Li Dezheng thought to himself: Yes, this is really the idea. Yes, I won't be alarmed now, and I don't need to spend 100,000 or 200,000 yuan to prepare for the pick-up. But I'm afraid that this lack of alarm will turn into a fright in the end. Well, the emperor is coming incognito, and the whole family is unprepared. Who can stand it? The grace is so great that sometimes it is really unbearable.
Thinking in his heart, how dare he say it, he had no choice but to follow the emperor to the gate of the Hou Mansion. The servants guarding the gate of the Hou Mansion had already seen these people. They saw that they were well-dressed. The old man who led him had a fair and elegant face and was full of his own charm. With an air of calmness and dignity, he did not dare to neglect at the moment, and hurriedly called Qian'er and said: "Your distinguished guest has stopped, do you have a greeting card?"
Li Dezheng wanted to rush up and reprimand his servant, but he saw the emperor swinging his folding fan and saying with a slight smile: "Ignorant people are not guilty, what kind of prestige are you trying to show off? This is considered a good thing. After all, the Jin family has been a century-old family, and even the gatekeepers The people here are not bullies." As he spoke, he smiled and said: "Go and inform your master that Xiao Zuo is visiting."
The servants didn't dare to neglect him when they heard his loud tone. He hurriedly rushed in. At that time, Jin Fengju and Jin Shi Jinyu were talking in the study. Jin Yu said to his son: "It's getting late. You should also go to the old lady's place. After saying goodbye, come back quickly. The guests outside are afraid They are arriving one after another, and the children of those aristocratic families are looking for you. They are naturally more restrained in front of our old man."
Jin Fengju stood up and said with a smile: "Yes, I will go to Kangshou Yuan now." Before turning around, he heard voices outside the door, and then Jin Ming turned around and came in, seeming to be confused: "Master, there is a man outside who calls himself Xiao Those who left asked to see you.”
"Xiao Zuo?" Jinyu, Jinshi and Jinfengju both looked at each other in confusion, and Jinyu asked in confusion: "Did he say anything else? You should make it clear what the origin is, right?"
Jin Ming smiled and said, "I'm afraid that the gatekeeper made an oversight. I asked specifically, but he didn't get any information. He just said that Xiao Zou was asking for a meeting. I don't know if..." When he said this, he suddenly stopped talking, because he suddenly noticed his master's face. It turned completely white in an instant.
"Fengju, what's wrong? But do you know this Xiao Zai?" Jin Yu frowned: This son of his that he is proud of has a strong determination. Even he has never seen him lose his composure like this a few times since he was a child. Panic look.
"Xiao... Xiao go." Jin Fengju's body seemed to have been drained of strength. He managed to calm down, stretched out his slender index finger and wrote the word "Zhao" on the table (the traditional Chinese character "Zhao" is written as "Zhao") , while writing, my fingers were trembling slightly.
"What?" Jin Yu and Jin Shi understood the word and screamed together. The color immediately drained from their faces. The two old men looked at Jin Fengju. Jin Yu trembled: "Isn't it just a coincidence? Emperor...how could that person come suddenly? If you intend to come, you have to say hello several months in advance so that we can be well prepared."
"I'm afraid it's that great old man." Jin Feng patted his head and muttered, "What's this all about?" Then he said to his father and second uncle: "No matter what, I'd rather be wrong than Don't be lazy, let's go to the door quickly. Even if it's this guy, since he came suddenly, there must be a reason why he came out of the blue. Even if we were unprepared, we can't blame him. As the saying goes, he who doesn't know is not guilty."
Even though he said this, they were just words to comfort his father and second uncle. In fact, Jin Fengju himself felt like his heart was pounding. He hurriedly brought his father and uncle to the gate. From a distance, he saw the tall figure standing outside the door. Who else could it be if he wasn't the emperor.
Jin Fengju felt that his legs were a little weak, but he still had the courage to hold Jin Jade and Jin Shi in his arms. He whispered: "Dad, uncle, don't lose your temper." After saying that, he followed them and rushed to the door together. Nearby, the gold, jade, and stone knelt down, touched their heads to the ground, and shouted: "The guilty minister pays homage to His Majesty, long live, long live, long live, the Holy Majesty is here, but the guilty minister is not far away to welcome him. This... This is really hard to redeem the guilty minister even if he dies. sin."
"Get up, it's not a crime for those who don't know. It was me who wanted to come here on the spur of the moment. What's your crime?" The emperor smiled slightly and walked calmly through the door. Suddenly he heard two "dong dong" sounds behind him. It turned out to be two servants. Unexpectedly, it was two servants. The old man who stood face to face for a long time was actually the emperor, so he was so excited that he couldn't stand the huge stimulation and fainted. The remaining servants all seemed to have been restrained, standing there blankly, seemingly unable to even breathe.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. The servants in my house are all honest and honest people. I think I was overjoyed when I suddenly saw Tianyan, and that's why I fainted." Jin Fengju managed to calm down again, and stepped forward to personally Helping the emperor up and down the steps, he turned to Jin Ming and said: "Call a few boys and carry those two people back to the backyard. If they wake up, just go to the street to find a doctor."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the emperor's side and saw that there were only a few guards and eunuch chief Li Dezheng. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "What do you mean? Even if the emperor came out incognito, he should have brought more people with him, but he only brought a few with him. , if you encounter danger, is it just for fun..."
Before he could finish speaking, the emperor laughed, pointed at the guards with his fan and said, "Did you hear that? Fengju is doubting your skills and feels that you are not enough to protect me."
Jin Fengju almost rolled his eyes, thinking, well, he is still in the mood to frame me at this time. Just when I thought of this, I heard several guards say in unison: "What the young Marquis is worried about is that we are also very worried about the dragon body."
When the emperor saw that several of the guards had not been successfully "provoked" by him, he seemed unhappy. He snorted and said, "As my guards, you are all top-notch in martial arts. Why are you so unsure of yourself? You are still helping him speak. , what benefits has he given you all day long? To make you so loyal to him? "
Jin Fengju smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Guards Qi and the others are all upright people, so don't make fun of them. Manpower is sometimes exhausted. After all, we can't be sure of everything. We are all worried about the safety of the Emperor. Seriously speaking, this is a mess. There are two other ministers who can’t even be called by their names, so what benefits are they given?”
The emperor laughed, unfolded the folding fan, waved it, and said with a smile: "I felt bored in the palace, so I went for a walk on the street. Why are you nervous? This is the capital at the feet of the emperor. I don't believe there are thieves. He came boldly and plucked the hair from the tiger's mouth. Since he was incognito, why did he bring so many people with him? Wouldn't he be exposed all at once? Not good. Because I walked on the street and looked at it for a while, I felt a little better, and unknowingly I walked to the door of your Duke Jingguo's palace, so I came in to rest, as I have to go back to the palace in the evening."
As he said this, Jin Fengju could only agree repeatedly. It was too late to prepare at this time. Fortunately, it was the Duke of Jingguo's palace after all, so it was quite impressive, and the hall was spotless because it was used to receive guests on weekdays. So he let the emperor into the hall, and Jin Jade and Jinshi stayed with him tremblingly, talking to the emperor. Jin Fengju retreated on the pretext of arranging tea and snacks.
Li Dezheng was standing next to the emperor at the moment, so he pulled the other disciple aside and asked in a low voice: "What on earth is going on? Why does the emperor suddenly want to leave the palace incognito?"
The little eunuch said with a bitter face: "I don't know what I mean. After lunch, I said I was bored and wanted to go for a walk on the street. I was not allowed to take more people with me and changed into ordinary people's clothes. My master tried to persuade me After doing it, not only did he not give up the emperor's idea, but he was also covered in aches and pains. Walking on the street, he seemed to be in a good mood, and asked where the Duke Jing's mansion was. My master knew that the young marquis and the Duke were not prepared. So I also wanted to help invite the emperor to the palaces of several princes, but the emperor refused. This is not..." When he said this, he spread his hands and showed a helpless expression on his face.
Jin Fengju frowned and said, "Nothing happened before? Is it really just a temporary idea?"
The little eunuch blinked, thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "The emperor has been in a good mood these past two days. Master and I have been waiting in front of the emperor for most of the day. I haven't heard anything happened, but there is something. , since someone told Master to know. It should be just a temporary idea."
Jin Fengju breathed a sigh of relief and happened to see Jin Ming tremblingly carrying a wooden tray with teapots, cups and several plates of exquisite snacks. He hurriedly walked forward and chuckled: "You're a good-for-nothing, you're so scared." ?”
Jin Ming never joked with his master, but he didn't know what happened at this time. When he looked back in the future, he found that he could only use the word "accidental" to describe his impulse at that time, because he actually said to Jin Fengju: "Master, you still... If you can laugh, are you a human being?"
Jin Fengju's smile froze on his face, his eyes stared at him, and he snorted coldly: "I think only Qiu Ning will appreciate your joke. Oh, what did she say this was? A cold joke? It can freeze people. The kind that makes you tremble."
Seeing Jin Ming's expression as if he wanted to slap himself in the mouth, Jin Fengju nodded with satisfaction and left. Back in the hall, he personally served tea and snacks to the emperor, and poured two cups of tea in front of the golden jade stone. When he heard the emperor telling him to sit down, he carefully sat down below his father and second uncle.
The emperor took a sip of tea, picked up a piece of snack, ate it, and said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty, Duke Jingguo, this snack is ordinary, why don't you find a better cook? I remember that I also rewarded Feng Ju with a lot of gold and silver, right?" ?What? He’s so stingy that he won’t even pay this little money?”