bastard returns

That's right, although your behavior is very annoying, you can be regarded as a bit clever in it, and it's okay for the old man to accept you reluctantly. "

Tian Buwei thought that Ning Yuan was determined to hit this idea, so many people tried their best to please him, didn't they all want to become his disciples, but compared to those foolish people, smart people like Ning Yuan Not often.

"I'm sorry Mr. Tian, ​​the student didn't mean that." But Ning Yuan's blurted words made Tian Buwei stunned.

Tian Buwei blinked, and said in disbelief: "Hey, you better not put on airs in front of me, and don't play those tricks of playing hard to get, the old man is willing to take you into his family just because he is in a good mood. After this, even if you go to the old man's house to apologize, the old man won't look at you more, believe it or not?"

"Master Tian, ​​I'm afraid that Ning Yuan really has no way to agree to you." Xu Jing'an wiped the sweat from his forehead, "This child has already been accepted as a closed disciple by Master Gao Yugao."

Based on the relationship between Gao Yu and Xu Jingan, as soon as Gao Yu brought Ning Yuan into his family, Xu Jingan, who is a senior student of the Confucian Academy, knew about it, but it was troublesome, and he never publicized the matter, so people who knew few.

Tian Buwei's face immediately changed. He glanced at Ning Yuan in surprise, "What did you say? This kid is Gao Yu's closed disciple?"

"The student has indeed worshiped Mr. Gao as a teacher. The student can only apologize for Mr. Tian's kindness." Ning Yuan stood up and cupped his hands, "And the reason why the student did this was not to deliberately please Mr. Tian. It's just because Senior Brother Song personally told the students to serve willow leaf tea to Mr. Tian, ​​if there is any credit, it should be Senior Brother Song."

As soon as Ning Yuan finished speaking, not only Tian Buwei, but even Xu Jing'an's face became ugly.

There was a slight smile on the corner of Ning Yuan's mouth, maybe half a quarter of an hour ago, the two people in front of him would not believe what he said, but what about now?

No one in the world is completely immune to flattery, the key is to see if the skills of the flatterer can be photographed to the heart of the person being photographed, although this statement is a bit vulgar, but the truth is true.

Tian Buwei is also well-known in the Hanlin Academy, so Ning Yuan knew him in his last life, so he naturally knew that he had a throat problem, and everything Ning Yuan did was just a roundabout way, which seemed to be a trick Once Tian Buwei has decided in his heart that he is a person who suits him, then maybe what he said will be better than Song Lian in Tian Buwei's heart. Some convincing.

His current status is just a newly promoted Juren, and he has not been in the Confucian Academy for many days. Naturally, he will not know the taboos of Tian Buwei, but Song Lian is different. He almost knows the rules and preferences of all scholars. If Song Lian really He asked Ning Yuan to serve tea to interrupt Tian Buwei's lecture, but what he served was the willow leaf tea he hated the most, so what kind of heart does Song Lian have?

116 Song Lian's Distress

Both Xu Jingan and Tian Buwei have more or less heard about the various dirty activities in the Confucian Academy, but they didn't take the hearsay things seriously. Putting it in front of their eyes, the two of them felt something different in their hearts.

Although the official position of the head of the Confucian Academy is not high, it is a promising job. Almost all the previous heads of the Confucian Academy have entered various important departments, so many people stare at this official position. Song Lian's background was originally There is no way to take office, but one is because he was Tanhualang that year, and the other was also strongly recommended by Xu Jingan, so he was able to defy all opinions and become the head of the court. Did you slap Xu Jingan in the face?

"Senior Brother Song, did you really tell you to serve willow leaf tea to Master Tian?" Xu Jingan asked again in disbelief.

Ning Yuan said: "That's right, I think Senior Brother Song is also considerate of Mr. Tian's throat problem, but Senior Brother Song didn't tell me that Mr. Tian doesn't like willow leaf tea. I think he forgot it in a moment of impatience."

Forget, even this kind of thing can be forgotten, Song Lian hasn't lost all the matters in the Confucian Academy, Tian Buwei snorted coldly, stroked his beard and said: "The old man has heard some Gossip, in the past two years, there will always be some talented people who have been removed from the Confucian Academy for no reason. The rule is to use power for personal gain but it is really embarrassing for scholars, Master Xu, as a university student, don't ignore some dirty water in front of your house because you are busy studying knowledge."

Tian Buwei has always been outspoken, even though Xu Jingan's rank is higher than him, he blushed when he was said, and hurriedly said: "What Mr. Tian said is that this matter should not be underestimated, and it is true that the old man overlooked it. Handle it at your own discretion."

Tian Buwei nodded, then pointed to Ning Yuan and said, "You, send this old man out."

The moment the door opened, all the people waiting outside to watch the excitement rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

In their expectation, Ning Yuan, who offended Tian Buwei, would definitely have no good fruit to eat. He was afraid that he would be removed from the list immediately, and then pack up his things and leave crying, instead of being like this now, with Tian Buwei one after another, as if They walked out in a very harmonious relationship, and judging by Tian Buwei's expression, it seemed that he was...in a good mood?

Especially Song Lian, he had an indescribable expression on his face, especially when Ning Yuan turned his face and smiled at him speciously, besides being puzzled, he also had an unconcealable anger It came out from the bottom of my heart.

This plan should obviously be foolproof, what went wrong?

But before he could figure it out, Xu Jing'an's voice came from the room, asking him to come in and talk, he flicked his sleeves, thinking, no matter what method Ning Yuan used to save the day, as long as he was still in the Confucian Hall One day, I will definitely find a chance to deal with him.

It's just that Song Lian still doesn't know what's waiting for him next.

Later that day, there was a news that almost exploded in the Confucian Academy. It seemed that Song Lian, who was in charge of the school, had made some mistake, and was suddenly arranged by the university student Xu Jingan to go home and recuperate for a few days. Originally, Song Lian was in charge. Some of the affairs were handed over to the two assistant student agents, and that’s not counting. In a few days, snowflakes of love letters flew from all over Huajing to Xu Jing’an’s residence, all of which were from those who had offended him in the past two years. Song Lian, who was tricked by him to remove his name from the Confucian Academy, because of too many letters, Xu Jingan had no time to suppress the matter, and everyone knew about it. For this matter, the emperor even handed down a The imperial decree invited Xu Jingan to enter the palace for interrogation, and the first thing Xu Jingan did when he came back was to report to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, removing Song Lian from the post of head of the court, and relegated him to be the county magistrate of a suburban county in Songzhou.

Song Lian originally wanted to intercede at Xu Jing'an's mansion, but when he heard the news, all thoughts were lost, but he still didn't give up, and immediately found Changsheng Hou's mansion, asking Pang Qiushui for help.

In Song Lian's view, this is a very reasonable thing. The reason why he has fallen into this situation is to help Pang Qiushui. Pang Qiushui has no reason to ignore him. To raise the tone, as long as Chang Shenghou said a word, he would not have to go to Songzhou anyway.

It was a rare rainstorm in Huajing, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, a carriage hurried past, splashing water all over the sky and splashing on Song Lian's clothes, but he couldn't care less about it.

Song Lian now completely lost the heroic posture he had when he was in charge of the courtyard. The long gown had already been soaked by the rain, and a cold wind unique to late autumn blew through with the rain. He shivered violently, and his cheeks turned pale. , but still as if not giving up, he patted the people in Changsheng Hou Mansion: "Miss Pang! You can't just leave me like this, Miss Pang! I beg you, Song, please help Song!"

He couldn't remember how long he had been taking pictures, and he almost lost the feeling of his hands. The door in front of him was finally opened from the inside with a creak, surrounded by two tall nurses and two stout women. Pang Qiushui in Chinese clothes came out from inside.

Pang Qiushui was wrapped in a fur, her head was full of pearls and emeralds, and matched with that delicate and exquisite face, she looked very luxurious at first glance. The two women beside her held a brocade umbrella for her, The heavy rain didn't even fall on her body, it was completely different from Song Lian who was wet and shaking like a dustpan.

"Miss Pang!" Seeing that Pang Qiushui finally appeared, Song Lian almost burst into tears, but was immediately held up by the two guards, unable to get close at all, and could only cry from a distance: "Pang Qiushui Miss, please save Song Mou, Song Mou did all these things for you!"

"Master Song, why can't I understand what you're saying?" Pang Qiushui smiled, closed the neckline of the fur coat, looked down at Song Lian and said, "Did I ask you to do something?"

"Didn't you ask me to vent your anger on that Juren named Ning Yuan for you?" Song Lian was taken aback, "I have fallen into this situation because of this matter, I have nothing left, and I will be driven to Songzhou. Go to the side courtyard, Miss Pang, do you want to help me?"

"Master Song, I think you are confused, when did I let you do this?" Pang Qiushui showed a surprised expression, "How could Master Song pour such dirty water on me indiscriminately? How good it is to hear it!"

"You..." Song Lian couldn't believe his ears, "It wasn't you..."

"Oh, you said that day." Pang Qiushui interrupted him, "But I just remember that on that day, I really asked you, as the head of the Confucian Academy, to remind you of the lack of virtue. But you didn’t let you frame him in such a lowly way. Now there are so many famous Juren who have been famous in the Confucian Academy to write a letter saying that you framed them. Don’t you want to say that I ordered you to do it? Is it not possible? I am just a little girl, and Mr. Song is an official of the imperial court. Don’t Mr. Song find it ridiculous when you say this?”

Song Lian was taken aback by Pang Qiushui's words, and it was only after a while that he came to his senses that he had been tricked by this woman!He immediately rushed forward in a rage, trying to grab Pang Qiushui for an explanation, but Pang Qiushui had already said coldly, "I will enter the palace to accompany the Queen Mother tomorrow, and it will be bad if I catch the wind and cold. There is a lot of rubbish in front of the mansion, you can take care of it yourself, don't bother me, let alone father, understand."

The two guards said in a deep voice, but Song Lian was even more angry. He claimed to be a man of great talent, and he was called a rubbish? !Just about to open his throat to yell at Pang Qiushui's back, but his mouth was already blocked by a wet cloth. The two guards were not polite to him at all, they picked up one left and one right, facing his poor little body It's just an old punch.

Poor Song Lian, a scholar, who has suffered such a disadvantage, screaming with something stuffed in his mouth but can't yell, and can only suffer in silence if there is any pain. Occasionally, one or two passers-by pass by holding an umbrella, just thinking it is someone's servant People are teaching the beggar who has no eyesight, who would know that the man who was blocked in the corner with a black nose and a swollen face was once the incomparable head of the Confucian Academy?

At the same time, in the Book Pavilion of the Confucian Academy, a pot of tea was boiling hot, and two young men were drinking while playing chess.

"I lost." Ning Yuan dropped the chess piece in his hand, "Meng Shizi is superb at chess, I am really ashamed of myself."

"Why do I feel that Brother Ning is giving way to me." Meng Zhifan on the other side smiled and said, "Did Brother Ning think that if he lost a game of chess to me, he would be able to repay the favor he owed me?"

"Of course I can't pay it back. If Shizi Meng needs my help in the future, just say it." Ning Yuan picked up the pieces on the chessboard one by one, "I originally wanted to ask Brother Jing for this matter. However, he is not in the capital, and compared to Jing Guogong, which is quite prestigious among military generals, only Meng Guogong, headed by civil servants, can have such efficiency, and it has found so many candidates so quickly."

Meng Zhifan said: "Those Juren have always felt that they were wronged, but Song Lian took advantage of it, and there are some things that are not easy to put on the table. Someone has to come forward and twist them into a rope, so that this matter can be done smoothly. , I didn’t put in much effort, but pushed the boat along with the flow.”

After a pause, Meng Zhifan said again: "But brother Ning, are you planning to pursue Song Lian and stop? From what you said that day, the reason why Song Lian targeted you seems to be that someone else is behind the scenes."

Ning Yuan shook his head, "Of course not, but Shizi Meng has already helped me a lot, so I don't need to bother you about the next thing, I have my own plans."

117 Ning Shanshan Present

The matter of Song Lian caused quite a stir in the Confucian Academy, but because Song Lian has always been proud and unloved by everyone, the incident passed after two days of turmoil, but also because of this incident, Ning Yuan, as Gao Yu's closed disciple, was rumored to be involved in one way or another with Meng Guogong's mansion. Not only did Ning Yuan not be left out in the cold, but everywhere he went, people rushed to make friends, hoping Through his relationship, he can put the future at the bottom of the future.

For these people's politeness, Ning Yuan never showed embarrassment to others. Instead, he laughed tacitly. In terms of smoothness, he was much more familiar with people in two lifetimes, but Ning Yuan also felt irritated after coping too much. So in order to keep my ears clean, I didn't report to the Confucian Academy every day like before.

As for who made these things known on purpose, even though the other party thought they were doing it very covertly, Ning Yuan had vaguely noticed it, but he didn't want to expose it, because he still didn't understand the other party's purpose.

Meng Zhifan looks like a gentleman on the outside, gentle as jade, but Ning Yuan doesn't think he is that kind of simple high-school kid. To put it bluntly, the more scheming a person is, the easier it is for him to look like a spring breeze on the outside. Just like the encounter on the day of the lecture hall, Meng Zhifan may think that he made a very clean encounter scene, but even if there is a little bit of deliberation in it, it cannot escape Ning Yuan's eyes.

From the most simple point of view, as the son of the Duke's Mansion, how noble is his status, how could he remember that the concubine of the Ning family who only met a few times two or three years ago, condescended to say hello, It's very abnormal.Not to mention the kind "reminder" that the other party gave me next, and when I found him for help, he agreed without saying a word. Even this time, he deliberately released the news so that Ning Yuan could gain the respect of other people. Fan's every move made Ning Yuan deeply suspicious.

But even if he had doubts, facing such an overture, Ning Yuan had no reason to refuse. When he first arrived in Beijing, Jing Yi, the only friend who could be called a friend, was also thrown by Jing Guogong into the barracks for "experience". Since Fan offered an olive branch on his own initiative, even if his motives were doubtful, Ning Yuan took over temporarily. At least so far, he still can't see any malicious intentions from the other party. What is certain is that he just wants to sell favors to himself. That's all, as for what he needs this kind of favor to let himself do, when he takes the initiative to speak to himself, everything will be known.

Huajing is southerly than Jiangzhou, and it is only in the twelfth lunar month that a thin layer of snow falls. But for Huajing, which has always had little snow, just a little snow is enough to make people excited. With the coming of the first snow, The literati, poets and some arty dignitaries began to hold all kinds of banquets in their courtyards with the idea of ​​"auspicious snow heralds a good year", and invited all kinds of people to come to drink, have fun and recite poems.

On this day, the Second Prince's Mansion was also full of people. All kinds of luxurious carriages were parked in front of the vermilion gate. Qianmen Street, which has never been used by vehicles, was also covered with ruts, and there was no sign of the first snow. Mark of.

Another dark blue carriage painted with gold thread came slowly from the end of the street. The four horses pulling the carriage were tall and straight, with shiny fur, and they were very rare breeds.If such a BMW is placed in someone else's home, it may be necessary to set up a separate stable to provide it with delicious food and drink, and treat it as a treasure for others to see. However, the owner of the carriage is only used to pull the carriage. It is not difficult to see the power behind this carriage. prominent.

The driver who drove the carriage was also a man in his 30s, with thick fingers and powerful eyes. He looked like a trainer at first glance. With his whip dancing vigorously, he deftly controlled the four horses to stop in front of the second prince's mansion. Immediately, a servant came up to the carriage with a small stool and bowed to welcome the people inside to get out of the carriage.

As the curtain of the car was lifted, a young man came down first, with a handsome face and a tall body, a brocade gown was wrapped in a precious black tiger skin cloak, and his shiny black hair was only covered by a jade crown, which made him look very handsome. Graceful and graceful.Immediately behind the young man came a young man with a handsome face. The young man was not dressed as luxuriously as the young man, and he was only wearing a plain cotton cloak. However, the servant had sharp eyes and saw at a glance that inside the young man's cloak was a piece of cloth that was as bright as jade. The white gown she was wearing was made of nothing else but rare snow satin, so she immediately lowered her posture even more, thinking it was true, how could someone who was able to come in the same car with the nobleman in front of him be some unknown person.

The two entered the prince's mansion with a few servants one after the other. Meng Zhifan shouted back the servants of the prince's mansion who were going to lead the way, and then turned to Ning Yuan and said, "The servants of the second highness's mansion are always snobbish. Look, but seeing how he saw Brother Ning just now, it is obvious that the snow satin on you, Brother Ning, has bluffed him."

Ning Yuan shook his head helplessly. He didn't want to dress so ostentatiously at first, but Meng Zhifan came to the door in person and said that this trip was to the second prince's mansion. He still put on this snow satin gown, and thanks to Tang's skillful hands, he changed the long gown that had been cut off to a size he could wear.

Today the second prince held a banquet at the mansion, Ning Yuan and Meng Zhifan both received the post, Ning Yuan didn't want to come over, but Meng Zhifan couldn't hold back Meng Zhifan came to pick him up in person, thinking that since he came to Beijing, such a scene would be scary. No less, I can hide for a while but can't hide for a lifetime, so I also came, but because of the incident at Gao Yu's mansion last time, Ning Yuan more or less felt that Sikong Xi should be dissatisfied with him, but why would he give himself a lie? The post is somewhat intriguing.

Meng Zhifan raised his eyes, and moved behind Ning Yuan, a young man in a well-dressed suit with a silver mask above his nose, "But you, the guard, look very young and have a very good face. Usually follow you What about Zhou Shi?"

"With Zhou Shi at home guarding my mother and younger sister, I feel relieved. Little Xuanzi has been with me for some years, and he came all the way from Jiangzhou. Brother Meng feels that his face is raw, but he has developed a lot of rashes on his face recently, no I love to show my face." Following Ning Yuan's words, the masked boy nodded to Meng Zhifan and bowed his hands.

Meng Zhifan nodded, "I'm just asking casually. After all, the Prince's Mansion is no different than other places. After all, he is also the one who followed us in. Be careful." After speaking, he turned around and walked forward.

Ning Yuan glanced sideways at the young man beside him, raised his hand to stabilize the mask for him, and then followed.

Ning Yuan actually didn't understand why Nuxuan had to come to such an occasion. Logically, even for his own safety, Nuxuan is not suitable to show his face in Huajing now, and he obviously understands this. Where did he get some medicine powder, which caused many rashes on his face, and specially made a silver mask and put it on, begging Ning Yuan to bring him here.

Seeing that he persisted and hid his own appearance, Ning Yuan pretended not to know anything and agreed, but now, Ning Yuan couldn't help being a little worried.

The days of getting along with Nuxuan are endless, but sometimes Ning Yuan can't figure out what is going on in his heart.

The party invited by the second prince naturally had a lot of dignitaries. Ning Yuan followed Meng Zhifan and met many officials along the way. He almost walked a few steps to meet and greet them. After they walked around the garden in the front yard, he was ready to go to the back yard At that time, a handsome young man in white clothes and a lady in red clothes with outstanding appearance walked towards him.

The young master and the young lady are surrounded by a lot of servants, and their identities are also very expensive, and the road is not spacious. Since Ning Yuan saw them, they naturally saw Ning Yuan's side, but most of the eyes of the two fell on On Meng Zhifan's body, he raised his steps and greeted him. The young man in white clasped his fists first, "Your Majesty Meng, I knew that His Highness the Second Highness would definitely post a post for you."

Meng Zhifan also nodded with a smile on his face, "Brother Zhongkun, don't be in trouble."

Compared with two or three years ago, Ning Zhongkun hardly changed, and Ning Yuan did not pay attention to him, but lowered his head and quietly looked at the woman in red.

The woman's clothes are not complicated, her makeup is also elegant, but her facial features are exquisite. If an ordinary man sees it, she will probably be so surprised that she can't move her eyes. The woman may have noticed that Ning Yuan is paying attention to her, and she seems to be very used to being treated like this. The attention is normal, the sideways eyes come over, the corners of the mouth are full of flair, and the face is moved over.

"Sister She always said that she was suffocated at home. It was rare for the Second Highness to invite her, so my father asked me to bring her to get some air." Ning Zhongkun moved and let the girl out, "Shanshan, give it to Prince Meng quickly." Goodbye."

"Meng Shizi is well." Ning Shanshan's voice was as sweet as spring water, which softened the smile on Meng Zhifan's face. It is such a great blessing to marry a young lady."

"Meng Shizi made fun of you." Ning Shanshan bowed dignifiedly, then retreated behind Ning Zhongkun, Ning Zhongkun also laughed, "Grandpa likes Shanshan very much, and grandpa wants her to stay at home more Stay for two years, anyway, you are still young, and there is no rush to get married."

"Ning Guogong's granddaughter naturally has to find a good son-in-law, but there is no rush for this matter." Meng Zhifan nodded, and suddenly said: "However, I heard that the Fourth Highness came to the mansion to ask for a marriage, I don't know what to do. Is there a matter?"

Ning Zhongkun's face froze, and before he could speak, Ning Shanshan said: "Your Majesty Meng is joking, the Fourth Highness is so talented, how can you appreciate a vulgar fan like my little girl, it's just rumors from outsiders .”

Hearing this, Ning Yuan fixedly looked at Ning Shanshan's face again, showing a smile inexplicably.

Ning Shanshan's seemingly polite words really shamed Sikong Xu, because almost everyone in the capital knew that more than two years ago, the fourth prince, Sikong Xu, was appointed as an imperial envoy by the emperor and went to Yanzhou The mopping up of the horse bandits turned out to be more than a failure, let alone the horse bandits broke into the city, there were signs that the horse bandits had colluded with the people in the court, the emperor was furious, not only in front of civil and military officials On the other hand, he scolded Sikong Xu as an incompetent waste in the Golden Luan Hall, and threw him to the border to be blown away by an imperial decree. He didn't return to Beijing until last year in disgrace.

Originally, he came from a low family background, so he managed to help the emperor with some errands and still managed to make a mess of it. Since then, Sikong Xu's name of "embroidered pillow" has become popular in the capital, and Ning Shanshan actually said that he is "a talent of the heavens." ", this is obviously cursing, saying that he is a lazy toad who wants to eat swan meat.

118 Meet on a narrow road

Meng Zhifan also laughed, but everyone didn't point out this tacit matter, and Ning Zhongkun chatted with Meng Zhifan for a few more words, then moved his eyes to Ning Yuan, and said after a long while: "This The young master looks familiar..." Suddenly, the corners of his mouth froze, because he saw the snow satin on Ning Yuan's body, and inexplicably remembered the incident of the two wearing snow satin shirts together at the Huajing Spring Banquet a few years ago, his face was pale. Some are ugly.

"Cousin, I haven't seen you for a few years, are you okay?" Ning Yuan greeted him with a half-smile, then cupped his hands at Ning Shanshan, "Ning Yuan met my cousin."

Ning Shanshan looked at Ning Zhongkun inexplicably, and before she could send a message, Ning Zhongkun sneered first, "Young Master Ning, don't rush to get close, I heard that Wu Anbo has passed away, and the two young masters in the house are also After we separated, it is reasonable to say that you have nothing to do with our Ningguo Mansion. If Mr. Ning called me a cousin rashly, and let others hear it, they would think that Mr. Ning wanted to climb up our Ningguo Mansion like a dog. relationship."

Ning Zhongkun's words were full of sarcasm. He used to dislike Ning Yuan, but now he is a little impatient, and waved his hands in disgust while speaking.

Regarding Ning Zhongkun's attitude, Ning Yuan didn't see anything unusual on his face, and changed his words naturally, "Brother Ning said yes, I was the one who was abrupt."

Ning Zhongkun snorted, and seemed to have lost the interest in talking, and pulled Ning Shanshan away, Meng Zhifan looked at his back and sighed softly: "Brother Zhongkun has always been like this regardless of occasion. Duke Ning is extremely displeased with his temper, but he doesn’t know how to change it, and if things go on like this, it’s hard for him to say whether the next Duke Ning will take the position.”

Ning Yuan blinked, "What's the meaning of Brother Meng's words?"

"Brother Ning probably doesn't know yet." Meng Zhifan said: "Ning Guogong's son died early, leaving only a pair of direct grandsons and grandchildren. It stands to reason that the name of Ning Guogong's son should be inherited by Zhong Kun, but all these years However, the old Duke never asked the emperor for an imperial decree, not to mention Brother Zhongkun also has an uncle who was a concubine, and two brothers who were born a concubine. It is said that because of Brother Zhongkun's failure to live up to expectations, the old Duke had a plan to abolish his heir and establish a concubine, but it was the Duke's wife who kept blocking it, so it failed to materialize."

"Abolish the concubine and establish the concubine?" Ning Yuan deliberately showed a surprised expression, "This is unreasonable. I am afraid that the emperor will not agree to the request of Duke Ning, right?"

"It can't be said for certain." Meng Zhifan lowered his voice, "In the final analysis, how our current emperor came to the throne is something that everyone has tacitly understood. The so-called rules of concubines are nothing in the eyes of the emperor." After finishing speaking, he coughed twice again, "I was just joking, Brother Ning will forget it after hearing it, don't forget to take it to heart."

Ning Yuan understood and nodded tacitly.

Although the second prince was not granted the title of prince, the specifications of the mansion were all built according to the prince's mansion. Only after passing through five courtyard walls did the front yard enter the back yard. Along the way, Ning Yuan also learned from Meng Zhifan He heard a lot of gossip about the nobles in the deep palace. Meng Zhifan looked gentle, but unexpectedly he was a good gossip. Frequently amazed.

"It should be said that Concubine Yue and Concubine Shu were originally fighting against each other, but it is a pity that since Concubine Shu was dispatched for the crime of treason by poisoning and murdering the Holy Majesty, the palace has been dominated by Concubine Yue, and Concubine Yue seems to be with Concubine Yue again. His Highness the Fourth Highness is having some holidays, the Emperor has heard too much about the pillow, and he does not want to see the Fourth Highness even more. Now that the Fourth Highness has been back to Beijing for some time, the Emperor has never summoned him once. As a prince, he has been reduced to this level. It's also pitiful." The two sat down, and Meng Zhifan seemed quite sad, and took a sip from his wine glass, "A few days ago, Concubine Hui died of a serious illness, and there was a vacancy among the four concubines. From the top of the concubine Yue, by that time the concubine Yue will be more powerful, and the Fourth Highness is afraid that life will be even more difficult."

Ning Yuan knew very well why Sikong Xu had a feud with the concubine of the moon. Hearing from Meng Zhifan's mouth about the man's current miserable situation, Ning Yuan sighed on the surface, but was very happy in his heart.

There are a lot of tables and chairs lined up in the backyard. The second prince is still in the future, so most of the guests are chatting together. On the opposite side of Ning Yuan's table, another group of people came, with dark skin, walking with their heads held high. The one in front was Han Tao, followed by the Pang sisters and Lin Chong. The four of them were all dressed up very luxuriously, and because of Marquis Chang Sheng, the people around them all saluted when they saw them.

Lin Chong walked beside Han Tao, enjoying the feeling of being complimented very much. He was not qualified to come on such an occasion, but because both Han Tao and Pang Qiushui had received posts, he begged Pang Qiushui to follow him. Come on, there is only this one male in the Pang family now, even if he is a cousin, he is very precious, so Pang Qiushui is also in the mood, just let him follow Han Tao's side in a more disciplined manner, don't be too big or too young.

It was the first time for Lin Chong to come to the Prince's Mansion, his eyes were wandering around, and he felt that the maids who came and went were so pretty.Although this Lin Chong is young, but because of his excessive doting, he is not only a demon king outside, but also a sensual little prostitute at home. He has the same temperament as Lu Ping in Jiangzhou, and has already spoiled many maids who served him. It's just that the maids in Changsheng Hou's Mansion can't compare with those in the Prince's Mansion, not to mention there are so many noble ladies present, they just dazzled him.

However, he was still anxious for Pang Qiushui's entrustment, and he didn't have the guts to make trouble in the prince's mansion. His heart was only agitated for a moment, and then he settled down. Ning Yuan who was sitting together.

"It's him?" Lin Chong rubbed his eyes, he couldn't believe it, how could such a poor man have the qualifications to sit in such a place, but he would never mistake Ning Yuan's face, so he immediately took a step back and moved to Pang Qiushui's body side, said in a low voice: "Second sister, it's really a narrow road."

Pang Qiushui didn't understand why, until Lin Chong pointed Ning Yuan to her, she nodded reservedly, but said in a low voice: "It's so narrow, I won't allow you to make any trouble here, and it will be father who will be ashamed at that time." .”

"Second sister, can you bear this breath?" Lin Chong blinked incredulously, "Have you forgotten about Song Lian?"

"It's Song Lian himself who is stupid. As the head of the courtyard, he can't even deal with a single person." When Song Lian was mentioned, Pang Qiushui, who was originally calm, also had some gloomy eyes, but Pang Qiushui was very competitive. When she grows up, she will be able to do whatever she wants to do. She rarely fails. The last time she used Song Lian to deal with Ning Yuan, she was full of confidence. Even if Pang Qiushui didn't say anything about it, he was ashamed of it all the time, and naturally he had a lot of resentment towards Ning Yuan.

But so what, she didn't come here today to deal with Ning Yuan, she has a more important purpose, compared to that, a nobody like Ning Yuan can just get rid of it at any time.

Seeing that he couldn't say anything about Pang Qiushui, Lin Chong cursed inwardly, but didn't continue.

As the guests gradually arrived, the host of the banquet, the second prince Si Kongxi, finally arrived late. Perhaps because he was in his own mansion, he dressed very casually today, and after taking his seat, he frequently bowed his hands to everyone around him. , "I'm sorry, it took a while to watch a calligraphy and painting with my father in the palace, but it made everyone wait."

Si Kongxi is the most leisurely among the princes, the only thing he loves is poetry and songs, because calligraphy and painting are human nature, not to mention that no one present would be serious with the prince, and immediately followed suit to fight haha , but at the same time, many people also noticed the young man in long gown who came in with Sikong Xi.

The young man's expression was solemn, his whole person looked very serious, and his inseparable appearance with Si Kongxi seemed to be favored by the second prince. Some people who recognized the young man immediately began to whisper. Meng Zhifan also said to Ning Yuan: "It seems that His Highness the Second Highness is very fond of Xie Changqing. Not only did he invite him to be a guest in the house, but he was always taken with him when he went in and out. This kind of favor is unique among the group of scholars raised by the Second Highness. Yes, Brother Ning, believe it or not, in today's banquet, enjoying the snow is the second priority, I am afraid that the real purpose of the Second Highness is to introduce Xie Changqing."

"Being able to have a Bole who is willing to plan for himself like the Second Highness, Brother Xie is not only lucky, but also deserves the name." Ning Yuan nodded with a smile.

Meng Zhifan wondered: "