I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 54: Prince of Jin Shen Liuyun

Song Lingyi was still a little embarrassed, her cheeks slightly red.

Fang Dianji smiled lightly, and said in a reserved manner: "Official Song is new here, if you have any questions in the future, you can ask me."

"Thank you two for your help."

Su Siji pointed to another female official and said, "This is Zhong Zhangji, who holds the same position as you."

Sitting on the right, Master Zhong nodded indifferently towards Song Lingyi as a greeting.

Song Lingyi bowed in return. Then she looked at the dark circles under her eyes, her sunken cheeks, and her lack of energy. I'm afraid she must have suffered a lot in this position...

"The Palace Department has delivered your fish token, come and take a look." Ruan Dianji smiled and pulled Song Lingyi to Su Siji's desk.

The fish symbol was an official's identification card.

The copper fish symbol is not big, but it has a sense of simplicity and heaviness.

Song Lingyi picked up the fish symbol on the table and turned it over. The pattern on the symbol was smooth and elegant, and on the back was engraved the words 'Song Lingyi, the eighth-rank official in charge of the Shangyi Bureau'.

Is this the employee ID card in workplace dramas?

Please forgive Song Lingyi for being just a newly graduated student in her previous life, and she learned a lot of social knowledge from movies and TV dramas.

"No matter how urgent the mission is, you must be careful when you go in and out of the door to take the fish token for verification, and never lose it. Although it can be replaced, it will be very embarrassing to go to the palace to get a replacement fish token." Su Siji said.

Song Lingyi nodded obediently: She understood that this was equivalent to an official losing his seal or losing his admission ticket in the examination room. Once made, these mistakes would cost a huge price even if they could be corrected.

Su Siji dismissed the others and handed the list of books that needed to be sorted out today to Song Lingyi and Zhong Zhangji, instructing them to mark the categories of the books before sunset.

Song Lingyi felt overwhelmed when she saw the room full of books.

The key point is that the new official is not familiar with the business and is slow in getting things done.

The other bookkeeper sitting opposite her was organizing the information very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance. After understanding the content, he quickly marked and categorized it.

"Zhong Zhangji..." Song Lingyi held a book whose classification she was not sure about, and asked weakly, "What category is this book classified into?"

Zhong Zhangji raised his eyes quickly and scanned the contents of the book. "Left hand side, first row."

"..."

"Is it your left side, or mine?"

Zhong Zhangji said impatiently, "Of course it's yours!"

“……”It is said that work makes people irritable, and it is true.

Although Song Lingyi was slow in tidying up, she still managed to finish before sunset.

Stretching lazily, he went out. The yard of Sijisi became deserted. The dim sunlight sprinkled in the yard, weaving a layer of golden brocade on the ground.

Yongxiang is located to the west of the imperial city, covering a large area, about a quarter of the entire imperial city. There are many U-shaped courtyards in it, which are not shabby and small in terms of living area, but it is Yongxiang after all, and it cannot compare with the magnificent palaces where the concubines live.

The female officials of the Shangyi Bureau all lived in Nansui Garden.

Returning to Yongxiang from the Sijisi, the further north you go, the more exquisite the houses become. Song Lingyi slowed down her pace and walked forward holding the bamboo casket. After turning two more palace roads and walking up a few steps, Song Lingyi could not help but stop.

She had seen the Forbidden City in movies and TV dramas, but the palace in Daliang was of a completely different style. The buildings were of different heights. She could just see the main hall with its layered pavilions and flying corridors, which were magnificent and splendid under the summer sunset.

Take a deep breath of fresh air
Show a bright smile
From today on, she will start a new life!

…………

I stayed in the Sijisi for half a month.

The daily work was shared with Zhong Zhangji, which was not too heavy, but it was indeed boring. In the prosperous imperial city, Song Lingyi went to two places every day, either in Nansui Garden or in the courtyard of the Sijisi.

This day is also a normal day

Song Lingyi and Zhong Zhangji summarized the classics on a daily basis
Su Siji came in from outside, holding a stack of bamboo slips in his hands, "Miss Song, please come out for a moment."

Song Lingyi raised her head from the tall scriptures, stood up and left the house.

"My Lord, what do you want to see me for?"

Su Siji handed the bamboo slips to Song Lingyi and said with a rare warm smile: "This bamboo slip needs to be delivered to the Xuanzheng Hall. You should go there in person."

Song Lingyi took the heavy bamboo slips in her hand and answered solemnly, "Yes." Inwardly, she was curious: the job of delivering bamboo slips has always been given to the maids, so why was it given to her today?

However, she only dared to mutter these words in her heart, "Sir, I will go right away."

…………

The first time Song Lingyi left the harem, she did not enter the Eternal Lane, but passed through layers of guards and came to the front court.

She passed through one brightly painted gate after another, turned several palace roads, and finally arrived near the Xuan Zheng Hall.

It was also here that she met someone she hadn't seen for a long time——

In front of the palace road
A group of people came towards them with a gorgeous sedan chair, and on the sedan chair was Princess Qi Yang!

This was the first time she had seen Princess Qi Yang since their birthday banquet.

But this was in the imperial city, the princess was the master and she was the servant, so how could she dare to interrupt and greet him? She quickly retreated to the edge of the wall, bowed her head and saluted, "Your humble servant pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess. May Her Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"

The sedan chair stopped leisurely in front of her
Princess Qi Yang lowered her eyes and looked down at her with a warm smile and a gentle voice: "Lady Song, are you all right?"

Song Lingyi was flattered and replied, "Your Highness, I am fine."

"Madam Song, are you going to Xuanzheng Hall?"

"Your Highness, that's right."

Princess Qi Yang tapped the handrail of the sedan chair with her finger, and a slight smile appeared on her lips: "In that case, go quickly and don't let the Queen Mother wait anxiously."

"Yes"

The sedan chair slowly disappeared on the palace road
Song Lingyi continued to go to Xuanzheng Hall
Xuanzheng Hall was where the empress handled government affairs and summoned her ministers, and it was heavily guarded.

As soon as they entered the courtyard of the main hall, palace servants lined the road. Li Huaizhong stood outside the tightly closed carved door and raised his hand to wave Song Lingyi over.

Li Huaizhong is an old man in the palace. He has served His Majesty for many years. He is meticulous and tactful. When he communicated with the eighth-rank female official Song Lingyi, he did not put on the airs of a eunuch in charge of the seal.

"Please wait a moment, Miss Song. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still inside." Li Huaizhong said.

Song Lingyi waited outside the door holding the bamboo slips for a stick of incense. When her feet were sore and her hands were numb, she heard the sound of someone pushing the door from inside.

The carved door creaked open
Song Lingyi quietly raised her eyes to look, and her breath stopped at one glance.
Shen Liuyun strode out of the Xuanzheng Hall, wearing a dark blue auspicious robe embroidered with a five-clawed dragon pattern, which was the official uniform of the royal family and nobles.

He has a noble and elegant temperament, and his face may not be very handsome, but he gives people a feeling of nobility.

If you want to describe him with one person, it must be 'Le Tianwang'

Shen Liuyun glanced at Song Lingyi calmly, his lips slightly curved, and then looked at Li Huaizhong, "Eunuch Li, this female official looks unfamiliar, is she a new female official this time?"

Li Huaizhong bowed and replied respectfully: "Your Highness, this is the head of the Shangyi Bureau, Song, who was promoted as an exception."

(End of this chapter)