There were fried eels, fried loaches, and steamed mutton on the table. Fish were often raised in the palace, and a bowl of fresh fish soup was also cooked.
Song Huiyue and Yinxiao were both extremely hungry. Without any nonsense, they opened their mouths wide, showing their back molars, and started chewing.
When Song Huiyue was full, she put down her chopsticks and drank slowly from a bowl of rock sugar water. Yin Xiao opened her arms and picked up the fried loach with chopsticks like a side dish, swallowing all the bones and thorns.
Go down.
As for the fried eel, his mouth hurt and he couldn't get even two ounces of meat out of it. He really couldn't endure it, so he had to give up reluctantly, wiped out the rest, and drank two bowls of rock sugar water in a guzzling manner.
After eating and drinking, Song Huiyue said softly: "I'm sleepy."
Aunt Yun quickly asked the waiter to remove the dining table, went in and unfolded the brocade quilt, closed the bed, and changed Song Huiyue into pajamas.
Song Huiyue then took out the flat roll of letter paper from under her shoes, held it in her hand, got into the bed, closed her eyes, and felt that her body began to collapse, and each section fell to the bed, and then her mind relaxed.
He began to lose consciousness and quickly fell asleep.
Song Huiyue fell asleep, but Yinxiao didn't sleep. He sat on the cold floor tiles, with his back against the wall, his hands clasped in his thighs, and he sat like a hard stone.
He was not sleepy, and his eyes were shining brightly in the darkness. This escape fight was nothing to him, but he also felt that he had escaped from death and had the joy of surviving.
Aunt Yun spread a bedding on the ground for him. He lay down straight, closed his eyes and opened his ears. He listened to the servants going in and out quietly around him, blew out the candles, closed the door, and waited outside the courtyard door.
Someone else set up a ladder, played with the lanterns outside the courtyard, and replaced the extinguished short candles with long ones.
As soon as the thin bamboo made a rustling sound in the wind, the moso bamboo poles placed in the yard also made a thin sound in the silence, as the bamboo poles were slowly separated from their roots.
These sounds were very soft, but he still heard them all.
The sounds at night are always orderly and can only be heard by those with a quiet heart. However, King Jin was in Daxiangguo Temple, his heart was in chaos and he could not hear any sounds.
Su Ting led the imperial army in pursuit, but left the Zhang family, his son, and the King of Jin in situ.
There are also those Xiang soldiers, whose legs are not as fast as those of the Forbidden Army. They don’t know where to catch up if they want to catch up. In the end, they don’t want to leave, or they don’t leave. They all looked at King Jin and Prime Minister Zhang meaningfully.
Master, I decided to stay.
Catching thieves is not a good job, and if you can do it without interfering, don't interfere. If Su Ting and Shang Feng questioned him tomorrow, he would say that he was afraid that Prime Minister Zhang and Prince Jin would fight again, so he stayed here.
After all, there are so many guards of the Zhang family. If there is a commotion, the Daxiangguo Temple will not have to do anything tomorrow, just save it.
The sound of clappers came from outside the temple. It was already midnight. The sky was getting darker and darker. The sound of Buddha was still coming, filling the entire Xiangguo Temple. Everyone present listened to it and became calm. In a short time, he would become a Buddha immediately.
Except for the sound of Buddha, there was no sound at all. The two rows of torches brought by the Xiang army, plus the lanterns lit during the previous search, were enough to illuminate the place. Under the bright lights, there was a scene of murder.
Zhang Xuling stood in this murderous atmosphere, holding Zhang Rui's arm and staring at the knife in King Jin's hand. She loudly told King Jin to put the knife down and never kill his father impulsively.
Otherwise, as a son, he would have to sacrifice his life to save his father. Even if he didn't die, it would be uncomfortable to be stabbed.
He said nothing, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved: "Every bad idea in the family is always initiated by the second child. My father still praises him for being devoted to the Zhang family, but when it comes time to take the lead, he
It’s all because of myself, the boss, how can there be such a truth in the whole world?”
He raised his head and looked around. Except for the bald head in his eyes, he didn't see even a hair on Zhang Xutang's head. He became more and more angry: "When I wanted you to cause trouble, you disappeared! I'll just replace you in my next life."
Come be the boss and I’ll be the second!”
Thinking of this, he was shocked to realize that what he was thinking was wrong, and quickly said to the Buddhas in the temple secretly: "Buddha, what I just said in my next life will be impulsive. Don't take it seriously. In my next life, I would rather live in poverty than live in poverty again."
Become brothers with the second child.”
He was thinking wildly, but Zhang Rui was "quiet" beyond ordinary people. He could even look at Prince Jin with a smile: "Your Majesty, good, so majestic."
The King of Jin humbly said: "In terms of prestige, he is not half as good as the Prime Minister, let alone Zhang Yanei. Even the second Prince Yan is above me."
Zhang Rui said with a smile: "I should have discussed the government affairs with Prince Che, but it's a pity that the thieves have caused chaos and we can't take care of both. I hope Prince will forgive me."
King Jin nodded: "The prime minister is old and it is normal for him to be unable to support himself. It is better to go home and rest, and leave the matter of the thieves to the imperial army and the prefect's Yamen."
"If you can't rest," Zhang Rui turned to Zhang Xuling, "Go home first and check whether there is anything missing at home and whether there are any extra things. If there is anything, report it to Magistrate Dou immediately."
"Yes," Zhang Xuling asked, "Dad, where are you?"
Zhang Rui took a deep look at Prince Jin: "I am confused and want to go in and ask Master Zhizhen for advice. Your Majesty will not refuse, right?"
King Jin immediately handed over the long sword in his hand to the guards around him, stepped aside, and everyone in the palace behind him also made way for a path leading directly to the Zen room.
"Master Prime Minister, please."
Zhang Rui lifted up his robe and walked to the meditation room with a calm face.
As soon as he left, Zhang Xuling hurried home to check on the housework. King Jin "remained true to his original intention" and asked the chief minister to perform a grand ritual for Queen Pei, and then redeem his two guards who died in vain, and then took the guards with him.
Corpse, return to the palace.
Returning to the palace, he first visited Song Huiyue.
He planned to just look at the door, but when he lifted his legs up the steps, he almost stepped on Yin Xiao, who was lying as neatly as a funeral.
When he lowered his head and looked up, Yin Xiao was startled again - this kid was looking at him with his eyes open, motionless, with a dead look on his face.
Yinxiao blinked his eyes with a still look on his face, but still didn't move.
He knew that King Jin was not in danger, so there was no need to move. King Jin also knew that Song Huiyue was safe with him, so he did not move forward and retreated directly.
He strode to the study again.
The Xie family and his son were already waiting in the study, and Du Lan was squatting on the porch, also waiting to run errands.
The King of Jin first arranged for Huang Ting to prepare four bowls of noodles and some side dishes, and then cook a pot of mutton to prevent everyone from working hungry. He also asked Huang Ting to tell the people in the kitchen to make fish and rice glutinous rice for Song Huiyue in the morning, and then buy them.
Some fresh fruits such as bayberry came back and were sent to Song Huiyue early, leaving her to sit with them.
Song Huiyue came as often as she wanted and left as often as she wanted. She came less frequently and left more frequently. She was often asked to stay but failed to keep her.
After giving the instructions, he asked Xie Zhou to support the families of the two guards.
Xie Zhou nodded in agreement.
The King of Jin then said to Xie Chuan: "Write a letter about tonight's events, starting from Concubine Zhang's violation of etiquette at the Tianning Festival Palace Banquet, and ending with the imperial army catching thieves for the Zhang family and killing two of the palace guards.
No need to add fuel to the fire, just tell the truth and send it to the imperial censor."