Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 102 Entering the Palace as an Official
"Why, can Prime Minister Ji forget what he just said a few days ago?" Sheng Shaoqing teased Ji Wenxuan with a light smile.

Ji Wenxuan's expression of Wannian Frost finally showed signs of loosening. He was a little embarrassed by Sheng Shaoqing's backstab, so he could only grin the corners of his mouth and didn't speak again.

Princess Lin Yang had never seen Ji Wenxuan suffer such a disadvantage, and she couldn't hold back any of it, and burst out laughing.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's Lin Yang who lost his temper." Princess Lin Yang apologized, but the smile still hung on the corner of her mouth.

The fact that Guang Ji Wenxuan was choked up by the queen mother was enough for her to laugh for a whole year.

"Cough cough cough", Princess Lin Yang cleared her throat, and continued, "Before Lin Yang entered the palace, she had met Bao Chuan, and when she asked about her future plans, she had expressed her willingness to stay in the princess mansion. There is a lack of a female official in charge in the mansion, why not let Bao Chuan fill the gap, I see that she is also stable and sophisticated, wouldn't it be a good fit for both in my mansion?"

"How did this happen!"

Ji Wenxuan's complexion turned sour in an instant, he could go anywhere, but he was not allowed to stay in the Princess Mansion!I don't care about my own house, but run to housekeeper for others, how decent is it? ! !
"Why not?" Princess Lin Yang retorted, "The female officials in this palace are all of high rank, and there is a lot of salary for a year, isn't it better than going back home?"

Ji Wenxuan said coldly, "It just won't work!"

He had heard about the monsters and goblins in Princess Linyang's mansion for a long time. If Bao Chuan really went to live in the princess' mansion, wouldn't he have just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth again?How good it is to learn from the princess!
Princess Lin Yang laughed angrily at Ji Wenxuan's words, and asked, "Then Prime Minister Ji asked Bao Chuan to go home, what other choice does she have besides remarrying and becoming a monk?"

"This..." Ji Wenxuan gritted his teeth, "Then don't bother the princess!"

"Prime Minister Ji, what do you mean? Since Bao Chuan doesn't want to go back to Ji's mansion, why do you force her?!"

"If she doesn't go back to the Ji Mansion, where else will she go?!"

Seeing the red faces of the two arguing, Sheng Shaoqing listened to each other more and more.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"You guys! Stop arguing!"

"Prime Minister Ji, since Bao Chuan doesn't want to go back, what about letting her stay in the Princess Mansion? If you want to see her, you can visit her from time to time!"

Ji Wenxuan was furious, and in a fit of anger, he said what he really thought in his heart, "No way! No way! If you don't go back to Ji's mansion, then you can't go to the princess mansion!"

Princess Lin Yang was even annoyed when she heard the words, and said with a sneer, "Why, when did this palace become a dragon's pool and a tiger's den?! Prime Minister Ji, why can't you tell me why Bao Chuan can't stay in my princess' mansion?!"

Ji Wenxuan knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and he hesitated, "Bao Chuan...Bao Chuan has lived in the countryside for many years, and she may not be able to get used to the life in the Princess Mansion for a while, let alone being a female official in the Princess Mansion. I am worried that she is not capable enough. …so……"

Before Ji Wenxuan finished speaking, Princess Lin Yang snorted coldly, "I don't know who owes Bao Chuan to be like this!"

"What's more, I see that she is doing a good job in the management of Huangzhuang, and can help me clear up the accounts. Prime Minister Ji said that she is not capable enough, so I'm afraid it is biased!"

When Ji Wenxuan saw that Princess Lin Yang brought up the sad things many years ago, he had been entangled with kindness and resentment for so many years, and all the sins he committed back then were reflected on his daughter, really...

Creation tricks people!

Seeing that something was wrong, Sheng Shaoqing tried to calm down the incident, and hurriedly interjected, "Why don't you take a step back and let Bao Chuan enter the palace?"

Princess Lin Yang turned her head in surprise, and Ji Wenxuan raised her head in shock when she heard the words.

Seeing that they all looked at him with surprised expressions, Sheng Shaoqing explained, "Bao Chuan doesn't want to go back to Ji's Mansion, and Prime Minister Ji doesn't want Bao Chuan to stay in the Princess Mansion, so besides your two mansions, there's nothing else Aijia’s palace can come!”

"Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Ji Wenxuan wanted to decline, Sheng Shaoqing pretended to be angry and said, "Prime Minister Ji, you can't trust Aijia?! Then Aijia should order Bao Chuan to stay in the princess mansion."

Ji Wenxuan sighed, compared to the Princess Mansion, the Empress Dowager's side is really a clean place.

"Then... the minister will follow the holy will."

After finishing speaking, Ji Wenxuan bowed and retreated, and immediately asked the coachman to drive to the princess mansion after leaving the palace.

Now there is only Princess Lin Yang left in the palace, with a pouted mouth, Lao Gao reluctantly said, "Sister-in-law! You clearly know that Lin Yang wants to keep Bao Chuan... not only because of the previous plan..."

Sheng Shaoqing said with a smile, "Don't you think I can't see it? If you only want to win over Ji Wenxuan, why would you fight Ji Wenxuan for her?"

"Then you still..."

"Besides, from what Prime Minister Ji said, Lin Yang thinks very little of my princess mansion!"

What do you mean if you don't go back to the Ji Mansion, you can't stay in the Princess Mansion? !
Isn't she just raising a face from the backyard? !
As for what? !

Even if Prime Minister Ji himself doesn't take concubines, why in this world only allow men to have three wives and four concubines, she can't have three wives and four lords? !

Why point fingers at her because of this?Mian Shou is willing, she is willing, both sides take what they need, will it be the turn of outsiders to comment? !

In the past, she just smiled and pretended not to care about what other people said was ugly, but Ji Wenxuan's words were clearly disgusting, and she was still a little bit angry. If the son-in-law is not attacked, the son-in-law will not die. If the son-in-law does not die, she will not be a widow. If she is not a widow, she will not be lonely. If she is not lonely, she will not seek face!

It's that simple.

Sheng Shaoqing quickly smoothed things over and said, "Prime Minister Ji didn't mean that, and I was also worried that you two would quarrel. Besides, it's good for everyone to take a step back. When Bao Chuan comes to the palace, he can also help Ai's family, so it doesn't count as wronging her. "

Princess Lin Yang thought about it too. The errands in the palace are better than the errands in the princess mansion, so she nodded and reluctantly agreed to Sheng Shaoqing's proposal, "Then... I will talk to Bao Chuan later."

Princess Lin Yang had no choice but to leave the palace. When she returned to the mansion exhausted, she saw a carriage parked at the door. The carriage seemed to be the emblem of the Ji family? !

Princess Lin Yang thought it was over, she shouldn't have told the guards of Ji's mansion not to stop her a few days ago, she rushed back to the courtyard where Ji Baochuan lived now, and as soon as she settled down, she heard someone arguing in low voices inside the house.

"Father! Bao Chuan doesn't want to go back! Bao Chuan doesn't want to remarry, and he doesn't intend to stay with the ancient Buddha, so why not help the princess with the household affairs..."

"Then when you go back to Ji's Mansion, there are a lot of general affairs waiting for you to deal with! You can pack up in a while, and return to the mansion with the old man in the evening!"

Princess Lin Yang pushed open the doorway, "Prime Minister Ji wants to take someone out from my princess mansion, so at least he has to ask the master for my opinion, right?"

"Princess!"

Princess Lin Yang gave Ji Baochuan a reassuring look, and continued to confront Ji Wenxuan.

Ji Wenxuan bowed and saluted, "I was rude just now, but I have to take Bao Chuan back to the house today, and I ask the princess to forgive me."

Princess Lin Yang was also speechless for a while, this old man usually seemed to have the best temper, but when he became stubborn, he couldn't pull ten cows back.

Aunt Hengyang didn't know why she fell in love with this stunned young man back then, and caused a lot of trouble because of it.

Princess Lin Yang was neither angry nor in a hurry, she just raised the hand letter in her hand, and said to Ji Wen, "It's a trivial matter for Prime Minister Ji not to give me face, but you have to obey the hand letter of the Queen Mother."

Princess Lin Yang was relieved when she saw Ji Wenxuan's instantly livid face. This was the first time she had seen results since she acted carefully.Just to put it bluntly, she just saw Prime Minister Ji like that, so she didn't look like she was going to let it go!
No matter how unhappy Ji Wenxuan was, he could only slowly kneel down to accept the order.

Princess Lin Yang glanced at Ji Baochuan, who was full of astonishment, and motioned for her to accept the order as soon as possible. Only then did Ji Baochuan wake up from the shock.

"The Empress Dowager's letter, Ji's family is Xunyong, Dihua Yingfu, I have heard for a long time that Bao Chuan is diligent and docile, graceful and pure, and gentle in nature. He is specially called into the palace and given the post of secretary. Wang Erke will do his duty. Try to add food!"

"This is the first time in several years that the palace selects an official from outside the palace. If Bao Chuan gets this, it is not a disappointment."

"Mother... Queen Mother?" Ji Baochuan muttered, but Princess Lin Yang smiled and said, "Why, are you so happy and silly? Although the ladies in the palace and I, the ladies in the princess's mansion are both female officials, but in the end, their status is different. My house is a bit taller, and the position of accountant was personally selected by the Queen Mother, you are already good at this, and you can use your expertise after entering the palace."

Seeing Princess Lin Yang's confident appearance, Ji Wenxuan also understood that he had stumbled this time and it was irreversible.

"you……"

After hesitating for a while, Ji Wenxuan asked the doubts that had accumulated in his heart for many years, "Why on earth are you unwilling to go back with me? You obviously... If you listened to my words and broke up with Shen Gui back then, I will find another place for you for my father." It's a good marriage, even if Princess Hengyang cares about it, you...wouldn't have fallen to such a point!"

Ji Baochuan asked his father back, "Father, where is your daughter now?"

Ji Wenxuan didn't expect his daughter to ask back, so he was stunned for a moment before he said sadly, "At least, it's not as lonely as it is now, with nothing!"

This daughter has been the most troublesome thing for him since he was a child. Before he could get into such a disaster, he was worried about her, but in exchange for her, she said, "If you marry, you will marry. No matter what the beggar or the family is, whoever he is Can't stop me!"

Later, he broke off the relationship with him, turned around and left to marry. Shen Gui disappeared, and it was not that he had never thought of taking Bao Chuan back and helping her find another marriage, but Bao Chuan refused every time, and said What, "Her husband wants to see people when he is born, and he wants to see corpses when he dies, otherwise he will never remarry."

In a fit of anger, he simply ignored her and let her go.

Now that she and Shen Gui have reconciled, one should take it easy, even if she does not get married and returns to the Ji Mansion, no one will disrespect her!

He couldn't understand why Bao Chuan refused to go back!This stubborn temperament really followed him!

"Father, it's hard for a daughter to be alone, and it's not like she has nothing. These years, her daughter has accumulated a lot of property in Huangzhuang. Although she understands that her father secretly helped her in many things, she is not useless. Waiting for your rescue!"

Ji Wenxuan was puzzled, "So what?"

"Back then my daughter didn't know that Shen Gui had defected from Beiliang, she just waited for him to return home, but now, her daughter has severed all ties with him, so there is no need to go back to Huangzhuang."

"then you…"

Ji Baochuan didn't wait for Ji Wenxuan to ask back, and continued, "Father, after listening to my daughter, my daughter understands my father's painstaking efforts, but my daughter has already severed ties with her father. If I go back on my word at this time, wouldn't it put my father in a dilemma?"

"For the father...for the father, I don't care!"

"But a daughter can't ignore her father! The father has worried so much about his daughter, and the daughter can't ignore her father's official voice. Besides, the daughter doesn't want to live the old life..."

"Bao Chuan..."

After a long time, Ji Wenxuan sighed, and said with a wry smile, "I knew you were such a temperamental person, but I didn't expect you to be so stubborn...Forget it, this temperament is just like a father..."

"Princess, since this matter is a foregone conclusion, can I allow the old man to have a few words with Bao Chuan alone, and then the old man will go back home without stopping."

Seeing this, Princess Lin Yang went along with the flow and waved her hands, "Prime Minister Ji, please do what you want."

"In a few days, I will send Bao Chuan into the palace in person, so the prime minister doesn't have to worry."

Ji Wenxuan cupped his hands, thanked her, and Princess Lin Yang turned around and left.

After a whole day of turmoil, Cui Yun saw that Sheng Shaoqing was in a bad mood as soon as he returned to the Yongguang Palace, and his expression was very tired, so he said distressedly, "I see that the queen mother's complexion is not very good, why don't you send the imperial doctor to ask for a safe pulse? So reassuring."

Sheng Shaoqing shook his head, "It's nothing, I'm just exhausted."

"Then Weichen asked Aning to give the Queen Mother a massage?"

"Will she know how to do this?!"

Cui Yun smiled and said, "Being able to serve the Queen Mother, naturally everyone has secret skills."

"However, Mrs. Ji...Ms. Ji is a treasurer when she enters the palace. Will there be some..."

Seeing Cui Yun's worried expression, Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help laughing and said, "Princess Lin Yang's style of handling things seems out of place, but she excels in roughness and finesse. Since she said that Bao Chuan is competent, she naturally has her own advantages." .”

Cui Yun nodded silently, and asked again,

"Should we just let the privy envoy disappear in Beiliang's capital? Or, let's try to send someone to secretly look for the privy envoy's trace?"

At least send someone to make sure he's safe.

"No need."

Sheng Shaoqing already knew where Shen Gui was hiding, otherwise, what's the use of this system?

If you say that this kid is also a thief, he is hiding in the Haojia Lane in the back street of the Princess Mansion. When the Princess Mansion sent people to look for him, they thought he would run far away, but they didn't expect him to be hiding right under their noses. .

The surrounding area of ​​the Princess Mansion was heavily guarded, and Haojia Lane was even more tightly sealed. On that day, he left the gate of the Princess Mansion, walked around a few times, and entered a small courtyard from a dog hole. The food business is actually Helian's contact point in Beiliang behind the scenes, and this point, the Lord Helian probably doesn't even know about it, but Shen Gui specially prepared it for himself.

Sheng Shaoqing sneered, "When he comes out, bring him the den of thieves!"

Cui Yun didn't hear Qing Sheng Shaoqing's whisper, only heard the word "duan". After thinking for a long time, she still resisted the urge to ask, turned around and went out to call Aning to come in to massage the Queen Mother.

(End of this chapter)