Dressed as cannon fodder, fake daughter, she worked hard

Chapter 143 The Holy Will
The next day.

In the palace, the royal study.

For the fact that Qiao Jiang won the first place at the Lantern Festival last night, the old man Qiao, who has been serving for a long time, put on his court clothes again and entered the palace to face the saint.Seeing Mrs. Qiao bending over to salute, the emperor put down the Langhao pen and gave Eunuch Xu a wink.

Eunuch Xu hurriedly said: "The old man is getting old, why don't you move a chair soon?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me your seat." A servant brought a chair, and Mrs. Qiao carefully sat down.

Then the emperor smiled and said slowly: "I haven't seen Aiqing for a long time, are you still healthy now?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. The old minister is fine, but the younger generation in the family is ignorant..." Mrs. Qiao explained the situation, and finally said, "Now the sons of the senior and younger ministers are all in important positions. Your Majesty's love and affection for the old minister will always be in mind. I can only repay His Majesty by ordering the dog to learn less."

"As for His Majesty's promise that the top winner of the Lantern Festival will get a promise. Although Xiaosun got it by chance, it is only thanks to His Majesty's blessings. Come and give thanks."

The eldest son is an official of the first rank, the second son is also an official of the third rank, and there was a queen in the ancestors... The emperor's promise is naturally rare and precious, but if he asks for a high official and a generous salary, it may be too much.

It would be too perfunctory to ask for a small favor at will.

The emperor waved his hand: "Ai Qing doesn't have to be so careful, it's just a small lottery. Since I agreed, there is absolutely no reason to be angry."

Xiao Huaicheng told him everything about the lantern festival early in the morning, including the fact that the Qiao family only took away the lantern... As the emperor, he promises a thousand gold, so why not use the lantern?
I really don't know good or bad.

The emperor was indeed a little dissatisfied, but at this time, the old man Qiao came to explain the reason in person, with a courteous tone, and the slight dissatisfaction dissipated.Moreover, he had read all the lantern riddles one by one, and it was not easy to be the first to answer them all.

The emperor asked, "Which son of the family is it?"

Grandpa Qiao said: "The fourth son in the family has the word '红' in his single name."

"Drop 'Drop'?"

"Jiang's 'Jiang'."

The emperor nodded: "Is there an end for Qiu Wei?"

He set up a prize for this lantern festival, and it also meant to see the scholars in advance for the palace examination next month.

Mrs. Qiao hurriedly said: "I'm only 15 years old, I don't know much, let him practice more."

"It's really not busy."

The emperor asked a few more casual questions, and said that since Qiao Jiang had won the first prize, she had to be rewarded. He sent someone to Qiao's mansion in a while, and then let Mrs. Qiao go away.

After leaving the imperial study, Mrs. Qiao ran into Xiao Huairen on the road and saluted again: "The old minister has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiao Huairen quickly helped him up: "Why did Mr. Qiao come to the palace today?"

"Yesterday, my little grandson won a palace lantern from His Majesty, and I came forward to thank you." Old Master Qiao said respectfully.

Xiao Huairen boasted a lot, and then asked: "Are you ready to leave the palace?"

Mrs. Joe should be.

Xiao Huairen said with a smile: "This palace is also about to leave the palace, so let's go together?"

Mrs. Qiao hurriedly made a "please" gesture.

"I also heard about what happened at the Lantern Festival last night." Xiao Huairen said while walking, implying something, "Young Master Qiao can solve a series of mysteries and win the first place at a young age, and his future is bound to be limitless."

The future is limitless?
This implies that they stand in line.

Mrs. Qiao made a haha ​​and said neither yes nor no.What is Xiao Huairen's mind? He knows from the bottom of his heart.

Right now, Xiao Huairen seems to be the eldest son of the Empress of the Central Palace, no matter whether he is the heir or the eldest, he cannot get around him.But the empress's mother clan is powerful, and the emperor is probably afraid of it.

What's more, the emperor is still in good health, and he doesn't want all the courtiers to fall on the side of the prince. He is afraid that one day he will repeat the mistake of the prince in the previous dynasty who killed his father and usurped the throne.

It's not that the princes don't know that the princes are forming cliques in the court, but they are loyal to the monarch, whoever sits in that position, they are loyal to him.

Outside the palace gate, Qiao's carriage was waiting there, the old man Qiao cupped his hands: "The old minister will take his leave first."

Xiao Huairen smiled: "Sir, go slowly."

Looking at the back of Mrs. Qiao, his eyes darkened.

These people are all in one line, Qiao Xizhi Qiao Xuzhi, Qiao Lun Qiao Lian, and Jiang Pinghou and Jiang Yan... Oh, yes, Jiang Yan is no longer the prince of Jiang Pinghou.It seems that he has to send someone to look for Jiang Yan.

You don't want to stand in line, do you?Oh, how can there be such an easy thing.

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Huairen went straight into the study, where several staff members were waiting for him.

Someone whispered something to him, Xiao Huairen suddenly shattered the tea cup in his hand, and the porcelain shattered on the ground with a crisp sound.

His face was sullen, his lips were pressed into a straight line, and he said nothing.

Seeing this, the person who spoke just now carefully cleaned the ground, and then retreated quietly.

The prince is well-known outside the world, and everyone said that he lived up to the word "benevolence" bestowed by His Majesty.And only those close to them know that the prince has a bad temper and moody, and the broken porcelain cups and vases account for a large part of the prince's mansion's expenses every month.

Qian Xuechao bowed with a smile and said, "What is it worth His Highness being so sad about?"

"What's the matter?" Xiao Huairen glanced up and down.

"Organizing the Lantern Festival is a good thing. Now that someone has robbed me, do you think I can be happy?"

Xiao Yuling picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.

On the surface, organizing the Lantern Festival is a dispensable, even time-wasting job, but now that spring is approaching, scholars come to Beijing all the time... How can anyone who can guess the lantern riddles to the end be an ordinary person?Most of them are scholars who are waiting for the examination.

Most of them have no foundation just after Qiu Wei, and it is easier to stand in line than aristocratic families, so the Lantern Festival is a good opportunity to win over.

Qian Xuechao comforted him and said: "It's just a lantern festival. Your Highness is the eldest son of Zhonggong. The fourth prince has always looked up to you. This time, someone must have instigated him. As long as the person behind the fourth prince is dealt with, he will not dare to follow him again." You fight."

Xiao Huairen snorted coldly.

He really couldn't understand how the cowardly fourth brother in the past would have the guts to rob him.Until the spies sent to the Fourth Prince's Mansion came to report, it turned out that someone was indeed behind the scenes.

He looked at Xiao Yuling: "I will leave this matter to you."

Xiao Yuling lowered his eyes, and smiled after a while: "Your Highness thinks highly of me, it's not that I have never fought against Jiang Yan, and you know it as a result."

Xiao Huairen stared at Xiao Yuling suddenly, his jaw tensed.

Xiao Yuling pointed to his ears: "Your Highness forgot again, I can hear very well."

"Then..." Qian Xuezhao's eyes flickered when he heard the words, "Why don't we start with the people around him?"

Xiao Huairen sneered: "Now that he is alone, where can he start?"

The corners of Qian Xuechao's lips curled up, meaning unclear: "He is alone now, what happened before?"

"Could it be that after setting up his own family, the Hou family has never forgotten the kindness of nurturing him for more than ten years? I saw it yesterday..." Qian Xuechao went over and said a few words in a low voice, Xiao Huairen's calm face slightly lowered.

(End of this chapter)