Yan Cigui.

It was half a moment late before Xu Jian bowed hands with several adults.

Then, he seemed to look around and asked, "Where did your Highness go?"

Several adults also do not know.

I was busy talking about things just now, and no one really pays attention to the prince all the time.

A small official hurriedly came to report: "Eunuch Hu asked the younger one to bring a message to the Duke, His Highness needs to go first."

As soon as the words fell, seeing Xu Jian pursing her lips and looking worried, an official hurriedly said: "Your Highness is such a big man, can he still get lost? Besides, Eunuch Hu will follow. The Duke of the State doesn't need it." So worried."

"The Holy Majesty asked..." Xu Jian hesitated, and sighed, "His Highness left by himself, presumably there is something important, and he will talk to the Holy Majesty later."

After a few more polite words, Xu Jian came out from the Gong Yuan.

Didn't keep an eye on Li Shao?

of course not.

He deliberately "let go" Li Shao.

Shen Chen came forward and said in a low voice, "Your Highness met Mr. Liu."

Xu Jian raised her eyebrows.

Liu Xun's life has not been easy recently.

For the sake of An Xumiao, she spent most of the time in the study.

Today, I also came out of the tribute courtyard to feel the atmosphere of the upcoming exam before I could leave home.

It just so happened that he collided with Li Shao.

This pair of fox friends and dog friends can't do anything good.

General Square.

In the private room, Liu Xun tentatively asked a few questions about observing politics, and got Li Shao to complain.

Liu Xun's heart suddenly became clear.

My father was right.

Your Highness is bothering Xu Jian.

The more you watch politics, the more His Highness hates Xu Jian.

Liu Xun let out a long sigh, quite pitifully: "Your Highness doesn't know something, and I suffered a lot from it when I was young."

Li Shao raised his eyebrows, looked at the flying fighting cocks below, and signaled Liu Xun to continue.

"When I was in elementary school, my husband praised me for my good learning. My father praised me a few words and said, 'I heard that Ah Jian has memorized dozens of poems.'"

"I wrote an article, and I was very happy to show it to my grandfather during the Chinese New Year. He said, 'Slim arms and legs, didn't your family give you enough to eat?'"

"No matter what I do, they will be compared with Xu Jian. In short, I am inferior in everything."

"There is a year difference between me and him, but Your Highness, there is a huge difference between the one year old when I was a child and the one year old when I grew up."

"Xu Jian is good in everything, but I am not as good in everything, it's too annoying."

Li Shao looked Liu Xun up and down.

Liu Xun looked bitter.

Most of these "bitterness" are fake.

The old man would dislike him a few words, but his parents didn't compare him with Xu Jian.

They are all pre-prepared speeches.

Of course, Liu Xun is also very clear that His Royal Highness will not have such a personal experience.

His Highness does not have any brothers of similar age, he is the number one in the Holy Majesty's heart.

As for Xu Jian's views on politics, the Holy Majesty will not use this to compare with His Highness's.

A son, a courtier, compared together?

Is Xu Jian worthy?

But there is one point that both His Highness and Liu Xun have a deep understanding of - Xu Jian is annoying.

When something went wrong the previous time, Liu Xun needed to redeem and clear the way in front of Li Shao, and "Xu Jian" was his shortcut.

If there is a person they hate in common, if you swear a few more words, the relationship will be naturally drawn together.

Sure enough, Li Shao felt much happier when he heard Liu Xun complaining, and commented: "It's not easy for you."

Liu Xun apologized and said with a smile: "He just said a few more words of nonsense when he was on duty, and the value is off. Whatever your Highness wants to do, don't bother with him."

Li Shao snorted.

As for Xu Jian's attitude of not sending him into the palace and not turning his head, what else could he do?
Liu Xun added: "Sometimes I get bored, so I quietly go to Yue Niang to talk..."

Li Shao turned his head and took a deep look at Liu Xun: "You raise people, but I don't. You should pay attention to what you say, and be heard by those dumbfounded heads, so you don't have to do anything else. It’s something that kidnapped people and didn’t make it happen.”

Liu Xun hurriedly responded, and muttered again: "It's really wrong to kidnap people, how can we use it? It's meaningless if you don't want to."

"You love me?" Li Shao answered smoothly, "I don't know how many people I have served."

Liu Xun hurriedly whispered a few words to him: "Recently I heard...they are all fresh...I don't know..."

Li Shao was noncommittal.

Liu Xun was not sure, so he waited for a while.

After the cockfight at the bottom was decided, Li Shaocai said calmly, "In that case, go explore the way."

Liu Xun was overjoyed: "Don't worry."

The next day.

Xu Jian obviously felt that Li Shao was in a good mood, and after he faced those heavy documents again, this kind of good mood soon became restless again.

Not surprising at all.

How can these things have as much fun as General Square?
Before, he deliberately pressed harder to let Li Shao tighten the string.

Now it's loose for a while, and then tight for a while. In contrast, Li Shao will feel even more disgusted.

In the words of my grandfather before, if you lose your mind, you can't take it back.

In the next half month, Li Shao's condition fluctuated a lot.

When Enke started the test, the Ministry of Rites dispatched many officials to the Tribute Academy, and Xu Jian also suggested that Li Shao go around.

Li Shao listened very well.

Soon, Gu Yue's envoy came to visit, and Li Shao went to greet him logically, and listened to Gu Yue's congratulations with His Majesty, and there was less time to sit in front of the desk seriously.

The skin also loosened, and the whole person felt buoyant.

Especially drinking the fine wine that Gu Yue paid tribute to, he was overjoyed.

"It's really delicious. The wine they brew there is different from ours." Li Shao narrowed his eyes and said to Liu Xun.

Sitting with him, Liu Xun said, "I'm too greedy for you to say that."

"A total of nine barrels were sent, all of which were kept in the cellar," Li Shao said, "I gave some to the women in the harem, and sent two jars to the Empress Dowager. Her old man drank less, and half of them would be given to her." Ning An.

I also want to send some to Prince Ping's Mansion, as well as my uncles, uncles, aunts, and grandmothers.

After dividing like this, less than half of the nine barrels went away. "

"It sounds like they all deserve their share," Liu Xun licked his lips, "Yugong's things are precious and precious. Your Highness said it made my heart itch, but it's a pity that I can't taste it.

At this time, I have no choice but to envy Xu Jian. Follow His Royal Highness to observe politics, and get a glimpse of the Holy Spirit, and you will definitely get a share.

Besides, the princess has it there, so I will keep it for him. "

Li Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard his sour voice.

After laughing, he snorted again: "The emperor's list will be released the day after tomorrow. What I heard from my father is that at the Qionglin Thanksgiving Banquet, let the Xinke Scholars taste it. Tsk! They can taste and understand something!"

Just as he was talking, a voice came from outside.

A few young dancers came in, their eyebrows and eyes fluttering, quite exotic.

"It's interesting," Li Shao said, "This informant quite understands."

He is the second back.

The last time they were delivered were all Yangzhou skinny horses. In recent days, the style of the ancient moon in the middle of Beijing was prevalent, so a new batch was replaced today.

When outsiders came, Liu Xun no longer said "Your Highness is long and His Highness is short", but changed his name to "Young Master".

Both had masks on their faces, and no one knew their identities.

Li Shao drank two more glasses of wine, and thought about it, he said: "Since you are greedy for that wine, I will think of a way. It is better to reward you with a pot to make it cheaper for those ignorant people."

Liu Xun said: "Then thank you, Master."

The spring night in the capital has become much warmer.

In the backyard of Taohezhai, Lin Yunyan took a sip of wine: "Speaking of which, it's the first time I drink."

At this time in the past, both grandmother and Yunfang were ill, and she never went to the palace to see the empress dowager.

The empress should also be sick, she didn't want her to know, and she didn't come to take care of her.

As for the reason why the Queen Mother was ill at that time...

After Gu Yue's envoy arrived, Lin Yunyan gradually tasted something.

The envoys paid a lot of tribute, but Gu Yue did not have nothing to ask from the court.

Pian Guyue's request was neither high nor low, the Holy Majesty was hesitant about it, but the Empress Dowager was very unwilling, she came and went again and again, the empress had a little cough and discomfort from the end of the year, which made her condition worse, and she didn't recover until late spring.

Xu Jian also took a sip: "The house where Li Shao and the others went is not very easy."

Lin Yunyan was very curious when she heard this.

Before Xuansu followed Li Shao, no matter whether it was the theater building or Jiangjunfang, even if he couldn't follow him, he knew what kind of place it was and what it was like.

It's different now.

The last time Li Shao and Liu Xun met, Xuan Su had to give up at the end.

I heard that the house is not big, but there are quite a lot of guards.

There were bungalows all around, and it was impossible to even find a high place to look around.

Moreover, there are tall trees inside, even if the early spring is not lush enough, they all block the view, and I don't know how twists and turns there are underneath.

Even Xuan Su didn't dare to assert that Li Shao and Liu Xun were in the house.

Maybe it went around and went elsewhere.

Being so cautious and thoughtful reminded Lin Yunyan of Li Shao's nasty things that were hard to get caught in the past.

Xu Jian wanted to start with the ownership of the house.

But he can't scare the snake, not Li Shao, and Shan Shen, it's not a wise choice.

In the future, when it's time to strike at that house, a shrewd person like Mr. Shan can see that he has already paid attention to that place, and he will have to spend a lot of time to get over it.

Who made Shan Shen a smart person?

There will be no good results for anyone who treats Mr. Shan as a fool.

As for Li Shao.

People with uncertain minds are most afraid of relaxation and imbalance.

It was tightly pressed before, but recently it was relaxed to do whatever you want, and when it is tightened again later, the thoughts of rejection and resistance are even heavier.

That energy burst out, naturally...

"He should be able to send a lot of surprises." Xu Jian said.

Even some surprises that were not in their imagination.

Lin Yunyan couldn't help laughing.

After thinking about what should happen later, she nodded with a smile: "There should be many good things."

The royal list is about to be released.

At the time of the apricot list, Honesty Lane has already attracted a lot of discussion in the capital, saying that this year's number one scholar is probably going to be here.

She is very confident in "Qian Cheng" in Honest Lane.

She was also curious about what ranking Yu Pu would get in the end.

The oil lamp was shining, and the smell of wine was slightly on the face, and it was rosy, which made the whole person more lively.

Xu Jian glanced at her twice.

When she came in just now, he noticed at a glance that the little princess seemed to have grown taller than before.

Although, I am afraid that there will be no knuckles when it grows.

After taking the flagon, Xu Jian refilled herself, but did not refill for Lin Yunyan.

Lin Yunyan looked at the empty wine cup in front of her, looked at Xu Jian, and asked with her eyes.

"This drink is very strong," Xu Jian said without changing his face, "With your drinking capacity, you should go crazy after another drink."

Lin Yunyan: ...

The fourth watch is approaching.

The person sleeping on the bed opened his eyes and coughed twice.

Soon, one of them lit a lamp and brought up a cup of warm water.

After moistening his throat, the man asked, "Is Daoheng back?"

"I'm back, I've been waiting in the wing room, waiting to report back to you."

"Let him come here." Saying this, he took a coat from the bedside shelf and put it on. The exquisite gold and silver embroidery thread was dazzled by the oil lamp, and he looked extremely precious.

Soon, Monk Dao Heng came in to say hello.

He was still dressed in plain clothes, with a hat on his head.

It has been half a year since he left Guangde Temple, and he has also adapted to this kind of hat, and no longer has to fiddle with and adjust it as before.

"What did Su Yi say?" Jin Gui asked.

Su Yi is the Chinese name of the envoy of Gu Yue.

Monk Daoheng replied: "In the past few years, Gu Yue has had a lot of contacts with the imperial court, but the people of Xiliang put a lot of pressure on them. They came to Beijing this time to deepen their cooperation."

Jin Guiren laughed as soon as he heard it: "In the end, the Holy Majesty is not easy to fool, give a little, but refuse to give more? Just want us to give him advice?"

"You are right."

"A few months earlier, I would have suggested to him to 'marry' and ask the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager in private for peace." Jin Gui said humanely.

With Ning'an making a marriage, the Holy Majesty would hesitate nine out of ten, and the Empress Dowager would definitely not agree.

The Holy Emperor was reluctant to begin with, but if the Empress Dowager persisted in this way, she would naturally reject Gu Yue.

This idea was originally used to reject the Holy Spirit.

If this part is rejected, the rest of the conditions will be easy to negotiate.

The Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager are not biological mothers and sons, so there will be suspicions to some extent.

As for what this rift will eventually look like...

Who knows.

All in all it was a good show.

"It's much easier for Xu Jian to marry Ning'an," he commented, and then asked, "Is Xu Jian still overpowering the prince?"

Daoheng said: "The prince and Liu Xun are in the garden."

"Young and energetic, there are so many interesting things in the world, but he likes women's dens," Jin Guiren shook his head, "Xu Jian is also too young, and he has to pay attention to the method of guiding the prince. If he is so strict, it will only be counterproductive.

Look, the prince doesn't listen to him now, does he?
Liu Xun became that sweet pastry.

The two brothers had a fight over who the prince would listen to.

Having said that, Xu Jian was at a disadvantage from the very beginning, who dared to tie up the prince before?I dare not. "

On the side, the person who served the tea before pursed his lips and smiled: "They each rely on their own abilities, but they don't know that everything is under your control. Liu Xun thought he was lucky and found a good place. And that Xu Jian , His methods are indeed in line with His Majesty's wishes, but he never thought that His Royal Highness would not like it very much."

Jin Guiren squinted at the man.

If the chess pieces are not used, they are all wasted.

Don't worry, watch the play one after another, the capital is getting lively.

March [-].

The capital released the imperial list.

The guard of honor with the umbrella cover sent Xinke Zhuangyuan Lang to the foothold in Beijing, and the sound of firecrackers shook the sky. It was Honest Lane.

Thanks to book friends Tongtong 1609, Meimei Da M, and Xu Bicheng's official girlfriend for their rewards, and thanks to Book City book friend HY_RC for their rewards.