The weather in early spring is still a bit cold.
Pang Yanyan was wearing a blue and white jacket, and she and Cao Bin were sitting at the low table eating breakfast.
The early morning sunlight shines through the window, reflecting on her pretty white face like jade.
"Husband, today I am going to the palace to visit my sister!"
After finishing her breakfast, she rinsed her mouth and said.
Cao Bin was surprised and asked:
"Didn't you just hand over the sign yesterday and the palace responded so quickly?"
Pang Yanyan smiled and said:
"Ms. Pan is very reasonable. She agreed immediately after seeing my wife."
Although Cao Bin didn't understand why Concubine Pan was so easy to talk, he didn't care too much. He just nodded and said:
"Just give me the mink fur I brought back when I went on an expedition, and leave some extra money for Sister Yanyan."
Mink fur was the warmest clothing in this era and was very popular among Khitan nobles.
During the war a few years ago, Cao Bin went out of his way to find merchants from the north to get some good tribute items.
Pang Yanyan nodded and said:
"My sister said that Zhang Douzhi takes good care of her and she has enough money."
Cao Bin shook his head and smiled:
"It is better for the county magistrate to take charge now, and to win over the servants around him, then they will do their best."
"Our family is not short of money, so it doesn't hurt to throw in more money."
The palace is the most powerful place. Concubine Pang's status is not high now, and she is too lazy to compete for favors. Although the servants are not deliberately making things difficult, they are still not as diligent as before when the favor was at its peak.
Zhang Douzhi was the eunuch beside the emperor. He always wanted to make good friends with Cao Bin and took care of Concubine Pang.
I'm afraid that Concubine Pan will be eager to win favor and go to make things difficult for other concubines. She is now the treasure in the eyes of the emperor.
But looking at it now, she actually intends to make good friends with Concubine Pang...
Hearing this, Pang Yanyan nodded repeatedly and said:
"Yeah, Yanyan knows."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she said:
"Husband, you are so kind!"
Since the Pang family was in trouble, people were indifferent, and there were few friends and relatives. Everything was arranged by Cao Bin.
Now that I see how considerate he is, I can't help but be moved.
Not long after sending Pang Yanyan into the palace, Wu Da ran in excitedly and said:
"Hou...Hou Ye, the Holy Master has arrived."
He did not expect that one day he would also be able to see the emperor.
Cao Bin was a little confused. Why did the emperor run away to his home if he didn't recuperate in the palace?
Wu Da then said:
"Your Majesty did not enter the mansion. He asked the Marquis to change into casual clothes and meet outside the mansion."
Although Cao Bin was puzzled, he didn't think much about it and hurriedly changed his clothes and went out to meet the driver.
I saw a soft sedan parked in front of the Hou Mansion, and Pan Renmei and Bao Zheng were chatting.
Seeing Bao Zheng wearing a bamboo hat, covering his forehead and face, Cao Bin understood the emperor's plan.
Is this a private visit via incognito?
Bao Zheng's face is too famous, so he dressed it up a little.
The emperor opened the sedan curtain, revealing a bloodless white face, and said with a smile:
"Juncai, come with me for a walk around Bianjing City!"
Cao Bin said: "Your Majesty, you are still injured."
The emperor waved his hand and said:
"It doesn't matter, I want to take a good look at the capital while I can move."
As soon as these words came out, Pan Renmei said quickly:
"Your Majesty, please don't say such unlucky words..."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted. His heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but said sadly:
"Don't worry, I still have to wait for Concubine Pan to give birth."
Cao Bin was speechless when he heard this. The words were even more ominous than before.
This flag was too obvious, so I had to say:
"Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings. I believe the injury will improve soon."
Bao Zheng frowned and wanted to say something, but didn't.
He felt that it was inappropriate for the emperor to place all his hopes on an unborn child.
He wanted to advise the emperor to establish a prince as soon as possible...but in the end he couldn't bear to advise him at this time.
The emperor couldn't help laughing and said:
"Juncai is right, and I don't think there is any problem."
Several people accompanied the emperor for a walk around the capital, and it was almost noon.
Seeing Jiang Ping and a young knight guarding Kaifeng Mansion, Cao Bin couldn't help but ask:
"Master Bao, why don't you see the guard Zhan?"
Bao Zheng glanced at him and said depressedly:
"Thanks to Zhong Jinghou's care, Zhan Weiwei has been back to his hometown for more than a year."
When Cao Bin heard this, he couldn't help but feel proud secretly. It seemed that Zhan Zhao was really frightened by "Sister Jiuyue".
He felt that it was necessary to send someone to supervise Zhan Zhao to prevent Zhan Zhao from getting married secretly in his hometown and letting "Sister Jiuyue" down.
"I heard that Guard Zhan is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Bao Zheng glanced at him warily and didn't want to answer.
At this time, the emperor pointed to a restaurant on the roadside and said:
"Everyone, you might as well have a meal here today."
Naturally, everyone had no objection and quickly called the guards into the store to make arrangements.
The waiters in the restaurant were also very discerning. Looking at the emperor's posture, he knew that he was coming.
So without waiting for instructions, a very convenient location was arranged for them.
Several people did not order food, but brought their own food boxes.
The emperor invited several people to sit down and listened to the people's gossip with interest.
At this time, the restaurant was very noisy and lively, and the emperor liked this kind of anger very much.
Even his face became much rosier.
Cao Bin looked around, suddenly his eyes tightened, and he looked towards the northwest corner.
"Pang Qiuxia?"
Seeing her looking over, Cao Bin smiled slightly, but he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart.
When they first heard him lie about the "White Lotus Doctrine", the brothers and sisters, who were born in Manichaeism, were very fanatical. They just felt that the door to a new world was opening, similar to fanatical believers.
Cao Bin would then return them to the south of the Yangtze River after they had "completed their studies" before going to Xixia.
She didn't even notify her when she came to Beijing this time, and she didn't know if she was out of control...
He did not suspect that the Manichaeans came to assassinate the emperor. If they knew such a secret itinerary, how could they stay in Jiangnan?
"Sister Pang, do you know that person?"
Seeing Pang Qiuxia looking at Cao Bin, the veiled girl couldn't help but ask.
Pang Qiuxia hesitated and whispered:
"That's Cao Bin."
The veiled girl had seen Cao Bin's portrait. Although she could not recognize the real person for a while, she could not hide the fact that she knew him.
When the veiled girl heard this, she was immediately startled and gritted her teeth and said:
"It turns out he is the Cao thief!"
Seeing this, Pang Qiuxia quickly comforted her and said:
"Saint, don't be impulsive, don't forget our purpose."
The veiled girl stared hard at Cao Bin's profile, very unwillingly.
She is the daughter of Manichae Fang La, and is called Fang Jinzhi.
The year before last, her aunt Fang Baihua failed in her business plan in Xiangyang and was plotted by Cao Bin. In the end, her head was chopped off by Yang Zhi...
At this time, a storyteller suddenly walked up to the podium and patted Xingmu, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
"Today, I will tell you a story about the conquest of Liao. It is called the meeting of two dragons in Zhending Mansion, and Zhongjinghou defeated ten generals."
When the diners heard this, they immediately became energetic and cheered.
These days they have heard many stories about the conquests of Xixia and Khitan.
Fang Jinzhi gritted his teeth and said with disdain:
"The imperial court is full of cowardly and incompetent people who only harm the people."
"Where can I compare with the numerous heroes of our holy religion?"
"In the market, even people like Cao Bin make lies and flatter themselves, and they only fool the people."
"If my holy religion were in charge of the country, I would have defeated the Liao Kingdom and recovered the lost territory long ago."
"Hmph...Sooner or later, we will overthrow the Song Dynasty and build a unified world."
