King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 177

After lunch, taking advantage of the rest of the guards, Zhu Jinghong really went to the Shangyi Bureau.

Shangyi Bureau is located in the north of Chengmingyuan, and it only needs to pass through two palace gates in the middle, and it takes less than 5 minutes to walk there.

"See Lord Thirteen!"

The little eunuch at the gate of Shangyi Bureau gave a big salute, his expression flustered, obviously he didn't expect Zhu Jinghong to come here.

"Ok!"

In response, Zhu Jinghong walked straight in, and the little eunuch behind immediately followed.

The head of the Shangyi Bureau is in charge of the etiquette and daily life of the women inside and outside. Except for the eunuchs who are on duty at the gate and do rough work, the rest are all female officials and court ladies.

There are thousands of women at least inside and outside, and it is really cumbersome to manage these people with rewards, promotions and dismissals.

So when Zhu Jinghong walked into the courtyard, he basically didn't see idle people doing nothing, and everyone was busy going to and fro.

"Thirteen Lord Wanan!"

"Thirteen Lord Wanan!"

The female officials and maids kept greeting along the way, and when Zhu Jinghong reached the front hall, Shangyi and Chen Ping rushed out to meet him after hearing the news, followed by several subordinate officials.

"Slaves see the Thirteenth Lord!"

"That's all, no need to be polite!"

Zhu Jinghong randomly found a chair and sat down. At this moment, someone brought hot tea, and Chen Shangyi took it personally and handed it to Zhu Jinghong.

"Master Thirteen, why are you free today?"

Taking the teacup, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "Third Sister is currently selected as a servant. I heard that the re-election is about to take place, so come and have a look!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping's heart tightened, because there were too many people asking about this matter recently, which brought a lot of pressure to her.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Jinghong asked, "Who are the people who have been re-elected this time?"

"Hurry up and get the brochure, and show it to Lord Thirteen!" Chen Ping ordered the officials behind her.

Looking at the people behind Chen Ping, Zhu Jinghong went on to say: "They can go on their own, don't wait here!"

Naturally, the less people see the matter of looking for connections through the back door, the better, and he, Zhu Jinghong, also needs face.

"You all step back!"

After everyone saluted, they also retreated one by one, after all, they still had some errands to finish.

Soon, a female history brought the brochure, which was the list of people who passed the primary election this time, as well as the family backgrounds of each family.

"Master Thirteen, please take a look!"

"Ok!"

Opening the brochure, Zhu Jinghong looked through it one by one, and it turned out that all the selected women were from good backgrounds.

It was not until the fifth page of No. 30 that Zhu Jinghong turned to Xue Baochai. After reading the resume, he continued to turn down.

It took nearly 10 minutes to read a booklet, which made Chen Ping's legs go limp.

"Fifty people, Shangyi Bureau only selected eight, how can you make a conclusion?" Zhu Jinghong put down the brochure.

"Going back to the Thirteenth Master, you have to see it with your own eyes before you can..."

Before Zheng Ping could finish explaining, she was interrupted by Zhu Jinghong: "No. 30, the girl from Xue's family on page five, I have known her for a long time... Talent, learning and appearance are all the top choices, you Shang Yi Bureau should give her one." Quota!"

"This……"

"Why... so difficult?"

"To tell you the truth, many people have approached Shangyi Bureau for this matter, and they all want to intercede!"

"When the Empress learned about this, she issued a decree... that no one should interfere!"

Zheng Ping explained very carefully, as if she was wrong, and explained the difficulty of beating workers to the fullest.

Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "I'm not an outsider, you don't have to worry about my mother, if she asks, I will explain it myself!"

"This……"

"Not yet?" Zhu Jinghong's tone was filled with dissatisfaction.

"Master Thirteen, there are some words... I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"you say!"

"Even if the maid chooses the Xue family girl you mentioned, I'm afraid it will be sad for the empress to kiss her. Why do you disobey the empress for this!"

Zhu Jinghong asked curiously: "How do you know that the girl from the Xue family can't pass the empress's kiss?"

Zheng Ping slowly replied: "There are four places for attendants, the Lord ordered one, the Empress ordered one, and the Supreme Emperor also ordered one..."

In other words, three of the four places have been occupied, and now there is only one place left.

"As for His Highness Prince Rui, His Royal Highness Yunyang, His Royal Highness Xingshan, and His Royal Highness Zhongshun..."

Zheng Ping talked to seven or eight people in a row, among them were either the royal elders or his brothers and sisters, all of whom came to Shangyi Bureau to say hello.

"Damn it, why are they all related households!"

Zhu Jinghong couldn't help complaining, embarrassing Chen Ping on the side.

At this moment, he understood that why Baochai failed in the original book was not because she was not good enough, but because her identity and background were not strong enough!
After thinking for a while, Zhu Jinghong said again: "Those people you listed just now, am I worse than them?"

"There are eight people in the reelection, no matter what you do, squeeze out a spot for me, except for Prince Rui...do you think I'm afraid of other people?"

In fact, he is not even afraid of Prince Rui, after all, there will be a fight between him and Prince Rui for the last remaining spot.

The Xue family has a close relationship with the Jia family. If I push the Xue family so hard, I am afraid that the sixth child will think that the prince is behind the scenes, so it can kill two birds with one stone...

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong showed a smile on his face, while Chen Ping beside him was pale.

It's too uncomfortable for her to sit in Shangyi's position.

"Master Thirteen, this matter..."

"I know, you may have promised others, if I insist on a quota, someone will be squeezed out!"

Standing up, Zhu Jinghong said extremely righteously: "If the people who are squeezed out ask, you can say that I threatened you, and let them come to me directly!"

The group of people mentioned just now, as long as the one who is squeezed out is not Prince Rui, others really dare not trouble Zhu Jinghong.

It's all said and done, if you don't agree with it, you will offend people.

Compared with offending those county kings, Zhu Jinghong, who is more favored, is obviously more important.

"The slaves obey!"

"very good!"

Seeing Chen Ping's worried face, Zhu Jinghong said slowly, "Don't worry, if they trouble you, I will uphold justice for you!"

Although in the eyes of the people in the palace, Zhu Jinghong is a fool, but everyone also admits that he absolutely means what he says, and it is absolutely unambiguous to take care of things for others.

"Thank you, Lord Thirteen!"

After sending Zhu Jinghong out of the Shangyi Bureau, Chen Ping called his confidants to discuss the matter after returning, and finally agreed to exclude the person selected by King Le'an.

Zhu Jingqing, king of Le'an, is the eighth son of the current emperor. He is now 22 years old and has been named county king for six years.

Besides, Zhu Jinghong was out of the Shangyi Bureau. After finishing this matter, he also had one thing on his mind. The next question was how to pass the queen's test.

Go directly to intercede with the queen? That would be too low-level, and it should be used only when there is no other way.

"After all, I'm going to study with my third sister, so I can figure out a way from her!" Zhu Jinghong murmured.

"Deng An..."

"The slave is here!"

"Just these two days, you go to Jia's house again, keep a low profile..."

"Tell Ms. Xue that I have already taken care of the re-election for her, so she doesn't have to worry!"

To be rich and not to return home is like traveling at night in brocade clothes. If you do a favor and don’t let others know, it’s a help in vain. Zhu Jinghong will not suffer from this.

"Yes, the slave will go out with the people from the imperial dining room tomorrow!"

"You are capable of doing things!" Zhu Jinghong boasted casually.

These words made Deng An's heart elated, and he thought he was Zhu Jinghong's number one confidant.

People like Yu Hai and Zhang Ping'an can only do some stupid work of serving people.

"The servant will do his job with all his heart, and he will never disappoint Lord Thirteen!" Deng An expressed his loyalty in a timely manner.

"En!" Zhu Jinghong nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)