On March 21, the thirteenth year of Hongzheng, King Cheng returned to the court.
Jing Shao stood on the splendid golden hall, looking at the familiar or unfamiliar faces in front of him, he just felt as if he had passed away. That year he knelt in the center of the hall, listening to everyone count his crimes.
The Minister of the Household participated in him to sell salt, and the Minister of Industry participated in his great construction projects, and even the Censor participated in him to kill prisoners and deceive the people. But more often, he deceived the emperor and intended to rebel. Looking at the faces of those people one by one, Duke Mao is the future father-in-law of the fourth prince, Uncle Yongchang is the successor's brother, the two ministers of the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry are the emperor's people, and the rest are mostly follow suit.
The relatives over there would naturally be suppressed. As for the two ministers, Jing Shao set his sights on the minister of the household who was standing behind the minister of the household. The only ones who were willing to say a fair word for him back then were the elders. This is the little waiter. He was originally from the Qingliu faction, and he was not rigid. He was the champion of the new division five years ago. He was promoted all the way to the clerk, but he didn't get promoted again until Jingshao's accident. bit.
Jing Shao was thinking about it when his elder brother who was standing beside him suddenly touched him with his elbow, raised his head abruptly, and found that the royal father and the ministers were looking at him, and the imperial censor Fan Jie was standing in the center of the hall.
"The fourth prince's rumor." Jing Chen gritted his teeth and kept his lips still, reminding him softly.
Jing Shao understood, took a step forward and said, "I think that the words of foolish people are nothing more than small talk after a meal, which is nothing to worry about." The answer can be said to be quite satisfactory, and Emperor Hongzheng turned his attention to Jingchen again.
Jing Chen came out and said: "the ancients said, 'The citrus sentence comes to the nest, and the wind comes out of nothing. The person who trusts it is very special.' Since there are such rumors among the people, there must be a reason, and it is better to clarify it as soon as possible, so as not to contaminate the fourth emperor's younger brother. reputation."
The two brothers' answers had contradictory meanings. Obviously, they didn't know it in advance. Even if they did, they never discussed it. Emperor Hongzheng nodded with satisfaction: "Jing Yu, tell me what's going on?"
The fourth prince, Jingyu, came out, knelt down on the steps and said, "My son is frightened, just because Dongying paid tribute to some fresh sea fish a few years ago, and the sliced raw food is delicious enough, and my son thinks it's delicious, so he uses more, and he doesn't want to be dismissed by the government. People misrepresented, and this caused the whole city to suffer. My son is guilty."
The time when the fourth prince entered the dynasty was still short, and he was in charge of the tributary affairs of Fanbang, so he naturally got a lot of exotic things overseas.
"The royal family is an example for the world, and your every move will naturally be noticed by the people. How can you be so obsessed with what you eat?" Emperor Hongzheng was a little annoyed. The royal family is most taboo to be too paranoid about something.
"Fourth Emperor's younger brother really has a mouthful, and I have never seen such a rare thing before." The first prince Jingrong said with a smile, which made Emperor Hongzheng's brows furrowed even tighter. Emperor, no one has the right to enjoy it at will. The meaning of the first prince's words is quite far-reaching.
"Father, forgive me, that Yu'er minister only got two of them after his mother. He really never was gluttonous!" Jing Yu glared at the eldest prince, who didn't think it was a big deal, and hurriedly kowtowed to explain.
"Humph!" Emperor Hongzheng snorted coldly. In his opinion, there would be such rumors in the capital. In his opinion, it was the result of the Fourth Prince's publicity of good deeds. As for the tribute, he should really investigate it thoroughly.
In the end, Emperor Hongzheng decreed that the fourth prince would be suspended for a month and face the wall to think. Although this punishment is not serious, in the heart of Emperor Hongzheng, a bad impression has been formed, which is enough.
When Jing Shao spread this rumor, he originally wanted to cover up the rumors about himself, and disgusted the fourth prince and his successor by the way. I didn't expect it to develop into such an effect. What a surprise. Quietly glanced at the expressionless brother beside him, and suddenly thought that maybe when they decided on this "topic", my brother had already considered it.
When they went down to court, the two brothers didn't say a word, they looked at each other and went their separate ways. While Jing Shao sighed that his brother was really more suitable for that position than himself, he thought about going back to talk to his princess about today's affairs, and touching her by the way...
"My lord, do you want to go back to the palace directly?" the driver asked, pulling the curtain of the car.
Jing Shao thought about it, got up early in the morning, ate a bowl of porridge and a pancake, and thought about it, "Go to the aftertaste building for breakfast."
"My lord, the aftertaste building will not open in the morning." Yunsong reminded.
"It's alright, just go." Jing Shao put down the curtain of the car, leaned on the soft pillow, closed his eyes and rested. This soft pillow was specially ordered by Mu Hanzhang to put it on. He felt that Jing Shao would be sleepy early in the morning, so that he could sleep in the car for a while.
It is true that Yiweilou does not buy breakfast, but the boss here will come to open the shop early to clean up the shop, and prepare breakfast for his husband who returns from the dynasty.
The surname of the minister of households was Xiao, the first name was Yuan, and the word was Hengzhi. Speaking of which, he is of the same clan as the second prince and concubine's mother family, the Dingnan Hou Xiao family, but they are already distant relatives outside the five servers.
There was only one door open in the aftertaste building, a guy was sweeping the floor in front of the door alone, and Jing Shao walked in with his hands behind his back.
"Hengzhi, you're back." The tall boss dressed in cyan cloth came out of the back kitchen, holding a basket of steaming buns in his hand. After seeing Jingshao, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I'm sorry, the guest officer, but the aftertaste building hasn't opened yet."
"Hello, Madam," Jing Shao greeted with a smile, "I'm Xiao Yuan's colleague, I'm here to discuss something with him."
Mrs. Shi Lang frowned slightly, let Jing Shao sit, gave him the xiao long bao in her hand, and brought out a bowl of boiled fragrant rice porridge.
"Madam is really good at craftsmanship. I also married a male wife, but I'm not as skillful as Madam." Jing Shao ate a steamed bun. The last sip, the lips and teeth are immediately fragrant.
"I don't know much, and I only know how to cook. Madam Zun is a person of great wisdom, and must not be compared with a vulgar person like me." The boss smiled and said.
Jing Shao was stunned, this person actually knew his identity, and immediately smiled: "Madam is really smart, I don't know what to call it?" The male wife is different from the female wife. After all, he is still a man, and others can directly ask his name. Not offensive.
"Your Highness is too polite, Caomin's surname is Zhou, and the single name is a single word." Zhou Jin's rather hearty personality is very close to Jingshao, so he couldn't help but chat with him a few more words.
So, when Xiao Yuan swayed back in the sedan chair, he saw a prince who had nothing to do with him, eating his own soup dumplings, drinking rice porridge from his own restaurant, and chatting happily with his wife. I felt the blue veins on my forehead jump suddenly: "Wei Chen has seen His Royal Highness King Cheng!"
"Haha, Mr. Xiao is back. I passed by the way and came to your house to eat. This bun is so delicious, Mr. Xiao is really lucky." Jing Shao said and stuffed the last soup dumpling into his mouth, Ula He said, "Brother Zhou, is there anything else?"
"Yes." Zhou Jin smiled and turned to the back kitchen to get the buns.
"Is there anything wrong with your lord?" The fair-faced little waiter's face is now darker than the bottom of the pot. Does this person know the etiquette or not, how dare he call his wife "Big Brother Zhou" in front of his husband! They didn't know each other before, did they
"Actually it's nothing, I just heard that Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Zun have a very strong relationship," Jing Shao paused, looked up at the surroundings, leaned into Xiao Yuan's ear and said in a low voice, "I just want to ask you for advice. , how can the husband and wife no longer be afraid of the bed brother."
Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Jing Shao's sincere face, and the corner of his mouth slowly raised: "So that's what happened, then the prince has found the right person..." So, the usually taciturn waiter, suddenly He became the master of ceremonies, and talked to Jing Shao about the topic of "how to conquer a man and a wife".
When Zhou Jin came out with two drawers of buns, he saw the two of them whispering together, snickering a few times from time to time, shaking his head helplessly, and looked at Xiao Yuan, whose face was flushed with excitement, and turned to the back. The chef instructed the small workers to pack up today's ingredients.
Sometimes the friendship between men is established in an instant, such as Xiao Yuan and Jing Shao, when they leave after breakfast, the conversation between the two has become: "Hengzhi, you will let Brother Zhou take time with you in the future. My family Junqing goes out for a walk, I'm afraid he will be bored alone."
"Don't worry, my lord, put it on me, have you memorized the methods I told you?"
"Well, if it's successful, I'll invite you to drink."
Jing Shao left contentedly, and Xiao Yuan happily swayed to the back kitchen to see his wife.
"What are you talking about with King Cheng? Your face is red." Zhou Jin pinched his husband's chin and took a closer look.
"Humph!" Xiao Yuan shook off his hand and said angrily, "I still want to ask you, what did you tell him before I came back? Why did he call you Brother Zhou before he left?"
"Let me tell you with a kiss." Zhou Jin hugged him and made a gesture of kissing.
Xiao Yuan hurriedly pushed away his wife, who raised his head, and said angrily, "If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished for wearing water pink clothes tomorrow!"
"I don't have water-pink clothes." Zhou Jin said helplessly. Every time he did it, this person would ask himself to wear brightly colored clothes, which made everyone in the capital know that the owner of Yiweilou was weird.
"I'll buy it for you when I get off my job!" Xiao Yuan waved his hand and went to the Ministry of Household in a good mood.
"I didn't do anything last night..." Zhou Jin muttered, and immediately evoked a wicked smile. Since he was going to wear water pink, he would have to make enough money tonight.
Jing Shao returned to the palace, thinking about the various methods introduced to him by Xiao Yuan, and walked towards Dongyuan. As soon as he arrived at the door of the small study, he heard the sharp voice of Mrs. Song: "The rules of the palace are like this, even if it is the princess. You can't break this precedent, otherwise the palace will be messed up in the future."
"It's just a temporary stay in a subordinate's courtyard, and their expenses are just from my case." Mu Hanzhang's voice was still gentle, but he could hear a faint hint of anger.
"Prince Concubine's words are really light. Forgive the concubine's blunt words. The concubine married on the eighth day of the third month, and there are no rules for this month. Where should the concubine be detained?" In a good mood, Jing Shao instantly burst into flames.