Be a master through ancient times

It's worth getting together with old friends.Leaving all those children to Kou Jing, Chu Ci and Chu Ying found a small shop and sat down.

Chu Ying is still as handsome as before, and the success of his career has made his mental outlook greatly different from others. Among the crowd, no matter how you look at it, he is the most dazzling one.

"Brother Chu, are you returning to Beijing to report on your work? Why don't you say anything when you come back, so that I can ask your sister-in-law to cook you an authentic iron pot stew. I haven't seen you for a few years, and her craftsmanship has improved a bit." Chu Ying was very pleased. It's excitement. In his opinion, Chu Ci is not only his friend, but also his noble person.If Chuci hadn't asked him to work with him at the beginning, I'm afraid he is still living lazily in a small hall shared by many people in the household department. How can he be as energetic as he is now?

Chu Ci laughed: "Brother Chu and Mrs. Sister-in-law are still so affectionate, which is really enviable."

Just when Chu Ying wanted to say that you are old enough, why haven't you found one, she suddenly remembered the rumors about the wife's restraint a few years ago, and she didn't dare to provoke Chu Ci, so she changed the subject thoughtfully.

"Brother Chu has been in the limelight in Southern Fujian Province for the past few years. When I was in the capital, I would hear people mentioning you from time to time. Sure enough, as Brother Chu said before, it is gold, and it will shine no matter where it is."

"Brother Chu is awesome. I can't compare to Brother Chu. The development of the southern suburbs is no worse than that in the center of the city. This is all thanks to Brother Chu."

Chu Ying said seriously: "If it weren't for the design drawings and many plans you gave me before you left, how could I have the ability to support such a large project? Whether it is in the big aspects or in the details, Brother Chu has considered It is very thoughtful, and this is the famous scene in the capital. This credit should be yours."

"No, no, I just gave a hint, and you can figure out the rest by yourself. The things you have to pay for this are far more than ordinary people imagine. It's like I said that selling wontons can make money, so you go and roll the dough After the stuffing is cooked, can you still say that this wonton has made money, and all the credit goes to me?" Chu Ci said.

After hearing this, Chu Ying was speechless for a while, and finally said: "Brother Chu's eloquence is beyond the reach of my younger brother. I can't talk to you, I can't talk to you."

Chu Ci laughed heartily, the two clinked a glass, and then talked about the past.I don't know what to say, the two raised their heads and laughed at the same time, the picture looked very harmonious.

Although time passes quickly, fortunately, people's hearts are as usual.

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On the side of Dali Temple, Yu Ji has been brought out.After being trapped in the dark prison for dozens of days, seeing the sunshine outside again, he felt a sense of unreality suddenly.

Yu Ji mechanically followed the jailers forward, thinking that they were finally going to push him to the Meridian Gate to behead him.When he arrived at the yamen of Dali Temple and saw them starting to ascend the hall, Yu Ji realized that something was wrong.

Because his identity is the prince, Mu Yuanxiu avoided the step of kneeling, and asked directly: "Prince, the empress personally identified you as the real murderer of Concubine Zhang, can you plead guilty?"

Yu Ji stood at the bottom, wondering what the meaning of his question was, didn't they already believe that they had killed someone?Could it be... is the father waking up?His eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly: "Did the father ask you to come and ask questions? Has the father woke up?"

"The Holy Majesty is still awake, you just need to tell the truth."

Yu Ji's mood became depressed: "Father is not sober, it is useless for me to say no." This is a royal scandal, and it insults the name of the father, and now he is still doubting the authenticity of it. How can I open my mouth to say what I heard that night?

Mu Yuanxiu questioned: "You mean, only the Holy One will believe you?"

Yu Ji stopped talking.

Mu Yuanxiu persuaded earnestly: "Your Highness, if no one suspects that you have been wronged, then today's class will not be promoted. His Royal Highness has repeatedly told us to find out the truth. If you continue to hide it, will you Isn't it a waste of all his painstaking efforts?"

"His Royal Highness? Is it the second child? Would he be so kind?" Yu Ji sneered, and it was he and his mother who did this.

That day, he just wanted to go out to preach to the imperial physician, but he suffered a pain in the back of his head and fell unconscious.When he woke up again, he had already been thrown into a prison.His guards told him that his father was unconscious and Zhang Guifei was also dead, and he killed him.He was shocked and angry at the time, and he directly told the story, hoping that the guards would report to Shangfeng, but he was very disappointed in the end, no matter how much he yelled, no one came to take a look.

At that time, he realized that unless his father woke up, he might spend his whole life in prison.No one would believe him, just as he couldn't believe that his mother, who had spoiled and protected him for more than 20 years, would say that he was the child of Concubine Zhang.

Mu Yuanxiu told him: "The Second Highness is not the crown prince. Before he fell into a coma, the Holy Majesty drew up an imperial decree to appoint the sixth prince as the crown prince. Before that, it was the crown prince who argued hard and decided to try the case instead of directly convicting him. "

"Qiuqiu? Father made Qiuqiu the crown prince?" Yu Ji had an indescribable feeling in his heart. In his father's heart, he was never the candidate for the crown prince?And the second child, it's ridiculous that the two of them have been arguing for so long, and the prince that the father prefers is actually Qiuqiu?

"Exactly, His Royal Highness has always felt that there are still doubts about this case, so His Highness, please tell me the truth you know, otherwise, I will not be able to help you."

Yu Ji hesitated again and again, and said: "This matter involves royal privacy, this king can't tell you, if you ask Qiuqiu to come over, this king will tell him."

Seeing that Mu Yuanxiu was hesitant, Yu Ji said again: "Anyway, if Qiuqiu doesn't come, this king will not tell the truth. But this king can also tell you that I definitely did not kill Concubine Zhang Gui!"

After that, Yu Ji really kept silent and never uttered a word.

Mu Yuanxiu was a little curious about the royal secrets he was talking about. Could it be that the eldest prince really knew something?Or, he felt that His Highness the Crown Prince was young and soft-hearted, and after meeting him, maybe he would let him go out?

Of course, all this is just his guesswork.The most important thing right now is to wait for His Royal Highness to report what His Royal Highness said to His Royal Highness tomorrow, to see how he will make a decision.

The next day at court, Mu Yuanxiu repeated what Yu Ji said, which immediately aroused a lot of discussion among the ministers.From what he said, it seems that he was wrongfully imprisoned because he knew something he shouldn't know.But is this possible?

Most people thought it was an excuse for him to plead directly with His Highness the Crown Prince, and Master Zhang was even more blunt, saying: "He must be looking at His Highness the Crown Prince being young and thinking of coaxing His Highness to let him out. Lord Mu, since He refused to say, but the official feels that there is no need to retry the case, so just convict him!"

"No," Yu Qiu objected, "If the suspect says there is something hidden, you should listen to his statement first, and then make a decision. Since the elder brother wants to see the orphan, then the orphan should go to see him. If he is talking nonsense , that Gu will not be deceived by him."

"His Royal Highness, you are still young, and you don't understand the dangers of the human heart. He said he knew some royal secrets, who can be sure if it is true or not, what if he made it up? Not long ago, there were even rumors among the people that the eldest prince It wasn't the empress's own birth, so the empress would identify him. If he also said the same thing, what should we do?" Master Zhang said, in his heart, Yu Ji had always been insidious and cunning, and nothing he said could be trusted .

Someone couldn't see it, and said: "Rumors only stop with wise people. How can such rumors that confuse people and smear the royal family be brought before His Royal Highness? Mr. Zhang is too careless!"

Mr. Zhang gritted his teeth and admitted his mistake: "I was confused for a while, so I will speak indiscriminately, and I ask His Highness the Crown Prince to forgive me. It's just that what I worry about is not unreasonable. Please think again, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Yu Qiu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Mrs. Wen, hoping to get some advice from him.

"Since it is a secret of the royal family, it must not be easily revealed. It's just that the first highness was not the only one in the palace that day, the queen empress and the second highness were also among them. Presumably they should also know this secret. Why don't you ask their opinions? ?” Taifu Wen gave the answer of taking a step back, leaving the final decision on this matter to the queen and the second prince.

However, this is only on the surface.The truth is, no matter what, the First Prince must listen to what he has to say.Because if they strongly oppose it, it means that the secret may really exist, and the eldest prince has to listen to it.If they agree to listen, Mr. Zhang will not be able to say anything. After all, the second prince is the real sufferer. They all agree, so why do you object?

The ministers who understood what he said secretly admired him, Jiang, as expected, he is still old and spicy!