Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 113
The warm pavilion in the back lake of Qingfeng Building is as warm as spring. The fifth prince, Qin Ju, is wearing a loose plain silk gown, and he is lazily leaning on the rocking chair. He is wearing silk soft-soled shoes of the same color on high stilts to the window of the warm pavilion, hugging him in his arms. A delicate silver plate, biting a chestnut, slowly rocking the rocking chair.

Huang Jingjie sat on the armchair next to him, took out chestnuts from the earthen pot simmering on the red clay stove, peeled them carefully, and put them on the silver plate in the fifth prince's arms. He peeled one, and the fifth prince ate one, Huang Jingjie Gossiping while peeling chestnuts: "It is said in Yulutang that the fourth master picked four more coral beads yesterday and ordered that the purple seal come from the east be re-carved into four beads the size of lotus seeds. After drawing a picture and sending it over, why did fourth master compete with Zhuzi?"

The fifth prince immediately thought of the handkerchief in Li Tian's hand and the beads hanging from the four corners of the handkerchief. He was surprised, wanted to laugh, and felt emotional. The expression on his face looked very strange. Huang Jingjie looked at him with a strange expression on his face. , almost forgot to peel the chestnuts, the fifth prince swallowed the chestnuts in his mouth, looked at Huang Jingjie and said: "That fifth lady of the Li family likes to embroider beads on the four corners of the handkerchief, the fourth brother really didn't realize that he is still so stupid At the time of overflowing, the auspicious day for Zhu's family to make a ceremony has been selected, what is he? Can't help it? Mrs. Li doesn't want to be with him at all, let alone being a concubine, even if she is a regular wife, forget it Forget it, I'm nosy again, what's none of my business? But having said that, I always feel that Mrs. Li won't be so tied up and waiting to be carried into the mansion by him in a small sedan chair. I just can't think of that girl What will she do? Since she has the means to make the city full of rogues, how can she wait for others to order? But if she makes trouble with the fourth brother, it will be an egg hitting a stone. The fourth brother is not the idiot of Ningguo, Dongyang The county prince's mansion is not Wen Guogong's mansion either, but who can say for sure, who would have thought that the fourth brother would become such a fool who can't bear to look at her when he met her?"

The expression on Huang Jingjie's face also became weird. When the matter of the fourth prince and Li's wife was mentioned, the fifth master became so excited that people couldn't bear to look directly at him.

"Cough, last time you said that you wanted to give the holy book of calligraphy to the uncle, did you send it there?" Huang Jingjie interrupted the fifth prince's chatter and asked, the fifth prince's excitement was suddenly cut off, he let out an 'uh' and his expression changed Ziyan went down and said: "Not yet, big brother has learned Liugong's calligraphy since he was a child, and he is not the same way as the book sage. It is enough to give him the Liugong post. Dad likes the calligraphy of the book sage the most. I will read it two more times." I sent it to my dad in the next day, ah, a book sage post, I put the wooden note on my head, what is this? According to me, I should tell Qianchunfang clearly that it is not allowed to send wine to the wooden note!"

"It's easy, I'll tell Shopkeeper Yao of Qianchunfang." Huang Jingjie hurriedly answered, the fifth prince was stunned, coughed lightly and waved his hands: "Forget it, forget it, I'll sell it, let's talk about it now What's the use? She also said hello to me, although she didn't say it clearly. "

Huang Jingjie held the chestnut in his hand seriously, as if he could see the flowers from the shiny chestnut.

On the 21st day of the first lunar month, officials from all over the empire ended their vacation, solemnly paid homage to Yashen, and began to deal with official duties for the new year step by step.

Inside the second gate of the Ministry of Officials, there is a small dilapidated courtyard with towering old trees. This is the place where Xu Xuhan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, handles official business. In the very clean and tidy upper room, Shangshu Xu is sitting at the head, listening attentively. Mr. Yuan, a confidant, said: "Jiang Qingyuan was born as a Jinshi. He has been in office for five years. One is outstanding, three are above average, and one is average. He can be regarded as the top of the middle. He entrusted him to Ma Langzhong last fall and said that his wife Li was worried. The niece has no one to take care of, and the next one wants to find a job in the sixth department."

"Mr. Li? Um." As soon as Xu Shangshu said the words, he remembered who Mrs. Li was, and couldn't help but think of his son's troubles years ago and the promise he made to his son. He couldn't help frowning, Mr. Yuan stopped talking, Seeing him waiting for him to speak, Xu Shangshu waved his hand and said, "I know about this matter. Didn't we discuss it years ago? There just happened to be a lack of Langguan in Ma Langzhong, so it's just right to let him go. What happened? You go on explain."

"Yes, this matter has been discussed years ago. Last night, Sun Shilang found me and said that the Privy Council knew that there was an urgent need for a master in the stable. Jiang Qingyuan was calm and down-to-earth, and he was the best at practical matters. There is no better person to be the master of the stable than him. The candidate has been selected, and I want to transfer Jiang Qingyuan to the Privy Council."

Sun Shilang is the nephew of Mrs. Sun's natal nephew who did not wear five clothes in Dongyang County Prince's Mansion. He is also the spokesperson of Dongyang County Prince's Mansion in the official department. way."

"Not at all." Xu Shangshu stood up, walked around the room a few times with his hands behind his back, and said, "If you got on the way of the Dongyang County Prince's Mansion, Sun Shilang should have said this a few years ago. It has been four or five months, and there is no need for him to go to the other side of Dongyang County Prince's Mansion. Jiang Li's family comes from Yongguo Duke's Mansion. The niece she has to take care of has grown up with Mrs. Lin in Ningyuan Hou Mansion since she was a child. The county prince's mansion has a deep relationship." When Xu Shangshu said this, he felt agitated, frowning and stood still, he did not agree with his son's proposal to marry Li's daughter. Not to mention, it is even more inseparable from the Prince's Mansion of Nanning County. The Prince's Mansion of Nanning County and the Prince's Mansion of Dongyang County are in-laws!

No one can pass the first-class exam just by saying that, besides talent, he also pays attention to timing, luck and fate. Xu Shangshu sighed helplessly. It is enough to be a second-class one. Although the fourth prince has always had the advantage, but he has too much advantage, which makes him feel a little inappropriate. What's wrong, if you stand in line at this moment, you will be fighting for the wealth and future of the whole family, or even the whole clan. He can't do it, and their Xu family can't do it.

"What does Dong Weng mean?" Mr. Yuan looked at the frowning Xu Shangshu and asked, Xu Shangshu turned his head to look at him and said: "Sun Shilang's arrangement is not inappropriate, Jiang Qingyuan is indeed the best lady in charge of the Privy Council Election, let this matter be handled by Sun Shilang. As for Ma Langzhong, although the officials of the official department and the director of the Zhimafang are of similar grades, one is one of the many officials of the official department, and the other is in charge of all the horses in the army. Naturally, it is not the same, and Ma Langzhong has nothing to say."

"The fourth master is married to wish the family, and now it is more and more important to arrange people to the Privy Council." Mr. Yuan seemed to be talking to himself in a low voice. Xu Shangshu lifted the kettle from the warm nest and filled Mr. Yuan's cup. After drinking water, I added a cup myself, sat down and took a few sips and said: "Who would have thought that the official family would be able to occupy such a high position?"

"That's right." Mr. Yuan paused for a while before he said with emotion: "The momentum of the old man back then, the late emperor." Mr. Yuan swallowed the following words: "Who would have thought that the old man would pass away from a serious illness so suddenly, the four princes, Who would have thought of such a thing as the one who survived until the death of the first emperor, leaving only one official family?"

"Officials are persevering. As ministers, it is a blessing to follow such an enlightened master. We must not take chestnuts out of fire and expect too much, otherwise." Xu Shangshu was palpitating and did not continue. Hand, for the sake of the big position, he actually killed all his brothers. Whoever dares to violate his taboo, it will be light to copy and kill the whole family.

"What Dong Weng said is very true. It is the best policy to be careful and watch from the sidelines." Mr. Yuan sighed with a trace of fear.

In the first month of February, the fourth prince, Qin Kun, was married to Zhu Mingyan, the second wife of Marquis Zhu's family in Chang'an, and a lively decree was issued to Zhu's mansion. Li Tian breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered Yue Niang to send the fourth prince back.Yue Niang took the errand happily, ordered someone to carry the box, and was about to board the car at the back corner door, then she remembered that although the order of the fourth master to get married and open the house had been made, if she wanted to get married and move out, that would be fine It happened in autumn, where can I find him now?She can't get in if it's forbidden.

Yue Niang stood blankly at the corner gate for a while, stomped her feet, and was about to go back to Li Tian to ask questions, when Qingzhi turned around from the Moon Gate with a smile on her face and said, "Fifth Lady said you must still be here in a daze, as expected, Fifth Lady Having said that, he leads the household department and sits in the household department almost every day, you go to the household department to find him to return the things." Yue Niang breathed a long sigh of relief, brushed off her skirt, raised her chin and said with a 'hum' : "Is there any need to explain? I've thought of it a long time ago." After finishing speaking, before Qingzhi could speak, he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "This is an urgent job, I have to leave quickly."

The fifth prince went to Qingfeng Tower for breakfast early in the morning, and complained to Huang Jingjie with a troubled and sad face: "You asked someone to burn a few sticks of incense in Fatai Temple for me. Things are not going well these days. Fourth brother's engagement is a big deal. He must not take it as a happy event, if Baba comes to congratulate him, this flattery will be slapped on the horse's hoof! Yesterday I was guarding the place where he must pass, just wanting to meet him unexpectedly, congratulations by the way, it's all over Li, but not to make him angry, who knows that after nearly two hours, the moon rises and sets, and no one is seen! I got up at dawn today, who knows that he has gone to the Yamen Oh, it was so late yesterday, and it's so early today, doesn't he need to sleep?"

Huang Jingjie looked at the fifth prince who was getting more and more sullen and persuaded: "You don't have to wait for a chance encounter, the fifth master will come to the door to congratulate, it's the same if you don't say anything."

"Well, I have to find him to congratulate him no matter what, otherwise I'm being rude, and I'll go to the yamen to find him."

"Fifth Lord, no matter what, you can't miss the congratulations." Huang Jingjie said while taking the sealed red sandalwood box from the table and handing it over. The Fifth Prince reached out to take it, carried it out of the small courtyard, threw it to the servant, and went out the side door He got on his horse and went to the Yamen of the household department.

Yue Niang sat with her chin propped up on the horizontal board of the carriage and stared at the household office in a daze. The box in the car was quietly delivered to Qingtongyuan. The name of the four princes, the four princes appointed to greet each other, but this is the yamen of the Ministry of household affairs, there are many people with mixed eyes and miscellaneous mouths, and if there are gossips about sister Yue coming to find the four princes later, the job will be ruined, let’s not talk about it , how can I see that master?Alas, this job is indeed more troublesome than killing someone!
The fifth prince rode a horse and turned into the street in front of the household department. Yue Niang saw the fifth prince, her eyes flashed brightly, she narrowed her eyes with a smile, jumped out of the car with both hands, and strode up to meet the fifth prince.

The fifth prince looked at Yue Niang in surprise and surprise, Yue Niang cupped her hands and smiled and said, "Why did the fifth master come here?" It was inappropriate, and he coughed in embarrassment: "I mean, Fifth Master is going to the household department?"

"Well, looking for fourth brother to congratulate, you?" The fifth prince looked at Yue Niang and asked in confusion, Yue Niang hurriedly hit the snake on the stick: "What a coincidence, I also want to find fourth master, and I also want to say congratulations."

"Are you looking for fourth brother to congratulate?" The fifth prince was speechless, that fifth lady is different, how come the people around him are different from normal people?A maidservant, what do you want to say to brother Xun?

(End of this chapter)