After coming out of Lin Jing Hall, Ning Jun's mood wasn't very good. It was obviously his own idea, but he still had to give it up. If it was anyone else, they wouldn't be happy!
The servants who were leading the way saw that Prince Zhongshun's expression was very bad. They didn't dare to speak and walked with their heads lowered like quails.
After entering the right Yintai Gate was the Great Ming Palace. The scenery here was different from the majestic Taiji Palace. The palaces and pavilions were row upon row and magnificent.
As he approached Yanying Hall, Ning Jun happened to meet a group of female officials coming over from the Taiye Pool. They were graceful and made people's eyes light up. He focused his eyes and saw that the one in the middle looked like Jia Yuanchun?
Thus, he unconsciously took a few steps forward and said loudly,""Yuan Chun!" It sounded familiar, but he had only seen her once.
Yuan Chun heard someone calling her and quickly looked up. So it was King Zhongshun! She immediately lowered her head and walked away in panic, pretending not to hear him. She was so shy that even her ears turned red.
But the leading female official let Yuan Chun stay, and she left with the other female officials while smiling.
Yuan Chun bowed to Ning Jun and stood quietly at the side. She was wearing a pomegranate red dress that was as beautiful as the rosy clouds, but she always had an indifferent temperament.
"Where are you from?" Ning Jun asked with a smile.”
Yuan Chun's voice was very gentle." I came from the Immortal Residence Hall's Old Lady Consort.”Then, he quietly took two steps back and turned around to walk forward.
"Why do you always hide from me?" Ning Jun asked curiously.”He tried his best to show a friendly and bright smile.
Who knew that Yuan Chun had an expressionless smile as he said,""Please allow me to take my leave!" Her beautiful face was hidden under heavy vigilance.
Ning Jun looked at her back as she hurried past and muttered to himself,"As if I would eat people!"
He followed Yuan Chun into Yanying Hall. This was the Empress Dowager's usual bedroom, but Qing was also waiting in the hall.
Ning Jun caught up with Yuan Chun in the right corridor." I want to ask you something.”
Yuan Chun paused, but didn't have the slightest intention of stopping.
Ning Jun was immediately annoyed and shouted,"Jia Yuanchun!”He was already in a bad mood, yet he still challenged his limits. His tone was already very stiff.
Yuan Chun probably saw that he couldn't avoid it, so he had no choice but to stop and bow." Prince Zhongshun!"”He maintained a distance of three meters away from Ning Jun.
Ning Jun walked over with his hands behind his back and sized her up carefully." Did I offend you?”
"I dare not!" Yuan Chun said.
"So you offended me?" Ning Jun asked again.”
Yuan Chun was still as cautious as before." I dare not."”
"Then why did you run when I called you?" Ning Jun asked.”
Yuan Chun retreated." I dare not.”
No matter how Ning Jun interrogated her, she only had these three words to answer.
Ning Jun had originally only met acquaintances on the road and greeted them to pass the time of suffering in Lin Jing Hall. But Yuan Chun being so distant made him even more frustrated.
" I heard that the old lady of the Jia family…" He deliberately stopped halfway.
As expected, Yuan Chun raised his head and looked at him anxiously.
Ning Jun shook his head and sighed, but he did not continue.
Yuan Chun's expression changed in just this short while as he said in a trembling voice,""Wangye, what happened to my grandmother?" She had been in the palace for a long time, and although she often sent letters back, the paper was short and the meaning was long. She was full of longing and had nowhere to express it.
Ning Jun saw that she finally had a reaction, so he smiled and said,"I heard that your grandmother is healthy and healthy!”
Only then did Yuan Chun know that he had been tricked. A trace of hatred flashed across his eyes, and then he lowered his eyebrows and looked at her," I will take my leave first!”
Ning Jun refused to let her off just like that." I heard that your mother…"
Yuan Chun looked at him doubtfully." Mother isn't sick!”
Ning Jun shook his head." Forget it!”
Yuan Chun felt uneasy instead. He wanted to leave but was worried that something really happened to his mother, so he couldn't help but look at him.
Ning Jun walked straight to the front as if nothing had happened.
Yuan Chun followed him step by step, glancing at him from time to time.
Seeing that they were about to reach the entrance of the hall, Yuan Chun mustered up his courage and asked softly,""Your highness, is this minister's mother really not sick?”
Ning Jun spread his hands and smiled. If you want to know, I'll get someone to tell you after I find out!”
Yuan Chun was also a wise man who would think a thousand times, and he would be confused if he cared. Ning Jun could guess that she must have spat at him.
She ignored him.
The two of them went their separate ways as if they did not know each other at all.
Ning Jun walked forward unhurriedly and muttered,"... Before the old man died, he called his two sons to the bedside and took out a pair of chopsticks. The eldest son broke it with one stroke. The old man took out a few pairs of chopsticks. When the second son saw this, he also took it and broke it. The eldest son said,'Father, do you want us brothers to be united?' With his last breath, the old man said,"These are chopsticks used in Jiajing…"”
"What a pity!" he sighed.
Yuan Chun was still holding it in at first, but when she heard this, she burst out laughing and immediately put on a stern face again. Her beautiful eyes looked at Ning Jun."There are many gold and silver chopsticks in the palace, and there are also ivory ones. No matter how stupid those two sons are, they won't be able to recognize them. You must have made it up."
Ning Jun widened his eyes and looked at her." So you're willing to talk to me!”
Yuan Chun snorted. Unknowingly, his attitude became a little gentler than before.
Just as they entered the palace door, Ning Jun quietly leaned over to Yuan Chun and said,""I asked around about your family and told you!”
Yuan Chun's face suddenly turned red, and he gripped the handkerchief in his hand tightly in panic, stepping on the fragrant wind and entering.
Ning Jun fell behind and heard her crisp report in the hall,"This subject reports to Retired Emperor, Empress Dowager, Consort Kang Ning said that she caught a cold early in the morning and took the imperial physician's medicine. She's almost recovered now…"
When Ning Jun went in, the Retired Emperor was reading a book. Ke Qing stood behind the Empress Dowager, her two small hands gently pressing on her shoulders.
It seemed that the empress dowager was still very comfortable.
Ning Jun's face changed into a smile as he walked over with large strides. He had finished paying his respects.
The Retired Emperor pointed the book at him." Zhen thought you had improved, but who knew that you had fallen for money! How did I have a son like you?"
Ning Jun did not need to think to know that there were spies in the hall. He had rushed over as soon as he came out, but he had actually fallen behind.
Thinking of this, he was really worried for his royal brother. Everything had been turned into a sieve, and everything had leaked out.
"Your son is only earning a little money. When I have seventy or eighty sons and daughters in the future, your son is worried that I won't be able to divide the family property and lose the dignity of the royal family.”
"With your body?" The Retired Emperor laughed and scolded.”
Ke Qing's face was as red as fire as she glared at Ning Jun shyly.
Now that she had the empress dowager as her backer, she actually dared to glare at him!
The Empress Dowager grabbed Ke Qing's hand and said to Ning Jun,""It's rare for your wife to be so gentle and virtuous. You're not allowed to bully her!”
"Mother, don't worry. Your son dotes on her!" Ning Jun smiled.”
Occasionally, his gaze would sweep past Yuan Chun, who was standing still at the side, like a quietly blooming begonia.
After accompanying the Empress Dowager and talking for a while, the Retired Emperor called him over.
"My son, you're not young anymore. It's time for you to have something serious to do!”Retired Emperor twirled his beard and looked down at Ning Jun.
Ning Jun felt that the current situation was very good. He was afraid that the old man would assign him a boring and ungratifying position that would not earn him any money, so he quickly smiled and said,"Imperial Father, your son has serious matters to do. I have to print books and sell newspapers.”
Retired Emperor was disappointed that he did not live up to his expectations." Are you afraid of delaying your earning of silver? Tell me, how big do you want to build a garden?"
Ning Jun gestured in the air." It should be a few hundred acres, right?”
"Do you want me to bestow the East Inner Court to you?" the Retired Emperor asked.”
Ning Jun immediately shook his head." Your son wants the style of Jiangnan Water Village. It's beautiful and tender.”
"You still don't like it, do you?" Retired Emperor dug a hole for him, but Ning Jun didn't jump in. He smiled and said,"Then zhen orders you to manage the construction of the Ministry of Works, how about it?”
Ning Jun had been in this world for a month, but he was still not very clear about how the Retired Emperor and the Emperor divided their powers. The Retired Emperor seemed to be carefree and did not care about anything, but in fact, he still held great power. On the surface, the Emperor was in charge, but in fact, he was hindered in every way. His life was even worse than that of the Crown Prince.
Ning Jun only shook his head." Father, I'm used to being lazy. I can't manage it and I don't want to manage it." Your son is happy and carefree in the residence.”
"Bastard, you really don't know how to improve!”Retired Emperor lectured," Right now, your third brother is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, your fifth brother is in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and your seventh brother is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. I asked you to take charge of the Ministry of Works, but you still refuse!”Prince Yizhong was the first to die, the second and sixth to die young, the emperor was the fourth, and Ning Jun was the youngest.
Ning Jun instinctively felt that something was not right. The Emperor's fourth brother was doing well, but the Retired Emperor was meddling in the middle. The few of them were each in charge of a ministry. Was this trying to make the Emperor powerless?
Could it be that the Retired Emperor was taking advantage of this opportunity to be restless and wanted to show off his skills again? If the Emperor really wanted him to manage the Ministry of Works, why didn't he say so in Lin Jing Hall just now?
The more he thought about it, the deeper the water got.
Ning Jun's mind raced, and he suddenly smiled and said,""Imperial Father, if your son manages the Ministry of Works, does it mean that we don't need money to build gardens? I heard that there are many tricks there, can your son…"
"Put away your little thoughts," the Retired Emperor scolded."You still dare to speak nonsense in front of me!"”
Ning Jun continued to smile." Father, your son can still make it as a prince. I'm also good at bullying men and women occasionally, but if you want your son to be an official, it's really a small talent that's very useful." He didn't want to delay his father and brother's affairs.”
Retired Emperor put down the book. It was Ning Jun's printed "The Analects of Confucius"!
"If you can come up with such an idea after snatching once, zhen will let you snatch two more times.”
Ning Jun wasn't sure if he was hallucinating. He looked at Ke Qing first, then coincidentally looked at Yuan Chun beside him.
The Retired Emperor saw it all." Bastard, you really want to snatch it, right?”
Ning Jun quickly smiled and said,"Your son wouldn't dare!"”
Retired Emperor knocked on the table." Then do you not want to do it?”
Ning Jun obediently cupped his hands." I…dare not."”
Retired Emperor stroked his beard." If I don't beat you a few times, your lazy personality won't change. From tomorrow onwards, you will go to the lobby of the Ministry of Works to familiarize yourself with government affairs. It will save you the trouble of idling around and not doing your job!”
Ning Jun really wanted to say, wasn't idling around the standard of a virtuous king? Why isn't our dynasty on the same path as the previous Ming Dynasty?
The Retired Emperor gave Ning Jun instructions for an entire two hours.
Ning Jun was physically and mentally exhausted, but he still had to nod his head vigorously.
She finally took the opportunity to leave while the old man was drinking water.
The Empress Dowager kindly asked Yuan Chun to send Ning Jun and his wife out.
She saw Ke Qing intimately holding Yuan Chun's hand." Sister Yuan Chun, what you taught me is really useful!”
Yuan Chun smiled lightly and said,"You're a princess consort now, why are you still calling me elder sister?" I can't afford it." His tone was completely different from Ning Jun.
However, Qing held her even tighter." Sister Yuanchun, no matter in the past, present, or future, you are my sister.”
Then, he told her about the last time he met the Jia family's womenfolk in the Qingxu Temple.
When talking about Baoyu wanting to hold Qingwen's hand, Yuan Chun couldn't help but sigh," Baoyu has been loved by his grandmother and mother since he was young. I often tell people to study hard. If you are not strict, you can't be a good person. If you are too strict, you might have an accident and cause your parents to worry."”His concern and concern were expressed in words.
"I heard that your brother was born with a jade in his mouth. Is he really that magical?"”
Yuan Chun thought about it carefully." I'm not sure either. It's just that my younger brother's piece of jade has indeed been with him since he was young.”
Ning Jun smiled." Now, my father has ordered me to manage the Ministry of Works. I think your father is the Minister of Works, right?"”You can say a few words at this time.
Yuan Chun said,"He is upright, humble and kind. His character is upright, and his reputation is clean."”If he didn't say it, he wouldn't say it. Even if he did, he wouldn't.
Just like that, the three of them continued to talk as they walked from the palace gate to Yanying Sect.
Ning Jun asked Ke Qing," When did the two of you become so close?”
Ke Qing smiled and said,"I won't tell you about us women!"”Her eyes blinked playfully.
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