Chapter 96 Shen Mingyun meets a "ghost"
Luo Shuyu didn't know if there was such a Taoist priest, but the news he wanted to send to Shen Mingyun had reached him.
Luo Shuyu didn't expect a Taoist priest to take away Shen Mingyun's soul. He believed that with the system in Shen Mingyun's body, his soul would be protected by it and couldn't be taken away. However, Luo Shuyu wanted to know if the Taoist priest had any special way to discover Shen Mingyun's system.
He knew that Shen Mingyun had cooperated with the temple before, and senior monks were not intimidating to him, therefore Luo Shuyu chose a Taoist priest, a mysterious Taoist priest. From the novel, it could be known that Shen Mingyun still had a certain attitude towards people like Taoist priests. There was a certain resistance, because he was afraid of ghosts.
Luo Shuyu only revealed to Shen Mingyun that he was going out, but he wouldn't joke around with his life.
On the day of departure, all the carriages and horses were ready for Luo Shuyu's outing, but Luo Shuyu did get on the carriage. The person who went out in his place was a secret guard who was wearing his clothes and had a similar figure to him.
During this trip, Qingwang and many momos followed him to the mountain. Shen Mingyun was convinced that Luo Shuyu really went to the Taoist temple.
Not long after the group set off from the third prince's mansion, some people followed behind.
Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin were waiting for news in the mansion, and they didn't know what Shen Mingyun's people's plan when they followed the group.
At this time, if something happened to Luo Shuyu in his mansion, Emperor Tiansheng would suspect the fourth prince first. But if Luo Shuyu went to climb a mountain by himself and something went wrong accidentally, that was his own business. Emperor Tiansheng couldn't blame anyone even if he wanted to.
Who let him "accidentally" have an accident and fall off a cliff? What did it have to do with others?
Why did Luo Shuyu want to lure Shen Mingyun out?
Since Shen Mingyun was afraid of ghosts and gods, he must want to verify whether the Taoist priest Luo Shuyu met was really capable or not. He would definitely go there in person, and he couldn't discuss this matter with the fourth prince. After all, he wouldn't report to the fourth prince if it was a matter of life-saving measures for the system.
Besides, Shen Mingyun considered himself to be the protagonist, so he would work hard to possess the characteristics of a protagonist going to a dangerous place alone.
With a few people, Shen Mingyun also set off.
The carriages drove all the way to an unknown mountain in the suburbs, and "Luo Shuyu" was carried up the mountain by servants.
Shen Mingyun followed him all the way. As a modern man, he couldn't do anything like being carried up the mountain, so he gritted his teeth and climbed up by himself. By the time he reached halfway up a mountain, he was already weak, so he simply asked his servants to carry him up, giving up the principle he had insisted on just a moment ago.
Shen Mingyun sat on the sedan chair and ordered his servants: "Hurry up and catch up with them."
The servants bore a weight they shouldn't bear, and their legs trembled, one of the servants said, "Master, we may not be able to catch up for the time being, but they will definitely rest in the Taoist temple, and we will definitely catch up with them."
Shen Mingyun didn't want to embarrass them: "Okay, I won't force you."
The servants really would rather he just forced himself to climb again like before or something.
When he arrived at the Taoist temple, Shen Mingyun saw the sedan chair and servants of the third prince's mansion. Their clothes were easy to recognize and had royal marks on them.
Shen Mingyun was in disguise, therefore he only wore ordinary clothes.
They were ordinary people now, and the servants of the Third Prince's Mansion blocked them from entering, saying that there was noble person inside offering incense, therefore they must keep them out.
If he didn't pretend to be ordinary people, Shen Mingyun would definitely make a big fuss, but today he was in disguise and entered the role, so he hid himself first and let the people he brought quietly investigate the situation inside.
After the subordinate came back from the investigation, he told Shen Mingyun that "Luo Shuyu" was having a secret conversation with the Taoist temple owner inside and might not be able to get out for a while, and he might even stay overnight in the Taoist temple.
Shen Mingyun: "Real or fake? If he wants to stay overnight, don't I have to stay overnight in this place too?"
The subordinate: "I have asked, we can also spend the night here. The Taoist priest inside doesn't mean to embarrass us."
Shen Mingyun: "Then get ready now, continue to keep an eye on their movements, and find out what the third imperial concubine and the Taoist priest are talking about."
The subordinate: "Yes."
Not long after, "Luo Shuyu" really wanted to stay overnight in the Taoist temple and return to the capital early tomorrow morning.
Shen Mingyun didn't understand why he suddenly gave up everything in the capital and came to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings. He really had paid a lot for his son. It was indeed a product of feudal society.
However, Shen Mingyun also put on two extra thick incense sticks for his role.
After doing all this, he moved into the west wing room under the arrangement of the Taoist priest, which was some distance away from the east wing room of "Luo Shuyu".
Shen Mingyun was in his own room thinking of ways to make "Luo Shuyu" unlucky.
After dinner, Shen Mingyun lay on the bed and fell asleep. Today, he had to climb a mountain by himself to save face and almost died of exhaustion. As soon as he lay down, he snored.
In the middle of the night, Shen Mingyun was awakened by a gust of wind.
He opened his eyes and found that at some point, his door had been opened wide, and there was not even a shadow of his subordinates guarding outside.
The wind blew against the door, making a squeaking sound.
Shen Mingyun tightened his fat body in fear: "What, what's going on? Someone come! Someone come! Where are the people? Are they all dead!"
He put on his coat and walked to the door. Indeed there was no one there.
Not only there was no one, there wasn't even a candle light in sight.
It was so inconvenient to have no lights in ancient times.
Shen Mingyun thought if he was dreaming now or something happened?
Shen Mingyun pinched his fleshy face: "Hiss, it hurts, it means I'm not dreaming. Who can tell me what's going on?"
He walked tremblingly outside the courtyard to look for someone. At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and the door to his room slammed shut!
Shen Mingyun couldn't help but pat his chest: "F*ck, what's going on? Why are all the people I brought suddenly disappeared? Ah Da, Ah Er, where have you been? Don't make fun of me!"
At this time, Shen Mingyun was extremely scared. It was pitch black outside and he couldn't see anything. In the end he walked back to his room and lit a candle first.
He carefully pulled the door bolt, found a fire stick, and prepared to light the candle.
But the strange thing was, even though he didn't open the door or the window, he lit the candle three times, and the candle light was extinguished instantly, as if someone was blowing on it.
"System, system, help!"
"what's going on?"
"Isn't this place a Taoist temple? Am I encountering a supernatural event?"
However, the system didn't appear. Probably it waited for an opportunity to rest at night. Shen Mingyun shouted for a long time, however the system still didn't come out.
Am I really just dreaming? Otherwise, why wouldn't the system come out?
But this dream is too real, what should I do?
Suddenly, the closed window opened, another gust of wind blew, and a more terrifying thing happened. A white shadow stood by the window.
Shen Mingyun was so frightened that he shrank to the bed and wrapped himself tightly in the quilt!
It's so damn scary, what the hell is this place?
I don't want to live here anymore. Can I go down the mountain now?
Shen Mingyun kept calling the system in his mind, but the system didn't respond at all.
"System, system! Are you too frightened by the current situation so you don't want to come out?"
"F*ck! There's a white shadow System, you come out now and check whether it's a human or a ghost!"
"Even though I'm a f*cking protagonist, I have never experienced anything like this. Did I travel through time again or that thing is really a ghost?"
Shen Mingyun was now extremely confused, crying out to the heavens, but the heavens didn't respond, crying out to the earth, but the earth was impervious
[叫天天不应，叫地地不灵 Jiào tiāntiān bù yìng, jiào de dì bù líng: lit. Cry out to the heavens, but the heavens don't respond. Cry out to the earth, but the earth is impervious; fig. Describing the situation as very difficult and without any help]
His whole body was under the quilt, feeling that there was no movement outside, therefore he opened a small corner of the quilt to reveal a pair of eyes and looked outside. However this sight almost made him die on the spot!
He, there was a white shadow happened to float in front of his eyes!
Headless, headless!
It also made strange voice not like human.
"Give me back my life..."
"Give me my head back..."
"Give me my legs back..."
Shen Mingyun retreated into the quilt again, pretending that he didn't hear anything. His big fat body made the bed squeak, and the bed didn't sound very strong.
"I didn't harm you, so don't come to me!"
Suddenly he heard the sound of long nails scraping along the edge of the bed, and then the strange repeated scream got closer and closer to him, it was getting closer and closer, as if it was right beside his ears!
Shen Mingyun was so frightened that he spoke incoherently: "For every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor. I'm not your creditor. Don't mess with me, or you can tell me who killed you. I, I will help you!"
[冤有头，债有主 yuān yǒu tóu，zhài yǒu zhǔ: lit. for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor; fig.
when settling disputes one should not involve third parties]
The "ghost" seemed to have heard what he said and stopped: "How do you want to help me? My death was so miserable..."
Shen Mingyun: "I can really help you, I, I'm the fourth prince's imperial concubine! As long as you tell me who killed you, I can really help you!"
The "ghost" didn't believe Shen Mingyun: "You're just a mere fourth imperial concubine, what can you do? You are just a member of the backyard, and the one who killed me is a high official in the court, I don't believe it..."
Shen Mingyun was eager to prove himself: "I have a treasure! I have a treasure that no one knows. As long as I want to, there is nothing I can't do!"
The "ghost": "Oh? Then let me see your treasure, give it to me first."
Shen Mingyun: "It's in my body. No one else can use it, only I can use it."
The "ghost": "This is just a trick for you to avoid me. I don't believe it..."
Shen Mingyun: "I swear it's true. Even my lover, the Fourth Prince, doesn't know about my treasure!"
The "ghost" seemed to be very curious about his treasure: "Really? Where did your treasure come from?"
Shen Mingyun wanted to shoot himself to death, however he had spoken quickly and exposed that he had a system, but since it was a ghost, it should be okay. They couldn't communicate with humans, it was also possible that he was the protagonist so he encountered this kind of thing.
Unexpectedly, the world he transmigrated into was actually a supernatural novel. Could he adopt a ghost as his younger brother?
Shen Mingyun hadn't forgotten how terrifying this headless ghost was: "To tell you the truth, my treasure is bound to my soul, and you can't take it away even if you want."
The "ghost": "Then if I kill you, won't your treasure become mine?"
Shen Mingyun became anxious again when he heard this: "No, that's not the case."
The voice of the "ghost" suddenly became shrill: "What's going on? I don't have patience, just tell me quickly!"
Shen Mingyun was almost frightened to pee, but luckily he held back: "It's okay if it's voluntary, I guess."
the "ghost": "Then let it come out quickly!"
Shen Mingyun: "No, no, I just called it, but it didn't respond. It may be resting at night. However I can let it help you!" He was determined not to mention the points matter, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain clearly. The ghosts in ancient times must be stupid.
The "ghost": "In that case, I will follow you home tomorrow night. I think the treasure should be awake tomorrow night. If I can't get what I want, I will destroy you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Mingyun inhaled a puff of white smoke and passed out.
The "ghost" walked to the window and cooed outside a few times. Then the people outside began to move the unconscious people of the Fourth Prince's Mansion back to their original positions.
Everything was restored.
After dawn, Shen Mingyun woke up. He touched his chest and then looked at the window and door.
They were all locked up well, and even the fire stick he found last night was in place. Did he just have a dream last night?
In fact, he didn't meet the ghost?
Fortunately, fortunately, scared me to death!
Whether it was a dream or something real, Shen Mingyun didn't want to go into details. He immediately led his people down the mountain. He didn't even ask whether "Luo Shuyu" had gone down the mountain or not. The dream last night was so scary, therefore he must go back now and find the protective talisman he got from the monk a few years ago in his house!
Luo Shuyu, who was waiting for news in the third prince's mansion, got the information he wanted after breakfast.
Listening to Anjiu describing the process of Shen Mingyun being frightened, Luo Shuyu was in a good mood.
It turned out that the system could be transferred to others. Anjiu didn't ask too many questions last night to avoid exposing the secret. However, he said that he would look for Shen Mingyun tonight, he would go to the Fourth Prince's Mansion to find an opportunity to ask more questions.
Luo Shuyu praised Anjiu: " To quit while one is ahead. You have done a good job. Let's see if we can ask anything else."
[见好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu: lit. to quit while one is ahead (idiom); fig. to know when to stop]
What he wanted was the secret about the system. As for how the system asked Shen Mingyun to do the task, he had already known this from the book, but the book didn't mention the system leaving Shen Mingyun until the finale. What would happen next?
After the fourth prince successfully ascended to the throne, would the system leave the world at that time and then look for the next host? Or would it always been with Shen Mingyun?
These were the things Luo Shuyu didn't know. He wanted to find out what kind of relationship the system had with Shen Mingyun?
Was it that Shen Mingyun couldn't live alone without the system, or that the system couldn't function without Shen Mingyun, or that the system could be transferred to another person's soul? was it a relationship similar to that of a contractor?
Since he chose to deal with the system, Luo Shuyu had to understand it more thoroughly.
Shen Mingyun rushed to the fourth prince's mansion without even eating breakfast. When he came back, he rushed directly to the fourth prince, hugged him and told him about the ghost he encountered last night.
The fourth prince was hit by the force of Shen Mingyun rushing towards him. He leaned back and almost killed him. He pushed Shen Mingyun and put a little distance between them.
The fourth prince gritted his teeth and consoled him: "How can there be ghosts? That place is a Taoist temple."
Shen Mingyun: "Actually, I suspected that I was dreaming. I asked the guards in the morning and they all said that they didn't leave their posts last night."
The fourth prince said a little impatiently: "Maybe you were too tired from climbing the mountain last night, moreover you were in an unfamiliar place. I have something to go out for, you can take care of the children at home."
Shen Mingyun: "I understand, go ahead."
He didn't think much about it. Anyway, the fourth prince was busy with many things every day.
However, the fourth prince today didn't really seem to have anything to do. He went to a restaurant, met with people from the Zhou Kingdom there, and got a reply from the second prince of the Zhou Kingdom. He also got a message from the person who sent the letter that made him somewhat worried.
The second prince of Zhou Kingdom was coming to the capital.
However he came secretly.
The author has something to say: The Third Prince: Wife, today I'm a handsome and rich man. You are the child raised in our family. You have liked me since you were a child, but I don't like you, so you came to crawl on my bed again, trying to take possession of my body.
Luo Shuyu: Actually, I have known for a long time that your dad killed my dad. He adopted me because of guilt. It's true that I'm greedy for you, and naturally it's also true to take back everything that belongs to our family. I won your father's trust and joined the company on an equal footing with you. But you only cared about the love between children. In the end, I took home the property and you were kicked out of the company. Of course, in the end you decided to take the place of your father to pay the debt. You gritted your teeth and be taken care of by me. Anyway, I'm living a good life. Whether you love me or not is not important.
The Third Prince:...
hapter 97
Time flew by so fast, and the little treasure in the third prince's mansion was almost ready to turn over and become fat and healthy.
The officials in the fourth prince faction kept delivering memorials to Emperor Tiansheng. The Kingdom of Daxia couldn't go on without a crown prince for a day, and a crown prince must be established no matter what.
It had been almost two years since the former crown prince hanged himself, and since then the matter of the crown prince was not something that couldn't be mentioned.
Nowadays, Emperor Tiansheng had more and more physical problems, and the number of visits to imperial doctors had begun to increase again.
After the of full-moon banquet, Emperor Tiansheng caught a cold. Although a cold was just a minor illness, at his age, minor illnesses could turn into serious illnesses if not cured.
Emperor Tiansheng was fortunate to have Concubine Mei and Concubine Xian. They watched him take medicine on time, therefore the cold this time was could be dealt with. However what couldn't be dealt with was the troubles in the court.
Emperor Tiansheng is couldn't sit at his desk for a long time and approve memorials like before. In the past, the crown prince could share the burden, but now he could only handle it alone. Although the six ministries and cabinet shared the burden, the workload of an emperor of Daxia Kingdom was still too much.
It was not without reason that some people proposed to establish a crown prince, because they really needed a crown prince. To put it bluntly, if one day Emperor Tiansheng fell ill or died suddenly, the new crown prince could immediately take over the subsequent tasks.
Naturally, the Fourth Prince faction believed that the Fourth Prince was the most suitable one. First, he went to the south of the Yangtze River to find evidence that the concubine's natal family had committed crimes, and brought down the concubine's natal family. Second, he overthrew the Yan family, the family of the right prime minister, who held the sharp sword at Emperor Tiansheng's throat.
Although there were still Yan family members in the court, most of them were insignificant. The fourth prince now was gaining momentum and quite valued by Emperor Tiansheng. He was responsible for many important things. On the other hand, the third prince, after returning to the capital, he didn't hold any important position, and Emperor Tiansheng had no intention of letting him return to Gucheng for the time being.
Many people found this matter was very strange. Emperor Tiansheng loved the young grandson of the third prince's family very much, however he didn't let the third prince take over the important position in the capital.
Does this mean emperor Tiansheng will still let him return to Gucheng?
Emperor Tiansheng couldn't pretend not to notice the speculations in the court and the memorials that came like snowflakes. He summoned the fourth prince more and more frequently, but the third prince remained very low-key.
Emperor Tiansheng summoned the fourth prince five times and only met the third prince once. Anyone who looked at it would feel that Emperor Tiansheng had chosen the fourth prince, including the fourth prince himself.
This time he was really stable, and he felt that his efforts to apologize were not wasted. There were still a few small scars on the skin on his back.
On this day, Emperor Tiansheng once again summoned the fourth prince to the imperial study room and asked him about some political opinions. The fourth prince answered fluently, obviously he had done his homework, and Emperor Tiansheng was quite satisfied.
After the fourth prince left with a satisfied smile, he met Li Mingjin, who was also called to the study room by Emperor Tiansheng.
"Third brother, why did you enter the palace today?" There was unspeakable pride on the fourth prince's face. His expectations for the future were getting higher and higher, and sometimes it was inevitable that he would show a bit of pride.
"Just come if I want." Li Mingjin still choked him as usual.
Emperor Tiansheng talked to the fourth prince about imperial examination, and asked him which official was suitable to be an examiner. When he thought that Li Mingjin's position in military was so-so, he thought that imperial examination had nothing to do with him.
The fourth prince had sent people to hint Emperor Tiansheng many times, asked him to let Li Mingjin return to Gucheng, however it had a little effect. Emperor Tiansheng was indifferent. He was still worried about when his father would let the third brother return to Gucheng. If the third brother didn't leave, he would always be uneasy.
Fortunately, the important task like imperial examination might be entrusted to him, and he felt a little comforted. He couldn't help but show off to Li Mingjin: "Father just asked me which official is suitable to be the examiner."
Li Mingjin glanced at him: "Oh, then? Do you want to do it yourself?"
The fourth prince's approval rate among the officials was still very high, and many scholars also respected him. After all, thanks to Shen Mingyun, he had obtained many popular poems, and now everyone thought that his poetry was first-rate.
However, the fourth prince was smarter than Shen Mingyun. Although he got the poem, he didn't use it directly. Instead, he modified some words and replaced words with similar meanings. This way, others couldn't say that he plagiarized it. It was purely used as a reference, as a reference.
The fourth prince said modestly: "No way, third brother, please don't talk nonsense. If the scholars all over the world know about it, they won't be able to write articles and scold me for being shameless."
Li Mingjin said in his heart that he was very shameless in the first place: "I don't care what you say."
The Fourth Prince: "..."
Li Mingjin hurried to see Emperor Tiansheng. He didn't say much to him, and didn't want to hear him show off how popular he was
Emperor Tiansheng was in a good mood now, and he kept wondering who would be the examiner for the imperial examination this spring.
He wanted the Left prime minister to be the examiner, however the Left prime minister now was his right-hand man. He couldn't afford it, so he wanted to choose another official, but he felt that the other person's position was not high enough to hold this important position.
Therefore he summoned the fourth prince and asked him what he thought.
Not only that, he also summoned Li Mingjin.
He told Li Mingjin about his difficulties. Li Mingjin had always been straightforward, perhaps he had his own opinion.
If he asked Li Mingjin about something that he was stuck on at the moment, perhaps he could find that Li Mingjin had a different opinion. Naturally Li Mingjin only mentioned a few words and asked him to talk more because he was too lazy. Emperor Tiansheng was helpless every time, and had to think on his own. However, Li Mingjin's attitude of being indifferent and afraid of trouble could make him happy, and he enjoyed it. To use Shen Mingyun's words from modern era, Emperor Tiansheng was simply M to the core.
"What do you think about examiner for imperial examination this spring? Who do you think is suitable?" Emperor Tiansheng also handed Li Mingjin the two suitable candidates recommended by the officials.
Li Mingjin didn't even bother to read it, and said directly: "Father, why don't you let your son take charge? I have been very bored lately anyway."
Emperor Tiansheng was very surprised: "Do you know that being an examiner is not a child's play?"
Li Mingjin said confidently: Why is this child's play? Your son has been thinking about the way to educate Chong Chong recently. As he grows up, he will almost start to learn to read. If I can be the examiner for once, when Chong Chong grows up, as a son, he must worship his father. "
Emperor Tiansheng: "...How can this be done?" I really like Chong Chong, and his dark eyes are particularly lively. When I think about him, suddenly I miss my grandson.
Li Mingjin said: "Why not? Anyway, father, you don't know who is suitable to choose now, and your son is particularly suitable."
The reason for self-recommendation turned out to be for the sake of the little grandson. Emperor Tiansheng couldn't help but be happy: "Okay, I'll think about it again."
Emperor Tiansheng knew that Li Mingjin must not have thought that much, he was just a straightforward person.
Before Li Mingjin left, he emphasized: "Father, it must be me, you have to think about it carefully!"
Emperor Tiansheng was disturbed by Li Mingjin's words, and he didn't want to get entangled about the examiner matter at all.
The fourth child wanted to be the examiner, but he didn't dare. However, the third child's reasons actually moved him.
Three days later, Emperor Tiansheng issued an order.
In the 27th year of Tiansheng's reign, the third prince Li Mingjin served as the chief examiner.
There was an uproar as soon as this decision came out.
The fourth prince was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. How could Li Mingjin become the examiner? How did he become the examiner? Why did father let him be the examiner?
This is a complete bribery!
After the morning court, the fourth prince stopped Li Mingjin who was about to leave the palace: "Third brother, how did you convince father to let you be the examiner?"
Of course, Li Mingjin wouldn't tell him the truth, he said, "You can do it if you want. If you want something but don't ask, father won't give it to you. Since I ask for it, naturally he will give it to me."
The fourth prince said in disbelief: "So simple?"
Li Mingjin: "It's that simple. If you have nothing to do, I'll go and get busy first."
The fourth prince looked at Li Mingjin's retreating figure and felt very annoyed. Originally father called him first, so why didn't he recommend himself at that time?
Li Mingjin was a reckless man, what qualifications does he have to be examiner for imperial examination!
I'm really pissed off. What a great opportunity to show off. However I'm humble and tactful, am I wrong?
Why did the third brother and father suddenly act out of common sense, causing me to miss such a good opportunity to show off in front of others?
The fact that Li Mingjin became the examiner of imperial examination in the 27th year of Tiansheng was not only unexpected by the fourth prince, but also made the officials below surprised. The officials were talking about it, and some elderly officials directly refuted it. The third prince indeed made great achievements in Gucheng, it was indelible. However no matter how they thought about it, he was just a general. It was quite suitable if he became the examiner of the martial arts examination, but what did he have to do with the literary examination? It was inappropriate!
What Emperor Tiansheng was thinking about was not Li Mingjin, but the little grandson whom he loved very much. It would be unreasonable to reason with him, because they couldn't understand how much a grandfather loved his grandson.
Anyone questioned him? It didn't matter, he didn't want to care, anyway, it was impossible for the sovereign king to back out of his promise.
That night, after Li Mingjin took off his coat, he told Luo Shuyu about his appointment as the examiner: "Your suggestion is right. I thought it was a bit unreasonable, however father actually seriously considered it and accepted my appointment as the examiner."
Luo Shuyu took off the jade pendant from his waist for him: "Father just wants to maintain the father-son relationship with you. If you treat him respectfully like the fourth prince does instead, he will treat you as an official. If we make trouble without reason, on the contrary, father will seriously consider it, not to mention that he is very protective of Chong Chong now, we can't waste this love either."
[无理取闹 wú lǐ qǔ nào: lit. to make trouble without reason (idiom); fig. to be deliberately provocative]
Li Mingjin smiled: "My wife is more cunning."
Luo Shuyu pinched him: "Who are you calling cunning?"
Li Mingjin stepped forward and kissed him: "No, no, he is smart, extremely smart."
After many years of marriage, the two were still very sweet.
After being intimate for a while, Li Mingjin went to play with his son. He was really a big treasure and his father's little lucky star.
While they were eating, a momo would feed Chong Chong. Their life was quite regular, and they wouldn't pamper him too much. When it was time to rest, they wouldn't mess around with him. They would feed him regularly and let him rest regularly.
Chong Chong would only cry when there was a need. At other times, he was very well-behaved. He loved to laugh and everyone loved to tease him.
The momos said they had never seen such a well-behaved child.
Before going to bed, Luo Shuyu coaxed the child to sleep for a while. The little guy still slept in the same bedroom with them, but he had his own small bed, while the couple slept in a big bed.
Li Mingjin came out after taking a bath and sat next to Luo Shuyu to coax his son to sleep with his eyelids drooping. He whispered in Luo Shuyu's ear: "Why isn't he asleep? How can I give him a younger brother like this?"
Luo Shuyu elbowed him: "Shameless, say this kind of thing in front of the child."
Li Mingjin: "He doesn't understand anyway."
Luo Shuyu: "How do you know? Although the baby is only three months old, the baby is still learning."
Li Mingjin: "Then put him to sleep quickly, and let's go to sleep too."
Luo Shuyu: "..." I bet all he can think about is sleep, sleep, and sleep.
Li Mingjin said next to Luo Shuyu's ear: "I haven't had that one for several days, so I really want it now." He shamelessly grabbed Luo Shuyu's hand and pressed it on the part below his abdomen, "Look, I also need you very much."
Luo Shuyu: "Your Highness, no one can compare to you in terms of shamelessness."
Li Mingjin: "That's not important."
As long as their night life was still happy, even though they had been together for a long time, they still could feel the fresh feeling. After all, Li Mingjin's huaben inventory had never decreased, and now it was only increasing.
[话本 huà běn : Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories]
Luo Shuyu didn't know where he got it from. Could it be that he secretly maintained a team of storytellers outside? Or was there a special secret guard to collect these little story books for him? This had always been a mystery, but it wasn't indecent, and Luo Shuyu wouldn't ask him.
Compared with the husband-wife fun between Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu, the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun next door had long lost these husband-wife fun. Shen Mingyun now regretted not buying the weight loss pills before. No matter how dull he was, he still knew how much the Fourth Prince cared about his current body shape. In response to his needs, the fourth princes used various reasons to avoid close contact with him.
Looking at the more and more decreasing contact between the two of them, Shen Mingyun decided to restore the love between him and the fourth prince, he gritted his teeth and exchanged points for a weight loss pill.
Anyway, he and the Fourth Prince didn't meet every day, and he also suspected that the Fourth Prince knew about his abnormality, otherwise he wouldn't have ignored him at all when he occasionally brought out some strange things, but would have taken it for granted.
Therefore Shen Mingyun was sure that the fourth prince must have known it for a long time, but he never said it.
He must lose weight!
After taking the weight loss pills, Shen Mingyun used the excuse that he was sick and spent half a month locking himself in his yard without going out.
Half a month later, Shen Mingyun lost weight and returned to his original appearance.
When the fourth prince saw him, he immediately felt a little regretful: "Why are you so thin?"
He would rather Shen Mingyun continued to have fat body, so there was a reason for rejecting him, but now he couldn't find a reason not to sleep with him, because he couldn't get erection for Shen Mingyun now.
Shen Mingyun walked around in front of him and could wear light and loose clothes again: "Don't you think I look good?"
The fourth prince covered his forehead: "It's so sudden and I can't adapt to it. You lost weight too fast."
Shen Mingyun: "I was sick and had diarrhea for half a month."
The fourth prince pretended to be angry and said: "This imperial doctor is really useless. How could he let you have diarrhea for half a month?"
Shen Mingyun: "It's okay, I just want to lose weight. Let's go shopping today."
The fourth prince had no reason to refuse. Shen Mingyun who had lost weight and didn't do stupid things was more pleasing to the eye.
The two of them actually went out to the flower market. Shen Mingyun didn't have any aesthetic taste, so when he saw bright colored flowers, he bought and brought them back. The fourth prince disliked this kind of Shen Mingyun in his heart.
Just then, a young and handsome man appeared.
This man was the second prince of Zhou Kingdom.
The fourth prince and Shen Mingyun showed surprise at the same time, saying in unison: "Why are you here?"
The second prince of Zhou Kingdom raised his eyebrows at the fourth prince.
The fourth prince's face became slightly hot: "..."
Shen Mingyun on the side had no idea that his lover was flirting with his former suitor in front of him.
Not far away, Li Mingjin took Luo Shuyu and sneaked into a clothes shop, hiding to watch the fun.
Li Mingjin: "Yu'er, there's a good show to watch."
Luo Shuyu: "What kind of good show?"
Li Mingjin: "Well, a multiplayer game."
The author has something to say: [For fill-in-the-blank questions in the short storybook, please complete the blank space of each character's dialogue, no less than 100 words. Full marks are 100 points, no points for going off topic.]
The Third Prince: Wife, today I'm _, and you _.
Luo Shuyu: _.
The Third Prince:...
hapter 98 It's not easy to be an examiner
If it was other people, there were three people walking together, one should be the teacher, but here, when there were three people walking together, one of them must be the husband.
[ 三人行，必有我師
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. If three walk together, one should be my teacher (idiom, from Confucian analects). You have sth to learn from everyone.
also translated as: If three of us walk together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher]
Li Mingjin forgot to tell Luo Shuyu about the secret love affair between the fourth prince and the second prince of Zhou kingdom. Unexpectedly, the second prince of Zhou was still very affectionate towards the fourth prince, he bravely faced huge risks to come to the capital of Daxia. Although The journey wasn't very far, but it was quite time-consuming and laborious for him to run back and forth like this.
"Does the second prince of Zhou kingdom come here for Shen Mingyun?" During this period, Luo Shuyu really didn't ask about these things for the sake of the child, but now it seemed that this wasn't a trivial matter, it was obviously a shocking gossip.
It would be great if the fourth prince and the second prince of Zhou kingdom could be together.
After the three of them left, Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin came out of the clothing shop and found a restaurant to sit.
Li Mingjin began to explain the whole story to Luo Shuyu: "It started when the fourth brother colluded with the second prince of Zhou kingdom to deal with the Yan family."
Luo Shuyu: "Didn't they reach an agreement at that time? Why did he still stay with the fourth prince?"
Li Mingjin: "Yes, because the second prince of Zhou kingdom reached an agreement with the fourth brother, therefore he didn't leave the military camp, but instead served as an adviser for the fourth brother. At first, the two were incompatible as fire and water because of Shen Mingyun, but later, they started to feel that other was unpleasant to the eye. Once, they fell into a cave deep in the mountains and spent the night inside. The night was so cold and their clothes got wet, so they could only take off their clothes to keep each other warm. This second prince doesn't like gers or women, he only like men, and he became interested in the fourth brother, so the two of them did something and had a passionate relationship. "
[水火不容 shuǐ huǒ bù róng: lit. incompatible as fire and water; fig. completely incompatible]
Luo Shuyu glanced at Li Mingjin and asked with a smile: "How can you describe everything vividly, as if you saw it with your own eyes."
Li Mingjin lowered his head, he held the teacup and said, "Anba said it, he saw it with his own eyes."
Luo Shuyu was suspicious: "Isn't Anba the one who often buys you Huabens?"
Li Mingjin turned his head toward the window with a guilty conscience: "Aren't we talking about the fourth brother and the second prince of Zhou kingdom? Why do you want to talk about this now?"
Luo Shuyu smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about the Fourth Prince and second prince of Zhou kingdom." It seems that those Huabens are related to Anba, and Li Mingjin made it too obvious.
Li Mingjin: "Anyway, after the passionate fight, they were at odds with each other for a long time."
Luo Shuyu: "Then how did they continue to hook up together?"
Li Mingjin: "Do you still remember the woman who was pregnant with the fourth brother's child?"
Luo Shuyu: "Yes, the fourth prince was afraid that Shen Mingyun would find out that the child was his, and he wouldn't be able to explain clearly after the child was born, and he was also afraid that the woman would talk nonsense."
Li Mingjin: "Yes, actually that woman could have survived, however the second prince of Zhou kingdom sent a letter to the fourth brother to remind him not to leave any hidden dangers. Just like that, the fourth child and Tuesday are really bastard with mung bean eyes who hit it off with each other. A few days ago, there was a word called, oh, yes, soulmate."
Luo Shuyu: "They are really a different kind of soulmate. They are a match made in heaven." It turns out that it can be explained this way. They are really close friends. They should be the same, vicious and sinister. They are also from the royal family, the same kind of people. They have the same idea, maybe they know what the other person is going to say just by looking at each other. From this point of view, there is nothing wrong to say that they are soulmate.
Li Mingjin: "I also think they are a perfect match, the families are well-matched in terms of social status, and it's right for the two of them to get married."
[门当户对 mén dāng hù duì: lit. the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); fig. (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match]
Luo Shuyu chuckled: "The more your Highness talks, the more nonsense he talks. They won't be able to come to this point. There is Shen Mingyun in the middle."
Li Mingjin: "I'm afraid that afraid that Shen Mingyun won't be able to discover their relationship."
Luo Shuyu thought for a while and felt that it was true. Shen Mingyun had always felt good about himself, and his perception of whether he was smart or stupid was always biased. Probably the only thing he could do was to be fooled by these two men.
Didn't know why, Luo Shuyu suddenly wanted to laugh. Things really had changed. In the past, Shen Mingyun kept hooking up with men everywhere, but now there were two men in his harem hooking up with each other. If Shen Mingyun knew about it later, he didn't know what it would be like.
Luo Shuyu suddenly remembered what happened to the woman who was pregnant with the fourth prince's child: "This time, Shen Mingyun must see with his own eyes the relationship between the fourth prince and the second prince of Zhou kingdom."
Probably Shen Mingyun will run away from home in the future, or will he continue to help a man who betrayed him? No, it's two. He brought the second prince of Zhou kingdom to the fourth prince himself. Shen Mingyun thought he was a good friend, but now his husband is getting together with his good friend. I'm afraid it will be too much for him to bear.
Li Mingjin: "It seems we need an opportunity."
The two stopped discussing the affairs of these people, lest this chaotic relationship affect their lunch.
Today was the first time Luo Shuyu came out to take a walk after he gave birth Chong Chong. The weather was pretty good, so he must not fail to enjoy the infinite scenery.
After Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu walked around for a while, Li Mingjin took Luo Shuyu to horse racing. The spring wind is still a bit strong, but spring is also the season when all things grow, and tender green leaves can be seen everywhere.
After having enough fun, the two of them rode back home leisurely. Li Mingjin said to Luo Shuyu: "When Chong Chong is a little older, we will take him out to see the outside world."
Luo Shuyu: "Of course, it's important to broaden your horizons so that you can see the overall situation in the future."
Li Mingjin nodded. His wife had particularly big-picture thinking. He thought that Luo Shuyu could also play a big role in educating their children in the future.
Spring was about to begin, and the capital was full of scholars rushing to take imperial examination from all over the country. Nowadays, it wasn't rare to see scholars talking about politics in some restaurants outside. Everyone was preparing for the examination.
Li Mingjin also paid attention to the fourth prince and the second prince of Zhou Kingdom on this imperial examination.
Although the officials in the court still had strong opinions about him being the examiner, but they could do nothing with Emperor Tiansheng behind him. After the behemoth Yan family collapsed, now almost all decisions were in the hands of Emperor Tiansheng. Even the old General Wei also stood behind Emperor Tiansheng. Who dared to say no?
The Old General Wei had no friendship with Li Mingjin, but his sons had become Li Mingjin's subordinates in Gucheng. With this layer of relationship wrapped up, everyone could guess that the old General Wei would never stand behind the fourth prince. The wisest thing was to stand beside Emperor Tiansheng and support his decision.
Of course, Li Mingjin didn't follow Shen Mingyun's suggestion to establish his own image and persona like the fourth prince. All the work was done by the officials below. All he had to do was show up on the days of examination to let everyone know that he was the examiner this year.
He seemed to be careless about being an examiner, but in fact he was secretly observing who could be used by him. However he found out that the fourth prince had contacted the little shrimps he had tried to win over in advance, therefore he simply gave up and looked for another people attentively.
[小虾米 xiǎo xiā mi: lit. shrimp; fig. minor player]
There were also some scholars who were particularly outstanding among scholars, but they might be from radical group, and he didn't like it. They were too showy and not low-key, so they were not suitable.
The fourth prince also had his own plan this time. If the scholars he liked could get the best results, they would definitely be assigned to important positions. Similarly, Li Mingjin also had this idea, however he did it in a more concealed manner. The talents he favored were relatively inconspicuous. They might be inferior in imperial examination, but everyone had their own expertise.
One of the candidates he favored, he was a man in his thirties, his family was in the printing and publishing industry, and he was considered a bookseller. Another candidate, he had been taking the imperial examination for ten years and hadn't yet received an official position. However after investigation, Li Mingjin could see that he had other talents, he was an expert in judging a case. Of course, not just these two people, there were others who also had their own expertise.
Li Mingjin was the examiner. He was different from others. He wasn't like other examiners who talked a lot of official words. Instead, after asking people to read the compass and set square in the exam room, when it was time, he shouted the exam could start, then he sat in his seat with a cup of tea and leisurely watched everyone write essay.
[规矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved]
The scholars who had gone through many imperial examinations had mixed feelings. Unexpectedly the third prince was this kind of person. Did he really not say more? Not even a word of encouragement? This was too unusual.
However Li Mingjin's style won the favor of many scholars. They could start the exam directly without standing and listening the examiner's speech until their legs were numb, this was simply unprecedented in history. Very good, the third prince was really a good person, he was different from the rumors, He just straightforward and outspoken.
However, the way he looked at people was sharp. With him watching, the scholars handed the answer much faster, and the guards standing at the door had their chests straightened up, they looked majestic. The power and evil aura of the third prince shocked many people in the examination room.
Li Mingjin, the examiner, really didn't do something as a mere formality like other examiners. He just sat in his seat and drank tea on the first day. When he was bored, he would go down to admire the candidates' answers. He also used his personal guard to keep an eye on whether anyone was cheating. After all, he had stayed in the border for a long time, and his eyes were different.
On the first day, he caught several candidates who intended to cheat and threw them out of the exam room mercilessly. Among them, there were two scholars who were favored by the fourth prince. Unexpectedly, the two were idiots who wanted to cheat to pass the imperial examination. Did they think he was blind?
People like them still wanted to be an official. How could people who take shortcuts become a good official?
No one expected that Li Mingjin would be suitable to be an examiner. He was so strict that it was scary. The other examiners who were originally dissatisfied with him as the examiner didn't dare to utter a word. His Highness The Third Prince's momentum was too strong, and they dared not to have any dissatisfactions.
The examiners and candidates thought that Li Mingjin was just making a show on the first day to show off to Emperor Tiansheng, but unexpectedly he showed up on time the next day!
Everyone's backs straightened a bit and they became energetic. Why did the Third Prince come again, did he still want to make a show?
Why are you so vigorous? Why are you so outstanding?
No one dared to get angry or speak out, because it was within the scope of Li Mingjin's responsibilities to come to invigilate the exam. He came every day because he was responsible. Whoever dared to drive away the examiner would be suspected of cheating.
In the following days, everyone thought that Li Mingjin might only last through the first game. After three days, he would stop coming every day. Who would have imagined that he would come to keep watch every day, three games and nine days, he was so diligent that not a single day went by. He never absent from work and came to the exam room every day.
Later, everyone got used to it, and no longer scared when they saw Li Mingjin's solemn and sinister face.
Many candidates regard Li Mingjin as a reassurance. These days, if something happened to the candidates, the guards would take them to a special area for treatment immediately. After the treatment, they could continue to take the exam if there was time. The emergency program was in place. It was particularly good. The candidates had different views on the third prince.
They seemed to know very little about the third prince. They only knew that he could fight, but they didn't know whether he could write poetry. They were really ashamed.
The third prince didn't publicize what he did, he was really low-key, and his character made people feel particularly attractive.
After the Spring Examination ended on the 9th day, the topics of conversation among the candidates who gathered together changed from the exam questions to the Third Prince.
Li Mingjin suddenly became the topic of the conversation in the capital, and the fourth prince, who had always had a high reputation among scholars, showed signs of being overtaken.
However, two days later, an incident broke out causing everyone to sigh, and Li Mingjin was dragged into the center of the whirlpool public opinion.
One of the scholars who was caught cheating on the first day of the exam suddenly hanged himself at home.
As soon as this incident came out, various public opinions criticized Li Mingjin immediately.
The troublemakers criticized Li Mingjin for abusing his power as an examiner and suppressing candidates who had no power or background. Some people said that he shouldn't throw the candidates out of the exam room on the spot, but should give them a chance to change their ways. This kind of approach was too disrespectful to the candidates. Some people said that Li Mingjin was simply incompetent as the examiner.
Does he have any good resume? Can he compose poem or write essays?
It was obvious that someone was deliberately using the cheating candidate to commit suicide to cause trouble, but Luo Shuyu had a more profound view.
Luo Shuyu: "This seems to be a spontaneous behavior of the candidates, but I wonder why the deceased thought about committing suicide. The day before he committed suicide, he went to a brothel to eat and drink with a group of people, and stayed in the brothel that night. Why did he think about committing suicide in the afternoon? I think this is homicide."
Chen Rong, one of the think tanks, nodded: "Someone must have done it deliberately. I have sent people to conduct an autopsy, and the results will be available soon."
Luo Shuyu: "This matter has damaged His Highness's reputation. Is it possible to retrieve his reputation?"
Chen Rong: "Of course it's possible. When the autopsy results come out, everything will be clear. I dare to conclude that this person died of homicide."
Li Mingjin wasn't worried at all: "As for who can use this kind of trick, we don't have to think about it." It must be related to the fourth prince.
Indeed, they had experienced strong winds and waves, so they didn't need to pay too much attention to these superficial things.
Just as the candidates were about to riot, the autopsy results of the candidate who committed suicide came out. It was homicide. There was also a complete criminal reasoning process. Within three days, the murderer was brought to justice. The person who killed him was his good brother. This man rebelled when he saw his wealth. He had already run away, but he was caught by the government.
The candidates didn't believe it at first, but this time there was another candidate who was relatively talented in this area. This person often solved cases for the government in the local area and he had already established a good reputation, and now he came forward to tell the truth, which was more convincing than the officials telling the truth.
This person was the candidate that Li Mingjin had taken a fancy to before, so Li Mingjin wasn't worried at all about whether he would be criticized by public opinion, and had already found a way to deal with it.
Emperor Tiansheng naturally heard about this matter. When he was dining with an official, he accidentally said that the reason Li Mingjin was so good at being the examiner because he wanted to show it to his children.
This matter spread from one person to another, and Li Mingjin was not only the spokesperson for a henpecked husband, but also the spokesperson for a good father.
Six years ago, everyone said that the third prince could stop children from crying at night. Now, everyone was praising the third prince, especially the ladies in the backyard. They opened their mouths and said to their husbands, : "Look at the third prince, he can do something like this because of his newborn baby. You also need to set a good example for your children and work hard to get promoted! "
When Luo Shuyu heard the rumors about Li Mingjin, his stomach hurt from laughing. Of course, the consequence of his laughter was that he was pressed on the bed by Li Mingjin to make him give birth to a second child.
After this incident, Li Mingjin went public again.
The fourth prince who spoiled the ship for a penny worth of tar was very upset. Such a good chess piece was gone like this. He could have thrown dirty water on his third brother, but now it was better and established him as a rigorous examiner.
[功亏一篑 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to spoil the ship for a penny worth of tar (idiom); fig. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort]
Miscalculation, this time he really made a mistake.
He actually made a wedding dress for his third brother. He didn't know what kind of bad luck he had. There were still some candidates this time who could solve cases. Are they crazy?
The fourth prince was so angry that he almost beat the bed, but the man dressed as a guard next to him told him: "Don't be angry, if you get angry again, your hair will be thinner again."
The Fourth Prince: "..." Damn it, why is his third brother's hair still so thick?
The author has something to say: [For the fill-in-the-blank question of the small theater, please complete the dialogue, no less than 50 words~~]
The Third Prince: Wife, today I'm your half-brother who is a top student, and you are my younger brother who is a bad student. You fell in love with me, but I don't love you, but in order to make me like you, you work hard to change. Become a top student.
Luo Shuyu:_
The Third Prince:...