It was as warm as spring in the Nuan Pavilion at the back lake of Qingfeng Tower. The fifth prince, Qin Huan, was wearing a loose plain silk gown, leaning lazily on the rocking chair. He was wearing silk soft-soled shoes of the same color and stilted his feet to the window of the Nuan Pavilion, holding his arms in his arms.

A delicate little silver plate, chewing chestnuts, slowly rocking the rocking chair.

Huang Jingjie sat on the armchair next to him. He took out chestnuts from the clay pot simmering on the red clay stove and carefully peeled them. He put them on the silver plate in the arms of the fifth prince. He peeled one and the fifth prince ate one. Huang Jingjie

While peeling chestnuts, they chatted: "Yulutang sent word that the fourth master picked four more coral beads yesterday and ordered the purple seal from the east to be carved into four lotus seed-sized beads. He also personally

I drew a picture and sent it over, why is Fourth Master so interested in the beads?"

The fifth prince immediately thought of the handkerchief in Li Tian's hand and the beads hanging from the corners of the handkerchief. He was surprised, wanted to laugh, and sighed. The expression on his face looked very weird. Huang Jingjie looked at the weird look on his face.

, almost forgot to peel the chestnuts, the fifth prince swallowed the chestnuts in his mouth, looked at Huang Jingjie and said: "The fifth lady of the Li family likes to embroider beads on the four corners of the handkerchief, the fourth brother is... I really didn't see it, he also has

When he is so stupid, and the auspicious day for the wedding ceremony has been chosen for the Zhu family, what is he doing? He can't help himself? Mrs. Li is not willing to be with him at all, not to mention being a concubine, even as a wife.

Forget it, I'm meddling in other people's business again, what does it have to do with me? But having said that, I always feel that Mrs. Li won't be so helpless waiting to be carried into the house by him in a small sedan chair, I just can't think of that.

What will Nizi do? Since she has the means to make the whole city rogue, how can she wait for others to manipulate her? But if she and fourth brother make such a fuss, it will be an egg against a rock. Fourth brother is not the fool like Ning Guo.

, Dongyang County Prince’s Mansion is not Wen Guogong’s Mansion, but who can say for sure about this? Who would have thought that the fourth brother would become such a stupid and unbearable bastard when he fell in love with her?”

The expression on Huang Jingjie's face also became strange. When the matter of the fourth prince and the Li family's wife was mentioned, the fifth master became so excited that it was unbearable to look at him.

"Ahem, you said last time that you wanted to give the calligraphy and sacred text to the uncle, have you sent it over?" Huang Jingjie interrupted the fifth prince's nagging and asked. The fifth prince's excitement was suddenly cut off, and he said "uh" and his expression changed.

Zi Yan went down and said: "Not yet. My eldest brother has been familiar with Liu Gong's calligraphy since he was a child, and he is not in the same way as the calligrapher. It is enough to give him the Liu Gong's calligraphy. Dad likes the calligraphy of the calligrapher the most. I will read two more.

I'll send it to my father in the morning. Alas, a book-sage post has put Muji on my head. What's the matter? According to me, you should tell Qianchun Fangming that you are not allowed to send wine to Muji!"

"It's easy, I'll just tell Shopkeeper Yao of Qianchunfang." Huang Jingjie hurriedly answered. The fifth prince was stunned for a moment, coughed slightly and waved his hands: "Forget it, forget it, sell it, now let's talk about it."

What's the use? She kind of said hello to me, although she didn't say it explicitly."

Huang Jingjie carefully held the chestnuts in his hands, as if he could see the flowers from the shiny chestnuts.

On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, the officials from all over the empire ended their vacation, solemnly paid homage to the Yamen God, and began to deal with the official affairs of the new year step by step.

There is a small, dilapidated courtyard inside the second gate of the Ministry of Personnel with towering ancient trees. This is where Xu Xuhan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, handles official duties. In the extremely clean and tidy upper room, Xu Shangshu is sitting at the top, listening attentively.

Mr. Yuan, a confidant and aide, said: "Jiang Qingyuan was born as a Jinshi. He has been in office for five years. One is outstanding, three are above average, and one is average. He is considered to be the top choice. Last autumn, he asked Ma Langzhong and said that his wife Li

I am worried that my niece has no one to take care of me, and I want to find a job in the Sixth Ministry next time."

"Mr. Li? Well," Xu Shangshu already remembered who Mr. Li was as soon as he spoke. He couldn't help but think of his son's troubles years ago and the promise he made to his son. He couldn't help but frown. Mr. Yuan stopped talking.

Looking at him and waiting for him to speak, Xu Shangshu raised his hands and said: "I know this matter. Didn't we discuss it years ago? There happened to be a male official missing among the grooms. It was just right for him to go. What happened? You continue

explain."

"Yes, this matter was already agreed upon years ago. Last night, Minister Sun came to see me and said that the Privy Council knew that the stable was in urgent need of a director. Jiang Qingyuan has a calm and down-to-earth temperament and is best at practical matters. This means that there is no one more suitable to be the director of the stable than him.

The people have been selected and want to transfer Jiang Qingyuan to the Privy Council."

Sun Shilang is the natal nephew of Mrs. Sun of Dongyang County Prince's Palace, and he is also the spokesperson of Dongyang County Prince's Palace in the official department.

way."

"That's not the case," Xu Shangshu stood up and walked around the room a few times with his hands behind his back. "If we were to get on the way to Dongyang County Prince's Palace, this is what Sun Shilang should have said years ago. The Privy Council knows that the stable owner is lacking."

She has been here for four or five months. There is no need for him to go to the Prince's Palace of Dongyang County. Jiang Li comes from Yongguo Duke's Palace. The niece she wants to take care of has grown up with Mrs. Lin of Ningyuan Marquis Palace since she was a child.

The relationship between the Duke and the Prince is very deep." When Xu Shangshu said this, he felt agitated and stood still with his brows knitted together. He did not agree with his son's proposal to marry Li's daughter. It was because of this that the fifth wife of the Li family had close contacts with the Prince of Dongyang County.

Not to mention, they are inseparable from the Nanning County Prince’s Mansion. The Nanning County Prince’s Mansion and the Dongyang County Prince’s Mansion are in-laws!

No one said that one can pass the first-class exam. In addition to talent, timing, luck and fate are also important. Xu Shangshu sighed helplessly. No one would believe it if he told him that he actually expected his son to win the first-class title.

It's enough to be ranked second in class. Although the fourth prince has always had an advantage, he has too much advantage, which makes him feel a little inappropriate. The official family has great talents and has arbitrary policies. As one of the six tribes, he must not have any

He was biased, and if he stood in line now, he would be risking the whole family, and even the entire clan's wealth and future. He couldn't do it, and the Xu family couldn't do it either.

"What do you mean by Dong Weng?" Mr. Yuan asked, looking at the frowning Xu Shangshu. Xu Shangshu turned to look at him and said, "There is nothing wrong with Sun Shilang's arrangement. Jiang Qingyuan is indeed the most beautiful person in charge of the stables of the Privy Council."

Please let Sun Shilang handle this matter. As for the horseman, although the rank of the official of the official department and the director of the stable are similar, one is one of the many officials of the official department, and the other is in charge of all the horses and baggage in the army.

Naturally, they are not the same, and there is nothing good to say among the grooms."

"The fourth master is marrying to the Zhu family, and now he is deploying people to the Privy Council. This step is getting more and more urgent." Mr. Yuan whispered as if to himself. Xu Shangshu picked up the kettle from the warm nest and added more to Mr. Yuan's cup.

After drinking water, he also added a glass, sat down and took a few sips and said, "Who would have thought that an official could achieve such a high position?"

"Yes," Mr. Yuan paused for a while before sighing: "The late emperor had such momentum back then?" Mr. Yuan swallowed the next words: "Who would have thought that the uncle would suddenly die from a serious illness, and four

Prince, the only one left in the official family who survived until the death of the late emperor, who could have thought of such a thing?"

"Officials are of a persevering nature. We ministers are blessed to follow such a wise master. We must not take advantage of the fire and expect too much, otherwise," Xu Shangshu could not continue with palpitations. Mr. Yuan shuddered. Officials are so cruel.

For the sake of his position, he actually killed every one of his brothers. Anyone who dared to violate his taboo would be executed lightly.

"What Dong Weng said is absolutely true, the best policy is to be careful and watch from the sidelines." Mr. Yuan sighed with a hint of fear.

As soon as February entered, the fourth prince Qin Kun was engaged to the second wife of the Zhu family, Zhu Mingyan, the Marquis of Chang'an, and a lively decree was issued to the Zhu Mansion. Li Tian breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered Yue Niang to send it back to the fourth prince. Yue Niang happily accepted it.

I ordered someone to carry the box, and I was about to get on the car at the back corner door. Then I remembered that although the fourth master had made the decision to get married and open a house, if he wanted to get married and move out, it would be autumn anyway.

Where can I find him now? She can't get in if he's forbidden.

Yue Niang stood at the corner door for a while, stamped her feet, and was about to shamelessly go back to ask Li Tian for questioning. Qingzhi turned out of the Moon Gate with a smile and said: "Fifth Niangzi said you must still be in a daze here, and sure enough, Fifth Niangzi

As I said, he leads the household department and sits there almost every day. You go to the household department to find him and return the things." Yue Niang breathed a long sigh of relief, dusted her clothes, raised her chin and said with a 'hum'

"Is there any need to explain this? I've thought of it a long time ago." After saying that, before Qingzhi could speak, he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "This errand is important, I have to leave quickly."

The fifth prince went to Qingfeng Tower for breakfast early in the morning. He complained to Huang Jingjie with a worried look on his face: "You asked someone to go to Fatai Temple to burn a few sticks of incense for me. Things are not going well these days. The fourth brother is engaged.

He definitely doesn't want to see the happy event himself. If Baba comes to congratulate him, the flattery will definitely be slapped on the horse's hooves! Yesterday, I was guarding the place where he must pass, just to catch him by chance. I just said congratulations, and that's it.

I didn’t want to make him angry, but after watching for nearly two hours, the moon rose and set, and no one was seen! I got up at dawn today, but who knew that he had already gone to the Yamen?

Yes, it was so late last night and so early today, doesn’t he need to sleep?!"

Huang Jingjie looked at the fifth prince, who was getting more and more sullen as he talked, and advised him, "You don't have to wait for a chance encounter. The fifth prince comes to say congratulations, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't say anything else."

"Well, I have to look for him today to say congratulations no matter what. Otherwise, I will be rude. I will go to the Yamen to look for him."

"Fifth Master, no matter what, the gift is indispensable." Huang Jingjie said as he took the sealed red sandalwood box from the table and handed it over. The fifth prince reached out to take it, carried it out of the courtyard, threw it to the boy, and walked out of the side door.
Chapter completed!