afternoon.
The yamen of the Ministry of Rites is still very busy.
Li Shao sat on the big chair, absent-minded.
Eunuch Shi walked in quickly, glanced at Xu Jian on the other side of the room, then looked away, and leaned over Li Shao.
"Your Highness," Eunuch Shi said in a low voice, "They have all been sent back, and they have been counted in the warehouse. They have been completed."
Li Shao snorted lightly.
Seeing Eunuch Shi glance at Xu Jian quietly again, he asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Eunuch Shi smiled sarcastically.
Today is his first day working with His Highness.
They are all chamberlains in the East Palace, and they all serve His Highness, but compared to Eunuch Hu, they lag behind.
Eunuch Hu followed His Highness whenever he came in and out, shouting at them secretly.
it's good now.
The chief steward, Eunuch Cao, spoke, and Eunuch Hu was beaten so hard that he couldn't get up from bed.
The good thing of running for His Highness just fell on his Eunuch Shi.
He must seize the opportunity.
I had no choice but to serve His Highness well and gain His Highness's trust. Even if Eunuch Hu recovered from his injuries, he would not be able to take this job back.
"I'll figure it out by myself..." Eunuch Shi was afraid that Xu Jian would hear it, so he just said that he hadn't figured it out yet.
Seeing this, Li Shao wasn't interested in listening, so he didn't ask any more questions.
When he arrived at the Yamen, Li Shao stood up and stretched his muscles.
After saying hello to Xu Jian lightly, he strode outside.
Thinking that Xu Jian was going to take care of things again, he walked outside the Yamen. Li Shao turned around and didn't see Xu Jian.
"Weird." Li Shao muttered.
Eunuch Shi rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "In front of Duke Fu, I didn't dare to say anything. I was just thinking, could it be that the incident yesterday was brought about by Grand Duke Fu?"
Li Shao frowned: "He stabbed him? Are you sure?"
"While we were still having a thank-you banquet, the princess entered the palace, and she happened to point her finger at the wine." Eunuch Shi curled his lips, "I thought that the matter was leaked, and the princess specially came to find her.
I heard that after you left yesterday, the Holy Father summoned Duke Fu into the palace and said a lot of things behind closed doors.
If it wasn't about the tribute wine, why would you be so anxious? I'll just call them after the court today. "
The more Li Shao listened, the more reasonable he became.
He just said it!
How could he be so unlucky?
It turned out that Xu Jian was plotting against him behind his back!
But so what?
With loud thunder and light rain, things ended last night.
Apart from those who were present at the time, who else would know?
This morning, no one mentioned it at all because no one knew.
Xu Jian was scolded by his father at night, so shouldn't he have to settle the matter?
From beginning to end, Xu Jian couldn't do anything to him.
It doesn't hurt him!
On the contrary, it was extremely enjoyable.
He was very happy when Xu Jian was frustrated; he was also very happy about the excitement of hiding it from his father.
He also had to thank Xu Jian for letting him know what it felt like to do these things under his father's nose.
"I don't have time to argue with him!" Li Shao said proudly, "Let's go, I have more important things to do."
Li Shao's so-called important thing was, of course, to go have a good time with Liu Xun.
Entering the house, a variety of delicious dishes were already placed in the private room.
Eunuch Shi held a wine jar and placed it on the table.
Liu Xun's eyes lit up: "Could it be that the Guyue tribute wine is contained here?"
Li Shao said: "That's right."
Eunuch Shi poured two cups and gave them to Li Shao first and then to Liu Xun.
Liu Xun held it with both hands, smelled the aroma of the wine, and looked at the color of the wine. His mind was moved for a while, and he recited several poems about wine.
After finishing reading, he said: "I always felt that these poets were too exaggerated. Wine is still wine, no matter how good it is, it is just the same thing. But now I know that the descriptions make sense. The cup in my hand Wine is completely worthy of those kind words."
Li Shao laughed.
Liu Xun took a sip of wine.
Of course, the taste is good, but to be honest, it would make people drunk after one sip.
However, His Highness is waiting for him to brag!
Liu Xun could see that what he had just boasted was in line with His Highness's wishes, and he would definitely continue to do so now.
What leaves a lasting impression on one's mouth and what brings endless aftertaste.
After complimenting me on the wine, of course I cannot thank His Highness enough.
"If it hadn't been for the reward from His Highness, how would I have had the chance to taste this fine wine?"
"After taking this sip of wine, my heart is really burning."
Li Shao raised his head and took a full gulp. His Adam's apple rolled and the wine fell into his stomach.
"It's just a little tribute wine. You're exaggerating." He motioned to Eunuch Shi to add some more. "If you work with me, how can I let you not even drink this wine?"
"For Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince, so this is a simple task, but for me, being able to taste a sip of tribute wine is no simple matter."
Li Shao glanced at his "little effort", the small wine jar.
Most of the tribute wine that was moved out of the palace has been sent back.
He had only a small part left to himself.
There was no way he could account for this difference in the warehouse. Even if some ignorant people asked, it meant that it had been transported back and forth and was worn out.
After having an idea in front of his father yesterday, Li Shao would not take these minor mistakes seriously at all.
Besides, after giving away the big ones, how can Father still pursue these small ones?
If Xu Jian has the ability, he will go to the warehouse by himself and pack buckets and jars to see if he can tell the difference.
For being so picky, let's see if Father will scold him or Xu Jian.
When he thought of Xu Jian, Li Shao couldn't help but look at Liu Xun again.
Obviously they are two brothers, but Liu Xun talks a lot more than Xu Jianzhong listens.
As for what happened in the warehouse last night, Li Shao would not tell Liu Xun.
How embarrassing it would be to let Liu Xun know that he was tricked by Xu Jian and blocked by Ning An!
The majestic Crown Prince has no shame in speaking out.
"You can continue drinking if you like." Li Shao looked like he didn't care at all.
Half a jar of wine was consumed.
Liu Xun felt a little elated.
Outside, the music was playing, and the dancers were ready.
Li Shao and Liu Xun put on their masks and watched the young girls swaying in.
The fun didn't end until the third watch.
Liu Xun was physically exhausted but still energetic.
When I got home, I entered the room, and then Liu Jing knocked on the door.
"Aren't you asleep yet?" Liu Xun was excited.
"You also know that this is the time to go to bed?" Liu Jing suppressed his voice, "I'm not at home in the middle of the night, and I still smell like makeup!"
Liu Xun hurriedly explained: "I am just accompanying His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Liu Jing's eyes suddenly sank.
After hearing Liu Xun talk about what happened with Li Shao these days, Liu Jing's face became a little gloomier.
Liu Xun was quite surprised when he saw this.
Is my father an old-fashioned person?
The father even wanted to hint to the people around the prince to kidnap someone, so would he care about the prince's debauchery?
Liu Jing saw Liu Xun's thoughts and said, "These are two different things!"
Kidnapping people, and whatever the prince does to the kidnapped people, is all done behind the scenes.
But this kind of debauchery...
Look at the time, it won’t be long before I’m ready to go to court!
That is to say, His Highness is young and energetic, but if he were a middle-aged man, I am afraid that the entire Jinluan Palace would be filled with yawns.
The prince stayed outside the palace for a day or two in the first ten days. If the news reached the ears of the Holy Emperor, trouble might arise.
Besides, how can there be a truly safe place...
"Who gave you the connection? Are you sure the other party is reliable? Who owns that house? Who raises the dancers? Is the other party really unaware of His Highness's identity?" Liu Jing asked a series of questions in one breath.
Liu Xun was speechless when asked.
When Liu Jing saw this, he said angrily: "Be careful, someone else specially arranged it!"
"No, it can't be right?" Liu Xun couldn't believe it.
"Be careful when sailing for thousands of years," Liu Jing thought for a moment and said, "It would be better for you and His Highness to go there less often. You are getting married next month, and when the girl from Yunyang's house comes in, you will too. After playing like this until the middle of the night and then returning home, you still smell like makeup?"
Liu Xun hesitated and said, "Then how should I explain to His Highness?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jing felt angry.
Yue Niang, what a pity!
However, now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in dwelling on the impossible.
Touching his beard, Liu Jing said: "Just say that there is something wrong with the recent rumors in that house. Please hold off for now. Since you can speak with dignity in front of His Highness, why can't these things be settled? The most important thing in front of you is to get married and settle down. Study and walk the road step by step.”
Of course he hopes Xun'er can walk faster.
You can take shortcuts, but you also have to be quick on your feet.
Xun'er's journey after returning to Beijing was not smooth.
Especially when I learned to fall, I fell too hard.
Previously, after the news about Xun'er reached Xu Miao's ears, he reorganized Xun'er's homework as agreed with his wife.
Liu Jing got some clues from this question.
Xun'er's homework does have many shortcomings, but it doesn't mean he knows nothing and has read so many years of books in vain.
At first, Xun'er stumbled a bit with his answers, but the more questions he asked, the smoother he became, and he even came up with some very good points in the end.
This is Liu Jing's impression of Liu Xun's true level.
He was extremely confused at the time.
With this kind of level, even if you are unprepared, you will not be unable to answer the questions at all.
After asking a few more questions, Liu Jing finally understood.
Liu Xun was easily nervous when dealing with these questions, so that his mind went blank, and the more anxious he became, the less he could answer.
When facing the couple, the tension gradually faded away, especially after the beginning, and the follow-up became smoother naturally.
To put it bluntly, I was just too nervous.
But in Liu Jing's view, being nervous is never a good thing.
He has seen many candidates who are full of knowledge. When they enter the examination room and pick up the pen, they are sweating profusely and cannot write a word.
But tension can also be overcome.
No matter what, it's better than having no ink at all in your stomach.
"Your mother wants to arrange your marriage," Liu Jing patted his son on the shoulder, "She has been restless lately. Don't let her see anything."
Liu Xun agreed.
Another half month has passed in a hurry.
The yamen of the Ministry of Rites is still so busy.
Xu Jian glanced at Li Shao.
It was obvious that His Highness the Crown Prince was in low spirits and even tended to doze off.
According to the results reported by Xuansu, Liu Xun had not played with Li Shao for some time until midnight.
Maybe it's because of the relationship, but Liu Xun has been much more honest recently.
Li Shao seemed a little dissatisfied with this, but he was familiar with the house anyway. Even if Liu Xun was not around, he would go to the house from time to time.
But it's just not very exciting.
Li Shao was indeed a little tired.
When having fun, without someone like Liu Xun who can brag around, the fun is indeed missing.
And those dancers, regardless of whether they are Yangzhou thin horses or foreign dancers, they always come and go.
It was very refreshing the first few times, but after that, it wasn’t exciting enough!
But if he said he would never go back to the past, Li Shao couldn't think of any other fun for a while.
It’s really boring!
It seems that we still have to wait for Liu Xun to have some free time and let him come up with new ideas.
In early April, when the spring flowers were blooming, Liu Xun and Zheng Liu got married.
The wedding was quite lively.
Common people love to participate in weddings and gather around the wedding procession, waiting to receive wedding money.
Liu Xun rode a big horse to welcome his bride. The sound of music playing in his ears was loud and there were firecrackers, which almost made him lose his seat.
The steward was nearby and quickly helped him with his eyesight and hands.
Liu Xun finally sat still and heard a few laughs from the people watching the excitement.
What a joke!
He muttered in his mind.
These people were either laughing at his instability on horseback or at the reason for his marriage.
At least he could still ride a horse to welcome the bride. When Xu Jian got married, he wanted to see if his injured leg could still ride a horse.
Anyway, since Xu Jian returned to Beijing after being injured, I heard that he was either in a sedan or a carriage when he went out, and he had never ridden a horse.
Wan Yue was also among the people receiving the wedding money.
It's not that I care about these few copper coins, but...
But their princess said that all matchmakers must take the matchmaker's red envelope, otherwise their own luck will be ruined.
Wan Yue doesn’t believe it.
She always felt that the princess was tricking her.
But the princess vowed that not only would she get it herself, but also the Duke of Guo would have to take it. If this marriage can happen, she and the Duke of Guo are great matchmakers...
Wan Yue couldn't question the princess, so she came to accept the red envelope for the princess honestly.
Copper plates are also red envelopes.
It’s not about getting rich, just don’t have bad luck.
After a lot of beating, Liu Xun took Zheng Liu's sedan chair home, and after all the etiquette was taken care of...
In the new house, the two of them stared at each other, and they didn't like each other.
Liu Xun took a step back first.
This marriage was considered the best choice at the time. Now that it is done, there will be many uses for Zheng Liu and Yunyang's house in the future.
"I know that you are not very satisfied with me," he said. "In Zhangping Garden, you have never thought of getting such a marriage for yourself."
Zheng Liu snorted.
"But now that we are married, I will tell you frankly," Liu Xun continued, "I know that you hate the sisters in Uncle Chengyi's Mansion, especially the princess, and you have become enemies with her.
I don't like Xu Jian either. I don't have the slightest bit of brotherhood with him.
At this point, the two of us are on the same journey. "
Zheng Liu raised his eyes and looked Liu Xun up and down: "What? I am a married woman who is not valued by the family, and you are a scholar with a bad reputation. The two of us can handle the situation between the Duke and the Princess. Can’t do it?”
Liu Xun frowned.
This scholar was obviously mocking him.
But he had to endure: "Who knows? Maybe there will be a chance."
Zheng Liu sneered, and after a while, he said, "Okay, let's try to cooperate."
Ten days later, as a collaborator, Zheng Liu arrived in Narcissus Alley in a sedan, knocked on the door of the house, and stood in front of Yue Niang.
Sorry, the update is very late today.
Thanks to book friend Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend and the reward of never getting fat after eating in my life.
