Gui Yuan

Ning Qing returned home after lunch, just in time for Prime Minister Zuo to drink tea in the lobby, it seems that he has free time today, and plans to "teach" him again.

Ning Ke Cheng raised his eyes and glanced at him, then put down the teacup: "Come here."

People have long been familiar with this scene, and even Ning Qing's personal servant Lin Rong had to act as a "seller begging for cleanliness" in the face of a catastrophe, and said with a smile: "Young master, let's go, villain! Go prepare melon and fruit tea for you, and quench your thirst later." After finishing speaking, he ran away without waiting for his answer.He usually ate a lot of good food, but now his chubby body was as light as a swallow, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"This dog." Ning Qing pondered for a while what remedial measures to use, and his father became impatient: "What are you talking to yourself there, why don't you come in quickly."

"Yes." Ning Qing entered the room unwillingly, sat down at the side, and swallowed dryly.The servants are all human beings, and generally no one catches up at this time, and even struggles to get a saliva to drink. If I knew it, I would drink two extra sips of soup when I just had a meal.

It's been a while since Ning Ke returned to the mansion, now that she's rested, she just happened to talk to him: "Going out to play again?"

Ning Qing looked attentively listening to the teaching: "No, I just drink tea in Juke Zhai with a few young masters."

When his father heard this, he didn't give a good face, snorted and began to talk at length: "Look at you, you have reached the crown, but you still don't achieve fame and fame. You hang around restaurants and teahouses every day. It's a family misfortune. A rebellious son spoils the family tradition..."

When Ning Qing heard the familiar beginning, she hurriedly begged for mercy: "Daddy, I admitted my mistake. Even if you are preaching, you should change the phrases. You have said these words a hundred and eighty times, and my son's ears are getting callused."

Ning Kecheng slapped the table and was furious: "Why don't you repent when you're sick! You just know how to fool me, what to do in the future or what to do, have you made any progress!"

The scary thing about this is that even after his father got angry, these words were very similar, so he was not willing to change them.

Ning Qing is already a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, thinking that he has practiced so many times, no matter what his father says, he will agree first, and in the end it always goes in the left ear and out the right ear.His father probably knew that other things were useless, so he pointed at this process and tortured him. It was better than preaching if he could calm down for a few days.

But Ning Kecheng did not take the usual path today, and after she got angry, she returned to calm, with a calm and refined look: "Your Majesty said today that the empress will hold a flower viewing party in a few days, and all the officials and ladies will be invited. You Just go with your sister, and meet more sons of other adults, learn from them, and stay away from your cronies."

Ning Qing was wondering why his father had caught him by surprise this time, and felt something was wrong when he listened carefully.The flower viewing party has always been a superficial form for the queen and concubines to choose relatives for the prince and relatives. When did you hear that men also participated?

"Father, just go to the flower viewing party, what should I do?"

Ning Kecheng also couldn't figure this out, but the emperor only said that more contact between the princes of the family is beneficial, and he didn't reveal anything else, and he couldn't speculate on the holy intention without authorization.

"It's also a flower viewing party, but it doesn't matter if the ladies of each family are together with the harem's family members, and the sons of the aristocratic families are together with the crown prince."

"Is the prince here?"

"Exactly, Duke An, who just returned to the imperial capital, was also invited."

This is really a strange thing, it is not wrong to say that it is an ordinary gathering, but the crown prince and An Guogong are there, these two people are so noble, how can they mix with ordinary housekeepers like them, it seems that there are very few flower viewing parties Eight|Nine is a pretense, but I don't know what kind of medicine the emperor sells in this gourd.

"Okay, I'm with my sister, I'll talk to her first." After finishing speaking, Ning Qing saluted, and hurriedly slipped out to the wing.

Ning Kecheng shook her head helplessly and said, "How big of a man, and still so stubborn, I can't bear it after just sitting for a while."

A young woman was sitting at the table embroidering a handkerchief. She wore a jade hairpin carved in the shape of a hibiscus on her head. Other than that, she didn't have too many decorations. White as snow.After embroidering the last stitch, Ning Huan lightly stroked the lotus pattern on the handkerchief, and smiled. This smile was heart-wrenching, and deservedly overwhelmed the country.

Ning Huan's personal maid Xiaotao hurriedly said: "Miss's embroidery is getting better and better."

Before she had time to appreciate her own embroidery, she was interrupted: "Mei Huan, is embroidery interesting every day?"

Ning Huan looked up and saw Ning Qing holding the door frame and smiling at her, and got up quickly: "Brother, you are back."

As soon as Ning Qing entered the room, Ning Huan noticed that there was a thin layer of sweat on Ning Qing's forehead, and poured him a cup of tea: "Brother, why is he sweating all over, and he has offended father, didn't you take the opportunity to come to my place?"

Ning Qing took the teacup and drank it down, then patted Ning Huan's head with a smile: "That's right, sister Huan is really blue hearted."

Ning Huan covered his mouth and smiled: "Father is also doing it for your own good, brother, don't disappoint his kindness."

"Understood." Ning Qing stepped into the topic, "The empress will hold a flower viewing party in the near future, and I am also invited, Xiao Tao, you should dress up for your young lady well, and then we will enter the palace together. "

Xiaotao patted her chest solemnly and said, "Don't worry, son, I promise to make the young lady look good."

"It doesn't need to be so exaggerated, the identity of the Hexiang Mansion is fine." Ning Qing just turned around and approached Ning Huan and said, "The prince has not seen you for a long time, this time you two should seize the opportunity."

Ning Huan said angrily, "Brother!"

Ning Qing laughed, stopped teasing her, said a few more words and left.

Ning Qing hummed a ditty and entered her bedroom. When she looked up inadvertently, she saw a wooden kite parked on the desk by the window, and her smile faded away in an instant.

The wooden kite, commonly known as the wooden pigeon, is a mechanical bird that transmits letters between two fixed places. There is a rotating wooden switch in its body, which controls the rotation speed according to the distance between the two places. Once it is determined, it cannot be changed.This thing is produced in the northern Xinjiang area, and it is a rarity in the imperial capital.

Ning Qing put away her foolishness, walked to the case, and took out the creed, on which was written only one word "cautious".It can be explained in any way, but Ning Qing thought, from the timing point of view, it probably has something to do with the famous Zhenbei General who just returned to the imperial capital.

During Wei Yao's years in northern Xinjiang, his military prestige has only increased. In the following years, most of the generals who defeated Beidi with him at that time were promoted and distributed to various places. It is said that it weakened the power, but it also made him invisible. The forces spread all over the place, and from the day Emperor Xiangfeng realized it, he began to worry about the day and night, worrying about the changing hands of the country.This time Wei Yao obeyed the order to go back to the imperial capital to give Emperor Xiangfeng a reassurance. It is better to stay under the nose than to be far away.

When Ning Qing was a teenager studying with the prince in the palace, he often heard Wei Yao's name.The Taifu spoke highly of him, and the military officer was admired by everyone, but Wei Yao has been stationed outside all these years, and it is difficult for others to see his true face.Being able to see the influential figures from a young age, Ning Qing is a little interested in this inexplicable flower viewing party.

Three days later, the Central Palace held a banquet in the Imperial Garden. The official lady was brought by Jin and the eldest princess to have a banquet with the queen, and the son of the aristocratic family was with the prince. The strange thing is that An Guogong said that he was also there, but the prince did not tell them. recommend.Although the sons of various families wanted to get close to the prince, their clothes were blocked by the prince's personal eunuch, Eunuch Meng. If they wanted to make fun of themselves, they might as well go around toasting with wine glasses to make them familiar and pave the way for their future official career.

Ning Qing is an outlier among them, he is willing to make his own decisions, and he will go back as soon as he comes when he has enough time.With his head raised, he met the prince's eyes, and then the prince withdrew from the table, and Ning Qing quietly withdrew after drinking the last sip of wine.

Wei Yao sat in the excellent position specially arranged for him by the empress, where he could have an overview of the whole situation but was not as conspicuous as the main seat.It was a helpless strategy, but he never thought that he would suffer such a crime. The people talking and laughing in the audience sounded very noisy. Thinking that he wanted to choose one of them as his nominal "Madam", Wei Yao suddenly had a headache. This is no worse than fighting. Easy, fighting is to attack the enemy, but now he has to be ruthless to himself.

Wei Yao was planning to close his eyes, choose a random job to leave early, and accidentally noticed a person. The figure of the person was familiar. When he saw the face, he remembered that this was Jukezhai. The person at the next table .

Ning Qing walked a few steps, saw the prince waiting for him under the lamp, and went over to salute, the prince's face was flat: "Lan Yu, you are usually good at drinking, listening to music and chatting with friends, but you are not used to this kind of occasion."

At this moment, Ning Qing was not afraid of the usual indulgence at all, and said calmly: "The prince is laughing."

Zhu Yu stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, I won't make fun of you anymore."

Zhu Yu cautiously asked in a low voice: "Is Yuqing here today?"

Ning Qing also lowered her voice: "Prince, don't worry, I told Xiaotao that sister Huan should have been brought out to enjoy the flowers by this time. If you have anything to say, you might as well go there now."

The prince nodded in satisfaction, and the two smiled in agreement.The two of them worked together behind Ning Huan's back, if the left minister knew that Ning Qing, as the elder brother, was helping another man to have a private meeting with his sister, even if that person was the crown prince, he still couldn't stop him from beating this traitor to death.

The prince took two steps and turned back, and said to him: "After the banquet, I will ask my father, the queen, and the queen to marry me, and I hope Lan Yu will speak kindly for me in front of Prime Minister Ning."

Seeing the prince's disappearing figure, Ning Qing felt mixed emotions. The cherished sister finally became someone else's family. Fortunately, the prince is a good man.

The banquet was noisy, and Ning Qing didn't want to go back to catch up with the excitement, so he simply took a walk in the garden to see the rare plum blossoms in the imperial garden.It was mid-winter, and New Year's Day was less than a month away. This was the coldest time in the imperial capital, but the plum blossoms in the garden were blooming very well, colorful and colorful.

Standing under the tree, Ning Qing sighed, "The flowers are tender and tender, ready to be appreciated by others, but it's a pity that they are deserted and deserted, and let down the beauty of the garden."

"Anyway, there are two people admiring it, so it won't be empty and bury such a beautiful scenery."

The voice was a bit low, but it was really pleasant to hear. Ning Qing turned her head and saw the person. She thought it was probably the young master who came to the banquet with her.

"General Zhenbei has been passed down as a miraculous miracle, but he is still a loner in his thirties. I think there are other difficulties, so he has to devote himself to the battlefield."

As soon as Ning Qing heard the familiar words, her stepping foot hung in the way, and she took it back after a while, and turned to look at the man suspiciously.

"What, do you still want me to say the next thing?" Wei Yao smiled lightly, but there was no smile in the corner of his eyes.

Ning Qiang was sure that he had never seen this person before, but at this moment, the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart kept beating him, and he said slowly: "I don't know who the young master is?"

"Unfortunately, my surname is Wei and my name is Yao, and he is exactly the one you mentioned."

The ominous premonition came true, and Ning Qing couldn't help thinking that Ning Huan invited him to burn incense outside the city a few days ago, but he didn't go, could it be because of the Tai Sui?

Unexpectedly, the person in front of him was that General Zhenbei. He thought that General Zhenbei must be tall, thick and round, with a domineering arrogance that is not angry and arrogant, and a courage that makes people bow their heads.The one in front of me is dressed in a purple-gold brocade robe, which complements her beautiful appearance and picturesque eyebrows. Her clothes are no different from those of other aristocratic princes, except for the inexplicable things in the eyebrows and eyes, which can tell the difference unusual.

Ning Qing hurriedly saluted and apologized: "I am really ashamed that the drunken words fell into the ears of the father-in-law at the next moment, and I hope the father-in-law will forgive me."

When there is nothing to do, they are all safe, and they look like they are not afraid to talk about the world. Once the incident happens in the east window, they don't care about it. Compared with a group of lifeless people, it is somewhat interesting.

Wei Yao smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's just that I have already reported my family name, now I should ask who you are?"

"My left minister, Ning Kecheng's son, Ning Qing, has met An Guogong." Ning Qing saluted him calmly.

It was getting late at this time, and the laughter in the palace was much quieter, it was time to have a banquet.

Wei Yao nodded, pretending to be stunned: "So it's the son of Zuo Xiang's family. It's getting late, and it's not the time to talk now. Let's talk in depth when we meet again next time."

After finishing speaking, Wei Yao turned and left, Ning Qing breathed a sigh of relief on the spot, and murmured: "There will be another time, but goodbye."