In Zhengxin Hall, it was not Wei Wuyue who was waiting for Tao Jiusi, but his confidant eunuch Li Chengming.

Li Chengming has a round face and looks fair and gentle. He probably doesn't have to do lowly jobs in recent years, and his figure has become rounder day by day. When he is sitting there still, he looks like a round Chinese cabbage, looking honest and thick Clumsy, in fact, the mind is hidden layer after layer.

Li Chengming sat and waited for a long time.A petty official of Tao Jiusi's level would usually bow down when seeing him, but Tao Jiusi, who had just been an official for a while, stood there steadily, without any intention of bowing his knees. He could only cough and looked at the ignorant man in front of him The idiot tried to keep his tone as calm as possible: "Tao Xiuzhuan, today I come to see you on behalf of your Majesty, and I have a few words to explain."

Seeing that Tao Jiusi was still motionless, Li Chengming raised his voice, "Tao Jiusi accepts the order!"

Tao Jiusi hesitated for a moment, but he still knelt down properly, and then Li Chengming said slowly: "Tao Xiuzhuan is young and promising, and he will reach a higher level just around the corner. It is important to educate the eldest prince, but you might as well put more attention on your career."

Tao Jiusi knew that the emperor was implying that he didn't have to do his best to teach Wei Lingxue to read, as long as the old emperor was satisfied, the little one could still make great progress in compiling.

Although Tao Jiusi knew the truth, he remained silent, neither accepting the order nor thanking him.He stood on the opposite side of Wei Rongyu in this life, only then did he realize how chilling Wei Lingxue must be facing such a father.

Li Chengming squinted at the thoughtful Tao Jiusi, feeling that someone could be so ignorant of current affairs, and he didn't want to talk nonsense, so he got up to leave, and before he left, he said mercifully: "Tao Xiuzhuan, I have passed the imperial decree to you!" , You should weigh it yourself."

When Li Chengming's figure disappeared outside the hall, Tao Jiusi also stood up, rubbed his aching forehead, and prepared to forget about these troubles and go home to have a rest.

But it was a long day, and God seemed to have decided that Tao Jiusi would not be able to make it through, so he left the palace gate and met Wei Rongyu surrounded by servants.

"Mr. Tao, I heard people say that I saw you in Zhengxin Hall, so I came here in a hurry." Wei Rongyu wore a bright red robe today, making him look even more energetic, and said: "Mr. Tao promised to accompany me play, but I haven’t seen Mr. come to me once.”

Tao Jiusi suddenly remembered that he had promised Wei Ronghe such things. Although he wanted to keep a distance from Wei Ronghe, he always made the most important promises, and he would do what he promised, so he apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, Second Highness, I forgot , I will definitely visit some other day.”

Wei Rongyu's eyes dimmed, and he said: "Sir, don't push back and forth. It's better to hit the sun than choose the day. Go to my palace to have dinner tonight."

Tao Jiusi still wanted to refuse, but when he looked down, he saw that Wei Rongyu, who had been in high spirits just now, was as sluggish as a frost-beaten eggplant, and he finally said yes.

When they arrived at Yongle Palace, they saw Concubine Du Gui's attendants standing in front of the door.

As soon as Wei Rongyu saw him, he said to Tao Jiusi: "The concubine mother is here! I will tell the concubine mother about you, and she also wants to see the husband very much." As he spoke, he walked faster, and the two of them entered the room after a while. main hall.

There are two women sitting and standing in the hall. The charming and charming one sitting there is Concubine Du Gui.The standing one, although his appearance can only be described as Zhou Zheng, is also delicate and fair, with extraordinary clothes, this is Wei Rongyu's wet nurse, Mengshi.

Concubine Du Gui was chatting with Mrs. Meng, waiting for her son to come back from school.After waiting and waiting, Wei Rongyu didn't come back, worried that Fang Zongqi was staying in the hall, and was about to send someone to look for him, Wei Rongyu returned with a young man.Seeing her son's happy and intimate appearance, Concubine Du Gui thought that this person was probably Tao Jiusi.

Although Tao Jiusi's facial features are firm, his outline is soft, and his eyes are affectionate and moving, which makes his demeanor gentle and moist like jade at first glance, but he is square and regular after careful inspection.

Concubine Du Gui smiled and asked Tao Jiusi a few words, and the other party answered all questions, with decent and generous words, and his tone of voice was unhurried. Concubine Du Gui immediately liked him, and her son liked him, so she wanted to win him over, stood up and pulled him cordially Tao Jiusi said: "Tao Xiuzhuan is handsome and talented. No wonder Rong'er likes it. Even I am impressed after seeing it."

Concubine Du Gui pulled Tao Jiusi, Tao Jiusi was awkward and surprised, so he could only lower his head and reply, "Your Majesty is ridiculous."

Concubine Du Guiyou didn't know it, and said again: "How is your father? They say that once you enter the palace gate, it's as deep as the sea. I'm afraid I haven't seen my cousin for more than ten years."

Tao Jiusi: "Everything is fine with my father, I miss Lao Madam."

Concubine Du Gui nodded, took Tao Jiusi with one hand, and Wei Ronghe with the other hand, then folded their hands together again, and said emotionally: "Tao Xiuzhuan's reasoning is that you should call me aunt, Then you are Rong'er's cousin, our family does not speak two different languages, from now on Rong'er will call you brother."

As soon as the words finished, Wei Rongyu called out sweetly: "Brother Jiusi."

Concubine Du Gui also used this trick to win her over in her previous life, but at that time she really loved Wei Rongyu and was his teacher, so she didn't say anything. There is no room for fantasy, so he said: "I am the adopted son of the Su family, I really can't bear this elder brother."

When Concubine Du Gui heard this, she felt a little uneasy, but after nearly 20 years of tempering in the deep palace, her expression did not change at all. Instead, she continued to ask with a smile: "Tao Xiuzhuan is too polite, how can the family afford it?" Can't afford it? I don't know if Tao Xiuzhuan is married or not?"

Tao Jiusi: "Wei Chen has already made a marriage agreement, and we will get married in one or two years."

Concubine Du Gui sighed: "It's a pity, I have a younger sister who is just the right age for you. If Tao Xiuzhuan hadn't already been engaged, wouldn't it be nice for us to get closer?"

Seeing Tao Jiusi's displeasure, Wei Rongyu hurriedly shook off his mother's hand, and interrupted: "Brother Jiusi is having dinner in my palace today, mother hurry up to pass the meal on, if you have anything to say, I'll talk about it later."

The meals of the imperial concubine and the second prince were very different from Wei Lingxue's bowl of brown rice.

Dozens of servants and maidservants filed in, all holding delicate food, and in a blink of an eye, a table was filled with dishes and dishes intertwined, making people dazzled.

In his previous life, Tao Jiusi often ate with Wei Rongyu, but he had never seen such a battle. It was usually porridge, side dishes, or noodles and steamed buns. Now that I think about it, it was probably Wei Rongyu who knew that he didn't like extravagance, so he specially prepared it. Rong Yuhua didn't even say a few words to himself, so naturally he didn't know how he behaved.

However, Tao Jiusi thanked Wei Rongyu for his kindness, although he felt it was a waste, and quietly raised his chopsticks.

Although Tao Jiusi grew up in a temple, the old monk is also a carefree person, but he dare not relax in his actions.Take eating as an example, Tao Jiusi has always waited for his elders to move his chopsticks before moving his chopsticks, and only ate the few dishes in front of him, so as not to lose his manners.

Wei Rongyu saw that Tao Jiusi was walking slowly and seldom moved his chopsticks, so he asked, "Brother Jiusi doesn't like these? I'll order someone to undo it and redo it!"

Tao Jiusi was startled, almost choked, and hurriedly said: "No, Your Highness, I like it very much." After that, Tao Jiusi picked up some vegetables with chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth as if to prove himself.

Wei Rong and Youyou said: "Don't force it, it won't take much time to do it again, if you're hungry, I'll let the kitchen serve some snacks first."

Tao Jiusi thought inwardly that it would be a crime to come back with such extravagance, so he had to find a good excuse: "Your Highness, I just thought about it, and I haven't asked someone to go to the house to say that I won't go back for dinner. I don't know if the family will Waiting."

Wei Rongyu frowned when he heard this, and said, "So it's such a trivial matter, don't worry Brother Jiusi, I've already sent someone to report the letter."

Feeling helpless, Tao Jiusi nodded gratefully, put on an expression of enjoyment, and began to feast.

Tao Jiusi ate this meal with reluctance, like chewing wax, and his stomach felt uncomfortable.

Tao Jiusi was physically and mentally exhausted, and fell ill when he returned home. His head was torn violently, and he jumped from left to right. Tao Jiusi was in pain, sweating and frowning.

I asked my elder brother to help me take a day off the next day, so I curled up on the bed, fighting desperately with the headache.

Early the next morning, Su Qingmeng came in with a basin of hot water and a distressed expression on her face. Dr. Cao just came to see her and said that Tao Jiusi was fine, but she was too worried, so she just took good care of her.

Tao Jiusi was sleepless all night, and he opened his eyes as soon as Su Qingmeng entered, but he was too weak to get up, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

Su Qingmeng wrung out the rag, scratched Tao Jiusi's face a few times, and cursed: "What kind of place is the imperial palace? It tortured my second brother like this. If you want me to see it, don't go there." , I want to teach where I can’t teach.”

Su Qingmeng was careless by nature, but at the moment she was angry again, and her actions were neither serious nor serious, and Tao Jiusi's face was flushed red by her rubbing.

"Qing Meng, you're not wiping someone's face, I think you're making a face." He Xiyun's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

Su Qingmeng threw the rag, and said displeasedly: "He Xiyun, please keep your voice down, my brother is sick, why are you shouting!"

He Xiyun stepped in and said amusedly, "I think your voice is louder than mine." Walking to the bedside to look at the weak Tao Jiusi, he said, "The beauty is weak, don't have a style."

Su Qingmeng was in a hurry, and said angrily: "Don't make fun of my brother, my brother is tired of worrying about the country and the people, unlike you, he idles around all day long, and the boss is not young, but he still achieves nothing."

He Yunxi was so rare that his ears turned red, and his imposing manner immediately decreased by half, and he murmured: "Qing Meng, I know you look down on me."

Su Qingmeng glared angrily, and snorted, "You should do something that I can respect."

He Yunxi was silent for a while, not knowing what Hun Youtian was thinking, and suddenly regained his playful smile, and said with a smile: "Sister Qingmeng, if I can be promising, would you marry me?"

Su Qing dreamed that he didn't look like he was going right, and he was so angry that he pushed He Xiyun and walked out: "Go, go, my brother needs to rest."

Only then did He Xiyun realize that he came to see Tao Jiusi, but before he could say a few words, he told people to rush out, grabbed the door frame, and shouted into the back room: "Jiusi, take good care of your illness, and tell me what you need. brother."

Su Qingmeng sneered a few times, and while breaking off his fingers one by one, he called out, "Xiaobing! Let's bite!"

When He Xiyun heard that Su Qingmeng had summoned the little yellow dog at home, he, who had always been most afraid of dogs, immediately lost his mind and staggered away.

Su Qingmeng leaned against the door frame, gloated and said, "I'm so useless, I'm even afraid of a puppy."

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