Zhuge Yu, the second son of the Zhuge family, and Fang Zilan tried hard to search for all the information about this name in their minds, but they only came up with these few sentences: The frail and sick second son of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Yu, had been raised in his hometown in Jiang'an until the beginning of this year. When he was still young, he was brought to the capital by his grandfather, the head of the Zhuge family, who said it was convenient to take care of him. However, these few months have passed, and he is still an idle man without any official position. Emperor Ningshun sent him to announce the decree at this time?
Fang Zilan had doubts in her heart. Although she didn't know many things when she first came here, she had read many TV series and novels at the time. For someone like King Xiang who fought on the battlefield, the first thing he did when he returned to Beijing was to meet the Holy Spirit, but now there is no such thing. Instead, the emperor came with an imperial edict, and the edict was issued by a young man from an aristocratic family without any official position. This was really new.
Fang Zilan was thinking like this, and she followed King Xiang to the main hall. She saw a green figure in the hall, as thin as a piece of paper. Hearing the sound, the figure turned around and bowed respectfully, "Zhuge Yu has seen Xiang." Your Highness." Before Fang Zilan could see his face clearly, she felt that the voice was quite gentle and somewhat indescribably beautiful.
When Zhuge Yu raised his head, Fang Zilan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Zhuge Yu's eyebrows were extremely delicate and beautiful. His eyebrows were as dark as the distant mountains, and his eyes were as deep as the stars in the sky. However, his thin lips were colorless, and his skin was so pale that it was almost transparent. He was indeed a sickly man as rumored.
"Young Master Zhuge, you don't need to be polite." King Xiang said and invited him to his seat. "I've thanked you for this, Mr. Zhuge." "I can't say it's a thank you. The palace sent someone to invite our Zhuge family to come to Prince Xiang's Mansion to announce the decree. It's supposed to be My eldest brother is here, but my eldest brother accompanied Mr. Wei to the outskirts of Beijing yesterday to patrol the camp, and happened to be away from home..."
Zhuge Yu couldn't help but cough a few times when he was halfway through his words. Xia Houzhang on the side was very discerning and had already put the tea in Zhuge Yu's hand.
"The master of the house has been ill these past few days, and I really didn't dare to disturb him, so I came here on my own. I hope His Highness Prince Xiang won't be surprised." After Zhuge Yu finished speaking, he coughed a few more times. Fang Zilan on the side looked at it and sighed that God is indeed fair. The second young master Zhuge is so shrewd and thoughtful, and Hui Ji will be hurt. This is really true.
"Master Zhuge is worrying too much. I won't blame you for such a trivial matter. I just wonder how the master of the family is doing?" King Xiang asked with concern. Zhuge Yu nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The master of the family is old and is naturally a little unwell." It’s profitable, it’s no big deal.” “That’s good.”
"His Royal Highness King Xiang, Zhuge Yu is here to convey the decree this time..." Zhuge Yu was halfway through his words, and King Xiang knew what he meant, "Master Zhuge, please."
"The Holy Spirit has given an oral instruction that King Xiang Li Shengxuan has contributed greatly to quelling the Liangjin Rebellion. He will be given a thousand taels of gold and ten husks of pearls as a reward. The rest of the officers and men must not be wrong in discussing their merits and rewards." After Zhuge Yu finished speaking, King Xiang also received it. Thank you for your kindness.
Fang Zilan followed and knelt behind, only thinking that this was just an ordinary imperial edict to award a reward. It was not impossible to reward King Xiang when he entered the palace to meet the saint. Why did the Zhuge family come to announce the edict in person?
Just when Fang Zilan was confused, she heard Zhuge Yu's voice, "Your Majesty has been in poor health recently, so His Highness does not need to enter the palace to pay his respects. As for the merits and rewards of each soldier..."
Zhuge Yu paused as he spoke, then reached for the tea cup by the table and took a sip, "The Holy Master said that Your Highness King Xiang has worked hard in the battle, and the merit rewards of the generals can be handed over to His Highness King Yucheng and Lord Wei. ." Upon hearing this, King Xiang smiled lightly, "In this case, I feel quite at ease."
"Your Highness has just returned from the north, so he needs to take a good rest for a while. The best way is to recharge his batteries." Zhuge Yu smiled slightly, "The situation in the court is changing, and His Highness Jiuding Dalu still has many things to worry about. , don’t act too hastily.”
"Thank you, Mr. Zhuge, for your advice." King Xiang smiled, with a more serious look on his face, and said solemnly: "I will have to rely on Mr. Zhuge from now on."
Fang Zilan couldn't help but feel a little strange about Prince Xiang's attitude and these unclear words. Although the current head of the Zhuge family did not interfere with the affairs of the court due to his old age, in the final analysis, he did not hand over his identity as the head of the family. That is to say, now It was the head of the Zhuge family who made the decision, Zhuge Yu's grandfather.
Moreover, there are rumors in the capital that the head of the Zhuge family intends to make Zhuge Yu's eldest brother Zhuge Ming the next head of the family. It stands to reason that for such an idle young master like Zhuge Yu, there is no need for King Xiang to say "please" in such a formal way. Is this what the legend says? Multiple friends multiple paths?
However, for a person as smart and transparent as Zhuge Yu, even if he cannot be a friend, he cannot be an enemy. When Fang Zilan was thinking this, she was already in Prince Xiang's study.
"What do you two think about the holy edict just now and what Zhuge Yu said?" King Xiang stood beside the writing desk with his hands folded, not knowing what he was thinking.
Xia Houzhang did not speak. Fang Zilan thought for a moment and spoke first to break the silence, "This second master Zhuge is impeccable. He not only made it clear that the Zhuge family did not want to come forward, but also said for His Highness that there are many things in the court that require Your Highness to worry about." ..." She paused as she spoke, "It's just that he didn't say whether the trouble was for the emperor or for the minister."
"Miss Xiu!" Xia Houzhang shouted to Fang Zilan in displeasure, "Even if this is Prince Xiang's Mansion, please be careful with your words and actions."
"It doesn't matter." King Xiang turned around and looked at the person in front of him steadily, "You are right. Zhuge Yu is indeed impeccable, but he is more or less what he said about being a king and a minister."
"Your Highness, what does this mean?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, carefully recalling every word Zhuge Yu just said, but couldn't find any clues. Could it be that Jiuding Dalu?
"Young Master Zhuge just advised your Highness not to act too hastily. I am afraid that His Highness will act rashly after listening to the Emperor's oral instructions." The matter has been handed over to His Highness King Yucheng, and I’m afraid His Highness knows the deep meaning behind this better than anyone else.”
"I'm afraid this is not the emperor's intention." King Xiang smiled slightly, "Just now Zhuge Yu only said that the emperor is not in good health and does not need to ask for his condolences, but the queen mother's greetings are still required."
Does King Xiang mean that the Queen Mother conveyed the decree in the name of the Emperor? Fang Zilan frowned even more tightly. It seemed to make sense to think this way. The current emperor's temperament was tolerant and kind at best, but cowardly and uncontested at worst. That's why the late emperor would issue such a will, which would make the emperor a hundred years later. Passed the throne to his younger brother King Xiang.
However, the Queen Mother is the biological mother of the emperor, and she dotes on her own grandson, King Yucheng. The whole capital is now waiting to see who will win between King Xiang and King Yucheng, and there is only one outcome she can wait for, and that is King Xiang succeeded to the throne.
After saying a few words in the study, King Xiang took Xia Houzhang into the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother. Fang Zilan wanted to go with him, but King Xiang gave him a random name and kept him in the palace, saying that he had a strange face now. She was afraid of complications when she entered the palace, so she had no choice but to stay in the palace and wait for news.
Fang Zilan wandered around the yard for several times but did not wait for the news of Prince Xiang's return. Instead, she waited until her stomach growled with hunger, so she had no choice but to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.
She finally found a little maid to lead her to the kitchen. Before she walked a few steps, she heard two female servants in the corridor whispering about something. Seeing this, Fang Zilan signaled the little maid to be quiet, so she quietly got closer and thought. Listen to what they are saying.
I only heard one of the female envoys say that the second son of the Zhuge family had just come to announce the decree. It seemed that the trend was about to change. Another asked this one why the wind direction was about to change as the Second Young Master? This answer is that when our Highness came back from the chaos, a young man from an aristocratic family with no official position came to announce the decree, which is enough to show that the Emperor's heart is not with Prince Xiang.
Fang Zilan felt a little funny while listening. As expected of Prince Xiang's Mansion, even these female envoys knew how to read the wind, but these two female envoys were a little too courageous. They talked privately that if they were caught by Princess Xiang, nothing would happen. Eat the fruit.
As she was thinking this, she saw the woman walking towards the opposite side. Who else could she be if she wasn't Princess Xiang Fang Ziqin? I really said Cao Cao Cao Cao was here, he came so fast.
"I think you are tired of talking about the master's affairs in private?" The person who spoke was the female envoy beside Fang Ziqin. Fang Zilan still had some impression that she was the personal maid who came with Fang Ziqin as a dowry. She seemed to be named Qiu Shui. .
Seeing the princess coming and Qiu Shui's voice, the two female envoys knelt down in unison, "Princess, please forgive me, we are just talking casually..."
"Do you have anything to do?" Fang Ziqin smiled, like a spring breeze turning willows, but Fang Zilan only felt that something was not good. The eldest sister Fang Ziqin in this body's memory had always been a kind and smiling tiger, and these two female envoys were still Wish yourself luck.
"We in Prince Xiang's Mansion don't raise idlers." Fang Ziqin said, dusting his sleeves, "Find someone to sell these two girls." "Princess, spare your life!" The two female envoys shouted and kowtowed, with expressions on their faces. They all looked horrified.
"Don't want to?" Fang Ziqin frowned slightly, and blinked slightly with a pair of water-cut autumn eyes, seeming to be a little embarrassed, "My cousin opened a Wanhua Building in the capital a while ago, and I think you two are a little bit... You're pretty, why don't you just give it to him as a favor."
"Princess, spare your life! I know I was wrong!" The faces of the two female envoys turned pale instantly. Fang Zilan was also stunned. She also knew the cousin Fang Ziqin mentioned. She vaguely remembered that his name was Fang Lihui, who was famous in the Fang family. He is a playboy. If these two girls fall into his hands, I am afraid...
Fang Zilan was thinking about whether to say a few words to them to ask for a favor or something, but Qiushui over there had already had someone drag them down. "Princess..." She was about to say something when she was interrupted by Fang Ziqin, "I wonder if Miss Xiu would like to be honored and have a cup of tea with me?"
