Chapter 234: Say hello, and you lose your freedom
Chapter 234: Say hello, and you lose your freedom
Hui Chengyuan chuckled and didn't tell her that they thought she was the saint, fearing that she would feel pressured, so he said, "Didn't Emperor Yun say that the saint's presence in Anguo was God's will? If it's God's will, then there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Besides, letting nature take its course is not against God's will, right?"
Yuan Man smiled, "You are right."
"By the way, my brother should be in Kyoto in the next two days. Please ask the people at the city gate to keep an eye out for him."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Okay."
"Kyoto is now fully decorated, do you want to go out and take a look?"
Yuan Man's laziness has improved recently. Thinking about it, she has never left the house except for going to the Imperial Palace since returning to Kyoto, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go for a walk."
"The Wanshou Festival is coming in two days, why don't you bring Yuanbao back?"
Hui Chengyuan carried her to the dressing table and said, "No hurry. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue are organizing the Longevity Festival. My mother has nothing to do in the palace. She has been running around the palace with Yuanbao every day. She is very happy. Let him stay in the palace until the Longevity Festival is over."
"Then let him stay with our mother more in the palace." Upon hearing this, Yuan Man immediately ignored her son. Anyway, the queen would not let her grandson down.
After Hui Chengyuan helped Yuan Man to dress up, he took her out of the Prince's Mansion, and the two of them walked slowly on the street.
Yuan Man looked at the streets filled with colorful lanterns and said, "If you don't know, you might think it's the Lantern Festival."
Hui Chengyuan looked at the lanterns and smiled, "After the Wanshou Festival, it is the Lantern Festival, so lanterns are usually hung before the Wanshou Festival."
"It's very beautiful. People over there have started guessing riddles." Yuanman looked towards the crowded place.
Hui Chengyuan took a look and said, "Yes, A-Man, do you want to go and have a look?"
Yuan Man looked around and pointed to the teahouse opposite the lantern riddle guessing room and said, "Let's go there. We can just sit there and watch."
Hui Chengyuan took her into the teahouse, and just as he was about to go upstairs, he bumped into Song Minyan who was coming downstairs.
When Song Minyan saw Hui Chengyuan, his brows twitched slightly, then he looked at the woman he was hugging, and was surprised when he saw her appearance.
He knew that the Crown Princess was the sister of Marquis Leshan, and he only knew that she was beautiful, but he didn't know she was so gorgeous.
"Min Yan meets the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "No need to be polite, Third Prince. I have been busy with government affairs recently and have not been able to accompany the Third Prince to visit Kyoto. Please forgive me."
Song Minyan chuckled and said, "Political affairs are important, and your ministers are very considerate, so the prince doesn't have to worry."
"That's good. If you need anything, just tell the people below." Hui Chengyuan nodded at him and took Yuanman upstairs.
Song Minyan looked at their backs as they walked up together, lost in thought for a moment before muttering, "This Hui Chengyuan really dotes on this Crown Princess."
"Did he really promise to marry only one wife in his lifetime and not have a harem?"
The guard beside him whispered, "Yes, everyone in Kyoto knows it."
"Tsk, he's really a romantic man. Isn't he telling everyone in the world that he has a fatal weakness?" Song Minyan sneered.
It was not until much later that he realized that it was not only his weak point, but also his strongest support.
"Let's go to Huiwenguan." Song Minyan walked out, fanning himself.
Hui Chengyuan, who was standing in front of the window, looked at Song Minyan who was walking away, and calmed down a little. "This Song Minyan is the favorite prince of the Song Emperor. The Song Emperor arranged for him to find someone, I think he was paving the way for him."
Yuan Man stood beside him and looked at the crowd guessing riddles below. "The other two princes of Song will not just watch like this."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Yes, but no matter what, they can't use our Anguo as a stage to fight for the throne."
As he spoke, he pulled Yuan Man into his arms and let her lean on him to watch the people below guess riddles.
"Just arrange for Yuan Ba and Yuan Jiu to follow him secretly. Anyone who dares to take action in Anguo will be thrown out of Ningguo." Yuan Man pointed at a lantern and said, "That, I have promised not to give up an inch of land, it is a poem."
"One person, one heart, one mouth, is just right."
Hui Chengyuan asked Ling Yang to exchange the lanterns, "No need to arrange for anyone to follow. The secret guards hiding behind Song Minyan should all be people sent to him by Emperor Song."
The two of them guessed the riddles for a while, then left the teahouse and walked slowly along the street.
"The Lantern Festival is coming in two days, and everyone in the Liu family was imprisoned overnight."
"You said, he finally climbed to the position of minister of six ministries, why did he think so hard and do such a thing? Look, he became a criminal overnight."
"He wants to make money, otherwise what else can he do? Can he rebel?"
"Ah, so, people should not do such unscrupulous things, otherwise they will suffer retribution sooner or later."
Yuan Man listened to the discussions of the passers-by, looked at Hui Chengyuan and asked in a low voice: "How was Liu Zhengyang dealt with?"
The mission was completed as early as Yuan Yi destroyed all the hideouts in Kyoto.
Hui Chengyuan also said in a low voice: "Knowing the law and breaking it is a heavier crime. Liu Zhengyang will be sentenced to death, and the direct descendants of the Liu family will be exiled. Three generations within the three clans will not be allowed to enter the government."
"I discovered that my father likes to sentence people to exile." The previous criminals were all sentenced to exile.
Hui Chengyuan said: "Because in exile, at least you still have your life and freedom, and you can support yourself as long as you work hard."
"Anguo has a law that states that exiled people can return home after three generations if they don't commit crimes again."
Yuan Man nodded, "Father is a wise ruler."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, looked at the lanterns on the roadside and said, "Aman, I will be very busy on the birthday of the emperor, so you can ask Yuan Liu and Yuan Qi to follow you closely."
Yuan Man nodded, "You still don't trust me. If anyone messes with me, I can make him never see the sun tomorrow."
He picked up a tiger lantern on the stall and said, "This will be sent to the palace for Yuanbao to play with."
"Okay." Hui Chengyuan asked Ling Yun to pay.
"Cousin Prince, I thought he looked like you from a distance." A clear voice came from the front.
"A Xu, long time no see. Where have you been recently?" Hui Chengyuan smiled as he looked at the person running towards him.
Hui Xu grinned and said, "Hey, I went to Song State and played there for some time."
"Hello, sister-in-law Crown Princess. Your humble servant Huixu greets you."
Yuan Man smiled and said, "We are family, no need to be polite."
Now, apart from the children of Prince Rong, no one can call the Crown Prince his cousin.
Hui Chengyuan looked behind him and asked, "You came here alone?"
Hui Xu shook his head, "No, there are also Lin Qin and Bai Lin."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "A Xu, you are not a child anymore, go to the Imperial Academy to study after the new year, don't run around and make your parents worry."
Hui Xu's smile froze on his face, "Cousin, I feel that my experience is not enough."
"You don't have enough experience. Just study hard after entering the Hanlin Academy." Hui Chengyuan naturally knew him.
He didn't spend much time with this cousin, but he was a good person. Prince Rong only had this son, so he wanted to promote him.
"It's settled. After the Wanshou Festival, this prince will tell your father about it."
"Cousin..." Hui Xu thought, if he had known it would be like this, he would not have come to say hello. By saying hello, he would lose his freedom.
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