After becoming the prince's regent and supervising the country, Rong Cang was indeed much busier than before.
The palace examination had just ended, and after less than a cup of tea, the two princes Qi Jin and Qi Ba were soon summoned to discuss matters in the study. Xie Yi'an and Rong Huaishu had been listening quietly, studying ink when they needed it, and handing over notes when they needed it. Handing over the coupons, in short, you can never go wrong if you are diligent.
Half an hour later, Qi Jin walked out of the study, went out of the palace and returned to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion. In the evening, a letter written by him was sent to the south by his close personal guards at high speed.
At the same time, another secret letter written by Rong Cang was put in charge of Changqing, who quickly left the city and sent it to the military camp in the western suburbs. Then several of Rong Cang's confidants led the troops to the border of northern Xinjiang.
This is a letter in reply to Prince Mobei's request for a marriage alliance and a truce. After receiving the reply, Prince Mobei can successfully set foot on the territory of Chu with his envoys and come to Shengjing of Chu in person to discuss the truce.
In the next few days, more and more courtiers came in and out of the East Palace, most of them were subordinate officials promoted by Rong Cangxin.
At first, Chu Yunfei had the opportunity to meet Rong Cang sooner or later, and have lunch and dinner together. However, as more and more memorials were sent to the East Palace, civil and military officials from all over the dynasty also came to the East Palace to discuss matters. Chu Yunfei discovered that she Even wanting to talk to Rong Cang became a luxury.
When she got up in the morning, Rong Cang had already gone to court.
When Rong Cang came back in the evening, she was already asleep.
They are obviously a couple who can sleep together every night, but they seem to be living like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Fortunately, Chu Yunfei is not clingy. She needs to raise her baby with peace of mind, while Rong Cang needs to adapt to handling the huge chores in the court as soon as possible and quickly cultivate the new nobles of the East Palace.
While Rong Cang was busy with his feet off the ground, Emperor Mu was actually at leisure. Every time Chu Yunfei went to greet the queen, she would find that Emperor Mu was either playing chess with the queen or gossiping about everyday things.
Originally, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could talk often because Emperor Mu was around. Every time after Chu Yunfei said hello, she would sit for a while before retreating to the East Palace, reading a book, eating some snacks, and occasionally going to the study to listen to the story. Cang discussed government affairs with his ministers.
Rong Cang and several young ministers were happy to accept her arrival, but if they encountered an old minister, they would frown unabashedly, as if to remind her that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, or bluntly said, "The study is the important place for discussion." , women are not allowed to enter without permission."
Rong Cang would reply to them: "Husband and wife are one body, and the princess is not an outsider."
The days seemed to have stabilized and passed by like this.
Gu Yilan chose an inn in Shengjing to stay temporarily, and hung out in the brothel and Chu Pavilion every day. He did not work as an oiran, but he was more popular than an oiran. It was said that he attracted many dignitaries and became fascinated.
Of course, I also learned a lot of secrets that others didn’t know.
June has passed and July has entered in a blink of an eye.
Uncle Xie Xiaoguo, who was in charge of disaster relief, came back.
The timing of his return was just in time to catch up with the appointment of Prince Rong. Uncle Xie Xiaoguo, who had not expected it, was quite surprised. However, he went to the palace to report the relief work abroad. When he returned home, he slowly learned the whole story and was very satisfied with the result. He didn't have any special opinions, he just said that the prince of Prince Rong's palace was good and a good match.
On the sixth day of July, Prince Rong's Mansion hired him.
The betrothal gift was very generous and stretched for a street. The betrothal ceremony made all the women in the city envious. Mrs. Xie looked at the long betrothal gift list and was very satisfied with the sincerity of Prince Rong's palace.
"Prince Rong is the only remaining brother of the current emperor, a prince from the royal family, and his family is quite rich." In a private room on the third floor of a street restaurant, a woman stood in front of the window and looked at the betrothal gifts that stretched along the long street, her face filled with envy. "But the most important thing is Princess Rong's regard for Miss Xie."
"Miss Xie is not bad herself. The dowry will not be small." Another woman said fairly, "It is a blessing for the heir apparent of Prince Rong to marry Miss Xie."
"I heard that the eldest son of Prince Rong is very satisfied with the marriage. He often talks to Miss Xie during discussions with the Qin family master. He seems to be much more enthusiastic about Miss Qin than before."
"The eldest son of Prince Rong was born in the Imperial College. He is outstanding in talent and knowledge. He could have been recommended to the court two years ago. However, he was humble and worried that his temper was not calm enough, so he stayed at home and studied for two more years."
"Really? I heard that Huai Shu has been selected by the prince to work in the East Palace. When the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely have a bright future."
"Otherwise, he is very lucky. He married a daughter of the Xie family and was appreciated by the prince. This life is perfect."
Qin Zhilan, who was wearing a veil, was sitting in the private room next door, listening to their unbridled discussion, her eyes darkening uncontrollably.
The next day, when Rong Huaishu came out of the palace gate and got into the carriage, a maid hurriedly came over and shouted respectfully: "Your Majesty."
Rong Huaishu turned his head and then looked confused: "Who are you?"
"This servant is the maid of the Qin family." The maid thrust an invitation into Rong Huaishu's hand, "This is an invitation from my lady to the young master. Please come to the mansion tomorrow to discuss it with the young master."
"Men and women are not intimate." Rong Huaishu returned the post to her, "Please tell your lady, I am a man who is about to get married, and it is not suitable for me to meet alone with a woman who has not left the court."
"But the prince——"
"Brother Huaishu." A man in a green shirt walked out of the palace gate and said to Rong Huaishu, "Why don't we go to your house today to discuss our homework."
"Brother Yi'an." Rong Huaishu turned to look at Xie Yi'an and nodded happily, "Okay."
Xie Yi'an asked his coachman and servant to drive the carriage back first: "I'm going to Prince Rong's Mansion as a guest. I'll be back later. Please tell my wife."
"yes."
The two of them ignored the maid and got into the carriage together to leave.
"When Miss Qin and I were engaged, we never saw each other once in a month or exchanged a word with each other. Now that Dan Shu and I are about to get married, she somehow sent someone to send me a message." Rong Huaishu was sitting in the carriage. Li, with an expression that seemed a little ashamed, "Brother Yi'an saw the joke."
