Raiders Guide

Encountering Yu Fang reminded Yan Yushu that the Chunwei Examination had already passed, and all he had to do next was wait for the Palace Examination.

Speaking of this test, among the few princes, only King Ming treated all the candidates equally, which made the talented scholars appreciate him quite a lot.

"Young master Yan, my master invites you to have a gathering."

Yan Yushu looked at the person in front of him who was saluting to him, and nodded, "Thank you."

After all, he is the prince, so it is not easy for him to shirk it all the time.

"Nanzhi, go back and tell your second uncle and aunt Yulong the trial results. If they have anything to say, tell them that it's cheap for him to sentence him for three years. If it's me, it won't be more than three years."

Nan Zhi didn't know the person coming, so he looked at him hesitantly, "My lord, don't you want me to follow you?"

"He belongs to the prince. It's fine. Just follow what I said when you go back."

"Yes……"

Xiao Zhefu knelt on the ground and listened to Emperor Zhaohe's reprimand, "Xiao Zhe, as the commander of the Forbidden Army, you didn't know that something happened to the Forbidden Army, but let King Chong find it out for you. How can I trust you to protect the imperial city and the palace?"

Xiao Zhe bowed his head even lower, "It's the minister's negligence, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhaohe sat in the upper position, remained silent for a while, and said, "Nian you are the first offender. This time, I will not punish you. Immediately clear the imperial army, and don't make such low-level mistakes again."

"I thank the Lord Long En, and I obey the order."

Ji Muxian stood aside, looking down, Emperor Zhaohe glanced at him, and asked casually, "How did you think of suppressing the Imperial Army?"

The Forbidden Army is subordinate to the emperor, and they only obey the emperor's orders, and others dare not touch them.

Ji Muxian bowed his head and saluted, and said sincerely, "I just watched Yushu lose my sister, and even fainted. I was so haggard that I couldn't concentrate on taking care of Yan Yulong's affairs, so I wanted to find out Those who enter the city gate, let Yu Shu worry less."

"Oh, then how did you conclude that the Forbidden Army who left the city did not work for Xiao Zhe?"

Ji Muxian bowed down a little more, "My minister asked Xiao Dutong, he never sent anyone out of the city to handle errands that day..."

As long as he is not working for Xiao Zhe, then Ji Muxian wants to investigate him. It is so easy to investigate, Emperor Zhaohe stopped asking, and just said to Xiao Zhe, "Xiao Zhe, you were picked up by me alone, don't slack off. You failed my expectations of you."

"The minister must die."

After Emperor Zhaohe's questioning, he asked Xiao Zhe to step back, "You step back, King Chong stays."

"The minister will leave..."

Ji Muxian stood where he was, and when Xiao Zhe withdrew, he thought Emperor Zhaohe would ask him about other things, but Emperor Zhaohe said, "Chuan Shan."

"Ah..."

Emperor Zhaohe didn't let him back down, and Ji Muxian didn't move either. He just stood there and watched the palace servants finish serving the dishes in an orderly manner.

Shang Shan Fengyu who was beside Emperor Zhaohe didn't move, Ji Muxian took a look at Emperor Zhaohe's expression, turned around, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, picked up the dishes one by one and put them in his mouth to try.

After tasting all the dishes, Ji Muxian put down the bowl and chopsticks, and bowed to salute, "Father."

"Sit down." Emperor Zhaohe raised his hand and asked him to sit down. "Xian'er, do you think the king of a country will do wrong things?"

The eunuch of Bucai seemed not to have heard it, Ji Muxian was stunned for a moment when Bucai kept his expression on his face, "The king of a country is also a person of flesh and blood, so there will naturally be mistakes."

Showa Diro laughed, "King Chong thinks, what did Gu do wrong?"

Ji Muxian froze for a moment, swallowed, shook his head and said, "I dare not say it."

"No matter what you said, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Really?" Ji Muxian raised his head, and asked again worriedly, "Whatever you say."

Emperor Showa was like an ordinary father, "seriously, I keep my word."

Ji Muxian put down his chopsticks, and swallowed again, "My son feels that you are not free, father."

"Not free?" Emperor Zhaohe was taken aback by these words.

"When I was young, my father also loved my son. But as far as my son can remember, I have never seen my father smile. It's not the usual kind, but a really happy smile with stars in his eyes."

Emperor Zhaohe took a bite of the dish that the eunuch put in the bowl, "What nonsense?"

"My son was ignorant at the time, and I didn't understand why my father didn't laugh like my son. Later, when I became more sensible, I felt that you, my father, are not free. Just like this meal, you don't care whether you like that dish or not, my father. You can only eat three bites at most. But, does Emperor Father really like those dishes?"

The cloth eunuch was stunned for a moment, Emperor Zhaohe looked at the dishes in the bowl, but said nothing.

"Although you are the emperor, you are always restrained, just like many empresses, whether you like it or not, you have to be included in the palace. So" Ji Muxian didn't understand, "But in life, you should not do what you like to do , Do you eat what you like? So, I feel that you are not free."

Emperor Showa smiled and asked him, "Then what do you want to do?"

"My son?" Ji Muxian suddenly put on a smile, and his ears turned red. "What I want most now is that one day Yushu will agree to be my concubine, and then I will take him to have a lot of fun." Take him to eat a lot of delicious food, and when he dies of old age, he will be buried next to your son."

"Huh? Yushu doesn't seem like someone who is greedy for food and drink."

Ji Muxian put down the bowl, his eyes were too dark, but they were bright at the moment, giving people a sense of purity, talking about Yan Yushu was even more satisfying from the bottom of his heart, "Father, you don't know Yushu, he likes sweets, So Erchen sent cakes to the Prime Minister's house every day, and in the future, he will be able to have more sweets for him when he takes him everywhere, he must be happy in his heart."

"Just talk when you talk, what do you do when you put down the bowl?" At this moment, there is really a feeling of fatherly kindness and filial piety between the two of them. "This, are you satisfied?"

"Well, having a lover and being free is one of the great pleasures in life." Ji Muxian obediently picked up the bowl again, "Then father, is there anything you want to do? Except that father is the emperor."

I have never been asked this way before, Emperor Zhaohe couldn't think of what he wanted to do most other than being the emperor.

Ji Muxian pouted, "Look, father, you have carried the burden of the emperor. It's been too long, and you don't have time to think about yourself, and you don't even know what you want."

Emperor Zhaohe looked at the fish fillet in the bowl, and suddenly remembered that he didn't like to eat fish before...

After Ji Muxian finished speaking, he began to eat again. Unlike the emperor, he was afraid that others would know what he liked, poison him, or play to his liking, so he ate very comfortably. He could pick whatever dish he liked.

Emperor Zhaohe chewed on the words in his mouth for a while, and then asked softly, "Have you ever complained about your mother and concubine?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent, Ji Muxian stopped eating, raised his eyes, and guessed the expression on Emperor Zhaohe's face.

When Emperor Showa saw him like this, he put down the bowl and said, "Tell the truth."

Ji Muxian nodded, her voice was filled with imperceptible grievances, "I complained about why my father and emperor were so cruel to my mother and concubine. After all, my mother and concubine have been with you for so many years, but I just did one thing wrong, so you give her Poisoned wine, imprison me in the palace."

Emperor Zhaohe stared at Ji Muxian's expression, and seeing him talking, a tear rolled from his cheek into the crystal clear rice grains, "I'm imprisoned in the palace, they all bully me, I can only eat cold food and cold dishes, I know, They are doing this because you don't like me, Father, I don't understand..."

Ji Muxian paused for a while, "Why do you suddenly dislike me?"

"I won't complain later. My ministers know the Dasheng law. Assassinating the emperor is a serious crime against the nine clans. Not only did you not implicate the nine clans, but you also let your ministers live in the palace. You have already done extrajudicial favors because of the throne. Betrayed by those closest to me."

Ji Muxian wiped away tears, "My son thinks, you may also feel very uncomfortable. If I blame you again, I will be too ignorant."

Emperor Zhaohe looked at Ji Muxian with dark and unpredictable eyes, and softened his heart, "I am the emperor, and there are many things that cannot be done."

I thought I had a hard-hearted heart, but I never thought that today, because of the bastard's words, my heart softened.

"I know my father's difficulties, so I don't blame my father."

Emperor Showa smiled, "Let's eat."

"Um……"

Ji Muxian obediently wiped away his tears, lowered his head to eat, but his eyes suddenly turned cold, like a poisonous snake peeping in the dark, waiting to kill its prey with one blow.

It was already evening when Yan Yushu arrived at the Peony Courtyard, the rays of the sun cast scattered shadows from the treetops and leaves, Yan Yushu stepped on the mottled ground and entered the courtyard.

The crown prince and the ninth prince were sitting in front of a mahogany table with eight immortals. Seeing him coming in, the crown prince called him "Yushu." The ninth prince was busy taking care of "Yushu, come and sit."

Yan Yushu saluted the two according to the etiquette, "I have met the prince, the ninth prince."

"There are only three of us here, why be so formal, please sit down."

Indeed, there were only the three of them, and there were no servants waiting on the side. Yan Yushu sat down as he said, and the Ninth Prince had a straightforward personality, and raised his hand to pour wine for Yan Yushu, "Yushu, try it. It's a good flower carving. Brother Prince, I'm afraid you will lose it." My sister is feeling depressed, so I want to invite you to come and relax."

It's really a family of brothers, and they are all letting him taste wine.

Huadiao is not as gentle as Zhuyeqing, Yan Yushu took a sip and felt spicy in his mouth, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

"Why do you need to be so polite about Yushu?" The prince's tone was rather guilty. "I'm busy with things this time, and I haven't freed up to help with Yulong's affairs. Thanks to Mu Xian's great help. Otherwise, Yulong's life may not be saved. gone."

What he said was probing, Yan Yu didn't show it in writing, and smiled softly, "Because of Yuwan's matter, I really don't have the energy to investigate Yulong's matter. This time, I owe His Royal Highness King Chong a favor. In the future, find It's his chance."

The Ninth Prince took a sip of wine, "I'm afraid he wished he could help you and let you take the initiative to find him."

"The Ninth Prince was joking."

Crown Prince Guanyan Yu wrote the slightly annoyed look on the Ninth Prince's mention of Ji Muxian, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he laughed at Ji Muxian's lack of self-knowledge in his heart, but the words he said were gentle teasing, "What did the Ninth Brother mention him, I didn't read it." Does the jade book look stinky?"

"It's my fault, so I'll punish myself with three cups of apology." Ninth Prince Lang smiled and poured three cups of wine to drink, "Yu Shu is not happy, so we won't mention it, but Yu Shu, the prince has you in mind Right, as soon as Miss Fourth's incident happened, he was worried that you would be too sad and hurt your body."

"Your Highness has a heart, Yushu has figured it out a lot in the past few days, but father, the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, and he has become haggard." Yan Yushu sighed, "It's all fate."

"It's reasonable for Prime Minister Zuo to feel uncomfortable. I believe it will get better after a long time." The prince paused after saying this.

Yan Yushu smiled wryly, "Yushu is not in good health, so I really don't care about it."

"Ah." The Ninth Prince persuaded, "Yu Shu's words are wrong. A character like Yu Shu has never been married in his weak years. How can he not have a concubine's house? Everything should be properly resolved so that he will not be bored."

"The ninth brother is right, what does Yushu think?"

Yan Yushu put down his wine glass, with a smile on his face, "I am worried that I will miss the beauty's life, so I don't dare to think about it."

The crown prince disagreed with what he said, "As the saying goes, there are three types of unfilial piety, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants. Now your elder brother is stationed at the border for my Dasheng. I can only count on you, Gu also heard that you are in good health now, so I can't think like this anymore."

"Yu Shu would like to follow the instruction of His Highness the Crown Prince."

"That's right." The Ninth Prince added another glass of wine for Yan Yushu, raised his hand and patted it three times.

Not long after, a woman in a rose-colored dress came in Niao Tingting. This woman had a beautiful face.

The girl acted gracefully, approached and bowed to salute, "Slave Luo Ning pays homage to the crown prince, Ninth Prince, Young Master Yan."

Yan Yushu raised his eyes with doubts on his face, and the Ninth Prince explained to him, "This is the girl in front of the empress, her original name is Pei'er, and she is pretty. Seeing that there is no caring person around you, the prince specially asked the empress to give it to you." , the Empress gave him the name Luo Ning."

Yan Yushu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly got up and bowed, "Your Highness, how dare Yushu is someone who is around the empress."

The prince laughed, "The empress mother is not a mean person, and she will definitely not disregard Luo Ning's wish and give her to you easily, Luo Ning. Tell me yourself."

Yan Yushu turned his head, and saw Luo Ning bowed to Yan Yushu, and said softly, "It was the servant who saw the young master several times from a distance, and fell in love with him. After the empress knew about it, she asked His Royal Highness to bring the servant here."

It turned out that he was asked to come here today because of this incident, fearing that he would be tempted by King Chong and send someone who he couldn't move to watch over.

"I'm not in good health, have you figured it out?"

"The servant knows that the servant is happy with the young master, and will definitely serve the young master well, without any complaints."

"Since the girl has such a heart, Yushu is not willing to let her down." Yan Yushu bowed to the prince and solemnly said, "Since you are the person next to the empress, you must not follow Yushu back to the mansion without a name, but Yuwan said so. It just happened, so please be sympathetic to the empress and prince, the wedding banquet cannot be given to Luo Ning girl, but after Yushu returns, please arrange for a few days, and then bring Luo Ning girl in, what do you think, His Royal Highness?"

"Gu naturally has no objection." The prince smiled and served the wine, "Gu first congratulate Yu Shu for getting a beautiful concubine."

The Ninth Prince also toasted, "Congratulations to Yu Shu for being a beautiful concubine."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Yan Yushu lowered his head while drinking, his face turned completely cold.

King Chong's love for him was well known in Chang'an, and the prince and his party believed that he was really in love with him, fearing that he would be tempted by King Chong's graciousness and send someone over to try him.

If he doesn't accept it, according to the prince's suspicion, he doesn't know where he will think.

If he accepts it, there will be another person to watch him in the future.