Metaphysical Talisman Wife Fortune-telling Spirit: Orion eats chaff and I eat meat

Chapter 475 Ding Tongzhi seeks official position

Meng Lixing was stunned for a moment and looked at the steward: What is Ding Tongzhi doing here at this time? Doesn't he rely on his status and never come to visit? !

But after all, he was an in-law and an official figure, so how could he dare to refuse?

So Meng Lixing and Xiao Luoyi apologized and went out to meet Ding Tongzhi.

Meng Zhangzhu was also keeping company at the table. He took the initiative to pick up food for Xiao Luoyi and explained in a low voice.

"The previous prefect was transferred. Ding Tongzhi originally wanted to take over as prefect because he had lost his connections with the higher-ups. Who would have thought that the new prefect was actually arranged by His Majesty the Emperor directly from the capital..."

"Ding Tongzhi was not convinced, and the two got into a fight. The new prefect didn't want to attack Ding Tongzhi, so he targeted the Meng family, which caused the Meng family to suffer this unjust injustice..."

Xiao Luoyi was curious: "What about Meng Xing'er? She is from your Meng family after all. Why don't you help the Meng family speak in front of Ding Tongzhi and ask him to help?"

Meng Zhangzhu sighed helplessly: "She seems not to know this. She has never come back since the Meng family was targeted."

Xiao Luoyi was stunned, but then asked casually: "Then why did you come here today?"

Meng Zhangzhu opened his mouth to answer when a sound of footsteps suddenly came towards this direction. The leader was Ding Tongzhi.

Ding Tongzhi led his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and knelt down towards Xiao Luoyi as soon as he entered the door!

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Princess of the County!"

"The common people pay their respects to the princess..."

Meng Lixing also knelt down, and Mrs. Zhao and Meng Zhangzhu stood up in confusion. Looking at Xiao Luoyi and his father and sister kneeling below, they didn't know what to do for a while.

It was Meng Lixing who pulled Meng Zhangzhu and Mrs. Zhao, and they knelt down in a hurry.

Xiao Luoyi raised his hand helplessly: "Everyone, get up."

The group of people then stood up, but they all looked at Xiao Luoyi.

Especially Meng Xing'er and his wife, Ding Tongzhi and his wife, looked at Xiao Luoyi with eager eyes, as if they were seeing a gold ingot.

The meal was unfinished, so Xiao Luoyi put down his bowls and chopsticks and stood up on his own initiative: "Let's talk somewhere else."

It’s already summer, so naturally it’s the Seven Star Pavilion in the middle of the water.

The curtains were drawn up to let in the breeze, but it was far enough away from the surroundings to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

Xiao Luoyi took the main seat, and the others sat nervously at the bottom, all looking at Xiao Luoyi.

Everyone in the Meng family couldn't believe it: the former Orion wife, a goddess, was just close to the then head of the Nanzhao Kingdom, but she actually became the princess in the blink of an eye? !
Doesn’t that mean that Chen Huaijin is Prince Zhongjun! ?
Xiao Luoyi looked at Ding Tongzhi and Meng Xing'er and said in a gentle tone: "You came to me suddenly. What's the matter?"

This gentleness gave Ding Tongzhi the illusion that Princess Zhongjun was easy to talk to.

So Ding Tongzhi first talked about the relationship between his family and the Meng family, and then emphasized his hard work over the years and the harmonious relationship between him and the previous Guizhou prefect. Finally, he said aggrievedly that the new prefect used some tricks to actually My position has been lost...

Xiao Luoyi listened to what he said and then nodded: "I understand what you mean. I would like to ask, where is the former prefect of Guizhou now?"

Ding Tongzhi knew this: "After he was transferred to the capital, he became the supervisor of the Ministry of Rites..."

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of sacrifices and various large-scale activities every year, so it is logically an important department.

But the supervisor of the Ministry of Etiquette is just a handyman at best.

The majestic magistrate of a state, in charge of various affairs of the people and officials of a state, has become a handyman in the Ministry of Rites...

This is an ups and downs, to put it harshly: if there is no one to support him in this life, he will be like this.

Having said this, Ding Tong realized later: "Does the princess know why he was transferred to the Ministry of Etiquette?" Xiao Luoyi did not answer: of course she knew.

As the former crown prince's man and the main force that instigated the crown prince to rebel, the fact that he is still alive is a gift to the former crown prince's face.

Still want to take charge?
dream!

Ding Tongzhi understood in an instant: The princess of the county actually knew the reason!
But he had inquired about this matter for a long time, and no one knew the reason.

Think about it, Princess Zhong is succeeded by Prince Zhong, and Prince Zhong is the heir of His Majesty the Emperor, which means that behind Prince Zhong is His Majesty the current Emperor...

Ding Tongzhi shivered and suddenly felt a little scared.

It is His Majesty the Emperor who wants to touch the former prefect? !
In this case, His Majesty the Emperor must have made his own decision on the new prefect, and it has nothing to do with whether he failed to do his job well or not.

Did you come here by mistake today? !
Ding Tongzhi wanted to quit, but after all, everyone was here and he couldn't just leave, so Ding Tongzhi changed his tone with a smile and asked his wife to give him a generous gift.

"I heard that the princess came incognito. I wanted to be filial, but I didn't know what the princess liked, so I had to take some of this...please forgive me."

A box of silver notes and a box of dongzhu the size of pigeon eggs, all perfect and flawless, are rare treasures.

Xiao Luoyi looked at these things in front of him and fell into deep thought. At the same time, he was still angry in his heart.

This banknote is worth tens of thousands taels at least, and this box of Dongzhu is extremely valuable in this era!

To put it bluntly, His Majesty the Emperor may not even have a box of such neat and flawless Dongzhu in his warehouse!
Where did a mere fellow intellectual come from with so many treasures?
It must be the people's fat and the people's anointing!
Xiao Luoyi took a few deep breaths and did not lose his temper after all: he was not his boss, let alone an evaluator, so he had no right to make irresponsible remarks.

"I have collected the things. You put your things down and go out first."

Ding Tongzhi felt uneasy.

What if the princess is angry? She put the things away again.

But what if the princess is not angry? Her face was really not pretty.

In the end, Ding Tongzhi and his family kowtowed and resigned.

After the others left, Xiao Luoyi asked Mrs. Zhao and the slaves to retreat, leaving only Meng Lixing and Meng Zhangzhu's father and daughter.

Meng Zhangzhu had never seen Xiao Luoyi look so ugly. He was also scared and hurriedly brought tea and water.

Meng Lixing only dared to sit on half of his buttocks and looked at Xiao Luoyi nervously.

Xiao Luoyi calmed down his emotions first, and then looked at Meng Lixing: "What do you think of this married second young lady?"

Meng Lixing was stunned for a moment and replied honestly: "At the beginning, you said to let her get married and not let her come back. We also followed your instructions."

"On the surface, relatives don't offend anyone to death when they walk around, but they don't dare to get too close."

"In addition to the daily courtesy of welcoming and sending money, we dare not make any exchanges."

In fact, Meng Xing'er also thought about letting Magistrate Ding Tong take a share of the Meng family's business and earn some money.

But the Meng family disagreed.

Meng Xing'er had objections to this, and Ding Tongzhi's family was also dissatisfied, so the relationship was very weak.

But who would have thought that the goddess who escorted her eldest sister Meng Zhangzhu back would actually become the princess of the county? !

If I had known this earlier, I would have protected the Meng family no matter what!