Half-heartedly ended the court meeting, Song Zichen was planning to go back with his father to see how Mu Qiu was doing, but before he could take a step, he was surrounded by the ministers who came to congratulate him.

"Royal Father—Royal Father!"

Seeing his father ruthlessly abandoning him and leading the eunuchs to leave the palace, Song Zichen yelled twice at the top of his voice, and rushed up the crowd as much as he could: "Father, you take the eunuch with you!" Erchen, let's go together..."

"I made such a great contribution today, and I don't stay to accept congratulations, what does it look like?"

The emperor seemed to be very willing to see his son slumped, with a slight smile in his eyes, he waved his hands indifferently, left him without looking back, and ruthlessly walked out of the palace gate and strode away.

"Father—"

Song Zichen yelled dumbfoundedly, then sighed angrily, and cupped his hands towards the ministers: "Thank you all—it's just that Mu Qiu is indeed ill, and I'm really in a hurry to see him. If you can give me some face , I will definitely accompany you in the future, how about letting me take a step forward today?"

"That's right. We joined the army and worked hard day and night with the general. We didn't even have much time to take a breather. We felt very distressed when we saw it. Please let us go to the army to see the general."

Meng Da first helped out on the sidelines, smiling and clearing a way for his general.He was born as tall as a horse and a big iron tower, and he looked like a soldier. A group of literati were quite afraid, but they didn't dare to go forward any more. He actually obediently stepped aside, watching Song Zichen return to his heart. Quickly trotted out like an arrow.

"Stop—how ​​old are you, why are you so unsteady?"

Suddenly an old and stern voice came from behind him, Song Zichen stopped subconsciously, turned his head to meet the majestic gaze of Marquis Yunhui, then cupped his hands with a sneer, bowed his head as if making a mistake, and said in a low voice, "Master Hou , Mu Qiu is still sick, I didn't want to come to the court meeting today, but my father dragged me all the way by the collar - just let me see him..."

Originally, Song Zixuan was quite chilled because of Song Zixuan's deep scheming, but now seeing the unadulterated and pure expression on this grandson, Yun Huihou felt a little relieved in his heart, and he never really got angry, but his expression eased a little. a bit.He nodded slightly towards him, coughed lightly and said, "This time it's justified, that's all - next time you must not behave like this. They are all people who have been generals and have fought in battles." Now, it's time to think about it, don't always ask others to dig holes and frame you, remember?"

"Follow the teachings of my grandfather."

Listening to the clear meaning of the lesson in the words, why didn't Song Zichen understand what to say at this time, he leaned over to respond kindly, and thanked him respectfully, then straightened up and said tentatively: "Then—grandfather , shall I go now?"

Unexpectedly, this grandson was so skinny, Yun Huihou couldn't help but stare, but couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and cursed angrily: "Hurry up, why are you dawdling here!"

Originally thought that he could beat the Xiongnu to this point, no matter what, he should be a young hero with arrogance, and he would definitely not be easy to get along with.But I didn't expect that the new King Jing was really so childish, and the ministers around him laughed kindly, and some of them were bolder, so they took the opportunity to say something: "Prince Jing, go quickly, and you're still here!" Please help us congratulate Guard Mu as well—you have become an imperial guard at a young age, and you are truly inheriting your father's career, with a bright future..."

This time, Mu Qiu was granted the title of imperial bodyguard because of his military achievements.Prince Lian Rong eagerly waited for more than half an hour, but when he heard the reward, he had nothing to say, he could only say something resentful, and then pinched his nose to accept the result.

Most of the ministers in the DPRK and China knew Mu Qiu's identity, but when they heard this, they felt quite reasonable and nodded in agreement.Song Zichen cupped his hands and thanked them one by one with a good temper, finally escaped from the crowd, and hurried towards the bedroom.

Although Mu Qiu was indeed feeling better when he left, but that person thought he was the best at criticizing himself, so he might not be able to be trusted anytime soon.The more Song Zichen thought about it, the more worried he became. The little bit of joy brought about by the conferment was also left behind by him, and he almost trotted all the way.

Suddenly came the sound of footsteps behind him, subconsciously stood still and looked over, Peng Feigui chased after him panting heavily: "Your Highness—why did Mu Qiu get sick so suddenly, is it okay?"

"Why did you keep up - oh yes, you can barely be regarded as a relative of the emperor..."

Song Zichen subconsciously asked a question, then suddenly remembered the other party's background, nodded and muttered, his expression darkened: "I can't figure it out right now—it stands to reason that Mu Qiu should have made himself sick on purpose, but With this trouble, he shouldn't be so disrespectful given his temperament, but I don't know much about what's going on here..."

"No matter how you say it, this time His Highness and the Third Prince have completely broken up. Your Highness should be more careful. The Third Prince may not even try to save face."

Hearing what he said about the situation, Peng Feigui breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded lightly: "Your Highness, beware of Yun Huihou, this family is a den of poison, and there is no telling what other movements will be made to harm others ..."

"I'm also the grandson of Marquis Yunhui. Your sentence of poisonous nest means that even I was included."

Shaking his head dumbfounded, Song Zichen sighed helplessly, and his expression became serious: "I know who to guard against, and who to trust, so don't worry about it—you should also be more careful. Li Shangshu is talking to me today, I saw Song Zixuan's expression is not good, you go back and send a few escorts to avoid any accidents."

"Okay, I'll take care of it when I get back. As for the issue of military pay, His Highness doesn't need to worry, Mu Qiu has already prepared a solution."

Peng Feigui nodded without saying a word, and patted him on the shoulder lightly.Song Zichen was not surprised, nodded and chuckled lightly, "Even if I am anxious about something, I won't be anxious about it. The royal father's reward has already been set, and whoever is in charge of the investigation should know what to do—" — What's more, with Mu Qiu here, I never have to worry about having no way out. You go, and if you need anything later, just send someone to send me a letter."

"clear."

Peng Feigui nodded, then turned around and left quickly.Song Zichen's journey was almost like an arrow, he finally rushed back to the bedroom, and plunged into the side hall: "Mu Qiu, Mu—"

"Your Highness, I am alive."

Hearing his bluff, Mu Qiu couldn't help chuckling.Shaking his head helplessly, he propped himself up and sat up a bit: "Looking at His Highness's expression, today's court meeting is probably not bad..."

"Don't move around, I'm scared when I look at it."

Seeing the man's precarious and flimsy posture, Song Zichen quickly walked over, supported him, and carefully hugged him against the side of the couch: "Where is that senior shadow guard, father? I thought There must be a lot of people here, but I didn't expect your place to be so clean."

"With His Highness here, I don't count on the word "purity."

Mu Qiu coughed twice, replied slowly with a smile, and before the other party could refute, he continued to laugh lightly: "Your Highness also knows—that poison was placed in the emperor's bedroom, this is not a trivial matter. Brother Wei and the others are busy investigating this matter, and the emperor is very angry about this matter, and ordered a thorough investigation, so no one can care about me."

"Is it true? I still can't believe it. I didn't dare to say it when Lao Peng asked me..."

Song Zichen couldn't help but frowned, poured himself a cup of tea and downed it all at once, but still felt thirsty, and was about to drink another cup when Mu Qiu held down his arm with a smile: "Okay, your Highness—this It's ginseng tea, if you drink it again, your Highness will have a nosebleed. There is brewed tea on the table, but it's a bit cold, your Highness should drink it slowly, so as not to catch the wind."

"It's cool. I've spent so much time with them in the court, and I'm almost dying of thirst."

Song Zichen hastily put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and poured a cup of tea at the table, and couldn't help but shook his head in disbelief: "Mu Qiu, to tell you the truth - I thought Song Zixuan must be crazy at the time. Having defended me so clearly, Marquis Yunhui also jumped out to speak for me. I'm not saying there's anything to show off, but the form is almost a foregone conclusion, and he still insists on disposing of me..."

"This is not just the third prince's struggle, but also a test of the emperor's bottom line of patience..."

Mu Qiu smiled helplessly, shook his head lightly, and his eyes became a little stern: "He is in a precarious state now—His Highness was assassinated, colluded with the Huns, and the poison in the emperor's palace, everything has a constant relationship with him. Contact, even if he behaves considerately and sensible, and doesn't cause trouble, the emperor's perception of him will no longer improve, if this is the case, why don't you just go a little more deviant...Does your Highness have any disputes with him?"

"I was too lazy to argue with him, so I told my father that I didn't know anything. If I was guilty, I would be guilty. In the end, my father was very angry and said that I was playing my temper."

Song Zichen responded dissatisfiedly, drank the tea in the cup in one go, and sat back on the side of the couch: "At this moment, Marquis Yunhui suddenly stood up and spoke impassionedly for me—to be honest, if I didn't Knowing what he has done, I am likely to be bribed by him..."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like