Chapter 781 The More Low-Key
The prince entered the seeing the emperor in the imperial study, he went to the bedroom.
Eunuch Song raised his hand to stop him from entering: "Your Highness, the Emperor is resting."
"When will father wake up from his nap?" asked the prince.
"In the past, I would wake up after sleeping for an hour, but today I came back from the paddock very early, and my arm is injured, so I can't say when."
"Then wait a moment."
"This old servant advises Your Highness not to wait any longer."
"Why?"
"Your Highness was fine when he touched the bear, but the Emperor was bitten. This is totally unacceptable. Your Highness, don't you agree?"
"According to Eunuch Song, it would be better for me not to come to my father's presence these days to get in the way."
Eunuch Song smiled and said without answering, "Farewell, Your Highness!"
The prince looked inside and saw the door was closed. After thinking for a while, he left.
When it came to touching the bear, he not only touched the bear's head, but also touched the bear's body again and again.
To outsiders, it looked like he was touching the bear's fur.
In fact, every time you touch it, you are plucking its fur, hoping to anger the bear.
Let the bear show its ferocity in the iron cage.
In this way, he could indirectly prove how difficult it was for him to catch the bear, and his father would be more confident in him.
I never thought that my father would also touch it.
His father had been bitten on the arm, which was something he had not expected.
But it is undeniable that at that moment, there was a vague voice in his heart thinking that the bear could bite off his father's entire arm.
In this way, the Crown Prince can govern the country with full legitimacy.
Who would have thought that even though her arm was bitten, Yan Funing actually had the ability to save her father's arm.
Fortunately, it was not him who asked the bear to attack his father, so he did not have to bear any burden in this matter.
What’s infuriating is that he clearly caught the bear.
Not only did he not receive any reward, he didn't even get to see his father.
He had originally wanted to help Cai Mushi request the status of a concubine, but at this moment he didn't even have the mind to remember it.
After seeing the prince walk away, Eunuch Song returned to his bedroom.
After entering the bedroom, he reported softly, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has returned."
The emperor was reading a memorial and said in a rather dull voice, "Ask someone to check and find out who tampered with the horse."
"Your Majesty, don't you mean His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"No, he definitely has a share." The emperor sneered, "I want to know if the other princes have a share?"
"Yes, I will ask someone to do it right away."
Eunuch Song bowed and withdrew.
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Yan family, Nanyuan.
When his two sons returned home from the palace, Yan Cheng sent Di Feng to the eastern suburbs to look for the old Duke.
At this moment, the old Duke came back humming a little tune with Tenglong Xiaohu.
Once back at the mansion, head straight to Nanyuan.
In the large study, Yan Cheng, Yan Xinghe and Yan Bojian had been waiting for him for quite some time.
Hearing the goose's cry, the father and his two sons got up and went to the study door.
"Father, please hurry up." Yan Cheng asked.
"Why are you so anxious? Why are you so anxious?" The old Duke glared at his son. "You've been a Duke for nearly twenty years, why are you still so impatient?"
Having said that, he still handed Tenglong Xiaohu over to Di Feng's care. He put his hands behind his back and quickly walked into his son's large study.
All three generations were seated.
"Father, these two boys entered the palace today. In addition to them, Ci Yi and Fu Ning also entered the palace..."
Before Yan Cheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by the old Duke. "You sent Di Feng to invite me, so it must be something important."
The last time Di Feng was sent to invite him back home was when his granddaughter was found.
Today is definitely an important day.
"I really can't hide it from my father." Yan Cheng said with a smile, "Xinghe is now a fourth-rank official and has entered the cabinet."
"Good news." The old Duke nodded and looked at Yan Xinghe, "My second grandson is very skilled in both civil and military affairs. It's time for him to join the cabinet."
Yan Cheng pointed at Yan Bojian and said, "This guy joined the Imperial Guards and is a sixth-rank official."
If the old Duke was not surprised at Yan Xinghe's promotion, it was because Yan Xinghe was good enough.
But Yan Bojian in front of him was usually idle, eating, drinking and having fun all day long.
Only after Fu Ning's return did he become somewhat like an older brother.
His previous nonchalant appearance has not changed at all.
At this moment, I heard that he had been promoted to the sixth rank, and had become a general...
You must know that the Yan family has handed over military power for many years, and the Yan family men no longer join the army. And this time the emperor made such an appointment, although Yan Bojian was only a small general in the imperial guards and had no military power at all.
But there is undoubtedly a signal in this matter.
The old Duke sat up straight and looked at Yan Cheng: "Is there any signal? Does the emperor need to use our Yan family?"
"That's what I guess." Yan Cheng nodded.
Yan Bojian and Yan Xinghe also claim to be so.
The old Duke thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Don't think too highly of yourself. Maybe the Emperor is testing our Yan family."
"Ginger is always more experienced after all." Yan Cheng turned his eyes to Yan Bojian, "From now on, you should restrain yourself."
The old Duke also warned Yan Bojian: "You are new to the officialdom. Although young people have their own enthusiasm, you must understand what you can and cannot do. It is always right to be cautious."
Yan Bojian stood up and bowed: "Grandfather, Father, I understand!"
"In the future, I will learn more from my second son and my brother-in-law." He continued.
"Speaking of Ci Yi..." Yan Cheng laughed out loud, obviously very happy, "This troublemaker has now become the Prime Minister of the Cabinet."
The old Duke was surprised when he heard this, but soon laughed: "So it was useful for your father to give him some advice."
"The main thing is that this boy has worked hard enough, and he really deserves to be my son-in-law, Yan Cheng." Yan Cheng smiled and said, "Fu Ning also received a first-class imperial decree."
"Okay, okay!" the old Duke said repeatedly, "The more this is the case, the more our Yan family should keep a low profile."
Having said that, he kept smiling.
"Tomorrow, invite the young couple back so that we can have a good meal together as a family."
"Yes, father." Yan Cheng agreed.
At this moment, the sounds of geese calling and dogs barking were heard outside the study.
Yan Bojian stood up, took a look, and went out: "Why did the second uncle and the third uncle come here?"
"Congratulations, Bojian. We heard that you joined the Imperial Guard and Xinghe entered the cabinet. In this case, our Yan family must celebrate. How about holding a banquet to invite the guests?" Second Master Yan said, glancing towards the large study.
Seeing Yan Cheng coming out, Third Master Yan also said: "I heard that the new cabinet chief is our Yan family's son-in-law. This is such a happy event, we should celebrate it even more."
Yan Cheng's face darkened: "You are still the master of the Yan family."
"You bastards." The old Duke did not come out, but his curse was as loud as a bell. "The ones who were rewarded were the eldest son's children and sons-in-law. Are you jealous? Do you want someone to catch you?"
Master Yan and Master Yan bowed to the study together and said, "Father, we didn't mean that at all."
The old Duke said angrily: "If you want to celebrate, let your children also get a reward."
Master Yan Er and Master Yan San rushed into the study to explain.
"Father, we are happy too."
"Yes, the Yan family has this honor, it is unique in the world."
"What's unique?"
The old Duke wanted to throw the teacup, but when he saw that the tea set in his eldest son's study was very valuable, he put it down gently.
