During the famine, my ancient well connected to modern times

"The Imperial Physician's kitchen is ready. If you have any orders, just ask, and someone will satisfy you."

After Feng Jizhong finished speaking, he showed his trademark evil smile, which made everyone feel scared.

Everyone froze, and suddenly felt regretful. His Majesty clearly didn't intend to pay attention to them, so what's the use of continuing to kneel down?
Someone poked Prince Su. Prince Su frowned irritably, but had to speak.

"Brother, why don't we go back? Your Majesty won't take back your life if you continue to kneel down. I'm already a few years old. I can't bear it!"

"That's right. His Majesty's temper has been like this since he was a child. He couldn't control it when the late emperor was here, let alone us."

"Are we just going to watch Prince Yu and the others being exiled?" Prince Yu's brother said unwillingly.

Prince Su snorted, "No matter what, he is the one who committed the crime. We have done our best to plead for mercy for them. Is it possible that we should be the same as them?"

"Don't forget how many benefits my brother gives you every year. Have you forgotten it?"

"Why don't you tell us how much we helped them? If we hadn't helped them cover up, something would have happened to them over the years. It's right to show us some respect."

Prince Su was a fool when he was young, not to mention that Prince Yu was younger than him.

"Besides, it's because we don't want to take care of it. It's obvious that His Majesty doesn't listen to us. If you have the ability, go and plead with His Majesty yourself. See if His Majesty will listen to you."

Prince Su stood up staggeringly and rubbed his numb knees, thinking that the skin must be broken. He was already old and the injury was slow to heal. He didn't know how long it would take to recover!

"If you want to kneel, just keep kneeling. I won't kneel anymore anyway. Don't look back. Your Majesty will hold a grudge against me. I can't bear it if the Ministry of Supervision makes trouble for me."

With that said, he called his entourage from home and was helped into the carriage.

Several other princes also stood up when they saw this.

There's no point in waiting anyway, so it's better to go home.

Even Prince Yu's brother couldn't help but stand up after everyone left.

"Brother, why don't you get up too? His Majesty's attitude probably won't change his mind. Why stay here and suffer!"

Prince Li sighed deeply, feeling quite melancholy.

"Wait a little longer, maybe His Majesty will?"

"Your Majesty will not be soft-hearted. Even if His Majesty is soft-hearted, the courtiers will not agree."

Prince Li finally compromised.

"So, Prince Lian Li left in the end?" Cui Zhengbai swayed the peach blossom wine in the white jade porcelain cup, listening to the pipa music played by Miss Mengxin of Caiyun Pavilion, half-squinting his eyes with an intoxicated expression.

The servant stood beside him and nodded in a voice that only two people could hear.

"Yes, Prince Li fainted when he got into the car. It is said that His Majesty also specially sent an imperial doctor, not only to Prince Li, but also to the homes of several other princes."

Cui Zhengbai's lips curled up slightly, "Our Majesty is quite good at winning people's hearts. If this happens, the Xie family's plan may come to nothing."

Not long ago, Patriarch Xie found Prince Li, and no one knew what the two said. It was just that after Patriarch Xie left, Prince Li divided the families between his sons.

Except for the eldest son who inherited the family business, the other sons asked to move out.

Not long after, Prince Li began to lobby other princes, all of whom were senior and prestigious. They probably thought that no matter how insistent His Majesty was, he would definitely give them some face.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty is a cunning guy. When the song ended, Cui Zhengbai applauded without hesitation, "This song should only be heard a few times in heaven and on earth!"

Miss Mengxin's eyes were sparkling, her face was as delicate as the peach blossoms in early spring, or the surface of a lake was flooded with light. Her plump waist, paired with a lotus-colored skirt, made her look charming and elegant.

"Young Master Cui has given you the award, do you want to listen to another song?"

"it is good."

The music sounded, and the sound of the pipa was like a trickling stream, melodious and graceful.

Cui Zhengbai swayed the wine in his glass. As a member of the Cui family, he should have done his part for the development of the Cui family. But after arriving in the capital, he began to doubt whether everything the Cui family had done before was right.

"Sir, I want to ask you when you will go back?"

"What, something happened?"

The Cui family has a house in the capital, but after Cui Zhengbai arrived in the capital, he did not live in the old house, but in his newly bought house, and the Cui family left him alone.

He rarely even asked about his affairs.

The attendant said: "People from the Supervision Department came to pick up the person. There was a conflict between the people from the old house and the people from the Supervision Department, and in the end the person was taken away."

Cui Zhengbai put down his wine glass, his eyebrows knitted into a knot, and the gurgling pipa music could not soothe his heart. "Why did the people from the Supervision Department suddenly come to arrest someone? Could it be that the salt tax was discovered?"

The people responsible for selling illegal salt in the capital are members of the Cui family. If people from the Supervision Department really find out, what about the Cui family?
Cui Zhengbai calmed down.

"It shouldn't be about Jiangnan."

"It was the third master who sent people to find trouble in the nursery, but people from the Supervision Department found out. The people from the Supervision Department came to arrest the third master, but the family refused to let him go, so?"

"Isn't the queen in charge of the nursery? Are the people in the old house trying to use the queen to threaten the emperor?"

The attendant said nothing.

Cui Zhengbai couldn't help but get angry, "I'm confused. Even though I just came to the capital, I know that Your Majesty values ​​the Queen very much. How dare they go to the nursery to cause trouble?"

"The family has no choice but to take this approach."

Cui Zhengbai suddenly thought of something and sighed: "No wonder!"

No wonder Prince Li and the others chose to cause trouble today by coincidence. If His Majesty forgives Prince Yu and others due to the pressure from the clan, the Cui family can take the opportunity to let the people from the third room come out.

Cui family, Xie family?
"Wait a minute, has anyone from the Xie family come to the capital?"

The attendant suddenly patted his head, "I just said that I forgot something. I was just about to tell you that Xie Yushu came to the capital."

Cui Zhengbai was really startled for a moment. Miss Mengxin's hand paused and she played a few wrong notes. She thought no one would notice and continued to play as if nothing had happened.

"Isn't he in Qingzhou? Why did he come to the capital? When did it happen?"

"I arrived three days ago. The Xie family didn't publicize it to the outside world, as if they didn't want people to know that Xie Yushu had come to the capital. I also heard it from people in the old house when they were gossiping. I heard that Xie Yushu seemed to be injured."

Cui Zhengbai frowned even more tightly. Was he hurt?

The Cui family's actions in Jiangnan are not as good as other families. The reason why they can have a place is thanks to the Cui family's ability to train their daughters. If it is the Cui family alone, Cui Zhengbai is not very worried. Even if something happens, it will only be caused by a few people and not the main body. . (End of chapter)