Second minister and thief

In fact, the envoy of Chu had no choice but to order someone to find Xiao Cen's whereabouts. At the same time, at the risk of becoming an after-dinner conversation topic for the people of the capital, he insisted on riding his horse across the house in time to give a full gift to a clucking morning chicken at an auspicious time. The more important thing is to "lead the snake out of the hole".

Now it seems that the "snake" has not appeared, but a guy who is impatient and extremely ridiculous has come.

"Your Highness asked the question knowingly, and the true minister is very sad." Thinking of this, Chu Linqiu sighed slightly with his thin lips parted, and shook his head with sadness in his eyes. You have a bad reputation, have you run away?"

"Oh?" Prince Qi raised an eyebrow when he heard the words, and looked up and down the brightly dressed and handsome man in front of him with hanging eyes, then turned his head and sneered, "I heard that Marquis Dingnan was still on the road. I prepared a 'surprise' for you, and now that the 'surprise' has been delivered, I don't know where the joy comes from?"

Chu Linqiu did not respond positively to this, but turned to say something cool, which directly turned the prince on his back, "Your Highness was late and didn't mention it, and even missed my minister's auspicious time. I don't know how the sage will deal with it." ?”

"You!!! Chu Jiushang, don't bully others too much! Even if you are not as favored as you are in front of your father, you are still the prince of a country! And you... are just a vulgar woodcutter There is a difference between the son of the husband and the dangfu, and the Gu and the emperor's younger brothers."

After saying this, His Royal Highness saw with satisfaction that the original smile on the bridegroom's face froze.

"Understood, Your Highness is indeed here to see Chu's joke today. If you have no other orders, please take a seat, so as not to accidentally hurt you later, ahem..." Accompanied by the sound of Jinshi, Chu Linqiu's whole body also fell down as if losing strength, as if he couldn't support himself, but fortunately a servant supported him by the waist, so he managed to stand still so as not to lose his manners.

At this moment, Xi Po also turned blue and stepped forward, and handed Chu Linqiu and...the man holding the rooster an incense burner with three sticks of incense on it.Someone nearby sang, "Three respects to ancestors!"

"Heaven is the evidence, the matchmaker is the proof, to tell the ancestors, and the new couple will have a happy marriage!"

"Incense! May the children and grandchildren pull the deer cart together, and be harmonious like a harp!!!"

"rise--"

"My lord... I have worshiped my ancestors, should I..."

"Absurd... Really absurd!!! When did the Xiao family give birth to an animal descendant?!" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the rough voice of the attendant, even Chu Linqiu was startled. Almost fell to the ground, "I'm evil... evil!!! That little bastard Xiao Cen is still missing?"

"Back, back to Lord Marquis, there is no news from outside the city..."

"A bunch of good-for-nothings... whoever loves to treat here! Anyway, I can't stay here any longer!"

"Hey, Marquis An Le, you are here alone, how can you leave first as a subject?"

"Your Highness, forgive me, minister... I am ashamed of the saint and the imperial court by raising such a rebellious son. I really have no face to occupy such a high position, so I will enter the palace to plead guilty."

"Master Taishan stays behind, the ancient etiquette cannot be broken, don't you think so?" Chu Linqiu stood up slowly with the help of his servants, just a few words made the old Hou Ye stop and turned to look at him.

The man had clear eyebrows, a majestic appearance, and wide sleeves as if he had stepped out of a painting. If he stood at the same place as Xiao Cen, anyone who saw him would sigh, "What a pair of jades!"

It's a pity that the fortune is poor and the fate is shallow, and it is rare to meet a good man in his life, but thinking about it, it is also related to his not doing good deeds and accumulating virtue in his daily life.

An Lehou sneaked a sneak peek at the prince's aunt, Princess Lincheng, who was sitting firmly next to her like a mountain, and secretly sighed, feeling a little bit of "sympathy for each other" for no reason.

However, it seemed like this thought was only for a moment, then he turned around with his sleeves turned around, striding towards the courtyard, while pleading guilty to his colleagues in the court, he still shook his head and smiled wryly, "The family is unfortunate...the family is unfortunate. …”

"Hold on!!!"

"Marquis Anle, please stay! This is the end of the matter, why don't you accept His Royal Highness' congratulatory gift for the general before leaving?"

"Yes... yes!!! If you don't say you are alone, you forgot! Come on! Come on!" The silly prince was touched by an elbow at this time before he realized it, and quickly raised his hand to let the earlier waiter People outside the hall slowly stepped forward to salute.

"Everyone standing in front of Zhuqing today is a member of the East Palace. It is just the time when the father and the emperor's beloved minister are overjoyed, so... I ordered him to dance for fun. I hope that the two of you will help each other, and the white head will come. old."

If this remark is put under the scene of harmony and music, there will be no problem at all.But right now the bridegroom is struggling alone, but Dingnanhou is nowhere to be seen, and his life and death are uncertain.No matter how it sounds, it is a kind of irony.

"Your Highness, this is a place to smash your ministers, right? Who is related to the sudden disappearance of Marquis Dingnan... I think you know it well."

"Isn't it because he disobeyed the imperial edict and went out of the city privately, which caused trouble for the upper body? It made you a clever mouth, and you are used to turning black and white. No wonder you can coax father to look at you a few times."

The prince stood side by side with Chu Linqiu, seemingly indifferent, but his palms covered in his sleeves were already sweating.

Because it was indeed he who sent someone to intercept Xiao Cen on his way back to the palace, trying to prevent him from being able to make the ceremony in time for the auspicious time, thus unknowingly disturbing the marriage.In this way, not only can you see Chu Linqiu's jokes, but also use the assassin with the pattern of "flying eagle" to make the two people suspicious of each other, and the relationship has dropped to a freezing point.

Wouldn't it be fun to kill two birds with one stone?

However, what he never expected was that this person surnamed Chu not only saw through his plan at a glance, but also calmly announced it.

Prince Qi stood with him, always feeling that he was being watched by a wolf, and before he knew it, his yellow shirt was already drenched with sweat.

"Niu Shang, now that the day is beautiful and beautiful, let's enjoy the wonderful dance. As for the other things... let's talk about it another day."

Having said that, these dancers in the courtyard are indeed of extraordinary ability, their every movement and stillness, every firmness and softness are just right, and supplemented by the sound of war drums as fast as torrential rain, it makes people feel like they are on the battlefield for a while. .This scene made the literati present feel blood rushing to their foreheads, let alone the generals.Some people couldn't hold back their excitement for a long time, so they broke the wooden branches and ran to the yard to dance with them.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not stop him when he saw this, but pointed at one of them and said with a smile, "Look at them, they are already completely drunk before they have even touched a drop of wine!"

"These guys must have itchy hands, and it's good to have a dry addiction."

As soon as the words fell, the dancer, who was spinning continuously in the encirclement circle, broke through many obstacles and raised his sword to stab Chu Linqiu straight.At first, everyone thought it was a planned move, so they didn't stop it, but clapped their hands and applauded.