When Hu Yun heard Ji Yuan ask this, he looked a little proud.
"Sir, you also told me and Lu Shanjun that the culture of the human race is broad and profound. I have seen a lot and naturally understand a lot. The man is not married and the woman is not married, so I can guess it."
"Do you know that the woman is unmarried?"
Ji Yuan asked Hu Yun with great interest, could it be that this fox had also developed some kind of magical eye and figured out the art of seeing qi
But it was obvious that Ji Yuan was wrong, Hu Yun pointed at his nose with his claws.
"You can smell it. Females who haven't lost their virginity have a different smell. They will emit..."
"Alright, alright..."
Ji Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was still an animal method, but he had to admit that it was indeed accurate.
Hu Yun laughed as he watched Yin Qing and the unknown woman walk away. He knew that Yin Qing was already not young in terms of age and should have considered his life-long affairs a long time ago.
"Hey Mr. Ji, what do you think of this woman? Is she worthy of Yin Qing?"
"Well, that depends on Yin Qing's own opinion. As for this woman, she is not an ordinary person. She should be a princess of the royal family."
Hearing Ji Yuan say this, Hu Yun used his claws to stroke the hair on his chin, stroking his beard like a busybody, and nodded seriously.
"She is a princess. In terms of status, she is barely qualified, but I don't know what her moral character is like."
Ji Yuan shook his head and swept his sleeves, and all the white pieces on the chessboard were put into the chess box. With another sweep, all the black pieces were also put into the chess box.
Hu Yun was still looking at the man and woman at the end of the corridor. When he saw them turn around a courtyard wall and disappear from sight, he suddenly became a little impatient.
"No, this is such a rare opportunity, I have to go and take a look! Mr. Ji, I'm going over there, okay?"
Hu Yun was not rash and asked Ji Yuan's opinion first. If Ji Yuan disagreed, he would not dare to wander around casually.
Ji Yuan pushed back with his hand.
"Go ahead, go ahead. Just don't get caught. Master Yin should be receiving the current Emperor Dazhen at this time. He is protected by the Ziwei Qi, and his Qi is not shallow. Although it won't matter as long as he has no intention of harming you, you'd better not get too close to the emperor."
"Hey, got it. I'll go then!"
Hu Yun jumped out from under the stone table, said this to Ji Yuan again and prepared to move out. But before that, the paper crane on Ji Yuan's body flapped its wings and flew quickly to the top of Hu Yun's head. The meaning was self-evident.
Hu Yun stretched out his claws and patted the little paper crane, then said something else to Ji Yuan.
"Then let's go?"
"Go ahead, take a closer look, and come back and tell me!"
"Why!"
Hu Yun responded and disappeared in a few jumps. However, Ji Yuan didn't have time to be quiet for long, as Yin Zhongxing's excited voice approached along with the sound of his running.
"Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji, something big is happening today, something big is happening..."
Yin Zhong ran very fast. He was barely breathing hard when he ran to Ji Yuan along the corridor. His face was red, and it was unclear whether it was because of the cold or excitement.
"What's the big deal? Is it related to the woman your brother brought with him?"
"Hehehe, that's right, Mr. Ji, I'll tell you in secret, that woman is here for a blind date with my brother, and her identity is extraordinary, she is the Emperor's favorite Princess Changping!"
Yin Zhong said this to Ji Yuan with a hint of showing off, and the implicit meaning of his words was roughly: Look, my family is so powerful that the princess came to have a blind date with my brother.
"And..."
Yin Zhong lowered his voice when he said this.
"And the current emperor is here too. It's a pity that none of the princes are here, otherwise I would have a lot of fun. Sir, you probably haven't seen the emperor. He usually stays in the palace, surrounded by guards."
Ji Yuan smiled.
"I have not only met the current Emperor Hongwu, but also Emperor Yuande. By the way, since you have a distinguished guest at home, why did you come to my place?"
Yin Zhong smiled and looked towards the corridor, lowering his voice even more.
"As for me, I just left the living room under the pretext of coming out to look for you, and secretly followed my brother and Princess Changping for a while. Hehehe, they stayed in the study for a long time before coming out. I don't know what they were doing! As the saying goes, a man and a woman alone in the same room..."
Yin Zhong was still talking in a coherent and cheerful voice when Ji Yuan reached out his hand and tapped him on the forehead.
“Ouch!”
Yin Zhong held his forehead and rubbed it twice.
"Mr. Ji, why are you playing me?"
Ji Yuan raised his head, supported Yin Zhong's head while he was not paying attention, and put the chess board and chess box on the stone table into his sleeves while pretending to be angry.
"At such a young age, what crooked ways are you thinking of?"
"I don't… "
Yin Zhong muttered guiltily, and suddenly saw his father Yin Zhaoxian coming from the other end of the corridor from afar. He was so scared that he shrank his neck and subconsciously squatted behind the stone table.
Yin Zhaoxian's gait seemed neither hurried nor slow, but in fact his strides were large, so his speed was not slow either. When he arrived at the guest house, the first thing he looked at was the stone table.
"Tiger, what are you doing?"
"Uh I, uh... I'm looking for Hu Yun, weird, where did this fox go?"
Yin Zhong scratched his head half-seriously and half-jokingly and stood up. Yin Zhong shook his head and stopped looking at him, then turned to Ji Yuan and said.
"Mr. Ji, I think you already know who is coming today. The emperor knows you are a guest at his home, and he wants to see you. There will be a banquet in the dining hall later, and he wants me to take you with me. I said you are a country boy who doesn't know etiquette, and I plan to..."
Ji Yuan raised his hand to stop Yin Zhaoxian from speaking further and said with a smile.
"Since Emperor Hongwu wants to see me, I will go and see him. After all, he is Emperor Dazhen, and as an assistant prime minister, you have to give him face."
"Is this...is this appropriate?"
Yin Zhaoxian didn't expect that Ji Yuan was really willing to meet the emperor, but after hearing this, he felt that it might be for the Yin family's consideration.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. It's just a meal. It doesn't matter who you eat with. Master Yin, you don't have to think too much about it. Just as you said, treat me as a commoner who has never seen the emperor and wants to take a look at him."
Seeing that Ji Yuan really didn't mind, that was naturally the best thing, and Yin Zhaoxian was relieved.
"Okay, sir, please come with me to the dining hall. The kitchen is ready. By the way, sir, in front of the emperor, uh, I hope you can address him as Your Majesty..."
Ji Yuan would not be rude even to ordinary people, let alone the emperor, as he consoled him with a smile.
"Don't worry, I know my limits. By the way, did the emperor come here today specifically for Yin Qing?"
Yin Zhaoxian looked at Yin Zhong and nodded to Ji Yuan.
"And he brought Princess Changping with him... If this can be accomplished, it will be a great story!"
The two of them talked in low voices as they walked, and with the addition of Yin Zhong, who seemed to be following obediently but was actually listening very carefully, the three of them headed towards the cafeteria together.
It wasn't long before they arrived at the dining hall along the corridor. The most conspicuous were the several sword-carrying guards outside, who stood meticulously in front of the door and in the courtyard.
Seeing Yin Zhaoxian coming, the guards over there bowed to him, and then several people focused their attention on Ji Yuan, observing his steps and clothes.
As long as the guards didn't search him, Ji Yuan ignored all the scrutinizing looks. Yin Zhaoxian did the same, just approaching the door and extending his hand to invite him in.
"Please come in, Mr. Ji. The Emperor and Empress Defei are already inside."
The guards helped to open the door, and Yin Zhaoxian and Ji Yuan entered one after another, followed by Yin Zhong.
This dining hall is very large and can accommodate several banquet tables. At the moment, only one table is set up, making it look very spacious. After entering the door, there is still a space of about four or five meters inside to find the dining table. Emperor Yuande is sitting at the top of the hall, looking at the door, with maids, eunuchs and several guards in between.
The other party is the emperor, a very special kind of person. Ji Yuan can of course see clearly that Yang Hao is much more majestic than before.
Yin Zhong ran straight to his mother without hesitation, and everyone, including the emperor, just watched with a smile, while Yin Zhaoxian stood at the door and bowed to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this is Yin's good friend..."
As he spoke, Yin Zhaoxian looked at Ji Yuan and whispered a reminder.
"Mr. Ji..."
Ji Yuan didn't need him to say much, he smiled and bowed slightly to Emperor Hongwu.
"I am Jiyuan, a humble commoner. I am honored to meet your Majesty."
Emperor Hongwu was also looking at Ji Yuan carefully. He saw that although he was dressed simply, he had a leisurely and elegant demeanor. Even when standing next to the dignified Yin Zhaoxian, he was not inferior to him. This first impression made him feel that he was indeed a character.
"Come, come, Lord Yin and Mr. Ji, there's no need to be so polite. Come and take a seat. I'm already hungry and I'm waiting to taste the dishes from Ning'an County!"
Yin Qing, who had already sat down in his seat a few steps earlier, was a little surprised. He didn't expect Mr. Ji to really come over. But seeing how Mr. Ji glanced at him and Princess Changping several times, he had some inexplicable thoughts in his mind.
"Mr. Ji, are you here to join in the fun because of the matter between me and Princess Changping?"
As soon as Ji Yuan and Yin Zhaoxian arrived, everyone was present, and the kitchen began to serve the dishes. The small door of the compartment was opened, and one by one the servants of the Yin Mansion came up with steaming and fragrant dishes.
It was inevitable to toast to the emperor at the banquet, but Ji Yuan was not interested in it and just drank his own wine. Surprisingly, Emperor Hongwu was not angry about this. Instead, he thought that Yin Zhaoxian was right.
In fact, eating with the emperor is not as exaggerated as ordinary people think. Everyone is just watching and talking, and they chat about interesting things while eating. Since the protagonists today are Yin Qing and Princess Changping, most of the topics discussed at the table are about them.
The Emperor and Concubine De would tell interesting stories about Princess Changping's childhood, praising the princess for being smart and dignified, and for being proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy to painting; the Yin Mansion would also talk about how sensible and intelligent Yin Qing was when he was a child, and how he had a photographic memory. Although he could be very naughty sometimes, everyone loved him, and even small animals were very close to him.
"This is just two in-laws who like each other chatting at the dinner table. Judging from the situation, it's not the parents' orders or the matchmaker's words, Yin Qing and Princess Changping have nothing to do with it!"
Ji Yuan shook his head, drank the wine in the glass, and thought with amusement and helplessness.