The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

As the night was getting darker, there were maids carrying lamp oil constantly shuttling through the night-melting hall, lighting glazed palace lanterns, and within a short while, the huge imperial city was as bright as day.

Xue Pan, who had slept all afternoon, finally woke up, looked at Tu Zhen who was working hard at the desk in front of him, a flash of uneasiness flashed in his eyes, and said slyly: "My lord——"

Tu Zhen followed the prestige, looked at the guilty Xue Pan lying on the dragon bed, sighed softly, and said softly: "Wake up."

Xue Pan nodded obediently.

"Does it still hurt?"

Feeling the coolness in his lower back, Xue Pan obediently shook his head again.

Tu Zhen sighed again, and asked patiently, "Are you hungry?"

Xue Pan hesitated for a moment, then nodded again.

Tu Zhen only felt a sharp pain in his temple. He took a deep breath and suppressed the outburst of anger. He asked in a deep voice, "Did the fall make you dumb?"

"No..." Xue Pan retorted in a low voice, peeking at Tu Zhen's expression with his face sideways, and asked cautiously, "Are you not angry?"

For some reason, because of this sentence, Tu Zhen felt wronged.It's just that he has surrendered to this unpredictable deep palace for many years, and he has long been used to covering up his true emotions.Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, his eyes glanced at Xue Pan, who looked anxious and somewhat expectant, and suddenly sighed for some reason, and said, "I shouldn't judge you with the thinking of a normal person."

"Ah?" No matter how much Xue Pan thought about it, he never expected to ask such a sentence.

"It's nothing." Tu Zhen shook his head, looking at the bewildered Xue Pan, a gleam of gratitude flashed in his heart.Fortunately...even after so many years, Pan'er's nature has not changed.

"Which... Your Majesty, have you had dinner?" Xue Pan swallowed, and persuaded in a low voice, "My Majesty has a lot to do every day, if you don't eat on time, it will be bad for your health... If your Majesty really has no appetite, why don't you eat some with me?" Bar!"

Still so two!

Tu Zhen looked at Xue Pan with a livid face, and confirmed again what kind of soft policy, what kind of relationship between monarch and minister should not be used on him, otherwise he would be pissed to death.

Immediately with a gloomy face, he said stiffly: "Chuan Shan."

All the eunuchs and maids were surprised that the Holy Majesty delivered the meal on time today.But most of them are people who have been in the palace for many years, unnecessary curiosity has long been killed.Therefore, he only watched the nose with the eyes, the mouth with the nose, and the heart with the mouth, and passed on the food according to the decree. He didn't look at the places he shouldn't look at, and didn't ask a word if he shouldn't ask.So when all the court ladies who set meals came out, Xue Pan was shocked to find that he was being ignored...

Staring enviously at Dai Quan who was tasting next to Tu Zhen, Xue Pan sighed twice, looked at Dai Quan enviously, and sighed: "That's good."

Dai Quan was baffled by Xue Pan, so he unconsciously slowed down his tasting.Glancing at Xue Pan, he found that he didn't respond.He picked up the chopsticks and stretched out the next dish——

"What a treat!" Xue Pan couldn't help drooling, and sighed again.

"Gudong-"

Dai Quan took a cautious look at Tu Zhen, wondering how he had offended the lord.Tu Zhen shook his head and said, "Don't pay attention to him, he's hungry."

Dai Quan nodded silently, stretched out his chopsticks and tried all the remaining dishes with lightning speed.After a while, he bowed to Tu Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to eat."

Tu Zhen waved his hand indifferently, and said to Xue Pan, "Can you come here by yourself?"

"It's all right now." Xue Pan said quickly.Le Diandian got up and climbed off the dragon bed, and walked over slowly while supporting his waist with one hand.Consciously sat down opposite Tu Zhen.

Tu Zhen looked at Xue Pan who was slowly sitting down at a long table away from him, and suddenly had the illusion that he was too far away.Immediately pointing to his lower head, he said, "Come and sit here."

Why didn't you say it just now?

Xue Pan's face was dark, and he secretly gritted his teeth and slandered, but stood up respectfully, slowly moved to Tu Zhen's side, and sat down.

His eyes swept over the several vegetarian dishes in front of Tu Zhen, and then at the delicious and fragrant meat dishes at the end of the table, his round face gradually grew.

Seeing this, Tu Zhen flashed a smile in his eyes, pointed to the lower head and ordered: "Give those dishes to Pan'er to eat."

Before the words were finished, Dai Quan actually started serving the vegetables himself.Xue Pan was taken aback by Dai Quan's action, and quickly covered the bone plate with his hand and said, "I don't need you, I don't need you."

I'm not Nian Gengyao, what's the matter if you pick up a chopstick dish?

It turned out to be disgusted.Dai Quan looked at Xue Pan in disbelief. He was the emperor's chief eunuch. He had been serving the emperor since he was the fourth prince. He had never served outsiders.Now he's actually turned down by a dandy who doesn't even have an official position——

Dai Quan blinked, a little sad and annoyed.But he heard the first apprentice Zhen Ming said with a smile: "You can eat at ease, I won't hold grudges for such a trivial matter."

This time it was Xue Pan's turn to turn pale.Immediately waved his hands in a hurry and said, "I didn't mean that—"

"Then what do you mean?" Tu Zhen tilted his body, and said to Xue Pan with a half-smile, "Did your father say something to Mr. Zhuang before going to Beijing?"

Xue Pan blinked blankly, and said, "Didn't you say anything?"

"Really?" Tu Zhen hooked the corners of his mouth indifferently, leaned down and brought his lips close to Xue Pan's ear, and said softly, "Didn't I tell you that your heart is unpredictable, so stay away from me?"

For some unknown reason, Tu Zhen naturally replaced "I" with "I".

Xue Pan didn't pay attention to this little trick, but the heat from Tu Zhen's breath made Xue Pan shrink his neck, moved his butt a little, and Xue Pan lowered his head and said softly: "This thing You don't need to be instructed by others... Besides, you must be respectful to the Holy One, and there must be no difference."

"Your actions today are called nothing wrong?" Tu Zhen was a little bit taken aback, not knowing what exactly was "wrong" in Xue Pan's head.

"That... please believe me, my lord, my heart is full of respect and fear." Xue Pantong said with a blushing face.Even though he had never seen him before, he still vaguely felt that his behavior was a bit embarrassing...

All right!Seeing that Tu Zhen raised his eyebrows irrefutably, Xue Pan had to admit dejectedly——his behavior today was really embarrassing.

The round bun's face was wrinkled into a ball, a pair of chopsticks poked the crystal elbow in the bone dish with some depression, and a slight impact sounded in the empty hall.Tu Zhen suddenly felt very relaxed.The warmth and ease that he felt in Xue's house six years ago slowly emerged in the depths of his body.The Leisurely that Tu Zhen thought he had forgotten suddenly appeared at this moment, making him feel as if he was going back in time.So he was bewitched and asked: "Pan'er, you—"

You won't betray me!

Before he could speak, Tu Zhen woke up abruptly.Pretending to cover up dry cough twice, abruptly changed the subject: "Try this vegetarian dish, it tastes good too."

Xue Pan looked at Tu Zhen suspiciously, and he felt that what Tu Zhen was going to ask just now was definitely not this sentence.But Tu Zhen didn't want to say it, and he didn't have the heart to ask.Seeing a plate of green vegetables in front of him, Xue Pan hesitated, and asked softly, "Are you sure?"

"It's fine if you don't want to eat it." Tu Zhen said, holding up his chopsticks to pick up a piece of shark's fin and crab yellow for Xue Pan, and said, "Try this!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xue Pan nodded, stretched out his chopsticks and put the piece of crab roe into his mouth.In the process of chewing, seeing Tu Zhen staring at him, he hesitated for a while, picked up the unused chopsticks and gave Tu Zhen a chopstick of green vegetables, and said in his mouth, "The Holy Majesty also eats."

Tu Zhen looked at the vegetables in the bowl in astonishment, hesitated for a moment, then picked them up and ate them.His eyes swept over Xue Pan who was concentrating on preparing the meal, and a smile flashed in his eyes.He simply picked up another two chopsticks for Xue Pan, and said in his mouth: "Don't just eat the elbow, in fact, this fish is also very good..."

Xue Pan couldn't help paying back to the past...

So between you and me, the gap between the two of them for six years gradually faded away.Tu Zhen sat aside and looked at Xue Pan who was getting more and more relaxed, but smiled and said nothing.And Dai Quan, who was forgotten by the two of them, was huddled in the corner with chopsticks in hand... His job was robbed by the Holy One and Xue Pan, and he could only be left as a background board...

Happy to finish the meal.The two had some tea and rested for a while, then got up and walked towards Qiankun Palace.

Along the way, Tu Zhen reminded Xue Pan of the emperor's habits and preferences in a soft voice.Coupled with his expressionless face, there is an indescribable weirdness.

When they got outside the main hall of Qiankun Palace, they found that the Empress, Mrs. Xue and Baochai also walked in slowly.After seeing Tu Zhen, the queen bowed her body and gave a blessing, while Xue's mother and daughter bowed and knelt down, saying: "The folk women (people's daughters) have seen the emperor, and the emperor is blessed and safe."

Tu Zhen slightly raised his right hand and said, "Get up!"

The two stood up respectfully, and then looked at Xue Pan with worried expressions and suppressed smiles, thinking that they had heard about what happened before they came.

Xue Pan secretly rolled his eyes helplessly, then bent down to salute the empress.After some etiquette, everyone entered Qiankun Palace together.

The exquisite and luxurious glazed palace lanterns render the main hall as if it were daytime.A refined man dressed in a dark blue Sichuan brocade uniform half leaning on the kang, with a dragon and a phoenix badge, looks like it.Occasionally, a gleam of light appeared between the half-open and half-closed eyes.Although the temperament is gentle, there is a kind of majesty and solemnity that lingers around him, which makes people hold their breath unconsciously.

Opposite the man sat a middle-aged woman in a bright yellow palace dress, and two dignified concubines sat below her.Xue Pan didn't dare to take a closer look, so he quickly lowered his head, lowered his eyebrows and looked at the toe of the shoe.

Tu Zhen walked slowly to the front of the hall, bowed and said, "The son has seen the emperor father, and the queen mother has seen the two concubines."

"Get up!" The Empress Dowager said, looking at Tu Zhen lovingly.

The Emperor looked at Xue Pan with great interest and asked, "Are you that kid from the Xue family?"

Xue Pan and Xue's mother and daughter hurried forward and knelt down and said, "Caomin has seen the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"You are the son of Marquis Zhongxin, and you will inherit the title in the future. You don't need to call yourself a grassroots." The Supreme Emperor looked at the well-behaved Xue Pan on the ground, and smiled indifferently.

Xue Pan didn't react for a while, and said suspiciously: "Qizou the emperor, the prince of our family—"

Tu Zhen kicked Xue Pan hard and calmly.Xue Pan pouted his buttocks and glanced sideways at Tu Zhen, then sniffed aggrievedly.

Seeing this, the emperor suddenly hooked the corners of his mouth happily, and asked deliberately: "But the waist that was broken in the morning still hurts? Come, give me a seat."

"Thank you, the Emperor, for your compassion." Xue Pan thanked embarrassingly.

The little eunuch at the side moved a chair and placed it beside Xue Pan.Xue Pan looked at the emperor tentatively, and the emperor just smiled contentedly.He turned his head to look at Tu Zhen again, and found that Tu Zhen had no expression at all.

So Shane sat down carefully again.

After sitting down, he suddenly remembered what Xue Zhizhang had told him before.He hurriedly rubbed his butt forward, only making one-third of the chair.

The emperor looked at Xue Pan's small movements, and his expression became more and more joyful.

Concubine Min on the side looked at Xue Pan and covered her mouth with a smile.When the empress dowager saw her, she couldn't help asking: "Sister, what are you laughing at?"

"My sister just thinks that the young master's behavior is very similar to that of Xiang'er, and she misses her son for a while." Concubine Namin said slowly.Because the emperor's words just now undoubtedly flattered Xue Pan, so she followed suit and called Xiaohou Ye.When he spoke, he looked at Xue Pan with a natural and loving expression, as if he saw his son through Xue Pan.Although she was a woman who was close to forty, the concubines in the palace used to be seductive and had always been well maintained, so she looked like she was only in her early thirties.With a plump appearance and a delicate expression, the whole body exudes the brilliance of motherhood, and the amorous feelings at that moment caused the emperor to look at her frequently.

Concubine De's face quickly flashed a look of uneasiness, and she immediately said: "Xiang'er is reused by the emperor, my sister should be happy. What's more, the man's ambition is everywhere, so it's possible that my sister wants to arrest Xiang'er because of her own thoughts." Can't be around? In fact, I am very envious of my sister, after all, although Xiang'er is far away in the frontier, he still has a chance to make a contribution, unlike my Zheng'er, who is sixteen or seventeen years old, and is still confined in Beijing. "

Concubine Min subconsciously raised her head to look at the Empress Dowager, she pursed her lips and smiled, but did not answer.

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a while.The emperor squinted his eyes and leaned on the kang, the rosary in his hand rolled slowly.The empress dowager opposite him casually looked at her finger guard.

Xue Pan sensed the weird atmosphere, and looked at Tu Zhen in bewilderment.However, Tu Zhen shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately lowered his head, without speaking.

After a while, the emperor suddenly asked, "How is your father?"

This is asking Xue Zhizhang.Xue Pan thought about it for a while, and immediately said: "Father is in good health, and the food smells delicious. I just miss the emperor. Father often said that the days when he was studying with the emperor were the best. It's a pity that he has been far away in Jinling for so many years. I have always regretted not being able to serve the emperor in close proximity."

When the emperor heard the words, he also fell into memory in a trance.After a while, he sighed softly: "Time is not forgiving, 40 to [-] years have passed in a flash. I am old too..."

Xue Pan hurriedly said, "The Emperor is not old. This is because the grassroots know the identity of the Emperor. If they don't know, it's not right to say that the Emperor and the Holy One stand together, like a pair of brothers."

When the emperor heard the words, he laughed loudly.After a long while, he pointed to Xue Pan's head and said, "Wei Dao Zi Fei always mentioned you to me in his letter. Looking at it now, you really are a living treasure!"

Hearing this, Xue Pan immediately got up, bowed and knelt down and said, "Caomin, thank you for the title given by the emperor."

The emperor was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "What did I reward you for?"

"Living treasure!" Xue Pan blinked his eyes innocently, and said with a stern face: "Caomin often listens to other people's words of gold and jade, the emperor is wise and powerful, will he say it and deny it?"

"Hahahaha..." The emperor was coaxed by Xue Pan to clap his hands and laugh, and after a long while, he said: "It's exactly the same as your father."

Xue Pantian smiled and said, "Thank you, the Emperor, for your praise."

The emperor shook his head with a smile, and suddenly became interested and teased: "I have rules in court, no merit will be rewarded, if you want me to reward you, you must have some credit!"

"Isn't the Caomin the greatest credit for making the emperor laugh out loud?" Xue Pan said pretending to be silly.

"Just like your father, he's used to being opportunistic." The emperor chuckled and asked suddenly, "Why didn't your father go to Beijing with you this time?"

Suspicion flashed across Xue Pan's heart, and he subconsciously wanted to look back at Tu Zhen's expression.However, the sense of disobedience that suddenly rose in his heart made him forcefully turn his head, and he explained without hesitation: "Report to the emperor, because the whole family of the Zhen family wants to sell some shops and land that have earned a lot of income. The master of the Zhen family found my father On the top...Father delayed his trip because of this matter, so he couldn't go to Beijing with us."

A hint of imperceptible appreciation and relaxation flashed in Tu Zhen's eyes.No one noticed except himself.

When the emperor heard Xue Pan's words, he couldn't help but sighed, and said, "I think Zhen Yan was by my side back then. But in a blink of an eye, all the young people in the past are going to grow old, and the house is full of children and grandchildren. "

After sighing for a while, he asked again, "How is the situation of the Zhen family?"

What is going on with the Zhen family's deficit, the ruling and opposition parties are well aware of it.Picking up the driver four times, which time the money was spent was not like water.It's just that the emperor's money is spent on the emperor.What he enjoyed back then was his own size, but now the whole Zhen family is being blamed.It's a pity that he can't even say a word...

Xue Pan naturally understood what the emperor was thinking.Ignoring the old man's sighs, Xue Pan raised a smiling face and said happily: "Although it is said that the whole family is paying off the debt, it is just selling some useless land and shops, which will not affect daily life. What's more, Baoyu is now Now I have won the Juren—”

"Baoyu?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked.

"He is the eldest son of Uncle Zhen Yan, the eldest son of Zhen's family. His name is Zhen Yong... I heard that his name was given by the emperor!" memory.

"I vaguely remember that it was the last tour to the south! At that time, the baby was still in its infancy... and it became so big in a blink of an eye." The emperor recalled it with relish, and turned his head to ask: "You just said, Zhen Did this kid win the Juren?"

"He was the Juren in the middle of the previous year, and he will participate in next year's Chunwei!" Xue Pan replied with a smile, and then turned the topic to Lin Mozhi. "When we went to Beijing with us, we happened to meet Lin Zhuangyuan. He asked countless questions along the way, and he swore that Chunwei would definitely be named in the gold list every year!"

"Lin Mozhi?" The emperor also had a vague impression of this name.

Tu Zhen who was on the side immediately said softly: "It's the No. [-] scholar who was awarded the third prize in Chunwei last time."

"Oh!" The emperor suddenly realized and nodded, and said softly: "He is also a young talent."

"That's right! My master always said that Moji'er is much better than me. Our two apprentices are so different, one is proud of the other, and the other is ashamed." Xue Pan joked to himself with a smile.

The emperor chuckled, stretched out his hand and nodded Xue Pan's head, and asked, "You have a good relationship with the Zhen family boy?"

"We are bad friends who grew up." Xue Pan said with a straight face.

"The Zhen family is loyal and loyal. Although it is about the deficit...you should be more careful this time, Chunwei. If Zhen Baoyu is really good, you might as well promote him." The emperor turned his head and said to Tu Zhen.

Tu Zhen bowed his head respectfully.

The emperor nodded lightly, looked at the mother and daughter of the Xue family who were silent on the ground, and turned his head to give the empress dowager a flirt.

The Empress Dowager slightly curled her lips, and suddenly said to Xue Baochai: "You are the daughter of the Xue family, what is your name, and how old are you this year?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai immediately got up and walked forward.After paying homage according to the etiquette taught by the nuns before, he said slowly and unhurriedly: "Minister Xue Baochai, twelve years old."

Seeing Xue Baochai's actions, the Empress Dowager nodded appreciatively, and asked, "Then you will be thirteen in the new year, and you will also enter the palace for draft."

"Yes!" Xue Baochai replied with lowered eyebrows.

"You have learned the rules well, how many years have you learned?" the empress dowager asked suddenly.

Xue Baochai still replied calmly: "Father invited two nuns from the palace to teach Baochai how to behave since Baochai was six years old. Add to the confusion."

Concubine Min at the side also jokingly said: "This child is well-balanced, I think it's pretty good."

"How old is Xiang'er this year?" The emperor at the side suddenly interjected.

"Reporting to the Emperor, Xiang'er is sixteen this year. She is also an adult." Concubine Min's heart fluttered in a trance, and she said hastily.

"En!" The emperor nodded silently, glanced at the empress dowager, and did not speak.

So the Empress Dowager reached out to Baochai and said, "Baochai, right? Raise your head and let me have a look."

Baochai responded softly, raised her head slowly, lowered her eyes, and remained motionless.The empress dowager looked at her for a long while, and only felt that she had a good character and a beautiful appearance.After chatting for a few words, I tasted her open-minded behavior and being safe at any time.He couldn't help but nodded, and said in his mouth, "He's a good boy."

Then he turned to Concubine Min and asked, "What do you think, sister?"

Concubine Min had a three-point understanding when she heard what the emperor said just now.Now seeing the Empress Dowager asking her this question, she quickly nodded and said: "I think this girl is very nice... It seems like I hit it off."

When the empress dowager saw this, a trace of pity flashed in her heart.Originally, Xue's family was Zhen'er's cronies, so Xue Baochai should have been kept in the palace after the draft.Now being disturbed by the emperor, it was given to the pure prince for no reason.Fortunately, the relationship between Prince Chun and Zhen'er is the best... Besides, this daughter is no match for a boy.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager looked at Xue Pan without any trace.

Concubine De watched coldly from the sidelines, only feeling a burst of anger welling up in her heart.Holding Sipa tightly with both hands, he calmed down for a while, before he said to the emperor: "In a blink of an eye, Xiang'er is 16 years old. Zheng'er and Xiang'er are the same age..."

"Zheng'er hasn't entered the palace for a long time. I don't know what he's busy with during this time!" The emperor said suddenly with his eyes closed.

Embarrassment flashed in Concubine De's eyes, she quickly got up and said, "Zheng'er went to Jiangnan last year and hasn't come back yet!"

"The New Year is coming up now. I don't know if I can see him at the New Year's banquet..." The emperor paused, and said, "I haven't seen anyone all day, and he is busier than his brother who is fighting in the frontier." .”

Concubine De was about to explain, but the emperor asked Xue Pan again: "I heard that your master is the famous Confucian master Zhuang Shaoyou. So, your knowledge should be pretty good, too?"

Xue Pan nodded grinningly and said, "Report to the Emperor, I have read all the characters."

The emperor was speechless for a while, looked at Xue Pan for a while, and then asked: "Have you read the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Xue Pan cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "I just finished learning the Thousand-Character Classic."

"..." The emperor paused for a moment with the arm holding the teacup, and glanced at Xue Pan indistinctly, feeling that he didn't know what to say.After a while, he could only shake his head and sigh, "What a thick skin."

Xue Pan thanked him solemnly: "Thank you, the emperor, for your compliment."

The emperor looked at Xue Pan with a strange face, and said, "I am definitely not praising you this time."

"Your Majesty Qizuo, there is an old saying: A tree without bark is sure to die, a person is shameless, and the world is invincible. The emperor praised the grasslanders for being invincible, but the grasslanders are really terrified and unable to hold themselves..."

"puff--"

The emperor took a mouthful of Biluochun, and the empress dowager at the side quickly got up and wiped the emperor's mouth with a handkerchief, and she couldn't stop closing her mouth from ear to ear.Concubine Min, who was at the bottom, laughed straight away, and even Concubine De, who had always felt a little depressed, couldn't help but hook her lips. A room full of eunuchs and maids lowered their heads stubbornly, with strange shoulders. sensational...

After a long while, the emperor finally came to his senses.Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, pointing at Xue Pan and shaking his head, he said: "Sure enough, this tricky appearance came out of the same mold as your old man. If you don't let you inherit your old man's mantle, I feel that I am in a hurry .”

After finishing speaking, he suddenly raised his voice and said: "Decree——"

"Yes!" The chief eunuch Li Deyu trotted up to the emperor.I heard the emperor say slowly: "Paper and pen will serve you."

Li Deyu glanced at Xue Pan in amazement, and immediately went down to prepare a pen and paper, and saw that the emperor had written an imperial edict in his own hand, and handed it to Li Deyu, "Pass it down immediately!"

Li Deyu bowed his head in response, and walked out of the hall holding the imperial decree.The emperor said to Xue Pan with a smile that was not a smile: "Since ancient times, you are the only one who has been named a Marquis by telling jokes. You are indeed invincible!"

Xue Pan was still dizzy and didn't know what was going on!I saw Xue's mother and daughter bowing and kneeling to thank: "The emperor's kindness is mighty, Xue's Ming is grateful, long live, long live, long live."

Tu Zhen kicked Xue Pan hard again.Only then did Xue Pan suddenly understand and thank you.There are some upside-down words of thanks in the mouth.When the emperor saw this, he didn't take it seriously, but just watched it as a fun.

He is poor Tu Zhen who wants to support him today, and the hereditary position of the Xue family is just a planned thing.I didn't want to but was teased by Xue Pan several times and laughed heartily.It's been a long time since such a relaxed and happy atmosphere.It's just that after laughing, he will inevitably feel a little tired, so he immediately told Xue Pan to come in and talk to him when he had nothing to do, and waved him away.

Tu Zhen brought Xue Pan back to Qianqing Palace with a dazed face, thinking about exhorting him.It was just that after waiting for a long time to find that Xue Pan was not in the state, Sha Le could not help giving Xue Pan a shudder, and then said: "What is Sha Le?"

"I'm the young master now?" Xue Pan asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm very happy!" Tu Zhen couldn't help chuckling.

"Then is it my Guan'er University or Mo Zhi'er's Guan'er University now?" Xue Pan asked again.

Hearing Xue Pan's sudden question about Lin Mozhi, Tu Zhenqiang ignored the unease in his heart, and said with a smile: "The title you inherited is from the third rank. Ziyu is only a seventh rank...why? Suddenly remembered this?"

"Nothing." Xue Pan shook his head, but did not elaborate.He just asked with a silly smile, "Then what rights do I have to this title?"

Tu Zhen chuckled again, shook his head and said, "You haven't accepted the title yet! You have to wait until—"

Xue Pan's expression changed suddenly, and he said hastily, "It's better not to accept the title."

After thinking for a while, he glanced around and asked in shock, "Where are my mother and my sister?"

He suddenly smiled and teased, "I'm only thinking of the two of them now?"

Xue Pan was sweating profusely, "Where did they go, maybe they got lost?"

"Do you think they are all you?" Tu Zhen shook his head, and said to Xue Pan, "Mother and daughter Xue were invited to her place by Concubine Min. They said they wanted to talk to Baochai because they wanted to see Baochai's fate. "

Xue Pan only felt it was weird for a while, but he couldn't say it was tricky, he just scratched his head and said suspiciously: "Fate?"

Si Tuzhen didn't want to talk to Xue Pan about the emperor's carefulness.It's just that he is worried that Xue's family will get too close to him, which will affect his prestige.Therefore, before Xue Baochai entered the palace, she was pointed out to Tu Xiang, because Tu Xiang had the best relationship with him, and it would not arouse his great resentment.Second, the Xue family will not put all their attention on themselves, thus ignoring the emperor...

This kind of small trick has been staged from time to time since the beginning of Tuzhen's accession to the throne.Tu Zhen has long been used to it.He simply resorted to tricks, catering to the emperor's preferences and stripping off his truly trusted ministers. It would be even better if he could get some benefits along the way...

Xue Pan on the side looked at the thoughtful and silent Tu Zhen, and tilted his head inexplicably.

……

The Xue family of three finally left the palace before the ban.At this time, the news that the Xue family won the favor of the emperor and was inherited the title of Grace also spread quickly.When everyone returned to Rongguo Mansion in the carriage Shi Shiran in the palace, they saw the chariots and horses of Nan'an Palace piled up at the door from a distance. , and ended up becoming a drowned rat. Now, it’s not that I’m not being sympathetic..."