Wei Shicheng's attitude just now was very clear, and he wanted to "take good care of" her. This had given Princess Yuanheng a clear signal and also given everyone a serious warning.
We should regard Li Qingyi as an ally, not as an enemy.
Be nice to her and impress her with your true feelings.
She can become a special force of the Wei family, not just someone's pet.
Ah!
If Li Qingyi hadn't been reborn, she might have been deceived by the fake faces of the Wei family!
Moreover, not everyone in the Wei family wants her to climb a high branch and fly into the sky.
For example, Wei Jin'er.
There are still two and three bedrooms. They want to rely on Wei Shicheng's influence and use Li Qingyi to gain benefits, but they don't necessarily want Princess Yuanheng to gain power. They will definitely instigate secretly. The previous words of "robbing the daughter" will come true.
Therefore, there are many contradictions implicit here.
Li Qingyi was caught in the middle of the undercurrent. If he was careless, he would be shattered to pieces!
Everyone had different thoughts about the meal.
When Li Qingyi returned to Zhuoxiangyuan, he couldn't help but feel extremely tired.
Heng Wu brought the tea and said, "Master Wei actually took the initiative to help our Li family regain our title. He doesn't mind if the princess worships in the ancestral hall. This kind of tolerance can put an end to the rumors outside."
"Tricks like moving a thousand pounds with four ounces are particularly effective when used by a person of his stature."
"This Mr. Wei is indeed as the girl said, he is very scheming and powerful."
"Wei Shicheng was not yet forty years old. He became an official and became Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was able to rise to prominence, but this was not entirely due to the Queen Mother."
Silan came over and said, "Then since he has such great talent, why does he still need to use the Queen Mother to gain power? With his own ability, he can avoid others gossiping behind his back."
Li Qingyi shook his head: "What you see is just the surface. In fact, the awarding of official positions in the imperial court is very particular. The truly smooth Qingyun Road is when one is born as a Jinshi, enters the Imperial Academy, endures a few years of hard life, and then is sent to the state capital to work as a local official for a few years. , he was sent away for two terms and then transferred back to the capital to join the Sixth Department."
Among the six departments, the official department is the first, followed by the household department.
The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the appointment, dismissal and transfer of officials, and has the most real power. It has a sideways role in the government.
The Ministry of Household Affairs was in charge of money, grain, household registration, taxes, and even the emperor and concubines had to allocate money from the Ministry of Household Affairs first.
"Generally, those who can enter the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Household Affairs are considered to be cabinet bachelors by default. After another seven or eight years, they will be promoted from minister to minister. If they make no serious mistakes during their term, they can join the cabinet and become the cabinet minister. This is the most ideal career for literati in the world. It must be said that Wei Shicheng himself is a capable person, otherwise, he would not have been able to get the first place in the rankings back then. But if he only relied on himself to slowly climb up, he would not know what to do. What year and month it is.”
Silan suddenly realized, "So he needs the Queen Mother's help to clear the way and remove the obstacles so that he can climb up smoothly!"
Li Qingyi chuckled: "Isn't that right? People have to stay in the Hanlin for ten or eight years. He only stayed for two years before he was sent to Shengzhou to become the prefect. After returning to Beijing, others had to stay in the Sixth Department for seven or eight years. He It took only three years to become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Each step followed the next, and no time was wasted."
The Ministry of Personnel has the right to elect.
All qualified officials who have passed examinations, donated money, or been reinstated from their former positions must go to the Ministry of Personnel to wait for selection.
Although the emperor retains the final decision on employment, the Ministry of Civil Affairs submitted a large number of candidate lists. The emperor is not familiar with all the candidates. He has many things to do, and it is impossible to read through the resumes of all candidates one by one. He often just looks at the top ones. A few, and then select one person.
This gives the officials huge room for maneuver.
Wei Shicheng was protected by the Empress Dowager, and there was no risk of being replaced and plotted. Almost every candidate was ranked at the top.
After he entered the official department, he began to gather his own connections.
Therefore, even if the Queen Mother passes away, Wei Shicheng's foothold has long been firmly established and will not waver in the slightest.
But if he wants to take a step closer, he has to find another opportunity.
Li Qingyi narrowed his eyes.
In the previous life, Wei Shicheng had no intention of giving her to the eunuch Qin Zeng.
It was because she injured her left hand when the Xie Family Temple collapsed that she had to settle for the next best thing.
So who did he originally plan to give himself to?
How many princes? Or a high-ranking official?
Does he have a plan now?
"Girl, stop being distracted. You've been working hard all day. I'll help you take off the hairpin. Please rest early."
Li Qingyi shook his head, "If you're not busy, go and call all the little girls in the yard."
Heng Wu nodded: "I'll go right away."
When Li Qingyi came to the capital, he brought two first-class girls, Jiulan Hengwu, and two second-class girls, Hanjiang Lianshuang, not counting his mother-in-law.
Mrs. Wei was afraid that she would not have enough manpower, so she temporarily deployed four third-class girls and two rough girls to serve them.
When several little girls entered the house, they all bowed to Li Qingyi in a polite manner.
Li Qingyi took a quick look and said with a smile: "The old lady has chosen someone who has no reason to say that I have exhausted you all these days I have been bothering you in the Wei Mansion."
The girls all said "they don't dare", but one of them with particularly energetic eyebrows said with a smile: "Being able to serve such a divine figure like Miss Li is a blessing that I have earned over several lifetimes. I wish I could always be by my side to serve you. There’s no such thing as tiredness.”
Li Qingyi raised his eyes and looked at her, a dark fire flashing in his eyes: "You are quite smart, what is your name?"
"Slave Cuizhi."
"You girl has such a sweet mouth, I like it very much, Heng Wu. I see that this girl is somewhat similar to you in some way, so I brought her the clothes you made before and rewarded her. Then a pair of sisters will be beautiful. If a person like this stands in front of me, it will definitely be pleasing to the eye."
Heng Wu was surprised, but after the girl gave her orders, she didn't hesitate at all. She brought her newly made clothes to Cuizhi, "This is the material that the girl rewarded at the beginning of spring. I've made it newly and haven't put on my clothes yet. You can take it." Wear it."
Cuizhi saw that the clothes were really similar to what Heng Wu was wearing. The color and style were not much different, but the dark patterns embroidered on the collar and cuffs were a little different. "Thank you for the gift, girl. I like it very much."
Li Qingyi smiled and said: "Go put it on and show me."
Cuizhi responded with a smile and hurriedly changed. After all, she also liked the tightness of these clothes. She had never worn such good materials before!
The little girl moved quickly, and soon she walked in wearing new clothes and stood next to Heng Wu. Her face and body shape were somewhat similar.
Li Qingyi smiled and said, "Not bad."
Cuizhi was very happy and was about to leave when Silan came in and said, "Miss, a girl came from the third lady's side. She said that the Zhuoxiang courtyard was being tidied up in such a hurry that there was no time to replace the curtains, cushions and other things in the room. Let the girl assign it." A thoughtful person chooses the color and style, so that she can have someone make it as soon as possible and put it on the girl."
The previous head of Yuanheng County had no intention of treating Li Qingyi well, so although there was nothing missing in Zhuoxiang Courtyard, many things were half-old.
At this time, Li Qingyi gained Wei Shicheng's attention, and his treatment was naturally different.
Moreover, the second lady and the third lady have each obtained part of the housekeeping rights, and they are getting excited at the moment.
Heng Wu said: "Girl, please go ahead."
Li Qingyi shook his head: "You are not familiar with this house. Don't bump into anyone every time you come here. Just let Cuizhi go. I don't have anything to be picky about. Just keep it simple."
Cuizhi had just received the reward and was anxious to show off. She knelt down and said, "Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely do the job well."
Li Qingyi smiled and said: "Go."
Cuizhi went away happily wearing new clothes.
Seeing her go out, Li Qingyi's smile fell little by little...
At the gate of the courtyard, the little girl sent by the third lady saw Cuizhi coming out. She saw the clothes she was wearing with sharp eyes and said in surprise: "Sister Cuizhi, this dress is so beautiful."
"It was awarded by Miss Li."
The little girl said with envy: "Miss Li is really generous. These clothes are almost the same as those worn by ordinary girls."
Cuizhi smiled. She was not willing to come at first. After all, Li Qingyi was the child of the princess and the first man. Who knew what the old lady's attitude was in private. Now she felt that it was a good job, at least. You can get some benefits right now.
"Let's go, it's getting dark. I have to reply to Miss Li later!"
The two of them went all the way to the third lady's place. The third lady was busy looking at the account books. When she heard that someone was coming from Zhuoxiangyuan, she asked her mother, the most considerate steward around her, to take her to choose a pattern.
Cuizhi thought about the things Li Qingyi used to wear, picked a few elegant and plain things, and walked back.
The sky had turned dark, and he could barely see the road clearly. Cuizhi hurried back, not realizing that there was a figure following behind him.
