Song Dynasty female artist

The prefect was a fourth-rank official in charge of three states.

The official position is not small.

It is considered that he has good political achievements. If he can stay in this position for a few years, he will be able to return to Beijing smoothly and take up a post as an official there.

The position will not be low.

Lurking around such a person, you can learn a lot of things.

Moreover, considering how much Leng Zhongyan dotes on Xinyue, it is easy for him to steal information.

"Has Xinyue's identity still not been discovered?"

Gu Qingjue shook his head: "It was completely wiped out. All we can find out is that she is the daughter of a farmer. The whole village suffered a disaster and everyone went to seek refuge with their relatives. They were killed by robbers on the way to seek refuge with their relatives. Xinyue escaped alone. And she happened to be saved by you!"

It can be found that the farmer's family did have a daughter who was the same age as Xinyue, but the two farmers had died. Many of the villagers who had fled there died, and after so many years, there were only a few left, and they were all old and could not remember what Xinyue looked like.

Bai Chengnan felt a little sad after hearing this.

"Is this the reason you two quarreled?"

Leng Zhongyan explained speechlessly: "Of course it's for others to see. If we don't become enemies, all his efforts over the years will be in vain. His subsequent moves will only be hidden deeper and harder to detect."

"So that's how it is. I thought you guys..."

After the matter was cleared up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Duanyuan asked: "What about my sister-in-law?"

"She killed Xinyue. I have verified this, but what I cannot confirm now is whether Xinyue was really caught off guard by Yuxiao or whether she just took advantage of the situation."

Bai Shiqian: "Brother Leng, do you mean to escape by death?"

Leng Zhongyan nodded.

This problem is much more difficult than they imagined.

Two days later, the second prince of Jiaozhi arrived in Kyoto. It was King Xuan who welcomed Li Shian at first, but this time he sent the Minister of Rites Leng Zhongyan to welcome him.

The second prince was naturally dissatisfied.

After all, he was the prince of Jiaozhi. Sending a second-rank official to deal with him showed that they did not take him or Jiaozhi seriously.

When he arrived at Sifang Pavilion, the second prince could not go to his own courtyard first. He had to go and pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Shian first.

Li Shian still had to pretend in front of outsiders: "You and I are brothers, why do you want to do such a big ceremony?"

Second Prince: "..."

If you don't want me to perform such a formal ceremony, you should have said so earlier.

"My brother is the crown prince, the heir to the throne, and he must abide by the rules."

Li Shian felt very happy.

Leng Zhongyan said at this time: "Second Prince has worked hard on the journey. I have already arranged the courtyard. Do you want to go and rest now?"

"I am indeed tired. Minister Leng, lead the way."

The second prince smiled and took his leave, but his smile disappeared when he turned around.

Following Leng Zhongyan, he came to a more remote courtyard. Although the location of the courtyard was not as good as Li Shian's and it looked a little smaller, it looked quite exquisite and unique, at least not worse than the courtyard of his Second Prince's Mansion.

Along the way, the prosperity of Kyoto was beyond his imagination.

The Song Dynasty was powerful and it was not just talk.

"Second Prince, have a good rest. Wei Shichen will come and take you to the palace for the banquet."

After the second prince left, Li Shian's face also darkened. Thinking of what his father said in his heart, he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Guan Ting, we must speed up our pace and not let the Second Prince get ahead of us. Otherwise, when we return to the intersection, there will definitely be people gossiping about him, saying that he is more capable than me, and there is a possibility that they will even replace the Crown Prince."

"Your Highness is the legitimate son of the Empress, the position of the Crown Prince cannot be changed easily." "This is the first time I've heard you speak so kindly. That being said, we still cannot delay what needs to be done. Even if it cannot be accomplished in the end, we must not let the second brother succeed."

The last time such a large banquet was held was because the Liao Emperor, Li Shi'an and Ram arrived at the same time. This time only the second prince came, so it was held in the slightly smaller Zichen Hall.

There were not so many officials, let alone their families.

It was over in an hour.

Anji, the counselor beside the Second Prince, said, "I heard that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Song, the welcoming ceremony was very grand and the palace banquet lasted for two full hours. The Great Song Dynasty treats people differently."

Li Shijie said: "This prince asked you to come with me not to compare these things, but to take concrete actions to complete the things that the emperor entrusted to you and return home as soon as possible."

Angie: "Yes, I know I'm wrong."

The next day, Li Shijie took out a plan and asked Zhao Rui to come before him. After reading his plan, Zhao Rui smiled and said, "Second Prince, didn't you communicate with your brother before entering the palace? I have already rejected this plan."

Li Shijie's smile froze.

"Has my brother mentioned this plan to His Majesty?"

Zhao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that the Second Prince came too hastily and did not have time to meet with your Crown Prince. It is better to return to Sifang Pavilion first and discuss a plan that both parties can accept, and then come to see me."

Li Shijie said goodbye to Zhao Rui with a sullen face.

The corners of Zhao Rui's lips curled up, and he leaned back in his chair in a good mood. But when he thought of the beauties in the harem, his mood suddenly became terrible.

He shouldn't have been angry in the first place.

Now, you've shot yourself in the foot.

Xiaoxiao and her senior brother went to Wuji Sect without saying a word. He secretly went to Gu Mansion, but didn't even see them.

He was so angry!

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ye's maid is here to invite you to Huilan Palace. She said Concubine Ye has made a new dessert and would like you to try it."

"Don't go."

Zhao Rui refused bluntly.

Dim sum, he had eaten all kinds of dim sum. When he was still the prince, he often went to Gu Mansion. His mistress would often make different kinds of dim sum for him, and they were so delicious!

The young eunuch didn't know what to do.

Fudge glared at the young eunuch and whispered, "Get out of here quickly and don't make His Majesty angry, or you will suffer the consequences."

The young eunuch quickly retreated, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and went to report to Lady Ye's maid.

"Your Majesty is busy and has no time to go."

The maid said, "Eunuch Shouhai, go and say a few good words to our noble. You have been in the palace for half a month and have not yet seen His Majesty."

As he said this, he was about to stuff the silver ingot into Eunuch Shouhai's arms.

Shou Hai thought of the look in his master's eyes just now. Although he was greedy for money, he still held back: "His Majesty said he would not see you, so it's useless even if you give him money."

The maid was almost crying.

If she failed to invite anyone, she would be scolded when she returned.

"Eunuch Shouhai, please be kind."

As the maid spoke, she stuffed the silver ingot into Eunuch Shouhai's sleeve.

Eunuch Shouhai rolled his eyes and said, "It's not that there is no solution. His Majesty is the most filial. He doesn't go to the harem, but he still goes to the Queen Mother to pay his respects every day. Let your master serve the Queen Mother diligently so that we can always see each other."

The maid nodded happily: "Thank you, Eunuch Shouhai, for your advice."

When the maid disappeared, Eunuch Shouhai snorted, "If you want to take advantage of the Empress Dowager, you have to see if you have the ability to do so." (End of this chapter)