Baoping Lane, Xunyang Hou Mansion.
Jiang Wang looked at the invitation in his hand silently.
Tan Jinghao also had one in her hand. She covered her lips and coughed twice, then said softly: "The prince only invited people from the younger generation. Because my uncle had no children and knew of my existence, he sent the invitation to me." In my hand, my uncle did not refuse, but agreed to let me go."
Girl Hammer sat next to her and said angrily: "Why didn't you invite me?"
Xiao Shinian consoled him, "I wasn't invited either."
Girl Iron Hammer became even more angry, and stood up suddenly and said, "I heard that that guy You Xuanzhi was among the invited people. Although he was the first in the palace examination, we were also the second and third. This is clearly a difference. treat!"
Xiao Shinian didn't think it was a big deal, because Li Shenyuan was also invited, so that was enough.
What's more, if it weren't for the book, he wouldn't have liked to go to the palace to join in the fun, so he was content to be at ease now.
Jiang Wang handed the invitation to Xiaoyu and said, "There are scholars, monks, and warriors, and most of them are young people. I guess it's not just about eating and drinking."
"Chen Futu has been to Wutiao City, and Brother Xiao no longer hides the array pattern. He should be able to guess your relationship with Wutiao City, but compared to you, he obviously values Li Shenyuan more. ”Kanshu La
Xiao Shinian said: "Although I don't think anything will happen, I still want to ask you to protect the Kite when the time comes."
Jiang Wang nodded, glanced at the angry Hammer Girl, and said, "It may not be a good thing to attend this birthday party. Just wait quietly in Aquarius Lane with Brother Xiao, waiting for us to come back."
Xiao Shinian also consoled him: "Xuan Su was also not invited. In addition to being the first in the palace examination, You Xuangzhi is also the chief heir of Huanjianzhai after all. Moreover, you and he participated in the Panmen Two Dynasties Meeting, which can be regarded as fighting side by side. There is no need." So malicious towards him."
Girl Iron Hammer made a sound and said: "Don't think of me as being so stingy. It's just a slight dissatisfaction. I have no interest in the birthday party at all."
Tan Jinghao didn't know Miss Iron Hammer that well, so she was very surprised when she heard this and said, "Why does the girl call herself my young master?"
Girl Iron Hammer gave a few perfunctory explanations, and didn't care whether Tanjing understood or not. She pulled Xiao Shinian and said, "Let's go out and find out what the prince wants to do at his birthday party."
The two left, Jiang Wang sat cross-legged by the pond, condensing his divinity, Xiaoyu practiced boxing in the open space in front of the yard, chatted quietly and played the piano to cheer up when he had nothing to do, Ajie lay down on the wicker chair and hummed a little tune comfortably. .
Nothing happened for a day until evening, when Miss Iron Hammer and Xiao Shinian returned to the Xunyang Hou Mansion with the news they had gathered.
At the same time, in the eldest princess's mansion.
Ninth girl was in front, Shu Ni was behind, and they crossed the long corridor and arrived in front of the eldest princess's house.
In the room with the door half open, Her Royal Highness the Princess, dressed in a snow-white dress with green silk hair, was leaning on the window sill and reading a book with her eyes down.
Shu Ni subconsciously wanted to put her foot up and enter the house, but Miss Ninth glared at her, so she immediately put her foot back silently.
Although relying on the eldest princess to be able to run rampant in the city of God, in the eldest princess's house, Shu Ni would be so scared that she would cover her face even if Miss Ninth just raised her arm.
Even compared to the gentle and amiable Princess, Ninth Girl was definitely the person Shu Ni was most afraid of.
After stopping Shu Ni with her eyes, Miss Ninth knocked on the door gently. After receiving the signal from the eldest princess, she entered the room and said with a low eyebrow: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent an invitation. He wants to invite the princess to the palace for the banquet tomorrow. I want to After all, it’s the prince’s birthday, so I didn’t refuse directly.”
The eldest princess turned over a page of the book and said calmly: "Tell him that I am not free, but the gift will arrive."
Miss Ninth said yes and then said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also invited Shu Ni."
When the eldest princess heard this, she glanced at Shu Ni and said, "If you want to go, you can go. If you don't want to go, just say no."
Shu Ni first glanced at Miss Ninth, and then whispered softly: "I want to join in the fun."
The eldest princess hummed.
Miss Ninth exited the room and glanced at Shu Ni who was not moving. The latter quickly said: "Princess, read well, let's go first!"
The eldest princess did not respond. Under the bright yellow candlelight, her figure was reflected in the window. Even if it was just a shadow, it was quite graceful, and her side face was even more beautiful.
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Yuyuan Academy, the capital of God.
Even at night, in some places, the sound of reading aloud is still there.
Lu Jiuke held the book and leaned against the courtyard wall. The faint sound of reading seemed to drag him into it.
But Chang Jijiu, who was eating melon seeds in front of the lake, sneered at this. He looked back at the Imperial Master and Li Shenyuan who were talking in the bamboo house.
On the table are invitations.
The Imperial Master frowned slightly and said: "In the past, even though His Majesty was not always present for the prince's birthday, he never had the full authority to let the prince handle it himself. This birthday banquet seems to be just a gathering of young people, and there is no involvement of other parties. , but this is not the case. Could it be that His Majesty has already planned to delegate power to the Crown Prince?"
Being able to enter the palace was a good opportunity for Li Shenyuan, and the reason why the prince would invite her could be guessed. As for the deeper problems here, Li Shenyuan didn't care, so she just remain silent.
The emperor's master muttered something and stopped continuing the topic. He asked some questions about cultivation, gave some instructions, and then let Li Shenyuan take the invitation and leave.
Then Chang Jijiu walked into the bamboo house.
"It is an indisputable fact that Li Shenyuan has understood that words can follow the law, but the teacher is not curious, how did she realize it?"
The emperor's master said calmly: "Do you still remember Liu Pian, who did not create Huangting but had the cultivation level of Snow Bathing Realm?"
Chang Jijiu frowned and said, "That person is mostly active in Longchan, but no one has found any trace of him so far? What's more, what does this have to do with Li Shenyuan?"
The emperor's master said: "The two of them are acquaintances. Liu Pian's matter is still unexplainable. Li Shenyuan probably also got a special opportunity. It's like practicing the lost Confucian method. If he only relies on himself to explore, he should not be able to compare with orthodox Confucian practice. Dharma door, that will help you avoid detours."
Chang Jijiu was greatly surprised.
There was just one thing the Emperor Master didn't say.
The first time I met Liu Pian was when Shanze was causing trouble against the Qingxuan Department, and Liu Pian showed up to help Shanze. Moreover, Lu Jiuke had investigated that Li Shenyuan was related to Shanze, so he would naturally think that Liu Pian He is also from Shanze.
But later, the Longchan monster was attacked, and the deputy city lord of Wutiao City formed a formation to fight against the Longchan monster.
Then Prince Chen Futu went to Wutiao City and reached a small bet with the deputy city lord.
Furthermore, Gan Li, the master of the Shenshou Pavilion who had obtained His Majesty's order to monitor Wutiao City, compiled what he saw and heard.
Others may not know what's going on, but as the emperor's master, he should know that Li Shenyuan is actually the daughter of the deputy city lord of Wutiao City.
Then Liu Pian's identity is questionable.
In other words, Wutiao City and Shanze have a very close contact.
The Imperial Master even suspected that the Wutiao City Swordhead whose head and tail were missing from the dragon might be Liu Pian.
As a result, there are many bathing snow monks hidden in Wutiao City, and they know the same almost lost formations, methods that can be practiced without casting Huangting, and now there are Confucian cultivation methods, which shows how mysterious Wutiao City is. .
No one knows if there are more secrets in Wutiao City. If there is a big conspiracy, it must not be underestimated.
But the Imperial Master had no intention of informing anyone of this discovery.
Chang Jijiu is the only person who is half-informed.
Naturally, he didn't think of anything else. The only thought was Confucian practice.
Most of today's scholars are purely reading, and all the old classics have disappeared, not even the rubbings, let alone the Confucian practice system.
ap.. How many people in the world are there who have profound attainments in Confucianism and have learned some cultivation methods on their own like Emperor Master?
If he can acquire the unique knowledge of orthodox Confucianism, it will not only allow him to understand Haoran Qi as soon as possible, but will also be a great blessing to scholars all over the world. ..
Even if there is another saint in this world, the Confucianism cultivator family will definitely be revived!
...
Soon, day and night turned around, and it was time again.
There are only two days left until the prince’s birthday party
hours.
Jiang Wang walked out of Baoping Alley alone, and a carriage stopped outside the alley.
The car curtain was lifted, revealing Tan Jing's rather pale face. She smiled and waved to Jiang Wang.
The monk driving the carriage saw this and reminded in a low voice: "Miss, don't let men ride in the same carriage with you."
Tan Jinghao glanced at Jiang Wang who was walking towards him and said, "We are riding in the same carriage on the way to Shendu, so it's okay."
The monk from Shenshou Pavilion looked at Jiang Wang who was approaching and hesitated to speak.
Jiang Wang glanced at him and said to Tan Jinghao: "After all, you are now the daughter of Shenshou Pavilion. Riding in a carriage with a man will easily cause gossip. I will sit on the shaft of the carriage."
Hearing this, the monk from the Shenshou Pavilion quickly gave up his seat and said apologetically: "I thought that the Marquis had his own carriage, but now that he is allowed to sit with me, I have really wronged the Marquis."
Jiang Wang said, "It doesn't matter."
Just as he was about to lift his feet, another carriage came from outside Baoping Alley.
Before the carriage arrived, Chen Chongjin poked his head out of the window and waved, "Brother Jiang!"
Jiang Wang looked at Tan Jinghao with a smile and said, "There is a carriage now."
Tan Jing felt a little depressed, and then glared at the monk from Shenshou Pavilion.
Jiang Wang went straight into Chen Chongjin's carriage. The driver was not the prime minister, but just an ordinary boy.
"That is Pavilion Master Gan's niece? She seems to be from the Pingyang Houfu family, right?"
Jiang Wang sat on the left side of Chen Chongjin and asked, "Does Your Highness know the Marquis of Pingyang?"
Chen Chongjin shook his head and said: "How can we call it understanding? Compared with the old Marquis of Xunyang who lived in Shendu before, the Marquis of Pingyang probably never came here until his death. But after all, there are only so many princes in the Sui Dynasty, so naturally there are some Hear it."
Jiang Wang pretended to be casual and said: "The Pingyang Marquis Mansion is completely in ruins, and only the princess is left. So why am I not the same? It's embarrassing to say the least."
Chen Chongjin sighed and said with a smile: "But now that Brother Jiang has inherited the title of Marquis of Xunyang, in the future, the Marquis Mansion will flourish again. At this age, Brother Jiang really should get married."
Jiang Wang asked, "Has His Highness accepted a concubine?"
Chen Chongjin said helplessly: "Although I claim to be very good-looking, my reputation is not good after all. My father doesn't care much about me, and my mother and concubine are gone. Which minister is willing to marry his beloved daughter to me? Not to mention that I check the column every day. Listening to music makes you happy, so that’s good.”
"As for the crown prince, he was born weak. Even though the Queen wanted him to make him a crown prince a long time ago, it's a pity that his health didn't allow it. He was afraid that he would end up messing around and shorten his life, so she put it aside."
Chen Chongjin frowned and said, "I didn't mention it, but I suddenly remembered that my aunt has not gotten married yet. My little sister is still young, and no one in the royal family has gotten married yet."
Jiang Wang was a little surprised, "The eldest princess is older than the Holy One, and she is still unmarried?"
Chen Chongjin said: "My aunt is not even qualified to take care of my father. Who knows what she thinks."
Jiang Wang guessed: "Could it be that the eldest princess is concentrating on practicing and is actually a strong person?"
Chen Chongjin thought: "I have never seen my aunt take action, but I do feel frightened every time I see her. I don't know if it's a psychological effect or something else. After all, as long as my aunt's words are not too outrageous, my father will listen. How could we not respect her more?"
Jiang Wang said no more.
Thinking about this eldest princess seems very simple.
