Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

Ye Yanbai did not tell An Shi that the reason why he was so worried was because the Crown Prince of the East Palace had some unusual behaviors recently, which made him feel like a fog, unable to see through the inner doorway.

The position of the Ye family in the court is very special. Although they are highly valued by the sage, they do not belong to the pro-imperial party, and at the same time they are not wooed by any faction. They always maintain a neutral attitude. It is highly praised in every possible way, so its status is extremely high.

But it is not easy to maintain this state, especially in recent years when the princes have gradually grown up. Except for the second prince who died young and the fifth prince who was mentally damaged, it is hard to say that the other few did not have any thoughts.

Ye Yanbai is well versed in the doctrine of the golden mean, he treats the princes with extra courtesy, but is not close enough, every time the lecture ends, Shi Shiran leaves without leaving a word.

Obviously what he did was not in line with Emperor Qingzong's wishes. The emperor wanted the crown prince to inherit the Datong, and ordered Ye Yanbai to be the prince's tutor. He went to the study room to give lectures at the beginning of each month. In fact, he wanted to let the Ye family know that the future crown prince will be governed by heaven. Talent, worthy of the support of the Ye family.

But Ye Yanbai's lineage is the direct descendant of the Ye family in Jinzhou, and being an official in the court would have violated the ancestral regulations, so he was unwilling to get involved in the battle of the crown prince, lest it would bring disaster and hurt the clan.

He kept pretending to be stupid, and Emperor Qingzong asked him to go to the imperial study several times to have a heart-to-heart talk, eating plate after plate of snacks, and drinking good tea one after another.

Finally, Emperor Qingzong couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "Aiqing, what do you think of my sons?"

Ye Yanbai panicked and said: "Your Majesty's princes are all talented and intelligent, and have the demeanor of Your Majesty."

This answer was too broad, Emperor Qingzong frowned, and then asked: "What do Aiqing think of the crown prince?"

Ye Yanbai said sincerely again: "The prince is also talented and intelligent, and has the demeanor of Your Majesty."

Emperor Qingzong was so angry that he wanted to hit him with the cup in his hand, but at least he endured it, who let this thousand-year-old fox have a great reputation outside, if he beat him in the imperial study today, tomorrow the imperial censor's papers will be full of imperial censors. Cases, those literati know nothing else, they are best at criticizing others by citing scriptures, and they have a tough temper. It doesn't matter whether you are the emperor or the queen mother, if you do something wrong, you will be scolded.

So the emperor glared at him, waved his hand and said, "Aiqing, step down, so that I can discipline the princes for me, and don't let me down to my expectations."

Ye Yanbai ate and drank enough, and respectfully withdrew from the imperial study, but his palms were sweating, he was really afraid that Emperor Qingzong couldn't help beating him up.

Later, he experienced many such things, and he became more and more handy.Even if the emperor asked him to take his family and mouth to attend the royal banquet in the palace, he agreed without blinking.

Until the person from the East Palace found him and said, "Teacher, Wang Siqi is in poor health, and I'm afraid he won't be able to be a lonely companion. I don't know if there is any good candidate for the Taifu to recommend."

Ye Yanbai immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Although His Royal Highness is still young, about the same age as his eldest son, he has a pair of beast-like eyes. He usually does not show mountains and dews, and seems harmless and gentle, but inadvertently leaked The aura is actually frightening.

The child in front of him looked at him with pure innocent eyes, still waiting for his answer, Ye Yanbai took a deep breath, and said in a businesslike manner: "I recommend Mo Huaixuan, the second son of the Duke of Yue. Don’t be arrogant, think about it and take on this important task.”

"Mo Huaixuan..." Gu Chen said, "Teacher really thinks that he is the most suitable candidate?"

Ye Yanbai clenched his fist, but did not answer.

Gu Chen chuckled lightly, and said, "Forget it, Rong Gu think about it again."

Ye Yanbai looked at the back of the prince leaving with a solemn expression. He naturally knew that Mo Huaixuan was good, but it was a pity that he was a bastard. If he entrusted him with important tasks in the future, there must be some inconvenience. Compared with Mo Huaixuan, he was actually worse. There is a better candidate.

——His son Ye Chonghui.

He entered Tai'an Academy at the age of eight, was famous all over the capital at a young age, and had an outstanding family background, there is no more suitable candidate than him.The only inappropriate place is that his surname is Ye.

If Ye Chonghui became the Prince's accompanying student, it would be difficult for the Ye family to be alone.

The tea in the cup gradually cooled down, An Shi leaned over to pour him another cup, and comforted him: "Master, is it a blessing or a curse, a disaster can't be avoided, even if there are wolves, tigers and leopards waiting for the palace banquet, there are also concubines to accompany you You rush together, not to mention that everything is uncertain now, it's just speculation, why should we scare ourselves."

Ye Yanbai nodded, and drank the contents of the cup in one gulp.

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Prince's East Palace.

An eight or nine-year-old boy was wearing a black python robe, sitting in front of the table, gently stroking the ink on the white rice paper with his slender fingertips, just like a neat and graceful character "Li", his sharp black eyes raised slightly , the cold light suddenly appeared.

"How, there is news."

There were a few men in black kneeling on the ground, none of them could see their faces clearly, as if they were born to hide in the darkness, and no one would notice their appearance and disappearance.

"Your Highness, there is indeed no little eunuch named Song Li in the palace, but in the outskirts of the capital, a child named Song Sanbao died suddenly a few years ago. I heard that the child was very beautiful when he was alive, somewhat like what His Highness described. The person who is here has found a painter to make a painting, His Highness wants to have a look at it."

The room fell into dead silence, and after an unknown amount of time, the boy seated above said coldly: "No, he won't die, keep looking."

It was supposed to be the most innocent age, but for some reason, that clear voice sounded a bit cold, and the man kneeling on the ground felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his body stiffened and slowly retreated.

Gu Chen asked: "The Prime Minister's Mansion, is there any change?"

A person came out from the darkness, knelt down, and said, "Your Highness obeyed your Highness's instructions, and monitored Ye Chonghui every day. I found that this child was a little more intelligent than normal children, and he was very talented in poetry and prose. There is no other abnormality."

Gu Chen closed his eyes and hummed lightly.

But the man on the ground added: "However, he dotes on his younger brother very much. He would rather be punished than buy food for the child."

Gu Chen paused slightly, and said, "You just said that he has a younger brother."

"Yes, his younger brother is Ye Chongjin, the second son of Prime Minister Ye, and Prime Minister Ye is a slave, and everyone in the court knows about this..."

Gu Chen frowned, Ye Chonghui's younger brother should have passed away early, so why does this Ye Chongjin live now, where did his A Li go, and what went wrong in this life.

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During dinner, Ye Chongjin obviously noticed that his parents were a little out of control, but at his age, some things were difficult to ask, so he could only pretend not to know.

Holding a rimmed silver bowl in his hand, he was about to lower his head to eat, but found that the bowl was full of vegetables, almost overflowing. When he looked up, Ye Chonghui was looking at him with a smile, and urged: "Eat quickly!" Ah Jin, eat more to grow taller."

Ye Chongjin just wanted to pour a bowl full of food on his head, and feed the pigs!

Seeing that they were messing around again, An Shi coughed lightly and said, "Hui'er, Ah Jin, hurry up and eat, a master tailor will come to the house later to make you new clothes, don't run around."

Ye Chonghui raised his head and asked: "Didn't you just make clothes, why do you make them again? Isn't it extravagant and wasteful? The ancients said: One porridge and one meal, it's not easy to think about where it came from; half a thread, half a thread, constant memory is difficult, mother, this is not good." .”

An's was about to explain, Ye Chongjin tapped his small bowl full of vegetables with a spoon, and hummed: "One porridge and one meal, it's hard to come by."

Ye Chonghui didn't feel embarrassed when his younger brother dismantled him. Instead, he smiled and praised: "Ah Jin is really smart, and he can draw inferences from one instance to another."

Ye Chongjin: "..."

An Shi said helplessly: "It's not that mother is extravagant and wasteful, it's just that it's better to dress formally when entering the palace, so as not to make people laugh when you look shabby, and embarrass your father."

Ye Chonghui said: "Why did you enter the palace?"

Ye Yanbai spoke lightly from the side, and said: "Your Majesty will hold a banquet in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it will be less than half a month after the calculation. You can learn court etiquette from the nanny, so as not to lose the etiquette when you get it, and let people find the wrong place." handle."

Ye Chonghui nodded in agreement, but the milk doll beside him raised his chubby little hand and said softly, "Father, Ah Jin doesn't want to go."

Ye Yanbai hugged the little doll to his lap, squeezed his white and soft face, and coaxed: "There are a lot of delicious and fun things in the palace, and there are many beautiful aunts playing with Ah Jin, we Ah Jin will definitely If you like it, Ah Jin will be with your father and mother, okay?"

The baby's mouth was opened in the shape of a round egg, and he didn't know how to refuse. He really didn't expect that the dignified prime minister would deceive a three-year-old child.