The ministers who passed by or were summoned by the emperor to meet the emperor, or the eunuchs and palace maids who came and went, did not recognize this person. After Zi Luodi confessed a crime to Huang Qiong, the eunuch hurried into the palace to report. Although he had never met the emperor, Huang Qiong still understood some of these rules. He also knew that without the emperor's nod, even if he came under orders, it would still be impossible for him to go in immediately. So at first, I stood patiently waiting outside the hall.
But I originally thought that the eunuch would bring him in soon. Who knows that guy? I don't know whether he is retaliating for embarrassing him in the cold palace, or whether my emperor is consciously trying to make me feel embarrassed. Huang Qiong stood outside Wende Hall for a long time without waiting for the emperor to summon him.
Huang Qiong, who had been waiting for half an hour without seeing anyone, felt very angry and wanted to walk away. But remembering what my mother said before she came out, I could only hold back my anger and patience, put on a respectful posture, and continue to wait here.
Although no one knew it, he was the prince who had been imprisoned in the cold palace with his mother since he was born, and lived there for eighteen years. Although he didn't dare to look openly, he looked at this young man who was simply dressed and was neither a eunuch nor a guard with doubtful eyes.
Huang Qiong was really embarrassed by the looks that these ministers, eunuchs, and maids glanced at her from time to time. Fortunately, the ministers who can come to Wende Hall are of relatively high rank and have sufficient self-cultivation. The eunuchs and maids were curious, but no one had the courage to come.
But the curious glances that occasionally glanced over still made Huang Qiong feel a little embarrassed. Because he felt like he had become a monkey in a zoo, being put here for everyone to watch. Faced with the glances that glanced at him from time to time, Huang Qiong felt annoyed in his heart. But the problem is that this is not the place to get angry. He can only lower his head and count the green bricks on the ground to avoid those curious eyes.
Just when Huang Qiong's endurance had almost reached its peak. A man wearing a prince's attire hurriedly ran from outside and rushed straight to where Huang Qiong was. The man who was running and adjusting his clothes didn't even see Huang Qiong where he was running towards.
If Huang Qiong, who was counting bricks, hadn't heard the footsteps, raised his head and hurriedly pulled the guy who was coming straight towards him, the two of them might have bumped into each other. But at this time, this somewhat rash guy saw that there was already someone in his position, and realized that he said a little rashly: "Thanks, brother."
But before he finished his words of thanks, this guy suddenly thought of something and said in surprise: "Brother, where did you come from? Why did you end up standing in my place?" After saying that, he didn't wait. Huang Qiong agreed or disagreed, and dragged Huang Qiong to the side, while she stood over.
Seeing the man in prince's clothes standing there carelessly, Huang Qiong knew that this guy must be one of his brothers. Although Huang Qiong has never seen what kind of clothes the princes and princes wore in this era. But this guy's clothes are embroidered with five dragons, which is in line with the custom made in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the rule of royal robes with five loose dragons.
According to the enfeoffment system in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the prince was granted the title of king at the age of thirteen, married at the age of eighteen, and became a vassal at the age of twenty-one. As for the feudal prince, he can only decide the province once every three years. At present, apart from his brother, there is no other prince in the capital. What's more, my own grandfather killed all the descendants of Lizong and Shizong except for King Yong.
As for other clans, according to the rules in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the legitimate son of the prince was granted the title of county king, and the concubine was granted the title of general of the auxiliary country. The legitimate son of a county king is granted the title of Duke, and the concubine is granted the title of General of the State. The legitimate son of the duke was conferred the title of general of the state, and the concubine was conferred the title of lieutenant of the auxiliary state. It was not until the title was reduced to Lieutenant of Fengguo, and the concubine was reduced to the rank of court minister, that the demotion was no longer reduced to the hereditary standard of demotion. The remaining descendants of the late emperor now have no princes alive.
Except for his brothers who are still under the age of vassalage and are still in the capital, this young prince cannot have anyone else. Huang Qiong couldn't guess which prince this was, whether he was older or younger than himself. Even if he is younger than me, he probably won't be much younger than me.
Huang Qiong carefully looked at the person next to him. Although the prince's clothes were neat and tidy after some sorting, they were still wrinkled. The crotch on the head is also buckled crookedly on the head, and the boots on the feet are obviously not the same pair.
And this guy estimated the time and felt that he was not late yet. After letting out a long sigh, he remembered the person he had just dragged to his side. He quickly turned his head and looked at Huang Qiong equally carefully. The two of them stared at each other for a long time. When the guy saw Huang Qiong, who was dressed in a scholar's uniform, he still failed to salute him according to the rules.
Only then did he scratch his scalp, which was always uncomfortable because he had not put on the footpads on his head, and spoke first: "Who are you? Why have I never seen you in the palace? But you look very good." It looks familiar, as if I’ve seen it before there. Are you here to meet the Holy Spirit too?”
Hearing what this guy said, Huang Qiong just smiled and said: "My name is Huang Qiong, and this is my first time to meet the Emperor. It turns out that I have never been to the palace, so I have never met Your Excellency. Look. Your Majesty’s attire should be that of a prince, but I don’t know which prince you are.”
Huang Qiong's answer was quite satisfactory, but the prince pointed at his nose with dissatisfaction and said: "Looking at your surname, your boy should be a member of the clan. Even if you have never been to the palace, you have not seen him in the capital. Have you ever met me? Have you never heard of me? I said you can’t be from out of town and come to Beijing for the first time.” He co-wrote this prince, thinking that everyone in the capital should know him.
"The boy is from the capital, but he has been kept at home by his mother to study and has never gone out. I really have never heard of the prince's name, and I ask the prince to forgive me." In order to avoid trouble, Huang Qiong did not explain his identity. Instead, he started talking to this guy about this topic. It's boring to wait anyway, so talking to this guy is enough to relieve the boredom.
This guy seemed to feel better after hearing Huang Qiong's explanation: "Brother, you are still a clan member and a member of the capital, but you don't even know your Yong Wang? I really didn't know that your kid came out of that ravine. By the way, why are you here, kid? Looking at your clothes, you don’t look like you have an official position.”
"The clan is not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. This is an ancestral system. Are you a gifted person? This is not right. Granted gifts also have to wear official uniforms. Wouldn't you be the one? Are there any children in our clan who have gotten to this point? This is not very good. It's possible, I really don't know, is there any knife-wielding person in the world who dares to castrate the clan?"
Having said this, King Yong didn't care where the Wende Hall was or his identity as a prince, and moved straight towards Huang Qiong's lower body. As if to verify, the person in front of me is neither wearing official uniform nor royal robes. The person wearing only a scholar's uniform is not what he imagined.
Seeing that this guy actually ignored him and ran directly towards his vital point, Huang Qiong quickly stopped him with one hand and said: "Thank you for your concern, His Highness Yongwang, I haven't gotten to that point yet. I don't know why the emperor suddenly summoned me today." , so I can’t answer Yong Wang’s question yet.”
"Oh, that's good." Hearing that Huang Qiong was not forced to enter the palace to become an eunuch for the sake of life, the Yongwang breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't know which branch you are from, but you don't even have to wear a formal dress when you enter the palace to meet the emperor." Even if you don't wear it, it won't be worth it if you are accused of being disrespectful to the emperor. Those crazy dogs at Yushitai will bite anyone they catch. They don't care whether you are a member of the clan or not."
"Looking at the clothes you are wearing, your clan is probably not doing very well. It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of Da Qi, and the clan population has increased. Some side clans are indeed not doing very well now. I heard that some of them have not been attacked. The distant clans that have reached the title of nobility only rely on the court's salary of fifty guan and six kilograms of rice a year, and some of them are too poor to take the blame."
"But it doesn't matter. We are friends today. If the old man doesn't grant you a title today, you will hang out with me from now on. I will take care of you and ensure that your family, young and old, live a worry-free life. There are still many people in this city. No one dares to give you, Master Qi, my face."
When Huang Qiong heard what he said, she was both angry and funny. The two of them just talked for a while and became brothers. You have a faction, this is really too much like we are all brothers in the world. However, he has not had many playmates since he was a child. Apart from his mother and Aunt Yao, Huang Qiong has no one else to talk to. Hearing these words, his heart felt somewhat warm.
After a few words, Huang Qiong started to fall in love with this somewhat carefree and straightforward brother. Although this guy doesn't know it yet, he is also one of his many brothers. Although before returning to this era, Huang Qiong was already a Ben San person.
After returning to this era, although the body has become a child. But he has already matured mentally and no longer needs a playmate. Otherwise, such a young child would be enclosed in a yard all day long. Except for the eunuch who comes to deliver things every once in a while and never speaks when delivering things.
The only people she could see were a taciturn mother, a palace maid who also didn't talk much, and two deaf-mute old eunuchs. There was no one to talk to, so even if there was no problem with the language, it was still too much to hold back. It's just that Huang Qiong didn't have any mental or physical problems, but occasionally she still wanted someone to chat with her.
However, regarding this guy's promise, Huang Qiong just smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Then I'm right here. Thank you His Highness Yong Wang for your kindness. If I come back empty-handed this time, I will definitely go and join him after getting my mother's consent. King Yong. When the time comes, please take good care of His Highness King Yong."
Huang Qiong's statement made the King Yong quite enjoy it: "That's right, can't you write two yellow characters in one stroke? We are all brothers from the same ancestor. If we don't take care of each other, who are we waiting for? Take care of me? But brother, don’t think you are younger than me, but this is not accurate, maybe you are still my elder. "
"The hierarchy of our Tian family is so messed up. A few days ago, a Duke who was younger than me came to Beijing to meet the saint. Okay, now I know that this person is one year younger than me. According to the seniority of the county prince, I have to call him his uncle. But if you really come to my place, we have to agree first, and we are not allowed to distinguish between seniority. Since we are of the same age, we are all brothers. "
