Funing Hall.
"Girl, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I've become thin again."
(PS: The word "girl" probably had the same meaning as it does now in the Qing Dynasty. The word "girl" in the Northern Song Dynasty refers to aunt, that is, girl - mother, the combination of girl and mother)
The last time Li Jie met the eldest princess of the country of Hebei was when the Khitan envoys came to pay homage to Zhenzong. On that occasion, as Zhenzong's biological sister, she naturally participated in the ceremony.
On the side, the eldest princess of Ji country couldn't help but feel warm in her heart when she heard this, and then responded with a smile.
"I'm sorry to see you, but my appetite has improved a lot recently."
Immediately afterwards, the two chatted about family matters for a while. As they talked, the eldest princess of Ji Kingdom mentioned what she had seen in front of Xiangguo Temple yesterday.
"The plaque on the Taiping Huimin Bureau was personally given by the official Yubi?"
"Yes."
Li Jie nodded slightly. Those words were requested by Zhang Maoze from him. Although Zhang Maoze didn't say it explicitly, he probably guessed what the other party was thinking.
It is nothing more than wanting more people to know about his benevolent policies.
Confirming the guess in her heart, the eldest princess of Ji Kingdom nodded with a smile on the surface, but she was secretly surprised in her heart.
She is just a married princess who has lived outside the palace for a long time. She doesn't know a lot of news in the palace.
In addition, she herself has an indifferent temperament and doesn't like to go out much, so she is not particularly well-informed.
However, being ill-informed does not mean that she is dull. On the contrary, she is actually very smart.
When she saw the plaque in front of Xiangguo Temple, she guessed that the Taiping Huimin Bureau might be the work of an official.
Now that this guess was confirmed, she couldn't help but feel a move in her heart, and then glanced at Li Jie meaningfully.
Is this an unintentional or deliberate move by the officials?
After thinking about it, she felt that it should be the former. Although she met the officials less often, when the late emperor was still alive, he often praised the officials for their filial piety and generosity.
The Taiping Benefit Bureau must have been an unintentional move.
However, I don’t know what the Queen Mother is thinking.
Although the eldest princess of Hebei is said to be a relative of the royal family, she is married after all. What she misses more now is her husband and children.
Not to mention the eldest son, he is only ten years old this year. When he was seven years old, he was appointed Rujing Deputy Envoy (a martial name, without a title, which can be understood as an honorary title, indicating favor and allowing him to receive money).
As for her second son, he is still a baby, so there is no need to worry.
What she really needed to take care of was her husband. Li Zunxu's period of filial piety was about to expire, and the eldest princess of Ji felt that she should find a job for her husband.
She didn't do this just to get an official position.
Seeking an official position is only a side purpose, mainly to avoid disaster.
Li Zunxu had made good friends with Kou Zhun, Yang Yi and others, and now Kou Xiang returned to the court. Although he was just sent on a casual mission, you only need to use your brain a little to figure it out.
Ding Wei and other southerners would never turn a blind eye.
Moreover, her good sister-in-law is not an ordinary woman.
The eldest princess of Ji did not like Liu E very much. She felt that this woman was too scheming.
However, she could only think about this in her heart. If she really met Liu E, she would not dare to reveal anything.
Not only that, she had to appear very close to the Queen Mother.
It's better for the county magistrate to take charge now.
At the moment, the Queen Mother is the one who speaks the truth.
After a while, the eldest princess of the country of Ji said goodbye when she saw that the time was almost up, and Li Jie stood up to give her a send-off.
Moving to the front of the palace gate, the eldest princess of the country of Ji suddenly stopped and said suddenly.
"I encountered something yesterday at the gate of Huimin Bureau. There was a quarrel between Liu Lang of the Cao family and Privy Cao's nephew (nephew)."
"I think there may be some conflicts between the two of them. If the officials meet Privy Cao, they might be able to adjust. After all, they are related by marriage and both are famous families in this dynasty."
Li Jie replied with a smile.
"I understand."
As soon as the word 'I' came out, the eldest princess of the country of Hebei looked calm on the surface, but she was shocked in her heart.
Immediately, an emotion called regret swayed in her heart.
So sloppy!
The official family is definitely not what the rumors say.
"Girl, walk slowly."
Hearing these words, the eldest princess of Ji State came back to her senses instantly and bowed to Li Jie in a polite manner.
"My lord, please retire."
On the way back, the eldest princess of Ji Kingdom was full of doubts.
Before parting, what did Guan Jia mean by those words?
To reveal her thoughts?
Indeed, she came today with a purpose.
Firstly, it is to meet the officials and confirm their guesses, and secondly, it is to walk around a lot to pave the way for seeking official positions in the future.
The third time I came was to tell the officials about the relationship between Wang Wuhui's family and Privy Cao's family.
(After Cao Bin's death, he was given the posthumous title Wu Hui and was given posthumously to the Prince of Jiyang)
Although Wang Wuhui's family and Privy Cao's family are actually related by marriage, the relationship between the two families is not as good as imagined.
This is no secret.
When she informed the officials about this matter, the eldest princess of Ji just wanted to gain some impression points.
Using an open secret in exchange for the favor of the official family is a huge profit.
'The officials should have noticed it. '
The eldest princess of the country of Hebei had no luck with this. What she wondered was, why did the officials want to wake her up in person?
who is she?
To put it nicely, she was the eldest princess of the imperial dynasty and the direct aunt of the official family, but in fact, she was just a marginal figure who married into a married woman.
There is no need for officials to 'expose' their carefully crafted impression in front of her.
After a long while, the eldest princess of the country of Ji rubbed her eyebrows.
I can't figure it out.
As a powerless person, what should officials worry about?
What is the relationship between husband Li Zunxu?
There is nothing to worry about. If Yang Wengong (Yang Yi) is not dead, the consort may still be of some use.
After all, they have a teacher-student relationship.
Funing Hall.
During the conversation today, Li Jie found his aunt quite interesting.
Based on her performance just now, if she hadn't been born into a royal family, if she hadn't been born a girl, her aunt would have accomplished something.
Unfortunately, she had the wrong intention.
Now I am no longer the ignorant boy, and those little tricks are not easy to use with him.
Not long after, Zhang Mao came as summoned.
"Official family."
After entering the palace, even though Zhang Maoze tried his best to hold his breath, he was still panting when he spoke.
He came back from outside the palace.
The Metropolitan Superintendent Taiping Huimin Bureau was an errand assigned to him by the government, so he was naturally very interested in it. When it opened yesterday, he personally came to supervise it.
Today, he made another trip, hiding his identity and personally asking people who purchased medicines about various matters and listening to their feedback.
Seeing Zhang Mao Ze panting, Li Jie raised his hand to signal the waiter on the side.
"Liaozi, give Mao Ze a glass of water first."
Although this is just an ordinary move, the same thing done by different people has completely different senses.
If it was a colleague or a superior who did this, Zhang Mao would be moved at most.
But this is an official house!
The emperor of the Song Dynasty!
The slight concern was rewarded with Zhang Maoze's unwavering loyalty.
In this life, I will never disappoint the official family!
