Chapter 143 Whose son are you?
Wei An shook his head and said,
"Although I don't know much about this, I know that those people are not the best candidates."
"The adults that the emperor just mentioned are just eyeing the position of Ningzhou Maritime Customs and can use the position to do what is convenient for them. Most of these adults grew up in the capital for generations. I'm afraid they can't do much about Ningzhou's affairs."
"If they are really allowed to go, I'm afraid the Ningzhou area will be in chaos."
Chu Chengye nodded at Wei An.
"You can see clearly that these people's thoughts are written on their faces. How could I give them such an important task?"
Wei An said, "Then what does the emperor mean?"
Chu Chengye suddenly said, "The Chinese New Year will be here in a few days, right?"
Wei An said, "Yes, today is the 25th of the last month, and it will be New Year's Eve in a few days. The palace should be bustling by then."
Chu Chengye nodded and asked, "Where is the Eleventh Prince?"
Wei An was stunned, then immediately replied, "The Eleventh Prince said he was coming back a few days ago, and he should be in the capital in the next two days."
Chu Chengye ordered, "After the Eleventh Prince comes back, he is not allowed to play around in the capital anymore. Let him come to the capital immediately."
Wei An nodded in agreement.
Chu Chengye's policy changes have caused a lot of commotion in the past few days. The wealthy businessmen in the private sector are dissatisfied. Chu Chengye had expected this a long time ago, so he has been showing off the position of Ningzhou Maritime Customs from time to time, which has whetted the appetite of those people.
There was internal turmoil in Chu Huaian's place, and since he had run out of ways to deal with it, he paid less attention to the things in the palace.
Although Cheng Jin has been pretending to be sick in Chunhe Palace these days, it is difficult for her to not know everything with Cuizhu, the "know-it-all".
It is almost New Year's Eve, and Cheng Jin must go out to see people. If she continues to pretend to be sick, I am afraid that a group of people will come to her palace one after another to inquire about Cheng Jin's feelings under the pretext of visiting.
Then she can only deal with it, so it is better to say in advance that she is well.
Cheng Jin asked Chu Chengye what he thought, and Chu Chengye did not object. He asked Cheng Jin to go to Jingyang Palace to discuss Chu Huaian's matter.
Cheng Jin had not been to Jingyang Palace for a long time. After getting Chu Chengye's permission, Cheng Jin left the palace.
It was safe to stay in Chunhe Palace, but it felt suffocating.
In such a small place, Cheng Jin had almost counted all the bricks in Chunhe Palace after walking back and forth.
Cheng Jin walked carefully along the way, fearing that she would meet someone. Cuizhu asked puzzledly, "My queen, are we going to steal something?"
Cheng Jin: "..."
Cheng Jin stood up straight, "What are you talking about?"
But not long after Cheng Jin walked straighter, she saw the back of a man.
Cheng Jin's heart suddenly sank.
No, so unlucky?
She had been staying in Chunhe Palace for so long, and she ran into Chu Huaian as soon as she came out?
Cheng Jin pretended to be calm, pulled Cuizhu around, and walked in another direction.
But Cheng Jin found that the footsteps seemed to be following them, and even following more and more closely.
Cheng Jin could only pretend not to know. She was betting that Chu Huaian would not dare to do anything, but Cheng Jin was not sure what Chu Huaian could do.
Seeing that she was about to get rid of the man behind her, Cheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Stop!"
A male voice came from behind.
The tone was clear.
It was not Chu Huaian's.
Cheng Jin felt inexplicably familiar, and before she had time to think carefully, she saw the man walking straight in front of her.
Cuizhu saw the unfamiliar face in front of her and subconsciously stood in front of Cheng Jin.
"Who are you?"
"Why are you running? Am I some kind of wolf, jackal, tiger or leopard?"
Cheng Jin finally heard clearly, and her memory immediately came back to her. She looked up at the man in front of her.
He was dressed in a green suit, with handsome features and his hair tied up high with a jade crown. He looked clean and handsome at fifteen or sixteen years old, and he really didn't pose any danger, but the expression on his face was not good.
Isn't the man in front of her the young man who was pestered by a fortune teller when he followed Chu Chengye out of the palace to find Wu Ren some time ago?
Cheng Jin put his heart at ease, patted Cuizhu's shoulder, and whispered, "I know him."
Cuizhu then relaxed her vigilance.
Cheng Jin smiled and said, "What a misunderstanding, I recognized the wrong person."
"I thought you were..."
Cheng Jin braked the car and changed the subject, "Long time no see, why did you ask me to stop just now?"
Seeing Cheng Jin's mood change so quickly, Chu Zhurui became more curious about who could make Cheng Jin look so terrified.
Before Chu Zhurui asked, Cheng Jin came up to him and said as if he was very familiar with him, "Did you follow the elders in your family into the palace? Can't you find them?"
Chu Zhurui: "..."
He gritted his teeth secretly, "Do you think I'm mentally retarded?"
Cheng Jin felt that what he said made sense. This young master suddenly appeared here and asked him to follow him. Cheng Jin couldn't think of any other reason except that he was lost.
Cheng Jin smiled and said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? I'll tell you where you're going."
Chu Zhurui curled his lips, "Your smile is so disgusting."
Cheng Jin: "..."
Whose child is this, with such a vicious mouth?
Cheng Jin stepped forward and tapped Chu Zhurui's head lightly, "Whose little master are you? Why are you talking so harshly?"
Chu Zhurui waved his hand and knocked Cheng Jin's hand away, glaring at Cheng Jin fiercely.
"Try to touch me again."
Cheng Jin put his hand away embarrassedly, "At most you can hit me back, why are you so fierce?"
"You haven't told me which master you are following? Who are you looking for in the palace? And you've come to the wrong place. This is the harem, you can't just come here casually."
Chu Zhurui snorted coldly and said, "What do you care about me?"
Cheng Jin frowned and thought about it carefully. She hadn't heard Chu Chengye say that there was such a young adult in the court recently.
Before Cheng Jin could ask, someone suddenly stood behind her and said, "Why are you here?"
Cheng Jin was startled again.
She recognized Chu Chengye's voice and patted her chest to calm down.
[No, isn't it not suitable to go out today? ]
[I haven't seen Chu Huaian and the others yet, but I'm scared to death by my own people. ]
Cheng Jin followed Chu Chengye's gaze and looked at Chu Zhurui, and asked Chu Chengye quietly, "Who is this?"
Chu Chengye said, "Eleventh Prince Chu Zhurui."
Wow.
Cheng Jin felt that her world collapsed.
That's why she had been talking to herself for so long. It turns out that she was the clown.
Cheng Jin smiled awkwardly at Chu Zhurui, "Ah, it turns out to be the Eleventh Prince."
Chu Zhurui's expression did not change. He just glanced at Cheng Jin and asked Chu Chengye, "Is this the famous Concubine Rong?"
Cheng Jin: "???"
More than one person has given her this title. Isn't it obvious that she is famous?
She has been in this palace for a while. How come everyone knows her?