No wonder when Li Hao came in, he found that there were no servants in the room. Yuan Shen probably drove them all away because the situation was not right.
At this time, Qu Lengjun must have noticed the jade pillow, and his face immediately turned pale. She didn't understand why the prince would send it like this.
She was worried that Li Hao would become jealous because of this. No matter how good Li Hao said, the two of them didn't get along for long after all, and she had indeed interacted with the prince in the past.
However, the prince now sent something like this again. How could he not make people think too much? Qu Lengjun subconsciously turned his head and looked at Li Hao, wanting to see his reaction.
Li Hao naturally had a bad look on his face. Although he also expected that the Crown Princess would interfere with her, he didn't expect that it would be so early. He got married on the front foot, and then came to support him on the back foot. This was too arrogant.
As for whether this thing was really sent by the prince, Li Hao really didn't doubt it, not to mention his good character in the play.
Even if he really wanted to renew his relationship with Qu Lengjun, he would not resort to such mindless methods. After all, he was just indecisive and not really stupid.
Qu Lengjun naturally couldn't understand what Li Hao was thinking, so looking at Li Hao's pale complexion, he just thought that he had misunderstood the matter and wanted to explain.
But at this time, the chamberlain who delivered the things had already noticed the two people coming in. Even if he made a sound, Qu Lengjun couldn't interrupt directly, so he had to think of explaining it later.
"Master Yuan and Mrs. Yuan are here. On the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, I have sent you a wedding gift. Please accept it."
This guy was very direct. He didn't even bother to be polite and just brought the jade pillow over.
But yes, the person who can be bribed by the Crown Princess to do things is most likely not because of money. After all, judging from the situation in the play, she does not have much money.
Most likely it was the Crown Princess who had promised a future career. People who are obsessed with power will naturally look down on other people.
After Qu Lengjun heard this, his first reaction was naturally to refuse, and he said aloud: "I would like to ask this lord to report back to His Highness the Crown Prince. The Yuan family cannot afford such valuable things, so please ask your chamberlain to take them back to the East Palace. "
After hearing this, the chamberlain replied: "This is a wedding gift personally selected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give to Madam Yuan. To honor the friendship that has lasted for many years, how can it be returned so easily?"
Yuan Shen, who was listening to these words, frowned, not to mention Li Hao, the person involved, but the point of their anger was different.
Qu Lengjun also had no idea at this time, not because of her so-called friendship with the prince, but because she didn't want to break with the East Palace because of this. After all, she couldn't do this based on her likes and dislikes. After all, she didn't want to involve other people because of herself.
But Li Hao didn't think so. He was not a coward like Liang Shang. Not to mention that the prince didn't do this. Even if it was, Li Hao would dare to confront him.
The Yuan family was not a small family that could only be bullied by others, and Emperor Wen didn't have only one son, so he would have lived the same life as a prince.
Seeing Qu Lengjun's confused look, Li Hao patted her gently and said warmly, "It's okay, don't worry."
Then he said to the chamberlain: "I, Mrs. Yuan, really can't bear this thing, so I asked the chamberlain to bring it back. In addition, I also want to ask, is this thing really chosen by the prince himself, and did you order it to be sent to it?"
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I must report this matter to the prince and punish you severely. "
"I won't bother you. I'll write a handwritten letter later and write down everything that happened today, and I'll send it to the East Palace in person to report to the prince.
Lord Leng is already my bride, so I would like to ask you what the prince’s intention is in sending this thing. Our Yuan family has been around for hundreds of years, how can we tolerate being bullied like this?
If the prince cannot answer, I will ask my father to speak to me and make sure the matter is clearly understood. "
After Li Hao said this, everyone in the hall had different expressions. Yuan Shen was okay. After all, he knew Li Hao's temperament. Although Li Hao made a lot of noise like this, he still believed that Li Hao had his own sense of proportion in doing things. Will mess around.
Qu Lengjun was deeply moved by Li Hao's unconditional trust. At this moment, she really felt that she had not married the wrong person.
Just for this reason, she is willing to put aside those worries. Anyway, the husband and wife will bear all the consequences together.
Only the chamberlain was really worried, because he knew that this matter could not be brought to light, because he was from the East Palace, and the gift was approved by the prince.
But the jade pillow was ultimately chosen by the Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince actually didn't know about it. If the Crown Prince really found out, I'm afraid he would not end well if he went back.
Originally, he thought that no matter how resentful Li Hao was, he would not do anything too outrageous due to the majesty of the East Palace. Unexpectedly, it turned out like this.
There was no other way, but the chamberlain could only continue to hold on, hoping to overwhelm others: "Master Yuan has thought clearly. If you really want to offend the prince because of this moment of anger, even if you don't think about your own future, don't you care about the rest of the Yuan family?" Are you here yet?"
Seeing the sullen look of the chamberlain, Li Hao couldn't help but smile and said, "Just go back, chamberlain. Since I dare to do this, I naturally dare to bear the consequences. But chamberlain, do you dare to bear the consequences of your wrong doing?"
Hearing this, the chamberlain had a ghost in his heart, so he asked, "What does Mr. Yuan mean by this, and what consequences will I have to bear?"
Li Hao replied: "Don't you have any idea whether this jade pillow was personally selected by His Highness the Crown Prince? Speaking of which, I had a relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince in the capital, so I know a little bit about him. He doesn't look like such a narrow-minded person.
And if this gift is really a congratulatory gift, why did it wait until Lord Leng and I were married before delivering it? You must know that Marquis Cui and Marquis Xiaoyue all sent their congratulatory gifts on time, so obviously there was nothing wrong with it.
Could it be that you did it on purpose? You are worried that if this thing is delivered in public, there will be rumors. If it is spread back to the capital by the guests who come here, it will be difficult for you and the people behind it to explain.
Of course, it's possible that I'm wrong, but let's take a gamble and see if what I think is right or wrong is okay. "
This chamberlain was not a smart person to begin with. After hearing Li Hao's words, his expression changed involuntarily, causing Yuan Shen and Qu Lengjun to realize that something was wrong.
After thinking for a long time, the chamberlain could not figure out how to deal with this situation. After all, even if it was the prince himself, it would not be easy to control the Yuan family, let alone a small chamberlain like him.
I could only force myself to say a harsh word: "Okay, then I will go back to the palace to report to His Highness the Crown Prince, and you can just wait for the East Palace to deal with it."
After saying that, he left straight away, wanting to rush back to the East Palace as soon as possible to discuss with the Crown Princess how to get through this.
After the man left, Yuan Shen asked: "If the prince did not do this, then who is targeting the Yuan family?"
Li Hao smiled when he heard this, looked at Qu Lengjun and replied: "Since this person can get the seal of the East Palace, his identity cannot be faked, and besides the prince, who else can mobilize the internal servants in the East Palace.
It is said that my bride Zhong Lingyuxiu, even after many years, still makes people feel ashamed for doing such a harmful thing. "
After hearing this, Qu Lengjun's eyes revealed a slightly different look when facing Li Hao. If getting along with each other was originally based on treating each other with respect and as guests, now it is undoubtedly a step forward.
However, Yuan Shen beside him couldn't accept the atmosphere, so he interjected: "Then are you going to Xindong Palace next?"
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Hao replied: "This gift is still necessary. After all, it is a friendship. Moreover, he is still the prince, so he must know the true face of the people around him."
After Yuan Shen got the answer, he didn't bother to look at Li Hao and Qu Lengjun here anymore, so he just left.
But Qu Lengjun asked further: "Then what would the prince do if he knew about this?"
This really made Li Hao ask a question, because Li Hao didn't know what choice he would make. After all, this matter did not cause any actual harm. With the prince's temperament, it is very likely that after the princess cried a few times, she would Expose this matter.
"Then it's up to the prince to make his own decision. Anyway, I've done everything I have to do." After saying that, Li Hao looked at Qu Lengjun blankly and continued, "If there is anything related to the prince in the future, I'll handle everything, so don't get involved.
Even though you are focused on me now, you can't help but be narrow-minded from time to time. "
Listening to Li Hao's teasing words, Qu Lengjun glared angrily, and then left.
Since these people were all gone, Li Hao simply wrote the letter to the prince and then ordered someone to send it to the capital quickly.
Of course, in order to prevent the letter from being intercepted, Li Hao specifically ordered that if there was no reply for a long time, he would ask him to find Wang Chun and use Wang Chun's hand to deliver the letter to the prince.
After finishing this matter, Li Hao didn't go back. He couldn't do anything during the day anyway, so he simply went to the papermaking workshop to inspect.
It took a long time for him to come back. Xiao Yuehou and the others had been urging this matter before. Now that his marriage was over, it was time to officially put the blank paper on the market.
After checking the existing inventory and specific production capacity in the workshop, Li Hao set the first batch quantity with the manager of the papermaking workshop, asked him to transfer the items, and then notified the Qu family, Yue family, Cui family, and Wang family Let the four families pick up the goods.
As for the Liang family, it must not be sent before Liang Wuji's explanation. After all, not all of the Liang family belongs to Liang Wuji. This is not a business, but you still have to express your attitude.
In addition, Li Hao also had a plan to use Liang Wuji's power. Since there was no war to fight in Xuzhou, why didn't he go to Yuzhou to develop.
Originally, the state pastor had the power to recruit some official positions under his rule. Of course, even if he could not directly arrange some official positions, he could still recommend them to Emperor Wen.
Now that Li Hao has an official status, it is easier to do this. He just took this opportunity to transfer to the local actual position and officially take charge of the army, so as to make preparations for participating in wars in the future.
Li Hao had never worried about persuading Liang Wuji to conquer himself, but he was originally worried that this would cause dissatisfaction with the Liang family.
After all, although there is no one available in the Liang family, there are always some people in the Liang family who don't know how much they are worth, and the most prominent one is Liang Xia.
This time they just gave Li Hao an excuse, so they could naturally use it to silence the Liang family.
Now that his thoughts have been sent to Liang Wuji, he is just waiting for a reply from him. As for the Yuan family, Li Hao also made it clear to Yuan Pei. He also expressed his support and promised to come forward to negotiate with the Liang family.
Then the matter was reached under the operation of Liang Wuji and Yuan Pei, and Li Hao was appointed as the captain of Runan County under the rule of Yuzhou and led the soldiers of Runan County.
Of course, the official rank was inevitably reduced, and it was transferred to the rank of 400 shi. After all, if it were still calculated at 600 shi, Li Hao could only be appointed as a soldier to be in charge of the army of a state. Obviously, both Liang Wuji and Yuan Peidu didn't believe that Li Hao had this ability.
In fact, both of them were not very reassured about the soldiers and horses in this county. After all, Li Hao did not have much actual combat experience. In addition, there were many aristocratic families in Runan County. It was quite difficult to communicate with the aristocratic families while suppressing bandits.
Originally, the two of them wanted to put Li Hao in Pei County, so that they could learn more under Liang Wuji's nose.
It's just that Runan County is close to Nanyang County and Jiangxia County in Jingzhou, which makes it convenient for Li Hao to understand the situation in Jingzhou and accompany him in the battle of Shuzhong in the future.
Therefore, after Li Hao argued hard, the two agreed. For this reason, Yuan Pei specially mobilized many people from around him to assist.
Li Hao.
After the matter was reported to Emperor Wen, he had already received his consent. As long as the edict and seal to appoint Li Hao were sent from the capital, Li Hao could rush to take office with his troops.
So now Li Hao is seizing the time to put things in order, because this time he will definitely not be able to come back in a short time. The manor's property needs to be arranged in advance, and the materials must be fully prepared.
In other words, the governor of Yuzhou is Liang Wuji after all. In addition, the governor of Runan County is Liang Wuji's friend, so he won't be made things difficult for him if he comes there.
The only thing that Li Hao regretted was that Qu Lengjun couldn't follow him there for the time being. He had to stay in the mansion for a while and help him deal with the affairs in the mansion.
After I have settled things in Runan County, I will come to pick them up, so I am afraid that the newlyweds will not be able to see each other for a while soon.
But after thinking about it, this might not be a bad thing. I really should rest for a while. My body, which is not fully mature, can't handle it after working too much.
Anyway, after this busy work, Li Hao received his official certificate and seal, and he was ready to happily take his troops to Runan County to take up his post.
However, Yuan Shen left earlier than Li Hao and went back to Bailu Mountain to study. Originally, he was not so eager to become an official. But now that Li Hao was one step ahead, he had no sense of urgency anymore.
