Come on, Your Highness

On the second day, before Xiao Ming left, Wei Guogong went to the Palace of Fanghua first, begging for grace.

Xue Ling said happily: "Madam, it can be seen that Wei Guogong still faces Madam and the third prince."

The imperial concubine stroked the golden hairpin on her head, and the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, "Then I will see how he explains it, let's go."

"The old minister has seen the imperial concubine and empress." Wei Guogong saluted.

The imperial concubine sat down slowly holding Xue Ling's hand, picked up the teacup at hand, gently picked the tea leaves in the cup, and said lightly: "Isn't dad busy with your grandson's celebration banquet? My Fanghua Palace?"

Wei Guogong said: "Your second sister-in-law did a good thing. She gave people laxatives, so that Xi Chao had to pass the exam despite her high fever. Now he is Jie Yuan in high school, and the He family is honored and respected. He should do it both emotionally and rationally."

The tea cover collided with the cup and made a crisp sound. The imperial concubine put down the tea cup and said with a sneer, "A mere Jie Yuan has to deal with it, so what if he passes the Jinshi exam? Should he stand in front of Ming Rui when he worships his ancestors?" ?”

Duke Wei fell silent, and the imperial concubine asked in disbelief: "Father, do you really have this plan? Mingrui is the one you saw when you were young, and you taught him his enlightenment. How can He Xichao compare to Mingrui's love?" Points? He only returned to the mansion halfway, and my mother is still an unclear concubine, how much affection can I have with the Duke's mansion, don't be fooled by him!"

Wei Guogong looked at the eagerness of the noble concubine, shook his head and said: "You are worried about him, why not the old man? Unless it is absolutely necessary, the old man will not do this. Although Mingrui is a bit impulsive, but there is basically nothing wrong, how can the old man give up Him? But this time, Erfang really did too much. If the old man doesn't act like he attaches great importance to Xichao and comforts him, he will become more and more estranged from the Duke's Mansion in the future, and the He family's troubles are imminent. "

The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes, "Father, are you scaring your daughter? You are just a man, with no power or power, and Xiao Hong can still threaten a century-old government? If you give up, you will give up. If his mother doesn't take him to Beijing , and there is no such person." The more the concubine talked, the more angry she became, wishing she could go back in time and send someone to kill He Xichao when he was in Beijing.

"If you give up, you are the enemy, if you don't give up, you are the He family."

"what do you mean?"

"Think about how many things you have secretly targeted the eldest prince in the past six years, how is the eldest prince now?" Wei Guogong reminded.

The imperial concubine clenched her fists tightly and pursed her lips without saying a word.

"He is Xie Yuan. He is twelve this year. I have searched through the history books and there is no such natural talent. No one in the court or even the emperor knows He Xichao's name. The emperor is waiting to use him. I have to admit that he will leave in the future." It must be farther than Mingrui."

"Even so, what good is it for Yu Ming'er, father thinks highly of him, where will we mother and son be? You also gave the housekeeper to the big house, why didn't you give it to your mother?" the imperial concubine asked.

Naturally, there is Wei Guogong's selfishness here, just like what He Xichao said, the old lady and the second room are almost not taking him seriously as the Duke of the country, how can he do what they wish?

Wei Guogong pondered: "Your mother? Your second sister-in-law is able to do such a thing, isn't it because of your mother? Lingying, although my father is biased towards you, I don't want the Duke's mansion to be disturbed, and even the old man's words are ignored. .”

The imperial concubine heard the last sentence, but her heart clicked.

"But the second aunt can't be that stupid. On the eve of the provincial examination, she gave He Xichao some laxatives. Isn't that clearly making people suspect her?"

There was only a sound at the door, Xiao Ming brought He Mingrui in as he spoke, when Wei Guogong saw him, he saluted and said, "I have seen the Third Highness."

"There are no outsiders here, so grandpa doesn't need to be polite." Xiao Ming said.

He Mingrui saluted Wei Guogong, "Grandfather."

"That's right, father, how could the second sister-in-law do such a thing of self-destruction of the Great Wall when she has been in charge of Zhongfu for so many years?" The noble concubine regained her senses and agreed.

Wei Guogong looked at the imperial concubine firmly, "If it wasn't her, who would the empress think?"

"He Xichao was the one who planted it himself, in order to plant it on Second Aunt." Xiao Ming said directly, "Grandfather, to put it bluntly, since Second Aunt was able to do it successfully, why didn't you just poison him and poison him to death?" Not to mention it will not pose a threat to Mingrui. Just a laxative that is not painful and itchy will be cured in one night, it is just like a farce."

Xiao Ming continued while thinking, "He thought he would be fine, but the laxatives had weakened his body, and the three rural exams were difficult, and his body naturally became high fever when he couldn't bear it. He was clever but was mistaken by his cleverness, and almost missed the rural exam."

The noble concubine's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said to Wei Guogong: "Yes, father, how did the laxative come from, you can find out after a while!"

"If it was really He Xichao who sneaked in from people in the yard, set him up, and asked his grandfather to celebrate him, such a scheming person is simply disgusting. Grandfather, sooner or later, the Duke of Wei's mansion will also be destroyed. In his hands!"

The third prince talked eloquently, and the imperial concubine's eyes were bright, but Wei Guogong was not moved, and said indifferently: "After the incident happened, the maid involved was silenced that night, and it was Mingrui's mother who did it. She is also responsible for the medicine. Didn't make an excuse, don't your empress and Your Highness know?"

Xiao Ming's sense of self-satisfaction with the security of the bond came to an abrupt end, and the noble concubine lowered her eyes and said, "Mother wrote to her daughter, but why did the second sister-in-law do this? Is there any difficulty? Such an obvious frame-up, Dad shouldn't let it go!"

"Mingrui, what do you say?" Wei Guogong asked He Mingrui abruptly.

He Mingrui's heart trembled and he raised his head.

"Cousin, did Second Aunt say why she really did it?" Xiao Ming asked.

The noble concubine stood behind Xiao Ming, staring at him with sharp eyes, "Second sister-in-law did what she did, so why send someone to silence her, so what if An Yunxuan's maid identified her, unless...she was afraid of that What did the maid say?"

The more He Mingrui listened, the more panicked he became. He suppressed the panic, and quickly said: "I don't know. Mother said that she sent someone to prescribe the medicine. She just didn't want He Xichao to be so good-looking, and didn't want to kill him."

The imperial concubine frowned in disgust, and cursed secretly, "Idiot."

"Okay, it's just a banquet, and it doesn't mean anything. The empress is the master of the harem, so she should keep things in order. The emperor's birthday is coming soon. Instead of paying attention to the mansion, it's better to think carefully to please the emperor. A few days ago, I found I found a picture of mountains, rivers and sea banquets, the emperor seems to have been looking for it for a long time, the emperor should like this gift."

Wei Guogong comforted her, but the imperial concubine didn't seem happy, he said: "Mother, you are the daughter of this old man, and you are closer to me. It is not easy for you in the palace, and father knows it. As long as there is a chance, father will definitely help you." You can help, but it is still too early, the emperor will not be happy to see their brothers fighting. Next year will be the selection of beautiful girls, you should think about how to fulfill your responsibilities as a noble concubine, the eldest prince should also have a concubine... "

After Wei Guogong left, Xiao Ming took He Mingrui back to his Jingfu Palace.

On the way, Xiao Ming's expression was slightly condensed. He and He Mingrui have known each other since they were born, and they accompanied each other to study together. With just one look and one movement, he knew what the other was thinking. He saw He Mingrui's gaffe today, and he couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

Obviously, just now in Fanghua Palace, He Mingrui did not tell the truth.

Xiao Ming turned his head and took a look, He Mingrui was in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking.

When he arrived at Jingfu Palace and entered the study, he withdrew all the palace people and said to He Mingrui: "Cousin, there are only you and me now, tell me, what happened?"

He Mingrui came back to his senses, looked at the serious Xiao Ming, and was startled for a moment.

"Since He Xichao's rural examination, you have been in fear all the time. I am really puzzled."

He Mingrui's face paled when he heard it, "You can see it?"

"No, it's because we grew up together that I knew something was wrong with you. Cousin, I don't keep any secrets from you. Why don't you want to tell me?"

He Mingrui's expression became complicated, he looked at Xiao Ming, hesitating.

Xiao Ming said: "Does it have something to do with the medicine? The second aunt did not give the medicine. Could it be that you ordered it? No, you ordered it, so there is no need to silence..." He paused and opened his eyes slightly , "Have you really been hit by the concubine mother? He Xichao's maid in the yard is holding your handle, but what?"

Seeing Xiao Ming's eager look, He Mingrui couldn't say anything, he just turned his face away, "Don't ask."

He Mingrui never knew that his momentary irritability and impulsiveness would cause such serious consequences. If Xiao Ming and the imperial concubine knew about it, what would he do?

He felt that he was going crazy, and the second lady's words were still in his ears, but he didn't expect that it was not the old lady who was in charge of the house but the eldest lady. The eldest lady was tough and quickly controlled the backyard of the Duke's mansion. He wanted to do it I have never had a chance, and I was afraid of scaring the snake, so I could only stand still.

This dragged on until He Xichao came back from the palace, he had no choice but to ask the old lady for help, but at this time even the old lady didn't dare to act casually, the mansion is now full of the eldest lady's eyeliner.

If he did something in the outer courtyard, he was afraid of alarming Wei Guogong and letting Wei Guogong know what he had done. In this life, Wei Guogong would never look at him again, and he might abandon him on the spot.

The more He Mingrui thought about it, the more frightened he became, the more helpless he became, as if he was about to suffocate.

Suddenly, his hand was heavy, but it was Xiao Ming who held his hand, looked at him sincerely and said, "If you don't tell me, how can I help you? Cousin, what kind of relationship do we have, we are more like brothers than brothers. You know I don't know that you have lost weight in the past month, I am very anxious, but if you don't tell me, I can't do anything, don't you trust me?"

He Mingrui's heart was suddenly at war with heaven and man. He looked at Xiao Ming and couldn't help but ask himself, can he be trusted?

Xiao Ming is not like Xiao Hong who almost announces to the whole world that He Xichao is covered by him, so no one can move.Because of following the rules, He Mingrui couldn't bear any punishment for following Xiao Ming. He Mingrui recalled that Xiao Ming also defended him no matter what happened.

"Cousin, I can also imagine protecting you like elder brother protects He Xichao, no matter what you do!"

As soon as Xiao Ming's words came out, He Mingrui immediately nodded heavily, and said with determination: "Okay."

The study was as quiet as a chicken, and He Mingrui looked at Xiao Ming's overly shocked expression, feeling extremely disturbed, and called out, "Your Highness..."

Xiao Ming turned his head to face He Mingrui, and murmured: "Cousin, you are too bold."

He Mingrui knelt on the ground with a plop.

Xiao Ming was also in a state of disarray at the moment. He lived to be 12 years old, and the most daring thing he did was to kill a few slaves who didn't like his eyes, or secretly tripped Xiao Hong's envoy to ask him to kill someone. dare not.In the same way, he doesn't have the ability to handle such difficult things.

The first thing he thought of was to tell the noble concubine and ask his mother to give him an idea.

But when he thought that the imperial concubine was gradually dissatisfied with He Mingrui, he dared not tell the imperial concubine.

"How dare you do such a thing! Cousin, you are my companion... If your father finds out, I, you will die!" Xiao Ming complained, "Oh, you should have told me earlier, Now I don't know what to do."

Did I tell you earlier that there is a way?He Mingrui smiled wryly, listening to Xiao Ming's unfinished words, he also understood what it meant.

For some reason, seeing Xiao Ming's distressed and flustered appearance, He Mingrui calmed down instead.

He said: "I also learned the news that the black bear is in Xishan by accident, thinking that if it can be done, even if either of them suffers, it will be a matter of once and for all for me, His Highness and Empress. I didn't expect their lives to be so serious. But it’s useless to say these things, in short, it’s all my fault and has nothing to do with His Highness, if something happens in the future, I will fully bear it, Your Highness, please rest assured.”

When He Mingrui said this, Xiao Ming felt a little ashamed. After he knew it, his first thought was whether he would be implicated.

He helped He Mingrui up, and comforted him: "Things haven't reached the worst level yet, isn't that maidservant already silenced by her second aunt, and the rest can be found to be eliminated one by one. Since He Xichao has abandoned such a witness , obviously he doesn't know about the black bear, otherwise...how could the two of us be so stable with big brother's protective nature, don't scare yourself."

Xiao Ming believed everything he said.

He Mingrui nodded, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

"Sooner rather than later, we must bravely eliminate future troubles as soon as possible!"

He Mingrui smiled wryly, if he could find an opportunity, he wouldn't have to worry so much.

Xiao Ming also thought of the key point, so he couldn't help but feel worried. He paced in the study, thinking about it, and suddenly said: "Isn't He Xichao a big deal? At that time, not only he, but even the eldest aunt probably put all his energy on the banquet. When it comes to hospitality, how can you care about the back house, don’t you think?”

He Mingrui said as if realizing something: "Your Highness is right."

"He wants to be good, okay, let me make some faces for him, and let him be proud first, and it won't be too late to settle accounts with him after the troubles are cleared." Xiao Ming said.

By this time, He Mingrui could no longer care about the injustice in his heart, and even hoped that He Xichao's celebration banquet would go smoothly.

In Jing'an Palace, Eunuch Chang walked into the study and reported to Xiao Hong: "Your Highness, Duke Wei asked to see the noble concubine this morning. The third prince and He Mingrui were both there, and they stayed for more than half an hour before leaving."

Xiao Hong gnawed on the apple, threw the booklet aside and said: "My good grandfather, this is to appease me personally, I don't want to cherish the court, and I don't want to give up Fanghua Palace, ah, I just don't know, the noble concubine leads Do not appreciate."

"One more thing, today He Mingrui asked for leave and went out of the palace again."

Xiao Hong touched his chin and thought for a moment, then he laughed, "It's interesting, you send this news to Xi Chao, he knows what to do. Also, let Fu Xin and Fu Xi come to see me later."

When He Xichao received the news, he was writing the invitation card. Since it is a big event, it is natural to invite many guests.

Relatives don't care, classmates and friends, just go to the study.

They are all aristocrats, no matter how displeased they are, they must be invited just because of their identities!

He Xichao wanted to let the whole capital know that Wei Guogong attached great importance to him, and He Mingrui... Hehe, when He Xichao knew that the other party was thinking about his life, he didn't want to let him go.

He Xichao once said that he would let He Mingrui watch these powers that the other party cared about being taken away bit by bit, and he kept his word.

After being anxious for so long, the only chance for the other party is at the celebration banquet, so let's wait and see.

He Xichao thought of this, and continued to write the invitation in a good mood.

But Xia He came in and reported: "Master, there is a young master who calls himself Luo Li and asks to see him."

"Luo Li?" He Xichao was a little surprised.

"Yes."

"Then let him come over." He Xichao remembered that Luo Li had lost his reputation this time, and Luo Li was not good at reading, so He Xichao was not surprised by this result.

Pity him for working hard, He Xichao was in a good mood and said he could comfort him.

The author has something to say: the stupid author has no time, he is already stupid

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He Xichao: I just drugged myself, why are you so nervous?

Haruka: Yes, you just took a drug