fake prince

Chapter 401

King Qi rushed back to the palace angrily, entered the study, and issued orders again and again to let several people come over.

Wen Xunpeng got close, knowing that King Qi has always been impatient, so he hurried over, and heard King Qi say angrily: "Have you heard about the matter in the court?"

Wen Xunpeng bowed: "I heard just now that the emperor seems to have noticed that not only did he not ask for the invitation of Prince Xu, but he also intended to be a dragon girl."

King Qi circled around in front of the screen: "That's right, do you think this is the work of the fifth child?"

The fifth child is the king of Shu. Wen Xunpeng thought for a moment, then Fang said: "My lord, although the king of Shu has gradually become full-fledged in recent years, it is not as good as my lord. We obtained the matter of the dragon girl through there, and it is extremely confidential. And it's only been prepared for a day or two, how could it be leaked?"

"Could it be that the King of Shu also has a channel and is connected to it?"

Wen Xunpeng is cautious, even in the palace, in this study, which is an extremely confidential place, he still replaces the word Yaozu with there, without leaving any excuses.

King Qi pondered and said, "It's possible, but it's not that big. Don't talk about it, how should we deal with it now?"

"Actually, Mr. Chu's strategy is quite old-fashioned." Wen Xunpeng stood up straight, Zhuang Rong said: "The current plan is to sit quietly to avoid the emperor's suspicion."

"Or now, before the imperial decree is issued, a thunder strike."

"This matter is of great importance, I dare not presume, and I ask the prince to make a decision." Wen Xunpeng breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at the people who had just arrived, including Chu Gurong.

King Qi listened attentively, but the muscles on his face twitched.

After Wen Xunpeng finished speaking, King Qi took a sip of tea from his cup. The tea was probably cold. He was furious, dropped the cup, and kicked over the chair.

Everyone trembled subconsciously, the maids and eunuchs who were next to the door were all so frightened that their hearts "thumped" and they paled and dared not speak.

"Damn it!" King Qi patted the table again, with a gloomy face, he turned around and ordered: "Send an order to Shen Jingshan, just say, according to the alternative plan, try again!"

King Qi said to the people at the door: "Go and invite Master Liu Zhan Liu to come to the mansion, and say that the king has something to look for him, so please come here!"

"My lord, Liu Zhan is not one of us. I heard that he has a good relationship with the King of Shu, very close..." Chu Gurong saw Wen Xunpeng just now, and his heart sank.

The competition among the staff is extremely fierce, and Wen Xunpeng went to work to make himself stand out.

Now that Wen Xunpeng came back, he was as heavy as a stone, so he quickly persuaded him.

King Qi sneered: "But Liu Zhan is determined to eradicate Lord Long. If this opportunity is given to him, he will definitely seize it! By the way, you can also add some trouble to my brother, and see if you trust him in the future!"

Two birds with one stone are already easy things to do. After King Qi sent out two groups of people, he felt that the depression in his chest was a little bit out. Someone had already rearranged the chair that had been kicked down. He sat on it now. , and motioned for a few people to sit down, before asking: "Is there anyone from my king beside Princess Xinping?"

Several people looked at each other, and Chu Gurong said again: "There is a court lady who belongs to you and happened to serve Princess Xinping, but she is not a female official or a grand court lady, but a second-class court lady who has just been able to talk. .”

"Although it's a bit worse, it can be used."

King Qi was a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't blame his subordinates. After all, not long ago, he still didn't take Princess Xinping seriously. For the sake of Xinping Chongguan, he ran to chase and kill Lin Yuqing for the confidante, and King Qi would not become curious about the relationship between the two, and then had other thoughts.

"Let her promote Xinping and Su Ziji to get closer on weekdays, and some things will be the best. Then..." He sneered, and although he didn't say anything later, the few people present knew that Su Ziji was the blood of the prince. Hearing that the king of Qi wanted to use such a poisonous plan to cause trouble for his aunt and nephew, while agreeing, his heart trembled.

Even Wen Xunpeng shivered, and everyone lowered their heads even lower.

The spring rain is continuous, the cold wind has completely subsided, the ox cart is very gentle, only the sound of ox hoofs stepping into the muddy water is heard, the drizzle is sometimes tight and sometimes slow, Su Ziji has just returned from the imperial flower banquet at this time , as the champion of the new department, the banquet in the palace is unavoidable.

The emperor was not present at the banquet, but the officials of various ministries, as well as the chief and deputy chief examiners, ate and drank with the group of Jinshi. This was more of an honor, and it represented their acceptance into the officialdom.

From then on, they are not only scholars, but also in the same battlefield as the veterans in the officialdom. The other party will not treat them tolerantly, but treat new scholars with the mentality of treating colleagues.

When getting off the bullock cart, Su Ziji felt a little drunk, but when he entered the gate of Su's house in Taohua Lane, his slightly drunk eyes were instantly clear.

Some people looked like they had a lot of opinions on him, and they didn't dare to do anything clearly, but they toasted him through the banquet. Su Ziji drank all the wine toasted by Jinshi with a good attitude, without saying a word, and at the same time He turned back and went back, but with a bad attitude, Su Ziji didn't show that face at all, and walked away with two people who didn't know much about themselves.

After entering the courtyard, I found that the outer courtyard is also very lively. There are more than a dozen tables, and some people are eating and drinking. Looking at the door, a few people who are walking out immediately cupped their hands and said congratulations.

And when others saw it, they all got up and gathered around to congratulate her.

Su Ziji quickly thanked him, and smiled inwardly: "Now I understand, what is it that the King of Hades is easy to talk about, and the little devil is difficult to deal with. It is these neighbors who can't pose a threat at all, so they have a kind attitude."

After a few words of pleasantries and entering the backyard, he stood in the corridor and looked at the rockery in the small courtyard. The wild Taoist came over and whispered to Su Ziji, "When I heard that you won the number one prize, everyone in the vicinity came to see you." Gifts, Madam ordered, expensive ones declined, and ordinary gifts were accepted, they were not expensive things, congratulatory silver pieces added up, about 2000 taels. In order to thank these people, a dozen of them were placed in the outer courtyard The table, and the neighbors from the nearby villages all leave food.”

Su Ziji nodded: "It's a good deal."

"That's right!" Ye Taoist took out a gift list from his pocket and handed it to Su Ziji: "My lord, take a look at this."

"King Lu?" Su Ziji was a little surprised when he saw the inscription on the gift list. It was actually a congratulatory gift from King Lu.

The gift is really not considered light, the reason why it was not included in the ranks of being declined is probably because the person who gave the gift was the prince, neither Ye Buhui nor the wild Taoist knew if there was anything wrong with it, and they did not dare to do it without authorization. Make the decision, wait for Su Ziji to come back and then deal with it.

Su Ziji was also a little baffled, he had nothing to do with King Lu, let alone friendship, except today when he went to court, he had never even met face to face, let alone had any contact with him.

(End of this chapter)