The fifth year of Jinghe, the third day of May.
In two days, it would be the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Jing Kingdom, although the Dragon Boat Festival was not as grand as the New Year Festival, the Lantern Festival, or the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was still one of the most important festivals.
On the fifth day of May, people would eat rice dumplings, hang mugwort and calamus in front of their houses, and drink realgar wine … These were all the customs of the Jing Kingdom.
On every important festival, the court would allow officials to rest for at least half a day. Most people would also choose to put down their work and relax. At this time, the brothel was a good place for them to go.
Every year around the Dragon Boat Festival, the most popular play in the brothel was "The Legend of the White Snake". On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the white snake drank realgar wine and showed its true form. Xu Xian was scared to death. The White Snake broke into the underworld and fought with the ghost, putting on a show of going to the underworld to save her husband … This play was suitable for the occasion and was loved by the audience.
However, when the people of the Jing Kingdom walked out of their houses early in the morning and wanted to go to the brothel to watch the play, they were shocked to find that the brothel was gone!
There was a notice at the entrance of the brothel. The door was closed, and many people were stopped outside.
"Why did it close all of a sudden?"
"I watched a few plays inside a few days ago. Why is it gone today?"
"Strangely, the brothel on the next street closed. I walked half a street, but I didn't expect this one to be closed too …"
…
While people were talking, someone in the shop next to the brothel poked his head out and said, "It was closed yesterday. You don't know, right? More than half of the brothel in the Jing Kingdom is closed. It seems that they are moving somewhere. If you want to watch the play, you have to walk two more streets …"
After knowing this, many people couldn't help but sigh. In the past, when there were not many brothel in the Jing Kingdom, they didn't think this place was very good. Later, the number of brothel gradually increased, and the plays inside were getting better and better. In the past two years, they had already gotten used to it. Now that they returned to the days two years ago, they always felt that something was missing …
After walking two streets to another street, they finally realized what was missing.
More than half of the brothel was gone. Many shops on the street were also closed. No one knew whether they were closed or temporarily …
It was as if the entire capital had become empty in one night …
…
On the palace wall, a figure stood silently. No one knew how long he had been standing there.
A palace maid came up from below and put a robe on the girl's shoulders. She advised, "His Highness has been gone for two days. The wind is strong here. Princess, it's better to go back earlier …"
Since the first day of the fifth month, the girl, who had been standing on the city wall for a long time, smiled and said, "Standing here, I can see the farthest. If he comes back one day, I will be able to see him from afar …"
She looked to the west again and turned back to ask, "How is the Academy?"
The palace maid nodded and said, "His Highness has already arranged everything for the princess. But princess, where do we find the teachers and students of the academy?"
She smiled and said, "Teacher gave me an academy, so of course I have to find my own teachers and students …"
Hall of Diligent Government.
Li Xuan pushed open the door of the hall and stretched. He rubbed his head, which was a little swollen from dealing with the memorials, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Although he wanted to push all the government affairs to MIngzhu and be a free and unfettered emperor, if MIngzhu was too tired, that guy would definitely find him the next time he saw him …
It was better to offend the King of Hell than to offend the Gyeong Of Silla. This risk could not be taken.
"He left just like that. What a disloyal guy …" Li Xuan sighed. If he left, there would be no one around him to talk to.
Suddenly, he thought of something and his eyes lit up.
Shen Shu. It seemed that he had not seen this guy for a long time.
When he walked out of the hall, a eunuch immediately came up to him and asked, "Your Majesty …"
Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Go to Prime Minister Shen's mansion."
Not long after, in the Shen mansion of the capital, the gatekeeper scratched his head and asked in surprise, "Young master, are you sure you did not find the wrong person?"
A young master looked at him and asked with a frown, "What do you mean?"
The young master in front of him had an air of nobility. The gatekeeper did not dare to offend him and said with a smile, "Young master, there is no one called Shen Shu in our Shen mansion …"
The young master was startled and said angrily, "Nonsense. He clearly said that he is from your Shen mansion …"
The gatekeeper had a bitter expression on his face. When he saw someone coming out of the mansion, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Third Young Master, this young master said he was looking for someone called Shen Shu, but there really isn't anyone called Shen Shu in our mansion …"
The young man who walked out of the Shen mansion looked at the young master who was in a trance and asked, "Brother, how do you write the name of the person you are talking about?"
"Shen is the Shen of your Shen mansion. Shu is the number of Shu."
The young man cupped his hands in obeisance and said, "Brother, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. There are many people with the surname Shen in the capital, but in our Shen residence, there is no one called Shen Shu that you're looking for …"
"Really?" Li Xuan asked uncertainly.
The young man nodded and said, "Really."
The expressions of the young man and the gatekeeper did not seem to be fake. Li Xuan's body shook. He and Shen Shu hit it off at first sight and they were friends. When he said that he was from the Shen mansion, he never doubted it and did not verify it. He never thought that even his identity … was a lie.
In the capital, there were only two people who could be called his friends.
Now, one had abandoned him and left, and the other … the other one was actually a fake?
"Haha …" A self-mocking smile appeared on his face. He did not want to stay here any longer and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute."
A soft voice suddenly came from behind.
Li Xuan turned around and saw the woman called Shen Su walking out of the Shen mansion.
Shen Shu once said that Shen Su was his sister. That day in the palace, Shen Su did say that Shen Shu was her brother. So, they were all lying to him?
"You … come with me." Shen Su looked at him and walked to the side.
Li Xuan followed her and asked coldly, "There is no one called Shen Shu in your Shen mansion?"
"No." Shen Su shook her head and said.
A trace of anger appeared on Li Xuan's face and he asked, "Then you said before …"
Shen Su suddenly looked back at him and asked, "Has anyone ever said that you are stupid?"
Li Xuan thought about it and said, "No."
Li Yi only said that he was stupid, but stupid was not stupid …
Shen Su looked at him and said, "You are not only stupid, but also blind."
"You …"
In this world, there was only one person who dared to point at his nose and scold him. As the ruler of a country, how could he allow a woman to insult him. Li Xuan pointed at her and was stunned. His entire body suddenly trembled and his expression changed. He looked at her in disbelief and stammered, "You, you, you …"
Shen Su looked at him and said in the same low and magnetic voice, "That's right, I am my brother …"
…
Morning Dew Hall.
"Hold the sword firmly and maintain this position for a quarter of an hour …" MIngzhu held Shouning's hand and adjusted her standing position before walking back into the hall.
A few officials of the court had been waiting for her for a long time.
A middle-aged official cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the drought in the south …"
MIngzhu waved her hand and said, "Regarding the drought in the south, the Minister of Books will first discuss the specific plan and then submit it …"
"This …" The middle-aged official was stunned. He raised his head and looked at her in confusion.
It had always been that when the subordinates encountered a problem that they could not solve, they would submit it to Her Highness and there would soon be a solution. This was the first time he had seen Her Highness fight a problem again.
"The salary that the court gives you is not for you to submit it whenever you encounter a problem …" MIngzhu looked at him and said, "You are the pillars of the court. It is up to you to deal with the affairs of the country. If you submit it whenever you encounter a problem, who will you submit it to when I am not around?"
Not long after, a few officials walked out of the Morning Dew Hall dejectedly.
Her Highness the Princess was half the owner of the court. Since His Majesty neglected the court, the affairs of the country would naturally be handed over to her. How could she not be around in the future …
As an assistant princess, where else could she go if she was not in the palace?
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