Aunt Xia cleaned up the basin.
Turning around, he saw Xu Miao sitting in front of the dressing table, looking exhausted.
"Madam," Nanny Xia came up behind her and comforted her softly, "I know you feel uncomfortable, but you have to cheer up. The young master is young and ridiculous, but fortunately he can still listen to what you and the master say."
Xu Miao shook her head and said softly: "That's not what I was thinking about."
Aunt Xia was slightly startled when she heard this: "Then you..."
"Mom, I feel very unsure," Xu Miao subconsciously grabbed Nanny Xia's hand, her voice trembling, "What will I do if one day Master, Xun'er, they and A Jian have a conflict? Woolen cloth?"
Aunt Xia's heart was pounding.
"how could be?"
These four words came out of my mouth.
Seeing Xu Miao's solemn look, Grandma Xia hesitated again and again and said: "If there is a conflict, what I want is to help whoever is right. We are all relatives connected by blood, so we can't sit down and talk things over." ?"
That's what she said, but the more Granny Xia said it, the more she didn't believe it.
How can there be complete right and wrong in things in this world?
And the most unclear thing about right and wrong is housework.
It’s hard to judge an honest official!
It is precisely because they are relatives that I can't hold back the long arguments, and the knot in my heart becomes deeper and deeper.
Grandma Xia knows these reasons clearly.
But what could she say?
She could only persuade Madam in this way.
Aunt Xia took out the hand held by Xu Miao and pressed her forehead gently.
"You just think too much at the moment."
"A conflict? What kind of conflict can there be? After thinking about it, I think it may only be a conflict in the court."
"It can only be said that people have different political opinions and have their own ideas."
"Whether it's Duke Fu or Master, if there are differences in political opinions, there is no need to convince the other party. Whoever can convince the Holy One will do so."
"There's nothing left to say about your horoscope. You're too worried about it. It won't be worth it if you fall ill."
"When you go back to sleep later, you will feel much more comfortable."
Xu Miao sighed again.
She wanted to tell Aunt Xia about her bizarre dreams, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that they were all dreams.
It's so ridiculous to use a dream as an arrow.
After hesitation, Xu Miao said: "Everyone in this family hides many things from us.
I think it’s all my master’s orders. I don’t want me to worry about those things.
I don’t want to embarrass others. I don’t have to put them in the middle and be in a dilemma. It’s better for my mother to listen and watch more.
If there is anything going on outside, my mother would tell me earlier.
It's better to be prepared in my mind than to be caught off guard. "
Aunt Xia naturally agreed to her request.
The two of them were talking in low voices when someone called from outside, saying that Liu Ping was here.
"I wanted to come over to say hello. They said that you and your father called your brother to lecture you." Liu Ping sat down next to Xu Miao. "My brother did something to make you unhappy so early in the morning. I saw your complexion. Didn't you sleep well at night?"
Xu Miao didn't want her daughter to hear about the messy things outside.
But thinking about the feeling of being kept in the dark, she still said it.
Liu Ping was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time.
Keep an outside room?
fraud?
Is this something that could happen to their Liu family?
But this clearly happened.
The most terrifying thing is that she didn't hear anything about it, and her mother only found out about it yesterday.
this……
"How could they do this?"
It was unclear whether it was because he was aggrieved or unwilling, Liu Ping's vision was blurred.
Seeing this, Xu Miao quickly hugged Liu Ping to comfort her.
Mother and daughter talked a lot.
Liu Ping calmed down a lot. Seeing that her mother was tired, she asked her to lie down and rest while she sat by the couch and lost herself in thought.
Xu Shizhen was too tired. Xu Miao closed her eyes and rested, breathing gradually longer.
Liu Ping stood up gently, said something to Aunt Xia, and left first.
Seeing Liu Ping's dejected look, Grandma Xia felt pain in her heart.
I originally wanted to give a few words of advice, but then I thought about it. Miss Ping has a gentle and introverted temperament and is not a person who can cause trouble, so I gave up.
Liu Ping is indeed shy.
She walked outside Liu Xun's study and thought about it, but she didn't go in.
I called a sedan and went out, but when I arrived outside Narcissus Alley, I was in a dilemma again.
It seems bad to knock on the door.
He went back home but was unwilling to do so.
While hesitating, Liu Ping happened to see a young woman through the sedan curtain.
She had never seen Yueniang, but almost instantly, she could identify that it was "Yueniang".
That indescribably soft look was the image of an "outer room" in Liu Ping's heart.
She stared at her for several times until Yue Niang left her sight.
The sedan curtain fell, and a thought suddenly flashed through my mind.
Deja vu.
Especially the tear mole...
Liu Ping suddenly remembered.
morning.
Xu Miao woke up.
Returning to the cage didn't make her feel better, but instead made her head swell with pain.
Liu Ping came back just in time and whispered to her about his findings.
"She looks a bit like the sister we met at Fa'an Temple once. I remember her last name is Jin."
Xu Miao lowered her eyes and tried hard to recall the girl she met by chance in Fa'an Temple that day.
She didn't have a deep impression of people she had only met once. Fortunately, Liu Ping helped her think about it, so she vaguely remembered it.
Why do you have to work so hard to remember?
Xu Miao actually couldn't explain the reason.
I just subconsciously felt that this matter was important.
She had to remember it first and keep it in her mind.
Liu Xun was a good son at home for two days.
On the night of Shangyuan, he couldn't bear it anymore and went to Shuixian Alley.
In front of Yue Niang, Liu Xun did not talk about the nonsense about "fighting with the candidates", but truthfully said "the prince's kick was really cruel".
Yue Niang felt cold sweat break out on the back of her neck.
That prince was really unreasonable and arrogant. He was an official son and he kicked him whenever he asked.
"Sir, why is the prince embarrassing you?" Yue Niang asked.
Liu Xun couldn't help but be speechless.
What did this make him say?
He said that he wanted to tie up someone similar to you, Yue Niang, for the prince, but something went wrong with the guard who took action?
He didn't dare to say anything, so he just said vaguely: "There are some contradictions..."
Yue Niang's heart sank.
The young master could only nod his head in front of His Royal Highness.
There can be no contradiction in nodding, unless you shake your head.
What did the young master reject?
Suddenly, Yueniang remembered the prince's eyes on her that day.
She once told Liu Xun, and she was also telling herself that the prince looked down upon her.
She has been with the Young Master for so long, why would His Highness...
But what if His Highness is such a bastard?
The young master rejected His Highness for this, so he got kicked?
Then didn’t she harm the young master?
The full moon hangs in the sky until dawn.
When the time comes, the courtiers step up to the Golden Palace.
The Holy Emperor listened to the officials talking about major and minor matters. After retreating from the court, he called Li Shao and Xu Jian to the imperial study.
"I will go to the Ministry of Rites today to observe the government. I want to see more," the Holy Master said in a deep voice, "Have you thought about where to start?"
Li Shao felt guilty.
Xu Jian passed him and answered a few words: "The Ministry of Rites will be busy with envoys after the new year, and also need to cooperate with Honglu Temple to prepare for the reception of the Gu Yue envoy. The rest of the affairs will go according to plan. I will accompany His Highness to the Ministry of Rites and not cause trouble with the officials. They have done this." Wherever you go, you will see it.”
"Yes, that's what Duke Fuguo said." Li Shao heard this and hurriedly answered, "This is my first time to observe government affairs. I am a stupid young man. I must not cause trouble to the Yamen below."
Sheng looked at the two of them and didn't correct them.
After saying a few more words, he asked Xu Jian to exit first, leaving Li Shao to give more instructions.
"I heard that the guard beside you has been changed?" the Holy Master asked.
Li Shao pursed his lower lip.
At this point, he was well prepared.
"He ran away with a lot of gambling debt", that's what Qian Hu and Liu Xun came to him to report. The real situation is probably that the kidnapper accidentally kidnapped him and was buried in a ravine.
He deserved to be buried. He was thief-minded and incompetent, so he only caused trouble for him.
Li Shao would definitely not go to Geng Baoyuan again with great fanfare, and let Qian Hu use this reason and some money to send the Geng family's father out of Beijing, and forget about it.
As for the obvious...
Li Shao said: "His father was in poor health and wanted to go back to his hometown to take care of his old age, so he submitted his resignation letter, which was approved by my son."
This reason is very good and natural.
The Holy Father heard this, but his mind was still on observing politics.
"If you don't understand anything, ask Xu Jian, or ask the officials when they are free," he explained, "or write it down and come back and ask me."
Li Shao agreed.
When he came out of the imperial study room, the cold wind blew, and Li Shao's tense shoulders relaxed a little.
Father, it’s true that he asks so many questions.
Fortunately, Xu Jian came to the rescue just now...
Rescue?
Turning his head, Li Shao glanced at Xu Jian standing in the corridor, and there was a sudden buzz in his head?
OK!
Is that called a rescue? !
That's called settling old scores!
Xu Jian was clearly reminding him that he had "added to the chaos" when he returned to Yuguan for the first time.
But he didn't realize it just now, and he actually followed Xu Jian's words and called himself a "silly young man"!
Xu Jian, thanks to him being so grateful just now, who knew he had a knife hidden in his sleeve!
The more Li Shao thought about it, the angrier he became. He flicked his sleeves and strode out.
Xu Jian looked at Li Shao's back and followed him up.
The prince may not be able to understand good words, but those who scold him are quite perceptive.
It’s not in vain that he deliberately seeks trouble.
Li Shao went to the Ministry of Rites holding his anger, and naturally he didn't have many good feelings.
However, the entire yamen was so busy that only one doctor responsible for guiding Li Shao selected some documents and sent them over for His Highness to look through first.
Li Shao flipped through and read it, and Sangu had taught it carefully for many years. He didn't understand it, but it was very boring.
Watching politics seems less exciting than listening to lectures by three old men.
It was finally time to go to the lower office, but the rites department, from the minister to the secretary, no one had the intention to pack up and go home, they were still busy with their own affairs.
Li Shao sat there for a while, feeling extremely bored.
"Aren't you hungry?" he asked Xu Jian.
Xu Jian was writing something when he heard the words: "I'm fine, if your highness is hungry, you might as well go and fill your stomach first. I see that the adults will be busy for an hour or two. Your highness will come back after filling your stomach."
This is quite pleasant.
Li Shao left and found a restaurant near Qianbu Corridor, where he had a good meal and a drink.
After several urgings from the chamberlain, he returned to the Ministry of Etiquette.
The lights in the Yamen were still bright.
When Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites heard that Li Shao was back, he came to ask: "Your Highness, what are your opinions and thoughts on the government today..."
Li Shao interrupted him: "I see you are all busy, so let's forget about my opinions for now. I'll think about it again and wait until you've been busy for a while."
After hearing what he said, Feng Shangshu agreed obediently.
After seeing off Li Shao and Xu Jian, the Ministry of Rites still burned the midnight oil to fight.
Just a quarter of an hour later, Shen Chen delivered two large food boxes.
"I know you are all working hard. Your Highness asked me to send this to you." He handed it to Feng Shangshu. "No matter how busy you are, you still need to take a few bites."
Feng Shangshu stroked his beard and agreed happily.
He is not stupid, this is definitely not a gift from His Highness, but from the Duke Fuguo.
With his noble status, His Highness can think of some human connections and sophistication, and the people below him are considerate, but even if he can't think of it, it's not surprising.
Naturally, there is someone around who should handle this for His Highness.
The Holy One asked Duke Fu to follow him. In addition to giving guidance to His Highness, he also took care of all the trivial matters.
Having said that, preparing some food for them is not one of those trivial matters.
It was unusual for the chamberlain beside His Highness not to think of this.
To put it bluntly, he was assisting Duke Zhou Quan.
Seeing that His Highness returned to the Yamen empty-handed, he sent someone else to prepare it.
After all, we are all ministers, and only ministers understand their hearts!
It's no wonder that Shan Shen always praised him a lot in private, saying that despite the fact that Duke Fuguo looked like he was just waiting to have fun when he went to court, he knew it in his heart.
However, Feng Shangshu felt that people who were unclear in their hearts could not even understand it when they were having fun.
Fu Guo Gong looked back and saw clearly. Could he be a confused person?
On the other side, Xu Jian sent Li Shao outside the palace gate.
Li Shao wanted to run away in frustration, but after taking a look at the dark sky, he gave up.
Feeling uncomfortable, he wanted to find something to do: "What did you just tell someone to do?"
Xu Jian replied: "Ask him to send some food to the Ministry of Rites, saying that it was sent by His Highness."
Li Shao's lips twitched: "You are so generous."
Officials have salaries.
Just buy it yourself when you're hungry.
He was in the Ministry of Rites observing politics, so he had to pay more attention to their meals?
"You make your own decision, don't ask me for money." Li Shao said.
He is not short of money, but this is not a matter of money.
But Xu Jian is a person who has many things, troubles, and one thing after another!
After the morning court meeting the next day, Li Shao once again knew how troublesome Xu Jian could be.
Xu Jian asked Eunuch Cao to hand over a piece of information to the emperor. The superior explained in detail what he had observed and done yesterday.
The Holy Spirit came up and asked him: "What have you written?"
Li Shao didn't write a word, so he could only bite the bullet and talk about the documents he read yesterday.
The Holy Sage said: "If there is something to say, then write it down. You can read it again later, or you can give it to Sangu for judgment."
Li Shao could only agree.
For the next half month, every morning, Xu Jian handed in one, and Li Shao also had to hand in one.
Xu Jian deliberately made it longer, but Li Shao was angry and helpless, so he could only write as many sentences as possible.
In the royal study, Eunuch Cao sorted out everything he had collected in the past half month and handed it over to the Holy One for review.
The Holy Emperor looked back and forth and sighed: "Xu Jian's idea is better. From what Shao'er wrote, it seems that I am accompanying him to observe the government."
In the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Li Shao gave Xu Jian a hard look with his sinister eyes.
trouble making!
bored!
He really couldn't stand it without any more fun.
Shout out for monthly tickets.
Thanks to book friend Xu Bicheng Official Girlfriend for the tip.
