Once a dead eunuch
Chapter 38 "Touching Porcelain"
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Since Li Changsheng gave Jing Baiyu a popular science about the "green top of his head" last time, the little prince has opened the door to a new world, he has learned a lot, and he looks like he has suddenly realized and is full of interest.
When Li Changsheng heard it, some of them didn't know how to answer it. After thinking about it carefully, it was really the case.
The princess of Zhan Guo obviously wanted to dedicate it to the emperor, but at this moment she took the initiative to catch up with Jing Bowen, the king of Lingchuan, and just now deliberately teased Li Changsheng, her mind was definitely not pure.
Li Changsheng said: "I'm afraid this mission of the Zhan Kingdom is not simple. Just in case, His Royal Highness might as well come to Lu Zhan and ask Lu Zhan to send someone to check their details to avoid mistakes."
Lu Qingzhou is tactful, and has been in Dajing much longer than Li Changsheng. He has the most connections and friends in and out of the palace. If you want to inquire about something, you can definitely ask him to go.
Jing Baiyu glanced at him and said, "What's the matter with you and Lu Qingzhou? Why are you really glued together after I haven't seen you for two days?"
"What is like glue like paint?" Li Changsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Your Highness, don't use words indiscriminately, or I will report to His Majesty that His Highness has been studying and being lazy recently."
"Don't talk about it." Jing Baiyu was afraid of him, and quickly waved her little hand, saying: "Who is lazy? I'll call Lu Qingzhou here and let him go to work!"
Now that Lu Qingzhou is respectful to Li Changsheng, he admires him so much. Hearing from the palace people that the little prince and Li Changsheng are looking for him, he hastily put down what he was doing and rushed over immediately.
For Lu Qingzhou, it's not difficult to inquire about the news, all he needs to do is use his words.
The palace banquet was going to be held on the second day, the little crown prince Jing Baiyu washed up early and went to bed, Li Changsheng just waited on him, he withdrew from the inner hall and went back to the side hall to rest.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard the sound of knocking on the door, like thunder in a dry day, completely shocking.
Li Changsheng was a relatively light sleeper, and when he heard the earth-shattering voice, he immediately opened his eyes, turned over and sat up.
"Master Li? Lord Chang Shilang?"
"I'm Lu Qingzhou?"
"Is your lord here?"
It turned out that it was Lu Qingzhou who knocked on the door like a reminder, not someone else.
Lu Qingzhou is the person who knows the priorities best, and is the most tactful and pleasing person. He knocked on the door suddenly in the middle of the night, and it must be something important.
Li Changsheng put on his clothes, hurried to open the door, and said, "What's the matter? But something happened to Princess Zhan?"
"Your Majesty Chang Shilang is right." Lu Qingzhou nodded immediately.
Li Changsheng raised his hand to stop him from talking, and said in a low voice, "Be careful that the walls have ears, let's talk in the house."
"Yes." Lu Qingzhou said.
In the middle of the night, it was so hot that Lu Qingzhou didn't dare to delay even a moment.After thinking about it for a while, Li Changsheng guessed about seven or eight points.The decision is that it has something to do with tomorrow's celebration banquet, otherwise we can't be in such a hurry.
Just now, Lu Qingzhou went to check on the Princess Zhan, and it seemed that he found out a lot.
Lu Qingzhou entered the room and said: "It's urgent. If Qingzhou comes to report tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be too late. Then Princess Zhan is really not a fuel-efficient master!"
When the sky was bright, the little prince Jing Baiyu got up and asked curiously: "Little Lingyu? Where's Li Changsheng? Why don't you see him? Could it be that you're being lazy?"
Ling Yu replied: "Yesterday in the middle of the night, Lu Zhan came to look for Mr. Li in a hurry. I don't know what the urgent matter is. Both Lu Zhan and Mr. Li stayed up all night, and they are still busy at the moment."
"What?" Jing Baiyu quickly stood up and said, "Why didn't you tell me? I'll go and have a look, there must be something serious."
"His Royal Highness..."
Ling Yu hurriedly chased and ran out. Li Changsheng had ordered last night that there is no need to alarm His Highness the Crown Prince. It's not that he doesn't trust Jing Baiyu's ability, but he just doesn't want to disturb his rest.
Tomorrow is the celebration banquet. Jing Baiyu is in charge of hosting the celebration banquet, and she is also one of the protagonists in the celebration banquet. Naturally, she must attend in the best condition. If she has two dark circles under her eyes, it will be a joke. I don't know how to organize it His Royal Highness.
"Your Highness, don't panic."
Li Changsheng walked into the hall first, and seemed to have listened to everything Jing Baiyu and Ling Yu had said, and said: "There is indeed something wrong, but Changsheng has made his own decision and found a way to solve it, I hope the prince will not blame him. "
Jing Baiyu looked up at him and said, "Has it been resolved?"
"En." Li Changsheng nodded, then sat down, combed Jing Baiyu's hair with a small wooden comb, and whispered a few words in Jing Baiyu's ear.
"What?" Jing Baiyu pursed his lips and frowned, and said, "Princess Zhan is really despicable. They are just a small country that was defeated and seeking peace, and they still have to play tricks when they come to Dajing."
Li Changsheng said: "Prince, don't be angry, His Highness the Crown Prince just needs to attend steadily today, and then watch those Zhan people perform well. Since they are buffoons who want to be on stage, why doesn't the Crown Prince give them enough opportunities?"
The celebration banquet specially prepared for Dou Yanting finally arrived as scheduled. The scale of this palace banquet is not inferior to the emperor's birthday banquet at all.
Now that Li Changsheng has changed, he is already a permanent servant with a salary of thousands of stones. Not only the people in the palace are very fond of him, but even the officials in the court want to get acquainted with him.
As soon as Li Changsheng entered the hall, he became the focus of many people's eyes. He was so busy at the moment, he was surrounded by everyone, and his ears were full of obedient words, and they kept coming and going.
Jing Baiyu came down from a busy circle, and saw that Li Changsheng was gone, turned around and asked Lu Qingzhou beside him, "Where is Li Changsheng?"
Lu Qingzhou said: "It should be over there."
Jing Baiyu poked his head to look for it, and sure enough, he saw Li Changsheng's figure in the corner, hiding it very well.
Jing Baiyu jumped up and ran over, and patted Li Changsheng on the back lightly.
"Shh-"
Jing Baiyu wanted to startle Li Changsheng, but Li Changsheng had already discovered him, and made a gesture of silencing him, pressing lightly with his fingers.
"What are you looking at?" Jing Baiyu asked in a low voice, extremely curious.
Li Changsheng pointed to the front and signaled Jing Baiyu to go and have a look.
The hall was very lively, and now the emperor hadn't arrived yet, and everyone was talking, laughing and complimenting.Just look at the blue dress in the crowd, it is a strange woman that the little prince Jing Baiyu has never seen.
"This..." Jing Baiyu blinked, and said, "But Princess Zhan?"
Li Changsheng smiled and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is indeed much smarter than King Lingchuan."
"Of course." Jing Baiyu raised her chin proudly.
Seeing that Princess Zhan looked around in the crowd, and then stepped on lotus steps, she bumped into a man's back.
"Oh, I was not careful..." Princess Zhan Guo was astonished, and apologized in a low voice.
The man who was hit turned around and said in surprise, "It's you."
"Ah, so it's you, son?" Princess Zhan Guo also had a happy look on her face, as if she had just noticed who the man was.
This man is dressed in a royal robe, with four fingers wide on his waist and white jade knuckles. It looks like he is rich and powerful. Who else can he be if he is not the king of Lingchuan, Jing Bowen, who is rich and invincible?
The little prince Jing Baiyu was confused, tugged at Li Changsheng's sleeve, and asked, "What is this princess doing?"
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "To teach the prince a word today, the master definitely never taught it."
"What is it?" Jing Baiyu asked.
Li Changsheng replied, "Pengcier."
"Pengcier?" Jing Baiyu said.
Li Changsheng nodded, and said, "Princess Zhan Guo is touching porcelain."
The princess of Zhan Guo had already taken the initiative to approach Lingchuan King Jing Bowen yesterday, and today she repeated her old trick, with the sole purpose of winning Lingchuan King's admiration.
The princess is the woman who will become the emperor's concubine, and will be the sister-in-law of Lingchuan King Jing Bowen in the future.If Jing Bowen, the king of Lingchuan, fell in love with the emperor's woman, his sister-in-law, I am afraid that whether it is the emperor or Jing Bowen in the future, there will definitely be a knot in his heart. Wouldn't it be easier for the royal family, which is not so strong, to fall apart more easily?
It is said that a hero is sad about a beauty, and Princess Zhan's move is not insidious.
Jing Baiyu looked at it, but was very happy, and said: "It's good that the father doesn't like him, then this Princess Zhan has helped me a lot."
Li Changsheng said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is not kind."
"You actually say that I'm not kind." Jing Baiyu said.
Li Changsheng suddenly asked: "By the way, where is Mr. Meng? It just so happens that Princess Zhan Guo is here at this moment. If she only provokes the relationship between the emperor and King Lingchuan, it would be a waste. Why not get Mr. Meng again."
"Mr. Meng? Isn't this here? It's right there!" Jing Baiyu raised his hand and pointed.
Meng Yunshen was in charge of the arrangement of the banquet today, so naturally he couldn't be absent.He was very busy, so seeing Li Changsheng's friendly smile, he walked over leisurely.
Meng Yunshen is also a smart person, and he has figured out Li Changsheng's habits in the past few days.
This Li Changsheng is a person who likes to laugh, but there are a lot of fake smiles, and the smiles usually don't reach the eyes, just like this moment.
Li Changsheng stepped forward and said: "Mr. Meng has worked hard. I just happened to meet King Lingchuan. Mr. Meng has greeted King Lingchuan. Mr. Meng is busy with the prince these days. I am afraid that King Lingchuan will I will be dissatisfied with Mr. Meng, but I want my ministers to go together and explain to King Lingchuan."
Meng Yunshen was not stubborn with Li Changsheng, and said bluntly, "No need."
"That's it..." Li Changsheng said: "I don't want to force it. It's just..."
Li Changsheng showed hesitation, paused for a while, and then said, "It's just that the king of Lingchuan seems to be in some trouble at the moment, and the king doesn't seem to know it. According to the little minister, Mr. Meng should hurry over." It’s good to remind one or two.”
Meng Yun frowned deeply, his eyes could not help but flicker in the hall, and sure enough, he found Lingchuan King Jing Bowen in an instant.When he took a closer look, he saw that King Lingchuan was having a conversation with a woman.
"not good……"
Meng Yunshen said in a low voice, without caring about talking to Li Changsheng, he immediately went to Jing Bowen's side.
Li Changsheng looked at his back as he left in a hurry, and said to himself naturally: "This Meng Yunshen really knows a little bit."
Although Meng Yunshen had never met Princess Zhan Guo in person, he could guess a little bit instantly after watching her describe her behavior.He thought about it again, and naturally he couldn't understand what Princess Zhan was thinking.
Meng Yunshen, as the number one mastermind under the command of King Lingchuan, how could he see that his king was being plotted against in such a way, so he quickly pulled away.
Jing Baiyu came rushing over now, and said with a smile, "Li Changsheng, tell me, will King Lingchuan and Mr. Meng quarrel?"
"Maybe." Li Changsheng said with a smile: "If you don't quarrel, you will not live up to the good intentions of the minister."
The distance was too far, Li Changsheng and Jing Baiyu couldn't hear what Meng Yunshen said in the past.
It's just that as soon as Meng Yunshen passed by, Princess Zhan quickly found a reason to leave, and Jing Bowen's face was really not very good-looking.
Immediately, Jing Bowen and Meng Yunshen didn't say much, and parted ways, each going in different directions.
"oops--"
Jing Baiyu looked gloating, and said, "Sure enough, there was a quarrel."
Li Changsheng nodded and didn't say much.
Jing Baiyu sighed decently, and said: "You say that Mr. Meng is not worth it, because he followed a master like my uncle for nothing. If he followed the prince, the prince will definitely not treat him badly."
Li Changsheng raised his eyebrows, looked down at Jing Baiyu, and said, "Oh? Your Highness the Crown Prince is so confident?"
"Of course." Jing Baiyu patted her chest and said firmly.
"oops--"
Then the little prince let out another low cry, and hastily added: "But don't worry, even if Meng Yunshen really joins the prince, in the heart of the prince, you are the first, and others will never catch up!"
Li Changsheng half-truthfully said: "His Royal Highness, don't forget today's promise in the future."
"Of course." Jing Baiyu said.
Li Changsheng watched Jing Bowen and Meng Yunshen part ways. The little prince only saw Meng Yunshen's talent, but he paid no attention to King Lingchuan's generosity.
How could Meng Yunshen have such a reputation without the credit of Jing Bowen?
Jing Bowen trusted Meng Yunshen wholeheartedly, otherwise, he would not have entrusted all the affairs of Lingchuan to Meng Yunshen's management, nor would Meng Yunshen do whatever he said.
Meng Yunshen seemed to have no desires, no desires, and a pure-hearted appearance, but in fact he was also a person with great revenge and great talent in his heart.There is a difference between him and Lu Qingzhou.
Lu Qingzhou has always wanted to prove his talent to others, and wanted to find a bole who would appreciate him and affirm him.
But Meng Yunshen still had a strong desire to control. He needed Bole, but he didn't want to be suppressed and tamed. Instead, his body was covered with invisible thorns.
If what he met was not Jing Bowen, if it were any great king, I am afraid that he would not be able to tolerate his thorn in the flesh, and how could he be allowed to continue to do something drastic.
Coincidentally, Li Changsheng felt that he was somewhat similar to Meng Yunshen, and his desire to control was too strong, otherwise he would not have chosen the young Jing Baiyu as his assistant.
Now Jing Baiyu is only seven or eight years old, although he is already a crown prince, if he wants to inherit the throne, it may take a few years, which is not a long time.
This long wait is not something ordinary people can bear.However, Li Changsheng gave up the current emperor, Jing Bowen, the king of Lingchuan, who had a high voice, and still chose the young crown prince, His Royal Highness Jing Baiyu, because of Li Changsheng's uncontrollable desire to control.
Except for Jing Baiyu who was brought up by himself, I am afraid that no one will be able to tolerate everything about him in the future.If this long foreshadowing and lengthy opening chapter is not carefully completed, I am afraid that it will be an unsolvable dead end in the future.
It's just that whether the little prince Jing Baiyu can grow up according to Li Changsheng's expectation is still unknown.
Li Changsheng's heart moved with his gods, and he was in a sedation for a while.
Jing Baiyu hastily stretched out his hand to touch his lips, and muttered in a low voice: "Could it be that he was found stealing? There's nothing..."
"What did His Royal Highness go to steal?" Li Changsheng asked.
"What... nothing!" Jing Baiyu hurriedly defended.
"But that squirrel mandarin fish?" Li Changsheng said firmly.
Jing Baiyu blushed a little, as if she had been caught on the spot, and said, "I just... just took a sip. I haven't eaten it before... I'm just a little curious!"
Li Changsheng was amused by him, and said: "Changsheng still has a lot of fresh dishes, and I will make them for His Royal Highness to try when I have time in the future."
"Really?" Jing Baiyu's eyes lit up, and the chatterbox seemed to open up, and said, "The squirrel mandarin fish dish you made is absolutely amazing! It's super delicious! I can't stop after one bite! After a while At the beginning, everyone will definitely applaud it, and the emperor will also like it."
"So the stealing can't stop?" Li Changsheng said.
"It's...it's not." Jing Baiyu later realized that he had talked too much, so he quickly closed his mouth and refused to speak.
Jing Baiyu ran to look for Li Changsheng, and Lu Qingzhou had nothing to do.
Although he is the younger brother of the Empress Empress and a newly promoted general to be the prime minister of the young mansion, it is well known that Lu Qingzhou is the bastard son of the Lu family. Most officials still look down on him.
There are few people around Lu Qingzhou, and there are not many people to chat with.
He was very bored, he looked left and right by himself, and happened to see a person entering the hall, acting in a low-key manner.
"General Dou!"
Lu Qingzhou quickly smiled, walked up to Dou Yanting, and said, "General Dou, I have long admired your name."
Dou Yanting has never liked such hypocritical greetings, no matter how friendly Lu Qingzhou smiled, Dou Yanting didn't have much expression on his face, nodded lightly, turned around and was about to leave.
"General Dou, General Dou." Lu Qingzhou chased after him like a dead skin plaster, and said, "General Dou came back from the frontier, I'm afraid he's tired?"
"En." Dou Yanting nodded lightly again, without further words.
"This……"
They say they don't hit smiling people with their hands, Lu Qingzhou felt that Dou Yanting did not hit him in the face, but his old face was still burning with pain.
Lu Qingzhou bit his head, sticking to Dou Yanting's side like a two-skinned face, and said as if he had nothing to say: "I heard that General Dou lived in Nanfu for a long time when he was young. It just so happens that Qingzhou's biological mother is also from Nanfu. .”
"En." Dou Yanting nodded for the third time, no different from the previous two times.
"Ha...ha..." Lu Qingzhou smiled dryly, the corners of his mouth and eyes almost cracked, and said, "That..."
Dou Yanting finally stopped and looked at Lu Qingzhou solemnly with his head down.
Lu Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat when he saw him, and he felt that Dou Yanting was indeed a general who had been on the battlefield all year round. He was as tall as a "black bear", and he didn't look good from a distance, but when he got closer, he was so much taller than himself .
Dou Yanting said: "If you have something to say about Lu Zhan, you may as well speak up. Dou is not a person who likes to play tricks, and he doesn't like other people's awkward appearance."
"Twist..."
Lu Qingzhou's face was already stinging, but now that he was ridiculed by Dou Yanting, he felt even more humiliated.
He is such a big man, he has kicked quite a few iron plates, but Dou Yanting is the most solid one.
Lu Qingzhou simply turned cold and said: "I heard that General Dou is still going back to the north soon?"
"Of course." Dou Yanting nodded.
Dou Yanting is a general, if he is allowed to stay only in the imperial city in the future, he will lose his greatest effectiveness, and naturally he will have to return to the frontier to garrison.
After hearing this, Lu Qingzhou's eyes lighted up a little, and he said, "Why don't you take it with me next time?"
"You?" Dou Yanting looked at Lu Qingzhou again in amazement.
From Dou Yanting's only one word, Lu Qingzhou heard a deep sense of distrust and contempt.
Dou Yanting said again: "There is no wine shop in the border for Lu Zhan's entertainment. If Lu Zhan is just curious and wants to appreciate the customs of the border, someone from Dou would advise Lu Zhan to stay in the capital."
"You..." Lu Qingzhou was a little annoyed, and said, "Why am I just here for fun? Naturally, I want to do serious things."
Dou Yanting didn't answer the words, and his eyes were even more distrustful.
Lu Qingzhou looked like a dude. Although he also practiced martial arts and archery, he was not proficient in everything. If he were to go to battle to kill the enemy, he might never return. No wonder Dou Yanting despised him so much.
Dou Yanting is a person who believes in strength, and he doesn't like Lu Qingzhou.
Lu Qingzhou smiled coldly, and said: "A military general like you is very stubborn. It's just that you are stubborn, and others are as ignorant as you. I can't go to battle to kill the enemy, but You go to war and kill the enemy to save the people in dire straits, and I also have a way to save the people in dire straits. I see that you don’t understand what water conservancy is, and it’s useless to talk to you, playing the piano with cattle!”
Lu Qingzhou was furious, left a call, turned around and left, but Dou Yanting looked at his back with a little surprise, and his eyes couldn't help but become deeper...
Jing Baiyu and Li Changsheng were talking when they saw Lu Qingzhou come back angrily.
Jing Baiyu said, "Where did Lu Zhan go? Why does he look like this?"
"No..." Lu Qingzhou hurriedly adjusted his expression, changed his face, and said with a smile: "It's nothing."
Jing Baiyu said: "Father will come over in a while, let's take a seat here and wait for Father."
"Respect." Lu Qingzhou said.
The banquet was about to begin, and the emperor arrived as expected. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, and then they all shouted long live.
The emperor seems to be in a good mood, Zhan Guo surrendered to this today, and seeing the young prince Jing Baiyu's outstanding ability, the emperor naturally has no reason not to like it.
After the emperor made some remarks, everyone took their seats one after another, and then the drums sounded, and the celebration banquet officially began.
Zhan Guo's mission entered Beijing with Dou Yanting's triumphant team, and it has been a few days since most of the mission lived in the posthouses in the capital, but a small number of people directly stayed in the palace, and Princess Zhan was one of them.
Zhan Guo sent the princess here, naturally to show his sincerity in negotiating peace.The emperor heard that the princess was beautiful and young, so he brought the princess directly into the palace and told her to get familiar with the environment. After the celebration banquet, he could formally seal his wife, which was also a response to Zhan Guo's peace proposal.
Among the envoys, besides the princess and Da Honglu, the most eye-catching one is Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu.Zhan Wuxu is the uncle of Princess Zhan, who was enfeoffed in the land of Shangnan by the first emperor of Zhan. Although he is only a small prince, the size of Shangnan's fief has already surpassed the area ruled by the monarch of Zhan, so it cannot be underestimated. .
This Marquis Shang Nan came to discuss peace, so he naturally had a gesture of peace negotiation, without putting on airs, he was overly friendly at the banquet, he seemed to be an easy-going person.
Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu personally introduced the princess to the emperor, and presented countless precious jewels together. Immediately, the hall was shrouded in the brilliance of boxes of jewels, so that everyone couldn't open their eyes.
The emperor is not very young now, so it is natural for him to be very happy. Seeing Zhan Guo humbly begging for peace, his heart is really comfortable and satisfied, and seeing that Princess Zhan is really good-looking, he is even more happy in his heart.
Princess Zhan Guo personally poured wine for the emperor, with a pair of affectionate glances, no need for the beauty to talk too much, the emperor just felt numb in his heart.
The emperor was overjoyed, and after drinking for three rounds, he simply stood up and said, "I welcome Zhan Guo's visit this time. I hope that the two countries will have a good relationship from generation to generation in the future, and it will also save thousands of people from suffering." In this way, I will designate Princess Zhan as Mrs. Zhan, what does Marquis Shangnan think?"
Shang Nanhou quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty is generous and benevolent, I will be convinced."
Princess Zhan made her his wife as soon as she came, and her status was second only to the queen's empress.The harem ladies present are naturally dissatisfied.
Zhan Guo has always been at odds with Da Jing, she is just a woman from a foreign country, she has no background and influence here, and she wants to be a wife here, it is all a dream.
For a while, the queen also squinted her eyes, thinking a lot.
This Mrs. Zhan was foreseen by Li Changsheng long ago, after all, peace negotiations are imminent, if Princess Zhan's title is too low, I am afraid that the envoy of Zhan Kingdom will be dissatisfied.
"Okay, okay, sit down." The emperor said with a smile: "Have a good time today, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"
Everyone returned to the table one after another, drinking and eating together.
As the palace people filed in, the meals were neatly laid out in front of everyone, and the dishes on the table were extremely exquisite, most of which were dishes that had never been seen before.
The emperor looked down and said with a smile, "Yu'er, did you prepare this?"
"Returning to Father, that's right." Jing Baiyu smiled and said, "Father, please try these dishes, do you still like these dishes?"
"Okay." The emperor said: "Yu'er has bothered, this palace banquet is really good, and I will rest assured in the future, and I will leave more things to Yu'er to do."
"Yu'er thanked the emperor." Jing Baiyu was overjoyed when he heard it.
A few days ago, the emperor felt that the prince was young and always listened to what the ministers said, so he was worried about entrusting the prince to handle the errands.Looking at it now, the prince can already be alone, so what else is there to worry about?
The squirrel mandarin fish mentioned by Jing Baiyu just now is among these meals, everyone has a copy on the case in front of them, and it is rare to see it.
Jing Baiyu introduced to the emperor: "This squirrel mandarin fish is a dish that Li Changsheng thought of. Father, please try it. My son thinks it tastes very good!"
"Squirrel mandarin fish?" The emperor smiled and said, "The name sounds very strange, but this appearance is also interesting."
The emperor picked up the chopsticks and lightly picked up the squirrel mandarin fish. He felt that the crispy outside and the inside had already been fully experienced before he tasted it. Just the smell of the sweet and sour sauce whetted the appetite.
"ah--"
Seeing that the delicious delicacies were about to be eaten, the emperor was startled by the exclamation, and threw the chopsticks on the ground with a "click". A piece of mat.
The emperor was a little dissatisfied for a moment, he lowered his eyes to see that it was Princess Zhan, and the newly appointed Mrs. Zhan exclaimed, causing everyone to look sideways.
The queen was the first to speak, and said in a majestic voice: "Why did Mrs. Zhan make such a fuss and disturb His Majesty, what's the proper way?!"
The emperor smiled and comforted him: "Forget it, queen, be happy today, don't talk about those red tapes, I don't think Mrs. Zhan did it on purpose."
Now that the emperor sees that Mrs. Zhan is new, his heart is a little bit towards her, so there are some small episodes, and he doesn't pay much attention to them.
The emperor opened his mouth, but the queen didn't want to say anything more, so she agreed resentfully.
Who knew that Mrs. Zhan didn't appreciate it, and actually slapped the emperor in the face on the spot.
"ah!"
Mrs. Zhan let out another high-pitched scream, this time more horrifying than the last time, and then Mrs. Zhan stood up, and with a "bang", she knocked the wine pot on the desk to the ground.
"Happy--"
Everyone was stunned, and there was no sound for a moment, they all watched Mrs. Zhan's every move.
It was as if Mrs. Zhan had taken poison, she swayed twice, then fell to the ground, and said "Ai Ai Ai" again, as if she couldn't breathe.
When Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu saw him next to him, he stood up with a frown and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Quickly help the princess up and carry her down!"
"Princess Princess!"
The two maids beside Mrs. Zhan hurried forward, calling for Mrs. Zhan loudly.
Mrs. Zhan was boneless, and when she saw someone coming up to help her, she rolled skillfully on the ground, avoiding without a trace.
"Oh - His Majesty save me..."
"help me……"
"Your Majesty, this concubine is so sad—"
The emperor stood up instantly, and said in a panic: "What's going on? What's going on?"
"Could it be poisoned?" Someone next to him whispered.
"Bullshit!"
The queen was the first to reprimand, saying: "All meals at palace banquets have to be inspected step by step, how can someone be poisoned?! It's nonsense! Don't scare me!"
This palace banquet was hosted by the little prince Jing Baiyu, and everything was presided over by him. If someone was poisoned at the palace banquet, Jing Baiyu would be the first to stand up and take responsibility.
The queen knew well that if the prince was punished, her good life would probably come to an end.
Comparing the Queen's unsteadiness and panic, and looking at the little prince Jing Baiyu, he is quite stable.Sure enough, after getting along with Li Changsheng for a long time, he acquired a little of Li Changsheng's temperament, which made people look a little unpredictable.
"Report to the emperor..."
A maid beside Mrs. Zhan said anxiously: "The princess is not poisoned. From the maid's point of view, the princess seems to have eaten something that cannot be eaten by mistake."
"What do you mean by that? Please make it clear." The emperor and his party asked the imperial physician and his party to ask.
The maid knelt down, with a trembling look, and said: "This is your majesty. The princess has been unable to eat fish since she was a child, and she has a dissatisfaction with fish. Don't underestimate it, but it is very dangerous. It will kill the princess! I am afraid that the princess accidentally used the dish called squirrel mandarin fish at the banquet just now, and then she will appear poisoned!"
"Not satisfied with fish?"
The queen immediately defended: "What kind of strange disease is this! It's unheard of!"
The emperor frowned and said, "Why didn't you say you can't eat fish earlier? But at this great banquet, absurd things happened!"
The maid was extremely wronged, and said: "Your Majesty, the princess can't eat fish and meat. The maid has already informed the master of the banquet, and the maid has no idea. How could such a thing happen! I am afraid... I am afraid it is Lord, look at us, a group of foreigners, and don't take us seriously."
The maid's words were euphemistic and cowardly, but no one present could understand the meaning of her words, which was to accuse the little prince, Jing Baiyu, who was in charge of the palace banquet, for being perfunctory and foolish, completely incompetent.
"Don't be rude."
Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu made a sound at the side, and scolded the maid: "A little maid, you can tell me here, and you don't want to help Mrs. Zhan back down!"
The maid was taken aback, seeing that Marquis Shangnan was angry, she quickly shrank her neck, not daring to say anything more.
It can be seen that although this Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu and Mrs. Zhan belong to the same family, they did not agree with each other beforehand.
Mrs. Zhan, who was lying on the ground, twisted quickly, got up a little, and said tremblingly and weakly: "Yes, you step down. Your Majesty... I... Concubine, concubine is fine... Your Majesty, don't let me go because of this concubine." For small things, I blame others for angering others..."
Mrs. Zhan was so weak that it really made me feel sorry for her. The emperor couldn't help but cast a reproachful glance at the young prince Jing Baiyu beside him.
Jing Baiyu was calm from beginning to end, seeing his father looking at him, he looked back calmly and blinked his big innocent eyes, his appearance was innocent and cute.
"Li Changsheng."
Jing Baiyu called out Li Changsheng's name.
Li Changsheng immediately took the order and said, "His Royal Highness."
With a smile on the corner of Jing Baiyu's mouth, he said, "It's so cold underground, why don't you ask Mrs. Zhan to get up?"
"Respect." Li Changsheng said.
Under the amazed eyes of everyone, Li Changsheng walked towards Mrs. Zhan step by step, stood in front of the table with the overturned cups and plates, and said calmly: "Dare to ask Mrs. Zhan, but I really don't agree with fish and meat." ?”
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Zhan's maid was the first to quit, and scolded: "Could it be that you still suspect that our princess has lied to you."
"Exactly." Li Changsheng replied loudly.
"You!" The maid opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Changsheng in disbelief.
Li Changsheng didn't wait for her to continue, and said: "If Mrs. Zhan really suffered from dissatisfaction because of eating this squirrel mandarin fish, it would be too whimsical."
"You madman! What do you mean!" the maid couldn't hold back anymore, she pointed at Li Changsheng's nose and said.
Li Changsheng smiled and said: "This squirrel mandarin fish is indeed cooked with fresh fish. It's just that His Royal Highness is careful, and he knew in advance that some of the envoys of the Zhan Kingdom would be dissatisfied with the fish. So His Highness specially ordered The minister has changed the dishes. Now the squirrel mandarin fish dish in front of you adults is not fish, but chicken."
"what?!"
The maid exclaimed, and even Mrs. Zhan, who was lying on the ground rolling, turned pale with fright, almost jumped up from the ground in fright.
Li Changsheng explained: "This improved squirrel mandarin fish is made of marinated chicken meat, chopped into a puree, reshaped, fried in a pan, and served on a plate with sauce. No fish meat was added. I'm afraid... I'm going to disappoint Mrs. Zhan."
Yesterday, Li Changsheng said that Princess Zhan was not easy, so the little prince Jing Baiyu asked Lu Qingzhou to inquire.In the middle of the night, Lu Qingzhou really found out about some important events!
The princess of the Zhan Kingdom heard that the fish and meat were dissatisfied, but she did not notify the banquet dining room in advance, as if she wanted to use this idea to make a big fuss.Lu Qingzhou looked at the banquet menu, and there was indeed fish meat on it, so he hurriedly knocked on Li Changsheng's door in the middle of the night.
Li Changsheng asked the dining room to change the dishes overnight, so as not to give Princess Zhan a chance to take advantage of it.
If Princess Zhan really causes something big because of this loophole, it may threaten the diplomatic relations between the two places. Even if it is not the prince's problem, someone will make trouble. Once the emperor gets angry, His Royal Highness the prince will definitely not It's been good.
Li Changsheng is the master who never wants to suffer. Now that he wakes up in the middle of the night to change the dishes, how can there be any reason not to fight back?As soon as he and Lu Qingzhou got together, they came along and asked Princess Zhan to put on a good show.
"This……"
"It's really not fish."
"Yeah, it's chicken, it tastes really good!"
"If you don't say it, you really can't see it."
The emperor hurriedly grabbed the tooth chopsticks on the case and tasted the squirrel mandarin fish.
Since Li Changsheng gave Jing Baiyu a popular science about the "green top of his head" last time, the little prince has opened the door to a new world, he has learned a lot, and he looks like he has suddenly realized and is full of interest.
When Li Changsheng heard it, some of them didn't know how to answer it. After thinking about it carefully, it was really the case.
The princess of Zhan Guo obviously wanted to dedicate it to the emperor, but at this moment she took the initiative to catch up with Jing Bowen, the king of Lingchuan, and just now deliberately teased Li Changsheng, her mind was definitely not pure.
Li Changsheng said: "I'm afraid this mission of the Zhan Kingdom is not simple. Just in case, His Royal Highness might as well come to Lu Zhan and ask Lu Zhan to send someone to check their details to avoid mistakes."
Lu Qingzhou is tactful, and has been in Dajing much longer than Li Changsheng. He has the most connections and friends in and out of the palace. If you want to inquire about something, you can definitely ask him to go.
Jing Baiyu glanced at him and said, "What's the matter with you and Lu Qingzhou? Why are you really glued together after I haven't seen you for two days?"
"What is like glue like paint?" Li Changsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Your Highness, don't use words indiscriminately, or I will report to His Majesty that His Highness has been studying and being lazy recently."
"Don't talk about it." Jing Baiyu was afraid of him, and quickly waved her little hand, saying: "Who is lazy? I'll call Lu Qingzhou here and let him go to work!"
Now that Lu Qingzhou is respectful to Li Changsheng, he admires him so much. Hearing from the palace people that the little prince and Li Changsheng are looking for him, he hastily put down what he was doing and rushed over immediately.
For Lu Qingzhou, it's not difficult to inquire about the news, all he needs to do is use his words.
The palace banquet was going to be held on the second day, the little crown prince Jing Baiyu washed up early and went to bed, Li Changsheng just waited on him, he withdrew from the inner hall and went back to the side hall to rest.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard the sound of knocking on the door, like thunder in a dry day, completely shocking.
Li Changsheng was a relatively light sleeper, and when he heard the earth-shattering voice, he immediately opened his eyes, turned over and sat up.
"Master Li? Lord Chang Shilang?"
"I'm Lu Qingzhou?"
"Is your lord here?"
It turned out that it was Lu Qingzhou who knocked on the door like a reminder, not someone else.
Lu Qingzhou is the person who knows the priorities best, and is the most tactful and pleasing person. He knocked on the door suddenly in the middle of the night, and it must be something important.
Li Changsheng put on his clothes, hurried to open the door, and said, "What's the matter? But something happened to Princess Zhan?"
"Your Majesty Chang Shilang is right." Lu Qingzhou nodded immediately.
Li Changsheng raised his hand to stop him from talking, and said in a low voice, "Be careful that the walls have ears, let's talk in the house."
"Yes." Lu Qingzhou said.
In the middle of the night, it was so hot that Lu Qingzhou didn't dare to delay even a moment.After thinking about it for a while, Li Changsheng guessed about seven or eight points.The decision is that it has something to do with tomorrow's celebration banquet, otherwise we can't be in such a hurry.
Just now, Lu Qingzhou went to check on the Princess Zhan, and it seemed that he found out a lot.
Lu Qingzhou entered the room and said: "It's urgent. If Qingzhou comes to report tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be too late. Then Princess Zhan is really not a fuel-efficient master!"
When the sky was bright, the little prince Jing Baiyu got up and asked curiously: "Little Lingyu? Where's Li Changsheng? Why don't you see him? Could it be that you're being lazy?"
Ling Yu replied: "Yesterday in the middle of the night, Lu Zhan came to look for Mr. Li in a hurry. I don't know what the urgent matter is. Both Lu Zhan and Mr. Li stayed up all night, and they are still busy at the moment."
"What?" Jing Baiyu quickly stood up and said, "Why didn't you tell me? I'll go and have a look, there must be something serious."
"His Royal Highness..."
Ling Yu hurriedly chased and ran out. Li Changsheng had ordered last night that there is no need to alarm His Highness the Crown Prince. It's not that he doesn't trust Jing Baiyu's ability, but he just doesn't want to disturb his rest.
Tomorrow is the celebration banquet. Jing Baiyu is in charge of hosting the celebration banquet, and she is also one of the protagonists in the celebration banquet. Naturally, she must attend in the best condition. If she has two dark circles under her eyes, it will be a joke. I don't know how to organize it His Royal Highness.
"Your Highness, don't panic."
Li Changsheng walked into the hall first, and seemed to have listened to everything Jing Baiyu and Ling Yu had said, and said: "There is indeed something wrong, but Changsheng has made his own decision and found a way to solve it, I hope the prince will not blame him. "
Jing Baiyu looked up at him and said, "Has it been resolved?"
"En." Li Changsheng nodded, then sat down, combed Jing Baiyu's hair with a small wooden comb, and whispered a few words in Jing Baiyu's ear.
"What?" Jing Baiyu pursed his lips and frowned, and said, "Princess Zhan is really despicable. They are just a small country that was defeated and seeking peace, and they still have to play tricks when they come to Dajing."
Li Changsheng said: "Prince, don't be angry, His Highness the Crown Prince just needs to attend steadily today, and then watch those Zhan people perform well. Since they are buffoons who want to be on stage, why doesn't the Crown Prince give them enough opportunities?"
The celebration banquet specially prepared for Dou Yanting finally arrived as scheduled. The scale of this palace banquet is not inferior to the emperor's birthday banquet at all.
Now that Li Changsheng has changed, he is already a permanent servant with a salary of thousands of stones. Not only the people in the palace are very fond of him, but even the officials in the court want to get acquainted with him.
As soon as Li Changsheng entered the hall, he became the focus of many people's eyes. He was so busy at the moment, he was surrounded by everyone, and his ears were full of obedient words, and they kept coming and going.
Jing Baiyu came down from a busy circle, and saw that Li Changsheng was gone, turned around and asked Lu Qingzhou beside him, "Where is Li Changsheng?"
Lu Qingzhou said: "It should be over there."
Jing Baiyu poked his head to look for it, and sure enough, he saw Li Changsheng's figure in the corner, hiding it very well.
Jing Baiyu jumped up and ran over, and patted Li Changsheng on the back lightly.
"Shh-"
Jing Baiyu wanted to startle Li Changsheng, but Li Changsheng had already discovered him, and made a gesture of silencing him, pressing lightly with his fingers.
"What are you looking at?" Jing Baiyu asked in a low voice, extremely curious.
Li Changsheng pointed to the front and signaled Jing Baiyu to go and have a look.
The hall was very lively, and now the emperor hadn't arrived yet, and everyone was talking, laughing and complimenting.Just look at the blue dress in the crowd, it is a strange woman that the little prince Jing Baiyu has never seen.
"This..." Jing Baiyu blinked, and said, "But Princess Zhan?"
Li Changsheng smiled and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is indeed much smarter than King Lingchuan."
"Of course." Jing Baiyu raised her chin proudly.
Seeing that Princess Zhan looked around in the crowd, and then stepped on lotus steps, she bumped into a man's back.
"Oh, I was not careful..." Princess Zhan Guo was astonished, and apologized in a low voice.
The man who was hit turned around and said in surprise, "It's you."
"Ah, so it's you, son?" Princess Zhan Guo also had a happy look on her face, as if she had just noticed who the man was.
This man is dressed in a royal robe, with four fingers wide on his waist and white jade knuckles. It looks like he is rich and powerful. Who else can he be if he is not the king of Lingchuan, Jing Bowen, who is rich and invincible?
The little prince Jing Baiyu was confused, tugged at Li Changsheng's sleeve, and asked, "What is this princess doing?"
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "To teach the prince a word today, the master definitely never taught it."
"What is it?" Jing Baiyu asked.
Li Changsheng replied, "Pengcier."
"Pengcier?" Jing Baiyu said.
Li Changsheng nodded, and said, "Princess Zhan Guo is touching porcelain."
The princess of Zhan Guo had already taken the initiative to approach Lingchuan King Jing Bowen yesterday, and today she repeated her old trick, with the sole purpose of winning Lingchuan King's admiration.
The princess is the woman who will become the emperor's concubine, and will be the sister-in-law of Lingchuan King Jing Bowen in the future.If Jing Bowen, the king of Lingchuan, fell in love with the emperor's woman, his sister-in-law, I am afraid that whether it is the emperor or Jing Bowen in the future, there will definitely be a knot in his heart. Wouldn't it be easier for the royal family, which is not so strong, to fall apart more easily?
It is said that a hero is sad about a beauty, and Princess Zhan's move is not insidious.
Jing Baiyu looked at it, but was very happy, and said: "It's good that the father doesn't like him, then this Princess Zhan has helped me a lot."
Li Changsheng said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is not kind."
"You actually say that I'm not kind." Jing Baiyu said.
Li Changsheng suddenly asked: "By the way, where is Mr. Meng? It just so happens that Princess Zhan Guo is here at this moment. If she only provokes the relationship between the emperor and King Lingchuan, it would be a waste. Why not get Mr. Meng again."
"Mr. Meng? Isn't this here? It's right there!" Jing Baiyu raised his hand and pointed.
Meng Yunshen was in charge of the arrangement of the banquet today, so naturally he couldn't be absent.He was very busy, so seeing Li Changsheng's friendly smile, he walked over leisurely.
Meng Yunshen is also a smart person, and he has figured out Li Changsheng's habits in the past few days.
This Li Changsheng is a person who likes to laugh, but there are a lot of fake smiles, and the smiles usually don't reach the eyes, just like this moment.
Li Changsheng stepped forward and said: "Mr. Meng has worked hard. I just happened to meet King Lingchuan. Mr. Meng has greeted King Lingchuan. Mr. Meng is busy with the prince these days. I am afraid that King Lingchuan will I will be dissatisfied with Mr. Meng, but I want my ministers to go together and explain to King Lingchuan."
Meng Yunshen was not stubborn with Li Changsheng, and said bluntly, "No need."
"That's it..." Li Changsheng said: "I don't want to force it. It's just..."
Li Changsheng showed hesitation, paused for a while, and then said, "It's just that the king of Lingchuan seems to be in some trouble at the moment, and the king doesn't seem to know it. According to the little minister, Mr. Meng should hurry over." It’s good to remind one or two.”
Meng Yun frowned deeply, his eyes could not help but flicker in the hall, and sure enough, he found Lingchuan King Jing Bowen in an instant.When he took a closer look, he saw that King Lingchuan was having a conversation with a woman.
"not good……"
Meng Yunshen said in a low voice, without caring about talking to Li Changsheng, he immediately went to Jing Bowen's side.
Li Changsheng looked at his back as he left in a hurry, and said to himself naturally: "This Meng Yunshen really knows a little bit."
Although Meng Yunshen had never met Princess Zhan Guo in person, he could guess a little bit instantly after watching her describe her behavior.He thought about it again, and naturally he couldn't understand what Princess Zhan was thinking.
Meng Yunshen, as the number one mastermind under the command of King Lingchuan, how could he see that his king was being plotted against in such a way, so he quickly pulled away.
Jing Baiyu came rushing over now, and said with a smile, "Li Changsheng, tell me, will King Lingchuan and Mr. Meng quarrel?"
"Maybe." Li Changsheng said with a smile: "If you don't quarrel, you will not live up to the good intentions of the minister."
The distance was too far, Li Changsheng and Jing Baiyu couldn't hear what Meng Yunshen said in the past.
It's just that as soon as Meng Yunshen passed by, Princess Zhan quickly found a reason to leave, and Jing Bowen's face was really not very good-looking.
Immediately, Jing Bowen and Meng Yunshen didn't say much, and parted ways, each going in different directions.
"oops--"
Jing Baiyu looked gloating, and said, "Sure enough, there was a quarrel."
Li Changsheng nodded and didn't say much.
Jing Baiyu sighed decently, and said: "You say that Mr. Meng is not worth it, because he followed a master like my uncle for nothing. If he followed the prince, the prince will definitely not treat him badly."
Li Changsheng raised his eyebrows, looked down at Jing Baiyu, and said, "Oh? Your Highness the Crown Prince is so confident?"
"Of course." Jing Baiyu patted her chest and said firmly.
"oops--"
Then the little prince let out another low cry, and hastily added: "But don't worry, even if Meng Yunshen really joins the prince, in the heart of the prince, you are the first, and others will never catch up!"
Li Changsheng half-truthfully said: "His Royal Highness, don't forget today's promise in the future."
"Of course." Jing Baiyu said.
Li Changsheng watched Jing Bowen and Meng Yunshen part ways. The little prince only saw Meng Yunshen's talent, but he paid no attention to King Lingchuan's generosity.
How could Meng Yunshen have such a reputation without the credit of Jing Bowen?
Jing Bowen trusted Meng Yunshen wholeheartedly, otherwise, he would not have entrusted all the affairs of Lingchuan to Meng Yunshen's management, nor would Meng Yunshen do whatever he said.
Meng Yunshen seemed to have no desires, no desires, and a pure-hearted appearance, but in fact he was also a person with great revenge and great talent in his heart.There is a difference between him and Lu Qingzhou.
Lu Qingzhou has always wanted to prove his talent to others, and wanted to find a bole who would appreciate him and affirm him.
But Meng Yunshen still had a strong desire to control. He needed Bole, but he didn't want to be suppressed and tamed. Instead, his body was covered with invisible thorns.
If what he met was not Jing Bowen, if it were any great king, I am afraid that he would not be able to tolerate his thorn in the flesh, and how could he be allowed to continue to do something drastic.
Coincidentally, Li Changsheng felt that he was somewhat similar to Meng Yunshen, and his desire to control was too strong, otherwise he would not have chosen the young Jing Baiyu as his assistant.
Now Jing Baiyu is only seven or eight years old, although he is already a crown prince, if he wants to inherit the throne, it may take a few years, which is not a long time.
This long wait is not something ordinary people can bear.However, Li Changsheng gave up the current emperor, Jing Bowen, the king of Lingchuan, who had a high voice, and still chose the young crown prince, His Royal Highness Jing Baiyu, because of Li Changsheng's uncontrollable desire to control.
Except for Jing Baiyu who was brought up by himself, I am afraid that no one will be able to tolerate everything about him in the future.If this long foreshadowing and lengthy opening chapter is not carefully completed, I am afraid that it will be an unsolvable dead end in the future.
It's just that whether the little prince Jing Baiyu can grow up according to Li Changsheng's expectation is still unknown.
Li Changsheng's heart moved with his gods, and he was in a sedation for a while.
Jing Baiyu hastily stretched out his hand to touch his lips, and muttered in a low voice: "Could it be that he was found stealing? There's nothing..."
"What did His Royal Highness go to steal?" Li Changsheng asked.
"What... nothing!" Jing Baiyu hurriedly defended.
"But that squirrel mandarin fish?" Li Changsheng said firmly.
Jing Baiyu blushed a little, as if she had been caught on the spot, and said, "I just... just took a sip. I haven't eaten it before... I'm just a little curious!"
Li Changsheng was amused by him, and said: "Changsheng still has a lot of fresh dishes, and I will make them for His Royal Highness to try when I have time in the future."
"Really?" Jing Baiyu's eyes lit up, and the chatterbox seemed to open up, and said, "The squirrel mandarin fish dish you made is absolutely amazing! It's super delicious! I can't stop after one bite! After a while At the beginning, everyone will definitely applaud it, and the emperor will also like it."
"So the stealing can't stop?" Li Changsheng said.
"It's...it's not." Jing Baiyu later realized that he had talked too much, so he quickly closed his mouth and refused to speak.
Jing Baiyu ran to look for Li Changsheng, and Lu Qingzhou had nothing to do.
Although he is the younger brother of the Empress Empress and a newly promoted general to be the prime minister of the young mansion, it is well known that Lu Qingzhou is the bastard son of the Lu family. Most officials still look down on him.
There are few people around Lu Qingzhou, and there are not many people to chat with.
He was very bored, he looked left and right by himself, and happened to see a person entering the hall, acting in a low-key manner.
"General Dou!"
Lu Qingzhou quickly smiled, walked up to Dou Yanting, and said, "General Dou, I have long admired your name."
Dou Yanting has never liked such hypocritical greetings, no matter how friendly Lu Qingzhou smiled, Dou Yanting didn't have much expression on his face, nodded lightly, turned around and was about to leave.
"General Dou, General Dou." Lu Qingzhou chased after him like a dead skin plaster, and said, "General Dou came back from the frontier, I'm afraid he's tired?"
"En." Dou Yanting nodded lightly again, without further words.
"This……"
They say they don't hit smiling people with their hands, Lu Qingzhou felt that Dou Yanting did not hit him in the face, but his old face was still burning with pain.
Lu Qingzhou bit his head, sticking to Dou Yanting's side like a two-skinned face, and said as if he had nothing to say: "I heard that General Dou lived in Nanfu for a long time when he was young. It just so happens that Qingzhou's biological mother is also from Nanfu. .”
"En." Dou Yanting nodded for the third time, no different from the previous two times.
"Ha...ha..." Lu Qingzhou smiled dryly, the corners of his mouth and eyes almost cracked, and said, "That..."
Dou Yanting finally stopped and looked at Lu Qingzhou solemnly with his head down.
Lu Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat when he saw him, and he felt that Dou Yanting was indeed a general who had been on the battlefield all year round. He was as tall as a "black bear", and he didn't look good from a distance, but when he got closer, he was so much taller than himself .
Dou Yanting said: "If you have something to say about Lu Zhan, you may as well speak up. Dou is not a person who likes to play tricks, and he doesn't like other people's awkward appearance."
"Twist..."
Lu Qingzhou's face was already stinging, but now that he was ridiculed by Dou Yanting, he felt even more humiliated.
He is such a big man, he has kicked quite a few iron plates, but Dou Yanting is the most solid one.
Lu Qingzhou simply turned cold and said: "I heard that General Dou is still going back to the north soon?"
"Of course." Dou Yanting nodded.
Dou Yanting is a general, if he is allowed to stay only in the imperial city in the future, he will lose his greatest effectiveness, and naturally he will have to return to the frontier to garrison.
After hearing this, Lu Qingzhou's eyes lighted up a little, and he said, "Why don't you take it with me next time?"
"You?" Dou Yanting looked at Lu Qingzhou again in amazement.
From Dou Yanting's only one word, Lu Qingzhou heard a deep sense of distrust and contempt.
Dou Yanting said again: "There is no wine shop in the border for Lu Zhan's entertainment. If Lu Zhan is just curious and wants to appreciate the customs of the border, someone from Dou would advise Lu Zhan to stay in the capital."
"You..." Lu Qingzhou was a little annoyed, and said, "Why am I just here for fun? Naturally, I want to do serious things."
Dou Yanting didn't answer the words, and his eyes were even more distrustful.
Lu Qingzhou looked like a dude. Although he also practiced martial arts and archery, he was not proficient in everything. If he were to go to battle to kill the enemy, he might never return. No wonder Dou Yanting despised him so much.
Dou Yanting is a person who believes in strength, and he doesn't like Lu Qingzhou.
Lu Qingzhou smiled coldly, and said: "A military general like you is very stubborn. It's just that you are stubborn, and others are as ignorant as you. I can't go to battle to kill the enemy, but You go to war and kill the enemy to save the people in dire straits, and I also have a way to save the people in dire straits. I see that you don’t understand what water conservancy is, and it’s useless to talk to you, playing the piano with cattle!”
Lu Qingzhou was furious, left a call, turned around and left, but Dou Yanting looked at his back with a little surprise, and his eyes couldn't help but become deeper...
Jing Baiyu and Li Changsheng were talking when they saw Lu Qingzhou come back angrily.
Jing Baiyu said, "Where did Lu Zhan go? Why does he look like this?"
"No..." Lu Qingzhou hurriedly adjusted his expression, changed his face, and said with a smile: "It's nothing."
Jing Baiyu said: "Father will come over in a while, let's take a seat here and wait for Father."
"Respect." Lu Qingzhou said.
The banquet was about to begin, and the emperor arrived as expected. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, and then they all shouted long live.
The emperor seems to be in a good mood, Zhan Guo surrendered to this today, and seeing the young prince Jing Baiyu's outstanding ability, the emperor naturally has no reason not to like it.
After the emperor made some remarks, everyone took their seats one after another, and then the drums sounded, and the celebration banquet officially began.
Zhan Guo's mission entered Beijing with Dou Yanting's triumphant team, and it has been a few days since most of the mission lived in the posthouses in the capital, but a small number of people directly stayed in the palace, and Princess Zhan was one of them.
Zhan Guo sent the princess here, naturally to show his sincerity in negotiating peace.The emperor heard that the princess was beautiful and young, so he brought the princess directly into the palace and told her to get familiar with the environment. After the celebration banquet, he could formally seal his wife, which was also a response to Zhan Guo's peace proposal.
Among the envoys, besides the princess and Da Honglu, the most eye-catching one is Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu.Zhan Wuxu is the uncle of Princess Zhan, who was enfeoffed in the land of Shangnan by the first emperor of Zhan. Although he is only a small prince, the size of Shangnan's fief has already surpassed the area ruled by the monarch of Zhan, so it cannot be underestimated. .
This Marquis Shang Nan came to discuss peace, so he naturally had a gesture of peace negotiation, without putting on airs, he was overly friendly at the banquet, he seemed to be an easy-going person.
Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu personally introduced the princess to the emperor, and presented countless precious jewels together. Immediately, the hall was shrouded in the brilliance of boxes of jewels, so that everyone couldn't open their eyes.
The emperor is not very young now, so it is natural for him to be very happy. Seeing Zhan Guo humbly begging for peace, his heart is really comfortable and satisfied, and seeing that Princess Zhan is really good-looking, he is even more happy in his heart.
Princess Zhan Guo personally poured wine for the emperor, with a pair of affectionate glances, no need for the beauty to talk too much, the emperor just felt numb in his heart.
The emperor was overjoyed, and after drinking for three rounds, he simply stood up and said, "I welcome Zhan Guo's visit this time. I hope that the two countries will have a good relationship from generation to generation in the future, and it will also save thousands of people from suffering." In this way, I will designate Princess Zhan as Mrs. Zhan, what does Marquis Shangnan think?"
Shang Nanhou quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty is generous and benevolent, I will be convinced."
Princess Zhan made her his wife as soon as she came, and her status was second only to the queen's empress.The harem ladies present are naturally dissatisfied.
Zhan Guo has always been at odds with Da Jing, she is just a woman from a foreign country, she has no background and influence here, and she wants to be a wife here, it is all a dream.
For a while, the queen also squinted her eyes, thinking a lot.
This Mrs. Zhan was foreseen by Li Changsheng long ago, after all, peace negotiations are imminent, if Princess Zhan's title is too low, I am afraid that the envoy of Zhan Kingdom will be dissatisfied.
"Okay, okay, sit down." The emperor said with a smile: "Have a good time today, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"
Everyone returned to the table one after another, drinking and eating together.
As the palace people filed in, the meals were neatly laid out in front of everyone, and the dishes on the table were extremely exquisite, most of which were dishes that had never been seen before.
The emperor looked down and said with a smile, "Yu'er, did you prepare this?"
"Returning to Father, that's right." Jing Baiyu smiled and said, "Father, please try these dishes, do you still like these dishes?"
"Okay." The emperor said: "Yu'er has bothered, this palace banquet is really good, and I will rest assured in the future, and I will leave more things to Yu'er to do."
"Yu'er thanked the emperor." Jing Baiyu was overjoyed when he heard it.
A few days ago, the emperor felt that the prince was young and always listened to what the ministers said, so he was worried about entrusting the prince to handle the errands.Looking at it now, the prince can already be alone, so what else is there to worry about?
The squirrel mandarin fish mentioned by Jing Baiyu just now is among these meals, everyone has a copy on the case in front of them, and it is rare to see it.
Jing Baiyu introduced to the emperor: "This squirrel mandarin fish is a dish that Li Changsheng thought of. Father, please try it. My son thinks it tastes very good!"
"Squirrel mandarin fish?" The emperor smiled and said, "The name sounds very strange, but this appearance is also interesting."
The emperor picked up the chopsticks and lightly picked up the squirrel mandarin fish. He felt that the crispy outside and the inside had already been fully experienced before he tasted it. Just the smell of the sweet and sour sauce whetted the appetite.
"ah--"
Seeing that the delicious delicacies were about to be eaten, the emperor was startled by the exclamation, and threw the chopsticks on the ground with a "click". A piece of mat.
The emperor was a little dissatisfied for a moment, he lowered his eyes to see that it was Princess Zhan, and the newly appointed Mrs. Zhan exclaimed, causing everyone to look sideways.
The queen was the first to speak, and said in a majestic voice: "Why did Mrs. Zhan make such a fuss and disturb His Majesty, what's the proper way?!"
The emperor smiled and comforted him: "Forget it, queen, be happy today, don't talk about those red tapes, I don't think Mrs. Zhan did it on purpose."
Now that the emperor sees that Mrs. Zhan is new, his heart is a little bit towards her, so there are some small episodes, and he doesn't pay much attention to them.
The emperor opened his mouth, but the queen didn't want to say anything more, so she agreed resentfully.
Who knew that Mrs. Zhan didn't appreciate it, and actually slapped the emperor in the face on the spot.
"ah!"
Mrs. Zhan let out another high-pitched scream, this time more horrifying than the last time, and then Mrs. Zhan stood up, and with a "bang", she knocked the wine pot on the desk to the ground.
"Happy--"
Everyone was stunned, and there was no sound for a moment, they all watched Mrs. Zhan's every move.
It was as if Mrs. Zhan had taken poison, she swayed twice, then fell to the ground, and said "Ai Ai Ai" again, as if she couldn't breathe.
When Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu saw him next to him, he stood up with a frown and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Quickly help the princess up and carry her down!"
"Princess Princess!"
The two maids beside Mrs. Zhan hurried forward, calling for Mrs. Zhan loudly.
Mrs. Zhan was boneless, and when she saw someone coming up to help her, she rolled skillfully on the ground, avoiding without a trace.
"Oh - His Majesty save me..."
"help me……"
"Your Majesty, this concubine is so sad—"
The emperor stood up instantly, and said in a panic: "What's going on? What's going on?"
"Could it be poisoned?" Someone next to him whispered.
"Bullshit!"
The queen was the first to reprimand, saying: "All meals at palace banquets have to be inspected step by step, how can someone be poisoned?! It's nonsense! Don't scare me!"
This palace banquet was hosted by the little prince Jing Baiyu, and everything was presided over by him. If someone was poisoned at the palace banquet, Jing Baiyu would be the first to stand up and take responsibility.
The queen knew well that if the prince was punished, her good life would probably come to an end.
Comparing the Queen's unsteadiness and panic, and looking at the little prince Jing Baiyu, he is quite stable.Sure enough, after getting along with Li Changsheng for a long time, he acquired a little of Li Changsheng's temperament, which made people look a little unpredictable.
"Report to the emperor..."
A maid beside Mrs. Zhan said anxiously: "The princess is not poisoned. From the maid's point of view, the princess seems to have eaten something that cannot be eaten by mistake."
"What do you mean by that? Please make it clear." The emperor and his party asked the imperial physician and his party to ask.
The maid knelt down, with a trembling look, and said: "This is your majesty. The princess has been unable to eat fish since she was a child, and she has a dissatisfaction with fish. Don't underestimate it, but it is very dangerous. It will kill the princess! I am afraid that the princess accidentally used the dish called squirrel mandarin fish at the banquet just now, and then she will appear poisoned!"
"Not satisfied with fish?"
The queen immediately defended: "What kind of strange disease is this! It's unheard of!"
The emperor frowned and said, "Why didn't you say you can't eat fish earlier? But at this great banquet, absurd things happened!"
The maid was extremely wronged, and said: "Your Majesty, the princess can't eat fish and meat. The maid has already informed the master of the banquet, and the maid has no idea. How could such a thing happen! I am afraid... I am afraid it is Lord, look at us, a group of foreigners, and don't take us seriously."
The maid's words were euphemistic and cowardly, but no one present could understand the meaning of her words, which was to accuse the little prince, Jing Baiyu, who was in charge of the palace banquet, for being perfunctory and foolish, completely incompetent.
"Don't be rude."
Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu made a sound at the side, and scolded the maid: "A little maid, you can tell me here, and you don't want to help Mrs. Zhan back down!"
The maid was taken aback, seeing that Marquis Shangnan was angry, she quickly shrank her neck, not daring to say anything more.
It can be seen that although this Shangnan Hou Zhan Wuxu and Mrs. Zhan belong to the same family, they did not agree with each other beforehand.
Mrs. Zhan, who was lying on the ground, twisted quickly, got up a little, and said tremblingly and weakly: "Yes, you step down. Your Majesty... I... Concubine, concubine is fine... Your Majesty, don't let me go because of this concubine." For small things, I blame others for angering others..."
Mrs. Zhan was so weak that it really made me feel sorry for her. The emperor couldn't help but cast a reproachful glance at the young prince Jing Baiyu beside him.
Jing Baiyu was calm from beginning to end, seeing his father looking at him, he looked back calmly and blinked his big innocent eyes, his appearance was innocent and cute.
"Li Changsheng."
Jing Baiyu called out Li Changsheng's name.
Li Changsheng immediately took the order and said, "His Royal Highness."
With a smile on the corner of Jing Baiyu's mouth, he said, "It's so cold underground, why don't you ask Mrs. Zhan to get up?"
"Respect." Li Changsheng said.
Under the amazed eyes of everyone, Li Changsheng walked towards Mrs. Zhan step by step, stood in front of the table with the overturned cups and plates, and said calmly: "Dare to ask Mrs. Zhan, but I really don't agree with fish and meat." ?”
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Zhan's maid was the first to quit, and scolded: "Could it be that you still suspect that our princess has lied to you."
"Exactly." Li Changsheng replied loudly.
"You!" The maid opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Changsheng in disbelief.
Li Changsheng didn't wait for her to continue, and said: "If Mrs. Zhan really suffered from dissatisfaction because of eating this squirrel mandarin fish, it would be too whimsical."
"You madman! What do you mean!" the maid couldn't hold back anymore, she pointed at Li Changsheng's nose and said.
Li Changsheng smiled and said: "This squirrel mandarin fish is indeed cooked with fresh fish. It's just that His Royal Highness is careful, and he knew in advance that some of the envoys of the Zhan Kingdom would be dissatisfied with the fish. So His Highness specially ordered The minister has changed the dishes. Now the squirrel mandarin fish dish in front of you adults is not fish, but chicken."
"what?!"
The maid exclaimed, and even Mrs. Zhan, who was lying on the ground rolling, turned pale with fright, almost jumped up from the ground in fright.
Li Changsheng explained: "This improved squirrel mandarin fish is made of marinated chicken meat, chopped into a puree, reshaped, fried in a pan, and served on a plate with sauce. No fish meat was added. I'm afraid... I'm going to disappoint Mrs. Zhan."
Yesterday, Li Changsheng said that Princess Zhan was not easy, so the little prince Jing Baiyu asked Lu Qingzhou to inquire.In the middle of the night, Lu Qingzhou really found out about some important events!
The princess of the Zhan Kingdom heard that the fish and meat were dissatisfied, but she did not notify the banquet dining room in advance, as if she wanted to use this idea to make a big fuss.Lu Qingzhou looked at the banquet menu, and there was indeed fish meat on it, so he hurriedly knocked on Li Changsheng's door in the middle of the night.
Li Changsheng asked the dining room to change the dishes overnight, so as not to give Princess Zhan a chance to take advantage of it.
If Princess Zhan really causes something big because of this loophole, it may threaten the diplomatic relations between the two places. Even if it is not the prince's problem, someone will make trouble. Once the emperor gets angry, His Royal Highness the prince will definitely not It's been good.
Li Changsheng is the master who never wants to suffer. Now that he wakes up in the middle of the night to change the dishes, how can there be any reason not to fight back?As soon as he and Lu Qingzhou got together, they came along and asked Princess Zhan to put on a good show.
"This……"
"It's really not fish."
"Yeah, it's chicken, it tastes really good!"
"If you don't say it, you really can't see it."
The emperor hurriedly grabbed the tooth chopsticks on the case and tasted the squirrel mandarin fish.
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