After lunch, while the guards were resting, Zhu Jinghong actually went to Shangyi Bureau.
Shangyi Bureau is located to the north of Chengmingyuan. It only needs to pass through two palace gates in the middle, and it takes less than five minutes to walk.
"See Thirteenth Master!"
The young eunuch at the gate of Shangyi Bureau made a big salute and looked a little flustered. It was obvious that he did not expect Zhu Jinghong to be here.
"Um!"
In response, Zhu Jinghong walked straight in, and the young eunuch behind him immediately followed.
The head of the Bureau of Shangyi was in charge of the etiquette and daily life of women inside and outside the house. Except for the eunuchs who were on duty at the door and did rough work, the rest were all female officials and maids-in-waiting.
There are probably thousands of women inside and outside. Managing these people, rewarding them, promoting them, and deposing them is really a tedious task.
So when Zhu Jinghong walked into the courtyard, he saw almost no idle people. Everyone was busy coming and going.
"Wish you the Thirteenth Lord!"
"Wish you the Thirteenth Lord!"
The female officials and maids kept saying hello along the way. When Zhu Jinghong reached the front hall, he heard the news and Shang Yi and Chen Ping hurriedly greeted him, followed by several subordinate officials.
"Slave, please see Master Thirteen!"
"That's all, no need to be polite!"
Zhu Jinghong randomly found a chair and sat down. At this moment, someone brought hot tea. Chen Shangyi took it personally and handed it to Zhu Jinghong.
"Master Thirteen, why are you free today?"
Taking the tea cup, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Third sister is choosing to serve as an attendant. I heard that the re-election is about to take place, so I came here to take a look!"
When Chen Ping heard this, her heart tightened, because there were too many people asking about this matter recently, which put a lot of pressure on her.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Who are the people who have been re-elected this time?"
"Hurry and get the booklet and show it to the Thirteenth Master!" Chen Ping ordered the officials behind him.
Looking at the people behind Chen Ping, Zhu Jinghong continued: "They can go about their own business, there is no need to wait here!"
Naturally, the less people see the matter of finding a relationship through the back door, the better. Zhu Jinghong also wants to lose face.
"You all stand down!"
After everyone bowed, they all left. After all, they still had errands to finish.
Soon, a female historian brought a booklet, which was the list of those who passed the primary election, as well as the origins of each family.
"Thirteenth Master, please look!"
"Um!"
Opening the booklet, Zhu Jinghong looked through it one by one. Sure enough, every one of the selected women had a good background.
It wasn't until page 35 that Zhu Jinghong turned to Xue Baochai. After reading the resume description, he continued to turn down.
It took nearly twenty minutes to finish reading a booklet, which made Chen Ping's legs weak from standing beside her.
"There are fifty people, and the Shangyi Bureau only selected eight. How can you make a conclusion?" Zhu Jinghong put down the book.
"Back to the Thirteenth Master, I have to see it with my own eyes before..."
Before Zheng Ping could finish her explanation, she was interrupted by Zhu Jinghong: "I have always known the girl from the Xue family on page 35... She is a top choice for her talent, education and appearance. Your Shangyi Bureau must give her a Quota!”
"this……"
"Why... is it so difficult?"
"To tell you the truth, Thirteenth Master has said that many people have approached Shangyi Bureau about this matter, asking for help!"
"When the Queen learned about this, she issued an edict... saying that no one should interfere!"
Zheng Ping explained very carefully, as if she was wrong, and vividly explained the difficulties of working as a worker.
Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "I'm not an outsider. You don't have to worry about my mother. If she asks, I will explain it myself!"
"this……"
"Not yet?" Zhu Jinghong's tone was filled with dissatisfaction.
"Master Thirteen, there are some words... I don't know if I should say it or not!"
"you say!"
"Even if I choose the girl from the Xue family you mentioned, I'm afraid it will be hard for the Queen to kiss her. Why should you disobey the Queen for this!"
Zhu Jinghong asked curiously: "How do you know that the Xue family girl cannot be kissed by the queen?"
Zheng Ping replied slowly: "There are four quotas for attendant reading. The Lord has chosen one, the Queen has chosen one, and the Supreme Emperor has also chosen one..."
In other words, three of the four places have been taken up, and now there is only one place left.
"His Royal Highness King Rui, His Highness King Yunyang, His Highness King Xingshan, His Highness King Zhongshun..."
Zheng Ping named seven or eight people in succession, among whom were either royal elders or his brothers, all of whom had come to Shangyi Bureau to say hello.
"Damn it, why are they all related?"
Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but complain, which made Chen Ping on the side very embarrassed.
At this moment, he finally understood why Baochai was not selected in the original work. It was not because she was not good enough, but because her identity and background were not strong enough!
After thinking briefly, Zhu Jinghong said again: "Am I worse than the people you listed just now?"
"Select eight people. You can squeeze out a spot for me no matter what. Except for Prince Rui... do you think I'm afraid of others?"
In fact, he is not even afraid of Prince Rui. After all, there will be a fight between him and Prince Rui for the last remaining spot.
The Xue family has a close relationship with the Jia family. If I recommend the Xue family so much, the sixth child will probably think that the prince is behind it. This can kill two birds with one stone...
Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong showed a smile on his face, while Chen Ping's face turned pale.
Her position as Shang Yi was really uncomfortable.
"Thirteenth Master, this matter..."
"I know that you may have promised others. If I force you to get a quota, someone will be squeezed out!"
Standing up, Zhu Jinghong said extremely righteously: "If the people who are squeezed out ask, just say that I forced them to come to me directly!"
The group of people mentioned just now, as long as the one who is squeezed out is not King Rui, the others really don't dare to trouble Zhu Jinghong.
It’s all down to this point, if you don’t agree you’ll be offending someone.
Compared with offending those princes, Zhu Jinghong, who is more favored, is obviously more important.
"Slave, you obey!"
"very good!"
Seeing Chen Ping's worried look, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "Don't worry, if they cause trouble for you, I will seek justice for you!"
Although in the eyes of the people in the palace, Zhu Jinghong was a fool, everyone also admitted that he absolutely meant what he said and was never ambiguous when doing things for others.
"Thank you Thirteenth Master!"
After sending Zhu Jinghong out of the Shangyi Bureau, Chen Ping called for a discussion with his close friends after returning, and finally agreed to exclude the person recommended by King Le'an.
King Zhu Jingqing of Le'an is the eighth son of the current emperor. He is now twenty-two years old and has been named the county king for six years.
Besides, Zhu Jinghong left the Shangyi Bureau, and after finishing this matter, he had something to worry about. The next question was how to pass the Queen's test.
Go directly to the queen to plead for mercy? That would be too low-level and should be used only when there is no other way.
"After all, I am choosing to be an attendant with my third sister, so I have to find a solution from her!" Zhu Jinghong murmured.
"Deng An..."
"The slave is here!"
"In just these two days, if you go to Jia's house again, you need to keep a low profile..."
"Tell Miss Xue that I have taken care of the re-election for her, so she doesn't have to worry!"
Wealth and honor are like walking at night in brocade robes without returning home. Helping people without letting people know is like helping in vain. Zhu Jinghong will not suffer this disadvantage.
"Yes, I will go out with the people from the imperial kitchen tomorrow!"
"You are still capable of doing things!" Zhu Jinghong boasted.
These words made Deng Anxin bloom, and he considered himself the number one confidant around Zhu Jinghong.
Yu Hai, Zhang Ping'an and others can only do some stupid work of serving people.
"My slave will do his best and will never disappoint the Thirteenth Master!" Deng An expressed his loyalty at the right time.
"Yeah!" Zhu Jinghong nodded slightly.
(End of chapter)
