I'm just a dude

If there was no previous appearance, Qi Yuan's impression of the prince would probably be better.After all, there are two talented scholars accompanying me, so I don't think I will be so stupid.But now his feelings are a little complicated, and he doesn't know what kind of person this prince is.Although Fang Cheng and the others discussed state affairs, they never mentioned the crown prince and the second prince.

Qi Yuan was beating his heart, but he saw the imperial guards standing tall, the servants, the musicians, and the servants of the tea and wine team were all silent, and the whole hall could hear needles being dropped, so he didn't dare to make any small moves, he just followed the crowd to observe After saluting properly, he followed the instructions of the servant and stood behind the table in the side hall.After they stood still, another servant led a group of people up.

The person in the lead is wearing a black lacquered handkerchief, a black and green robe with large sleeves, and soap boots. He is indeed Feng Luan of the Jiaofang Secretary.

Behind him are left and right Si Le, and behind him are more than a dozen young voice actors, all wearing wide shirts and wrapping their heads with soft scarves, their appearance is beautiful and beautiful.Sure enough, Qi Yuan saw Yun Ji and the others in it.Yun Ji and the others were used to this kind of scene, they didn't need the guidance of the servants, they all bowed down and sang "Okay".

Only then did the people behind the bead curtain have a slight reaction, but they asked Feng Luan: "Today, there are already musicians cheering on the fragrance. How can we work for these many people?"

The voice is clear, but surprisingly nice.

Feng Luan hurriedly bowed down: "Your Highness, the boys in this class are all the performers of my teaching workshop. They not only learn the bell and drum division passed down from the academy, but also are ordered to listen to foreign operas. Therefore, they are proficient in Yiyang, Haiyan, and Kunshan operas. Today there are a lot of masters in fighting incense, if they are here to add to the fun, it will be more refined and refined."

The prince laughed when he heard this.

"It's no wonder that your Jiaofang Division is known as a music theater, and you are very thoughtful about such matters. If so, let them all stay."

Everyone bowed again, and then lined up on both sides, each standing comfortably.

The waiter passed on again, but this time it was a group of merchants who came in.

Merchants come from all corners of the country. They don't ask about poetry and books on weekdays. They only like to pay attention to sweet food and delicious clothes.I was summoned by the crown prince today, although everyone has only learned the rules for a long time, how could they be as calm as all the literati and refined scholars, as soon as they entered the hall, some people panicked and knelt down to salute, others rushed to bow down when they saw this, or chanted Or yelling that the prince is a thousand years old, the hall buzzed and became a mess for a while.Chen Bo was also among them, trembling and lying on the ground, motionless.

Someone beside him snorted slightly, Qi Yuan looked at the merchants in the hall who kowtowed and even trembled, and felt a little uncomfortable.Looking at Uncle Chen again, he is already an old man in his sixties, he has been afraid of officials all his life, but now he has to risk his life to speak out for the sake of the Qi family, it is even more ashamed.If the prince is easy to talk to, then what if...

Qi Yuan swallowed, and suddenly heard the beaded curtain above ringing, the prince stepped out and walked in front of everyone.

"I am in the same line as Tianxiang. Fortunately, you have the ancestors who wrote and passed on the book, so that it can last for several years. Today, everyone must spare no effort to hold this grand festival of fighting incense."

All the merchants were overwhelmed by the flattery, but only claimed to be right, and fell to the ground.

Qi Yuan quietly raised his eyes, and saw that the prince was wearing a red silk silk narrow-sleeved round-neck gown, the chest, back and shoulders were decorated with coiled dragon patterns, the neck was protected by a white collar, the head was wearing a winged crown, a pair of thick and slender sword eyebrows, eyes full With a smile, there is a bit of elegance.

Qi Yuan was sizing up quietly when suddenly the man raised his head and glanced at him.

Qi Yuan was startled, and quickly lowered his eyes, as if looking at his heart.

The servants in Tsing Yi in the hall quickly ushered the fragrant households to the table.

The prince made everything simple again, so the musicians in the Jiaofang played music, and after everyone had three rounds of tea, the grand feast of incense fighting began.

Since they had already competed in the round of distinguishing incense and medicine three days ago, today's competition is the combined fragrant seal script.Each fragrant household has a table for each person, chooses their own spices, and then grinds and weighs them by themselves to make fragrant products.The work of grinding powder can also be done by the servant boy of Xiangyao Bureau. Finally, after the powder is synthesized, it can be printed with its own seal mold.

With the crown prince here, the incense households naturally couldn't hold their breath and dawdle slowly, everyone had a stick of incense time.Fortunately, there is a little servant boy who can be on the errand, which can save a lot of effort.

Although Qi Yuan knew all kinds of incense recipes handed down by the Qi family, he didn't know much about Yinxiang.Because incense seal script was originally used by temples to recite scriptures, the head of the Qi family made incense for burning family bureaus, and sold incense pills, incense cakes, and incense sticks.On the other hand, Patriarch Mu may have a better chance of winning if he offers incense to the Buddha.

Today, however, only when Chen Bo's xiangzhuan attracts the prince's attention can the prince remember the Yangzhou Qi mansion.Qi Yuan was secretly worried, and looking at the old housekeeper, he didn't even need a small servant boy, he just weighed and ground everything with his own hands, so he couldn't help feeling anxious.

Fang Chenghe sat on his left side, always pursed his lips and said nothing.Seeing that the stick of incense was about to burn out, many incense households in the hall had already released their seals, but Chen Bo was still making slow progress, so he whispered: "Brother Yuan."

Qi Yuan's palms were sweaty, and he glanced at him upon hearing the sound.

"If Uncle Chen doesn't succeed, I will find my own way later," Fang Cheng said softly, "I will keep the Qi Mansion safe."

The scholars in the hall were buzzing and talking in low voices. After a while, when the incense households burned incense and competed, they also wrote poems to add to the fun, and many of them had already prepared their manuscripts.

Qi Yuan glanced forward, but slowly shook his head: "No need."

Fang Chenghe said: "Are you still blaming me?"

Uncle Chen finally finished grinding the last spice and was mixing it with condensed honey.Fragrant seal scripts are mostly made of powder, but Chen Bo looks like he is making fragrant pills.

To lose?

"No." Qi Yuan looked at Chen Bo and Yun Xiangwan's hand gestures, which were exactly the same as those he had learned in the shop when he was young. For some reason, his heart calmed down. Begging the prince, the previous actions have become opportunistic and profit-seeking. What's more, you didn't do it for your own self-interest, but now you have your choice, and I have my destiny."

"I know." Fang Chenghe frowned: "But you are my junior brother..."

"Your junior brother is Qi Yuan from the Qi Mansion in the capital city." Qi Yuan glanced at him, "It's not the son of the Qi Mansion from Yangzhou...it doesn't have to be that way."

As soon as the musicians in front finished playing, just as the stick of incense was burned, the hall fell silent immediately.

The crown prince got up first, followed by the servants and craftsmen from the Fragrance Bureau, followed by all the scholars, looking at everyone's finished products one by one.

The one at the top is the young head of the Mu family in Hangzhou.

The young patriarch was very thin, and the incense mats in front of him were neatly arranged. There was a tripod incense burner in the middle, with several branches of cold plums engraved on the lid, and the petals were engraved with the words "leading the first branch of the spring breeze".

The prince lowered his eyes, and suddenly smiled and said, "That's right, it's much more majestic than cutting a branch of ice gauze with water."

As soon as he said this, others didn't know why, but the few supervisors behind were startled, and then blushed, and stopped embarrassingly.

The young Patriarch of the Mu family only smiled, and lifted the lid of the furnace. The incense burner had already been filled with incense ash. He pressed the incense ash with a small board, then gently put down a piece of plum blossom-shaped incense mold, and filled the incense stick with the incense spoon. At the end, the mold was removed and the incense seal was lit.

The incense was ignited from one corner, but it was the word "ji".

In an instant, the hall was filled with a faint fragrance of plum, which was elegant and elegant, with Qi Yuan at the back, smelling that it was the soul-returning plum of the Mu family, he couldn't help secretly praising it in his heart.

But the incense seal is the double-hooked "plum blossom in a few lifetimes", which is in the heart of the plum blossom when it is burned out, and it has the meaning of consummation of merit and virtue.

The prince applauded.The young Patriarch of the Mu family still smiled lightly, and closed the stove lid, the cigarette was still slowly coming out, this person held the incense chopsticks, lightly tapped in the smoke, and then made a few strokes in the air, the cigarette was like flowing water When it is triggered, a cold plum blossom is drawn in the air in an instant.

Now everyone was amazed.

Only then did Mr. Mu get up and bow down.The prince supported him with a smile, looked carefully, and then said: "Look and appreciate."

The servant at the side was about to announce the reward, but saw that Mr. Mu's expression became solemn, and he knelt down again: "Your Highness, the grassroots have something to report!"

Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and the prince still looked at the man with a smile, "So, let Deshan take you to Dengwengu."

Then he walked away as if nothing had happened.

Qi Yuan: "..."

He was stunned for a moment, and then instantly understood - the situation of Mu's family is similar to that of Qi's, and he probably also made up his mind to let the crown prince protect him.However, how could the prince not understand their details these days?A merchant, if they want to use some scheming to get on the prince's boat, it depends on whether the prince is rare... In case they touch this person's scales...

"This old man." The crown prince had already leisurely walked to the second seat, and said to Chen Bo, "Where is the incense seal?"

Qi Yuan's heart trembled, he was about to rush out to stop Uncle Chen when he felt his arms tighten.Fang Chenghe clasped his wrist tightly, shook his head slightly, and gestured to the side with his eyes.

Qi Yuan was slightly startled, followed his gaze and looked to the side, and saw not far away, a white-skinned, slightly feminine-looking servant in Tsing Yi was looking at him curiously.