As the man of the house, he led the female family members outside the door, turned their backs to the heavy snow on the street, and pasted a new peach charm on both sides of the house door.

This can be regarded as the first New Year that Ouyang Rong has spent in this world.

The only pity is that the little junior sister is missing.

Well, I will try to celebrate the New Year in the capital of God next year.

The first "flag" of the beginning of the year is set up.

Ouyang Rong smiled, turned to look at the vast snow behind him, and suddenly felt very peaceful in his heart.

He whispered softly:

"The sound of firecrackers eliminates the year old, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.

"Thousands of households are always replacing old talismans with new ones..."

Under the curious and shining eyes of Zhen Shuyuan, Ye Weilai and others, the young man with the peach charm turned around and walked into the door.

The Great Zhou Dynasty ushered in the new year in an atmosphere of peace and joy.

…

January, the second year of God's blessing.

After the Yuanzheng period, there are still four days of holiday.

But Ouyang Rong had already received the notice, returned to Jiangzhou lobby, and got busy again.

But he is not alone, there are Wang Lengran, Yuan Huaimin and others like him.

Because what everyone is busy with is not the official affairs of the court, but the emperor's family affairs.

Many gifts from Her Majesty the Queen to King Xunyang have arrived, as well as the palace envoys sent to express condolences to King Xunyang.

Among them, some are routine rewards and some are special gifts.

According to His Majesty's temperament that loves great achievements and auspiciousness, this is the most important festival of the year. Naturally, he will not hesitate to reward you and there are many things to do.

The celebration in Luoyang was even more grand, and the city of Xunyang thousands of miles away took advantage of it.

In fact, these are the royal practices over the years, but this year there is a special rise of King Xunyang in Xunyang City, which has caused Jiangzhou officials to enjoy a lot of "distress".

For most local officials, the emperor's family affairs were more important than public affairs and people's livelihood.

As the governor of Jiangzhou, Ouyang Rong followed the governor Wang Lengran and went out of the city to meet the Luoyang angels who came one after another after Yuan Zheng.

On the road, Ouyang Rong and Wang Lengran were riding at the front of the team.

One after the other, there was no communication.

At present, the relationship between the two is tense, and they only maintain the most basic etiquette of not quarreling in front of their colleagues in the Jiangzhou lobby.

Ignore each other and pretend not to see each other.

However, Ouyang Rong discovered that, except for Yuan Huaimin, who was still open-minded and salty, the way many colleagues looked at him seemed to have changed slightly due to the aftermath of Xie's birthday party in Chen County.

Ouyang Rong even vaguely noticed that they seemed to be more respectful and reserved to him, a weak official, than to Wang Lengran.

Ouyang Rong was helpless. As the top Jiangnan gentry, the Xie family of Chen County had exerted influence for hundreds of years that had penetrated deeply into the bones of the Jiangnan gentry, civilians and officials from top to bottom.

It is rare for Xie's son-in-law to marry a girl with the fifth surname.

However, Ouyang Rong felt that it was not without benefit to welcome these Luoyang envoys despite the heavy snow in the cold winter.

He was able to enter and leave Prince Xunyang's Mansion in Xiushuifang openly and openly.

Together with the envoys, they expressed condolences to King Xunyang Lixian who was "just recovering from a serious illness" without having to sneak over the wall in the middle of the night.

He had never visited here during the day before, and he didn't even know where his junior sister lived in the mansion...

After two days of seeing each other back and forth, I gradually became familiar with them.

In the afternoon of this day, another group of palace envoys arrived with gifts, accompanied by some officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Ouyang Rong rode Dongmei and went to the post station outside the city to greet him.

After a while, he was at the forefront, leading the Luoyang team to Prince Xunyang's Mansion.

Halfway through the journey and turning the corner, Ouyang Rong noticed a certain gaze falling on him and looking at him. He suddenly turned his head and saw that it was an official with a goatee behind the envoy team.

He is about thirty or forty years old, has a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is wearing a green official uniform. He should be of the seventh rank.

Spotted on the spot by Ouyang Rong, the goateeed official did not panic. He smiled, intended to say hello, and looked away calmly.

Ouyang Rong memorized his appearance and looked away.

After a while, everyone entered the Xunyang Prince's Mansion with the door open.

Passing by the officers and soldiers of the Zhechong Mansion who were patrolling the streets and the door, Ouyang Rong led the envoys inside without squinting, and went to the main hall to find Li Xian.

He is familiar with the road.

The officers and soldiers who rushed to the gate of the palace were nominally protecting King Xunyang Lixian, but they were only mobilized by one person.

Wang Lengran.

Ouyang Rong, as the chief historian, could not be called upon.

During the day, when he saw Li Xian, Li Dalang and others in public, he could only pretend not to know them and just go about business.

About an hour later, the envoys left, and Ouyang Rong saw them off.

When passing by a long corridor, he suddenly caught sight of the goatee-bearded official from the corner of his eye.

I saw him walking out from the depths of Li Mansion, and was taken to the back door by a servant of Li Mansion, as if he was about to leave.

Looking at the retreating figure, Ouyang Rong frowned slightly.

That night, on the day of the agreed study meeting, Ouyang Rong rushed to Prince Xunyang's Mansion dressed lightly.

In the study room, there was no sign of the junior sister, only a sincere letter was left.

Ouyang Rong opened the letter, lowered his eyes to read it, and listened to Li Xian and Wei Mei's narration.

It turns out that after Yuanzheng passed, the junior sister was temporarily brought back to Wuyi Lane in Jinling by Xie Xue'e to participate in some matters stipulated in the ancestral training of the nobles, and it would take half a day before she could return.

Ouyang Rong looked east at Jinling, sighed softly, and quickly calmed down his emotions.

After a while, he nodded calmly and asked about the recent meeting with the envoy.

Li Xian replied honestly, no matter how big or small the matter was.

After a while, Ouyang Rong found that there was nothing suspicious. He turned around and asked about the goatee official.

Li Xian was stunned for a moment and answered truthfully:

"This man's name is Guo Yu. He comes from the Prime Minister's Palace and is a member of the eighth brother. Since the king's resurrection, he has come here once every ten days to maintain communication.

"We will be notified in time of any big or small matters that happen in the capital."

Wei Mei sighed: "We have no informants in the palace, and we are sometimes frightened. The information transmitted by the Prime Minister's Palace is the most important channel for us to understand the happenings in the palace."

Ouyang Rong nodded: "Is this person's identity reliable?"

"He is a direct descendant of the Prime Minister's Palace. He came here with a letter written by his eighth brother."

Ouyang Rong asked: "Do you know my relationship with you?"

"We never revealed Tanlang, but..."

"But what?"

"But my eighth brother should know something."

Li Xian smiled bitterly and said:

"A few days ago, my eighth brother suddenly mentioned Tanlang in his letter. He said that when Tanlang impeached his younger sister Changle, he was instigated by a villain and said some angry words, which unintentionally offended the elite. I hope Tanlang will not blame him."

Ouyang Rong picked up the teacup and took a sip:

"His Royal Highness, the Prime Minister, really thinks highly of me. He condescended to apologize personally."

He raised his head and said with a smile: "It's only because he has talented people in his house."

Wei Mei asked cautiously: "Is Tanlang angry?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head and said calmly: "It's just a sigh of relief."

Li Xian laughed and scratched his head:

"When I was in trouble in Dragon City before, my eighth brother and my little sister were always very helpful.

"Tanlang, I heard that at the meeting that day, I was able to recover, and they also came out to speak for me."

He sighed towards Ouyang Rong:

"Eighth brother is pampered and may be arrogant towards outsiders, but sincere concern for his brother, I think it may not be as malicious as Tan Lang suspected..."

Ouyang Rong glanced at Li Xian, his brother Gong, and nodded lightly:

"I hope so, just keep an eye on everything."

"good."
Chapter completed!