Gu Ye entered the palace half an hour earlier than usual.
After entering the palace, he did not go to Wenhua Hall as usual, but went to Yangxin Hall.
Emperor Zhengyuan didn't have to go to court early this day, but he got up earlier than Gu Ye, and had been doing official business for a while.
Gu Ye went to the front of the hall in a proper manner, and asked Qian Sansi to pass the news on his behalf.
At the back, Emperor Zhengyuan called him in. Although his eyes did not leave the memorial, he said with a smile, "You are a rare boy today. I heard from Mr. Xiaowen and the others that you have been pressing in recently. The Wenhua Palace. I got up early today."
Gu Ye scratched his head and smiled, "I've been snoozing so much recently, and I've grown so much. Do you think I've grown taller?"
Emperor Zhengyuan put down the red pen, beckoned him to come forward, and looked at him from head to toe, the smile in his eyes grew stronger.
"It's really grown a lot, and it finally looks like a seven-year-old child."
Speaking of which, this matter is also the heart knot of Emperor Zhengyuan. With three sons in total, Lu Zhao was born out of his mother's womb. In addition, he was doted on by Queen Zhou, so he looked like a swaddled baby.
Although Gu Ye and Lu Xu were both alive and kicking, one was a premature child because of their hardships in the early years, and they were both thinner than their peers.
Now Gu Ye has grown a little taller, wearing a light blue little python robe, with a black belt around his waist, a suet pendant hanging from the belt, and taking off the little hat he often wears in winter, revealing a soft The top of the hair is tied into a small tug.
Moreover, because he has recently entered the palace at dawn, and only left after dark, his complexion has become much fairer, and his big eyes are more and more glowing.
How to see how hilarious!
Gu Ye showed him openly, and then asked with a smile, "How is it? Do I look good in this dress today?"
Everything on him was rewarded by Emperor Zhengyuan, and Emperor Zhengyuan naturally nodded and said yes.
Gu Ye stood next to the dragon table again, rolled up his sleeves, revealing two rounded arms, and raised his hands to help Emperor Zheng Yuan grind ink.
Emperor Zhengyuan couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "So you are not only taller, but also a lot fatter."
Gu Ye still replied hehehehe: "This is called a blessed image!"
Emperor Zhengyuan reached out and took the ink stick in his hand, and said with a smile, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"What's the matter! This is not to show your filial piety."
Emperor Zhengyuan touched his nose and said with a loud laugh: "Zhizi Mo Ruofu, you are not so well-behaved. What's the matter?"
Gu Ye then touched his nose and said, "It's not a big deal, I just heard from the palace servant that you had someone clean up the Xiefang Hall, ready to let Lu Xu and I move in there."
Emperor Zhengyuan nodded. No one else in the palace knew about the news. Gu Ye knew that it was Qian Sansi who reminded him earlier, saying that although Gu Ye was named a king to open the palace, he was young and should have a place in the palace. The place, so Emperor Zhengyuan can let someone reveal the news to him. After all, he has to stay overnight from time to time, so he has to ask him.
Emperor Zhengyuan nodded, "That's what it means."
Gu Ye then continued: "Look at how big the Xiefang Hall is, Lu Xu and I must be a little lonely living alone, and I don't live in the palace every day. Little Lu Xu looks like a skin monkey, but in the end it's still a bit lonely. I'm less than four years old, I'm just afraid of him... Look, did you prepare a room for Feng Yu, they are cousins after all, and with him looking after him, little Lu Xu won't be afraid. "
"That's the way it is." Emperor Zhengyuan nodded with a smile, "Our King Lie is really getting better and better, and we know how to help my brother think."
Gu Ye's white face turned slightly red, and he added, "Of course I won't hide it from you, but it's mainly because of my selfishness. My son really likes Feng Yu and wants to get along with him more."
Although Feng Yu is an outsider, he is not very old, and it is not a big deal to be the prince's companion in the dorm palace.
Emperor Zhengyuan nodded in agreement, Gu Ye saluted and thanked him, but he didn't rush to leave.
It would be annoying to hide it, so Gu Ye said by himself: "There is one more thing, Master Wen and the others, as this year's Enke examiners, have been busy with each other these days, and my son can't bear it when he sees it."
In the last few years of the previous dynasty, although the imperial examination was carried out as usual, many students like Xu Qingchuan, either seeing that their former vigor was about to run out, or unwilling to use it, suspended the imperial examination.
After the establishment of the new dynasty, the atmosphere of the court and the life of the people were much better than before.
In the first circle of Enke in the new dynasty, students all over the world are eager to show off their strengths, and the number of references is really large.
Emperor Zhengyuan named twenty Hanlin as fellow examiners.
And Wen Lang of the Wen family also ended this time, so Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen did not participate.
So many people were removed from the Hanlin Academy, and the remaining people had to replace their essential work. Master Wen and others had to go to the palace to take classes while on duty, and they only rested for two or three hours every day.
After a moment's thought, Emperor Zhengyuan knew that what Gu Ye said was true.
But this time he didn't promise, instead he frowned and pondered. After a while, he said, "The manpower is indeed not enough, so let's go, you don't have any errands right now. When you go back to the April Palace exam, you will also help."
Gu Ye was taken aback by what Emperor Zhengyuan said, and hurriedly said: "I've only read for a few days, how can I be qualified to intervene in this kind of thing? Besides, I'm so young..."
"It's just for you to help supervise, and it's not for the examiner who raises your sons to become their teacher." There was no one else in the hall, so Emperor Zhengyuan said directly: "Our family has a shallow foundation, and most of the officials in the court are from the previous court. Yes. Except for Mrs. Wen, the rest of the people are not very trustworthy. And this year's Enke is the one who can really be used in our family, so we have to be cautious. In order to prevent the former officials from practicing favoritism and fraud , I'm going to repeat the same mistakes, and there should be a royal person in it to supervise. There are so many people in our family, who will you go if you don't?"
The Lu family had a simple population, and women were not allowed to take part in politics, so there were only Emperor Zhengyuan and three princes left.
Although Gu Ye has been a prince for a short time, since he has been with Emperor Zhengyuan, when he encounters some things that he does not understand very well, Emperor Zhengyuan will break it apart and smash it to tell him.
So while he became more and more convinced of the emperor's father, he gradually became aware of some affairs in the court.
"Then I'll go on behalf of our family?" Gu Ye scratched his head, "I understand what you said, but I'm just embarrassed. If only I were a few years older, people wouldn't laugh at me. "
Emperor Zhengyuan smiled and said nothing.
If Gu Ye was a few years older, and Emperor Zhengyuan let him participate in the imperial examination, it would be equivalent to telling the world that he was going to pass the crown prince to him.
Although among the three sons now, Emperor Zhengyuan is indeed the most favored of Gu Ye. But he will only be seven years old next month, and his family will only be under a year, and it will not be that time.
Gu Ye said that he was too young. In fact, his age was just right, and he knew that he was going to act as a mascot. Although it would make the ministers guess, it would not cause endless trouble.
After laughing, Emperor Zhengyuan paused and asked him, "That's not what you meant? Then what are you doing, Lord Tiwen?"
"I just want you to give Lord Wen and the others a half-day vacation, and it just so happens that I am also scattered."
Emperor Zhengyuan: …
Co-authoring this kid is not here to claim power, he just wants to be lazy!
The prince in the palace studied much harder than outside. As soon as it was dawn, he learned that it was dark, and there was an hour in the middle of noon break.
Master Wen and others would report on the performance of several children every day, not to mention Lu Xu. He spends less time awake in class and more time falling asleep every day.
Gu Ye and Feng Yu are both very serious about their studies, but Feng Yu has been trained so carefully since he was a child, and he has long been used to it. And Gu Ye grew up in a free-range manner, but he was able to persevere with willpower, which was even more commendable.
"Then move the rest of the next ten days to today." Emperor Zhengyuan glanced at him, "But it's only half a day, and the Xiefang Hall can be cleaned up before the end of the month, and you will have to live from time to time in the future. Yes, when the time comes, let someone arrange it yourself, you will have your birthday in March, and you will be busy with the palace exam in April, so you can't miss your homework, and some are busy."
Gu Ye smiled and thanked him again and again, saying that he promised not to slack off.
When he was about to leave, Emperor Zhengyuan said again, "Take Axu with you."
Although Gu Ye didn't say what he was going to do today, Emperor Zhengyuan knew a little about him now, thinking that there must be something fun to do, so this kid came to leave before dawn.
Gu Ye nodded and said, "I can save it, you don't say I have to take him."
He said "I have to", but not "I will", because since that day, after going out of the city once, the little crying bag Lu Xu has been entangled with the brother Gu Ye.
It's not that he is blindly obsessed, just like he has developed a habit, and he likes to ask his brother when he encounters something.
Lu Xu often fell asleep in class, and during the lunch break, Lu Xu asked him to make up lessons. When encountering what Mr. said he did not understand, he also asked his brother. When he was hungry in the afternoon, he didn't look for a wet nurse, and consciously went to take out the small snacks and dried meat in Gu Ye's purse.
In fact, a large part of Gu Ye's "willpower" that was always praised by the gentlemen was forced out by Lu Xu.
He is one brother at a time. If Gu Ye's performance is not as good as him, or he can't answer his questions, what a shame!
After coming out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Gu Ye brought the news back to the Hall of Wenhua, saying that he could go out to play in the palace in the afternoon.
At this time, before the morning class started, Lu Xu had already dozed off. Hearing the news, he was no longer sleepy. He quickly asked him, "What are you going to do this time? Ride a horse, put a paper kite? Or play something else?"
He asked in a row like a cannonball, but Gu Ye didn't dare to say anything. Said he was afraid that he would be asked until noon.
"It's fun anyway, you'll know when the time comes." Gu Ye soothed him, turned to look at Feng Yu, and said in a low voice, "Just in time to see Aunt Pearl again."
Feng Yu has been in a very bad mood these days—because he heard the servants in the house accidentally mention that the Qin family is remarried to his father.
Although it was her mother who mentioned Heli, how long has it been since then? It's been less than a month, which is way too soon.
He was a little awkward in his heart, but as a junior, he couldn't be bothered to talk about it, and wanted to talk to his father in private.
On the day of Heli, Feng Yuan acted so dejected, and he was also very depressed for more than half a month. Even when Feng Yu became the eldest son of the emperor, he didn't show too much reaction.
It was rare for him to wake up that day, but he just said: "Marriage is the order of the parents and the matchmaker's words. Back then, my father and your mother didn't have that, and we ended up in this situation. So this time, I will listen to your grandmother. No matter what. , you are the eldest son of our family, no matter who you marry again, it will not affect your status."
Although Feng Yu was brought up by Ge Zhuer and was the closest to her, the three of them were still very harmonious before the opening of the Duke Lu Mansion.
As a son, he has some admiration for his father.
However, I heard that Feng Yuan attributed his and Ge Zhuer's misfortune to the lack of parents' orders, the matchmaker's words, and also said that the re-marriage was as common as eating and drinking, as if it had nothing to do with him - not only the right I am not responsible for myself, and it is also irresponsible for the woman who will marry in the future.
The last bit of rumination in Feng Yu's heart also disappeared.
He really wanted to never go back to that house.
Hearing that he could see his mother today, Feng Yu's tense expression loosened a little, and Gu Ye went on to ask him to Zheng Yuandi and let him set up a place for Feng Yu in the palace.
If he lived in the palace like this, Feng Yu would only need to go back to Duke Lu's mansion during the ten-day vacation.
At other times, he lived in the palace, and even the Qin family didn't dare to say anything.
Feng Yu's heart was hot, and he looked at Gu Ye for a long time without saying a word.
He didn't tell Gu Ye about the troubles at home, and he didn't have to let him be troubled along with him. It was just that Gu Ye was always gloomy these days. When he asked about it, he just said that there was something at home, and he felt uncomfortable.
Unexpectedly, just like that sentence, Gu Ye listened to it, and specially asked to go to the imperial front.
Feng Yu was both warm and grateful in his heart, but he didn't know what to say for a while. He just thought that if he had a brother of a mother, it would be nothing more than that!
Gu Ye, like his mother, doesn't like thanking you, so before Feng Yu could speak again, he reached out and tapped Feng Yu's shoulder, "We brothers don't talk politely."
Feng Yu smiled and nodded seriously.
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At noon, Gu Ye took Feng Yu and Lu Xu to Taibai Street again.
Although Lu Xu has only been here once, he has a very good memory. He recognized it when he reached the street, and muttered, "Why is this here again? I'll be my brother and take me to a new place to play."
After mumbling and mumbling, Lu Xu thought of Shang Review Yin taking her out of the city to play, to wipe his sweat, to cook him such a delicious vegetable meal... In fact, he didn't have any disgust, and he didn't say that he had to change places to play when it was noisy.
"This time is different!" Gu Ye didn't hide it from him when he arrived at the realm, "This time, my restaurant has a new drama and a spicy food festival. It's good-looking and delicious. Yes, isn't it fun?"
Lu Xu had never heard of dramas and food festivals, and his eyes lit up immediately.
When the carriage stopped, without being hugged, he stepped on the footstool and got off the carriage with Gu Ye and the others.
Today's Taibai Street was really crowded, and the guards who had been hiding in the dark all the year round had to show up, and surrounded Gu Ye and a few people to the restaurant.
Gu Ye came to cheer for his mother. Seeing so many people, he didn't feel inconvenient, but was happy.
The gate of Shiweitian has been specially decorated, and there are several dried chili peppers strung in a string on the door. From a distance, it is red and bright, which is particularly gratifying.
That's not all, Gu Yin also ordered two sets of plush doll suits in the shape of cartoon peppers, so that the two little apprentices in the back kitchen could wear them and hand out flyers.
When Lu Xu saw the "chili man" at the interface, he couldn't move his legs. He circled around him several times, and even wanted the other party to take it off and put it on for him.
Fortunately, he could hear Gu Ye's words now. Gu Ye told him that this doll suit was made according to the adult's body, and he couldn't show his head when he put it on. It was like putting himself in a box. Said the real fun was in the restaurant, and finally persuaded him to leave.
After passing by the "Pepper Man", Lu Xu looked at the flyer in his hand.
The paper wasn't that good, but it was much thicker than ordinary paper, and on it were painted a number of dishes that Lu Xu had never seen before, each of which was red and very attractive.
When he finally got to the door of the restaurant, Gu Ye found that not all the pedestrians on the street were coming towards his restaurant, and there were many people walking towards the end of the street to look at the sky tower.
He was very surprised, and he sounded it with the shopkeeper Zhou.
Shopkeeper Zhou explained the whole story to them.
It turned out that after Shiweitian posted a notice that day, Wang Tianlou at the end of the street posted a similar one. It was also a food festival, and it was also a spicy theme, and it also made a package ticket, saying that it was definitely the lowest in Beijing. price.
A total of two of them have a spicy food festival. Wangtianlou said that it was compared with the whole capital. In fact, everyone felt like a mirror in their hearts, and they were fighting for the sky with food.
Relying on the backing of Lu Guogong's mansion, Wangtianlou has strong capital. Since its opening, it has been hurting people with its own nature, and the price is ridiculously low.
Although it didn't shake the foundation of food, it was like a flea, biting people from time to time without pain or itching, which was very disgusting.
Gu Ye frowned unconsciously.
It happened that Gu Yin heard that they were coming and came out to greet them. Seeing that he was still worried, she reached out and nodded his eyebrows.
"You always frown when you are young, but don't get wrinkles when you are a teenager."
Seeing that there was no worry on her face, Gu Ye knew that she must have a solution, so he immediately raised his brows and said with a smile, "Mother, talk to me."
Gu Yin said to him directly: "You know the origin of that pepper, right?"
Gu Ye nodded, "Uncle helped my mother to win it back."
"So, for our family, this is basically nothing, and Mr. Yang and I have made it clear that the selected peppers are suitable for local cultivation, and will not be as expensive as in the past. I This person likes money, but he doesn't think about money, so the price of spicy food this time is half of the original price."
Gu Ye was still groping about the affairs of the court, but he knew everything about business, and he understood immediately—
The cost of their own chili peppers is low, and they do not point to this to make unscrupulous money, so they take the path of small profits but quick turnover.
That pepper was accidentally won by Gu Yin a few days ago. No matter how well-informed the Feng family is, they will not get the news immediately.
Wangtianlou didn't know this, and he still set the same price as usual, and he was still prepared to take the path of hurting others, boasting in advance and saying that the lowest price was guaranteed.
Their peppers are naturally bought from the market. Even if they buy enough, they are lower than the market price, but they are not comparable to their own.
The Liu family has only planted peppers once in total, and the quantity is definitely not enough to impact the entire pepper market and lower the average price.
Gu Yin knew this for a long time, so she was not worried at all. Later, she asked the shopkeeper Zhou to set a deadline on the notice, saying that she would do it for ten days and a half months. Sure enough, Wangtianlou immediately updated the notice, claiming to It is the longest food festival in Beijing, and I turned around and started to search for peppers, and bought a huge amount.
The notice was posted, and the chili peppers were all stocked up. Unless they were willing to destroy the splendid signboard they just ran, they could only bite the bullet and sell according to the notice!
And the more you sell, the more you will lose, which will definitely hurt your vitality!
Gu Ye also brought other people over. Gu Yin saw that he had understood and stopped talking, and greeted Feng Yu and Lu Xu to go to the fifth floor to watch the new drama.
But seeing that Lu Xu didn't stay where he was, he was looking around the store with novelty.
Spicy Chicken, Spicy Shrimp, Boiled Pork, Mao Xuewang, Spicy Crispy Fish…
All kinds of novel dishes and strong aroma impacted little Lu Xu.
He went from table to table and asked them what they were eating. Is it delicious
The guests saw that he was young and clever, and when asked, they would sigh and answer him at the same time.
Gu Yin went to apologize to everyone, and then immediately pulled Lu Xu aside.
"Auntie Roujiamo," Lu Xu called to her, and then noticed Gu Ye's unhappy gaze, he quickly changed his title again, "Auntie, I've never seen these dishes before, you ask everyone to cook them one by one. Give it to me."
Gu Yin shook her head and said that she couldn't. Naturally, it was not because she was stingy with food, but explained to him, "These dishes are too spicy and not good for the stomach. You can't eat more of them at your age. It will really hurt your stomach when you look back."
Lu Xu pursed his lips and looked at her, tears welling up in his eyes.
They did come here without lunch. Gu Yin asked people to prepare meals for them, taking care of Lu Xu, who is curious about everything but really can't eat spicy food. She went to the back kitchen and made two dishes to reduce spicy food. food is brought out.
Two dishes were quickly brought to the table, the same was not very authentic diced spicy chicken-that is, fried chicken rice crackers with dried chili peppers, the peppers served as a flavor and embellishment, and the chicken rice crackers did not have any spicy taste.
The other is Mapo Tofu. The method is also not difficult. Heat oil in the pot, then add onion, ginger and garlic, chili sauce and pepper, minced meat, and saute until fragrant. Then add water, simmer the soup base, and finally add tofu and simmer for half an hour. Clock, sprinkle with sugar and serve.
Gu Yin put very little chili sauce, so although it looked bright red in Mapo Tofu, it was actually not spicy.
Lu Xu had already prepared a small bowl and waited at the dinner table, because the restaurant was really busy, so Gu Yin served them dishes in person.
After the two spicy dishes were on the table, Gu Yin turned around and went to the kitchen to fry vegetables for them, and by the time they came back, all three of them had already eaten.
The oily, smooth and tender tofu and the salty and slightly spicy minced meat are mixed in the rice, and then one bite of the crispy chicken rice pops, everyone's bowl of rice will soon go down by half.
Gu Yin put the stir-fried cabbage on the table and asked the three of them to eat some more vegetables.
When they were satisfied, they put down the bowls and chopsticks, and there was only dried chili in the plate of spicy chicken on the table, and the Mapo tofu was completely eaten.
Why don't you say that half the size of the child eats the poor old man? What Gu Yin made for them was extra large!
At this time, the drama in the afternoon is checking tickets.
This time the tickets are still on pre-sale, and they will be sold out before the show starts.
The afternoon session was still filled with those regular customers. Of course, Gu Ye still had the privilege as a young master, so he temporarily added two chairs, and the three of them sat huddled together.
After they were seated, the curtain slowly opened, and Chu Manrong in a white gauze skirt and Xiao Fengge Pingting in a small red gauze robe appeared gracefully.
Chu Manrong was already beautiful, and the fluttering white gauze skirt looked like a fairy who was about to land on the moon at any time.
Brother Xiaofeng's facial features are rich and colorful. He didn't wear women's clothes this time, but the fiery red robe on him gave him an indistinguishable and charming beauty.
The makeup of the two of them is coquettish. Walking from the side of the stage to the center, Brother Xiaofeng drooped his legs and complained, "Sister, it's too difficult to be a human being."
In one sentence, they explained the origins of the two as fairies.
In the eyes of modern people, the following plot is actually not unconventional. Two fox spirits who first entered the WTO met a poor scholar who was handsome and upright, and then the older one made a secret promise, and the younger one did not understand, but also helped. He chased after his sister, but because he didn't understand many worldly rules, he made a lot of ironic jokes.
The first half of the story is light-hearted and joyous, and in the middle, a demon who claims to be righteous comes out and fights with two fox spirits.
This is the section that can best show the stage effect. The effects of wind and thunder are all pediatrics.
However, the modern metal ropes that are both light and strong are difficult to handle, so the rope tied to the actor is a hemp rope as thick as a thumb.
But fortunately, there is still a certain distance between the auditorium and the stage, and the rope was painted black, plus Chu Manrong and Xiaofeng's extremely light figures, at first glance, they really seemed to be flying in the air.
And we all know that this flat ground flying is fake. Nowadays, the audience is not so disgusted with wearing gangs, so they only find it novel, but no one is picky.
Only Lu Xu really didn't know, she watched Chu Manrong and Brother Xiaofeng flying around, and she kept making a "wow" sound in her mouth.
At the end of a play, Lu Xu still wanted to beg Gu Ye to take him backstage, he wanted to learn Feitian with others!
After Gu Ye waited for him to see the props, the little guy finally knew that it was fake, it was just a stage effect.
After the play ended, it was getting late outside, and it was time for Lu Xu to return to the palace.
Feng Yu found an opportunity to talk to Ge Zhuer as early as when he was fascinated by it.
Having said the matter in the mansion of the Duke of Lu, Ge Zhu'er was more open than he thought, comforting him for a long time, and Feng Yu's mood became more relaxed.
It was indeed a very fun day. After Lu Xu went back, he told everyone he had watched a very good drama.
He is like this, and so are the others.
Shiweitian's special effects drama has been widely acclaimed after its launch, and it has attracted a large number of strangers who have never been here before.
Since the guests watched the drama here, and it was dinner time when the show was over, most of them would just stay for dinner.
And the guests who are attracted by the spicy food festival will be able to watch novel and characteristic dramas directly when they hear people talking about the fifth floor, and naturally they will also think about pastimes after meals.
The food festival and the new drama have formed a mutual feeding situation.
The first and second floors, which had been in the doldrums for a long time, were booming again. Gu Yin kept her accounts in the store every day, and she couldn't help laughing when she counted.
Too much, everyone has given too much!
Shopkeeper Zhou is also in a good mood, but occasionally he can't help but mumble, saying that if Wangtianlou deliberately lowered the price to copy and imitate, the profit would be doubled.
Speaking of this, Gu Yin laughed even harder. She really wanted to know Wangtianlou's accounts—how much money they lost!