First Lady of the Crown Prince

  Chapter 409 Breakthrough (one more)

  Ning Zhiyuan’s friendship with Xiao Liulang is not clear to outsiders. This coachman named Wu Lao Er also bumped into it several times by accident, only to realize that Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang were walking very close in private.

  He has a strict mouth and doesn't talk nonsense.

  But now Ning Zhiyuan has something wrong, Wu Lao Er can't take care of that much anymore.

   "What happened to Ning's editing?" Xiao Liulang asked.

Wu Lao Er said anxiously: "He broke an antique inkstone in Wenhua Pavilion. I heard that it was from the first emperor... What do you think about this? When I really asked about the crime, Ning edited and repaired his official career. what!"

  It is indeed a big taboo to destroy royal belongings, even Bachelor Han can't keep Ning Zhiyuan.

  Wenhua Pavilion is not far from the Gongyuan, Xiao Liulang asked the people of the Gongyuan to go there first, and settle some things by himself and arrive later.

  After that, Xiao Liulang and Wu Lao Er went to Wenhua Pavilion.

  The plants, trees, bricks and tiles of Wenhua Pavilion are all the same as before, and the scent of cinnamon in the four seasons is too easy to awaken people’s memories.

Xiao Liulang's expression was in a daze.

   "Xiao Xiu Zhuan, Xiao Xiu Zhuan?" Wu Lao Er called him.

  Xiao Liulang regained his senses, and looked at Older Wu and said, "I'm okay, where is the person?" Without waiting for Older Wu to show him the way, he nodded and said, "I see, I'm listening to Fengyuan."

  After that, he took a step towards Tingfengyuan.

  Wu Lao Er was confused: "I didn't seem to tell you that people are listening to Fengyuan...have you been here? Do you know where the listening Fengyuan is?"

Wenhua Pavilion has one pavilion and three courtyards. The main pavilion is called Wenhua Pavilion, which is used to store books. Tinglan Yard is the private courtyard of Princess Xinyang. Tingtao Yard is another courtyard for hospitality. Only Tingfeng The courtyard is a collection of antique treasures and some classical books that need to be restored.

  Han Xueshi came here today because Princess Xinyang brought back a large box of paintings by famous masters from Fengdu Mountain. Among them are two copies of "Mencius" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" which were annotated by Mr. Zhuge of the previous dynasty.

  Princess Xinyang intends to donate these two books to the Hanlin Academy.

  Because it was a book that was just moved back and was about to be sent out, it was not put in the library, but was temporarily left at Tingfengyuan.

  Xiao Liulang came to Tingfengyuan by car.

  He found that nothing has changed here, at least the people in it are not familiar faces anymore.

  Now the steward in charge of Wenhua Pavilion has the same surname as Wu Lao Er. He is almost fifty years old, but he looks only in his early forties.

  This is a big trouble, not only him, but also several deputy managers of Wenhua Pavilion.

Ning Zhiyuan was brought by Bachelor Han, and he couldn’t escape responsibility if something really happened. He was begging several stewards to ask him if he could take the inkstone away. There is a Doctor of Five Classics in the Hanlin Academy who is proficient in restoring antiques. Let him try.

  The several stewards did not give Han Xueshi the face, insisting on detaining Ning Zhiyuan, and sending it to Princess Xinyang for a while.

   "Master Han." Xiao Liulang walked over, arched his hands at Bachelor Han, and looked at Ning Zhiyuan on the side.

  Ning Zhiyuan saw him, like seeing a straw for life: "Rokuro!"

  Han Xueshi frowned and said, "Didn't you go to the Gongyuan? Why are you here? This is not something you should mix up with, you should leave as soon as possible."

  Xiao Liulang said: "The Gongyuan Academy did not start so early. I heard that something happened here. I recommended Ning to edit it. If it weren't for me, he would not have such a thing."

   "Six..." Ning Zhiyuan corrected his address, "Xiao Xiuzhuan, don't say that, I accidentally knocked the inkstone off. It has nothing to do with you."

  Xiao Liulang did not rush to appease Ning Zhiyuan, but looked at the other stewards on the opposite side: "Can I see that inkstone?"

   Guanshi Wu saw that he was wearing the official uniform of the Hanlin Academy, knowing that he was a Hanlin official, but did not refuse his request, but... Guanshi Wu looked at his lame leg and crutches with a strange look in his eyes.

  Xiao Liulang was accustomed to this kind of scrutiny, and stood there without being humble or arrogant, waiting for the people of Wenhua Pavilion to carefully carry the broken inkstone with a tray.

  This is the imperial inkstone used by the third generation of kings of the Daxi dynasty. It belongs to the antiques of the former dynasty. No wonder the stewards of Wenhua Pavilion are so nervous.

  It’s just that this inkstone was not broken by Ning Zhiyuan. It was broken early and was broken by the young Xiao Heng.

  Worrying about being spanked by Princess Xinyang, he asked Long Yi to find the fish float glue and stick it himself.

  So Ning Zhiyuan was really cheated by him.

  Xiao Liulang said without changing his face, "This inkstone was originally broken."

  "You are talking nonsense!" Wu Guanshi sternly said, "How could it be bad? Are you insinuating that we broke the inkstone and blamed you on the Hanlin Academy?"

Ning Zhiyuan was actually a little puzzled, but nobody believed him, so he didn't dare to question him. At this moment, Xiao Liulang spoke, and he followed with a bit of confidence: "I don't think I fell. It’s broken, there’s a wooden floor underneath, and this thing is not placed high, who knows how to knock it lightly and it will split into two...

  Han Xueshi looked at Xiao Liulang: "What evidence do you have?"

   Although I do not want Ning Zhiyuan to be guilty, I don't want others to betray Ning Zhiyuan. Princess Xinyang is not a good temper, and the consequences of slandering her are serious.

Xiao Liulang showed the inkstone to Bachelor Han: "This rift is a few years old, and there are traces of glue glue. If the managers don’t believe me, I can invite Dr. Nie from the Imperial Academy and Guozijian’s Jijiu. Both of them knew it at a glance."

  Dr. Nie is the doctor of the Five Classics who is proficient in restoring antiques.

Not to mention the old Jijiu, not only can he identify antiques, but he can also fake antiques.

  Han Xueshi heard this and immediately sent people to the Hanlin Academy to invite experts from the Imperial College.

   After careful identification of the two, it was confirmed that what Xiao Liulang said was true. This inkstone has indeed been broken for some years.

  However, several stewards are still suspicious.

  Han Xueshi smiled faintly: "Several stewards can't believe me in the Imperial Academy, can't they also believe in the Imperial College? Our Imperial Academy has nothing to do with the Imperial College!"

  This is the truth. Who knows that Hanlin Academy is the camp of Taifu Zhuang, and Taifu Zhuang and Laojijiu are in their own hands.

  Old Jijiu: Can the apprentice learn about it in the Hanlin Academy?

The old Jijiu stroked his beard, and said solemnly: "Okay, okay, there are some things that shouldn't have been said. After all, Xiaohouye has passed away. It is not wrong to discuss him again, but you can't kill someone because of this. Innocent people have a scapegoat. In fact, this inkstone... was broken by Xiao Heng! He was naughty when he broke the inkstone and did not dare to tell Princess Xinyang that he secretly got it to the Imperial College and let me fix it for him... Yes, this inkstone was my sticky! If you don’t believe..."

  What if you don’t believe it? Go to the underground to find Lord Hou for verification?

  There are pictures in the minds of several managers, all together, they don’t dare to speak anymore!

  Old Jijiu waved his hand: "Okay, I will talk to Princess Xinyang about the Yantai, don’t embarrass you."

  At this point, the stewards were completely relieved.

  Even if they had never served Master Xiaohou, they knew that Old Jijiu was the teacher of Master Xiaohou. Since he took the responsibility, there would be nothing for them.

  A storm was revealed.

  Han Xueshi thought that he could meet Princess Xinyang, but when they left, Princess Xinyang did not come to Wenhua Pavilion. He was rather regretful.

  Out of Wenhua Pavilion, Xiao Liulang looked at Old Jijiu with a hard word: "The teacher's mouth is still really..."

  Old Jijiu waved his hand: "Excellent as always, I know!"

  Xiao Liulang: "..."

as long as you are happy.

  On the other side, Gu Jiao entered the palace.

  She is now a frequent visitor of Renshou Palace, and she doesn’t need to check the tokens, she just brushes her face into the palace.

  She went to give her aunty candied fruit. Recently, grandpa-aunt has improved another candied fruit, which tastes sweeter but contains very little sugar. Aunt-in-law can eat one more per day.

  When she was walking on the way to Renshou Palace, she suddenly heard someone calling her.

   "Girl Gu!"

   is the voice of Princess Rui.

  Gu Jiao hadn't seen Princess Rui for a while, mainly because she was assassinated on her way back from visiting Princess Jing from the Antang. King Rui was terrified. For two months, Princess Rui might go out again.

   "I knew it was you!" Princess Rui came over and took Gu Jiao's arm affectionately, "You seem to have grown taller again! Unlike me, you can only grow flesh."

  Gu Jiao looked at her slightly round and jade body, and said, "You are not fat."

   is really not fat, Princess Rui was too thin before, but now this is normal.

  Princess Rui said: "That's what you and the prince said! The mothers don't allow me to eat too much, for fear that the fetus will grow too large and it will be difficult to support.

  Gu Jiao deeply believes that in ancient times when medical treatment was underdeveloped, giving birth was all in a natural way, and it was the best choice not to overeating under the premise of ensuring nutrition.

  But looking at the complexion of Princess Rui, you know that the mothers actually took good care of her.

Princess Rui sighed: "I haven't been out for a long time, and I don't even know that Princess Jing has passed away. The prince told me that I was probably sad and upset that I would have a fetal gas."

  Taffles Jing kept secrets very tightly, Gu Jiao was not sure whether King Rui heard anything.

  "How are you doing?" Princess Rui asked.

   "It's okay." Gu Jiao said.

Princess Rui sighed: "Why don't you come to the mansion to find me? You don't know that I'm going to die of suffocation in these two months."

  Gu Jiao looked at her bulging belly and said, "Are you bored with him with you?"

The expected delivery date of Princess Rui and Yao is the same, both in early October, and they are now more than seven months pregnant.

  Her belly looks a bit bigger than Yao's.

Speaking of the child in her womb, Princess Rui showed a touch of maternal tenderness: "I don't know if it is a son or a daughter, I want to give birth to a son for the prince! If it is a son, it will be the first grandson of the father, and the father will definitely do it. very happy!"

  Don’t dare to say that when you’re someone else. Princess Rui is an outspoken temper, and she trusts Gu Jiao very much, so she doesn’t have any scruples when she speaks.

   Just as Gu Jiao was about to listen to the fetal heart rate in her stomach with a stethoscope, a woman's exclamation came from behind a rockery not far away.

   "What—— 唔——"

As soon as Princess Rui spoke, she was vigilantly covering her mouth by Gu Jiao!

  (End of this chapter)