Chapter 017
Qianyuan Palace.
Jing Yi waited outside the palace for about a quarter of an hour and saw a purple-clothed minister coming out. Jing Yi lived in the palace for a long time. The former officials only knew a few guards and Xiao Yu's brothers, and she had never seen Xiao Boyan before. So when she faced him, Jing Yi just leaned over and bowed respectfully.
With purple court robes and a crane embroidered on it, this man must be one of the six ministers.
The person who came was indeed the Minister of War Chen Yao. Because the Ministry of Revenue withheld military pay, he came here to see Emperor Yanqing. As a result, the emperor favored Concubine Li, and even favored the old thief of the Minister of Revenue. The military pay was so serious that the emperor actually used some official words to deal with him. It would be strange that Chen Yao was in a good mood.
When he frowned, he came out, he accidentally saw a handsome and elegant boy with a calm and polite face.
If you see Zhilan Yushu, Chen Yao paused his foot slightly and looked at the young man with an admiring look, "Are you?"
"My younger generation, Xiao Ting, my father is General Weiyuan." Jing Yi replied calmly.
Chen Yao and Xiao Boyan are in the same political opinion, and both advocate rest and recuperate and strengthen the country. Although one is in the court and the other rarely has time to cultivate personal relationships on the border, the two have always been in love with each other. Chen Yao has met Xiao Yu and Xiao Jia, but this is the first time he has met Xiao Ting today.
I haven't seen it before, but Chen Yao had heard of Xiao Ting's "beautiful reputation". Thinking back to the deeds of the playboys who heard the other people's words, and looking at Jing Yi's steady appearance, Chen Yao frowned even more tightly. He cursed in his heart, "The tiger father and the dog son are just a sign of appearance", and then took heavy steps and left.
Jing Yi looked at him with a look, just as he was surprised by the anger on the man, the little eunuch suddenly invited her in.
Jing Yi Ding Shen, for the first time, went to see her father as Xiao Ting.
"What is Tingsheng doing recently? Why do I think you are getting taller?" Emperor Yanqing put down his tea bowl and looked at his cousin and nephew who had just walked in curiously. As a king who likes to listen to flattery, among the four brothers of the Xiao family, Emperor Yanqing's favorite is Xiao Ting, who is slick.
Jing Yi lowered his eyes and said, "I am learning kung fu with my eldest brother and second brother."
Emperor Yanqing immediately thought of the fact that the Duke of Guarding was going to accept disciples, and pondered: "Last time, the Empress Dowager said that the Duke of Guarding wanted to accept disciples, but more than half a month has passed, and no news from the Xu family has come out... But Tingsheng did a good job, you should prepare first, you have good deeds to Jing Yi, even if you have a bad foundation, the Duke of Guarding should also accept you. The Xu family's shooting skills are unmatched. Tingsheng must be successful. Once he has learned, he will go to war with your father and brother in the future to protect the country for me."
Jing Yi smiled faintly and said loudly: "I'm sure to listen to the teachings of the emperor and uncle."
Emperor Yanqing summoned her over for this reason. After giving her advice, he let Jing Yi leave.
Jing Yi returned to Ci'an Palace and saw Xiao Ting winking at her. However, the second princess of the Queen was there at this time. Jing Yi was worried that it would be suspicious. He thought that Xiao Ting had nothing to do, so he pretended not to see it. He said goodbye to the Queen Mother and took Brother Chun away.
She "left out with anger", Xiao Ting was upset and irritable. He blamed him for his random thoughts and annoyed her. Will she be angry when the next day of rest?
I couldn't sleep all night, and the next morning, a small blister appeared on the corner of Xiao Ting's mouth...
Holding a small mirror in his hand, Xiao Ting stared at the bubble for a long time, not only annoyed that he had not taken good care of his sweetheart's face, but also glad that Jing Yi would not enter the palace for a short time, otherwise she would have to be angry again if she saw that there was a bubble on her mouth.
His appearance was "destroyed". Xiao Ting hid in Ganlu Palace and didn't want to go out. By the way, he looked forward to the fifth day of his menstrual care as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, he didn't go out, and the corners of his mouth blistered the next day, Gao, the wife of the Duke of the Kingdom, came to the palace to see his granddaughter.
"Why is Jing Yi getting angry?" Gao asked in shock when he saw a bubble on the corner of Hua Rongyue's granddaughter's mouth.
Xiao Ting is serious and has no ability, and his ghostly mind can come out at any time. Although he is reluctant to let Jing Yi practice martial arts, since Jing Yi has a passionate ambition that is not inferior to a man, Xiao Ting wants to help her, so he leans against the head of the bed in disappointment and asks in confusion: "Grandma, isn't grandpa trying to accept disciples? Why is there no news yet?"
The little girl's voice was delicate and nice, and now she had a wound on her face, which made her look even more aggrieved and pitiful. Gao Shi was both pity and funny, so she sent two palace maids out first. She sat on the bed and joked: "Whether your grandfather accepts disciples or not, Jing Yi is anxious? Look, she is so angry."
Xiao Ting lowered his head and snorted: "You just pretend to be confused on purpose."
Gao chuckled, grabbed his granddaughter's hand and clapped, "Okay, grandmother doesn't pretend to be confused. Didn't this tell you in advance that you have come? The news of your grandfather's admission of disciples will spread tomorrow. Whether it is common people or children from the official family, as long as you read and read, those between the ages of ten and eighteen, you can register until the end of the month."
Xiao Ting was surprised: "So relaxed?"
Gao nodded: "Yes, I want to collect three, your grandfather is planning to carefully select."
Xiao Ting touched the quilt and lowered his head and asked, "Then, have you mentioned the third son to your grandfather?"
Gao deliberately joked: "I originally wanted to say it, but the third young master told me not to plead for him..."
"Don't listen to her, she's trying to save face. If you don't say a few good things for her, I'm afraid she won't even pass the first level." Xiao Ting seemed to be disgusted but actually caring. After saying that, he moved his mind and asked Gao with a smile: "Grandma, have my grandfather figured out how to choose?"
Gao saw through it at first sight, "Why, do you want to mess with me? Let me tell the third young master again?"
Xiao Ting smiled with shamelessness.
Gao couldn't help pinching his granddaughter's little nose, "Do you like the third son so much?"
Xiao Ting complained in his heart that your true granddaughter liked me first.
Gao teased his granddaughter for a while, and when she thought of something, her face slowly became so serious, saying, "Jingyi, you, your mother was gone, and your uncle was gone, I almost died of heartache. Your grandfather didn't cry in front of him, and touched their childhood clothes back and forth at night and cried secretly. It's not that he didn't like you, but that he hated him too much... he swears not to step into the palace again. Jingyi, your grandfather has never seen you, and I don't know that you are like your mother. I advised him that he doesn't want to listen. Otherwise, you can go with me and personally persuade him to accept the third son as his disciple?"
Go out of the palace to protect the Duke's Mansion?
Xiao Ting's eyes lit up. He was willing to go anywhere as long as he could leave the palace!
He was overjoyed, and Gao breathed a sigh of relief, looked at his granddaughter, but said, "Wait a little longer, I will pick you up when the corners of your mouth are ready." The first time the grandparents and grandchildren met in so many years, and their granddaughters must also hope to see their grandfather beautifully.
Xiao Ting touched the bubbles at the corner of his mouth and endured it. In front of the person Jing Yi cared about, he had to help her protect her face.
As for the people Jing Yi doesn't care about...
Gao's front foot left, but Xiao Ting went to Qianyuan Palace.
Emperor Yanqing usually handles political affairs in the front hall, but when he is tired, he goes to the back hall to rest. At this moment, he is touching the favorite concubine Lifei. When he heard that the fourth princess is asking for a meeting, Emperor Yanqing is a little suspicious of his ears, blocking Concubine Li's face, turning his head to ask the eunuch who was circulating outside, "What princess?"
"Back to the emperor, it's the fourth princess."
Emperor Yanqing's expression became more complicated.
"Emperor..." Under the skirt, Concubine Li's pants were torn off by Emperor Yanqing, and she could not get up or down. Seeing that Emperor Yanqing actually wanted to leave, Concubine Li hugged Emperor Yanqing's neck like a snake, and her voice was charming. Emperor Yanqing turned his head to look at her. It was a pity that he was a traitor, and Concubine Zhuang's cold face suddenly appeared in his mind.
After four years in the palace, Concubine Zhuang never smiled at him, and she never called him like that.
First, she couldn't help but feel the miss, and then the humiliation of being betrayed. However, the Fourth Princess asked for a meeting for the first time, and Emperor Yanqing really wanted to know what she was doing for.
"Wait first." He helped Concubine Li cover the quilt, and Emperor Yanqing did not care about getting off the bed, and went to the screen to change his clothes.
Xiao Ting stood in the front hall boredly. Hearing the footsteps, he quickly stood up in a regular manner according to what Aunt Duan taught him. When Emperor Yanqing showed his body, he walked over with a lady's small step and bowed his head and bowed: "Jing Yi has seen his father."
Jing Yi has no feelings for this palace. He looks cold when he sees everyone, and his voice is cold, but Xiao Ting is different because Emperor Yanqing favors him. Xiao Ting has a good relationship with Emperor Yanqing. As soon as he opens his mouth, he speaks another sweet taste in Jing Yi's beautiful voice.
Aware of this obvious change, Emperor Yanqing looked over inquiry. The first thing he saw was the blister on the corner of his daughter's mouth. In his impression, the fourth princess looked cold, without any angry all over her body, never dressed up to compete for favor, but she had never had any inappropriate appearance.
"What's wrong with the corner of your mouth?" Emperor Yanqing asked stiffly.
"I'm getting angry." Xiao Ting pursed his lips and replied naturally.
Emperor Yanqing sat on the dragon throne and saw his daughter Danfeng's eyes looking at him with "bad eyes", and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of fire is on?"
Xiao Ting didn't want to pretend to be a woman and acted coquettishly. He also thought he couldn't learn that way, so he simply said it out, took two steps forward, and looked at Emperor Yanqing expectantly: "Emperor... Father, grandmother has come to see me, grandpa refuses to come, but I want to go and visit him, is that okay?"
As soon as this said, let alone Emperor Yanqing, even the eunuchs in the house looked at the "Fourth Princess" in disbelief.
The Fourth Princess dared to talk to the emperor like this? Even the most favored third princess would say something flattering to please Emperor Yanqing, and then whisper and beg for it softly. None of the Fourth Princess is straightforward, as if the father and daughter are usually close to each other.
Emperor Yanqing was the most shocked. He frowned after a moment of trance.
He was not very satisfied with his daughter's tone of begging him, but he wanted Duke Kuang to work for the court, so he had only this daughter who could use it. He used his eyes to signal the palace people to go out. Emperor Yanqing coughed and said, "I haven't visited Duke Kuang for a while. On the 20th, I will take you there."
Xiao Ting was afraid of being implicated by Emperor Yanqing and was turned away by Xu Guang, so he hurriedly said, "No, my father is working hard on state affairs, and he can rest on a rare day. My father should spend more time with the emperor and grandmother. In two days, my grandmother may come to the palace to see me, so I can go there with her."
My daughter is actually caring about him?
Emperor Yanqing looked at his daughter again, looking at the face that looked like Concubine Zhuang, Emperor Yanqing suddenly felt annoyed in his chest. While feeling relieved that his daughter had finally become sensible, he was worried that Concubine Zhuang was worried. He was eager to get rid of this feeling. Emperor Yanqing picked up a memorial and lowered his head and said, "That's OK, remember to say to your emperor's grandmother in advance."
Things went unexpectedly, and Xiao Ting couldn't help but feel happy, "Okay, thank you, my father, then you are busy, I won't disturb you anymore." He said that, and left with his lips raised.
Emperor Yanqing's eyes followed his daughter secretly, not wanting to worry about her, but he thought about her daughter's changes uncontrollably. In the end, what kept appearing in his mind was his daughter's happy smile. Even though there were many dazzling bubbles on the corners of his mouth, it did not reduce the little girl's brightness at all.
Such an outstanding daughter, as long as she is willing to be a well-behaved princess, even if she does not have a Duke of Protecting the Country, even if Concubine Zhuang betrays him, he may not be able to neglect her again, right? But did the daughter suddenly change because she fell into the water last time and the little girl knew how to be afraid?
Chapter completed!