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Chapter 134 Returning the Pearl (1)

Lai'an went to Xingping Prince's Mansion to send greetings, got the approval letter, and hurried back to Shengchang Hou's Mansion to tell Sheng Xiuyi.

Sheng Xiuyi got up in the morning and went to practice martial arts in the Qingsong Garden in the outer courtyard, and he never stopped for a while.

When Lai An was looking for it, Sheng Xiuyi and Lai Fu were feeding swords.The mid-morning sun was so beautiful that it dazzled the eyes with sword lights shining everywhere.Seeing Lai An approaching, the sword in Lai Fu's hand bypassed Sheng Xiuyi and swung it straight at Lai An.

The chill coming from the sword's edge startled Lai'an, he hurriedly backed away, accidentally tripped over a stone with his heel, and fell to the ground with all four feet in the air.

He was in pain, and wanted to get up, but he struggled for a long time, unable to turn over, his appearance was very funny.

Laifu couldn't help laughing.

Sheng Xiuyi also couldn't help laughing, stepped forward to pull Allan up, smiled and cursed: "You useless idiot, he frightened you, and you fell like this!"

Lai An was furious, and said: "Master, that is a sword! If he stabs my throat by chance, I will die!"

Laifu put away his sword and patted him on the shoulder: "Your life is gone, my life is with you!"

"Give me your life, but mine is still gone!" Lai'an's thoughts were very clear.

It made Sheng Xiuyi and Lai Fu laugh again.

Going back to the house to take a bath, Sheng Xiuyi changed into clean clothes and asked Lai'an about his visit to Xingping Palace.

"I have been waiting in the gatehouse of Prince Xingping's Mansion for more than three hours." Lai'an complained, "My lord read the post and asked you why you are looking for him, but I didn't say anything. He gave me five taels of silver as a reward."

Sheng Xiuyi said: "King Xingping is quite generous! You didn't say anything, and he even gave you a reward of five taels."

Lai An smiled narrowly: "My lord, you've got it wrong. He first gave me a reward of five taels of silver, and then I didn't say anything."

Sheng Xiuyi laughed: "You are becoming more and more clever!"

Lai'an is very proud.

Sheng Xiuyi took a bath and changed his clothes again, tied his thick hair with a white jade crown, changed into a royal blue cocoon silk gown, powder-soled soap boots, and went straight to the Xingping Palace with Laifu.

It's almost lunch time.

The steward of the concierge invited Sheng Xiuyi to come in and let him take him to the main hall of Xingping Palace.

King Xingping had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Sheng Xiuyi coming, he got up to greet him, and said with a smile, "Uncle Guo is overjoyed! On the trip to the northwest, Uncle Guo has made great contributions to the country and is a pillar of the country. Xiao Wang congratulates Uncle Guo."

Sheng Xiuyi smiled: "Your Majesty is so cruel to me! If you still remember the love of drinking and composing poems back then, you should call me Tianhe!"

Without half the arrogance after gaining power, he was still so gentle and modest. The guard in King Xingping's eyes became less alert, and he led Sheng Xiuyi to sit in the main hall and drink tea.

The servant girl came to ask if there was a meal, and Xingping Wang said: "Coarse tea and light food, neglecting the peace of heaven."

Sheng Xiuyi hurriedly said that he was polite, and followed King Xingping to the flower hall for dinner.

Because Sheng Xiuyi's greeting card said that he was in a hurry to see him, King Xingping didn't ask his staff to accompany him, but only asked a few domestic singers to play and sing, and gossip with Sheng Xiuyi.

"I spent 3 taels of silver to do something yesterday." Sheng Xiuyi held the glass cup in his hand, slowly sipped the mellow mash in the cup, and his tone was gentle, as if confiding, "I still dare not tell my father. Thinking about it The prince is also an elder, let him make an idea for me."

King Xingping was a little confused about Sheng Xiuyi's context, and couldn't hear the clues in his words, so he could only joke with a smile: "Tianhe provoked a romantic debt?"

Sheng Xiuyi couldn't help laughing: "My lord thinks highly of me! I've always been bad-tongued, and I don't know much about my talents. How did I get into a romantic affair? I just witnessed a romantic affair."

Before he finished speaking, there was another meal.

King Xingping's appetite was whetted by him.

"This king loves romantic and elegant things the most in his life. Let me hear what Tianhe said." King Xingping said with a smile.

"A man came to me and asked me to meet a child and a woman, and then asked me for 3 taels of silver." Sheng Xiuyi said slowly, "I saw the child and woman, so I gave the man money, and put the child and the woman together." The woman is kept in a friend's house."

King Xingping's eyebrows twitched.

child and woman.
He suddenly thought that he also had such two people in his hands.

Thinking about it, the look in his eyes became a little more serious.

I only heard Sheng Xiuyi continue: "... If it was a few months ago, even if I wonder why the child's face is so familiar, I will not give money easily."

The look in King Xingping's eyes turned a little bit, and he asked with a smile, "Oh, what kind of child is it?"

Sheng Xiuyi shook his head and said with a smile: "My lord, you don't need to ask first. Listen to an allusion: I went back to Beijing on the first day of March, and His Majesty enjoyed a family banquet. It was only the three of us, father and son, and Zhenxian Hou and his son. Your Majesty was probably very happy. , Unknowingly drank a few more cups happily, a little drunk, and talked about the affairs of the court. I even mentioned you, the prince."

King Xingping's heart suddenly became fierce.He keenly felt that Sheng Xiuyi was a little different.

He seemed to be pretending to be crazy, saying something here and there, but he didn't finish every sentence.Just now I was talking about that child, but now I'm talking about Tingye's family banquet.

King Xingping was in a hurry, but he still had a casual look on his face, following Sheng Xiuyi's question, he said something for His Majesty.

"Your Majesty only said three words, King Xingping, and that you are the most loyal minister in this dynasty." Sheng Xiuyi said with a smile, "When His Majesty was still the crown prince, he often visited your house to have fun. In addition to talking about you, he also talked about himself. The place where you have been in power for many years and lost your morality."

King Xingping smiled.

"He finally said to my father and Lord Xue, King Xingping, and then suddenly said, 'Pearl left the sea, it is because of my father's unkindness!'" Sheng Xiuyi looked at King Xingping and said softly.

The chopsticks in King Xingping's hands almost slipped.He looked at Sheng Xiuyi in astonishment: "What do you mean by your Majesty's words?"

Although he was like a bright mirror in his heart, he didn't want Sheng Xiuyi to see the flaws and have doubts, so he pretended to be panicked and afraid.Until the last moment, King Xingping would not be tempted by Sheng Xiuyi.

Sheng Xiuyi smiled and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's just a drunken remark. At that time, my father and Old Master Xue also asked this question: What is Your Majesty's intention? Holy will is unpredictable, who knows?"

After all, he shook his head and smiled lightly.

When King Xingping looked at Sheng Xiuyi, the contempt and perfunctory disappeared from his eyes, and he became very serious.

Sheng Xiuyi just pretended not to know.

First talking about King Xingping, and then talking about the Pearl Remaining Sea, Sheng Xiuyi also specifically said that he spent money to get a child and a woman. And so on, isn't it telling King Xingping that Sheng Xiuyi not only got the Remaining Pearl, but also knew about the The leftover pearl came out of Xingping Palace.

Not only he knows, but His Majesty also knows.

Taifu Xiao has been eliminated, and now the world is at peace, if King Xingping still hides His Majesty's bead and refuses to present it, he is deliberately deceiving the King.

King Xingping really wanted to know how the singer and the child got into Sheng Xiuyi's hands.

He held the pot to pour the wine, and asked Sheng Xiuyi with a smile: "I'm a man of leisure, how can I speak the words of the court. Tianhe, drink a few more glasses."

As he spoke, he also poured wine for Sheng Xiuyi.

Sheng Xiuyi quickly thanked him, and respectfully took it in his hand, he respected King Xingping first, and then drank the wine.

"But. It's none of your business to say the least." Sheng Xiuyi smiled after drinking, "Only one thing, the child I got yesterday is almost six years old this year, older than my concubine's third prince." They are two years younger, and they look like they are from a heavenly family. I asked their mother and son, but they themselves couldn't explain their origins. The mother only said that she used to learn art in the prince's mansion."

Sweat broke out from the palms of King Xingping.

What Sheng Xiuyi said was so true, it didn't seem like he was testing him randomly.

"Looking at his appearance, I remembered what His Majesty said at the family banquet that day, what kind of pearl was left in the sea, and I panicked. The man asked for 3 taels, so I went to the pawn shop, took my seal, and took it. I gave 3 taels to that person." Sheng Xiuyi sighed as he spoke, "Your Majesty, give me an idea, what should I do now?"

King Xingping heard it, and already knew that Sheng Xiuyi didn't lie to him, but came to him for the 3 taels of silver.

"I don't know who is asking for money?" King Xingping asked.

Sheng Xiuyi glanced at him, and said with a smile: "My lord is asking an amateur. If he could tell his identity, he would probably bring the child and that woman to look for him. My lord is richer than me, more than 3 taels , won't the prince give 30 taels?"

300 million taels will also be given!

King Xingping hated him hard, who on earth leaked the news and asked someone to bring the child and the woman out!

There was no smile on his face anymore, he pondered for a moment before he said: "Tianhe, did you pawn money with your own seal?"

The seal of the son of the Shengchang Hou Mansion is worth 3 taels of silver.King Xingping did not doubt this.

Sheng Xiuyi nodded.

"In this way, the king happens to have 4 taels of silver on hand, you can use it first." Xingping Wang said, and then called the housekeeper, and immediately brought the silver note over.

After a while, the steward took a box, half filled it with bank notes of 100 taels, put them on the case, and gently backed them out.

Sheng Xiuyi unceremoniously opened the box, counted the bank notes, and only took 3 taels, and said with a smile: "My lord, you are welcome, I only pawned 3 taels of my seal."

Putting the banknote in his arms, he sighed lightly, "My lord, don't blame me for being nosy. If I am looking for profit, no matter if I give this child to my father or my natal family, they will give it to me. The benefits are far greater than the 3 taels of silver."

King Xingping nodded.

He had doubts about Sheng Xiuyi's move for a long time.

Since I got such a treasure, it is a great contribution to take it into the palace to reward, or give it to Shengchanghou, or Zhenxianhou, so how could I return it to King Xingping with only 3 taels of capital?
"I have a friend in the prince's house." Sheng Xiuyi smiled, "I thought, if the prince gets credit this time, why not hire him an official. He has been in your house for many years."

King Xingping knew about Sheng Xiuyi's relationship with Yin Yanzhi, a Qing guest of King Xingping.

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Today there is only this chapter... I am not feeling well, I went to the hospital to hang water in the morning, and I have been groggy in the afternoon.I will strive for more tomorrow~~~
I'm sorry sisters, I also feel that these days are pretty scumbags, everyone forgive me...

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