Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

Seeing that it was getting late, Yu Jingdu left the city with Rong Zhuo without further delay.

The carriage of His Royal Highness Yan Wang was returning to the city from Qingyin Temple, and happened to pass by their carriage.

After Yu Jingdu said goodbye to Rong Zhuo, he got out of the carriage and got on the carriage of King Yan.

Rong Zhuo was a little curious, and secretly lifted the curtain to take a look, but unfortunately he could only see the guards following the carriage of King Yan, but not the people in the carriage.

"Have you seen His Royal Highness the Banquet King?" Rong Zhuo asked the coachman.

The coachman was from Yu Jingdu, and he said "never" expressionlessly when he heard the words, and he didn't seem to want to make a fool of himself.

Rong Zhuo had no choice but to sit back obediently and tell the driver to continue on his way.

In King Yan's carriage, Yu Jingdu waited until Rong Zhuo's carriage left before taking off his disguise mask, revealing his true colors, and changed into clothes that fit his identity.

When Yu Jingdu was still on his way back to the palace, the East Palace was already under fire.

Rong Qinghuai's act of surrendering to Dali Temple soon reached the ears of the prince, which annoyed the prince very much.

After all, the person who sued him in the afternoon had already given him a slap in the face, so when he heard the news that Rong Qinghuai had gone to Dali Temple, he finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Is Rong Qinghuai crazy?" The prince said angrily, "I told you to stare at him, is that how you stared at him?"

"Your Highness, there has been no movement in Rong Qinghuai's side for the past few days, so you ordered your subordinates to transfer everyone to the gate of the city, so no one is guarding Rong's mansion recently." The spy who reported said.

When the accident happened, the prince's people did keep a close eye on Rong's mansion.

But after a few days, there was no movement in Qizhou, and there was nothing unusual about Rong's father. In addition, the top priority was not to allow people from Yuzhou to sneak into the capital, so the prince transferred all the people under his command to the capital. various city gates.

Who would have thought that Rong Qinghuai would suddenly surrender at this time?

"Trash!" The prince said angrily, "Did you guard the gate of the city?"

The spies bowed their heads and dared not speak up after hearing the words, after all, the person who sued the imperial court today did indeed enter the city from under their noses.

"Your Highness, now is not the time to ask questions, the more so you have to be calm." The doorman of the Eastern Palace reminded.

The crown prince's face softened a little when he heard the words, "Is there no news from Qizhou yet? Where's the little dandy of the Rong family and Rong Qinghuai's wife?"

"There is no news yet." The spy said.

"Your Highness, Qizhou is far from the capital after all, even if there is news, it will take some time to spread." The doorman at the side comforted: "Maybe the news will arrive in two days?"

The prince remained silent with a sullen face, apparently in a terrible mood.

For him today, it can be said that misfortunes never come singly.

"It is true that Rong Qinghuai went to Dali Temple to surrender, but it is said that he has only confessed matters related to himself, and has not bitten any of us." The doorman said: "Your Highness, his behavior is not like I plan to kill the fish and break the net."

The prince was furious just now when he received the news, but now he has calmed down after hearing what the doorman said.

"So it's possible that he surrendered to the police for other purposes?" the prince said.

"Perhaps he heard about the person who sued the court in the Yamen today, and he was worried that the matter would be revealed and he would not be able to sit still, so he surrendered himself." The doorman said, "After all, he knows that as soon as this matter is investigated, he will definitely bear the brunt. "

Even if the matter cannot be found on his head, the prince will not let him live well.

In other words, if he doesn't surrender today, he will be found hanging himself at home tonight without accident, and there may be a letter confessing his crime left on the table...

Rong Qinghuai has been in court for many years, so he must have seen many such things.

So based on such an analysis, his act of surrendering to the crime is quite reasonable.

"If he surrendered himself to protect himself, then what's the reason for not biting Gu?" The prince asked, "Is it because of scruples?"

"He hasn't behaved any strangely these days, so it can be seen that he doesn't know what happened to his wife and children." The doorman said: "If he firmly believes that his wife and children are all well in Qizhou, then he voluntarily surrendered at this time, it is very likely that he is in the court of His Highness. court."

The prince also understood this point.

Rong Qinghuai was telling him that in order to keep his family small, he would not say a word that should not be said.

"He is wise." The prince snorted coldly.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much. Although the matter has been exposed, His Highness will not be found out in a while." The doorman said: "We have already wiped our butts in the capital, and we are not afraid of them investigating. The most difficult thing right now I am afraid that His Majesty will send people to Yuzhou."

The prince thought for a while, "Then play tricks on the people who are going to Yuzhou."

After all, he is the crown prince of a country, and currently there is no other prince in the court who can compete with him.

His only confidant suffered greatly from Jingdu, who was away from the capital all year round and had no foundation in the court.This means that most of the people in the court have no reason to target him, and those who are a little smarter know to be more polite to this prince.

So no matter who the emperor sent to Yuzhou this time, he was sure he could handle it.

Just don't let his third brother go!

That night, when Rong Zhuo returned to Jiangfu, it was already late.

When Duan Zheng heard that he was back, he ran to see him.

"Who is that?" Duan Zheng walked around his room, but couldn't find Yu Jingdu's figure, so he asked in a low voice, "Isn't there?"

"He has stayed in the capital, and there is something to deal with over there." Rong Zhuo said casually.

Duan Zheng heard that Yu Jingdu was not there, so he sat down carelessly.

"You don't know that I've been squeezed to death by him these days." Duan Zheng said: "Every time I come to you, he doesn't give me a good face, so that I dare not come here."

"Did he run on you?" Rong Zhuo asked blankly.

"He didn't say anything, but every time he looked at me, he looked like he was guarding against a thief." Duan Zheng said, "You said that I am your cousin and we are brothers. Why is he guarding against me?"

Rong Zhuo laughed and said: "Cousin, you must be thinking too much, he just looks cold-tempered."

"If you don't believe me, take a look next time, the way he looks at me is different from the way he looks at you." Duan Zheng complained.

Duan Zheng has been suffocated these days.

His temperament is used to being loose, and he hardly stays at home honestly on weekdays.

But after arriving at Jiang's mansion, not only could he not leave the mansion all day long, but he also had no one to play with him.

Rong Zhuo, the only one who can accompany him to relieve boredom, is occupied by Yu Jingdu all day long, Duan Zheng dare not approach at all.

"I'm really afraid I'll suffocate to death if I stay any longer." Duan Zheng said with a bitter face.

"I remembered, there is a racecourse behind Jiangfu." Rong Zhuo said: "The racecourse is also their own place, it should be safe, I will ask Jiang Shaoqing later, see if I can take you to the racecourse tomorrow. "

In the past, Duan Zheng would not have looked down on activities like horseback riding.

But in this situation, allowing him to ride a horse is a dream for him.

That night Rong Zhuo went to say hello to Jiang Jiyan, and after getting permission, he took Duan Zheng to the racecourse early the next morning.

The two ran around the racecourse for a few laps, and Duan Zheng began to feel bored again, so he got off the horse and lay down on the haystack by the side of the racecourse, sighing.

"You said you went to the capital with great difficulty, why didn't you ask me to come with you?" Duan Zheng asked.

"When there are too many people, it is easy to attract others' attention." Rong Zhuo said, "And don't you hate my friend? Are you still willing to follow us?"

"It's not that I hate him, it's that he runs on me." Duan Zheng turned over and looked at Rong Zhuo, teasingly said, "Is he treating you well?"

"Didn't you see everything?" Rong Zhuo said.

"I think it's okay, especially the look in his eyes when he stares at you, tsk..." Duan Zheng nodded, "It's too sticky."

"What happened to his eyes?" Rong Zhuo asked.

"Have you ever seen a dog staring at a meaty bone?" Duan Zheng said: "That whoever is staring at you is like a dog staring at a meaty bone. Whenever other dogs approach him, he would like to bite him twice, for fear that he will steal it from him. .”

Rong Zhuo couldn't help but want to laugh, he thought that he slept with Qingshi just because he was afraid at night.

Like last night, Qingshi was not there, he still slept with Jindouzi.

It's just that Jindouzi slept in the outer room, and didn't share the same bed with him.

But Duan Zheng obviously misunderstood something.

Rong Zhuo was afraid of revealing too much, so naturally he couldn't explain much.

"By the way..." Duan Zheng put his arms around Rong Zhuo's shoulders, teasingly said: "Cousin still thinks you are very dedicated, I remember the first time I went back to Hualou, you taught me not to mess around. It's fine now, but only two or three times In less than a month, how many men have you provoked?"

"It's not much, is it?" Rong Zhuo said with a guilty conscience.

"Not much?" Duan Zheng counted for him with his fingers: "First, the little girl you loved so much that you gave him a bag of gold leaves when you first met him. Then he died, and you wrapped it again." In addition to the one who embroidered the handkerchief for you, and the boy who was your classmate, who gave you the sandalwood box... plus the one who loves food, there are four, right?"

"The sandalwood box doesn't count..." Rong Zhuo said.

"Oh, that's three!" Duan Zheng said: "Your cousin and I have been in the flower building for so long, and there is only one friend. If you change within a month, tsk tsk...you really can't look at yourself."

Duan Zheng didn't know, but after counting, he realized that this little cousin who looked innocent and pure was actually a big carrot inside!

But Rong Zhuo couldn't explain it to him, otherwise, if he wanted to explain clearly, he would have to tell everything.

"But although this food protector is a bit fierce, he looks okay." Duan Zhengyu said earnestly: "If you like it, don't worry, this person is very talented, and he is on good terms with Jiang Shaoqing, so it can be seen that he is a worthy person. It's up to you...you take care of it."

Rong Zhuo smiled awkwardly, feeling very complicated.

The morning of the next day was as expected, very lively.

The emperor first got angry because of the Yuzhou incident, and scolded all the officials on the spot.

The imperial court's embezzlement of money and food for disaster relief is an extremely bad scandal.

It's just that several yamen will be involved in this matter, so it's no wonder the emperor is so angry.

After the emperor finished scolding people, all the officials made self-criticisms one after another, and then it was how to arrange to find out the truth.

The information provided by the person who filed the imperial petition and Rong Qinghuai who surrendered the case was extremely limited. It will take some effort to thoroughly investigate and recover the embezzled money and food.

Especially Yuzhou, which is some distance away from the capital.

Who to send to track down is a question worth considering.

"Is there anyone who wants to go to Yuzhou voluntarily?" the emperor asked coldly after sweeping around the hall.

All the officials lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the emperor, for fear that this hard work would fall on their own heads.

After all, this matter is very involved, and I'm afraid the identity of the person behind it will not be too low, so no one is willing to offend this person.In case if the opponent is noble and the blow is not dead, it will be settled later.

In addition, Yuzhou's disaster relief money and food have been embezzled for a long time, and now they don't know where they are, so it may be difficult to recover them.

So no matter how you look at it, this errand is full of harm but not beneficial.

"Not bad." The emperor sneered, seemingly extremely disappointed.

He glanced over the crowd, and was hesitating who to hand over the errand to, when he heard a cold voice suddenly.

"Father, my son is willing to go."

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Yu Jingdu, the king of banquets, who was speaking.

His Royal Highness Yan Wang had lived in Qingyin Temple for more than a month a few days ago, and some people in the court even speculated whether he was going to follow in the footsteps of the old prince and become a monk. Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that he would come back as soon as something happened.

The prince looked at Yu Jingdu in surprise, a trace of irritability flashed in his eyes.

He had already arranged for someone to recommend himself, but he didn't want to appear too deliberate, so he told the person in advance not to rush to express his opinion, so as not to arouse suspicion.

Unexpectedly, his third brother would make such an untimely request.

I also don't think about myself, a warrior who just came back from the border, how could I be entrusted with such an errand?

"The third child has a heart." The emperor nodded, "But you are not in good health, and now that winter is coming, don't run around, lest you can't bear it."

"Father..." Yu Jingdu seemed to want to insist.

The emperor raised his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say more.

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit dull for a while, at this moment the prince's people finally took the initiative to stand up...

The emperor didn't know whether he was tired and didn't want to continue entanglement, or he was really satisfied with the person who volunteered, so he agreed without much hesitation.

Yu Jingdu's face was sullen, with a very ugly expression.

When he was leaving, he even froze in place and almost forgot to salute the emperor.

So when the court went down that day, there were more people discussing the banquet than the case.

"Your Majesty is still jealous of the Banquet King?" Someone asked in a low voice.

"Didn't he say he was in poor health? Maybe it was true."

"Didn't you see the face of the banquet king? He almost lost his manners when he went to court."

"There is a gap between the father and son, and Yan Wang has such a cold temper. In my opinion...Kai Chun waits for His Highness Yan Wang to recover from his illness, and he will probably be sent back to the border again."

Everyone said something to each other, but no one was as optimistic as Jing Du.

After all, it was rare for this man to return to Beijing, and he went to Qingyin Temple within a few days, and he chose to go around the day of Concubine Qi's death. Everyone felt that he was trying to get angry with the emperor, and it was no wonder that the emperor had no good feelings for him.

While the courtiers were pondering the king's heart, Yu Jingdu was helping the emperor sharpen ink in the imperial study.

"It's no wonder that your body consumes so much energy, and you don't know how to cherish it at all." The emperor said slightly reproachfully: "The weather is getting colder every day. There will still be cold waves. Can you bear the long-distance travel with your body?"

Yu Jingdu rubbed his ink silently, without making any excuses.

"I just see that no one wants to go." Yu Jingdu said after a while.

"No one wants to explain that it's not a good job, and you shouldn't be more involved." The emperor said: "You are such an adult, you can do the crown ceremony, Kaichun has cured your body, and you should consider starting a family. So impulsive."

With a movement of Yu Jingdu's hands, a sharp flash of light flashed in his eyes.

But the emperor seemed to just mention it casually, and didn't continue to say anything more about his marriage.

"How are you doing in Qingyin Temple these days?" the emperor asked him.

"My son meditates every day to pray for blessings, and there is nothing else to do." Yu Jingdu said.

The emperor dipped some ink in his pen and asked casually, "Who does my son pray for?"

"Mother and concubine." Yu Jingdu said: "There are also my court people and my father."

The emperor's eyes were filled with a smile when he heard the words, but he still pretended to be displeased and said, "Didn't you pray for your brothers by the way?"

"I don't have anyone else in this world who I care about. If I bite the bullet and pray for them, but my heart is not sincere, I'm afraid I'm going to blaspheme the Buddha instead." Yu Jingdu said.

He said this so bluntly that Lai Fu, the servant at the side, couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

But the emperor didn't seem to be unhappy, on the contrary he couldn't help but smiled softly.

Yu Jingdu is the least flattering of all his sons, his emotions are written on his face, and his ambition is not hidden.This made the emperor not only not feel that he was disrespectful, but on the contrary, he would have a lot of goodwill because of his calmness.

It's a pity that the emperor didn't know that his son, who looked unabashed, was just showing him what he wanted to see.Just like many fierce beasts that hurt people, in order to dissuade others from their defenses, they will properly display some of their fangs, making people look fearful but not completely afraid, creating an illusion of "I can control the other party".

In this way, when he wants to hurt someone, he can easily hit him with one blow.

The imperial envoy sent to Yuzhou left the capital the next day.

At the same time, news also came from the Duan family in Qizhou.

The spies who were hiding in the dark finally couldn't hold back anymore and took the lead, and were caught by the secret guards sent by Yu Jingdu.

"Send someone to Jiangfu and let us know." Yu Jingdu said.

This method was proposed by Xiao Wandan at the beginning, if he knew that he was caught, he should be very happy, right?

"No need to go, Jiang Jiyan will come over later." Yu Jingdu said again.

As soon as he finished speaking, before the spies left, Jiang Jiyan really came.

Yu Jingdu waved away the crowd, Jiang Jiyan only thought that he had something important to discuss, but heard His Royal Highness Yan Wang said: "How is the little dude these two days?"

"Ah?" Jiang Jiyan was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Young Master Rong ate well and slept well."

"Oh? What are you eating?" Yu Jingdu asked again.

Jiang Jiyan was instantly stumped by him, he couldn't remember what he ate, how could he remember what Young Master Rong ate?

"Chen... go back and ask?" Jiang Jiyan said.

"Did he sleep by himself during the past two days?" Yu Jingdu asked again.

"Sleeping with that boy named Jindouzi in his house." Jiang Jiyan said hastily.

When Yu Jingdu found out that it wasn't Duan Zheng, his face looked a little better.

"Did he cause any trouble these days?" Yu Jingdu asked again.

Jiang Jiyan thought in his heart, what kind of trouble can he cause if he is locked up in their house?

However, he quickly realized that His Royal Highness Yan Wang didn't really care about whether the other party caused trouble when he asked this question, but was just looking for something to talk about, and wanted to know about Young Master Rong's recent situation.Although the two have only been separated for two days, he doesn't know what to understand...

"There is nothing new in the mansion. Young Master Rong just hangs out with Young Master Duan all day long, going to the racecourse to ride a horse or something." Jiang Jiyan said, "But Young Master Rong is very measured, and he specially informed you before going. pass me."

"Riding with Duan Zheng?" Yu Jingdu frowned.

"Each of them rides a horse."

Seeing that Yu Jingdu didn't seem very happy, Jiang Jiyan said again: "Mr. Duan has always been a lively person, probably because he has been locked up in Zhuangzi for too long and can't bear the loneliness. He has nothing else to do except look for Mr. Rong. "

"If you don't have anything to do, find something for him to do, find someone to inquire about his hobbies, and get him some new gadgets." Yu Jingdu said: "Aren't there a lot of guards in your mansion? It's impossible to arrange a few people to accompany him Relieve the boredom, save him from pestering Rong Zhuo all the time."

"Yes." Jiang Jiyan said hurriedly.

"You have a lot of things to do, so you don't have to run to this king all the time." Yu Jingdu said, "For the people withdrawn from the gate of the city, send two clever people to follow Rong Zhuo. Don't hide in the dark, let them go every day." Send someone over here every day to deliver a message for the king."

"What letter?" Jiang Jiyan asked puzzled.

"A letter to Rong Zhuo." Yu Jingdu took out a letter from the drawer while speaking, "I'll trouble you today first."

Jiang Jiyan took the letter and looked down, only to find that the letter was still sealed with wax.

Jiang Jiyan: ...

Is this necessary?