MTL - Feng Xing-Chapter 40

Because there will be a grand meeting tomorrow, and all the princes have to attend, so after the family banquet, none of them left the palace.

Zong Yue sent Concubine Li back to Xianfu Palace, and then took Dewang and Decai to the five places where he lived before leaving the palace and building the mansion.

The Forbidden City at night is particularly bleak. Although there are many palace walls, it gives people a sense of emptiness. There is snow on both sides of the corridor, and under the moonlight, it emits a cold light.

Decai hesitated to speak several times. He seemed to have something to say along the way from Xianfu Palace to here, but he didn't say it.

Zong Yue glanced at him and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"The slave is just wondering about His Majesty's attitude. His Highness obviously did nothing in Yangzhou." Except for a trip to Taizhou, he visited Fan Jinchuan. But Emperor Jianping praised Zong Yue greatly. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he expressed his satisfaction with his ability to handle errands.

Others don't know about these things, as Zong Yue's confidant, Decai can't be ignorant. If this is considered a poor job, then Decai really has to wonder if His Majesty did this on purpose in front of others.

This is not a good thing for Zong Yue, the crown prince occupies the position of the crown prince, and the younger brothers below are growing up day by day, and each has their own power. A prince who doesn't want to be a prince is not a good prince. No matter how virtuous the prince is, he is still at a loss under so many hands. And the "hardcore princeling" King Wei around him, no matter what he said or did, it was always a mistake.

If you say the right thing and do the right thing, the prince will not remember Wei Wang's half-hearted favor, but will become a rafter in his early years. It is better to say wrong and do wrong, and it can be used as a tool to attack the prince.

Growing up in the Forbidden City since childhood, I have seen too many human feelings and hidden evil intentions. Zong Yue's taciturn character is not aimless, but it has become a habit after a long time.

But this time Emperor Jianping obviously wanted to set Zong Yue up as a target. If this attitude continued, Zong Yue would be the target of public criticism.

Decai can think of it, how could Zong Yue not think of it.

"What my father wants is precisely that this king should do nothing."

Zong Yue was still walking forward, but De Cai stopped in his tracks with a look of shock on his face.

…

So, only his concubine, that idiot, thought that pleasing his father would give him a good future. Little do they know that the emperor's mind is unfathomable.

Sending him to Yangzhou is to do business on the surface, but in fact it is to beat the prince's family. When he came back, he praised him greatly, which was to deceive others, and also to stand him up to block the prince's gun.

After all, the prince is a prince, born from the middle palace, the young couple of Empress Chen and Emperor Jianping, the relationship is not easily influenced by people. But Emperor Jianping is in his sixtieth year, and the crown prince is in his prime. This is not a good sign, especially the crown prince's family has not been peaceful in recent years.

But Emperor Jianping had no intention of abolishing the prince, so appropriate suppression was both a warning and a protection. With him distracting everyone's attention, he can not only distract the target who is going towards the prince, but also make the prince distracted and fear him. If there is one more opponent, everyone will be afraid to weigh it.

Several birds with one stone.

If Zong Yue was not mistaken, he would be the beloved son of Emperor Jianping for a long time to come.

The city of Taizhou was born of salt and prospered because of taxes. Salt boats gathered together, and merchants were like clouds.

The people are rich, and they are willing to eat, drink and have fun, so the Shangyuan Festival Lantern Market in Taizhou City is very lively every year.

As early as the day before, small merchants and hawkers set up lantern sheds, and merchants along the street also hung up colorful lanterns in front of their doors to show that the whole city celebrates together. On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, it was still dark, and the outside was already full of lights. All the yamen servants in the county government have been sent out, including the people from the inspection department, and they will also send troops to guard the whole city today. Water tanks have already been prepared at every street corner, filled with water, just in case one accidentally catches fire and escapes the water.

"Brother Fang Xian, let's go out and have a look too?"

The entire county government office was empty, only a few elderly servants were left to watch the gates. With the bustling outside, Feng Sheng naturally wouldn't stay in the house, and ordered Zhichun Zhiqiu to change clothes early on, planning to go out and join in the fun.

Hearing Fan Jinchuan's voice, she came out from inside.

Dressed in a green shirt, tall and tall, with a paper fan swaying gently, she is indescribably romantic.

Compared with Fan Jinchuan, Feng Sheng is half a head shorter, but in the south where men are generally not tall, he is not short.

This kind of her is very in line with the aesthetics of women nowadays, full of bookishness and gentleness.

"Brother Fan, Brother Fan, what's wrong with you?"

When Fan Jinchuan came back to his senses, he realized that there was a fan shaking in front of his eyes. Fang Fengsheng looked at him curiously.

"It's nothing, I'm just worried that there are so many pedestrians on the street, something might happen."

Not too many, after leaving the county office, I saw a sea of ​​people on the street in front of me, and the crowd moved forward slowly, making loud noises.

"I'm afraid there will be more people in Dengshi, but you and Liu Xiancheng have arranged the regulations. Every street will be patrolled by government soldiers, so nothing will happen."

While talking, Feng Sheng found that Fan Jinchuan was silent again.

"Brother Fan, you've been acting strange recently, what's on your mind?"

"No, nothing."

"Master, look at that lamp." Zhiqiu pointed to a small stall not far away, on which dozens of colorful lanterns were hung, including a few lotus lanterns, which were very eye-catching.

However, Feng Sheng's eyes were not on the lotus lantern, but on the jade rabbit lantern hanging at the corner.

The whole is pink and white, and the only red is the fairy peach held by Yutu. Looking at the handmade shape, it is not delicate, but it brings back a lot of memories for Feng Sheng.

…

"Feng Sheng wants it? Dad will buy it for you." The man in the green shirt went to the stall, took down a jade rabbit lamp, and put it in his daughter's hand, "Hold it carefully, don't knock over the candle inside."

"Thank you dad, dad is the best."

"Don't run around, there are many people in the city of lights."

…

"Want it? The young master will buy it for you." Feng Sheng said dotingly.

Zhiqiu, who was wearing a double bun, smiled happily, and ran to the lantern stand first.

Yes. Zhichun and Zhiqiu have resumed their women's attire now, which was beyond Fan Jinchuan's expectation at the time. Later, Xiaoqi told him that Zhiqiu was originally a girl, and only then did he realize that he might be the only one in the county government who was still kept in the dark.

But if Zhichun Zhiqiu is a woman, then the so-called Longyang Fentao was because he misunderstood Brother Fang Xian? But Fan Jinchuan wasn't happy about it at all, knowing that Chun Zhiqiu is a woman, Brother Fang Xian is not good at Long Yang, then...

Anyway, these days, Fan Jinchuan's mood is like a boat encountering wind and waves, sometimes calm, sometimes turbulent, unable to settle down for a moment, otherwise he wouldn't be in front of Feng Sheng, always out of his mind.

Seeing Feng Sheng went to buy two lanterns, one of the servant girls handed over one, the two little maidservants were full of joy, Brother Fang Xian also watched with a smile, Fan Jinchuan felt indescribably sour.

"Young master, what's wrong with you? At the beginning, you were afraid that Mr. Fang would have a shady habit, so you always stared at Zhichun Zhiqiu, fearing that they would spoil Mr. Fang. Now that Zhichun and Zhiqiu are girls, why are you still Is that how you look at people? Could it be—”

Fan Jinchuan hurriedly scolded: "What nonsense, I just saw that the lamp is doing well."

As he spoke, he stepped forward, and at this time Fang Fengsheng took another lantern from the stall, which was the Jade Rabbit lantern.

She paid the stall owner and turned around with the lantern in hand.

"Brother, you..."

"Brother Fan, don't you think this lamp looks good?"

Fan Jinchuan looked at the cute rabbit and said hesitantly, "It's pretty pretty."

"Brother Fan, do you like it? Would you like to have one too?"

Feng Sheng turned around and made a gesture to buy it, but Fan Jinchuan grabbed him: "My dear brother, most of the passers-by on the street carrying lanterns are women, children and children. It's not very elegant for us to carry lanterns..."

His embarrassment made Feng Sheng laugh.

"Okay, I'm teasing you." She looked Fan Jinchuan up and down, and saw that he was wearing a scholarly shirt, and he looked upright. The majesty of the majesty of the county is now, lest you go out and meet people."

Fan Jinchuan was embarrassed and wanted to say something, but Feng Sheng had already turned and left.

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Zhichun Zhiqiu hadn't seen such excitement for a long time, it was very lively.

Feng Sheng was also very interested, and led the two servant girls to have a look at the stall of the owner's family and the stall of the west family. Along the way, they bought Yuanxiao, chestnut candies, dragon beard candies, Poria cakes, small noodles, and candied haws. Feng Sheng said they bought them for the two girls, but in fact she seemed to like them more.

Not only did they eat, Fan Jinchuan and Xiao Qi were also given a hand.

That's all for Xiaoqi, he is still a child, Fan Jinchuan has never seen such a scene, looking at the things in his hand, his head is big.

"Brother Fan, help me carry it, I'll go and see that sugar painting seller."

The Jade Rabbit Lantern was stuffed into Fan Jinchuan's hand. In his other hand, he held two dough figurines, several square paper bags hanging on his fingers, and a painting under his arm.

He chased after him in a few steps: "My dear brother, don't buy any more, this sugar painting is not easy to hold, and I really don't have time to take it."

"I'll just buy one. Look at how lifelike the phoenix is. By the way, Brother Fan, what is your zodiac sign? Why don't you ask the old man to draw one for you?"

In the end, what was supposed to be one drawing turned into two.

A phoenix, a cow.

Feng Sheng looked at the cow in Fan Jinchuan's hand, then at his embarrassed face, and couldn't help laughing.

"My dear brother."

"Brother Fan, don't worry, I'll get it for you." She reached out and took the sugar painting.

At this time, there was a loud noise in the distance, Feng Sheng walked over there while talking: "Let's go, let's go and see what's wrong?"

Fan Jinchuan looked down at his hands and couldn't help rubbing them.