The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1141 Nursery Rhymes

A farce occurred unexpectedly and ended unexpectedly, leaving only sighs from those who witnessed it lingering for a long time.

The news that "Princess Hong'an beat a court official in the street" spread to every corner of Kyoto in no time.

Regardless of the cause of the incident and leaving aside the specific facts, the Censorate had to speak out about the fact that the princess beat officials for no reason, even if Princess Hong'an did something they wanted to do but couldn't do, even if they felt relieved about it.

There is no way, the relationship between the royal family and the court officials is always very delicate.

The former considered themselves noble and extraordinary, believing that the salaries and honors of court officials all depended on the royal family, and that they were subjects of the royal family and should be given great respect as members of the royal family.

The latter, on the other hand, believed that since the royal family members were supported by the whole world and enjoyed wealth and honor that was not their own fault, they should just lie down and be content to do their job and not stir up trouble, let alone attempt to participate in government affairs. It would be best if they kept out of each other's way.

Therefore, except for the unique scenes in the imperial court at the end of the world, for most of the time in the long river of history, the upright court officials who wanted to gain fame were not willing to get too close to the royal relatives. If they got too close, some people would criticize and ridicule them in the name of flattery of power.

Therefore, even if the censors and court officials who valued their reputation were happy to see Sheng Yuan suffer losses, it was impossible for them to openly applaud and cheer for Princess Hong'an.

The court's attitude was clear, but the royal family's attitude was vague.

This matter involves the Queen's sister, and since the Queen seems to have some opinions about the royal family, no one knows whether helping Princess Hong'an will become the cause of the royal family being framed, so they can only play deaf and dumb and pretend to support impartiality.

So, soon, the result of handling this farce came out.

"Grand Princess Hong'an has been temporarily detained in the Grand Princess's Mansion and is not allowed to go out without an imperial decree. This gives us a lot of peace and quiet, as she doesn't have to come to our mansion to plead for her from time to time." Sheng Xiangxun stroked his beard and breathed a sigh of relief.

They were obviously extremely annoyed with each other, but because of their respective statuses they could not act rashly and had to respond with nice words and perfunctory manners.

"We old couple are so exhausted! This can't be taken lightly or seriously, it really tests our mentality!" Sheng Xiangxun couldn't help but show an expression of fear when he thought of the frequent receptions in recent days.

"If we are too polite, the other party will take advantage of us; but if we are too direct, it will seem like we are relying on your sister's power and being arrogant. It's hard to strike the right balance here! But it seems that the Grand Princess Hong'an doesn't understand what we are saying. It's really frustrating!"

Sheng Xiangxun spoke these words in a chanting tone. Zheng couldn't help but glance at him after hearing these exaggerated words. She followed his line of sight and looked at her little daughter who was nodding repeatedly. Seeing her expression of deep agreement, she finally couldn't help herself.

"Sheng Yuan, you little girl, do you know how old you are? Do you still think you are a three-year-old kid? You are already so old and such a high-ranking official! How can you still blackmail others just because you don't agree with something?!"

Thinking of what she saw that day, Zheng wanted to stroke her forehead: "Tell me, whose third-rank minister is this guy who fainted and lay down as soon as he was told? Don't you have any dignity?!"

"Face is not as important as substance." Before Sheng Yuan could speak, Sheng Xiangxun bravely muttered.

An Yu and Sheng Yuan were originally listening to the lecture with their heads down, but he didn't expect his father-in-law to take over the conversation, and he was immediately filled with admiration.

"Dad is right! When I was a kid, Dad was a few years older than I am now, and that's how he dealt with difficult people! Even though the moves are a bit old-fashioned, they work! They never fail!"

As soon as Sheng Yuan finished speaking with his eyes rolled, An Yu followed closely and raised his hand and said: "I remember that Dad used this trick to scare my grandmother away! It works!" Zheng, who wanted to vent her anger on her husband, paused and laughed.

But just as she was about to refute, she saw the housekeeper and Xiaoyao hurriedly appear to report.

"My Lord, Madam, Miss, and Son-in-law." The steward bowed and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "The Five Military Command and the Ministry of Revenue each sent a letter to Miss Three."

"A letter?!" Sheng Yuan stretched her neck immediately upon hearing that, motioning Xiaoyao to show it to her.

"Hmm, what does it say?" An Yu leaned over and said as he watched Sheng Yuan unpack the package, "Could it be that they are urging you to take up the position?"

"You guessed it right." Sheng Yuan quickly read two lines and suddenly laughed.

He casually handed the letter to An Yu, and she nodded with a smile: "Look, the time to take up the post has come."

Just when Sheng Yuan was about to show off proudly, she saw her mother glancing at her, and she immediately behaved herself again.

Even An Yu, who had just finished reading the letter and wanted to dance with joy, fell silent.

Zheng couldn't bear to see the two men acting like quails, so she rolled her eyes at each of them. Then she concentrated on pulling her husband's ears and went to the flower hall to talk to him while he was howling.

"Huh~~" Sheng Yuan and An Yu, who had just had a false alarm, simultaneously raised their hands to wipe away their sweat. After looking at each other, they couldn't help but laugh.

"Before, there was no response from the Five Armies Commander's Office, but now they are urging us to come. Could it be that they lost their patience because we went to the Shengguo Mansion one after another?" An Yu looked at Sheng Yuan in surprise and joy. "When you were first appointed as the first deputy commander, some people in the Five Armies kept submitting petitions to oppose it. Now they are expecting you to take the position. It's funny to think about it... By the way, Sister Yuan, how are you going to respond?"

Sheng Yuan tapped the envelope in An Yu's hand and said in a principled manner: "The deadline for taking office has not yet arrived, why are you in such a hurry? We agreed to take office in three days, so we must take office on that day. One day earlier or later is very unprincipled... How can I, a man of integrity, be so unfaithful?!"

"Well, okay!" Although he wondered what the difference was between taking office on an opaque day and the day after tomorrow, An Yu supported Sheng Yuan's idea.

  After all, the work after taking office is obviously not easy and the challenge is about to begin. Before that, if Sister Yuan wants to rest more, let her rest more!

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"The Sheng family has all the power, and controls the five armies and nine departments. The entire court is speechless, and the imperial family is even more worried."

In an inconspicuous street, a nursery rhyme taught by an unknown person spread among the naughty children in such an inconspicuous way.

Just because it has not yet become popular, it has not yet reached the ears of the powerful court officials.

As the nursery rhyme was slowly spreading and its influence was slowly fermenting, the day for Sheng Yuan to take up his post at the Five Military Commander's Office finally arrived.