Chapter 10 I’m going to climb the roof!
So, what she said was too radical.
It seems that Wang Xiuyi is not willing to marry him. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel a little more guilty.
Wang Xiuyi seemed to gradually understand. She slapped her head and said repeatedly: “Oh, yes, yes, I almost forgot. Look at my temper. It’s the ninth day of the third month, right? I will be there! We can talk then. I’ll go back and teach that kid a lesson. See you, Lord Shen!”
Shen Zhejiang said: “Goodbye.”
Watching the two figures of Wang Xiuyi and Wang Chengming walking away, Huaiwen was frightened and worried about his master. He muttered in a low voice: “This Miss Wang is too fierce. What should my master do in the future?” Shen
Zhejiang heard it and turned back to leave him a word: “Don’t talk too much.”
“I know my mistake.”
It would be better to let my master marry the Crown Prince… Bah, bah, bah! How can it be possible for you, a man, to marry His Highness?
Huaiwen’s mind was full of random thoughts.
Shen Zhejiang boarded the carriage, lifted the curtain and was about to lower his head to get in, but seeing Huaiwu’s twisted expression, he said in a calm tone: “Let’s go back home.”
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The Imperial Study in the Palace.
Emperor Wu Kun threw the last memorial onto the table. The flickering candlelight illuminated his exhausted face.
Hai Sanqing came in holding a mahogany tray with a cup of soothing tea on it. Your Majesty has not had a peaceful rest for many days because of his busy schedule.
“Your Majesty, take a rest first.”
Emperor Wu Kun picked up the teacup without saying a word. Before he took a sip, he thought of the irritating Xiao Zhinian and asked, “Is the prince quiet?”
Hai Sanqing did not dare to hide it and answered truthfully, “News came from Yanqing Palace that the prince is still in a bad mood and clamors to see Master Shen.”
“Bang!”
The teacup fell on the table, and the splashing water wet the rice paper at hand.
Emperor Wu Kun scolded, “He only cares about Chen Zhejiang. He does nothing all day long. How can he even remember that he has me as his father! This country will be ruined sooner or later if it falls into his hands!”
Hai Sanqing immediately knelt on the ground and said with lowered eyebrows, “Your Highness is young and his thoughts are not mature yet. After two days, when Tutor Shen marries the daughter of the Minister of War, Your Highness will surely understand Your Majesty’s good intentions and focus on court affairs.”
“If he were not my only son, when would it be his turn to succeed the country? I would have granted him a fiefdom and told him to get out of here as far as he can! Don’t get in my way!”
“When the Queen suffered from dystocia, Your Majesty felt distressed and could not bear to let the Queen suffer the pain of childbirth again, so he favored Your Highness.”
Hai Sanqing understood the emperor’s mind and knew that what he said was just a resentment.
Speaking of the Queen, Emperor Wu Kun calmed down with great difficulty. He leaned back in his chair, slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, and said, “Forget it, get up. It has nothing to do with you. My failure in discipline led to today’s consequences.”
Hai Sanqing hunched his old back and said as he stood up, “It was your highness who mentioned to Your Majesty that he wanted to worship Shen Zhejiang as his teacher, which led to today’s situation. How can Your Majesty blame yourself?”
“Tell me, was it a blessing or a curse when I promised my mother to keep Shen Zhejiang?”
Emperor Wu Kun looked blankly at a huge beast-shaped furnace in the center, with smoke curling around. He seemed to be asking Hai Sanqing, or as if he was talking to himself.
It’s really hard to comment.
Hai Sanqing lowered his head in silence, knowing that he must not say a word at this time.
There was no response, but Emperor Wu Kun was not annoyed. The dull voice echoed in the imperial study again: “The Shen family’s crimes are unforgivable. I still can’t understand why my mother only left Shen Zhejiang alone? Over the years, I have also checked his background, but found nothing.”
“…” Hai Sanqing glanced at Emperor Wu Kun and saw that he looked unhappy. He thought about changing the subject and said, “Since Your Majesty hates Shen Zhejiang, why don’t you take this opportunity to expel him from the capital? After three to five years, Your Highness will have grown up and will always forget about this person.”
“That’s easy to say. I kept him under my nose and monitored him because I was afraid that he would have ulterior motives. He secretly investigated the truth about the Shen family and thought I didn’t know?”
This is not okay, and that is not okay.
Emperor Wu Kun thought for a moment, picked out the scroll in front of him and unfolded it.
“The Ministry of Personnel reported that the prefect of Wuxi Prefecture unfortunately died in an accident a month ago, and the position is vacant. It is a good opportunity for Shen Zhejiang to take his place. Please send more people to keep an eye on him. The same goes for the Ministry of War.”
Hai Sanqing stretched out his hands to take the memorial and said, “Yes.”
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At the same time, the Eastern Palace was in turmoil.
“Liubao! Open the door for me!”
Xiao Zhinian shouted until his throat was dry, but still no one opened the door for him.
No one knows a son better than his father.
Emperor Wu Kun knew that Xiao Zhinian was full of tricks, so in order to lock him up, he even ordered people to seal up any open holes with nails, and sent guards to surround him in three layers inside and outside so that not even a fly could fly in.
While the guards were changing shifts, Liubao squatted quietly outside the door, which was locked with an iron lock. He persuaded anxiously, “Your Highness, please don’t blame me. I can’t open the door either! There are so many people guarding outside. Just listen to my advice and spend these days in peace, and then apologize to His Majesty.”
Xiao Zhinian kicked the door of the palace and said, “What did I do wrong? Why should I admit my mistake? Go tell my father. If you want me to bow my head, you’re dreaming! You think you can control me this way. Liubao, the Royal Grandmother loves me the most. Ask her to save me!”
“Your Highness may have forgotten that the Empress Dowager and the Queen went to Guanhai Temple to meditate and pray two months ago and are not in the palace.”
“When will they be back?”
Liubao hesitated, “…It’s hard to say. As a rule, they should be gone for more than half a year.”
When Xiao Zhinian heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper. It was too late. It seemed that he had to rely on himself.
“Go away! His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to approach Yanqing Palace. You little eunuch, stay away!”
The guard who had just returned from duty saw Liu Bao approaching the East Palace stealthily and immediately drove him away with a rough voice.
Liu Bao was so anxious that he blurted out all the words that had been pent up for a long time: “Your Highness! Just let go of Master Shen! We have any kind of male favorite you want, tall, short, thin, fat, you can choose whatever you want, why do you have to insist on enduring the humiliation of Master Shen’s crotch?” His words
were shocking.
The guards who heard this gasped and looked at each other in surprise.
The corner of Xiao Zhinian’s mouth twitched: “Shut your dog mouth!”
Don’t blame Liubao.
Ever since he witnessed the scene of Shen Zhejiang pressing Xiao Zhinian on top of him that day, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
He thought that this shouldn’t be the case. How could His Highness be the one below? Master Shen looks like he can be knocked down by a gust of wind. There is no way Your Highness can’t beat Master Shen!
Whenever he recalled this incident, Liu Bao would wake up from the nightmare and exclaim that it was impossible!
Xiao Zhinian was at a loss as without the support of his grandmother, he was the only one left to figure out a solution.
The last time he was under house arrest, he escaped through the window, but this time even the window gaps were nailed shut with wooden boards, leaving him with no way out.
In that case…
Xiao Zhinian raised his head thoughtfully and looked at the ceiling.