Your Majesty, he has a backache and brain fever

At the palace banquet on New Year’s Eve, officials of the fourth rank and above in the imperial court or the families of princes and princes all brought their families into the palace. The men were in the front court, and the women’s family members were greeted by the lord of the middle palace to the back. A plum blossom grove in the garden.

Although there is a distance, it can't block anything. After all, these trees are too sparsely planted, and it is winter now, there are not a few leaves on them, and the flowers that bloom are also small. It is really impossible for them to block any characters, but it adds a shy and hazy beauty that is half-hidden.

In the midst of a school of singing and dancing, if the young masters and ladies are interested in each other, they will send each other a pair of glances in the dark, and the flirtatious and elegant flirtatious glances will be very lively.

Since it was a grand banquet in the palace, except for those who were unable to attend due to filial piety like Xia Xuhuai, those with a certain status came. Naturally, Liu Zike, the son of the Yin family of Jingzhao Mansion, and Liu Ziyi, the daughter-in-law of Lord Liu, were all present. is also listed.

After these years of competition for rankings, of course, it was mainly because Liu Zike unilaterally established Xia Moshi as his competitor, fighting three times a month, and from time to time there would be some games outside the palace, drinking tea and drinking, talking Let's be bored first, watch flowers and walk birds, ride horses and play ball, play everything, and the friendship is getting deeper and deeper.

No, as soon as Xia Moshi took his seat, Liu Zike spontaneously joined his table. Fortunately, the location is remote and in the wind, so there are few people sitting here, don't worry, you have to worry about grabbing a seat with someone else , randomly picked up a round wooden stool, and sat down in a bold and uninhibited posture, flicking the corner of his robe.

"I heard that you suffered from a cold a few days ago and spent a month of recuperation at home? You don't know, these three ten-day exams, without you as a comparison, I feel that the exams are really boring. I thought, if only you were here... ..."

Xia Moshi interrupted his chatter angrily: "Stop it, why do I sound so awkward when I say this, what do you mean it would be fine if I were here. Don't say that I seem to be dead. Is this hall alive? Well."

Originally, I wanted to continue to care about Xia Moshi, but when he was stunned by him, even if Liu Zike broke up the ironing post that was still in the belly, Quan pretended it was nothing, and then hung up a pair of With a face that deserves to be beaten, he said quite complacently: "I didn't think that if you also participated in the ten-day test, I would be able to see the list with my name on top of you, wouldn't it be fun. "

When I saw Xia Mo, I was in a trance, couldn't hold back for a moment, and uttered a word of concern mixed with a slightly changed flavor: "It's just a small wind and cold that blows you so that you can't go out for a month. Not too weak, like a delicate little girl."

Xia Mo said with sharp teeth: "I haven't seen you for a month, why are you so talkative like a gossip! Besides, if my younger sister heard what you said, she would definitely think that Brother Zike despised their daughters. Inevitably, I want to beat you up with a fist."

Liu Zike thought about it carefully, and thought that Xia Moshi's words were reasonable. If Liu Ziyi heard it, according to her daughter's theory of self-improvement, and her temperament of not making noises, she would definitely kill herself. He will definitely beat him, let alone go out, it is very possible that he will not be able to get out of bed for a month.

Seeing Liu Zike's mouth twitching and lightly shaking the goosebumps on his body, Xia Moshi didn't bother to tease him anymore, picked up a glass of rice wine, pinched one ear of the wine glass with his thumb and index finger, shook it lightly, and said seriously : "Tell me, what is the matter, that you are so hardworking that you take the initiative to talk to me here."

"Your Highness has a good mind. It is indeed entrusted to come here this time, and I have something to ask for from Your Highness."

"I'll just say you're not normal. When have you ever respected me so much, your highness? I knew it would be bad if you called me that. Come on, what's wrong with me? Has it won the heart of which girl, or has it been embarrassing for which sweetheart's parents?"

"What is your highness talking about, how old am I, how old is your highness, you..."

"Oh, please don't, this is your Highness, and it's yours, I can't stand it," Xia Moshi raised his hand: "You'd better leave your Highness behind, my eyelids twitched, and my eyeballs twitched." I was about to be called out by you."

"Then I'll just say it straight, my sister has taken a fancy to you,"

Xia Moshi shook his hand just as he picked up the wine bottle, and choked himself when he drank the wine near his mouth: "What did you say?"

In the middle of a cough, Liu Zike went on to say: "I fell in love with your wine-making skills, and ordered me to steal a teacher to learn a craft, or when you are free, come to my house, it's the same, just tell me what you need." , I immediately sent someone to buy it."

Xia Moshi breathed a sigh of relief: "If you get mixed up with me, you are not afraid that your father will find out and kill you?"

"This is your pedantic view. I don't have any relatives in my family, and there is no need to think about so many twists and turns. Naturally, if you sit upright, you won't be afraid of being framed by a villain. I know my father well today." Liu Zike pointed to the direction of the designated Marquis's Mansion, "Besides, my family is not like that one, with heavy soldiers in hand, so it won't cause suspicion, so you don't have to worry about it."

Hearing Xia Xuhuai mentioned again, Xia Moshi was stunned again.

Liu Zike, who didn't get half a response, pushed him impatiently and disrespectfully: "You just preach and don't teach, give me a good word."

Xia Moshi said worriedly: "In your family, don't you think it's a big problem if you have a man and a woman, aren't you afraid of damaging the reputation of your sister's boudoir?"

Liu Zike rolled his eyes, and replied to Xia Moshi with a sentence that Xia Moshi had given him just now: "It's so long-winded, like a timid and ignorant woman."

Xia Moshi readily agreed: "Since you are not afraid, how can I avoid suspicion? As long as your father doesn't think about hitting me out with a stick in the future, it will be fine."

Subconsciously, he wanted to take out something from his sleeve, and remembering that there were no pens, inks, papers and inkstones here, he said instead: "In a few days, I will come to pay New Year's greetings, visit your house, and write you a few directions." My son, you should study and study first, if you don’t understand, I will teach you two in detail by the side.”

On the other side of the Baimei Lin, Liu Ziyi was always paying attention to the movement of the unremarkable two people here, caught Liu Zike gesturing towards her, and curled the corners of her mouth.

Mrs. Liu at the side noticed it, and thought to herself, this child is really bored at home, and going out to participate in a palace banquet that she never liked would make Yi'er smile, but she didn't know that her daughter I have other plans in mind.

Seeing that Liu Ziyi is only 13 years old, but she can already get a glimpse of what she will look like in the future from her young facial features. Not to mention the peerless beauty, I think a word of praise from the capital will not be able to escape. When she is ready, The matchmaker's team can go about two miles away, and I don't know how long the threshold of their Liu family can be secured.

After the palace banquet was over, in the twilight, everyone delivered their speeches and went home. In the afterglow of the winter sunset, they returned to their homes, and each family began to celebrate in different forms.

In Dingguohou's mansion, there are few people, but there are many kinds of dinners. In addition to the various common dishes on the reunion dinner table, there is also a pot of longevity noodles. There are also various carvings on the birthday noodles. Carved from seasonal fruits and vegetables, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and the color matching is also extremely eye-catching. Its exquisite craftsmanship can be seen.

A small number of servants and servants sat together happily. You and I toasted wine and congratulated each other, then rolled up your sleeves and started eating. In two or three strokes, the birthday noodles on the table and the thin-skinned big stuffing of different shapes My son's dumplings were wiped out.

As long as the careful butler noticed that his Lord Hou seemed not in high spirits, he asked, "My lord, is there any dish that doesn't suit your taste?"

Xia Xuhuai shook his head, and said casually: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly thought of a heartless little guy who promised to give me a decent birthday gift, but now there is no sign of him."

Xu Yang was dumbfounded. He had never seen Xia Xuhuai care so much about etiquette. He didn't know what to say for a while.

Before he could make up his mind, Xia Xuhuai continued to greet everyone for dinner without paying any attention, so he had no choice but to keep silent, thinking to himself, it seems that he still doesn't know his son well enough!

As for the heartless brat that Xia Xuhuai was talking about, he really didn't remember at this time, the promise he casually threw out more than a month ago, he no longer remembered that his birthday was in the Year of the Monkey, and he was only thinking about the current point in his heart After Xiao Jiujiu made up her mind, she fell asleep with a sigh of relief.

The next day, the first day of the new year, the first day of leaving the old and welcoming the new, Xia Moshi finally summoned Shen Yunqi. At the beginning of the new year, there was no smiling face. Facing Shen Yunqi's smiling expression, the first words he said were not so pleasant , even a little more cold.

"Bring another group of people into the rivers and lakes. I will provide you with manpower, channels, and money. For other resources, tell me what else you need. As long as I can do it, I can provide it. Power, you don’t need to know my existence, and I won’t bother you. You can decide how to do it yourself. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, you collect and report the information I want to me. It’s not a special matter. At other times, I don't want to see you in the palace."

The implication is that whether it is the forces and contacts that are already in his hands, or the forces that can be used in the future, Xia Moshi has a plan to get them all to withdraw from the table, hide them, and make a new plan in all aspects. Adjustment, the undercover agent should continue to be deployed, but on the surface, he is planning to pick up the useless character of the idiot prince.

The words uttered by the indifferent voice also contained unprecedented coldness, which made Shen Yunqi unable to maintain the smile on his face, and the smile in the corner of his eyes was replaced by doubt in an instant. , Why do you suddenly start to have a soft spot for the life of waste snacks?

When he heard the last sentence, there was an obvious tinge of pain.

Shen Yunqi never imagined that he waited anxiously for a month, but he waited so that he would fade out of the sight of His Highness the Seventh Highness, and even fade out of this Highness's life. This decision was not what he wanted.

"Your Highness, why, did Yun Qi do something wrong?" That caused him to be so disgusted.

Xia Moshi didn't intend to pay attention to his question, and turned and left.

At this time, Shen Yunqi couldn't say anything wrong, but for Xia Moshi today, he vented his anger without asking right or wrong.

Xia Moshi murmured: "Eight years, there are still eight years left. If you don't let His Highness have a good life, this Palace will definitely not let him live too well."

At this moment, his heart was filled with distorted smiles, and an unexplainable strange pleasure.