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Chapter 81 Gossip (eighth update, please subscribe)

It has been almost half a month since Ye Cheng returned to Yujing.

During this period of time, he was very low-key, commuting between Taiwu Hall, Miwu Mansion, East Palace and Zhijianhou Mansion.

Except for some basic work, he put all his thoughts on cultivation, or went to Tiandu Arsenal to read books.

On this day, Ye Cheng checked the daily records of a group of trainee guard eunuchs in the Miwu Mansion.

He usually goes through it himself.

"Palace master, don't look at it, go to Qingyuan Building for a drink."

Bai Yulang walked in and said.

"Don't go."

Ye Cheng said without raising his head.

"Mansion Master, you have been back to Yujing for almost half a month, and you haven't been to Qingyuan Building yet? Shopkeeper Su asked me why you didn't go?"

Bai Yulang said.

"Old Bai, I have a question."

Ye Cheng put down the booklet in his hand and said.

"Palace Master, you can ask any questions."

Bai Yulang sat down beside him.

"I think you often go to Qingyuan Building, maybe it's because you don't want to be in the bar?"

Ye Cheng laughed.

Bai Yulang showed embarrassment, scratched his hair, and said to him from left to right, "Of course it's drinking, otherwise what are you going to a restaurant for?"

"Not necessarily?"

Ye Cheng laughed.

"Mansion Master, didn't I tell you before that Su Qingjiu in Qingyuan Building is famous all over the world, and shopkeeper Su in Qingyuan Building is even more famous?"

Bai Yulang showed embarrassment, then smiled.

Ye Cheng showed a look that was so true.

I really didn't expect that this eldest son of the Bai family was also a dog licker.

"Old Bai, when you refused the marriage offer from the first emperor, could it be because of this Treasurer Su?"

Ye Cheng was very curious.

Although it was rumored that Bai Yulang was disabled and had low self-esteem, that's why he resisted this marriage.

But Ye Cheng knew that it shouldn't be that simple.

"How is this possible? I am in my 40s, and shopkeeper Su is only under 30 now. How old was shopkeeper Su 20 years ago?"

Bai Yulang was stunned, and immediately understood that Ye Cheng wanted to go wrong.

"Then why?"

Ye Cheng was surprised.

"Palace Master, you don't usually look like someone who likes to gossip, do you?"

Bai Yulang couldn't help but said.

"Aren't I curious?"

Ye Cheng laughed.

"Actually, the reason why I refused to marry was because of Yu Zhu's mother."

Bai Yulang said with a sigh.

"Shopkeeper Su's mother?"

Ye Cheng was stunned.

"Yes, more than 20 years ago, Qingyuan Building wasn't there yet, it was just a small tavern. At that time, the innkeeper of the tavern was Yu Zhu's mother. How should I put it, the first time I saw her mother, I felt that it was my destiny in this life. People, although she is a widow, although she has a daughter. However, I am the eldest son of the Bai State Mansion, the future heir of the State Duke. As long as I can be with her, I don't care at all."

Bai Yulang quietly talked about the past that was engraved deep in his memory.

Ye Cheng did not expect that the reason why Bai Yulang refused the marriage offer from the late emperor was this.

No wonder the real reason didn't get out.

I'm afraid that for the royal family and the Baiguo Mansion, this is definitely a shame that cannot be made public.

A future prince fell in love with a widow.

"Actually, Yuzhu can be considered a descendant of Weiwangfu. Her mother is the granddaughter of No. 18 Weiwang, but she just fell in love with a scholar whose family made wine for generations. She eloped to Yujing and opened a tavern to make a living. Unfortunately, in the year when this book fell ill and died, I also happened to meet Yuzhu's mother and daughter."

Bai Yulang continued.

Ye Cheng didn't know what to say.

He could almost guess the follow-up.

"Palace Master, I guess you must want to laugh at me."

Bai Yulang seemed to be in a much depressed mood, and said with a wry smile.

"A bit."

Ye Cheng nodded.

Originally, he thought that the prince was enough to lick, but he didn't expect that there was another old man who was even better.

At least the prince chose to give up, and then married the princess, and had a son and a daughter.

And Laobaidu, who is over 40 people, is still alone.

Obviously, she still lives in Su Yuzhu's mother's world.

"Palace Master, I've told you so much, if you don't accompany me to drink, you are too careless."

Bai Yulang said suddenly.

"Okay, let's go drink."

Ye Cheng smiled.

"That's a deal, we're going to get drunk today."

Bai Yulang said.

"no problem."

Ye Cheng nodded.

He is a majestic master, it is almost impossible to get drunk.

After all, the reason why people get drunk is not only physically, but also mentally anesthesia.

So the two left Miwu Mansion in a carriage.

In the evening, when Ye Cheng had just returned to Zhijianhou's Mansion from Qingyuan Building, a eunuch who was unexpected to Ye Cheng was already waiting here.

"Eunuch Xu, when did you come?"

Ye Cheng arched his hands.

"Eunuch Ye, our family has been here for a while."

The eunuch Xu Heng, the chief inspector of rites, said with a smile.

"Eunuch Xu has been here for so long, why didn't you send someone to notify me?"

Ye Cheng looked at the servants of the Hou Mansion and said.

Although Xu Heng was only a servant of the eunuch, he was not comparable to him in terms of power, after all, he was the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, and he was also a person close to the emperor, so naturally he should not be underestimated.

"It's our family who didn't let them notify. It's not in a hurry anyway."

Xu Heng smiled lightly.

After the two sat down in the main hall, they exchanged a few simple greetings.

"Eunuch Ye, there will be a court meeting tomorrow, and His Majesty wants you to attend it."

Xu Heng finally got to the point.

"Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"

Ye Cheng was puzzled, although he was enfeoffed as a marquis, he only had the status of an internal minister, without any authority as a foreign minister, and was not allowed to participate in the Great Court Meeting under normal circumstances.

"No."

Xu Heng shook his head and smiled.

Ye Cheng knew that Xu Heng was an old man beside the emperor, even if he knew, he wouldn't say it easily.

"Eunuch Ye, don't bother us anymore, we have to go back to the palace to report to His Majesty."

Xu Heng got up and said.

Ye Cheng hurriedly sent Xu Heng out of the Hou Mansion.

After Xu Heng left, Ye Cheng was a little puzzled, why did he let himself participate in the Great Court Meeting?

He really wanted to go back to the East Palace and ask about the situation of the crown prince Su Zhe, but he thought about what the crown prince said last time, so he probably wouldn't say it.

It seems that everything can only be known at the Great Court Meeting tomorrow.

the next day.

Before dawn, the mansion of the Marquis of Holding Swords was brightly lit, and many servants began to get busy.

Ye Cheng also got up, holding the evil spirit sword, practicing sword in the yard.

After the practice, he put away the sword, took the towel handed over by the maid, wiped his face and hands, and then entered the house.

The servants have already prepared breakfast.

Ye Cheng is quite particular about food.

If he was not in the palace, he would eat well, whether it was breakfast or Chinese dinner, they were all extremely rich.

There are several great enjoyments in life, some of which have no chance for the time being, but when it comes to eating, you must not treat yourself badly.

After eating, Ye Cheng changed into a python robe, and left Zhijianhou's mansion in a carriage.

As a sword-wielding prince, he can wear the robe of the prince embroidered with nine pythons.

Since it is to participate in the Great Court Meeting, it is not suitable to wear the purple ribbon robe of the great eunuch.

Wait until the carriage arrives at the east gate of the Meridian Gate.

Here stands a stone tablet more than four meters high and one meter wide.

On both sides of the body of the stele are engraved the words "get off the horse here".

Ye Cheng got off the carriage.

At this moment, many carriages and sedan chairs have been parked here, and ministers of civil and military affairs will enter through this door and go to Fengtian Hall to participate in the court meeting.

"Eunuch Ye?"

Suddenly someone made a sound of surprise.

Obviously, seeing a eunuch in Yecheng appear here, it was very surprising.

This has attracted the attention of other civil and military ministers.

"Eunuch Ye, as a minister, you didn't go through this door, it should be over there."

An old man wearing a second-rank official uniform pointed in one direction, with a hint of contempt in his tone.

For an eunuch, he was conferred the title of marquis. Many civil and military ministers were very upset.

"Master Li, it is not your business which door this Marquis takes."

Ye Cheng glanced at this person and said calmly.

Then he went straight in.

"Humph."

That Master Xu snorted coldly.

Seeing this, the other civil and military ministers were all talking about it.

"How is this going?"

"I don't know, although this Eunuch Ye was canonized as a Marquis, but he doesn't have the authority of a foreign minister, how could he come to attend the Great Court Meeting?"

"Hey, a eunuch is participating in the court meeting, and the rules are messed up."

Fengtian Temple.

This is the first time Ye Cheng came in.

It was truly magnificent.

Standing in it, one can feel a majestic and solemn atmosphere.

At this moment, the morning sun appeared in the distance, and a golden light gradually shone into the hall.

The light in the hall brightened.

Civil and military ministers are arranged on both sides and arranged according to rank.

The head of civil servants is Prime Minister Xiao Rong.

This person used to be the literary minister of King Jing's mansion.

As King Jing succeeded to the throne as emperor, Xiao Rong also rose to the top. He became an official in Beijing, and went all the way from the minister of officials to the position of prime minister.

And the head of the military officer is Taiwei Yu Chiyan.

He used to be the commander of the guard army of Prince Jing's Mansion.

Ye Cheng chose to stand at the end of the ranks of military officers, so be a transparent person.

Even the civil servants and military generals standing in the back row didn't even look at him, and chose to ignore him.

Ye Cheng didn't care, he just stood there with his eyes closed.

But his hearing is amazing, even if the hall is noisy and the ministers are whispering these words among each other, he can still hear them clearly.

These ministers discussed all kinds of court affairs.

I don't know how long it has passed, and suddenly there is a singing.

"Your Majesty is here."

Immediately afterwards, from the side hall, Emperor Qian came out in a dragon robe, and Prince Su Zhe followed behind.

Wait until Emperor Qian sits on the dragon chair.

The prince stood on the side below.

Then, all the ministers knelt down to perform pilgrimage and shouted long live.

"All the gentlemen are flat."

Emperor Qian sat on the dragon chair with a majestic voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Many civil and military ministers stood up after thanking them.

Then there are various major court affairs, such as the reconstruction and appeasement of the six southeastern states, which is the top priority.

This short court meeting was basically discussed around this aspect.

In this way, the time is almost noon.

Ye Cheng was so bored listening to the ministers arguing about various things, and might even break out in verbal abuse, that he was speechless.

In the end, Prime Minister Xiao Rong came suddenly, came to the front of the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the position of Master of Shenwu Academy has been vacant for more than a month. Please Your Majesty appoint a new master."

Although Shenwu Academy is a martial arts academy, its political status in the imperial court of Qian Kingdom is extremely high.

The position of the head of the hospital basically belongs to the senior members of the first rank.

Originally, Shenwu Academy had two principals, Wang Tiangang, the grandmaster of the Hetian Wang family, and Zhao Zanglong, the grandmaster of the Longmen Zhao family.

A month ago, due to the involvement of the gangsters in the six southeastern states, the two masters resigned from the positions of the masters.

After Qianhuang gave permission, the position of the head of the hospital has been vacant.

This incident aroused great repercussions in the court at that time.

For the position of the head of the courtyard before, the various forces in the court naturally caused extremely fierce competition.

It's just that Emperor Qian has never hand-picked the master of the house.

Prime Minister Xiao Rong, who had never said anything on this matter, took the initiative to mention it today, which immediately made many civil and military ministers present show solemn expressions.

In today's grand meeting, I am afraid that a new head of the Shenwu Academy will be born.

(End of this chapter)