Whose cub am I pregnant with?

In the next few days, Zhao Qi was busy completing the "punishment" Xiao Shiqing gave him.Xiao Shiqing seemed to have lost trust in him, and personally supervised his calligraphy practice.In the outer hall of the Qinzheng Hall, Xiao Shiqing was discussing matters with the ministers; in the inner hall of the Qinzheng Hall, Zhao Qi was being punished bitterly.

Halfway through the discussion, Xiao Shiqing saw Jiang Dehai coming out of the inner hall, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Dehai said: "Back to the prime minister, the emperor said that he is hungry and wants to eat."

"Didn't you just eat it half an hour ago?" Xiao Shiqing stood up, "I'm going to see the emperor for the truth, you all step back first."

Hubu Shangshu: "The matter of King Zhaonan's military salary..."

Xiao Shiqing sneered: "When will he enter the palace, we will discuss when." Yesterday, he received a secret report from the secret line in Beijing, and Li Chisu had already arrived in the capital two days ago.After he arrived in Beijing, he didn't go back to King Zhaonan's mansion in Beijing, nor did he enter the palace, but lingered in the newly opened Jiaofangsi in Beijing, and he hasn't come out yet.

Just as Zhao Qi finished practicing a copybook, he lay down on the table and slacked off for a while, when Xiao Shiqing came in.He quickly picked up the pen, and when he didn't pay attention, the tip of the pen drew a line across his face, "I will continue to practice!"

Xiao Shiqing chuckled, "Aren't you hungry, write after eating." He took the handkerchief from the eunuch, "Come here."

Zhao Qi stepped back slightly, "I wipe it myself."

Jiang Dehai served a plate of almond cake and a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup. Zhao Qi asked while eating, "What did the prime minister talk about with the ministers just now?"

"It's mainly about taking the exam."

"Oh, are the results out?"

"Well," Xiao Shiqing said, "120 tribute students were selected to participate in the palace examination."

"The imperial examination..." Zhao Qi thought for a while, "Is it the kind that I preside over?"

"Yes."

Zhao Qi is happy, after so many years of exams, is it finally his turn to invigilate others!

Xiao Shiqing looked at him, "Very happy?"

Zhao Qi nodded, "Yes, I am certainly happy to see future talents from Dajing. I hope they are real talents, and they must not be like Lord Chen from Dali Temple."

Xiao Shiqing paused, "What happened to Master Chen?"

Zhao Qi said angrily: "I asked him to investigate the case of Zao Tao's disappearance in Muyang Temple, and he actually said that my little peach was stolen by a mouse in Muyang Temple. Can you believe it?"

"..."

"He thinks me stupid, I picked so many little peaches, can the mice steal them all overnight? Are all the mice in the capital in Muyang Temple!"

"..."

"Brother Prime Minister, do you think you are angry?"

Xiao Shiqing said calmly: "It's annoying."

After filling his stomach, Zhao Qi resumed work.Xiao Shiqing looked at him for a while, and said: "You can rest for a day after you finish practicing the calligraphy."

Zhao Qi stretched his waist, "Then I must sleep for a whole day."

In the end, Zhao Qi didn't get his wish and slept for a whole day.Zhao Qiao learned that Xiao Shiqing had given him leave, and said enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, why don't you go out of the palace with your younger brother to let the wind go?"

Zhao Qi had never left the palace except for the time he went to Muyang Mountain. As an emperor, he didn't even know what the emperor of his own country looked like.He really wanted to go out of the palace to have a look, but he cherished his life even more. "No, what if I meet an assassin."

"The emperor also went out of the palace with his younger brother several times before, and every time he was followed by the hidden guards, and nothing happened."

Zhao Qi hesitated, "You allow me to think twice."

Zhao Qiao continued to urge him: "Your Majesty, a new Spring Breeze Pavilion has been opened in the south of the city. The dignitaries have gathered there for the past few days. I heard that it is like a fairyland on earth. People can't move when they come here!"

Chunfeng Pavilion... sounds like the name of a big restaurant.Zhao Qi asked: "Is the food inside delicious?"

Zhao Qiao smiled all over his face, "Needless to say, the kind that can go to heaven with one bite!"

Zhao Qi doubted: "It's true or not."

"How dare my brother deceive the emperor," Zhao Qiao said seriously, "that is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Zhao Qi can eat delicacies from all over the world every day in the palace, but he also wants to try folk delicacies.He made up his mind, "Okay, let's go to that Spring Breeze Pavilion!"

Although the current Dajing is not very good as the emperor, but under the protection of Empress Dowager Wen and Xiao Shiqing, the people's life is quite stable.The capital city is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and it is very lively. The streets are full of various shops, people come and go on the streets, and you can also see many foreigners wearing strange clothes.

Zhao Xi was dressed in blue and white brocade clothes, walking on the road, he was no different from the pampered and aristocratic sons of everyone in the capital, except that his face was more delicate and fairer.Zhao Qiao took Zhao Qi to Chunfeng Pavilion with his familiar road. He is a regular customer here. As soon as he entered the door, the old bustard greeted him, "Mr. Zhao Si is here, the girls miss you!"

Zhao Qi had a complicated expression. It turns out that Chunfeng Pavilion is the legendary Jiaofang Secretary. No wonder Zhao Qiao actively led him here.

The old bustard saw the young man behind Zhao Qiao and asked, "This is..."

Zhao Qiao said mysteriously: "This is a very big, big, big, big, big, and big nobleman, you have to serve him hard."

The capital is full of high-ranking dignitaries, and the old bustard has seen the world, and said with a smile: "You two young masters, please come with the servant's house."

Zhao Xi stood at the door without moving, "Forget it, I won't go."

Zhao Qiao was in a hurry, "How can I forget it, it's all here."

Zhao Xi said: "If my brother knows that I have come to such a filthy place..."

"Hey, my lord, it's wrong to say that our Chunfeng Pavilion is wrong." The old bustard said, "The girls in the Chunfeng Pavilion are all innocent, and they don't sell themselves. If the house is strictly controlled, you can come in and ask for a private seat, eat and drink. Listen to Qu'er, presumably the son's elder brother won't mind."

Zhao Qi was still cowardly, "This..."

Zhao Qiao pushed Zhao Qi into the Chunfeng Pavilion, "My good brother, this is not the first time you have come to this kind of place, and Mr. Xiao was not angry because of it before. Let's go, no matter how late you are, the girl will be punished." Pick it up!"

Zhao Qi half-pushed and half-resigned, and entered the Jiaofang Division in a daze.Different from the brothel he imagined, the inside is quite elegant, and many men dressed as scholars can be seen reciting poems against each other.

The procuress said proudly: "These young masters are all Gongshi who have just finished their exams, and they will enter the palace to take the palace exam tomorrow!"

Zhao Qi was taken aback, "Hurry up and find me a private room!" In case he is remembered by those tributes, he will be recognized again in the palace examination - the picture is so beautiful that he dare not even think about it.

The old bustard took the two of them to the private room, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want a girl to accompany you?"

"That's not nonsense!" Zhao Qiao waved his hand, "Call the oiran in your pavilion!"

The old bustard smiled and said, "Yo, the oiran has been with Mr. Li for the past two days, so I'm afraid he won't be able to receive other guests."

"Then how much Mr. Li gave you, our Mr. Zhao will give you double!"

Zhao Qi rolled his eyes, "Prodigal son, you deserve the surname Zhao—don't pay attention to him, just find two sisters who can play music. Also, come here for any good wine and food you have here."

Not long after, the bustard brought two girls, one named Ruyan and the other Rumeng.The girls have elegant demeanor, like hibiscus in water, and they are indeed different from ordinary vulgar fans.

Ruyan Rumeng sat down beside Zhao Qi and Zhao Qiao.

"What song do you want to hear, my lord?"

"Sir, do you want to drink?"

Zhao Qi: "You play whatever you want—my sister makes way to stop me from picking up vegetables."

Zhao Qiao shook his head, "Brother Huang, you really have changed your sex now."

Zhao Qi shrugged, "No way, the family is strictly controlled."

Zhao Qiao chuckled and greeted Ruyan Rumeng, "You, go play the music; you, fill me with wine."

The dishes of Chunfeng Pavilion and the imperial kitchen in the palace each have their own flavors, and Zhao Qi is quite happy to eat a different taste occasionally.Zhao Qiao and Rumeng kept persuading him to drink, and he also drank a few glasses of honor, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside the private room, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.Zhao Qi put down his wine glass, "What happened, is there an assassin!"

Zhao Qiao said in horror: "No way, the assassin is really here! Where are the dark guards, escort, hurry up!"

Ru Yan stood up, "Two young masters, don't worry, I'll go out and have a look."

After a while, Ruyan came back and said, "Young Master, don't worry, it's from the government, and they said they came to look for people under the order of Prime Minister Xiao, and asked all the men to go to the lobby."

Zhao Qi and Zhao Qiao stared wide-eyed, "He didn't come to look for me, did he? Damn it, it must be!"

Zhao Qiao went crazy: "Lord Xiao is too lenient! Does he really think he is the empress of the palace?"

Zhao Qi shivered, "No, I can't be discovered, let alone go to the lobby to be seen by those scholars." He was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood, and he knew that coming to this kind of place would not lead to good things.

Ru Yan said worriedly: "I'm afraid it won't work, even if you don't go downstairs, the people from the government will search each room."

Rumeng said: "The slave family has a method, but I don't know if it will work or not."

No one came out of the private room where Zhao Qi was staying, and the officials from the government really came to the door in person.

The door was kicked open abruptly, and a man with sideburns came in, saw the four of them, and said to Zhao Qiao, "Who are you to resist the prime minister's life?"

Zhao Qiao turned his nostrils to the sky and said, "My surname is Zhao, who do you think I am?"

Even the sideburns looked Zhao Qiao up and down, "It's useless to be named Zhao. The prime minister said, no matter whether it is a high-ranking person or a relative of the emperor, we must not let it go! Come, please come downstairs!"

Zhao Qiao was forked out by two strong men, and one of his shoes was lost.He screamed like a pig: "You dare to touch me?! I will let the emperor chop off your heads and kick them as balls—"

Zhao Qi with his head down: I'm sorry brother, I'm not that cruel.

As soon as the officials left, Zhao Xi raised his head eagerly, and said to Rumeng, "Thank you, miss, it's not suitable to stay here for long, I'll take my leave first."

Rumeng said: "My lord, the front door is full of people from the government, how do you get out?"

"Find a way to get out. They only look for men, so they probably won't notice me. Sisters, there will be a period later."

After Zhao Qi left, Ruyan Rumeng glanced at each other and sighed: "This young man's red makeup is even more eye-catching than men's clothes..."

At this time, Zhao Qi was wearing a bright red skirt, blue silk like black ink, red lips like fire, with a gold bracelet on his head, walking furtively on the long corridor.Shame is shame, these days there are still a few boys who have never dressed as women.Compared to being carried back from the Jiaofang Division by Xiao Shiqing and being recognized by candidates in the palace examination, this is nothing.

The skirt was a bit long, and Zhao Qi was worried about stepping on the hem of the skirt, so he walked very carefully.Unexpectedly, a familiar man came towards him, Zhao Qi vaguely felt that he was a guard in the palace, and he should recognize his face.

Zhao Qi cursed secretly, pushed open a nearby door, and hid in.

"Which red card is this? He sent it to his door."

A slightly frivolous voice sounded, Zhao Qi turned his head and met a pair of peach blossom eyes that cut water.

The author has something to say: The lord is struggling to go public, but what he meets is the little emperor in a vest, tears of bitterness qwq

Another little reminder for everyone: the first one who found out that the little emperor was pregnant was not Zai Zai’s own father (hahahaha what the hell)