Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Su Mu was stunned for a long time before asking in a low voice: "Your Highness, I don't know if I should say something or not."

Princess Taikang gave Su Mu a sideways look: "Su Mu, what's the relationship between you and me, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

"We have nothing to do with each other, it's just an ordinary business relationship."

"Whatever you say."

Su Mu said cautiously: "Your Highness, according to Yichen, the third son Gu Run has a very bad character, and he hangs around romantic places all year round. I'm afraid he is not His Highness's wife."

As soon as Gu Run was mentioned, Su Mu became angry.This guy seemed to make it clear that he wanted to fight against him, and the two often argued in the salt company over official duties.Moreover, he never took charge of the affairs, and left all the work at hand to Su Mu and Wu Shiqi, making Weng and his son-in-law look like his secretary and staff.

Su Mu was busy with bank affairs during this time, so he didn't bother to be angry with this kid.

Hearing Princess Taikang mentioning her marriage today, Su Mu glanced at the little girl, his heart suddenly moved, and he thought to himself: A flower is stuck on the cow dung.

To be honest, Princess Taikang is the most beautiful woman Su Mu has ever seen after traveling to the Ming Dynasty, and she has a high cultural quality, which is only a little bit worse than Miss Wu.Moreover, she can make money, and she has a unique royal grace. In comparison, she looks more like a modern strong woman.

It's just that his temper is a little weird, and he might be able to make something surprising at any time.

If such a woman were not for her status as a princess, she would indeed be a man's dream marriage partner.

It's cheaper for Gu Run.

As a man, even though he didn't like Princess Taikang, Su Mu still felt a little sour and sighed that God was unfair.

Taikang didn't take it seriously: "He is a son-in-law, which is equivalent to marrying our royal family. It doesn't matter if the spouse is good or not. The palace agrees to this marriage, which is just an explanation to the Queen Mother. Even if Gu Run is blind and lame, he will marry the same." Don't worry, Su Mu. From now on, the bank affairs will have nothing to do with him, Gu Run. We can do whatever we want. The way of royal growth, if his son-in-law dares to intervene, even if the emperor's brother tolerates him, This palace can't tolerate him either."

A marriage is a marriage and a career is a career.

Saying that, he waved his sleeves with a whimper.

Su Mu's heart trembled, and then he suddenly realized that Princess Taikang, who used to be eccentric in the past, had an awe-inspiring aura today, which made people feel so strange.

He bowed his body: "Then...the minister has nothing to say."

Taikang suddenly giggled, his eyes sparkling: "Are you jealous?"

Su Mu blushed, "Your Highness, speak carefully."

"Why don't I talk to the emperor's elder brother and ask him to issue an imperial decree to let you replace Gu Run as the royal son-in-law. The emperor's elder brother has always liked you, so I think he will be very happy."

Su Mu was shocked: "No!"

Princess Taikang smiled and said: "Don't worry, even if I want you, the emperor's brother will not agree. You are the talent he will use in the future. If you become a son-in-law, won't it be a waste?"

Su Mu cried out in his heart, before persuading him: "Your Highness, don't make such jokes with me anymore."

Princess Taikang didn't reply, she just looked up at the night scene outside, and said with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't make any difference to this hall whether you get married or not! Anyway, when the time comes, this hall will still live in the palace. As for Gu Run, call him Stay in the consort's mansion."

Speaking of this, Princess Taikang suddenly had a hint of anger on her face: "Gu Run is a wanderer, nostalgic for the romantic place, and I feel sick when I think about it, so this hall will not let him get close! Let him be a decoration in the mansion. !"

Su Mu shook his head: This Young Master Gu is really pitiful!

"But Su Mu, you are a good person!"

For some reason, Su Mu felt terrified: "Your Highness, don't drag Su Mu any more."

Taikang pointed to Su Mu and said, "People say that Su Ziqiao is a romantic and unrestrained talent. It is said that such a person must be admired by women. But when I see you, you never go to Huajie and Liuxiang. You are either doing things or reading. Self-discipline. This hall admires me!"

Su Mu thought to himself: It's not that I don't want women, I really don't like going to brothels, I can't pass the psychological test!

Naturally, this is not a good thing to say to people.

After the two talked for a long time, Su Mu finished writing the notebook, then picked up Taikang's letter, put it in a cooked cowhide box, sealed it with wax paint, and sent it to the capital through a secret channel.

By this time, he was completely relaxed.

After collecting enough money for the relief, and making it clear that Princess Taikang would go home, he couldn't think of any reason to stay in Cangzhou again.

After the heavy rain, the weather suddenly turned cold.

Then, there was another ten days of light rain.

The time has come to the end of September in the 16th year of Hongzhi, and there was an autumn rain and a cold, and soon, people in cotton jackets were seen on the street.

Su Mu calculated the time, after the letter from himself and Taikang was sent to the capital, it would take about ten days until His Majesty's imperial decree came.If everything goes as usual, you can return to the capital in mid-October.

After returning to Beijing, wait another one and a half months before Chinese New Year.

After the new year, wait two months for the Jinshi examination.

In other words, the time left for Su Mu to study his homework is only about four months.

After coming to Cangzhou, I have been entangled in mundane affairs, and I have never had time to study. Will I be able to pass the Jinshi next year?

To be honest, since the major changes in history, Su Mu himself is not sure.

Now, I can only do my best to obey the destiny.

Fortunately, with the guidance of the three elders of the cabinet, Su Mu felt that if he worked hard and worked hard for four months, he might still be on the list.The ranking does not need to be too high, it is enough to give him a Jinshi background, at least he can guarantee that he has a decent background.

If you can't enter Hanlin, there is no way.

As for the affairs of Yansi and the bank, everything is on the right track, and Su Mu doesn't want to take care of it.

There are Princess Taikang and Sun Chen at the bank, plus Zongzhen, who can eat both red and white, so there will be absolutely no trouble.On the side of the Yan Division, when Su Mu talked to Mr. Wu, the old man thought deeply, and said seriously: "Su Mu, what you said is reasonable, the imperial examination is the right way, don't delay your homework because of the trivial matters of the Yan Division, and you won't have to do it in the future." Come to this old man every day, study hard, and try to get a Jinshi next year."

In fact, since the 200 million taels of relief funds were collected, the old man didn't bother to ask about the affairs of the salt department.He has already written an excerpt and reported it to the court, saying that he is the one who raises people's fame, has no virtue and incompetence, and lacks qualifications.The reason why he agreed to take the post of interim envoy in the past was to share the worries of the imperial court and the emperor.Now that the errand has been completed, please return to Yangzhou and continue to serve as the pusher.

If there is no accident, the court's decree should come down soon.

Sure enough, half a month later, a large team of proclaiming the decree was ready to leave for Cangzhou.

And, strangely enough, this group of people is not the same.

This news came from Zhang Yong, Zhang Yong sent a confidant to contact Su Mu, saying yes, there are two groups of people and two imperial edicts in this group of people who announced the decree.

A group is simpler, just a middle official who delivers the decree, and the decree is for Mr. Wu.It said that Master Wu had made outstanding achievements during his tenure in Changlu Salt Division, so there was no need to go back to Yangzhou.So, he will be dismissed from the position of the transfer envoy of the Changlu Salt Division, and a new transfer envoy will arrive in the near future.As for him, Mr. Wu, he also returned to the capital and went to the Ministry of Officials to wait for his errand.

"I guess it will be of great use, and I should be able to go to a good place." Hearing this news, Su Mu was also happy for the old man.

The old man's achievements in the Yansi are obvious to all. Next year the emperor will be in charge, and it will happen to be the year when the officials' performance will be assessed.Officials everywhere will have to make a move.Old Mr. Wu was born in Juren, and the Yan Division is so important, he is not suitable for such an important position in terms of prestige or background.It is a good thing for him to resign, and it will save him from being roasted on the fire in the future.

According to Su Mu's guesses, the old man should be able to go to a county to be the magistrate of Zhengyin.

In addition, the scale of the edict issuing team was unprecedented, the total number reached an astonishing one hundred, and they also carried various ceremonial guards.

It turned out that this group of people from the imperial court came to propose marriage to the Gu family, and they wanted to take the third young master Gu back to the capital to wait for the big wedding, and they bought various dowry in Cangzhou along with them.

When Su Mu heard the spies sent by Zhang Yong talk about this, he couldn't help laughing.

Ever since he didn't go to the Yamen of the Yan Division and Mr. Wu didn't care about his business, Gu Huashao has been living a very happy life recently. He is also a lot of flattery.To him, going to be the consort of the royal family this time is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, and he doesn't know how the third son will collapse when the time comes?

Su Mu can't wait to see his expression.

However, after laughing for a long time, Su Mu's heart was inexplicably sour again, and he couldn't help muttering: "A flower is stuck on the cow dung."

"Mr. Su, what did you say?" The spy looked at Su Mu suspiciously.

"Oh, it's nothing. When will those two groups of people arrive in Cangzhou?" Su Mu asked.

Spy: "If you go back to Mr. Su, you should be able to reach Cangzhou in mid-October, and it will only take about ten days."

Su Mu: "It's too slow."

Spy: "It's a bit slow, but there are too many people, it's inevitable."

Su Mu: "So, I can go back to the capital at that time."

"Naturally, godfather said, Lord Long Live has been thinking about you for the past six months!" The spy: "However, godfather asked the villain to bring a word to sir."

"Oh, what does Zhang Yong have to say?"

"Godfather said, Sir, you should take good care of that person and don't tell her to leave again. At that time, you can go back to the capital with the team that the person issued the decree. However, before returning to the capital, that person's identity is not important." Expose, so as not to lose the dignity of the Tian family."

"That's natural, but don't worry, that person has already agreed to go back, there will be no mistakes. By the way, who is the minister who came to propose marriage this time?" Su Mu asked again.

"The minister who issued the decree is Tian Shilang from the Ministry of Rites."

"Not familiar with."

The spy said in a low voice: "Tian Shilang is not well-known, but he is able to achieve the position of Minister of Rites, but he has a lot to do with him."

"Who is it?" Su Mu asked.

"Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling." The spies saw the famous Mr. Su today, intending to show off, and said: "This Tian Shilang is just a sour guy. He has been a Jinshi for 20 years and has been depressed. He works in a Qingshui yamen like Qin Tianjian. Deputy supervisor, fool around."

"However, it should be his luck. Lord Tian has a nephew who got into Zhang Hou's eyes and became the steward of the Hou's mansion. He gained a lot of power. With Zhang Hou's support, Lord Tian was actually promoted to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. Of course, Mr. Tian relied on his descendants to become a high-ranking official, and his reputation has also been stained."

Su Mu smiled: "I see."

Spy: "By the way, this Steward Tian has also come to Cangzhou this time. His surname is Tian and his name is Qing, but he is a capable person."

"What does Tian Qing, a housekeeper of the Marquis's Mansion, come to Cangzhou with the minister who issued the decree?" Su Mu was puzzled.

The spies explained: "Tian Qing is eloquent and often handles difficult things for Zhang Hou. It's really puzzling that such a useful person got mixed into this group of marriage proposals for no reason. Tian Qing The servant is a rotten Confucian with limited abilities, so Tian Qing will handle the daily affairs of the marriage proposal team this time."

"Zhang Heling is the uncle of the country now, and it is understandable that he cares about the marriage of his niece, Princess Taikang. Of course, this is not something Su Mu worries about.

He just wanted to go back to the capital now, the sooner the better.The premise is that Princess Taikang can't have any more accidents.