Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 171 Accept the move
"Maybe... there is a way to try." Li Tian hesitated.

"What method?" The fifth prince straightened his upper body and asked hastily. Li Tian looked at him carefully, hesitated for a while and smiled and said, "I just had a shadow, let me think about it." Said: "Tomorrow I'll look for it, maybe I can find a few better kabuki. The Huang family also raised a few. They are pretty, but they can't be on stage. Let's do our best." Li Tian's eyes kept on Looking at him, he gave a absent-minded 'hmm'.

In the dead of night, in the darkness, the fifth prince rested his head on his hands, staring at the roof in a daze, feeling a little remorseful in his heart, and he said too much, it was the first time he said about the matter of Father crying for Aunt Yao, he thought He had already forgotten about it, and he would never mention it to anyone again. How could he say it today?When he talked to her, he talked too much every time!Why are you so careless every time you talk to her?The Fifth Prince carefully thought about the times when he talked too much with Li Tian, ​​savoring it a little bit. He never made the same mistake, why did he always talk too much when talking to her, and made mistakes again and again?The fifth prince felt annoyed again, stayed for a while, and gradually tasted something, he was remorseful, but not panicked.

The fifth prince sat up all of a sudden, he never thought about the consequences of talking to her too much, as if it was okay to say anything to her, the fifth prince just sat there blankly, how could it be like this?Now that she is married to him, her husband and wife are of the same body. Like him, she has nothing to rely on. It is understandable for him not to be wary of her. What about before?He never seemed to want to be wary of her!

Early the next morning, the fifth prince had dark circles under his eyes. He lowered his head and ate breakfast in a dull manner. Before he changed his clothes and went out, he glanced at Li and asked, "Is what Sun Liu said reliable?"

"What's the matter?" Li Tian didn't answer directly, the Fifth Prince picked up a folding fan and a fan bag from the tray and said, "Let him inquire about Guan Tong."

"Creditable." Li Tian nodded affirmatively, the fifth prince didn't say anything more, picked out the fan bag and folding fan, put on the cloak, and went out to the Shou Palace.

In Shouwang Mansion, the eldest prince Qin Yan was copying the book calmly. Mr. Jiang, the aide, was sitting in front of the window holding the book. Seeing the fifth prince coming in, Mr. Jiang hurriedly got up to salute. Said: "Sit down, there are still a dozen words." The fifth prince agreed, and sat comfortably on Mr. Jiang's first chair, took a sip of the tea served by the servant, and let out a comfortable breath , gossip with Mr. Jiang first.

The eldest prince copied the book, put down his pen, took the handkerchief handed over by the boy, cleaned his hands carefully, took a few sips of tea, and then retreated from all the boys, looked at the fifth prince and said calmly: "Shangyuan Festival Getting a lottery is not a big deal, why bother? You shouldn't have said that."

"Hmph, I don't care about the lottery, I just don't want the fourth son to get the advantage and act good again. I don't want to, and I don't want him to get the lottery! Besides, Xiang Yao's words have bad intentions, so I have to dismiss them." The fifth prince rolled his eyes sideways. As if he hadn't calmed down yet, Mr. Jiang sipped his tea, watched the fifth prince smile and said nothing, the eldest prince smiled and shook his head, the fifth prince put away his folding fan, looked at the two of them, and said, "Yesterday Yao Shishi asked I came back with the message, saying that his old man said that he must push Xueshi Liu to enter the middle school."

The eldest prince frowned and parted, pondered for a while, looked at the fifth prince and said, "What do you mean?" Before the fifth prince could answer, he turned to Mr. Jiang and said, "What do you mean, sir?" The fifth prince Glancing at Mr. Jiang, he opened his mouth first and said, "Yao Shishi said he was looking for Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu is Yao Xiang's most useful confidant. Chaotian, Yao Xiang gave us these words specially for us. To push Xueshi Liu into Zhongshu, Yao Xiang must have dreamed of it, but Liu Xueshi is from Yao Xiang’s line, which is clear. If he enters Zhongshu , out of the five political advisers, two belong to Yao Xiang's family, and Yao Xiang ranks third among the seven. This is extremely unfavorable to Fan Xiang. How can Fan Xiang agree to this? If Fan Xiang doesn't nod, Liu Xueshi will enter Can Yao not understand the truth of not being in Zhongshu? What can he exchange for Fan Xiangyun and Liu Xueshi to enter Zhongshu? I don’t think it’s that simple.”

"Fifth Master is very right." Mr. Jiang continued: "Master Yao pushed Liu Xueshi to enter the middle school, he had to pass Fan Xiang's test first, if he wanted to change Fan Xiang's nod, Yao Xiang and his family would have to pay a huge price , it's not worth it."

"Well, Fan Xiang mentioned to me yesterday that he wanted to push Xu Xuhan, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, into the Zhongshu." The eldest prince answered, and the fifth prince frowned and thought bitterly: "I think, Yao Xiang's move may be a slap in the face. The plan is to let out the word first, saying that if you are determined to push Xueshi Liu into Zhongshu, and if Xiang Fan wants to push Xu Xuhan, you have to arrange another good seat for Xueshi Liu, is it the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?" The fifth prince said while thinking .The eldest prince looked at Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang twisted his beard, frowned and said: "I'm afraid I can't do it, the official is important, but he can't eat it. Xu Xuhan has been in the official for ten years, running up and down. Excellent, if he is promoted to Zhongshu, Fan Xiang only needs to make some adjustments so that Xu Shangshu still manages this part. Even if Liu Xueshi becomes the official secretary, if he wants to control the official department, he will not be able to manage it for two or three years. , I have to wait two or three years, I'm afraid they won't be able to wait."

"There is another place." The fifth prince took a light breath, patted the folding fan in his hand and said, "Duzhi envoy! After the new year, the position of Duzhi envoy is also vacant. The fourth brother is in charge of the household department. With Duzhi in charge, and the third division occupying the second, all the wealth and wealth in the world will be in the hands of the fourth brother!" The fifth prince looked at the eldest prince, and did not dare to say the rest, if this is the case, the fourth brother will be like a tiger with wings added up.

Mr. Jiang nodded repeatedly. He also meant the same thing. The First Prince was silent for a while, and said calmly: "Since Fan Xiang has someone to choose, he must make up for Yao Xiang, and Liu Xueshi is indeed an excellent candidate. .”

"Since that's the case, let's recommend Ji Zhongcheng as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but the position of the Yushi Zhongcheng is also very important." Mr. Jiang twisted off a few beards, and the fifth prince listened intently. Ji Zhongcheng Ji Shi'an is the uncle of Princess Shou Ji, It would be the best if he could change his profession to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and it would be this Yushi Zhongcheng... The fifth prince suddenly thought of one person: "Jiang Yuanshen is available."

"Jiang Yuanshen? Jiang Zhuangyuan's father?" Mr. Jiang was surprised, and the fifth prince nodded: "It's him, the Jiang family is cautious, Jiang Hong..." The fifth prince raised his eyebrows and smiled when he remembered Lin Yangfeng's words: " Not bad."

"Well, sir, you might as well pay attention to Jiang Hong, he is indeed a useful talent." Mr. Jiang suggested with a smile, but the fifth prince didn't know what he was thinking, and his smile was meaningful.

In the afternoon, Li Tian and Shui Qiuniang talked about their plans in a low voice. Shui Qiuniang looked at Li Tian with a strange expression, and it took a while before she said: "You are really... Only your lawless temperament can come up with this idea." Such an idea is inappropriate!"

"Sir, I've thought about this matter carefully. Think about it, this lottery is tied to filial piety and education. It must be the official's idea, the uncle's idea, and other people, of course. Everyone has their own ideas, and if there are ideas, there will be rumors. If there are too many rumors, it is difficult to tell clearly. On our side, the fifth master definitely has no intention of fighting for the reserve, not at all. I can see this. The clearer the better, think about it, if you want to compete for this lottery, and let everyone see that the fifth master has no plan to compete for the reserve, is there a better way besides mine?" Li Tian looked at Shui Qiu Mother said, Shui Qiuniang was speechless for a long time after what Li Tian said, and after a while, she sighed and said, "Why is Fifth Lord willing?"

"I think he's definitely willing to complain, he's definitely going to complain, he's still willing to do it, and I'm thinking of him." Li Tian said very firmly, Shui Qiuniang looked at her suspiciously, and Yue Niang, who was standing by the door, clasped her fists Laughing, he nodded at Li Tian and said, "I'm really thinking of him, why are you making people hurry up to make those silk flowers and forehead wipes? She is a businessman, she will never suffer." Yue Niang The last sentence was addressed to Shui Qiuniang, and Li Tian squinted at her: "What's wrong with being a businessman? It's not a matter of losing money or not. If you do one thing, you have to think about all the benefits you can get. Not less."

From the seventh day of the lunar new year, the capital city was brightly lit every night, and on the fifteenth day, the excitement reached its peak. This year, there were two more lamp sheds downstairs in Xuande, the lamp sheds of Jian'an County Prince's Mansion and Jin'an County Prince's Mansion were next to each other. There is a lamp shed in Shouwang Mansion, one is next to Han Wang Mansion, and the two new lamp sheds are tall and gorgeous.

Huang Jingjie's wife, Grandma Le Si, and daughter Huang Jin'an had received invitations from Li Tian two days earlier, inviting them to enjoy the lanterns at the Wangfu Lanternhouse in Jin'an County on the fifteenth day. They are the fifth prince's family, but no one treats them as the prince's family. In the capital, the Huang family, which has always been regarded as a merchant, has never been able to step into the upper circle of the capital. This is the first time. For the honored guests who received the invitation, they will go to the lamp shed of the Prince's Mansion in Jin'an County to be their first guests.

Huang Jin'an was tense and stiff all over, and followed the equally nervous Grandma Le on the wooden steps of the light shed. Grandma Le followed behind Yin Hua, feeling her throat was dry, and she was going upstairs, but please don't Faux pas made a joke!

Mammy Xiong smiled gently, and greeted her at the stairs respectfully and politely. Seeing Fourth Grandma Le coming up, she bowed her knees and greeted her with a smile, "Greetings to Fourth Grandma. The princess is talking with Mrs. Xu and our girl. Fourth Grandma is coming with me." Grandma Xiong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Mammy Xiong. Mammy Xiong was an acquaintance. Mammy Xiong watched Huang Jin'an come up, and then led the two of them forward.

Li Tian was talking with Mrs. Xu and his aunt Li Jinghao, and Second Grandma Wang was sitting with her at the bottom. When she saw Madam Xiong leading Fourth Grandma Le over, she hurriedly stood up and greeted her: "Fourth Grandma is here, this is the grandma. Lady? It’s really pretty, please come this way.”

(End of this chapter)