taoist came over and whispered to Su Ziji: "I learned that you won the top prize, and everyone in the neighborhood is here.
Gifts were given, Madam ordered, but the expensive ones were declined, while ordinary gifts were accepted, all of which were not expensive. The total amount of congratulatory silver was about one or two thousand taels. In order to thank these people, they were placed in the outer courtyard.
There are more than a dozen tables, and people from the nearby villages all leave food for them.”
Su Ziji nodded: "It's a good way to handle it."
"That's right!" The wild Taoist took out a gift list from his arms and handed it to Su Ziji: "My lord, take a look at this."
"King Lu?" Su Ziji looked at the signature on the gift list and was a little surprised. This was actually a congratulatory gift sent by King Lu.
The gift was indeed not a light one. The reason why it was not included in the list of those who were declined was probably because the person who gave the gift was the prince. Neither Ye Buhui nor the wild Taoist knew whether there was anything going on here and did not dare to do so without permission.
Make the decision and wait for Su Ziji to come back before handling it.
Su Ziji was also a little confused. He had nothing to do with King Lu, let alone friendship. Except when he went to court today, he had never even met each other, let alone had any contact with him.