The world is heavy and late

Chapter 328

Xia Qing and Xu Zhong received a letter from the capital in the middle of the journey, so they rushed back in the second half of the journey.

Zhang Zhi passed away suddenly, and the emperor retired for three days.

Xu Zhong didn't need Xu He to tell him in the letter, Xu Zhong knew that the emperor was probably feeling very uncomfortable.

It just so happened that Gu Weiyun also sent Xia Qing the news that the emperor ordered Mu Tingnan to be summoned, and they heard about it when they were on the way.

At this time, the news was not too circulated, and Xia Qing and Xu Zhong were on the road almost most of the time, but even the teahouse and wine shop were talking about it, and they knew how to make a sensation in the world.

When Xia Qing received Gu Weiyun's letter, Mu Yunsheng had already gone to Beijing first, bringing his two disciples, Huai'an and Liushu.

Zhang Zhi also met Mu Yunsheng when he was dying of illness. The two have been friends for a long time, but they have never seen each other. This scene at this time is quite regrettable.

Zhang Zhi was younger than Mu Yunsheng. When Mu Yunsheng became famous, Zhang Zhi had just been recommended to be a small official, but at this moment, one of them was mentally exhausted and the other was dying of illness.

It was difficult for Xia Qing to find out what Zhang Zhi and Mu Yunsheng said in the two sentences in the letter, but the news that Mu Yunsheng had already entered Beijing still reminded Xia Qing.

Her trip to Yizhou was almost a month late one after another.

It was also counted as the three-month period mentioned by the emperor, so the group did not dare to stay any longer.

Xia Qing's return to the capital did not alarm too many people, but the return of the people from Xu's house in Huaiyuan Lane was known to many people wandering around.

Xia Qing was not eye-catching, but Xu Zhong was.

It stands to reason that when Zhang Zhi died of illness, he should recommend the next prime minister to the emperor. Zhang Zhi did indeed mention Cao Xiu, Shangshu of the household department like the emperor, but in the end, Zhang Zhi actually proposed to let Xu Zhong enter the official department. Surprised.

The emperor didn't say whether he agreed or not, and he didn't even come to any conclusion on the matter of the prime minister.

But the emperor turned around and sent a letter to Xu Zhong. People who are interested can naturally inquire about it, and now everyone finds it very interesting.

Even after Zhang Zhi's death, the fact that the emperor did not have any decree made some people anxious.

As soon as Xu Zhong returned to Beijing, he stood in Xu's house and Xia Qing met his eyes. For some reason, the two sighed together, then looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Xu Zhongdao: "It's not convenient for me now, I have to trouble you to make arrangements for the princess alone."

Xia Qing waved his hand: "It's also my business, so go about your business."

Xu Zhong nodded, and the two of them put down their luggage without resting, so they walked inwards and outwards one by one, and when they reached the door, Xia Qing poked his head in from the doorway and said, "Tonight, I want to eat fish made by Mrs. Chen."

Xu Zhong looked up at the sky, it was already noon, where to go to buy fish, but looking at the head at the door, Xu Zhong nodded silently.

Walking inside, Xu Zhong said to Anping who was following him with tears in his eyes: "You go to the door to pick up someone. A letter will arrive later. If the adults from the Ministry of Education come, please come in."

After Anping agreed, Xu Zhong strode into the door and said: "Order to prepare hot water, my wife and I will enter the palace tonight."

Anping got a lot of errands but breathed a sigh of relief, the servants would only know how to do things when the master came back, wouldn't they?

Xu He followed Xu Zhong into the house. Xu He didn't know much about the affairs of the court, but his news penetrated inside and outside. Xu Zhong now wanted to see the current situation.

Xu Zhong entered the study, sat down and asked directly: "How is the capital? Is Mr. Zhang's condolence over?"

Xu He lowered his head and answered one by one: "The epidemic was discovered in the capital a while ago, but Mr. Xie discovered it early and did not wreak havoc."

"Your Majesty has already started to go to court in the past two days, and there seems to be some disputes over the matter of the prime minister. The Secretary of the Ministry of Households, Cao Xiu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Du Pan, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Zhou Jun, are all recommended."

"Master Zhang is still at rest. People around the capital heard about it and went to the gate of Zhang's house to worship."

Xu Zhong thought for a while and asked, "Did the Ministry of Punishment not intervene in this matter?"

Xu He paused and said truthfully: "I don't know, I just haven't heard of it."

Xu Zhong nodded, put this matter aside and started to ask the next one: "What are you arguing about lately?"

Xu He quietly raised his eyes to glance at Xu Zhong and said, "I'm arguing about... about Suzhou."

Xu Zhong raised his eyes, his eyes were heavy, Xu He lowered his head and continued: "The Turks on the border of Suzhou intend to invade. After Mr. Song arrived in Suzhou, he heard that he had some trouble with the governor of Suzhou."

Xu Zhong didn't speak after listening, and reached out to touch the jade ring on his waist, and didn't ask any more details.

I really can't ask anything, there are few servants when they are close to the court hall, let alone the servants who are out of the palace now, it is not easy to get so much information.

Xu Zhong wanted to ask some more trivial matters, but Anping had already brought several people in.

When Xu Zhong heard the voice and went out to look, an adult stepped forward and said excitedly: "Master Xu, you are back."

After Xu Zhong cupped his hands and saluted, he said, "A few adults please."

Neither Anping nor Xu He followed Xu Zhong into the door. Anping went to serve tea and water, while Xu He grabbed Cheng Dalang who had just parked the carriage and asked, "Where is aunt?"

Cheng Dalang carried big and small bags on his back, but they were all his own.

Xia Qing and Xu Zhong's had already been moved in by Fu Erfusan who was waiting at the side, but Cheng Dalang's was left alone at the gate. Cheng Dalang, who tied up the carriage, saw his nose crooked when he came back.

He secretly cursed these two things as treacherous as before, but he could only pick them up by himself.

Seeing that Xu He didn't care about the fact that he wasn't familiar with it before, he quickly handed the luggage on his arm to Xu He and said, "Brother, quickly help me carry it, I'm about to drop it."

Xu He: ...Where are you going?
Xu He was a little speechless, but seeing that Xia Qing was no longer at the door, he could only take it with his hands.

The feeling of heaviness at the beginning made Xu He look a little sideways, and he asked after a moment of silence, "Why do you go out with so many things?"

Cheng Dalang babbled and said with his knees against the luggage in his arms, "I bought them on the road."

Xu He looked at himself and the things on him, and felt deeply that Xu Zhai gave his servants a lot of monthly money, and how could a servant still get a dividend from the shop? ! !
Cheng Dalang may have been on the road for too long, and there is no one to talk with him, and every time he looks for his master, he feels that he can't get in the atmosphere of the two of them.

Go to Zhu Canjiang and the others, I always feel that they seem to dislike him, and he is even more embarrassed about the two young and beautiful maids at the princess's place.

So he held back all the way, and now seeing a familiar person who couldn't stop chattering at all, Xu He was forced to listen all the way with his luggage.

I feel very different from my aunt who has been with her for a long time, and I never thought Cheng Dalang liked to talk so much before.

(End of this chapter)