Dahao, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the twenty-first year of Jiankang.
As the sun rises, the capital is bustling again.
There are many people sitting in front of various noodle stalls and wonton stalls. The vegetable vendor was shouting on the street, followed closely by a woman selling jewelry.
The shouts were like a signal, and the streets were suddenly filled with shouts.
The Rouge Lane, which had been busy all night, also returned to calm. Occasionally, you can see twos and threes of men of various statuses adjusting their clothes, patting the remaining makeup on their bodies, and walking out of this dreamy gold-selling cave.
Located at the forefront of Yulong Street is Murong Mansion, which is the residence of Murong Wenzhengge, the chief minister of the current cabinet.
But now the entire Murong Mansion is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Standing at the door of the mansion is an old man in his fifties, wearing a robe made of fine silk and a small square hat on his head. He was directing two young men in green clothes to hang a bright red cloth on the plaque, but they were never satisfied.
The boy in Tsing Yi: "I said Uncle Fu, that's all right. I think you're quite upright!"
Uncle Fu: "No, no, today is my lady's happy day. As the housekeeper of the house, I must do it to perfection, and then go over there, and after that, come here again."
At this moment, an old man wearing a black gauze hat and dark purple official uniform with a crane embroidered on his robe walked out of the house. The old man's weather-beaten Chinese character face was covered with wrinkles and his eyes were bright and clear. The face is upright.
When Uncle Fu saw the visitor, he hurried over and said, "Master, please go to court. I will call a sedan chair for you."
Murong Wenzheng nodded slightly: "Go."
Butler Fu Bo quickly ran into the house to call the bearer.
While the chief minister was waiting for the sedan chair, a person walked out of the eldest prince's residence opposite. He was wearing a golden crown, a python robe, a Luan belt around his waist, and cloud boots. He looked majestic.
Seeing the person coming this way, Murong Wenzheng stepped forward and saluted: "I have met the eldest prince."
Chu Lin helped his teacher up and said, "Teacher, you don't have to be polite."
Yes, the eldest prince Chu Lin was a disciple of Murong Wenzheng. He and his daughter Murong Qingcheng had been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and the two of them also had a deep love for each other.
Murong Wenzheng stroked his white beard, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
The two have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, one being nineteen and the other sixteen.
Moreover, the eldest prince has been outstanding in literary and martial arts since he was a child, and he will soon ascend to the position of prince.
Depending on the situation, I will definitely ascend to the ninth-five supreme position in the future.
Murong Wenzheng looked at the clothes worn by the eldest prince again and frowned: "First prince, you have not become the prince yet, so it is a bit inappropriate to wear the python robe that the prince wears."
After hearing this, Chu Lin thought about it and felt that something was wrong, but now that he had worn it out, he couldn't take it off again.
Chu Lin then said nonchalantly: "Teacher, it's a lesson, but it's not a big deal now."
Murong Wenzheng didn't care much anymore. Anyway, he was going to make the eldest prince the crown prince today.
While waiting, the sedan chair from Murong's mansion came out. The sedan chair from the eldest prince's residence also came out. After saying hello, the two got into their respective sedan chairs and headed towards the Zhengtai Gate.
Although it had just passed Mao hour, all the civil and military officials in the court came out of their mansions, or rode horses and sedans, and headed towards Zhengtai Gate.
Yulong Street is located behind Xuanwu Gate, which is the north gate of the palace. Officials have to go to Zhengtai Gate, which is the south gate of the palace, to go to court, so they all get up very early.
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At this time, the warehouse door in the northwest corner opened, and a man with an outstanding figure, a delicate face, and a red carp suit came out.
Chu Si raised her hand to block her eyes from the dazzling sunlight. After his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, he lowered his right hand.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the palace, gently twirling his long temple hair with his right hand. His eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Chu Si retracted her gaze from the palace, clasped her hands behind her back, and headed towards her bedroom in the mansion. The maids, guards, and eunuchs who passed by on the way saluted when they saw Chu Si, and shouted to see the prince.
Chu Si came to a secluded house and stopped. He stretched out his hand to open the door and walked in. There were no palace maids or eunuchs outside the room that served as Chu Si's bedroom. Of course, this was Chu Si's own rule.
After washing up, Chu Si walked out of the room wearing red carp clothes. Wearing a crown, her long black hair reaches her waist and is spread behind her, and her temple hair hangs down on her chest.
Chu Si clasped her hands behind her back and walked along a cobblestone path toward the hall of the mansion. Looking at the depressed situation in the house, I felt a lot of emotion in my heart.
After walking into the hall and sitting down at the dining table, the young man standing beside him quickly ordered the maid standing beside him to serve the food.
A bowl of porridge and a plate of pickles was his breakfast for the day.
After breakfast, Chu Si got up and left the house.
When they arrived outside the palace, Eunuch Tong had already called a sedan from outside the palace. There were no sedans or bearers in the palace.
Chu Si came to the sedan curtain, stretched out her hand to lift the curtain, and sat in.
Four tall and strong men, five tall and three thick, lifted up the sedan chair and headed towards the Meridian Gate. Eunuch Tong shouted from behind: "Your Highness, walk slowly."
Chu Si was sitting in the sedan chair. She wanted to close her eyes and rest her mind, but suddenly she heard the bearer on the left front of the four people carrying the sedan chair say, "Do you know who is sitting in this sedan chair?"
The bearer on the right front of the sedan said, "No, it's the one who rushes to the king!"
The bearer on the rear left also spoke: "In front of you, we just left Prince Chong's Mansion. Why didn't you know that the person sitting in the sedan was Prince Chong? Are you stupid?"
The bearer on the rear right said: "Yes, yes!"
The bearer on the front left: "Of course I know this is King Chong. What I want to say is, do you know why King Chong is called King Chong?"
The bearer on the right front: "Is there any explanation for this?"
The bearer on the rear left said: "Isn't it just a matter of rushing to the king? How can I say it?"
The bearer on the right rear said: "Yes, yes."
The bearer on the front left became unhappy after hearing the doubtful words of the three people: "What do you three know? I heard this from the scholars in the teahouse. You should listen carefully today."
Ahem, the bearer cleared his throat and said, "One night, the Holy Emperor was drunk. So he picked up a palace maid standing beside him and went to Wushan together under a pear tree.
Afterwards, the emperor named the palace maid a talented person. The emperor did not take the matter seriously, but he did not expect that the palace maid was pregnant with a dragon seed!
Moreover, this palace maid was afraid that someone would know that she was pregnant and harm her, so she kept hiding the matter.
It was not until the child was born that the emperor was notified. Do you know what the emperor thought when he found out about this matter? "
The bearer deliberately made a mistake here, but none of the three bearers responded.
If no one picks up the slack, it won't sell.
The bearer cursed secretly in his heart, and had no choice but to continue: "Of course the emperor does not want this child, because this child brings shame to the Tian family bloodline.
Unfortunately, the child was already born, so the emperor named him the king and asked him to leave the palace. He also became the first prince to be crowned king before leaving the palace under the age of twelve. "
"This kid is the future King Chong... Hey, what's wrong with your eyes? Why are you always looking back?"
The bearer followed his line of sight, turned around and was frightened to death.
The sedan curtain was lifted, and King Chong inside was staring at him expressionlessly.
There was only one thought in the bearer's mind at this time. It's over. What he just said must have been heard.
Even if he is no longer favored, he is still a prince. Killing him is as easy as crushing an ant.
The person in the sedan had a dull expression: "Go quickly" and then lowered the curtain of the sedan.
No one under the sedan curtain knew what King Chong was thinking.
The bearers carried the sedan and ran wildly as if they had escaped from death, not daring to say a word.
In the sedan chair, Chu Si sat on the couch and muttered inexplicably, "Chong Wang..."
If the child is in charge, it is called Chong; when the child is short, it is called Chong. This is naturally not a good title, it can even be said to be a bad title. Feng Xia Chong Wang was cursing the prince to die young.
Half an hour later, the sedan finally arrived at Zhengtai Gate.
