Your Highness, want to run after flirting?

Since the rain in Xunyang City, it has been rainy and rainy for the past few days without seeing the scorching sun.

The imperial city has returned to its usual vitality, and it is full of chaos.

A purple-gold sedan slowly passed through the busy street, turned into a secluded alley, and stopped in front of a grand mansion.

"Master Xiang, we're here"

The person inside the sedan chair responded, and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, revealing an elegant face.

The person who got off the sedan chair slowly was none other than Prime Minister Lan Ziqing.

Lan Ziqing ordered a few words and went to knock on the door.

Not long after, a woman in a light green floral dress came to open the door.

"Lan Xiang, master is already waiting in Liyuan, I will take you there."

Lan Ziqing made a bow, and said politely and calmly: "Miss in labor."

The woman in the light green floral dress blushed, and it didn't matter if she was busy.

It is said that Lan Ziqing, the prime minister, is the most refined scholar. When I saw him today, he really looked good.

The woman in the green skirt led Lan Ziqing through several cobblestone roads and into the pear blossom forest.

Under the pear tree, there is a pear wood table with an exquisite chessboard on it.

The person at the table is dressed in white and has dark hair, with cold eyes.

"Master, Prime Minister Lan has arrived."

The woman in the green skirt bowed.

Wei Lijue stared at the chess game leisurely, his thin lips parted lightly: "Lu Xiao, you go down first."

"Yes"

Green silk went down with a pounding heart

"Your Highness"

Lan Ziqing cupped his hands and bowed to Wei Lijue

"Lan Qing, you came at the right time. This Linglong chess game has disturbed me for a long time. Your chess skills are superb. Let's see if you can solve it."

Wei Lijue held his son and attacked the case.

"Yes"

Lan Ziqing stepped forward and sat down on the ground, glanced at Qiju, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

This chess game is very mysterious, the black pieces are ready to attack, and the white pieces are as solid as gold.The two formed a subtle restraint, which resulted in black pieces being unable to attack and white pieces unable to attack, resulting in a dead end.

This is clearly on the prince's mind.

Now the Yang Kingdom is stable, there is no political chaos inside, and no powerful enemies outside.Even if the prince wants to rebel, he has no way to start.

Lan Ziqing understood it, picked up the black piece, and said calmly: "Your Highness, this white piece looks strong, but it is actually vulnerable to a single blow. You only need to strike at these two places, and the white piece will naturally be broken."

Put the black stones in the sixth house and eat two white stones. Sure enough, the situation on the chessboard changed drastically, and the white stones were defeated in an instant.

Wei Lijue stared at the chessboard, and pursed his lips in a meaningful arc, "I heard that you recommended Zhang Pu and Li Yan to come to Qingzhang Tianmu."

Lan Ziqing answered calmly: "Zhang Pu and Li Yan, one is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a student of Sima Li, a scholar of the University, and the other is the Yushi of the Zuodu, the nephew of the Taishi Chao Song. The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments. Queduo is a disciple of Sima Li. The censor Zuodu Yushi and Zuodu Deputy Yushi are both affiliated to the grand master. These two departments are very important in the court, and the two families have long intended to install themselves in each other's territory People. With such a good opportunity now, the two big families will definitely confront each other, the dragon and the tiger will fight each other, and there will be some changes in the court. At that time, the prince can play by ear again."

In a few words, Lan Ziqing analyzed the future situation clearly, which is really powerful.

A trace of praise flashed across Wei Lijue's eyes.

Suddenly there was the sound of thin footsteps, and Lvyao walked over with a serious face.

"Master, a person came outside the door, saying that he came to see the master."

"who."

"People told him that his name is Su Qizhi."

"Su Qizhi?" Lan Ziqing raised his head, wondering, "Why did the Tenth Prince come to visit?"

Wei Lijue grabbed a handful of chess pieces, and then slowly released them. The shiny black chess pieces landed on the board, making a crisp sound.

"Get out."

"Yes"

Green silk backed away.

Lan Ziqing suddenly recalled that day when the ten princes followed the prince's eyes under the sacrificial stage.

A trace of uneasiness floated from his heart.

"I heard that there are five princes in Yang Kingdom."

Lan Ziqing paused, and replied: "Your Highness, there are indeed only five princes in Yang Kingdom, namely the prince Suyu, the third prince Sudanchen, the ninth prince Sujiuxi, the tenth prince Suqizhi, and the fifteenth prince Su'an. Pray. Among them, the prince and fifteen princes were born by the empress, and the three princes were born by the imperial concubine. The rest all died in the harem battle."

Wei Lijue frowned, and understood.

"but……"

Lan Ziqing hesitated to speak.

Wei Lijue raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's just nothing."

"However, regarding Su Qizhi's ranking, the royal family has other secrets."

"Oh?"

"Su Qizhi's mother, Liang Concubine, was originally a clothes-washing maidservant. It was only because Su Huang got drunk once and forced her, that she was named Cairen. She gave birth to ten princes and was promoted to concubine."

"...But there was a secret in the royal family that when Concubine Liang gave birth to Su Qizhi, no one in the empress or the harem gave birth. A mere selection of people gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, which shamed the emperor. Therefore, Emperor Yang deliberately told her He turned a blind eye and deliberately concealed it. It was not until three years later that Su Qizhi was suddenly named the Tenth Prince."

Wei Lijue was slightly distracted, "If the rumors are true, then Su Qizhi is the eldest son of Yang Kingdom."

Lan Ziqing smiled lightly, "It's hard to tell whether the matter of the royal palace is true or not. It's just a rumor."

There was a trace of deep meaning in Wei Lijue's cold and deep eyes, but his expression was still dull.

"Your Highness has been in Beijing for several days, why don't you see Yan Qingchen around His Highness?" Seeing that Wei Lijue was alone, Lan Ziqing questioned.

Yan Qingchen, a serious man, had a cold knife in the crown prince's hand.

He and Yan Qingchen have one piece of literature and one martial arts. He advises the prince, while Yan Qingchen kills all the young children for the prince.

The difference is that he, Lan Ziqing, was from the Li Palace, while his Yan Qing minister was from a barbarian family.

Back then, the prince went to the Yanjiang tribe, and when he came back, he was accompanied by such a man with strong martial arts and a cold, cruel face. Since then, he has been with the prince and never left.

Back then when he was still planning affairs by the prince's side, he often planned cases with the prince. Yan Qingchen looked at him with cold eyes that could freeze into ice. That feeling, in the dog days of June, made him feel like he was in an ice cellar.

It's really strange to not see him by the prince's side now.

"Gu sent him out to do something." Wei Lijue said calmly, "It's getting late, Lan Qing should leave."

"Yes, the minister will leave"

Lan Ziqing saluted, turned around and walked out, he thought to himself, it must not be easy for Yan Qingchen to do it himself.

Ah San was leaning on the vermilion lacquer pillar outside the prime minister's mansion, poking her head out from time to time, stomping her feet, frowning, as if she was waiting for someone.

Turning into a green leather sedan chair at the intersection of the long street, the bearer came slowly, carrying the beam of the sedan chair.

Ah San breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly went up to greet her, and said happily, "Prime Minister, you are back."

Lan Ziqing raised the sedan chair curtain and asked, "What happened in the mansion?"

Ah San's thick eyebrows twitched together, "There is nothing wrong with the mansion, it's just that two adults have come." She lowered her head and whispered two names.

After Lan Ziqing heard this, she was calm and said with a faint smile, "It's not as expected." He got out of the sedan chair, pondered for a moment, and then said, "How long have you two been waiting?"

"It's about half a stick of incense. The two adults entered the mansion one after the other, and the servant led them into the side hall. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them met, there was a verbal argument. The servant couldn't persuade him, so he had to go to the door. Waiting for you, Prime Minister."

Ah San said with a bitter face.

Lan Ziqing smiled and said: "The two of them have never been on good terms, you put them in the same room, and you don't know what is going to happen, come with me."

After saying that, he quickened his pace, stepped into the prime minister's mansion, turned around the courtyard, and came to the side hall.

In the side hall, one could see Grand Master Chao Song and Grand Academician Sima Li sitting beside each other, their faces were ashen-green, judging from their posture, they had just finished a quarrel.When they saw Lan Ziqing approaching, they put away their resentment and stood up to meet him.

Lan Ziqing put on a guilty look, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My lords have waited for a long time, and I feel extremely ashamed."

Taishi Chao Song hurriedly said: "Mr. Lan is serious. I'll wait for you to come here uninvited. I just hope that Mr. Lan will not blame you." Sima Li, a bachelor, snorted coldly.

Chao Song looked down coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Master Sima, what do you mean by that?"

Sima Li gave him a cold look, and said contemptuously: "How can swans and sparrows be confused, you are you, and I am me, what are we talking about?"

"you……!"

"The two adults come together, it really makes the humble house full of splendor." Lan Ziqing saw that the two were about to clash, so he quickly changed the topic. "I just don't know why the two adults came here."

"For Lan Xiang's sake, I don't care about you!" The grand master gave Sima Li a hard look, then turned to smile and said to Lan Ziqing: "Lan Xiang still remembers that day after the court, the old man invited Lan Ziqing to come in." Regarding the matter of the government’s breaking of treasures. Since Prime Minister Lan is busy with official duties, he can’t get away, so the old man had no choice but to come here with a shy face, and hope that the prime minister will consider it for the old man.”

Holding up the long black box on the red sandalwood tea table.

Lan Ziqing looked at Sima Li, smiled lightly and said, "Could it be that Master Sima is here for this?"

Sima Li laughed, presented a long sandalwood box, and praised: "You can't hide anything from the Prime Minister, and I ask the Prime Minister to break this volume of "Tuobao Pagoda Tablet" on your behalf."

Both of these two are drunkards who don't want to drink, but use calligraphy and painting as an excuse.That's all, I will accompany you to play a show.

Lan Ziqing thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, the truth is that it is better to obey than to be respectful."

Two calligraphy scrolls are spread out and lie on the sandalwood case.

Lan Ziqing looked at one of the flowing handwriting, and sincerely praised: "The brushwork is exquisite, the bones are delicate, but it has the style of a prince."

Looking at the other volume, his eyes lit up, and he also praised: "Dignified and beautiful, as ethereal as heaven, good words."

Seeing Lan Ziqing's appreciation of calligraphy and painting, Chao Song was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "If the Prime Minister likes it, I will give this "Preface to the Lanting Collection" to the Prime Minister."

Sima Li saw through Chao Song's calculations, and said, "If the Prime Minister does not give up, please accept this volume of "The Monument of the Duobao Pagoda"."

Lan Ziqing smiled, and said calmly: "You will not be rewarded for your merits, and the kindness of the two adults is truly appreciated."

Chao Song said with a smile: "The prime minister shoulders heavy responsibilities, sharing the emperor's worries day and night. How can it be said that it is useless. As the saying goes, a sword is given to a hero. This "Lanting Collection Preface" can only be matched by an elegant scholar like the prime minister. I hope the prime minister will be happy." Don't say no."

Just as Chao Song finished talking in this room, Sima Li started talking again in that room: "I don't know what case the emperor wants the prime minister to investigate, if the prime minister can tell one or two, I can do my best."

The two sang together, one built a bridge and the other paved the road, as if they had colluded.

Who would have expected that the two people who scold each other when they meet will one day join forces to set up a situation.

Chao Song praised Lan Ziqing for killing Lan Ziqing first, so that he could not refuse the courtesy, and Sima Li's clichés later, so that he was hindered by the two precious paintings and calligraphy, so he had no choice but to answer. It will succeed.

There was a sneer on Lan Ziqing's lips, which disappeared in a flash.

He glanced at the two of them, and said with a deep smile, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. According to the law of this dynasty, officials are not allowed to give or accept anything worth more than a hundred taels, otherwise it will be regarded as corruption, and the gift giver and the recipient are equally guilty." Together. As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Grand Master is in charge of the judiciary, so he must not know the law and break the law."

"This..." Chao Song didn't expect Lan Ziqing to turn against the army, and he couldn't hold back his old face, and said awkwardly, "It's because the old man didn't think well."

Lan Ziqing said again: "Master Sima's kindness, the truth is appreciated. Your Majesty's secret decree, I dare not reveal the truth, I hope you will forgive me."

Sima Liming said in a hurry, but he sighed inwardly, Lan Xiang's mind is exquisite and clear, the two of them are really humiliating themselves by using this clumsy trick.

His gaze swept away, and he happened to meet Chao Taishi's gaze, and the two of them missed their faces, with frustration on their faces.

The two felt that they couldn't find anything interesting today, and it would be useless to stay any longer, so they found an excuse and got up to leave.

Lan Ziqing didn't want to stay either, he packed the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" and the "Duobao Pagoda Stele" respectively, and handed them back to the two of them.

Sending the two of them to the courtyard, Zhumen loomed in front of them, the grand master and the great scholar said in unison: "Prime Minister, please stay."

Lan Ziqing stood under the plum tree, with calm eyes: "Two gentlemen, walk slowly, and the truth will not be far away." Calling Ah San, he ordered: "Take the two gentlemen out."

Sima Li and Chao Song came to the door together, glanced at each other, and saw the same thoughts in each other's eyes, it's fine if you can't get the secret decree, the important thing is that you don't know.

Thinking of this, the two of them felt quite relieved, and walked towards the door when suddenly a blue shadow rushed over and happened to collide with the old scholar Sima Li.

"what-"

Su Danchen felt that he bumped into something hard, and when he took a closer look, he saw Sima Li holding his nose and shouting loudly.

It was not good for him to yell, and before he could slip away, there was already a voice of scolding in his ears: "What a shame to be reckless!"

Seeing Sima Pifu being bumped into by his grandson, Chao Song felt his gloom disappear, and he suppressed a smile and said, "The old minister has seen the third prince."

Su Danchen responded casually, and hurriedly checked Grandpa's injuries to make sure that he was fine. Like a child who has done something wrong, he said in a low voice: "Grandpa, I didn't mean to, I really didn't see you old man."

"Bullshit!"

Lan Ziqing heard the commotion at the door and came out. Su Danchen was grimacing, bowing his head to admit his mistake.Lan Ziqing summoned his attendants to bring the old scholar into the mansion.

Su Danchen followed in.

"Will the grand master come to visit the mansion?"

Lan Ziqing looked at Chao Song who was holding back his laughter and was about to twitch away.

"No, with the prime minister taking care of him, Master Sima is sure to be safe and sound, so I will go ahead." After finishing speaking, with a look of gloating on his face, he got into the sedan chair.

Lan Ziqing returned to the mansion, and as soon as he walked to the courtyard, he heard a stern reprimand from the study: "I'm not serious all day long, so I don't have half a prince's demeanor! Look at the prince..." Sima Li saw Lan Ziqing walked in and suppressed her anger: "Chen'er is reckless, the prime minister laughed."

Lan Ziqing glanced at him lightly, while Su Danchen stood aside, lowered his head, silently receiving the reprimand.

"Lord Sima is injured."

Su Danchen hurriedly replied: "Grandpa is fine, I have seen it all."

Sima Li coughed, and Su Danchen stuck out his tongue, not daring to speak again.

Sima Li rubbed his nose and said with a serious expression, "You're not studying at home, what are you doing here?"

Su Danchen was speechless, and secretly glanced at Lan Ziqing.

Lan Ziqing pursed her lips, and said, "Lord Sima misunderstood, the third prince came here just for the sake of poetry and books. When he encounters something he doesn't understand in reading, he will come to the prime minister's mansion to seek advice. I think I came here today to ask for an answer. , that’s why he ran into Lord Sima.”

"Is there such a thing?"

Sima's face was full of astonishment, when did his grandson open his eyes?

Su Danchen nodded hurriedly, quietly stretched one hand behind his back, and gave Lan Ziqing a thumbs up gesture.

Seeing this, Lan Ziqing's smile deepened.

"Why did Grandpa and Grand Master come here?"

Seeing that Sima Li's expression softened, Su Danchen asked the question that was on his mind.

"You don't have to ask."

Sima Li looked embarrassed and didn't want to bring up that stupid thing again.

Su Danchen still said to himself: "Didn't you come to ask the emperor's secret decree?"

Sima Li only felt a buzz in his head, and shouted: "How do you know this?!"

Lan Ziqing was startled when he heard that.

Su Danchen didn't notice the faces of the two of them, and opened his moist peach blossom eyes, he said to himself: "When I entered the palace, my mother and concubine told me that my grandfather has been troubled by this so-called secret decree recently." After a pause, Looking at Lan Ziqing, "Ziqing, what is this secret decree?"

Lan Ziqing didn't expect him to ask this question, and was thinking about how to politely refuse, but she met those wet peach blossom eyes, and some righteous words stuck in her throat, but she couldn't say anything.

Seeing that Lan Ziqing remained silent for a long time, Sima Li was somewhat disappointed, even though it was expected, and turned his head to scold Su Danchen.

In the air, a soft voice suddenly sounded: "It's just about the grain case. The emperor suspects that someone is seeking personal gain from it, so Gu Mingchen went to investigate."

Sima Li's eyes widened in shock.

He never imagined that his grandson would ask his grandson if he could not find such rare treasures as "The Preface to the Collection of Orchid Pavilion" and "The Monument of Seizing the Treasure Tower".

Thinking of Lan Ziqing's words, he immediately fidgeted and got up to leave.

Su Danchen looked at his grandfather's back, and wondered: "Grandpa, what's wrong, his face has become so ugly."

Lan Ziqing smiled without answering, but only asked, "What's the matter, Your Highness?"

Su Danchen thought about it, stepped forward and took Lan Ziqing's hand and walked out, "When Grandpa disturbed me, I forgot to ask you to go out. I have reserved a table at Tiantianju, so there is still time to go."

Lan Ziqing looked down at the hands of the two holding each other, and the warm breath from the palm reminded him of the brocade robe on the stone bench in Lanyue Court, and the indigo raincoat on himself on the jade steps.

I also think of those pure and bright peach blossom eyes under the moonlight.

As always.

What happened more than half a year ago suddenly entered Lan Ziqing's mind scene by scene.

Pure eyes, earnest words, considerate actions.

Same as today.

This time, how long will he tease himself again.

three days?five days?ten days?

Lan Ziqing lowered her eyes, hiding a hint of self-mockery in them.

Forget it, let him come, let him go.

But how long can it last on a whim.

At most half a month.