Xie Shian walked to the door of Prince Gongxi's mansion in a daze.
When he was imprisoned in the dungeon, it was King Gongxi who saved his life.
When he came out of the dungeon and asked to see King Gongxi again, King Gongxi refused to see him again.
He vaguely guessed that there was probably something wrong with the suggestion he made when it was implemented, so King Gongxi abandoned him.
But now that King Gongxi has been punished by the emperor to dwell on his past mistakes, he is not even allowed to participate in the New Year's Eve banquet. It is the time when he is at his most depressed and the most idle, so he may be willing to spend some time to see him.
He walked to the gate and explained his purpose.
The emperor only prohibited King Gongxi from leaving the palace, but he did not prohibit outsiders from visiting.
However, in order to avoid suspicion, most people would not come to meet King Gongxi at this time.
Therefore, Xie Shi'an became the only person besides Concubine Hui who came to visit during this period of time.
Of course he was allowed in.
Walking into the gate of Prince Gongxi's Mansion, Xie Shi'an followed him to the study.
King Gongxi was painting when he heard the sound of someone coming in. He put down his brush, raised his head, glanced at Xie Shi'an, and then sneered: "You are in a state of embarrassment. Are you desperate and are you here to look for me?"
Xie Shi'an pursed his lips and said: "When the common people were desperate for the first time, the prince rescued them, and they were able to survive, but there was no reward."
"Oh?" King Gongxi was also idle, leaning on his chair to take some time to relax and said, "So, Master Xie is here to repay me for coming?"
Xie Shi'an lowered his head: "I can't repay the kindness of saving my life, so I can only do my best to help the prince ascend to the highest position."
"Presumptuous!" King Gongxi suddenly turned cold, "You, a commoner, dare to discuss important matters in the court. I think you are tired of living!"
"Although the prince is trapped in a small place, you should also know that Yun Chu, the eldest daughter of the Yun family, is about to marry into Prince Pingxi's palace and become Princess Pingxi." Xie Shi'an raised his head, "And I am the eldest son that the Yun family's parents valued most. , Now in private, I still call her mother, because she can't have children, she treats me as if she were her own child, why not let me become the prince's spy around Prince Pingxi?"
A cold light appeared at the end of King Gongxi's eyes.
At this time, the New Year's greetings in the palace were over. Chu Yi took his two children out of the palace. After sending the two children back, he summoned a group of staff to discuss matters.
You know, this is the first day of the Lunar New Year. As long as there are no accidents, everyone is visiting relatives and friends to drink. Suddenly, they received the order from King Pingxi. The adults who had drunk were shocked and drank quickly. I drank several large bowls of sobering soup, patted myself on the face, and quickly took a carriage to Chu Yi's current residence.
The adults met one by one at the door of the house, each with a sad face.
"Why did the prince suddenly summon us during the Chinese New Year?"
"There must be something important, otherwise the prince would not ask us to come here at this time."
"Could it be that bandits have gathered outside the capital? This is indeed a big deal."
A group of court officials discussed each other and entered the courtyard gate.
Manager Cheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows that you have worked hard this year, so I have specially prepared a New Year's gift for you. Sir, please come here."
Upon hearing this, the hearts of those present suddenly fell back into their stomachs.
It turned out that he asked them to come to receive the New Year's gift, but the prince was too polite and made them feel a little embarrassed.
When they saw the New Year's gift, these adults were shocked.
Each person has two altars of good daughter red, two fresh large live fish, a whole leg of lamb, a large basket of fresh green vegetables... In the winter, these things are as rare as they are rare, and the prince actually prepared them After paying so much, giving them these people... Looking at the entire capital, no one has prepared such generous New Year gifts for staff... No, it should be said that no other company even has New Year gifts.
The prince treated them very kindly.
They must be loyal to the prince, work hard for the prince, and never betray...
Manager Cheng smiled and said, "You're all here. Sir, please sit with our prince for a while."
Everyone really wanted to thank the prince in person, so they followed him into the lobby.
There was a charcoal fire inside and it was very warm. The seats had been prepared long ago and steaming tea was served at every position.
"No need to salute, please sit down."
Before everyone could bend down, Chu Yi spoke.
These adults felt that they were in trouble. Every time they entered the palace to salute, the big shots had to wait for them to finish the salute before saying "no need to be polite". This was more or less hypocritical, but they didn't dare to say it clearly...
Mr. Zhou, who has the highest official position, raised his hand and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for specially preparing the New Year gift for us. I am here to congratulate Your Majesty on your new year..."
Chu Yi's lips curved slightly: "The marriage has not been decided yet, so there is no need to be so anxious to congratulate you."
Mr. Zhou: "..."
He only congratulated the New Year, not the wedding.
"Since you mentioned this matter, it's just right," Chu Yi took a sip of tea and continued, "Then let's talk about marriage."
Everyone: "..."
Isn't this just like the last time, when I came to discuss matters with them in the middle of the night, but in the end I asked them how they got their current wives.
Only now did they vaguely know that, from that time on, the prince had been planning to marry the Yun family's daughter.
As the prince's staff, they actually did not agree with this marriage. After all, they would not be able to help the prince at all, and they would be laughed at.
None of them had opened their mouths.
Chu Yi asked: "What kind of betrothal gifts did you prepare for the woman before you got married?"
Everyone understood.
She is determined to marry the Yun eldest daughter.
Then, if you object, there is no need to say it out loud.
Another thing is that they have short hands. They have accepted the prince's gift for so many years, so they naturally have to think of ways to make suggestions.
"Back to my lord, when the old minister got married more than twenty years ago, his family was poor, so he personally set a trap to catch a deer, and used the deer skin as a betrothal to marry a good wife."
"The marriage of a minor official is decided by his parents, and the betrothal gift is prepared by his mother. It consists of cloth, gold and silver."
"Actually, the main purpose of hiring someone is to show the man's affection and make the woman feel that she is valued..."
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.
After chatting for almost two hours, we finally ended.
All the adults carried their New Year gifts and were about to leave. At this time, the program came up with a smile: "Everyone, please stay."
Several adults turned around: "Master Cheng, what do you have to say?"
"That's it..." The program scratched his head, "I hugged a woman impulsively before, but then she stopped paying attention to me. What should I do?"
Mr. Zhou's heart of gossip was burning. He put down the New Year's gift and asked carefully: "Why did Mr. Cheng hug that woman? How did she react when you hugged her? Did you apologize afterwards? Did she say anything... "
Beside, a dozen pairs of ears stood up.
The program coughed.
This is not much more useful than finding those people in the military camp.
The people in the military camp had to spend money to go to Desheng Building to ask for anything.
And the prince's staff are all smart, so he took the opportunity to ask a few questions, which was a great deal.
