Tianhuang nobleman

At the time of Zi, the lights in the Heqing Pavilion of Lingnan Wangfu were brightly lit.

Because Dong Boru came a step late, he asked Cen Chaoge to repeat what he had just said after entering the door. Cen Chaoge repeated it carefully, and said in a low voice: "Although Xixiang didn't say it clearly, it seems...the emperor didn't have too much trouble with this matter. It's all about Princess Dunsu's management, but unfortunately, there is no female family member in our family who can pay a visit to the princess, so... we can only go to the Prince's Palace to find out what's going on."

The more Dong Boru listened to it, the more he felt that there was some turning around. He glanced at Bai Ren and said in a low voice: "That's okay... Don't be upset, my son, I said something that is not pleasant, Princess Roujia just took the title of a descendant. , if it is said that he is favored by the prince, Princess Kangtai is more, His Royal Highness may also be a little hesitant, there are still ten days to go, and if you walk around, there may be a chance..."

Bai Ren's thin lips pursed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Blame me...Because I didn't want to get involved in right and wrong, the crown prince ignored me when he got close to me, that's all, I heard that the crown prince also likes our tea, prepare some good ones for me, tomorrow I'm going to the Prince's Mansion."

Dong Boru nodded: "Yes, it's just... I heard that the prince's temperament is not very good. His Highness didn't pay much attention to him before. This time... His Highness might suffer some grievances when he goes down. Your Highness should be patient."

"It's okay." Bai Ren laughed at himself, "Am I still afraid of being wronged?"

Dong Boru shook his head: "It's just a big mission from the heavens. You don't have to be complacent. Chaoge, tomorrow...chaoge?"

"Ah?" Cen Chaoge suddenly came back to his senses, and asked in a daze, "Mister called me?"

Bai Ren frowned slightly, and ignored Dong Boru who was beside him, and couldn't help but whisper concerned: "But are you tired?"

"No." Cen Chaoge gave a dry laugh, rubbed his eyebrows and smiled, "I'm just a little sleepy, what can I tell you, sir?"

Dong Boru smiled: "No, just to tell you, didn't you say that Xixiang is staying outside today, then I will go for a walk tomorrow if I have time, I spent a lot of money to take the route of the chief executive, but Don't stop."

Cen Chaoge was just worried about what to do if he couldn't find Xixiang tomorrow, Dong Boru's words hit his heart, and he quickly agreed: "Yes, sir, just don't worry, I will go tomorrow morning."

Dong Boru smiled: "There's no need to be in such a hurry. You've been restless all day, but you're tired? Let's take a rest first."

Cen Chaoge forced a smile, turned his head to look at Bairen, it was hard for Bairen to say anything in front of Dong Boru, so he just whispered: "Go."

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Bairen ordered people to send greeting cards to the Prince's Mansion, and Sishi took the people to the Prince's Mansion by himself.

In the main hall of the prince's mansion, Jiang Deqing served Bairen tea politely, and smiled courteously: "I'm really sorry, the prince went to court early today, and I didn't see the greeting card. I don't know that His Royal Highness is coming, the prince I haven't come back now...I'm afraid that something happened in the middle of the court will get in my way."

Bai Ren was anxious and couldn't show his face, so he smiled and asked: "Then I wonder when the Prince's Palace will come back?"

Jiang Deqing frowned slightly, and shook his head: "This servant can't tell. Now that the eldest princess Dunsu is in the palace, it is common for the prince to have dinner with him at noon. If the eldest princess invites him, then ... Then I don't know when I will get it."

When Bai Ren heard Princess Dunsu's heart skipped a beat, he became more and more anxious. This matter was brought up by Princess Dunsu. If Qi Xiao was always with Princess Dunsu and the marriage was fixed, then what would he think about it? It's useless, Bai Ren felt more and more regretful, that day when Qi Xiao greeted him, why couldn't he calm down and say a few words, now that he doesn't care about him anymore, it's too late to say anything, he said he left early in the morning He didn't see the greeting post, but he didn't want to pay attention to himself, and Bai Ren became more and more anxious when he thought about the ten-day deadline that Cen Chaoge said.

Looking at Bai Ren's face, Jiang Deqing smiled gently and said, "What's the matter with your son? It's okay, this servant will let people go into the palace to find the prince, even at Princess Dunsu's place. If the son has something to do, the prince will come back of."

Jiang Deqing blew away all the doubts in Bai Ren's heart with a few words. Bai Ren thought that it would be fine as long as he didn't hide on purpose. Send someone into the palace."

"No need." Bai Ren hastily declined, he has his own sense of propriety, what is his identity, how can he really let people go to the palace to find Qi Xiao, he paused and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, just heard that the prince likes it by chance. The tea that was tributed this time happened to be some good quality tea in the mansion, so I had nothing to do today, so I simply brought it myself, since the crown prince is not here, I won’t bother you any more.”

Jiang Deqing nodded again and again: "Alright, I will tell the prince immediately when the prince comes back."

Bai Ren turned his head, and the attendant behind him stepped forward and handed over a carved red lacquer box. Jiang Deqing quickly took it, Bai Ren paused, turned his head and said displeasedly to the attendant: "Why did you only bring this? Didn't you come with me?" You said it, this tea has to be brewed in a teapot carved with Qianquan jade to have a taste, and I asked you to bring it with me, why haven't you seen it?"

The attendant was stunned and quickly knelt down to apologize: "My lord, please forgive me. The tea set has been sealed in the warehouse since we came here. It has not been touched. The small one can't be taken out. I went to tell the manager last night. He was already asleep at that time, and the little one was thinking of getting up early this morning to get the sign to pick up things, but...damn the little one, he got up early and fell asleep, and he forgot all about it."

Bai Ren frowned: "Can't even do this little thing!"

Jiang Deqing smiled in his heart, and quickly smoothed things over and said: "Your Majesty, don't get angry, and take care of yourself."

"I'm laughing..." Bai Ren smiled wryly, "It's just a pity, this tea is different from the others, it's only average when brewed with porcelain, but it has to be made of jade to get the color, Qianquan jade from Lingnan is the best, That's all... send the Buddha to the west, I'll come back tomorrow."

Jiang Deqing repeatedly agreed: "That's the best, but it's too much trouble for Your Highness."

Bai Ren smiled lightly: "It's okay."

Bai Ren led the people away, Jiang Deqing asked them to pack up the leftover tea and snacks, he held the box and turned around the screen, and bowed: "Your Highness, the prince is gone."

Behind the screen, Qi Xiao looked at the box in Jiang Deqing's hand and smiled playfully: "He has a quick mind, and he can make up such a set of rhetoric."

"The person Your Highness is looking for is naturally not that stupid." Jiang Deqing opened the box for Qi Xiao to look at and flattered with a smile, "My son wants to see His Highness wholeheartedly, and he will probably come early tomorrow."

There were four small bottles of tea in the box, all tightly sealed with red silk, Qi Xiao casually took a bottle and smelled it: "He will come back tomorrow, but I still don't see him."

Jiang Deqing laughed: "What do you mean? Your Highness..."

Qi Xiao put the tea leaves back into the box and said calmly, "One is to grind his patience, and the other is... let's talk about it when there is news from Xixiang."

Xixiang didn't keep Qi Xiao waiting, the news came very quickly. Two days later, the list of entourage who accompanied the food security officer back to Lingnan came out. Qi Xiao was already involved in this matter, and others did not suspect him, it was just a matter of distributing documents, whether it was from the Ministry of Officials or from the Prince's Mansion, it was the same.

Jiang Deqing looked at the documents on Qi Xiao's case and smiled flatteringly: "Your Highness, you can rest assured now, by the way, Xixiang also asked me to give this to Your Highness..." Jiang Deqing took out a stack of bank notes from his sleeve and handed it over. To Qi Xiao: "This is what Cen Chaoge sent to Xixiang in the past few days. Xixiang said it was for His Highness. Although he knew that His Highness didn't take this little money seriously, he didn't dare to keep it privately. Let the servants send it to His Highness, please accept it."

Qi Xiao smiled lightly: "He is very obedient... this is all..."

"5000 taels." Jiang Deqing paused and added, "Among them, 3000 taels were given to inquire about the marriage, and 1 taels were given later so that they could go back to Lingnan with the grain guards. .”

Qi Xiao laughed mockingly: "How much money can Bai Ren have for him to squander like this."

Jiang Deqing shook his head: "Your Majesty probably doesn't know it yet, I just think it's for the marriage, hey..."

The two were talking, when the maid outside came in and said, "Prince, the prince of Lingnan is here."

Jiang Deqing looked at Qi Xiao, counting that Bai Ren had come three times this time, Qi Xiao asked him to politely block him every time, Jiang Deqing looked at Qi Xiao's face: "Your Highness, this time... ..."

"I'll see you this time." Qi Xiao looked at the distribution documents on the desk and smiled faintly, "His Royal Highness has sent Gu Wang a lot of things these past few days, Mr. Gu wants to pay back..."