Poisonous Peasant ‘Concubine’

Yan Shengzhi, who was buried in the memorial, shook his hand, and the cinnabar pen resolutely made mistakes. After holding back the twitching of the corner of his mouth, Yan Shengzhi raised his head: "Let them in."

It came too fast, didn't he just owe the Ling family a champion, you bastard!

The prince on the other side, Yan Xiaoming, also stopped his cinnabar pen, his eyes flickered and he looked up at his father. He also went to the palace exam today. Uncle Ling's answer sheet was very brilliant. Combined with Uncle Ling's special insights when talking about the country in the past, and some of his own opinions, although the pen is sharp, it is even more sharp when it comes to the situation of the Three Kingdoms, but it is the most suitable answer sheet for the current situation. It is a pity that the father is not that kind of overlord, and he cannot agree with many of his views, which indirectly makes him miss the position of the champion.

"Xiao Qi, Ling Jinghan is a talented person. At first, I really wanted to use him to suppress the rising Ling family, but in the end I gave up. In the end, if your imperial brothers don't kill themselves, Ling Jingxuan won't fight back either. They deserved what they deserved, I shouldn't blame him, and I heard that it's not just Lao Jiu, everyone in Prince Sheng's mansion treats Xiao Ba as the eldest son of the palace, they really take care of Xiao Ba with intentions. , Ling Jingxuan is more gracious than resentment. The reason why I did not point Ling Jinghan as the champion this time is because the fourth prince of the East Kingdom mentioned Jingxuan intentionally or unintentionally. I was afraid that he would propose a marriage with the Ling family. The champion is qualified. Marrying the Princess of Dongguo, secondly, I know my body well, I am afraid it will not last long, some kindness needs to be given by you, the Crown Prince, and there is only so much I can help you. In the end, the situation in the world is getting more and more chaotic. I know that I am not an emperor who can open up territory like the first emperor, and I don't have so much experience to appreciate Ling Jinghan's national policy theory. The rest can only depend on you, Xiao Qi, there is a time. With the assistance of Lao Jiu and Ling Jinghan's sharp-minded talents, coupled with your own abilities, I believe that you can definitely become a better than me, and even catch up with the last emperor. You must do it. !"

"Cough cough?"

While waiting for Yan Shengrui and the others to arrive, Yan Shengzhi suddenly said in a condensed voice. As soon as he finished speaking, the coughing sound was uncontrollable. Recently, his coughing became worse and worse, and sometimes he couldn't stop for a long time. Before Yan Xiaoming could fully understand the meaning of his words, he had to get up and lean over with concern.

"Father, take a sip of water to moisten your throat."

He picked up the teacup and handed it to him, Yan Xiaoming patted his back lightly, Yan Shengzhi removed the silk handkerchief covering his mouth, there was a pool of blood on it, Yan Xiaoming's eyes sank: "Father?"

How could this be? Didn't Uncle Ling say that the emperor's body could last at least a year and a half? Why do you cough up blood?

"It's okay, don't make a sound."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Yan Shengrui and the others had already appeared at the door. Yan Shengzhi raised his hand to stop Yan Xiaoming. It was obvious that he had coughed up blood more than once or twice. I am afraid that his body was worse than expected. Yan Xiao Ming was silent, and his mind went back and forth, but he didn't have a specific idea. Seeing Yan Shengrui and the others came in under the leadership of Zhang Gonggong, Yan Shengzhi didn't cough anymore, Yan Xiaoming had to temporarily return to his own position.

"The younger brother sees the emperor brother."

"See Your Majesty!"

The three people headed by Yan Shengrui stood in line in the center of the imperial study, clasped their fists and cupped their hands and knelt down on one knee. Yan Shengzhi took the tea cup and took a sip, and then waved after suppressing another wave of coughing: "All of them. Your family, don't be polite, calm down."

There are no outsiders here, they don't need to do anything to save face, Yan Shengrui and the three are not polite, and stand up at the same time.

"Brother Huang's face is not very good-looking, do you want to call an imperial physician to have a look?"

The moment he raised his head, Yan Shengrui frowned slightly, his pale face without the slightest trace of blood caught his attention, what happened? It was normal yesterday, how could it be like this today? Is the poison in the body more serious? There's no reason, didn't Jing Xuan say that as long as he followed Imperial Doctor He's prescription, he could last for at least a year and a half? Since the smallpox incident, Yun Han has also taken over the royal brother's meals again, so he shouldn't give others the chance to poison him again, why? ?

"It's nothing serious, just a little bit cold. I coughed a while ago. After calming down, my face might not look good. Why didn't Lao Jiu stay by Jing Xuan's side?"

Not wanting them to focus on him, Yan Shengzhi calmly changed the subject, Wang Fujun of Huajun looked at Yan Shengrui, and seeing that he didn't ask any further questions, they couldn't say anything. The three walked to the chair next to them and sat down. Yan Shengrui said: "Jing Xuan and the Empress have not seen each other for a long time. There must be a lot of whispers to be said. It is not very convenient for my younger brother to go to the harem. Brother Huang, how was the morning palace exam?"

Even if he knew the result, Yan Shengrui still pretended not to know anything, and the emperor didn't break it. Isn't that the case with all officials? It has become an unspoken rule to live longer by pretending to be confused.

"When did Lao Jiu also care about the imperial examination?"

Since he wanted to pretend, everyone pretended together, Yan Shengzhi also deliberately pretended not to know anything, and Yan Shengrui, who had never thought to hide anything, said calmly: "My brother has no interest in the imperial examination, it is just that he participated in the imperial examination this time. There is Jing Xuan's second younger brother Ling Jinghan, but the younger brother just wants to know in advance how he behaves."

After today, I believe that all the families in the capital will know that Ling Jinghan, the new researcher, is the younger brother of Princess Sheng. It is no longer important whether they hide it or not. At the same time, the background of the Ling family will also be exposed, so that's fine. Today's Ling family has long been a well-known business hegemon in Cangzhou, and the Ling family's sorghum wine is sold all over the country with the help of Xinyuan, although at present, except for the capital city

And Ling's Brewing in Jinzhou, only Xinyuan can supply sorghum wine in other areas, but after the sorghum harvest this year, Ling's sorghum wine will be sent to all parts of the country in large quantities. The largest wine merchant in the Qing Dynasty, no one dared to underestimate the Ling family or his princess again.

"No wonder, I just said, how can their names be so similar, I thought it was a coincidence, but I didn't expect them to be brothers, why didn't Lao Jiu say it earlier? Ling Jinghan is so talented, I have already named him as Jinke Tanhualang , he is currently resting in the side hall with the champion and the second place, and they will attend today's state banquet with me later."

Yan Shengzhi pretended to be stunned. In fact, the third flower was not bad. The ancient imperial examination system was more severe than the modern college entrance examination. There were only a few people who stood out in the whole country. Ling Jinghan was able to become the top three in the country, which is also a manifestation of strength, although , For the first to try, the third flower is obviously meant to belittle.

"It's just the third flower, my younger brother wants to see Jinghan's answer sheet."

Too lazy to pretend to him anymore, Yan Shengrui rudely went straight to the subject, he didn't believe it anymore, Jinghan's answer sheet would lose to the other two, although his family Jingxuan seemed to think it didn't matter, he would not allow his royal brother to have no reason. For those who suppressed the Ling family, if the answers of the other two were not as good as Jinghan, then he would definitely fight for the title of champion for him.

"Presumptuous! Lao Jiu, how can you read the answer sheet?"

Yan Shengzhi couldn't get up in one breath, and suddenly stood up, how could he show them the answer sheet?

"The younger brother just wants to understand the literary grace of his wife and younger brother, why should the emperor be angry?"

Lazily lifting his eyelids, the more he is like this, the more Yan Shengrui feels like a ghost, and it is also his own fault that he is so rude, that Yan Shengrui did not think of his intentions in a good direction at all, but Yan Xiaoming on the side saw it. They were about to make trouble, so they quickly stood up and said: "Father, let go of your anger, Uncle Jiuhuang, the answer sheet has been sealed, and Second Uncle Ling's answer sheet has also been read in this palace. The emperor is also very embarrassed to designate him as the third flower, and then this palace and the emperor will discuss the appointment of the top three in the current class together, and please don’t worry about the nine emperors.”

What about the champion, which position will be appointed in the future is the most important, the royal family owes the Ling family a champion, and he will definitely return it to the Ling family when there is a chance in the future.

"Really? Since it has been sealed, this king is not reluctant. Brother Huang, I don't know what the brother thinks about the Prince of the Southern Kingdom and the Princess of the Eastern Kingdom?"

After looking deeply at Yan Xiao with a dark expression, Yan Shengrui suddenly changed the subject. He is not stupid, Xiao Qi could not help the emperor to speak for no reason. There must be some reason they don't know, since Xiao Qi can accept it, and he should be able to convince them, so he will believe him for the time being.

"Nanguo asked to marry the princess, and the only suitable princess was Lingrui, so I decided to send her to marry Nanguo. As for the two princesses of Dongguo, I tested Qilian City privately yesterday, and the two princesses did not seem to want to marry the prince. You mean, in my estimation, they are probably targeting the children of important officials such as you or Sun Liang, or maybe?"