Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 49 Catching Insects
In order to watch the dragon boat race with everyone, Tang Bingxuan didn't take a nap today. She couldn't hold on and slept all the way on the carriage back home. She went to bed early at night and woke up very early the next morning.

"Come here, who is on duty today?" Tang Bingxuan rarely woke up refreshed, and yesterday's fatigue disappeared.

Zhixia came in with a washbasin and toiletries and replied to Tang Bingxuan, "Miss, I am a slave."

After washing, Tang Bingxuan sat by the dressing table and looked at herself in the bronze mirror, "The weather in the morning in May is suitable for neither cold nor hot. I woke up early today, and Zhiqiu will soon put my hair into a nice and energetic bun."

Zhiqiu fiddled with the jewelry on the dressing table and said happily: "Yes, Miss. I hope that Miss will wake up early every day and dress up beautifully every day."

Then your lady must sleep contentedly. Spring and winter are so cold that she doesn't want to leave the warm bed. Summer and autumn are better.

After packing herself up, Tang Bingxuan took Zhixia to Songhe Courtyard to pay her respects to Mrs. Tai. She came early today and the others had not arrived yet.

The wife looked at her eldest granddaughter's exquisite hair bun and accessories and praised happily: "You are well-dressed today, your complexion is rosy and you are full of energy. It seems that you slept well last night."

"Grandma understands her granddaughter best."

Tang Bingxuan's almond-shaped eyes were slightly curved and she smiled like a crescent moon.

"Haha, that's natural."

Seeing that her eldest granddaughter had arrived early today and that no one else had made any movement, Mrs. Tai briefly reminded her to be wary of Qiao Waner.

Tang Bingxuan was not surprised when she heard her grandmother's words. Her grandmother, who had been hiding in the mansion for decades, would definitely be able to see Qiao Waner's evil intentions, "Grandma, don't worry, granddaughter."

The madam patted her granddaughter's tender little hand, "This will make grandma feel at ease."

Soon there was laughter in the yard, and the grandfather and grandson stopped talking.

……

Not long after the Dragon Boat Festival, there was an uproar in the morning because Mr. Liu, the censor of Zuo Qiandu of the Supervisory Council, impeached Zhou Xian, the Minister of Household Affairs, for corruption, bribery, and selling out his official position.

The Supervisory Council is directly under the emperor and supervises the words and deeds of officials on behalf of the emperor.

Mr. Liu also took out the account books of Zhou Xian, the Minister of Household Affairs, who had embezzled, accepted bribes, and sold his official positions. The evidence was conclusive, and Zhou Xian fainted and died on the morning of the morning.

The Holy One ordered Zhou Xian to be imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison, and a three-division trial was held under the supervision of the Supervisory Office, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.

"This old guy Zhou Xian has only given 60% of his money to this prince for a few years. Not only did he enrich his own pockets for the rest, but he also lost the account books. What a fool! This prince has lost a minister of household affairs. The position is so irritating." The second prince complained to his confidant eunuch Fugui in his palace.

Fugui quickly poured tea for the second prince, "Your Highness, please calm down. The key for you now is to shut Mr. Zhou's mouth and not involve His Highness."

"It's not good for Your Highness that the entire Zhou family will have to be buried with him. I'm sorry that he wouldn't dare to drag His Highness out. However, we can't sit back and wait for death. We sent someone to the Dali Temple Prison to tell him that if he talks too much, he will make mistakes. If he dares to bite, he will be killed!" The second prince already had murderous intentions in his heart.

Before the joint trial of the three divisions had begun, Zhou Xian committed suicide in the Dali Temple jail out of fear of being punished. The Holy Emperor decreed that Zhou's family should not be punished for one crime, and sentenced him to confiscation of his home and exile for three thousand miles.

After Zhou Xian's death, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue became vacant; a group of officials related to Zhou Xian were also executed one by one, leaving many vacancies in the court.

As a close minister of the emperor, Duke Rong Guo had to reject all the people who came to him for recommendation. Some families even launched ladies' diplomacy, which forced Duke Rong's palace to close the door and refuse guests. The government blocked the door.

Nowadays, even the Marquis of Yongning's Mansion has a marriage relationship with the Duke of Rongguo, so many people come to visit. For a time, the Marquis of Yongning's Mansion has gone from a sparsely populated house to a busy one, so much so that the Marquis of Yongning and his wife have to say they are sick and thank the guests. …

"Miss, these ladies invite you to enjoy the flowers and visit the lake." Zhichun handed a stack of invitations to Tang Bingxuan.

Tang Bingxuan read them one by one and put them on the table casually. "We are just acquaintances. When they heard that Jiang Shunian and I were engaged, they laughed at me behind my back. But now they are all inviting me kindly. It's really a hot world! They are all these. Don’t worry about those who follow the trend.”

Tang Bingxuan has a handkerchief friend she has known since she was a child. Her name is Pingyu. Her grandmother is the eldest princess, the current holy aunt. Her father, Pingsheng, is the second son of the eldest princess and is now the second-rank magistrate of Huzhou. Pingyu follows her mother. Both his younger brother and his younger brother were promoted to office with their father two years ago.

Pingyu is the youngest daughter in the family. She has two brothers and a sister. All three are married and have stayed in Kyoto.

Tang Bingxuan and Pingyu communicated with each other every month to express their feelings of missing each other. Last month, Pingyu wrote that she wanted to return to Kyoto with her mother Guo, but she has not returned yet.

Tang Bingxuan was already lazy, and she didn't want to go out without her little sisters to play with.

Zhiqiu came in from outside and handed Tang Bingxuan a brocade box, "Miss, I went out today and met Mr. Jiang. Mr. Jiang asked me to give this to you."

Tang Bingxuan opened the box. Inside was a pair of cloisonné and red coral earrings. "Does he have anything to say to me?"

"The third master said that he met her by chance today and thought it was suitable for the lady, so he asked his servant to bring it to the lady." Zhiqiu brought Jiang Shunian's words to Tang Bingxuan.

Jiang Shunian said before that he would personally select jewelry for himself, but now he has started giving gifts. I wonder if he can save a few boxes in his lifetime?

Tang Bingxuan responded, "Yes."

"Miss, do you want me to put it on for you now?" Zhiqiu asked Tang Bingxuan, somewhat eager to try.

Tang Bingxuan put the earrings back into the brocade box and placed them in the jewelry box on the dressing table. "Let's match the headdress and clothes before wearing them tomorrow."

"Okay, miss." Zhiqiu responded with a smile, already thinking about which clothes and headwear would best match the pair of earrings.

Jiang Shunian gave himself a gift, so he should reciprocate the gift.

Tang Bingxuan held her chin in her hands, thinking about what to give her.
"Zhidong is in the kitchen?" Tang Bingxuan asked Zhichun beside her.

"Miss, what's wrong with Zhidong? I'll go find her." Zhichun quickly left the inner room.

After a while, Zhichun and Zhidong both entered the room. Zhidong smiled and said to Tang Bingxuan: "Miss, I have developed a new dish today. You can try it for lunch later."

"Ah."

Zhidong saw that his young lady was not as excited as before when she heard about the new dishes, "Miss, what do you want from this slave?"

Tang Bingxuan thought that Jiang Shunian often went to Zuixianju and he must like to drink, so she could send some jars of good wine there, "Zhidong, is there any recipe for making wine in your family's ancestral recipes?"

Zhidong didn't know why his young lady asked this, "Yes, young lady. Although my grandfather is not good at cooking, he is good at making wine. He has a lot of good wine buried in the yard at home."

(End of this chapter)