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The crown prince came back from his highness Wenhua's studies one day, and he ordered someone to summon the newly appointed Zhan Shi Chengtang in Zhan Shi's mansion.

The majestic and magnificent palace under the clear blue sky, the exquisitely carved auspicious cloud brackets under the flying eaves and tiles, and the Jiaotu door knocker on the vermilion palace gate.Bricks, tiles, plants and trees are almost the same as the Eastern Palace more than ten years ago, but looking around, the servants and guards are all unfamiliar faces. I went out to greet you.

Tang Ci walked while thinking, but he didn't notice a little girl who was staggering over in front of him, her eyes were blindfolded with a black cloth, and she was about to reach the height of an adult's knees.

"Bang—" the little girl slammed into Tang Ci and almost fell, but fortunately Tang Ci responded in time and hugged her short.

Seeing this, the servant who brought Tangci in hurriedly shouted: "Little master, why are you blindfolded so well that you can't see the way. Come, this servant will help you take it off."

Without waiting for the servant to approach, the little girl took off the black cloth with great dexterity, and looked blankly at the strange boy in green clothes who was much taller than herself.Most children are innocent, and it is easiest to distinguish people's eyes and expressions, and judge whether they are good or bad for themselves. At this moment, she can't help but take a few steps back, her eyes are timid and fearful, until the mother's familiar footsteps are heard behind her. sound.

"Lin'an, you're messing around again." The Crown Princess Li stepped forward, bent down and hugged Lin'an, who was still in a daze, in her arms, tapped her forehead, and reprimanded her lightly with a smile, "Is the copybook that made you Lin'an ever?" I wrote it, and I will come out to play, be careful that tomorrow the teacher will check your homework and punish you."

Tang Ci bowed and said, "Minister Zhan Shicheng Tang resigned to see the Crown Princess."

Mrs. Li had already seen her from afar, but now she looked closely, and couldn't help but praise: "You are Tang Ci? You really look good, no wonder these servants in the palace like to pass around your collection of poems and essays, even those who can't read Carry it with you like a baby."

If the younger brother of the prince is still alive, he should marry a wife and have children now.Although the Li family and Lin'an in front of him are also his sister-in-law and niece according to their blood, but Tangci only has jealousy and hatred towards them, nothing else.

Tang Ci's eyes lingered briefly between Mrs. Li and Lin'an in her arms, and then said humbly: "The princess concubine is absurd."

Lin'an was very restless in her arms, different from the past, Mrs. Li gently stroked her back as a comfort, and said to Tang: "Your Highness is discussing matters with several gentlemen in the hall, sir, just go."

After passing through the veranda, Li looked down at Lin'an who was still in a panic, and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Lin'an wrapped his arms around Li Shi's neck firmly, twisted his small face together, and whispered: "Little brother... fierce... eyes..."

Such incoherent speech, Li Shi only regarded it as Lin'an's uncomfortable reaction to seeing Tangci for the first time. Although she thought that she was the only daughter under her knees now, she didn't plan to coddle her, and explained the truth one by one: "The one who just happened to be so tall Very beautiful elder brother, it was your grandpa who sent you to work with your father. You are the king and she is the minister. What is there to be afraid of? See you a few more times and you will be fine. You must not be cowardly and timid in front of others, you know? ?”

At the rockery, there was a waiter in green clothes who bowed forward, pouted his buttocks and muttered to himself, "General, I beg you, please eat some rice!"

He clasped his palms together to pray to God and Buddha, and then held a small wooden stick carefully as a sign of driving away.

Tang Ci faintly heard the sound of cries, so he turned into the cobblestone path to look, and sure enough, there was a beautiful clay pot in front of the waiter, with a big round head inside, eyes as black as lacquer, and pure skin color Although the crickets looked to be of excellent quality, they seemed to be a little sluggish at the moment, turning a blind eye to the crystal round rice grains and fresh ruddy shrimp meat.

"This is the Qizhou cricket that His Royal Highness sent someone to find this year. I heard that it is the most brave and aggressive. In a fight a few days ago, the opponent's cricket was bullied until it lost its arms and legs. Your Highness is happy, I gave it the title of 'Mighty General'." Seeing this, the servant who came with Tangci hurriedly explained, "The weather changed yesterday, hot and cold, maybe I gave this general The tossing is broken, and I haven’t eaten for two days. This is——His Royal Highness sent someone to try to coax it to eat, saying that it will be rewarded if it is well served!”

After listening to Tang Ci, he frowned slightly, turned around and left without comment, and the servant hurriedly followed.

Arriving at the main hall, there are already a thousand people in the hall, most of them are the staff and ministers of the Eastern Palace. Since they are planning affairs together, they are courteous to each other and even chatting and laughing, which reduces a bit of hypocrisy and arrogance.

Tang Ci first met the prince and bowed, before he could bend down completely, he was supported by the prince kindly: "Your Majesty Tang, you don't need to be too polite. Before that, Mr. Xing, the servant of the Ministry of officials, was imprisoned. Afterwards, you helped his family in private. It can be seen that your lord is an upright person. I am very relieved to hear this news, but I am sorry that the turmoil has not subsided at that time, and I may drag you down, so it is inconvenient to have too many contacts with you, but it will be much more convenient in the future."

It is still the words that come slowly, and it is still the demeanor of a modest gentleman. It is almost the same as the relationship between the few faces when giving banquets in the palace when I was a child. If it is different, it is just a change in body shape and posture. After the first acquaintance, Tangci felt a strange feeling in his heart after a long separation and reunion.

Her official rank is relatively low, and her qualifications are still young. When discussing matters, she just sits at the bottom and listens quietly, and does not talk nonsense to show off.

It was said that it was a matter of discussion, and the chat was almost done, so they talked a little relaxedly.When he heard that the two burly generals were asking the crown prince for advice on how to win Dou Zuzhi, Tang Ci paused while drinking tea and listened attentively.

"Gu only fell in love with this game last year, so I can't say I'm familiar with it. It's been popular in Beijing to play it in recent years. I heard that not only restaurants have rings, but also casinos have added new tricks. The servant came back from the private procurement and knew that the palace was colder and lonely, so he offered a few Quan to Gu Jin as a pleasure to rest. He is busy with government affairs on weekdays, but he really doesn’t have time to deal with them.”

Hearing this, Tang Ci swallowed the words of remonstrance that were on his lips again. Since he has not reached the point of playing with things and losing his mind, it is fine to think about it.

Yiyang Princess Mansion.

"Since last month, under the King of Lu, many civil servants and military generals serving in Beijing have been dispatched by His Majesty to places and even border state capitals for various reasons. His Highness blew a few words into His Majesty's ears, which is better than Yushi Admonishment at the risk of death is still very useful. However, King Lu also has eyeliner in the palace. Although it is not close to the imperial court, it is inevitable to find some traces after careful inquiry. He is not a person who is willing to suffer from being dumb. At that time, Your Highness..." Chi Liangjun stopped talking at this point, and looked at Yiyang very carefully.

Yiyang was practicing calligraphy, and she copied Lu He's model. Without raising her head, she snorted softly and said, "What can King Lu do to me? What grounds do I have for him to criticize? Even if there are, small mistakes are at most Confinement to copy books, can he still be allowed to be demoted as a commoner and sent to the high wall of the clan's mansion to save his life's heinous crime? Confinement, can the mansion still use knives and swords, and copy books..." Glanced at With Lu He's correct and standardized font, the delicate and handsome face and the shallow dimples on the cheeks when he smiled gradually emerged in his mind, and the corners of his mouth smiled, "Let Lu He copy it for me."

When Chi Liangjun heard this, his brows were filled with joy, and he wished he could go home and burn a few sticks of incense for the Buddha. Thank God for the presence of Lu He, the hard work of copying books finally fell on him!

"Speaking of Lu He—" Yiyang put down his pen, his brows frowning involuntarily, "Is there anything unusual about her parents coming to the capital?"

Chi Liangjun hurriedly replied: "The yard is all owned by his own family, and his words and deeds are all under the control and surveillance of the housekeeper Liu Ai. Hearing what he said, there seems to be nothing strange. It's just..." Chi Liangjun said to himself He covered his mouth and laughed cheerfully. It took a while to stop laughing, and said respectfully, "It's a nice house with three rooms and five frames. There is a vegetable garden here, a chicken farm there, and a mill to the east. , a loom was set up in the west, and couples who were over half a century old quarreled and quarreled from time to time throughout the day, as lively as a vegetable market, and Lu He didn't look like a child they could teach."

"Of course they didn't teach them." Yiyang suddenly felt stuffy in his heart, and felt a little empty. He couldn't figure out what to do, and his tone became low, "She has a private school Mr. I taught her knowledge since she was a child."

"Then why don't you also invite Mr. Lu's husband to Beijing?"

Yiyang shook his head resolutely and refused, and gave the self-righteous Chi Liangjun a look: "What do you invite? Her parents were invited to Beijing to check her identity. Why did you invite a private school teacher? Since he is a private school teacher, he must have other children on his shoulders." Don't disturb the important task of learning calligraphy."

Chi Liangjun lowered his head and answered yes, then looked at Mr. Yiyang and looked out the window eagerly. After pondering for a while, he reminded in a low voice: "Master Lu said yesterday that he will come later today. Why don't you pass on the lunch first, Your Highness?"

Yiyang's face was slightly red, and she immediately turned her head away guiltily and looked at the pile of posters on the table in dismay, and lightly reprimanded Chi Liangjun: "Speak up, I'm not waiting for her, I'm just looking at the few hibiscus plants outside the window flower."

"Yes, yes... My minister is too talkative..." Chi Liangjun responded obediently, but he muttered to himself: With your staring eyes, you still look at hibiscus flowers?Are you afraid of recruiting the Hibiscus Flower God?

Speaking of fate is a bit strange, anyone who looks at Yiyang now can no longer think of being with the domineering Yiyang who wanted to beat and kill Lu He at the beginning.Even though he always teases Lu He with ill intentions in his spare time every day, fortunately Lu He has a good temper and can be tossed about, after all, it is harmless. If we go back more than ten years, maybe they will be classified as the chief actor's feast to laugh at Yan Yan's little girl. Playmate, laugh it off.

As the saying goes, Cao Cao Cao Cao arrives.

After hearing the servant's announcement, Yiyang hurriedly sat up straight, coughed a few times, dipped the tip of the pen in ink, and wrote the post without squinting, pretending to be a hard-working and obedient student.