"Your Highness, spare your life!"
Not caring about his face, Lu Tanhua wiped the mud off his face and climbed up with difficulty, fearing that if he moved a little slower, his body would be sieved by the Jinwu Guards.
He wanted to crawl back to the pavilion by following the place where he was kicked. Unexpectedly, his feet were not slippery, so he flopped for a long time and was still struggling as a pupa outside the pavilion.
Some people couldn't hold back their laughter. Thinking that His Royal Highness was still here, they quickly suppressed their laughter.
Lu Tanhua circled around, climbed into the pavilion and knelt in front of Sui Tingheng: "Wei Chen has met His Highness, please His Highness to make the decision for Wei Chen."
He glared at Fuyi fiercely. With His Highness in front of him, he didn't believe that His Highness could tolerate these dandy boys beating up the imperial officials.
"Is he an official of the imperial court?" Sui Tingheng did not let Lu Tanhua stand up.
"Your Highness, this is the new Tanhua, from Lingbei, who will soon take up a post in the Hanlin Academy." The imperial chamberlain did not mention Lu Tanhua's name, because a person with a lost future is not worthy of showing up in front of His Highness. name.
“I just gained fame and before I took office in the Hanlin Academy, I drove away the people for my own selfish reasons. If I become a local official in the future, wouldn’t I want to prey on the people and do all kinds of evil?”
This is like Nine The thunder struck Lu Tanhua's head, and his head was buzzing. How could he blame Fuyi and others? He panicked and confessed his mistake to Sui Tingheng and begged for mercy: "I don't dare, please forgive me, please forgive me!"
"You have talent but no benevolence. If a person like you becomes an official, it will be a disaster for the people." Sui Tingheng took a step forward.
Lu Tanhua was afraid that the mud on her body would splash on His Highness, so she hurriedly retreated on her knees: "I don't dare to do it anymore, please show mercy to Your Highness."
No one dared to intercede for Lu Tanhua. , everyone present knows that His Highness treats the people with kindness and hates faint officials who bully the people.
Seeing that His Highness had stopped talking, the chamberlain winked at Jinwu Guards: "Put this person down and wait until he is punished."
Lu Tanhua still wanted to beg for mercy, but Jinwu Guards covered her mouth and dragged her away. The struggling legs left messy traces on the ground.
Seeing this scene, the talented women and men all lowered their heads and remained silent. Even the dudes who were happy for Fu Yi closed their grinning mouths.
"The spring scenery is just right, and the apricot blossoms are fragrant." Sui Tingheng glanced at everyone: "If you don't mind it, come with me to enjoy this mountain of apricot blossoms."
Who would? Do you dislike the only Miaomiao accompanying the emperor to enjoy the flowers? Even the dandies now wanted to come forward to please the prince, let alone those who were already interested in joining the court and seeking an official position.
"Jun Yun, the old slave of the imperial edict will hold it for you. You can enjoy the flowers with His Highness with peace of mind." The chamberlain took the imperial edict from Fu Yi with both hands and bowed to signal Fu Yi to come forward.
"Thank you, father-in-law." Fuyi winked at the dandies, who immediately followed Fuyi and quickly stepped forward to surround His Royal Highness.
The talented women who were squeezed away by the dandies: "..."
You can't win after squeezing and scolding, and there seems to be no better way than to tolerate.
They exchanged glances with each other: Don't panic, His Highness has always admired well-educated people. These dudes have not studied seriously since they were young. How can they compare to their talent and nice speaking?
They still have a chance!
"I once heard that there is a waterfall near the apricot blossom forest, like the Milky Way falling down, I don't know where it is?" Sui Tingheng asked Fuyi.
"Your Highness, there is indeed a waterfall nearby, but if you want to enjoy this wonder, you need to wait until after the summer rains." Fuyi explained: "What's more, the terrain of the back mountain is complex, the vegetation is lush, and there are wild animals. It is better to wait for the arrival of summer, and Jinwu Guards Make plans after careful arrangements?"
Sui Tingheng stretched out his hand and stopped the apricot blossom branch above Fu Yi's head: "Have you...have you been there before?"
"Been there? , but we are rough-skinned It's thick, so it doesn't matter if you get bitten by a mosquito or accidentally fall down." Yang Erlang grinned, showing his big white teeth: "Your Highness, you are delicate and expensive, so you can't do it like us."
Lin Xiaowu Twisting Yang Erlang's arm, he pulled him aside: "Your Highness, Yang Erlang means that your status is valuable and you should not take risks easily."
If something happens to His Highness, everyone present will be Don't even think about living.
"I understand your good intentions." Suiting let go of the flower branches and put his hands behind his back: "Since I don't have a chance to go to the back mountain to enjoy the scenery today, please tell me some interesting things about the back mountain."
Public The dandies chattered about the jokes they had made. The talented men and women standing outside nodded their heads from time to time when they saw His Highness the Prince. They seemed to be having a great time chatting with these dandies, and they all refused to acknowledge what was happening in front of them.
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
His Highness must be of noble character and courteous, and for the sake of these dandy elders, he is so kind to them.
"Where are you, Miss Yun?" Sui Tingheng asked Fuyi: "Were you like them when you were young?"
"It's a bit the same, but it's also a bit different." Fuyi didn't expect that she had remained silent and His Royal Highness would take the initiative to ask. She looked a little embarrassed: "I'll just climb the mountain with them and enjoy the scenery."
"Fu Yi, do you still remember when I was seven years old, we went to the back mountain to dig ginseng and accidentally fell into the hole?" Lin Xiao Wu recalled his childhood with great interest: "You wanted to pull me up, but you fell into the hole without thinking. It was only after dark that our family found us. Later, my father said that our cries could be heard five miles away. The wild birds were so frightened by us that they fled all over the mountain."
Fuyi looked at Lin Xiaowu silently, please stop saying a few words. Isn't this honorable?
Cao Sanlang also joined in the fun: "When I was twelve years old, you took us hunting in the back mountains, claiming that you had the ability to walk through the poplars with a hundred steps, but you failed to catch a sparrow and got lost. ..."
"Can you blame me?" Fuyi gritted his teeth: "Didn't you say that your horse has the ability to know the way, so it would be okay for us to follow you?"
If you don't say a few words, this matter will be even more disgraceful!
"It can indeed know the way, but I forgot that it has never been to the back mountain. That is my problem, not the horse's problem." As a descendant of a military general, Cao Sanlang cherished the horses at home.
"That's true, your horse is really powerful." Fu Yi did not refute this sentence, "It's better than you."
Cao Sanlang said confidently: "My father has said before that our horse The stone that falls at the door is more useful than me, and it is normal for the horse to be better than me." The more talented people listened, the more confused they became. Who would be a smart kid who would say such useless words in front of the future prince.
With such a good opportunity to get close, you just don’t show off your skills. Why are you still exposing each other’s shortcomings?
Why don't everyone say that His Royal Highness is as upright as jade? He doesn't dislike hearing such nonsense. How tolerant is that?
"How did you get back home later?" Sui Tingheng stopped and turned sideways to face Fuyi.
Unexpectedly, His Highness the Prince was actually listening to their conversation. Fuyi raised his head slightly and saw white petals falling on the other person's shoulders. Probably trying to hear her clearly amid the chatter, he leaned forward slightly, and the petals slid down his shoulders and floated on the purse around her waist.
"Later we met a kind-hearted herb collector. She not only sent us down the mountain, but also treated us to the noodles she made." Fu Yi patted her purse, and the petals fell to the ground.
"The wind is blowing." Sui Tingheng glanced across the ground and heard the sound of wind passing through the flower forest.
Fuyi looked up at the apricot blossoms all over the sky: "Wow!"
Lin Xiaowu: "Wow!"
At this moment, whether he is a dandy or a talented man, Talented women are all immersed in the beautiful scenery of falling flowers.
"Your Highness?" Fuyi noticed that Sui Tingheng's eyes fell on him from time to time.
Sui Tingheng stretched out his hand, brushed his clothes and leaned back slightly.
He spread out his hands, and there were a few petals lying on his palms. Fuyi shook his shoulders and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Sui Tingheng had a faint smile on his face and put his hands behind his back: "It's getting late, I should go back to the palace."
The chamberlains brought up the golden chariot. Sui Tingheng reached out to help Fuyi, who was saluting, then turned around and sat on the chariot to leave.
Looking at the figure sitting upright on the golden chariot disappearing into the apricot blossom forest, after being separated from the talented men and women, Fu Yi whispered to Lin Xiaowu: "Be kind but not gentle, be gentle but not lose dignity. A jade-like person like His Royal Highness should have never made any mistakes.”
"Both the civil servants and military generals in the court spoke highly of His Highness the Prince." Yang Erlang continued: "Even my father, a careless idler, praised His Highness as a rare and perfect person in the world. "
"His Royal Highness is not without his mistakes." Lin Xiaowu recalled an incident that happened before His Majesty ascended the throne: "Three years ago, my mother took me into the palace to pay homage to the late emperor. His Royal Highness was kneeling outside the imperial study. His forehead was hit by the late emperor with a paperweight and blood flowed profusely. It was scary to see. Later, when my mother and I left, he still Kneeling outside the Imperial Study Room. "
"It was the late emperor who hit the person, so it's really hard to tell whose fault it was." Cao Sanlang snorted angrily.
Everyone was silent. Although this was disrespectful, it was not unreasonable.
The late emperor became more and more foolish in his later years. He favored traitors and suspected loyal ministers. He had countless unjust, false and wrong cases. He also loved to torment the eldest son of the current emperor when he had nothing to do.
Hate house and crow, as His Majesty's child, His Highness is naturally not favored by the late Emperor.
Fu Yi touched the imperial edict of knighthood in her arms. The late emperor assigned her to her whole family, and his majesty not only reused her father, but also gave her the title of county prince. So don't think too much, it must be the late emperor's fault.
"My lord, something happened."
Chang Sui walked into the study and said in an anxious tone: "Lu Tanhua was taken away by Jin Wuwei in the apricot blossom forest on the outskirts of Beijing today."
"How could he be taken away?" Prince Ning put down the book in his hand, "He is a new star in the new science. Where did Jin Wuwei get the courage? Aren't he afraid of offending the scholars all over the world?"
"It's an order from His Highness the Prince."
"My good nephew, this king, is either pretending to be a dutiful son in the palace or discussing knowledge in the Hongwen Pavilion. Why did he go to a place of entertainment like Xinghualin today?" Ning Wang frowned: "It's not like the person named Lu has the heart of a bear but the courage of a leopard. How dare he offend the prince?"
Chang Sui looked hesitant and did not dare to say anything further.
“If there is anything else, let’s continue.”
“When Lu Tanhua attended the poetry meeting, she kicked out all the people in the apricot blossom forest. She never thought that this matter would be..." Chang Sui hesitantly.
"By what?"
"Discovered by Miss Yun. His Royal Highness happened to go to Xinghualin to read out the imperial edict for Miss Yun, and things became a big deal."
"What imperial edict?"
"It is the imperial edict of Feng Yun that Miss Feng Yun is the Junjun."
"The Junjun..." Prince Ning stood up and looked at the painting on the wall. There was an apricot tree in the painting, with a tree hidden under the apricot petals. Play the pipa.
"Your Highness, does Miss Yun already know that Lu Tanhua is one of ours, so she deliberately ruins our good deeds?"
After this incident, Prince Shun will definitely not want Lu Tanhua to be his son-in-law.
King Ning gently stroked the pipa on the painting, and after a long time: "I know, please step back."
"Your Highness!"
"The prince declared, Those who receive the order should set up an incense table to greet him. It is a big mistake for Sui Tingheng to fail to observe etiquette as a prince." Prince Ning said indifferently: "You don't have to say anything, someone will impeach him tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)
The author said: The late emperor VS His Royal Highness the Prince
People who eat melons: No need to ask, it must be the late emperor who has a problem.