The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the inside and outside of the East Palace Residence into a crimson sky and earth.
The servants in the East Palace were sent away early. Wan'er, a considerate person, knew that her mother's purpose of coming here was not to visit her grandson, so she made a very considerate excuse to leave.
Lu Ze was left looking calmly at Li Yunrui, who had a smile on his face.
The relationship between Lu Ze and Li Yunrui is extremely complicated.
When Lu Ze came to this world, he passively developed a very strange and charming relationship with the eldest princess. If it had been in the past, Lu Ze might have chosen to talk to her occasionally.
But it was naturally impossible for Lu Ze to say anything more to her at the moment.
Because he knew that Li Yunrui was just telling some jokes on purpose. The eldest princess, who was known to be completely crazy at heart, also knew that Lu Ze was Wan'er's husband at this moment and had not exceeded the rules.
The atmosphere between the two people quickly returned to normal.
Li Yunrui's bright eyes were on Lu Ze, with curiosity and surprise occasionally flashing in his eyes.
Many people in Kyoto were surprised by some of the changes in the prince, but for Li Yunrui, who was most familiar with Dong Gong's people, she was probably the one who had the deepest understanding of it in Kyoto. However, with the marriage of Lu Ze and Wan'er, the elder Her Royal Highness the Princess finally restrained some complex emotions in her heart and chose to come to the East Palace Residence until today.
"I came today only for one thing."
"If you agree, my aunt will never come to your place to bother you two again."
Li Yunrui instantly regained the graceful demeanor of the eldest princess of the Qing Kingdom. She picked up the celadon teacup on the side with her green hands and looked at everything in the hall casually. Although the changes in the decoration were not too big, there were vague details in these details. It can be felt that the East Palace at this time does have some different changes compared to before.
Before Li Yunrui could continue, Lu Ze shook his head firmly.
"Auntie, you don't need to think too much about the inner treasury."
"My father has not thought about letting me take full charge. Now the Ming family's matter has caused a sensation in the court, and it is no longer possible to seek huge benefits from the inner treasury... What's more, my aunt is still working with my second brother. Business?"
Lu Ze smiled half-heartedly and looked at Li Yunrui, whose expression became unsatisfactory.
At this time, the mother-in-law actually felt that she didn't know about the smuggling incident between her and Li Chengze.
Lu Ze thought silently in his heart that there was still a clear gap between a very smart person like Li Yunrui and people like Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing who really attacked the city.
Li Yunrui didn't expect Lu Ze to refuse so directly.
This time the Ming family incident happened, but Emperor Qing still chose to keep the situation under control. Li Yunrui, who clearly felt that his power in the Qing Dynasty court was consuming a lot, wanted to regain control of the East Palace. side.
"Chengqian said this, which made my aunt very sad."
"Even if it's not because of our past friendship, when it comes to Wan'er, you have to help my aunt."
Listening to his mother-in-law's words, Lu Ze chuckled: "But aunt, Wan'er listens to me the most."
Li Yunrui did not expect that Lu Ze would be so difficult to speak at this time.
I remember back then, no matter what she said, the prince always obeyed her and he was extremely obsessed with her.
weakness...
Li Yunrui gradually discovered that she seemed unable to grasp Lu Ze's weakness.
Now it seems that Lu Ze doesn't seem to care much about what happened between the two of them. He doesn't know whether he has figured out the mother-daughter relationship between her and Wan'er, or has other plans. Li Yunrui's eyebrows began to lower. .
Li Yunrui didn't care much if he failed to achieve his goal today.
What she really cares about is that now she seems to be unable to guess the true thoughts of her nephew and son-in-law. Even when facing Lu Ze, she occasionally feels like facing the emperor's brother.
Such a strange feeling made Li Yunrui breathe quickly.
She was vaguely aware that Lu Ze might show something even more amazing in the future Qing Kingdom.
And when she thought that she had personally taught such a person, and that he was even her son-in-law, Li Yunrui's slightly perverted mentality felt extremely satisfied, especially since she knew that the emperor's brother would not accept that the prince was so tyrannical that he could threaten him. the point.
Emperor Qing could accept the princes doing anything to fight.
But definitely not the chair that threatens his butt.
Li Yunrui left the East Palace with a smile. Although she came to nothing, she couldn't help being happy.
And Lu Ze clearly sensed Li Yunrui's strange thoughts through the silly girl in his mind.
His face became extremely strange.
"this..."
"The human heart is really complicated..."
Lu Ze thinks he is still relatively...simple?
.......
There was no result in the court regarding the smuggling of the Ming family's inner treasury for a long time.
Although Li Yunrui and the second prince were the real bosses behind the Ming family, they planned the secret collusion with the Northern Qi royal family. Both parties made huge profits privately by treating tariffs as nothing. On the Qingguo side, many Big families actually hold important shares behind the scenes.
For example, the Qin family of the Privy Council.
After the Ye family was kicked out of the inner circle of Kyoto due to the Xuankong Temple incident, the Qin family inevitably became the most powerful military force in the capital. The Qin family took over the position of Kyoto's garrison, and the Holy Scroll was in full swing.
On the Ming family side, there are also many big families in Beijing who have major shares in it.
These people may not know each other, but they all have a tacit understanding to accept the large sums of money sent from the Ming family every year. At the same time, they open the door to smuggling in the inner treasury. They stretch out one hand and close the other. Only one eye.
Li Yunrui naturally knew that the risk of "doing business" with Beiqi alone was too great.
Therefore, she is happy to distribute her money outside.
Although there is less money in this way, the risks hidden in it are also shared by people. This method of profit distribution has become a default unspoken rule in the Qing Dynasty court to some extent. Another level of "the law does not blame everyone".
Emperor Qing did not choose to dig out the umbrella behind the Ming family, because he was afraid of turmoil in the court.
It is also for the sake of leaving his name in history.
Just like the previous spring palace fraud, although seventeen court officials were beheaded at Caishikou, how could there be fewer small tricks in this year's spring palace? Emperor Qing just didn't like the princes interfering in the personnel arrangements of the court, but he still chose to acquiesce to the ministers.
Therefore, this internal treasury smuggling incident ended in an anticlimactic manner.
Because it’s almost the end of the year.
This year's Qing Dynasty is not as stable as last year. The assassination of Xuankong Temple is still a headless assassination to this day. No one knows who is the real person behind the serial assassination, at least Dong Dong Yicheng looked around Jian and said that it had absolutely nothing to do with him.
The court is still going on with the constant competition between various forces, and even a balance point has been found. Everyone is good and I am good.
It's just that the waterlogging there has been particularly serious this year. The fighting in the court has inevitably affected this huge country. Emperor Qing ordered Lu Ze to partner with Zhongshu and several adults to manage the waterlogging this year. Lu Ze could only deal with this matter. Try your best, because even if you can come up with a perfect solution to this disaster, after all, you don't have enough money on hand, and a clever woman can only make a meal without rice.
Only then did Lu Ze gradually understand the mud hidden behind the current prosperity of the Qing Kingdom.
Emperor Qing, an emperor who aimed to leave a name in history, paid too much attention to the balance of the court. The result was the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River. Many people even missed the old Prime Minister Lin in Wuzhou at this time, at least in previous years. When the disaster occurred, Lin Ruofu stood in the court immediately. Prime Minister Lin, who ignored various factions, was the anchor in everyone's hearts.
In the blink of an eye, the end of the year has arrived, and the capital is gradually shrouded in red lanterns and red Spring Festival couplets.
Although Emperor Qing declared that everything in the palace would be simplified this year, His Majesty the Emperor took the lead, and the people below him naturally followed. Of course, behind closed doors, they were still happy when they should, and the shipyards of Liujing River were opened as usual. Drink the wine from the brothel in Xicheng.
Things are being packed here in the East Palace.
"Dabao can finally see his father!"
In the huge courtyard, there was a fat young man with thick clothes and a dull face. The corners of his mouth were raised, and there was a hint of longing in his eyes. This was clearly the eldest son of the Lin family, Lin Dabao.
Lin Ruofu entrusted both his sons to his uncle Lu Ze.
Lu Ze will naturally take good care of him.
The Communist Party of China did not like to study how to be an official. After Lin Ruofu returned to Wuzhou to retire, he devoted himself to studying martial arts. With Lu Ze's simple help, this second uncle had already touched the threshold of the seventh level of martial arts. It is estimated that Next year, he will be able to officially enter the third level of martial arts.
Lin Wan'er now acted like the mistress of the East Palace.
Between her brows, you can vaguely see that she still looks like a young girl from a few years ago, but there is a strong sense of nobility in her words and deeds. Even the Empress Dowager in Hanguang Palace openly praised Wan'er for her charming demeanor. It actually made the queen feel very uncomfortable.
He even secretly reminded Lu Ze in private.
But in Lu Ze's view, his wife is naturally more important.
Because he has a very indifferent view of the family affection between the royal family. Generally speaking, Lu Ze will obey this mother, but when it comes to fundamental issues, he will naturally not obey her. The Queen's IQ is indeed... ..worrying.
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In Wuzhou, it is definitely not an exaggeration.
Lin Ruofu's existence made the entire Qing Kingdom aware of Wuzhou. When a person's name can represent the affairs of an entire state, people will know how powerful this person is in the local area.
Lu Ze also didn't expect that his father-in-law's reputation in Wuzhou would be so good.
Wan'er beside her seemed to notice the abnormality on Lu Ze's face. She smiled, feeling much happier than when she was in Kyoto.
"My father has been in the officialdom for many years. Since him, the number of people in Wuzhou who have joined the military has far exceeded the previous years combined. In addition, the Lin family has a good reputation. Naturally, people here respect my father very much."
When they first entered the city, the guards heard that he was a noble person going to the Lin family. After reading the customs clearance document, their eyes showed indescribable respect. This kind of respect naturally comes from the heart. His reputation in Kyoto is not very good. My father-in-law, a female minister, is really the leader in my hometown.
Wan'er didn't come to her hometown in Wuzhou, so she curiously looked at everything happening through the car window.
After the carriage drove into a very spacious and brand-new driveway, the only thing that could be seen was one house. There were already people on the road to greet them early. Lu Ze did not notify the Lin family in advance and did not send anyone until he was about to enter the city. Notify my father-in-law.
"Father."
After Wan'er got out of the car and saw Lin Ruofu, who was slightly stooped, her tears began to fall.
On the other side, the performance of Lin Cong and Lin Dabao was not much better.
Lu Ze thought about the fake family gathering in the palace before departure, and sighed that they were really a family.
