monopolize my master

In the winter of Dayin's 47th year, Donghui Imperial City.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, the official letter has been submitted, the sinful minister is old and frail... It is difficult to share the worries for Your Majesty, I hope His Majesty will allow you... to return to your old age." In the Taiming Palace, the Taifu Liu Cheng, who is nearly half a hundred years old, hangs the bruise on his forehead. Qing, gloomy, knelt in front of the hall and played to the emperor.

"Liu Aiqing...does it have to be like this..." The emperor looked at Liu Taifu who was covered in wounds, his eyebrows twitched, and he forcibly suppressed the surging anger.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have little talent and little learning. I can't afford the priesthood, and even more... I can't get into the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince... Please, please find another good talent, and please allow me." Liu Cheng said sincerely, the old man With tears running down his face, he kowtowed deeply to the emperor three times.

All the ministers couldn't help but gasp when they heard the words, but no one was willing to stand up and complain for Taifu Liu - for fear that he would offend the little prince in the East Palace if he came out in his early days, and would be dragged away by the Holy Majesty because of his bravery. Became the master of the domineering prince.

Seeing the silence of the courtiers, and Liu Cheng being tossed into this embarrassing state again, the emperor finally couldn't bear it, so he could only sigh quietly and said, "I already understand what Ai Qing means, yes."

Liu Cheng hurriedly knelt down to thank him as if he had received an amnesty, and immediately wiped away his old tears, solemnly took off the black gauze cap from his head and handed it to the father-in-law, put on the hood to cover the bruises on his face, and walked away quickly.

A generation of celebrities, being so embarrassed by his son, the emperor felt that he had lost face, sighed, but couldn't say a word.In the past two years, the little prince's behavior has become more rebellious and unruly, and it has become commonplace to force the Taifu to dismiss him.

The emperor looked at the trembling appearance of the ministers again, and said helplessly, "The rebellious son is so stubborn, so you don't let me worry about it. My dear ministers, please tell me, how many grand masters have the prince changed over the years?"

"My lord, calm down, there were only seven changes last year..." Seeing this, the supervisor hurriedly handed over a cup of hot tea, and said softly, "It's much better than in previous years."

"It's much better?" The emperor's eyes turned cold when he heard the words, and the anger suppressed in his chest was finally detonated and burned unscrupulously. Fu? Ladies and gentlemen, let go of the important things at hand, and recruit talented people from all over the world for me, as long as they can teach the crown prince well, regardless of their age or background, they will be all officials up to the third rank, and their monthly salary will be doubled!"

"My lord, I have a suitable candidate here."

The one who played was a young courtier, who cupped his hands and said, "The person I want to recommend is Ling Yunqing, the son of the merchant Ling He, and the close disciple of Luo Wei and Feng Ze, the peerless heroes of Peach Blossom Mountain. Beautiful in appearance, talented in both civil and military affairs, he has quite a reputation in Dayin... In my humble opinion, this person is qualified for the post of Taifu."

"Huh? The son of Ling He?" The emperor squinted his eyes when he heard the words, "but that big family who is quite famous in Donghui?"

"Exactly."

"I know a thing or two about the reputation of the young man Aiqing mentioned, and he is not very old, so it is easier to get along with the prince... He was born as a businessman, and his status is lower." The emperor said after some thought, "Then Let Aiqing take full charge of this matter, choose a date and arrange for him to enter the palace to meet me."

"Follow the imperial decree."

after three months.Donghui City.

In mid-spring in the south of the Yangtze River, the drizzle is like smoke.Just after the new year, Donghui City is already full of flowers blooming, a scene of prosperity.But Zuihualou, which has always been crowded with people, is even more lively today.Before Mao was over, the inside and outside of Zuihualou was already surrounded by a group of beautifully dressed girls, chattering non-stop.

"Hey, will Mr. Ling pass by here?"

"Yes, yes, yes, the official I served yesterday said, there is no mistake. He will definitely pass this way today. We must seize the opportunity."

"But... isn't Mr. Ling the imperial tutor? I haven't shown up in Zuihualou for two months, so how can I say that he will come today?"

"Don't you know this? I heard people say that Master Ling suffered a lot of grievances in the East Palace, and the person in the East Palace wanted him to be dismissed... all he had to do was hand over a letter of dismissal."

"Unexpectedly, the prince is so young and has such a bad temper..."

"Hey, okay, watch your words. Not to mention that Master Ling is quite talented, he has a lot of money, don't you care about this little salary? As long as Master Ling is willing to come to us when he finds time... Hey, look at the front Is the young master riding the white horse Young Master Ling?"

The girls immediately stopped arguing after hearing this, and all rushed to look towards the street.

The gentle sound of horse hooves came from afar, and after a while, the young man in white on the horse and the little white colt gradually came into the sight of the girls.The boy was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was already handsome and extraordinary, his face was like a crown of jade, his brows were slender, his peach blossom eyes were full of love, his eyes were shining like stars.

The young man sat lazily on the horse, lightly controlling the reins with one hand, and swaying a yellow wine gourd with the other, he raised his head and took a big gulp.The neckline of the Yuebai gown was a little loose, revealing a jade-white collarbone.Tempting exception.

All the girls rushed forward, hurriedly leading Ling Xiao's little white horse to the Zuihualou, chattering and asking non-stop, and some of the more courageous girls even grabbed the young man who was spotless. robe, intending to drag him off his horse.

"Mr. Ling, come in and sit down. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Mr. Ling, last time you said that Ziyun's music is not good, Ziyun is looking forward to the son to give advice to the slave family every day..."

......

Hearing this, the boy's eyebrows froze slightly, but the smile on his face remained undiminished. He still politely shrugged off the fiery enthusiasm of the girls. His voice was clear and gentle, and he looked full of smiles. Hearing it and seeing it, my heart was rippling again.

"I also know that the girls have good intentions, but today I have something important to do in the palace, so I really can't..." The young man frowned lightly, his slender eyelashes hanging down his eyelids, his embarrassing appearance made people tremble .

Since the news that this 16-year-old genius boy was promoted to Taifu in one fell swoop came out of the palace, Ling Xiao quickly became a man of the hour in Donghui City-he became a third-rank official of the imperial court at a young age, handsome and charming. Never married, regardless of his status as a businessman, where can he find such a good husband?Therefore, many high-ranking officials and dignitaries brought their own girls of the same age to propose marriage, and the Haohao Tangtang team lined up from the gate of Ling Mansion to Zhuque Street.

But Ling Xiao has an unrestrained temperament. He likes to go to the club and Goulan on weekdays, and he doesn't want to marry a wife.After much deliberation, he simply found an excuse to enter the East Palace ahead of time in the name of the crown prince, so as to cut off the pursuit of these famous girls, so he disappeared like this for more than two months.Today, I don't know who leaked the news, saying that Ling Xiao will pass by Suzaku Street around Maoshi.So the girls painted their eyebrows and eyes early in the morning, dressed up beautifully and crowded at the intersection early, waiting for his arrival.

"...That...His Royal Highness is still waiting for Ling, if he misses something, won't it implicate all the girls?"

"Master Ling is coming to fool the slave family again." The woman said in a pretty voice, and rolled into Ling Xiao's arms, "I heard that His Royal Highness has always ignored Mr. Ling, and these days he has suffered a lot of grievances, we all know that The young master has been wronged, why don't you come to Zuihualou to talk to the sisters?"

The girl said it unintentionally, but when Ling Xiao heard the words, his heart moved slightly.

"Yes, that prince has always been full of malice towards me." The corners of Ling Xiao's lips curled up, showing a smile that was not a smile, and he stretched out his arms to wrap around the girl's slender waist, "Liu Liu is right, what is there in the East Palace?" You can go. It's better to drink some wine here at Liuliu."

"My lord, that's right." The girl named Liu Liu laughed and said, "Your lord, why don't you invite me from the building?"

"Okay." Ling Xiao smiled and followed the girl Liuliu into the Zuihualou with a smile on his face.However, looking carefully, there was no smile in those extremely delicate and soft peach eyes.

There is even a faint, undetectable anger.

"Bring some strong wine. My son is a little unhappy today." Ling Xiao said to Liu Liu in a muffled voice.

"Understood." Liu Liu smiled brightly, "But son, you are known as the most handsome young man in Quan Donghui, what can make you unhappy?"

Ling Xiao pouted when he heard this.The appearance of that handsome python-robed boy who was even more domineering than himself flashed through his mind.

Ling Xiao became more and more upset.

That was about two months ago, when Ling Xiao, accompanied by Qi He, went to the East Palace to teach the prince for the first time...

"Brother Qihe, you are an official in the court, what kind of relationship do you have with the prince on weekdays?" Ling Xiao asked with a smile, "You may not believe it when you say it, but when I think of going to teach others, I always A little apprehensive."

"I'm worried about the future of the little prince." Qi He glanced at Ling Xiao and said, "The prince is still young and rarely shows up in front of the court, and all I heard are rumors that the prince is cold and difficult to get along with." I don't know if it's true or not. However, I heard that the last Mrs. Liu was disqualified when he was about to leave... He looked very embarrassed. You should calm down and don't cause trouble. I really can't do it anymore , just let him write a letter to resign from you."

"It's easy to say, I was kicked out by a brat, how can I hang around in Donghui in the future." Ling Xiao said indifferently, "Liu Taifu is a scholar, and he is also a little old, so he will feel unhappy and ashamed when he is bullied by a child." It's hard to bear...the wound on the forehead, how can I hear that he hit it himself?"

"..."

"It's all just rumors, how can we know what's right and what's wrong?" Ling Xiao said, "I shouldn't have any problem dealing with a child... Hey!"

A shiny marble suddenly flew from a distance, Ling Xiao and Qi He were talking happily, but they never noticed that someone suddenly attacked them.By the time he reacted, he couldn't escape.The marble was close in front of his eyes, and it was hitting his forehead impartially.

"Who?" Ling Xiao asked sharply, covering his forehead in pain.

Naturally no one answered him.The wind rustled the bushes beside me.

"Have the courage to do it, but dare not admit it?" Ling Xiao said angrily, "Who is it, come out!"

Another two missiles hit in succession, but this time they landed on Qihe's eyebrows.Qi He frowned slightly, but didn't make a sound.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I'm so stupid..."

A burst of clear laughter came from the banyan tree in the distance.Ling Xiao looked up, but it was a little girl carved in pink and jade, sitting on the tree with her stomach covered and laughing, holding a slingshot in her hand, and her two calves were swinging under the branches because of her violent laughter.

"Whose child are you? You're so dishonest." Seeing this, Ling Xiao gritted his teeth even more angrily, "Get off now and apologize to me!"

"Hahaha, I don't think so." The little girl laughed even more happily when she saw a red mark on the center of Ling Xiao's eyebrows with her beads.

Ling Xiao was furious, and was about to rush up the tree to grab the annoying kid and question him, but Qi He grabbed the hem of his clothes and shook his head at him.Ling Xiao suddenly understood a little bit.

This place is in the imperial territory, and it is near the East Palace. This little girl dares to be so presumptuous in the palace, and even calls herself the palace. She is not an ordinary and bold maid, but more like a princess or princess of some palace.

Ling Xiao couldn't get into a fit, so he could only warn her with a cold face:

"You little princess, why are you so naughty? Let me tell you. I am the new Taifu that your elder brother has found. If you are so naughty, be careful. I will tell your elder brother to come out and admonish you."

Unexpectedly, the child's face darkened instantly when he heard the words.

"Who is the little princess?" The child stopped laughing and said with disdain, "Hmph, what did you just say? Go and sue the prince?"

"Yes, yes." Ling Xiao said.

"This palace is the crown prince." The child gave Ling Xiao a cold look, his expression was full of disdain, "Why, what dissatisfaction does Master Taifu have with this palace? Wronged, then resign and go home."

What?This is the prince?

Ling Xiao and Qihe couldn't help but looked at each other when they heard the words, they were all dumbfounded.

"I'm...a slip of the tongue. I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qi He came to his senses first, and pulled Ling Xiao to bow down to the little prince on the tree. .”

"That's all, I have always been magnanimous. Speaking of it, it was I who offended my lord first." The prince said coldly, his face still dark, "Since you are the lord Tai Tu, please invite me in the palace. But before that You have to do one thing for Ben Gong first, to make up for your previous rudeness to Ben Gong."

It is obvious that you collided first.Ling Xiao gritted his teeth with hatred, if Qihe hadn't tried his best to wink at him, he might have started arguing with this arrogant prince long ago.

"Your Highness—please speak." Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and said every word.

"I slept on it, and the ladder was taken away. This tree is too tall, can you carry me down?"

Ah?Can't get down?

Ling Xiao walked under the tree and looked up at the towering banyan tree, which seemed to be decades old.Ling Xiao looked around again, and found that the surroundings were quiet, and there were not even half of the court ladies and eunuchs who came and went.The dignified Prince of the Eastern Palace climbed up such a tall tree alone, not only was no one noticed, no one dissuaded him, he even took the ladder away?

Ling Xiao thought for a while, and a sneer appeared on his lips, "I understand."

Then smiled and stretched out his hand towards Su Huang.

"Jump, Your Highness. I'll follow you."