Taoist endowment

Chapter 520
Hearing what Ji Huan said, Wen Renying couldn't help but look yearning. Although she is honored as the empress, after practicing the secret formation method that Ji Qingcheng specially asked for from Nie Wanniang, the worldly respect and glory are no longer there. Be seen in her eyes.

Just at this time, a servant came to report suddenly, saying that several princes of the state were asking to see him outside the palace.

Hearing this, Ji Huan was secretly annoyed, knowing that those old guys must have come to hurt Chen's heirs again, seeing that Empress Ying was also there deliberately making a headache, so she laughed and moved to the imperial study.

Although the important ministers were more than seventy years old, they all had white hair and youthful faces, and they were full of spirit when they came forward to bow down. Some servants moved soft blocks for them, and they were even driven aside by some old guys.

There was nothing Ji Huan could do about it. The old princes had worked hard for the country all their lives, and they had been worrying about the Crown Prince's affairs for the past few years.

The prime minister of the court, Jia Shidang, took the lead, bowed and said: "Your Majesty is so talented and mighty enough to be famous forever, but there are no descendants, and there will be no successors. In the end, it will inevitably be criticized by future generations. For the sake of the royal family and the country, please Your Majesty." Among the gentry, the best girls are selected to fill the harem!"

As soon as this statement came out, Wang Xue, Liang Ju and others all agreed, and the old guys all knelt down at this moment, staring at Ji Huan with their necks straight, as if they would not give up until they achieved their goals.

What can Ji Huan do about such a forced palace?As soon as Xu raised his hand, the princes stood up involuntarily. When they wanted to struggle and kneel again, they were powerless to do anything, and their faces turned red.

"Several princes, don't be impatient. For three years, you only need to give me three years. If you still have such a proposal by then, I will definitely not refuse it again."

Looking at the purple-robed emperor in his thirties, the officials felt dazed for a while, and they felt better when they thought that they had already lived to a hundred years old and were still free from illness and disaster.

At this moment, a personal eunuch whispered next to Ji Huan: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that Duke Yi returned to Beijing today, and he has already arrived at the mansion."

The princes of the state had sharp eyes and ears, and they were all surprised when they heard that Meng Huangliang, who always loved to hide in the "fairy gate", had come back.

This Yi Guogong, who is also the deputy head of the Royal Martial Academy, the chief assistant of the Shenzheng Pavilion, and the general manager of the sixteen states in the Northland, has nothing to do and never interferes with the affairs of the court. It must be unusual to return to the capital this time.

Sweeping through Yi Guogong's mansion with Taoism, he saw the fat and wide Meng Huangliang getting off the flying chariot with Mrs. Zhai, Ji Huan couldn't help laughing, and told the servants:
"Go to Yi Guogong's mansion and tell me that I and the queen will bother you later, so that Lao Meng can't keep the spirit wine privately!"

Ji Huan didn't feel that much when he said this, there was no need to care about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers between him and Meng Huangliang, not to mention that Ji Qingcheng seemed to have a good impression of that boy Meng Budong.

However, the speaker has no intention of listening and the listener is interested. How come Jia Shi, Wang Xue and others don't know Meng Huangliang's weight in the emperor's heart at this time?This kind of favor can be said to be rare in the world, anyway, they have never received it.

Full of doubts, everyone left the palace. Since the emperor said to wait another three years, let's wait. Anyway, everyone has already taken the life-prolonging elixir, and it will be no problem to survive for decades.

After reaching a consensus, several important court officials began to discuss the matter of visiting Meng Huangliang again. The emperor and the empress were going to the Duke of Yi's mansion today, so they would naturally be in the back. The Duke took out a few truths from his mouth.

Yi Guogong's mansion occupies a vast area, with countless pavilions, waterside pavilions, and winding corridors. Hundreds of servants come in and out like ants, and there are even guards chanting spells and performing spiritual methods. The house is spotlessly clean from the inside to the outside.

Naturally, Meng Huangliang and his wife would not pay attention to these trivial matters. They sat in the jade pavilion drinking tea and chatting. The air is too strong.

"What can I do? Now all the people in charge of the temple have no means to separate themselves, and Lao Peng wants to preach to his disciples and grandchildren. After all the calculations, I am the only idler, unlike that brat. I'm not skilled, and I won't work for us this time."

Hearing her husband mention her son, Mrs. Zhai's face was immediately covered with a layer of brilliance, and she said with a smile: "Don't want brats, brats screaming, I heard Xiao Qingcheng say it last time, and now my son, "Little Fourth Master" ' is so resounding that it is even spread in the world of cultivating immortals."

Meng Huangliang nodded again and again when he heard the words, his complacency was beyond words, and he said: "Madam's words are very true, the brat is now getting more and more cultivated, and he has taken over half of the affairs from his master, and he really needs to leave some for him in the future." Face, at least in front of outsiders must not bark."

While the husband and wife were whispering, a housekeeper came to report that the servants of the palace were asking for an audience outside the door. Meng Huangliang didn't want to neglect the visitor, so he got up and went out to greet him.

As Ji Huan's servant and eunuch, Zheng Hong naturally had a very winking look. Before Meng Huangliang could speak, he had already trotted over, and he didn't dare to put on an air of proclaiming the decree, but bowed and bowed:
"My maidservant pays homage to the lord! His majesty was delighted when he learned that the lord had returned to the capital. He specially ordered the younger one to come over and pass the word that he would come to visit with the empress at a later date. He also said..."

Seeing the servant's hesitation, Meng Huangliang couldn't help laughing, took out two spirit stones from the storage bag, and said: "Go and tell your majesty, just say that Lao Meng brought back a few things that Elder Su cooked himself this time. I am about to taste the delicacies I made together with Your Majesty."

He took the two middle-grade spirit stones happily, and Zheng Hong's face immediately blossomed with joy. As a court servant, it is normal for him to practice martial arts. Fan, it is estimated that he can exchange for a elixir to improve his physique in the hands of the priests in the palace.

When the setting sun was setting, Ji Huan and Empress Ying arrived as promised. Meng Huangliang and his wife originally wanted to welcome the emperor and empress into the main hall, but unexpectedly Ji Huan took a fancy to the scenery in the garden, so he had to hold the banquet in the evening pavilion .

It was said to be a banquet, but in fact it was just four or five exquisite side dishes and a jar of high-quality spirit wine. The four of them sat down in order of priority, and then talked and laughed separately. There was no such thing as an emperor and his ministers should have a banquet.

After carefully chewing the dishes in his mouth, Ji Huan put down his chopsticks contentedly. Seeing that Meng Huangliang and his wife did not hold up their chopsticks, he couldn't help sighing: "My brother and his wife have stayed in the temple all year round. I'm used to eating food, poor me and Aying can't eat it a few times throughout the year."

Seeing Ji Huan making fun of himself, Meng Huangliang couldn't help laughing out loud. After laughing, he took out a storage bag and said:
"Your Majesty, don't lie to the old minister. The girl in Qingcheng is very filial. She must not make her parents less happy. And Lao Peng, I don't know what good things I brought to Your Majesty this time, but she is still mysterious." Secretly don’t let me see it.”

(End of this chapter)