Startled Meng

The emperor didn't completely follow Concubine Hui's replacement of the second prince's trainer with Yan Cijing, but asked Yan Cijing to teach the etiquette after the second prince finished the trainee's class, so that he would not be so jumpy and could Just be as stable as the eldest prince.

The etiquette is complicated and boring, the second prince can't listen to it, and Yan Cijing changed the way to teach him, but he didn't get any results. At most, the second prince stopped calling him a god envoy, and honestly called him Mr. Yan.

After a few days, Concubine Hui felt that the second prince hadn't made much progress, and wanted to blame Yan Ci's lens, but Yan Cijing was hand-picked by the emperor, so it's not easy to blame, so she came up with an idea.

Since Mr. Yan is an official in Jiangling, he must be very familiar with the emperor's travels in Jiangling, so let's talk about it.

The effect is very good. The second prince loves to listen to stories. After class, he asked the emperor to tell him more about the old things. The emperor was quite satisfied to see him showing admiration. The scene of a loving father and filial piety made Concubine Hui smile Not from ear to ear.

Although Yan Cijing felt that something was wrong, the emperor had no objection, so he had no choice but to be a storyteller.

On this day, as usual, he told the second prince the story of the emperor finding a peerless calligraphy in Jiangling.

The second prince lacked interest: "Master Yan, this has already been said."

Yan Cijing said: "Then tell the story of the Emperor's subdued clothes saving the lost children."

The second prince shook his head: "I'm tired of listening..."

Yan Cijing said: "The lower officials read to the prince the poems written by the emperor in Jiangling back then?"

The second prince bit his finger: "I don't want to hear..."

Yan Cijing sighed, Meng Jingyuan was not so difficult to take care of when he was the same age as him, he said: "Then what does the second prince want to hear?"

The second prince said: "Yesterday, my father told me the story of his war. He only told me the beginning. I didn't hear the whole thing. Lord Yan, let's just tell this story?"

Before Yan Cijing could speak, he was stopped by the female officer behind the second prince: "Master Yan, please think twice!"

The emperor's war involved the old affairs of the court and the secrets of the court. It was too late to avoid taboos, and Yan Cijing didn't say much. He only magnified the emperor's achievements in defeating the enemy in the northern border and talked about the scene after victory.

Without the foreshadowing of ups and downs, the second prince was distracted, and lowered his head to pick the gold thread on his sleeve.

Yan Cijing took advantage of his distraction to drink tea to moisten his throat.

This is when Yan Cijing looked up when he heard the female official outside the hall say "Go slowly, father-in-law".

I saw the female officer holding the pastry standing outside the palace gate, facing a slightly lame eunuch.

Yan Cijing stared intently, all the female officials came in, and he was still staring at the eunuch who was leaving.

The female officer smiled and explained: "That is the father-in-law of the internal servant. He came to give the second prince a new coat for the winter. Don't look at him limping. He has done an excellent job. Even our concubine Hui can't make a mistake."

Yan Cijing came to a sudden: "So it's the father-in-law of the internal servant."

The female officer smiled and nodded, until the second prince called out and brought a thin and long gold thread to her eyes.

The female officer looked at the second prince, and sighed: "What a crime! This is the Shu brocade that my mother just got. She didn't even want to wear it herself. She gave it all to the second prince. Why..."

The second prince pouted and complained: "Itches..."

The female officer coaxed: "Embroidered gold Shu brocade is worn on the skin, but there will be a little thorn, but compared with the radiant color and the craftsmanship of inch-sized gold, it is nothing. Second prince, what you are wearing, but The first horse in the palace doesn’t even exist in the national treasury, it all depends on our mother’s father!”

Concubine Hui is the daughter of Yang Xun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and Yang Xun actually has a merchant's request?And this Shu brocade is clearly from the southern land...

After staying for two hours, the second prince cried out that he was hungry, and was not satisfied with the tea and cakes brought by the female officer. He ran around the hall, but Yan Cijing couldn't sit still, so he got up and followed the second prince out the door.

Outside the hall, the guards were protecting King Rui's wheelchair to prevent the second prince from colliding with him.

Yan Cijing hurriedly saluted: "King Rui."

The second prince called out crisply: "Uncle Emperor!"

"Hey! Please get up quickly, Master Yan is also free."

When winter came, King Rui's complexion became even worse, his body was as thin as a cloud that would be blown away at any time, and the color of his lips was not healthy rosy, but dark red from coughing.

The second prince pulled King Lalari's sleeves and asked, "Is the uncle coming to the palace to see the father?"

King Rui nodded and said with a smile: "I've already seen it. I remembered the scene of studying with your father in the palace when I was a child, so I asked someone to recommend me to take a look."

He also said to Yan Cijing: "Just now I heard Lord Yan talking about the old things about the emperor's travels abroad. I heard that this king is very envious. Traveling to this king is a pity that is difficult to achieve in a lifetime. Cough cough—— "

King Rui's health is so poor that he can't even leave Yecheng, and he can barely survive by discussing medicine with the imperial doctor. Riding a horse for fun is unthinkable. There will be gusts of wind blowing outside the hall, coughing again, and the guards Quickly pushed him away.

Yan Cijing sent King Rui respectfully, looked up and saw a hand stove left on the spot, quickly picked it up and chased after it.

King Rui took the stove, smiled gratefully, and said:

"Master Yan is an official in Jiangling, there must be a lot of adventures. The king is recuperating in the mansion all the year round, which is extremely boring. If Lord Yan is free, come to the mansion and tell me about the scenery in the south."

Strictly speaking, the mirror stepped down and watched King Rui leave.

After leaving the palace gate, Yan Cijing saw a carriage driving towards him from a distance, and the driver was not Juniper.

I saw the groom parked the carriage in front of him, said with a cold face that it was the Master Xiang's invitation, and invited him to board the carriage.

Yan Cijing looked to the side twice.

The groom said: "Master Yan, don't worry, the little one has already told your housekeeper, he has already returned, you just need to get in the car."

Yan Cijing nodded, "I'm sorry."

In my impression, Wei Cheng didn't seem to have talked to him very much, the only time was in the lobby of Xu Mansion, Wei Cheng made fun of his marriage.

He was open-minded in front of people, and he didn't show his face in the back of people. It was Black Eagle who came to contact him.

This time is different from the past, and a carriage was called to pick him up into the Wei Mansion. It took so much trouble, it must be because of what he was asked to do, which was different from the past.

Yan Cijing got out of the carriage, was ushered into the corridor by the maid, and walked towards the lobby.

Outside the corridor, there are verdant trees, winter plums and snow, and rocks piled up into mountains. A clear stream leaks out from the gaps of the stones, and the cold air is threatening. The house at the end of the corridor is surrounded by water on three sides. The main entrance is wide open, bypassing the carved partition, and the hall is warm and comfortable. , without a trace of moisture and coldness outside the house.

Apart from Yan Cijing, there were seven or eight other people in the hall, all gathered around the table lined up to help Wei Cheng make up his mind and choose the best quality brocade.

He couldn't make up his mind about the choice, but everyone could tell that Wei Cheng was very fond of a dark yellow golden Shu brocade.

Yan Cijing finds this pattern very familiar, and it seems to be similar to the second prince's body.

"Master Yan should be very familiar with this Jin Shu brocade, right?" Wei Cheng looked at Yan Cijing with a half-smile.

Wei Cheng's eye sockets were deep and dark, and his eyeballs were also dark and cloudy, making it difficult for people to see his emotions clearly.

Yan Cijing couldn't figure out what Wei Cheng meant, but it was definitely not a good intention. He just said: "The weaving thread is delicate, and only silkworms bred in the warm and humid climate unique to the southern land can have such a texture."

He left enough for himself, or unless Wei Cheng told him directly that this piece of cloth came from Jiangling, otherwise he would never take the initiative to bring it up.

Hearing what Yan Cijing said, Wei Cheng neither agreed nor opposed, and turned around to let everyone see the next few pieces of porcelain.

When everyone was amazed, Wei Cheng went straight to Yan Cijing, and said with a low smile: "If the truth is just to show these things, I will never make Mr. Yan suffer."

Yan Cijing followed suit and said in panic, "If Minister Wei has something to say, please speak."

Wei Cheng reached out and lifted the tray on the table, rubbed the Shu brocade, and said in a low voice, "This matter couldn't be easier for Mr. Yan."

This is the meaning of not being allowed to refuse, Yan Cijing said: "Wei Xiang, but it doesn't matter if you say it."

Wei Cheng put the tray into Yan Cijing's hands, "To tell you the truth, the servant in the palace asked Benxiang to recommend a few merchants with excellent craftsmanship. Merchants from the south brought Shu brocade to the palace, but the other party insisted on the high price and refused to let go, so...the truth is not easy to explain to the internal servant."

Wei Cheng walked around the partition with the mirror of Yan Ci, pointed to the small room to the west, and said: "He is waiting in the room, he is from Jiangling, Mr. Yan is the official of Jiangling's parents, no matter how hard he speaks, he will always treat Mrs. Yan a little bit less. , let you bargain for the truth, how about it?"

Yan Cijing didn't even have a chance to refuse, and was pushed out of the door by Wei Cheng.

Hei Ying waited outside the door, "Master Yan, please?"

Yan Cijing was speechless all the way, and Black Eagle looked back at him from time to time, chattering endlessly, saying that Mr. Yan was so fond of Wei Xiang, it was all due to him, if this matter was done well, even he would look up to Yan Ci in the future Take a look.

"Why does Lord Yan look so bad?"

Hei Ying reached out to touch Yan Cijing's cheek, but Yan Cijing turned his head away.

Yan Cijing stood still in front of the closed door, "Maybe Wei ask Mr. Heiying to come and bargain with the lower officials?"

Black Eagle sneered and took a step back.

Yan Cijing held the tray with one hand, opened the door with the other hand, and walked in.

Hei Ying just wanted to follow, when the door slammed back and hurt his nose, he was so angry that he almost hammered the door, holding his breath to eavesdrop, only heard Yan Cijing call "Boss Yu" and then fell silent.

He couldn't hear anything left and right, and Hei Ying left holding his nose.

What Heiying didn't know was that Yan Cijing was being pressed on the table by the boss Yu he was talking about and kissed.