Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 495 Cowardice
The next day.

In such a large capital city, after the "bombing" of the double festivals of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the people have been busy and noisy. As time goes by, the "heat" of the double festivals gradually subsides.

In teahouses and restaurants, discussions about the Double Festival were increasingly overshadowed by other events.

"Dear guests, good news, the latest good news..." In a certain teahouse, the shopkeeper walked to the middle of the lobby with a smile on his face and held his hands together.

All the tea guests turned to look at him and stopped their discussions. Some of the teacups were still raised in the air.This teahouse suddenly became quiet, as if a "pause button" had been pressed.

"Shopkeeper, what good news do you have?" After a while of silence, an impatient tea guest couldn't help but ask.

"Dear guests, you all know that all the tea used in Lao Chan's teahouse comes from Dong's Tea House in Jiangcheng Bofu. Today, Lao Chan went to buy tea and learned from the tea shop owner that you have been waiting for a long time. Dong Yulou will open tomorrow!"

The shopkeeper of the teahouse had a smile on his face. He was very happy when he talked about this. Dong Yulou, which was about to open, seemed to be his family's property.

“It’s finally opening!”

After a while of silence, all the tea drinkers in the tea house suddenly became excited, as if they had thrown a handful of fish food into the koi pond.

"Zhenjiu, jade wine, and that new type of cuisine... have been circulating in the capital for dozens of days... Oh, I won't talk about it anymore. When I talk about it, I can't help but get saliva in my mouth. It's rude and disrespectful..."

"Is the news reliable? There was a rumor maker two days ago, saying that Dong Yulou would open that day, but I was disappointed..."

"My dear friend, is this your first time coming to this teahouse?"

"Yes, I just came to the capital a few days ago to participate in the martial arts competition held by Uncle Jiang Cheng..."

"Hahaha... My dear friend, are you mistaken? It's just you, with thin arms and legs, who still participates in martial arts? Do you have any misunderstanding about the word 'martial arts'?"

"I have always liked liveliness. This time I came to Beijing to watch as a bystander, not to participate in person. Please distinguish this section clearly..."

As soon as this person said his words, everyone made "surprise gestures" one after another.

Because it is not easy to watch martial arts exercises, and the "ticket price" is not cheap, and it is not affordable for ordinary people.

Those who can afford it are "rich".

"Haha, I'm going too far, I'm going too far. Brother, how do you know that this is your first time coming to this teahouse?"

"Because this teahouse is one of the few teahouses where tea is exclusively supplied by Dong's Teahouse! The shopkeeper is very familiar with the guys at Dong's Teahouse, so the shopkeeper's information is naturally reliable! "

"Oh, I see. So, then Dong Yulou is really about to open?"

"How can it be fake?"

"Brother, let me take my leave first..." The man hurriedly got up, crossed his hands and walked out of the teahouse.

"Hey, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"Brother, Dong Yulou is about to open, I have to take a seat first..." Before the man finished speaking, he had already run out of the teahouse, impatient, as if someone was robbing him.

"Wait for me……"

"Let's go too, otherwise we'll be late and there won't be any seats in Dong Yulou!"

"Yes, let's go too!"

"Don't worry...just wait!"

……

In an instant, all the seats in this huge teahouse were empty!

So many tea patrons were all gone in just a few breaths.

Only the shopkeeper was left, standing in the middle of the lobby, in a daze, unable to react.

"Dear guests...Dong Yulou will only open tomorrow. You guys..." Finally, the shopkeeper came to his senses and reached out to the outside of the teahouse, but there was nothing there.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, it's bad, the tea guests are leaving in a hurry and haven't paid for the tea yet!" The waiter ran over, carrying a teapot, steaming.

"oops!"

The shopkeeper's face suddenly fell. He was in his 60s or [-]s, considered an old man, but now he was so anxious that he was jumping around like a child. It was very funny.

"Why don't you go after him quickly, what are you doing standing there, go quickly, go quickly... the teapot, put the teapot down first..."

……

At the same time, in another restaurant in the city.

What the diners were discussing was another matter.

His Royal Highness, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, Zhao Pu, came to Beijing today!

King Jiangdu went to greet him in person, with a large formation, and took him to the post house where he was staying.

It is said that Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, came as an envoy to the Chen Kingdom for the sake of the military examination.

The diners chatted and began to dig deeper into the matter. Finally, they talked about the martial arts examination, and then from the martial arts examination, they talked about Jiangcheng Bo Zhu Xiuyuan.

In addition, the upcoming opening of Dong Yulou, which is a hot topic in the city, is also related to Jiang Chengbo.

As a result, there are three major events hotly discussed in Beijing today: the opening of Dong Yulou, the arrival of the fourth prince of Yan Kingdom, and the martial arts examination.

These incidents, more or less, all have the shadow of Jiang Chengbo.

Affected by the "three major cases" that shocked the capital some time ago, Jiangcheng Bo Zhu Xiuyuan was regarded as a good official and a good person in the hearts of the people, and he had high prestige among the people.

Invisibly, a "star" effect is formed.

Therefore, the common people love to talk about things related to Uncle Jiang Cheng.

After tea and dinner, they just chatted and felt a lot more settled... Zhu Xiuyuan, who was being talked about by the whole city, didn't feel anything at all.

He is now taking his "student" Li Jiye, who is either instructing the installation of artificial hot springs or instructing on military affairs. He is very busy.

There was no time to pay attention to the heated discussion in Beijing.

……

……

Forbidden City.

Qin'an Hall.

Chen Huang was in high spirits today. He drank a few more drinks and became drunk.

Concubine You personally waited on him, helped him to the top of Longta, and after lying down, she went outside to rest for a while.

After resting for a while, Concubine You walked slowly to the study, sat down at the desk, picked up a memorial and read it.

Concubine You uses sex to serve people, but she is not just a beloved concubine.

She is actually quite talented and can handle most government affairs.

The memorials submitted by the ministers usually go through the hands of Concubine You first, and she handles and approves some small matters herself.

If she encounters something that she is not sure about, she will keep it and coax Emperor Chen to deal with these memorials when he wakes up.

Yes, Emperor Chen is a rather strange emperor.

It should be his responsibility to handle the memorials. Who calls him the emperor?

However, he left all these memorials to Concubine You Guifei and acted as the hands-off shopkeeper, that's all.When Concubine You encountered something uncertain and asked him to make the final decision, Concubine You actually had to coax him.

Perhaps, he would have to sacrifice some awkwardness to satisfy Huang Chen before he would start to deal with it...

Maybe some ministers will never know until their death that the memorial they handed over was actually handled while Concubine You and Emperor Chen were having fun...

In this way, Chen Huang was naturally relieved that he didn't have to worry about these trivial matters and could just focus on having fun.

But most of the power fell into the hands of Concubine You.

It is precisely because of this that Concubine You is the only one favored in the harem. Although she is a concubine, she is better than a queen. She has completely put Empress Li aside, and it is difficult to even meet Emperor Chen.

In the outer court, this was also the reason why Concubine You dared to fight with Li Zhong, the Prime Minister.

Moreover, with Emperor Chen's favor and trust, Concubine You always kept Li Zhong in check.

Even the crown prince's position was taken over by her, making her son Liu Shen the crown prince.

As a result, although King Jinling is the eldest son of the emperor and the legitimate eldest son born to Empress Li, he turns out to be not the crown prince, which makes people very embarrassed!
In the study room, under the bright candlelight, the beautiful Concubine You has a solemn expression and her delicate hands are holding a series of memorials...

After a while, Concubine You finished reading a memorial, took the royal brush, dipped it in red cinnabar, and imitated Chen Huang's handwriting...

Time just passed by minute by minute.

It was very quiet in the study, with the only sound of turning pages.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly, a little palace maid lightly knocked on the door and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has sent the eunuch from the East Palace to say that he has something to do and asks to see your Majesty."

"Oh?"

Concubine You Gui put down a memorial, and suddenly felt her back was a little sore, she leaned on the back of the chair, and the little maid who was serving at the side, seeing this, immediately stepped forward and squeezed Concubine You's shoulders.

"Since he is a person sent by the prince, he will be brought here to meet you."

Concubine You slumped down comfortably on the chair. The little palace maid had obviously practiced and squeezed her very comfortably. She closed her eyes and felt so comfortable all over.

After a while, the eunuch from the East Palace walked into the study room, prostrated himself on the ground and said: "I pay my respects to the imperial concubine."

"Get up and talk. The prince sent you here, but what do you want to say?" Concubine You continued to slump on the chair, her voice a little lazy.

Concubine You is also a busy person. Not only does she have to accompany Emperor Chen to play around, and Emperor Chen goes to rest afterward, but she also has to sit here and review the memorial.

She is actually very tired.

However, she is not willing to let go of this kind of authority, even if she is exhausted in this seat, she will persist.

She clearly knew that if she backed down a little, it would be a trivial matter for her to fall out of favor, and the prince would most likely lose his position as prince!The most serious thing is that once their mother and son lose power, they may not survive more than three days!

She couldn't let go even a step.

"Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, His Royal Highness, I have not seen the Imperial Concubine for several days. I miss you very much and want to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine in person." The eunuch of the East Palace paid his respects.

"Okay, okay, it's rare for a prince to have such filial piety." A smile began to bloom on Concubine You's pretty face.

She waved her hand, and the little palace maid behind her who was massaging her shoulders automatically stepped back, and she straightened her sitting posture.

"Now that the palace is free, the prince can come over." Concubine You said again.

"Yes!" The eunuch of the East Palace withdrew and went back to report to the prince without mentioning it.

The East Palace is not too far away, and after a few cups of tea, the prince has arrived.

"My son, I wish to express my regards to my mother and concubine!" the prince paid his respects.

"Okay, haha, the prince is exempt from courtesy!" Concubine You smiled brightly, seeing that she, the prince, was luxuriously dressed, handsome, polite and courteous, and he was a humble gentleman.

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)