The Submissive Emperor

The third prince looked at Zhao Xi pouring down a group of people, glanced around with drunken eyes, and frowned slightly.

Holding the wine glass, Zhao Xi walked to Xiao Chengduo, "Your Highness has drunk too much, why don't you help His Highness go down and blow some air?"

Xiao Chengduo pushed away Luo Pei who fell into his arms, got up unsteadily, and followed Zhao Xi to the balcony of the restaurant.

The summer night was not cool at all, Xiao Chengduo stood by the railing, after the wind blew, he was still a little unconscious.

"Your Highness said, if I push you down from here now, will anyone know?" Zhao Xi approached with a smile, and pointed to the dark alley downstairs.

Xiao Chengduo looked down, couldn't help shivering, and stared at Zhao Xi vigilantly, "So many people are watching tonight, do you think you can escape?"

"It's just a joke," Zhao Xi pouted, confirming that the third prince is not someone with a lot of courage, "Ming people don't say dark words, I actually came to see His Highness specially today, because I heard that His Highness is going to marry A minister as a wife?"

The third prince was startled, looked left and right, but he was relieved when no one heard him.

"The situation in the court also understands that your Highness will succeed sooner or later. There is no need for the help of my Zhao family, and I don't want to ruin my future." Zhao Xi blinked, moved closer, and said in a low voice, "I Can help His Highness achieve his wish, can His Highness guarantee the glory of the first minister?"

Xiao Chengduo frowned, "I don't know what you're talking about." To achieve what you want is to get the crown prince, isn't this nonsense?Especially in front of the Chen family's rivals - the Zhao family.

"Your Highness, don't you want to get Lou Jing?" Zhao Xi looked at him, smiled very slyly, and said in his heart, "Don't blame me, Lou Da, I just betrayed you, it's not really a betrayal"...

Lou Jing?The corner of Xiao Chengduo's eyes twitched, the position of crown prince was already in his pocket, but Lou Jing couldn't ask for it, so he suddenly became interested, "How are you doing?"

Zhao Xi chuckled, and whispered into Xiao Chengduo's ear.

The people in the room were drunk, some fell asleep, some were dizzy and couldn't take care of themselves, but the second son of the Luo family didn't drink much, he just pretended to be drunk and collapsed in the arms of the third prince, and when he was thrown aside, he fell asleep. Opening his eyes, he saw two people going out sneakily, so he quietly followed.

Lying by the window and watching quietly, he saw the two talking together very intimately, Luo Pei couldn't help but let out a soft cry, and quickly covered his mouth.

The room was brightly lit, but the night scene outside was dim. Zhao Xi naturally saw the people in the window. He fed everyone tonight, but he didn't feed the second son Luo too much. Looking at the third prince who was nodding in front of him, suddenly He smiled sinisterly.

The next day, there was a sudden rumor in Beijing that the third prince had a drink with many honorable sons in Beijing last night in order to select a concubine, and the original candidate for the concubine—the second son of Guangchengbo was also among them.

When Zhao Duan heard about it, he hurried back home, "Where is Master Ninth?"

"Master, Ninth Young Master is in the yamen." The housekeeper wiped his sweat. Last night, Ninth Young Master drank until midnight, and he quietly opened the back door to let Zhao Xi in. Could it be that Xiang Ye found out?

Zhao Duan flicked his sleeves and went back to Shang Shusheng.

"Left Prime Minister, the rumors in Beijing have been found out, and this is indeed the case," the official from Shangshu Province came over and whispered, "Should we..."

"Wait first." Zhao Duan waved his hand, and when he got off his job at noon, he went directly to the Imperial Academy, brought Zhao Xi up, and reprimanded him.

"Second Uncle and His Royal Highness the King of Min have a plan, I'm just giving you an excuse." Zhao Xi refused to accept, rubbing his twisted ear.

"If you act like this, don't you overwhelm the snake." Zhao Duan said bitterly.

"No, the third prince will never suspect that I passed it on." Zhao Xi sneered, when he saw Luo Pei last night, he told Xiao Chengduo in a low voice not to look back, because the second son of the Luo family was eavesdropping, besides His "deal" with the third prince will certainly not make him suspicious.

At this point, Zhao Duan sighed, told Zhao Xi not to make any more messes, and returned to Shangshusheng decisively.

The next day, the imperial censor impeached him, saying that the third prince coveted the position of crown prince and met with the candidate for the crown prince in private.

Emperor Chunde was very displeased when he heard the words, and ordered someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.

After investigation, it was found that the third prince actually met many honorable children in the capital in Zuixianlou, and everyone was drunk, and Xiao Chengduo even hugged and hugged the second son of the Luo family, looking intimate.

"You are more than successful than you are!" Concubine Chen Gui was so angry that she almost lost her breath when she heard the news. The selection of the crown prince was just her private plan to coerce the Zhao family into their use, but this was a matter of determination. Can't take it out and say it, this is a big taboo of Emperor Chunde.

"Mother and concubine, it's the rumors that the Luo family wanted to cling to me and deliberately spread!" Xiao Chengduo was also very angry, and all the good feelings for Luo Pei disappeared.

Chen Guifei frowned upon hearing this, "How do you know it wasn't the Zhao family boy who framed you?"

"He won't," Xiao Chengduo was very confident, "he has already promised, as long as I promise him a high official and rich salary, the Zhao family will not become our resistance to the establishment of the crown prince." You know, the Zhao family has no imperial concubine, three generations of pure ministers Well, they will be loyal to whoever is the monarch. As long as he can become the prince, the Zhao family will naturally be used by him, and there is no need to demolish the table like this.

"Whether he does it or not, we might as well..." A cold light flashed in Chen Guifei's eyes.

"No! If it is said that this matter was done by the Luo family, it can be said that they are greedy for wealth and wronged their son; if it is the Zhao family, this matter will not end well!" Xiao Chengduo immediately stopped him, not allowing his mother and concubine to blame the matter. To Zhao Xi, you know, Zhao Xi is not willing to marry him at all. Once Concubine Chen Guifei pushes this matter to Zhao Xi, the emperor will probably point Zhao Xi to him as the crown princess in order to cover up his embarrassment. I will never get Lou Jing again!He is still waiting for the plan that Zhao Xi said!

"You are right." Chen Guifei calmed down, the most important thing now is to get the third prince out of this matter, and immediately called the maid to come, filled a pot of medicinal wine, and went to the Panlong Hall to meet Emperor Chunde.

Rongcheng, Fujian Prince's Mansion.

The southeast is hot all year round. When building the Minwang Mansion, the most important thing was to build a large ice cellar to ensure that His Royal Highness the Minwang would not lack ice all year round.

Lou Jing lay on the bamboo bed, hugged Xiao Chengjun's waist, and there was an ice basin next to it, Le Xian took a fan, and slowly fanned it on one side of the ice basin, sending the cold fan to the side of the bamboo bed.

Xiao Chengjun looked at the letter in his hand, from time to time he twirled the lychees that had been shelled in the ice, and fed them to Lou Jing's mouth, "It's very lively in Beijing these days, but Nine Girls can make a fuss."

"Ahem..." Lou Jing almost choked upon hearing the word "nine girls".

Xiao Chengjun smiled slightly, "Now is the time." After finishing speaking, Anshun got a pen and paper and wrote a reply to Zhao Duan.

Originally, Zhao Duan's attitude was ambiguous, and he was only willing to help him secretly, Xiao Chengjun never forced him, but after this battle, the Zhao family was completely forced to the table.

Lou Jing sat up and lay on Xiao Chengjun's back to watch him write.

When I was playing around, I heard someone outside the door calling, saying that the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs asked to see me.

Xiao Chengjun raised his eyebrows, asked him to wait for a while, and continued to write the reply leisurely, and asked Lu Zhao to pass it to the Zhao family who came to deliver the letter, "Does your brother have a letter recently?"

Lu Zhao's elder brother was serving as a military counselor in Jiangzhou, and Xiao Chengjun asked him to keep an eye on the governor of Jiangzhou.

"Returning to Your Highness, Lu Xin, the governor of Jiangzhou, opened a warehouse to release grain. Those refugees have been resettled, but the farmers in the four northern counties have been ruined. There is no grain in the warehouse during the summer harvest. Lu Xin deducted half of the grain and grass in the Jiangzhou military camp. It will be distributed when there is a famine in winter." Lu Zhao replied.

Lou Jing frowned, "So, he doesn't intend to give the food and grass of the four southern counties?"

Xiao Chengjun nodded to let Lu Zhao go down, and patted Lou Jing's head, "The river in Qingzhou has not been repaired yet, and Shen Lian was afraid that the imperial envoy would find out, so he insisted on not allowing the refugees to go back. It's good that Lu Xin can help the people, if there is not enough food and grass , I’ll make it up to you.”

Xiao Chengjun looked at it from the emperor's point of view, it doesn't matter where the money is spent, as long as the matter can be resolved.

"No, if he hadn't insisted on suppressing the bandits and resettled the refugees earlier, why did he come to this? If he wants to supply the refugees, he should pay the money himself. Why should I be deducted!" Lou Jing said dissatisfiedly, "Don't meddle in this matter, I'm going to make that old boy pay me back my food by pawning my pants."

Xiao Chengjun shook his head helplessly, left him alone, and asked Anshun to call the Minister of the Household Department to come in.

Hubu Shangshu dared not speak for several days because of his stupid idea two days ago, racking his brains to please the King of Fujian so that he could expose the incident of the previous days.

The inner room with the tall roof is cool and cool, His Royal Highness King Min is sitting on the soft couch, holding his male pet in his arms...

The Minister of the Household Department was stunned. The officials in Rongcheng have seen it clearly these days. The man His Royal Highness King Min brought back from the sea is very beautiful and is very favored. The prince spends the rest of the time with this man except for discussing matters in the morning. Pet.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Chengjun asked casually, and raised his hand to feed Lou Jing a lychee. It turned out that the two of them had had enough of sneaking around in the capital. If Emperor Gao is far away today, there is no need to hide it anymore.

"The minister has important matters to discuss..." Hubu Shangshu glanced at the person in Xiao Chengjun's arms, and the meaning was self-evident.

Lou Jing raised her eyebrows and said obediently, "Your Highness, then I will go down first." Before Xiao Chengjun opened his mouth, he retreated respectfully, turned around and went behind the screen, and continued to eat lychees.

The Hubu Shangshu didn't know that there was no way out behind the screen, there was only a chair for changing clothes, and he said confidently, "I discussed with the Rites Shangshu, and selected a few beauties from the nine counties of Fujian Province to present to the prince."

Xiao Chengjun's forehead twitched, and his face darkened immediately.

However, the Minister of the Household Department didn't know how to read people's faces, so he said to himself, "This time, the custodian is satisfied." As soon as the words fell, three young men in light clothes were ushered in. The golden bells jingle as they walk.

Xiao Chengjun's face was already as dark as the bottom of a pot, while Lou Jing behind the screen turned around with a flat expression, picked up the Scarlet Heaven Sword hanging on the wall, and kicked the screen away.