In the late afternoon, ye Tangcai returned to Dingguo Bo''s house, but he heard Qing''er calling Third Master outside.
When she opened the curtain, she saw Chu Yun standing there, dressed in thin light blue clothes and with a sharp color on her face. I don''t know how long she had been standing here.
When she saw him, her heart finally settled down and smiled, "third master."
"Yes." Chu yunpan was relieved when he saw her.
Although she had already prepared a plan for her escape, she had called Princess Xinyang. When the needle in the prince''s house came to report, she went to rescue Ye Tang.
Don''t want to, that Lin Mo Jin took a hand, but it seemed more natural.
But even so, Chu yunpan''s heart hung tightly and waited here all the time. Seeing her smile, I fell down with heart, but it was still very painful to think of her experience in the prince''s house.
When the carriage entered the flower hanging gate, huiran put down the machine. Ye Tangcai was holding huiran''s hand with a red dress. Unexpectedly, Chu yunpan suddenly held her soft pancreas.
Before ye Tangcai could react, she was suddenly pulled by him. She exclaimed. The whole person was pulled forward by him, and then jumped on her.
So she bent her knees and stood in the carriage, but her upper body jumped on him and was tightly held by him.
Ye Tangcai''s brain was confused, his small face turned red and was shocked and angry: "what are you doing?"
"Isn''t your foot... Sprained?" Chu yunpan''s voice sounded in her ear.
The heat he breathed out made ye Tangcai''s ears hot and embarrassed: "when did my foot sprain?"
"I heard... From the messenger." Chu yunpan said in a low voice. Her soft body pounced on her, which gave her a sense of reality.
"Wrong report... Ah -" ye Tangcai exclaimed, and then the world whirled around, and he had been held by him.
Ye Tangcai couldn''t find balance for a while. In a panic, he had to hug his neck.
"There''s nothing wrong." Chu yunpan hugged her and walked forward“ This is the last time. You don''t have to do such a thing in the future, and you don''t have to go to the prince''s house again. "
Hearing this, ye Tangcai only felt his eyes hot.
God knows how disgusting and scared she is every time she goes to the prince''s house to deal with them, and today, even if she knows that Chu yunpan and Liang Wang are ready to know how to save her, there is always a case... When she promised to do it, she was ready to be out of line.
"But..." huiran ran ran up: "the prince has an eye on the girl, and later he will ask the girl to make some tea and wipe some flowers. What should I do?"
Since huiran learned that ye Tangcai was watched by the prince, she was afraid when she recalled that she had gone to the prince''s house several times.
Chu yunpan''s face was cold: "I will bring you my identity, status and glory." Don''t let you be bullied or humiliated again.
When ye Tangcai listened to this, he only felt a slight tremor. His small face was buried in his arms. Listening to his heartbeat, the corners of his lips gently tilted up.
Chu yunpan walked into the dome Mingxuan with ye Tangcai in his arms.
Qiuju hurriedly welcomed out. When he saw Chu yunpan picking in with Ye Tang, he was surprised: "girl... What''s the matter with you?"
Chu yunpan had carried her into the house, put her on the arhat bed, turned back and said to huiran, "prepare water!"
Huiran promised, then ran outside, called Yu Yang and Yu Han, and asked them to carry hot water together.
Qiuju stepped forward: "girl, what''s the matter with your leg?"
"My leg..." ye Tangcai wanted to say that his foot was sprained, but just when he held her, she said no. now she couldn''t admit it, so she turned her mouth.
"Must be kneeling too much in the prince''s house?" Autumn orange said with a distressed face, "but... Went in?"
Ye Tangcai shook his head: "No."
Qiuju sighed and her eyes were red: "Miss Ling... What should I do? Do you really want to marry that man? " Moreover, the girl lost the chance to be with the crown princess.
"There will always be a way." Ye Tangcai said, his bright eyes crossed the cold light“ I''m hungry, autumn orange. Ask the kitchen to cook two bowls of wonton. "
Qiuju promised and turned out.
When her figure disappeared at the gate, ye Tangcai said, "then... When will Liang Wang start?"
"How do you want to put your token in?" Chu yunpan said and picked at the corner of his lips, "is your cat?"
"How did you know?" Ye Tangcai was surprised.
"You suddenly went outside and brought back a cat. It doesn''t look like a whim, and you specially ordered a gold medal as a toy for it. The size and shape of the gold medal are very similar to the emperor''s order." Chu yunpan said.
Ye Tang picked the corners of his lips and said, "this cat has a hobby, that is, hiding things. Especially those gold, it loves it best. But where you hide, you must wipe it to pee. Its nose is very sensitive. It can get it back after wiping the place where it pees every five or six days. "
"Is it reliable?"
"Nature. In the past six months, I have tested it more than a hundred times and trained it constantly. Well, when will you put the sign in? " Ye Tangcai asked him.
"Since it can be separated by a few days, three days later!" She only entered the study of the prince''s residence today. If it happens tomorrow, it''s too suspicious.
"Just... Even if the prince has an accident because of this token, can you help my aunt?" Ye Tang takes care of himself.
"Certainly." Chu yunpan said without hesitation.
At this time, I saw Qiuju coming back with a tray from a distance. When she entered the house, ye Tangcai smelled a fragrant wonton smell.
Qiuju put the wonton on the round table in the small hall and said hello. Ye Tangcai went to have dinner with Chu yunpan.
On the tray was a small white porcelain plate filled with small wonton, with oil flowers and chives, and two celadon bowls.
Chu yunpan picked up the spoon and filled two bowls of wonton. Ye Tangcai picked up the spoon and ate the small wonton one by one.
Chu yunpan''s lips curled up when he saw her eating happily. She always looks good, especially when she eats duck cake. Watching her eat can make you feel happy.
They were having dinner when they suddenly saw green leaves entering the gate.
Ye Tang looked at it. Did the Qin family know that she ran to the prince''s house to "kneel" and make her not bring Chu Miaoshu?
But soon, she denied it, because there was a familiar servant girl behind LVYE. The servant girl''s name was Xiaoqing, a second-class servant girl around Miao.
Green leaf and Xiaoqing are standing outside the house, green leaf road“ Third grandma, someone from your mother''s family is looking for you. "
Xiaoqing quickly salutes ye Tangcai: "aunt and grandma."
Chu yunpan frowned when he saw Xiaoqing''s face flustered: "what''s the matter?"
"Aunt, didn''t you see the letter sent to you by the third wife last time?" Xiaoqing''s face was in fact anxious, with a sense of blame, "Miss Ling was promised to the Miao family again, and she will be married at 26. The old lady is anxious to die in the house. Go back and persuade her! "
Ye Tangcai has put down the spoon: "I''m now..."
"Go back and tell the old lady that her sister-in-law is tortured in the Miao family and no one cares. She is alive. Even if she is married, she can support her!" Chu yunpan said coldly.
Xiaoqing choked.
"I''ll go back tomorrow." Ye Tangcai said.
Xiaoqing listens and feels that ye Tangcai is too ruthless. Miss Ling was so kind to her before. Now she doesn''t go to see if something happens. Now she calls people, and the eldest uncle will scold her.
But seeing Chu yunpan''s excessively cold face, he didn''t dare to say more. After a blessing, he left.
Ye Tangcai said, "she''s just anxious. After my sister-in-law had an accident, I was busy with other things. I really didn''t go back. They don''t know that I work hard for my sister-in-law behind my back. Naturally, they will think I''m ruthless. This is human nature. "
Chu yunpan didn''t answer and filled her bowl silently.
He just hated ye Tangcai for running around these days, kneeling and begging, and being frivolous by the crown prince. It was not easy for him to have a meal at ease. He didn''t want to be disturbed before he could eat half of it.
Ye Tangcai looked at the celadon bowl in front of him. It was full of small wontons. There was no gap. Mingyan''s little face could not help wrinkling: "I can''t finish eating."
"Eat." Chu yunpan simply said, "or do you want to eat duck cake?"
When ye Tangcai heard the word "duck cake", he took a swipe at the corners of his mouth, quickly picked up the spoon and silently fought with the small wonton in the bowl. Thinking of duck cake, I feel bitter, but I don''t know what''s wrong with him.
When she finished eating, Chu yunpan said, "I''ll go out."
Ye Tang said yes. Chu yunpan stood up and walked out.
When he left, huiran''s hot water was ready. After taking a bath and lying comfortably in bed, she woke up. By the way, she finally felt that there was something wrong with his sentence!
He threatened her with duck cake?
So, he knew she didn''t like it? Then why buy it back for her?
Thinking of this, ye Tangcai is not good for the whole person. I wanted to run to question him, but he must have gone to find Liang Wang.
But when it was dark and he hadn''t come back, ye Tangcai had to sleep by himself.
……
Early the next morning, Lin Guogong and his son went to the prince''s house to appraise paintings, which spread to most of the capital.
Originally, Miao Jihe''s marriage to Ye Lingjiao made the people half believe and doubt whether Miao Jihe is true or false, and whether the prince has an affair with Miao Jihe.
Now I see that Lin Guogong and his son are not afraid to come to the door. Obviously, even the Duke thinks that the prince is innocent. Before Miao Ji and his marriage to Ye Lingjiao, Su Da feels that they are all misunderstandings. Even if a few do not believe it, it will not affect the image of the prince.
Xu Rui is sitting on the second floor of a restaurant on East Street, listening to the diners talking about Miao Jihe and praising the prince. He smiled at the corners of his lips.
It is his credit that the crown prince can wash away his stigma!
I don''t know. Does she know about it? If you know, you will be angry!
Thinking that her bright little face would be angry because of him and bloom more beautiful and compelling, Xu Rui was excited.
At this time, a familiar figure downstairs came with two servant girls. She only saw her dark bun, butterfly tassel hairpin and water red jacket and skirt. Even though she couldn''t see her face, Xu Rui recognized it at a glance. This is ye Tangcai.
Xu Rui thought that ye Tangcai would come here. He must have just come out of Jing''an Hou''s house.
Xu Rui guessed right. Ye Tangcai really went to the Marquis of Jing''an just now.
Yesterday, she promised Xiaoqing to go back and have a look. If there was no accident, Anning hall and ye Lingjiao were surrounded by rough women. She couldn''t see anyone she wanted to see.
Ye Weicai said that after Xiaoqing went back yesterday, she talked to the old lady, and she calmed down and stopped making trouble again.
Ye Tangcai thought that it was not bad these days. He didn''t have to go in to see it, otherwise there would be trouble again.
After leaving Jing''an Hou''s house, ye Tangcai came here for breakfast.
When ye Tangcai reached the corner of the lobby, he sat down with huiran Qiuju and ordered.
When a scholar dressed up came over, ye Tangcai narrowed his eyes.
Xu Rui came forward with a smile: "what a coincidence, big sister."
Qiuju looked at him and his eyes were cold. He was everywhere“ We don''t know you. What can I do for you? "
"It''s enough for me to know my eldest sister." Xu Rui smiled, "I''m not looking for trouble, but I just want to give a gift. My sister-in-law is about to get married. I don''t know what to give for a while. Here is a jade pendant. Give it to my sister-in-law for me! "
Then he took off a jade pendant from his waist and saw that it was an emerald with excellent water head. Look at the complexions on it. It was delicate and greasy. It must have been hit by Yin tingniang.
Qiuju looked angry and sneered: "what dirty things, Miss Ling won''t want! Besides, my girl won''t send it for you. "
Xu Rui looked cold when he saw Qiuju satirizing the jade pendant he was wearing as dirty. However, as a scholar with merit and reputation, Qiuju was a servant girl. He couldn''t quarrel with her. He only glanced at her coldly.
Xu Rui only smiled: "since my sister-in-law is not rare, I won''t send it. The eldest sister will bring me some blessings! By the way, it''s me who proposed to let my sister-in-law marry Miao Jihe! "
Then he stared at her bright face and waited for her angry appearance.
"You, what did you say?" Qiuju was surprised when she listened, "did you do a good job? No, wait, why did the old man listen to you? Impossible! "
The old man clearly didn''t like Yan tingniang. Even if Yan tingniang didn''t hate Yan tingniang because of the broken lie of "saving life" to Ye Chengde, he wouldn''t accept Xu Rui''s oil bottle.
Xu Rui listened to Qiuju''s words and felt comfortable, but he was unwilling, because he felt that ye Tangcai should say it himself!
No, she just took a sip of tea gracefully.
When Xu Rui saw that she turned a blind eye to him, Jun''s face was cold.
"You''re talking nonsense. You just want to annoy my girl." The autumn orange is cold.
Xu Rui heard her call himself a grease bottle. His face was gloomy. Soon, he smiled again, looked at ye Tangcai and said, "my big sister will soon know if I am a grease bottle!"
Now, give her a notice first, and then disclose his identity. That''s interesting!
"Did I ask you something?" Don''t want to, ye Tangcai just raised his eyelashes, and his eyes glanced at him like charity“ I sat here without saying a word or asking. You just chattered here. That''s enough to make you so complacent? "
Xu Rui''s face froze when he heard her. It was a mockery of his small family, like a hick who had never seen the world.
Xu Rui became angry with shame and was irrefutable. He snorted coldly, "everything is in my hands. There will always be a time when you kneel in front of me and my mother!"
Then he turned and left.
Autumn orange looked at his back and said coldly, "it''s really cheap. I always come to scold."
"Have breakfast!" Ye Tangcai sneers.
After breakfast, several people went to Qiu''s house to see Wen, and then they returned to Guobo''s house.
When he entered the qiongmingxuan, he saw Chu yunpan sitting in the master''s chair in the west room. There was a letter on the tea table in front of him.
Seeing her coming in, he smiled and picked up the letter: "King Kang, he is already on his way back to Beijing!"
When ye Tangcai listened, his eyes brightened: "Xu Dashi is coming back?"
"Yes!" Chu yunpan said, "before this letter was sent out, it was already on the road. It will arrive in Beijing in early March. "
Ye Tangcai took the letter, opened it and looked very happy.
"I''m going out." Chu yunpan said and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Ye Tangcai raised a bright little face from the letter and looked at him eagerly.
This small appearance made Chu yunpan want to pinch it, but he held it back, "it''s the matter in front of him. Tomorrow night, in the middle of the night, you put that thing in. "
Ye Tangcai listened and nodded.
Chu yunpan turned and went out of the door. Ye Tangcai looked at him lying by the window and watched him leave. Until he disappeared in her sight, she rolled onto the arhat bed, opened the letter and looked again and again. Then she smiled happily.
Smiling, her little face suddenly stiffened again. She forgot to ask about duck cake.
In the evening, autumn oranges rest in the wing room, while ye Tangcai and huiran lie in the main room.
At about midnight, they got up quietly and ye Tangcai picked up the cat from the backyard.
Yu Han had been waiting outside the dome Mingxuan for a long time. Seeing that they came out in a black cloak, he nodded.
The three went out together. There was a black pony waiting in the alley.
In mid February, it was still very cold in Daqi. It was cold in spring. The people rested early. Some rich families hung two lanterns outside the door, but most of the houses were dark. The street is naturally dark.
But today is fifteen. The full moon is particularly bright. I''m used to darkness. I can see some things.
A small black carriage was walking on the street, afraid of disturbing people and walking slowly.
As soon as the carriage came near Jinglong street, it turned into an alley and stopped.
The three got off, led by Yu Han, crossed left and turned right to Jinglong street. From a distance, you can see the side door of the prince''s house.
Several people hid in the alley and Yu Han said, "this is the position closest to the prince''s study."
Ye Tangcai nodded, took the one eyed cat out of his arms and teased it softly: "Mimi, let''s play a game."
She put the cat on the ground, took two steps back, smiled and took a gold medal from her arms. She leaned down and shook it.
With a soft cry, the cat rushed over, grabbed the gold medal and took it into its mouth.
It smelled everywhere and ran out. In the dark, Ben couldn''t see its small black figure clearly, so he rushed across the street and jumped onto the wall of Zifu.
Ye Tangcai looked at it, coldly found the smell she wiped, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Han was worried: "can it put things away?"
"Yes." Huiran looked at him with an eyebrow. "The thief cat is a real thief. He likes to hide things in the place with its smell. He especially likes to pee in those drawers in order to recognize that place and hide things in it. Not only can you hide, but also close it! "
Yu Han drew from the corner of his mouth, "the cat is going to be fine!"
"Third Master, what have you done? The gold medal is... "Ye Tangcai doesn''t know what this is“ This is a trick to frame the prince. "
"It''s not a frame up. He did it." Yu Han smiled mysteriously: "grandma three will know tomorrow!"
When ye Tangcai saw that he was coquettish, he curled his lips.
After waiting here for about a quarter of an hour, they saw the black cat running back. When ye Tangcai saw that it didn''t take back the brand, he smiled.
The black cat jumped into her arms and several people left in a hurry.
Ye Tangcai knew that something big would happen tomorrow, so early in the morning, he took huiran and Qiuju to the city and drank tea in the lobby of Qianwei building.
This is the most famous restaurant in the capital, but it is the place where the news spreads the fastest! It is also the closest to the emperor. If there is any news, it will come out at the first time.
"It''s said that the marriage between the Miao and ye families is being closely prepared. Tut Tut, it''s called good things take more time." At a table by the window, a pair of friends in their forties sat there chatting.
"It is said that on the day of marriage, young master Miao will come to meet the marriage in person."
Ye Tangcai not far away listened and picked his eyebrows.
"I wanted to withdraw from my marriage several times when I met young master Miao. I was forced to get married this time, didn''t I? Why did you greet the wedding in person? Fake! " Huiran whispered.
"If you can let out such rumors, it will not be false." Ye Tangcai frowned, "otherwise, he won''t welcome the wedding at that time, won''t he let the Miao family beat their mouth?"
"He''s willing this time." Huiran frowned.
Because of this, one after another, the prince has successfully washed white, and Miao Jihe has also saved some reputation.
In the palace——
On the court hall, Miao Jiquan also came to the court all spring. Now they have made up for their mistakes.
The prince is also in a good mood. He is talking about the scientific examination: "on the first day of March, the list will be released, and the next day is the palace examination. The Ministry of rites and the Imperial College should be ready."
The Minister of rites and the Imperial College offered a toast and quickly agreed.
Sitting askew on the Golden Dragon chair, the emperor yawned. The crown hanging from his head swayed slightly. His golden embroidered Dragon Robe did not bring him much sense of dignity, but reflected his yellow face more yellow.
Emperor Zhengxuan is 60 years old. At this age, many people can be hale and hearty, especially rich people. They eat and live well, and are nourished by ginseng and bird''s nest. Most of them look young.
But emperor Zhengxuan was 60 years old and 70 years old.
His face is wrinkled, his face droops, his head is gray and white, and his dragon eyes are dim. At a glance, he knows that he is ill.
But even so, when he was in spirit, he would still insist on going to the court and rarely let the crown prince supervise the country.
He yawned and watched the prince talking below.
"Report!" There was a voice outside.
Emperor Zhengxuan raised his eyelids with a shrug: "what urgent report?"
Generally, the report at this time is urgent.
Outside, a small eunuch ran in with a letter in his hand. He flopped and knelt down.
The emperor was too lazy to look: "read!"
The little eunuch said, "the governor of Liangzhou sent an urgent report. It was said that there was a landslide somewhere in Dingshan, burying hundreds of people."
Hearing this, all the officials in the court took a breath and whispered to each other.
The little eunuch continued: "one of them escaped and ran to report to the official. The governor of Liangzhou rushed over with the Yamen and found that the place of the collapse was..."
Hearing about the two places of Liangzhou and Dingshan, the prince''s eyelids jumped, and a bad feeling arose in his heart. He said, "this matter......" for a moment, he didn''t know how to stop it. After thinking about it, he said: "now he is discussing the joint examination and Palace examination..."
Listen to this, everyone looks up a little wrong. Liang Wang sneered: "the general examination and the palace examination have been discussed, and this is not new."
"That''s right." The censor said with a grim face, "this urgent report says that hundreds of people died in the landslide. His Highness the prince has always been kind. Do you think it''s more important to try than human life? " He said with a posture of impeaching the prince for ten thousand words.
The prince''s face was stiff.
The little eunuch kneeling on the ground said, "the magistrate said that the cave in place seems to be a sacrificial field for the son of heaven."
Hearing this, all the people in the court took a breath and all looked at the prince in unison.
Emperor Zhengxuan, who was sick and wilting on the Dragon chair, listened to this. His bent body suddenly straightened, and a pair of dim yellow eyes shot a cold sharp awn at the prince.
Prince Junlang''s face was slightly iron blue, but he remained calm.
Before the prince spoke, the Minister of rites had a cold drink: "what emperor''s sacrificial hall? Nonsense! "
At this time, an imperial censor jumped out: "Your Highness the prince actually built the emperor''s sacrifice field. It''s really unforgivable!"
Every generation of emperors of the Qi Dynasty will build their own emperor''s sacrificial field to pray for national peace and good weather. Of course, this is a small part. The biggest part is to pray for a stable throne and a long life.
The prince, of course, can''t build a sacrificial field for the son of heaven, otherwise he has the intention to usurp the throne. However, it is said that the prince built the emperor''s sacrificial field in advance, which can strengthen the prince''s fortune and stabilize his position as a prince. This is the residence of the throne.
But the prince built the emperor''s sacrificial field, which will affect the reigning emperor.
Therefore, hearing that the prince built the emperor''s sacrifice hall, Emperor Xuan Longyan was so angry that he coughed and trembled and pointed to the Prince: "you --"
"Father, son and minister are wronged." Seeing this, the prince quickly flopped down on his knees.
Yao Yangcheng, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment, said, "Your Majesty, the prince is the most filial. How can you do such a thing."
King Lu, the eldest son of the emperor, came out. He was a middle-aged man who was not in the field. He was thin and handsome“ Father, the three emperors must have been framed. "
Liang Wang stood aside, and the charming Phoenix eyes glanced at Lu Wang coldly.