A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City

The room is quiet.

King Qi did not expect that Jiuzhu would say such a thing.

The royal family rules of the Yun family, as a royal woman, be gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and courteous, and should not instigate royal friendship, and should promote closeness and settle disputes.

He thought that Ming Jiuzhu was only young and knew nothing, so he had to speak to remind the future princess Chen on such occasions. Unexpectedly, she acted completely disregarding the royal decentness and only obeyed the king Chen blindly.

Wang Chen's laughter broke the silence in the room. He stood up and looked down at the Zheng family who was kneeling on the ground, saying, "Today is the day of the fourth brother's rejoicing. I will leave it for tomorrow."

The attendant in the Chen Palace bowed and opened the door, and the laughter of the guests was sent into the room by the wind. The Zheng family, who was kneeling on the ground, only felt that these sounds were upsetting.

"You can't bear the good night." Wang Chen walked to the door and made a gesture of asking: "Fourth brother, please."

After that, before King Qi could reply, he beckoned to Jiuzhu: "Ming Xiaozhu, follow me."

Jiuzhu ran behind Wang Chen. Today, she did not comb the Bao Baotou that she liked in the past, but combed the smart flying fairy bun. When she ran up, the phoenix-winged hairpin under the bun was like a flying phoenix coming under the red lantern. , Shining brightly.

The moment King Qi looked up, he was stabbed by the flashing light and closed his eyes. Opened his eyes and looked at Ming Jiuzhu again, there was a faint urge to get rid of him quickly.

"Four brothers." Wang Chen suddenly met his gaze and pulled Jiuzhu behind him: "Farewell."

Watching Yun Duqing take Ming Jiuzhu away, King Qi sighed tiredly, and looked back at the Zheng family: "You go back first. Tomorrow, when the princess and I enter the palace to celebrate tea, we will think of a solution."

"His Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness Xie." Although Mrs. Ping Yuan is the aunt of King Qi, she dare not put on airs in front of King Qi. On the face of it, everyone said that Pingyuan Bo’s Mansion was the family of Concubine Ning, but she knew in her heart that Concubine Ning and her husband were not born to the same mother. Bo Fu and Concubine Ning were just using each other.

"The second cousin is small, so he should be disciplined." Wang Qi glanced at the second young master of the Zheng family, with a cold and ruthless expression in his eyes: "Ming Jiuzhu is the future daughter-in-law that Su Guifei valued. Who gave you the courage to live with her?"

"His Royal Highness." Madam Ping Yuan knew that King Qi was still caring about the two little servants, and explained: "The two little servants are not arranged by the mansion, please be aware of them."

King Qi stared at the Zheng family for a moment, bent over to support Mrs. Ping Yuan, and said warmly: "My aunt is too serious, but the younger generation just exhorts me a few more words. People's hearts are sinister, and everyone knows that my grandfather's family treats me very close. , I am afraid that those who have the intention will hurt you because they hate me."

"Thank your Highness for your concern, and the minister's wife will strictly manage the back house in the future, so as not to cause trouble to Your Highness."

"Auntie, how can the affairs of my grandfather's family be trouble for this king?" King Qi put his hand behind him, smiled and said: "It is late at night, I will send someone to send you back to the house."

"The minister's wife thanked Your Royal Highness."

Mrs. Pingyuan Bo understood that His Royal Highness King Qi was disappointed in them, but he was pure and kind by nature and couldn't bear to embarrass Bo Fu.

The servants on duty in Pingyuan Bo’s Mansion were lazily discussing how grand the wedding in the Qi Palace was. When they heard the reports from the servants at the outer door, the masters returned to the house.

The subordinates were busy making a group, secretly wondering why they came back so early.

"Hey, wait." A big steward stopped Scarface: "Scar, don't go there. The master said, you will not be allowed to do anything that will show your face outside in the future."

Scarface accompanied the smiling face and said, "Then what errand will I take in the future?"

"Let's wait for the master to arrange." The chief steward flicked his sleeve and hurriedly left.

Seeing the big steward leaving behind, Scarface touched his chin, his eyes filled with anger and resentment.

Thinking of the dead girl who scratched his face, Scarface was biting her posterior molars, but she still couldn't understand her hatred. Had it not been for fear of leaving the corpse and blood stains difficult to deal with, causing others to doubt, he would definitely break her body into pieces and torture her to death a little bit.

It was really cheap for her to tie her hands and feet to gag her mouth and throw it into the river to drown her.

After a while, he heard the young man mention the reason why the masters returned to the house early.

"That Miss Ming family seems to have an enemy with our mansion, and our mansion is unlucky because of her every time."

"In matters between the master and the son, we know where we are going to be the next. Anyway, who offends the king Chen is unlucky. Miss Ming is the fiancee of the king Chen, and naturally she is with the king."

Scarface touched the flesh mark on his chin, recalling that the king of Chen and the Miss Ming family disliked him for his ugly appearance, causing him to be humiliated in the Jing Zhaoyin Mansion, and his eyes became gloomy and hideous.

Life in Dacheng is prosperous, and the curfew has been lifted in the capital and several prosperous main cities. After Jiuzhu left Qi Palace in a carriage, he could still see the small vendors who set up stalls on the side of the road.

Shen lifted the curtains of the cart and glanced at Wang Chen who was riding a horse with the cart. Wang Chen noticed her sight and gave her a friendly smile.

Replied with a slightly stiff smile, Shen put down the curtain and looked at the sleepy, small head of melon seeds dotted into the daughter of a woodpecker. He stretched out his hand and let her lean on his shoulder.

Jiuzhu rubbed Shen's neck, An Anxin fell asleep.

Shen shook his head helplessly. It was heartless, the sky fell and the temperament of a tall man was exactly the same as her father.

When the carriage arrived at the door of Ming's house, Ming Jingzhou got down from the carriage in front and walked to Wang Chen: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending me all the way."

"Master Ming is polite, this king is just on the way." Wang Chen glanced at the carriage that Jiuzhu was sitting in, but didn't see the little girl getting out of the carriage: "The king is leaving."

"His Royal Highness, please forgive me that the ministers can't get out of the car. The little girl has always had the habit of going to bed early. She has fallen asleep in the carriage now." Shen raised the curtains of the car: "His Royal Highness, please go slowly."

I can eat, I can sleep, and I don’t like to use my head. What is it that is not a pig?

Hearing that Jiuzhu was asleep, Wang Chen turned his horse's head around and left chicly.

In the night fog, the owner of the food stall tidyed up the dishes and chopsticks used by the guests, and Jin Wuwei rode a horse with a knife to remind the street vendors to pay attention to the candles and clean up the floor of the stall.

A drunk man staggered past and almost plunged into the frying pan next to him. After being carried by the head of Jin Wuwei, he was still muttering nonsense, but the owner of the stall was frightened. Khan, thank you Jin Wuwei again and again.

"Oh, it's you again." King Chen saw this scene and said to Jin Wuwei who had rescued the drunk: "What's your name?"

Captain Jinwuwei is struggling, is it a good thing or a bad thing to be remembered by the prince’s name?

"Finally, Yu Jian, pay homage to the prince." Yu Jian got off his horse and bowed his hands to Wang Chen.

"Yu Jian." Wang Chen nodded: "This king sees that you have good skills. Being the leader of a small Jinwuwei team is a bit of a waste."

Yu Jian's scalp tightened. Should King Chen send him over and become a running dog under the seat of King Chen?

However, Wang Chen didn't say anything, but after looking at him a few times, he rode away.

He looked at Wang Chen's leaving back, and then at the drunk who was lying on the ground talking nonsense: "Take it back, and wait for him to wake up and go back."

Looking at the direction where Wang Chen was leaving again, he felt a little tangled in his heart. What is the meaning of His Royal Highness Chen Wang, in fact... If the monthly salary is enough, it is not impossible to be a running dog under the seat of Chen Wang's mansion.

As the sky dawned, King Qi and Princess Qi came to the Taiyang Palace early, waiting to see the emperor.

"The prince, the princess, and the old slave are here to congratulate the two newlyweds. It is just that the old slave is in the palace and cannot go to the palace to beg for a wedding and drink. Please forgive the prince and the princess." Liu Zhongbao walked out of the hall and saluted the two: "Your Majesty lets you in."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Sun Caiyao thanked him, and took out a red seal from his sleeve: "The father-in-law has worked hard to serve the emperor. This is a wedding gift specially prepared for the father-in-law by His Highness."

The red seal was printed with the word "Double Happiness", Liu Zhongbao took it with both hands, and thanked him in a salute: "The old slave will be embarrassed by the joy of the prince and the princess. Please follow the old slave into the hall."

Liu Zhongbao did not put away the red seal, until he entered the hall and saw Emperor Longfeng, he held the red seal in his hand.

"Your Majesty, your Royal Highness and the princess are here to invite you An Jing tea."

Emperor Longfeng Qi Wang and Sun Caiyao smiled gently: "Why did you come so early?"

"For the first time today, my son brought the bride into the palace to greet my father. I dare not neglect." King Qi picked up a cup of tea from the palace maid's tray and knelt down on his knees: "Please have your father a cup of tea."

Sun Caiyao held the tea cup and knelt down with King Qi: "Please have your father a cup of tea."

Liu Zhongbao was about to take the tea and hand it to Emperor Longfeng. Emperor Longfeng waved his hand, took the tea cup and drank two sips: "You are already a husband and wife. ."

"I would like to follow the instructions of the emperor."

Looking at his respectful son, Emperor Longfeng turned around and took the two carved inlaid gem boxes brought by the eunuch, and put them in their hands: "Kneel down."

King Qi held up the treasure box over his head, and after thanking him again, he took Princess Qi and left the Taiyang Palace.

Walking out of the Taiyang Palace, he looked at Sun Caiyao tenderly, satisfied with Sun Caiyao's thoughtful behavior: "There seems to be a touch of orchid fragrance on the princess?"

Sun Caiyao nodded sheepishly.

"Mother also likes Lanxiang very much. You are so good." As soon as Wang Qi finished his voice, he saw Concubine Su Gui, who was holding red plums, sitting on the steps, hurriedly walking towards this side.

"Who is the Dao of the Palace? Turns out to be His Royal Highness Qi." Concubine Su languidly sat on the footsteps and looked at the Qi King and Princess Qi who were saluting to her condescendingly. They couldn't help but their ceremony: "It happened in Qi last night. This palace has already heard about the lively events in the palace. In the end, she married the Sun family girl. She is more confident than the other princes, and even the daughter-in-law of this palace dares to plot.

"Please give the imperial concubine a clear lesson, this matter..."

"My palace asked you to explain it?" Concubine Su Guimei stared lightly, with a little sarcasm in her romantic mood: "His Royal Highness Qi has been in elementary school etiquette, how can you forget the basic palace rules?"

King Qi tumbled to the end and stopped talking.

Concubine Su did not let him go because he did not speak: "Since you have a family and a business, you should understand what the rules are. The Zheng family does not understand the rules, so my palace teaches them to understand the rules. If the Royal Highness Qi also does not understand the rules, My palace doesn't mind teaching you for Concubine Ning."

"The younger generation made a short remark, please forgive the concubine and empress." Qi Wang said again.

"Today is the first day of your wedding with the Sun family. This palace looks at Princess Qi and doesn't care about you." Concubine Su sneered: "But you have to remember that there is no next time."

"Thank you noble concubine empress."

King Qi raised his head and watched Concubine Su and his party walking towards the Taiyang Palace. He bowed his head and smiled bitterly at Sun Caiyao: "Wang Concubine, let you accompany me to be wronged."

Sun Caiyao shook her head: "It's not your Highness's fault."

Only blame...just blame Concubine Su for acting too arrogantly.

When King Qi and Princess Qi finished serving tea to Concubine Ning, news came out from Taiyang Palace that the earl of the Zheng family had been reduced to the last baron, without any concern that today was the first day of King Qi's wedding.

Hearing this news, Sun Caiyao suddenly understood that Concubine Su had taken a few red plums to the Taiyang Palace early in the morning, and it turned out to be to complain to her father.

She looked back at Lanxu Palace, and in just a few days, the Zheng family successively lowered the titles, the mother concubine... I'm afraid it won't be too happy.

The Zheng family has almost become a joke for the entire capital city. Even so, they still have to stare at the strange eyes of the people in the capital city and go to the Ming Shi Lang Mansion to make a plea.

The master of the Zheng family is still seriously ill, and it is the wife of the Zheng family and the eldest son, Zheng Wangnan, who come to ask for the crime.

Knowing that the Zheng family came, not only did the Ming Shi Lang Mansion not be embarrassed, but instead opened the middle door wide and greeted him with a smile. Anyone who sees it must compliment the generosity of the family.

However, for the Zheng family, the more polite the Ming family, the more uneasy they are, and they feel like sitting on pins and needles in the Ming family.

"Miss Ming, everything is the fault of my teacher's laxity, please accept these courtesies." Madam Zheng handed over the gift list with both hands.

"Madam, you are polite." Jiuzhu stood up and bowed to the younger generation. "Since the matter is over, please don't take it seriously, Madam."

Madam Zheng's heart ached: "..."

Their title of the Zheng family was downgraded and their faces lost. Is this something you don't need to worry about?

She is angry and sad, but she still has to keep smiling firmly. What is her life?

"Master, madam, young lady!" The young man happily ran into the main hall: "Master is back to Beijing!"

"Really?!" Ming Jingzhou was overjoyed: "The eldest brother has not lived in the mansion for many days, and the servants in the mansion must have been not attentive enough to serve him, so I will welcome the eldest brother into our mansion."

"Master." Shen called him: "It's cold outside, don't forget to put on the cloak."

After speaking, she looked at Jiuzhu: "Jiuzhu, you go with your father."

Jiuzhu, who had long been curious about her uncle, jumped out of the chair and ran out behind Ming Jingzhou when she heard her mother's words.

"Hey, why both father and daughter have a problem. They don't wear the big cloak when they go out." With a smile on Shen's face, she turned to see Madam Zheng and Zheng Wangnan seem to be shaking, and asked with a smile: "Mrs. Zheng, Grandpa Zheng. , But it's a bit cold in the room?"

"No, it's not cold." Zheng Wangnan's face was pale: "Thank you Madam for your concern."

Where they are cold, they were frightened when they heard the news of Ming Jinghai's return.

No one in the DPRK knew that Ming Jinghai was not only a learned champion, but also an excellent swordsman. When he entered Beijing to rush for the exam, he was able to single out more than a dozen mountain bandits, and took them to the Yamen to receive rewards.

After His Majesty became the throne, he held the sword of Shang Fang, and he did not know how many corrupt officials were killed. The people called him the Great Master Qingtian, but the officials and nobles in the capital were very embarrassed by him, and privately called him the black face evil spirit.

They just wanted to come and ask for a crime, and they didn't want to be smashed to death by Ming Jinghai.

When Jiuzhu saw the uncle's first glance, he felt that he was very different from ordinary civil servants. He has dark skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a thick beard on his chin, and a saber around his waist.

"This is..." Ming Jinghai saw Jiuzhu's white and tender face, and forced down his high voice: "Is this my dear niece?"

"Uncle." Jiuzhu saluted Ming Jinghai and looked at him without blinking.

"The niece looks so good." Ming Jinghai touched her arms and found that there was no suitable meeting gift for the little girl, and finally pulled off the purse on her waist: "Uncle doesn't know what your little girl likes. Take the money and spend it."

"Father." Ming Cunfu glanced enviously at the purse in Jiuzhu's hand. His father had never been so generous to him.

Ming Jinghai, who was still smiling, instantly stood up when he saw the face of the younger son: "Is the book readable during my absence in the capital? Can the writing be written? Have you taken good care of your sister."

Ming Cunfu: "..."

"Big brother, Cunfu has been studying very hard during this period of time and has never slackened." Ming Jingzhou held Ming Jinghai's arm: "Walk around, you will go back to the house with me to wash, and we will eat and reminisce about the past at noon."

"Then there will be third brother Lao." Ming Jinghai didn't be polite with his brother, and followed Ming Jingzhou back to the minister's mansion. He looked at Jiuzhu a lot of eyes on the way, but Jiuzhu noticed his eyes and squinted at him with a smile.

Ming Jinghai was softened by his niece's smile, and tore off the jade pendant around his waist: "Beads, this jade pendant is in good condition, you can play with it."

"Big brother, this is a reward from your majesty, how can you give her a little girl who doesn't understand anything..."

"Zhuzhu is your majesty's future daughter-in-law, what's wrong with this jade pendant for her?" Ming Jinghai held Ming Jingzhou with one hand, his attitude couldn't be rejected: "I gave this to my niece, and you don't have the right to speak."

Jiuzhu looked up at Ming Jinghai, her eyes gleaming, her uncle was so domineering.

As time passed slowly, Zheng Wangnan's legs trembled like a stroke, and the sweat on his forehead kept rolling down.

"Madam, it's not early, and I should say goodbye to Inuzi." Madam Zheng stood up with a blank face: "It's hard to disturb your family reunion, goodbye, goodbye."

"Madam, the younger generation is leaving." Zheng Wangnan softened her legs and reached out to support Madam Zheng who was almost unsteady: "Farewell."

"It's rare for the lady and the son to visit, so why don't they have to eat a small meal before leaving." Shen stood up and stayed: "Why bother to leave?"

"No, no."

Madam Zheng gave Shen a sad look. I think you don't want to keep our mother and son for dinner, but you want us to die.

Shen smiled and watched the Zheng family's mother and son hurriedly leave, turned his head and smiled at the servant woman beside him: "Master and Master, are you coming in through the front door?"

"Madam, that's exactly it."

Shen's smile became more gentle.

As soon as the Zheng family walked out of the main hall, they ran into the bearded Ming Jinghai head-on.

"What, which nasty brat would dare to attack you from behind?" Ming Jinghai frowned when he heard that someone was going to kill his niece, "I don't know how high the world is!"

Clang, it was the sound of a person falling to the ground.

Ming Jinghai followed the sound and saw Zheng Wangnan who fell to the ground.

"Zheng Shizi, how come you can't even walk?" He walked up to Zheng Wangnan and picked up the person from the ground.

"Uncle." Jiuzhu pointed at Zheng Wangnan in his hand: "It's his brother, who is pushing me behind him."

Ming Jinghai let go of her hand and threw Zheng Wangnan to the ground, glaring at him: "Your Zheng family, you actually bullied my niece?"

"No, no, no, Master Ming, all this is a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." Zheng Wangnan's voice trembled: "Please listen to the junior's excuse...no, explanation, it's explanation."

"Explain what, can my niece lie to me?" At the first sight of his niece, he knew that this was their Ming family girl. There is such a little girl at the knees of the three brothers. Will their Ming family lie?

"I don't listen to the explanation." Ming Jinghai waved his big fan in the air, scaring Zheng Wangnan's mother and her son to shrink their necks: "You will get out of Ming's house right now, and I will settle accounts with you tomorrow."

Zheng Wangnan scrambled to stand up, and after walking two steps, remembering that his mother had fallen by him, he quickly turned around and helped Mrs. Zheng and "escaped" out of the Ming family's gate embarrassedly.

"Don't be afraid of my niece." Uncle Ming wanted to reach out and pat Jiuzhu's head, but he was afraid that his hand might be too strong and he would break the shot, and then retracted his hand again: "With the uncle here, the Zheng family can't help."

"Thank you, uncle." Jiuzhu smiled sweetly: "But the imperial concubine and your highness have already helped me out. You have just returned home. Don't be upset by these little things."

"Are you talking about Concubine Su and King Chen?" Uncle Ming turned his head to look at Ming Jingzhou: "Is this serious?"

Ming Jingzhou nodded: "Jiuzhu is right, Concubine Su and Wang Chen did help her out of a sigh of anger."

He hasn't told his eldest brother that Concubine Su and Wang Chen are sending things to their home.

Uncle Ming thought for a while and nodded in understanding: "At any rate, you are a favorite concubine. It must be useful. If you are allowed to be bullied by other people, you can still be a favorite concubine."

Ming Cunfu turned his head silently, father, what you said sounds too much like a traitorous official.