Author: pear wine

After Zhan Heng succeeded to the throne, these rules regarding the Spring Festival were also abolished. Lan Xi was very satisfied with this when he first heard about it.

However, although Zhan Heng abolished most of the etiquette and customs, he still retained some procedures that he considered necessary, including the sacrificial activities of the royal family members in the ancestral temple.

As the crown prince of a country, the prince naturally has to follow the emperor now. How can he have time to come to the prime minister's house?

Meng Wei picked up the tea cup and took a sip, swallowing it slowly before answering the student's doubts.

"He only came here to say a few New Year greetings to me, and he didn't even come to drink tea. I asked him about it, and he went to my uncle's house first and then came to my place. He said he was on his way."

On the way? Song Qinnian chuckled.

This is just words, who would take it seriously? The prince didn't even want to find a decent excuse and forced the teacher to express his position.

Meng Wei waved his hands carelessly. Although he was old, his eyes were clear and clear. Instead, he laughed at his students for being unable to calm down.

"Why do you need to take it to heart? Since he said he was just on his way, I will just treat him as if he was on his way. He is coming anyway. No matter what you say, you can't blame me."

"It would have been fine a few years ago, but in the past few years, the prince seems to have become somewhat confrontational, for fear of arousing the suspicion of..."

The children were still there, and although Song Qinnian did not hesitate to let them know about these court affairs, he still subconsciously avoided certain sensitive words.

Lan Xi listened to the conversation between the two with great interest, and deeply felt that what her father said made sense.

The prince sneaked out while the emperor was busy making sacrifices to pay New Year's greetings to relatives and friends of his mother's clan and ministers of the court. Under normal circumstances, which insane prince would do such a thing.

It can be seen from this that the prince really had a sense of rebellion in deliberately playing opposite to the emperor.

The problem is, if the prince is rebellious, let him be rebellious. He is the emperor's biological son. Until a certain point, his father will not really yell at him to kill him, but outsiders like them may not.

A very likely situation is that the emperor and the prince are competing with each other. The emperor is reluctant to deal with the prince and can only choose to break his wings. In this way, won't those families who the prince deliberately interacts with be in bad luck?

Lan Xi didn't know whether her guess was right or not, because most of her thoughts came from various literature and movies received in modern times, and were not completely based on the ethics and logic of this dynasty.

"Xi'er is also worried about Grandpa Meng. Seeing the little frown on his face, it's almost knotting up."

Meng Wei did not ignore the little girl sitting next to him with her eyebrows furrowed and worried. Seeing her seeming troubled and sad, he only found it quite interesting.

In fact, Song Qinnian was right, she was really a climber. Meng Wei called himself Grandpa Meng, and Lan Xi followed suit.

"Grandpa Meng, do we really not need to worry?"

"Hahaha——" Meng Wei laughed a few times before comforting her happily.

"It's useless to worry. As I said before, he is the prince. If he wants to come, how can I not let him in?"

As he spoke, a complicated look slowly appeared on his face.

"Don't worry. Your Majesty has not grown old yet and has a bright mind. On the contrary, we are the ones who say more and make more mistakes. Just let nature take its course."

When Song Qinnian heard this, he was shocked to realize that he was blind.

Yes, if the conditions are relaxed, the emperor is still in his prime, coupled with his tightly controlled imperial power and the military power at his command, there is no need to be suspicious of the prince's actions.

After Song Qinnian figured it out, he immediately stood up and saluted Meng Wei to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, teacher, for the tip. The students have learned a lesson!"

"Why should we be so polite between you and me? Besides, even if I don't say anything, you can figure it out."

Meng Wei has always recognized the abilities of his protégé, and understands that the student will become confused if he is concerned, and he will fall into confusion because he is too worried about his own situation.

No one knows the specific situation between the prince and the emperor, but what is certain is that the prince's status is not strong enough to be shaken, so Song Qinnian and Meng Wei put the matter aside for the time being.

After all, Meng Wei was getting older. After meeting several people in succession and talking to Song Qinnian for a while, he became a little nervous.

Song Qinnian thoughtfully said goodbye and led the children away from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The Song family had never thought of using the Prime Minister's relationship to do anything, so they did not take this chance encounter too seriously.

On the contrary, since meeting the Song family at the Prime Minister's Mansion that day, Zhan Xi had unconsciously paid more attention to Song Qinnian.

This difference is specifically reflected in the fact that when Zhan Yu and Zhan Jin ran to the Song family during the Chinese New Year, he not only did not stop them, but even occasionally followed them.

After arriving, he didn't look for anyone else. He often talked with Song Lanzhang in the study or the front yard. Even Lan Xi, who didn't fall in love with the study in the front yard, met him several times.

Song Lanzhang didn't know whether the prince's move was good or bad. Last time he was in the Prime Minister's house, he naturally heard the Prime Minister's advice to his father.

It's just that the prince made it clear that he wanted to use him as a breakthrough to tie the Song family to his ship.

In desperation, she could only inform her father Song Qinnian of the situation.

Song Qinnian had already expected this: "Nothing, he can come if he wants. Anyway, you have not yet become an official, and the prince is from an orthodox background. I will make this matter clear to the emperor first. Even if others want to make irresponsible remarks, I will

Don’t be afraid.”

The teacher is right, they are just courtiers, there is no need to participate in the fight between the father and son of the Tian family, as long as they do their duty well.

Since his father did not object, Song Lanzhang felt free to interact with the prince Luoluo.

However, although he no longer avoids interacting with the other party, he still maintains some distance from him.

Zhan Xi saw the reaction of the Song family in his eyes, and he admired it but also had a headache. He did not want to give up this family with great potential easily, so he could only continue to interact with several children of the Song family as if he didn't know.

On this day, Lan Xi and Song Lanshu were cracking melon seeds in the garden and chatting, when they saw the eldest brother and the prince talking together.

Song Lanshu followed Lan Xi's suddenly paused gaze and saw two familiar figures walking out. Her eyes narrowed slightly, then she lowered her head and continued peeling the melon seeds.

"Second sister, tell me...have you come a little more frequently recently?"

Lan Xi threw a few melon seeds into her mouth. There was also a small plate of melon seeds peeled by Song Lanshu in front of her.

When she was with her sister, Song Lanshu always liked to pamper her personally, without the need for servants.

"Perhaps so. The last time we went to the Prime Minister's house to wish him happy New Year, it still got into his heart."
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