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The next day, Mo Yanchi and Xiao Zhi entered the palace as early as possible, followed Emperor Hongzhi, and headed for Mingliang Palace in a mighty manner.

Mingliang Palace is a large-scale palace. It is located in the southwest of the capital, close to the East China Sea, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The scenery is particularly unique, and there is a sea breeze at night, refreshing.

A group of people sat on the official road in a carriage, talking and laughing on the road, and within half a day, they arrived at Mingliang Palace.Emperor Hongzhi asked the princes and officials to rest, and arranged a palace banquet at night, so it was not idle at the end of the day.

Xiao Zhijin used the excuse of taking care of Mo Yichi, who was still injured, and asked the palace people to arrange him in the Lindian. The palace people reported to Emperor Hongzhi, and they took good care of him, not daring to disobey their orders.

Now that the second prince has a sacred heart, Xiao Zhuangyuan has a bright future, the palace people dare not offend too much, and they are careful about everything, for fear of being blamed for any omissions.

General Wei Ling followed his master, but here was not as crowded as the capital, so they hid in the dark, didn't move around randomly, and waited for Xiao Zhijin's orders at any time.

Now that it was early in the morning, Xiao Zhijin took the map he had prepared earlier to look at it, and then he unfolded it. Mo Yanchi pushed the door and came, seeing Xiao Zhijin holding the map of Mingliang Palace in his hand, he said puzzledly: "What are you looking at this map for?"

Xiao Zhijin unfolded the map and put it on the table, pointed to a place marked with cinnabar in the picture, and said, "You need to think of a way to get His Majesty to go here in the past few days."

"It's easy to handle, but what's the mystery here?" Mo Yanchi didn't know anything about the Ministry of Industry, so it's normal to ask at this moment.

With a dignified expression, Xiao Zhijin told Mo Yichi all about his plan.

Mo Yanchi was dumbfounded, "How dare Huang Linzhi be greedy for ink..."

"He has Zhu Qiming's backing, so he naturally dares, so this person has to be eliminated." Xiao Zhizhi said.

Mo Yanchi nodded, for an official who is helpless to the common people, it is useless to stay more, just like Liu Qi, who stays for nothing and harms the common people.

Listening to Xiao Zhijin's conversation, he couldn't help but lament that fortunately this person is his brother, if Xiao Zhijin had helped Zhu Qiming, he would have died long ago without a place to bury him.

Seeing his silence, Xiao Zhi asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay. This matter is not urgent, don't stay in the house all the time, it's exactly the same as when you were a child." Mo Yanchi said, in fact, he couldn't stay on his own, so he came to find Xiao Zhijin to go out together.

Xiao Zhi saw through his trick at a glance, but he didn't refute. After packing up the map, he followed him out the door.

This time there are many female relatives who came to Mingliang Palace, both of them are men, so they chose some secluded places to go, so as not to offend those girls.

Mo Yanchi couldn't help but joked: "Xiao Mei is better than Huajiao, don't meet those girls and compare her to others."

"..." Xiao Zhijin felt that the matter of Yanhechi would be difficult to pass.Not to be outdone, he cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness is absurd, compared to Your Highness, I feel ashamed."

"Brother Xiao, don't underestimate yourself. If you like someone, you must tell this king, and I will definitely treat you badly." Mo Yanchi refused to forgive.

The two of them were talking back and forth, the atmosphere was good at first, they didn't want to go around a rockery, and saw a group of people headed by Zhu Qiming, the smiles of the two of them collapsed in an instant.

Zhu Qiming also didn't expect to see the two of them here. He signaled the flattering Qin Huilan beside him to shut up, sneered, and said, "Second brother, what a coincidence."

"My brother sees the emperor's brother." Mo Yanchi made a vain bow and said, "Did the emperor go to accompany the imperial concubine?"

"The king can go wherever he wants, but you are injured, brother, it's better not to move around, don't get hurt again, and you should be bedridden again." Zhu Qiming sarcastically said.Mo Yanchi stayed in the mansion for more than a month without any injuries, but he was suspected by Emperor Hongzhi everywhere, really hateful.

Mo Yanchi smiled and said: "Brother Huang is right, this Mingliang Palace is no safer than the middle of the capital, there are people in the middle of the capital who dare to assassinate, so there will be no more villains coming to murder my brother."

"If you keep yourself safe, my brother will keep you safe." Zhu Qiming said.

Xiao Zhi who was standing behind Mo Yanchi couldn't bear to laugh, even Zhu Qiming himself didn't believe this.Fortunately, he lowered his head and was blocked by Mo Yanchi, so Zhu Qiming didn't find out, otherwise he would have to get angry.

Mo Yanchi cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Brother Huang, for your kindness. It's just that this villain murdered my brother, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't kill Brother Huang. Brother Huang, you should add more people to protect yourself."

Zhu Qiming's face was livid, and General Wei Ling's ability to find out the assassination was definitely done by him. Mo Yichi said this, but he didn't mean to fight back.He said coldly: "That also depends on the ability of that gangster."

"That's natural." Mo Yanchi didn't say any more, and just finished.

Jiang Wan had been listening silently behind Zhu Qiming, and seeing that Zhu Qiming couldn't get off the stage, she stepped forward and reminded: "Your Highness, it's getting late, we should go to Qinghong Hall."

Emperor Hongzhi held a banquet in Qinghong Palace, and now the sky was a little dark, and it was indeed about to start.

Zhu Qiming glanced at Jiang Wan, nodded and said, "Then brother, let's go first."

Mo Yanchi naturally wouldn't refute, he just didn't want to be with Zhu Qiming.

The good mood was disturbed by Zhu Qiming, so Mo Yanchi didn't stay any longer, and when Zhu Qiming was gone, he said lazily, "Let's go too."

"Okay." Xiao knew everything.

This palace banquet was said to be set up to reward the officials for their daily hard work, but it was actually for the selection of concubines for the two princes, Mo Yanchi was unwilling to attend, but Emperor Hongzhi issued an order early on, so he had to go.

Those wives and ladies inevitably had to dress up, and they came relatively late. When the two arrived, there were only a few people in the hall. This time, all the officials were present, and Emperor Hongzhi didn't give special instructions, so Xiao Zhijin's seat was arranged The bottom is far away from Mo Yanchi.

Seeing this, Mo Yanchi became more and more unhappy, and after entering the banquet, he drank alcohol and ignored the people around him.

Not long after, those wives and ladies entered the palace under the guidance of the palace staff. At first glance, they saw the handsome Xiao Zhijin, and then saw Mo Yichi who drank alone without losing his style.One is gentle and elegant, with a bookish look all over his body, the other has fierce eyebrows and eyes, and the royal prestige is still there, making several girls in the boudoir blush.

In fact, Zhu Qiming's appearance is also extraordinary, but under the background of Xiao Zhijin and Mo Yichi, he looks a lot inferior.

Not long after, Emperor Hongzhi and Concubine Jing also joined the banquet, and the singers who had been arranged earlier filed in and danced gracefully.

Concubine Jing was also interested in choosing a concubine for Zhu Qiming, so she said, "Your Majesty, the dancers have never been more than those few tricks, why don't you let the ladies from various houses come up to perform and see who is more talented, what do you think?"

When these words reached Emperor Hongzhi's heart, he immediately waved his hands and asked the ladies to prepare.The ladies in the boudoirs practiced piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing and poetry since they were young, so naturally they would not get confused. After stepping back and preparing, they volunteered to go forward.

There was a bold woman who was full of blessings and said: "Your Majesty, the performance alone is too monotonous. My servant is bold, please give me some honor from Your Majesty, and the best performer will get it."

This woman is the first daughter of the imperial censor, her name is An Yan, she is talented in the aristocratic circle, and her appearance is also outstanding, so she can't help but feel a little confident when she speaks like this.

Emperor Hongzhi laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said: "Okay, then let's see who can win the leader, and I will grant that person's request."

An Yan thanked her, and those noble ladies became more and more motivated. Being the leader will not only increase their reputation, show their faces in front of everyone, but also get a request from the emperor. Such a benefit, even if you risk your life, you will get it .

Mo Yichi was drinking by himself, drinking happily, but was glared at by Emperor Hongzhi, and now he didn't dare to touch the glass again, and concentrated on watching the group of vulgar fans singing and dancing below.

An Yan was the first to perform. She danced a green-waisted dance. She was light and graceful, graceful and graceful, truly amazing.

Mo Yanchi watched, and suddenly turned his eyes to look at Xiao Zhijin, not wanting that the two of them had a good understanding, Xiao Zhijin also looked at Mo Yanchi, Mo Yanchi smiled, and winked at him, not caring about the stage at all An Yan.

Xiao Zhijin was at the top of the list, so he looked in the same direction as An Yan, Emperor Hongzhi saw it, and thought that Mo Yanchi was interested in An Yan, so he nodded in relief.

An Yan got off to a good start, and the wealthy ladies who were still reluctant to let go came on stage one after another, showing their special skills, and the banquet was very lively for a while.

Concubine Jing looked at the woman who was playing the guzheng below, turned to Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Your Majesty, this is the niece that the concubine mentioned."

"That's right, you have both talents and virtues. If you like it tomorrow, I will issue a decree to marry you in two days." Emperor Hongzhi was pleased. Concubine Jing had thought more about it before, but now she did not hesitate and agreed.

Concubine Jing smiled and thanked her, and the woman below knew that she had hope in the future after she signaled, and her fingers flipped more and more briskly.

Zhu Qiming has Concubine Jing to work hard on, so it's not bad, but Mo Yanchi is alone. The dignitaries in Beijing detest his background, but now that he has entered the court, his status is not as good as it used to be, but compared to Zhu Qiming , and very few people would dare to take the risk of sending their daughter to the Second Prince's Mansion.

Emperor Hongzhi had ruled the country for several years, and he knew the thoughts of all the officials. He shook his head, turned to Mo Yanchi and said, "Chi'er, do you have a girl you like?"

Mo Yanchi was stunned for a moment, before reacting, he said: "I'm all focused on the music and dance skills, but I don't remember which one is which."

"You child, let me recognize you more. Now you are not too young, and you still know how to play all day long." Emperor Hongzhi was angry.

Mo Yanchi curled his lips and said weakly: "Yes."

Concubine Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the second prince has no intention of doing this, so you don't have to act too hastily. Wasn't Your Majesty the Crown Princess who married after she was crowned? Besides, there are so many young talents at the bottom. If Your Majesty wants to make a marriage, you can give them Are they making arrangements?"

Concubine Jing seemed to be pointing something, Emperor Hongzhi knew it, and looked at Xiao Zhijin with a glance.This Xiao Zhijin and Mo Yanchi are siblings, if he gets married and knows the beauty of it, he can tell Mo Yanchi a little bit at that time, so that Mo Yanchi can calm down sooner or later.

Mo Yanchi frowned, and involuntarily looked at Xiao Zhijin who was drinking with downcast eyes.

The noble ladies in the audience are graceful and charming, but the people watching have different thoughts and fear for the invisible future.

At the end of the song, Emperor Hongzhi clapped his hands and the officials nodded, praising each other's sons and daughters.Doctor Yushi's concubine really has the ability to be proud of, after several rounds, it is her dance that is better and wins the ringleader.

Emperor Hongzhi made a promise, called the people out, and asked: "What do you want, tell me."