Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Qin would directly point the finger at Zhao Yuwan and Liu Yunniang. Princess Lingbi explained:
"The Prime Minister has misunderstood. Yuwan is Lingbi's sworn sister, and Yun Niang is the bodyguard recruited by Lingbi. They are not domestic slaves..."
"There is no need to explain this reason. The true grandson is a dragon and a phoenix among people, the pride of the world, and it is a great fortune for him to take notice of two mere common girls.
The princess is unwilling to do even such a modest act of adult beauty, which shows her lack of sincerity. "
Prime Minister Qin did not respect Princess Lingbi in his words and only wanted to help his grandson.
"Prime Minister, what we are talking about is state affairs. There is no need for these small matters..."
"Princess, don't you hear that there is no small matter in front of the Prime Minister's door? The Prime Minister's affairs are as big as the Emperor's affairs!"
"Prime Minister Qin!"
Princess Lingbi discovered that the prime minister could not listen to any disobedient words. As long as others said something that was not in line with her wishes, she would be dissatisfied.
The conversation between the two parties was very uncomfortable.
Prime Minister Qin wanted to make things go his way, but how could Princess Lingbi give up Zhao Yuwan and Liu Yunniang so easily.
She could see clearly that with the Prime Minister's style, even if she wanted to please him and give the two girls to Qin's grandson... Mr. Qin, he would be just a meat bun beating a dog, and there would be no return.
The two parties broke up after a bad conversation. Not only did Princess Lingbi fail to achieve her goal, but she offended Prime Minister Qin.
Before leaving, Prime Minister Qin's eyes clearly showed anger.
"The Prime Minister has been working on state affairs for many years and has met many relatives of the emperor and the country. They may have dared to oppose the Prime Minister based on their status at first, but in the end, they all bowed to the Prime Minister. I hope Your Highness will not make a mistake."
Princess Lingbi ignored him and left with the two girls.
Seeing the three people walking away, Prime Minister Qin's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, and the butler on the side felt his heart tremble slightly.
"Master Prime Minister, are you okay?"
Prime Minister Qin took a deep breath and then said:
"No, even if you become the prime minister of a country, there will still be people who will go against the original wishes.
Hey, you said you want no one in the world to disobey you, why is it so difficult? "
Prime Minister Qin's eyes became dark with a helpless expression.
"How are things up north?"
"The letter was sent urgently from 800 miles away last night. Please read it to the prime minister."
The butler presented a letter.
Prime Minister Qin took it, opened the envelope, and after reading the letter, he laughed and threw the letter into the lamp to burn it with a look of great relief.
Seeing Prime Minister Qin laughing, the housekeeper smiled and asked carefully:
"Prime Minister, what happened in the north has already begun?"
"Yes, it has already begun. Once this matter is completed, the truth will truly reach the position where no one dares to disobey and decide the world's affairs with one word! Hahaha~~"
...
When Princess Lingbi and her party left the Prime Minister's Mansion, they met the grandson of Qin... Mr. Qin again.
This guy came up to me again as if he didn't realize how annoying he was.
Disgusted by Liu Yunniang, she drove him aside and refused to approach him.
Seeing that the two women ignored him, Mr. Qin became angry.
"You two girls, you have to be careful. There is nothing that this young master can't get from anyone he likes!"
Seeing this brazen threat, Princess Lingbi and others looked gloomy and were in a bad mood.
Pig Hairy Foot, who was in charge of pulling the cart outside the door, looked at several people coming out with dark faces. He didn't know how to read words and expressions, but he was still laughing.
Fortunately, the women didn't care about anything with the pig, and just got into the car in silence.
"What, have you hit a wall?"
Ye Ming looked gloating.
Seeing Ye Ming like this, Zhao Yuwan couldn't help but feel a little angry, and almost cried;
"Master Yang, we were almost bullied!"
Zhao Yuwan, who was crying with tears in her eyes, told the story of her experience in the Prime Minister's Mansion in an aggrieved manner.
Liu Yunniang was also angry: "That Mr. Qin is a useless waste, I can hit ten of him with one hand!
They are all using their power to bully others! "
This is the truth. If the princess hadn't taken the lead today, they probably wouldn't have been able to get out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Seeing Zhao Yuwan looking at him with tears in his eyes, Ye Ming smiled and said:
"Don't cry, don't cry, Yang assures you, it will be someone else who should cry next."
As he spoke, he took the gourd and took another sip of wine.
Zhao Yuwan understood Ye Ming better, and she felt relieved when he said this.
Just seeing him holding a gourd in his hand, I unconsciously asked:
"When did you get it back?"
"Um, I took it out of your room before setting off in the morning."
"You actually broke into my room?"
"No, you put it in the window. I reached out and got it without breaking in."
"No, don't drink so much wine, give me the gourd."
"Wait, let me take another sip."
"no!"
...
After hitting a snag with the Prime Minister, Princess Lingbi was not going to give up easily. After she recovered her mood, she turned to visit Yu Xian Yu Shangshu, who was now in charge of the Ministry of Officials.
The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six departments of the imperial court and is responsible for the promotion, appointment and removal of officials. It has always been called the Heavenly Official.
This is where the folk commonly known as the Officials and Heavenly Officials come from.
There are only two people in the dynasty who can compete with Qin. One is Li Rang, the great eunuch in the palace who has the trust of the emperor, and the other is Yu Shangshu, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The great eunuch Li Rang will not consider it. His reputation is destined to be infamy for thousands of years.
Nowadays, when people are still alive, they are already the usual villains in folk tales. After death, there is no telling what kind of villain they will be arranged into.
It is impossible to expect such a person to do anything that benefits the country and the people.
Therefore, at present, the only way to go is to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The good news is that this Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is a staunch defender of the "Li" school of thought and is one of the backbone forces that resolutely maintains the orthodoxy of the current Gao Shixu dynasty.
The bad news is that this person has always pursued policies that humiliate and dumb down the people, and is not friendly to the people at all.
Princess Lingbi's driving itinerary was not concealed, and the Yu family received the news in advance.
The arrival of the princess was no small matter. Yu Xian and Shangshu, who advocated the principle of "reason", led a group of disciples from the mansion to greet her at the door, which seemed very grand.
Zhao Yuwan in the car and Liu Yunniang who was on horseback as escort saw this, their faces were happy, thinking that something was going on.
However, Princess Lingbi frowned a little when she saw this, and things seemed difficult to handle.
Yu Shangshu welcomed the princess into the palace with great etiquette and took good care of her.
It made people fully feel respected, and they couldn't help but have some positive comments about this person in Shangshu.
But what happened next made Zhao Yuwan feel a little unhappy.
Yu Shangshu always insisted that women should not participate in politics.
Princess Lingbi has a distinguished status and is the princess of the dynasty. She is impeccable in etiquette.
But similarly, in political matters, there is no room for negotiation at all. No matter what Princess Lingbi says, she will only receive the sentence "women are not allowed to participate in politics", which makes people really lose their temper.
Unfortunately, this matter cannot be refuted, because it has been like this throughout the ages.
How could a princess with no real power outcompete an old fox like Shangshu who had been in officialdom for a long time?
This time, I got nothing except being praised high.
Well, it’s not like I got nothing.
At the very least, Yu Shangshu said that he would not dislike Princess Lingbi's appearance. If the princess wanted to, he could let his unmarried grandson be the consort.
His grandson's face turned green when he heard this. He wanted to refute, but he was afraid of his grandfather and did not dare to speak.
Fortunately, Princess Lingbi had no such intentions and declined the matter, which greatly relieved her grandson.
In fact, Yu Shangshu just said it casually. It doesn't matter whether he succeeds or not. Anyway, he is not facing that face all day long.
He has many grandsons and does not mind sacrificing one or two for politics.
I don’t know if it counts as an unhappy breakup, but this time, I hit another soft nail.
It was clear that the other party had a good attitude, but things just didn't work out.
"It failed again, what should I do..."
Zhao Yuwan looked sad, and she was also worried about the people of Pingzhou.
Zhao Yuwan, who followed Ye Ming and saw the lives of poor people, didn't want the worst to happen.
Liu Yunniang didn't understand that much and said directly:
"Princess, dog...well, isn't the emperor your brother?
The emperor is in charge of everything in the world, wouldn't you just go to him directly for this matter? "
Princess Lingbi shook her head and said:
"Hey~~ Brother Huang, he is trapped in a woman's belly, ignoring everything, the government is controlled by the Prime Minister of Qin, the eunuch falsely uses the emperor's order to benefit himself, and together with the uncle, the world is in chaos... "
As she said this, Princess Lingbi herself found it difficult to speak.
"Hey~~ When did the empire of my Gao family become like this..."
"So what should we do now?"
Zhao Yuwan asked worriedly.
"There should still be many loyal people in the government who care about the country and the people. Next, we will try to contact these people and see if we can gather everyone's strength to do something."
Princess Lingbi didn’t have any good solution.
Zhao Yuwan couldn't help but look at Ye Ming. In her opinion, Mr. Yang was omnipotent and no difficulty could defeat him.
Princess Lingbi also hoped that Ye Ming could give her an idea.
Seeing both women looking at him, Ye Ming smiled and said:
"Yang's method is very simple!"
"any solution?"
Princess Lingbi looked at Ye Ming expectantly.
"The way is to have a good New Year."
"Mr. Yang, how can you still joke after what time has it been?"
Zhao Yuwan felt that Ye Ming was going too far and was in the mood to make fun of others.
Ye Ming smiled and said, "No, you misunderstood. I'm not joking. I'm serious. The changes will come after the New Year. We just need to have a good New Year."
Hearing what he said, Zhao Yuwan subconsciously chose to believe it.
Princess Lingbi also knew that Ye Ming was a very capable person. Master Chesu had made it clear that this man had advanced cultivation and was much better than her.
Because of this, Master Chesu has been fishing recently, meditating and reciting sutras all day long, and the burden of protecting the princess has fallen on Ye Ming.
When the horse-drawn carriage pulled by Pig's Hairfoot was driving along the street, he passed by a cloth shop, where a large group of women, maids and the like were crowded, vying to buy cloth and silk.
"Is this store doing so well?"
Liu Yunniang was riding a horse, watching with some curiosity, and touched the money bag at her waist, planning to buy a piece of cloth to make a new dress for a good New Year.
At this time, Princess Lingbi's eyes moved as she opened the sedan curtain and took a casual look.
"That cloth is no ordinary cloth, it is the palace's top-quality tribute silk."
"The silk from the palace? It's such a good thing, Your Highness, can I buy one?"
Liu Yunniang didn't realize the problem. She just heard that it was from the palace, so she thought it was good and planned to buy it and wear it.
"Go ahead."
Princess Lingbi did not stop her and let her go.
Although Zhao Yuwan does not understand political affairs, she also knows the rules. Logically speaking, the only way for things in the palace to flow out is through rewards, and there will never be such a large-scale sale.
Something was obviously wrong with the situation in front of me.
"Sister, these silks..."
"We'll wait until Yun Niang buys it back."
Princess Lingbi did not rush to a conclusion, she just waited.
Ye Ming glanced at the fabric store with interest, picked up the gourd that had come into his hands at some point, and took a sip.
Zhao Yuwan is not in the mood to care about Ye Ming's drinking now, she is just waiting.
Not long after, the strong Liu Yunniang squeezed out from the crowd, holding a piece of wrapped silk in her hand, very happy.
"As expected of something from the palace, it feels more comfortable to touch! It's just too expensive."
"Yunniang, can you show it to me?"
...
