However, everyone quickly shut up!
Because the person standing next to Lu Qianxue was the fourth prince who had just entered, wasn't he?
And what surprised everyone even more.
Lu Qianxue actually followed the fourth prince obediently and stepped onto the carriage with him!
Everyone was stunned.
After watching the fourth prince drive away, a huge discussion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"this……"
"What does this mean? Is Miss Lu going to be taken back to the harem by the Fourth Prince?"
"Why! To be fair, how am I worse than the Fourth Prince?"
"Why don't you pee and show yourself off! I'm a prince, what about you? You're just a rich man!"
"Alas! I didn't expect that I would lose to capital after all!"
"I just hope that the fourth prince will be nicer to Miss Lu after he returns and act more gently..."
"Stop talking, stop talking! My Miss Lu! Alas..."
…
The area south of the capital was bustling with activity.
There are many high-rise shops, shops are everywhere on the road, pedestrians are walking shoulder to shoulder, and everything is prosperous and peaceful.
This is a place where only the most respectable people in the capital can live, so the rents for shops are naturally staggeringly expensive.
However, just in the south of the city, where every inch of land is precious.
There was a street that was extremely quiet, with no shops and no pedestrians.
On the wide and neat road, there is only one luxurious vermilion gate.
Two huge stone lions stand in front of the door, silently telling the noble status of the owner of this mansion.
Under the gate, the threshold made of fine Hetian jade shows the owner's wealthy family background.
On the door plaque, there are three big characters written with flying dragons and phoenixes——
Grand Master's Mansion.
It was an idle day, and Taishi Shangguanyi was feeding the fish by the pond in his backyard.
When he looked up, he saw the butler Jiang Lin standing in front of him with a solemn expression.
"I didn't even notice when it came, haha."
Shangguan Yi was still feeding the fish in the pond calmly. The maids around him understood and had already excused themselves and left.
In an instant, only Shangguan Yi and Jiang Lin were left by the pond.
Jiang Lin took out two confidential letters and presented them to Shangguan Yi with both hands.
"Sir, the Queen and His Royal Highness sent messages at the same time. I'm afraid there is something important!"
Shangguan Yi was not in a hurry. He tore open the envelopes one by one and looked at the contents of the letter.
After reading the contents of the secret letter, Shangguan Yi's plain expression finally became rippled as if the water in the pond had been wrinkled by the wind.
"Fourth Prince..."
"Haha, it turns out it's him!"
"Being able to conceal his true strength and lie dormant for more than ten years is indeed an existence that cannot be underestimated."
"No wonder the queen is so anxious."
Although Jiang Lin didn't know what exactly was written in the letter, he could guess a bit based on Shangguan Yi's reaction.
"Sir, do you need me to do anything?"
Shangguan Yi tore the secret letter in his hand into pieces, stretched out his hand, and the fragments flew into the water.
"He is just an inconspicuous fourth prince, so what if he hides his strength? He is not alone."
"I remember that the fourth prince did not have any guards around him, right?"
Jiang Linyi lowered his head: "Your Excellency, you remember correctly."
"Well," Shangguan Yi raised his head and looked into the distance, "I don't like people who hide their strength."
Jiang Lin has followed Shangguan Yi for too long, and Jiang Lin can quickly understand some words without Shangguan Yi's pointers.
"yes!"
"My lord, I know what to do."
"By the way, sir, there is one more thing."
"The news came from the imperial study room. Sun Wanli, the Minister of Civil Affairs, submitted a list of candidates for the latest Minister of Household Affairs today, but the emperor was furious and did not accept any of them!"
"What...what should I do?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yi's leisurely expression suddenly turned serious.
Because such a situation has never happened in the past decades!
"Why is the emperor so angry?"
"What did he say?"
Jiang Lin sighed: "The Emperor said that candidates for officials in the DPRK and Central Government are always directly recommended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the quality of the recommendations varies."
"The two ministers who had trouble last time at the Ministry of Finance were also directly recommended by the Ministry of Personnel, but they turned out to be the two biggest worms in the Daliang court!"
Shangguan Yi flashed a sneer.
"From ancient times to the present, the selection of officials has all gone through the assessment, screening, and recommendation of the Ministry of Officials."
"The Emperor is dissatisfied with the recommendation of the Ministry of Officials. Doesn't he have any other plans?"
Jiang Lin also quickly apologized and smiled: "Yes!"
"Perhaps the emperor was so dissatisfied with the household affairs this time that he was so persistent."
"Don't worry, sir. I have informed Grand Scholar Huang Deng in advance and asked him to join Sun Wanli in a few days to remonstrate with the emperor."
"The official position of Minister of Household Affairs is extremely important. I think it won't take too long for the Emperor to come."
Shangguan Yi nodded with satisfaction: "You can do the work, I can rest assured."
"Thank you for the compliment, Master Taishi!" Jiang Lincheng was frightened, "There is just one thing that I don't understand!"
"I'm sorry for my stupidity, but I wonder why the Grand Master strongly recommended the Second Prince to quell the horse bandits in the court?"
"Behind the second prince is General Hu Fu, who is a competitor for the crown prince's position."
"If he makes another contribution in quelling the rebellion of the horse bandits..."
"Wouldn't it be possible to truly do it and compete with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"In addition, he has the third prince as a disciple, which makes him even more powerful..."
Although Jiang Lin did not hold an official position in the court, courtiers who wanted to get in touch with Shangguan Yi had to go through Jiang Lin's hands.
Even though Jiang Lin was in the market, he knew as much about the affairs of the court as any other court official.
Having frequent contact with courtiers, Jiang Lin is naturally sophisticated and understanding of the world, and he also knows a lot about the principles of being an official.
However, this wave of operations by Master Taishi really made Jiang Lin a little confused!
Faced with Jiang Lin's doubts, Shangguan Yi raised his eyes and looked into the distance with a bright smile.
"Who said that if you lead troops to suppress the horse bandits, you will definitely return safely?"
"As far as I know, these horse bandits are extremely dangerous and cruel."
"Coupled with their understanding of the local terrain, even the local officers and soldiers are helpless and waiting to be destroyed."
"No matter how brave the second prince is, in the end, it's just talk on paper."
"When we get to the battlefield, we still don't know what kind of changes we will encounter."
Shangguan Yi rarely explained so much to Jiang Lin. This time, he was obviously excited and told her all his thoughts.
Not only was Shangguan Yi excited, but even Jiang Lin couldn't help but his eyes lit up after hearing this!
Who would have thought that Master Taishi could actually come up with this trick to kill people with a borrowed sword!
"You are far-sighted, but your subordinates are really short-sighted and fail to understand."
"My subordinates surrender!"
Shangguan Yi still smiled and shook his head.
"Everything on the battlefield is unknown, but I believe that everything depends on man-made efforts."
"You select a group of dead soldiers in advance and let them blend into the army."
Hearing this, Jiang Lin couldn't help but widen his eyes!
The grand master didn't hand over the second prince's life to the horse bandits. This was like deciding with his own hands whether the second prince would return alive or not!
"Yes! I understand!"
"Your Excellency has a far-sighted vision, and my subordinates are sincerely convinced!"
