After I was reborn, I became Mrs. Chief Assistant

Chapter 260 Concealment
A layer of autumn rain falls, and the autumn feeling is deeper.Until the autumn wind and autumn rain all piled up in one place, the whole capital is covered in moist water vapor, the leaves on the branches of tall trees are deeply and shallowly accumulated on the ground, the sweet-scented osmanthus shakes off in clusters, the chrysanthemums are old and withered on the branches, autumn is truly coming.

Ning Xueyao sat on her knees in the Minghe Hall, looking at the bleak flowers and trees in the yard, and played the piano with her head down.

Looking at Chang'an in the northwest, the autumn grass is withered and growing all over the mountain; after driving away and returning, it is difficult to travel with high-pitched sad songs.

It has been half a month since she returned to Beijing, but except for the first few days when she was summoned by the emperor to attend the poetry meeting at the Cifu Mansion, everyone in the capital seems to have completely forgotten about her.

She couldn't sit still.

But she hasn't thought about how to open up the current situation.

There are still two and a half months before the filial piety period, Ning Xueyao lowered her eyes and thought about what will happen in two and a half months.There is only one way for her to become famous in the capital, and that is to step on others to climb up.Find the right pedals and she'll be able to climb higher.

Only after becoming famous can she attract more people's attention, find a good marriage, and understand her father's long-cherished wish.

She thought clearly, but it was hard to think about some more specific things.For example, who is stepping on to climb up?Who is the right pedal?

……

The person Zhang Ye sent out to inquire about the news was pretty smart, and he found out Yun Zhuo's identity that night.

In fact, Yunzhuo's identity is not a big deal. What Zhang Ye is really afraid of is the relationship network behind her—Princess Changhuan is her friend, Mr. Langyamu is her teacher, and the young master of the Mu family is likely to become a teacher. Forget about her husband-in-law, she is still on good terms with the Zheng family, and even the chief assistant of the court, his immediate boss, seems to have a close relationship with her.

Such a girl, don't say that it costs 1 taels to drink a glass of wine from him, and 2 taels are all made.Zhang Ye thought about it with lingering fear, and at the same time, he was deeply thankful that he didn't mess around that day.Otherwise, whether he can live to see the sun the next day is still a question.

While Zhang Ye was astonished by the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the capital, he also started to work hard. Among other things, his performance in Dali Temple alone was already impressive enough.

At the beginning, when they heard that the position of the head of Dali Temple was filled by a dude from Xin'an County, everyone in Dali Temple held a negative attitude.After all, Dali Temple is no better than the other bureaucracies. The top is better, and the bottom people can’t have leisure almost all year round. That’s all. The future and even the life of a person.

While Zhang Ye was getting used to the working rhythm of Dali Temple, he couldn't help asking his servants to continue to inquire about Yun Zhuo's deeds.He was really curious about Yun Zhuo, and he had met many ladies in Xin'an County, but for some reason, he felt that Yun Zhuo was different from them.

The auras of those ladies seem to be floating, one is more gentle and virtuous than the other, but this gentle and virtuous aura seems to be just a layer of skin on them, it doesn't fit very well.But Yun Zhuo was different, she was the most daring girl he had ever seen.

At least in Xin'an County, no one dared to say 1 taels of silver to drink him a glass of wine.

And Yun Zhuo said so.

The strange thing is that after knowing that the person who was Yun Zhuo that night was Yun Zhuo, not only was he not annoyed, but he felt that she should be so superior and look down on all living beings.

After hearing enough about Yun Zhuo's deeds, he remembered another thing.

When he was in Xin'an County, an antique dealer extorted 1 taels of silver from him.He hasn't reported this revenge yet!Thinking of this, he asked his servant to find the most prestigious painter in Kyoto, and described to the painter the facial features of the antique dealer. After asking him to draw a portrait, he asked many painters to copy the portrait for several days. The servants of the Zhang Mansion didn't have to do anything, they just took the portrait and asked passers-by on the street if they had seen the person in the painting, that was all they did for a day.

But Shang Yue got Yun Zhuo's order to hide at home first, and then was forced to stay at home by the people Yun Zhuo sent over, and he couldn't get out of the courtyard these days.Naturally, few people in Beijing have seen him.

But today I don’t know why Yun Zhuo suddenly showed kindness, ordered his confinement to be released, and even took him to wander the street in person in order to apologize to him, and said that no matter what it is, as long as he likes it, She can buy him food, play, drink, and entertainment for him. Besides, she will invite him to the Qunfang Building to have a feast today.

Overjoyed is no longer enough to describe Shang Yue's happiness, he almost felt that he had picked up a pie that fell from the sky.

The fact that Yunzhuo brought Shangyue to the market, of course, did not hide the truth from Zhang Ye, who has been paying close attention to Yunzhuo recently.

He didn't even need to ask hard, the servants had already told him the gossip they had heard, that the antique dealer was not called Zhang Yi at all, Shang Yue was his real name!At this point, the matter is all clear, why Yun Zhuo said that he would pay her 1 taels of silver for toasting her with a glass of wine, and why he couldn't find Zhang Yi all over the capital these days.

Of course, what he was thinking about was not just this, but something deeper and more far-reaching. For example, if Shang Yue, who was named Zhang Yi and fabricated the pseudo-identity of the antique dealer, was from Yunzhuo, then from the very beginning, he would be in Xin'an. At the time of the county, did he already fall into Yun Zhuo's trap?

But what is the purpose of Yunzhuo to do so much trouble?

On the bright side, he is the one who has benefited the most from this matter: he was just a playboy who didn't know much about it, but now he has entered the official career.But putting this matter aside, Zhang Ye thought of every step they took, from the time they discovered the ancient painting to the time they met Shang Yue, every step they took was within Yun Zhuo's expectations.

The only thing that made him feel at ease was the painting itself.The painting has been checked by a knowledgeable gentleman, and it is indeed Zheng Shilan's authentic work.

At this point, he can only comfort himself, Yun Zhuo didn't control the overall situation from the beginning, at least Zheng Shilan's authentic work has nothing to do with her, so after serious calculation, he is not completely led by Yun Zhuo, he can only say In some places, he made the same choice as Yun Zhuo.

He didn't tell his old father about it, but chose to hide it, and even beat and found Shang Yue's servants, warning them not to let the county king know about it.

Seeing that the day when he leaves Beijing is approaching, if he knows these things at this time, he will definitely not worry about the only child under his knee getting involved.

"Shangyue, find someone to keep an eye on it, and if you find anything unusual, report it to me immediately," Zhang Ye said again.

(End of this chapter)