The Favored Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(164)

"A bunch of troublesome things!"

No one dared to speak.

After a while, Emperor Hongjing said again: "Go and call Prince Jin to the palace for me!"

So Prince Jin entered the palace.

He was still calm, but Yao Niang was extremely anxious. She thought of a way to bring Xiaobao to Prince Jin. With her grandson, she didn't believe that Emperor Hongjing would beat Prince Jin in front of Xiaobao.

Sure enough, when Emperor Hongjing saw Xiaobao coming, he was angry and inexplicably lost his temper.

After paying respects, the father and son stood below.

Emperor Hongjing said unhappily: "Do you know why I called you here?"

"I don't know."

Looking at the dead face of Prince Jin, Emperor Hongjing was even more angry, but he also admired the calmness of his fifth son. Among these sons, only the fifth son could remain calm when he was angry.

"What did you do? You don't even know it?"

Originally, it was a very serious scene, with a solemn palace, an emperor high above, and a group of eunuchs and palace maids who looked vague at first glance.

But at this moment, this serious scene was destroyed. A short boy wearing a bright red persimmon-shaped gown with long sleeves and over-shoulder sleeves staggered to the dragon table.

He was a little naughty, relying on his short stature, thinking that he had not attracted anyone's attention, but he didn't know that in the public eye, how could no one find him. He came to the dragon table and got under the bright yellow table cover, and from time to time he poked his head out and smiled at the King of Jin, as if there was something fun inside.

Emperor Hongjing tried hard to maintain his dignity, but in the end he was defeated by the little thing that was drilling around his legs.

He leaned down and asked, "What are you doing?"

The little kid smiled innocently, raised his head and said, "Huahua, cat, hide and seek."

"Who is Huahua?"

"Huahua is a cat, Grandpa Huang, Xiaobao will play hide and seek with you, please don't scold Dad, okay?"

"Who told you that Grandpa Huang would scold your dad?" It seemed difficult to bend down like this all the time, and Emperor Hongjing picked up Xiaobao and put him on his knees.

"My mother said so."

Emperor Hongjing looked up at the King of Jin standing below, and asked casually, "What did your mother say?"

"My mother said that Grandpa Huang is old, if Grandpa Huang scolds Dad, let Dad listen, don't talk back. But Xiaobao doesn't want you to scold Dad."

The King of Jin's face tightened involuntarily, and he resisted the urge to rush up and take his son back. This little thing can actually pretend to sleep, so did he hear all the words he said to coax her later? He planned to deal with Xiaobao if he said anything nonsense, and he would deal with him when he returned, even if she stopped him.

"Then why did your mother say that the emperor wanted to scold your father?"

Xiaobao acted as if he was ignorant, as if he was thinking and confused. After thinking for a while, he said, "That crappy job is thankless, and the people in the Ministry of Works are bad."

Seeing that his grandson was still thinking hard, Emperor Hongjing suddenly laughed and touched his little head: "Xiaobao is so smart, the emperor won't scold your father."

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Then I will play hide-and-seek with you." As he said that, Xiaobao slid to the ground, and after standing firm, he went to pull Emperor Hongjing again.

Li Dequan was very anxious beside him, wanting to stop him but not daring to stop him, "Oh, little grandson, His Majesty can't play hide-and-seek with you. Can I find someone to play with you?"

"Play with the emperor."

"His Majesty is busy, I will find a little eunuch to play with you, they are very good at playing."

Li Dequan glanced over, and a little eunuch ran over to the side, with delicate features, and imitated the meow of a cat, which sounded very similar. Xiaobao was immediately attracted and his eyes were focused on the eunuch. The eunuch imitated the meow of a cat to coax Xiaobao down.

After the people left, Emperor Hongjing went to see Prince Jin.

"This child is getting smarter and smarter."

"Xiaobao is precocious."

Emperor Hongjing snorted: "You are not modest at all."

Prince Jin stopped talking. As soon as Emperor Hongjing saw his expression, he knew that if he said anything, it would definitely be a rebellious thing. The fifth son is honest. He can't say nice things and can't please people.

Luan'er left early, and he was busy with government affairs, so he was inevitably negligent. When he suddenly went to take a serious look at this son, he became like this.

Hardworking, hardworking, and serious. At the same time, he was taciturn and silent.

Among all the princes in the upper study, he was the one who spoke the least and was not very liked by the master, but he was always in the top three in every ten-day evaluation. Once he praised him, he worked harder than before, even in martial arts. Among all the princes, if we talk about both civil and military talents, it should be the fifth son.

Emperor Hongjing, who was inexplicably lost in memories, did not speak for a long time, with nostalgia and sighs in his eyes.

After a while, he came to his senses and glanced at King Jin: "Forget it, go back. Your wife said she was afraid that I would scold you. If I really scold you, it would be a problem for her."

As for whether King Jin was right or wrong this time, Emperor Hongjing never expressed a clear attitude from beginning to end.

On the way back in the carriage, King Jin said to Xiaobao: "In the future, what Dad and Mom said, you are not allowed to tell outsiders..."

Do you think I want to?

Xiaobao played with the rough grasshopper in his hand, pretending not to hear it. This rough grasshopper was made for him by the little eunuch just now.

After returning to the palace, seeing that the father and son returned safely, Yao Niang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although she told the Prince of Jin that the emperor would not beat him, this matter was a bit big after all, and Queen Wei was involved, and it was unknown how it would turn out. Fortunately, nothing happened.

As soon as the Prince of Hui left the palace, the Prince of Jin was called in.

Everyone was waiting to see what was going on, but unfortunately no news came out of the palace, and there was no clue from the Prince of Jin's face.

However, the next day, people from the Ministry of Works went to the Prince of Hui's mansion to repair it. The people in the Prince of Hui's mansion did not say a word, and the Ministry of Works went very smoothly.

There are many eyes and ears in each family in the capital, and if a mosquito flies into several key places, someone will tip off. Now with this posture, it goes without saying that the Prince of Hui did not please him, and the Prince of Jin did not suffer any loss.

After all, it is still different. After all, the former prince has become a discarded child.

On the contrary, Emperor Hongjing still showed his usual concern for the Prince of Hui. He would call him into the palace to talk from time to time, and occasionally keep him for dinner, so that people would know that although the Prince of Hui was no longer in power, the Prince of Hui could still support the gate of the Prince of Hui's Palace.

No one knew how many people saw this, and how many people secretly had thoughts about it. As the wind and clouds in the capital city changed, the summer heat faded and autumn came.

The morning light was faint, and the sky was just breaking.

Bathed in the morning light, the Qipan Street was as lively as usual, with the sound of cars and horses, and the sound of greetings from time to time.

The Prince of Jin got up late again today, and went out without even having breakfast. Before leaving, Yao Niang stuffed him with a sac.

Needless to say, this sac contained food.

Maybe it was because the lunch at noon was always simple, so the Prince of Jin was quite concerned about this sac now. The food in this sac was changed every day. Before, because of the hot weather, only some cakes and the like could be put in. The weather has cooled down in the past few days, so some side dishes are also put in it.

For example, the stir-fried shredded yak meat is fragrant, spicy and chewy. The taste of the prince of Jin used to be light, which is the taste of the palace. Now it is quite novel to eat this kind of folk food. Once, he ate two bowls of white rice with this stir-fried shredded meat.

Yao Niang also said that someone should send food to the prince of Jin at a certain time, but she rejected it because it was too high-profile and conspicuous. In her opinion, Emperor Hongjing was originally training his son, and he was provided with good food and drink every day. It’s okay for you to eat it secretly in private, but sending it to the government office is obviously eye-catching.

The prince of Jin didn’t want to explain the relationship with her, so he just let her misunderstand it. After finishing his work every day, it was time to eat. It was obviously a small box, but the prince of Jin always couldn’t help but have an inexplicable sense of anticipation.

And this sense of anticipation made him feel pretty good.

Like this bag, there are still a few buns wrapped in paper. Fresh pork with shrimp, the filling is smooth and elastic, and the meat juice is salty and fragrant. The key is that these buns are made by Yao Niang herself. I didn't know she had such a good craft before.

Thinking of this, King Jin couldn't help but take a bun out of the bag and take a bite. The first time he ate it, he was not prepared and the meat juice flowed all over his hands. Now King Jin can bite the bun well without spilling any meat juice. After sucking the meat juice, he eats the bun again, and a bun will not be greasy when it goes down.

King Jin was eating a bun when suddenly a person ran in front of him.

He was tall and thin, with a young face, wearing a green official uniform, and a heron patch in front of him. He was a small official of the seventh rank.

As soon as this person came to the front of the King of Jin, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Your Highness, the King of Jin, I am Xu Jinzhi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy."

The King of Jin was sipping the soup. It was a critical moment, so how could he have time to answer him? He just nodded.

"Your Highness, are you eating buns?" Xu Jinzhi's eyes made the King of Jin feel that the buns in his hand were delicious. He even considered whether to share one with him. Xu Jinzhi said again: "Then you eat it. I won't disturb you."

After saying that, this person left in a hurry just as abruptly as when he came. It seemed that he came to talk to the King of Jin just to ask him about eating buns.

The King of Jin felt a little puzzled, but he didn't think much about it, because the Ministry of Works was not far ahead.

After entering the Ministry of Works, the King of Jin first drew a sign on the roster before stepping inside.

He went all the way to the hall of the Ministry of Works and Cleaning Officials. He didn't say hello to others and went to his duty room.