Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 130 Concubine Du's Bird's Nest

Living room in the front yard.

The food on the table had been cleared away, and the little girl brought tea, and a few people sat there chatting.

Little Prince Fu sat on the armchair, rubbing his stomach. He was too full and drank a lot, so he was too lazy to move. Little Anzi stood beside him and served him. She winked at him several times, but he pretended not to see it.

"Prince, it's time to return to the palace," Xiao Anzi reminded him carefully. The meal had already been eaten, and he wouldn't stay here like he said.

"No." The young Prince Fu said firmly: "Go to the palace later and tell him that Brother Huang and I hit it off and I want to live here and study with Brother Huang." Just kidding, if he didn't still have a little bit of common sense, he would want to ask Father Huang if he still wanted his son. If he did, he wouldn't want to go back. He lives here and eats delicious food every day. What will he eat when he goes back? Now think about the food he ate before, is that food for human beings? Alas, he can't think about it.

The old man and his son looked at each other and knew they were in trouble. It was not that they were afraid that he would eat as much as he could, but the key point was that his identity was sensitive. Their Huang family had always been an isolated family, so what was the point of him living in their house?

Fortunately, the savior came at this time. The doorman came to report: "Old Master, someone is coming from the palace."

A group of people came out to greet him. It was Eunuch Yu who was beside the Crown Prince. After everyone greeted him, Eunuch Yu smiled at the young Prince Fu and said, "Sir, the Crown Prince has something important to discuss with you. He asked me to invite you into the palace."

Little Prince Fu said goodbye to the people in Huang's mansion and said, "I'm going back to the palace. When I have time, I'll come and study with Brother Huang." If the emperor's uncle had asked him, he might have been able to hold out for a while, but if the crown prince had asked him, he didn't have the courage to argue. He didn't know why, but he was just afraid of him.

Royal study room.

Crown Prince Xuanyuan Hao was reviewing memorials. The desk was piled high. He frowned. Many of these memorials were full of empty words and nonsense. Most of them were praising the emperor's merits and had no practical significance. However, these people were old ministers who had followed his father for many years and could not be touched easily. He could only hope that this examination could bring in a group of ambitious people to break this long-standing bad habit.

A young eunuch outside came to report: "Your Highness, Prince Fu wants to see you."

"Let him in." The prince said in a bad tone. This Xuanyuan Ze was not a person who could be taken care of easily.

"Hello, Prince." Xuanyuan Ze greeted with a smile.

"After taking the exam, you don't even bother to return to the palace, but instead go to the ministers' homes to ask for money. How can that be possible?" the prince asked unhappily.

"My brother and Brother Huang hit it off at the Imperial Examination Hall and we became close friends, so I wanted to visit his home so that we can discuss academic matters together when we have time in the future." Xuanyuan Ze was still smiling. He had thought of this excuse on the way. Look, it's so grand. He would never say it was for a bite to eat, that would be so embarrassing.

"Stop smiling like a frivolous person. The Huang family has been loyal subjects for generations. Don't cause trouble for them." This cousin is a smart one. Doesn't he know that his identity is sensitive? If something happens in someone else's family, wouldn't he implicate them too?

"Don't worry, Prince. I know what I'm doing." He didn't know why, but he never saw his Prince get angry. He was just afraid of him.

"How did you do in the exam this time?" asked the prince.

"I feel like I did well in the exam, brother." Xuanyuan Ze was a very smart man and was very sensitive to political affairs. If things went as expected, the Crown Prince would be promoted directly to the position of Supervisor of the National Assembly. The test questions for this joint examination were drawn up by the Crown Prince himself, and it was obvious that the Crown Prince was selecting his own people.

"What is the quality of the candidates this time?" asked the prince.

Xuanyuan Ze knew that he was asking about the students in his examination room. Thinking of the way they racked their brains to solve their stuttering problems, he blurted out, "Very energetic."

"Hmm?" What does that mean?

"It means very energetic, full of vitality."

"Good." The prince was very satisfied. The court now needed a group of such energetic fresh blood.

"That Huang Zixuan is pretty good, very perceptive about current affairs, and a talented person." This is not to speak for Brother Huang, Xuanyuan Ze really admires him. If he really has a bad character, he would not go even if you invite him to your house, he is a principled person.

"Well, the Huang family has always been good. Let's see how he does in the exam this time..."

"And you, if you have nothing to do, just stay in the palace and accompany your uncle. Patients all want to have their relatives by their side." The prince taught him a lesson. His cousin was smart, but too jumpy.

"Yes." Xuanyuan Ze was unhappy. He didn't want to accompany his uncle the emperor. He wanted to go out and eat delicious food, but he didn't dare to say it. He wanted to cry.

A young eunuch poked his head out from outside. Eunuch Yu went out and came back to report: "Concubine Du sent someone to deliver the stewed bird's nest. Take a look..."

Eunuch Yu complained in his heart: This Concubine Du knows that the Crown Prince cannot drink, but she still sends him wine every day. I don't know what she is thinking.

"Handle it yourself." The prince said in annoyance. Knowing that he didn't like her, she still went up to him. This concubine Du was really annoying. If it wasn't for the face of the Marquis of Zhenguo, he would have wanted to drive her out of the East Palace.

"How is it? Did you accept it?" In a courtyard in the East Palace, Concubine Du was asking the senior palace maid Qiuyan who had just walked in.

"Eunuch Yu brought it in." Qiuyan replied respectfully.

"Just accept it." Concubine Du murmured. Since entering the East Palace, the prince seldom came to her. Even if he came, he would just sit for a while and then leave. She could only use this method to remind him that she existed.

Concubine Du encouraged herself: as long as she persisted enough, and with the help of her family, she believed that the prince would one day discover her good qualities.