"I will cooperate with you?" Although a lot of psychological construction has been done.
But when King Cheng heard these words, his heart couldn't help but tremble.
After all, something happened at home.
But, how could it be? Among the few rebellious sons in the family, except for the eldest, who still strives for some energy, the rest are all uneducated and incompetent. They only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long.
Even if they have this evil intention, they don't have the ability!
Xiao Mu suddenly said again: "The eldest son of the prince's family, I don't know if he has a prince now. If he does, I'm afraid I will still call him little prince?"
"What are you talking about? Even if he is Xijue, he is still your brother.
What's more, I'm so strong, so it's not his turn! "
The prince was a little angry.
Xiao Mu: "I remember that my brother was very good at reading when he was a child, and he was also very popular with the prince. I wonder how he is doing now?"
"Him!" The prince finally showed a smile on his face: "Now he works in the Ministry of Etiquette and is highly appreciated by his superiors. I'm afraid he will be promoted to another level next year."
There are four sons in the prince's family.
Except for Xiao Mu, who left when he was young, among the remaining three sons, only the eldest son was the one he liked the most, and he was also the most promising one.
Just like what Xiao Mu asked just now, although Xiao Jinrong was a concubine, after Xiao Mu left, in King Cheng's heart, he was the only one who could seize the title.
"Oh? The Ministry of Rites?" Xiao Mu said coolly: "Didn't the Marquis just investigate the imperial examination fraud case in Huizhou? The Ministry of Rites will be very busy now. Isn't the prince worried?"
King Cheng heard the meaning of Xiao Mu's words and said quickly: "With such a big thing happening in the imperial examination, there must be someone in their Ministry of Rites who committed crimes. When the Marquis comes back, the emperor will order an investigation.
But I believe your brother will not wade into this muddy water. For a person as clean and self-sufficient as him, having such a problem is actually a good thing. As the saying goes, wealth is found in danger, and heroes emerge from troubled times. Isn't this an opportunity for him to show off his talents? ?
That’s why I just said that he will definitely be promoted next year. "
Xiao Mu did not comment, but just said: "Then I wish the prince to get what he wants. He must not steal the chicken but lose the rice. Don't let him implicate the entire palace again."
Even if King Cheng felt guilty, he still felt harsh when Xiao Mu said such words.
"Jingrong is not such a person, don't talk nonsense."
Xiao Mu smiled and said nothing more.
What he said just now was just casual.
There was no news from Huizhou.
I wonder what step Mr. Hou has found?
What did the suspects confess?
Naturally, he didn't know whether the imperial examination fraud case had anything to do with Xiao Jinrong.
Coincidentally, today Qixi said that the person who stole the Lingyuan Pavilion treasure was a person with red moles under his eyes.
And there happens to be such a person in the Xiao family.
That person is Jamel Xiao.
Not surprisingly, he was the one who defrauded the treasure house of property.
Now that he can do such a despicable and bold act, it seems logical to participate in imperial examination fraud.
What can't a person like him do?
Xiao Mu did not reveal this information to King Cheng, but just said, "I haven't been back for so many years, and the brothers are all unfamiliar. I don't want my eldest brother to be so promising.
Why don't I just drop by the house for a visit? I'll just go back to where I used to live and take another look. "
When King Cheng heard what Xiao Mu said, he was naturally happy.
As long as he is willing to go home, the prince feels that everything can be discussed.
"Although you left, the yard you lived in has not been touched. I still have people cleaning it. Now that you are back, you will still live in your original yard."
Xiao Mu said no more.
King Cheng just thought he was tired, so he stopped talking and sat upright, closing his eyes to rest.
The carriage moved very steadily.
Xiao Mu thought that they would spend the rest of the time returning to the palace in silence.
Who would have thought that after half a stick of incense, the prince suddenly opened his eyes.
"Stop!" the prince shouted.
"Hey~!" The coachman quickly stopped the carriage.
After the carriage stopped, the prince opened the curtain and got out of the carriage without saying anything.
Xiao Mu thought he was going to do something, so he closed his eyes and prepared to wait for a long time.
Unexpectedly, after a while, the car curtain was opened again.
A cold wind blew in from outside.
Along with the cold wind came the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus candy cake.
Xiao Mu opened his eyes.
I saw the prince climbing into the car, holding a steaming sweet-scented osmanthus candy cake in his hand.
Seeing Xiao Mu looking at him, the prince's eyes dodge a little.
Then, he cleared his throat and said unnaturally: "The sweet-scented osmanthus candy cake here is the best sold in the capital. I remember you liked it the most when you were a child."
As he spoke, he placed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake on the small table and pushed it in front of Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu looked at the candy cake carefully.
The white rice looks very soft and waxy, and because of the sugar, it is still a little crystal clear in the middle.
On the top of the glutinous rice cake, there is a little yellow osmanthus sprinkled on it. The heat of the glutinous rice cake draws out all the fragrance of the flowers, and the fragrance of osmanthus floats everywhere in the carriage.
Seeing that Xiao Mu didn't move, the prince urged, "Eat it, why don't you eat it? This sweet-scented osmanthus cake tastes best when it's hot, and becomes hard when it's cold."
Xiao Mu's heart was touched.
Looking at the prince's expectant eyes, he slowly said: "It's too boring. When I grow up, I won't eat this thing anymore."
The prince's face stiffened.
But the next moment, he saw Xiao Mu pick up the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and take a bite.
""greasy! "Xiao Mu said.
But the smile on the prince's lips completely blossomed.
The two of them didn't speak anymore.
The carriage was still moving slowly.
The prince closed his eyes.
Xiao Mu ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in small bites.
When the carriage stopped, all the sweet-scented osmanthus cake had gone into Xiao Mu's stomach.
The coachman set up the horse stool, and the prince got out of the carriage first.
A man standing at the door immediately came over.
"Dad, where have you been? Why did you come back?" As soon as he asked this question, he saw Xiao Mu getting out of the carriage behind the prince, and he was immediately stunned.
"Jingrong, why are you at home?" The prince clapped his hand, and then said: "It's just a good time to be home. Come and see, who is this person?"
Xiao Mu looked up and saw Xiao Jinrong, and cupped his hands: "Brother!"
Jamel Xiao seemed to be shocked.
He unconsciously took a half step back.
After realizing his gaffe, he immediately leaned forward and held Xiao Mu's hand: "Second brother? Are you the second brother? Is it really you?"
Xiao Mu smiled and nodded.
Cheng Wang laughed loudly: "You can't believe it! I didn't expect that God would allow me to see my missing son in my lifetime. I will no longer be a white-haired person sending a black-haired person."
"Second brother, I'm so happy to see you again!" Xiao Jamrong increased the strength on his hands.
Staring at the red mole under Xiao Jinrong's eyes, Xiao Mu also said: "Brother, I'm very happy too!"
