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The sound of birds chirping in the morning was clear and sweet, without the crying of Xiao Changfeng, Chu Jiuge slept comfortably, and when he opened his eyes, the sun had already shone on the entire bedroom.

Chu Jiuge got up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and was thinking about why Xiao Changfeng didn't make a fuss for food today. When he looked back, he saw a maid who was busy smoothing the wrinkles on his coat.

"Ah, Your Highness, you are awake." The court lady was very lively, jumping up and down beside Chu Jiuge, "My name is Xiaoqian, and I was sent by the king to take care of you. The king said that you haven't had a good rest recently. Let me take you out to relax."

It's rare to be in such a good mood, but having said that, these days he must be busy with the imperial examinations, not only to supervise the imperial examinations, but also to carefully read each test paper, and even to supervise the people from the household department to investigate every candidate The household registration information of the three generations of the ancestors, so as to avoid the secret work of the Demon Cult from being mixed with the court officials, even with the assistance of Xu Changqing and Qi Huanyu, it must be very hard work.

However, as a ruler, he possessed the supreme power, and correspondingly, he had to pay some unimaginable price for ordinary people.

"So, everyone else is also busy with the imperial examinations."

Xiaoqian replied: "King Huayin and King Huainan are busy with civil service exams, while General Shen and General Yu are busy with military officer exams. In short, they are both busy."

Speaking of this, Chu Jiuge was a little puzzled: "How can you, a little maid, know so much about court affairs?"

Speaking of this, Xiaoqian laughed, and her two small canine teeth looked very playful: "Your Highness, you don't remember me anymore."

This shadow flickered in Chu Jiuge's mind, and it seemed to overlap with the figure of a certain girl in his memory. Although he didn't know her name, he deeply remembered that this girl had followed her for a long time. Sui Sui's back is serving.

"You are……"

"Your Highness, I am the daughter of the female officer Pang Xiyue. The Pang Sanniang you met a few days ago is my aunt."

It turned out that this Pang Qianqian was the daughter of Pang Xiyue, a female official who used to be the Minister of Dali Temple. Although this female official was a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, she had extraordinary brains and ability to handle affairs. She was reused by King Nan at a young age. The confidante died of illness in her twenties, leaving behind a helpless daughter.Nanwang took pity on her, so he ordered her to do things in the palace. Pang Qianqian really inherited Pang Xiyue's intelligence, and after a short while, the harem was organized in an orderly manner. Whenever Pang Qianqian was mentioned, the deceased princess would rarely show a satisfied smile .

However, this Pang Qianqian didn't know if she was ordered by others, but she was optimistic about Xun Sui. She followed this unfavored second son since she was a child. The royal kitchen brought him some snacks.Later, when Xi Sui ascended the throne, he didn't forget the court lady who stayed by his side when he was down and down, so he promoted her to be the head of the harem.

"Actually, I was a few years younger than the king at that time, and I didn't understand how turbulent the undercurrent in the palace was. It was the Lord Xiang who ordered me to take good care of the second son. Otherwise, maybe I don't have such a situation now." Have a good time."

It seems that Chu Zhiyi not only helped Xun Sui in the court, but also never let him be wronged in daily life. Compared with the pampered son, perhaps suffering a little bit of Xun Sui can accomplish great things.

"In that case, I really want to thank you for staying by his side. If not, it is very likely that he would have been squeezed out by others, and even assassinated in this deep palace."

Pang Qianqian immediately declined: "How dare I be, I'm just a servant, I'm grateful if I can have a meal." Then, she took off Chu Jiuge's clothes to dress him up.

"Your Highness, let me tell you, there is a restaurant in Lin'an City, the food there is really delicious, and the tea is also the best West Lake Longjing, if you are tired of eating the delicacies in the palace, it is really a pleasure to taste the food there , but, you have to keep it a secret from the king, I always go out of the palace secretly to eat delicious food."

When Chu Jiuge heard this, he smiled like a child, "You and Hua Yilian are really similar, they both like eating so much."

Seeing Chu Jiuge's rare smile, Pang Qianqian also smiled, and replied: "In fact, the third son and I often go to the imperial kitchen to eat and drink, which makes Liu's mother very headache."

As for the reason why Pang Qianqian always called Hua Yilian the "Third Young Master" instead of the "Prince", Chu Jiuge also wanted to know, because Hua Yilian was enshrined in the Shuangyun Palace as a "lucky star" and hadn't heard of the world for a long time. Disappeared from people's field of vision, so I followed the previous title.

How long has Chu Jiuge not seen the appearance of this Lin'an city? I guess even he can't remember it clearly. When he came here as a prophet, he was only 15 years old. When he came here from Fengming Mountain, he also Due to the effectiveness of Jiaoguzao, he was unable to see the rich scene. Now, he knows that this Lin'an city is far more prosperous than he imagined.

In front of the heavily guarded palace gate, there is a bustling market, peddlers carrying poles to sell, Xiaojiabiyu covering his face with a round fan, a plainly dressed grandmother selling freshly baked buns, and scarecrows full of candied haws running all over the street There are even beauties embroidered with peonies on the flower building.

The prosperity of Lin'an has long surpassed the scene in troubled times, and now Chu Jiuge can understand why no one is trying to overthrow his regime despite being so tyrannical.This situation has already surpassed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Even ordinary people can not close their doors at night and do not pick up lost things on the road.

Pang Qianqian brought Chu Jiuge into a teahouse, and immediately a hospitable young lady brought a pot of Longjing tea to her, jokingly said: "Hey, isn't this Nanny Pang, please come in, please come in, I haven't seen you for a long time It's your turn."

Nanny Pang is just a joke, but Xiaoer thinks she is the chief steward of the palace. Although she is not at the level of "Nother" in age, she has no malicious intentions, so Pang Qianqian just argues with him.

"Your Highness, try the food in this tea house. It's an ordinary home-cooked taste, but you can eat it more happily than in the palace." Seeing her happy face, how could Chu Jiuge pour cold water on her, picked up He picked up a piece of celery with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was really fragrant, without the complex taste of meat oil, and it was pure and light. It was similar to the food he ate in Fengming Mountain.

"It's really homely." Seeing that Chu Jiuge was also satisfied, Pang Qianqian was naturally very happy.

Tasting a mouthful of West Lake Longjing, the mellow aroma lingers in the teeth for a long time, and the feeling of comfort makes me want Chu Jiuge to play a song.

After eating, Pang Qianqian took Chu Jiuge for a stroll on the street. Chu Jiuge was not interested in eating by nature, so naturally he would not bring back snacks like Pang Qianqian did, but an old woman on the side of the road caught his attention. Please pay attention, the old woman is curled up on the ground, dressed in dirty rags, and has a small stall selling accessories and other items, which is incompatible with this bustling market, and no one wants to come to his business.

Chu Jiuge's heart suddenly felt pity, and he bent down and asked, "Mother-in-law, how much do you sell this thing for?"

The old woman stretched out three fingers, which means three coins.

Chu Jiuge saw that she was pitiful, so he called Pang Qianqian, gave the old woman a few taels of silver, and took away all the ornaments on the stall.

"Your Highness, these things are worthless at all. I know you feel sorry for that old lady, but there are many people like this in the world. Even if you donate alms, it won't be enough."

"What you can see is what you can do."

"Your Highness really has the heart of a Bodhisattva."

After returning to Weiyang Palace, Pang Qianqian put the snacks on a plate and put them on the small table. When pouring tea for Chu Jiuge, she glanced at the ornaments she brought back and exclaimed, "Your Highness, this wooden comb is actually made of ebony." Yes! Very precious!"

Chu Jiuge was a little tired and didn't pay attention to Pang Qianqian's words.

"The ebony comb is said to relieve fatigue. Your Highness, let me comb your hair."

Therefore, Chu Jiuge acquiesced to Pang Qianqian's actions.

Chu Jiuge's hair is a little dry, but it is much better than before. Perhaps it is because of the comfort these few days that he has recovered from his illness. Pang Qianqian carefully combed Chu Jiuge's long hair , Didn't pick up the comb to tidy up the hair loss until the hair was combed without any mess.

Hair loss is a normal thing, even she herself often loses hair. In the age of spring and autumn, it is even scary, but she doesn't care about it. However, there is no hair in this number, Pang Qianqian can't help but praise Said: "Your Highness, your hair is really good, it doesn't fall out at all, it makes girls envious."

Chu Jiuge didn't answer all this time, and Pang Qianqian just went to look at him, and he was already leaning on the back of the chair, falling into a deep sleep.

Maybe I'm tired from walking today...

Pang Qianqian didn't care too much, put away the comb, and helped Chu Jiuge onto the couch.I heard earlier that this national teacher's sleep is very light, but after all her tossing, she didn't respond at all. The rumors are really unreliable, maybe he is the kind of sleepy person.

Waiting for Chu Jiuge to take off his coat, Pang Qianqian suddenly noticed that there was a little blackness between Chu Jiuge's eyebrows. He thought it was something dirty, dipped a towel in hot water and wiped it a few times, but the blackness did not fade away. So, she took it for granted that it was a birthmark.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Pang Qianqian also felt a little tired. She pulled up the quilt for Chu Jiuge, closed the palace door, and went back to her other courtyard. She felt that something was wrong along the way, but she didn't find out what happened. Questions, when I was entangled in whether to go back, I ran into Xun Sui head-on.

"See Your Majesty."

"Excuse me, is Jiu Ge okay?"

"Your Highness may be a little tired from swimming today, so I went to bed early, but..." Pang Qianqian felt a little embarrassed to say it, which made Xie Sui worried: "But what?"

Thinking of Chu Jiuge's appearance of not waking up after all the tossing, Pang Qianqian was really worried, and didn't care how he would punish her, and said bluntly: "Your Highness looks very strange!"