Your Majesty, he has a backache and brain fever

In the Prince Regent's Mansion, Xia Xuhuai listened to the butler talking about the movements in the palace, and looked up at the butler with a half-smile with interest as a reaction: "Oh? And keep him for dinner?"

"Yes, because we sent everyone away, our people didn't know what they were talking about, but His Majesty smiled sincerely when he sent Master Yao out, but Master Yao seemed to be preoccupied. , It's really weird." It's really rare to see the little emperor bring negative emotions to Yao Minghe.

Xia Xuhuai looked down at his scribbles with his eyelids down: "Don't speak nonsense."

Although it was a reprimand, there was no expression of disapproval on his face. The pen and ink he used to describe Danqing was as stable as Mount Tai, and he continued to walk freely on the snow wave paper according to the person who wrote the pen. There is a lot of rules.However, with just a few more strokes, a picture of distant mountains has been completed. The blurred sky is surrounded by mist on the top of the mountain, and the hazy scenery is full of leisurely temperament and the momentum of gathering mountains and rivers.

Xia Xuhuai looked at it for a moment, then put down the paintbrush in his hand with satisfaction: "Yao Minghe is not one of us at all, and if we cooperate with him, it is not necessarily necessary to put the treasure on him alone. I guess, he must have taken the opportunity I said something to Xia Moshi, but judging from his reaction, he probably didn't get the answer he wanted, which may be a good thing for us."

Xia Xuhuai moved away the sapphire carved paperweight, took the paper from the desk, and gently blew on the wet ink on the paper: "The moonlight is good tonight, but it's a bit colder today, so let's wait until tomorrow Go meet him for a while."

"Yes." After the butler finished speaking, he closed the door and went out.

In Yao Mansion, it was past the time to light the lamps. Yao Ming and He Jing sat in the study, thinking about what Xia Xuhuai said yesterday, and what he personally saw and heard in the palace several hours in the afternoon. "The word became more and more obvious, he really forgot all about it.

After an unknown period of time, when Yao Minghe finally felt numb in his hands and feet, he heard a servant report that a distinguished guest had arrived at the mansion——the Prince Regent, so he got up and went out, intending to go to the teahouse to welcome him in , but the man said: "The teahouse in our mansion is more than elegant, but too cold, so Lord Zigui ordered me to lead you to the warm pavilion in the inner room."

Yao Minghe's voice didn't fluctuate: "He is born with a seven-aperture exquisite heart, so he can think of others."

While speaking, he had already reached the Nuan Pavilion, and Yao Minghe took the lead in performing a standard courtier's ceremony as soon as he entered the door: "I don't know if the prince is visiting late at night, what can I do or what advice can I give you?"

Xia Xuhuai didn't answer but instead asked, "You should know by now that I didn't lie to you." Yao Minghe is a smart person, so he naturally knew what he was talking about.

"You keep your word, so you don't need to lie to me, but does the prince know why His Majesty suddenly encountered such a change?"

Xia Xuhuai continued to practice Tai Chi: "I know your worries, don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you, and I won't tell you to go against your will, and your worries won't happen."

"In that case, the minister can rest assured." Yao Minghe bowed his head, folded his hands, placed them flat in front of his eyes, and bowed again, "I will do my best to live up to my expectations."

"Pleasant to work with."

After Xia Xuhuai finished speaking, he turned around and left.When he was approaching the door, Yao Minghe's voice came from behind: "You know, the Regent, why Your Majesty ordered me to enter the palace today? It's all to surprise the prince. No matter what happened in the past, he is just one of your friends now." It's just a chess piece, just because he cares so much about you, you should restrain yourself a little bit, and sometimes think about him a little bit."

Xia Xuhuai's footsteps paused, without turning his head, he gave a soft "hmm" imperceptibly, and said, "There is no need to say much, this king has his own measure, it's getting late, Master Yao should take a rest." Then He crossed the threshold with his hands behind his back, walked around the promenade, and stepped into the wind and snow in the courtyard.

The next day was the last holiday before the New Year's Eve. After learning that Xia Moshi would not have to go to court for the next two days, he finally slept in the daylight with satisfaction and peace of mind. There are two lamps, because Yao Minghe liked the lamp faces so much, so I asked him to draw another one, planning to make one more for myself to enjoy and illuminate.

With the work experience of the previous day, the production time of the second lamp has been shortened a lot. By the time Xia Xuhuai came to the palace to meet him, he was already sticking to a piece of warm osmanthus cake and was admiring his handicrafts. Because of this, Xia Moshi didn't have time to put it away and exposed it to Xia Xuhuai in advance.

Xia Xuhuai swept his eyelids, turned his eyes slightly, looked at him for a while, and asked casually, "Why did Your Majesty suddenly become interested in doing this kind of carpentry work by himself?"

Xia Moshi said: "I'm not thinking that your birthday is coming soon, so it's not good to not prepare any gifts. It's just that my mind may be a little confused recently. I haven't done this kind of thing for many years, so It may be a little imperfect, so please bear with me."

Xia Xuhuai pretended to be slightly surprised: "Your Majesty has a heart. But I don't know when your painting skills have improved by leaps and bounds to such a superb level."

As the regent, Xia Xuhuai knew that his every move was too normal. Xia Moshi honestly confessed: "Of course it was written by Yao Minghe and Yao Aiqing. Please bear with me. It's not that I don't know that this fake hand is not good for others, but You also know my level. Growing up in such an environment, it is not easy to write neatly. If you have to take my paintings as a gift to you, you may be even more unhappy. Of course, Liang Tian Mike The genus of mulberry and bamboo is also indispensable."

"Well, it looks good, Your Majesty has a heart."

Xia Moshi: "..." If you want to thank you, thank you directly. Why do you say this in such a tone that you feel like your own son who is worthless has finally grown up and sensible, as if to say "my son is like this, father What a relief." Who the hell are you trying to take advantage of?

Tucao is to complain about, but the results of his labor have been affirmed by him, which is quite a happy thing, and then Xia Moshi immediately switched to the chatterbox mode, from why he thought of making this thing, to the halfway operation From the little details, to the fact that he hired someone to help with the painting and the final paste of the lamp, he took the initiative to shake the bottom of the sky.

"If you put a lamp like this in the house at night, you don't need to light candles anymore, or when you want to go out, you can carry it outside and walk outside. It's radiant, and you don't have to worry about being blown out by the wind. The fire or the flame lit the lampstand." Xia Moshi became more and more complacent as he talked, and concluded, "This way you can enjoy the rich and noble family's addiction, and it is more elegant than just holding a bare night pearl , wouldn’t it be wonderful.”

What's more, it's so tiring to hold this fist-sized Ye Mingzhu in your hand, and it's so cold to hold it with both hands in these nine cold days. Torturing his subordinates unkindly—what about these poor father-in-laws and court ladies?

Oh, no, in fact, he didn’t even look at a single maid in his palace, let alone any beautiful court ladies. They were all male, except for the bodyguards and personal guards. The man called a man, at least, has been like this so far since he woke up in this world.

With Xia Moshi's eloquent sharing in his ears, and his bright and cheerful appearance in front of his eyes, Xia Xuhuai finally had a sincere smile in his eyes. Although his eyebrows and eyes were not bent, the corners of his lips naturally raised a small radian.

Xia Xuhuai said again: "Your Majesty has a heart." But this time, perhaps infected by Xia Moshi, he obviously didn't speak as perfunctory as before, but with a bit of emotion, so just pay a little attention and you'll be fine. Distinguish between sincere and sincere compliments.

Also because of this inconspicuous incident, the atmosphere between the two remained harmonious and peaceful for a few days, but after seven or eight days, Xia Moshi had completely lost the feeling that he had just crossed over and found himself under the control of others. Being cautious and dog-legged, I even felt that if it weren't for the political opposition, the two should still be able to become pretty good buddies.

Well, it might be a bit of a peach blossom that blocked him, after all, that face was too outstanding, which made me, who was originally considered a middle-of-the-road posture, not enough to look at.

Until the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, although the year was approaching, and the people outside the palace wall were happy to welcome the new year, the air pressure above the court hall was a bit low. There was no other reason, mainly because of the urgent report from the border. , Said that there was a change in Beirong, [-] enemy troops took the initiative to press down on the border to provoke, and threatened to break through Changyun Pass and take Yunguan City directly. There has been a small amount of commotion on the border.

Although the ancestors of the Xia family were born as generals of the military camp, in this generation, only Xia Moshi is left in the serious lineage of the Xia family, and even this group of courtiers are very talkative characters. , everyone is thinking in their hearts what kind of reason to find to facilitate their own shielding, or to pass this danger on to those who have a feud with them.

Among them, Cao Guogong was the most courageous, because he stood up without hesitation, and affectionately invited the emperor to personally conquer, conquer the sofa, flatten the tribes of Beirong, and supplemented by Wenli, people, etiquette, etiquette His education will surely ensure the stability of the northern border for at least ten years.

Some of the people standing in the audience admired his boldness and presumptuousness, while others despised him for his selfish desires. He used his ability to flatter horses to an unprecedented perfection. Then he turned his head and followed Cao Guogong to get on the sedan chair Among the big army, good words are poured out like baskets of money, which makes people laugh and cry.

As for Xia Mo Shixia, who was rarely praised again, he was directly immersed in the rainbow farts spit out by Cao Guogong, who was not very familiar with him, but almost became his father-in-law and might become the regent father-in-law, Master Taishan in the future. I was so overwhelmed that I completely misunderstood the point of these words, and nodded half of my head before my mind could react.