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Chapter 238 East Palace Invitation

After Zhao Xun left from the lake, he went straight to the mountain gate.

It wasn't that he didn't want to spend more time in the academy, it was because the brothers and sisters in the academy were too enthusiastic, which made it difficult for him to accept for a while.

Besides, the head of the mountain has taken in a total of 72 disciples who entered the house.

Excluding Zhao Xun and those traveling abroad, there were dozens of people.

If each of them went to Zhao Xun to catch up on the old days and talk about the past, Zhao Xun would not be able to bear it.

After Zhao Xun left the academy smoothly, he went down to Zhongnan Mountain and returned to Chang'an City.

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, I saw little Loli rushing over.

"Brother Xun, where have you been? You disappeared after I slept. I miss you so much."

Zhao Xun knew that it was difficult to explain clearly to her in a few words, so he said softly: "I just went out to do some business, now I'm fine, what do you want to play, brother will accompany you."

But the little Lolita said with a straight face: "Brother Xun, are you really not lying?"

"Hey, my little ancestor, when did I lie to you?"

"That's true."

"Well, I'll punish you for telling me stories. Just tell me the story about Journey to the West last time."

The little loli said with a proud face.

Zhao Xun had no choice but to bite the bullet and start talking.

He has told this story to little Loli no less than dozens of times, but little Loli doesn't seem to be bothered at all.

Forget it, who said this is his own sister, what else can he do if he doesn't pamper her?
But Zhao Xun told the story to little Lolita for half an hour, and finally coaxed little Lolita to sleep, and then saw the butler come to report: "Young master, someone is coming from the palace."

Zhao Xun's heart skipped a beat.

Someone from the palace?
This is not good news.

One must know that Zhao Xun had just entered the palace for a face-to-face interview, Emperor Xianlong probably didn't want to see him.

What the hell is this dog emperor doing?

Zhao Xun, with a confused expression on his face, responded softly, then carefully covered the girl with a quilt, then slowly left the room and tiptoed towards the flower hall.

When Zhao Xun came to the flower hall, he saw that Eunuch Cui, who was familiar with him, was sitting in the hall, and he thought that Emperor Xianlong must have summoned him, so he stepped forward slowly, cupped his hands and said, "Oh, Eunuch Cui, What kind of wind brought you here. You can go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."

That Eunuch Cui was drinking tea, when he heard the words he got up quickly, and said with a smile: "Oh, what are you talking about, Mr. Zhao, the servant is just an eunuch who runs errands for the royal family, how can I deserve such praise from you."

He took a deep breath, and then continued: "To be honest, it is His Royal Highness who wants to invite you to the East Palace."

Prince?

This answer was really beyond Zhao Xun's expectation.

In Zhao Xun's impression, he and the Prince of the Eastern Palace did not seem to have any intersection.

And shouldn't this eunuch Cui be the imperial eunuch of Emperor Xianlong? Even if the prince wants to send someone to pass on the message, he shouldn't be able to use eunuch Cui.

Chaos, the royal court circle is really too chaotic.

Seeing Zhao Xun's delay in expressing his opinion, Eunuch Cui became a little anxious.

"Oh, Mr. Zhao, you should say something. His Royal Highness is still waiting in the East Palace."

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Is His Royal Highness summoning me or inviting me to the East Palace?"

Eunuch Cui was stunned for a moment.

"Does that make any difference?"

Zhao Xun talked eloquently: "Of course there is a difference. His Highness the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, and His Highness's orders are decrees. If the Crown Prince issues an order, the minister will naturally go to the East Palace to meet the Crown Prince without hesitation. But if His Highness is only You invited me to the East Palace in a private capacity, and if the minister is not talented, do you have the right not to go?"

Zhao Xun's words completely confuse Eunuch Cui.

Still have this kind of understanding?

He is indeed the son of Cheng Guogong who is popular in Chang'an, but he is different from ordinary people.

But Eunuch Cui also felt a little confused.No matter how popular Zhao Xun is, no matter how favored he is, he is still a courtier.

But the prince is a half-lord, the master.

What kind of thing is it that a courtier refuses the master's summons?

"Master Zhao, don't go around in circles with our family here. You can tell our family whether you want to go to the East Palace or not."

Don't look at Zhao Xun's smile on the face, in fact, a fierce ideological struggle is going on in his heart.

Because he knew that going to the East Palace was by no means as simple as it seemed.

Now he is very close to King Qi, whether it is Li Jianye or Li Taiping, he has many contacts.

It can be said that in the eyes of everyone, Zhao Xun is undoubtedly the Qi royal party.

Of course, there is no problem for him to enter the palace to meet the saint, but if he goes to the East Palace, it is a completely different matter.

What would King Qi think if he knew that he was going to the East Palace to meet the prince, what would Li Jianye and Li Taiping think?
Besides, the crown prince didn't intend to win him over at first, but now seeing that Zhao Xun fell to King Qi's faction, he panicked a bit, and began to try to win him over.

Zhao Xun felt that even if the prince wanted to cut off the Hu, this method was a bit poor.

So he didn't want to go to the East Palace to meet the prince from the bottom of his heart.

But in the final analysis, the crown prince is also the heir apparent, never mind how Zhao Xun was playing tricks with Eunuch Cui just now.If he really didn't go, the crown prince would definitely not be able to hold on to it, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely have a big prejudice against Zhao Xun.

Not to mention wooing Zhao Xun, it would be good not to target Zhao Xun.

Difficult, really difficult.

Zhao Xun knew very well that as a noble son, it would be a miserable end for him to be in the wrong team.

Even if the Zhao family is a top-notch family, if they are on the wrong team and the wrong person, the end will not be so good.

Zhao Xun's decision is not only related to himself, but also to the whole family.

That's why he wanted to procrastinate.

But the problem is that Eunuch Cui obviously saw through his thoughts and had no intention of delaying him.

"I'm afraid I can't go to the East Palace. But if His Royal Highness wants to go to the East City for a feast, the next official will be more than happy to be the host."

Zhao Xun gave a plan that he could accept.

If he went to the East Palace, it would not take half a day for the entire elite circle in Chang'an City to know about it.

But if the prince goes out of the palace and has a simple meal with Zhao Xun in Dongshi, not many people will know about it.

There is a big gap between the publicity of the two, but they are actually the same for the prince.

It was Zhao Xun who the prince wanted to meet, and it was Zhao Xun who he wanted to win over.

"This"

Eunuch Cui obviously didn't expect Zhao Xun to say that, and he was a little silly for a while.

"Mr. Zhao, why bother our family? Our family is just passing on a message."

Eunuch Cui's face was earthy and sad.

He thought it could not be easier to pass on a message, but that is His Royal Highness, countless people want to go to see him but can't see him, Zhao Xun is a little too entrusted.

"What is Eunuch Cui talking about, you just tell His Highness the Crown Prince what I said just now."

Zhao Xun said calmly.

(End of this chapter)