Liu Mingzhi casually put the bowls and chopsticks back on the tray, stood up and looked around at the civil and military officials in the palace.
"My lords and dear ministers, if you please use it with caution, I will leave first."
Little Chengzi hurriedly took a few steps forward, flicked the fly whisk in her hand, and shouted at the top of her voice.
"Disperse the dynasty."
"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty. Long live, long live."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, turned around and went straight to the back hall of Qinzheng Hall.
Upon seeing this, Liu Song and Xiao Chengzi immediately set off to follow.
As soon as Mr. Liu left, all the civil and military officials in the palace looked relaxed. After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, they all glanced at Liu Chengzhi intentionally or unintentionally.
Judging from today's situation and His Majesty's attitude.
If nothing unexpected happens, His Highness the Second Prince will most likely be the future Crown Prince.
In other words, he is the future successor of Dalong.
In this case, it is time to think of ways to let the incompetent descendants in the family have more contact with His Highness the Second Prince.
But, what is the appropriate way to contact His Highness the Second Prince?
If the intention is too obvious, it will definitely not work. With His Highness the Second Prince's intelligence, he can most likely see their thoughts and ideas.
If that happens, it may arouse the resentment of His Highness the Second Prince.
Even if His Majesty finds out about these things, it may make His Majesty feel unhappy.
If it makes His Majesty feel unhappy, it will be a big trouble.
When the time comes, let alone getting close to His Highness the Second Prince, it will be counterproductive.
But, then again, if the method is too ordinary, His Highness the Second Prince may not even be able to remember the specific identities of those juniors.
If this is the case, what is the difference between contact and non-contact?
Alas, what kind of method can allow the bastards in the family to have more contact with His Highness the Second Prince without causing His Highness the Second Prince's resentment?
The most important thing is not to make His Majesty feel unhappy.
After all, if it is just that they cannot have more contact with His Highness the Second Prince, the juniors will only lose one opportunity at most.
But if it does, it will make His Majesty unhappy, and the situation of the younger members of the family is difficult to say for the time being.
Anyway, the life of waiting for others will definitely not be too comfortable.
It seems that we need to think carefully about this matter and come up with a perfect strategy.
For a while.
All the civil and military officials in the palace were in a state of flux and had different thoughts.
Liu Chengzhi noticed that all the civil and military officials around him were looking at him, and he felt uncomfortable everywhere in his body.
After finishing the few glutinous rice balls left in the bowl in one go, he put the bowl and chopsticks on the tray in front of him and looked at the officials around him with a chuckle.
"My lords, why are you looking at His Highness like this?
Could it be that there is something wrong with His Highness today?"
The civil and military officials reacted instantly, and after the embarrassment in their eyes disappeared, they all shook their heads happily.
Jiang Yuanming took a deep breath and pointed with a smile at the small dishes on the tray in front of Liu Yiyi, Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, Xiao Keai and their brothers and sisters.
"Your Highnesses, the pickles made by the Queen herself are so delicious.
No, the veteran didn't pay attention and ate all the pickles on his plate.
The old minister saw that half of the pickles were left on the plates of your highnesses, so he couldn't help but stare at the pickles and swallowed his saliva.
I dare to ask your highnesses, do you still want to eat the remaining pickles?
If you don’t want to eat it, just give it to the old minister as a reward.”
As soon as Jiang Yuanming finished speaking, many officials raised their brows and looked at him.
Darling, this can all come true, Lao Jiang is such a damn talent!
His mother is indeed in charge of money, and she has so many evil intentions.
Hey, old fox, what an old fox!
Oops, when dealing with an old guy like Lao Jiang in the future, you have to be careful, otherwise, you might be sold by him and still count the money for him!
Liu Yiyi, Liu Chengzhi, Liu Chengfeng, Xiao Kaitai and other brothers and sisters couldn't help laughing after hearing Jiang Yuanming's retracing words.
With the character of their brothers, sisters and others, how could they not guess what the civil and military officials were thinking.
However, the brothers and sisters never expected that Jiang Yuanming would actually give such an unreliable reason.
"Your Highnesses, I have the same idea as Mr. Jiang."
"Yes, yes, your highnesses, I have just eaten half of my dumplings, but I have already eaten all the pickles on my plate.
Therefore, the old minister couldn't help but look at the pickles on the trays of several His Highnesses."
"The pickles pickled by the Queen Mother are so delicious. Your Highnesses are really lucky to eat them on weekdays."
Liu Chengzhi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at each other with his brothers and sisters, then chuckled and shook his head.
"My lords, these pickles from our brothers, sisters and others have been stained with our saliva.
As a result, it is really not appropriate to share it with you adults for tasting.
Let's do this. When the next court meeting is held, Your Highness will bring you some pickles that the queen mother has personally pickled.
Sirs, what do you think?"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"My lords, there is no need to be polite. Please excuse yourself."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Liu Chengzhi smiled lightly and nodded, looked at the brothers and sisters around him, and picked up the Chao Hut beside him.
"My lords, then we brothers and sisters will go to the Ten Kings Palace to be on duty first."
"I respectfully see you off, Your Royal Highnesses, Princes and Princesses."
"you are welcome."
Liu Feifei, Liu Chengzhi, Little Cutie, Liu Chengqian and other brothers and sisters smiled lightly and waved their hands, then walked hand in hand towards the outside of Qinzheng Hall.
After being hundreds of steps away from the Qinzheng Hall, the little cutie turned back and glanced at the Qinzheng Hall in the distance, and suddenly she covered her belly and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, hahaha, Master Jiang is really thick-skinned.
No wonder our stinky daddy had such a good relationship with him in the past, they are so compatible."
"Sister Yue'er, that's about it. Just pay attention to your manners."
The little cutie covered her small waist hard and chuckled a few times.
"Pfft, pfft, Sister Feifei, I'm sorry, I really can't help it.
Yue'er, when I think of Mr. Jiang's demeanor that seemed serious but was actually full of nonsense, I can't help but want to laugh."
Liu Feifei couldn't help laughing when she saw the little cutie's suppressed expression.
"Pfft, huh, no matter what, you still need to pay attention to something."
"Yeah, yeah, Yue'er, I'll try my best, I'll try my best."
"Huh-huh-"
The little cutie took a few deep breaths, suppressed her smile, and turned to look at Li Tao.
"Second cousin."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Second cousin, I heard that my cousin has given birth to another little cotton-padded jacket for you. When will you hold a banquet?"
"Hehehe, it will be done next month, it will be done next month."
"Next month is coming soon, don't forget to send us invitations."
"Don't worry, no one's invitation will be missing, and your invitations will also be missing."
"That's pretty much it. Then Yue'er will wait for a feast."
"It's a small thing."
Cousins Liu Feifei, Liu Chengfeng, Xiao Kaitai, and Li Tao were chatting and laughing as they walked into the Ten King's Palace where the office was located.
In the Harem, inside the Hall of Light.
Under the service of several pretty and charming little palace maids, Young Master Liu took off his dragon robe and put on a sky blue scholar's robe.
"Your Majesty, jade pendant."
"I can wear it myself. You can step aside first."
"Yes, slave sisters resign."
A group of little palace maidens bowed respectfully, turned around and walked towards the door of the palace.
Young Master Liu sat on the chair, looked at the tea on the table, frowned slightly and shook his head.
"Willow Pine."
"The little one is here."
Young Master Liu pushed the tea cup aside and pointed at the wine bag at Liu Song's waist.
"The weather is a bit cold, let's change the drinks."
"Yes, let me pour you some wine."
Little Chengzi hurriedly walked to Young Master Liu and bowed nervously.
"Your Majesty, how about I prepare a stove for you to keep warm?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and picked up the drink poured by Liu Song. Looking at Xiao Chengzi's nervous face, he gently shook his head.
"No need, I won't be able to stay in the palace for long, so there is no need to waste any more briquettes.
Wouldn't it be better to share the saved briquettes with the little eunuchs and the little maids to keep out the cold at night?"
Hearing Young Master Liu's sincere tone, Xiao Chengzi's eyes suddenly turned red and she knelt down without hesitation.
"The old slave takes the place of the eunuch in the harem. Ladies in the palace, thank you for your kindness. Long live, long live."
"Okay, okay, get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu finished a glass of wine, signaled Liu Song to give him a refill, and looked at Little Chengzi with a faint smile.
"Little Chengzi."
"The old slave is here."
"Since I ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor, you have served me for seven years."
"Your Majesty, that's right."
"As far as I know, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the eunuchs and ladies in the harem have a month-long rest period every six months, and they can go home to visit their relatives once.
The general situation is that the days when each eunuch and maid are on duty are rotated.
If I remember correctly, that should be the case, right?"
"Your Majesty, it is true."
"In my impression, you haven't asked me for a break in the past seven years.
Could it be that you no longer have any relatives in your family?"
Xiao Chengzi's expression tightened and she lowered her head instinctively.
"Return to Your Majesty, I, my slave..."
Seeing Xiao Chengzi's reaction, Liu Dashan frowned slightly and took a sip of his drink.
"No need to hesitate, just answer truthfully."
"Your Majesty, I have two elder brothers, one eldest sister, one younger brother and three younger sisters in my family."
"Hey, your family is prosperous.
In this case, how could you become a eunuch in the palace?"
"Back to Your Majesty, there are too many brothers and sisters in the old slave's family. At that time, due to a drought in the old slave's hometown, the food produced in a year was simply not enough to eat.
So...so..."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
"I understand."
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
"Have you missed home these past few years? Tell the truth."
"Your Majesty, this old slave is very homesick, but he doesn't dare to miss home."
"Oh? Why is this?"
"Your Majesty, after so many years, I still send silver coins home every year.
However, the old slave never received a reply from his family.
The old slave doesn't know if his father, mother, and brothers and sisters are still alive.
Therefore, the old slave missed his hometown very much, missed his elders and brothers and sisters at home, but he was also very afraid of hearing the news that they were no longer alive.
In these years, the old slave has never dared to ask His Majesty for Xiu Mu to go home to visit his relatives.
I’m just afraid, afraid that my only thought will be gone.”
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, reached out and handed the wine glass to Liu Song.
"Willow Pine."
"Pour wine."
"yes."
"Little Chengzi, where is your hometown?"
"Return to Your Majesty, Yuzhou Prefecture, Song Dynasty."
"Yuzhou Prefecture, Song Dynasty?"
"right."
"The Song Dynasty in Yuzhou is a fertile land for thousands of miles and one of the granaries in the world. It is really a good place!
Even the state capitals in various places in the south of the Yangtze River are still a few points behind Yuzhou Prefecture."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he drank all the wine in his glass, got up and wandered back and forth in the hall.
"Little Chengzi."
"The old slave is here."
"I will grant you four months of rest and return to your hometown to take a look."
Little Chengzi's body trembled suddenly, and she looked at Young Master Liu in astonishment.
"His Majesty!"
"Why, don't you want to go home and take a look?"
"Old slave, thank you very much, Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor."
"Little Chengzi."
"The old slave is here."
"Now you are the general manager of the imperial court, ranking fourth in the imperial court.
However, in terms of status, you, a fourth-rank internal manager, are no less generous than a second-rank official in the imperial court!
Therefore, when you go home to visit relatives, you must dress lightly and be as simple as possible, and try not to interact too much with officials from various prefectures in Yuzhou Prefecture.
This is human nature and cannot be avoided. I understand this.
But, rules are rules.
If you violate the rules, then don’t blame me for not thinking of our many years of relationship as king and minister."
Xiao Chengzi's body trembled and he nodded hurriedly.
"I understand, I understand.
Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if I violate the rules even a little bit, I will not be held accountable by Your Majesty, I will have someone bring my head to plead guilty to Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, then reached out and took the wine bag in Liu Song's hand.
"Go pack your bags."
"Old slave, thank you for Your Majesty's grace. Long live our Emperor."
"Okay, let's go."
"Old slave, please retire."
Young Master Liu held up the wine bag and took a few sips of wine, then stretched lazily.
"Liu Song, have the dragon robes and crowns been packed away?"
"Go back to Master, everything is already packed in the baggage."