prince's rivers and lakes

Chapter 9
The sky was slightly bright, misty and rainy, and the mist shrouded Longyin City.

Qin Shouan opened his eyes, just in time to hear a cock crowing from far away.

Huaiyu, who was sleeping in the outer room, had already got up, washed and changed.

Yueqing and Hanxin came to replace Huaiyu, and went into the room to wait for Qin Shouan to wake up.

Young people are full of energy when they wake up in the morning, especially after practicing the inner strength and mental methods of strengthening the body, they are always full of vitality.

Fortunately, Yueqing and Hanxin, as people who have experienced it, already know how to avoid taboos and pretend to be indifferent, so they won't be like Jia Baoyu who was groped on his legs after having a dream about Wushan Yunyu and caused troubles.

After Qin Shouan washed up, he found a place in the courtyard to meditate.

The fierce and unparalleled mental method was activated, and heat began to evaporate from the body.

Qin Shouan gradually entered the realm of ethereal meditation, giving birth to a feeling that his soul was floating and separated from his body.

At this time, the body automatically tempers the internal organs, spirit and blood according to the mental method.

But he can think about the problem and examine the situation and environment he is facing in an extremely calm and clear state at this time.

His first priority now is to inherit the throne.

Send relevant documents to Zongzheng Temple, as well as the imperial gold certificate and seal that symbolize the status of King Langya, and then look at it in the palace.

Zongzheng Temple sent people to hold a succession ceremony, and handed over the new scroll documents, gold coupons, and seals to the son, and he was the new King of Langya.

The old prince Qin Heng is the cousin of Emperor Taizong, but he was raised by Emperor Taizu since he was a child.

After growing up with Emperor Taizong, he was closer than those direct brothers who were compatriots with Emperor Taizong's mother. Later, he was awarded the title of prince without demotion.

After Qin Shou'an inherited the throne, he was able to take charge of the Kyushu government office, and mobilized the power of the Kyushu government office to secretly investigate the cause of Qin Heng's death.

To see if it is really what Tang Wanrong said, it is just the so-called "immediate wind".

He would not listen to Tang Wanrong's one-sided words... Even if it was endorsed by the palace, he would really believe it, and let his father's death seem like a shameful joke.

As for the internal affairs of the palace, he is not very eager.

Tang Wanrong wanted to continue to maintain her prestige in the palace, so she could let her go... As for some important properties of the palace, he still has to investigate and rectify them in the future.

Normally, one month is more than enough time for the process of succession to the throne to be completed, but if someone deliberately interferes, this matter can drag you for a year and a half, which is disgusting.

This possibility is unlikely, after all, the matter is serious, and the price to be paid by jumping out to disgust people is to offend a prince... Unless Qin Shouan rebels against the country, this throne cannot be escaped.

But he had to be on his guard, just like Qin Shouan also met someone like Tang Zhong, he was shrewd, he also had a little cleverness, and he knew how to make calculations. In the name of innocence, at most he will be reprimanded or reprimanded, and in the end he will die.

Whether it's ordinary people in the market, or princes and nobles, there is no shortage of such people. It is hard to be safe for a lifetime if you are shrewd, and you will die if you are confused for a while.

"The little prince is smoking!"

Qin Shouan's five senses were fully activated, and his perception was extremely sharp. Just as he was thinking about something, he noticed two women, Yueqing and Han Xin, sneaking up against the wall and hiding behind the rockery in the corner of the yard to peek at him.

They knew that they couldn't disturb Qin Shouan's practice, and thought that hiding there would not hinder him.

Qin Shouan shook his head secretly, continued to maintain his sitting posture, and was about to finish his work, but he didn't pay attention to them right away.

"Do you want to give him a cloak?" Yue Qing suggested with concern.

"It's not good... Later, the little prince will be like a steamer in a steamed stuffed bun shop, covered with a cloth and steaming from the bottom."

Han Xin shook her head again and again, feeling that the little prince only looked like a steamed stuffed bun when he was young, but now he doesn't.

"What are you talking about! The little prince is practicing a peerless magic skill. What I'm worried about is that if we go and put clothes on him, he will blow us away later."

Yueqing still remembers the greatness of some peerless masters that Qin Shouan talked about when he was a child.

"Ah, so powerful?"

"That's not true, the little prince is the eldest brother of Tiandaomen."

"The little prince was only so big when he joined the Heavenly Dao Sect. How did he become a big brother? Could it be that this ranking is because he grew up later?" Han Xin recalled the scene of serving the little prince to dress with a flushed face. The child was proudly cranky.

"He is the little prince, with the highest status. Except for Master, no one else can be ranked in front of him..."

"What are you doing here?" Qin Shouan had already walked in front of them, and the two of them squatted there, adoringly discussing his apprenticeship, and imagining his majesty in the Heavenly Dao Sect.

"Little prince... We are protecting the law for you, lest you go crazy." Yue Qing explained seriously.

Han Xin also touched her face and nodded.

"You don't have any kung fu, how can you protect me?"

"If... if there are bad guys coming in at this time, we can at least help you block... block it for a while." Han Xin stood up, pushed her hands, made a blocking movement, but almost touched Qin Shouan's chest, Hastily retracted again.

The little prince is no longer the chubby little fat man who was comfortable to touch when he was a child. His naked upper body really makes people blush.

The two little women quickly lowered their heads and stared at the ground coyly, as if they had been reprimanded by Qin Shouan.

Qin Shouan smiled slightly, and raised his hand to pat the tops of their heads.

When he first came to this world, he was inevitably a little strange and nervous, but the person who appeared by his side at that time, accompanied, protected, and made him feel warm and at ease, is still in front of him now, which is a good thing , he naturally treats them with tenderness.

It is precisely for the same reason that he will investigate the cause of his father's death.

Just after breakfast, Tang Wanrong sent someone to communicate, asking him to go outside the mansion to receive the reward from the palace.

Qin Shouan pondered, this is to give a stick first, and then give a sweet date?

The old prince's funeral standard has dropped, and some rewards have come to show that the old prince's matter is over, and the palace still treats the holy family of Langya Prince's mansion?
"The servant who came to report earlier said that this is a reward from His Majesty."

Tang Wanrong and Qin Shouan stood together, with a mist in their eyes, as if they felt that Qin Shouan was becoming more and more incomprehensible.

Because the Empress Dowager holds great power, His Majesty the Emperor, who has never held real power so far and rarely speaks out in court affairs, why did he make such a move on the second day after Qin Shouan returned to Beijing?
To win over Qin Shouan?
Involved in the game between His Majesty and the Empress Dowager?

What kind of signal is this kind of reward intended to send to the court?
Is His Majesty doing some testing before preparing to be in power?
Tang Wanrong felt that most of Longyin City would start thinking about this matter.

She has already seen people from various mansions standing far and near on the street, ready to watch around... Everyone is very well informed.

The Xuanzhi eunuch with the reward arrived quickly, and the Langya Palace had already swept the floor and burned incense, waiting respectfully.

As the Xuanzhi eunuch read through the imperial gift list, Qin Shouan gradually raised his head in the slanting wind and drizzle, his eyes filled with incomprehensible bewilderment.

"... twenty fragrant pigs for slaughter, fifty large and small fragrant pigs in March, twenty big river sheep, twenty lambs, ten white-hoofed yaks in snowy mountains, one hundred catties of fresh yak meat, and one hundred dried beef Jin, a load of carp gelatin, a load of gold-winged needles with shark fin tips from Zhenhai, a load of bird’s nests of blood swallows from the South China Sea, a load of unicorn spores and sea cucumbers from the South China Sea, and a cage of snow clams from the mountain forest..."

Tang Wanrong couldn't help but glance sideways at Qin Shouan.

The palace often gave some rare or ordinary food, and there were also common things like chicken, duck and fish on the gift list during the New Year and festivals, but this kind of reward was the first time since the founding of the new Qin Dynasty.

His Majesty the Emperor, did he treat him like a pig?Still feeding the pigs?No, this is feeding gluttons, even pigs can't eat so much.

"Your Majesty ordered: Your Majesty is too thin, it is better to eat fatter." The eunuch who passed the decree said with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)