Tibetan beads

Chapter 276

As night fell, the courtyard was brightly lit.

When the guard saw a carriage approaching, he stepped forward and stopped: "Whose family do you belong to? You can't park here."

The entourage sitting next to the coachman looked at him arrogantly, didn't even bother to explain, took out a token and waved it in front of him.

The guard recognized that it was a sign in the palace, and couldn't help being startled. Seeing that his face was pale and beardless, and inexplicably similar to the servants next to the prince, he couldn't help but respect him: "So you are a distinguished guest, but I don't know why you came?"

The entourage said indifferently: "Our mere servant, how dare we call ourselves a noble guest? The real noble is the one inside."

The guard was startled, and looked nervously at the carriage.To be called noble by the servants is to be the master of the palace.Strange, it's getting dark, which master will leave the palace?The concubine could not come out, the second prince and the third prince's mother and concubine lost power, so they would not do such outrageous things.Could it be...

"See, you are also from the Forbidden Army, don't you recognize the name of the brand?" The follower said again.

The guard lit up the lamp and was shocked: "This is..."

The attendants ignored him, turned around and greeted the people inside respectfully.

This person is of medium build, wearing a black robe and a hood, his face cannot be seen, but the jade pendant around his waist is in the undisguised Kowloon style.

The guard knelt down all of a sudden, and just as he was about to make a sound, he was glared at by the attendant and swallowed back.

The man didn't even look at him, just walked in like this.

"Don't make a sound, otherwise..." The attendant gestured.

The guard didn't dare to look directly, and silently lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, this way." Zhang Huaide said softly.

The emperor didn't make a sound, and went to the Shengge place under his guidance.

This courtyard is obviously newly built, and you can smell the fresh smell of wood when walking in the veranda.The lanterns hanging in the corridor are exquisite and elegant, the vines hanging from the flower stand, and the flowers and plants on both sides are uneven, everything is just right.

The emperor's face became increasingly ugly.

He knew very well how much money the East Palace had, and the amount to build such a garden was definitely beyond the reach of the crown prince.

As for the houses of princes and princes, it is not surprising to give gifts to the prince. For example, the descendant Yang family has been supporting the prince's expenses.But for such a big matter as giving away the garden, who would dare not go through him?
In the courtyard, teenagers are playing drums to pass flowers.

Now it is being passed on to the prince, who knows neither poetry nor martial arts, so he is going to tell a joke.

"It is said that there are ten people who are afraid of internal affairs and decided to swear a blood oath to support each other. While they were drinking and swearing, the wives heard about this and called them together. Nine of them were scared and hid everywhere, only one could not sit still. The nine people admired him very much, and they all said, I didn't expect someone to be so calm, so he should be the eldest brother! When the wives are gone, guess what? "

Everyone has heard this old joke, but the crown prince still has to give face, so he asked jokingly, "What's the matter?"

The prince laughed, and said hilariously, "It turns out that he, he has been..."

Before he could say the last two words, the prince suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure approaching with big strides, his legs softened and his buttocks sat down on the stool.

Mother, he was really scared to death.

The teenagers thought that the prince was following the man in the joke, so they laughed along with him.

Yan Ling, who was still sitting on the side, realized something was wrong first, turned her head to look, and immediately left her seat, knelt down, and shouted: "Your Majesty!"

The teenagers froze for a moment, then jumped up in shock, just like those in the joke, eager to find a place to hide.

They were going to die, they took the prince to fool around outside, and let the emperor find out!

But they couldn't really hide. In the end, they knelt down obediently one by one, with their heads buried low.

The emperor glanced coldly at the delicious food and wine on the table, and the musician and dancer next to him really enjoyed it.

The prince finally came to his senses, knelt down with a plop, and asked tremblingly, "Father! You, why are you here?"

The emperor's face was gloomy: "If I don't come, you won't go back to the palace today?"

The prince moved his lips, not daring to speak.

The emperor was so angry that he shouted: "Come here! The prince is too greedy, let me escort you back!"

……

The prince was taken back.

At the same time, Yan Ling, who had just regained her freedom, was also brought back.

I don't know whether to say that the situation is good or not, this time he was not sent back to the mansion, but escorted back to the palace with the prince.

On the carriage, the prince was panicked, pulled Yanling and said, "It's over! Father is so angry, no matter what happened before, he didn't personally arrest anyone."

He thought for a while, then felt confused again: "A Ling, don't you think it's a bit strange? What is your father's status, if you are angry, you just call someone to escort you back. If you go out of the palace in the middle of the night, it's dangerous to bring so few people with you." what!"

It's just that the prince is fooling around outside, of course it doesn't matter, the emperor himself likes to enjoy himself, can't you understand?He is like this today, obviously for other reasons.

Yan Ling knew it well, and comforted him: "Your Majesty is probably also worried about you. The palace gates are closed, and you still don't go back. You have done something wrong. It's all my fault for not reminding His Highness."

The prince quickly waved his hand: "It's my fault. I had so much fun today that I got carried away and wanted to take advantage of it. Sigh, I have troubled you all."

Although everyone else has gone back, the family members know that they will definitely punish them.

The prince was worried and frightened, just wondering why the journey back to the palace was so short.Not long after, the carriage stopped, and the emperor shouted outside: "Get out! Do you want me to invite you?"

The servant opened the car door: "Your Highness, please."

The prince shrank his head and came down, slowly following behind the emperor.

Yan Ling also got out of the car, and asked hesitantly, "Elder-in-law, do I not need to go?"

The servant replied with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty told you."

Yan Ling made a bitter face and followed in.

As the palace door closed, the emperor casually grabbed a memorial and threw it at him.

"Plop!" "Plop!"

The two knelt down very neatly.

If it was usual, the emperor would have been laughed at by them, and most of the things would be left alone.But this time his face was gloomy, without any smile.

"Father, father emperor, my minister was wrong." The crown prince buried his head low, "It's all my fault that I can't control myself, and I won't dare to fool around in the future."

The emperor said coldly: "Is this your only fault?"

The prince was stunned for a moment: "My son..."

The emperor looked at Yanling again, his face sinking like water: "Yan Er! You secretly bribed the prince and sent money to various families, what is your intention?!"

Yanling let out an "ah" and replied foolishly, "Your Majesty, I don't have any!"

"No?" The emperor was furious, "Don't you think I don't know anything? Since you came to Beijing, you have spent a lot of money, right? How dare you say that you haven't sent money to the officials of the Eastern Palace? You haven't sent money to the Yang family and the An family." ?”

Yan Ling hurriedly kowtowed, and argued, "Yes, but your Majesty, this is the usual practice!"

As an outsider, he came to Beijing as a errand, so he can't run around?

The emperor sneered: "Sophistry! You have ulterior motives!"

　Forgot to mention, the joke is from Xiaolin Guangji.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)