Chapter 443: I need to trouble the high priest to do more stargazing
Yuan Huaihong brought the two little ones into the game room and asked Yuan Baoyu to close the door.
"What's wrong?" After closing the door, the little fat man came over stealthily, speaking in a very low voice, "Do you want to tell a secret?"
Li Suining nodded.
Yuan Baoyu's eyes lit up instantly, and every piece of flesh on Xiaopang's face was filled with anticipation. "Can I listen?"
Li Suining subconsciously looked at Yuan Huaihong.
"Okay." Yuan Huaihong said with a serious expression, "But you can't tell these words to anyone else, not even your mother. Can you do that?"
Yuan Baoyu hesitated for a moment, then quickly nodded, "Okay, I won't tell anyone."
After saying that, he covered his mouth with his chubby little hands, as if to assure himself that the words he heard would never go out once they entered his ears.
Yuan Huaihong curled the corner of his mouth and quickly looked at Li Suining. Although he believed Yuan Baoyu's guarantee, he was also very careful with his words.
"Did you see everything you just said with your own eyes?"
The little dumpling nodded vigorously.
"Did it happen on New Year's Eve, in the Censorate's prison?"
The little girl nodded again, her eyes already turning red.
Yuan Baoyu looked at Yuan Huaihong and then at Li Suining with his big eyes. His head was full of questions, but he didn't dare to ask, for fear that the other party would change their minds and not let him listen.
Yuan Huaihong gritted his teeth and said, "These people are really crazy and so bold."
"Save my dad!" Little Dumpling helplessly pulled the prince's hand.
"Don't be afraid, I'll think of a way." Yuan Huaihong vaguely felt that if this information could be used well, it might help the Bai family make a comeback.
He must think about it carefully.
"Sister Suining, how about this? You sleep with Baoyu first, and let your brother think about what to do, okay?"
Li Suining shook his head slowly, "It's okay, I'm not sleepy, I'll stay with my brother the Crown Prince."
"Be good, sleep well so that your brother can concentrate on thinking." Yuan Huaihong looked at Yuan Baoyu, "Baoyu, you and sister Suining go to sleep."
"Oh, okay." Yuan Baoyu scratched his little head. He felt as if he heard something, but also as if he heard nothing. He was completely confused.
But he was very obedient and immediately took the little dumpling's hand and said, "Come on, Li Suining, let's go to bed and let the prince figure out a solution."
The little fat boy looked serious.
"Okay!" Li Suining nodded, and followed Yuan Baoyu to sleep next to him, looking back every step of the way.
Yuan Huaihong began to concentrate on thinking of a solution.
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On the other side, in the Yangxin Palace, Eunuch Cao led Wenren Li and Fuxing to the door and asked them to wait outside while he went in to reply.
As soon as Eunuch Cao left, Wen Renli became restless and said to Fuxing in a low voice, "What should we do? Will it be..."
He shook the cane in his hand quickly twice, obviously Fuxing was reminding him not to talk nonsense.
Wen Ren Li calmed down a little. He also understood that Fuxing couldn't speak at this time, and the so-called communication with the cane was actually fake, so no matter what he said, it would be useless.
Once he goes in, he will have to rely on himself to deal with everything, so he really can't panic.
Wenren Li took two deep breaths and waited to be called.
Eunuch Cao returned shortly after entering, his attitude still respectful as before, and gestured for invitation, "Grand Master, High Priest, please come in. The Emperor is waiting."
Wenren Li and Fuxing entered the Yangxin Palace together, holding their canes.
"National Master, High Priest, I hope I didn't disturb your rest by calling you here so late." Yuan Tianchen seemed to be in a good mood.
Wenren Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Yuan Tianchen sending them here had nothing to do with Li Suining's sneaking away.
He replied in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I just don't know why you suddenly called us here. Is there something urgent?"
"Indeed, if it wasn't urgent, I wouldn't have called you here so soon."
Yuan Tianchen walked down from the heights, approached the two of them, and his eyes fell on Fuxing. "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the high priest to do more stargazing recently."
Beneath the black hood, Wen Renli's expression changed, but when he spoke, his voice remained flat, "Your Majesty, do you need to know something? Your Majesty also knows that if you ask Fuxing to observe the stars, it can only be done once within three days, otherwise Fuxing's body..."
"I understand." Yuan Tianchen smiled and explained the reason. "I just received a letter that the Dongchu delegation has come to Dajin with their crown prince. They will probably arrive in the imperial city in the next few days."
Dongchu is a country to the south of Dajin. Its land area and national strength are larger than Dajin. It has always been a country that Dajin wants to make friends with.
Wenren Li nodded in understanding.
Yuan Tianchen continued, "This time, they sent the crown prince to stay in Dajin for a while, to experience Dajin's New Year culture and exchange some things with Dajin. We must entertain him well."
"Yes." Wenren Li basically understood.
"No accidents must happen." Yuan Tianchen added, and it was obvious that this sentence was meant for Wenren Li and Fuxing to hear. Whether there would be any accidents during the reception of Dong Chu this time depended on the abilities of the two.
Wen Renli took a deep breath, "Your humble servant understands."
"Okay, it's just a small matter. Go back and make arrangements. Should we go stargazing today or wait until tomorrow? Anyway, this time we're hosting the Crown Prince of Dongchu..."
Yuan Tianchen thought for a moment and continued, "We in the Great Jin cannot lose face or status, nor can we allow them to find fault with us and accuse us of being impolite."
"I understand. I will discuss this with the High Priest right away."
After Wen Renli finished speaking, he and Fuxing bowed and saluted, then left quickly.
After returning to the National Master's Palace, Wen Ren Li immediately went to find Shangguan Jinglan. Their so-called prediction was actually based on the use of some collected intelligence, but it was not easy to collect intelligence on the Dongchu people even if the queen wanted to as soon as possible, so they could not waste time.
"I'm going to Kunning Palace now." Wen Renli said as he was about to go out.
"No!" Fuxing stopped them, "Didn't the Queen say before that we can't go to Kunning Palace on our own initiative?"
"But now..." Wen Renli was whirling around anxiously, "We can only wait until tomorrow night to observe the stars. We also have to give an explanation to the Jin Emperor the day after tomorrow. What if the Empress doesn't have time to investigate by then?"
Fuxing was obviously much calmer than him. "The Emperor asked us to go to the Yangxin Palace at this time. There's no way the Empress wouldn't have heard about it. Wait, Kunning Palace should send someone over soon."
"Will it?" Wen Renli couldn't help but get anxious.
Fuxing did not answer again. She was still confused about another thing: why did Li Suining suddenly run away.
But her guess was correct. About an incense stick's time after they returned to the National Master's Hall, someone came from Kunning Palace.
Wenren Li quickly told the other party what happened and asked the Queen's people to find some information and send it over as soon as possible.
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