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The prince walked hurriedly, waved his hands, and spoke without pausing: "No, no, Mingxi, why are you so late? I almost finished cutting the flowers! Tell me, when will you change your slow temper? It really makes me anxious!"
Ji Mingxi smiled and slowly replied, "Your Highness, I'm sorry for the wait. I..."
Before he finished speaking, the Crown Prince looked at Ji Yunxi and said, "Yunxi, I haven't seen you for a while. Why don't you come to my house more often? The Crown Princess misses you very much."
Ji Mingxi was already used to it, so he kept his mouth shut and stood aside, looking around at the scenery in the garden.
Ji Yunxi replied: "Your Highness——"
The prince didn't wait for Ji Yunxi to reply and looked at Wu Weian: "I have heard of you. You are the third place winner, right? Well done! A scholar should have your hardworking character. You should work hard in the Hanlin Academy for a few years and let Mingxi choose a good official position for you. You will definitely have a good future."
Wu Weian glanced at his elder brother and wife who were very accustomed to this scene, retracted his gaze, and listened respectfully with a smile to the prince's rapid teachings.
Before he came to the capital, Wu Weian had learned about the life stories of the crown prince and several princes.
The prince was the first one he excluded.
First of all, the prince's power is too conspicuous, making him a living target.
Secondly, the prince has always had a good reputation for being diligent and caring for the people, and the people all over the world support him very much because he has indeed done a lot of practical things.
Wu Weian had never seen the prince before, but judging from these two points, no matter whether the prince was pretending to be diligent and caring for the people or really was diligent and caring for the people, Wu Weian felt that the prince was a fool.
I think God loves me for being able to live until now.
However, after meeting the Queen a few days ago and spending some time with Ji Yunxi, Wu Weian changed the love from God to being protected by two women, the Queen and his wife.
That queen is no pushover. His wife is even less so.
On the way to visit the prince just now, Wu Weian asked Ji Yunxi what kind of person the prince was.
Ji Yunxi only said: "The prince and my brother have a very good relationship."
At that time, Wu Weian didn’t quite understand what it meant, but now, Wu Weian understands.
That’s right, people who have a good relationship with Lord Ji, even if their personalities seem to be completely different, are actually similar inside.
Because just as he was about to say "Thank you, Your Highness," the prince didn't even give him a chance to speak, and said to the eunuch beside him: "The other adults have arrived, so hurry over now!"
The emperor delegated some of his power, mainly in matters concerning the Ministry of Works and the Jingzhao Prefecture, allowing the prince to participate in state affairs.
The several dignitaries who came this time were the top three leaders of the Ministry of Works and Jingzhao Yinfu.
When the Crown Prince and his entourage entered, the adults all stood up to greet him, but the Crown Prince waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please sit down. Lord Yang, it rains a lot in Qinghe County this summer. How is the construction of your waterproof earth dam going?"
The Crown Prince now gave Lord Yang a chance to speak: "Your Highness, I have already instructed you on this matter and will be keeping an eye on it. Please rest assured, Your Highness."
The prince nodded and asked Lord Yang several more questions. Then he continued to ask several other lords.
After asking the Jingzhao Yinfu official, the prince added, "By the way, does that kind-hearted person from the previous year have any clues?"
The Jingzhao Yinfu official was silent for a moment with a dark face: "Your Highness, not yet."
Ji Yunxi and Wu Weian, who were sitting next to each other, looked at each other subconsciously.
Although the two did not talk, they could see what was in each other's eyes.
Wu Wei'an asked: "Is that kindhearted person Xuezhu?"
Ji Yunxi replied: "Yes."
Wu Weian withdrew his gaze and looked at the prince who had worked hard for the world and was truly diligent and caring for the people, and sighed softly.
That kind-hearted person should be happily dyeing cloth now.
After the prince finished asking, he looked at everyone in the hall and said, "Alright, I'll leave this place to you. Mingxi, come on, let's go. I'll take you to see the paintings I collected a few days ago."
Ji Mingxi stood up slowly and left the place together with the prince, who walked quickly but had to slow down to wait for his friend.
As soon as the prince left, the adults at the table all picked up their teacups and took a big sip each.
Then they all looked at Wu Weian.
Wu Wei'an was a little frightened by being looked at, and huddled beside Ji Yunxi: "Yun Niang, why did the prince and brother leave?"
Ji Yunxi glanced at him and said calmly, "The Crown Prince doesn't care about these matters. The Empress is in charge of these matters. This is the agreement reached between the Crown Prince and the Empress."
This prince, like her brothers, knows that there is darkness and non-darkness in the world.
In his early years, the prince had a big quarrel with the queen about this matter, saying that he didn't need these and he just wanted to be a prince in an upright manner.
But a few days later, someone died because of this incident.
After this incident, the prince was depressed for a while, and then seemed to have figured things out, so he had a heart-to-heart talk with the queen.
In the end, the two of them each took a step back, neither of them made things difficult for the other, and everyone kept their own ideas and did not interfere with each other.
He should be a good prince, and the queen should support the prince to ascend the throne.
Therefore, the adults in the prince's camp had to do two things: one was to obey the prince and do their job well, and the other was to obey the queen and protect the prince's forces and destroy the forces of other princes.
These adults were all selected by the Queen and Ji Yunxi, and none of them are easy to deal with.
Lord Yang spoke first, "Sir Editor, please stop pretending in front of us. How could the Third Lady's husband be an ordinary person?"
The other adults also looked meaningful, as if to say, "Stop acting, we are all in the same boat."
Wu Weian raised his eyebrows. He looked at Ji Yunxi who was drinking tea calmly nearby and felt that things were not quite what he thought.
In Wu Weian's imagination, Ji Mingxi was the one who participated in this party.
But unexpectedly, it was his wife? And his wife seemed to be very familiar with these adults?
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