Prince De's Mansion is located on the east side of the Twelfth Bridge in the lower reaches of the Yudai River.
This place is far away from the imperial palace, even far away from the bustling places of Yujing City.
This is a narrow alley, with luxuriant sycamore trees growing on both sides of the alley, so this alley has a beautiful name——
Qifeng Alley!
Prince De's Mansion is at the south end of Qifeng Alley.
Of course it occupies a huge area, and the courtyard walls are of course also extremely high.
In the wall of the courtyard, in the study of the main courtyard, the second prince Ning Zhixing, who had just been conferred the title of Prince De by the emperor for just over a month, was sitting at the tea table in the study.
Opposite him was a wheelchair, and an old man in a black robe sat on the wheelchair.
Behind him stood two young maidservants, who were fanning him.
He didn't make tea because it was too hot and the tea was too hot. There was a jug of wine in front of him, and the old man in black held a glass of wine in his hand.
"The Xiangquan in Yue Kingdom is comparable to Ruilu in Kyoto,"
The old man in black took another sip. There was no emotion on his face that seemed to be covered with only a layer of skin. He bent down and put down the wine glass, and said, "But it is far from Li Chenan's Huapingchun!"
The second prince smiled slightly, "I drank a cup of Huapingchun at my grandfather's house the other night, it is true, but that kid's production of Huapingchun is extremely small. Besides... I haven't had a chance to meet Li Chenan yet, so I only have to wrong you, just treat it as a thirst quencher."
The old man in black raised his head, and looked at Ning Zhixing with his cloudy eyes.
"Ji Xiang is a bit busy today. After all, the old master Wei from the Yue Kingdom is about to arrive in the capital. There are some things that Ji Xiang needs to arrange in person, so he sent the old man to ask His Highness."
Ning Zhixing raised his sword eyebrows slightly, "Is it about the imperial decree?"
"Yes, Prime Minister Ji is a little puzzled. He feels that Li Chen'an's chess piece has not been able to play a greater role. Why does His Highness want to twist this chess piece out of the chessboard?"
Ning Zhixing took a sip from his wine glass, and said with a smile, "Because I don't allow such crazy people to exist in this capital!"
The man in black was stunned and fell silent for a moment.
It was only the second day when Li Chenan entered the capital.
But in the streets and alleys of the capital, whether they are peddlers, scholars, or even girls in brothels, the name Li Chenan is indeed the name they talk about the most.
Because of his actions at the south gate of the capital, and even more because of the words he left behind at the south gate of the capital.
Also because of his identity and the things he did in Guangling City.
His poems can be included in "Ning Poetry Collection Yuan Baipian"!
He created a new genre of poetry, and a song "Tianjingsha" was widely circulated in Kyoto.
And his wine!
Whether it is Peach Blossom Stuffed or even better Huaping Chun.
Taohuaniang has already been sold by merchants from Guangling City to Yujing City. Of course, the quantity is very small, and very few people drink it, but the reputation of Taohuaniang has been well-known in Kyoto, even surpassing Ruilu in Kyoto.
Just such a small person from Guangling City became the most dazzling star in Kyoto overnight.
But if he is said to be crazy... it seems a bit far-fetched.
In the eyes of the old man in black, this Li Chen'an did not pose the slightest threat to the second prince, and the two of them could even be said to be at odds with each other.
At least for now.
In addition, Li Chen'an is still very useful, if he is really slaughtered by the emperor, this game of chess will not be perfect.
The second prince, Ning Zhixing, looked at the face of the old man in black, restrained his smile, and his tone became cold, "Shouldn't I just kill a small person in Guangling City? This king thinks this is the best way to die! "
"The Prime Minister's Mansion will not conflict with the Marquis of Dingguo's Mansion. Since the Marquis of Dingguo's Mansion is loyal to the emperor...the emperor killed Li Chen'an, if he wants to come to Marquis Dingguo or the old lady, he will not turn his face against the boy and the emperor."
After pondering for a moment, he said again, "Besides, he lives in Huaxi Bieyuan, this king... is very unhappy!"
The old man in black took a deep look at the second prince, he beckoned, and the man in his twenties who was standing not far behind him came over.
He picked up the wheelchair and walked out of the study like this.
He put the wheelchair on the ground and pushed the old man in black out of Prince De Prince's Mansion.
"Go and tell Prime Minister Ji that this is Concubine Ji's idea!"
The man replied, "It's not too late to push you back and tell Ji Xiang."
"...That's right, the emperor has not yet arrived in the capital, but the emperor's imperial decree has already arrived... Then let's discard this chess piece. It's a pity, but it doesn't affect the overall situation."
"Go slowly, the sun is very comfortable,"
The old man in black looked up at the blue sky divided by the lush sycamore leaves, "For the rest of my life, I don't know how long the sun will last like this."
"Wen Zhuyu, if you don't come out, senior brother, I will die of old age!"
"That child, where did you hide him?"
...
...
Huaxi Bieyuan.
Li Chenan took the imperial decree from the old eunuch, he stood up, took out a thousand taels of silver bill from his sleeve pocket, and stuffed it into his hand with a smile.
"What is your father-in-law's name?"
The old eunuch clearly felt the thickness of the stack of banknotes.
There was also a smile on his old face, yes, he was a sensible boy, and he didn't blame the miscellaneous family for visiting in such a hot weather.
"The miscellaneous family's surname is Ma, Mr. Li. You have heard of your name Zajia in the palace. You are really a young hero. No wonder the emperor made this decree before returning to the palace..."
"You should understand what the emperor expects of you. Mid-Autumn Festival, if you can shine again... the emperor will definitely reward you a lot. Maybe just stepping into the temple like this will have a promising future!"
Li Chen'an cupped his hands and saluted, "Thank you for your father-in-law Jiyan, if there is such a day, boy,"
He leaned over and whispered in Eunuch Ma's ear, "The boy will thank you very much!"
"Hahahaha," Eunuch Ma smiled heartily, "With the support of the Marquis of Dingguo and the appreciation of the emperor, the miscellaneous family will still have to rely on Mr. Li's care!"
The two of them carried the flower sedan chair with their own ideas, and then Ma Gong announced his resignation, and Li Chen'an sent him out of the gate of Huaxi Bieyuan before walking back in.
Zhongli Ruoshui and others looked at him worriedly, except for Amu.
He was still standing by the fence, still holding his wine bag, still looking at the lotus under the scorching sun.
He didn't seem to have heard the imperial decree that Eunuch Ma read just now.
He is still like a cold knife!
Li Chenan had a smile on his face at this moment, "There is no way to run, but it also shows that I am really a thorn in the eyes of some people."
"Good!"
"...But this is an obvious conspiracy!" Su Mu said worriedly.
This is indeed a conspiracy.
Because the decree says
I heard that Li Chen'an, a genius from Guangling, shocked the world with his poems and essays, and was hailed as the number one genius in Ningguo!
I also heard that Wei Xuanmo, a great Confucian of the Yue Kingdom, will lead the talents of the Yue Kingdom to Beijing to participate in the grand event of the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Festival in August.
I hope that Li Chen'an will attend the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting to win glory for Ning and me!
This!
This is equivalent to an invitation letter sent by the emperor to Li Chenan.
He used the title of Li Chen's number one talented scholar in An Ning!
The purpose is to defeat the talents of Yue State at the literary fair!
It didn't say how to lose, nor how to win.
Li Chenan had to participate, and had to win!
Because the emperor can't afford to lose that face!
"Don't worry about anything, I still say that, things like poems and articles are actually really simple for me!"
When he said this, Amu looked back at Li Chenan.
At this moment, the three of Xiong Da hurried in with a jar.
"Hi Miss San,"
They bowed outside the pavilion, then looked at Li Chenan, their faces were full of curiosity, "My lord, we have collected a lot of what you want."
Li Chen'an immediately laughed, "Bring... go get two basins of water, young master, I'll do a trick for you!"
Zhongli Ruoshui raised his eyes, thinking that this is the time, and his heart is really big, what kind of tricks are he going to do!
What kind of trick is it?
The girl was a little curious, and also a little anxiously looking forward to it.