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Su Qinchao never expected that he would meet his former classmate Li Ji in the south of the city.

At that time, he and Guanqi were following Fang Yazi, and they happened to be coming out of the house they had taken a fancy to, and they ran into Li Ji's family of three.

He has a lovely wife and young son, and seems to be living a good life.

The two looked at each other in surprise, then passed each other by. They thought it was just an episode that would just pass.

Unexpectedly, an hour later, when Su Qinchao came out of the pawnshop with the house deed, he saw Li Ji standing outside the pawnshop, obviously waiting for someone.

After looking at each other carefully, the two smiled at each other and went to a nearby tavern to chat.

According to Li Ji, he had just been transferred to Wannian County to serve as the county magistrate.

Taking advantage of the free time these two days, I brought my wife and children to Chang'an for a stroll, and unexpectedly met Su Qinchao.

"I haven't had the chance to congratulate you on your promotion to General of the Imperial Guards." Li Ji looked at Su Qinchao enviously.

Su Qinchao had almost the highest official rank among his classmates, even Gao Zhili, who had been famous since childhood, could not compare with him.

"He's just a military general!" Su Qinchao shook his head.

Although the Dawu Dynasty did not value civil officials over military officials as much as other dynasties, it still respected civil officials and was naturally inferior to civil servants of the same rank.

"Being able to be close to the emperor, your future is limitless." Unlike himself, who was also a Jinshi, his path to promotion was extremely bumpy.

The reason why he was transferred to the emperor's feet so quickly was because his family had made great efforts and he took the path of Shangshu Ling.

From now on, I will be considered as a member of the Shangshu Ling's side.

The two chatted for a while until the old servant of Li Ji's family came to urge them to leave, and then they said goodbye to each other.

Watching Li Ji's receding back, Su Qinchao couldn't help but sigh. Li Ji used to be a young man full of vigor and vitality, but now he is a middle-aged man with a slightly bent back who has experienced all the hardships in officialdom.

After leaving the tavern, Su Qinchao ordered Guanqi to find someone to renovate the newly purchased house and prepare all the belongings. Then he returned home.

Today was supposed to be a day off, but he came out on the pretext of having something to do. Now that his business is done, it's time to go back and have lunch with his wife.

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Compared with the later Forbidden City, the Daming Palace is more introverted and flashy.

The Daming Palace, on the other hand, is spacious and much larger than the Forbidden City.

It is more majestic, with a handsome shape, dignified and generous, magnificent but not ostentatious, simple but full of vitality.

This was the first time that Su Qinchao led people to inspect the imperial palace. When he entered from the Danfeng Gate, he saw the palace complex that shocked him.

As he toured the area, every place was so beautiful that he was dazzled.

Unfortunately, only ruins remain of this imperial city in later generations, and there is no trace of the charm of the Daming Palace.

This palace has too many rules, and after walking around for a while, Su Qinchao began to feel aesthetic fatigue.

In particular, they met several eunuchs and palace maids on the road who were kneeling on the palace road and being punished.

It seems that this is not a good job, Su Qinchao complained in his heart.

However, he had only completed half of the tour when he had already avoided several waves of nobles. Especially when passing the Imperial Garden, he was stopped by Princess Ronghua to pick her kite.

"Hey, what's your name? Why haven't I seen you before?" The eight-year-old Princess Ronghua grabbed Su Qinchao who was about to leave.

"My humble name is Su Qinchao. I was just transferred to the position of General of the Imperial Guards last month. Today is my first time inspecting the inner palace. It is normal that Your Highness the Princess has never met me." Su Qinchao lowered his head, bowed, and answered carefully.

"Your kung fu was quite impressive just now. What's it called?" Princess Ronghua was very curious as she saw Su Qinchao grabbing the tree trunk, kicking a few times, and turning around to help her take down the kite.

"Your Highness, it's just a kite flying, a low-level move."

"My martial arts master is still teaching me the horse stance. When will I be able to learn this handsome move?" Princess Ronghua sighed and asked them to leave.

After bidding farewell to the princess, they quickly walked through the imperial garden, fearing that they would meet any more noble people.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly afterwards and we didn't encounter any trouble. We successfully emerged from Danfeng Gate safely when the sun was setting.

After walking for a whole day, Su Qin was so tired. He let out a long sigh, looked back at the imperial city behind him, and hurriedly led his men away.

After returning to the office, Su Qinchao collapsed on the chair, stretched his long legs and was about to take a rest when he saw Guanqi coming in with a letter:

"Master, it's a letter from Master Gao."

"Gao Zhili?" Su Qinchao took the letter in surprise. When he opened it, he found that Gao Zhili was asking about potatoes.

It turned out that although the emperor and Princess Yucheng kept their affair secret, some people still noticed clues.

What's more, agricultural officials from several nearby states suddenly came to Beijing in the past few days, and several bigwigs understood most of it.

But they didn't know what it was specifically, so his father-in-law, who had been promoted to the Minister of Revenue, ordered him to ask Su Qinchao.

It was difficult to reply to this letter, as Princess Yucheng had previously asked him to keep his mouth shut.

So Su Qinchao did not write a reply, but ordered Guanqi to go to the market to buy a sealed bottle, pack it and send it to Gao's house. Gao Zhili would understand after seeing it.

After Gao Zhili, several other groups came to inquire about the news. Most of them were colleagues from the Jinwu Guards, and the rest were military scholars from the same exam who had met him once that year.

Behind them stood all the major forces in the court, and every time Su Qinchao pretended to be stupid and fooled them.

Today is no exception. Su Qinchao is on duty again today. He has just seen off a colleague from the Jinwu Guard.

This person was the Sixth Prince’s man. He smiled so stiffly before sending him away.

Su Qinchao rubbed his stiff face and looked at the sundial outside the window. It was almost time to get off duty.

This morning he specifically told Yunniang that he had something to discuss with his colleagues and would be back later.