Don't ask where people go

Chapter 10 Proclamation
Zhuge Yu, the second son of the Zhuge family, Fang Zilan tried his best to search for all the information about this name in his mind, but there were only a few sentences over and over again:
Zhuge Yu, the second son of the Zhuge family who was frail and sickly, had been raised in Jiang'an's hometown until the beginning of this year, when he was about to become weak, and was taken to the capital by Zhuge's patriarch, his grandfather, saying that it was convenient for him to take care of him.However, the past few months have passed, and he is still an idler without an official position. Emperor Ning Shun sent him to announce the decree at this time?

Fang Zilan had doubts in her heart. Although she didn't know many things when she first came here, she had read many TV dramas and novels back then. For someone like King Xiang who went to war on the battlefield, the first thing he did when he returned to Beijing was to face the saint.It's just that now there is an imperial decree instead of a face-to-face, and the one who announced the decree is still a son of a family without any official position. This is really new.

As she thought this way, she followed King Xiang to the main hall, and saw a cyan figure in the hall, as thin as a paper cut. Hearing that, the figure turned around and saluted respectfully, "Zhuge Yu has seen Xiang Xiang His Royal Highness."

Fang Zilan hadn't seen his face clearly, but felt that the voice was quite soft, and it was a bit indescribably pleasant.

When he raised his head, Fang Zilan couldn't help but froze for a moment.

Zhuge Yu's eyebrows are extremely delicate and beautiful, his eyebrows are like the daisies of distant mountains, his eyes are as deep as the stars in the sky, but his two thin lips are bloodless, and his skin is so pale that it is almost transparent, he is indeed a sick child as rumored.

"Young Master Zhuge, you don't need to be too polite." King Xiang invited him to his seat, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Young Master Zhuge."

"It's not worth mentioning, the palace sent someone to invite our Zhuge family to the Prince Xiang's mansion to announce the decree. It should be my elder brother who came, but my elder brother accompanied Mr. Wei to the suburbs of Beijing yesterday, so he happened to be away from the mansion..."

Zhuge Yu couldn't help coughing a few times after he finished speaking. Xia Houzhang beside him was very winking, and had already put the tea by Zhuge Yu's hand.

"The Patriarch has been ill for the past few days, and I really didn't dare to disturb him, so I came here on my own initiative. I hope His Highness King Xiang is not to blame." Zhuge Yu coughed a few times after finishing speaking.

Fang Zilan on the side saw it in his eyes, and only lamented that God is really fair, the second son Zhuge is so shrewd and thoughtful, Hui Ji will be hurt, it is really true to say that.

"Young Master Zhuge is worrying too much. I won't blame such trivial matters, but I just don't know how the Patriarch is doing?" King Xiang asked concerned, Zhuge Yu nodded and saluted, "Thank you for your concern, the Patriarch is getting old, and his body is naturally a little uncomfortable. Lee, it's fine."

King Xiang nodded slightly and said, "That's good."

"His Royal Highness King Xiang, Zhuge Yu is here to deliver the decree..." Zhuge Yu was halfway through, and King Xiang knew what he meant, "Please, Mr. Zhuge."

"It was passed on to the sage, that the king of Xiang, Li Shengxuan, had made great contributions in calming the chaos of the two golds, and he specially gave a thousand taels of gold and ten dendrobiums of pearls as a reward. The rest of the officers and men should be rewarded according to their merits." After Zhuge Yu finished speaking, King Xiang also received Thank you for your understanding.

Fang Zilan knelt behind and thought that this was just an ordinary imperial decree for reward, and it was not impossible to reward King Xiang when he entered the palace to face the saint. Why did the Zhuge family come to announce the decree in person?
Just when she was wondering, she heard Zhuge Yu's voice, "The dragon's body is not in good condition recently, Your Highness doesn't need to enter the palace to pay his respects. As for the rewards for the meritorious deeds of the officers and men..."

Zhuge Yu paused while speaking, reached out and took the teacup by the table and took a sip, "The Holy Majesty said that His Royal Highness King Xiang has worked hard in the battle, and the rewards for the meritorious deeds of the soldiers will be handed over to His Highness King Yucheng and Lord Wei." .”

Hearing this, King Xiang smiled lightly, "So, I'm happy to be at leisure."

"Your Highness has just returned from the northern border, so it is necessary to take a good rest for a period of time. It is the best policy to recharge your batteries." Zhuge Yu smiled slightly, "The situation in the court is changing, Your Highness Jiuding Dalu, there are still many things to worry about , don’t be too hasty.”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhuge, for your suggestion." King Xiang smiled, with a serious expression on his face, and said solemnly: "From now on, I will entrust you to Mr. Zhuge."

Fang Zilan couldn't help but feel a little strange about King Xiang's attitude and this ambiguous sentence. Although the current head of the Zhuge family said that he didn't ask about the affairs of the court because of his advanced age, he still didn't hand over his identity as the head of the family.That is to say, it is the head of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Yu's grandfather, who makes up the mind of the Zhuge family now.

Moreover, it is widely spread in Beijing that Zhuge Patriarch intends to make Zhuge Yu's elder brother Zhuge Ming the next Patriarch. It stands to reason that for such an idle son of a family like Zhuge Yu, King Xiang doesn't need to say please in such a formal way. Could this be the legend? Multiple friends, multiple paths?
But for someone as intelligent and transparent as Zhuge Yu, even if he can't be friends, he can't be an enemy either. When Fang Zilan thought this way, he was already in King Xiang's study.

"What do you two think about what the sage said to Zhuge Yu just now?" King Xiang stood beside the desk with his hands behind his back, wondering what he was thinking.

Xia Houzhang didn't speak, Fang Zilan thought for a while and broke the silence first, "The second son of Zhuge is watertight, he not only made clear the Zhuge family's unwillingness to come forward, but also told His Highness that there are still many things in court that His Highness needs to worry about." ..."

She paused while talking, "It's just that he didn't say whether this trouble is for the king or the minister."

"Miss Xiu!" Xia Houzhang called Fang Zilan displeasedly, "Even if this is Prince Xiang's mansion, please be careful with your words and deeds."

"It doesn't matter." King Xiang turned around and looked at the person in front of him firmly, "You are right, Zhuge Yu is indeed watertight, but he is almost as good as a king and a minister."

"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, carefully recalling every word Zhuge Yu said just now, but couldn't find any clues, could it be the phrase Jiuding Dalu?
"Just now, Mr. Zhuge advised His Highness not to act too hastily. I'm afraid His Highness will act rashly after hearing the emperor's oral order." Xia Houzhang said slowly, "Although the emperor's oral order is a reward, it uses rewards for meritorious deeds to win people's hearts. I have handed over the matter to His Royal Highness King Yucheng, and I am afraid that His Highness knows the deep meaning behind it better than anyone else."

"I'm afraid this oral order is not the emperor's intention." King Xiang smiled slightly, "just now Zhuge Yu only said that the emperor's dragon body is not in good shape so he can't ask for his blessing, but the Queen Mother's greeting is still welcome."

What does King Xiang mean? Is this decree transmitted by the Queen Mother in the name of the Emperor?Fang Zilan frowned even tighter. It seems reasonable to think this way. The current emperor's temperament is lenient and benevolent at best, but cowardly and uncontested at worst. That's why the first emperor issued such a will, so that the emperor will be a hundred years later. Pass the throne to his younger brother, King Xiang.

However, the queen mother is the emperor's biological mother, and she dotes on her own grandson, King Yucheng, so the whole capital is now waiting to see who will win between King Xiang and King Yucheng.

But there is only one ending she can wait for, and that is for King Xiang to inherit the throne.

After a few words in the study, King Xiang took Xia Houzhang into the palace to greet the Queen Mother. Fang Zilan wanted to go with him, but was left in the mansion with a random name by King Xiang, saying that he was bringing a new face. She was afraid of side effects when entering the palace, so she had no choice but to stay in the mansion and wait for news.

She wandered around the yard for a few times but didn't get any news of King Xiang's return, but she waited until she was so hungry that she started growling, so she had no choice but to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.

She managed to find a little maid to lead the way to the kitchen, and before she had gone a few steps, she heard two female envoys talking in a low voice on the porch. Seeing this, she signaled the little maid to keep quiet and moved closer to listen. Listen to what they are saying.

I only heard one of the female envoys say that the second son of the Zhuge family who just came to declare the decree, the wind direction might change.

The other asked this one why the second son's wind direction is about to change?

This answer said that when our Highness came back to quell the chaos, an unofficial son of an aristocratic family came to announce the decree, which is enough to see that the emperor's heart is not on King Xiang's side.

Fang Zilan felt a little funny listening to it, as expected of Prince Xiang's Mansion, even these female envoys knew how to look at the wind direction.It's just that these two female envoys were a bit too courageous, and they talked in private if they were caught by Princess Xiang, I'm afraid there would be no good fruit to eat.

When she was thinking like this, she saw the woman walking slowly across the street, who was it not Princess Xiang Fang Ziqin?
It really means that Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here, and he will come so fast.

"Talk about the master's affairs in private, I think you are tired of working?" It was the envoy next to Fang Ziqin who spoke, Fang Zilan still had some impressions, it should be the personal servant girl who married with Fang Ziqin, it seems to be Qiushui .

Seeing the concubine coming and adding Qiu Shui's voice, the two female envoys knelt down in unison, "Princess, please forgive me, we are just talking casually when we have nothing to do..."

"Are you free?" Fang Ziqin smiled, as if the spring breeze was blowing on the willows, warm and moving.

Fang Zilan only felt that something was wrong. The eldest sister Fang Ziqin in this body memory was always a kind and smiling tiger. These two envoys should ask for more blessings.

"We don't support idlers in Prince Xiang's Mansion." Fang Ziqin said as he brushed off his sleeves, "Find someone to sell these two girls."

"Princess, spare your life!" The two female envoys shouted and kowtowed, with expressions of horror on their faces.

"Don't want to?" Fang Ziqin frowned slightly, and blinked a pair of Qiushuiqiu pupils slightly, as if he was in a bit of trouble, "My cousin opened a Wanhualou in the capital a while ago, and I look at you two. For her good looks, why don't you just give him a favor as a favor."

"Princess, spare me! I know I was wrong!" The faces of the two maids turned pale instantly, and Fang Zilan was also taken aback.She also knew the cousin Fang Ziqin was talking about. She vaguely remembered that his name was Fang Lihui, and he was a well-known playboy of the Fang family. If these two girls fell into his hands, it would be...

Fang Zilan was thinking about whether to say a few words or something for them, but Qiushui over there had already dragged them down.

"Princess..." She was about to say something when she was interrupted by Fang Ziqin, "I don't know if Miss Xiu would like to have a cup of tea with me?"

　What will Fang Ziqin and Fang Zilan say?If you want to know what happened next, let's listen to the next chapter.

　　Today is the last day of 2020. I wish you all a smooth new year, Fighting!

　　
　
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