Chapter 545 Three Nothings
Ouch~
Qiu Yunfei pulled the reins in front of the Prince's Mansion and just got off the horse, Qiu Yi beside him carefully brought a package wrapped in three layers of clothes to him.
"Why, you guys won't follow me in?"
Qiu Yunfei glanced at him sideways, and instead of unpacking the package, he sneered, "Didn't you say before that it was your duty and you wouldn't dare to take a single step back even if you died?"
Qiu Yi held up the package containing the incense burner and said woodenly, "The Crown Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, and with Lord Sun inside, I think he will be able to protect the young master."
Pooh!
After all, it’s because they are afraid of provoking the prince!
Of course, they don't value their lives, they just fear bringing trouble to their fathers.
Although Qiu Yunfei knew this very well, he still cast two contemptuous glances, then snatched the incense burner away and strode to the corner gate.
"What are you doing?"
The two Dragon Guards guarding the gate had already seen these uninvited guests with weapons, so they pressed their swords and shouted at them before Qiu Yunfei even stepped onto the stairs.
Qiu Yunfei kept walking, climbing the stairs while he said loudly: "Is Lord Sun Shaozong in there? I am Qiu Yunfei, the inspector of Shuntian Prefecture, and I want to see Lord Sun for something important."
With just this one sentence, the two small flags on the opposite side suddenly changed their expressions.
When they first heard the words 'Shuntianfu Inspector', both of them looked disdainful - Xiaoqi himself was an official of the eighth rank, and was guarding the gate for the prince, so how could he take a lowly official seriously?
However, when the three words Qiu Yunfei came out, they were immediately surprised. Even if they had never seen the "Official Protection Talisman", who had not heard of the name of Qiu's young yamen?
Qiu Yanei was forced to "become a good man" and went to work under Lord Sun in Shuntian Prefecture, which was also one of the hot news at the beginning of the year.
Therefore, after a brief thought, the two knew that the person in front of them must be the real owner, so they put on two flattering faces, hunched over and said, "It turns out that it is the young master in person. Lord Sun just went in a short while ago. He must be talking to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now. At this time, we dare not go in and disturb him. Why don't you wait in the gatehouse for a while and wait for Lord Sun to come out..."
"What are you talking about!"
Qiu Yunfei interrupted him impatiently and scolded: "If I didn't have something extremely urgent, why would I come all the way from the Northern Pacification Office to the Prince's Mansion? You just go in and report!"
"this……"
The two small flags were immediately in a dilemma. If Qiu Yunfei took the responsibility and added a sentence like "I will take responsibility if anything goes wrong", the two of them might just go and report it.
But Qiu Yunfei didn't give any instructions and just urged them to go in and report.
This is a bit too much to ask.
The two flags exchanged glances and suddenly said in unison: "Then please wait here for a while while we go and ask Wang Zhubu to come out and answer the questions."
Although Wang Dexiu is currently the steward of the Prince's Mansion, he is only a seventh-rank official with little influence and cannot exercise any control over the Dragon Guards. Naturally, he is the most suitable scapegoat.
But Wang Zhubu was not a fool after all. He knew that the prince was in a hurry to summon Sun Shaozong and that there must be something important to discuss. How could he dare to disturb him?
So after some pushing and shoving, the news was reported to the Crown Princess.
At that time, the Crown Princess was sitting opposite Wei in silence, feeling extremely embarrassed. After hearing this report, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw. Without giving it much thought, she apologized to Wei and hurried to the flower hall next door.
"When I heard what Eunuch Dai said, I was really frightened..."
As soon as I arrived outside the flower hall, I heard Sun Shaozong's voice coming from inside.
As she heard it, it seemed that they were talking about the experience of going to the palace to see the emperor. The Crown Princess was moved and quietly dismissed the maid beside her and listened at the side of the door.
The prince said in a panic, "How...how did these things get to Dai Banban? If Dai Banban reports this to my father, what will I...what should I do?!"
Immediately afterwards, there was another burst of hurried footsteps. It was obvious that the prince was pacing back and forth in a panic.
At this time, Sun Shaozong said, "Your Highness, given the cautiousness of Eunuch Dai, how could he dare to reveal such news to me in private without the permission of the emperor?"
"What?!"
When the prince heard this, he started shouting inside, his voice trembling unconsciously: "You...you mean, your idea of 'fulfilling filial piety and cultivating power' has...already reached the ears of the emperor?!"
It was not until this moment that the Crown Princess realized what Sun Shaozong had said just now, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
When she heard these four words from someone else a few days ago, she admired Sun Shaozong's insight, but was also shocked by her husband's carelessness - how could she dare to let the servants below know such a secret?
At that time, the Crown Princess issued a gag order in the palace, but now it seems that it is still a step too late.
"Don't worry, Your Highness."
Sun Shaozong's voice was still calm as usual: "If His Majesty really wanted to unleash his wrath, there would be no need for Eunuch Dai to criticize me in private - I think His Majesty is just a little bothered, but he won't dislike Your Highness because of this."
The hall was silent for a long while before the Crown Prince complained: "I told you, my father is always wise and enlightened. How could you have hidden these little tricks from him?"
Such irresponsible words made not only Sun Shaozong but even the Crown Princess feel chilled - just two days ago she was calling him 'my Zifang', but as soon as she encountered a setback, she immediately changed her face.
What's more, the cause of this incident was due to his own lack of caution?
No way!
If he continues to complain like this, and if he causes Lord Sun to become disheartened and distant, who would dare to come to him in the future?
Thinking of this, the Crown Princess gritted her teeth, lifted the curtain and entered the flower hall, saying, "This matter has nothing to do with Lord Sun. It is actually caused by my lack of strict management of the household. If the servants in the mansion had not discussed this matter and the news had not been spread to the palace, how could Lord Sun have been frightened?"
As she said this, she turned around and solemnly apologized to Sun Shaozong: "I'd like to apologize to Lord Sun first. I hope you will look down on me and not treat a woman like me with the same humility."
Seeing this dignified and graceful lady bowing before him, her delicate eyes full of apology but also mixed with helplessness, Sun Shaozong could not help but sigh again - what a waste!
These words not only made it clear that the responsibility lay with the Prince's Mansion and had nothing to do with Sun Shaozong's plan, but also silently made the prince bear the blame for not managing his household properly.
Anyone who knows what is right and wrong will definitely be thankful that he has married a virtuous wife.
"So the news leaked from you!"
But the Crown Prince figured out what was going on, and instead became a little angry and swung his sleeves from behind, almost hitting the Crown Princess's buttocks, and shamelessly vented his anger, "Because of you, stupid woman, I almost wrongly blamed Sun Aiqing."
Hehe~
When Emperor Liu Bei threw A Dou to the ground, he really won people's hearts.
But now this scene of the prince scolding his wife only further proves that he is a useless person who has no responsibility, no vision, and no guts!
It's really bad luck. Even if others don't fight for supremacy in the world and laugh at the heroes, they at least have to choose a wise king to assist them. But I have to deal with such a leftover.
Sun Shaozong secretly complained in his heart, but pretended to be terrified. He dodged the Crown Princess's courtesy and shook his hands, saying, "Your Majesty, I don't deserve your Majesty to do this! I only hope that after I leave Beijing, Your Majesty can remember today's mistakes and don't make the same mistakes again! You must know that if the king is not discreet, he will lose his country. If the minister is not discreet..."
"Lord Sun is leaving Beijing?!"
"Lord Sun is leaving Beijing?!"
Sun Shaozong rarely showed off his knowledge, but was interrupted by the couple in unison.
The prince stepped forward, grabbed Sun Shaozong's sleeve, and said anxiously: "I was just about to rely on you, my dear, but why are you abandoning me?!"
Oh~
As he got closer, Sun Shaozong smelled a strong smell of urine. Apparently the prince's old habit of leaking urine when he was excited had not improved much until now.
Resisting his disgust, Sun Shaozong said in a sad voice, "If it is possible, I would naturally like to stay with Your Highness. However, Your Majesty summoned me to see you, which shows that you are not happy with my meddling in the affairs of the royal family. If I continue to stay in the capital, I am afraid I will not be able to escape Your Majesty's censure."
"Although my death is not a pity, if this deters the nobles in the court from approaching Your Highness, then the strategy of 'fulfilling filial piety and building up power' will become empty talk."
The prince opened his mouth in surprise when he heard this, and forgot about Sun Shaozong's departure from the capital. He hesitated and said, "Hasn't this strategy of 'fulfilling filial piety and nurturing power' been..."
"Your Majesty already knows."
Sun Shaozong said solemnly: "But this plan does not violate the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, and between father and son. On the contrary, it will help to calm the situation in the court. Your Majesty may have doubts, but he has not shown any intention of stopping it. So I think that Your Highness might as well take it one step at a time, and just act cautiously and take it slowly."
The prince still hesitated: "But since father has doubts..."
"Your Highness."
At this time, the Crown Princess beside her couldn't help but interrupt and said, "This involves a dispute over the imperial succession. How can we be cautious about everything?"
"What do you mean by looking ahead and behind? I am just thinking carefully and being cautious!"
Hearing that the words seemed to mock his cowardice, the prince immediately became angry and refuted angrily. Then he turned around and rushed to the round table, slammed the table and asked: "Why don't you accompany that fierce woman to talk nonsense, but come here to make trouble?!"
Tsk~
With just a few steps, the smell of urine spread throughout the room.
Hearing his question, the Crown Princess immediately remembered the purpose of her visit and hurriedly told him that Qiu Yunfei had asked for a meeting outside the mansion.
The prince was not impressed at first, but when he heard that it was the son of the Grand Commandant Qiu Ying, he immediately perked up, his eyes rolling around a few times, and he ordered, "Have someone invite him in - since it's a coincidence today, I'd like to see with my own eyes how Lord Sun solves cases!"
