Chapter 80 [Dinner]

Royal study room.

Emperor Qing woke up slowly.

Subconsciously, he was about to review the memorials.

Looking at the empty imperial desk, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he remember that from today on, the Crown Prince would be regent.

Those memorials have been sent to the Eastern Palace.

Suddenly having nothing to do, Emperor Qing felt a lot more relaxed.

So this is what it feels like not having to attend morning court or review memorials to the emperor.

That's cool!

The old eunuch brought breakfast. Emperor Qing ate some and went to the place where arrows were sharpened to start studying again.

He had been honing his skills in making armor-piercing arrows for nearly ten years, but had never succeeded.

However, he has always persisted, day after day for ten years.

Whenever he had time, he would use it to sharpen arrows.

"Today is the first time that the Crown Prince is regulating the country. Has anything happened?" Emperor Qing asked casually while sharpening his arrows.

The old eunuch stood ten steps away with his back bent, and narrated what had happened today.

"Oh?" Emperor Qing paused slightly while sharpening the arrow.

"The first time I was appointed as regent, I was impeached?
He is smart to cut the Gordian knot.”

Emperor Qing expressed his approval of Li Chengqian's actions.

He doesn't like Lai Mingcheng very much either.

If this matter continues to be delayed, it will only become more troublesome.

Therefore, the best way is to directly exile Lai Mingcheng to the southwest Gobi Desert.

If you don't believe it, then go and see for yourself.

Take a good look!

"There is something that I suddenly remembered. Since the crown prince is the regent, does he need to have a crown princess?" Emperor Qing suddenly asked.

This question came so suddenly that even the old eunuch was stunned for a moment.

"Your Majesty, the laws of Qing are numerous. I'm afraid we need to call the Minister of Rites to ask him about this."

As a personal eunuch, in addition to serving, one must also be careful and attentive, and more importantly, be able to communicate with the emperor.

Able to take over the conversation and give answers.

Otherwise, we can't let the emperor talk to himself all day long.

How dignified!

Resolving problems is also the duty of a personal eunuch.

The old eunuch has been doing this very well over the years.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to gain the trust of Emperor Qing.

For example, at this moment, the old eunuch's words just happened to hint at something and give Emperor Qing some inspiration.

Therefore, to be the emperor's personal eunuch, one needs to be omnipotent.

Not everyone can do it.

"Send a message for Guo Youzhi to come to the palace!"

"Yes!"

East Palace.

Li Yunrui came back from the morning court, and became even more determined. In order to dominate the world in the future, he had to find someone to supervise the country.

"Your Highness, all memorials have been sent to the Eastern Palace today." Chunmei stepped forward and said.

Li Chengqian: "..."

Can it be sent to Emperor Qing?

He just wants to get paid and doesn't want to go to work.

"Your Highness, Fan Xian, the son of Si Nanbo, has a letter for you." Xia Lan handed over a letter.

Li Chengqian opened it and took a quick look.

The content was simple: I had just arrived in Kyoto and planned to treat him to a meal.

After all, Fan Xian did not hold an official position and could not enter the palace at will.

The identity of the Commissioner cannot be exposed at will.

So, I could only ask him to go out of the palace to meet me.

This old bastard even said he brought him some Danzhou specialties.

However, Li Chengqian knew clearly that the so-called specialty was nothing more than a few salted fish.

Danzhou is famous for its salted fish.

I looked at the time and it was almost the agreed time.

Li Chengqian left the palace immediately.

Xia Lan and Qiu Zhu accompanied him.

"Your Highness, this memorial..." Chunmei asked.

"Please read it first, select the important and urgent ones, and report them to me, especially the disasters in the world."

"Yes!" Chunmei accepted the order.

The second prince's residence.

"Fan Xian has an appointment with the Crown Prince to have dinner at Yishiju today?"

The second prince was sitting barefoot on the swing, swaying slightly.

"Yes." Xie Bian replied.

"Is the Crown Prince really going?" The Second Prince was puzzled.

"He just left the East Palace." Xie Bian answered. "He is really a man of many talents. Fan Xian joined his army right after he arrived in Beijing. How amazing!" The Second Prince exclaimed.

"Let's go too." The second prince stood up and put on his shoes.

"But Fan Xian didn't invite us?" Xie Bian held the sword, somewhat puzzled.

"I have another advantage, which is that I like to come uninvited."

Having said that, he walked out.

"Oh, I almost forgot, remember to bring gifts." The second prince turned around and said.

"What gift?" Xie Bian paused.

The second prince smiled, turned around and picked up a bunch of grapes.

"This is a gift. Even though the gift may be small, the sentiment is great."

Xie Bian: "..."

Guangxin Palace.

"The second one is going too?"

In the pavilion, Li Yunrui was eating.

"Yes, I heard he brought a gift."

"What gift?"

The maid bowed slightly, "A bunch of grapes."

"puff!"

Li Yunrui almost spit out the food in his mouth.

"Just one string?"

"Ah."

"That's probably not enough for him to eat." Li Yunrui said with a smile.

"This gift is really light, and the sentiment is also light."

"Your Highness, there is one more thing. His Majesty has just summoned the Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi to the palace." said the personal maid.

"Do you know what it's about?"

"I don't know." The maid shook her head.

"What's the reaction of the Censorate regarding Lai Mingcheng's case?" Li Yunrui asked, wiping his mouth.

"The ministers were outraged, but no one dared to impeach him."

Li Yunrui chuckled, very disdainful.

“They usually shout loudly, but when they meet the real tough guys, they are still afraid.

This is a scholar.

Each and every one of them was also afraid of being exiled to the southwest Gobi Desert."

"How is Wan'er's condition? I heard she's getting much better."

Today, no one knew what she was thinking, but this man who had left his daughter in the royal villa for more than ten years and never visited her once suddenly asked about her illness.

"The princess is getting much better and is said to be almost fully recovered," said the personal maid.

“This prince is really capable.

Personal maids, two of the ninth rank and two of the eighth rank.

It can also train a powerful army of butchers.

Now, he also knows the art of alchemy.

Some other day, go get a pill from Wan'er and see the imperial physician."

The maid hesitated for a moment and said:

"Your Highness, the amount of pills in the princess's hand is just right, there is no excess."

"Oh, that's fine."

Fan Mansion.

study.

"Did Fan Xian go to Yishiju?" Fan Jian asked.

At this time, Liu Ruyu just brought some fruit.

"They went there early in the morning, and Ruoruo and Sizhe followed them." Liu Ruyu said.

"Something might go wrong during this meal." Fan Jian was a little worried.

"It's just a meal, it shouldn't be that serious, right?" Liu Ruyu didn't quite understand.

"After the meal, in the eyes of the outside world, Fan Xian has joined the Eastern Palace," Fan Jian said.

"The Crown Prince has always had a good reputation, and now he has become Regent. It seems like it would be a good idea to follow him, right?"

Fan Jian shook his head slightly. "The fight for the throne is bloody at every step. If you are not careful, you will be doomed."

Liu Ruyu sighed and said, "But it seems that the second prince has also gone."

Fan Jian: "Why didn't you say so earlier..."

Fan Jian glanced out the window, fell into deep thought, and frowned slightly.

"Master, Sizhe is here too. I hope they won't fight on the spot?" Liu Ruyu asked worriedly.

“It won’t be a fight, but this meal is definitely not simple.

The second brother and the prince have long been enemies.

Fan Xian is hosting today, and Lao Er came uninvited. I'm afraid something bad might happen...

When the time comes, Fan Xian will be in big trouble."

"What should we do then?" Liu Ruyu was still worried about her son.

"What do you mean by that? Things have already come to this, we can only wait and see." Fan Jian said speechlessly.

(End of this chapter)