After saying that, he turned to the stunned maid and said, "Go tell the housekeeper to grab some weapons and beat them out. Oh, and don't let Jiang Xuanyan's people in the dark take action. The vest must not fall off."
The maid agreed and went out.
Afterwards, Liu Zhiyi accompanied Chen Ningzhu for breakfast and saw that she had no appetite and was not in the mood.
He looked like he had no interest in anything, so he wanted to invite her to take a walk in the yard.
After all, staying in the house all day is not a solution.
Shen Ningzhu didn't want to refuse her kindness, so after thinking about it, she suggested,
"I just heard that the kitchen soaked a lot of beans yesterday, and they plan to make some tofu today. Let's go see if there are any left. If there are, why not plant some bean sprouts in the yard while the weather is nice?"
"The weather is getting colder. When the bean sprouts are grown, can you make me some Maoxuewang?"
Shen Ningzhu shook Liu Zhiyi's arm and acted coquettishly.
There are so many cows raised on the farm, not to mention Maoxuewang, even hot pot and malatang are no problem.
Liu Zhiyi agreed without saying a word.
The two men were unlucky. When they arrived at the kitchen, the old woman inside was just putting the last handful of beans into the millstone.
A trace of disappointment flashed across Chen Ningzhu's eyes, and Liu Zhiyi quickly instructed her to make some more tea tonight, and she would come over tomorrow to help Chen Ningzhu plant bean sprouts with her own hands.
Before leaving, he also said that the autumn harvest was about to begin in the farmland outside Beijing, and asked her if she wanted to go over there in the next few days to take a look and feel the joy of the harvest.
Chen Ningzhu knew that she wanted to help her find something to do so that she wouldn't be in a muddle, so she agreed.
I heard later that for some reason Jiang Qingyi made a fuss at the door for a while and then suddenly left. She had clearly been determined to achieve her goal at the beginning, but for some reason she suddenly changed her mind.
Unexpectedly, not long after, the butler came into the room again and handed over a gold-plated invitation.
Another one from the Princess's Mansion.
Shen Ningzhu's face turned cold.
"Isn't this woman too persistent? She ignored the previous flower viewing banquet because Xiaoyi suddenly got into trouble, and now she's having a wine-drinking party. Does she have so much free time?"
Yun'er smiled and continued,
"Madam, what are you talking about? She is just an idle princess. What else can she do all day besides pretending to be cultured?"
Chen Ningzhu also thought that in this era there was no 996 or 007, and Jiang Qingyi did not have to take care of the rear house for her husband, so she was indeed a bit idle.
"Oh, by the way, the person who came said that they also sent an invitation to the Prime Minister's Mansion." The butler added.
Chen Ningzhu took a sip of hot tea, feeling the elegant fragrance of the snow-capped mountains and mists worth a thousand gold coins on her tongue, and curled the corners of her lips slightly.
"You're saying this specifically, you're determined to get me to come forward!"
"Well, after such a long time back in Beijing, it's time to reply to the princess. You reply, and I will definitely attend on time."
The butler responded, bowed, and then slowly left the room.
Yun'er said with some worry,
"Madam, Jiang Qingyi came to your house twice, both times with ill intentions. This time, I believe she wants to test whether there is still a relationship between you and the Emperor."
"I'm worried that she might have bad intentions at this Qushui Liushang event."
Shen Ningzhu didn't care about this.
Putting aside the fact that she has the title of Lady of Prime Minister Liu Zhiyi's Mansion, she, a princess with nothing behind her, should think carefully before making a move on her best friend, the beloved and beloved friend of the most powerful official in Jiang State.
Furthermore, Jiang Xuanyan has become the emperor. If he still allows her to be bullied under his nose, then he would be too cowardly as an emperor.
Although she ordered him not to disclose the relationship between him and her, as an emperor, if he really wanted to protect her, he would always find a way to do it.
Imperial Study
Jiang Xuanyan, who was busy reviewing memorials, suddenly sneezed several times in succession and couldn't help but frown.
Sanfu quickly came forward with a concerned look on his face.
"What's wrong with the emperor? Did you catch a cold?"
As he said this, he glanced at the young eunuch not far away, who quickly brought a cup of hot tea and placed it on the table.
Sanfu smiled on his chubby face and whispered, "Your Majesty, you've been tired for quite some time. Why don't you take a break and drink some tea to moisten your throat before continuing?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuanyan gently placed the wolf-hair brush in his hand on the inkstone engraved with a picture of vast rivers and mountains.
Nodded slightly.
Sanfu's face lit up with joy. He quickly took out the silver needle from his body and carefully tested the tea. Seeing that it was indeed non-toxic, he poured one-third of the tea into another teacup and drank it in one gulp.
After a few moments, he handed the tea to Jiang Xuanyan.
After a while, the tea fragrance that was originally lingering in the air has lost its warmth.
Jiang Xuanyan seemed accustomed to this. He took two sips of the teacup and pushed it aside. He paused, raised his eyelids, and said, "Go, let Qingfeng from the Crown Prince's Palace come to see me."
"yes."
After a while, two people walked into the hall.
The one in front was Sanfu, and the one following him half a step behind was Qingfeng.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The person above was still busy with official business. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids and said "hmm" in a low voice.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After that, the hall was silent, leaving only the sound of pages turning and the rustling of pens on paper.
Jiang Xuanyan's hands obviously increased in speed, and Qingfeng stood beside him with his head lowered, not daring to make a sound to disturb him.
It wasn't until the man above finished reviewing the memorial in his hand, closed it, and placed it on the pile of memorials that he put down his brush and raised his head to look at Qingfeng.
"You're pretty good."
His voice was deep and his tone was majestic. His every move and gesture exuded a kingly aura that made people's knees go weak and they subconsciously wanted to surrender.
What surprised everyone was that the first thing he said was this.
This time, not only Qingfeng was stunned, but even Sanfu, who had been serving in front of the emperor, was unable to react and stood there with his eyes wide open.
Sanfu raised his head secretly with some uncertainty, and glanced at the expression on Jiang Xuanyan's face out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing that he looked calm and didn't seem to be speaking sarcastically, I felt even more confused.
It was clear that not long ago, the Emperor had been openly and secretly harassing Qingfeng, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew about it.
Just now when he went to ask for help, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at him as if he wanted to eat him. He stretched out his hands like a protective child, standing between him and Qingfeng, and threatened that he would never let Jiang Xuanyan bully Qingfeng again.
The little guy stared at him with his eyes wide open, calling his father's name shamelessly, which made Sanfu's scalp throb.
Did he know that the Jiang Xuanyan he was talking about was not only his father, but also the current emperor?
What a shameless boy.
Sanfu said a lot of good things, but he insisted on going with Qingfeng to the imperial study. In the end, it was Qingfeng who persuaded him and coaxed him to give up.
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