Two days later.
In the city of Shendu, the topic of Lanling recruiting a son-in-law has become less popular, but it is still a topic of conversation among people after dinner.
On the streets where people come and go, you can see some young people from time to time, looking up to the sky and sighing, shouting to the sky as if no one else is watching: "God, are you blind?!"
They are still worried about Lanling becoming a monk.
Passers-by were not surprised and just laughed and cursed: "Another idiot!"
East Palace.
The entire East Palace was decorated with lanterns and streamers.
For the past two days, the prince's face has been smiling, glowing and full of energy.
Today, the prince and his concubine held a banquet in the main hall. The key guests at the banquet were Qian Zhongshu and some of the ministers who followed them.
Songs and dances were flying in the hall, and the sounds of silk and bamboo were melodious.
Everyone exchanged cups and cups to celebrate the success of this plan.
"My dear concubine, and Qian Zhongshu, you have all worked hard."
The prince was already a little drunk. He stood up, raised his glass and said to the two of them:
"Although the young lady has not... found someone to marry as we planned."
"However, she eventually became a monk... Hahahahaha... It's good to become a monk, it's wonderful to become a monk. After becoming a monk, you can no longer interfere in political affairs... burp."
"I'd like to drink a glass to you two. Thank you for your... advice. I hope you can continue your efforts. In the future... I will thank you deeply!"
The Crown Princess and Qian Zhongshu were also very excited. They raised their glasses, touched them in the air, said "cheers" and drank them all in one gulp.
After drinking, everyone sat down.
The Crown Princess's face turned red. Looking at the excited Crown Prince, her smile faded slightly: "But, Your Highness, the Yuzhen Temple where I live is too close to the Imperial City..."
After hearing this, the prince's expression changed slightly. Yes, this is indeed a big hidden danger.
He was holding chopsticks in his hand and was about to pick up the vegetables. He slowly retracted his outstretched hand and sat there deep in thought.
Qian Zhongshu was a little drunk, waved his hand and said loudly:
"Your Highness, Madam, please don't worry. In any case, Princess Lanling has become a monk and she will never be able to enter the court again."
"Although the Yuzhen Temple is close to the Imperial City,... the Luoshui River in the middle is like a natural chasm. Since Princess Lanling has moved out of the Imperial City, it will not be that easy if she wants to go in again."
"Your Highness, my empress, don't worry. I can guarantee this with my head - we have driven Princess Lanling out of the court, and she will never interfere in political affairs again!"
After hearing this, the prince and princess nodded slowly.
That's right. Although the Queen loves Lan Ling, there should be a limit.
Lan Ling has already become a monk. If the Queen still allows Lan Ling to intervene in government affairs...it seems a bit unreasonable.
Unexpectedly——
at this time.
A servant broke into the main hall, fell to the ground and worshiped: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I just received news that all the ministers from the six departments... gathered at Yuzhen Temple!"
"What did you say?"
The expressions of the Crown Prince, Crown Princess, Qian Zhongshu and others changed drastically, and they stood up one after another. Especially the Crown Prince, his brows were knitted together, as if he had heard some news about the earth shattering.
"Six ministers gathered at Yuzhen Temple? What are they going to do? Is the source reliable?" the princess asked hurriedly.
….
"Replying to your Majesty, the news is absolutely reliable, because the six ministers did not cover it up, and they directly entered the Yuzhen Temple in front of the people on the street." the servant replied.
"This is impossible..." The prince murmured to himself: "Since you have become a monk, you should devote yourself to practice. Why do you dare to meet the six ministers openly?"
"presumptuous!"
Qian Zhongshu suddenly shouted loudly, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
I just heard him say loudly: "The heads of those six ministers are so messed up! Princess Lanling has become a monk and practiced spiritual practice on her behalf, but they still bother her!"
Qian Zhongshu's position is "Zhongshu Ling", which is in charge of Zhongshu Province.
The level is the same as Lanling's "Shang Shu Ling".
In other words, his rank is one level higher than that of the six ministers, and his rank is too high to kill others, so he dares to reprimand the six ministers without any scruples.
I saw him looking at the prince and the princess, and said majestically:
"Your Majesty, please don't be impatient. I will go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit and ask Your Majesty to severely punish the six ministers and give Princess Lanling a peaceful environment!"
"Okay!" The prince clapped his hands, with a hopeful look on his face: "Then I'll trouble Qian Zhongshu to go away. I and my beloved concubine are both waiting for your good news."
"..."
Just as he was talking, another servant rushed into the palace. Before he could greet him, he loudly reported: "Your Majesty, due to the unexpected situation, Your Majesty severely reprimanded Liu Shizhong and even spanked several ministers in court!"
The prince and princess were startled again.
Liu Shizhong was a neutral faction in the court and never participated in court disputes. He was also a smooth person. How could he offend the queen?
Incredible.
Qian Zhongshu, who was about to enter the palace, also stopped and asked: "What's going on? Why did your Majesty reprimand Liu Shizhong? And why did the court minister?"
The servant reported: "The reason is that Your Majesty summoned Princess Lanling to the palace to discuss matters..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince stared with a look of horror on his face: "What did you say? Your Majesty summoned... the young lady to the palace to discuss matters? What matters were discussed?"
The servant continued: "Back to His Royal Highness, it is said that the discussion is about national affairs. At the same time, Liu Shizhong and some ministers are also present."
"How... is this possible..." The prince seemed to have been hit hard, staggered and fell backwards.
"Your Highness!" The Crown Princess and the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly supported him, so that the Crown Prince did not fall completely to the ground.
Qian Zhongshu felt a little relieved when he saw that the prince was fine. Then he glared at the servant and shouted sternly: "Go on, what's going on?"
The servant hurriedly said:
"Liu Shizhong and some ministers raised objections to His Majesty's summoning Princess Lanling. As a result, the Queen became furious and severely reprimanded Liu Shizhong, and also slapped the ministers in court."
"this?"
The prince, princess, and Qian Zhongshu looked at each other.
They all saw looks of shock and unwillingness in each other's eyes.
In their memories, the Queen had never severely reprimanded Liu Shizhong, and in recent years, there was no incident of a minister being spanked in court.
The reason why Liu Shizhong and others were severely punished was because they questioned whether Lanling could enter the palace to discuss affairs after becoming a monk...
The signal revealed by this incident was extraordinary. If Qian Zhongshu entered the palace rashly, he would probably be severely reprimanded by the Queen, or even slapped on the wall.
….
Then...doesn't it mean that the plan they had worked so hard to plan, the plan they had high hopes for, went bankrupt in such a mysterious way?
The servant added:
"The Queen finally said that if anyone dares to point fingers at Lan Ling's entry into the palace again, the Queen will disregard past feelings and no matter who it is, they will be severely punished!"
After hearing this, the prince's energy that he had finally accumulated suddenly disappeared again, and he lay in the arms of the prince, as soft as an eggplant beaten by frost.
Although the Crown Princess also looked disappointed, she was more sensible and ordered the servants, dancers, musicians, etc.: "Everyone, please step aside."
Qian Zhongshu's enthusiasm for entering the palace and meeting the saints was completely extinguished, and he looked dejected. He had been busy for so long, but he didn't expect that his efforts were still in vain.
…
…
In the following time, Su Xian was at leisure.
Considering the volatile situation in Nanchen, in order to avoid an unexpected situation and to ensure that Chen Keyan can successfully ascend to the throne of God, preparations should be made earlier.
While he secretly deployed his troops, he said goodbye to everyone in advance:
First of all, it was Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and other wives. He did not dare to reveal too much. He only said that he would go south to Nanchen in the near future with the purpose of attending the funeral of Emperor Chen.
Although the two ladies were worried, it was not a big deal. After all, there were many people around Su Xian.
There are masters such as Yang Zhilan...
After appeasing all the ladies, Su Xian walked back to Li Qingniu's courtyard.
Li Qingniu, wearing an apron around his waist, was cooking porridge in a smoky kitchen. When he heard that Su Xian was about to go to Nanchen, he immediately removed the casserole that was about to cook porridge from the stove and put it aside.
"Master, what are you doing?"
Su Xian didn't understand. He had been cooking the porridge for so long and it wasn't ready yet. Why did he suddenly remove the stove? All the hard work just now was in vain.
Li Qingniu didn't say anything. After putting down the casserole, he wiped his wet hands clean on his apron, then looked at Su Xian seriously and said:
"Let's go to Nanchen. Take Zhou Wei and nine-tenths of the masters in the valley with you!"
"Nine out of ten?!"
Su Xian was startled and raised his hand to touch Li Qingniu's forehead: "Master, do you have a fever?"
In the past, whenever Su Xian traveled far away, he would be protected secretly by a large number of Butterfly Valley experts. However, at most, only three to four tenths of the experts would be used.
Therefore, when Li Qingniu offered to take away nine out of ten masters, Su Xiancai was so surprised that he even thought that Li Qinniu had a fever and burned his head.
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To visit, he left all the soldiers behind and rushed over.
"My benefactor!"
After Yan Dashan entered the tent, when he saw Su Xian, he gave a hearty shout, then bowed his head.
He had a stomachache, was covered in sweat, and had a dark complexion, but he was full of energy and had a burning gaze.
"Huh? Are you doing your old habit again?" Su Xian shook his head.
"Oh." Yan Dashan also reacted, smiled honestly, and cupped his hands instead: "General Yan Dashan, please pay your respects to the Taiwei."
"Mighty Lord, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you are getting tanned. Girls don't like this." Su Xian patted Yan Dashan's thick shoulder heavily.
"The Lieutenant is joking..." Yan Dashan looked a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "I wonder why the Lieutenant suddenly arrived?"
"Sit down and talk first."
After the two of them sat down as guest and host, Su Xiancai said:
"In a few days, I will go south to Nanchen. I came here to see you before I leave. I also invited some friends to have a drink with me tonight, so you can come too."
"Yes, the general will definitely attend the banquet tonight." Yan Dashan asked again, "I wonder if the captain has any other instructions? The general will go through fire and water, no matter what!"
Su Xian couldn't help but smile when he saw how "high-minded" he was, and waved his hand: "I do have something I want to entrust you with, but it's not to the point of going through fire and water."
"Lieutenant, please speak." Yan Dashan hurriedly straightened his posture.
"I am going to Nanchen. I don't know when I will be able to return. After I leave, I hope you can take care of the Hou Mansion. If there is an emergency... you must protect the safety of the Hou Mansion."
Yan Dashan immediately stood up, clasped his fists tightly with both hands, and made a crisp sound. His expression was extremely serious and serious, and he bent down and said:
"Please rest assured, Lieutenant, even if the general dies, we must protect the safety of the Marquis Mansion!"
Su Xian had a look of emotion on his face, and quickly stood up, helped him up, and said with a smile: "I feel relieved because of your words, but it's not that serious. Don't let the veteran die with words on your lips."
After finalizing the matter and chatting for a few more words, Su Xian said goodbye and left.
Yan Dashan was training the soldiers, so Su Xian didn't want to disturb him too much. He just agreed to have a good drink tonight, and then there would be plenty of time to chat.
After walking out of the Longwu Army camp, Su Xian went to the palace city and saw the queen in the royal study.
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