Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Before the two of them could set out, a eunuch wearing a scarlet robe walked in, followed by two Jinwu guards.

Ning Fan took a look and was surprised. Isn't this Li Chunan?

"Eunuch Li, what are you doing?"

Ning Fan was surprised because Li Chunan was wearing a python robe today.

Python robes are not something ordinary people can wear. In the palace, only high-level eunuchs can wear them!

Previously, Li Chunan was just the personal eunuch of Emperor Tian'an, but he did not hold an official position and was not qualified to wear a python robe.

Now that he is wearing the python robe, it means that Li Chunan has been promoted!

"Isn't it thanks to His Highness that our family is where we are today? Then Zhao Guang has been dealt with by His Majesty, and our family has replaced him..."

Li Chunan looked proud and in a good mood.

However, the look he looked at Ning Fan was very kind, even a little loving.

"congratulations!"

Ning Fan was overjoyed.

He knew that the wind he had blown at his father's side had worked, and Zhao Guang had not escaped the emperor's suspicion after all, and had become a dead soul under the sword!

"Your Highness, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tomorrow night, Your Majesty has specially summoned all the princes to enjoy the bright moon together!"

Li Chunan delivered the oral instructions.

Ning Fan was a little surprised, but he still nodded and said: "How is your father's mood recently?"

Li Chunan looked at the Jin Wu Guard behind him with some scruples, and Ning Fan immediately understood: "Eunuch Li, please come in and taste the fragrant tea!"

"Your Majesty, you are in a bad mood recently. Your Highness must be careful!"

Li Chunan kindly reminded me.

Ning Fan nodded, and suddenly the conversation changed. Ning Fan asked: "Eunuch Li, what activities are held every year in our palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Li Chunan glanced at Ning Fan in surprise. This was common sense. Why did the Sixth Prince still ask?

However, he still answered patiently: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Harvest Festival. According to tradition, His Majesty will lead the princes to taste cakes made from harvested grains from various places and pray for next year's harvest!"

"There is a severe drought in the northwest this year, and there are ongoing wars at the border. I'm afraid this Mid-Autumn Festival will not be so happy..."

Ning Fan sighed.

Li Chunan nodded: "That's why I remind His Highness to be careful!"

After seeing off Li Chunan, Ning Fan was no longer in the mood to continue looking at the shops. It didn't matter whether he was earlier or two days later. The key was how to save his life!

My father, Emperor Tian'an, has a harsh personality. If I really make him unhappy, he is unlikely to lose his head, but the probability of being punished is high.

In addition, Ning Fan clearly felt that the prince and the fourth prince were increasingly hostile to him, so he was very worried about the banquet tomorrow night!

If things go wrong, this banquet will become the Hongmen Banquet arranged by the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince!

But there was one thing that gave Ning Fan some comfort.

That is Li Chunan!

This person is now the general manager of the palace. When walking around the palace, he should be able to detect any disturbance in advance.

And Ning Fan could feel that Li Chunan was kind to him. If he had a good relationship with this person, he would have one more person who could speak for him in the future.

"Your Highness, are we still going?"

Ergou whispered.

"Of course I won't go. Think carefully about what gift I can give you tomorrow night!"

Ning Fan was extremely distressed.

It would definitely not be appropriate to attend a banquet in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Ning Fan did come up with an idea, which was to offer soap as a tribute!

My soap has not yet been released on the market, so I will send it to the palace for my father and his concubines to use. I believe it will be a good gift!

Of course, gifts to the emperor cannot be careless, let alone use the same mold as ordinary products.

Ning Fan thought about it and spent a whole day to make a new mold.

The new shape is round, much like the shape of later mooncakes, and the surface is engraved with cloud patterns, showing its noble status.

The gifts were ready and it was already time for the banquet. Ning Fan hurriedly changed his clothes and entered the palace.

Among the crowd, Ning Fan immediately spotted Xiao Lingxi, who was wearing a white fringed dress.

Normally, only the emperor, princes, princesses, etc. would attend palace banquets, but some of the children of princes, ministers, and ministers who were favored by the Holy Family would also be invited.

General Xiao Zhongzhong was fighting bloody battles on the front line, so it was reasonable for the royal family to invite Xiao Lingxi to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Ning Fan looked towards Xiao Lingxi, but found that Xiao Lingxi had already looked towards him.

Their eyes met and the two smiled in greeting.

"Ning Fan, you are the last one to arrive!"

Emperor Tian'an was sitting on the top seat with a bad look on his face.

Ning Fan was so frightened that he did not dare to express his anger. He quickly ran to his knees and presented the gift with both hands: "Father, I have prepared a special gift, so I wasted some time!"

When the prince saw that Ning Fan had prepared a gift, his face immediately turned ugly because he seemed to have forgotten.

"Oh? What is it?"

Emperor Tian'an looked much better.

"This thing is called soap, and it was accidentally invented by Erchen! Taking a bath with this thing can wash away the old dirt on the skin, make the skin fragrant, and it can also prevent mosquito bites!"

Ning Fan quickly explained the benefits of soap.

Emperor Tian'an looked a little surprised, but he still asked people to open it immediately.

The fragrance of roses wafted in, attracting the attention of many people around.

Some of the princesses even widened their eyes, full of desire.

"As a prince, why do you think about these unworthy things all day long? What you should be thinking about is the world!"

Emperor Tian'an changed the topic and his expression became serious.

Ning Fan was speechless for a while. He was indeed accompanying you like a tiger, he was really moody!

"Father, I know this. From now on, I will definitely care more about world affairs and share my father's worries!"

Ning Fan said cautiously.

"Take a seat!"

Emperor Tian'an

Ning Fan didn't dare to express his anger, so he quickly walked to his seat and sat down.

The opening of the Mid-Autumn Festival is a bit boring, with eunuchs reciting sacrificial rituals, praying for a good harvest and good weather in the coming year.

Those Doctors of the Five Classics at Wenhua Academy really didn't mind it. They wrote such long memorial texts that they read for half an hour and still didn't finish.

However, Emperor Tian'an didn't speak, and no one dared to move. They could only listen with a serious expression.

Finally, the memorial text was finished, and the banquet entered the second stage, which was to taste the pastries.

The pastries were a little shabby, not only were they small in quantity, but they were also made extremely rough, making them almost inedible.

However, under the gaze of Emperor Tian'an, a group of princes and princesses still ate with gusto.

"Ning Hao, why don't you eat?"

Emperor Tianan's majestic eyes were fixed on the seventeenth prince, Ning Hao.

The Nineteenth Prince, who was only eleven years old, turned pale with fright when he heard Emperor Tian'an's question.

Kneeling in the position, unable to say a word, his body was shaking like chaff.