Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 313: A Moment of Greed for Joy and Lonely Crying
She took out King Yi's waist badge from her sleeve, took out a book on the table, sandwiched the waist badge between it, and put the book back without leaving a trace.
All the movements were done in one go and were not noticed by Yu Fengjin.
Lu Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but felt inexplicably happy, like a child who had done bad things but was not caught.
The water was boiled quickly, and the hot water hit the lid and made a sound.
When Yu Fengjin turned around and walked back with the kettle, he caught a glimpse of the secret joy on Lu Ning's face. He didn't know why, so he sat down.
Pouring a cup of tea for the two of them, Yu Fengjin said slowly: "I just thought about it, you said you wanted to do business with the imperial court. This idea is good, but it is very difficult to implement. Whether it is the emperor or the emperor,
Whether it’s the ministers of the DPRK or the Central Government, money is not a problem for them, but these old foxes are very cunning, and it’s not easy to negotiate business with them.”
Lu Ning nodded in agreement and asked tentatively: "But I wonder if your highness has any good ideas?"
Yu Fengjin took a sip of tea and said calmly: "What do you want me to do for you?"
"Information!" Lu Ning said without hesitation: "Which courtiers are going to build a house, which adults are going to celebrate their birthdays, their preferences and personalities, etc. I need accurate information about everyone."
"It's not difficult." Yu Fengjin smiled faintly and said slowly: "But even if you know this, if you don't have an introducer, you can't do business."
Lu Ning lowered her eyes and held the teacup in both hands. The hot steam steamed her face, causing a blush to appear on her face.
She smiled awkwardly and said softly: "I feel ashamed to say that after coming to Shengjing for so long, I only know His Highness and Mr. Xia. However, Mr. Xia will not interfere in this matter, and I don't want to let it happen.
Your Highness is in trouble, so he is worried..."
As she said that, she raised her eyes slightly and looked at Yu Fengjin's expression.
She did not rush to discuss cooperation with Yu Fengjin on this matter because she knew that King Yi could not make the decision alone, and he might not be willing to participate in it.
As expected, Yu Fengjin just curled the corners of her mouth and did not speak.
Lu Ning was aware of the situation and did not intend to mention this topic again, lest both of them feel embarrassed.
At a glance, Yu Fengjin suddenly noticed that a book was placed a little crookedly.
He placed the books out of habit, but did not notice the nervous look on Lu Ning's face.
Yu Fengjin was impartial and just as he was taking out the book, a golden waistband fell on the table.
Yu Fengjin picked up the waist badge, frowned, took a look, and said with a wry smile: "I thought I had lost my waist badge a few days ago, and I was worried about it, but I didn't expect to find it here."
Lu Ning was suddenly startled, and quickly responded: "I am often like this too! If you look for a lost thing deliberately, you will never find it. If you leave it alone, it will reappear inadvertently in a few days."
Yu Fengjin raised his eyes and glanced at her, and said meaningfully: "Fortunately, it was not stolen by some thief. If someone uses it to do bad things, then I will be in trouble."
Lu Ning felt a little guilty. She drank a few sips of water, her eyes kept wandering, and she never dared to look at the other side.
Putting down the tea cup, Lu Ning stood up and held his hands to him: "Your Highness, it's getting late today, so I won't disturb your rest!"
Yu Fengjin also stood up slowly, took the fox fur and gently put it on Lu Ning, saying softly: "I'll give it to you."
When the two came out of Wuzhuxuan, the cold wind rustled the bamboo forest, and snowflakes began to fall in the sky again.
Yu Fengjin took another hand stove and put it in Lu Ning's hand before sending her out the door.
Pushing open the door, in the vast white sky and earth, I saw Hu Qi, dressed in white and snowy, standing next to the velvet horse. When he saw Lu Ning coming out, he immediately waved to her with a smile.
Lu Ning was startled, and immediately stopped to look back, and offered his hand to Yu Fengjin: "Your Highness, stay here! I'm leaving now!"
Yu Fengjin smiled faintly and asked slowly: "Since we are partners now, will we have the opportunity to drink again in the future?"
Hearing this, Lu Ning couldn't help but froze for a while, then raised the corners of his lips and nodded slowly.
Farewell to Yu Fengjin, Lu Ning turned and left.
Walking up to Hu Qi, looking at his bloodless face, he asked in a low voice: "Xiao Qi? Why are you here?"
Hu Qi smiled slightly, raised his hand to brush away the snowflakes on her head, and said softly: "It's so late and I'm worried about you coming out alone, so I came to take you back."
Lu Ning's lips curled up slightly, and he jumped onto the horse's back.
Hu Qi looked back and glanced at Yu Fengjin with a slightly contented look, as if he was declaring his status and sovereignty. However, the corners of Yu Fengjin's lips curved in a way that showed no distinction between joy and anger.
Hu Qifei got on his horse and rode away with Lu Ning. Yu Fengjin stood at the door for a long time.
Until Tie Lin hurriedly came towards him and bowed his hand to him: "Your Highness, the emperor has granted a marriage to the eldest prince!"
Yu Fengjin was suddenly startled, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. Then, the corner of his lips curled up, and he turned around and returned home with his hands behind his hands.
——Filthy news from the Royal Palace——
The most interesting thing for the common people is the dirty news in the palace. In the palace, there is never a shortage of dirty news of one kind or another.
A few days ago, after the eldest prince got drunk, he saw himself getting up from Gu Sisi's bed and seeing the two of them naked and Gu Sisi with tears streaming down her face. He immediately understood the disaster he had done and his whole body felt like it was struck by lightning.
But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he came out of Gu's house, his romantic story had already spread to Ziwei City and quickly reached the ears of the emperor and empress.
In just one day, the story of the eldest prince sleeping in Gu Sisi's room after being drunk quickly spread throughout the entire Shengjing city and became the most hotly discussed topic among the people of Shengjing after dinner.
The emperor was furious and the queen was so anxious that she fell ill. Even Gu Zhili and Liu Bingwen had a big quarrel in the capital hall over this matter.
The eldest prince knew that he had made a big mistake, so he hid in the mansion without saying a word and did not dare to enter the palace to pay his respects for several days.
He was afraid that the anger of the emperor and the empress would hit him at the same time, and he would not be able to withstand it.
He was even more afraid of the looks in everyone's eyes that seemed to be respectful but were actually contemptuous.
But early this morning, the eldest prince was summoned to the palace by the queen. She sent people over several times to urge and supervise, forcing the eldest prince to walk out of the palace and enter the palace to pay her respects.
At this time, he was completely despairing - the queen was eager to see him, thinking it must be because of the dirty news! It seemed that he would not be able to escape this disaster after all!
What's more, he heard from Yuexiu that the emperor was furious when he learned about this and took out all his anger on the queen. The queen fell ill again because of this and has not recovered yet.
Along the way, the eldest prince felt uneasy in his heart. Like a child, he blamed himself for the wrong things he had done and was worried about his parents' scolding. At the same time, he hoped that this matter would pass quickly.
When he entered the Chenghuan Hall, he saw at a glance that the queen was sitting upright with a pale face, not even looking at him.
The eldest prince's heart trembled and he quickly looked at Aunt Yuexiu.
Yuexiu stood aside and shook her head slightly at him, hinting to him that the queen was very angry now!
The eldest prince walked up to the queen timidly, raised his robes neatly, knelt down, and bowed respectfully: "My son... I wish to express my regards to the queen! Good luck to the queen."
Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, and one side of the eldest prince's cheek suddenly swelled up, with burning pain covering half of his face.
The queen slapped him hard, but he didn't dare to hide or even touch the affected area with his hands.
The queen pointed at him with a pale face and cursed angrily: "You are really promising now! Look at the good deeds you have done! The news has spread throughout Shengjing City, and you are almost becoming the laughing stock of the world!"
The eldest prince drooped his head and murmured: "Mom, please calm down. It was my son who became immoral after drinking and did something wrong..."
The queen looked at his submissive look and became even more angry: For such a coward to be able to do such a bold thing, someone must have deceived him!
She frowned and asked, "Tell me, how did it happen?"
The eldest prince lowered his head and closed his eyes, hesitatingly saying: "It was that day... I went to the tavern to drink some wine... I got drunk. When I went out, I met Gu Jiyun. He kindly took my son home to rest...
Later... I no longer remember..."
"Now you have learned how to drink!" The queen slapped the table and said sternly: "I have always warned you to learn to keep yourself clean. You must learn from King Yi on this point and don't cause trouble for yourself! But you don't listen to me.
If so, now they are being used by the Gu family!"
"I realize my mistake..." The eldest prince explained in a low voice: "However, on that day, I did promise to go to Mr. Gu to have a few drinks with him, so Gu Jiyun went to see him.
of……"
"Now that things have happened, you have made a big mistake, and you actually helped them speak for their father and son!" The queen raised her eyebrows, and her expression suddenly changed: "Don't you understand now? You entered Gu Sisi's room with your front foot, and they will attack you with your back foot.
This matter was spread everywhere with embarrassment and jealousy. I even had a quarrel with Liu Shangshu and went to the emperor in order to make the matter bigger!"
After hearing this, the eldest prince immediately retorted: "What the Queen said is wrong! This matter is related to the honor of the daughter's family, why should he destroy his innocence! What the Queen said is inevitably a bit biased!"
Seeing his stubbornness, the queen gritted her teeth with hatred and cursed angrily: "You look so smart, how could you be so stupid! For someone like Gu Zhili, if he can become a relative of the emperor, or even the future of Beiyu
Mother of the Nation, what does it mean to sacrifice this festival of honors!"
"And..." The Queen paused and then continued: "I have always told you that your father does not like you to associate with courtiers. Why do you refuse to change your ways despite repeated admonitions and still dare to continue dating Gu Zhili? Now you have tasted the bitter consequences!"
What the queen said was reasonable and well-founded. The eldest prince couldn't find the words to defend him for a moment, but he knew clearly:
The queen is just using the name of the emperor to prevent herself from establishing her own business, and will always be at the mercy of her and Liu Bingwen! She doesn't really care about herself!
He tried his best to be patient and asked meekly: "Then...what does the father say...?"
The queen rolled her eyes at him angrily and snorted coldly: "Your father is naturally furious! If I hadn't tried my best to stop him, he would have punished you severely today!"
The eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for rescuing my son from the siege!"
The queen glanced at him and said coldly: "You are the prince and the future heir to the throne! Gu Zhili is not the only one who wants to cling to you! I hope that this kind of thing will not happen again!"
The eldest prince saluted respectfully and said loudly: "My mother taught me a lesson! My son and I must keep it in mind, and we will never make such a mistake again in the future!"
The queen sighed, stared at him thoughtfully, and suddenly softened her tone: "In order to settle this matter as soon as possible, your father wants you and Gu Sisi to get married as soon as possible. What do you think?"
The eldest prince replied without hesitation: "My child must obey my father's will and get married as soon as possible."
Hearing that the emperor had granted the marriage, he was truly relieved: as long as he married Gu Sisi, he would be able to completely get rid of the queen and Liu Bingwen, and he could also make friends with Gu Zhili, Wang Su and others. This is a great thing!
His words made the queen frown slightly. She pondered for a moment and suddenly said softly: "Zhen'er, tell the queen mother, do you like that Gu Sisi? If you don't want to marry her, the queen mother will find a way to help you reject the marriage.
.After a while, I will help you find a more suitable marriage."
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