Si Tian Guan

Qu Shenzhou spoke with conviction, even Liu Chongming's calculations were strong, but he still couldn't stand it, and his ears were weak.

Just being bewitched by people like this, he asked people to talk around Pan He specifically, wanting to sell Jingshan's iron ore, but he didn't expect Pan He to be so impatient, and he came to the door earlier than expected.

"A lot of people have come to ask, but they haven't decided yet."

Seeing Pan He's joyful and greedy look, he knew that the deal was considered a success.

"Your Majesty, you... offer a price, our family happens to have some spare money..."

"Eunuch Pan is out of touch. Of course, the price of our friendship is easy to negotiate. It won't cost you much."

Liu Chongming casually tapped on the railing.

"But there is one thing that needs to be informed to the father-in-law first, so that the father-in-law can buy according to his measurements, so that the father-in-law does not think that I have covered up my ugliness."

Pan He hurriedly replied: "Don't dare, please tell me, my son."

"There is a river under the mine. Although it looks wide, it is not deep. The slag after smelting cannot be dumped into the river nearby. Otherwise, the rainy season will come and the river will flood. It will take a lot of labor to transport it out. , It was this troublesome experience that made me want to change hands and leave."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's just a few more trips." Pan He heaved a sigh of relief, and he still regarded it as a big deal: "Manpower is not a problem, I am not afraid to teach the prince to know that I bought some lowly slaves a few days ago, and they are very decent. It doesn’t matter if you run a few more times.”

"Okay then, my father-in-law will be free some other day, please come to the mansion to talk about it."

Pan He was overjoyed and walked away gratefully.

Liu Chongming looked at his back, not knowing whether it was happiness or worry.

If he is happy, he should also be happy that Shen Zhou is at home, but he has no plans for the outside world.

If you talk about worry, every time Qu Chenzhou said it, it means that he has gone on the wrong path before, and it means that from now on he has to follow Qu Shenzhou's guidance.

But until now, he is still not sure who Shen Zhou Lian Qu is, so he is being led by the nose.

He was melancholy, and from the corner of his eyes, he saw a few vague shadows at the door of the Moon Cave, and someone came over. He didn't have the intention to flirt with others, and planned to turn around and enter the door to avoid it, but when he saw the person coming, he took the initiative to go down the stairs to meet him. up.

"I have seen Concubine Xian, and His Highness the Seventh Prince."

Seeing him coming, the beauties in palace costumes who were surrounded in the middle also stood still and stretched out their hands to help him up: "You are very polite, are you here to visit the imperial concubine today?"

"Yes, my sister is accompanying the emperor to meet the Empress Dowager, so I will wait here." Liu Chongming stretched out a hand for Concubine Xian to rest on: "Your Majesty, do you want to sit down and rest?"

"My body is much better now, how can I be so delicate," Concubine Xian said with a smile: "I also want to thank you for the ginseng you found last time, which cost you a lot."

"Your Majesty said that, I'm offended. It's just ginseng. As long as it is good for your body, I will pay more attention to it next time."

"Good boy, you and the imperial concubine are equally enthusiastic." Concubine Xian looked at the young man who had been supporting her all the time: "When you were young, you often played together. Do you move around a lot now? I am also sick and weak. I didn't ask much."

The young man beside her looked indifferent, except for a slight nod to Liu Chongming at the beginning, and never said a word. When asked at this time, he simply replied: "No."

Liu Chongming quickly replied: "Your Highness is busy with official duties, unlike me, who is just idle all day long, so naturally he can't be like when he was a child."

"Chongming, if you call him that, you're out of touch." Concubine Xian smiled lightly and patted his head: "Just call him Jingchen as before."

Until Concubine Xian's mother and son left, Mu Jingchen didn't say a few words to him, as if there was nothing in his eyes.

Looking at the back, Liu Chongming felt that His Highness's temper was somewhat similar to Qu Shenzhou's.After thinking about it, he laughed again—why everyone looks like that little fox now.

Soon, a eunuch came to announce him to Qingliang Hall.

As its name suggests, the hall is surrounded by circulating water, which is extremely cool. As soon as Liu Chongming entered, he saw the emperor in casual clothes reclining on the couch, and Liu Qingru sat on the side, holding a bowl of fenugreek drink, and fed it spoonful by spoonful.

A sudden illness a few years ago was enough for him. The emperor was originally only a few years older than Liu Hou, but he looked much older, his hair was half gray, and his eyes were cloudier than before.

"Liu Chongming kowtows to the emperor, kowtows to the noble concubine."

"Come and sit, kid," Emperor Yu shook his head and smiled, and said to Liu Qingru, "Now that he's grown up, he knows how to kowtow with his accent, as if no one has seen him mischievous when he was a child."

Liu Qingru pursed her lips and smiled: "He is so old, if he dares to go to the house to expose the tiles now, he can't be as light as before."

"How old is he?"

Emperor Yu pulled Liu Chongming to sit down on the other side, and Liu Chongming hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I am eighteen this year."

"It's only eighteen. Let me tell you a joke. When Ah Zheng was, he wasn't as stable as Chongming. If you want to be strong, you'll cry when you lose a game, and even get angry with others, and go down from the roof of Mingyue Tower." Jump."

Naturally, Liu Chongming couldn't tell. The emperor told this embarrassing story about his father several times. At first, he was curious and asked how he lost, who he lost to, and who he was angry with, but the emperor just said that he didn't remember.

Every time he met his father, he suspected that the emperor was just making up, otherwise, how could the free, easy, top-notch and competitive "A Zheng" become so depressed.

Liu Qingru twirled a hawthorn and fed it to Emperor Yu: "Your Majesty, don't praise him for his prudence. What if he jumps down from Mingyue Tower tomorrow after following his example?"

"Then I'll go and see the excitement." Emperor Yu chatted with the two of them, took out a string of red sandalwood beads from his sleeve, and picked them one by one: "Chongming, what happened last time?" , have you figured it out?"

What I mentioned last time was naturally about becoming an official.

Liu Chongming got up immediately, and knelt down in front of the steps again: "Your Majesty, I... want to go to Dali Temple, the Department of Criminal Justice."

Emperor Yu's hand holding the Buddhist beads stopped for a moment, then touched the top of his head again: "You still can't let go of Qingyan's matter... I originally wanted you to go to the Imperial Academy to do editorial work, and in the future, you will go to the Ministry of Education."

Liu Qingru held back her dress and knelt down silently.

"You two..." Emperor Yu sighed lightly: "Forget it, just rely on Chongming. If you regret it at any time, tell me again, because I watched you grow up."

Seeing the brothers and sisters of the Liu family kowtow to thank them again, he thumped his shoulders, showing his exhaustion.

"Let's talk about it at the beginning of next year, let Chongming be at ease for a while. It's rare for you siblings to see each other—— Chongming, this is your fault. I let you come and accompany your sister when you are free. It's good for you to take care of her." I played by myself."

Liu Qingru got up and smiled and said: "The emperor can't blame Chongming, it's the concubine who told him not to come. The emperor has this kindness, and the concubine is very grateful. It's just that Chongming is getting older now, and it's inconvenient to walk in the palace. He often visits the concubine. Always unreasonable."

"He's still young, don't hold him back. When I call him into the palace next year when he becomes an official, you can see him again. Qingru, take Chongming with you."

Liu Qingru bowed and waved to Liu Chongming, the two retreated together and went to Lijing Palace.

The Liu family has a hereditary title and is an official in the court, not to mention Liu Chongming, even Liu Weizheng was a frequent visitor to the palace when he was a child, and grew up with the princes. Therefore, after Liu Qingru entered the palace, Emperor Yu graciously allowed Liu Chongming to often enter the palace.

Mrs. Liu has a temperamental temperament, and the children have not been too close to her since they were young. In comparison, Liu Chongming is closer to her elder sister in the family.

When he came over on weekdays, Liu Chongming would tell Liu Qingru his father's instructions, and the siblings chatted about homework and had a few rounds of hands-on conversations, and the time passed so quickly.

He never told his sister about the troubles at home.

But with Qu Shenzhou's enlightening words, many things in the past were strung together to make his hair stand on end. Now that he saw his sister, he even thought about whether his father knew about the situation of the Liu family.

My father has been immersed in the imperial court for many years, even if he didn't fully know about it, he shouldn't be ignorant of it, but why was it never mentioned to him?

The Liu family was caught in a dilemma, why did my father keep silent and accept it?

Many times, he felt that his father seemed to have left only an empty shell, and his soul was dying.

He was thinking about something on his mind, and a chess piece fell in his hand for a long time. Liu Qingru saw it, waved his hand to clear away the crowd, and tapped the chessboard lightly with the chess piece: "Chongming?"

"Sister..." The palace is not the place to speak your own words, Liu Chongming pondered for a moment, then asked with concern: "How are you doing recently, have you asked the doctor Xia to come often for pulse?"

Liu Qingru's hand was fixed in the air, and the chess piece fell crisply: "Chongming has really grown up, and he will care about people."

The soft words seemed to be no different from the chat just now, Liu Chongming's eyes flickered, and he looked down at the chessboard again.

"My sister is in good health, and the family members are naturally very worried about it. Seeing that it is going to heat up, it is most likely to suffer from heatstroke. Do you want to find more imperial physicians?"

Liu Qingru covered her mouth and smiled: "It's not so delicate, and the empress pointed out to me the imperial doctor Xia, and he has been with me for all these years, and he has always been very appropriate."

"That's good." Liu Chongming nodded: "I also have some doctors in my shop. If you are free some other day, I would like to ask Imperial Physician Xia to give some advice. It would be more or less appropriate to take care of my sister."

Liu Qingru put down the chess pieces and looked at him quietly, as if pondering the meaning of the words.

Liu Chongming raised his head with clear eyes.

"Sister, when can I be an uncle?"

Just like when she was a child, Liu Qingru gently stroked his fingers from the corner of his forehead to his cheek, and then gently pinched the tips of his ears with her slender hand: "Chongming, you have really grown up."

She hesitated.

She has been waiting for the following sentence in her mouth for a long time. This sentence is the hope of the Liu family, but it will also put heavy shackles on her younger brother.

"Chongming..." She said softly, "My sister is waiting for you to grow up."

Hearing what she said, Liu Chongming's nose turned sore, and he laughed instead, making Liu Qingru stare at his younger brother in wonder, and then laughed too after a while—her younger brother, how could she be someone who was frightened by just a few words.

Even what happened to the eldest brother back then, was not knocked down by the younger brother.

"It's my sister who underestimated you, and only thought you were a snot-nosed child who would cry every now and then." Liu Qingru pointed her finger on his forehead: "You have really grown up."

Liu Chongming's hands curled up under the table and then loosened, suppressing the bitterness in his mouth, messing up the unfinished chess game.

"Sister, when I was waiting outside, I saw Concubine Xian and Jing Chen."

Liu Qingru hummed, and said, "The two ginseng you sent last time made her look a lot better. If you still have some, get some more."

Concubine Xian had frequent contacts with the Liu family before entering the palace, and the two families had a good relationship, so she naturally had a good relationship with Concubine Xian in the palace, and this concern was genuine.

"Okay." Liu Chongming thought for a moment, and then asked: "Isn't anyone able to see anything about Concubine Xian's illness after such a long time?"

Concubine Xian has only one son, His Royal Highness Mu Jingchen, and it is said that something happened during childbirth. When Mu Jingchen was three or four years old, Concubine Xian suddenly became seriously ill and fell into a coma. Although she tried her best to save her life, her body could not recover , supported by medication all the year round.

Concubine Xian's natal family was supposed to gain power through Concubine Xian and Mu Jingchen, but because Concubine Xian was weak and unable to accept favors, she fell out of favor and fell into disrepair.

Among the crowned princes, Mu Jingchen was the only one who was not crowned king and was still called His Highness. Anyone could see that the Liang family was in decline.

"No." Liu Qingru simply replied.

Since the imperial physician said he couldn't see it, then he couldn't see it.

She looked up and saw that Liu Chongming couldn't hide her worry, and smiled sweetly: "Believe me, sister, I won't be the second Concubine Xian."

Liu Chongming was about to say something when he heard the sound of the bamboo curtain outside, and the court lady Mingzhu said softly: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Yu is here."

The two siblings went out to look, and it turned out to be Eunuch Yu who was beside the emperor, but he was in his early thirties, with a thin body and a pleasing and kind face on his face.

"I've seen Concubine Xian, I've seen the prince." Yu Dexi swung his whisk and was about to salute, but was supported by a maid at the side.

"Eunuch Yu has worked hard, but what orders does the emperor have?"

"Madam Lao asked." Yu Dexi turned sideways, and asked the little eunuch behind him to bring over the tray.

"The emperor is worried that the eldest son does not come to the palace often, and the empress dowager over there is also thinking about the elder son, and asked our family to send a waist card. The emperor specifically ordered that the empress do not stop him."

Liu Chongming happily stepped forward and took the waist card in his hand: "Sister, the emperor won't let you stop me this time."

"Little devil," Liu Qingru said with a smirk, "I will rely on the emperor and the empress dowager to spoil you."

Yu Dexi stood aside and laughed along, congratulated him repeatedly, and took his leave after receiving the reward.

The smile on Liu Chongming's face faded, and he looked at the waist card in his hand.

"Chongming, look," Liu Qingru tapped her waist badge with her fingertips: "After all, the emperor still wants to show favor to the Liu family, and the Liu family... will definitely not be the next Liang family."

The author has something to say: there is a sub-CP, but it will not affect the priority of the writing. Don’t worry if you are willing to guess who the sub-CP is now 2333. In fact, all the characters may have appeared, but it’s not ps: Jingchen He Fang Wuyang is not

Because of the crowning, I thought of the word at first, and called it when I didi, my lips and teeth smelled sweet, but I have a fish brain, I have to rely on memos for ambush pens, think about it, or give up and cause trouble for myself