On the way into the Shen Mansion with Qi Heng, Li Hao asked intentionally: "Why do you have time to come to your father-in-law's house today? You are accompanying your eldest lady back home to visit her." Lan.
Qi Heng replied: "My eldest wife is not here. My father-in-law called me here today. He said that you would come to visit. He also heard that you and I are old acquaintances, so he asked me to come to accompany you."
"By the way, I heard from my father-in-law that it was you who suggested guaranteeing my promotion!"
Faced with Qi Heng's question, Li Hao smiled and replied: "You were promoted because the official still thinks about you, so if you want to thank the official for this, go and thank the official."
Qi Heng said nothing after hearing this, and Li Hao knew the reason for Qi Heng's coming and had nothing else to ask, so the two of them concentrated on walking.
Until later Qi Heng suddenly said: "How is Minglan doing at Ningyuan Houfu recently?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Hao stopped and turned to look at Qi Heng.
Qi Heng also stopped when he saw this, and quickly added: "I have no other meaning, I just want to care about my old friend."
And don’t worry, I’ve never mentioned it to anyone else. I just thought of asking after I met you. "
Li Hao felt really bad... Why does your wife want you to be so concerned about her?
As for Qi Heng's words, Li Hao believed it. After all, this guy was indeed the one who kept it secret even from his own wife.
Then he replied: "Minglan is the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, and now she has been granted a royal title. There is no restriction from her parents-in-law above, and she still has Gu Tingye's love and care below.
Life is going well, and you don’t need to worry about it. Just live a good life at home. "
After hearing this, Qi Heng seemed a little distracted and just nodded mechanically.
Seeing Qi Heng's appearance, Li Hao sighed in his heart. It seemed that he had not experienced what happened between Minglan and Gu Tingye in the original drama. Lan
Not only did it make Qi Heng lose a lot of sense of participation, but it also made him still unable to let go, and he was not aware of the new world around him.
Also, without Gu Tingye breaking into the Duke of Qi's mansion at night, Shen would naturally not have the chance to hold a dagger and guard Qi Heng's safety tremblingly.
Without Gu Tingye's imprisonment, Qi Heng would naturally not have gone to Minglan late at night, and Shen's cover-up for Qi Heng in front of Princess Pingning would not have happened, and Shen's clear-cut behavior would not have happened. Advising Minglan.
Without all kinds of things, Qi Heng obviously hasn't felt Shen's intelligence and affection until now.
But Li Hao couldn't talk about it. After all, he couldn't let Li Hao tell Qi Heng how good his wife was.
In that case, Qi Heng would probably fall out with Li Hao no matter how honest he was.
Therefore, it was better for Li Hao to leave it alone and let Qi Heng wake up slowly on his own. Lan
He just said: "Let's go. Master Shen should still be waiting for us two. Don't be too rude."
The two of them left in silence after that. After all, Qi Heng felt like he was hiding something.
This was also discovered by Shen Tugang, but Shen Tugang did not show it at the time.
But after Li Hao entered the main hall, he took the initiative to stand up and said: "I received your invitation earlier, and I originally planned to invite you to visit me earlier. However, the construction of Yongzhao Mausoleum reached a critical moment some time ago and I had no time to return to Beijing. It’s been delayed until today, so please forgive me for any neglect.”
Li Hao said quickly: "Master Shen has done something good for the country. I admire you very much. I can't say I'm being neglectful."
Shen Tugang smiled after hearing this, so he asked Li Hao and Qi Heng to sit down on the chairs and talk.
Then he asked Li Hao: "Your greeting card said that you wanted to come and discuss something with me, but I don't know what it is."
Hearing this, Li Hao looked at Qi Heng who was sitting across from him, and finally decided not to talk about helping people seek official positions.
He just said: "It's not a big deal. It's just that I mentioned the tax law changes to Grand Prime Minister Ouyang some time ago. At that time, Grand Prime Minister Ouyang asked me to wait for the wealthy Prime Minister to come to Beijing to report on his duties before discussing it.
So I wanted to take advantage of this period of time to improve it. It happened that you had previously served in the Third Division, so I thought of visiting you for advice. "
Shen Tugang heard the words and said: "So that's the case. Then you might as well tell me and I'll help you with the details. It just so happens that Yuan Ruo can listen to it too, okay."
Li Hao replied: "It would be great if my young master helps me."
Next, Li Hao discussed his idea of changing commercial tax with Shen Tu.
Shen Tugang is worthy of being a long-time veteran. He has rich life experience and indeed gave Li Hao many effective suggestions, which benefited Li Hao a lot. Lan
As for Shen Tugang, they also know that Li Hao is not a person who lives in vain. He has unique insights on many things. Anyway, both parties are guest and host.
Only Qi Heng was caught in the middle and rarely spoke, but this was normal. After all, Qi Heng had never done practical work and did not know much about these things.
After the conversation, Shen Tugang left Li Hao to have lunch in the house, and then Li Hao said goodbye and left.
After Li Hao left, Shen Tugang asked Qi Heng and said, "Yuan Ruo, I just saw that you seemed a little guilty and confused when you first came in. Did Li Hao say something to you?"
Qi Heng was shocked after hearing this. After all, in front of his father-in-law, it is impossible to say that he is because of another girl. Qi Heng is a bit upright, but his IQ is still above the normal line.
Then he replied: "It's nothing, I just thought that when I first met Li Hao, he was just a graduate student who had just entered Beijing to take the scientific examination.
As a result, in just a few years, he became the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, which made him feel a little sad. "Lan
Based on Qi Heng's trust, Shen Tugang did not doubt the authenticity of what he said, but said: "Everyone in the world has his destiny, Li Hao just took a few steps further than you.
You must not be discouraged. With your talents and learning, as long as you serve the court with your heart, I believe that your future achievements will not be worse than Li Hao. "
Upon hearing this, Qi Heng replied: "Father-in-law, please rest assured, my son-in-law will definitely do things with care."
After that, Shen Tugang chatted with Qi Heng about family matters again before letting Qi Heng leave Shen Mansion.
After returning home, Li Hao began to think about how to find Shen Tugang so that he could propose an official appointment.
This time, be sure to make an appointment in advance so that you don’t have to make a trip in vain.
But before Li Hao could think of a solution, an edict was suddenly sent from the palace, asking Li Hao to enter the palace to see him. Lan
Li Hao originally thought that Zhao Zonghan was looking for something to do with him, but when he arrived, he found that besides Zhao Zonghan, Princess Miao was also here at this time.
Before Li Hao could greet her, Concubine Miao said directly: "Master Li, I want to recruit you into the palace today. I have something to ask Master Li for help."
As soon as these words came out, Li Hao said quickly: "If the concubine has something to do, just ask her, don't be so polite."
So Concubine Miao paused for a moment, and then said: "I would like to ask Mr. Li for help so that my son Huirou can never marry his consort."
Li Hao was a little stupid now, even though he had heard from Zhang Guifen a few days ago that the prince-in-law and the princess broke up in public.
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But Li Hao didn't care at the time, but he didn't expect that he would be found on his head now.
