Chapter 142

When Qi Jin appeared, Chen Jingzong and Emperor Yuanyou were standing on Jingshan Mountain in the middle of the imperial garden.

Standing tall and seeing far away, Qi Jin is still some distance away from Jingshan, and Chen Jingzong also spotted him.

Chen Jingzong pursed the corners of his lips slightly, and there was displeasure in his eyes. It was not until he noticed Emperor Yuanyou's probing gaze that Chen Jingzong quickly restrained his discoloration, and continued to look for the sparrows on the treetops pretending to be nonchalant.

Emperor Yuanyou signaled the eunuch Cao Li not to follow with his eyes, he took Chen Jingzong a little further away, and then asked suspiciously: "Could it be that the son-in-law doesn't like Qi Jin?"

Chen Jingzong immediately said: "I dare not, Mr. Qi is a gentleman, and he is the cousin of you and the long princess. I respect him very much."

Emperor Yuanyou snorted: "Dare to deceive me, do you know what you should be guilty of?"

Chen Jingzong's expression suddenly became extremely complicated.

Emperor Yuanyou reassured him and said, "Don't worry, I just want to know how the two of you ended up, and I won't do anything."

Chen Jingzong: "There's nothing serious about it, it's just that there were some quarrels. Complaining to you about these seems narrow-minded."

Emperor Yuanyou: "What is it?"

Chen Jingzong hesitated, looked at Emperor Yuanyou, and said tentatively: "The minister said that the emperor wants to keep a secret for the minister, and he can't tell the queen mother, nor the long princess, because the minister is afraid that they will be more partial to Lord Qi, no, the emperor must alsoEven more relatives, my lord, I still don’t want to talk about it.”

Emperor Yuanyou's appetite has been whetted. Seeing that Qi Jin had already reached the foot of the mountain and was about to come up in a while, he hurriedly coaxed: "You are my brother-in-law, and your child will be my nephew in the future., Of course I prefer you more, but you just say it's okay, if Qi Jin is at fault, I will teach him a lesson for you."

Chen Jingzong: "Don't, the emperor is content with not blaming his ministers, but please don't make this matter a big deal. If it is really a big deal, our old man will scold me first."

Emperor Yuanyou: "All right, all right, I agree, so hurry up and say it!"

Chen Jingzong glanced down the mountain, and then said in a low voice: "That year in the martial arts competition, the minister won the leader, causing Jin Wu Qianwei to lose the top three. Lord Qi was jealous of the minister, and later the minister accompanied the long princess to the Hou's mansion to congratulate Mrs. Tai on the sixth day."On the tenth birthday, Mr. Qi drank at the same table with the minister. He drank too much, and the minister went to relieve his hand. He also followed, and deliberately found fault with the minister., I used the long princess to suppress him, hoping that he would wake up, but he was fine, and said that if the minister is not the son of Mr. Ge, he will never even see the face of the long princess, let alone be the commander of Daxing Zuowei!"

Emperor Yuanyou: ...

One is his handsome cousin, and the other is his heroic brother-in-law. They are all handsome in front of others, but they actually fight in the clean room in private?

Chen Jingzong said to himself: "Of course, Master Qi is telling the truth, but we are all relatives, and what he said is too impolite. Isn't that the face of slapping a minister openly? He can pretend, but he always looks like that on the outside."Treating Chen as a good brother, Chen doesn't have such a broad mind, and he can't act well as two brothers. If it weren't for the fact that he is the cousin of you and the long princess, he would dare to smile hypocritically at Chen, and Chen would dare to act like a good brother.Punch through."

Emperor Yuanyou was dumbfounded.

Chen Jingzong worried: "Don't you believe it? I told you that the more gentlemanly they are, the better they can act. I said that my third brother wanted to play on the ice when he was young, but he was afraidWhen the old man scolded him, he urged the minister to go, and when the minister got on the ice first, he came up again, and when the old man asked about it, he said it was to take care of the minister, but of course the old man only scolded the minister, but praised him for caring for his younger brother!"

Emperor Yuanyou: ...

Chen Xiaozong turned out to be this kind of Tanhua Lang!

At this time, Qi Jin finally came up.

Chen Jingzong stood with his back to him, and winked at Emperor Yuanyou: "You asked me why I didn't get along with my two elder brothers, and I told you the truth. Please don't tell my father, he won't believe it.On the contrary, if you think that I deliberately slandered the two elder brothers in front of you, then the situation at home will be even more difficult for the minister."

Emperor Yuanyou: "Don't worry, son-in-law, I will keep my word."

With a smile on her face, Qi Jin asked softly, "What are the emperor and the son-in-law talking about?"

Chen Jingzong said coldly: "My family affairs have nothing to do with you."

Qi Jin shook her head helplessly, and looked at Emperor Yuanyou: "I don't know if the emperor summoned his ministers, what orders do you have?"

Emperor Yuanyou was upset because he couldn't go out to the palace for autumn hunting. Of course he understood all the truths, but he just wanted to find someone to talk about his troubles.

However, this boredom has been relieved by Chen Jingzong, Emperor Yuanyou didn't want to mention it again, and explained: "I want to practice archery, and I want to ask my cousin and son-in-law to give me some pointers."

Qi Jin glanced at Chen Jingzong, and said modestly: "The son-in-law is good at bowing horses. With the son-in-law here, I will not show my shame."

Chen Jingzong said bluntly: "Master Qi is an award. I practiced bows and arrows casually by myself. It can't compare to Master Qi being taught by a famous teacher since he was a child."

Emperor Yuanyou silently watched the two compliment each other.

Chen Jingzong's flattery sounds like yin and yang, Qi Jin is full of gentlemanly attitude, and complimenting others seems to be sincere.

But Emperor Yuanyou had seen too many people who were as inconsistent as Qi Jin.

First of all, the civil servants in the court, no matter how discordant they are in terms of political opinions, when they really want to make false claims, they can praise their opponents to the fullest.

Also, when Mr. Zeng Ge died of illness, Chen Tingjian shed tears, but Mr. Zeng Ge's illness was that he was too afraid of being retaliated by Chen Tingjian. How deep a friendship can these two be?

Surrounded by a group of people who are used to superficial kung fu since childhood, Chen Jingzong became one of the few temperamental people that Emperor Yuanyou came into contact with.

In order to preserve Chen Jingzong's true temperament, Emperor Yuanyou would not tell anyone about the conversation just now, lest Chen Jingzong would be reprimanded by his mother, sister or Chen Tingjian, and never dare to confide in him again.

"Don't be humble, let's compare. Within two quarters of an hour, on this mountain, whoever hunts the most sparrows will be praised for his good arrow skills, and he will be rewarded."

As soon as Emperor Yuanyou finished speaking, Chen Jingzong set off first with his bow and arrows on his back.

Before Qi Jin left, he did not forget to tell Emperor Yuanyou to sit in the gazebo on the top of the mountain so as not to be hurt by their arrows.

Emperor Yuanyou went to the pavilion in good faith, and Cao Li led several young eunuchs to surround the pavilion.

Emperor Yuanyou poured himself a bowl of tea, Chen Jingzong's dissatisfaction with Qi Jin was still in his mind.

It's not that Emperor Yuanyou believed in Chen Jingzong's one-sided words, but that Chen Jingzong really didn't need to lie. If he really wanted to frame Qi Jin for something, he should give Qi Jin'an a crime instead of such a harmless verbal dispute.

Therefore, Qi Jin's stomach is really not big, and he is jealous of Chen Jingzong because of the victory or defeat of a martial arts competition. He looks like a gentleman, but he speaks the words of a villain.

It is true that Chen Jingzong has been honored by Chen Tingjian, isn't Qi Jin also honored by his mother and him?

Fortunately, he thought that Qi Jin was so glorious, but in fact he was someone who couldn't afford to lose.

Emperor Yuanyou still prefers honest people like Chen Jingzong.

Two quarters of an hour later, Chen Jingzong and Qi Jin came back.

Chen Jingzong used an arrow to string seven or eight sparrows densely packed, and the sparrows died indecently, which shows that Chen Jingzong is not particular about this person.

Qi Jin is very elegant, he only shoots the wings of sparrows, and he hunts four sparrows in total, and binds their feet, and the four sparrows flutter and try to escape.

"The son-in-law is good at archery, and the minister is willing to bow down."

Qi Jin looked at Chen Jingzong's gains, and said to Emperor Yuanyou in shame.

Emperor Yuanyou felt more and more bored, generals just want to fight and kill, Qi Jin is pretending to be elegant here, he is not a sister, seeing a dead sparrow will hurt his heart.

"Let's reward the son-in-law to share lunch with me." Emperor Yuanyou said fairly and honestly.

Qi Jin looked as usual, but Chen Jingzong hesitated to speak.

Emperor Yuanyou: "Do you want something else?"

Chen Jingzong coughed: "When I entered the palace, the long princess was still angry with me, but I wanted to invite the emperor to reward me, as long princess likes me, so I can borrow flowers to present Buddha."

Emperor Yuanyou almost forgot about this, paused, and said to Cao Li: "Did a pair of Hetian white jade lotus be entered in the internal treasury last year? You go and get them and give them to your son-in-law."

Cao Li will do it right away.

Chen Jingzong hesitated: "Will it cost you too much?"

Emperor Yuanyou: "If you want to please my sister, the messenger will only add fuel to the flames."

After speaking, seeing Qi Jin still standing aside, as if curious about what they were talking about, Emperor Yuanyou waved his hand and told Qi Jin to step back first.

Qi Jin closed her eyes, saluted and left.

Chen Jingzong watched him walk away, then looked at Emperor Yuanyou, and asked uneasily: "The emperor won't hold grudges against Lord Qi because of the minister's words?"

Emperor Yuanyou: "I vent my anger on you, are you unhappy?"

Chen Jingzong said sternly: "Master Qi and this minister are just having a momentary quarrel, but he is loyal to you and the court. The minister said that he just hopes that the emperor will forgive me for being rude to Sir Qi. If this causes Sir Qi to be neglected by you, it’s my servant’s fault.”

Emperor Yuanyou smiled: "Don't worry, it's not that I don't distinguish between public and private, it's just that I really have nothing to do with him here, so I asked him to step down."

Chen Jingzong breathed a sigh of relief.

Later, Cao Li rushed over with a red sandalwood box, and carefully placed it on the stone table in front of Emperor Yuanyou.

Emperor Yuanyou opened the box and asked Chen Jingzong to come and have a look.

Chen Jingzong took a few steps closer, and when he looked with his head, he saw that the box was covered with a layer of aqua-blue silk and satin, and on the silk and satin were placed side by side two white jade lotus flowers with the mouth of a bowl.

Even Chen Jingzong, a vulgar man, was amazed by these two flawless white "lotus flowers".

He looked at Emperor Yuanyou again: "One flower is precious enough, why don't you keep one for yourself?"

Emperor Yuanyou: "If I reward you, I will reward you. Hurry up and take it back to please my sister."

Chen Jingzong thanked the emperor for his kindness, carefully put away the box like Cao Li, hugged it in his arms, and walked down the stairs step by step.

Emperor Yuanyou looked at his steady gait and shook his head amusingly.

That is to say, the Chen family's background is not enough, so Chen Jingzong cherishes this reward so much. If he is a noble son who has been pampered since he was a child, he has seen many similar jade articles.

Princess Palace.

Chen Jingzong was suddenly called away by Emperor Yuanyou, Hua Yang continued to visit the garden for a while, and then returned to Qifeng Palace.

She was lying on her side on the couch, basking in the sun while thinking about what happened in the palace, but she didn't expect that Chen Jingzong would present a treasure for her when he came in.

Hua Yang liked this pair of white jade lotuses very much, but was just curious: "Why did my brother reward you?"

Chen Jingzong said the conversation he had just met with Emperor Yuanyou: "We often go out of the city, and the emperor is envious. If I tell him that you and I are enjoying each other in the garden again, will he be comfortable?"

Hua Yang squinted at him: "Who is in love with you? What's more, what you said is not all lies. I really dislike you for only thinking about eating lotus root."

Chen Jingzong: "It takes half-truths and half-falsehoods to be convincing. If the emperor asks you later, be careful not to show your feet, and let the emperor punish me for the crime of deceiving the emperor."

Hua Yang was not that stupid, he played with a jade lotus and asked, "It's been so long, what did my brother tell you?"

Chen Jingzong: "I didn't say anything. The emperor's hands were itchy. He asked me and Qi Jin to play mahjong with him. I played a lot. The emperor wants to give me a meal. I don't care about a meal. I asked the emperor for a meal. You will like it."s things."

Hua Yang: "...you are really bold, dare to ask the emperor."

Chen Jingzong looked at her cheeks that were a little softly reflected by the white jade lotus in her hand, and said with a smile: "It's because of your face, the emperor is willing to cooperate when he hears that I want to curry favor with you."

Hua Yang glared at him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Chen Jingzong put his hands on both sides of the wooden box, wanting to kiss her beautiful lips.

Hua Yang backed away: "You have hunted so many sparrows, haven't you washed your hands yet?"

Chen Jingzong: "I don't need to kiss you."

Hua Yang: "That doesn't work either, go wash it first and wipe your face."

Every autumn, the wind in Capital City will roll up some dust more or less.

The long princess is delicate and expensive and cannot tolerate any flaws, so Chen Jingzong had no choice but to stay at the bed and go to clean up himself first.

But the more effort it took, the more she felt that the person in her arms was as rare as a fairy when she really kissed, and the more she wanted to kiss her so weak that she was unable to break free.