Chapter 40
The excitement in front of the Xiangyun Theater soon faded away. Fearing that Master Gao would bear a grudge against them, they could only avoid him and just walked away and continued to talk about what they had just seen and heard.
"Master Gao is always so arrogant, but who is he on the other side? He doesn't even give Master Gao the slightest respect."
"The young master dressed in rich clothes looks like he has a strong family background, but he is incredible to be able to challenge Master Gao."
"I remember the last time I came here in broad daylight. We were all young, so we were all dressed in expensive clothes. The guy sitting in the middle of the chair was wearing red, with a round face like the little boy under the Bodhisattva's seat. He walked straight in, and I had no idea what was going on inside."
"That's nonsense. He's still young and his hair hasn't even grown out yet."
"You don't even know how it feels in bed, it's a pity to buy Xiao Lingguan back."
"Just buy it and use it as a servant. These rich young masters are really wasting good things."
These men didn't regard Xiao Lingguan as a human being, but as an object for lust, so they naturally thought it was a pity for Xiao Lingguan to be with a child. Of course, there were also some consciences, thinking that it was better to be with a child than with Master Gao. It was heard that Master Gao had said that if Xiao Lingguan was bought, he would invite the young masters from various mansions in Shengdu to watch the opera.
Could that be a real opera?
It's gone too far, let's get back to the topic.
"Who on earth is this? He doesn't even give the Gao family face."
"Who else could it be? Didn't you see the people wearing flying fish uniforms following the young master? They even had knives on their waists. Young Master Gao only brought a few people with him."
"From the East Factory?" Someone lowered his voice and then said in astonishment, "Didn't the East Factory say they didn't have that stuff? Why buy Xiao Lingguan? Do they know what it feels like?"
"Why do you care whether they understand or not? If the young master buys someone and uses him as a vase, it has nothing to do with you or me."
"That's true, but there aren't any young masters in the East Depot. They're all a bunch of eunuchs..." The man suddenly thought of something and immediately fell silent. They looked at each other and understood.
The young master who bought the person was the adopted son of the 9,000-year-old master of the East Factory.
"Tsk tsk, an adopted son is not a real son. How can the Ninth Thousand Year Old love his child so much?"
"That's right. I heard he was a homeless beggar. He was really lucky."
"They don't look like homeless beggars. The young man in the middle looks rich and noble."
"Clothes make the man."
A few people whispered a few words about the matter of the Dongchang Jiuqiansui and his adopted son, and dared not say more. They changed the subject again and said, "Although Jiuqiansui is powerful, the Gao family is not a pushover."
"In theory, Lord Gao's official position is higher than that of the 900-year-old man, right?"
"It's high, but who among the officials dares to offend the East Factory? The people arrested by the East Factory are officials."
I can’t go on any further with this, I can only pick out some things that can be mentioned.
"Did you see it just now? Master Gao has a dark face."
"It's broad daylight, with so many people watching at the theater entrance, and it's strange that Master Gao can let it go after a kid humiliates him. Even if that kid is the adopted son of the 9,000-year-old Dongchang, he will have to watch in the future."
…
At the entrance of the theater.
Gao Bin left angrily.
Xuan Fu said to the boss: "Okay, I'm going to bring the fire upon myself. If your team wants to leave, leave quickly. And -"
The boss was shocked and surprised. He didn't expect that the young master could see through his plan. This was indeed what they meant in the conversation just now. But he didn't expect that the young master would really follow his words and help so much. He bowed his head and bent down to apologize, but Xuan Fu waved his hand to indicate that they should stop doing this.
"Just tell me what you want to say." The class owner was humble.
Xuanyun Fu: "There are martial artists in the team, including Officer Ling, who is also very good at ghost steps. If you have real skills, why are you doing unorthodox methods? The most important thing is that you can't protect others with this, and it's easy to lose more than you gain."
This troupe owner is neither a dirty and cruel pimp - if he really wanted to make money as a pimp, he would not have been so hesitant to protect Xiao Lingguan. Since he has a conscience, he should not have such thoughts.
"The other actors have their own talents. You should spend more time thinking about the script. Your script is really ugly. You should spend some money to hire someone who can write lyrics and music."
Many people have always been resentful that they didn't see the tiger being beaten.
Liu Qiang was standing by and said, "That's right. The martial artist's somersault was very neat and clean. It would be better to just write about beating a tiger."
Good brother! Xuanyunfu thought.
The troupe leader wiped his sweat and nodded repeatedly. He was afraid, and he didn't know if he had listened or not. However, Xuanfu didn't care and led his men to retreat. He still had to go shopping to buy gifts for his father, the emperor.
Lin Zheng drove his people back first because he wanted to sleep.
"I will place Officer Ling outside the East Factory first." Xu Xiaoman said to his son.
Liu Qiang was anxious, "Uncle Xiaoman, didn't you agree to let my family go?" He saw that Gao Bin was going to cause trouble for Xuanfu, and thought that he couldn't be disloyal and share the trouble. His grandfather had agreed.
Xu Xiaoman saw that Liu Qiang had good intentions, so he smiled and said, "Gao Bin has remembered the East Factory now, so you guys should stay out of it. After a while, you can talk to Xiao Lingguan and see where Xiao Lingguan wants to go."
"Yes, it's the same in my house or yours." Xuanyuefu acted like a big brother to Liu Jiaojiao and said, "Listen to my father."
Liu Qiang: “…” He gave face to the fat boy this time for the sake of Uncle Xiaoman.
Xu Xiaoman was very amused when he saw the two children quarreling with each other.
So much fun.
Xuanyifu pretended to be a big boss for once, and now he is obsessed with being a "boss". Hehehe, being a domineering boss is really fun. So when they went shopping later, Xuanyifu acted like a domineering boss, buying this and that, and Xu Xiaoman paid for it. Xuanyifu just hugged his father to express his gratitude, and treated Liu Qiang like a younger brother and ordered him around. Liu Qiang dared to be angry and speak out.
"I'm giving Uncle Xiaoman some face, big fat boy, don't go too far."
Xu Xiaoman smiled and said, "You don't have to give me face." He wanted to see how Liu Qiang would deal with Duoduo.
Liu Qiang: ... "Uncle, I'll give you some face."
Xu Xiaoman laughed out loud.
"Are you afraid of Duoduo?"
Liu Qiang: "It's not that I'm afraid. He's fat and short and doesn't know Kung Fu. If I hit him, he'll cry loudly. But I can't hit him because it's too much of a bully for a child. I can't win an argument with him."
Xuan Fu gritted his teeth, "Dad, don't listen to what Liu Jiaojiao said. He usually likes to argue with me, but today I took the opportunity to bully him on purpose."
What kind of bullying? They are just two kids playing around. Xu Xiaoman nodded.
Liu Qiang curled his lips and said, "Okay, okay, big fat boy, I will let you go today."
"Liu Jiaojiao, come and get the things quickly. Carry them carefully."
Liu Qiang was carrying a lot of bags. He turned around and saw that Wang Yuansun had nothing on his arms. He cried out, "Fat boy, why don't you let Wang Yuansun carry all the bags while you're carrying them?"
Wang Yuansun smiled and said he could help.
"No, I want you to take it." Xuan Fu and Wang Yuansun were not familiar with each other, so he had no psychological burden to play this kind of "good buddies being cheap" game with Liu Qiang, because he knew that Liu Qiang would not take it seriously, and Liu Qiang would definitely "retaliate" later.
They were all within his expected and acceptable range.
But Wang Yuansun was different. He was afraid that the black sesame dumpling would really hold a grudge.
Liu Qiang didn't understand and felt it was unfair, so he handed the thing in his hand directly to Wang Yuansun. Wang Yuansun took it with a smile and said nothing.
After strolling for a while, Xu Xiaoman treated the children to dinner.
"No more roast duck. It's cold now. I'll take you guys to eat a big stir-fry."
Xuanyuefu was hungry, so he didn't care what it was. He skipped and held his father's hand. Liu Qiang saw it and hurried to catch up, saying to Wang Yuansun: "Luckily you came today. We are really brothers in distress."
"Yes." Wang Yuansun said with a smile.
This shop is a food shop, not as big as a roast duck shop, it is just an ordinary first-floor shop. The front looks small, but it is quite spacious inside. They came early and had a seat. The proprietress greeted them and asked, "What would you like to eat today, Master Xu? Is it the same as before?"
"Yes, one with normal chili and one without chili."
Manyu Fu: "Dad, I can eat spicy food."
"Me too." Liu Qiang also likes spicy food.
Wang Yuansun was about to say that he could do it too. Xu Xiaoman smiled and said, "Try the non-spicy ones, they are also very fragrant."
"That's right, try it everyone, I'll make a perpetual motion machine in a moment!" Xuanyifu said happily.
Liu Qiang: "What perpetual motion machine?"
“If it’s too spicy, try something non-spicy. If the non-spicy food is tasteless, try something spicy. If you repeat this cycle, you can eat a lot.” So happy.
Liu Qiang said immediately: "Finally I know why your face is so fat."
Xuanyifu stretched out his hand and punched him, but Liu Qiang dodged and made a face at him. Xuanyifu pouted and said childishly, "I won't bother with you."
"It's clear that I can't win."
"I'll outsmart you in a minute!"
They started bickering again.
Xu Xiaoman was very happy to hear this. Duoduo and Liu Qiang were good friends, very good. He looked at Wang Yuansun again. He was always very well-behaved and tactful, as if there was a layer between them. No wonder Duoduo said that he couldn't play with him. In fact, it didn't matter if he couldn't play with him. It was good that he was tactful.
After waiting for a while, the aroma came out first. Xuanyifu swallowed his saliva and said he was hungry. Liu Qiang also sniffed and said it smelled good. Xuanyifu's dog nose smelled "the smell of shrimp, squid, and fish balls."
"Yes, this restaurant makes a pot of river fish, whatever they buy is fried." Xu Xiaoman looked at Wang Yuansun, "You should eat river fish when you are at home, right? I remember that Qianzhong is close to rivers and seas."
Wang Yuansun hurriedly said, "Food."
"That's good." Xu Xiaoman nodded, turned to Liu Qiang and said, "There are few rivers in Sumakan, not to mention the sea. You should try it more."
Liu Qiang: "Okay, Uncle Xiaoman."
It’s served in two large casserole pots, and the spicy one is fried with red peppers and red oil. There are also various river seafood, including large shrimps, small shrimps, squids, fish balls, and thin and narrow fish. Everything is fried and stir-fried again, and the taste is fresh, fragrant and spicy.
It’s not spicy and not fried, but it’s very fresh and fragrant, as if it was braised.
Xu Xiaoman asked the children to eat. The table was suddenly filled with all kinds of delicious, spicy and fragrant food. Duo Xinfu took a few bites, reached out to peel the shrimps, and gave them to his father.
"Dad, eat first."
Xu Xiaoman saw that the boy's fingers were covered with red oil. He ate the shrimp first, and felt soft in his heart. He asked, "Are your fingers spicy?"
"Not spicy, Dad." Manyufu looked at it eagerly, "Dad, is it delicious?"
"tasty."
"Then I'll peel more, I'll peel a bowl!"
Xu Xiaoman agreed. So Duofu was busy peeling shrimps and putting them on a plate. But when he looked up, he found that half of them were missing. He glared at Liu Qiang and Liu Qiang laughed so hard that he wanted to get revenge!
"You just treated me as a servant to carry your bags. Pay me now!"
Manyu Fu: "Hehe. You are so precious."
"It's all right, it's all right." Liu Qiang also learned many catchphrases.
Many Fu people didn't care about the little man's mistakes and directly took the plate and said, "Dad, let's eat quickly, half for each of us."
"It will be more fragrant if dipped in red oil, and there will be noodles later." Xu Xiaoman said.
Xuanyu Fu: "I love eating noodles!" They are very fragrant when coated with red oil.
They are indeed father and son, both of them are very happy.
After eating, I stopped shopping and went home. Because tomorrow was my birthday, even the rough man Liu Qiang was told by his grandfather to go back early to prepare before going out. "You need to take a shower, have a good massage, try on clothes, and go to bed early."
"Me too." Xuan Fu's ten fingers were all stained with spicy flavor. Although they were wiped clean, the fragrance still remained. He also wanted to go home and wash them. At this time, he waved his hand: "See you tomorrow!"
Wang Yuansun: "See you tomorrow."
"I'm leaving."
Go your separate ways.
Xu Xiaoman carried the things, Xuanyuefu took them, and the father and son got in the car and went home. Xuanyuefu got in the car and massaged his father's arms and legs. Xu Xiaoman almost laughed to death, and pulled his son to sit down, "Dad is not tired."
"But I spent a lot of Dad's money today."
"Dad has a lot of money." Xu Xiaoman's hands also felt spicy, so he didn't touch the child's head and said, "As long as Duoduo doesn't use the money to harm others or himself, you can spend it however you want."
Manyufu puppies, with tears in their eyes, threw themselves into their father's arms.
He now has love, money and five days of vacation!!!
He is the happiest person. Puppy satisfied.jpg
Once they got back to the East Factory, the father and son washed up first. Xuanfu washed his face with soap several times. In this era, soap was available. At least the East Factory had it. There was also tooth powder and toothbrush, which was very convenient. So he just brushed his teeth.
Xuanyunfu missed Wang Banban. After asking Sister Zhuyue, Wang Banban drank the medicine and went to sleep. He could only tell Sister Zhuyue and Sister Zhuixing what happened today, "...I put on airs. It was really funny. Gao Bin's face turned black with anger."
The star-chasing crowd laughed and said that the young master was very capable.
But it didn't have the feeling of Wang Banban praising him to act together. Xuanyufu felt that it was meaningless to show off halfway, so he didn't mention it.
Xuanyunfu didn't want to think about Gao Bin anymore, thinking it was over. But Gao Bin went back home with a gloomy face, and before he got home he asked his servant to go and find out: "Find out about those three, especially the one in the middle, who dared to go against me."
The servant responded quickly, saying that it was better to investigate this now than to go back home. If the young master was so angry, who knows who he would be mad at if he went back.
But today is different, today Mr. Gao is at home.
Gao Bin went back in a rage, first kicking the doorman and calling him a blind man. The doorman knelt down and begged for mercy, saying that he was wrong. In fact, everyone could see that the young master was unhappy today and took his anger out on others.
"Master, the master is at home." The close servant reminded.
Gao Bin calmed down a bit and waited to find out who it was. In the evening, the servant returned to the mansion and reported one by one: "The one in the middle is the Ninth Thousand Years Old——"
"He's a shitty nine thousand years old."
The servant quickly changed his words and said, "Yes, that is Xu Daren's adopted son from the East Factory, named Duo Nuofu. The taller one next to him is Liu Qiang, the young master of the First-class General's Mansion, and the one on the other side is from the General's Mansion."
"Xu Xiaoman is a eunuch, what a nobody." Gao Bin cursed. There was no need to touch the other two families. He had to punish the kid from the East Factory. "The adopted son of a stinking eunuch, he puts on airs in front of me and even competes with me for his father."
"Where's my dad?"
The servant hurriedly said, "The master has gone to the mistress's yard."
Tomorrow is the emperor's birthday. Madam Gao has an imperial decree and must go to the palace to celebrate the birthday together. For such an important event, Lord Gao will naturally stay with his wife. He usually stays in the courtyards of the concubines.
Gao Bin took his maid to the main courtyard, as he would also go to the palace to celebrate his birthday tomorrow.
Mrs. Gao gave birth to a legitimate son and a daughter, who was married off at an early age. When she was young, she was also bullied by her mother-in-law, but she outlasted her mother-in-law. Now, Mrs. Gao has the final say in the mansion and the backyard, and she lives a very comfortable life.
The couple had their meal and talked about entering the palace tomorrow.
Madam Gao said, "The carriage from the palace went to the princess's residence today."
"Which princess?"
"Princess Changping, I don't know what's going on." Mrs. Gao said.
Mr. Gao nodded and asked again, "Have you gone to other royal family mansions to pick up people?"
"Then there is no more." Mrs. Gao replied.
Mr. Gao was thinking about something and he slowed down his eating. Mrs. Gao saw that he didn't want to eat anymore. After a while, Mr. Gao said, "Li Tong was promoted earlier and transferred to the Ministry of Revenue. He is only a fifth-rank official."
"You eat it, I don't want to eat it."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Gao smiled and said, "I've finished eating too. I have to get up early tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night if I eat too much." She told the servants to leave.
The servants cleared the meal, served hot water, handed over a towel, and brought hot tea.
The couple went to the side hall and sat down to rest. It was still early and they would definitely not be able to sleep, so they said it would be a good idea to go to the palace to celebrate the birthday tomorrow.
"This is the first time His Majesty has celebrated his 1000th birthday since he ascended the throne."
Lord Gao did not respond, thinking that this might be some deep meaning from the emperor. He had previously advised the emperor to select a concubine, but the emperor used the excuse that the late emperor had just passed away and observed a three-year mourning period. He said that anyone who proposed a concubine would be unloyal and unfilial, and he shut everyone up.
It's a pity that the legitimate daughter is married off. Lin'er is of the right age, so it's okay to be born out of wedlock...
"Master and Madam, the young master wants to see you."
Mrs. Gao was happy, "Let him in quickly."
After Gao Bin came in, he greeted his father and mother first, and said that he had eaten, that it was cold and he would not feel cold if he put on more clothes, and that his mother was relieved. Mr. Gao glanced at his eldest son and said, "You haven't been out fooling around recently?"
Mrs. Gao stopped asking questions.
"Father, you have already told me, how could I dare? I just went out to listen to a play and didn't do anything wrong." Gao Bin sat aside.
Mr. Gao looked over coldly, "Are you going to see some serious play? Don't think I don't know."
"Dad, these are just some new things. They won't cause any trouble. I remember everything you said." Gao Bin was not afraid of being found out by his father about watching obscene plays. He was married, had children, and had concubines. Going out to watch an obscene play and support a leading actor was nothing out of the ordinary.
Mr. Gao withdrew his gaze and drank tea, thinking that he would not pursue the matter. It was better to hang out with actors than to cause trouble outside. Mrs. Gao said, "Bin'er, you should also take care of yourself."
"Mom, I know that the little actor is still clean." Gao Bin said this with some worry, "Dad, I really avoided a lot of trouble today. I originally said I would redeem the little actor, but someone intercepted it this morning. It was Xu Xiaoman's son from the East Factory."
Mr. Gao's eyes now shifted to his son's face, "Xu Xiaoman?"
"Yes, that Duo Fu was followed by people from the Eastern Depot. He wore a Feiyu suit and had a knife on his waist. He was so arrogant. Dad, I'm not saying this, but you are too cautious. If your son meets a eunuch outside, he has to lower his head. The eunuch's adopted son said: Your father is in charge of Shengdu Gate. Do you know who my father is?" Gao Bin added fuel to the fire.
Mrs. Gao was also angry when she heard this, "How arrogant of a eunuch's adopted son."
"That's right, mother. I told you everything that you said. I didn't dare to make it up." Gao Bin felt really ashamed when he said this. "I still have to go to the palace to celebrate my birthday tomorrow, so I just said forget it. The actor doesn't care, but I really can't stand being humiliated like this outside the theater."
Mr. Gao knew that his eldest son was trying to provoke him, but he also knew that his eldest son would not dare to lie in front of him, so he put down the teacup in his hand with a "dang" sound.
Gao Bin didn't dare to say anything more.
"The emperor values Xu Xiaoman. I give him some face outside, but he is getting more and more arrogant."
Gao Bin nodded in his heart, "Dad, you are higher in official rank than him."
"The emperor values the East Factory because eunuchs have no family or offspring to use as a lever, so they are a good weapon. However, any eunuch can become the head of the East Factory. Xu Xiaoman will not have a good ending if he makes enemies like this." Lord Gao's eyes are deep. You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. No matter how useless his eldest son is, he is not someone a eunuch's adopted son can hold in high esteem.
After hearing what his father said, Gao Bin tried to test his father: "Dad, next time I meet Duan Lifu, can you teach him a lesson? Give him a taste of his own medicine."
"Yeah." Mr. Gao took a sip of tea, "Just don't get maimed."
"I got it, Dad." Gao Bin smiled viciously in his heart, wondering if he would be able to catch Fu Xuan next time.
The other end.
Princess Changping left the palace first. Although she had been busy with the two concubines all day, she was in high spirits. She couldn't help smiling while sitting in the carriage. The maidservant beside her said happily, "Your Majesty values the princess so much that the reception of the foreign ministers and their wives tomorrow will be left to the princess."
"There are also two dowager concubines." Princess Changping said this, but she actually knew that the two dowager concubines were just titled for show. After all, she was only the emperor's cousin, so there had to be someone older than her.
Simply put: Princess Changping came to the palace today to rehearse the procedures with the two concubines.
Tomorrow is a big day, and the palace hasn’t been this lively for a long time.
The two concubines are younger than the princess. They used to be gloomy, but now they are somewhat radiant. They are just too shy and dare not put on airs. They humbly ask Princess Changping for guidance, and ask Princess Changping to bear more of the burden tomorrow.
Both parties got along well, were knowledgeable and interesting, and the work went smoothly.
Just wait until tomorrow.
The palace gates were locked and it was just getting dark when the head of the Internal Affairs Office led his men to the East Factory in a hurry to deliver the auspicious clothes to the prince. Instead of paying respects and performing formalities, he wanted to flatter and curtsy.
Wang Yuanyuan finally showed up and was received in no time. The only thing left to do was to get down to business - little Duofu trying on clothes.
Xuanyuefu looked at the bright yellow robe with a dragon embroidered in the middle hanging in the palace servant's hand and turned to look at his father in shock. I, I, I, I, I - it can't be what I think!
Emperor Ningwu also arrived at this time. He knelt down as soon as he entered the door. His eyes first looked at the dumbfounded yet clever boy in the crowd, with the expression 'I am finally the crown prince' written on his face.
"Everyone, get up." Emperor Ningwu, who was sitting in the middle, called out, "I'm here to see my prince. Has he tried on his new clothes?"
Manyu Fu had recovered from his great excitement and shock. He was now four parts shy and six parts overbearing. "Father, there is a dragon on my chest. I am embarrassed."
Xu Xiaoman felt like rubbing the baby's face with her hands, how could it be so cute.
Zhong Jue:......
Speechless, this illiterate person.
"Look at what he said, four claws is a python, five claws is a dragon, count the claws yourself." Zhong Yun: "You haven't even put on the prince's clothes yet, are you thinking about the dragon robe?"
The eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department were trembling with fear and wished they would go blind.
Xuan Fuke was not afraid at all, he went up to count the claws on his new clothes, "It's really four claws, I saw the dragon embroidered on it looked very majestic, I thought it was a dragon."
Zhong Yun had to ask Master Hu how he learned the term "dragon spirit".
The prince's ceremonial robes were layer upon layer and very heavy. Xuan Duanfu could not put them on by himself, so the eunuchs from the internal affairs office came forward to help him. After he had put them on, Xuan Duanfu said: "They are so heavy."
He was so happy and proud that he puffed out his chest.
I am the prince!
Very impressive!
I will wear this out tomorrow to scare Liu Qiang and others, as well as Master Hu, hehehe.
Zhong Yun saw his son walking with airs, and turned to laugh at Xiao Man. Jiu Qiansui saw that there were only eunuchs and outsiders present, so he didn't bother Zhong Yun, but his face said: save face for the kid.
Emperor Ningwu: ...
"As expected of the son of me and the Nine Thousand Year Old Man, you are walking well. It seems that nothing will go wrong tomorrow."
Xuanyunfu raised his head and puffed out his chest, promising: "Father, I have put on a lot of airs today, and I am very good at pretending. I will definitely not embarrass you and father tomorrow."
"Duoduo won't be embarrassed." Xu Xiaoman said. Even if she was embarrassed, it didn't matter. Duoduo was cute and everyone loved her.
Zhong Yun asked, "Didn't you buy me a gift today? Why are you being so arrogant?"
He knew Xiaoman's character. He never put on airs in front of ordinary people. If he did, the other party would definitely be a profiteer who deliberately asked for an exorbitant price.
Xu Xiaoman told him in a few words. Zhong Yun: "Kaohsiung's son?"
"Yeah." Xu Xiaoman nodded.
Manyu Fu did not dare to sit down, for he was afraid that his clothes would get wrinkled. These were new clothes that he was going to show off tomorrow. So he stood in front of the two fathers and said, "Dad, do you want to help me find a place for tomorrow?"
Zhong Yun first raised his hand and knocked on Xuan Fu's head.
"You are a prince, how can you speak like a local tyrant?"
Many blessings touch the head and puff up the cheeks.
Zhong Yun saw it and said, "You are such a loser. You are the prince, but you don't find your own place and let me get involved. It's really shameful."
Xuanyunfu suddenly realized, "Oh, that's right. It's my first time as a crown prince and I haven't gotten used to it yet. I keep forgetting it." He immediately became more aggressive and asked, "Gao Bin should enter the palace tomorrow, right?"
Zhong Yun didn't know that it would be a joke for him, an emperor, to worry about which son or daughter-in-law his ministers would bring into the palace. Xu Xiaoman nodded, "Mrs. Gao has only one legitimate son, so she will definitely bring him to the palace to meet the emperor."
Many blessings: ready to fight.jpg
Both Lord Gao and Emperor Ningwu's parents supported their children to seek justice and not bring shame to their family, but Gao Bin never expected that it would happen so soon. Not even two days later, Xuan Fu would come to him.
That night, Xuan Duofu took off his clothes and slept sweetly, looking forward to the next day.
"Banban, I am the little prince."
Wang Yuanyuan was also excited. He had been holding back the good news for more than half a month and could not wait any longer to come over. He had taken some medicine and covered himself up all day, and his sweating and cold had improved a lot. But he was afraid of upsetting Xiao Duofu, so he slept in the outer room. At this time, the two of them were talking in bed, separated by a door.
"Long live the little prince."
Manyu Fu: "Hey, hey, hey, Banban, you are so supportive."
"I will help the prince to punish the Gao family member tomorrow."
Manyu Fu excitedly punched the quilt and said, "OK!"
So after the little prince fell asleep, Wang Yuanyuan wrapped herself in clothes and tiptoed out. She ran into Xu Xiaoman in the yard. Xu Xiaoman said: "You have a cold, why are you going to the East Palace so late at night?"
"That's not the same thing. I'll go get another bottle of medicine." Wang Yuanyuan was afraid that her illness would not be cured quickly, so she wanted to take more medicine.
Xu Xiaoman: ...No matter how rough he is, he knows that he can’t take too much medicine.
"Did you drink this afternoon? If you have, don't drink anymore. Going to bed early is better than anything else. Don't drink too much medicine and be unable to get up tomorrow."
Wang Yuanyuan thought the same thing and said, "Then I'll go back to sleep. What do you want to do? Just pretend I didn't ask."
"I'm not going to Zichen Palace. Tomorrow is a big day and I have to get up early. I just can't sleep."
Wang Yuanyuan stayed, thinking about comforting Xu Xiaoman. The son she raised would be the emperor in the future.
As a result, Xu Xiaoman said, "Today, Zhong Yun said that Duoduo must move to the Purple Palace first. If he becomes the crown prince and lives in the East Factory, the ministers outside will complain." He couldn't help but sigh and said, "If Duoduo goes to the Purple Palace, I have to go with him. You guys can sleep in the East Factory from now on."
Wang Yuanyuan: ???
"Then I, the eunuch, will also go there. Zhao Erxi and I will squeeze in together."
Zhao Erxi: ??? Why don’t you ask this eunuch?
There was no sadness at all. Xu Xiaoman thought there was nothing else to do and went back to sleep. He had to get up early tomorrow. Wang Yuanyuan: ...He slept too.
On November 1st, Emperor Ningwu celebrated his 100th birthday.
At si, all officials, members of the royal family, and women of imperial order entered the palace. The left and right side gates were all opened, and the eunuchs from the Internal Affairs Office were waiting early. Officials, members of the royal family, and relatives went through the left side gate, while women with their children went through the right side gate, and all of them waited in front of the Taiji Hall.
The ladies were stunned for a moment, because according to previous precedents, they would go to the Right Palace to wait first. Even when they came to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, they would be led by the ladies of each palace to kneel and pay their respects to the saint from a distance.
Today, the women of the family were ordered to go to the Taiji Palace.
That's really strange.
Everyone was mumbling this in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it. The current emperor is different from before...
The nanny led the people over and arranged them in order, regardless of family, first or second rank, and children of all genders. The noble ones from the royal family were in front, and then the children were arranged in a row at the back according to their rank.
The eunuchs led the adults to their seats.
Although there were thousands of people in front of the Taiji Hall, it was very crowded, but it was quiet and there was no chaos at all. After a while, the team was lined up and everyone was standing in an orderly manner in their imperial robes and official uniforms.
Liu Qiang was standing at the back with the children. His grandfather was in the first row of officials, and even if he stood on tiptoe he could not see his grandfather's back. Next to him stood the children of other generals. Standing in the corner behind him was Wang Yuansun. Liu Qiang greeted Wang Yuansun, and Wang Yuansun shook his head slightly, meaning that there was no need to talk about it for the time being.
I know. Liu Qiang knew that no noise was allowed in the palace, especially in the Taiji Hall.
This is not their house.
When we went out today, grandpa had told us to behave ourselves and be serious, and not to look around or talk nonsense. But Liu Qiang couldn't help it, it was too boring, everyone was so quiet and didn't talk, he looked forward - he was in the second row of the children, the first row was the royal family with titles.
He doesn't know.
Liu Qiang looked back again and recognized them in the crowd: the Li Ang brothers were there, Zhou Quan was there too, and also - Liu Qiang frowned, why is this guy here too.
Gao Bin was standing in the third row and felt a gaze coming towards him. It was the boy standing next to Xuan Duofu, from the Liu family. The Liu family was fine.
The two men's eyes met, then looked away with disgust, frequently looking back at the back row. Liu Qiang saw Yan Huaijin standing next to Gao Bin, and another person he didn't recognize, who must have been an adult.
Standing side by side with Yan Huaijin is Hu Kang, the son of Hu Taifu.
Yan Huaijin, who was always very serious, turned his head to look back. Hu Kang reminded him quietly: "Are you looking for someone? Don't look anymore."
"Well, I want to find a lot of blessings." Yan Huaijin said.
Hu Kang said no more.
Liu Qiang also looked for Xuandu Fu. It was strange. Where had Xuandu Fu gone? It was already this late. It was okay to skip classes at other times, but he couldn't be late today.
Gao Bin looked back and was also looking for Xuanyufu. Xuanyufu's father, Xu Xiaoman, was a third-rank official. Logically, Xuanyufu should be standing in the fourth row behind him. He also wanted to make fun of Xuanyufu. He said, "You spoke so arrogantly yesterday, why are you standing behind me today?"
Your father is no different.
The result is no.
Xu Xuanfu is not qualified to come, right? All the children here are from officials and noble wives. Xu Xuanfu is just an adopted son, so it must be fake. Gao Bin was a little relieved and looked away.
Everyone waited quietly for half an incense stick of time. The court drum struck twice and the chimes hummed solemnly.
"His Majesty has arrived."
Everyone knelt down in unison to pay homage and shouted "Long live the emperor".
Liu Qiang knelt in the crowd, and raised his head slightly quietly, but saw nothing and quickly lowered his head. He did not dare to make too much noise, and was still wondering where the fat boy had gone.
Grand Eunuch Zhao Erxi announced the imperial edict.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Establish a successor and uphold the foundation of the country... I have a son, born in Wuzhou, a gift from heaven, blessed with great fortune, but I fear that heaven may take him away, so I have kept his name secret. Now the time has come, my legitimate son, Zhong Duofu... shall be appointed Crown Prince."
Xuanyi Fu stood aside, a little distracted, because the imperial edict from the emperor praised him a lot, saying he was the smartest, most cute and blessed person in the world. He was immersed in the boasting for a while and was a little uncomfortable to hear Zhong Duofu.
Now that he has a throne to inherit, he changed his surname to Zhong, feeling that it would bring him a lot of blessings just like farming.
Both fathers' surnames are very homophonic.
The emperor father said that he could call him whatever he wanted internally. He also thought that the surname Xu was good, because it brought good fortune, but as for externally...
Duozai understands.
Liu Qiang was kneeling in the crowd and was distracted for a while, because he didn't quite understand the imperial edict. When he noticed some movement in front of him, he looked up, but saw nothing. However, there were some murmurings on their side. Liu Qiang was shocked: The imperial edict is being announced, and you still dare to talk.
But just now he seemed to have heard many names of Fu, but it didn't seem to be that.
The officials of the Censorate in front suddenly looked up, and saw in disbelief that on the steps, in addition to Emperor Ningwu, there was also the Crown Prince in auspicious clothes - the adopted son of Xu Xiaoman, the Nine Thousand Year Old Prince of the Eastern Factory, who was very blessed.
It is truly a blessing.
Everyone was shocked and moved their lips. Suddenly they found that there were Jinwu Guards guarding the hall. If anyone had any objection, they could stand up. This was an imperial decree, and the decree was final and could not be discussed casually.
Master Hu was already kneeling in confusion. For the first time, he disregarded the rules and wanted to ask the people around him, was it Duofu or Zhong Duofu mentioned in the imperial edict? Did His Majesty have another son with the same name?
On the steps, many people knelt on one knee to receive the order.
"Your son accepts the order."
Liu Qiang: Damn, I seem to hear the fat boy’s voice, up there.
Master Hu also heard and saw that fat face - he could hardly kneel, his body was shaking. Xuan Xuanfu was really the emperor's legitimate son - maybe he hadn't woken up yet, he was still dreaming.
All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked and uproarious, and no one of them reacted.
The chief eunuch Zhao Erxi said: "Everyone kneel down to welcome the crown prince."
Everyone came to their senses. Master Hu didn’t stand up at first, his legs were a little weak, and he stood up in a somewhat awkward manner. This time he saw clearly that he was really blessed, wearing the prince’s auspicious clothes.
"Long live the prince." All the ministers knelt and kowtowed.
Although the officials were confused, they had practiced the salute thousands of times and did not make any mistakes. No matter how shocked they were, they performed the salute according to the rules. Only then did someone realize that Xu Xiaoman was not standing in the team today.
Someone brought it up later.
I'm afraid Xu Xiaoman already knew about it, so he got up early and waited in the Taiji Hall, but no one showed up.
Of course. After all, he is the prince's adoptive father. It is not normal for a son to kneel before his father.
Xu Xiaoman used to be considered as adoptive father, but now they can only be considered as monarch and subject, and the prince is half a monarch.
But who told the Crown Prince and His Majesty to follow their father's argument? You should go to His Majesty and argue with the Crown Prince.
Who dares?
The matter was left unresolved, but everyone knew in their hearts that Xu Xiaoman's position as the Ninth Prince was firmly established, and he was all-powerful. His adopted son would be the emperor in the future, and no one would dare to offend him.
In the line of children, Liu Qiang stood up in a daze, then knelt down to salute, turned his head and asked the person next to him: "Just now, Prince, is our new prince very blessed?" Oh shit.
Some people in the front row were almost scared to death.
"Shhhhhh, don't talk nonsense about the prince."
Liu Qiang stood up after kneeling, and turned to look at Gao Bin. He was immediately delighted. Gao Bin's face turned as white as paper, and his legs were shaking. He ignored his shock and said, "Did you hear that? Xuan Duofu is the new crown prince."
Gao Bin almost fell down, and his head hit the ground with a thud.
Liu Qiang: It feels great.
But how did Xuan Duofu become the prince?
He looked at the others. Li Ang, Zhou Quan and Yan Huaijin were all shocked and a little confused. Well, it seemed that no one knew the same as him.
The ceremony in the main hall had not yet ended. Liu Qiang could not talk to anyone except to whisper a few words. He could only follow the main process. The emperor brought the prince into the Taiji Hall to worship their ancestors, and the foreign officials had to wait. After the worship was over, they could rest and have the banquet.
When the time comes, he will have to explain in detail how Xuan Duofu became the prince. It is too vague and scary.
It was not only Xuan Duofu and his friends who were frightened. When the officials in the front saw the emperor and the prince enter the hall, they felt the cold wind and found that their backs were wet and their foreheads were covered with sweat. Some of them knelt down and wiped their sweat, while those in the front row did not dare to move and lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking.
Mr. Zhou stood in the middle, and the always strict and serious Mr. Zhou couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat with his sleeve. He scolded Fu Xuan at home last time.
When Lord Zhou thought of this, he was horrified. He wondered if his son had told Xuanyu Fu about this. He probably hadn't, had he? What had he scolded Xuanyu Fu for? A eunuch's adopted son was not ambitious? He should not be associated with him?
!!!
I dare not think about it anymore.
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
Zhong Yun and his son stood one in front of the other.
"Just kowtow three times to Taizu," said Emperor Ningwu.
The newly appointed Crown Prince Duofu knelt on the cushion and looked at the largest spirit tablet in the middle. He took a quick glance and did not see the one opened by Zhongmou, so he knelt down and kowtowed three times.
Zhong Yun touched the boy's head and it felt cold. It was the prince's golden jade hair crown.
"Is it sinking?"
"Chen." Xuanyu Fu nodded and said, "But I'm so happy. I'm going to scare people when I go out." He thought about it all night!
Zhong Yun couldn't help but laugh and said, "What a promising future." But Duofu's expression was exactly the same as Xiaoman's, and his heart immediately softened. This was his and Xiaoman's child, and he would inherit the throne in the future.
It's just a scare tactic.
"Good boy." Emperor Ningwu praised.
Xuanyu Fu: Both dads have a really thick filter for him.
So happy~
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