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The snow was falling all the time. After burning paper money three times in the evening, Chu Shaoling ordered everyone to go and have a meal. In order to express his grief, princes like Chu Shaoling could not eat this meal. Chu Shaoling still sent the fifth prince and sixth prince, and knelt in front of the throne to burn paper.

Wei Ji followed Wei Zhan to take a meal in the palace with Wei Zhan. After that, all officials and his wife left the palace. Wei Zhan accompanied Fu Yi to stay in the palace. Wei Ji went to find Wang Muhan himself.

"Don't worry, Lord Wei..." Wang Muhan looked around and pulled the Wei Ji to one side and whispered, "I said I couldn't use food, but how could I really not eat or drink? I don't need to mention it. Before Xu, there will be a clan relative who will urge the prince to have a meal."

Wang Muhan smiled in a low voice: "This is the royal rule. The prince will always be hungry for a while. After the clans persuaded him a few times, the prince will use some meals. Otherwise, how can he show the prince's filial piety to the Emperor Daxing?"

Wei Ji was silent. Unexpectedly, there were still some tricks in it. Wei Ji was still uneasy: "Dadfather-in-law is sure that His Highness can have a meal at the time of Xu?"

"Don't worry, Lord Wei." Wang Muhan smiled comfortingly, "The meal has been prepared in the kitchen of Chengqian Palace. If Lord Wei is afraid that the servants will not be reliable in their work, he can deliver the meal himself. There is a fragrance that Lord Wei advised the prince to use."

Wei Ji laughed: "Don't joke with me, father-in-law."

Wang Muhan smiled: "I'm sorry, Lord Wei, don't care. This is the truth. Now who doesn't know that the prince and Lord Wei are the most effective? Lord Wei follows the prince all day long and doesn't know what's happening outside. He just comes to find Lord Wei every day, and there are countless people who want to talk to the prince. But with the prince's previous instructions, the servants blocked all those people, so Lord Wei doesn't know."

Wei Ji nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, and you will definitely stop these things in the future. Others will definitely know what your father-in-law knows. I never dare to talk too much about your Highness. Your Highness has his own ideas in everything, and it is useless for others to ask me."

This is what Wang Muhan admires the most. Once others are favored, only the Wei Ji never asks Chu Shaoling for anything, and never interferes in major matters. Wang Muhan couldn't help but remember that the Wei Ji was still the little guard of Bitaoyuan. After so many years, the Wei Ji is now a great minister, but he is still as diligent and self-disciplined as before. Wang Muhan admires in his heart. It is not easy to endure poverty and live in wealth. There is such a person who is by Chu Shaoling, perhaps better than those Yingying and Yanyan who have their own ideas.

Wang Muhan nodded and smiled, "It's just natural. There is another thing. The prince told the slaves before. I must not let Lord Wei be tired these days. Like when I go to Bitaoyuan to get clothes today, Lord Wei only told the slaves to do it. How can I run errands by myself? Isn't this slap us in the face?"

"I have never been used to using people. I can do it myself. Besides, everyone is busy today and I am idle. It is also appropriate to do something." Wei Ji was thinking about Chu Shaoling's meal in his heart, and turned around and looked, "I'll go and see how the meal is prepared."

Wang Muhan smiled clearly: "That won't delay Lord Wei."

The Empress Dowager in Ci'an Hall leaned on a rosewood couch with hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons. Behind her, Madam Sun gently rubbed the sides of the old empress dowager's forehead. The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and whispered: "What a pity..."

Madam Sun understood and comforted her: "The prince is still young, so it will be fine if you wait for a few more years."

The Empress Dowager sighed: "If you don't use it, can the Ai family wait until that day and say something about it..."

"Empress Dowager!" said Madam Sun, "Why can't you wait for me again?... The Empress Dowager, it's nothing wrong with waiting for a few years. Waiting for another three years is exactly the age of Ling Yi, the second lady of the Ling family."

The Empress Dowager opened her eyes and thought for a while and said, "No, haha, why did the Ai family forget it? A few days ago, I was worried that the Crown Princess could not choose from these families. If she had waited for three years... Ling Yi just got married, wouldn't it be right for her to get married?"

Madam Sun smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager has been busy these two days. Unfortunately, Miss Lingyun is not lucky. However, Miss Lingyi is healthy and is born with great blessings."

"Yes, the Ai family likes Yi girl very much. She has a good appearance, a gentle temperament, and a tough and dignified manner. Zi Junhou's tutoring didn't say..." The more the empress dowager thought about it, the more satisfied she became, "It's a bit similar to Empress Ling. The Ai family likes such children, like Zhen Bihe... Never marry another one."

Madam Sun nodded and smiled, "The Queen Mother likes all the princes, and this marriage is correct."

The Empress Dowager nodded: "It's great. Now I don't care about it. When Rexiao comes out, I will get along with the Marquis of Zi Jun. Ling'er must be satisfied."

"Since the Empress Dowager is not worried, let's drink another bowl of porridge." Madam Sun waved her hand, and the little palace maid outside came over with a bowl of rice porridge in both hands. Madam Sun took it and scooped it up and said, "I just used that little bit of dinner, so I should be hungry now."

The Empress Dowager smiled: "You are just here to find a job, for nothing, I will use it for more."

The empress dowager took the porridge bowl and whispered, "Have Ling'er's meal been prepared in Chengqian Palace? The child had not had a drop of water during dinner, and he had to work hard for more than a month. He would never have to make his body broken?"

"Someone has already been persuaded, don't worry, the Queen Mother."

Chu Shaoling in Chengqian Palace made everyone persuade him for half a day and finally answered the meal. Wei Ji quickly ordered people to deliver the prepared meal, but it was rice porridge, pickles, etc., very light. Everyone stepped down and the Guardian approached and brought a small basin of rice in the meal. There was a small basin of bacon in it. Chu Shaoling laughed: "Where did you find it?"

Wei Ji looked outside carefully and lowered his voice, "I saw that the meal they prepared for Your Highness is really simple. Your Highness has been hungry for half a day. Where can I eat porridge? I secretly went to the imperial kitchen. Today, the whole palace did not have any meat and fish, and there were no fresh meat dishes. The bacon was not bad. Your Highness... use some."

Chu Shaoling felt warm, and took a bowl of porridge and handed it to Wei Ji and said, "It's not easy to eat some meat these days. You can eat some with me."

Wei Ji nodded and smiled and accompanied Chu Shaoling to have another meal. After both of them used it, Chu Shaoling ordered Wang Muhan to cook the rest. Chu Shaoling went to the throne to kneel for a while and then took Wei Ji back to Bitaoyuan with him.

In the evening, the two of them took a shower and went to the bed. The guard halberd leaned on Chu Shaoling and said slowly: "The funeral will be held in 49 days. Will your highness do this all these days?"

Chu Shaoling looked down at Wei Ji and smiled, "Do you feel sorry?"

"Yeah." Wei Ji nodded honestly, "I can't sleep well if I can't eat well, and I can only eat some porridge and rice. I heard from the prince that his highness could not come back to sleep during the last few days of the funeral. He had to kneel all night... The palace was so delicate and expensive, so how could he suffer such pain?"

"I didn't say that's so awesome, just like today, am I not hungry?" Chu Shaoling lowered his head and kissed the forehead of the guard, "With you, what am I afraid of..."

Wei Ji still remembered the rules Wang Muhan said: "Can you kneel...can others kneel? I will kneel for your nobles."

Chu Shaoling smiled: "That's not possible, I can't bear to give up..."

Chu Shaoling turned over and hugged the guards and said softly: "Stop thinking about it, I have stayed on the battlefield. What's this matter? Go to bed early, and tomorrow will be another mess."

Wei Ji nodded and put the Tang Pozi he was holding aside, tucked the quilt for Chu Shaoling and closed his eyes.

A more leaky sound came from a distance outside. When the two were about to fall asleep, Wang Muhan entered the inner hall and whispered in a low voice across two screens outside: "Crown Prince, Prince... the person who went to the Pingyuan has returned. He said something happened, Your Highness..."

Chu Shaoling sat up, and Wei Ji was about to get up as well. Chu Shaoling pressed Wei Ji's shoulder and whispered: "It's okay, I'll go and see, you go and sleep first."

"I will go with your highness..." I was not relieved when I mentioned the Pingyu Laiji, "But is there anything wrong with the Fourth Prince?"

Chu Shaoling comforted and smiled: "Don't worry, you go to bed first... I'll come back soon."

Chu Shaoling insisted on not letting the guard halberd rise, but the guard halberd could not only nod and said, "Your Highness wears more."

"I know." Chu Shaoling didn't ask anyone to come in. He took his clothes to put on it, took a big cloak and put it on. He turned around and kissed the guard's lips, "Go to bed early, you will not fall asleep when I come back, see how I punish you..."

Wei Ji pursed his lips, and Chu Shaoling smiled and went out.

Chu Shaoling turned the screen and took the hand stove handed over by the palace servant and said lightly: "What's wrong?"

Wang Muhan bowed and said, "The people who went to Pingyuan to pick up the Fourth Prince are back. They didn't even get to Pingyuan. They met halfway through... They met the people around the Fourth Prince. They were rushing to the imperial city and came to... to report the demise."

Chu Shaoling gently stroked his hand stove: "Was Chu Shaoyang dead?"

Wang Muhan did not expect Chu Shaoling to be so calm, nodded and continued, "I heard that those people said it was done by the Westerners... It is a must-pass place to escort the Westerners to Pingyuan, Yunnan. When he was stationed outside the Pingyuan City, a group of Westerners fled into the city, burning, killing, looting and doing everything. Those people rushed into the residence of the Fourth Prince. After some robbery... they set fire, and the Fourth Prince failed to run out and was burned to death."

Chu Shaoling said indifferently: "Oh... have those bandits taken down now?"

Wang Muhan shook his head: "I don't know the details anymore. I have to examine the people around the Fourth Prince. They failed to protect the Fourth Prince. In the end, they actually... they didn't even snatch the Fourth Prince's body from the fire. It's really damn."

Chu Shaoling nodded: "It's true that he deserves to die. He still has the face to return to the imperial city to report the death... and continue to give orders. These people fail to protect their master. The crime should be punished and executed immediately."

Wang Muhan hesitated and said, "Are they all killed?"

Chu Shaoling nodded: "Kill them all."

Joke, how could he keep Chu Shaoyang's old subordinates? Now he is taking this opportunity to eradicate the roots and end it all.

Wang Muhan lowered his head: "I just know, let's continue to give me instructions."

Chu Shaoling thought about it and said, "The Empress Dowager is old and can't stand the storm. Say this slowly... Don't surprise the old man."

Wang Muhan agreed to go.

The next day, the incident of Chu Shaoyang being burned to death by Western deserters spread throughout the palace. Chu Shaoling went to Ci'an Palace to comfort the empress dowager for a long time. The old empress dowager said bitterly: "How could such a thing happen... Although this child is not very peaceful, the Ai family just thought that he could live a peaceful life on the fiefdom, how could it be..."

"The emperor's grandmother is kind, but the fourth brother himself is not lucky." Chu Shaoling whispered, "I'm going to take care of the fourth brother's funeral now. I'm just rushing to this moment, but I can't want to have a grand funeral."

The old empress dowager rubbed her eyebrows tiredly: "It is really hard to deal with if there is an emperor here... After all, she is also a legitimate prince, so it should not be too simple."

Chu Shaoling said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already drafted the title of the fourth brother. "King of Guang" is suitable for the word "Yang" in his name."

The Empress Dowager nodded: "Then... that's it. What kind of evil did you do? There were so many people going to visit in January. Summon more monks and Taoists to do a few rituals in the palace. The Ai family really can't stand someone else's accident..."

Chu Shaoling chuckled in his heart. The empress dowager could feel at ease. The person who should leave had already left and no one in the palace would die.

Chu Shaoling has been going to handle Chu Shaoyang's funeral. Because the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites are already busy, they can no longer take care of Chu Shaoyang's affairs. There are always things that cannot be taken care of. It looks very different, but Chu Shaoling turned a blind eye and didn't care about any omissions. Everyone didn't care about Chu Shaoling and dared to let go when they saw Chu Shaoling didn't care. The funeral of a legitimate prince was not as good as a prince. It was simple and a few things.

"Your Highness's jade pendant has been forgotten on the couch." The guards said to the guards guarding outside the main hall and entered the hall, turned into the inner room to see Chu Shaoling, "Your Highness... It's Youth hour, has your highness not used dinner yet?"

Chu Shaoling smiled and waved his hand to let Wei Ji sit beside him: "Not yet, have you eaten?"

Wei Ji nodded: "I ate with my elder brother, Your Highness takes this..."

Wei Ji took out a small bag of things from his arms and handed them to Chu Shaoling, just like offering treasures: "I have come here."

Chu Shaoling laughed and opened it and saw that it was a pack of dried beef. Chu Shaoling picked up a piece and fed it into the Wei Ji and chuckled: "You have become a thief these days."

Chu Shaoling tasted a piece and nodded, "The taste is very good, where did you find it?"

Wei Ji smiled: "I asked my elder brother to bring it from my home. There is a chef in my family who is the best at making this. I have eaten since I was a child..."

Chu Shaoling was about to praise a few more words outside a palace servant said in a deep voice through the door: "Your Highness, Eunuch Zhang, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, asked for a meeting."

Wei Ji hurriedly put away the things, Chu Shaoling smiled, turned to the outside and said, "Come in."

"Please be with your highness." Eunuch Zhang said after saluting, "The craftsman who built the imperial road to the tomb made some troubles and actually built the banner next to the imperial road. He asked the slaves outside to ask His Highness if he should directly remove the banner or demolish it before building it?"

When Chu Shaoling heard this, his eyes darkened and he whispered: "When the orphans go and see, then make a decision."

Eunuch Zhang nodded: "Yes, that slave will arrange for Your Highness to leave the palace." After saying that, he retreated.

Wei Ji said in confusion: "It's not a big deal... It's so late, will Your Highness still leave the palace?"

Chu Shaoling smiled and said, "It's just a show for others to show you. It won't take long to come back."

Wei Ji nodded and was about to go back to Bitaoyuan to change his clothes. Chu Shaoling said, "You don't have to follow him. It's just a while. It's snowy outside, so don't run around."

Wei Ji was even more confused: "Aren't you following Your Highness in a carriage? Don't walk by yourself... I want to go with Your Highness."

"Obe obedient." Chu Shaoling rubbed the head of the guard halberd, "It's a sinister matter after all. I don't want you to be involved in it all the time. I'll be honest and wait for Bitaoyuan. I won't be able to come back soon."

The guards had to compromise: "Then your highness is careful. Your Highness should take a sedan chair. The road is slippery and the carriage is inappropriate."

Chu Shaoling nodded: "Don't worry."

At the time of Xu, Chu Shaoling left the palace, but the sedan chair did not walk to the Imperial Road. After leaving the inner city, he turned a corner to a farm in the west.

Chu Shaoling's secret guard in Zhuangzi had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Chu Shaoling coming, he led the person to a cellar deep in Zhuangzi. Chu Shaoling covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and frowned slightly: "Why is it so big..."

"Your Highness is here to take care of it." The secret guard whispered, "This cellar has not been used for a long time, and it is not easy to dissipate the air, so the smell is a little bigger."

Chu Shaoling said lightly: "Where is the person?"

The secret guard bowed, turned around and walked to the depths of the cellar and lifted a person out. The man was tied up and firmly. The secret guard let go and fell to the ground. The hair covering his face drooped down and exposed his face. It turned out to be Chu Shaoyang who had been "dead" for many days!

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